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Sandra Star: [Walking down the street, and stops at a door. She fumbles with her keys before unlocking it, and enters the apartment.] “Mom, I’m home!” [She hears a strange gasping sound, turns a corner, and sees her mom floating in the air.] “MOM!”
Strange Shadow Person: [Lifts Sandra into the air as well.] "You won't be able to save her nor yourself!" [Snaps its fingers. Sandra and her mother explode into a ton of bloody chunks.] "There. Step 1 is complete. One virgin, and a elderly woman dead. There are still many things to be done before I can summon my master.”
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Dean Winchester: [Accelerated the impala down the road, blaring Don’t Fear the Reaper.]Sam Winchester: [Sits in the passenger seat holding his laptop. He looks down when it makes a sound.] “That’s strange.”
Dean: [Glances over.] “What is?”
Sam: “I just got an email from someone, but I don’t know who it’s from. It just says that it’s urgent that I open it.”
Dean: “Then open it. See what it is.”
Sam: “Alright.” [Nervously opens it, knowing that it could possibly be a virus. A video came up, and he hit play. He watches in horror, sickness, and anger, for the video was of the murder of Sandra Star and her mother. Towards the end of the video the camera turns around to focus onto another person. The person is dressed head to toe in nothing but black. Their face is covered by a bandana and a hood, leaving only the eyes exposed.]
Shadow Person: “See what I just did? There’s going to be more deaths like these happening, so if you don’t like it why don’t you come find me and try to stop me. I’m in Cravenwood, Michigan…. Winchesters.” [The video ends.]
Dean: “Well Sam, it looks like we’re going to Cravenwood now instead of Ravenswood.”
Sam: “But the poltergeist is an issue. I’m not comfortable with just letting it kill people Dean.”
Dean: “We were called out Sammy, and I don’t like that one bit! We’ll have Levi deal with the poltergeist. He’ll be able to handle it.”
Sam: [Lays his head against the headrest, lets out a sigh, and agrees.]
[They take turns driving to Cravenwood. Once there they check into the Stardust Motel. The room that they checked into was decorated with a bunch of stars, and the ceiling was painted to look like the night sky showing the Leo constellation. The walls were painted light blue and covered in glitter.]
Dean: “Looks like Peter Pan and Tinkerbell designed this place.”
Sam: “Yeah.”
Dean: [Leaves Levi a message to let him know where they are and what happened.]
[They take some time to gather what they need from the car, and get some rest. Sam and Dean wake to find that Levi is there.]
Dean: “How’d things with the poltergeist go?”
Levi: “I took care of it, though it did put up a good fight.”
[The three of them decide to go have a look around town, and end up at a store that doubles as a restaurant.]
Ash: [Walked into the restaurant.] "Hey Sam. Hi Dean. Hi Levi. Got any new cases? I finished my last one. That wendigo had no idea what hit it" [She stated, laughing as she sat down.]
Levi: "….Asherah? What are you doing here in Cravenwood?"
Ash: [Looked at Levi.] "Dean gave me a case in Solvang. It was a wendigo and now it's dead." [She shrugged.]
Levi: [Furrows his eyebrows.] "That doesn't really answer my question, Asherah." [Grabs a menu, and starts looking at it for something to order.]
Ivy: [Sitting in a corner offering card reading to anyone for $5. Doing her best not to make eye contact with the man that keeps setting off her 6th sense.] (Seems like trouble, but if any of them do come over no reason not to take a look into their past and future. Might be connected to the video posted the other day.) [She starts to shuffle the cards a little louder trying to catch the attention of anyone that might seem interested.]
Levi: [Feels like someone is watching him, so he looks up from the menu to look in the direction from where he thinks that the person would be. He raises an eyebrow upon seeing a woman that's offering tarot card readings.] (Interesting.) [Goes back to trying to decide what to order. Settles on medium rare steak with a side of salad.]
Ivy: (Didn't bite) [Her vision is blocked by a woman with her wallet out.] "What would you like to know miss?" [She hold out her hand as the woman sits across from her and shakes the woman's hand. The vision happens fast, but unmistakable a phone call, shock, sadness, and even a few words made it though "This is doctor…" [Pulls her hand back and looks the woman in the eye.] "Miss have you been to the doctor recently?"
The woman: "Well just last week for some routine tests. Nothing to worry about …Right?"
Ivy: "You should call your doctor, I really hope I am wrong, but please I think it's important." [The woman walks nervous and dialing a number on her phone.] (If I didn't say anything she would be dead with in the year. At least I can walk away without it weighing on me. If I'm wrong good if I am right… Well, I am certain I will get an influx of clients.)
Ash: "Fine, I'm looking for another case. I used to go hunting with Sam and Dean before you time-traveled here and I'm bored. I want another case." [Ash commented, growing angry] "Why are you so skeptical of me?"
Ivy: [Nearly loses control of her shuffle.] (Time travel? That’s not possible… right? There are ghost and demons… werewolves are real too, but not time travel. drawing the line right there, right between physic powers and time travel. The impact that it would have on the timeline would…. I don't even want to think about it.)
