[ The End ]
Eva woke up to the sound of Dean's phone vibrating on the bedside table. Eva turned around, uncomfortable on the motel's mattress while Kāzia was still fast asleep. Eva envied her ability to sleep through almost anything.
"Damn it, Cas, I need to sleep!" Dean hissed into the phone. Eva turned around again, watching as Dean's eyes widened slightly. "Sam? It's a quarter past four."
Dean paused for a moment, then sighed. He met Eva's gaze awkwardly then nodded, getting out of the bed and heading for the fridge. Eva turned on her back, staring up at the ceiling. Now she was wide awake. She reached out her arm to feel around for her glasses on the bedside table. A loud clank sounded, signaling she had pushed them off. Shutting her eyes, praying to God that they didn't snap, she felt around the floor, grabbing a hold of them. She brought them up to her face, then yawned, rising up from the bed. She stretched, glancing back at Kāzia who was now lightly snoring. Eva pet her head gently as she got out from the bed.
"Just when you thought you were out, they pull you right back in, huh, Sammy?" Dean asked, uncapping the beer bottle. Dean glanced over his shoulder as Eva approached the fridge and lowered the phone, looking at her.
"Let me take a swig of that," Eva mumbled, holding out her hand. Dean stared at her, then looked down at his drink.
"What, you drink beer?" he asked, looking back up at her, smirking.
Eva glared, tugging down on her oversized t-shirt. Her leggings were itching her skin as she sighed. "No."
"What?" Dean asked into the phone. He smirked again as he looked at Eva. "It's Sammy. He wants to say hi." He held out the phone towards Eva, allowing her to hear Sam exclaim a "wait, Dean!"
Eva stared at the phone, still groggy from sleep. She took the phone, yawning into as she mumbled a "heya Sammy-roo."
"Um… hi Eva," Sam said. At the sound of his voice Eva woke up almost completely. She heard Dean snicker from beside her as he shut the fridge door closed. Eva gripped tightly onto the cell phone.
"Um… yeah. Hi."
Before Sam had a chance to respond, Dean took the phone from Eva. "So you're really his vessel, huh?" he asked, getting back on topic. "Lucifer's wearing you to prom?"
Sam said something while Dean set the beer on the table. "What are you gonna do about it?" Eva heard arguing from Sam's end of the line while Dean sighed, "Sam-" he cut off as Sam interrupted him. Eva could hear Sam's voice but couldn't decipher what he was saying. After he finished speaking, Dean sighed again. "Oh, so we're back to revenge then, are we? Yeah, 'cause that worked out so well last time."
Another pause. "So, what, you're just gonna walk back in and we're gonna be the dynamic duo again?"
A pause again. Dean's voice sounds harsher as he snapped, "Look Sam - it doesn't matter - whatever we do. I mean, it turns out that you and me, we're, uh, the fire and the oil of the Armageddon. You know, on that basis alone, we should just pick a hemisphere. Stay away from each other for good."
Eva's jaw dropped. Before she could snap at Dean, however, he was already responding to Sam. "Yeah, you're right. We can. But not together. We're not stronger when we're together, Sam. I think we're weaker. Because whatever we have between us - love, family, whatever it is - they are always gonna use it against us. And you know that. Yeah, we're better off apart. We got a better chance of dodging Lucifer and Michael and this whole damn thing, if we just go our separate ways." Dean's eyes closed as he cut off Sam. "Bye, Sam." He hung up the phone sharply. Looking up, he met Eva's gaze.
"Buttface," Eva muttered.
Dean sighed. "Look Eva-"
"Don't 'look Eva', me, buttface," Eva snapped, interrupting him again. She turned towards her bed. "You and Sam need each other. Take it from me."
XxX
When Eva opened her eyes again, the first thing she noticed was that she was on the floor. And Kāzia had disappeared. And the alarm clock was smashed. Her eyes widened as she rose up in shock. Dean had woken up in alarm as well, realizing that the mattress he was previously sleeping on was gone. He got up from the bed, looking around. He glanced back at Eva as her eyes widened in realization.
