On the drive back to the motel, I called the girls and told them about the adorable little boy that I wanted to kidnap and keep as my son. When the gang was all together, Dylan informed us on what she found.
"Jesse's adopted." She said. "I tried to get details on his real parents but his birth records were sealed."
"So, unseal them." Dylan raised a brow at Dean's request. "Or Sammy will do it. Really ladies, you're going to have to get used to bending the rules if you're going to roll with the big boys."
"There are other ways to do things you know." Dylan objected. "There's no father listed but Jesse's mother's name is Julia Wright. She lives across state." Dean, Sam and I raised our brows in surprise.
"Nice job rookie. How'd you figure that out?" Dean asked.
"I used my charms."
"And by that she means she pulled a classic Paige and put the truth spell on the manager down at the adoption agency." Kimberly added. I laughed and high fived her as we got ready to make our move. We all drove down in the impala, deciding to save gas. The woman lived in an old rundown house in Elk Creek. Since we figured that one of Jesse's parents is a witch, Kimberly thought it would be better if one of us spoke to her, so naturally, Dylan and I volunteered the elder sister. Majority rules right? Dean went with her, not trusting that he could ever encounter another good witch while hunting. He rang the door bell.
"Just let me do the talking." He said with a smirk. She gave him a 'yeah right' look.
"Whatever you're selling, I'm not interested." They heard a female voice say from behind the door.
"No, we aren't selling anything." Dean answered. "Agent Page and Dr. Joseph. FBI." he said rolling his eyes at Kim. He held up his badge to the peephole.
"Put your badge through the slot." She responded. Dean did as he was told. Kim eyed him nervously, wondering if the lady would buy into his crap. She took a sigh of relief when she heard the door unlocking. "What do you want?" she asked when she opened the door. The poor woman looked miserable, as if she hadn't slept for weeks.
"Hello Ms. Wright. We don't mean to interrupt your day. We just want to ask you a few questions. It's about your son." Kim said with a smile. The woman looked confused.
"I don't have a son."
"Well, according to our files, he was born March 29th, 1998 in Omaha. You gave him up for adoption." Kimberly said in her most tender voice. The woman hesitated but then nodded.
"What about him?" she asked halfheartedly.
"We just wanted to know… was your son unique or special in anyway? Did he have some type of ability?"
"Was there anything strange during your pregnancy?" Dean asked. The woman gave them one look and then slammed the door.
"Stay away from me!" she shouted. Dean caught the door and the two ran in after her.
"Wait Ms. Wright!" Kim tried. "We didn't mean to bring up any harsh memories." Dean and Kim followed Julia into the kitchen, only to have salt thrown at them. When they didn't have a painful reaction, Julia gave them a look of confusion.
"You're not demons?" She asked.
"How do you know about demons?" Dean asked. Ms. Wright sat them down and explained that she was possessed during the entire pregnancy. She gave Jesse up not having the heart to kill him. The strange part… she was a virgin.
"How is he? Is he human?" Julia asked letting a tear fall from her eyes. Kimberly drew her hand over the table to place it on Julia's. Kimberly understood what kind of pain it must have caused Julia. Kimberly has a big sister, who birthed two beautiful babies. They are Kim's life. She loves them like they are her own. She could only imagine the pain it would cause her to feel helpless and have to leave their side.
"His name is Jesse." She answered. "He lives In Alliance. He's a great kid." Kim chuckled as she thought about how I went on about him. "My sister wishes that she could have him." Julia smiled grateful to hear that her son was okay after all this time.
When the two got back to the car, they explained what they had learned.
"So, the mother isn't a witch?" Dylan asked. Kimberly shook her head.
"So, where back at square one?" Sam asked sounding hopeless.
"Again." Dean confirmed.
"Wait, I'm confused. Jesse's mom was a possessed virgin. So she was the evil Virgin Mary?" I asked.
"I don't think so. She's not evil." Kim answered. Dean let out a restless sigh.
"We need help." We argued over ideas as we drove back to Alliance. When we walked in the motel room, Castiel was standing inside like a little creeper.
"Gosh, you're creepy." Kim exclaimed.
"I take it you got our message." Sam guessed. I went to the nearest bed and belly flopped onto it. Sam and Kim pushed at my legs to sit down next to me.
"It's lucky you found the boy." Castiel said getting right to it.
"Oh yeah, we're lucky. What do we do with him?" Dean asked sarcastically.
"Kill him." I immediately sat up. I looked to my fellow teammates and I was glad to see that I wasn't the only one who looked disgusted by the thought.
"Cass." Dean tried to reason with him.
"This child is half demon and half human."
"So!" I shouted.
"So was Cole." Kim added. Castiel simply looked at her. "Okay. Bad example." She mumbled.
