CHUCK'S HOME

Chuck is sprawled on a couch sleeping with papers clutched to his chest; the coffee table is littered with unfinished food and drinks. He is in the throes of an intense dream: we see quick flashes of Sam, Dean and Elena and Corinna, the Impala, and Chuck himself.

COMIC BOOK SHOP

A man takes a comic book off the shelf as we pan across to the door, where Four Sam, Dean, Elena & Corinna are entering. They are in suits and long black coats, FBI costumes. The man behind the counter looks up as they approach and take out their badges.

"Uh... can I help you?" He Asks

"Sure hope so. Agents DeYoung, Shaw, Martin & O'Conner Just need to ask you a few questions." Dean Says

"Notice anything strange in the building, last couple of days?" Sam Asks

"Like what?" He Says

"Well, some other tenants reported flickering lights."
Dean Says

"Uh, I don't think so. Why?" He Says

"What about noises? Any skittering in the walls? Kind of like rats?" Elena Asks

"And the FBI is investigating a rodent problem?" He Says

"What about cold spots? Feel any sudden drops in temperature?" Corinna Says

"I knew it! You guys are LARPing, aren't you?" He Asks

"Excuse me?" Corinna Says

"You're fans." He Says

"Fans of what?" Sam Says

"What is "LARPing"?" Dean Asks

"Like you don't know. Live-Action Role-Play! And pretty hardcore, too." He Says

"I'm sorry, I have no idea what you're talking about." Dean Says

"You're asking questions like the building's haunted. Like those guys and girls from the books. What are they called? Uh... "Supernatural." Two guys & Girls, use fake IDs with rock aliases, hunt down ghosts, demons, vampires. What are their names? Uh... Steve and Dirk? Uh, Sal and Dane, Alana and Karen?" He Says

"Sam,Dean, Elena & Corinna" Sam Says

"That's it!" He Says

"You're saying this is a book?" Dean Says

"Books. It was a series. Didn't sell a lot of copies, though. Kind of had more of an underground cult following." He Says

The Man goes over to a table labeled "Bargain Bin".
They Follow Him

"Let's see. Um... Ah. Yeah, hands Dean a book, That's the first one, I think." He Says

"Supernatural" by Carver Edlund, he flips the book over, reads the back cover. Along a lonely California highway, a mysterious woman in white lures men to their deaths." Dean Says

"Woah What?" Elena Says

"Give me that." Sam Says

"We're gonna need all the copies of "Supernatural" you've got." Elena Says

"Really?" He Says

"Every Copy Now" Corinna Says

An altered title sequence follows, with illustrations from the book that include Romance-novel-style illustrations of Sam, Dean, Elena and Corinna and other characters and ending with the title card:

SUPERNATURAL
By Carver Edlund

__________________________________

MOTEL ROOM

Across a motel bed strewn with copies of the book series.

Dean is reclining on the bed, flipping through a book and frowning. Elena & Corinna are on the other Bed reading some books, Sam is seated by the window with his laptop.

"This is freakin' insane. How's this guy know all this stuff?" Dean Says

"You got me." Sam Says

"Everything is in here. I mean everything. From the racist truck to – to me having sex. I'm full-frontal in here, dude." Dean Says

"No Way this guy wrote everything about me, my relationship the breakup, even when Nathan dies it's even more sad when reading it" Elena Says

"Same he writes about when I got abducted by those demons and my escape, this is freaky are we being watched?" Corinna Says

"Don't Know" Elena Says

"How come we haven't heard of them before?" Dean Says

"They're pretty obscure. I mean, almost zero circulation. Uh, started in '05. The publisher put out a couple dozen before going bankrupt. And, uh, the last one – "No Rest For The Wicked" –
he turns the laptop towards Them, displaying a web site listing the books, Ends with you going to hell." Sam Says

"I reiterate. Freaking insane" Dean Says

"Check it out. There's actually fans. There's not many of them, but still. Did you read this?" Corinna Says

