Chapter 12: The Whore of Babylon
The team had tracked a bunch of apocalyptic omens to a town called Blue Earth, Minnesota. When they arrived just outside the town. They found that they were overrun by demons and did not have enough ammo to deal with them. Sam got injured and the team knew they had to leave now. They put their foots to the petal and tried to find a way out of the area in hopes of coming up with a way to fight them and find out what was going on in the area.
Everyone took a turn off on a road and found a burnt out barricade ahead of them and more demons surrounding them. The demons caught up and smashed the windows of the Impala and proceeded to drag Sam and Dean out of the car. Another group of demons proceeded to smash up the vehicles in which Elliot, Olivia, Cragen, Munch, and Fin were in. They got hold of Elliot and he threw his elbow into the demons face before another grabbed him. Munch was also starting to get dragged and he also managed to elbow the demon before another had grabbed him. Suddenly, they noticed a group approach with a water hose, but it was spraying holy water and the demons were burning from it. One of the group members chanted an exorcism and the demons left their human hosts. Everyone got out of their vehicles and talked with the group.
Dean asked them, "Whoa hold up a sec, who are you?"
The man told them, "We're the Sacrament Lutheran Militia."
Dean then said, "I'm sorry, the what!"
The man told them, "I hate to tell you this but those were demons and this is the apocalypse; so buckle up."
Dean this opened his trunk and showed them his arsenal. Sam told them they were all in the same line of business and Dean was glad to see more hunters that were around to fight it. Sam then told them that they all tracked a bunch of omens to the area and they were there to help.
Cragen they asked, "How do you know about the apocalypse?"
The man told them, "Come with us!"
The militia took them into town and to their church and they saw the entrance was protected with a pentacle. Everyone entered and saw a wedding was happening. One of the men told them that they had eight that whole week. Outside the church, Dean talked with the pastor and identified himself as Pastor Gideon.
Pastor Gideon told Sam and Dean, "So Rob tells me, you boys hunt demons."
Sam said, "Yes sir!"
Cragen then said, "We do not just hunt demons; but we are dedicated to fighting the apocalypse to the end."
Gideon then said, "I am pleased to see many more holy warriors as you."
Dean was checking out the pastor's firearms and the pastor told Dean, "You missed a few."
Sam said, "Yeah! Tell us about it; do you know why they're here?"
Gideon shrugged and said, "Sure seem to like us though; follow me gentlemen."
Gideon took them into the basement and everyone in town was making rock salt ammunition and holy water to fight off the demons. He tells them that since the demons started coming to their town that everyone in town pitches in to help fight them off. Dean wonders why they did not call the National Guard instead and the pastor told them that they were told not too. Suddenly, a beautiful woman entered the room and it was the pastor's daughter and she said it was alright. Pastor Gideon introduces his daughter to them and he tells them her name is Leah. She indicates that she knows who they are and why they're in Blue Earth because the angels told her about them. She turns her focus to Cragen.
She tells Cragen, "I know you are the New York policeman who is part of that secret council that was selected to assist Sam and Dean in the great crusade to stop the apocalypse," "I know that you lost two of your loved ones in the whole struggle." She then says, "The angels told me great things about the team you lead and that you are the only hope for mankind."
Leah then touched Cragen's chest and said, "Fear not; the angels know you're a great soul and say that you will be re-united with your loved ones, one day."
Dean then asks Leah if she has visions and headaches and she tells him she does. Dean realizes that Leah's a prophet and she is glad.
That night, at the bar; Sam calls Castiel and asks him to come to town to help out. The bartender tells Sam that since the demons came to town, everyone is acting like it's the last round. Elliot, Munch, and Fin were having a drink at the bar. Sam joined Dean at a table.
Dean asked Sam, "So; did you get a hold of Cas?"
Sam said, "Yeah! I left him a message, I Think," "so what's your theory, why all the demon hits?"
Dean said, "I don't know! Gank the girl, prophet maybe"
Sam shook his head and Dean asked him, "What?"
Sam said, "It's just these angels are sending these people to do their dirty work."
