Elizabeth waited until early morning to put her plan in action, she thought that this would be the best time, the house where she was being held was quiet everyone was asleep, she lay on the bed and closed her eyes and concentrated one her target, she just hoped that she didn't scare him.

Dean was waking to gentle fingers stroking through his hair, the touches feather soft he sighed happily and slowly opened his eyes. A woman was sat on his bed she had a soft golden glow around her and was smiling gently at him, he looked at her with wide green eyes not a hint of fear in them, she smiled wider at him her blue eyes shining brightly in the early morning light,

" Hello Dean "

" Hello, who are you ? " he asked sitting up and leaning into the touch

" My names Elizabeth, but that's a very long word so you can call me Lizzie " Dean grinned

" Libzie ? " she smiled widely at him, and nodded

" That's right. Dean I need your help, can you be a very big boy and help me ? " Dean nodded very seriously and waited for further instructions " Good boy. There's a nasty man coming for you and your family and I don't want him to find you, so I'm going to help you all. I need you tell your daddy that the lady he saw in the woods needs his help, she says Daniel is looking for you. You have to stay hidden. Can you do that ? "

" I'm a big boy " he said proudly " I'll tell daddy for you "

" Thank you Dean. Have you hurt your arm ? " she said glancing at the large bandage on the little boys arm, the five year old nodded and lifted his arm as much as he could, wincing slightly

" I felled over. Daddy gived me some menicine and I felled asleep. He's going to make it all better " Elizabeth placed her hand gently on the bandaged limb a warmth spread through it stopping any discomfort that Dean had been feeling,

" Your daddy's a very good man isn't he ? " the little boy nodded his head emphatically

" He saved me and Sammy from the bad people " she frowned slightly " He won't let the bad man hurt me no more, he's bat man and Bobby's Alfred cause he's too old to be Robin " Elizabeth laughed, it was the first real laugh she'd had in years, this child had already found a place in her heart, Dean gave her a bright smile,

" This is mine brother he's called Sammy " two brown eyes where watching her with interest, she smiled and stroked the baby's face gaining a dimpled grin,

" Hello Sammy, I'm Lizzie " Sammy reached for her and she lifted the baby into her arms, Dean cuddled up to her side " I'm so glad I got to meet you both "

" We's happy to Libzie, we likes you " she smiled and spent some time just talking and playing with the boys singing songs with them, a sound from outside their room alerted her,

" I have to go now Dean, but I'll come and see you again "

" Promise ? " he asked pulling his brother onto his lap, she smiled warmly tears pricking her eyes

" I promise, remember angels are watching over you " she stood and kissed both boys gently on the forehead and faded from their view. She was still smiling when she opened her eyes and found herself back in her room, so those were Mary's boys. They were both so handsome, so beautiful, she only hoped that she got the chance to meet them properly. Feeling tired after the long trip she sank back into the pillows and allowed sleep to claim her.

Dean went into the living area carrying his brother with him, John and Bobby where sat at the kitchen table each with a mug of coffee, they both looked up surprised when Dean came in carrying his brother

" Hey champ, how you feeling today ? " Dean grinned at the two hunters and placed Sammy gently on his mat on the floor,

" Fine, Libzie made me feel better "

" Who's Libzie kiddo ? " Bobby asked

" The lady daddy sawed in the woods, she said that a nasty man called Daniel is looking for us and we have to hide " he said climbing into a chair next to Bobby " I'm hungry daddy "

" When…….when did she talk to you ? " Bobby asked his mouth suddenly dry, was this even possible ?

" In mine and Sammy's room, we likes her. She played with us and sanged us songs like mommy " John was staring at his son his mouth hanging open slightly, he cleared his throat

" What did she look like son ? " Dean's brow creased in consideration

" Like mommy, but her eyes was different. Theys was blue like Bobby, and I told her you was bat man daddy cause you saveded me from the bad man and that Bobby's Alfred cause he's to old to be Robin and she laughed " John looked to Bobby who was staring at the child with awe, could it really be that his Lizzie was helping them ?