"But he's far more powerful than any of them." Castiel continued. "Other cultures call this hybrid cambian or Katako. You know him as the Antichrist." Castiel sat down in a chair and heard the embarrassing sound of farts. He twisted, hoping it would stop, but it only grew louder. We all looked at each other, not really able to laugh at Dean's childish joke at the particular moment. "That wasn't me." Castiel finally spoke after pulling the whoopee cushion from under his butt.
"Anyway," Sam said ignoring that awkward moment, "I don't get it. Jesse is the devil's son?" Castiel side.
"No. Of course not."
"Look Cass. You're talking about killing a child. You're going to have to go a little further in detail." Dylan demanded.
"Your Bible gets more wrong than it does right."
"Don't I know it." Dylan mumbled. Kimberly shushed her and urged Cass to continue.
"The Antichrist is not Lucifer's child. It's just a demon spawn but it is one of the devil's greatest weapons in the war against heaven."
"I don't care!" I said, making everyone turn to me. "Look, this it you're referring to, is a child! An innocent little boy."
"There is nothing innocent about the Antichrist!" Castiel shouted back.
"If he's so important, what's the kid doing in Nebraska?" Dean asked.
"The demons lost him. The child's power hides him from both demons and angels for now."
"So, he has like a force field around him? That's awesome. There's no problem then." Kim realized. Castiel shook his head, making Kim's smile fade from her face.
"With Lucifer risen, this child grows stronger. Soon he will do more than just make a few toys come to life." Castiel concluded. "Something that will draw the demons to it. The demons will find this child. Lucifer will twist this boy to his purpose and then with only a word, this child will destroy the host of heaven." I didn't even realize that I had started shaking until I tried to wipe my face.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa. You're saying that Jesse's going to nuke the angels?" Dean asked.
"We cannot allow that to happen." Castiel answered simply.
"So, Jesse's got to die because you and your brothers decided to have a pissing contest. Lucifer rising WASN'T HIS FAULT! IT WAS YOURS!" I screamed. "You want to sacrifice someone, SACRIFICE YOURSELF! You are NOT touching that boy." I said. Everyone stared at me in silence. I felt tears coming up again so I stormed out and slammed the door behind me. There was a brief moment of silence after I left but then Sam spoke.
"Wait. She's got a point Cass. We're the good guys. We don't just kill children." Castiel seemed angered and stood up to match Sam.
"A year ago, you would have done WHATEVER it took to win this war." He bit out.
"Things change." Sam said through gritted teeth becoming angry. The two faced off until Kim stood between them.
"Casitel, even if we wanted to, we couldn't. He's still an innocent. We'd turn evil." Kim tried to calm the situation.
"That is why, you won't be doing it. They will." Castiel said eyeing Sam and Dean. Dean grabbed Sam's shoulder, hoping his brother would un-tense.
"Hey, look. We are not going to kill him. I get it." Dean said. Dylan and Kim watched as Sam looked out the window, and Castiel still glared at Sam's back. "We can't leave him here. We know that. So, we take him to Bobby's. He'll know what to do."
"You'll kidnap him?" Castiel asked skeptically. Dean and Sam shared a look, and Dylan realized that they were actually considering it.
"Seriously? To roll with the big boys we have to kidnap too?" she asked putting air quotes around 'big boys'.
"What's happening in this town is what this thing does when it's happy. You cannot imagine what will happen when it's angry." Castiel warned them.
"Well, I guess that's where we come in." Kim said. "Look, Shar isn't going to let anything happen to that kid and I'm not about to either. We are the Charmed Ones. We can help him manage his powers. He hasn't made the choice to turn evil yet. We can raise him to be good."
"Kimberly, he isn't a witch. He's a demon. He's born evil. Besides, how will you hold him? With a thought he could be halfway around the world." Castiel shot back. Kim glared at him. He was being really negative.
"We could tell him the truth." Sam suggested. "You say Jesse's destined to go dark side, fine, but he hasn't yet. So if we lay it all out for him about what he is, the apocalypse, and everything, he might make the right choice." Castiel stared at Sam intensely.
"You didn't." he answered with such venom in his voice.
"But maybe Jesse will." Dylan said looking between the two men. They looked as if a fight was about to break out and big mouth Dean just stood there with his tail tucked between his legs.
"I can't take that chance." Castiel said and then he was gone.
I went out to get some air only to find my gang charging outside and heading straight to the Impala. I figured Castiel must have talked them into doing the evil deed so I ran over to them.
"You're not seriously going to harm Jesse!" I shouted.
"No. We're going to kidnap him." Kimberly answered. I gave her a look that said WTF. "Castiel left to go kill him. We have to save him. Get in!" she yelled. With that we were off.
