Trials of Our Own
SCENE 1
The Trials have taken a major toll on Sam, both mentally and physically. Sam is sitting at the table in the Men of Letters bunker. He's wearing his old Stanford grey hoodie with a pair of jeans. Sam has 2 trials under his belt and is looking worse with each day. In his face is pale his body is weak and wobbly. In front of Sam's is a pile of books and his laptop. Dean walks into the room holding a tray with breakfast on it. He puts it in front of Sam.
DEAN
Eat up.
Sam looks at he food disgusted. He pushes it away.
Come on you got to eat something.
SAM
I'll pass.
DEAN
You still nauseous?
SAM
Nauseous, exhausted, achy, dizzy, feverish. It's like the flu but on steroids.
Sam starts to have a coughing fit.
DEAN
Maybe I should take you to the hospital.
SAM
They won't be able to do anything for me. Have you heard from Kevin?
DEAN
No not a word.
Sam sighs
SAM
I just want this to be over.
DEAN
You and me both kid.
SAM
I'm just sick and tired of being well sick and tired. I used to see a light at the end of this tunnel but it' just getting darker and darker.
DEAN
Sam what are you saying?
SAM
Exactly what I said. Everything is just starting to look bleak.
Sam weakly gets up from the table and stumbles to his room.
SCENE 2
It's the next morning and Dean is getting up out of bed groggily. He stumbles down the hall into the bathroom. Still staring down at his feet he turns the faucet on and splashes water on his face. With his eyes closed he grabs a towel to wipe off his face. He opens his eyes and looks in the mirror to see a women staring back at him. She was his height, had green eyes, freckles and her hair was short.
DEAN
What the hell!
He then realizes that his voice is much higher than usual.
Oh my God!
Sam comes stumbling in with his gun. Dean turns around.
SAM
Who the hell are you?
DEAN
Whoa Sam it's me! I'm not a shape shifter.
Sam doesn't lower his gun and cocks it.
Okay okay your girlfriend died in a fire, you were addicted to demon blood, um when you were 13 you stuck out with Kelly Mullen and you cried to 3 days straight!
Sam lowers his gun.
SAM
Dean? What the hell happened? You're a girl.
DEAN
I can see that!
SAM
Well what did you do?
DEAN
What makes you think I did something?
SAM
Because you're a girl Dean!
Dean gets another looks at himself in the mirror.
DEAN
Aw man how the hell do I fix this?
Sam starts to chuckle
Oh do you think that is funny?
SAM
Well you got to admit it's a little funny.
DEAN
Sam I've got boobs and a-
Dean can bring himself to say it and Sam starts laughing in hysterics. Gabriel than appears into the bathroom. Sam stops laughing.
Gabriel
Hello boys.
SCENE 3
GABRIEL
Dean, looking good, did you get some work done?
SAM
How are you alive? Lucifer killed you.
GABRIEL
Nope he killed a clone of me. What, you really think I would actually go up against Lucifer? Please, it's not like I had a death with. But now that everybody thinks I'm in dead I'm back in witness protection.
DEAN
So what now you're back to being a full time trickster again? And let me guess you're the one behind my little gender bend here.
GABRIEL
You got that right.
DEAN
All right then reverse it.
GABRIEL
Not yet.
DEAN
Excuse me?
GABRIEL
What you don't like your new body? You got a good body one ya Deana. Nice rack by the way.
Sam holds back a laugh and Dean crosses his arms covering his chest.
No see I'm doing this for a reason. And you two chuckleheads have to figure it out.
DEAN
We don't have time for this. We're trying to-
GABRIEL
Close the gates of Hell? Yeah I know. Not feeling too good are we Sam? From the looks of you it seems like you've completed 2 trials already.
SAM
Well if you know all this then you know that we're on a time crunch and don't need to be dealing with-
GABRIEL
Then make time. I want you to complete 3 Trials of my own.
