Authoress Note: Welcome to Chapter 2 of Mad World. I know that you guys like the idea of Willow. I hope that you guys like this next chapter of Mad World.

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Chapter 2

Damn Mess

Willow stood in the room watching her Godfather. Her lips were pursed together into a thin line. She hadn't even noticed that the brothers were behind her talking. Her heart ached that Bobby hadn't been the same, and it had been three days. She had been worried about him, even since she had seen him stabbing himself with the knife to kill the demon that was inside of him. She turned her head when she saw a new man with the brows.

Her brows furrowed together as she looked at the trench coat wearing man.

"Cell phone, Cas? Really? Since when do angels need to reach out and touch someone?" Dean questioned looking at the man.

"You're hidden from angels now… all angels. I won't be able to simply…"

"Enough foreplay." Bobby snapped causing the three men to look at him.

Willow looked at her godfather with a worried look on her face. She hadn't expected him to say something like that.

"Get over here and lay your damn hands on."

No one moved to go towards Bobby.

"Get healing. Now." Bobby said looking over his shoulder.

"I can't." Castiel said softly.

Bobby turned his chair to face Castiel. "Say again?"

Castiel came up to Bobby. "I'm cut off from heaven and much of heaven's power. Certain things I can't."

"You're telling me you lost your mojo just in time to get me stuck in this trap for the rest of my life? Her I can understand. She doesn't have the large arsel of power like you do." Bobby snapped narrowing his eyes at Castiel.

"I'm sorry."

Willow looked down. It took everything in her power to keep him from bleeding out. She moved towards the brothers knowing that this was hard on them all.

"Shove it up your ass." Bobby said before wheeling himself to look back out the window.

Dean turned to Sam and Willow to look at the two of them. "At least he's talking now."

"I heard that." Bobby snapped not bothering to look at them.

Castiel came back over to them. "I don't have much time. We need to talk."

"Okay." Dean said looking over at him.

"You plan to kill Lucifer."

Willow blinked a few times wrapping her arms around herself.

"Yeah. You want to help?"

Castiel shook his head. "No. It's foolish. It can't be done."

Willow blinked a few times.

"Oh. Thanks for the support." Dean said rolling his eyes.

"But I believe I have a solution. There is someone besides Michael strong enough to take on Lucifer. Strong enough to stop the apocalypse."

"Who's that?" Sam asked in confusion.

"The one who resurrected me and put you on that airplane. The one who began everything."

"God…" Willow said looking at Castiel.

Castiel nodded his head.

The brothers looked at Castiel a bit skeptical.

"I'm gonna find God." Castiel said with a nod of his head.

Dean closed the door looking at Castiel. "God?"

"Yes."

"God."

"Yes! He isn't in heaven. He has to be somewhere."

"Try New Mexico. I hear he's on a tortilla."

Willow let out a breath looking at Dean before shaking her head.

"No, he's not on any flatbread."

"Listen, Chuckles, even if there is a God, he is either dead… and that's a generous theory…"

"He's out there, Dean." Castiel said cutting off Dean.

"Or he's up and kicking and doesn't give a rat's ass about any of us."

Castiel glared at Dean with narrowed eyes.

"I mean, look around you, man. The world is in the toilet. We are literally at the end of days here, and he's off somewhere drinking booze out of a coconut. Alright?"

"Enough. This is not a theological issue. It's strategic. With God's help, we can win." Castiel said looking at them.

"Even if we find God… who says that he's going to be so willing to help out?" Willow asked finally speaking up for the first time since Castiel's arrival.

"It's a pipe dream, Cas."

Castiel advanced on Dean. "I killed two angels this week. My brothers. I'm hunted. I rebelled. And I did it, all of it, for you, and you failed. You are your brother destroyed the world…"

Sam looked down feeling rather ashamed.

"And lost everything, for nothing. So keep your opinions to yourself."

Bobby looked at Castiel. "You didn't drop in to tear us a new hole." Bobby began.

Willow looked at the disgruntled angel. "What is it that you want?" She questioned putting her hands onto her hips.

"I did come for something. An amulet." Castiel said looking at Bobby and Willow.

"An amulet? What kind?" Willow asked as she cocked her hip to the side as she looked at Castiel wondering what type of amulet. She knew many.

"Very rare. Very powerful. It burns hot in God's presence. It'll help me find him."

"A God EMF?"

Castiel nodded his head.

"I've never heard of anything like that."

