Chapter 4

"Gunny thanks for coming, you'll have to come back and see your namesake." Maverick said watching him mumbling to baby Dean as he told him good-bye and kissed his forehead. "Here Sammy, say your good-byes."

"Hey little man, we're going be to leaving now, you be good for Momma and Daddy." Sam whispered to him as baby Dean wiggled and grunted before looking up into his face. Sam could see intelligence in his eyes even though he was only four days old. "We'll come back and see you soon." he kissed his cheek and let him grab his finger in his tiny hand before giving him to Nitro.

"You guys be careful out there and have fun." Nitro told them shifting baby Dean in her arms.

Shadow and Storm had left a few hours earlier and Dean and Sam were heading out now to start their road trip. Nitro was going to stay a while longer to help Sarah and Maverick out with the baby.

"We will." Dean assured her.

"I'll send you some photos and text you along the way." Sam told her letting Nitro give him a hug. "Thanks for the hospitality and you have a beautiful little boy."

"You make Gunny bring you back Sam. It was good to see you again." Maverick told him pulling him into a brief hug.

"Thanks for the gifts guys, we can use them." Sarah said as she came to stand by Maverick who draped his arm around her waist.

"If you need anything let us know." Dean told her softly, nodding to Maverick who gave a brief nod of understanding.

"C'mon bro, let's hit the road. I want to make it as far as I can before stopping for the night." Dean told Sam before heading for the front door.

"Bye guys." Sam said quickly as he ran after Dean.

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It was late when Dean decided to stop for the night. They were near Colorado Springs and found a small motel that would suit their needs. He liked staying in the smaller, family run places than big chains wanting to give the working class his business than some non descript chain. He went in and got a room for them while Sam waited in the car checking out what he could see in the night.

"We're set for the night." Dean grunted as he dropped back into the driver's seat and moved his car in front of their room. They got out and grabbed bags before heading inside, Dean making Sam stop just in the doorway so he could check it out first.

"Need to turn in early tonight Sammy. Got a big day planned tomorrow."

"Really, what?" Sam asked looking toward Dean with a quizzical expression.

"Can't say, it's a surprise." Dean said smugly seeing Sam start to pout for a moment before he asked.

"Am I going to like it?" he asked cautiously. "I mean we're not just going to sit by the pool and do nothing right?"

"Oh I think you'll find it invigorating and a bit challenging." Dean hinted. "You can have the bathroom first."

Sam huffed knowing he wasn't getting anything else out of him about his plans and grabbed some sleep clothes before heading to the bathroom to change and do his nightly routine.

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Dean double checked his messages to be sure of the time he was to meet the guys for the surprise. He really thought Sam was going to enjoy it and he couldn't wait to try it himself. He rummaged around for his own sleep clothes and sat on the bed waiting for Sam to finish so he could use the bathroom.

"It's all your's." Sam mumbled still a little disappointed he couldn't get Dean to tell him what they were going to do. He pulled out clothes for tomorrow and stowed his dirty ones before turning down his bed to get in. Sam really wasn't tired in a sense he had done any hard work, but it was tiring just riding for hours at a time.

It wasn't long before Dean came out and dropped his dirty clothes on his bag and went to his own bed to get in. He reached to switch off the lamp between the beds and settled down to get a good night's sleep.

"Nite Sammy."

"Can't you just give me a little hint?" Sam pleaded one last time.

"Get some sleep kid." Dean chuckled turning to put his back to him ending the conversation.

Sam huffed and lay there starting up at the ceiling trying to imagine all the things this surprise might be and before he knew it, he was asleep.

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"Hey time to get up." Dean called to him shaking his leg to rouse him from sleep.

Sam grumbled and slurred something out and tried to bury deeper into the warm covers.

He was almost on the verge of sleep when something cold and wet dripped onto his forehead. He jerked and swatted at the air only to have a few more drops fall. Sam opened his eyes to see Dean standing beside the bed with a glass of cold water over his head. His eyes widened when he realized what he had been feeling and looked at Dean with wide eyes.

"Do I need to dump the glass over your head?" Dean asked arching his brows and waiting.

"No! No! I'm up." Sam stuttered as he pushed himself out from under the glass and to the side of the bed. "What time is it anyway?"

"Four, we've got a four hour drive ahead of us so get moving."

"I am." he whined grabbing clothes and seeing Dean was dressed, bags packed and ready to go.

"I'll run though a drive thru to grab something small for breakfast. You'll thank me later." Dean assured him but not saying why.

Sam looked back at him as he closed the bathroom door wondering what he meant by that. He quickly did his business, washed his face and hands and dampened his hair using his fingers to comb it. After changing, Sam stepped into the other room and stuffed his clothes and bathroom bag into the duffle and glanced around to be sure nothing was missed.

"You ready?"

"Yes." he acknowledged following him from the room to the car. It was still dark outside and it made him want to sleep some more. He suppressed a yawn as he climbed into the passenger seat and buckled in. True to his word, Dean did stop long enough for them to get a light breakfast and picked up the main road heading north.

