And here is the penultimate chapter.
After that the epilogue will follow and this story is finished.

Chapter 4

After the two brothers had recovered from their little accident and the shock, they wanted to follow the monster immediately, but the sun was already completely gone and enveloped the surrounding area into darkness and even the occasional streetlights didn't do much, because the "Killer Rabbit" had disappeared into the forest, which was adjacent to the city and there were no lights inside the dark forest.

Still, the two brothers couldn't believe what they had just seen.

Neither Dean nor Sam had ever seen such a monster before.

"I still can't believe that such a monster exists," Dean said with trembling lips.

The almost-accident wasn't forgotten yet and still the shock was seen in his eyes and no one could blame him for that, because they had almost crashed into this monster and neither of them wanted to even think of how this could have ended!

"I think that there are still much more monsters out there we have never seen Dean, but more important is the question of what we should do now. Shall we follow him?"

Dean could feel how a shiver went down his spine and goosebumps covered his whole body.

When he looked at this dark forest, he didn't want to go in there and hunt a three-meter killer rabbit who could tear him to pieces in no time and who knew if this beast was already watching them from a safe hiding place, just waiting to strike.

He remembered very well what this thing had done with his last victim.

It had torn Paul to pieces!

"Do you really think it's a good idea to hunt this thing now? Look around here Sammy, it's pitch black! We are defenseless against a monster we can't see!"

"Not quite. We take a few weapons from the trunk and hunt the beast. Perhaps it will lead us to the girl?"

"Don't be ridiculous Sam! Do you seriously think that the little girl is still alive? Have you considered what this thing could have done to her? She could already be torn to shreds!"

"We can't know that Dean, that's true, but we should take the opportunity and hunt and kill it. Maybe it thinks that we are too shocked or too scared to hunt it and that is our advantage. We go into the forest and chase it and when we have found it we kill it and then we search the area for a cave or something similar where it could bring his prey and maybe we can find the girl."

The older Winchester ran his hands over his face, looked at his brother and seemed to be thinking about the idea. Finally he gave up with a sigh and agreed to the plan. It was not the best plan, but Dean had no better idea and Sam was right. This thing probably would not expect that they would follow it. This was the perfect opportunity to kill it and gave this town its peace back!

A few minutes later, the two brothers were in the forest.

They had armed themselves with hunting knives, pistols and two rifles.

On the rifles they had put their flashlights, to be able to handle the weapon quickly.

Dean still didn't feel comfortable in his own skin and he could see that his brother fared no better.

But they had to go through with that now!

They were, after all, hunters and what would their father think of them if they would now run away, leaving this city and especially the girl to the mercy of this monster?

There was also no evidence that the little Abigail was dead.

She could still be alive and Sam and Dean would never forgive themselves if they would let her down, because they were afraid of an oversized Bunny!

Had the situation not been so serious, Dean would have laughed of such thoughts, but the hunter didn't feel like laughing at all now.

He was just glad when this job was done.

Killer Bunnies...it couldn't get worse...

The next half hour showed Dean that it could be even worse in fact, because this cursed beast had attacked them from behind!

He and his brother had just been busy concoct a plan, when that damn rabbit shot out of the undergrowth and had thrown himself on the two hunters.

However the attack was over as fast as it had begun.

The beast had jumped on Sam, had pressed the young hunter on the ground and his claws had injured his left upper arm. When the monster was about to bite through his throat Dean had shot. However, the shot was not a direct hit and had caught the "bunny" only on his shoulder. Growling and roaring he had jumped off of Sam and had retreated into the undergrowth. Dean had immediately rushed to the side of his brother and worry had glistened in his eyes, but Sam assured him that he was fine and that now was no time to deal with the wound on his arm. He had used a piece of his shirt as a makeshift bandage. Right after that they had followed the beast.

And now the two hunters stood at the entrance of a dark cave and the two brothers got goosebumps at this sight.

"That just can't end well..." Dean murmured as he followed his brother, who stepped into the cave after a brief hesitation.

The beam of his flashlight was shaking, just like the rest of his body did and his brother fared no better.

Dean made sure that he went ahead, not wanting to jeopardize his little brother, because one wound was definitely one wound too much and even if Sam didn't want to admit it, but the wound seemed to bother him much. No wonder, because it went deep and was still bleeding and the Elder would have loved to bring his brother into a hospital immediately, but he knew Sam all too well and knew that he would never cancel a case.