Bobby nodded his head. "Well, I don't know what you're talking about. I got nothing like that."

"I know you don't." Castiel looked at Dean and then dropped his gaze to Dean's amulet and then back up.

"What, this?" Dean questioned in confusion.

"May I borrow it?"

"No." Dean said shaking his head.

"Dean. Give it to me."

Dean is silent, but he realized that Castiel was serious. He thought it over he takes off the amulet. "Alright, I guess." Dean held it out to Castiel before pulling back his hand away from Castiel who reached for it. "Don't lose it."

Castiel took it.

"Great. Now I feel naked."

"I'll be in touch."

Dean nodded his head and glanced to Sam and Willow. He looked back and Castiel was gone.

Sam let out a soft breath.

"When you find God, tell him to send legs!"

Willow looked at Bobby. "Bobby."

Bobby held up his hand silencing her.

SPNSPN

Bobby picked up the phone that was ringing. "Hello?" His brows furrowed looking at the girl that was like his niece. "I can't hear you."

"Bobby?" Willow asked in concerned of her godfather.

"Where are you? Colora… Colorado? River Pass, Colorado? Rufus? You there? Ruf... Rufus?"

"Bobby?" Willow said, her brows furrowing.

"Rufus is in trouble." Bobby told them.

Willow nodded her head. "We'll go where Rufus is." She said softly to her godfather.

SPNSPN

Willow looked out the window with her arms crossed. She knew Rufus well due to how often she was over at Bobby's place before she went underground, hiding herself from the world.

Dean drove over a bridge, but stopped short of the bridge that isn't there.

The three of them got out of the car.

"What the hell…" Willow questioned as she looked at the ruined bridge.

Dean kicked a rock over the edge. "This is the only road in or out." Dean grumbled some.

Sam pulled out his cell phone and held it up. "No signal."

"Rufus was right. Demons got this place locked down."

Willow took a breath. "That's just wonderful." She said as she ran her hand through her hair.

"Looks like we're hiking in." Sam said letting out a soft breath.

"And the hits just keep on coming."

"Oh don't complain." Willow said as she walked back to the car.

Dean let out a soft breath as he walked back to the car with Sam.

SPNSPN

They walked along the street carrying guns, and bags scanning the area. No one was outside showing signs of life.

Willow pursed her lips together feeling something deep down in her body something was wrong. But she wasn't sure how to tell the brothers that she could feel something was wrong. It was like the area was sick. "This is too creepy… this is like a deserted town." She said as she walked slowly with them.

Dean noticed a sporting goods store called Big Louie's. He ducked down to examine the car.

The other two slowly came over to the car both had their guns ready just in case something came out to attack them.

Sam shook his head seeing the car was empty.

The three of them continued on slowly. They noticed another car and it was empty as well. Whatever had happened there… it tore through the area fairly fast. They stopped when they noticed a gleaming red classic Mustang.

Sam and Willow moved when they saw it was empty.

Dean admired it for a moment and whistled softly.

They continued to move slowly looking around to see if there was anyone around. They heard a gun cock.

Dean whipped around leveling his shotgun.

Sam and Willow turned.

Dean lowered his gun.

"Ellen?" Sam questioned with wide eyes looking at her.

"Hello, boys. And Willow haven't seen you in years."

Willow lowered her head some knowing that her being in hiding had cut her ties with almost everyone.

Dean glanced back at his brother and Willow.

Ellen lowered her gun and she moved closer to them.

"Ellen, what the heck is going on here?"

Ellen splashed Dena in the face with holy water raising her gun.

Dean closed his eyes for a moment letting Ellen see that the water wasn't boiling or burning him. "We're us."

Ellen lowered gun and walked between them to the church.

SPNSPN

There was a devil's trap drawn inside of the doorway and line of salt across the threshold. They walked across it with no problem.

Ellen turned and looked at them. "Real glad to see you boys." She hugged Dean and then pulled back slapping him. "The can of whoopass I ought to open on you."

"Ow!"

"You can't pick up the phone? What are you, allergic to giving me peace of mind? I got to find out that you're alive from Rufus?" Ellen said giving him a peace of her mind.

"Sorry, Ellen."

"Yeah, you better be. You better put me on speed dial, kid."

"Yes, ma'am."

Ellen looked at Willow. "And you."

"Sorry Ellen… you knew I was in hiding… meaning no contacting anyone…"

Ellen pulled her into a hug. "I know sweetie." She slowly pulled away and turned to lead them further inside of the church.

