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When A Monster Strikes- Chapter Three

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Pie and Magicians

   Jessica thought that all she'd have to do before leaving the two strange men in their vintage car was answer a question or two. Perhaps about any shady business going on around town or if anything super weird like if a tornado had touched down recently, which was kind of impossible.

   Jessica sent another text to Rachel but didn't receive anything. She was starting to really worry now and checked the time. The sooner she helped these guys, the quicker she could get to the police station.

   Personally, she wasn't sure if there was any shady business going on around town. She should have directed the two of them to the police station as well, but she somehow found herself in the backseat of their car and headed towards the town diner. The driver, Dean had said something about getting a quick bite to eat and she momentarily was dismayed. She really needed to get to the local police rather quickly.

   However, on the way to the diner, the man in the front passenger seat had introduced himself as Sam and told her that they were federal agents.

     After that, some of the worry Jess had disappeared. It was good that they weren't serial murders like she briefly thought but technically anyone could have the capabilities. The worry was minuscule until she saw a shotgun lying in the footwell of the backseat. She hadn't meant to find it but she had dropped her hairband and just stumbled upon it. She didn't want to mention the gun because they were agents and according to a lot of shows they sometimes needed a little extra protection so she acted like everything was fine. They should store it properly though if she was honest, anyone could find that and get hurt pretty easily.

   In retrospect...she probably shouldn't have based everything she knew about law enforcement on the tv shows she and Rachel binged.

   One question led to another and then another and then, of course Dean kept complaining about being hungry. Eventually, they made it to the town diner that was downtown and Jessica was an hour late for work. She had briefly texted a co-worker and said she'd be late due to family reasons but Jess had a feeling that she probably wasn't gonna make it to work any time soon if at all that day. She figured if she helped them then they could help her.

   Jessica put her fork down as she finished her pie. Dean had already started on his second piece and Sam sipped on a glass of water. Jessica worked out that he didn't seem to like sweet things but that was okay with her.

   "So you're saying that you work at a theme park dedicated to ponies and what's with this Comic-Con crap..?"

   "My Little Pony but honestly was that the only thing you got from the whole story?"She asked with a confused expression. "And it wasn't Comic-Con..."

   She sighed and tried again.

   "The guy in the costume. His name was Nick Jones, at least that is what he told Rachel. I didn't meet him personally... because I was busy trying to rid my clothing of pickle juice."

   "Look we're here to help-"

   "Dean, I think she's only teasing," Sam said and took another bite of whatever vegan food he had ordered.

   "No! No! It was actual pickle juice!" She exclaimed. "Never mind. I will spare you the details." Jessica tipped her nose in disgust.

   Sam stared at Jessica before he looked at Dean. His pie had fallen out of his mouth, back onto the plate during her admission.

   "Um, okay moving on. What happened after that?"

   "Well, I went home and proceeded to take multiple showers." She told them.

   "Did you see Nick after that?"

   Jess shook her head. "Well no. I was in the shower."

   Dean made some muffled noise behind his pie and she gave him a confused look. She didn't know why they were both acting like this but it seemed like they weren't taking her seriously.

   "I mean, after that day." Sam clarified.

   "No, I didn't. I went to work yesterday, had an overtime shift. Everything was fine until I got home last night. I figured Rach really wasn't feeling well so I was gonna make her some food but when I went to check on her she was gone. I tried to tell myself she was at the store or something but it was quite late when I got home, too late. I knew she was gone but I didn't know what to do."

   "Are you sure that Rachel didn't just leave?"

   "Yeah, Rachel isn't the type to do things like that. We've always been close, always vigilant. We tell each other everything. Anyway, I've tried contacting her but nothing. When she still wasn't back this morning...I knew something was wrong." She said to the agents as she wrung her fingers in her shirt. She knew she should have called the police or went to the police and now Rachel could be lying in a ditch somewhere and she had done nothing. Nothing to save her best friend.

   Dean cleared his throat once more and changed the subject. "So...Rachel and Nick, they seemed like they really liked one another?"

   Jessica nodded and tried to push those dark thoughts away. "Oh, Rachel. Yeah, she was totally taken by him!"

   "What?" Sam exclaimed and knocked over Dean's drink. Dean sighed and flicked him in the face before throwing down a handful of napkins to clean up the spill.

   "Jessica, do you have any idea where they would've gone?" Sam asked her point-blank as he sopped up the mess.

   "No...I have no idea. That's why I'm telling you all this."

   "But-" Dean interjected but was cut off before he could literally get a word in.

   "I meant that she liked him a lot," She started in a rather blunt manner realizing they misunderstood what she had said. She saw the brothers share a look as she handed them both more napkins to clean up the mess that was slowly taking over the table. "Anyway, I'm just worried because of that open case on the radio. The one about the different girls being kidnapped. I think it looks too convenient that Nick was here and the last girl taken was a state away. I mean Rachel looks exactly like those girls that were kidnapped and they haven't been found yet. Something just doesn't sit right with me." She took a breath and then a drink from her soda.

   "You think this guy might be the one abducting the young women?" Sam asked as he shared another look with Dean.  

   "I'm not saying that it's Nick...I just want to make sure it's not. Rachel's convinced he's the best thing since sliced bread. They're Penpals, she said something about them talking for the past year....but something feels fishy to me," Jess looked down at her phone. "I keep texting and calling but so far there's still been no response."

   "Well, there's not much to go on." Sam sighed.

   "Uh, other than the serial killer lead. I think it's pretty narrowed down here."

   "Sounds like this guy's off his rocker," Dean said with fries in his mouth. "Obsessed with ponies and potentially kidnapping girls." He shook his head and wiped his hands on a napkin as Sam and Jessica nodded in response.

   "So um, I know I should've probably gone to the Sheriff and I was on my way when I bumped right into you two but literally nothing like this has happened around here before if this is in fact what I think it is. The last major crime was a tourist running a red light and they didn't even get a ticket. Also after you introduced yourselves as feds I figured you could help me better than the local PD. So, uh would you guys be willing to at least see if anything is going on here?"

   Silence enveloped the group as the agents shared a look then Sam excused himself from the table and Dean followed him a few feet away. Jessica took the silence as a slight nope and looked back down at her deconstructed pie. She didn't even have the heart to finish it with Rachel in the wind. Looked like it was going to be a trip to the Sheriff after all.

   "Maybe we should give Cas a call? It's probably nothing, but what if it is?" He said in a lowered voice and watched as Jessica nibbled on her pie.

   Dean perked up at the name and then frowned.

    "Let's see what's what. If we have to call in the big guy then we will." Dean said rather quietly.

   "You think it may be a bust?" Sam asked. It wasn't uncommon that they had a non-monster case, it just wasn't their job.

   "It's looking like it, Sam-"

   A hush swept over the room as Jessica heard an odd sound, a fluttering noise like a bird flapping its wings. They all turned their heads to the empty seat beside her. Jessica's eyes immediately widened. Sat beside her was a dark-haired man and he was staring right at Dean.

   "How-?" She started with even wider eyes as she looked at the man in the trench coat.

   "Hello Dean, you called." A deep monotone voice filled their ears.

   The stranger turned to face Jess, his blue eyes filled up her line of sight and then said hello... and that's when she blacked out, but not before a single thought entered her brain.

   'Is that guy a magician?'

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