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Merra studied her work carefully. Any lesser man would've lost more of himself in that beating, she had to give Dean that much. The lesser demons couldn't seem to phase him in the time he'd spent in the pit thus far. So she had been sent from, well... not above, to assess which lucky demon should have the privilage of breaking Dean Winchester. Merra remembered his father well, he had escaped unbroken after 120 years of torture.

"Well well well... care to tell me what's going on with this fresh meat?"

Merra was speechless at the new arrival. After all it was a very rare occasion that she met, let alone talked to such a powerful demon.

"Oh come now, I haven't cut out your toungue."

"Sorry sir... how was your visit upstairs?"

"Genocide isn't what it used to be... World War II for instance..." He said as if fondly remembering something.

"I'm sorry to hear that."

"Tell me about this one. I could smell his soul the second I got back."

"Dean Winchester, he's in my custody until I can find someone that can break him."

"Winchester... Winchester... the name sounds familiar..."

"You may have met the boy's father, John Winchester."

"Oh yes... right..."

They both studied Dean before Merra went to heal him so he could be ready for the next round of torture.

She sighed, "There's an aweful lot of demons out there that would give me anything just to get a piece of this one, let alone be the one to break him. I was thinking he would make a nice gift for Seere when he gets back if nothing else..."

"Unless someone with more... expertise would like him of course?" the demon asked.

"Well of course, but you should hear him, he's tough. Strong like his father was. I'm not sure if who would deal with his attitude for an extended period of time."

The demon smiled, "Always liked em' with a little attitude... and there's always room on my rack for a Winchester, Merra."

"There are special... instructions... for this one you could say..."

"I'm well aware, and I think he'd work nicely as part of my plans."

"You want the Winchester then?"

"Yes. In fact I'll take him off of your hands right away."

"Yes sir." Merra began to shackle Dean as if wrapping him up for sale. "How would you like him delivered?"

"You healed him, he can walk."

"Conscious it is then." Merra gave a wicked smile and brought Dean out of his previous state. "You're a lucky man Dean, a special... associate... I suppose you can say has shown an interest in you."

"What are you even talking about?"

"The previous treament wasn't having so much of an affect on your soul so you came into my temporary custody until something could be done."

"You sold me?"

"No. Just found a better place for you." Merra smiled and chills went up Dean's spine, this was bad. "Dean, I want you to meet Alistair, you'll be spending a LOT of time together I'm sure."

"Hello Dean." Alistair smiled. "I knew your Daddy really well, and boy... do I have some big plans for you..."

"You son of a bitch don't talk about my father!" Dean yelled and lunged at Alistair.

"Already angry, that's a good start Dean. I think we should go someplace else to talk though." And with that, Alistair reached into Dean's chest and clutched his heart. "Such potential if you're anything like Daddy was." He then dragged Dean impossibly across hell by his heart to the rack where Alistair kept so many other souls...

AN: I know it's been a while and I know there isn't a ton of Dean whumpage here, but I can only do so much and some people didn't like the amount of abuse I was putting him through all at once. I've decided to be season 4 friendly with this although it still will be AU. Let me know what you think, the purple button is your friend.