Dean glanced at Willow and Sam and they followed her down the stairs. "What's going on, Ellen?"

"More than I can handle alone." Ellen explained to them as she walked.

"How many demons are there?" Sam asked worrying his bottom lip between his teeth.

"Pretty much the whole town, minus the dead people and these guys." Ellen said stopping at a closed door and turned back. "So, this is it, right? End times?"

The three of them glanced at one another.

"It's got to be."

"Seems like it." Sam said softly.

Ellen knocked on the door. "It's me." Ellen called out before the door opened revealing the survivors.

They entered the rom and the door was closed behind them.

"This is Sam and Dean. They're brothers and Willow my Goddaughter. They're hunters. Here to help."

"You guys hip to this whole demon thing?" Austin asked looking at the three of them.

"Yeah. Are you?" Dean questioned looking around the room knowing that none of these people truly knew.

"My wife's eyes turned black. She came at me with a brick. Kind of makes you embrace the paranormal." Roger brought his right hand to his chin.

Dean looked over to Ellen. "Alright, catch us up."

"I doubt I know much more than you. Rufus called. Said he was in town investigating omens. All of a sudden, the whole town was possessed. Me and Jo were nearby…"

"You're hunting with Jo?" Dean questioned his brows furrowing as he looked at Ellen, surprised to hear the news that Ellen was willingly hunting.

"Yeah, for a while now. We got here, and the place… well, the place was like you see it. Couldn't find Ruus, then me and Jo got separated. I was out looking when I found you three."

Willow took a soft breath rubbing her mouth. She knew that it wasn't a good sign that Jo had gotten seperate from her mom.

"Don't worry, we'll find her." Dean said looking up at Ellen knowing that Ellen wanted to find her daughter.

"Either way, these people cannot just sit here." Sam said looking over seeing the group of people that was hidden in the church.

The pregnant woman looked up startled while Roger continued to play with his wedding band.

"We got to get them out now."

"No, it's not that easy. I've been trying. We already made a run for it once." Ellen said shaking her head looking at the younger Winchester boy.

"What happened?" Willow asked looking up at Ellen. Her brows furrowing together in worry.

"There used to be twenty of us." Ellen explained to them.

The three of them checking the room besides the four of them there was only ten left.

"Well there's four of us now…" Dean said looking back at Ellen.

"You don't know what it's like out there. Demons are everywhere. We won't be able to cover everybody." Ellen said shaking her head.

"What if we get everyone guns?" Sam questioned thinking.

"What, are you gonna arm up baby bump over here?" Dean questioned not liking the idea that Sam had.

"More salt we can fire at once, more demons we can keep away."

Dean glanced at his brother and then to the pastor. "There's a sporting goods store we passed on Main on the way in. I bet they got guns."

They dropped their bags.

"Alright. You stay. We'll go." Sam said looking at Ellen.

"What about…"

"If Jo and Rufus are out there, we'll bring them back." Willow said looking at Ellen.

Austin opened the door and the three of them left the room.

"Whoa whoa whoa whoa. Hold on."

They stopped at the foot of the stairs.

Willow blinked a few times in confusion.

"Why don't I just go?"

"What? Alone?" Sam questioned his eyes wide. He hadn't expected his brother to say that.

Willow pursed her lips softly as she looked at the older brother.

"Well, yeah. Somebody's gotta stay here and start giving them Shotgun 101."

"Yeah. Ellen." Sam said as he went to go up the stairs.

Dean reached out and stopped him. "No, no, no. It's gonna go a lot faster if you and Willow stay and help, okay?"

"While you go and get guns and salt and look for Jo and Rufus? That's stupid." Sam said looking at his brother with hurt look on his face.

"I can handle it."

Sam thought about it for a moment and then realized what Dean was doing. "You don't want me going out there."

"I didn't say that."

"Around demons."

"I didn't say that."

"Fine, then let's go." Sam said as he headed up the stairs.

Willow took a soft breath as she walked up the stairs. She knew that this was a mess now and they hadn't even started doing anything yet. She pursed her lips together as they left the church.

Sam looked at Dean. "I'll get the salt. You get the guns." He then looked at Willow.

"I'll look for Jo and Rufus."

"We'll go together." Dean said looking at them.

"Dean, it's right there. Can we at least do this like professionals?" Sam questioned raising his gun before heading towards the Quick-Mart at the corner.