"Yeah." Sam Says

"Although for fans, they sure do complain a lot. Listen to this – Simpatico says "the demon story line is trite, clichéd, and overall craptastic." Yeah, well, screw you, Simpatico. We lived it." Dean Says

"Yeah. Well, keep on reading. It gets better." Sam Says

"There are "Sam girls" and "Dean girls" and there's a Deanlena & Samlena, Dorinna and Sorinna what's a "slash fan"?" Dean Asks

"As in for example Dean Slash Elena. Together" Sam Says

"Like, Together Together" Elena Says

"Yeah" Sam Says

"Interesting" Corinna Says

"They Do know we're all friends right" Dean Says

"Doesn't Seem matter Dean" Corinna Says

"Come On that just doesn't make any sense me and Elena thats never gonna happen" Dean Says

"Gee say it louder I don't think the people in Europe heard you" Elena Says

"You know what I mean Lena" Dean Says

"No I don't Dean, please explain" Elena Says

"Well" Dean Says

"This should be good" Corinna Says

"Elena you and I are just friends that's what I meant why would people want us together" Dean Says

"I don't know Dean Obviously the fans see something we don't" Elena Says

"You know can we just get back to this Carver Guy, We got to find this Carver Edlund." Dean Says

"Yeah, that might not be so easy." Sam Says

"Why not?" Dean Says

"No tax records, no known address. Looks like "Carver Edlund" is a pen name." Sam Says

"Somebody's gotta know who he is." Corinna Says

PUBLISHER'S HOUSE

Sam, Dean, Elena & Corinna are meeting with the publisher of the "Supernatural" series, a young, attractive woman in a long sweater. She is eager but appears both a little nervous and somewhat skeptical of their intentions.

"So you published the "Supernatural" books?" Sam Says

"Yep. Yeah. Gosh. These books... You know, they never really got the attention they deserved. All anybody wants to read anymore is that romance crap. You know – "Doctor Sexy, M.D."? Please." She Says

"Right. Well, we're hoping that our article can... shine a light on an underappreciated series." Sam Says

"Yeah, yeah, because, you know, if we got a little bit of good press then m-maybe we could start publishing again." She Says

"No, no, no, no. God, no. I mean, why – why would you want to do that? You know, it's, uh, such a complete series, what with Dean going to hell and all." Dean Says

"Oh, my god! That was one of my favorite ones, because Dean was so... strong... and Elena was sad and brave Witch. And Sam... I mean, the best parts are when they'd cry. You know, like in – In "Heart," when Sam had to kill Madison, the first woman since Jessica he really loved. And in "Home," when Dean had to call John and ask him for help. And in "Tall Tales" When Elena found Nathan's Body oh I'm still crying to this day, oh how could I forget when Elena & Corinna reunited So Emotional, Gosh... if only real men were so open and in touch with their feelings." She Says

Elena & Corinna Snorts and Chuckles at her comment.

"Real men?" Dean Says

"I mean, no offense. How often do you cry like that, hmm?" She Asks

"Well, right now, I'm crying on the inside." Dean Says

"Is that supposed to be funny?" She Asks

"Don't Worry half of the time half of his jokes are cheesy anyways" Corinna Says

"But Lady, this whole thing is funny." Elena Says

"How do I know you four are legit, hmm?" She Says

"Oh, trust me. We, uh... we're legit." Dean Says

"Well, I don't want any smart-ass article making fun of my boys & girls" She Says

"No! No, no, no. Never." Sam Says

"No, that's..." Dean Says

"We – We are actually, um... big fans." Corinna Says

"Hmm. You've read the books?" She Asks

"Cover to cover." Dean Says

"Um-hmm." Sam Says

"What's the year and model of the car?" She Asks

"It's a 1967 Chevy Impala." Dean Says

"What's May 2nd?" She Asks

"That's my – Uh... that's Sam's birthday." Sam Says

"January 24th is Dean's." Dean Says

"April 13th & 15th are Elena's and Corrina Birthday" Elena Says

"Sam's score on the LSAT?" She Asks

"One...Seventy-four?" Sam Says

"Okay Smarty" Corinna Says As Sam Smirks at her

"Dean's favorite song?" She Asks

"It's a tie. Between Zep's "Ramble On" and "Traveling Riverside Blues." Dean Says

