The next morning
Haley and Max woke up to the smell of eggs, bacon and toast so they quickly changed into their new clothes and went downstairs to see Bobby setting out the plates.
"Morning Uncle Bobby". Max said.
"Good morning". Haley said.
"Morning breakfast is ready". Bobby said.
"Thanks". They said.
Bobby knew he couldn't keep what he heard last time to himself so it was time to rip the band aid off. "So i heard the two of you talking last night". He said.
The twins looked at each other then over to the older hunter. "What did you hear?" Max asked eating some bacon.
"I know that your in foster care, that you both have some kind of psychic powers, that your real mom died". Bobby said.
"Please don't tell Dean or Sam they'll think were freaks". Max said.
"And they'll send us back we don't wanna go back". Haley said.
"Calm down you two i won't let those idjits send you back anywhere but i do wanna know you lied". Bobby said.
"We didn't wanna be judged for having abilities we thought that if we told that you'd send us away. And we were scared that if said we came from foster care you'd send us back". Max said.
"But one part is true our foster mom was bad, sometimes she would feed us sometimes she wouldn't. She'd hit us, beat us, she'd let her boyfriends do it too but one day Max and I something happened and we accidentally killed her using our powers so we ran but remembered something our dad told us". Haley said.
"What was that?" Bobby asked.
"That if something happened to find Dean and Sam, one night after our foster mom had passed out on the couch he was at our window he said he wanted to talk to us he gave us this letter and it had your address on it so we went to the library one day found a map and walked here". Max explained.
"Do you still have the letter?" Bobby asked.
"I have it in my bag". Haley said.
The young girl had went off to get it while Max had kept eating, Haley then came down the steps and gave Bobby the letter he started reading over it then realized something.
"Son of a bitch". Bobby cursed.
EXT. Carnival - Day
The squeaky minivan pulls up outside the carnival. They see what appear to be detectives talking to some carnies.
"Check it out. Five-oh". Dean said.
Sam stands with his hands in his pockets as a three-foot-tall woman in a clown outfit passes him. He stares at her, nervous, and she stares back before moving on. Dean approaches.
"Did you get her number?" He asked amused.
"More murders?" Sam scowled.
"Two more last night. Apparently they were ripped to shreds. And they had a little boy with them". Dean said.
Who fingered a clown. Sam said.
Dean pauses, giving Sam a weird look.
What? Sam asked.
Yeah, a clown, who apparently vanished into thin air. Dean replied.
"Dean, you know, looking for a cursed object is like trying to find a needle in a stack of needles. They could be anything". Sam said.
"Well, it's bound to give off EMF, so we'll just have to scan everything". Dean said.
"Oh, good, that's nice and... inconspicuous". Sam said
Dean sees a "Help wanted... S. Cooper" sign. "I guess we'll just have to blend in". He said.
Bobby's house
He kept reading the letter over and over till his eyes were hurting, the same demon that had kill Mary it killed the twins mother the exact same way and at the same time, she burned on the ceiling in their nursery when they were 6 months old. Luckily at the time John was able to run in and save the twins just in time, he wanted to keep the twins with him but he couldn't take care of two babies and hunt at the same time neither could Dean so he put them in foster care and when they had gotten old enough he started reaching out trying to get them back but sadly he couldn't but he was able to get visits. When the twins were ten years old they had told John that weird things were starting to happen to them he then traced it back to the demon, he told them not to worry he'll fix everything and when he was finished he'd get the twins and give them the life they deserve.
"Did you two ever read this letter?" Bobby asked.
"He said not to open it, he said when we find Dean and Sam to give it to them they would know what to do". Haley said.
"Dammit John". Bobby cursed.
"Is it bad? Does it say what happened to our mom?" Max asked.
"I'll discuss this with your brothers when they get back". Bobby said.
"When are they coming back?" Haley asked.
"Probably in a couple of days they could be working a job". Bobby said.
"What is it that they do?" Max asked.
The older hunter thought about lying or telling the truth he figured since they have abilities then telling them about the supernatural shouldn't be a problem.
"Have you ever wondered about the supernatural?" Bobby asked.
"You mean like ghost, vampires, werewolves?" Haley asked.
"Yeah, well it's real. The supernatural is real, ghost, vampires, werewolves, all of it". Bobby said.
INT. Blind Man's Tent
A man is throwing knives at a target; they all land near but not quite on bulls-eye.
