【"Home is where the heart can laugh without shyness. Home is where the heart's
tears can dry at their own pace."-Vernon Baker】
Shoving her hands in her pockets Alex keeps pace down the dark alleyway with Castiel and Bobby right beside her.
"Are you going someplace?" Bobby calls out to Dean, right after he closes the trunk of the Impala. "You're gonna do something stupid. You got that look."
"I'm gonna go talk to Sam." Dean replies.
"You just don't give up." Bobby says.
"It's Sam." Dean says, anger flowing with each word.
"If you couldn't reach him here, you won't be able to on the battlefield." Castiel says.
"Well, if we've already lost, I guess I got nothing to lose, right?" Dean asks.
"I just want you to understand. The only thing that you're gonna see out there is Michael killing your brother." Castiel replies.
"Well, then I ain't gonna let him die alone." Dean states.
"Wait." Alex says as she steps towards Dean. "I've seen and done some stupid shit with you two and I'm not about to let you walk in there without some type of backup. So unlock that passenger side door and put your big girl panties on."
Dean looks at her, no emotion showing on his face, but every ounce of it is dancing in his eyes. Turning he climbs behind the wheel of the Impala while unlocking the passenger side door behind him. Glancing over at Bobby and Castiel, Alex nods before hurrying around to the other side of the car. Pulling open the door she climbs in, not saying anything to Dean as he starts the car and pulls off in the direction of Kansas.
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The drive is silent and Alex has no intention of breaking that silence. Glancing over at Dean her mind backtracks, running through endless memories of tiring hunts, tears shed for all the right reasons among other things that she doesn't want to ever forget. Biting the inside of her cheek she turns her attention to the dark woods passing by at fast speeds as the thought of tomorrow looms overhead.
Day finally breaks across the horizon, highlighting the dark overcast sky. Dean slows the car down as the both of them near Stull Cemetery, having arrived early. Easing the car along the makeshift drive she notices Dean glance over at her before turning his attention back to the road. Coming to a stop on top of the hill, Dean kills the car and the both of them settle down, waiting, silently.
Sam soon arrives followed by Adam, Alex and Dean sit tight until he feels that the moment is right. Starting up the Impala, Dean revs up the engine before grabbing a cassette tape off of the floor. Shoving it into the cassette player he turns up the volume just as Rock of Ages begins to pour from the speakers. Easing down the hill, Dean drives the Impala right up to the two men staring with eagerness.
Putting the car in park and shutting it off both Alex and Dean climb out of the car and look at the two men standing before them.
"Howdy, boys." Dean says. "Sorry, are we interrupting something?"
Dean slams the door and walks around the front of the car, easing the car door shut Alex stands right beside the car, "Hey. We need to talk."
"Dean. Even for you this is a whole new mountain of stupid." Lucifer says from inside of Sam.
"I'm not talking to you. I'm talking to Sam." Dean retorts back.
"You're no longer the vessel, Dean. You've got no right to be here, either of you." Michael says from inside of Adam.
"Adam, if you're in there somewhere, I am so sorry." Dean says as you finally father up enough courage to finally move from your stationary position, up to where Dean is standing.
"Adams isn't home right now." Michael spits back sarcastically.
"Well then, you're next on my list. But I need five minutes with him." Dean says.
"You little maggot. You are no longer part of this story." Michael says as he moves towards Dean and Alex.
"Hey, ass-butt." Castiel calls from behind Michael. Grabbing everyone's attention they all look towards Castiel who's holding what seems to be a Molotov-cocktail. Quickly Castiel throws it at Michael, as it hits him the bottle breaks allowing for the oil and fire to spread across Michael's vessel. Kicking up a heat wave and a loud scream from Michael, Dean grabs Alex's arm and pulls her back against him as he stumbles against the Impala as a form of protection as Michael disappears.
"Ass-butt?" Dean asks as he steadies Alex and himself.
"He'll be back and upset, but you got your five minutes." Castiel says while trying to gain his breath back.
"Castiel. Did you just Molotov my brother with holy fire?" Lucifer asks, obviously making Castiel very nervous.
"Uh, no." Castiel says as he backs away from Lucifer, who moves towards him.
"No one dicks with Michael but me." Lucifer says, raising his right hand he snaps his fingers causing Castiel to explode, splattering Bobby with bits and pieces of Castiel. A small squeak slips past Alex's lips as she slowly looks back over at Lucifer who's is for better use of words, riding Sam's body.