Dean said, "Yeah, and!"
Sam said, "And these people can be ripped to shreds."
Dean said, "Were all going to die Sam, in like a month, maybe two, I mean it Sam," "I mean this is the end of the world and these people are not freaking out, they're running to the exits in an orderly fashion," "I don't think that's such a bad thing."
Sam asked, "Who said they're all going to die?" "What happened to us saving them?"
Suddenly, they heard the church bells and everyone was leaving. The bartender told them that Leah just had another vision. Once in the church, the pastor told them that the demons were being held up in a house just five miles out of town and they needed volunteers for the mission. Cragen, Sam, Dean, Elliot, Olivia, Munch, Fin; and several townspeople volunteered. Once they got the volunteers; they headed out. They surrounded the house and engaged the demons upon entering. Everyone shot and exorcised all the demons they saw. Sam also stabbed a few with his knife. Elliot and Olivia blasted many and so did Cragen. Munch and Fin managed to get a few as well and they also covered both Sam and Dean when they were trapped. After they beat the demons; Sam, Dean, and a boy named Dillon had a beer to celebrate, but one of the demons was waiting under Dean's car. Sam killed it with his knife, but not before the demon killed Dillon.
The next day; the town held a funeral service for Dillon and his mother blamed Dean for his death. During the service; Leah shook because she was having another vision and then she told her father and everyone what it was.
Leah said, "Dad its Dillon!"
Gideon said, "Just rest a minute, huh."
Leah said, "No, listen! Dillon's coming back."
Leah then stood up and spoke before the congregation.
Leah looked to Dillon's parents and said, "Jane, Rob; its going to be okay, you'll see Dillon again," "when the final day comes, Judgment Day, he'll be resurrected and you'll be together again," "will all be together with our loved ones," "because we've been chosen," "the angels have chosen us and we will be given paradise on Earth," "all we have to do is follow the angels commandments."
After leaving the church; Sam and Dean discussed what they were told. Apparently, no drinking, gambling, or pre-marital sex was allowed and everyone was starting to believe in it. Dean, Elliot, and Cragen were not convinced with this recent prophecy. They decided to meet with Leah in private and they wanted confirmation with her that everything was true. She told them that what she's telling is true and that there will be a prize fight and the winner's on God's side will win and the planet will be handed to them because they were chosen. She also tried to comfort Dean and Elliot because she knew that they were Michael's vessels and they were starting to lose faith.
Sam, Munch, Fin, and Olivia went to the bar and talked with Paul the bartender. They noticed that the whole bar was empty.
Sam asked the bartender, "Hey! So what happened to, ahh, the apocalypse was good for business?"
Paul said, "Yeah; right up until Leah's angel pals banned the good stuff." He then asked, "help me kill some inventory?"
Sam said, "Sure!"
Munch said, "I would not mind one for the road."
Fin said, "Bottoms up!"
Olivia said, "I'll have whisky!"
Paul poured the drinks and started to talk to Sam.
Paul said, "Don't get my wrong! I grew up here, I love this town, but ah; with these holy rollers."
Sam said, "Yeah, Yeah; I ah I noticed your not the praying type."
Paul then said, "Yeah, well between you and me neither are half those guys," "a couple of months back; they're all in here getting wasted, banging a nanny; now, they're all warriors of God."
Paul then drank his drink.
Paul then told Sam, "Look, theirs sure as hell demons and maybe there is a God; I don't know, fine; but I'm not a hypocrite," "never prayed before and I ain't start now, if I go to Hell, I'm going honest." He then asked, "How bout you?"
Sam asked, "What about me?"
Paul said, "Not a true believer I take it."
Sam said, "I believe, I do! I'm just pretty sure God stopped caring a long time ago."
Munch said, "I think this whole thing is one mass conspiracy that if we cannot stop it, the whole world blows over and everyone rolls over with it."
Fin said, "I have faith that will win over evil and we can put the world back together."
Elliot said, "Humanity really has to work together in order to end this because I'm also pretty sure that God stopped caring a long time ago."