"You've gotta be kidding me!" she whispered, getting up to her feet, slipping on her shoes. She started for the door, followed by Dean. The motel room wasn't the only thing destroyed: the whole city was as well.
Eva and Dean scanned their surroundings. Everything was either in ruins or covered in graffiti. The sound of glass smashing causes Eva to jump as Dean glanced towards where it had emitted from. He glanced at Eva, then gestured for her to follow him quietly as they headed past a building into an alleyway. The first thing spotted is a little girl, hunched over and dirty.
Eva grabbed onto Dean's arm, stopping him. He glanced back at her, then looked down at his arm. Eva bit her lip awkwardly as she let go of his arm. He directed his attention back to the little girl as he approached her.
"Dean-" Eva started only to be ignored by the Winchester. He continued to approach the little girl slowly. Eva noticed the mangled teddy bear she was clinging onto.
"Little girl?" Dean called out. "Little girl?"
Her only response was quiet sobbing. Eva glanced at Dean warily, crossing her arms as she looked around the alleyway. Graffiti was scribbled everywhere. Only at the sound of the girl screaming and running at Dean with a shard of glass did Eva turn her attention back to him. He grabbed a hold of her, throwing her back down onto the ground, knocking her unconscious as he stared at Eva, incredulous. Eva glanced at the words written across the building behind them: CROATOAN.
"Oh, crap," Dean muttered. Eva stepped towards him as several people, all infected with the Croatoan virus come around the corner. They spot the two living things in the alley and race towards them, all screaming. Dean grabbed a hold of Eva's arm as he turned around quickly, running out of the alley. Eva tried not to trip over her feet as she attempted to keep up with him as they near a street, blocked by a chain-link fence.
"Crap, crap, crap, crap!" Eva exclaimed. Dean glanced at her. The mob of the infected were hurrying after them.
"What?"
"I-I can't really climb fences."
Dean sighed, then glanced back at the people. "Well you're gonna learn now." He bent down, ushering for her to start climbing. She jumped as he helped hoist her up, jumping onto the fence after her. The had reached the top and Dean jumped down. Eva was clinging onto the very top. She looked over her shoulder. Some of the Croatoan infected had made it towards the fence and were reaching up for her.
"Eva, jump!" Dean exclaimed, holding out his arms. Eva looked back at him, shut her eyes, and flung herself off the fence, landing on the ground on her two feet. She looked around, then up at Dean.
He grinned. "You're a natural."
Eva gave a small smile but was interrupted as a tank came into view. She grabbed a hold of Dean's arm, racing towards the first hiding place: behind a bush. They crouched out of sight as gunshots sounded throughout the city, all hitting the infected. Avoiding the soldiers, Dean led the way to an alley as they ducked some bullets aimed.
Panting, the two were faced with another fence. Dean pulled out the switchblade he had in his jacket pocket as he cut away at the metal, leaving enough room for the two to squeeze past under. Once they were on the other side, a sign on the other side of the fence read:
CROATOAN VIRUS
HOT ZONE
NO ENTRY
BY ORDER OF ACTING REGIONAL COMMAND
AUGUST 1, 2014
KANSAS CITY
"August first, 2014?" Dean repeated, looking shocked.
Eva glanced back at him as they approached an abandoned car. Opening the hood, Dean hotwires it successfully. He opened the driver's door. Luckily the gas tank was filled.
XxX
The radio was static. Dean was driving while Eva checked for cell reception. Dean glanced at her as she shook her head, handing him his phone. She had left her own on the bedside table. Luckily, she didn't leave her glasses. She met his gaze as he turned back to the road.
"That's never a good sign…" Dean mumbled. Eva heard shuffling from the back seat and glanced back in alarm to see Zachariah. She let out a short scream, causing Dean to swerve the car. He slammed on the breaks, turning around to face Zachariah. He was reading from the newspaper.
Dean glared at him. "I thought I smelled your stink on this Back to the Future crap." He started the car again, continuing to drive down the street as Eva stared at Zachariah.
"Where's Kaz?" she demanded.
Zachariah looked up casually from the newspaper. "Still sleeping safe and sound in that crap motel. She looked so peaceful, and besides, I'm not ready for her sass at the moment."