"Excuse me, we're looking for a Mr. Cooper, have you seen him around?" Dean asked.
"What is that, some kind of joke?" The blind man asked angrily
He pulls of his sunglasses; he's blind.
"Oh. God, I'm, I'm sorry". Dean said.
"You think I wouldn't give my eyeteeth to see Mr. Cooper? Or a sunset, or anything at all?" The blind man asked angrily.
"Wanna give me a little help here?" Dean asked his brother quietly.
"Not really". Sam said.
"Hey man, is there a problem?" A voice asked.
Dean turns, then looks down to see an extremely short man in a red cape.
"Yeah, this guy hates blind people". The blind man said.
"No, I don't, I..." Dean stammered.
"Hey buddy, what's your problem?" The short man asked.
"Nothing, it's just a little misunderstanding". Dean said.
"Little?! You son of a bitch!" The short man yelled.
"No, no, no, no! I'm just, could somebody tell me where Mr. Cooper is?" Dean asked.
Sam laughs at his brother.
"Please?" Dean asked again.
INT. Mr. Cooper's office
"You boys picked a hell of a time to join up. Take a seat". Mr. Cooper said.
Dean looks at the available chairs; one is normal, the other is pink, with a giant clown face on it. He beats Sam to the normal chair. Sam scowls, fidgeting before sitting gingerly in the clown chair.
"We've got all kinds of local trouble". Cooper said.
"What do you mean?" Dean asked.
"Oh, a couple of folks got themselves murdered. Cops always seem to start here first. So, you two ever worked the circuit before?" Cooper replied.
"Yes sir, last year through Texas and Arkansas". Sam answered.
"Yeah". Dean agreed.
"Doing what? Ride jockies? Butcher? ANS men?" Cooper asked.
"Yeah, it's, uh, little bit of everything, I guess". Sam answered again.
"You two have never worked a show in your lives before, have you?" Cooper asked.
"Nope. But we really need the work. Oh, and uh, Sam here's got a thing for the bearded lady". Dean replied.
"You see that picture? That's my daddy". Cooper said.
"You look just like him". Sam pointed out.
"He was in the business. Ran a freak show. Till they outlawed them, most places. Apparently displaying the deformed isn't dignified. So most of the performers went from honest work to rotting in hospitals and asylums. That's progress. I guess. You see, this place, it's a refuge for outcasts. Always has been. For folks that don't fit in nowhere else. But you two? You should go to school. Find a couple of girls. Have two point five kids. Live regular". Cooper said.
Dean is about to say something, but Sam leans forward, eyes serious.
"Sir? We don't want to go to school. And we don't want regular. We want this". Sam said
Dean looks at Sam.
Bobby's house
The twins were a bit shocked at what the older hunter had revealed to them. "So you mean that everything about horror movies are real?" Max asked.
"Well certain things are". Bobby said.
"What other supernatural creatures are there?" Haley asked.
"A whole lot of them. Ghost, demons, shape shifters, werewolves, the list goes on and on". Bobby said.
"How do Dean and Sam know about all that? How do you know all of that?" Max asked.
"Well i know about it because a demon had possessed my wife and killed her. The boys know about it because when Sam was just a baby a demon had killed their mother in Sam's nursery when he was six months old". Bobby said.
"Wait you said their mom died when Sam was six months old". Haley said.
"Yeah why". Bobby said.
"Max i think i overheard dad one day talking to himself do you remember". Haley said.
"I think but i can't be for sure". Max said.
"He said something about it happened again just with us, i think that this demon that killed their mom killed ours too". Haley said.
Carnival
"Huh". Dean says.
"What?" Sam asks.
"That whole, uh, I don't want to go back to school thing. Were you just saying that to Cooper or were you, you know, saying it? Sam?" Dean asks.
"I don't know". Sam replies
"You don't know? I thought that once the demon was dead and the fat lady sings that you were gonna take off, head back to Wussy State". Dean said.
"I'm having second thoughts". Sam said.
"Really?" Dean asked surprised.
"Yeah. I think. Dad would have wanted me to stick with the job. Besides we have Haley and Max to worry about now". Sam said.
"Since when do you give a damn what Dad wanted? You spent half your life doing exactly what he didn't want, Sam. And they will be fine they have us now". Dean said.
"Since he died, okay? Do you have a problem with that?" Sam asked annoyed and angry.
