family ties, supernatural [ 1 ]

012. no candy

The four are in their motel room, exhausted after the asylum. Griffin is asleep on the couch while Dean is sleeping on one bed and Sam and Tabitha share the other bed.

Sam wakes up as a ringing enters his ears, his face scrunching up at whatever's on his face. Sam swats at whatever's on his face, quickly realizing it's Tabitha's hair.

"God damn it." He mutters. "God, why does she move around so much?" He whispers to himself, rolling his eyes. The phone rings again.

"Dean." Sam calls, but the older one doesn't wake up. Sam sighs, grabbing the phone off the table and answering it. "Hello?"

"Sam, is that you?" Sam sits up at the voice.

"Dad?" Sam questions. "Are you hurt?"

"I'm fine." John tells him.

"We've been looking for you everywhere. We didn't know where you were." Sam says.

"Sammy, I'm all right. What about you and Dean?" John asks.

"We're fine. The kids are fine, too. You know, the two kids you're supposed to give at least one shit about." Sam remarks. "Dad, where are you?"

"Sorry, kiddo, I can't tell you that." John says.

"What? Why not?" Sam asks.

"Is that dad?" Dean asks, sitting up.

"Look, I know this is hard for you to understand. You're just gonna have to trust me on this." John says.

"You're after it, aren't you? The thing that killed mom." Sam says.

"Yeah. It's a demon, Sam."

"A demon? You know for sure?"

"A demon? What's he saying?" Dean asks.

"I do. Listen, Sammy, I, uh... I also know what happened to your girlfriend. I'm so sorry. I would've done anything to protect you from that." John says.

"You know where it is?" Sam asks.

"Yeah, I think I'm finally closing in on it." John says.

"Let us help." Sam says.

"You can't. You can't be any part of it." John says.

"Why not?" Sam asks.

"Give me the phone." Dean holds his hand out.

"Listen, Sammy, that's why I'm calling. You and your siblings, you gotta stop looking for me. Alright, now, I need you to write these names down."

"Names? What names, dad-- talk to me, tell me what's going on."

Griffin groans as he sits up, looking at them over the back of the couch.

"Look, we don't have time for this. This is bigger than you think, they're everywhere. Even us talking right now, it's not safe."

"No. Alright? No way."

"Give me the phone." Dean orders.

"I have given you an order. Now, you stop following me, and you do your job. You understand me? Now, take down these names." John tells him. Dean snatches the phone from Sam.

"Dad, it's me. Where are you?" Dean asks. "Yes, sir." He looks around. "Uh, yeah, I got a pen. What are their names?" He asks, grabbing a pen and the motel's notepad.

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"Alright, so, the names dad gave us, they're all couples?" Sam asks as he drives the Impala.

"Three different couples. All went missing." Dean says.