DEAN
You've got to be kidding me…
GABRIEL
Each Trial has a title: "Laughter, Love and Fun" You've already completed laughter. That's what this whole "Freaky Friday" business was about. Believe it or not this is to help you.
DEAN
Help us? Last time you helped us you killed me over 100 times and then put us through T.V. Land. So screw your definition of "help."
Gabriel walks over to Dean.
GABRIEL
You really want to argue with an Archangel especially one with an imagination like mine?
Dean doesn't answer.
Good. The faster you complete these Trials the faster you can get back to closing your Gates of Hell. Think of it as a mini vacation.
SAM
Yeah some vacation.
GABRIEL
Have fun boys.
Gabriel snaps his fingers and disappears then Dean turns back into a man.
DEAN
Oh thank God.
SAM
So what did Gabriel mean by Trials?
DEAN
Who the hell cares? I'm back; we've defeated him before we can do it again. And the faster we can get back to our Trials.
SAM
Dean you know that's not the way it works with him. We gotta play by his rules.
Dean sighs.
DEAN
All right the next Trial is love right? So what are we supposed to do, hug it out and share our inner feelings?
Sam laughs
SAM
Yeah I got no clue.
SCENE 4
Later on that evening Sam walks down the hallway where his room lies. He opens his bedroom door and replacing his room is a suburban living room.
SAM
Hey Dean…
Dean comes up behind Sam.
DEAN
What do you-
Dean notices the living room in Sam's bedroom.
Oh my God.
SAM
Should we go in?
DEAN
I guess so.
They proceed to walk into the suburban living room and the door closes behind him. All of a sudden Sam doesn't feel or look sick anymore. They turn around and Sam's bedroom door turns into the inside of a front door of a suburban house.
SAM
It can't be.
DEAN
What?
SAM
This was the house that Amelia and I lived in.
DEAN
You mean when I was in Purgatory?
SAM
Yeah, but I don't get it. What's Gabriel trying to pull here?
Amelia walks into the living room.
AMELIA
Sam what are you doing out of bed? You know what the doctor said.
Amelia walks over to him and kisses him.
You don't want to go into early labor do you?
SAM
What?
She pulls away from the hug and touches his very pregnant stomach. Sam looks down at his stomach and his eyes get wide.
Oh my God! I'm pregnant!
DEAN
Holy crap!
AMELIA
Yes…you have been for 9 months. What's gotten into you?
SAM
You don't see something wrong about this?
AMELIA
I know that it's unconventional but Dr. Wess said that he'd take care of you. And Dean what are you doing here? Lisa must be worried sick.
DEAN
Lisa? Lisa Braden?
AMELIA
What other Lisa is there?
Amelia chuckles
Now why don't you go so you can let your brother get some rest?
SAM
You know what Amelia I'll be up in a minute.
AMELIA
Okay don't be too long.
Sam smiles and Amelia heads upstairs.
DEAN
I can't believe this. You're pregnant dude, like full on pregnant.
SAM
Yeah I know.
DEAN
Gabriel sure does have a sick sense of humor.
SAM
You're telling me.
DEAN
Upside, at least you don't have the Trials flu anymore.
SAM
And now I have a baby inside of me. Not exactly on ideal trade.
DEAN
Right, so what's our next step?
SAM
You go to Lisa and I'll be with Amelia.
DEAN
We're not splitting up.
SAM
I don't think we have a choice.
DEAN
Sam, I promised myself I would never see Lisa after what Crowley did to them. I just can't.
SAM
Look the Trial is called Love; maybe Gabriel wants us to rekindle with our old flames. We didn't really end on good terms with either of them.
DEAN
But why would he care about our old love lives?
SAM
I don't know. Keep your cell on your. Call me if you need me.
DEAN
Likewise preggo.
Sam rolls his eyes.
SAM
Nice.
Dean smiles and leaves.
SCENE 5
Sam walks upstairs into their bedroom and Amelia is in bed reading. Sam gets in bed with her.
