"Wait! Stop!" Dean yelled, running back to the trio standing over the little girl.
"Let her try Dean." Sam looked at his brother incredulously. "What do we have to loose at this point?"
"Only Evie's life, Sammy." Dean reached down to gently move Evie's hands away from the little girls body. "Evie you told me yourself that dead is still dead and that you weren't willing to try and bring someone back who was that far gone. Face it, we never had a chance here to save her. I for one am not willing to risk anyone else's life to try and bring her back. Besides there's something else we have to consider here."
"She's a little girl Dean, if Evie is willing to try, why shouldn't she?" Sam asked pushing Dean away with his good arm. Sam's push earned a threatening glare from Dean and Bobby quickly stepped between them.
"Dean's right." Bobby said, moving Sam back a few feet from his brother.
"What do you mean Dean's right, how can this be right?" Sam said glaring back at Dean.
"He means we still have an open devils trap up on the ceiling." Evie answered for Bobby. The four of them immediately looked up at the ceiling.
"Sam, I'm sorry but we lost this one." Bobby patted Sam on his good arm.
"Damn it! " Sam cursed as he spun around and walked off. Dean started to follow but Bobby stopped him.
"I'm gonna go out to my car and grab a couple of blankets." Bobby said nodding towards the door. "Come out and give me a hand will ya, and grab the duffels."
"I'll get him Dean." Evie said as she stood back up and glanced in Sam's directions. "Leave that boy to me." Dean nodded his appreciation and started for follow Bobby out to the car.
"Sam!" Evie called out to him. "Boy just where in the hell do you think you're going?"
Sam stopped and turned to face her.
"I'm sorry Evie……We were so close, so close…. " Sam shook his head and gave a sad glance at the small body only a few feet away.
"She's in god's hands now Sam." She too glanced back at the little girl and then back at Sam. "This sure as hell isn't how I thought it was gonna end."
"No it isn't." Sam said as he winced and held his broken arm closer to his chest. "We should have all been walking out and the only thing dead should have been that damn demon."
"Can't say that I disagree with you there Sam." Evie noticed Sam's discomfort and reached out and placed her hand on his injured arm knowing full well it would most likely drain what little resources she had left.
"Evie what the…..Oh god….Ahhhhh" Sam's eyes closed and his head fell back as he felt Evie's healing powers start to work on his arm and the gash on his head. Evie's own eyes closed and she gasped as she felt her left arm break in response to Sam's healing. Neither one of them noticed a small plume of black smoke start down from the ceiling, stopping long enough to force its way into Jaworski's dead body, nor did they see the now demon possessed man stoop to pick up his fallen weapon and aim it in their direction.
By the time Sam opened his eyes and saw the possessed man only inches away from Evie's back it was too late. The gun aimed at Evie's back fired true, and she cried out as she felt the bullet pierce her heart, killing her instantly. The bullet exited the healers body only to slam into Sam's chest as he reached forward to catch her. Together they fell into a heap on the floor, blood pouring from their respective wounds. Sam tried to call out for his brother but found he couldn't get enough breath and seconds later he too was dead.
"What the hell was that?" Dean asked whirling around to look back at the warehouse.
"That can't be good that's for sure." Bobby answered, slamming the trunk lid down.
"Aw crap!" Dean shouted. The two of them took off back into the building only to stop dead in their tracks in shock.
"Oh god Sammy!" Dean cried as he saw his brothers body on the floor crumpled next to Evie's, her hand still gripped on Sam's arm.
"Evie!" Bobby gasped as well as the two hunters rushed forward. With a strangled sob Dean grabbed Sam up and began a feeble attempt to find his pulse. "No no no noooooo!"
Bobby pulled Evie into his arms and hung his head. He knew without checking his old friend was dead and tears began to fall down his cheeks. Now crying freely, Dean looked around to see who could have been responsible, hatred glaring in his eyes.
"Who did this? Who did this?" Dean franticly looked around the warehouse. Suddenly he noticed the scent of sulfur in the air and looked back towards the devils trap. "Oh my god, Bobby, where the hell is Jaworski?"