" Did I do good daddy ? Did I help ? " Dean asked

" You did real good champ, I'm proud of you " Deans grin widened even more " Now what about some breakfast ? "

" We wants eggs daddy "

" Ah damn it I didn't get any eggs " Bobby gruffed

" Libzie says your not to say that, that it s a rude word and she's told you once she's told you a thousand times not to says it " Dean shook his head sadly " You's going to be in trouble when Libzie comes back, I'm going to tell her " he grinned impishly at Bobby , John hid his laugh behind a cough and looked with amusement to his friend who was gaping at the child who was at this moment happily munching on some toast,

" Yeah Bobby, your going to be in trouble "

" Shut up you idjit " Bobby said with a small smile on his face " How's the arm kid ? "

" Its good, daddy made it all better liked he said he would "

" Can I have a look at it champ ? " John asked, Dean nodded and continued to munch on his toast while he reached for the glass of milk that Bobby had placed in front of him. John examined Deans arm that had been broken last night, it was fully healed, as if there had been no break in at all

" Libzie maded my arm feel all warm daddy. Did she help to ? "

" Yeah son, I think she did " John smiled, if this spirit or whatever it was had healed his son then she couldn't be evil, and she had warned them that Mary's father was searching for them.

" Bobby ? Who do you think this spirit is ? " John asked as Mary handed him a coffee, she sat next to him and cradled her own cup of warm caffeine filled beverage,

" I think it was Mary's mother. I think its Lizzie " Mary stared at him

" Do you really think it could be Bobby ? I mean I prayed for help, do you think she answered ? " Bobby scrubbed his hand over his beard and sighed,

" Hell I don't know Mary, but its just strange that after you did that praying we found Dean so easily " she nodded her head a watery smile on her face and looked to the boys who were playing happily on the floor, Dean looked up and met her eyes,

" Don't worry mommy, angels are watching over you " he said smiling, Mary gasped in shock

" Who ? Who told you that baby ? "

" Libzie tolded me before she went away, she said she'd come back she promised ", Mary swallowed and looked into Johns concerned face

" Its my mom, I'm sure of it , she used to say that to me all the time before I went to sleep at night, I've never heard anyone else say it " John clamped his hand over hers, giving it a gentle squeeze " I'm going to head into town get a few things, we need some groceries and stuff "

" Get a paper to will ya hon ? " John called at her retreating back, Mary nodded she needed some time to think.

" So just how the hell do we get rid of this zombie ? " John asked as the boys played quietly, Dean was colouring while Sammy was building blocks and knocking them down again, Bobby sighed

" Well first we need to get salt on its tongue, that'll break the hold that the summoner has over it, then we just need to cut the head off and its all good, the spirits released and we can rest easy "

" Sounds like a piece of cake " John said sarcastically " Just how do we get close enough to get salt in the things freakin' mouth ? " Bobby scrubbed at the back of his neck and pushed his cap higher on his head,

" Well there in lies the problem, its always been kinda……how do I say hit and miss "

" What about bullets soaked in salt water ? Would that do ? "

" No the salt has to hit the tongue, in the past I've trapped um and done it that way, but then there's the problem of them maybe biting yer "

" I thought they only did that if they where commanded to "

" They do, but putting anything into something dead's mouth is never pleasant it may not mean to bite yer its just reflex, like a corpse having spasms "

" Jesus, how the fuck we going to do this ? " Deans head shot up and he glared at John " Sorry champ, go on back to your colouring " he gave Dean an apologetic smile, the five year old nodded and went back to his picture smiling as Sammy once more knocked over the blocks he'd built and clapped his hands in glee. Mary came in carrying some groceries and the local paper,

" There's been another attack, young woman went missing, no trace of her, that makes the third victim in a week. We have to do something its getting worse " she said as she placed the items on the table,

" We'll go out tonight and see if we can track it. Then we need to find out just who in the hell raised the thing and why " Bobby said.