AMELIA
So are you going to tell me what's gotten into you lately?
SAM
I think this pregnancy has just messed up my brain a little. So remind me, what happened to Don?
AMELIA
He's probably somewhere across the eastern seaboard by now. Me and him tried to work again but it just wasn't the same. And then after you closed the Gates of Hell-
SAM
Wait you know about that?
AMELIA
Of course I do. You told me about it after the battle. We started where we left off with you wanting a normal life, a family.
She rubs his stomach.
And with me starting my own veterinarian hospital.
SAM
And I got pregnant by…
AMELIA
My God you must really have a bad case of pregnancy brain. It was Gabriel.
SAM
Gabriel?
AMELIA
Yeah I couldn't get pregnant and you really wanted to start a family so Gabriel did us a solid.
SAM
By making me pregnant? Have we never heard of adoption?
AMELIA
It was Gabriel's idea. He said he didn't want the Winchester line to end
Amelia kisses Sam.
SAM
I missed this.
SCENE 6
Dean knocks on Lisa front door and Lisa opens it.
DEAN
Lisa?
LISA
Dean where the hell have you-
Dean embraces her with tears in his eyes. Lisa is confused.
LISA
Um Dean, are you okay?
Dean stops hugging Lisa.
DEAN
Yeah I'm fine I just missed you is all.
Dean walks into the house. Ben rounds the corner in his pajamas.
LISA
Oh I'm sorry honey did we wake you?
DEAN
Ben?
Dean walks over to Ben and gives him a large embrace.
BEN
Dean, are you drunk?
DEAN
What? No.
BEN
I swear mom ever since you married Dean he's changed.
DEAN
Married? We're married?
LISA
Okay no more Gin for you. Lets get you to bed.
DEAN
Wait.
Dean kisses Lisa hard.
DEAN
I'm never letting you go again.
SCENE 7
Sam is sleeping in his bed when he feels a sharp pain in his lower back. He wakes up immediately and gets out of bed. He starts packing up and down the bedroom. Amelia wakes up and turns the light on.
AMELIA
What are you doing?
SAM
I'm fine go back to sleep.
AMELIA
I can't sleep with you pacing around the room.
Sam puts his hand on his lower back and groans.
Are those contractions?
SAM
What? No! My back just hurts is all…every couple of minutes or so.
Amelia gets out of bed and goes in the closet and grabs a packed suitcase.
Where are we going?
AMELIA
The hospital sweetie, you're in labor.
SAM
I'm not in labor I'm f-
Sam gets a contraction that rips through his stomach. He yells in pain and grabs on to the bedpost with one hand and with the other grabs his stomach.
AMELIA
Just breathe.
Lisa and Dean are sleeping when Dean's phone starts to ring. Dean reaches for it on his nightstand.
DEAN
Hello?
AMELIA
Dean its Amelia, Sam's in labor.
Dean sits up in the bed.
DEAN
Now?
AMELIA
Yeah meet us at Memorial Hospital.
Dean hangs up
LISA
Who was on the phone?
DEAN
It's Sam he's going to have the baby. Amelia told me to meet there at the hospital.
Lisa gets out of bed.
LISA
Okay I'll wake up Ben and you grab Melissa. Don't forget her diaper bag.
DEAN
Melissa?
LISA
Yeah, our daughter.
DEAN
I have a daughter…
LISA
It's been a year; I would of thought the shock would have worn off by now. Now hurry up.
Dean gets out of bed and walks over to Melissa's room. He looks in the crib and see's an infant sleeping. He picks her up and holds her close.
DEAN
Hi Melissa. You're beautiful.
Dean kisses her on top of her head.
SCENE 8
Sam is in the hospital bed. Dean knocks on the door and walks in.
DEAN
Hey how are you feeling?
SAM
Not that great but I've had it worse, right?
Dean chuckles.
Amelia do you mind if I can have a second with my brother?