"Go faster!" I shouted at Dean. He stepped on the gas pedal and I started to nag about my car being the better, faster choice for this situation. When we got to Jesse's, Dean kicked down the door. We rushed in to find him standing in the corner looking terrified.
"Was there a guy here in a trench coat?" Dean asked him when we didn't see Castiel.
"Who are you?" Jesse yelled ignoring the question.
"Hey Jesse. That's my friend Dean." I said stepping into view. I kneeled down in front of him and he ran into my arms. "It's going to be okay, Jesse. Where is the guy?" I asked him. He looked at the floor and pointed to a toy doll. It was wearing a trench coat and held a dagger in his hand. Dean grabbed it and then looked at Jesse in shock.
"Is he your friend?" Jesse asked us, referring to Cass.
"Him?" Dean asked. Jesse didn't look like the forgiving type. "No." Dean responded.
"I did that." Jesse said looking at the doll. "How?"
"You're a… a superhero." Dean said. We quickly gave him a look of disapproval. I rolled my eyes.
"I am?" Jesse asked.
"Yeah." Dean responded.
"You know what Jesse? You have super abilities." I said not wanting to lie. If we were going to take him, he should at least be able to trust us. "And with your abilities, you can save the world." He stared at me blankly. "I know. Seems exhausting right? But guess what. You're not alone. There are others to help you fight the good fight."
"Really?" he asked.
"Yeah. Like me. Me and my sisters, we have special powers too."
"Like what?"
"Well, I can see the future, but my sisters… they can freeze time and move things with their minds. Show him Dylan." He watched as she called for Cass and the wax version of him orbed in her hands.
"Cool." He said with excitement. I nodded.
"Very cool. But the thing is, you can't grow to your full potential here. See, evil always comes to fight good, and it could put everyone you love in danger. Even your mommy and daddy."
"The best thing for you to do to keep everyone safe, is to come along with us. We can look out for you. Watch your back." Dean added.
"Yeah, and you could go to magic school. There you can practice your powers safely." Kimberly pointed out.
"They'll train you to fight evil." Dean said.
"Like the X-Men?" Jesse asked. I smiled at him.
"Even better little dude." I said.
"Yeah, and the guy who owns the place is even in a wheelchair." Dylan hit Dean and smirked at his manners. He acts more like a child than Jesse does. Then, I went flying head first into the wall, followed by Kimberly and then Dylan. Before the guys could react, they too were flung into the opposite wall. We were pinned to the wall, and couldn't move. Kimberly saw the face and growled in anger. Julia was possessed again.
"They're lying to you." She said. "Stay right there dream boat. Can't hurt you." She said to Sam. "Orders. You on the other hand, hurting you is encouraged." She said to Dean. She then flung him from his wall, to our wall and back.
"Leave him alone!" Jesse exclaimed. She then turned her attentions to the kid.
"Jesse." She breathed. "You're beautiful. You have your father's eyes."
"Don't you touch him." I growled.
"Who are you?" he asked.
"Sweetie, I'm your mother." He shook his head.
"No you're not." She smiled at him.
"You're half human, and half one of us."
"She means demons Jesse." Dean spoke. The demon turned to him and balled her hand into a fist, making Dean feel a ripping sensation inside of him.
"Those people you call your parents… they lied to you. You're not theirs. Not really." Jesse stared at the woman questioningly.
"My mom and dad love me." He protested.
"Do they? Is that why they leave you alone all day? Because they love you so much? These people, these imposters, they told you that the tooth fairy was real and that your toys could hurt you and a hundred other things that aren't true. They love you so much they made your whole life a lie. Look into your heart Jesse. You've always known you were different. Everyone has lied to you. They are not FBI agents." Jesse turned to look at Sam whose face was filled with guilt. "And you're not a superhero."
"Then what am I?" the boy asked becoming frustrated.
"You're powerful. You could have anything you want. You could do anything you want."
"Don't listen to her!" Dean tried again.
"They treated you like a child. Nobody trusted you. Everybody's lied to you. Doesn't that make you angry?" Jesse stared at the woman who birthed him and narrowed his brows. He balled his hands into fists and didn't make a sound. All the while, the house began shaking. The logs in the fire place burst into huge flames. Light from the shaking chandelier began to flicker uncontrollably. "See. It does make you angry." The demon continued to push. We watched, dumbfounded from the walls as this adorable child turned dark and made frames fall to the ground and the walls crack. "But I'm telling you the truth Jesse. Wouldn't it be better if there were no lies? Come with me and we can wash it all clean and start over." Another painting flew across the room as he tightened his fists. My head whipped to the right as the wall between me and Dylan began to split from the ground up.
"Jesse, she's right. I'm not FBI. That was a lie, but we are telling you the truth." Sam tried before the demon balled her fist and ripped at his insides with her power. Sam struggled for breath, as the demon would not let up.