Finding the zombie wasn't really worrying him, it was who had raised it that had Bobby worried, it had to be someone who had knowledge of voodoo, witchcraft or worst case scenario hoodoo. He hated hoodoo practioners, they were dangerous at the best of times but corner them and they could send all kinds of evil after you, most people thought that voodoo was the bad ass magic but they were wrong hoodoo was the worst, he shivered at the thought. They'd have to knuckle down and find who ever it was then get the hell out of there, and if what Dean had said was true then they had to be extra vigilant, having Daniel Campbell chasing your ass was worse than any demon any day, hell Bobby thought he'd rather face six wendigos all at once than Daniel. But he wasn't going to let the bastard spoil things for his daughter, if it came down to it then Bobby would shoot the arrogant prick himself.

They'd set bear traps around the area where the zombie had last been, John had tracked it and he and Bobby now lay in wait. It was dark, the moon hanging high in the sky the forest alive with sounds

" What if this thing doesn't show up Bobby ? "

" Then we'll have to follow the tracks back to the source, we gotta find it John, we can't risk it taking anyone else "

" Yeah I know, something just feels………..off "

" How'd you mean ? " he asked eyeing the younger man

" I don't know I can't explain it, but it just feels like we're in the wrong place is all "

" You get these feelings a lot ? "

" Only when troubles coming, saved my life countless times in Nam "

" Where yer think we should be then ? " John closed his eyes, breathing slowly, he let his mind wander, just where did he think they should be ? It suddenly came to him that they needed to get back to the cabin, now. He leapt up from his hidden position,

" We need to get back to the cabin Bobby , now !! " he said as he took off at a run towards the cabin where Mary and the boys were Bobby close on his heels.

Mary was sat in the chair by the fire reading a book when she heard movement outside, she thought it was John and went to the door with smile on her face,

" Well that was qu……………………. " her scream woke Dean up, he sat up in bed his heart hammering in his chest, there was movement outside his and Sammy's door, he was scared but he had to keep his baby brother safe,

" Mommy ? Is that you ? " he asked, no one answered him, he climbed out of bed making sure that Sammy was hidden underneath the blankets. He opened the door quietly, the room appeared to be empty and no sound could be heard, he moved slowly into the room and saw Mary lay in the doorway her eyes closed, blood staining her blonde hair red and a pool underneath her,

" Mommy " he yelled and ran to her, he shook her " Mommy, mommy wake up. Mommy please " a strangled moan came from behind him.

Dean span round and looked up into a decaying face, flesh was hanging loosely from it, tendons and muscle showing where the skin had decayed away. The skin was greying its eyes a milky white. Its mouth hung open to reveal blackened and decaying teeth, it reached for him with its one hand a large claw like device attached to a stump on its left, Dean screamed and scampered backwards on his butt, his back colliding with the table heavily. What was he going to do ? What would his daddy do ? Why wouldn't mommy wake up ?

A sudden thought came to him ' we need to put salt on its tongue ' I need salt he thought, he clambered to his feet the zombie lumbering after him, but how was he going to get salt on its tongue, if he had a gun he could maybe shoot it, but he didn't have a gun he only had a……………sling shot. That'd do it wouldn't it ?

He raced back to his room and grabbed the sling shot his daddy had gotten him, Mary had been very unimpressed with the new toy but Dean had thought it was the best and he and John had spent hours hitting cans and bottles off a fence or log with dried peas and stones

He ran back into the kitchen skirting past the zombie as it turned away from his and Sammy's room to once again try to capture him

" You stay away from my brother you big stinky " he yelled, he grabbed some salt packets from the table and ripped the top of them, then knelt on the floor and took aim. He shot at it, his first shot going wide skimming the zombies cheek, it stumbled but carried on towards him, his second and third shots missed completely, he was starting to panic, if he missed again then the zombie might get Sammy, he had to make it count.

