The Winchester Gospel
The Gospel according to Chuck
Jump the Shark
Chapter One
Verse One
Oh, Brother What art Thou
And the boy called out and Sam and Dean came and they put him to the test, with holy water and silver, and still he claimed to be John Winchester's son.
And in proving himself, he cut the elder son to the quick with his telling of birthday baseball games, first beers and driving lessons.
And Dean Winchester bled with every remembrance; every recollection and still he would protect the boy, carry him safely away, allow him to keep his innocence, because that's what John Winchester would have wanted.
And Sam Winchester took pity on the boy Dean would have cast out, cared for him, explained the way of ghosts, goblins and ghouls and taught him the family business, all the while nurturing his new brother's desire for revenge, because that's what John Winchester would have wanted.
And two brothers bonded while one hunted alone.
And when John Winchester's lover feasted on the tainted blood of Mary Winchester's child, Dean looked to the heavens where an angel watched over him and he finished his father's hunt, slaying not the lover and the son but the sister and the brother, the children of John Winchester's kill.
And although they never really met him, never truly knew him, they offered Adam a hunter's funeral and a better place.
And they stood before the flames, the younger son now molded into the image of the father, content in his belief that all was already lost, comforted by his thirst for vengeance.
And for the elder son, the pedestal had been torn asunder and he now walked shoulder to shoulder with his father knowing that even though John Winchester had given his son Adam all the love and attention he'd withheld from them, God's Unbreakable Soldier had willingly and unwaveringly gone to his death so that his first-born should live.
And God's Warrior became his own man.