Hellfire

Sam's Point of View

Dean and I were in Solvang, California investigating a possible Rugaru when Bobby called. Knowing Bobby, Dean and I knew that something had to be really wrong. If Bobby knew we were on a case (which he did, as he sent us on this one), he wouldn't call until he could be sure that the job was done. We were driving on some back forest road when the phone rang.

"Hello?" I answered my phone as I always did, not wanting to let Bobby know that we knew something was wrong.

"Hey Sam, how is the case going?" Bobby asked.

"Bobby, you know we haven't found the damn thing yet. We'd have called you if we killed it."

"Right. And how's Dean?"

"Bobby, what's going on?"

"Sam, you can't tell your brother about this, alright? I don't need him being freaked out right now."

"Bobby, get to the damn point."

"Sam, I've been hearing Hellhounds. And you know that I haven't made any deals."

I sat there and thought about what Bobby was saying. If he hadn't made a deal, it shouldn't be possible for him to hear hellhounds; every hunter worth his salt knew that. Dean gave me a funny look, and I shrugged.

"What does this mean?" I asked.

"It means that someone let them out. Crowley sure as hell didn't do it; he hates the things as much as I do. It means something bad is coming."

"What do you think? Think it's Lucifer?"

"No, no. He's back in his cage, remember?"

"Yeah, but isn't there some way of him manipulating things above ground? You have to remember the nuns at St. Mary's back in '72."

"I remember, all right. I just don't understand how he's doing it."

"We will be right there, right as soon as we get the Rugaru."

"Alright, bye." I hung up the phone and looked at Dean.

A few years ago, Dean had gone to Hell. His soul had been burned by the Hellfire, and he had never really gotten over it. But what he was most terrified of was the Hellhounds. Hellhounds were dogs from hell, created by Lucifer himself after he had created Lilith. Hellhounds did the collecting for crossroads demons when it was time to collect the souls of those who'd made deals. For a long time after Dean got out of the pit, he heard them everywhere he went, and it terrified him.

"Dean, we have to forget about the Rugaru."

Dean looked at me like I was insane before he said "Are you nuts? That thing could be chomping on someone's kid right now, and you want us to let it be?"

"Other hunters will take care of it."

"What is so big that we need to leave? What did Bobby have to say?"

"Not much. We just need to get to his place."

"Sammie, tell me! I hate it when you bullshit me like this!"

"Dean…Bobby thinks…Lucifer might be trying to come back."

Dean was silent. He turned the car around, heading for the highway that led to Bobby's. He didn't speak again until we got there a day later.

We got to Bobby's and parked the Impala. Dean burst out of the car like the Hulk, and ran to pound on Bobby's door. Frankly, I was quite surprised that it didn't break down before Bobby answered it.

"Dean, what in hell's name are you doing?" he asked.

"What the hell is going on, Bobby? Why won't Sam tell me anything?" Dean looked back and forth between Bobby and I and frowned.

"Dean, I wanted to tell you in person, so maybe you'd be less likely to freak out."

"BOBBY, GET TO THE FRIGGEN' POINT!"

"Dean, I've been hearing Hellhounds. And you boys know that I've not made any deals. I think Lucifer and Michael might be trying to escape."

Dean's face went white, and it looked like he was about to pass out. He looked at me sadly, knowing I had kept this from him, but soon looked away. Dean hated Lucifer more than he hated the Angels, and he would do whatever it took to see Lucifer dead.

"What does this mean? If Michael and Lucifer come back, then the Apocalypse will start again, won't it?"

"That is exactly what it means," Cas popped out of thin air.

"Cas, what the hell are you doing here?" I asked.

"Listening in on your conversation. I couldn't help but over hear." Dean and Bobby looked at each other and shrugged; they knew that Cas did that…on occasion.

"So, what's the buzz in Heaven?" Dean asked.

"Well, the 'buzz' is that the world will end. If Michael and Lucifer are teaming up, then when they get to Earth, God will be destroyed. They are destined to fight for Earth, but instead, they are teaming up. If God is destroyed, then Earth will be wiped out of existence."

"What are we talking here?" Bobby asked.

"The End of Existance."