Deeper and deeper they went into the cave and soon it was so dark that even their flashlights barely brought some light into the darkness, but it seemed that they came closer to their goal.

"Oh man, you smell that?" Dean wanted to know, who already pressed a hand on his nose, because an acrid stench stung in it.

The smell of death hung over this place and when Dean felt something cracking under his feet he could already think where that smell came from and what that was there under his feet.

Bones...

Sam wanted to say something, when a noise kept him from talking, which came out of the darkness.

"Do you hear that Sammy?"

"Yes. What's this?"

"I don't know and I'm not sure if I want to know at all..."

The two hunters slowed their steps and their muscles tensed and they made themselves ready to fire their weapons, should something come out of the darkness, but nothing happened. Only the strange noise didn't stop, got louder and louder the closer they entered the cave.

Then something appeared in the glow of Sam's flashlight.

Something that looked like a huddled something, which was hiding there in the far corner of the cave and whimpered.

The two brothers looked at each other and Sam nodded silently with his head and Dean stepped slowly, very slowly, closer to this something, raised the gun and made himself ready to shoot immediately if this thing would attack him.

The closer he got the better he could see what it was, which sat there before him.

He could see a mop of dark, long hair, a bloody, torn dress and when the something turned his head, he could hardly believe his eyes...

"Abigail?"

The girl looked at him from tear-filled eyes and she seemed to be totally scared and no one could blame her for that in such a situation.

She must have gone through terrible things, but she was still alive after all!

"She lives?"

Immediately Sam was at his side and both looked down to the little girl in disbelief, which began to slowly realize that two people and no bloodthirsty monster stood before her.

Despite everything, she whimpered and cringed, when Sam was about to bend down to her and stretched his hand out to her.

"Shhh calm down Abigail. We are here to save you. Come with us."

But the little girl seemed to be too afraid of him, because her eyes widened when he tried to approach her.

"Come on Sam, we have to get out of here!"

As if to emphasize his words a sinister growl rose from the darkness, which made both hunters shiver heavily.

When a pair of glowing red eyes appeared behind Sam and Dean the little Abigail screamed in panic and before any of the hunters could react, they were attacked.

"DEAN!" Sam shouted with shock in his voice, when he had to watch how the monster hit the gun out of his brother's hands and threw him to the ground. Shortly thereafter, claws sunk into his legs and teeth into his right shoulder, made him cry out in pain.

He writhed wildly under his attacker, tried to hit, to kick, to shove him off him, but he couldn't do it. Mercilessly the claws and teeth rammed deeper into his body, tore at his flesh until blood flowed and until his painful screams echoed in the darkness.

Sam tried to help his brother, but he could hardly see something in the darkness and he couldn't use his gun. He was too afraid of shooting his brother and therefore only one option was left: He took out his hunting knife and threw himself into the direction of the two combatants and landed on the back of the Killer Bunny. The beast roared aloud, tore it's teeth and claws out of Dean's body, who immediately rolled to the side and away from it and his foot kicked the monster in his abdomen, making it growl darkly at him. At the same time Sam attacked it with his knife. Dark tuft of fur rippled to the ground like snow, blood spurted and the monster roared bloodcurdling, but it didn't give up, spun around so that Sam lost his footing and landed on the floor and only fractions of a second later, it was over him, trying to ram his teeth into his throat. But at that moment, where the teeth would snap at him, he pulled out his knife and stabbed it right up into the monster's throat. Again echoed a pained roar through the cave and the beast reared up, tore the knife out of his mouth and tried to attack Sam again, but he seemed to have forgotten Dean, because the older hunter landed on his back with a battle cry, grabbed one of the long ears and tore the head of the beast back with all his strength. Shortly thereafter he rammed his knife into the throat of the monster and cut it with a flowing movement.

It was only a gurgling, which broke away from the maw of the beast.

The blood gushed from his nose and mouth, the glint in his red glowing eyes became weaker and weaker, until they closed completely and with a last gasp he breathed his life out and toppled over.

Sam rolled quickly to the side, when the body of the giant rabbit crashed to the ground a few centimeters beside him.

And then it was quiet in the cave.

The dreaded man-eating beast of Morrison was dead...