Sam watched as the giants sat around the bowl, watching Jason expectantly. Sam found himself leaning forward, strangely effected by the thick anticipation in the air. He couldn't help but feel curious as to what Jason was about to do.

Jason took a deep breath, clapping his hands together. After a moment, small bluish spark began to leap from his hands. He held them over the water, and the water began to become murky as the sparks touched it. The lights began to dim a bit, while the water began to gleam with an otherworldly silver-blue glow. The less light there was, the more aglow the water became, until it became the only source of light.

Jason mumbled something, and rose his hands as he opened his eyes. A silver-blue flame lit up his eye. As Sam watched, the water began to rise, leaping over itself as it struggled to take on a form. It twisted, twirled, and began to take the shape of a rather humanoid form, before it stepped forward, a detailed sculpture of a woman made of water. It was small, though about an inch taller than Sam himself. She held back her arms, flinging a watery cape back as she smiled up at Jason.

'Children.' A velvety voice muttered, soft and motherly in nature, and she nodded her head.

'Mother Moon.' Jason breathed, bowing his head and clapping his fist over his heart in greeting. Hans had gotten to his knees, bowing to the luminous form. Samuel had to hold back the jittery Oliver from jumping forward, but he was smiling fondly. Adrian scoffed, looking away almost dejectedly.

'You have summoned me, Quintuple?' The figure queried, cocking her head. Droplets of water fell at the movement, gently splashing back into the bowl.

'Takota is missing, Hydra,' Jason began, taking a deep breath, 'I don't know where he is, and I... I'm worried about him.'

'There are ways for you to find him,' She stated, shrugging, 'Why do you need my word for it?'

'It will take too long,' Jason said, 'I... I need to know he is okay! I need to get him back home.'

The figure – Hydra – smiled delightedly. Her body sank into the bowl, reforming into two new forms. Sam gasped at the familiar form that was walking back and forth, speaking to a smaller form on a watery apparition of a table.

'Takota may be in a different dimension, but he is quite safe,' Hydra's voice stated reassuringly, before she reformed, 'The hunter may be a... how do you put it? A "hardass"? But he is a true Mandimal at heart. No harm will come to him, I assure you.'

Jason sighed, his entire form slumping back in a relaxed posture. Sam found himself smiling at the woman's description of his brother. He didn't know what a Mandimal was, but the word "hardass" got a chuckle out of him.

'But how will we get over there?' Adrian asked, 'Last I checked, all the portals to the Submersion Field were destroyed.' Hydra chucked, turning to him.

'Shifters are powerful, but you are not at the point where you can destroy all of my creations, Karma.' She stated. Adrian rolled his eyes, crossing his arms at the name with a quiet huff. Hydra then took a hold of her cape, twirling until the form shifted into a ball. A planet formed with strange continents, which were inconsistent to the globes that Sam had learnt about in his childhood. It seemed to be mostly land, with very little ocean, but many large rivers crossing the land. The image sharpened to a small area, a river by a large building glowing brighter than the rest.

'There is always a way to the Submersion Field.' Hydra stated, reforming to smile at Jason again. She stepped forward and reached out to place her small hand on his cheek. Jason leaned into the touch, almost desperate for mother-like contact, despite how small it was.

She then turned to Sam, making him freeze were he sat. She just smiled, stepping away from Jason.

'Blessings to you, Sam Winchester,' She said, bowing her head, 'You and your brother will go on to do great things, indeed.'

Then the lights flicked on, the water falling back into the bowl with no life to animate it. The summoning was over. Jason blinked a couple of times, rubbing at his eyes to get rid of the tingling sensation behind his eye. He didn't usually use so many powerful Abilities in so short a time. It left an uncomfortable ache behind.

'Are we really gonna do this, Chief?' Samuel asked. Jason sighed, running a hand over his face so to procrastinate answering.

'You remember how it was last time we went Submerging. Do we really want to have a repeat of that?' Hans asked.

'But we need to get Takota,' Oliver said, 'And let's not forget Sam here, either!'

'How can I trust you, though?'

The giants looked down at Sam, who did his best not to fidget under their stares. He shakily stood up, crossing his arms.

'I'm sure you guys will be fine,' He stated, nodding to Jason and Oliver, 'But how can I be sure I'll be safe with them around. Bloody hell, one of them has already tried to kill me today!'

Jason thought for a moment, quickly looking between the others. They either nodded or shrugged, as if he had silently asked them a question through some physic link. The small man could not have known how true the idle thought was.

'We make a Deal,' Jason decided finally, 'Safe passage home, in return for Takota's safety.'

'...No tricks?' Sam asked.