"Sammy? Can you hear me?" Dean asks, catching Lucifer's attention.
"You know I tried to be nice. For Sammy's sake. But you are such a pain in my ass." Lucifer says as he walks closer to both Alex and Dean. Casually Lucifer reaches out and touches Dean's jacket before grabbing the front of it with his hands. Suddenly, Lucifer shoves Dean back with such force that he lands on the hood of the car, shattering the windshield.
He glances over at Alex before tossing her to the side with nothing but a quick movement of his head. Sailing through the air Alex smashes through a headstone, back first before landing on the ground with a hard thud. Lying there unable to move from the pain racing through her body, with a possible broken leg, with blood trickling down her cheek and slightly disorientated she hears a gunshot, then another.
Turning her head some she catches sight of Bobby falling to the ground as Dean cries out, before the sound of fighting reaches her ears.
"Sammy, are you in there?" she hears Dean ask.
"Oh, he's in here, all right. And he's gonna feel the snap of your bones and Alex's bones. Every single one. We're gonna take our time." Lucifer says as the fighting continues. Sucking in a deep and ragged breath Alex rolls over and attempts to push herself up into a sitting position, but ends up falling back down on her face as she watches Dean get his ass kicked.
"Sammy. It's okay. It's okay. I'm here. Alex's here and so is Bobby. I'm not gonna leave you. We're not gonna leave you." Dean says as something comes over Sam. Grunting he lets Dean go and stumbles backwards, breathing heavily.
"It's okay, Dean. It's gonna be okay. I've got him." Sam says before he digs around in his pocket for the rings. Pulling them out he looks at them before tossing them onto the ground in front of him, soon starting the chant. Urging her body to move, Alex attempts to sit up once more and makes it up to her hands and knees', watching Sam as the ground opens up and a loud sucking sound erupts around the area.
Just as Sam prepares to jump into the cage Michael reappears, "Sam. It's not gonna end this way. Step back."
"You're gonna have to make me." Sam retorts.
"I have to fight my brother, Sam. Here and now. It's my destiny." Michael says as Sam looks at Dean then shifts his glance over at Alex, their eyes connecting, time seeming to slow down. Michael rushes forward as Sam tips backwards. Alex forces herself to one foot then the other as Michael and Sam tussle with each other before Sam pulls Michael in. Running forward, Alex attempts to catch them before the hole closes up, but she is stopped by a blinding light as the ground seals leaving nothing but the rings behind.
Collapsing on the ground she stares at it breathing heavily, her whole body hurting before she looks over at Dean, who's looking at her with his one good eye.
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Dean eventually drags himself over to where she is sitting on the ground, leaning his shoulder against hers cradling the set of three rings in his hand. The sound of rustling leaves causes the both of them to look up and find Castiel standing there, perfectly alive.
"Cass, you're alive?" Dean asks.
"I'm better than that." Castiel replies as touches Dean's forehead, healing all of his wounds, soon moving on to Alex. Slowly Dean stands up from the ground with Alex not too far behind him.
"Cass, are you God?" Dean asks.
"That's a nice compliment, but no. Although I do believe he brought me back. New and improved." Castiel replies as he walks over to Bobby, crouching down beside him, Castiel touches Bobby's temple, bringing him back to life.
"Alex, I want you to go back with Bobby, he's going to need your help with hunting and other things." Dean says, not meeting your eyes.
"Yeah, and what do you plan on doing?" She asks straightforward, not wanting to beat around the bush.
"I just need some time to process and you know." Dean replies finally meeting her eyes.
"I understand, but remember Dean, Bobby and I are here for you, always," Alex replies with a soft smile and pat on the arm before she walks towards Bobby. Dean grabs her arm and pulls Alex into a tight embrace.
"Thank you Alex… Thank you for everything. I… I…" Dean says, but stops short and lets her go, leaving Alex stunned and dumbfounded. Stumbling over to where Castiel and Bobby are standing Alex catches sight of Dean staring at her before Castiel zaps her and Bobby back home.
Author's Note: I hope it's not to shabby, it just occurred to me one day when I was driving home. I've thought on it and I've been asked to continue this piece and I've decided to go ahead with it. I am in college and I am taking classes that might/will slow me down, but I will update and I'm not throwing in the towel.