AMELIA
Sure I got to talk to the doctor anyway.
Amelia kisses Sam on the forehead and walks out the room.
SAM
How's Lisa?
DEAN
Great. Here I'm married and Lisa and me have our own kid together.
SAM
Wow congratulations.
DEAN
I think I know what Gabriel meant by calling this the Love Trial. I'm back with Lisa and Ben, I've got my own kid and I'm married. These are all things that deep down I've wanted.
SAM
What about me? Last time I checked I wasn't wishing to be pregnant.
DEAN
No but you've always wanted a family and to be with Amelia. And from what you've told me, you almost had that. I think being pregnant is just Gabriel at his finest.
SAM
Yeah and his sense of humor sucks. So how do we complete this Trial?
DEAN
Uh yeah I've been thinking about that. I think you have to give birth.
SAM
That's ridiculous.
DEAN
Sam this whole thing is ridiculous.
Sam gets a contraction.
SAM
I'm going to kill Gabriel.
DEAN
Just breathe through the pain.
SAM
Oh shut up.
SCENE 9
Amelia is holding Sam's hand as he works his way through a contraction. A doctor walks in.
DR. WESS
Ready to meet your baby?
SAM
Yes, finally.
Dr. Wess gets in-between Sam's legs.
Um wait, what are you doing?
DR. WESS
Well how else do you expect it to come out?
SAM
I was just thinking…
DR. WESS
Come on Sam lets get you pushing.
Dr. Wess puts Sam's legs in stirrups and he begins pushing. Dean is in the waiting room with Lisa, Ben and Melissa. Lisa is holding Melissa in her arms.
DEAN
How do you think he's doing?
LISA
I'm sure he's fine.
They then hear a loud painful scream come from the delivery room. Dean stands up.
DEAN
I should be in there.
LISA
Amelia is with him, I know it's hard but you just have to have faith.
Lisa grabs his hand and gestures him to sit down. Sam is continuing to push and holding Amelia's hand.
DR. WESS
One more push Sam.
Amelia whispers in Sam's ear.
AMELIA
Come on baby you can do this.
Sam pushes with all of his strength.
SAM
Nnnggghh!
The baby's cry fills the room. Amelia and Sam smile and start to cry. Amelia kisses Sam.
DR. WESS
Congratulations, it's a boy!
Dr. Wess wraps the baby in a blue blanket and hands it over to Sam.
You did a great job Sam.
SAM
Thanks doc.
Dr. Wess leaves the room. Amelia is standing over Sam's shoulder.
AMELIA
Look at what we did.
SAM
What should we name him?
AMELIA
Baby we all ready agreed on John.
SAM
Right sorry I must of forgot.
Dean walks in with Ben and, Lisa holding Melissa, trailing behind him.
DEAN
Up for some visitors?
SAM
Yeah of course come on in. Guys I'd like to introduce you to John Winchester.
Dean smiles at the name. Sam sees Melissa.
Is that Melissa?
DEAN
Yeah.
Dean smiles at Melissa.
SAM
She's beautiful Dean.
DEAN
Takes after her Mom.
Dean walks over to Lisa and kisses her.
I love you.
Sam looks down at John and then up again at Amelia.
SAM
I love you.
Sam kisses Amelia.
SCENE 10
Sam and Dean end up back in the Men of Letters Bunker.
SAM
What happened? Why are we back?
DEAN
I guess we finished the Trial. On to the next one I guess.
SAM
So what is Gabriel just getting his kicks off of this or what?
DEAN
Hell if I know.
They walk further into the Bunker and in their library there was a television set, a 6 pack and an array of snacks.
I don't get it. What does he want us to have a movie night?
Sam chuckles.
SAM
No, he wants us to have fun.
DEAN
What?
SAM
Gabriel said the final Trial was called "Fun" so I guess that what we're supposed to do.
DEAN
That's stupid. You can't force two grown men to have fun.