Ash: [Glanced over at the girl, noticing her sudden movement out of the corner of her eye.] "Excuse me a moment, would you." [She smiled at the three boys before turning and walking to the girl.] "I couldn't help but notice your reaction to what I'd said. Were you eavesdropping on our conversation?" [She asked, sitting down across from the girl.] (She's got to be a hunter; she didn't even flinch when we were talking about cases. Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe she wasn't listening in.)
Ivy: [Puts on her best smile.] "Eavesdropping? What kind of civilized person would do that? I simply miss shuffled and reacted in a way that wouldn't bend my cards. If damaged I would have to get new ones." (That was a noob mistake, but I was still rattled from the woman and his energy is putting me on edge. I just can't place it.) "While you're here, interested in hearing your fortune?" (Can't let her intimidate me, I've got to keep my cool.)
Ash: [Her smile dropped.] "No, I know my future. I know what happens. I don't need to hear that again." [Stood, adjusting her leather jacket, pulling down the sleeves so it covered her tattoo.] (She knows something besides what she's telling me. She has to be a hunter or something.)
Ivy: "Then why don't I tell you your past?" [Adjusted her own sleeves out of habit.] (She seems familiar.) "I'll do it for free, I'm not getting very many people over here and if I get it right you'll go tell people that I am the real deal. This way I can get some more clients and you didn't come over here for nothing." [Fans the cards out in front of her.]
Ash: [Sighed.] (There's no harm in having her tell me my past. it's not like I don't already know it.) "Fine, why not." [Agreed, sitting down again.]
Ivy: “Chose five cards and place them in any order you like.”(I am reading death off this girl like crazy, her aura reminds me of my own.) [While cards are being selected Ivy looks down at her hands and focusing on the faint outline of energy.] (I wonder what she has seen?) [Once the cards are placed Ivy flips them revealing, VII of Pentacles, the Devil-reversed, The King of Wands, VIII of cups, and the Fool-reversed.] (Those are almost the same cards I drew for myself a month ago.) “The cards tell me that you’ve spent most of your life working hard, but it’s been in a desperate attempt to maintain order and restore control that you lost in your past. Tragedy has plagued you for most of your life, but you have overcome it. You have overcome many obstacles in your path, but right now the biggest concern is being left behind or forgotten by the people you have grown close to. You fear that people don’t take you seriously enough or treat you with the respect you deserve and work hard for.” (At least she has people that are there for her. I have no one.) [Smiles.] (Don't think about it.)
Ash: (No, it was just a fluke. She doesn't actually know anything about me. She doesn't know what happened, only what she can read from me.) [Stood, smiling.] "Thanks, but I really need to be getting back now." [Turned and strode back to Sam, Dean, and Levi's table, sitting down next to Levi with a confused expression on her face.]
Ivy: "One more card please we will just take the one off the top of the deck," (She’s to similar to me. I have to know.) [Stands up, looking to the girl two tables away.] "I can tell I hit a nerve, please just humor me once more." (If I got that reading off a total stranger I would be freaked out too.) "This card applies to both the teller and the client; let's just see what it says. Please I'm not a fraud."
Ash: "I never said you were a fraud. But fine, one more card and that's it." [Stood from her spot next to Levi, and walked back to the girl's table.] (What am I doing? She's going to know. I can't let her know. What if she's not a hunter or doesn't know about this kind of stuff. I can't ruin her life.) "Are you sure? I wouldn't want to get in the way of your other customers?"
Ivy: "Do you see any customers?" [She turns over the card on the top of the deck, the VII of swords reversed] "Shit," [She whispered and held up the card.] "This card means that we, at the very least have something we want to tell each other, or should tell each other, and if we don't it could mean danger would befall one or both of us." [She sets the card down and runs her hands through her hair.] "Would you like to go first, or should I?"
Ash: "You go first." [She sighed, gesturing towards the girl.]
Ivy: "Confession; I was eavesdropping, but only because that man," [Points to Levi and whispers.] "is not human. I have a very checkered past with non-humans, and well, the only reason I'm in town at all is because of one. I thought it might have been him." [She taps her thumb on the table.] "God, you must think I'm crazy."
Ash: "No, you're not crazy. And he's safe… enough." [Looked over at Levi.] "He's not human, but that doesn't matter. My friends trust him, so I do as well, I guess." [Looked at the cards again, waiting for the girl to draw a card.]
Ivy: "Again?" [She turned the next card, The sun] "We're on the right path, but we need more knowledge other wise, [Reached for and flips the next card, the Tower] "we will fail and lose something important because of it."
Ash: "Uh-huh, and what else do those cards say?" [She asked, growing skeptical.] (Maybe she does know about supernatural creatures.)
Ivy: [Turns over the Page of Pentacles.] "We are in luck; a new opportunity has presented itself and we should try and pursue it."
Levi: [Watches the nervous woman, and then looks back at the other woman. Frowns.]
Sam: [Notices Levi frowning.] "Everything alright Levi?"
Levi: "Yeah. It's just that woman over there."
Dean: "Over where?"
Levi: "In the corner." [Nods his head in Ivy's direction.]
Dean: "Ah. The fortune teller." [Shakes his head.] "The nerve of some people; taking advantage of hurt, scared people to get money. It's sick."
Sam: "Eh, you never know Dean. She could be a legitimate psychic."
