The Forgotten

Chapter 1

"I got nothing down that way Dean."

"Yeah zilch that way too." Dean sighs and runs his hand through his hair. He was getting annoyed. It's been three days and they've gotten nowhere. "Come one. Let's go see if Team Fly Away had any luck."

The boys headed towards the open manhole. Dean hated Shifters. They always chose the sewers as they're hideout for some reason. He didn't even know if for sure that was what they were hunting. It didn't help that he had stepped in a puddle of questionable liquid earlier. Sammy climbed out ahead of him, and he followed his brother out.

Luckily their motel was just down the street. So he didn't have to soil his Baby.  A shower was due after a long day of sewer searching and Dean wanted nothing more than that and a cold beer. He wasn't a fan of Arizona, at least not in the summer. Seriously who builds a city on the freaking sun?

Their motel room was the same as every other one in their life, musty wallpaper peeling at the corners, generic queen mattresses and the faint smell of cigarette smoke. That was home away from Bunker. When they walked in they were greeted with the closest thing they had to family. Cas was standing by the window, posture straight and attentive. It wasn't till he noticed Dean and Sam that he seemed to relax. His family intact and safe.

At the table was Meredith, face glued to the computer and typing away furiously she threw the peace sign to the boys to acknowledge their arrival, bracelets jingling. She was wearing her usual jeans, combat boots, green tee, leather jacket and her raven hair up in a quick bun.  All of which were slightly muddy. Hidden away were a pair of ginormous wings and Sam always wondered how she managed to fit them under a jacket. "Shh it's a secret" she'd say whenever Sam or Dean asked.

Meredith's British accent was the first to break the silence. "Siiiiggghhhhh we found nothing before you ask. We came up as empty handed as you lot look. I'm just confused I went back to searching through the missing person's files to see if we missed anything linking them together. Something we missed. Something.... In the corner... Of..... Gaah! It's useless nothing connects them. They just up and disappear." She threw her hands up in defeat.

"We'll figure it out Wings. I just really want a freaking shower and a burger right now." Dean grabbed his duffle and marched to the bathroom.

"Don't use up all the cold water!" Sam yelled after him. "Never thought I'd say that."

"This heat is a tad extreme. It got to what... 117F today. And I had to wear a jacket! The looks I got. They all thought I was mental!" Meredith laughed. "Although it wasn't as bad as the looks Cas got."

"I do not feel the heat. I didn't think it necessary to remove my over coat." Cas looked down and fixed his tie. He walked away from the window and joined the other two at the small table.

"Lucky you." Sam muttered taking the laptop away from Meredith and continued researching. They sat in content silence. Occasionally snickering at Dean who could be heard faintly humming Metallica.

"Hey I think I found something."
"What is it Sam?" Meredith inched closer to the screen to see.
"I think the disappearances aren't just happening in Phoenix. There's similar disappearances all over the state too. I'm surprised we didn't notice. Get this, one couple disappeared and they're car was still running. It seems as though some disappearances have been occurring in New Mexico too but it's mostly happened in Arizona. Look." Sam pointed at the screen. By now Dean was out and listening. He got closer to see too. "Prescott, Yuma, Gila Bend, Wickenburg, Flagstaff, Globe, Why-"

"There's a place called Why?" Dean snorted out.

"Shut up- seriously though. It's happening all across the state. I'm surprised the government hasn't actually gotten involved yet." Sam closed his eyes rubbing them hard. It was long day for all of them. Wandering around the sewers wasn't easy on a 6'4" back. He was tired and ached all over which Dean noticed.