The T.V. turns on by itself and the beginning of a Chuck Norris movie begins.
No way.
SAM
We haven't seen this movie since we were kids.
DEAN
Well…I guess…while we're here we could…watch the movie. It couldn't hurt.
Sam and Dean sit in the chairs, grab a beer and enjoy the movie. They both finished the six-pack and ate most of the snacks. During the movie they laughed and cheered but most of all had fun. The credits start rolling and they were smiling from ear to ear. The television turns off.
GABRIEL
What the hell?
Gabriel shows up behind them.
GABRIEL
Hello boys.
Dean and Sam are surprised.
DEAN
You son of a bitch.
Sam and Dean get up from their seats.
GABRIEL
So did you enjoy your Trials?
SAM
Short of me giving birth.
DEAN
And turning me into a woman, yeah.
GABRIEL
Good so we can agree, I did a good thing.
DEAN
Yeah but why? What's your end game? What do you get out of this?
GABRIEL
Don't you guys get it by now?
Sam and Dean look at each other confused.
You boys are lucky you have your looks. Every time I intervene with your lives, whether you like it or not, I teach you a lesson. First it was to help Sam cope with the fact that Dean was going to hell and the second was to drill into your heads that Lucifer was going to wear Sam to the Prom. This time it's to help you understand that it gets better.
DEAN
"It gets better"? A fricken bullying campaign add. That's what all of this was for?
GABRIEL
Closing the Gates of Hell is a suicide mission for Sam.
DEAN
No its not.
Dean looks at Sam who glances away from Dean.
Is it?
Sam doesn't respond.
No. No you were the one who steered me away from that ledge and you're looking to jump off it? You promised!
SAM
I know! I'm sorry but you don't feel these Trials Dean. We've been spinning our wheels for a while now and I was starting to-
DEAN
Give up.
SAM
Not give up. I was getting tired.
GABRIEL
Yeah I know, but I also know that you can complete the Third Trial. Everything that happened in my Trials can happen to you, if you let it.
SAM
I can give birth and Dean can turn into a women?
GABRIEL
Except that. I had to have a little fun didn't I? Once you complete these Trials Sam, you'll be able to laugh again and be with Amelia and have that family. And Dean you'll be able to reunite with Lisa and Ben and have your own kid. Hope isn't lost with you two; you just have to keep fighting. I can promise there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
DEAN
So you basically wanted us to laugh, love and have fun?
GABRIEL
I want to remind you of what all that felt like. Think of it as motivation to complete the final Trial.
SAM
Wow, well I don't know what to say. Thank you Gabriel.
GABRIEL
Ah don't mention it. Just slam the door on those Sob's and we'll call it even. Later boys.
Gabriel snaps his fingers and disappears. Everything goes back to normal. The T.V. in the library disappears along with the snacks and the beers and Sam instantly feels the effects of the Trials. Feeling weak Sam sits down.
DEAN
Hey you okay?
SAM
Yeah, just back to normal. It was nice to have a break you know?
DEAN
Yeah.
SAM
Time to get back to work.
Sam grabs a book in front of him and starts reading.
DEAN
Wait before we continue this I want to make sure that your good.
SAM
Yeah I'm good.
DEAN
Right. You say that but…I want to make sure if things don't go our way and you don't get that future that you don't just go off and end things.
SAM
I know.
DEAN
Look man, I know what your going through ain't easy and it pains me to watch you go through it all but if you decide to end it all your not just leaving a crapfest of a world. You're leaving me in this crapfest of a world. I'm doing this without you.
SAM
You're right and you won't have to. I'm not going anywhere. I promised that I'd see this through and I'm going to do just that.
DEAN
Good. I'm going to make us some grub.
Dean goes to walk to the kitchen.
SAM
Hey Dean.
Dean turns around.
Thanks for not giving up on me.
Dean smiles.
DEAN
Wouldn't dream of it.
Dean continues to walk to the kitchen and Sam starts to do his research.
THE END