Thanks for the reviews. I tried posting this a couple of times yesterday but noticed that the site kept cutting off some of the sentences near the end of the chapter. I'm not sure what the problem is but if any of the sentences are still cut off I apologize. The " and the beginning of the sentence where Dean is talking near the end of the chapter keeps getting cut off and running into the paragraph above it. ( hope that makes sense ) So I waited till today to try and repost it and hope that it's still not screwed up. If it is ….then I'm sorry there is no way I can fix it.

Almost Paradise

Chapter seven

Two hours later

As Sam slept he dreamt he was lost in the middle of a hot, steamy rainforest, sweat pouring off his body. His body craved water but there was none around that was safe to drink. He looked around for his brother who was no where in sight.

"Dean!" He called out weakly but there was no answer.

He reached up to wipe the sweat from his forehead and to his horror his arms wouldn't move. He tried again with the same results, but this time when he tried to move a sharp pain shot through his wrists and his eyes flew open. The first thing that hit him was the heat, it was humid and oppressive. The second thing was the pain in his arms which were stretched above his head and tied to the ceiling. Blood trickled down his arms as the metal cuffs cut into his wrists. The entire room was filled with hot steam which poured out of the metal rods that were attached to the floor. Sam's entire body was soaked with sweat and he could feel himself becoming weaker and weaker as the heat zapped the strength from his body. He struggled to free himself but the more he struggled the deeper the cuffs cut into his wrists. Sam shut his eyes as he tried to get a decent breath. So this is what they meant by purification. He opened his eyes and glanced down at himself and was glad to see that the men had at least left his boxers on and he wasn't hanging there naked. He gave a little laugh….stupid to be worried about that right now he had other problems to worry about. He could feel himself start to pass out from the heat and fought to stay conscious as he wondered how long they were going to keep him there. He shut his eyes again and tried to relax and let his mind take him somewhere else, somewhere cool. His dad had taught both he and his brother how to separate your mind from the pain your body was in. …but this time it wasn't working.

Dean's cabin

Dean moaned softly as he woke up. He rubbed the back of his head as he sat up. His first thought was where was Sam? He got out of bed and walked over to the door and wasn't surprised to find that it was locked. He picked up a chair and was about to smash one of the windows but decided not to, he didn't want t attract attention. He looked out and saw that the only people he could see were at the far end of the village. He sat on the bed and put his right foot up on his leg. He then opened a small hidden compartment in the sole of his shoe and took out a thin metal object. Dean went back to the door and easily picked the lock. He opened it a crack and looked outside. When he didn't see anyone he picked up his jacket that was lying on a chair in the room and turned up the collar trying to hide his face. He then went outside determined to find his brother.

Ten minutes later

The first cabin Dean checked was the one Sam had been in earlier. He wasn't surprised to find he wasn't there. But where was he? He walked down the path trying to look into each of the cabins as he walked by. As far as he could tell he couldn't see anything unusual going on in any of them. At one point he had to dive behind a cabin when he saw Evan and Michael walking together. He watched as they stopped at a cabin and looked in through the window then walked away. When they were safely out of sight Dean walked up to the cabin. He peered in the window and at first didn't see anything other then what appeared to be smoke or steam coming from inside the cabin. But as he looked closer he could see the form of a man hanging by his arms from the ceiling. His heart started pounding in his chest as he tried to get a better look.

"Those bastards!" He whispered softly when he realized the man was Sam. He quickly went to the door but it was locked. Without hesitation he picked up a rock and smashed it through the window not caring how much noise he caused. He then took off his jacket and put it on the window ledge which allowed him to climb in without getting cut. With the window now open the steam began pouring out of the cabin slowly letting the heat flow out the window.

"Sammy!" Dean cried out as he went to his brother's side. Sam hung in front of him limp and unresponsive, his body covered in sweat. Dean looked around the cabin for something to stand on and saw a stool over in the corner. He pulled it over to his brother then climbed up on it and using his pick unlocked the cuffs. Sam collapsed into his arms. He gently lowered him to the floor. "Sammy?"

Even though it was freezing outside Sam's body was hot…too hot. Dean knew of people who had died from heat stroke and he wasn't about to let that happen to his brother. He pulled Sam outside and began covering him with snow hoping to bring his body temperature down before any damage was done. He then cradled his brother's head in his arms. on… Sam you got to wake up for me." He said as he gently patted his brother's face.

Finally Sam moaned as he opened his eyes.

"Dean…."

"Yeah Sam it's me….It's okay now…I got ya…." Dean said as he pulled his brother close. It was then he noticed Evan, Michael, and some of the other men who had sat at Evan's table walking toward them…he could tell they weren't too happy.

TBC