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I do not own any of the characters (except for Alex and any other unrecognizable original characters) and I do not own any of the storylines.

Chapter 5: Animals

"So, where are we going now?" asked Alex, yawning.

"Blackwater Ridge, Colorado," said Dean.

Sam remained silent in the passenger seat. He continued to stare out the window at the passing scenery.

"Sammy? Are you alright?" asked Alex.

"Yeah, I'm just gonna sleep for a little while."

He leaned his head against the window somberly.

Sam jerked awake a few hours later, rubbing the sleep out of his eyes.

"Where are we?"

"We are pulling into the Ranger Station for Lost Creek Trail," said Dean, putting the car in park.

The three siblings climbed out of their car and entered the station.

"You three aren't planning to go out near Blackwater Ridge, are you?" asked a ranger as Sam, Dean, and Alex entered the station.

"No, sir. We're just working on a paper," answered Sam.

"Bull. You're friends with that Haley girl, right?" he asked.

"Yes," said Alex quickly, her brothers giving her a look.

She looked back at them and shrugged. The ranger sighed heavily.

"Well, tell her to stop worrying. I'm sure her brother is fine."

The ranger began to walk away, but Alex spoke once more.

"Actually, can we have a copy of her brother's permit? It might help her."

The ranger smiled politely.

"Sure."

He printed off a copy and handed it to her.

"Thanks," said Sam.

The three of them left the ranger station.

"You must be Haley. I'm Dean, this is Sam, and that's Alex. We wanted to ask you some questions."

Haley looked them over.

"Come on in."

"How do you know something's wrong?" asked Sam.

The three siblings were sitting around Haley's kitchen table, nursing cups of coffee as she sat across from them with her youngest brother on her right side.

"He always checks in. Calls, videos. He never forgets," said Haley.

She pulled up a few videos on her laptop and played all of them for the siblings.

"Do you mind forwarding these to me?" asked Sam.

"Not at all. Anyway, we're going to that mountain tomorrow. Maybe we'll see you up there."

She put her hands on her little brother's shoulders.

"Thanks for your time," said Sam, following his brother and sister out the front door.

"These articles I found claim it as a grizzly bear attack. They happen every twenty-three years, like clockwork," said Sam.

"Are there any survivors?" asked Alex.

"One."

"Well, let's go talk to him," said Dean.

Alex got out of the car and stood by Dean's car door. He handed her a credit card.

"Lex, go check out a motel room."

Alex nodded and entered the motel as they drove away.

The boys returned an hour later, plopping down next to Alex on her bed.

"So, what'd you find out?"

"It's not a bear, that's for sure. We have to go with Ben and Haley on their search," said Dean.

Alex nodded and turned up the TV volume.

"Who are you?" asked the guide who was leading Ben and Haley on their search the next morning.

Haley and Ben looked at the Winchester siblings as they approached them.

"We're rangers. We just want to help them find their brother," said Sam.

"Well, I'm Roy. Let's go, you three."

He motioned to Alex, Sam, and Dean, and they all began walking up the large mountain. Haley hung back to walk beside Dean.

"You three only brought a duffel bag. Who are you, really?" asked Haley.

Dean sighed.

"We're looking for our father. Those two up there…"

Dean motioned to Sam and Alex.

"…are twins. They're my younger siblings."

"We're here. Blackwater Ridge," said Roy, waving his arm behind him to indicate that they had arrived.

"Do you two hear that?" asked Dean, looking at his siblings.

"Yeah. Complete silence," said Sam.

"I'm gonna take a look around," said Roy.

The siblings looked up from their huddle at his words.

"You shouldn't go off by yourself," said Sam.

"I'll go with him," said Alex.

"Lex," warned Dean.

"I'll be fine."

She smiled over at her brothers. They watched her walk away with Roy, rounding a corner and disappearing from their sight.

"Sam!" yelled Dean.

Sam found Dean looking at a set of mysterious tracks.

"They just vanish. Weird."

They began walking back to Haley when they heard Alex screaming.

"Sam! Dean! Help!"

They ran towards her voice. Dean saw drag marks from where she had been taken.

"Shit!"

Dean looked around and Sam ran a hand through his hair.

"I think that it's a Wendigo," said Sam.

Dean looked at him and nodded grimly.

"Where the hell are we?" asked Roy.

He was in a dark place with Alex. There was absolutely no light shining anywhere near them.

"I don't know, but I think it's a Wendigo," whispered Alex, struggling with her bonds.

"Hey, I'm Tommy," said a guy across the way from Roy and Alex.

"I'm Alex."

She smiled gently over at him.

"What do we do?" asked Tommy, looking up at his own bonds to gauge how tight they were.

"We wait. My brothers will come and save us," said Alex, biting her lip nervously.

"These things aren't supposed to be real," said Haley, staring over at Dean.

"I wish I could tell you differently, I really do," replied Dean.

"Alright, Dean. Let's go after this thing. I want to get Alex back," said Sam.

"I'm with him. I want Tommy," said Ben, Haley's little brother.

"Cool. Let's go get this evil son of a bitch."

Dean threw his duffel bag on his back and led the way to the Wendigo's lair.

"Alright. Sam and I will go in, get Tommy and Alex, and then we'll torch the sucker," said Dean, relaying the plan over to Haley and Ben.

They nodded and Dean walked over to his brother.

"Ready, Sam?"

"As ready as I'll ever be."

Dean nodded and together, they entered the cavern very quietly. Dean held the machetes and gasoline while Sam had the flashlight.

Alex was still trying to break free of her bonds when she heard yelling. She stopped struggling to yell back.

"Sam! Dean! Over here!"

She continued her struggling until her brothers found her only a few seconds later.

"Thank God you found us," said Alex, nodding at Roy and Tommy.

Dean began working on Tommy's bonds while Sam untied Alex. He got her free and pulled her close.

"Don't ever scare us like that again."

Dean had untied Tommy and Roy and was looking over at his twin siblings.

"Alright, let's get out of here."

They were all heading back the way that they had come and they had almost reached the exit of the deep, dark cavern when they heard a low growl from behind them.

"Shit. Roy and Tommy, run outside, now," said Dean.

The two men nodded and ran as fast as they could. Dean turned back to Sam and Alex, pushing Alex behind him and Sam.

"Sam, take Lex outside."

Sam's eyebrows pulled together.

"What? Dean, no. We're staying with you."

Dean sighed, but agreed, nodding. He uncapped the gasoline and poured it all around them. They began to back up, causing the Wendigo to step forward into the gasoline puddle. Dean threw a lit match onto the gasoline and quickly ran outside behind his siblings. They stood with Haley, Ben, Tommy and Roy, watching the evil creature burn.

"Thank you for finding Tommy," said Haley.

Dean smiled and she hugged all three of the Winchesters separately. Tommy approached Alex and Dean glared at his back.

"Dean, come on."

Sam tugged on Dean's arm and pulled him towards the car.

"Thanks for keeping me calm in there. You don't know what I saw…"

Tommy shuddered as he trailed off and Alex smiled over at him very sweetly.

"I can bet that I've seen worse. But it was no problem."

Tommy smiled and slowly leaned down to kiss her. Their lips moved together perfectly and Tommy's hands moved to Alex's waist. Alex put her hands on his shoulders and began to deepen their kiss. Dean suddenly cleared his throat and Tommy pulled away, smiling. Alex waved goodbye to him and climbed into the Impala, watching the three siblings disappear as Dean drove away.