Username: Bronwyn
Name: Kaz - [KAZ 2Y5]
Gender: Genderless - they/them or she pronouns accepted
Story: [1000 words exactly]
"Dude, what the hell??"
I opened my eyes. I'd seen this world many times before, I knew that, but that's not all I knew. I knew that the one who had spoken was called Dean. I knew that I was responsible for taking him and his passengers places, making sure we got there in one piece. I knew that he liked rock music and sang to himself all the time. And I knew that I'd never seen him like this before. He squinted and raised his hands in front of his face, blinking in the light.
"... What the hell are you supposed to be?" he asked.
I realized that he was talking to me. He talked to me a lot, but he'd never expected an answer before.
I considered the question. What am I supposed to be...?
"I am..." my voice was strange to me. I'd never had a voice before. "You call me 'Baby'...?"
Dean's face was still being covered because of the light. Maybe I should switch to low-beams, I thought. The light dimmed a bit but Dean only looked more confused.
"... Sam, is this you? Are you pranking me?" Dean yelled to the trees on the side of the road. "This isn't funny Sam, I want my car back," he growled.
The word 'car' struck me with recognition. Sometimes people would call me Car, too. I had many names.
"Dean, I am confused. What's wrong?"
"No, okay, you're in on this too, don't give me that. Who are you, did Sam hire you? Is this Cas?"
"... I told you, I'm 'Baby'. Or 'Car', or 'Chevy', or 'Sexy'-"
"You're not serious," Dean said.
---
"So you're... my car?" Dean asked for the fourth time.
"Yes," I said, looking at another car as it passed. Dean was sitting on the curb, but I refused to sit there and sat on the edge of the road. Sitting was... weird. It felt wrong.
"And what, you decided to become a person today, or what? This kind of stuff doesn't just happen on its own you know," he said. He was being defensive.
"No."
"I'm still not buying it. If you're Baby, then tell me what kind of engine you used to have and what your license plate is," Dean sounded almost smug.
"327 Engine, and a four barrel carburetor. My first license plate was KAZ 2Y5 and then you changed it to CNK 80Q3."
He wasn't happy with just this answer. He kept asking questions and I kept answering. It was kind of fun actually.
"When Dad and I carved our initials into the car where were we?"
"... Your Dad never carved his initials into my interior, you and Sam did. And I don't remember location, Dean, I'm a car not a navigational system."
Dean got out his phone and called someone. I sat on the edge of the pavement, contentedly watching the other cars go past.
"-Yeah, Cas, I have no clue what's going on. Could you come pick us up? ... Yes, 'us'. Me and my car. Who has decided she doesn't want to be a car today. Oh. Alright, well could you send Sam then? Just outside the city at the Sleep Inn motel or whatever it is. Right, thanks," he said before hanging up.
"Technically I'm not a female," I said, finding the topic interesting to think about.
"Jesus you're not telling me you're a /dude/ now, too?" Dean sputtered.
"No. I'm a car."
"... Right."
---
Sam arrived in a familiar vehicle and pulled to the curb in front of us. He got out and threw a questioning glance at Dean.
"Are you sure that's your car?" he asked.
"No. This whole thing feels like a trick. Maybe Gabriel?"
"I can't see what Gabriel would gain from this..."
"Demons?"
"Since when do demons have the means to do this kind of stuff?"
"Witches??"
"You can't just keep listing off things, Dean, it could be anything at this point."
"Yeah, you're right Sam it's probably the friggin' humidity," he growled, sarcasm and annoyance coming off him in waves.
I stood up because my legs were asleep. They felt like white noise on the radio. Sam watched me warily as I stood.
"Hello Sam," I said. I was still getting used to talking, and practice was the only thing to remedy that. The boys arguing wasn't going to get us anywhere anyways.
"You can talk?" Sam said rather pointlessly.
"Yes."
"Do you have any idea how this happened?"
"No."
Sam paused, glancing back at Dean who was still sitting.
"What's your name, I mean, if you have one..."
"I'm not calling you 'Baby'," Dean piped up from the curb.
I figured that Dean would be uncomfortable with most of the names. "KAZ 2Y5," I decided.
"... Can I call you Kaz?" Sam asked.
"Yes,"
"Alright, Kaz, how about we take you back to the bunker and we can try and figure things out. Okay?"
"Okay."
---
It took a while to get me in Sam's car. It felt horrible to sit in, and as soon as it started moving I felt worse. The world outside went past at its normal flying speed but I wasn't the one moving, I wasn't in control at all. I shrank in the back seat, wishing I hadn't gotten in.
Dean was in the passenger's seat, glancing back at me occasionally. He did a double-take and looked concerned.
"Oh you're kidding," he said, exasperated.
"What?"
"Sam, pull over, she's going to be sick," Dean said, dragging a hand down his face and looking up at the roof.
They slowed and pulled to the shoulder of the road. The swerving motion made me feel worse and I had to close my eyes.
"Alright alright Kaz, just hold on, let's get you outside," Sam said.
I opened the door and got out quickly. I sat on the ground and breathed.
Dean was amused. "Who would have thought; a car with motion sickness."
That was the last time I traveled by car.