Levi: [Decides to go over to Ivy to try to see if she's legitimate or not while waiting for his food to arrive. Stands up, and walks over to her.]
Ivy: [Is reaching for another card when her hands stop as she watched Levi approach.] "It seems we've caught someone's attention."
Ash: "Okay, I think I'm done." [Stood as Levi walked over, adjusting her jacket again.] "Levi." [She stated as she passed him.]
Ivy: "What would you like to know about yourself?" [She gathers the cards together and starts shuffling them.]
Levi: "Ash." [Continues on to Ivy's table where he sits down. He immediately places $5 on the table.] "Whatever you can tell me would be fine."
Ivy: "Standard reading it is." [She shuffles the cards one more time then fans the cards out face down in front of him.] “Chose five and place them in any order you like. The first card will tell me about your past, the second the type of person you are, the third your deepest secret, the fourth you future, and the last one your destiny. ” [Once he is done she flips the first card revealing The World, reversed.] “You’re on a mission of some kind, and you’ve almost reached the end, but you’ve missed out on the best path and are trying to make do with the consequence of having chosen wrong.” [She flips the second revealing The Wheel of Fortune, reversed.] “You are trying to cling to control in a futile attempt to stop something that is destined and inevitable.” [The third one is The Lovers, reversed.] “You, yourself, are a divided man, feeling as though you are both the hunter and the hunted; both monster and hero. A man who saved others, but is in desperate need of being saved.” [X of swords.] “In a time of great importance you will be betrayed by something you thought was in your control.” [The last card VII of Wands.] “Circumstances are often out of your control, but don’t let them deter you from the war you have been fighting because the end is not in sight, you must continue on.” [She runs a hand through her hair and exhales loudly.] “Well isn’t that a grim fortune? I hope you weren't expecting me to tell you that you were going to come in to a great some of money, or that you'd find your true love soon.”
Levi: [Eyes narrow. Has a feeling that she isn't telling him something.] "There's something that you're leaving out, isn't there?" (Kinda unsettling how she knows that I'm on a job, and feel somewhat torn between being a were-chimera and a hunter as well. That part doesn't really bother me much though. I've gotten that part of me under control now, and have mostly come to terms with what I am.)
Ash: [Sits back down across from Sam and Dean.] "So, do you have any cases for me or that I can help with?"
Ivy: "if you want to know more chose another card." [She smiled.] (That is the face of people who believe me, but don't want to admit it.)
Sam: [Looks at Dean, who shrugs in response.] "Well…." [Pulls out his laptop, hooks up a pair of headphones for Ash, pulls up the video, and turns the screen towards her after having her put the headphones on first.]
Dean: "It's pretty fucked up."
Levi: [Draws another card from the deck. Looks at Ivy, watching her intently as he does.]
Ivy: "Oh, The Chariot, that is a good card; it means that you have willpower and self control and that you believe people make their own luck. Success is a product of work and time put in and failure is do to lack of planning."
Ash: [Watched in horror as Sandra and her mother were murdered on the screen before another face popped up, threatening the Winchesters] "Just pretty fucked up? I think it's more than just pretty fucked up." [Said to Dean with a disgusted look on her face.]
Levi: "Well, as the saying goes, 'those who help themselves'. Right?" [Decides to draw another card. It slips from his grasp, causing him to duck under the table to retrieve it. As he does the hand that he places on top of the table accidently brushes up against Ivy's.] "Um, what's with that weird look?" [He asks as he gets back from being under the table, and notices Ivy's reaction to what he can only assume was a vision.]
Dean: "Yeah… Horrible, evil, disgusting. There's a lot of words to describe THAT."
Ash: "So what are we going to do about it?”
Ivy: (The scene was almost crystal clear; no blurry edges and all color. The sound of bone snapping and muscle tearing made her sick.) "You are going to die soon. A man made of shadows will kill you before the month is over." [Takes looks at the card on the table, The Tower.] "The Tower symbolizes destruction and disaster." (I have to intervene before it's to late.) "Let me ask you a very important question. Are you trying to find the source of the video?"
Dean: "Put a stop to it, obviously!"
Sam: "We plan on going over to the scene when we can." [Looks over at Levi, and then back to Ash.] "Any idea what he's up to over there?"
Ash: "He's probably just trying to figure out if she's a legit psychic." [Shrugged.] "When were you planning on heading over to the scene? Some time today right, because the police are going to start cleaning up the scene soon."
Levi: [Surprised. His eyes go wide for a brief moment, but it isn't noticed. He nervously rubs his arm underneath the table.] (How does she know about the video? Who is this girl?) [Numerous questions go through his head.] "Excuse me?"
Sam: "Yeah. We were planning on heading over there after eating, and changing into our FBI suits." [Turns his laptop towards himself.] "Afterwards we plan on questioning the families of the victims. See what they know."
Dean: "That is IF they know anything. Which I'm betting that they do."
Ivy: "Your the one who touched me, and subjected me to the horror show. Now come clean! Are you here about the video, and what the hell are you? Because you are sure as hell are not human." [She starts cleaning up her table, and heads over to the table that Ash and Levi came from.] "You coming?"
Ash: "Okay. Could I come with? I need to do something before I go crazy. I have my FBI suit in my car somewhere." [She sighed.]
