Epilogue
My weekend by Adam milligan
It was nice on the weekend sunny but not hot. Dean sead it was a good day to clean the Impala so he did and he let me help. I got to carve my inishals in the backseat next to Deans and Sammys. I got to use Deans knife. Then we washt her. Dean held me up so I reacht the roof. We got very very wet.
Sammy mowd the lawn and the grass sprayed over Dammed Dog when he ran away from the mower so we washt him too. Sammy tried to help but Dean sprayd him with the hose and he got wetter than Dammed Dog. I got wet caus Dean used me as a sheld. Then me and Sammy gangd up on him and he got all wet. It was fun but we had to change cloths again.
John BBq ed burgers. He mostly grunted at us caus he didnt get much sleep. Dean sead he came in really really late and thats why he was grumpy. He also frownd and lookt unhappy but Sammy sead he always looks like that.
The grey thing was still there but it stayd far away on the other side of the fence. It lookt at me all the time but Sammy sead to not worry so I didnt. Sammy knows stuff like that.
Dean just sead I was to say that my big brothers are AWESOME! So I am. (He also sead he wood tickle me if I didnt say it but I wood have sead it anyway caus they are.)
[based on the epilogue picture created by tattooeddevil]
Acknowledgements:
The usual acknowledgement goes to the supernatural wiki. It was on that site that I looked up most of the facts that I then ignored. I also used Google and YouTube to research 'Minnesootan' speech patterns. If a phrase or pronunciation showed up in two sites or clips, it was fair game to be included here. FYI: Just about every site and clip mentioned the Minnesotan obsession with the weather, so if you think I mentioned it a lot—that's why.
My betas went above and beyond with this one. 26,000 words in the draft, and they had this puppy back to me within three days. Not only that, but they pointed out errors and weak spots, and suggested ways the story could be better, with their usual skill. rince1wind and alecto nyx—you are both super-awesome. Thank you!
Factoids
It's January 1998; the week of 26-30 and finals week; they're in Lincoln, NE
1998 is the year Sam met Amy Pond (The Girl Next Door 7.03) and had his first kiss.
For a month in the fall 1997, the Winchesters were in Sioux City, Indiana, and enrolled at Truman High, "Home of the Bombers." (After School Special,4.13)
Joe Barton is the Cottonwood County deputy who worked with John in January 1990; In the episode Lisa was his wife.
Cottonwood County Sheriff's dept. employs 9 FT staff: 1 Sheriff, 1 Deputy Investigator, 1 Chief Deputy, and 6 Deputies.
Dean would have entered Windom through MN hwy 60; there is nothing memorable about it.
The Prompt
As mentioned earlier before, this was written for the spn illuminated reverse bang challenge, which means the art came first.
tattooeddevils' prompt summary was "Dean & Sam find a young child (boy/girl is up to author) somewhere and have to try and figure out why the kid is alone and what happened. It takes them a while and the child gets attached to them and they to it (he/she). It's (his/her) drawings are the key to solving the case (a la Dead In The Water). I can also see this going in the direction of wee!chesters, where John finds the child and the boys bond with it (him/her)."
She also requested "schmoop, humor, child-induced situations. Add a tiny bit of angst in there and you're golden! I also LOVE anything with graphic descriptions of what happened to the child and with the case, I like the stark contrast between a horror story supported by colorful drawings."
Since working with her was a true joy, I hope she likes what her drawing inspired.
Soundtrack
These are songs I thought fit the story, whether because of the title or the mood they evoked. I went looking for tunes when the words didn't flow, and these are the ones I liked the best out of all that I found. They all now reside in my mp3 player.
Title: Brother ~ Matt Corby
Chapter 1: Walking Contradiction ~ Green Day
1.1. Vivaldi's "Winter" (Allegro non molto) ~ Anne-Sophie Mutter
1.2. All Alone ~ Gorillaz
1.3. Nothing Else Matters ~ Rockabye Baby!
Chapter 2: He Is Your Brother ~ ABBA
2.1. In the Cold Cold Night ~ The White Stripes
2.2. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap – Rockabye Baby!
2.3. Your Protector ~ Fleet Foxes
Chapter 3: The Kids Aren't Alright ~ The Offspring
3.1. Sesame Street's African Alphabet ~ Ladysmith Black Mombazo & Kermit
3.2. Children of Frost ~ Indica
3.3. The Weight ~ The Band
Chapter 4: Protect Your Own ~ Current Swell
4.1 Kashmir ~ Rockabye Baby!
4.2. Have Cool, Will Travel ~ Megadeth
4.3. Livin' in the Fridge ~ 'Weird' Al Yankovic
End Title: We're Here to Save the Day ~ Asher Roth
Downloads
e-versions of this story (with and without art) as well as the soundtrack, are available to download from my livejournal account. (www .etrix. livejournal. com)