"Then you'll get mine, you two-faced bald baby," Eva snapped.
Dean glanced at her, nodding in approval as he muttered, "good one." He turned his attention back to the road as Zachariah looked back at the newspaper.
"President Palin defends bombing of Houston," he recited. "Clearly a buyer's market real estate. Let's see what's happening in sports." He turned the page as he paused, looking up from the newspaper. "That's right - no more sports. Congress revoked the right to group assembly. What's left of Congress, that is. Hardly a quorum, if you ask me."
"How did you find us?" Dean asked.
"Afraid we had to tap some unorthodox resources of late-human informants," Zachariah answered. "We've been making inspirational visits to fringier Christian groups. They've been given your image, told to keep an eye out."
Eva remembered the religious man outside of the motel handing out pamphlets. Kāzia had been nice to him, to which Eva assumed she forgot he was the reason that she and Dean were sent into this future hell.
"The Bible freak in front of the hotel," Dean realized as well. He glanced over at Zachariah before turning back to the road, saying, "he, what? Dropped a dime on us?"
"Onward, Christian soldiers," Zachariah responded with a smile.
"Send us back or you're gonna regret it, Zachey," Eva warned, glaring at him. Zachariah met her gaze evenly.
"Sorry, can't do that."
"Well, you've had your jollies," Dean snapped. "Now send us back, you son of a bitch."
"Oh, you'll get back," Zachariah said, still smiling. "All in good time. We want you to marinate a bit."
Dean glanced at him. "Marinate?"
"Three days, Dean," Zachariah responded. Eva stared at him. "Three days to see where this course of action takes you."
"What's that supposed to mean?" Dean snapped.
"It means your choices have consequences," Zachariah replied, meeting his glare evenly. Dean scoffed, turning around to face the road again as Zachariah added, "this is what happens to the world if you continue to say "no" to Michael. Have a little look-see."
Before Dean had a chance to retort, Zachariah had vanished.
XxX
Dean had rushed towards the damaged Impala sitting outside of Camp Chitaqua. "Dean!" Eva hissed, but he had already taken off towards his car.
"Oh, baby, no," he muttered, peering through the driver's door. Eva followed after him, glancing around at the soldiers guarding the gate. He rubbed the hood of his car as he stared at it, looking distraught. "Oh, no, baby - what did they do to you?"
"De-" Eva started, only to be interrupted as the second Dean appeared, indistinguishable by his green military jacket compared to Dean's blue shirt. Dean is hit by the hilt of 2014!Dean's gun and fell to the ground, unconscious. Eva met Dean's gaze as his eyes narrowed.
"Lights out," a man muttered from beside him, doing the same gesture to Eva, being greeted by black.
Waking up again, Eva looked around, pulling on her wrist. She noticed she was handcuffed to a ladder, along with Dean beside her. She glared at 2014!Dean across the room who was cleaning a gun.
"What the hell?" Dean muttered, coming to as well.
"I should be asking that question, don't you think?" 2014!Dean replied, glancing back at the two. "In fact, why don't you give me one good reason why I shouldn't gank you both, here and now?"
"Because you'd only be hurting yourself," Dean replied smartly. Eva merely stared at 2014!Dean.
"Very funny," 2014!Dean muttered, getting up from his chair. He made his way towards the two as Dean sighed.
"Look, man - I'm not shapeshifter or demon or anything, okay?"
"Yeah, I know," 2014!Dean responded, his voice harsh. "I did the drill while you both were out. Silver, salt, holy water - nothing. But you know what was funny? You had every hidden lockpick, box cutter, and switchblade that I carry. Now, you want to explain that? Oh, and the, uh, resemblance while you're at it?"
Dean stared at him. "Zachariah."
2014!Dean met his gaze. "Come again?"
"I'm you from the tail end of 2009," Dean responded. "Zach plucked me from my bed and threw me five years into the future."
2014!Dean continued to stare at Dean and Eva before demanding, "where is he? I want to talk to him."
"I don't know," Dean admitted.