"When Did Sam, Dean and Elena and Corinna Meet?" She Asks

"Uh It Was March of 1991, John Introduced the boys to Elena & Bobby and Corinna was over for a play date that day and that's when the four met each other" Elena Says

"And the rest was history" Corinna Says

"Okay. Okay. What do you want to know?" She Says

"What's Carver Edlund's real name?" Sam Asks

"Oh, no. I – No. Sorry, I can't do that." She Says

"We just want to talk to him. You know, get the "Supernatural" story in his own words." Sam Says

"He's very private. It's like Salinger." She Says

"Please. Like I said – we are, um...big...big fans." Sam Says as he unbuttons his shirt, cringing a little, to reveal his demon-protection tattoo

Sam's pointed look, Dean rolls his eyes and displays his own tattoo.

"Girls You Two" Sam Whispers

"Fine" Elena Says

Elena And Corinna lift up their shirts to show their matching demon- protection tattoos on their upper ribs as The woman licks her lips.

"Awesome. You know what?, she turns around and hikes up her skirt, showing them, I got one, too." She Says

"Whoa. You are a fan." Dean Says

"Okay. she scribbles something on a pad of paper
His name's Chuck Shurley. And he's a genius, so don't piss him off." She Says

CHUCK'S HOME

We begin on a close shot of a printer, which is spitting out several pages. Chuck comes into view wearing boxers, an undershirt, and a bathrobe, and stuffing the end of a slice of pizza in his mouth. He sits at the desk, pulls the pages from the printer, and clears his throat.

"Sam, Dean, Elena and Corinna approached the run-down...sighs, makes a correction on the page...approached the ramshackle house with trepidation." Chuck Says

Dean, Sam, Elena and Corinna get out of the Impala.

"Did they really want to learn the secrets that lay beyond that door?" Chuck Says

They stop in front of the door, share a look, and shrug.

"They all traded soulful looks." Chuck Says

They All Trade Looks

"Then, with determination, Dean pushed the doorbell with forceful... determination.Ugh!" Chuck Says

Then the doorbell rings. He looks up, nervous, then goes to answer it

"You Chuck Shurley?" Dean Asks

"The Chuck Shurley who wrote the "Supernatural" books?" Sam Says

"Maybe. Why?" Chuck Says

"I'm Dean. This is Sam and Elena & Corinna, The People you've been writing about.

Chuck closes the door. Dean rings the bell again and Chuck opens the door.

"Look, uh... I appreciate your enthusiasm. Really, I do. It's, uh, it's always nice to hear from the fans. But, uh, for your own good, I strongly suggest you get a life." Chuck Says

he tries to shut the door, but Dean puts out a hand to stop it.

"See, here's the thing. We have a life. You've been using it to write your books." Dean Says

Chuck Shuts the door again.

"Patere" Elena Chants as the doors bust the door open and everyone enters, forcing Chuck to back up into the house.

"Now, wait a minute. Now, this isn't funny." Chuck Says

"Damn straight, it's not funny." Dean Says

"How Did you do that?" Chuck Asks

"I used my powers Chuck, I'm a Witch but you already knew that right" Elena Says

"Look, we just want to know how you're doing it." Corinna Says

"I'm not doing anything." Chuck Says

"Are you a hunter?" Dean Asks

"What? No. I'm a writer." Chuck Says

"Then how do you know so much about demons?
he advances on Chuck, who falls onto the couch
And Tulpas, and changelings?" Dean Says

"Is this some kind of "Misery" thing? Ah, it is, isn't it? It's a "Misery" thing!" Chuck Says

"Stand, Patere" Elena Chants as she makes Chuck Stand Up

"Okay This is Definitely a "Misery" Thing" Chuck Says

"No, it's not a "Misery" thing. Believe me, we are not fans!" Dean Says

"Well, then, what do you want?!" Chuck Asks

"I'm Sam. And that's Dean"

"Elena" She Says

"Corinna" She Says

"Sam, Dean, Elena & Corinna are fictional characters. I made them up! They're not real!" Chuck Says

STREET

Dean opens the trunk of the Impala, displaying the arsenal. Chuck is shocked.

