Dakota Elizabeth Winchester

Chapter 12: Skin Part 2

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The Winchesters were walking through the storm sewer again, this time with flashlight and guns, looking for the creature or it's lair. They had gone further and further into the tunnels, but had had no luck.

"I think we're getting closer." Dean said from behind Dakota.

"Why do you say that?" Sam asked from in front of her.

"Because there's another puke inducing pile next to Kota's face." Dean answered. Dakota swung her head to look at the pipes next to her, then jumped back when she realized her brother was telling the truth.

"Oh God." Sam said and Dakota and Dean followed Sam's gaze to another pile of goop in the corner of the tunnel.

"Looks like he's been living here for a while." Kota said.

"How many murders has he gotten away with?" Sam asked rhetorically. Sam turned back to look at them and his eyes got wide.

"Kota! Dean!" He screamed. The shifter hit Dean, sending him flying into the wall while Dakota and Sam shot at the monster, but with so many pipes in the way, they missed. Dakota and Sam went to help Dean up, but he stopped them.

"Get the son of a bitch!" he said and Sam took off after it while Dakota help Dean hobble along. They followed Sam down one of the tunnels to another storm drain cover that was already open and climbed out. They looked around the park that they had climbed up in the middle of, but saw no sign of the monster.

"Okay, let's split up. Kota and I go left, you go right." Sam said.

"Okay. I'll meet you guys around the other side." Dean agreed and they took off running.

After a bit off running Dakota pointed out, "Wait, if he's a shape-shifter how do we know he still looks like that Alex guy? Maybe he changed his form?"

"I don't think he has time to stop and shed in the middle of a chase!" Sam said sassily.

They ran around for a while longer until they made it to the spot where they were supposed to meet Dean.

"Hey! Anything?" Dean asked running up to them.

"No. He's gone." Sam said.

"Alright. Let's get back to the car." Dean suggested.

"So you think he found another way underground?" Sam asked.

"I don't know. Maybe. You got the keys Dakota?"

"Yeah." She said and reached into the jacket of her jean jacket then stopped. Something seemed off about Dean. "Hey, didn't Dad face a shape-shifter in San Antonio?" Dakota asked already knowing the answer, but testing Dean.

"No. It was Austin. And it wasn't a shifter it was a thought-form, a psychic projection. Remember?" Dean answered.

"Oh, right." She said once he answered correctly. "Here you go." And she tossed him the keys and watched as he caught them with the arm that had been injured during the fight in the sewer. She looked over at Sam and saw that he noticed it too. No words were spoken between them and yet they knew exactly what the other wanted them to do, perks of being twins. They pulled out their guns and went to opposite sides of the trunk and pointed their guns at the fake Dean.