Everyone returned to the motel and filled Dean in on what was happening. Sam told them that a curfew was put in place and there was that no one was watching television or surfing the net because it cuts them off from the corruption of the outside world. He told everyone that the town was turning into a fundamentalist compound and he noticed that both Dean and Elliot were ignoring him. Dean and Elliot told Sam that they were doubting what they were doing and that they could not save anyone and the angels were the only ones who could do it. They then left to clear their heads and Cragen, Munch, and Fin decided to accompany them. Once they left, Castiel showed up and informed Sam and Olivia about what was really going on.
Meanwhile; back at the church, Leah told the townspeople that the angels were upset with them and that they could not enter paradise. Jane was wondering why because she indicated that they were doing everything they were asked and Leah indicated that some of the townspeople were not following the commandments laid out. Rob wanted to know who was not doing so. She told them that it was Paul the bartender and then Rob, Jane and some of the townspeople left to deal with him.
Dean was walking and he got joined by Elliot, Cragen, Munch, and Fin. They told him they thought they'd join him for a stroll. They suddenly walked by the bar and heard fighting coming from there. Once they entered the bar, they found Pastor Gideon, Rob, and Jane fighting with Paul and also noticed several other townspeople present in the bar. They decided to intervene immediately. They entered and only heard part of an argument that was already going on.
Everyone heard Pastor Gideon saying, "Please; guys, guys."
Rob yelled at Paul, "I'm not going to tell you again."
Pastor Gideon told both Paul and Rob, "Take a breath, both of you."
They also saw that the Pastor was trying to take a baseball bat from Rob's hands that he was shoving into Paul's chest during the argument. Paul was arguing that it was his property and Rob was indicated that there was no other way.
Paul finally asked, "C'mon what country is this?"
Pastor Gideon finally managed to separate both men.
Dean asked, "Need a hand padre?"
Gideon said, "Just everybody cool down for a minute."
Paul said, "Cool down, my friends are trying to run me out of town, do you think I should cool down?"
Rob said, "I'm sorry Paul, but it is not our choice."
Paul said, "C'mon, that's bull."
Rob said, "You got to go for everyone's sake."
Paul said, "We grew up together; I stood up for you at your wedding."
Jane then said, "Yes you did Paul, but that was then; but now, you're standing against the flock."
Paul told Jane, "That's not true, I fight with you."
Jane said, "This is a town of believers Paul; you are not a believer."
Rob then said, "Don't make this hard for us."
Paul said, "Hard for you? No, this is my home; you want me out of here, you'll have to drag me out."
Elliot then said, "Whoa! Whoa! Everyone; it sounds like there's a major problem here; now can somebody please tell us what this is about."
Jane then said, "Leah just informed us that the angels are preventing our entrance to paradise because Paul here is a non-believer and as such is a hindrance to get us there."
Robb then told Elliot, "If he leaves; we can all make our way to paradise."
Munch then said, "Do you really think you can get to paradise by acting like a lunch mob?" "The only thing you're going to appease is evil and I doubt that you will get into paradise by doing that."
Jane said, "I believe we are protected if Leah says we are."
Fin then said, "C'mon people; we can find another way to solve this."
Rob said, "No; there is no other way."
Rob then charged for Paul and Dean held him back.
Dean told Robb, "Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! You don't want to do this."
Robb told Dean, "Get out of my way!"
Dean decked Rob and everyone was starting to get restless again. Elliot, Munch, and Fin protected themselves by decking a few of the other townspeople who were also trying to charge for Paul. Gideon tried to calm everyone once again, but a gunshot rang out hitting Paul. Everyone looks to see that it was Jane who shot him.
Jane said, "No one's going to stop me from seeing my son again."
Dean and Gideon check Paul's vitals and determined that he was dead.
Dean and everyone left and they quickly returned to the motel. Elliot told them that if they were back in New York; he would have arrested Jane for murder.
