Supernatural Writing Contest: Angela - It Takes Goll
Here’s entry number three in our Why Supernatural Should Come to My Town story contest, and it comes from Renee in Chicago. Check it out, along with the other five entries, then cast your vote for your favorite!
It Takes Goll
Written By: The Supernatural Sisters
Act I: Scene 1
Open scene in late 1800s Ohio, Golls Woods.
A young lady happens upon the struggling body of the Golls boy hanging himself. The screams of the young girl echo through the woods to the nearby town and resonate in the halls of the even nearer church. The camera slowly and silently pans across the townspeople as they circle the edge of the woods and herd the Golls family into the woods to spend the rest of their lives there for their sinful ways. The family of seven huddles together, carrying the younger children into the woods as the townspeople cling crucifixes and cry out prayers for the Golls family’s redemption.
One by one the family dies from starvation, dehydration, scurvy, sicknesses, malnutrition, etc; until only the father is left and with his final words he curses the woods and all who enter.
Act I: Scene 2
Open scene in present day Golls Woods.
Over 10 years later, a young man is running through Golls woods listening to his cd player when he is attacked by a wolf. He falls to the ground, dead instantly from the vicious attack. The wolf smells the body and disappears.
Sam and Dean are sitting at Bobby’s house when Sam pulls out a folded newspaper from a nearby table top pile. Same points to the headline under the “Advance Reporter” headline that reads “Local businessman killed by wolf.”
Dean: (Hands back newspaper to Sam) “Exactly why is that story our problem? So a man is killed by a wolf in the woods. Quick, call the Brothers Grimm…I think you have a classic on your hands. Maybe Snow White can help you this time.”
Sam: (Sam leans forward in the chair and hands Dean a sheet with Northwest, Ohio regional statistics) “This is a big deal because wolves are not an animal found in that region any more, none-the-less those woods.”
Dean: (Dean leans back in his chair with a thoughtful look on his face) “Maybe it was a dog or an ancestor of the canine.”
Sam: “No way! Investigators never found any footprints or markings that a wolf had ever been there other than the tooth that was found near the man’s jugular vein. It is like the wolf never existed, or just disappeared.”
Dean: “Ok, so we go and check this out and miss out on a legit case?”
Sam: “No, I think this is a legit case. We need to check it out for the sake of future innocent people who might get hurt if we don’t solve this soon.”
Dean: “Fine…but I get pick the motel and restaurant this time. No more of this health food stuff. I need something edible before I die of starvation (Dean gets out of the chair, grabs his coat, and head to the door). Let’s go.”
Sam: (Follows Dean toward the door while hollering after him) “Your heart will thank me for the health food later Dean” (Gives a nod to Bobby and closes the door behind him).
Act I: Scene 3
Open scene as Metallicar rounds the Golls woods entrance. The boys park the car and get out.
Sam and Dean arrive at Golls woods around dusk. They walk to the scene of the latest attack to investigate. There is graffiti now littering the trees and surrounding areas, no doubt created by young teenagers. This is the last straw for Dean as he spins around and faces Sam eye to eye.
Dean: “We came clear here for some child’s prank?!”
Sam: “We don’t know that. Let me dig into some local lore and history files before we rule this out.”
Dean: “No way. There are threats, real threats out there Sammy; we are not spending another minute on this case. Do you hear me!?” (Spins around and heads toward the car).
Sam: (grabs Dean’s arm in an effort to stop him) “Listen. I know this looks bad.” (Dean nods head as if to emphasis the words as the understatement they are). “I just think there is something more to this. If this really was a kid’s prank then wouldn’t the local businessman still be alive?”
Dean: “Today’s kids are really messed up, you tell me.”
Sam: “Just give me 24 hours. That is all I need. If I don’t find anything then we leave. I will pack up your things and we will be out of here faster than a NASCAR racer at Daytona. If I do find something though, you have to stay and help me investigate. Ok?”
Dean: “Fine, but I prefer my socks be rolled, not folded.”
(Sam begins to follow Dean, but notices an owl feather near the tree trunk. He leans down to get a closer look).
Dean: “Let’s go Sam!”
(Sam scoops up the feather and quickly heads out of the woods).
Act I: Scene 4
Opening scene at the boys’ motel room.
(Dean wakes up, rolls over, and sits up. He looks over at Sam’s bed only to find the sheets still made up and Sam’s bag untouched. He rolls over, mumbling incoherent words, and goes back to sleep.)
Act I: Scene 5
(Sam is standing in the woods after having found species of owl that the feather had belonged to at the local library. He is baffled as the species is no longer found in the region. Dean saunters up behind Sam, scaring poor Sam and causing him to drop the feather. Dean leans down and picks up the feather before handing it to Sam.)
Dean: “Find anything Sam?”
Sam: “As a matter of fact, yes I have. I think that perhaps we have a supernatural being who is shape shifting into animals who are no longer found in this region. My question is why? I mean, they must want to be found, otherwise they would have changed into an animal that is common around here so that no attention is drawn to them.”
Dean: “Sure nature boy. Just remember that we are now reaching 15 hours into our agreement, and in 9 hours we are leaving this cowpoke town. Tick tock, tick tock.”
(Dean turns to go and comes face to face with a grizzly bear. The boys turn to run but the bear swipes Sam with his paw, throwing him against a nearby tree knocking him unconscience. The bear then turns to Dean who is scooped up by the large beast who swipes then rakes his claw across Dean’s leg. Dean hollers in pain which draws a nearby ranger to the scene. The bear disappears before Dean’s eyes leaving Dean in pain and fear. The ranger calls for help and quickly addresses the boy’s wounds. Sam wakes up slightly and looks at Dean.)