'Quintuple will be on their best behaviour,' Jason affirmed, holding out a finger for a handshake, 'I swear to Hydron, on pain of Touch. No harm will come to you in any shape or form. Not from us, at least.'

Sam hesitated, looking between the other giants. Oliver was smiling kindly. Samuel was scowling a bit, leaning against the wall. Hans just watched silently, as stoic as ever. And Adrian... was pouting, looking away crossly like a child denied sweets. He took a deep breath. I shouldn't do this, he thought.

But what other choice did he have? He had to get home to Dean, and he had no idea how to do so.

So he reached out and took hold of Jason's finger, shaking it.

'Okay. Deal.'

He cried out as a searing pain trailed down his arm, engulfing his entire forearm. He snatched it back, holding it close, while Jason hissed in pain. Glancing at his arm, he was surprised to see a dark mark being branded into his arm, shaped like a handprint. After a moment the mark began to cool until all that was left was a dark handprint branded into his skin. Glancing up, he saw that the giants each had one of their own.

'W-what did you do?' Sam demanded, trying to rub it away, but it didn't go away. Jason ignored him, standing and speaking to the others.

'Okay, you felt it guys! We're Sealed. Let's get started,' He called, and the others began moving, except for Adrian who lazily lounged around, 'We're going to be in a new world soon, so we need some supplies. Food, weapons, and any other useful devices we may need, get them together.'

'Jason!' Sam bellowed, getting his attention, 'What did you do?' Jason cleared his throat, sheepishly rubbing his neck as he bent down.

'Sorry, man. We made a Deal,' He explained quietly as the others dashed around, 'Once a Deal is agreed upon, it is Sealed. We physically can't go against it, now. No Shifter can go against a Deal, so it was the best thing we could do for you.'

'Jason!' The giant turned, hands reaching up to pluck up the bag that was thrown at him. He slung it over his shoulder, placing his hand flat before Sam.

'Well, let's get going, mate.' He said. Sam sighed, briefly debating whether or not to refuse.

But then the mark began to grow hot, and startled him into jumping onto the palm.

Jason carefully lifted him up, frowning to himself. His hand twitched with indecision.

'Okay, are you cool with sitting on the shoulder for now?' He asked almost shyly. Sam gulped, nodding his assent. Jason nodded too, gently holding his hand at his shoulder. Sam climbed off, placing himself into the tiny crevice between the neck and shoulder, bunching up the fabric around himself for more comfort and better grip.

'Okay,' Jason breathed, carefully standing and walking to the door, grabbing his cloak on the way, 'Let's get going.' He walked through the door into a plain looking main room, quickly opening another door and stepping out. Sam looked back to see if the others were following, but was surprised to see them fizzing out of existence the further away Jason went. Once he was outside, they had disappeared completely.

But he didn't get a chance to wonder about that. After a moment, Sam realised what was actually happening and begin to panic. They had stepped out into a hallway, like one for an apartment building. There wasn't anyone in sight, but many doors down the hall that led to different rooms. Jason began walking, quickly clipping the cloak around his shoulders and drawing up the hood. It kept Sam partially hidden, but there was too much light, and it lit him up like a gem in sunlight. He felt too exposed there.

He bristle on the shoulder, staring around frightfully, expecting a stranger to suddenly appear from one of the rooms. Why is he just leaving me in plain sight? He punched the neck he leaned against to get the giants attention. Jason make a noise in response, but continued walking.

'What are you doing?' Sam hissed, pressing himself into the crevice between the neck and shoulder so he'd be less noticeable. It didn't feel like it was working. Jason turned his head slightly, a questioning eyebrow raised.

'Are you insane?' Sam elaborated angrily, 'People will see me!'

Jason paused at the end of the hallway, where there was a simple white door. He turned his head to look at Sam, but the tiny was too close to his neck to properly see. Sam could only see the underline of his jaw, which was twisted with concern. Jason was silent as he thought over Sam's words.

And then he opened the door anyway, stepping out into a cascade of light.

Oooo... Leaving Sam in plain sight, Jason? Probably not a good idea, huh?

For those of you who probably don't know, Hydra is one of the twin deities that Shifters revere. Usually it is really difficult to summon one of them like this, but Jason is a special shifter that was "touched" by Hydra to be more powerful that others, as a kind of champion.

Her brother is Hydron, and they keep balance to the universe. Creation, destruction; good, bad; water, fire; moon, sun... sort of a Yin Yang thing. They also get really involved in the lives of the creatures they create, though it doesn't happen too often. Usually its only when people use Hydron's name to form a Deal, and if they go against it he touches them. Would not be too bad, if only his touch didn't burn like Hell's flames. It keeps people from going against a Deal, and if they still go against it the touch will eventually kill them.