Once they entered their room; they saw that Sam, Castiel, and Olivia were there in the room. Sam lets Dean know that they were out looking for them and he notices the blood on Dean's knuckles. Dean tells them of the incident at the bar and that Paul was dead. Castiel indicated that it was starting and he and Sam tell everyone what is going on. Castiel tells them that Leah Gideon is really the Whore of Babylon. He then indicates that during the apocalypse she rises when Lucifer rises and travels the Earth bearing false prophecies with the goal of condemning as many souls as she can to Hell and she can take on any form she wants. Sam then indicates that the real Leah Gideon was obviously killed a while ago and the Whore took her form and is manipulating the townspeople. Castiel then indicates that the demons are under her control and the exorcisms are all false and that she has started to manipulate the town into killing in God's name with the bar incident and as such; she is one step closer to dragging the whole town into the pit.
Cragen then asks about killing her. Castiel quickly left and then returned with a stake that looked peculiar. Castiel tells them that the Whore could only be killed by that stake which came from a cypress tree in Babylon and only a true servant of Heaven could kill her. They then realized that Pastor Gideon was the only one who could do it.
Meanwhile; back at the church, Rob and Jane are in conversation with the Whore and both on them are kneeling before her.
Jane asked her while she was crying, "I only wanted; did I make it worse, did I make the angels angry?"
The Whore took Jane's hands and said, "Jane, the angels, they understand; what you did was for the greater good."
Jane then said, "Yes, Yes"
The Whore then took both Jane and Rob's hands.
The Whore said, "We all liked Paul, but he was a sinner and he would have taken us down with him."
The Whore then looked to Jane and said, "You saved us!"
Jane said, "Thank You!"
Pastor Gideon was listening in on the conversation as he entered them room.
He asked the Whore, "How can that be Okay? She killed him! That sin is so much greater"
The Whore cut him off and said, "It's not a sin to strike down evil."
Pastor Gideon then asked, "But how can the angels"
Again The Whore cut him off and said, "You always taught me we have to have faith."
During a church service; the Whore addresses the congregation and she tells them about what is going on. She indicates that the angels chose the town and that the final Judgment would happen at midnight before they entered paradise. She then indicated that there were some final preparations that had to take place; the sinners had to be dealt with. Everyone was starting to worry and she said that the angels gave her a list of the people who had to be dealt with for their sins before the final judgment. Pastor Gideon then took her aside and indicated that she was scaring them and she then threatened him and she said for her to finish or she would name him as a sinner.
After the service; Pastor Gideon was wandering the streets pondering what was happening and Castiel appeared before him and teleported him back to the motel room. They informed him on what was really going on and he refused to believe them. Dean told him that Leah died and the Whore took her form; Sam assured him that it was true and deep down he knew it was true as well. Castiel then told him that because they were not true servants of Heaven; that he was the only one left in town who was, and that was why he had to do it.
Back at the church, in the basement; everyone was loading shotguns and preparing for the final judgment they were told about by the whore. Rob and Jane were carrying a female townsperson into the room that was identified as a sinner.
The townswomen said, "Rob, Jane, please; c'mon it's me it's Alishh"
Jane told her, "I'm sorry really, but you know we have to do this."
The Whore then said, "Were putting them in the storage unit."
The Whore gave Rob and Jane the keys to the closet and they took her there and opened the door and found other people in there who were identified as sinners. They were all yelling to be let out of the unit. Once they put her in with the others, Jane locked it back up and gave the keys back to the Whore.
The Whore asked her, "Jane, is that everyone?"
Jane said, "Yeah!"
The Whore then said, "Okay then! Get the kerosene."
The Whore noticed that both Jane and rob just stared at her.
The Whore asked, "What?"
Jane said, "There are kids in there."
The Whore said, "The angels named them for a reason; Jane, your son needs you to do this."
Jane then went to get the kerosene followed by Rob and the Whore looked on with gladness. She then returned to her father's office and smiled with glee followed by a quick image of her true form as the Whore of Babylon for being able to send another group of people into the pit. Suddenly, Castiel and Olivia snook up behind her and grabbed her. Pastor Gideon, along with Cragen and Fin showed up with the cypress stake and Gideon proceeded to stake her.
The Whore said, "Daddy, no"
Sam and Dean appeared with Munch from their hiding place.