2014!Dean scoffed. "Oh, you don't know."
Dean met his gaze. Eva's head was beginning to spin from the two Deans in the room. "No, I don't know. Look, I just want Eva and I to get back to our own friggin' year, okay?"
2014!Dean was quiet. Eva assumed he was still contemplating the thought that 2009!Dean was sitting in front of him. "Okay, if you're me, then tell me something only I would know."
Dean paused for a moment, then smirked. Eva glanced at him. "Rhonda Hurley. We were, uh, nineteen. She made us try on her panties. They were pink. And satiny. And you know what? We kind of liked it."
2014!Dean met his gaze evenly. "Touché. So what, Zach zapped you both up here to see how bad it gets?"
Dean shrugged. "I guess. Croatoan virus, right? That's their endgame?"
2014!Dean sighed, sitting back on the chair. "It's efficient, it's incurable, and it's scary as hell. Turns people into monsters. Started hitting the major cities about two years ago. World really went in the crapper after that."
Good thing Kaz isn't here, Eva thought. She knew her friend would pass out at the thought of zombie-mutants running around. She could barely handle the movie World War Z, let alone live the circumstances.
"What about Sam?" Dean asked, looking at 2014!Dean expectantly. His future self remained silent before replying shortly, "heavyweight showdown in Detroit. From what I understand, Sam didn't make it."
Eva saw Dean's face fall. "You weren't with him?"
2014!Dean shook his head. "No… no, me and Sam - we haven't talked in, hell, five years."
Dean frowned. "We never tried to find him?"
2014!Dean turned his back on Eva and Dean. "We had other people to worry about." He started for the door as Dean struggled against the handcuffs.
"Where are you going?" he demanded.
2014!Dean glanced back at him over his shoulder. "I got to run an errand."
Dean continued to tug on the handcuff, making a clunking noise against the ladder. "You're just gonna leave us here?"
"Yes," 2014!Dean responded. "I got a camp full of twitchy trauma survivors out there with an apocalypse hanging over their heads. The last thing they need is a version of The Parent Trap. So, yeah, you both stay locked down."
"Okay, fine," Dean responded as 2014!Dean headed for the door again. "all right, fine. But you don't have to cuff us, man. Oh, come on! You don't trust yourself?"
2014!Dean paused. "No. Absolutely not," he said, disappearing out of the room, shutting the door behind him.
"Dick," Dean muttered. Eva sighed, then noticed Dean reaching for a nail with his free hand. She made a face as blood began to well from his fingers at attempting to pry the loose nail. Dean noticed her disgust and glanced at her. "What? You wanna get us out of here?"
Eva shook her head as Dean continued to pull the nail out of the floorboard. She sighed, leaning against the ladder, looking up at the ceiling. She wondered what her future self was doing at the moment. And Kāzia's future self too. She glanced back at Dean as he grunted, pulling out the nail, his fingers raw. He unlocked his handcuffs, then unlocked her handcuffs. They fell to the ground as Dean headed for the door, Eva following after him.
Dean sighed as they exited the room, the sunlight bright. He glanced back at Eva who was standing beside him. "Let's go find me," he said, looking around the camp. Eva sighed from beside him as she glanced around as well. Suddenly, Chuck approached them.
"Hey Eva," he nodded towards Eva who looked back at him as Chuck turned towards Dean. "Hey, Dean, you got a second?"
Dean frowned, glancing back at Eva who shrugged. He turned to Chuck. "No - yes. Uh, I-I guess. Hi, Chuck."
Chuck nodded. "Hi. So, uh, listen, we're pretty good with on canned goods for now, but we're down to next to nothing on perishables and - hygiene supplies. People are not gonna be happy about this. So, what do you think we should do?"
Dean merely stared at him. "I-I don't know." He glanced back at Eva who shook her head, not knowing what to say either. He looked back at Chuck, who was waiting for his reply expectantly. "Maybe, uh, share? You know, like a kibbutz."
Chuck nodded, then frowned, looking back up at Dean. "Wait a minute. Aren't you supposed to be out on a mission right now?"