"Sam?" Dean began to call to his brother in panic.
"Stop it." Jesse ordered causing Sam to immediately fall to the ground. "I want to hear what he has to say." The demon turned to Jesse slightly impressed.
"You're stronger than I thought." She said.
"I lied to you." Sam started between gasping for air. "I'm sorry. But they didn't." he said looking at us. "Sharnel wouldn't lie to you. She thinks you're awesome. And her and her sisters, they have gifts. They couldn't fake showing you that. My name is Sam Winchester and this is my brother Dean. We hunt monsters."
"Except when you are the monster." The demon cut in. "Right Sammy?" Sam ignored her and continued.
"That woman's name is Julia. She's your mother. But the thing inside of her that you are talking to is a demon."
"A demon?" Jesse asked in disbelief.
"He's done nothing but lie to you since the moment you met him. Don't listen to him. Punish him." The demon insisted.
"Sit down and shut up." Jesse commanded. A chair slammed into the demon, causing her to sit and she was no longer able to speak. I would high five the kid if I wasn't glued to a wall.
"There's a…" Sam trailed off, distracted by the amount of power this kid showed. "kind of a war between angels and demons right now. And um, you're a part of it." Jesse relinquished the anger and once again looked innocent.
"I'm just a kid." He objected.
"You can go with her if you want. I can't stop you. No one can. But if you do, millions of people will die."
"She said I was half demon. Is that true?" Jesse sounded so scared I just wanted to hug him and tell him everything would be okay.
"Yes. But you're half human too. You can do the right thing. You've got choices Jesse, but if you make the wrong ones, it'll haunt you for the rest of your life. " Jesse let a tear fall down his cheek.
"Why are you telling me this?" he yelled.
"Because I have to believe someone can make the right choice… even if I couldn't." All eyes jumped from the boy to Sam. I could see the pain and guilt written on his face. Jesse stared at Sam blankly for a moment and then turned to the demon.
"Get out of her." He demanded and then black smoke fought its way out of Julia's mouth. Dean and us girls finally fell to the ground. We gasped for air and stared at the boy.
"How did you do that?" Dean asked.
"I just did," Jesse simply shrugged.
"Kid… you're awesome." Dean breathed. I ran to Jesse and couldn't help but take him in my arms.
"Isn't he just!" I smiled and kissed him on his head. Everyone let smiles creep across their faces. While we were cleaning up, Dean found Castiel on the floor. He actually asked Jesse to turn Castiel back to normal.
"He tried to kill me." Jesse said obviously. Dean tried to convince the kid, but he wouldn't budge.
"Okay. It's been a long night. We'll talk about it later." Dean said hoping that eventually he'd have his angel buddy back.
"So, what now?" Jesse asked.
"We take you some place safe." Dylan said with a smile.
"Train you." Dean added. You'd be handy in a fight kid."
"What if I don't want to fight?"
"He's a bit young for that Dean." Kim scolded him and frowned. "No one will force you to fight sweetie. It will just be a lot safer for you, you're family and everyone else if you come with us. I promise you, we wont let anyone harm you."
"Can I go see my parents? I need to say goodbye." Sam and Dean shared a look. They didn't approve of the idea but they let him go reluctantly. While we waited, I decided to pack some of Jesse's things for him. I was in the living room, grabbing some toys and stuffing them into a duffel bag when Sam knelt down beside me.
"You really care about him." He concluded. I sighed at what we were doing to this kid's life. Kidnapping him and taking him from his family and childhood was horrific but I understood that there was no choice for him. I nodded. "His life is ruined because of my own stupid decision. If I had just listened to Dean, Lucifer wouldn't be here and demons would not be after Jesse." Now I felt bad. When I was pointing fingers, I was just pissed off and I didn't even think that it would affect him.
"Sam, don't do that."
"Do what?"
"Grovel in self pity. It's not attractive." I joked trying to lighten the mood. He smiled halfheartedly and gave me another toy. "What's taking Jesse so long?" I asked. We looked at each other and ran up the stairs. Followed by Dean, Kimberly and Dylan.
"He's gone." Castiel said surprising us.
"Where?" Dylan asked.
"I don't know. Jesse put everyone in town back to normal. The ones still alive. Then he vanished." I sat on the bed and wanted to pull my hair out when I noticed a piece of paper with something scribbled on it.
"What's it say?" Dylan asked.
"That he had to leave to keep his parents safe. That he loves them and that he's sorry."
"How do we find him?" Kimberly asked.
"We can't." I choked out and crumpled the paper into a ball.
"Not unless he wants to be found." Castiel said.
The ride back home was completely different. No tunes. No smiles. No sound. I just stared at the road and the back of the impala while Kim and Dylan stared sadly out of Scottie's window.