Sam: “Still think these attacks are kid’s pranks?”
(Dean looks over to the medics deep in thought).
Act II: Scene 1
Open scene in hospital.
(Sam and Dean’s wounds are dressed, and the boys are released from the hospital. On their way out of the ER rooms the ghost of a young Native American brave appears to the boys. The brave states the name Hollister and disappears. The boys look at each other in confusion.)
(Suddenly the ER doors fly open and the body of a young boy is wheeled in on a stretcher. The blanket covering the boy is bloody and the nurses begin hooking up the necessary equipment to save the boy. Sam and Dean pull aside one of the ambulance medics as they are preparing to leave the ER entrance. They find out the young boy was attacked by what the boy described to be an alligator at a pond in Golls woods.)
Act II: Scene 2
Open scene at the boy’s motel room.
(Sam hobbles in the front door to Dean who is sitting watching the local news while typing on the computer.)
Dean: “Find anything?”
Sam: “Nine people have been attacked since May of 2007. It also appears that many of these creatures who are appearing have never been known to this region, at least not since prehistoric times. The ones, who have at one time called this area home, have not done so since the mid 1800s.”
Dean: “Great well I found something too. It appears that around the time that all these animals disappeared, several tribes of Native Americans in this region and all over the country were slaughtered by settlers who wanted their land.”
Sam: “Wait, so the animals disappeared around the time that the Native Americans were killed?”
Dean: “Yeah, why? What are you thinking?”
Sam: “Well some Native American tribes’ religious rights of passage include being linked to a spirit animal.”
Dean: “But if their spirit animals are animals not natural to this region then that means that several braves from all around the country are here, why?”
Sam: (Scoops up a pile of papers on the end stand.) “Whoa, I think I found our connection.”
Dean: (Stands up and heads to Sam’s side.) “What is it?”
Sam: “All the killings began in May of 2007 right?”
(Dean nods his head).
Sam: “Think of what supernatural event happened in that time.”
(Dean’s eyes widen as he realizes what Sam is saying).
Dean: “The Devil’s Gate was opened. That means that a demon is most likely feeding on the anger of the braves for their unjust deaths, and it has summoned them to do its bidding. We have to stop this before it goes any further.”
(Both boys grab their jacket and shuffle out the door).
Act II: Scene 3
Open scene in Golls Woods.
(The boys are standing in an opening in Golls Woods. Suddenly, a deer begins stampeding toward Sam and Dean. Sam reads a chant from the Latin book in his hands and the deer disappears. Again, Sam reads a chant and a young 1800s boy appears before them. Stepping back, the young boy angrily lashes out at the boys before being stopped by the make-shift tree branch pentagram the boys set up on the ground. Dean steps forward, prepared with his interrogation.)
Dean: “We know who you are…Hollister.”
Hollister: “Is that your form of flattery? You need to work on that.” (He changes from a young boy to a mid twenty aged man with a goatee.)
Sam: “How are you holding them captive?”
Hollister: “It really is quite easy to latch onto the anger that already exists in you humans. It turns your soul black, and makes you oh so easy to do my will. You know what I am saying don’t you Sam? That dark feeling inside that churns when so many bad things have happened, that feeling that has been slowly burning since you were brought back to life last year.”
Dean: “He doesn’t know what you are talking about, you evil son-of-a-bitch. Sam… read.”
Sam: (Stands baffled for a moment). “Omni croi…”
(Hollister sighs and closes his eyes. Dean is suddenly pulled to the ground by a large snake. While fighting him off, Sam discontinues his reading and rushes to his aide only to be attacked by a badger. Dean grabs the knife and stabs the snake. The snake shifts into a young brave and disappears. Dean scoops up the book and completes the reading of the passage. Just before Hollister is sent to hell, he whispers “You will one day face a Sam more evil than me.”)
(The badger disappears and a bloody Sammy lies on the ground. Dean rushes to his side just as the spirits of the braves appear before them. The group thanks the boys and then leaves in a peaceful white light.)
Dean: “You ok?”
Sam: “I think so.”
Dean: “Ok…so I guess I owe you dinner tonight”
(Sam laughs and accepts Dean’s hand and he attempts to stand. They walk toward the Metallicar.)
Sam: “Dean?”
Dean: “Yeah Sam?”
Sam: “The demon may be right you know?”
Dean: “About what Sam?”
Sam: “Me being evil. I feel that anger he was talking about. He might be right.”
Dean: “He is a demon Sammy. He was playing on your emotions. You aren’t evil.”
Sam: “Well I may not be evil now, but I could be in the future.”
Dean: “Ok…well that could be, but I could also sprout hooves and a tail; but for right now the only evil I plan to face for a while is the trouble I plan to cause tonight. You up for it?” (Smirks and nods toward Sam).
Sam: (Smiles and crawls in the passenger side of the car). “Sure Dean. Let’s go.”
(Dean fires up the Metallicar and the boys drive out of Golls Woods to a Black Sabbath song.)
THE END
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2 opinions for Supernatural Writing Contest: Angela - It Takes Goll
Caity
Apr 29, 2008 at 1:35 pm
I voted on this one and my vote didn’t appear. Why is this? Is this happening to other people too?
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May 25, 2008 at 1:49 am
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