The Weapon Part Two - Gates of Hell

Note- This is the second part of the Weapon series and takes place during series 2 of Supernatural. Part 1 is called simply 'The Weapon' and takes place in series 1. For those who have not read that story it is about Kaida, the adopted daughter of John Winchester who was brought into the family purely to protect Sam and Dean. This was because she has the ability to control temperatures and as such control fire and ice. However she soon finds that she cannot control the very fire that John fears, that of the yellow-eyed demon. We also discovered where her abilities came from and that at a very young age her mother was killed by her father who then tried to kill her.

Chapter 1- Wake up.

Kaida opened her eyes and groaned closing them again. The light was too bright and it hurt her head. Where was she? Forcing her eyes open once again she glanced around her. Unfortunately she now knew where she was. She was in the Hospital, again. She hated hospitals, especially when she couldn't remember why she was there, like right now.

The second thing that Kaida noticed was that she was alone in the room. Where were the others? Where was John, and Sam and Dean? Where were her family? What had happened ? Were they hurt? Ignoring the pounding in her head Kaida forced herself to sit up, swinging her legs over the side of the bed. That was when she noticed the needle in her hand and pulled it out slowly, noting the IV that hung by the bed. Then she removed the heart rate monitor and stood She felt a little bit wobbly, but apart from that she was fine.

Kaida didn't get very far however. As she reached the door she nearly bumped into a nurse coming in to check on her. She didn't seem very happy when she realised the girl that she was there to see was out of bed.

"What are you doing out of bed?"

She asked, herding Kaida back without giving her any time to answer the question.

"You are not well enough to be up and about. You were in a car crash and with the ammount of blood you have lost you need to give yourself time to recover after that transfusion."

Car crash? Kaida wracked her memory. Had she been in a car crash, or had she been injured on a hunt? Sometimes they used the car crash excuse after a hunt to explain away their injuries

"Where are my family?"

She asked urgently refusing to lie down. The nurse looked distraught for a second. Obviously she had not been expecting to find Kaida conscious, let alone asking questions.

"Em..."

There was a pause as the woman tried to find the words. Panic started to set in as Kaida watched her. Why wouldn't she tell her anything?

"Nurse, could I have a minute with my sister?"

Kaida sighed with relief when she heard Sam's voice. She looked up to see him standing in the doorway. Obviously hurt, but walking around. The nurse also looked relieved and quickly left the room. Kaida smiled at Sam as she tried to ignore how uncomfortable the nurse had been at her questions

"Hi K. Maybe you should sit back down..."

Kaida narrowed her eyes at that. She could ignore the nurse's reactions, but not Sam's.

"Where are they Sam?"

Sam positioned himself between his sister and the door scratching the back of his neck before he spoke. He knew what was going to happen as soon as he opened his mouth, but he didn't manage to catch her before she made it to the door.

Kaida ran down the corridor as fast as she could looking for John and Dean She came to he adopted father's room first and stopped outside, her eyes wide. That was when she remembered. That was when she remembered what had happened when they had met Meg at the warehouse. She remembered the yellow-eyed demon jumping into John's body and throwing her around like a ragdoll. She remembered waking up much later with Sam taking her pulse. She remembered running towards the sounds of violence as John tortured his eldest son. And she remembered the pain as The hunter turned his attention to her, draining even more of the blood from her body. She remembered the relief as the demon left and all of them stumbling out to the car. Last of all she remembered the crash and then nothing until the moment she had awoken in the hospital bed.

It was strange seeing John like this, so broken and helpless. The image didn't fit with the one she though of as John Winchester. He had been the closest thing she had to a father for a very long time. He had trained her and given her a purpose in life. And now he was just lying there unconscious, battered and bruised. But he was stable. She could see that from where she stood. He was going to be aright. So she moved away from the door in search of her missing brother.

When Sam finally found Kaida she was hovering over Dean's bed clenching and unclenching her fists. It was obvious from where they stood that Dean was very far from alright, so they both stood in silence watching over him.

It wasn't long until they were interupted by the doctor.

"Your father is awake. You can see him if you like."

Kaida took a deep breath. She could do this, she could walk into John's room and look him in the eye. She had failed, she had failed in her only job, to keep the boys safe. She had failed and she would have to live with the consiquences. Even though the doctor was yet to speak to them about Dean's condition, Kaida could tell that it was bad. It was as if he wasn't even in there anymore. So she stealed herself to speak to her adopted father, to tell him that she had failed and his eldest son was going to die because she hadn't been able to stop it. But apparently Sam was still waiting for a miracle.

"Doc, What about our brother?"

Sam asked and Kaida flinched at the sound of his voice. She couldn't even listen as he doctor explained the extend of Dean's injuries. Instead she pushed past the doctor and into the hall. But that left her with her duty to see John. He was awake and deserved to know how badly she had screwed up. Taking a deep breath she moved towards the door of his room hoping that maybe the doctor had been wrong, that maybe John hadn't woken yet. But that put another dagger into Kaida's chest. John was the closest thing that she had ever had to a father. Sure he wasn't perfect but at least he hadn't tried to kill her.

John of course was awake and looking towards the door expectantly. Kaida wondered what the doctor had told him, whether he knew what was happening in the other room. She hovered for a moment by the door.

"Kaida?"

John asked leaning forward slightly as he spoke.

"The doc told me you were still out."

The girl shrugged. It wasn't the first time that she had exceeded the expectaions of the medical profession.

"No sir. I'm fine"

Kaida forced herself to look John in the eye as she said it.

"What about the boys?"

She gulped, but maintained the eye contact.

"Sam is talking to the doctor."

The man's stare was intense And she knew what his next question would be.

"And Dean?"

That was when Kaida lost her resolve and looked down at the floor. This was it, this was when everything came crashing down. This was when she had to actually say it and lose any respect her pseudo father had for her.

"He is stable for the moment. But the doctors can't do anything ."

The voice had come from the doorway where Sam stood. John nodded, as if that had been what he had expected to hear.

"Sam, can you give Kaida and I a minute?"

Kaida's eyes snapped back up as Sam moved to stand in front of her.

"Why? She can't tell you anymore than I can."

But then he felt her hand on his shoulder as she pushed him aside.

"It's alright Sam"

She said standing her ground. If John wanted her to admit that she had failed, then she would do it. She owed him that much.