Levi: [Sighs.] "Fine…. I guess I can tell you, after all, you're a legitimate psychic…." [Hesitant.] "Um, out of curiosity, HOW MUCH do you know? You obviously know about monsters." (That's what she wasn't telling me!)
Sam: "I guess so. It'd be nice to have an extra pair of hands, eyes, and ears."
Dean: "Especially with something out there that seems to be gunning it out for us."
Ivy: "More than I have time to explain, but the list, monsters, ghost, demons, and every nightmare your could have have exist." [She looks over at the computer as she sits down next to Ash.] "Yep that's the video. Hi everyone my name is Ivy, and I am here to warn you about your friends," [Gestures at Levi] "gruesome demise."
Dean: [Looks at Ivy, clearly freaked out by what she said.]
Levi: "She's a legitimate psychic, guys."
Dean: "Nuh uh, not on my watch, he won't!"
Ivy: "Yeah, I am here to stop it too. I could have just walked away, but here I am. So I already know Ash and Levi; they came to my booth. So who are you two?" [She holds her hand out to Sam and Dean.]
Ash: "I'm sorry, Levi's demise? What about Levi's demise?"
Ivy: "My death vision says he will die within the month; skinned alive and then ripped apart by the same thing in that video." [She paused and looked around the table.] "I might as well shake all of your hands to see if anyone else is in danger."
River: "Hey, psychic, I'm death."
Ivy: "Ok, I'm going to put a pin in that one for now, more questions bout that later." [She looks back to Sam and Dean.] "Going to take me up on the offer; one free glimpse at your deaths?"
Sam and Dean: [Look at Ash, clearly hesitant about introducing themselves to her.]
Levi: [Rolls his eyes.] "The long haired guy is Sam, the other one is Dean. I'm their cousin, Levi." ((He says this, for it's more believable than saying that he's Dean's son despite being the same age as him.)) [Turns to look at Ash.] "And I believe that you've already met Asherah."
River R. Frost: "And look, monster hunters. How cute."
Ivy: "Your messing with me, right? Sam and Dean? Those have to be aliases. What, is your last name Winchester as well?" [She is choking back laughter at the absurdity of the situation.]
[All three Winchesters exchange looks.]
Sam: "Actually, yeah, it is."
River: "Hey, I'm not invisible! Oh wait, I am to you mortals, one sec…" [Snaps fingers, she appears in between Ivy and the others, a little conspicuous. A lot actually.]
Ivy: "My abilities are more than just the cards. One of the abilities I have is to see a possible dead the first time I touch someone. Levi bumped my hand while at the table, and I got a very bloody glimpse at a possible death." [She starts digging though her bag.] "And well it was horrible enough that I want to try and change it." [She drops the Supernatural book in the middle of the table.] "Now I got a question…. Are you two this Sam and Dean Winchester?"
River: [Trips on table.] "Whoa!"
Ivy: "You all see her now, right?" [Gesturing to River.]
River: "Gods! Well, you mortals, seem to be having fun."
Dean: "Damn it, Cas, personal…." [Sees that it's not Castiel.] "Um…, who the hell are you?" [Looks at the book on the table with what can only be described as disgust.] (Of course. Why wouldn't there be someone walking around with one of THOSE?)
River: "The Grim Reaper. I've come for your soul.” [Pauses.] “Joking! I’m not a full Reaper; dad's not done with me yet. Mum hates him training me to reap the souls of the dead."
Dean: "No, you're not. I've met Death, and you definitely aren't him!"
Ivy: "Everyone meet River, the closest thing I have to a friend. Don't take the mortals thing personally, it's just how she talks." [Pulls a chair from another table.] "Normal people don't stand on tables, please take a seat."
River: "Foolish perishes. Watch the robe. He's a great dad, though. We go on field trips…. For souls." [Takes the chair, sits.]
Ivy: "How accurate are the books? All the hunting tips are real tested more than enough of them to know, but personal stuff is that real too, demon blood soul selling and the devil?"
[All Winchesters sit silently, neither confirming nor denying anything from the books.]
Levi: [Looks at River, and breaks the awkward silence.] “Are you here only to annoy us, or what?”
River: "Yeah, I'm here because some bloke's gonna die of asphyxiation from a piece of doughnut."
Ivy: "Table six," [She mumbles.] "I told him not too, but he went and ordered them anyways. You can’t help people who won't help themselves."
River: "Well, that and I'm Ivy's quote unquote friend, but really, I rarely see her." [Looks over at the man, whos receiving the Heimlich Maneuver from someone.]
Ivy: [Goes red, realizing what the silence means.] "Please tell me it's not all true, that book is 20% smut." [She stops making eye contact.]
River: "Wait, what book?"
Ivy: [Quickly stuffs the book back into her bag ignoring the question.] "So, anyways, we are here to talk about Levi's possible death; let’s get back to that."
Ivy: "No duty calls." [She points at the man at table six.] "Don't you have a job to do?"
River: "He's gonna die in five minutes. Gimme!" [Grabs the book.]
Levi: [Switches back to the topic of his death.] "That can be changed though."
Dean: "Levi's right. The best thing that I can think of is to stop whatever it was that called us out."