Bobby's head spun towards the trap and he too was shocked to find not only Jaworski's body missing but also that of his little girls. He looked up at the ceiling and then back at Dean. He didn't need to voice what he knew had happened, Dean had also come to that conclusion.
"But how Bobby? We were right here, RIGHT HERE! Nothing came out of that trap, it couldn't have, we would have seen it." Dean looked down at his brother again. How could they have missed something so important? How could they have failed Sam and Evie so badly?
Bobby looked down at Evie in his arms and suddenly he knew what had happened. Evie had used her healing skills one last and fatal time to heal Sam's arm and her power had drawn a demon through the flawed trap.
"She healed his arm Dean, look at it." Bobby's voice cracked as he spoke. Evie seldom ever thought of herself when she used her gift and this time was no exception. The few seconds it took to heal Sam's arm were apparently the few seconds needed to unleash a demon from the trap above and it had cost her her life permanently. Bobby knew there would be no miracle this time.
"Oh god Bobby……" Dean looked at Sam's arm and then clutched him tighter. "We shouldn't 'ave left them alone…."
Bobby hung his head in silence and didn't respond. Recriminations would come later but for right now, Bobby could only sit and mourn the loss of his old friend and the son of another. The two of them sat silent, lost in grief for what seemed a lifetime, until Bobby moved to lay Evie gently back on the floor.
"Where…are you goin'?" Dean asked as Bobby stood up and turned towards he door.
"We can't stay here Dean and we ain't leaving them behind." Bobby answered as he glanced down at Evie's body. "They're gonna have to come with us until we can find a place to lay them both at rest."
"No Bobby, I can't do it…" Dean looked at his brothers still face. "He's not dead, I don't believe it."
"I know you don't want to believe it but its true Dean, Sammy's dead and so is Evie, we can't stay here anymore. If anyone heard that shot, they probably called the police."
"I don't care." Dean answered, eyes never leaving his brothers face. "Let them come, I don't give a damn."
"Dean….." Bobby reached down to gently tug at the shoulder of Dean's jacket. Dean responded by shrugging the older hunters hand away and glaring up at him.
"If you want to leave then go ahead. I'm not going anywhere without my brother, do you hear me?" Dean answered and then hung his head back down. Bobby could only shake his head and walk away.
Heading out to his car, he popped open his trunk and retrieved the two blankets he and Dean had come out to get earlier. A sob suddenly escaped from the older hunter and he clung to the side of the Chevelle crying, until he got his emotions in check.
When he returned to the warehouse he found Dean still tightly holding Sam's body. It was almost to much to bear. Silently he opened up one of the blankets and laid it on the floor. Picking up Evie's lifeless body, he gently placed her on top and folded it around her. Dean watched with despair, as Bobby picked Evie up and then headed back out to the Chevelle with her body.
Finally Dean placed Sam down and moved to open the other blanket. He couldn't believe his brother was dead after everything they had been through together.
Dean was truly and desperately alone now.
Bobby found him struggling to lift Sam's body when he reentered the warehouse. Rushing to Dean's side, the two of them finally got Sam situated on the blanket. Dean managed to fold the blanket around Sam's body but couldn't bring himself to cover his little brothers face just yet. He swept the brown hair from his brothers forehead and took one last look at his face.
"I can't do it Bobby." Dean said as he got up and quickly moved away. Bobby grimly nodded and reached for the blankets edge. As he got ready to cover the young hunters face, he was stunned to see Sam's nostrils flare, as if he was trying to breathe. Shaken, he audibly gasped when he saw it again.
"Son of a bitch!" Bobby cried out as he threw the blanket off of Sam's chest and knelt down to hear listen for a heart beat. "Oh my god Dean get over here!"
"What?" Dean answered as he spun around and ran back to Bobby and Sam. By this time, Bobby had grabbed Sam's wrist and was feeling for a pulse. Finding a faint one he looked up at Dean with disbelief. "He's alive Dean, your brother is alive!"
