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( THE HALLOWEEN
BASH )

Lawrence, Kansas
22 years ago

      A large deciduous tree with no leaves stands outside one of several suburban homes. A Woman, Mary Winchester, wearing a white nightgown, carries a small child, her son Dean, into a dark room.

      "Come on, let's say good night to your brother." Mary turns on the lights: it's the nursery of a baby, Sam, who is lying in his crib and looking over at Mary and Dean. Mary sets Dean down. Dean leans over the side of the crib and kisses Sam on the forehead.

      "Night, Sam." Little Dean says.

      Mary leans over Sam as well. "Good night, love." She brushes Sam's hair back and kisses his forehead.

      A man appears in the doorway, watching. "Hey, Dean." He says as Dean turns around. The Man in the doorway wearing a USMC T-shirt is John. Dean rushes over to him.

      "Daddy!"

      "Hey, buddy." John scoops Dean up. "So what do you think? You think Sammy's ready to toss around a football yet?"

      Dean shakes his head, laughing. "No, Daddy." He says.

      John laughs. "No." He repeats. Mary passes John and Dean on the way out of the room.

      "You got him?" She asks.

      "I got him." John hugs Dean closer. "Sweet dreams, Sam." He carries Dean out of the room, flipping off the lights. Sam watches them go, gurgling, then tries to reach his toes.

      The baseball-themed mobile above Sam's crib begins to spin on its own while Sam watches. The transportation-themed clock on the wall ticks, ticks, stops. The moon-shaped nightlight flickers.

      Later that night, lights flicker on a baby monitor sitting on a nightstand next to a photo of Mary and John. Strange noises come through the monitor. Mary, asleep in bed, stirs. She turns on the light on the nightstand.

      "John?" Mary asks and turns: she's alone. She gets up. Mary walks down the hall to Sam's nursery. John, seen only in silhouette, stands over Sam's crib. "John? Is he hungry?" Mary asks.

      John turns his head and puts his fingers to his lips. "Shhh." He says.

      "All right." Mary heads back down the hallway. The light by the stairs is flickering. Mary frowns and goes to tap at it till the light steadies. "Hm."

      More flickering light is coming from downstairs: Mary investigates. A war movie is on TV and John has fallen asleep watching it.

      If John is here, Mary realizes, then the Man upstairs cannot be John and must be a danger. She runs back upstairs. "Sammy! Sammy!"Mary enters Sam's nursery and stops short.