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They were north of Denver and almost to the Wyoming border when Dean pulled off the main road onto a secondary road. He drove for twenty miles and turned again heading for some mountains nearby. He finally turned onto a gravel road and drove ten miles and stopped at a large field that had several other cars parked there and a van.

"Grab your coat." Dean told him as he reached around to get his. He got out and walked toward the van.

"Winchesters?" a guy asked holding a clipboard.

"Yep, are we late?"

"Nope right on time. Climb in and we'll get moving." he said motioning for them to get in the van.

"C'mon Sammy."

Sam eyed the guy for a moment before getting into the van and sitting beside Dean. He saw three other people already seated behind them and wondered just where they were being taken. The driver cranked up and headed toward a road that seemed to disappear up the mountain. He didn't know what to think or where they were being taken and looked over at Dean who had settled down with his eyes closed enjoying not having to drive. It was over an hour later before the van crested the mountain and slowed to a stop. Sam looked around and suddenly realized what they were going to do and his mouth fell open in disbelief.

"Close your mouth Sammy, you might catch a bug." Dean smirked when he saw his expression. He snapped a quick photo with his cell thinking it was priceless. "You need to get out now dude." Dean said giving him a small push to get him moving.

"Is this...Are we...I don't..." Sam stammered not sure what to say and what to do.

"Chill bro, it'll be okay. You'll love it." Dean said as he led them with the others to where five hang gliders were being prepared for flight.

"Hello everyone and thank you for deciding to join our flight this morning. Good I see everyone has a jacket I'd advise you to put it on. It will get a little cold up here even with the warm day." a guy probably five or six years older than Dean said. "I'm Jude and the others over there will be your instructors. Believe it or not we're going to ride the wind back down the valley to where you left your vehicles. Has anyone done this before?" he asked looking around for hands. One person raised their hand. "Good, now there's nothing to be afraid of as long as you're not scared of heights. So before we get started does anyone not want to jump? There's no shame if it's more than you thought it was going to be." He waited as everyone looked around and sized each other up. "So I'm going to pair you with an instructor and they'll help you get the harness on. We've got helmets and goggles for everyone, safety first." Jude instructed stepping to Sam and Dean. "Okay, you're a tall one, you'll need to go with Graham over there and you I think Eric is a good fit for you." he told them pointing to two guys standing by gliders.

Sam and Dean moved toward the waiting guys, but Sam stopped long enough to look out over the valley and the edge of the cliff they were going to be jumping from. Now he knew why Dean didn't want him to eat a lot. He swallowed hard and continued on over to a guy that was an inch or two shorter than him but was well muscled and deeply tanned.

"Hi, name's Eric and that's Graham." he said introducing themselves and holding out a hand to shake. He was Dean's size but a little slimmer.

"I'm Dean and my brother Sam." Dean greeted taking his hand firmly and shaking it.

"Sam." Sam said to Graham as he shook his hand.

"So is this your first time?" Graham asked.

"Yeah." Sam croaked out and cleared his throat.

"No problem. Once we're airborne, you'll gonna love it." he said holding out a harness. "You'll need to put this on and tighten down the straps." he instructed showing him how to step into it and fasten it at the waist and pull straps over his shoulder and fasten them across his chest. "Make sure it's tight but not too tight."

"Okay." Sam said following his instructions and looking over at Dean doing the same.

Once they were both suited up, they were given helmets with cameras on top to record the flight and goggles so they would be able to see.

"Once we take off you're going to be hanging from the glider. It's like sitting in a chair. You just need to relax and follow my lead. I'm going to show you how to steer it, catch the thermals and I'll let you fly it." Eric said.

"What you need to remember is don't panic if anything happens. We're going to be double strapped in so you'll be safe. You're not going to fall. Once we get down the valley and the clearing to land I need you to run as soon as your feet touch the ground until we have the glider down. If you don't it won't be a pretty site."

"So we're on this one." Graham told Sam stepping to a brightly colored glider and slipping under the wing. He got Sam positioned in place and began to hook him up, being sure the safety line was attached tightly. He showed him how to hold the steering pole in front of them and how it moved easily and warned about not jerking it.

Dean was strapped in and Eric got them ready to jump. He looked over at Sam and saw the uncertainty on his face and gave him a thumb's up for assurance to get a weak smile back. They turned on the helmet cameras and Dean and Eric hefted the glider and ran for the edge jumping and letting the updraft catch them and sent them soaring off into the sky.

Sam was trembling with fear, excitement and the uncertainty of jumping off a cliff; a really high cliff. He knew one misstep or wrong move would send them both crashing to the rocks and trees below. He watched Dean's glider catch a thermal and climb upward into the sky like a bird in flight. It was amazing and breathtaking.

"You ready Sam? Remember to run and hold the glider up it'll do the rest. You'll love it once we get up there with your brother." Graham assured him.

Sam nodded knowing he couldn't talk and tensed his body ready to jump off a cliff into the unknown.

"On three, one, two, three!..." Graham yelled.

He was actually going to jump off a cliff and hoped a big kite would save his ass. He took in a big breath and held it as they began to run...

A/N: So they're jumping off the side of a mountain... Thank you for reading and I hope you are enjoying the story. Nice to read your thoughts, please review. NC