They Walk Among Us

Chapter seven

Sam and Dean had run to go and find Bobby who was finally catching up to the brothers only to see that Dean had transformed back. It was easy to say that Bobby was shocked considering Dean had a hard time transforming back.

"Dean?" Bobby said.

"Hey Bobby," Dean responded. "Look, no time to talk we need to get back to your house before the alpha turns anyone else,"

"Okay but we're taking a bus," Spoke Bobby. "I'm not walking or running back, you two are fast," Sam chuckled at Bobby's words, the group walked away from the area they were in and had gone to the nearest bus stop. Thankfully they were able to catch a bus back to Bobby's place. Whatever the alpha had planned, they were not going to give up. Meanwhile, the alpha had grown increasingly annoyed at everything that had happened. His plan to get the older Winchester on his side was not going as he planned. That left him with other options, he could infect the younger brother but that sounded like overdoing it. Instead, he thought deeply about what his next move was going to be.

Before he could even remotely think, suddenly an idea had come to him. What if he infected others and all he had to do was send a signal to Dean that if he didn't join up with him then he was going to threaten Dean until he did exactly as he wanted. Meanwhile back at Bobby's house, Dean had gone back to change into some nonripped clothes while Bobby and Sam were discussing the situation at hand.

"How the hell did Dean turn back?" Bobby questioned.

"I don't know Bobby," Sam responded. "I know that when I was drowning, Dean had saved me and the next thing I knew I was on the shore and Dean was back to human form," Dean was glad to be back in human form. It was a pain in the ass having to watch Sam rip his fur. He checked the mirror to make sure that all of his hairs were in place, as he did he suddenly noticed something on his neck, a symbol of some kind. But that had been impossible. How could the alpha have time to incorporate that into his neck. He knew that the alpha shifter was actually injecting something into his bloodstream and passed it on to those he infected unless the symbol suggested something else.

"Dean?" Sam called out wondering why his brother hadn't come out yet. "Everything alright there? You are still human right?" Sam walked away from Bobby and approached the bathroom. "De?"

"Huh?" Dean said, tearing his eyes away from the mirror and looking over at his brother. "Yeah, I'm fine," Dean was about to say something more when the symbol on his neck started to burn. Dean yelled in pain and held onto the symbol as he collapsed onto his knees, everything around him had blurred as Sam's voice sounded far away. Dean found himself running, but it didn't seem like him the way the shifter moved it was all the movement of an alpha. The alpha had been running chasing after different victims turning each and every one he saw. It didn't take Dean long to realize he was looking through the alpha's eyes. It was like they had been connected or something.

"Every hour you don't join me Dean is another hour I turn a new victim," the alpha's voice echoed in Dean's mind. Dean gasped as his brother had been shaking him, Bobby was already in the bathroom to make sure that Dean was alright. From the way, it looked Dean was sweating like he had seen something that he didn't want to see.

"Dean?" Bobby asked. "What happened?"

"I don't know," Dean said. "I saw something through his own eyes," he continued. "He's attacking innocent people," Sam helped Dean get up from the floor and brought him into the living room where he noticed a symbol embedded into the side of Dean's neck.

"What's on your neck?" Sam said after he helped Dean sit down.

"A symbol of some kind," Dean answered. "I don't know how but before I saw what the alpha was doing, the symbol glowed," he continued. "The next thing I knew, I was kneeling on the floor and you guys came into the bathroom," The symbol didn't look threatening as it resembled a trinity knot.

"How long have you had it?" Bobby asked. Bobby had a feeling that it was a claim symbol, he had only seen it in books and didn't think it was real. According to the lore, the symbol not only created a mental link but was a way for an alpha to force submission. Dean was about to say he didn't know when Sam started freaking out.

"Are you kidding me, the guy just happens to do that when my back is turned!" Sam exclaimed. He knew what the symbol was and how it would affect Dean so now he was officially losing it. First, he was worried that Dean would lose his memory and never be himself again, but now he had to worry about his brother going full-on wild. Sam wasn't sure how much more of this he could take before he started exploding.

"Sam, you need to calm down," Dean said to him.

"There is nothing for me to be calm about! Do you have any idea what that symbol means?" Sam yelled. Dean said nothing as he didn't want to accidentally set his brother off with the wrong words.

"Enough the last thing we need right now is for you to start tearing each other's throats out," Bobby scolded. Both brothers went silent knowing that it would be fruitless to argue with Bobby. "First we need a plan to find the alpha then we can deal with the symbol," he continued. A thought suddenly occurred to Sam and he began preparing to leave.

"Sam, where are you going?" Dean asked. Just seconds ago Sam was about to blow and now he was leaving? Now wasn't the time for any of that.

"Dean, you told me that the alpha turned his brother, so I think the only way we are going to finish this is if we find out everything we can," Sam answered. He had noticed that the transformations seemed to be linked to emotion as Dean transformed the first time when he was stressed and the second time when he was scared. So maybe the key to all this wasn't just memory but also emotions as well, it was just a theory but it was the best one he had at the moment.

"Sam the kid has Amnesia he's not going to be able to tell us everything," Dean argued.

"I know but it's the only plan I've got," Sam responded. He had a feeling in his gut that if something wasn't done quickly, he was going to lose Dean.

"Then I'm going with you," Dean responded. While he may have a stupid symbol on his neck from the alpha he was determined to end this alpha once and for all.

"You mind explaining this plan of yours to me ya idjits?" Bobby asked. He didn't even know who the two were talking about.

"Sure I will, could you give us a sec Dean?" Sam asked his brother. "I'll be there soon,"

"Okay but we better hurry this up," Dean said as he walked out of the house toward the impala, but on the way to the car, his neck started to burn briefly. He winced in pain and held his neck, though as he touched the symbol his eyes glowed blue briefly. Dean blinked a couple of times and shook his head. He hoped that his brother would hurry up and get his ass out that door instead of talking to Bobby.

"Sam?" Bobby questioned already worried about how everything was going to go. "Do you truly have a plan?"

"Yes but you won't like it, I know what the symbol will do to Dean," Sam said. "and I need you to be prepared to hold him here in case he loses himself," Sam continued "because I am not putting a bullet in my brother," he continued.

"That won't be easy, containing a skinwalker is harder than winning the raffle," Bobby answered.

"I know but just do what you can, I need my big brother," Sam responded. Bobby promised he would do his best and Sam left to find an impatient Dean waiting in the impala. "Stop scratching. I wasn't even gone five minutes," Sam said, getting into the passenger seat.

"Well you were taking forever, what were you two doing?" Dean said not sounding like himself. "Having a damn tea party?"

"Don't make me put you on a leash again Dean, now start driving or I will," Sam said sternly. He could almost feel that his brother was changing but he had to play dumb so the alpha didn't catch him in the act.