He could hear his father speaking gently to him, ' line it up son, good that's good now deep breath, that's it you're doing well, okay now release it ' Dean let the opened salt packet fly it soared through the air and landed in the zombies open mouth. It stumbled and then dropped to the floor unmoving, Dean let out a sigh of relief

' just need to cut the head off and its all good ' he heard Bobby say, he raced to the trunk under the window and opened it, taking out a very dangerous looking knife Dean skidded to a halt by the zombies head,

" No one hurts my brother, not you, not Joe, and not Mabel, not on one " as he said each name he brought the knife down on the neck of the un dead man, the head came away from the body and rolled to the side, Dean stood and kicked it hard in the side,

" Stupid head " he said, he ran back to his mommy who was moaning groggily " MOMMY !!!! " he yelled, Mary winced at the loudness of Deans voice

" Sssh baby, inside voice okay ? " she sat up suddenly as she remembered the zombie " Dean, quick hide "

" No mommy, you's hurt ? The bad mans gone, I made him go away " Mary looked over to the motionless headless corpse on the floor,

" You did that ? " she asked surprised, he nodded

" I got to get Sammy " he said as he raced into the bedroom to check on his brother, the baby was snuggled happily under the blankets, sucking happily at his thumb, Dean smiled gently and brushed his baby soft hair off his face,

" Mary ? Oh my God Mary are you okay ? " he heard his father yell with fright, he covered his brother up again and went out to his family closing the door softly behind him, he stood by the door waiting to see if he'd done the right thing or not.

Bobby moved over to the head less body and gazed at John,

" Its gone, you did good Mary " Bobby said as John moved practiced hands over Mary's head checking her eyes, Mary shook her head,

" It wasn't me, it knocked me out. It was Dean, Dean did it " three sets of shocked eyes moved to look at the five year old who was covered in blood, his green eyes shining with something new. Confidence.

" You did this ? " John asked, Dean nodded " How son ? How did you do it ? " he asked moving toward his son, Dean didn't flinch just stood never wavering outside his bedroom door,

" I useded the sling shot you gaved me daddy, I member Bobby said to put salt in the monsters mouth so I got it using my sling shot, then I gotted a big knife and cut off its head. He was going to hurt Sammy and he hurt mommy, she wouldn't wake up so I got mad at the stupid head. He can't hurt them now " he said proudly, John looked with amazement to his son

" You used a sling shot ? How did you know what to do though ? " Dean frowned, why where grown ups so silly at times ? Didn't he remember Bobby telling him ?

" Cause Bobby said, he tolded you member when me and Sammy was playing "

" Oh. Yeah. Of course, err……….."

" You did real well Dean I'm proud of you, that was a very brave thing you just did " Bobby said , John suddenly felt a large swell of pride for his five year old who had protected his family, he moved forwards and scooped the boy into his arms

" You did real good son, real good, and I am very, very proud of you. Now lets go get you cleaned up huh ? "

" Okay daddy, is mommy going to be okay ? "

" Yeah son she's going to be fine, just a bad cut but Bobby's going to look after her while I get you cleaned up ". He grabbed a fresh pair of night clothes for Dean and took him in the bathroom, Bobby glanced at Mary and began to gently wipe the wound so he could see if it needed stitches or not

" That's one hell of a boy you got there Mary, I know he's still a baby and from now on we'll try to keep him away from this, but I think you got one hell of a hunter in the making ", Mary didn't want to admit it but she had to agree. Dean may only have been five but he had just saved all their lives.

The bowl smashed against the wall breaking with a loud crash, the priestess yelled in fury her pet had just been taken away from her, now she had to find a new corpse and wait till the next full moon before she could raise a new zombie and that was still a month away. She knew that there were hunters in town the fools had spoken to her, she'd flirted shamelessly with the younger one, he was attractive and she had made up her mind that she would make him hers. It was a simple spell, but she also knew that he had a small family staying at a cabin in the woods, she would have to dispose of them first, but something had gone wrong and her pet had failed. If she was to maintain her youthful appearance she needed fresh blood regularly and her pet had been perfect in obtaining it for her, now with having to wait she would have to take matters into her own hands. It was time to confront the hunters, if things worked out well and the way she wanted she would have a new man and plenty of fresh blood to keep her young, she would make her move the next night.

A/N; Okay sorry guys but been mad busy, had a meeting at work, went to a gig, had a few beers at said gig and ended up with beer induced sickness also known as hangover from hell, but I eventually got it up and running for you all. Not as long as I wanted to make it but I wanted to put something up for you all. Will get to work on the next chapter ASAP but again it maybe a couple of days before its up, got a busy weekend ahead of me but I promise I'll try my best. As always review it makes my day xxxxxx