Sam: "Dean's right. That is, if it's related, and I'm betting that it is."
River: "I will enjoy reaping your souls."
Ash: "Oh please, if any of the Winchesters died, Cas would just bring them back." [She rolled her eyes.] "Or they'd make another stupid deal with some crossroads demon."
Ivy: "No, not while the main characters are sitting across from us. Now behave yourself." [She dodges and River grabs her hand. Her skin feels like it's being cut open all over her body, and blood starts to stain her shirt. She pulls away and takes out the pills in her bag, quickly taking two.] "River, remember gloves next time." [She says while shaking, waiting for the meds to kick in. No one sees or experiences this other than her. They only see her take the pills.]
River: "That's not supposed to happen. I fixed that. Mortals can take my touch."
Ivy: [Her voice still shaky.] "Wouldn't you want to avoid it all together rather than banking on an angle or a demon?"
Ash: "Well, yeah, of course. That way we don't have to worry about fixing one of their deals so they BOTH get to live." [She laughed.]
River: "Well, dying is not good. Well, you dying is good for me."
Levi: "We should probably get over to Cedar Rock Housing Complexes to investigate the scene."
Ivy: "River, shhh. We're mortals! Remember, death is scary."
River: “Dad is not scary, he's nice.” [Decides to do something.] "I'll give doughnut man some more time, you're less boring. Actually, more time for all!" [Taps an hourglass, and everyone feels refreshed.]
Dean: "Says you."
Levi: [Gets his forgotten food put in a to-go box.] "C'mon guys, let's get going. We got work to do."
Ivy: "Yes, your dad is rather nice, and has good taste in food. I was talking about the concept of death, NOT Death himself."
River: "My father IS the concept of death."
Ash: "Yeah, why don't we head to the scene. We want to get there before everything gets cleaned up and moved out. It's a lot harder when we have to go find the body and everything else." [She stood from the table and walked to the door, pulling out her keys.]
River: [Stands and follows.]
Ivy: [Gets up to go with the Winchester's, stumbles and lands hard on the ground.] "Fuck!"
River: "Let me change." [Sprays a bottle on herself, clothes change instantly to a tshirt and jeans.]
[The group, minus River (for now), change into their FBI gear, and make their way to Cedar Rock Housing Complexes. Various police officers and news crews were in the vicinity. There was a group of onlookers nearby as well, curious to know what was going on.]
Dean: [Talking with one of the police officers. He can't help but to make a mental comparison of the officer’s face with that of Robin Williams; the two looked similar.]
Officer Robin Doubtfire: “Sorry Agent Hendrix, but you still haven’t told me the names of your partners.”
Dean: “That’s Agent Nicks.” [Indicates Sam.] "And that's Agent Rose" [Stops talking for a moment.] “…. Now could you tell us the names of the people that lived here?”
Officer Doubtfire: "And the other two?"
Dean: [Lets out a nervous chuckle.] "I'm afraid that I don't remember their names; they're rookies." ((Sorry, just didn't know what you'd want your alias/cover to be.))
Officer Doubtfire: "Ah. Well… the people that lived here were an elderly woman by the name of Angie King and her daughter, Sandra.”
Sam: “Do you know if the deceased are them yet?”
Officer Doubtfire: “…. No, we’re still collecting bone fragments, and piecing them together."
Levi: “Was there anything strange; maybe the smell of rotten eggs?”
Officer Doubtfire: “As a matter of fact," [Surprised and confused.] "There was. There’s an overwhelming stench of rotten eggs in there.”
Levi: “Would it be alright if we took a look inside?”
Officer Doubtfire: “Of course you can! I don’t see why not. I mean you ARE FBI! Just put on some gloves, boot covers, and a filtration mask before going in!”
[The Winchesters make sure to do this before going inside the apartment, leaving the others outside to see what they can figure out. Inside the walls and ceiling are painted a brilliant crimson color. Workers were still busy gathering and collecting bone fragments.]
Dean: [Standing in the living room holding out an EMF detector. It spikes almost immediately. Realizes something.] (Damn, of course it’s going to light up, the power could still be on.) [Putting the EMF detector away, he looks above one of the door frames. Seeing something, he grabs it.]
Sam: [Was in a plain-looking bedroom looking under the bed and bedding when Dean walks in.]
Dean: “Sam, look what I found."
Sam: [Without looking.] “Hex bag?” [Stands up.]
Dean: “Yeah. How’d you know?"
Sam: “I found one as well.”
Levi: [Appears in the doorway.] “I found some sulfur above some windows.”
Dean: “Well, I think that we have enough info to know exactly what was behind this.”
Sam: [Agrees.]
[The Winchesters exit the apartment. stop to say thanks to Officer Doubtfire for his cooperation, and go back to the impala.]
Sam: [Gets into the car next to Dean, and closes the door.]
Levi: [Gets into the back.]
Sam: [Thinking out loud.] “It’s weird; sulfur and hex bags. Usually hex bags will keep demons out or act as a curse.” [Decides to open one of the hex bags.] “Baby bones, cat bones, herbs; the usual ingredients in these things, but the symbol on the outside is meant for protection.”
Dean: “That is confusing, even I have to admit it.”