"Are those real guns?" Chuck Asks

"Yup. This is real rock salt, these are real fake IDs." Dean Says

"Well, I got to hand it to you guys. You really are my number one fans. That's, that's awesome. So, I-I think I've got some posters in the house." Chuck Says

"Chuck, stop." Elena Says

"Please. Wait. Please, don't hurt me.Especially you" Chuck Says

"How much do you know? Do you know about the angels? Or Lilith breaking the seals?" Sam Asks

"Wait a minute. How do you know about that?" Chuck Asks

"The question is how do you." Corinna Says

"Because I wrote it?" Chuck Says

"You kept writing?" Elena Says

"Yeah, even after the publisher went bankrupt, but those books never came out. Okay, wait a minute. This is some kind of joke, right? Did that – Did Phil put you up to this?" Chuck Says

"Well, nice to meet you. I'm Dean Winchester, and this is my brother, Sam and This is Elena Singer & Corinna Stark" Dean Says

"The last names were never in the books. I never told anybody about that. I never even wrote that down." Chuck Says

CHUCK'S HOUSE

Chuck pours himself a large whisky and gulps it down, then sets the glass on the kitchen sink. He turns around, sees Them and groans.

"Oh! Oh, you're still there." Chuck Says

"Yup." Dean Says

"You're not a hallucination." Chuck Says

"Nope." Dean Says

"Well, there's only one explanation. Obviously I'm a god." Chuck Says

"Dude You're not a god, and when you say that it makes you sound like a douche" Corinna Says

"Well How else do you explain it? I write things and then they come to life. Yeah, no, I'm definitely a god. A cruel, cruel, capricious god. The things I put you through – The physical beatings alone." Chuck Says

"Yeah, we're still in one piece." Dean Says

"I killed your father. I burned your mother alive. And then you had to go through the whole horrific deal again with Jessica, Oh And Elena the whole thing with your mother and boyfriend, Corinna Geez your a walking trauma" Chuck Says

"Chuck..." Elena Says

"All for what? All for the sake of literary symmetry. I toyed with your lives, your emotions, for... entertainment." Chuck Says

"You didn't toy with us, Chuck, okay? You didn't create us." Dean Says

"Did you really have to live through the bugs?" Chuck Asks

"Yeah." Dean Says

"What about the ghost ship?" Chuck Says

"Yes, that too." Dean Says

"I am so sorry. I mean, horror is one thing, but to be forced to live bad writing... if I would have known it was real, I would have done another pass." Chuck Says

"Chuck, you're not a god!" Dean Says

"We think you're probably just psychic." Sam Says

"No. If I were psychic, you think I'd be writing? Writing is hard." Chuck Says

"It seems that somehow, you're just... focused on our lives." Sam Says

"Yeah, like laser-focused. Are you working on anything right now?" Corinna Asks

"Holy crap." Chuck Says

"What?" Sam Says

"The, uh, latest book? It's, uh, it's kind of weird." Chuck Says

"Weird" how?" Elena Says

"It's very Vonnegut." Chuck Says

"Slaughterhouse-Five" Vonnegut or "Cat's Cradle" Vonnegut?" Dean Says

"What?" Elena Says

"What?" Dean Says

"It's, uh, "Kilgore Trout" Vonnegut. I wrote myself into it. I wrote myself, at my house... confronted by my characters." Chuck Says