WHEN HELL IS SAID AND DONE

Dev waited nervously on the pier, this was it there was no going back and he knew the chances of coming out of this alive were nil to zero.

He scoffed to himself, he wouldn't even be here if not for Dean and well Dean had a family that needed him and somehow that had become just as important to Dev.

He had already said his tearful goodbyes to Deana and the kids, his heart was heavy but they were Dean's family.

"You ready Dev?" Sam asked quietly behind him.

"As ready as I'll ever be." Dev answered turning to look at Sam with a reassuring smile.

"I always thought I'd go crazy if I had another brother like Dean." Sam grinned and then grew serious. "But I was wrong."

Dev tried to swallow the lump in his throat. "Well then you don't know me at all."

"We want you both back Dev I hope you know that."

Dev nodded slowly. "How can I pass that up?" He was suddenly engulfed in Sam's arms and Dev responded.

Sam pulled away his eyes misty and then headed in the house. Bobby had insisted that no one be close when he opened the portal just in case.

Bobby stepped up. "You didn't tell them did you?"

Dev sighed. "I couldn't they have enough to deal with."

"You're just like Dean leaving the dirty work for me to do." Bobby groused.

"This is hard enough without telling them I'm not coming back." Dev whispered.

"You surprised me; I thought for sure you would bolt when I told you that the portal would only bring one of you back."

"But you said that I might be able to find another way home and that is what I'm holding onto. Besides there is no way that I could watch this family hurt when I could do something about it."

Bobby nodded. "It's time."

Dev took a deep breath and headed to the edge of the pier with Reaper. Bobby began to recite the spell and the wind picked up and leaves swirled around as a bright light burst from the water.

Dev glanced on more time at Bobby and at the house seeing everyone watching from the windows he smiled bravely and jumped.

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Dean flew into the rock wall full force from Maven's blast and slid to the ground. He stood back up fast shaking the haze from his head. He spun sideways avoiding another hit and throwing his own knocking Maven across the cavern.

Maven staggered to his feet laughing. "How long are you going to last Dean? Your power is temporary while mine goes on."

Dean knew he was right and the only way that he could stay powered up was if he gave into it and then he would be in hell forever but his family would be safe and also very disappointed in him.

What a fucking tug of war and he had precious time to make the ultimate decision.

He faced Maven and prepared to send the most powerful blast he could but stopped cold as a bright light flashed between them making them both squint and then Dev and Reaper were there.

"Dev Reaper what the hell?" Dean yelled.

"Is that a proper saying when you're in hell?" Dev asked with an eyebrow quirked.

"You need to get out of here." Dean pushed Dev back.

Reaper growled.

"No can do, I promised a whole family I would get you home and I'm not about to break that promise." Dev insisted.

"Maven has to die."

"Well I didn't exactly come for the tan bro." Dev snickered.

"You can't fight him alone." Dean insisted.

Reaper barked.

"He said he's not chopped liver and Dean your kids are waiting for you and they need you, you are just going to have to trust me." Dev pressed knowing he had precious little time to argue.

"Dev it's my job….."

"It's you job to raise your children not make them fatherless and Deana a widow, not to mention Sasquatch will hunt me down and puree me if I don't get you home."

"Dev….I ….Dev."

Dev smiled knowingly. "Yeah me too."

"Well things are looking up." Maven interrupted. "Three for the price of one my lucky day."

Reaper growled stepping up to Maven.

"You won't be thinking that for long." Dev threatened. "Dean give me the power you have left.

Dean stared at Dev reluctantly.

"Dean I of all people know how alluring the call of power can be and once you feel it it's kind of hard not to want it and more but trust me the love you have waiting for you is much better."

Dean nodded slowly and Maven tried to blast them but somehow Dev had put up a shield. "I can't keep this up much longer."

"Dev how are you going to get back?" Dean asked.

"I'm a Winchester ain't I?" Dev grinned.

Dean smiled and reached for Dev the power passing to him.

Dev pulled Dean into a hug. "Save me a seat for Thanksgiving." He whispered in Dean's ear and then shoved him hard into the closing vortex.

Dean cried out protesting and then his head filled with pain and he was falling hard and fast. His body impacted hard with something and he fell into black.

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Dev stared at the hole that Dean had vanished into and his heart hurt what a way to find out how love felt. He blinked hard; this sure as hell wasn't the time or place for tears.

He felt Reaper nuzzle against him.

Dean and his entire family had taught him a valuable lesson of loyalty, love, and family and he was so glad that he had been part of that even for such a short time.

Reaper somehow had read that in him all along.