Dean let out a breath watching him go.

Willow simply shook her head as she walked away slinging her gun over her shoulder. She needed to find out what was going on in the city… it didn't feel like that there was anything going on here that was dealing with demons. She pursed her lips together as she took a breath. There was something much bigger and larger going on in the city… and whatever it was… it was worse than demons. And she was a bit scared to find out.

She began to walk down the sidewalk not even noticing that something was going to go very wrong for her, and the brothers. She felt something hit the back of her head and she fell to the ground with a hard thump.

SPNSPN

Willow's eyes slowly opened seeing Sam across from her who was struggling against his binds.

"Willow...I'm glad to see you're awake." Sam said looking at her with a thankful look on his face.

Willow groaned softly as she noticed that Jo and Rufus were in the room. She saw that Jo had a gallon jug of water.

"Uh-Uh. No way you two are getting out of those. Did you up myself. You're stuck right where I want, you evil son of a bitches." Rufus then backhanded Sam.

Jo splashed some water on Sam's face and then looked at him confused.

Rufus's grabbed Sam's neck forcing his head back.

"Uncle Rufus no…" Willow called out to him afraid of what would happen to him.

"No, wait, wait, wait."

Jo put the jug down and went over and held his head back.

"Just, just wait."

Rufus poured salt on Sam's face and into his mouth. "Exorcisamus te, exorcisamus te, omis satanica…"

"Stop!"

"Omnis immundum…"

"Please!" Willow yelled as her eyes began to glow a light purple but it was fading slowly due to the handcuffs that were on her. She let out a soft yelp as she felt a shock go through her body.

"Please! Come on!" Sam said pleading with Jo and Rufus.

"Omnis immundus…" Rufus stopped when he noticed that nothing was happening.

Jo released him and picked up the water jug.

"Look! Something's not right! Do you see that?"

Jo splashed Sam in the face and he spat out a mouthful of water.

"Come on! Stop! Listen to me!"

Jo moved away to talk to Rufus.

"Sam there is something wrong… something darker than demons." Willow said slumping forward a tiny bit.

"Willow are you okay?" He asked softly.

"I got cuffs on me that drain my powers… I'm not okay…"

Sam looked over seeing Rufus was looking over his shoulder at him. "Look, listen to me, something's not right!" Sam yelled trying to get them to listen. "You can see that. Please. Please. Just listen to me."

SPNSPN

Willow slowly lifted her head to look up at Sam. Both of them were still tied to the chair.

Roger came into the room looking at them.

Sam looked up at Roger. "Who the hell are you?"

Roger took his glasses off.

"What are you?" Willow said as she slowly looked up.

"You caught me. Popped in to watch. I can hustle like that." Roger said with a smile.

"So, the Roger everyone around here knows, the real Roger?" Sam said looking up at him.

"Buried in a ditch."

Sam rolled his eyes and nodded.

Roger closed the door and moved another chair before sitting down in it.

"So who are you?" Willow asked as she tried to catch her breath.

"Here's a hint. I was in Germany. Then in Germany. Then in the Middle East. I was in Darfur when my beeper went off. I'm waiting to hook up with my siblings. I've got three. We're going to have so much fun together."

Sam nodded his head realizing who it was. His eyes locked with Willow and saw she figured it out as well. "I know who you are. There aren't any demons in town, are there?"

"Nope. Just frightened people ripping out each other's throats. I really haven't have to do too much. Take out a bridge here, lay in a little hallucination there, sit back, pop some corn, watch the show. Frankly, you're really vicious little animals, Sam."

"No. You're doing this."

"Please. Last week, this was Mayberry. Now these people are stabbing each other's children."

"'Cause you made them see demons!"

"Honestly, people don't need a reason to kill each other. I mean, you seen the Irish. They're all Irish."

Willow struggled some. She was second generation Irish-American so it bothered her when War brought it up.

Sam rolled his eyes.

"You think I'm a monsters. I'm jello shots at a party. I just remove inhibitions."

"I'm gonna kill you myself." Sam said as he struggled.

War laughed looking at him. "Oh, that's adorable, considering you're my poster boy." War smiled looking back at Willow who was struggling.

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"You can't stop thinking about it, ever since you saw it dripping off the blade of that knife."

Sam began to breath hard. "You're wrong."

Willow swallowed the lump in her throat as War looked at Sam.