Dean ripped open the blanket and push his brothers shirt up and sure enough, the wound which had been fatal only a short while ago, was closing up and healing.
"Sammy, come on keep breathing, keep breathing!" Dean yelled as he watched his brothers chest slowly rise and fall. "Oh my god Bobby it's a miracle"
"No miracle Dean, its Evie, it has to be." Bobby grabbed Dean around the neck and hugged him. Minutes dragged by as they watched Sam's wound continue to heal and his breathing became more regular. Finally, Sam regained consciousness and opened his eyes.
"Dean?" Sam asked weakly looking up at his overjoyed brother. "Bobby?"
"Sam, dude you're okay…you're gonna be fine.." Dean said as he help Sam sit up.
"What….What happened?" Sam asked as he began to look around for Evie. "Evie, where's Evie?"
"Sam…" Dean stopped, he didn't know how to tell Sam about Evie. Sam saw his brother hesitate and he looked at Bobby for confirmation. Bobby responded with a sad nod.
"Are you sure, I'm mean, I'm alive, what if she is?" Sam sputtered, not willing to except that Evie was truly dead.
"Sam, Evie knew she didn't have much strength left." Bobby answered "This whole ordeal really took it out of her, Dean's healing, her kidnapping. Even if she had made it through, I think it would have taken a really long time for her to recover, much more than she ever needed before. What ever she had left, she gave to you Sam. Whatever she had left, was just enough to bring you back.
"And Jaworski, what happened to Jaworski and his little girl?" Sam asked looking around as he struggled to stand up.
"When I find that demonic son of a bitch, I'm gonna send it straight back to hell." Dean's eyes flared anger and hatred as he helped Sam to his feet.
"What, what do you mean, oh god, Evie……when she touched my arm…." Sam stopped as he suddenly remembered Jaworski firing the fatal shot. "Jaworski……Something came through the trap didn't it? We have to go after him."
Sam turned, fully ready to go after Jaworski but his body wasn't quite ready yet. As his legs buckled, Dean reached out to grab him and held him steady.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa nobody's going after nothin'" Bobby said as he watch Dean barely catch his brother. "Look at you boy, you can hardly stand up. And Dean, you're not in any better shape than your brother is. There's a time a place to go after that bastard and this ain't it."
Bobby looked towards the door, a far away look on his face. There was one last task he had to handle. "I want you boys to head back to my place."
"But Bobby, no…we'll come with you.." Dean said guessing immediately what Bobby had in mind. "We owe it to her."
"I've got to handle this myself boys, I'm sorry." Bobby replied adamantly. "Now I want the two of you to take Jaworski's car and go back to my place and I'm not taking no for an answer."
The three of them headed out the door and stood where the cars were parked.
"Bobby are you sure?" Sam asked not wanting to leave the older hunter alone. "We'll come with you."
Bobby reached over and gruffly patted Sam on the shoulder then glanced back at the Chevelle. "Evie and I go back a long way. I sure appreciate the offer boys, but this is something I promised I would take care of for her along time ago. When I get back, then we'll talk about going after Jaworski."
Both boys nodded and watched as Bobby turned and walked over to the drivers side of his car. "I'll see ya back at the yard, okay boys?"
"We'll be waiting Bobby." Dean answered with a wave. Bobby returned the wave and then climbed into the drivers seat. They watched Bobby drive off before climbing into Jaworski's car and starting it up.
"Do you think we'll ever get the whole story about the two of them" Sam asked once they were on the road.
"I don't know Sammy, I don't know." Dean answered.
The End.
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Authors note: I had several back stories that I originally was going to write but I had to set them aside because of time constraints. Real life just kept getting in the way of my writing time and I was lucky to find time to write the main story let alone a back one. I meant to explore her relationship with her brother, Jim Murphy and why she still owed John for saving her life but perhaps I will leave those for a sequel if anyone is interested. Plus what exactly happened between Bobby and Evie? Hummmm. Anyway thanks for reading. Hope you enjoyed.