Dev turned to face Maven who was smiling like he knew the secrets of the world. "Do you really think a bug like you can take me down?"

"Apparently you haven't been paying attention in Winchester 101 we always have something up our sleeves. Dev said darkly.

Maven laughed hitting Dev with a powerful blast.

Dev closed his eyes taking the hit with gritted teeth and fisted hands. "I guess I should tell you that I made a few pit stops on my trip." Dev said cracking his neck.

"Oh I'm so terrified." Maven yelled.

"You should be." Dev's voice grew darker and he opened his eyes staring at Maven

Maven stepped back mouth agape unable to process what he was seeing.

Dev's eyes swirled with a marbled mixture of black, white, yellow and red.

"You can't be." Maven stammered.

"The end of you? Oh but I am." Dev lifted his hand and speaking in Latin he squeezed his hand into a fist and Maven began to scream.

Dev replayed his short time with the people he now considered his family and he smiled. Once this power in him meant everything to him, now he would give it all up to be with his family again.

"Thank you Reaps." He said hoping Reaper understood everything he meant.

Reaper whimpered at his side.

Dev squeezed harder knowing what he had to do to end it all and for his family to be safe. Hell he really was a Winchester.

He closed his eyes sending out everything that he could and Maven's screams died as he exploded into a million pieces taking out the whole cavern where they had been standing in a white blast of heat.

Demons slowly came to see what had happened and they knew Maven was gone for good and apparently so was the man that had killed him.

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Sam and Bobby had found Dean's unconscious and bloodied body on the pier nearly three days after Dev had left.

They had exchanged glances of relief that Dev had not let them down.

Dean had to recover on his own and was out cold and feverish for another three days since everyone had given up their power.

Dean was barely coming around when Dran hugged him hard telling him that Maven was dead.

"How can you be sure?" Dean whispered.

Dran had shown his dad that he was back at full power as tears streamed down his face.

Everyone had their powers back well the witches and warlocks did and that meant that Maven and Dev had to have been destroyed.

Dean had never imagined that he would feel such loss for Dev but he did and so did everyone else. Dev had sacrificed himself for his family.

Dran healed his dad of whatever ailments were left but even he couldn't fill the hole that Dean felt.

They mourned their loss and life moved on.

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It had been two months that everything had happened and Dean and Deana had decided to keep all powers locked away.

They had gotten no arguments and although the kids had pretty much returned to normal life Dean would catch them in deep thought on occasion.

He and Deana made sure their kids knew they were well loved and made life as normal as possible for them as did Sam and Sadie for their children.

Sam missed Dev to but his brother was really taking it to heart.

Dean had gotten into a routine of walking to the end of the pier every day at sunset. He preferred to be alone but sometimes someone would join him.

He would stand at the end of the pier staring at his reflection in the water and then up at the sky just lost in thought and memories.

He wondered if Dev and Reaper had suffered and he prayed that their souls had not been left in hell.

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Dean woke up from a deep sleep and wasn't sure what had awakened him but the sudden urge to get up was over whelming.

He got up quietly and headed down the stairs and listened for sounds.

He drank some water and looked out the window to see the lake shimmering in the bright full moon light.

A tiny glint caught his eye.

He hurriedly walked out onto the pier looking around him staring at his surrounding for anything that looked out of place.

The lake was calm and still not even a breeze blew this night.

He reached the end of the pier and stared at his reflection for the longest time until finally he sighed and started back to the house.

The lake water rippled and Dean stopped turning back since not a movement of wind had passed him.

What had caused the ripples?

He looked at his reflection again and startled a bit when his image showed white eyes.

He was trying to put that behind him not wanting anyone to know that he had also gotten that part of him back.

His heart raced when his reflection winked at him and the water rippled again.

Dean smiled huge. "You son of bitch you made it." He called to the night.

Dev's laughter carried across the lake as did Reaper's bark and Dean could swear he heard Deana's laughter too.

The glint on the edge of the pier got his attention and he leaned down to find the amulet that Dev had taken with him.

Dean smiled again, he wasn't sure why Dev wasn't showing himself but he was sure that he had good reason for doing it and he was relieved beyond belief that Dev had pulled himself from the depths of hell.

Dean felt better than he had in weeks as he stood to look at the lake once more.

"Thanksgiving pretty boy or I will hunt you down." Dean called out.

He heard laughter again and with a renewed sense of hope he headed back to the house to his family and the rest of their lives.

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And here ends the Dean and Deana series. Thank you all that read the stories and enjoyed them.

Thanks to all of you who liked Dev and who wouldn't like the idea of two Dean's.