Neglect & "Born Under A Bad Sign"

This was written on Feb. 5, 2007 for the 15minuteficlets word #3: Apology. This was written at 11:30 pm.

Title: Neglect
Author: Me
Fandom: Supernatural
Spoilers: none.
Author's Notes: I have very little, to no, car knowledge. I faked it.

"I'm sorry, baby." Dean whispered as he propped the hood of his Impala open and looked inside. He searched over each of her parts and pieces carefully, glancing away only to check that Sam was still asleep in the passenger seat.

This had never happened while Sam was in college. Dean had spent all of his free time making minor adjustments to his black Impala. No one would ever be able to find a '67 like her. He stroked her side as his eyes flicked across the familiar machinery.

His search ended with a relieved sigh as his gaze locked onto a cable that had become loose in their long travels, and disconnected entirel from where it belonged. He carefully took the cable in his hand and reconnected it. Making sure it was secure in its place.

He quickly swept his gaze over the vast array of cables and mechanical parts before gently closing the hood, listening for the click it made as it latched.

"I'll make it up to you." Dean patted the driver's side door affectionately, before opening it and taking his place in the driver's seat. The door squeaked loudly and then slammed as it shut.

Dean turned the keys with anticipation and was elated when the Impala roared to life. Looking to the passenger seat he saw Sam sleeping soundly. He pulled back onto the road with a sigh, this was the dude that had his back while he slept.

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Sam woke up to his brother shaking him.

"We're at a motel. Grab your stuff and go sleep in a bed." Dean passed him the room key and Sam did as told. He pulled his bag out of the door to their room, setting the the key down on a small wooden table by the door.

Dean walked busily around their room, gathering odds and ends and stacking them by the door. A bucket, some cloths.

"Dean. What are you doing?" Dean filled the bucket half way with water the motel's bathroom. Sam laid himself down on his bed, pulling off his shoes and top layers af shirts.

"Washing the car, man." Dean put the room key in his back pocket and looked over at Sam. "You look like crap, dude. Go back to bed."

"Thanks." Sam mumbled, but Dean had already taken the bucket and cloths outside and shut the door.

"No problem." Sam heard from outside before making himself comfortable in the bed and once more succumbed to sleep.

THE END

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My review of Supernatural's "Born Under a Bad Sign".

Over all I think this was one of the best episodes ever. The plotline was great and the acting was amazing. Jared Padalecki really stepped it up to play evil!Sam. Most of the people who watched this were amazed by Jared's performance, so I feel I must note that Jensen Ackles was exceptional as usual. He never ceases to amaze me with his facial expressions and I find it easy to connect with and feel for Dean because of Jensen's acting abilities.

I liked Jo more in this episode than I did in "No Exit". I know she didn't change, but she didn't throw herself at Dean either, and who can blame her for carrying a torch for Dean *holds up own torch*. She's not alone. I think if Jo is serious about being a hunter she should get some hand-to-hand combat training. Granted Sam is way taller than her, but still she acted more like a scared little girl than a hunter.

I enjoyed very much how this episode resembled fanfics I tend to read. Shooting Dean, and then punching him. Physically and mentally abusing Dean is definitely something I would read. I thought they did it really well and I can't wait to see what happens with all the people chasing our Winchester Boys and Dean's mental state. It seems like every episode Sam says something to worsen Dean's mental state, but he never realizes what he's doing.

That's it.

Playing Catch Up With The Supernatural Friday Five

I'm not doing the Friday Fives for last week or this week, but I do want to catch up the Supernatural Friday Fives.

So, the questions from Friday Jan. 26, 2006.

1. If you could ask Kripke one question about the show and have it answered, what would it be?
Could you just..um, keep doing what you're doing? Please, thanks.

2. How do you think Sam and Dean's morals are defined? And what are they?
The like the Ying and Yang Meta thing. I think Dean's morals are based on the big picture. It doesn't matter what he does along the way (one-night stands, credit card fraud, breaking and entering, inpersonating government officials, etc) as long as he's saving people. And he is. Sam's morals are a little more ambitious. It seems like he wants to do the 'right' thing all the time. He sacrifices his happiness to obey laws and such.

3. During Provenance, we see that Sam is very reluctant to start any relationships, because he's afraid that the people around him will get hurt. Do you think his thoughts on this topic has changed since then? If they have, do you think they've made him even more cautious, or more relaxed?
I would think more cautious since he learned the secret. He doesn't want to let any in for fear that he's going to turn evil and kill them.

