this is me trying, spn [ 3 ]

036. start a war

They get to where the siblings know Mary was staying since Dean got a voicemail from her. Jacob took the twins off for the weekend, both him and Natalie wanting the two away from the tension in the bunker.

"Mom?" Dean calls, the group going into the motel room and looking around. "Mom. Well, looks like she hasn't been here for a while."

"Yeah. All her stuff is gone. Did she say she was moving on or--" Sam asks.

"No, I told you what she said." Dean says. "She said, "Dean, call me. We have a problem." And then that was it. She didn't sound happy."

"Okay, well, when she's not here, she's been bunking with the Brits. So maybe--"

"Well, dude, I've called Mick, like, six times. He's been radio silent since they sent him to London." Dean dials a number on his phone. "Ketch. Calling to see if my mom's with you." "It's Dean." "Winchester." "Because I'd like to speak to her, that's why." "No, I'm not being terse." "Look, if you haven't seen her, do you know where she is?" "No, I'm not being curt either." "Look, I don't have time for Manners 101 from you, okay? If she's with you, I wanna know about it." "Fine."

He hangs up.

"Such a dick." Dean says.

"And?" Sam asks.

"He says he hasn't seen mom in over a week." Dean says.

"But mom called two days ago, said she was working a case with him." Sam says.

"Which means he's lying." Dean states.

"But why would he--" Sam's cut off by his phone ringing and he takes it out. "Jody." He answers. "Jody, hey. No, what? Uh, no, we hadn't heard."

"Mom?" Dean asks and Sam shakes his head.

"Claire?" Nathan tenses up. Sam shakes his head making the boy relax a little.

"Um, when? What the hell happened? Oh, no. No. I-I, yeah, thanks for letting me know. Bye." Sam hangs up.

"Who?" Dean asks.

"Eileen." Sam states.

"How?" Dean asks.

"She was, uh, mauled by a wild animal in a wooded area, that doesn't have animals that do that, in South Carolina." Sam explains.

"But I thought she was in Ireland."

"Apparently not anymore." Ophelia remarks.

"Dean, that's the second hunter death we've heard about in two weeks." Sam says.

"I know. But two doesn't make a pattern." Dean says.

"Three would." Libby says.

"Meaning?" Dean glares at her. Libby uncomfortably shifts under his angry gaze.

"Meaning your mom is a hunter who isn't answering her phone and nobody knows where she is... except maybe Ketch." Libby says.

"What, you wanna fuck him next?" Ophelia rolls her eyes.

"Ew." Nathan grimaces.

"Dude, cool it." Billy tells the psychic.

"You cool it." Ophelia retorts.

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They're at the post office, getting mail, Dean and Ophelia inside.

"Yeah. Yeah, no, I appreciate it. Thanks." Sam hangs his phone up.

They spot Dean and Ophelia walking over, the man holding their mail.

"So I've been calling around about all of the hunters that died. Um, every one of them had years of experience." Sam informs.