𝐇𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 > 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 {𝟏}

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Sam and Karina went to research mood after Dean's statement after Michael. They both walked to the library, while they sat in front of a microfiche machine looking at old newspapers in the past. Sam was in charge while Karina had her phone with her. In case Dean called them.

Within the no connection research, she decided to call Dean to see how he was doing due to his tone of order toward them. Karina called Dean on the phone along with a low-volume speaker. Due to the library's rules of being quiet.

"Hey."

Karina asked softly, "Dean, how's Asher doing?"

"He's not good. Where you at?"

"Sam and I are at the library. We have been trying to find out as much as we could about Shtriga."

"Yeah, what have you got?"

Sam strolled over to the newspapers and began explaining to him, "Well, bad news. I started with Fort Douglas around the time you said Dad was there."

"And?"

"Same deal. Before that, there was Ogdenville. Before that, North Haverbrook and Brockway. Every 15 to 20 years, it hits a new town. Dean, this thing is just getting started in Fitchburg. In all these other places, it goes on for months. Dozens of kids before shtriga finally moves on. Kids just languish in comas, and then they die."

"How far back does this thing actually go?"

Sam strolled over old newspapers to the right, and began reading the time, "I don't know. The earliest mention I could find is this place called "Black River Falls" back in the 1890s. Talk about a horror show."

Sam and Karina saw someone familiar in the picture, and they said together in unison, "No way/Whoa."

"Guys?"

Karina squinted her eyes on one of the doctors and began to respond to him, "Wow... talk about the irony. We're looking at a photograph right now with all the doctors surrounding the little boy's bed. One of them is Dr. Hydaker."

"And?"

"And... this picture was taken in 1893."

Dean took a pause, taking all in, "You sure?"

"100%."

After Karina responded to Dean, he hung up on her. Karina closed her phone, and they all looked at the picture. Feeling screwed up. Sam turned off the machine, and Karina leaned her face against her palm. Shocked. Most of all, worried. She knew about Dean's temper if he found out something.

Always with shoot first, ask questions later.

Sam scoffed, "Wow... we should have predicted it. I mean, you knew about pneumonia more than him. He left the hospital last night when Asher was injected. The doctor they count on."

Sam looked at Karina, who was staring at the black screen computer, drowning in thoughts. "Karina?"

Karina, herself. She can hear the flames roaring, woods falling down the ground. Her father's screaming. Also, her voice when she was ten, screaming out to him. Ears ringing from Sam's voice. Calling out to her. That all stopped when Sam touched her shoulder.

Karina flinched herself away from her thoughts. Her memories. She turned to Sam, eyebrows raised, "Mm?"

Sam showed his concern and looked at her, "Are you ok?"

Karina shook her head, while she smiled at him, "I'm fine."

She grabbed her stuff with her and left Sam alone. Leaving him worried about his friend/partner beside him. Even if she can't feel it, she can use her memories. To express in her head. Paralyzed.