Dean nodded, smiling, obviously not knowing what was going on. "Absolutely. And I will be."
Chuck nodded again, then looked past Dean. "Uh-oh."
Dean frowned, then turned around just in time to dodge a hit from a woman who looked pretty pissed off. "Whoa!" Dean exclaimed, stepping backwards. "Jeez, easy lady!" He then proceeded to grab a hold of Eva, hiding behind her. Eva glanced back at him, then sighed. The woman stopped, still pissed as she looked at Eva, then to Dean.
"Risa," Chuck said, greeting the woman.
Risa was still pretty mad. She continued to glare daggers at Dean. "You spent the night in Jane's cabin, didn't you?"
Dean looked confused still. He glanced at Chuck for help. "Did I?" When Chuck nodded in response, Risa grabbed a hold of Eva, throwing her to the side. She ran into Chuck who helped steady her balance as Risa glared dangerously at Dean.
"I thought we had a 'connection'!" She exclaimed, air-quoting the word.
Dean swallowed nervously. "Well, I'm sure that we do."
"Yeah?" Risa asked, narrowing her eyes.
"Um," Eva started, only to be cut off by Risa.
"Screw you," she spat at Dean. She glanced at Eva and gave her a small nod. "Hey, Eves." She glared at Dean once more before storming off, still muttering things under her breath.
"Oh, jeez, I'm being busted for stuff that I haven't even done yet," Dean muttered. Chuck frowned.
"What?"
Dean cleared his throat, meeting Chuck's gaze with a smile. "Uh, never mind. Hey, Chuck… is… Cas still here?" he asked, changing the topic.
Chuck nodded, pointing in the direction of another cabin. "Yeah, I don't think Cas is going anywhere."
Dean frowned, then exchanged a look with Eva as they headed for the cabin.
XxX
2014!Castiel is seated in a circle surrounded by several women. Eva looked at each one of them - Kāzia was nowhere to be seen.
"So, in this way," 2014!Castiel was saying. He hadn't noticed Dean and Eva enter and were waiting by the doorway as he continued, "we're each a fragment of total perception - just, uh, one compartment in that dragonfly eye of group mind." He grinned as he added, "now, the key to this total perception - it's um, it's surprisingly physical." He finally glanced up, noticing Eva and Dean waiting. He turned back to the women. "Oh, excuse me ladies. I think I need to confer with our fearless leader and his deputy for a minute. Why not go get washed up for the orgy?"
The women all nodded, leaving for the other door. Dean made a face at the word "orgy", along with Eva, as 2014!Castiel watched them leave, still sitting on the floor.
"You're all so beautiful," he grinned, nodding to them as they finally disappeared. He rose to his feet, stretching.
Dean exchanged a look with Eva as they approached 2014!Castiel. "What are you?" Dean asked. 2014!Castiel glanced at them as he added, "a hippie?"
2014!Castiel sighed. "I thought you'd gotten over trying to label me."
Dean exchanged another look with Eva before turning back to 2014!Castiel. "Cas, we need to talk."
2014!Castiel looked at Dean, then Eva, before his eyes widen. "Whoa… strange."
Dean frowned. "What?"
"You… are not you…" 2014!Castiel glanced at Eva before adding, "at least, not you now, anyway."
Dean looked slightly relieved. "No! Yeah, yes, exactly."
"What year are you from?" 2014!Castiel asked, frowning.
"2009," Eva replied.
"Who did this to you?" 2014!Castiel continued to question. He paused for a moment before adding, "is it Zachariah?"
Dean nodded fervently. "Yeah."
2014!Castiel nodded slowly, looking thoughtful. "Interesting…"
Rolling his eyes, Dean sighed. "Oh, yeah, it's friggin' fantastic. Now. Why don't you strap on your angel wings and fly us back to our page on the calendar?"
2014!Castiel sighed, shrugging. "I wish I could just, uh, strap on my wings, but I'm sorry, no dice." He then laughed awkwardly, stumbling slightly. Eva noticed his eyes were bloodshot.
"What, are you stoned?" Dean asked, peering closely at him.
2014!Castiel paused before nodding. "Uh, generally, yes."
