From the Ashes [Supernatural] {4}

4.2 A Rougarou

We drove to the motel Travis was staying at and went to his room. We walked inside and saw Travis sitting by the table with a beer in his hand.

"Travis," Dean said and I smirked. Travis put the beer down and Dean turned to me and Sam, "See, guys? Told you we should have hid the beer."

Travis smiled as he stood up and walked toward us. "Smartass. Get over here," He told my older brother. They both hugged as Travis chuckled. "Ah, good to see you."

"You too," Dean told him as they pulled away. Travis and Sam hugged as well and pulled away. "Man, you got tall," Travis said and we laughed. "Good to see you too, Travis," Sam said.

Travis looked at me and smirked, "Well, that can't be Scarlett." I smirked and he chuckled, "Look at you. Beautiful. Are you breaking men's hearts?"

"A few," I said with a smirk before we hugged. "Good to see you, kid," He said. "Good to see you too," I said as we pulled away. "How long has it been?" He asked. "Ah, gotta be 10 years," Sam answered. "You still a . . . oh, what was it . . . a mathlete?" Travis asked. Sam scoffed, "No."

"Yep, sure is," Dean said. "Been too long, guys," Travis told us, "I mean, look at you." He looked at Sam and Dean, "Grown men." He looked at me, "Still a little lady." I smirked, "That can kick some ass."

He chuckled, pointing at me, "Didn't change." I smiled and shrugged as he continued, "John would have been damn proud of you. Sticking together like this."

"Yeah. Yeah, we're as thick as thieves," Dean said and looked at Sam. Sam's smile faded away and I rolled my eyes. "Nothing more important than family," Dean said.

Travis turned over to the table and I shot Dean a look, giving him a small hit on the arm before following Travis.

"Sorry I'm late for the dance," Travis told us, sitting down at the table. Dean sat down across from him while Sam and I sat on the bed beside Dean. Travis looked at us, "Thanks for helping out an old man. I'm a little, uh, shorthanded." He held up his right hand and arm to show us it was in a cast and we chuckled. "So, you track down Montgomery?"

"Yeah, we found him at his home," Sam said. "And?" Travis asked. "Well, he had a hell of a case of the munchies, topped off with a burger he forgot to cook," I said.

"That's him, all right," Travis said. "What's him?" Dean asked. "Guys, we got a Rougarou on our hands," Travis said.

I shook my head in confusion, "A Rougarou?" I looked from Dean to Sam, "Is that made up?" I looked back at Travis, "That sounds made up."

"They're mean, nasty little suckers. Rotted teeth, wormy skin, the works," He said. "Well, that ain't this guy," Dean said. "I mean, he was wearing a cellphone on his belt."

"He'll turn ugly soon enough. They start out human, for all intents and purposes," Travis said. "So, what?" Sam asked, "They go through some kind of metamorphosis?"

"Yep, like a maggot turning into a bull fly. But most of all -- they're hungry," Travis said. "Hungry for what?" Dean asked. "At first, for everything, but then . . . for long pig," Travis explained.

Sam and I exchanged understanding look and shook our heads. Dean looked at us in confusion, "Long pig?"

"He means human flesh," I explained and Sam nodded. "And that is my word of the day," Dean said. "Hunger grows in, till they can't fight it," Travis said. "Till they got to take themselves a big, juicy chomp, and then it happens."

"What happens?" Sam asked. "They transform completely and fast," Travis answered. "One bite's all it takes. Eyes, teeth, skin; all turns. No going back, either. They feed once, they're a monster forever. And our man Jack's headed there on a bullet train."