A/N Oh my gosh I'm so sorry for not updating yesterday. My little sister came to visit and spent the whole day with me, so I had no time to update. But anyways, here's the next chapter. Enjoy!
At the Boulders Inn and Suites Motel
Dean's alarm blared in his ear, startling him out of his sleep. He swung his arm around, slamming his hand down on the clock, hoping that he would hit the correct button to shut off the annoying beeping. After a few smashes, the clock shut up, and Dean ran a tired hand along his face. His sleep had been far from restful. He had been plagued by nightmares of Sam and the wendigo.
Dean tried to leap out of bed, but the sudden motion quickly reminded him of all of his injuries. He froze until the waves of agony subsided to a throbbing ache. He sighed heavily. This pain thing was getting old quickly. He needed to find Sammy, then he could rest and recover. Dean heard Bobby stirring into wakefulness on the other bed and smiled. Finally, they would be going after Sam. Straightening his clothes out, Dean stumbled to the bathroom. After he freshened up, Bobby had his turn as Dean ate a small breakfast of grilled cheese. When Bobby came back out, they climbed into their respective cars, Bobby his old pickup truck and Dean in his Impala, and drove in the direction of the lake with its caves.
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Sam startled awake. He didn't even remember falling asleep. He looked around, noticing everyone else starting to wake up except for Jenny, who had been on watch and was already awake. Sam blinked hard to try to get rid of the heaviness in the lids, with limited success. He wondered how long he had been out and started to get the time from Alex again, but a sound stopped him from uttering a syllable. A grunting noise, followed by claws on stone, which could only be from the wendigo.
Everyone was awake, even the ones who had been unconscious, but not everyone comprehended the situation. Eric was loud in his yawning, and the noises from the wendigo suddenly ceased. Sam looked around at everyone, his wide-open and terror-filled eyes met with the more or less blank stares of his companions. They may not have gotten what was going on, but they understood that Sam wanted them to be silent.
They all looked around with fearful eyes, listening intently for any sign of the monster. When Sam finally heard the noises again, they seemed to be farther off. He relaxed slightly, but he wouldn't put his guard down now or any time before they were out of the cave. The others noticed his change in stance, but they stayed silent, not completely knowing what was going on. Sam signaled them to pick up their stuff and follow him farther down the tunnel. They complied as quietly as possible, thankful that they didn't have much to do.
Sam's limp was more pronounced and he thought that all the walking the day before might have made the sprain worse. It certainly hurt worse than the day before, throbbing with every heartbeat, but Sam had to power through to get back to his brother. Eric and the other two who had been unconscious were still too weak to walk far, and Jenny was falling asleep on her feet. They all had to be helped by the other four. Sam was on his own during his painful walk down the tunnel. He really wanted to wrap his ankle, but the wendigo sounded a bit closer and they had no time to spare.
He hobbled down the path, trying his best to not lean against wall so as to not leave an easy path for the wendigo to follow. The group heard an inhuman roar echo down the tunnels and they had to choke down the screams of terror that would lead the monster straight to them. The adrenaline that flooded them fueled their rush onwards, keeping them stumbling forward. The pace kept Sam wincing with every step, wishing more and more that he could lean on something, but wendigos had superior senses, and that included the sense of smell. So he pushed onwards.
It had been about fifteen minutes since the wendigo let out the terrible roar when they saw the first bit of light in front of them. They all sagged slightly in relief at the sight. The sound of claws on stone behind them made them stiffen back up and try to move faster. Sam spun around at the sound and let the others pass him towards the outside. He continued limping backwards, but he knew that he wouldn't have a chance of reaching the mouth of the cave before the wendigo got him. Not only that, but even if he did, the wendigo would just hunt everyone down. The wendigo might just capture Sam, instead of killing him and running after the others. If he could just distract the wendigo long enough to let the others get away, he would be happy that he saved those poor people. Even if the wendigo did just run after the people, maybe one of them could get away and find Dean to come finish the job.
As Sam was thinking this, the wendigo was getting steadily closer. The slow click of the claws was getting louder and Sam could almost hear the heavy breathing of the creature as he scrambled backwards down the tunnel, ankle protesting every step. Then the wendigo stepped into the dim light coming from the cave's opening and Sam could see it in all its pale, twisted glory. The long fingers, tipped with razor sharp serrated claws, were far too long to belong to a human. Though it stood on two feet, the feet and ankles were shaped wrong, so that it seemed to always stand on the balls of its feet, balancing on its claws. The elongated head was topped with shaggy, tangled brown hair, and the face was set in a feral grimace, distorting the once-human features into something distinctly inhuman. Its pale skin was so thin Sam could see the veins tracing patterns beneath it. Its eyes glowed red in the semi-darkness and traced Sam's movements as he tried to get more distance between the two of them. This is going to be tricky.
A/N Things are certainly picking up now! Will Dean and Bobby be able to get to Sam and the others before it's too late? Will Sam be able to hold his own? Will I stop asking rhetorical questions that you already know? Tune in next time on Wendigo! Review, PM, Fave, Follow, say hi! Luv y'all!