Dean stared at him. "What happened to you?"
2014!Castiel shrugged before grinning. "Life."
Kāzia then stormed into the room, her hair done different with bangs parting to two different sides and it was to her shoulders.
"Hey, Cas, I was wonder-" she paused when she spotted Dean and Eva in the room, then her eyes narrowed. 2014!Castiel stood there, awkward, as 2014!Kāzia approached them, staring at both Dean and Eva.
"Hey, Kaz-"
"Don't talk to me," Kāzia spat suddenly. She glanced at Dean warily until her expression turned into a harsh glare. Before Eva could say anything, Kāzia had brought her hand up to Dean's face, smacking it harshly.
Dean stared at her, incredulous. Eva noticed a red hand mark appearing where Kāzia had slapped him.
"What the-"
"Fuck you," Kāzia spat. Dean stared at her.
"What? Kaz, what the-"
"Don't call me that," 2014!Kāzia snapped, interrupting him again. Eva noticed the harsh look in her friend's eyes - was this even Kāzia? She then turned her attention to Eva, her eyes dark. She then looked back at 2014!Castiel. "Nevermind, I'll talk to you later."
2014!Castiel nodded. Before 2014!Kāzia could leave, he called after her, "oh, Kaz, are you gonna stay for the orgy?"
"Not this time, Cas," 2014!Kāzia called over her shoulder as she slammed the door behind her.
XxX
After 2014!Dean had shot a soldier, 2009!Dean confronting him, revealing that 2009!Eva and 2009!Dean were present in 2014, 2014!Dean had to explain to 2009!Dean and 2009!Eva what was going on, finally revealing that 2014!Dean had the Colt once more and was going to kill the devil.
Risa was standing between the two Evas. 2014!Eva had been nicer to Eva than 2014!Kāzia was. Eva attempted to question her future self what made Kāzia so cold in 2014 but 2014!Eva didn't seem to want to talk about it. Eva decided to not question herself any further since she hated being pressed to answer something she didn't want and decided to change the topic as well. Risa had approached the two, asking if they thought Dean liked her.
"So he's still a player in 2014," Eva muttered. She shrugged. "Shocker."
Risa sighed. "But… I really felt a connection, you know? That moment when our skins touched-"
"Blah blah blah!" both Evas exclaimed, covering their ears. Risa glanced at them, and sighed. "I swear you're such a child… " she muttered.
2014!Eva grinned, glancing at 2009!Eva. The only difference between the two was that 2014!Eva wasn't wearing glasses, but instead, contacts - something 2009!Eva would never dream of doing.
2014!Dean set the Colt on the table in headquarters. Risa stared at it, stepping forward. She glanced at 2014!Dean. "That's it? That's the Colt?"
"If anything can kill Lucifer, this is it," 2014!Dean responded.
"Great," Risa grinned fakely. "Have we got anything that can find Lucifer?" She then proceeded to glare at 2014!Dean, turning swifty on her heel back to her spot between the two Evas.
2014!Dean frowned. "Are you okay?"
Dean leaned in towards 2014!Dean. "We, uh, were in Jane's, uh, cabin last night. And apparently we… and Risa have a connection?"
2014!Dean glanced at 2009!Dean, glaring. "You wanna shut up?"
Dean raised his hands in surrender. "We don't have to find Lucifer," 2014!Dean continued. "We know where he is. The demon that we caught last week, he was one of the big guy's entourage. He knew."
Risa sighed, arms crossed. "So, a demon tells you where Satan's gonna be, and you just believe it?"
"Oh, trust me," 2014!Dean responded. "He wasn't lying."
Risa narrowed her eyes. "And you know this how?"
"Our fearless leader," 2014!Castiel piped up, "I'm afraid, is all too well schooled in the art of getting to the truth."
"Torture?" Dean asked, incredulous. He stared at 2014!Dean. "Oh, so, we're torturing again."
2014!Dean looked at 2009!Dean, warningly.
Dean shrugged. "No, that's - that's good. Classy."
2014!Castiel let out a hearty laugh, causing 2014!Dean to glare at him instead. 2014!Castiel met his gaze evenly. "What? I like past you."