Sam said, "Gideon, now"
The Whore then managed to chant a spell and she flung everyone against the wall and she made a run for it. Gideon quickly started to chase her.
Sam yelled, "Gideon, wait, no"
The Whore returned to the other basement room.
The Whore yelled to the townspeople, "Help me! He's a demon."
Pastor Gideon ran into the room with the cypress stake and he was followed in by everyone else. They got attacked by the townspeople in the room.
The Whore told Jane, "Light the kerosene."
As the fighting broke out; Rob was lighting a lighter to light the kerosene. Sam and Munch attacked him before he could. Jane then grabbed Sam off of him followed by Munch. Fin and Olivia fought off a few other townspeople. While the fighting was going on, the Whore saw Dean and Elliot she pushed them to the floor the same way she sent them flying against the wall in the pastor's office. She then proceeded to strangle both Dean and Elliot to death. Dean then looked and noticed the cypress stake by him and he tried to reach for it. Elliot saw this and he tried too as well.
The Whore told them, "Please, like you're a servant of Heaven!" "This is why my team's going to win, you're the great vessel; you pathetic, self-hating faithless," "It's the end of the world and your just going to sit back and watch it happen."
Suddenly, Dean managed to get loose and took his fist and decked the whore. Elliot then took the stake and drove it into her chest.
Dean told her, "Don't be so sure, whore."
Elliot then said, "Go back to Hell, whore."
Dean then gave the stake a good final twist into her chest and he and Elliot got up. Everyone watched as the Whore of Babylon started to shake and the cypress stake disappeared in a fire of light and the whore had died.
After Jane saw in shock at what just happened, she started to talk.
Jane asked, "But, I don't understand; how are we supposed to get to paradise now?"
Dean then said, "I'm sorry! Pretty sure your heading in a different direction."
Everyone got Castiel and Pastor Gideon out of the church and took them to the motel. Before they left; Sam asked Dean and Elliot how they did that and they told him that they figured that since they were considered a vessel for Michael, they took the chance that they were servants of Heaven and then they indicated they were right. Sam then asked if it meant they were now going to consider saying 'yes' to Michael. Once back; they tended the Pastor's wounds and he thanked them for their assistance and Sam asked if he would be okay, but he said he was not going to be. Dean and Elliot suddenly excused himself and got into the Impala and left. Everyone watched in shock as they just bolted out of town.
Dean drove them back to New York and to Stabler's house. Dean told him that he had about twenty minutes to say goodbye. Elliot then went and entered him house. Kathy is glad to see him. She calls down the kids who come and meet him in the kitchen.
Kathy tells him, "Elliot; where have you been; it had nearly been a year and we had no idea where you were," "you called us and told us you were going to be away for a while and you did not even bother to call us to tell us what you were doing?" She then said, "We have been watching the news reports and they have been reporting that major natural disasters have been happening more then usual," "People here in New York died from what appeared to be extreme gratification," "Then fiery like skies and a bunch of others stuff." She then finally said, "It sounds like it's the end of the world and this is the apocalypse."
Elliot told her, "I know I have not been in touch; but what I am doing is very important and you should not have to worry about me." He then told her and his family, "Listen to me; within the next few days, things are really going to get bad, I mean really bad and far worse then the reports you've been seeing." He then said, "However, you will not have anything to fear because I am going to make arrangements for you guys." He finally said, "The people I am going to see are not going to get anything from me until they agree to my terms."
Elliot then gave his kids one big giant hug and gave Kathy one last goodbye kiss and hug; then he told them his goodbyes.
Just as he was walking out the door, Kathy said, "Listen Elliot; whatever you are thinking of doing, don't do it."
Elliot said to her, "I'm sorry; but this has to be done."
He then got back into the Impala and he and Dean drove for several hours to another house in another town. Dean got out and knocked at the door. Lisa Braeden answered the door and was glad to see it was Dean. Dean gave the near same speech that Elliot gave to his family when he said goodbye to them and Lisa had also urged Dean to reconsider his actions he was about to take and Dean also told her that he had to do it.
