Chapter 17
Sam and Harmone approached a young woman walking the path with her dog. She stopped when Sam smiled sweetly at her, "What can I do for you young ones?"
We're reporters from World Weekly News and we're talking to different people about the strange happenings that have been going on in this town.
Harmone translated as he signed. The woman blinked. It appeared that she was shocked to see a reporter who spoke sign language.
"Um, but, you're so young."
Harmone giggled, "We appreciate the compliment ma'am. So what can you tell us about what's been happening in this town?"
The woman frowned, looked around and whispered, "Aliens."
Sam blinked. Aliens? What makes you say that?
The woman didn't speak. She motioned for Sam and Harmone to follow her. She led them to a patch of grass in the park. Sure enough there was a marking that looked like it could've been made from an UFO. Harmone took a picture with her phone.
When did you notice this alien mark?
The woman frowned, "Hm, let me think. If I remember correctly, it was Friday. Juanita here was barking up a storm and when I let her loose, she led me to this. The next day I heard that Martin, the son of the barber Jimmy had gone missing sometime in the night."
Harmone chewed her lip, "Well thank you ma'am and if you remember anything, just give me a call," she said writing down her cell number.
The woman took the paper and went on her way. Sam and Harmone looked at each other. Sam blinked.
Aliens?
Harmone chuckled, "Guess so."
Sam frowned and looked at that marking in the grass again. Harmone looked at him. She tapped his cheek gently like she saw Dean do when he wanted his attention. Sam looked up at her.
What's wrong?
I've seen this mark before but I just don't know where I've seen it.
Well when we get back to the motel you can do your geek boy thing.
Sam laughed.
~~~ADTH~~~~
The Medical Examiner shook her head at Dean and Bobby, "I don't know what to say. Out of all the children that had been missing he's the only one we found and he's all messed up."
Dean blinked, "When you say all the children that have gone missing…"
The ME looked at him, "At least fifteen children have all gone missing within the span of four days. This one, Martin, was the first and he's the only one we found."
"How messed up are we talking?" Bobby asked.
The ME turned on a screen, "Whatever this poor boy was exposed to, it liquefied his insides. Completely."
"Oh that's gross," Dean grimaced.
"Anything else?" Bobby asked.
The ME frowned, "Like what?"
Bobby shrugged, "Missing organs, strange markings? Anything."
The ME shook her head, "Well, there were no missing organs as far as I could tell but it was pretty hard because of all his insides turned to liquid, but, I did find this," she said turning back to the boy on the table and carefully turned him to expose his back. Dean frowned and took a picture of the mark.
"Thanks doc," he said.
Bobby and Dean walked out, "Dean let me see that?"
Dean handed over his phone and saw Bobby frown, "What?"
"I feel like I've seen this before but I'm not sure where I've seen it or what it stands for."
"Well we can show it Sam. He may be able to figure it out."
~~~ADTH~~~~
Nearly everyone they talked to said that it was either aliens or some kind of demon that took the children. Harmone and Sam headed back to the motel and Sam booted up his laptop and got straight to work on trying to decipher that marking. When Dean and Bobby returned, they explained their findings, which made Harmone want to puke, and showed Sam the marking and he nodded.
It was in the field that we went to. I swear I know I've seen it before I don't know where.
"Do you have any idea as to what it is?" Dean asked.
Sam shook his head. Not yet but I'm working on it.
Dean chuckled and left Sam to it. He and Bobby frowned when Harmone suddenly sat up and her eyes seemed to change.
"Harmone?"
"John," was all she said before there were three sharp raps on the motel room door.
Dean glanced over at Sam who seemed to be immersed in his research before looking at Bobby who shrugged. Bobby went and opened the door.
"John."
"Bobby."
Bobby snorted, "Last time I saw you, you were running away. Fancy you being here."
"Well I distinctly remember someone telling me a man doesn't run from his problems."
Sam, who had been oblivious to the entire thing, grinned and stood up to run over to Dean when he froze in his tracks as he saw his father. He immediately backed up and moved closer to Dean.
"What's the matter Sammy, you not happy to see your old man?" John grinned wickedly as he approached his youngest.
Dean moved so that he was blocking Sam from his father, "I'd back up if I were you."
John chuckled, "Or what? He's still my son and I'm still his dad."
Sam whimpered. He didn't like the look on his father's face. He looked at Dean. Dean shook his head, "Fucking some chick til she gets pregnant may make you father but it doesn't make you a dad. Just because he has your DNA doesn't mean shit and I told you before you harm one hair on his head and I'll shoot you. You don't know how to treat your son the way he needs to be treated by his "dad" then you need to get the hell out and never look back or you'll see me with a loaded shotgun at the back of your head."
Sam frowned before he took a breath and walked over to John and did something he never did in front of anyone but Dean and now Harmone. He spoke. It was soft but he spoke.
"I know I'm not the typical son you hoped for, and I'm sorry but I didn't ask to be born like this. I don't know why you're blaming me for things that aren't my fault. It wasn't my fault that I was born deaf and it wasn't my fault that mom died."
John slapped Sam across his face, "Don't you fucking mention her you bastard!"
Dean moved toward his father and Sam but Sam stopped him and kept talking like nothing happened.
"I know I've made some mistakes but everyone makes mistakes and how will I learn if you don't teach me? All I'm asking is for you to give me a chance. I can be a great hunter. Just give me a chance."
Faster than anyone anticipated, the sound of a gun went off and Sam was lying on the floor not moving. Bobby and Harmone rushed to Sam's side while Dean attacked his father. No one hurt Sam and got away with it. Not on his watch. He continuously punched his father with as much rage as he could muster, which was a lot, until Harmone carefully pulled him away.
"Dean, we need to get Sam to the hospital."
Dean nodded, landed a round-house kick to his father, knocking him down on the floor and went to his brother.
"Don't worry Sammy, I'm here. Gonna take care of you," he said as they headed to the impala.
Dean got in the back while Bobby drove and Harmone took the passenger seat, "Drive fast," Dean said his voice not above a whisper.
TBC...