2014!Dean sighed, returning to the main topic. "Lucifer is here. Now, I know the block and I know the building."
2014!Castiel let out a sigh as well. "Oh, good - it's right in the middle of a hot zone."
"Crawling with Croats, yeah," 2014!Dean replied. "You saying my plan is reckless?"
2014!Castiel shrugged. "Are you saying we, uh, walk in straight up the driveway, past all the demons and the Croats, and we shoot the devil?"
2014!Dean met his gaze evenly. "Yes."
2014!Castiel sighed, shrugging. "Alright, if you don't like me using "reckless" I could use "insouciant", maybe."
2014!Dean glared at him, heading for the door. He glanced back at the others. "Are you coming?"
2014!Castiel sighed again. "Of course," he glanced back at 2009!Dean. "But why is he? I mean, he's you five years ago. If something happens to him, you're gone, right?"
"He's coming," 2014!Dean ordered. 2014!Castiel nodded.
"Okay, well, uh, I'll get the grunts moving."
"We're loaded and on the road by midnight," 2014!Dean added. 2014!Castiel nodded.
"All righty," he said, heading for the door, followed by Risa and 2014!Eva. Dean stared at his future self.
"Why are you taking me?" he asked.
"Relax. You'll be fine," 2014!Dean replied. "Zach's taking care of you, right?"
"No, that's not what I meant," Dean retorted. "I want to know what's going on."
Eva shuffled her feet awkwardly, knowing where this was going. 2014!Dean shrugged. "Yeah, okay. You both are coming because I want you to see something. I want you to see our brother."
"Sam?" Dean frowned. "I thought you said he was dead."
"Sam didn't die in Detroit," 2014!Dean explained. "He said 'yes'."
Dean stared. "'Yes'?"
A long silence followed as Dean attempted to process what had been said. His eyes widened in realization as he exclaimed, "wait, you mean-"
"That's right," 2014!Dean cut him off. "The big 'yes'. To the devil. Lucifer's wearing him to the prom."
Dean looked incredulous. He met 2014!Dean's gaze, eyes wide. "Why would he do that?"
2014!Dean shrugged. "Wish I knew. But now we don't have a choice. It's in him, and it's not getting out. And we've got to kill him, Dean. And now you see it - the whole damn thing, how bad it gets - so you can do it different."
Dean frowned. "What do you mean?"
"Zach said he was gonna bring you back to oh-nine?"
Dean nodded. "Yeah."
2014!Dean met Dean's gaze evenly. "Well, when you get back home - you say 'yes', you hear me? Say 'yes' to Michael."
Dean stared at him. "That's crazy. If I let him in, Michael fights the devil. The battle's gonna torch half the planet."
"Look around you, man," 2014!Dean snapped. He gestured widely with his arms as he added, "half the planet's better than no planet, which is what we have now. If I could do it all over again, I would say 'yes' in a heartbeat."
Dean narrowed his eyes. "So why don't you?"
"I've tried!" 2014!Dean exclaimed. He slammed his fist against the table in frustration. "I've shouted 'yes' until I was blue in the face! The angels aren't listening! They just - left - and gave up! It's too late for me, but for you-"
"Oh, no," Dean interrupted. "There's going to be no way."
2014!Dean nodded, scoffing slightly. "Yeah, that's what I thought. I was cocky. Never actually thought I'd lose. But I was wrong, Dean. I was wrong. I'm begging you. Say yes."
A pause followed before Dean met his future self's gaze evenly. 2014!Dean nodded slowly, understanding. "But you won't. 'Cause I didn't. Because that's just not us, is it?"
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these chapters are getting way longer than they were at the beginning of the series, haha! aren't you all proud of me? anyways, you all know the drill! review, fave and follow if you haven't already, and thanks so so much for reading! btw, for those of you who thought dean was drunk in the last chapter, he wasn't haha. he was just happy and slightly intoxicated but not so much he'd be drunk - i think it was stated by dean himself in the show that it would take a lot more than just two drinks to get him really drunk. :-) thanks again for reading!