4. We see in second season that while the mothers of some "chosen" kids died in a fire, others remain alive and healthy. Why do you think this is so? And how do you think the demon chooses who stays alive and who dies?
I don't really know, but I think the demon chose wrong with Sam. If Mary had lived Dean and Sam would have grown up in Lawrence, Kansas. They never would have known about the supernatural that's out there because John never would have gone on his revenge thing. If Mary had lived then when Big Bad wanted Sam, Dean, John and Mary wouldn't have known what to do to fight back. He could've saved alot of trouble for himself by leaving Mary to live.

5. If it came down to it, do you think Dean will be able to keep the promise he made to Sam and kill his brother?
I think promises are one thing that Dean stays honest with, but I don't think he'll be able to kill Sam if the time comes. And if he does kill Sam it'll kill him as well.

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And the questions from Friday Feb. 2, 2007.

1. If you could have lunch with Sam and Dean and ask them one question each, what would they be?
I think if I had lunch Dean and Sam at the same time I would pass out from the sheer hotness. I would ask Sam to think about Dean's mental health before burdening him with things like killing his younger brother. I would ask Dean to take his shirt off, just kidding. To come home with me, again just kidding. I would give Dean a hug because life's been hard on him and there have been many episodes where I've wanted to give him a hug. I would ask to hang out with them in the Impala.

2. If the boys weren't limited to US locations, what other town would you like to see them investigate, and why?
I've never really been out of the U.S., but maybe Loch Ness or Stongehenge. Both would require flying to get them there though.

3. Do you believe that Mary's death at the beginning of this series was "fated", or could she possibly have stayed alive if only she'd remained in bed?
I think her death was "fated". If she had stayed in bed and lived John would not have gone to Missouri and learned about supernatural creatures. Dean and Sam wouldn't have grown up the way they did. Mary had to die for the plot to work.

4. What do you think is the contrast between Andy Gallagher and Max Miller?
Because of Max's childhood he had a lot of pent up anger and rage. He used his powers to not only defend himself, but fight back and kill people. Andy used his powers for only small things and he'd never used them on the girl that he liked. He controlled his abilities and used them for fun. He didn't really take them seriously.

5. What do you think of Season Two so far?
I love season two so far. Except for Jo. She's not my favorite person in the world and I'm glad that she didn't become a regular cast member or even a frequently recurring guest star. I love the one-liners and story lines of episodes. And I love the sibling aspect. It's what makes Supernatural so easy to relate to for me.

"Night Shifter" & "Houses of the Holy"

I skipped my review last week and the Friday Fives. I'm going to start with a sorry excuse for a review of "Night Shifter".

I think Dean summarized the episode very well with "We are so screwed". I love the introduction of Agent Henriksen (Hendrickson?). I like he's going to be a pwerful human enemy. I like everything about this episode, especially the words "mandroid" and "okey-dokey", and the seen where Dean talks to Agent H on the phone. It's at that point that he realizes how screwed they are and I love how Jensen acted it.

I told you it was pathetic. That's all I have to say for "Night Shifter".

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I guess I'll do a review for "Houses of the Holy" while I'm at it.

Because of this episode I have a newfound appreciation for vibrating beds and my sister is never going to answer the door again.

I thoroughly enjoyed the lines about unicorns: "They ride on silver moonbeams and shoot rainbows out their ass." (not an exact quote). To which Sam replies, "wait"-he sits-"unicorns aren't real?" That may be the most I've liked Sam ever.

I'm really lazy, so this is going to be short as well. The last scene of the "car chase". When Dean chases the bad guy to the intersection and a car is going through so the car in front of the bad guy stops abruptly, then the bad guy and Dean must also stop. And one metal pole thing falls off the truck that had stopped first, it bounces off the pavement and goes through the bad guys windshield and straight through his chest. That was powerful. I know I echoed Dean's "holy..." There was really no other word for that scene.

Overall I thought the episode was good. I love that they used a SpongeBob placemat to do a seance. I don't know if it's connected but check out this video on youtube.com, http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZpxJZopwaNs. It's a little dirty at the end, but it mentions SpongeBob. Do you think the people behind Supernatural watch YouTube videos?