[They start heading back to the Stardust Motel with the others following behind them. They all gather in one of the conjoined rooms that they checked into, and go over what they found out.]
Ash: [Stood in the doorway, watching Sam and Levi research what they'd found in the hex bags.] "Need some help?" [She asked Dean once she got bored of that.]
Ivy: [Nervously sitting on the bed, fidgeting a little.] "Is there anything that I might be able to help with, or can I do my own research?" [She keeps glancing at her bag that seems fuller than it was before they visited the apartment.]
Dean: "I guess so."
Sam: [Looking over the contents of the hex bags with Levi. Groans out of frustration and confusement.]
Levi: [Looks up at Sam from the book that he was looking through, equally frustrated.] (I wonder if….) "It might be possible, slim, but still possible, that the victims somehow knew that they were in danger, looked into the occult, and found a way to try to protect themselves."
Sam: [Looks up at Levi, impressed with his theory.] "That actually makes sense!"
Dean: "….We should still look into things further though before we get to that conclusion."
Levi: "True…. Don't worry, Dean, we will look into that more."
Sam: [Frowns.] "Though, your theory doesn't explain why there's a symbol meant for protection on a hex bag with ingredients that are commonly used by witches to enact a quick curse on some poor, unsuspecting victim."
Levi: "Also true."
Ivy: [She leans over to Ash and whispers.] "Are they normally this vague, because I can't tell if that is an invitation to help or do my own thing."
Ash: [She nodded at Ivy with a roll of her eyes before speaking up.] "Um, guys, you're completely missing the point. There's supposed to be one of these in each corner of the house to be effective; The North, South, East, and West corners of the house. You only found two. Maybe they did know something was after them, and they tried to protect themselves but couldn't finish before it got there." [She stated as she stood and walked over to the boys.] "I'm not stupid, you know. I can contribute to the investigation, so don't ignore me." [She huffed as she sat down on the bed closest to where the boys were sitting.]
Dean: "We never said that you were…. Why would you think that, Ash?"
Ash: "You didn't even ask what I thought. You know I've been hunting for a long time too. I'm not helpless and I can figure things out too. Don't ignore me." [She huffed again.] "Now, don't you think we should head back, and try to see if we can find two more hex bags or the makings for more?" [She asked, grabbing her keys and her jacket.]
Ivy: "Question; were they hidden or kind of sitting out in the open?" [She paused for a moment.] "because there is a difference between an area of protection and protecting one person." [She moves closer to look at the contents.]
Ash: "Either way, the hex bags need to be in a secure, hidden place. Like under the table or the bed or the underside of a drawer. I've found hex bags in the walls of just one room, but they wouldn't be effective if they were lying out in the open." [She continued towards the door.] "Is anyone coming with me, or am I going by myself? We need to search the scene more."
Dean: "Well, what DO you think?"
Levi: [Hits Dean upside the head.]
Dean: "Ouch!" [Glares at Levi, rubbing the back of his head where Levi hit him.] "What was that for?!"
Levi: "You don't have to be a dick, dude!" [Sighs, and looks at Ash. Stands silent for a moment before speaking again.] "We're just stressed out, Ash; nothing against you. I mean, we WERE called out by this demon. It's only natural that we'd be a bit on edge."
Sam: [Looks remorseful.] "Levi's right Ash."
Dean: [Places a hand on Ash's shoulder.] "Sorry for ignoring ya, Asherah."
Ash: [Shrugged Dean's hand off her shoulder.] "I know you were called out, and I know you're on edge. But I don't care for your apologies and I don't need your sympathy. Now is anyone going with me or not?" [She asked, growing angry.] "And don't touch me Dean. I know you're not that sorry." [She stormed out of the room and got into her car, waiting a few moments to cool down before starting the car.]
Ivy: "Alright, that was uncomfortable." [She picks up her own bag.] "Do you boys keep candles in the trunk of your car?" (I just have to ask them. It's to dangerous to play speculation especially with lives on the line.)
Sam: "They were hidden." [Looks at the door that Ash left open.] "She's right though. There should be two more somewhere in the apartment." [Gathers his things, and follows after her.]
[The others do the same.]
Levi: "I have some."
Ivy: [Blocks the door before they can leave. For the first time looking a little threatening even though being such a small girl.] "Ok, I know I am an outsider, and the three of you are blood, but Ash see you as her family and whatever has changed recently is making her feel like she is being replaced or being left out. I suggest you fix it or might just lose her."
Levi: "We'll try our best."
Ivy: "This shouldn't be something you have to try at." [She leaves the room and starts walk towards the parking lot.]
Levi: [Sighs.] "As Yoda once said 'do or do not, there is no try'. I'll do what I have to do to keep those two," [Indicates Sam and Dean] "in check." [Continues on to the Impala, and gets in the back seat.]
Ash: [She started her car and began to back out when she sees Ivy walk out. She stopped the car and stuck her head out the window.] "Do you want to come with me Ivy?"
Ivy: [Nods and slides in to the passenger seat.] "Thanks," (You can't help people who can't help themselves.) "So how long have you been working with the Winchesters?"
River: [Text to Ivy.] Where u at fren?
Ivy: [Text to River.] We’re going back to the victim's house; some things aren't adding up.
