The Haunting of Lockwood Estates | Nancy Drew x Supernatural Crossover 01

Chapter 33 - Dean

Lockwood Estates

Blackridge, New Hampshire

Wednesday, 12 March 2008

I could give Sam shit about using the Colt on a human, but I decide not to. I probably would have done the same if I was any closer to the duffel. He sticks the gun in his waistband and runs to untie Edward while I walk over to Nancy, shaking my head at her. "You are a brave idiot," I say half-jokingly, gesturing at the wall with the shotgun, "You could practically pass as a Winchester."

"I'll take that as a compliment," she tells me with a toothy grin, cocking her head slightly.

God, she looks like Sam when she does that. She even has the puppy dog eyes.

Chuckling, I raise my eyebrows. "How did you know that letting her have the sword would make her disappear?"

She shrugs. "Call it a hunch. Ghosts stick around so they can resolve what happened to them in life, right? The sword was the last thing that needed resolving, after, well..." she gestures at Elicia's body. "It was a risk, but I figured it might work."

Risking her life for something that "might" work? Jesus, she certainly does seem like a Winchester.

"Well, I'm glad it worked." I pull her in for a half hug and a pat on the back, and then duck down to grab the sword off the ground. "Still want to salt and burn this sucker though. Just in case."

Edward shakily gets to his feet with Sam's help. He looks down at the body, then at me, and then Nancy. "This is..." he waggles his finger in a circle. "This is..."

"Crazy," Sam finishes. "We know."

"Can I retire?" Edward says with a nervous laugh. "I'd rather not be kidnapped by a psycho and almost killed by a ghost again." His voice is cracking and high-pitched. Poor bastard.

Nancy smiles. "Life is short, Mr. Velasquez. Do what you need to do."

He raises his eyebrows and nods, looking like he's going to faint.

Sam puts Edward's arm over his shoulders, bending down to his height. "Let's get you out of here, okay?"

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Two hours later finds us all in the front yard, crowded around by emergency vehicles, flashing lights, and people. It is a disconcerting feeling. Usually, Sam and I would be long gone by this point, but we felt we needed to stay for Nancy's sake. We couldn't just leave her behind with a dead body and poor Edward.

So I told her that it was our job to stick around and explain everything to the police. Meaning that we were going to tell them that what exactly happened is classified, but that Elicia was the culprit. Both Edward and Nancy agreed that they did not talk about the ghost of Caroline Walker. They seemed relieved to just ignore it, actually.

I look over at Nancy. She drove her car onto the property before the cops showed up, and is now leaning against it, looking at the ground. Her face is occasionally illuminated by blue or red light. A wave of... something... washes over me. Something has changed in the past few days. It's almost like I have gained another sibling to look after.

No.

Another sibling for Sam to look after.

It's probably too late for me. But this girl... She and Sammy can watch out for each other after I am gone. If I can't break the deal.

If Sam and I can't kill Lilith in time.