all duct tape and safety pins inside

Descent into Shadow
By varkelton
© 8/8/10

Genre: GEN
Rating: PG-13 
Word Count: ~6,500
Warnings: Massive preteen-Sammy whump (he's twelve), copious angst, horror
Betas: snarkgoddess, who, even if it wasn’t already true, I would have to love, because she’s continuously willing to jump into my shark-infested waters and tackle my muse, and sublimatedangel, who was full of good advice and made me make the boys just a little bit more manly – sometimes, even I can admit I love the angst just a little bit too much. Thank you, darlings!

Summary: John took the boys with him on a hunt. They were supposed to stay in the car... This is the story of what happens next. (Pre-series AU)

A/N: So not too long ago, my lovely friend rivestra wrote a short story that ate my brain. When I told her that if she wanted to avoid blood-shed, she needed to write me more, her only response was to tell me that if I wanted it so bad, I should write it myself. So I did.

This story parallels hers. It doesn’t actually matter which you read first, but I would suggest starting with hers, because it rocked!

Click here to read Steel on Shadow, by rivestra.

Descent into Shadow:
Praying for Dean to turn around, Sam increased his speed. Fear for Dean took him unwaveringly towards his brother’s side. He was too scared to make enough noise to alert his brother; any warning he might cry out would only pull Dean’s attention to Sam. If that happened, Dean’d be even less likely to notice the creature in time.