Ash: "For a long time. Their father taught me how to hunt and took me on a few cases when I was younger, but things have changed. We're all grown up now and there's a lot of tension." [She sighed, keeping her eyes on the road as they pulled into the victims' driveway.]
Ivy: "Oh," [A brief pause.] "So you've been in this world since you were a kid to."
Ash: "Yeah, a demon murdered my family when I was little. Their father, John, took me in. He taught me everything I know. He and Bobby were my father figures." [She got quieter as she spoke.] (Why am I telling her this? I don't even know her.) "I really got into the hunting business because I wanted revenge, but then the Winchesters kinda became my family. I don't know, it's ridiculous, but I just feel like my input hasn't been as important recently." [Her face fell before hardening into anger again as she turned up the radio.]
Ivy: "At least someone took you. After my family was killed," [She rubs the back of her neck.] (I hope I can trust her.) "and I was attacked, I spent my formative years in a mental institution."
Ash: "I'm so sorry that happened. It sucks when no one believes you, doesn't it? I was put into foster care after my family was killed, but the foster family rejected me once they heard what I had to say about my family's death. I ran away from every home until I found the Winchesters and they took me in. I guess I was lucky. I'm so sorry you had to go through that alone." [She looked down, feeling guilty for how she'd been feeling before.]
Ivy: "I'm only out because my aunt spent what was left of my inheritance, and didn't want to spend her own money on my treatment." [Makes a muffled screaming sound.] "I know she is my family, but I hate her and she hates me. She tried to put me in EST." [She shutters.] "That can really mess with your head…. It completely fries your memory. I started being really compliant after they told me it might be a possibility."
Ash: "I can't believe someone would do something like that!" [Her face showed pure anger, and she tried not to let it affect her driving.]
River: [Text to Ivy.] Hey grl, wut up?
Ivy: [Text to River.] How have you not been fired? [Looks over at Ash.] "Well, it's not like I put a lot of effort in either. I was angry, bitter, and upset about not being believed that I refused to listen to anyone, much less forgive them. As the years passed I made my aunt into the villain so I had someone to blame. Granted, she wasn't a great person and I don't think we'd ever get along, but it would have been nice to still have some family that cared about me."
River: [Text to Ivy.] People don't die 24/7, and I have a day off. And dad hasn't even given me a job yet, that was practice.
Ash: [The car pulled into the driveway of the victim's house and she got out.] "I'm sorry that happened to you and your family, but we can't talk about that here. The police won't like hearing that from people who are supposed to be FBI." [She informed Ivy.]
Ivy: "I know that," [She pulls down the mirror and adjusts her hair, making sure that it's up to regulation standards.] "Now let's prove that us girls can do a better job than the boys."
River: [Text to Ivy.] Where u at? I'm at murder scene.
Ivy: [Text to River.] You're invisible, right?
Ash: [Walked up to the house and stepped inside, being careful to not touch anything that looked red-ish. She showed her badge to the police officer standing guard and they walked inside.] "Which corner of the house do you want to check first?"
River: [Text to Ivy.] Don't worry, nobody can see me.
Ivy: [Closes her eyes and takes a deep breath.] "Lets try the north section first."
River: [Text to Ivy.] Will call when reaped soul.
Ash: "Alright, just make sure you put on gloves, we don't want to leave any fingerprints." [Put on gloves and walked to the north corner of the house, which happened to be the kitchen.]
Ivy: [Text to River] Don't call. Text please.
Ivy: "You act like this is my first time," [Rolls her eyes and holds up the gloves she took from the forensic team.] "They literally hand them out."
Ash: [Scoffs.] "Well, how am I supposed to know. I hardly even know you." [Finished putting on her gloves and started searching the kitchen cabinets and under the table.]
River: [Text to Ivy.] I will call, mortal.
Ivy: [Checking behind the fridge.] "Come on Nicole, we did most of our training together." [Looked towards the hall at a cop that was watching.]
River: [Text to Ivy.] I am doing a thing called "Lol" or, "Laugh out loud" now.
Ash: [She turned back towards Ivy, anger evident on her face.] "Don't you da…" [She trailed off when she noticed the cop looking at them.] "You're right right, I'm sorry." [She sighed and turned around again, rolling her eyes.]
Ivy: "I know that… thing I confessed last week put a lot of pressure on our friendship and your mad, but can we please just try and go back to normal." [She said while moving to the sink.] "I'd like to be friends again."
Ash: [Played along with Ivy, not wanting the officer to get suspicious.] "Yeah, I want to be friends again to Adrian. Let's just forget about it and focus on the job at hand."
Ivy: [Finds the hex bag lodged between a pipe and the wall. She palms it into the sleeve of her jacket.] "I don't think anything's here. We should check the day room. After all this is a little far from the living room were everything happened."
River: [Text to Ivy.] Find anything?
Ash: [Nods, agreeing with Ivy and walks into the day room to keep looking. Turns back to Ivy and whispers.] "If we find one more then we'll know they should have been protected, but if we don't then we'll know they were trying and probably never finished. Since there are three already, they probably knew they were being targeted by something…."
Ivy: "Yeah, and if we make a stop on the way back to the hotel, I can confirm that tonight." [She whispers back.]