"Naw, I don't have a problem at all". Dean said calmly.
Later
Sam is wearing a red "Cooper Carnival" jacket and picking up trash, while surreptitiously scanning with the EMF reader. He goes into the fun house, still scanning. A skeleton falls from the ceiling; Sam scans it, not getting a reading, but looks like he has an idea.
Bobby's house
"Haley what are you talking about?" Max asked his sister.
"Think about it Max, i heard dad saying the same thing happened to us. I mean their mom died in their nursery when Sam was six months old, he said our mom died the exact same way so what if it is the same demon that did it? What if Sam has powers just like us? I think that's why dad wanted us to find Dean and Sam so we could help them fight the demon". Haley said.
"I see how your related to Sam now". Bobby said.
"Haley you don't even know if that's true". Max said.
"But what if it is true? Max if we don't get help with these powers we could accidentally kill someone again i don't know about you but i want help". Haley said.
"I'm not use to asking for help Hales you know that". Max said.
"It's alright to need help Max, for years Dean has always watched over Sam and never once asked for help from me or any other hunter. Then when he started hunting on his own he didn't ask nobody he did it all on his own then when yer daddy went missing he went and got Sam from school. Dean's never been good with asking for help either he thought he could do everything by himself he still does but deep down he wants the help but he doesn't want to ask for it". Bobby explained.
"I want help". Max said.
"And you'll get it once your idjit brothers get back". Bobby said.
"Will they know what to do?" Haley asked.
"I sure hope so". Max said.
Carnival
Wearing a similar uniform jacket, Dean is putting trash into a dumpster when his cell phone rings. He picks up.
-Hello? Dean answered.
-Hey, man. Sam replies.
-What's the matter? You sound like you just saw a clown. Dean said amused
-Very funny. Skeleton, actually. Sam replies unamused.
-Like a real human skeleton?" Dean asked.
-In the funhouse. Listen, I was thinking. What if the spirit isn't attached to a cursed object - what if it's attached to its own remains? Sam replied.
-Did the bones give off EMF? Dean asked.
-Well, no, but -" Sam cut off by his brother.
-We should check it out anyway. I'm heading to you. Dean said.
As he hangs up the phone, the Blind Man grabs his arm.
"What are you doing here, kid?" The blind man demanded.
"I'm... I was just sweeping". Dean lied.
"Bull. And what were you talking about? Skeletons? What's EMF?" The blind man asked.
"Dude, your blind man hearing is out of control". Dean said.
"We're a tight-knit group. We don't like outsiders. We take care of our own problems". The blind man replied.
"We got a problem?" Dean asked.
"You tell me - you're the one talking about human bones". The blind man said.
"Do you believe in ghosts?" Dean asked
"What?" The blind man asked
"My brother and me... umm. We're writing a book about them". Dean said
Bobby's house
The twins didn't want to talk about anything else involving the demon or their mother so they had went to their rooms while Bobby stayed downstairs in the kitchen as he was helping another hunter with a case. Max was laying in his bed when Haley went to his room.
"Can i come in?" Haley asked.
"Yeah". Max said.
"Maxie i'm sure that Sam and Dean will help us i mean it happened to them so they'll know what to do i'm sure of it". Haley said.
"Haley i don't wanna talk about it anymore until they come back so please just drop it". Max said annoyed.
"That's your problem Max you don't wanna talk about anything that could possibly help us, if we know any little details we have to tell Dean and Sam when they come back". Haley said.
"How could you wanna talk about something that killed our mom? Their mom? And possibly dad? How could you wanna just talk about that it's bad enough that mom and dad aren't here anymore so why would i wanna talk about what killed them". Max replied angrily.
"Because maybe we can help kill whatever killed our mom, dad, and their mom. It's that things fault that our mom, dad, and their mom are gone. This is why dad told us to find them so we can help in anyway we can. Don't you wanna help kill the thing that killed our parents and their mom? Don't you wanna kill it for ruining our lives and other lives? That demon has ruined Dean and Sam's lives, our lives, and many other people's lives. It ruined families and we don't know why". Haley said.
Haley then left her brother's room just as tears started streaming down both their cheeks.
Later
Dean is dozing as a light goes on in the dining room. Sam shakes him awake. Inside, the little girl goes to the front door, where the phantom clown is waiting.
"Wanna come in and play?" The little girl asked.
The clown nods, takes her hand and is led inside.