"Save your protests for your brother. I can see inside your head. And man, it is one-track city in there. Blood, blood, blood. Lust for power. Same as always. You want to be strong again. But not just strong. Stronger than everybody. Good intentions… quick slide to hell, buddy boy. You feel bad now? Wait till you're thigh deep in warm corpses. Because, my friend, I'm just getting started." He said as he stood up. He put his glasses back on. "Showtime for the meatsuits. Watch this." He twisted his ring and blood flowed down his head. He kicked over his chair and dropped to the floor screaming.

The door was kicked open revealing Rufus and Jo.

War looked at them. "They did it!"

"No!" They yelled in shock.

"He said they're coming! He said they're coming to get us!"

"No, stop! Jo, Rufus, he's lying! No!"

"You shut your mouth!" Rufus yelled.

"Please! Jo! He's lying!"

Rufus then backhanded Willow causing her to shriek in pain.

SPNSPN

Willow let out a soft groan slowly lifting her head.

"Willow are you okay?" Sam questioned struggling.

"I will be once I'm out of these cuffs." She muttered softly.

The door opened revealing Dean.

"Dean. It's not demons."

"It's War." The brothers said together.

"I just can't figure out he's doing it." Dean said cutting Sam free.

"The ring."

"The ring. The ring… that's right. He turned it right before he made everybody hallucinate and go hellbitch." Dean said as he cutting Willow free.

"Right." Sam said moving quickly to where Willow was. He wrapped his arm around her to try to keep her steady on her feet.

"We got to move. Come on."

Sam quickly got Willow's handcuffs off of her.

Willow moved away rubbing her wrists. "Dean you help Rufus and the others."

Dean looked at Sam and Willow. "What are you two going to do?"

"Don't worry about it Dean." Willow said looking at the older brother. "Just please do as I say." She moved past the older brother.

Sam shrugged his shoulders and quickly followed her.

SPNSPN

Willow used her magic to slam War into his red Mustang causing him to laugh.

Dean quickly grabbed him causing him to laugh even more.

Sam drew Ruby's knife narrowing his eyes as he looked at War.

"Whoa. Okay. That's a sweet little knife. But come on. You can't kill war, kiddos."

"Oh we know."

Willow waved her hands and War's right hand slammed against the mustang.

Sam cut all four of his fingers off and the ring clinked onto the ground.

Willow panted softly as Dean leaned down and picked up the ring.

The three of them noticed that War and the Red Mustang was gone.

SPNSPN

Willow, Sam, and Dean sat at a picnic table relaxing some from what had been going on.

Dean held up the ring. "So, pit stop at Mount Doom?"

Willow rolled her eyes at his Lord of the Rings reference.

Sam was silent and then looked up at his brother. "Dean…"

"Sam, let's not."

"No, listen. This is important. I know you don't trust me."

Dean looked away.

"Just, now I realize something. I don't trust me either."

Dean looked up at him.

"From the minute I saw that blood, only thought in my head… and I tell myself it's for the right reasons, my intentions are good, and it, it feels true, you know? But I think underneath… I just miss the feeling. I know how messed up that sounds, which means I know how messed up I am. Thing is, the problem isn't the demon blood, not really. I mean, I, what I did, I can't blame the blood or Ruby or… anything. The problem's me. How far I'll go. There's something in me that… scares the hell out of me, Dean. In the last couple of days, I caught another glimpse…"

"So what are you saying?"

"I'm in no shape to be hunting. I need to step back, 'cause I'm dangerous. Maybe it's just be we just… go our separate ways."

Dean thought about it for a moment. "Well, I think you're right."

"I was expecting a fight."

"The truth is I spend more time worrying about you than about doing the job right. And I just, I can't afford that, you know? Not now."

Sam nodded his head. "I'm sorry, Dean."

"I know you are, Sam."

Sam got up to his feet slowly.

"Hey, do you, uh, wanna take the Impala?"

"It's okay." He took a few steps and looked back. "Take care of yourself, Dean."

"Yeah, you too, Sammy."

Sam walked over to the Impala and grabbed his backpack out of the backseat. He walked over to a pickup truck that was parked nearby.

Dean looked over at Willow. "What about you?" He asked asked as the truck pulled away from the parking spot that it was in.

"Bobby's." Willow said putting her hands in her pockets. "I'll meet up with you at some point." She let out a soft breath. "If that's okay."

Dean nodded his head. "Okay."

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