Ash: [She looks at Ivy suspiciously.] "Where, and what kind of stop?"
River: [Appears in front of Ivy.] "Why you no answer my texts girl?"
Ivy: [Eyes go wide and quickly pushes River into a unoccupied room. She whispers.] "River disappear now! This place is crawling with cops, and I turned my phone off because I have to appear professional." [Leaves the room.] "As for that stop it's a new age remedies shop; they normally have the things I need for this kind of thing."
River: "Only you can see me, and you look like a madwoman."
Ivy: [Whispers under her breath.] "River, you know I had been certified as insane. Can she see you to?" [Jabs a finger at Ash.]
River: "No, she cannot."
Ivy: "Damn River, why do you like making me seem crazy."
River: "Mortals are funny."
Ash: "Ivy are you okay?" [She asked, worried about Ivy talking to seemingly no one.]
River: "See, funny!"
Ivy: "River is here if you haven't deduced that by now, and she is pulling a prank on me." [Mumbles, clearly not amused by the joke.]
River: "She won't believe you."
Ivy: [Just ignores River, completely done with entertaining her.] (Grow up River.)
River: [Jumps around on everything, waving her arms.]
Ivy: (Your playing the wrong game River.) "So where do you think it might be?" [She asks Ash.]
River: "HEY PUNY MORTAL PERISHES!!!! KNEEL BEFORE YOUR GODDESS!!!!"
Death: [Appearing out of nowhere.] “It’s time to go, River. Leave the poor humans alone.
River: “But dad, I was having fun!” [Frowns when she sees that he’s serious, as usual.] “Fine.” [Leaves with him.]
Ash: "It could be anywhere just as long is it's out of sight. Most of the time it's hidden and attached somehow under something or it'll be in the walls.
Ivy: "It doesn't look like they repainted anything recently. You want the bookshelf or the couch?"
Ash: "I'll take the bookshelf. You take the couch." [Turned towards the shelf, determined not to miss anything.]
Ivy: "Alright, let's find this thing and find out who has an axe to grind with the boys." [She says starting to pull the couch apart and checking it for the hex bag.]
Ash: [Looked through the bookshelf, pulling out books as she began to cough.] (Wow, there's a lot of dust here. It doesn't look like any of this has been touched in a LONG time. I don't think there's going to be anything here.)
Ivy: (I'm not finding anything in the couch. There's not much in here, and we just can't take a sledgehammer to the walls of an active crime scene.)
Ash: "There's nothing over here." [She called over her shoulder to Ivy.] "And the wall doesn't look any different anywhere, so I don't think there's anything in this room. We should probably check the other rooms for the supplies that would be used in the," [Her voice go really quiet.] "hex bags."
Ivy: "I think, to be honest, if there were baby bones just laying around the cops would have already got them."
Levi: [Enters the house, and decides to do the one thing that nobody else thought about doing. Goes down into the basement. Sees an altar, and immediately takes care of it.] (Good thing none of the cops thought about coming down here.) [Makes sure to pocket anything that he can.] (The news would've had a field day if that had been found!) [Looks up and readjusts one of his contacts, for he felt it shift in is eye, bothering him. Notices a little brown bag in the corner, tucked between some pipes. Goes over and grabs the hex bag.] "Hmmm." (There were four hex bags, yet that demon still got in. Either those poor women were fooled into thinking that these would protect them, or that demon's stronger than we thought…. And I doubt that the women were tricked. Judging by that altar, they knew what they were doing.) [Goes back upstairs, pulls Ivy aside, and tells her what he found.]
Ivy: "How much of an altar are we talking? Like a few candles and ole book alter, or the nine yards of crazy alter?" [She asked.] "And why haven’t the cops checked the basement by now?"
Ash: [Huffs and rolls her eyes as she gets up to leave the room. She begins to check all the other rooms for anything that looks suspicious or out of place.]
Ivy: "Can you show me this alter?" [She asked Levi.] (If they were into some really dark stuff I might need to consider a safer ritual.)
Levi: "The whole nine yards kind of crazy. I already disposed of the altar; can't have the cops or the news crews finding out about that."
Ivy: "Well then, could this have just been a demon collecting on a payment thats come due, and just decided to make it a special by calling out the Winchesters?" [She looked around.] "I think we might just have to ask the victims what they were doing, and if it had anything to do with their deaths."
Ash: "No! No, we are not talking to ghosts. That never ends well for anyone!" [Ash stated angrily before walking out of the room and up the stairs to check for any more hex bags]
Levi: [Nods in agreement.] "We should probably talk to the families first. See if they don't know anything."
Ivy: "Not a ghost," [She murmured,] "It's a soul fragment; they can't even take on a physical form, and Ash you already said you'd take me to get the supplies."
Ash: [Waved at them over her shoulder as she left the living room. She knew she was being bitchy, but she didn't care at the moment. She walked up the stairs to the top floor.]
Levi: [Answering Ivy's question from earlier.] "It's possible, though I doubt it." [Turns to look up the stairs, and decides to follow Ash up.] "We should probably follow her." (I'll tell them that I found the 4th bag upstairs, AWAY from anyone that might be listening in to our conversation.)
