The start of the episode is now complete. I hope you guys enjoy the series of chapters that are going to be following. Thank you for your continued support. Some of this, like I said, is loosely based off the cannon. -DSCWIN

Chapter 21

The darkened silent streets of Kalamazoo, Nebraska. The soft purring of a black '67 Chevrolet Impala soon was silenced as the Winchester siblings jumped out of the car quickly. Dean and Sam took the lead while Christina held back slightly fumbling with three tasers she had acquired for their hunt.

"Make sure these things are on Max." Dean whispered as they stood outside a small house. "I want this Rawhead extra crispy."

"Make sure you don't miss then." Christina whispered back handing her older brother one of the tasers. "I don't want to be twitching for the rest of my life."

"You guys ready?" Sam asked as he just finished picking the lock on the back door. He caught the taser his sister gently tossed and placed it steady in his hand.

"Alright let's go." Dean ordered taking point as Sam and Christina followed keeping an eye out for their monster as they silently made their way down the steps towards the basement.

The smell of rust, stale water and mold made the Winchesters gag as they descended into the Rawhead's lair. But they knew what they had to do. Children's lives were at stake and they needed to find them.

A noise came from off in the corner making Sam and Dean rush over while Christina covered their backs. Sam and Dean each positioned themselves in front of a large Cedar wardrobe and grabbed hold of each of the handles. Keeping a steady hand as their tasers were now at an adult's head level they quickly pulled back. Huddled close together were two small children the latest ones to disappear while the Winchesters were looking for clues of the Rawhead's whereabouts.

Dean quickly lowered his weapon before reaching out for the children to take his hand.

"It's okay." He said as he helped one of the children while Sam helped the second one. "We're here to help you." The children were afraid of talking or making any noise which was helpful as the monster had to be close. "Sam, take Christy and get these kids out of here."

"What about you?" Christina asked looking back at her older brother.

"I'm going Rawhead hunting." Dean answered his stance going back to warrior mode. "Get them out of here, quick."

Christina smiled down at the kids giving the reassurance she was going to help with protecting them before walking up the steps after them. As Sam started to climb the steps the step beneath his foot broke as two hands reached out and grabbed him. The two children let out a scream as Christina aimed her taser and fired. The electrical hum brushed past Sam and nicked the Rawhead's hands causing minor burns to it. But it was just enough to get Sam out of it's grasp.

"Sam! Christy! Get them out of here!" Dean barked seeing a shadow move past him. He turned and fired his own taser but it missed as it attached itself to the cinder block wall.

"Dean here!" Sam yelled as he managed to get to his feet and tossed Dean his unused taser. Dean caught the taser as Sam rushed up the stairs picking up one of the children who was terrified to move.

Once Sam and Christina disappeared up the stairs Dean scanned every dark corner. He noticed a small puddle of water. In one of the corners and took a step away not wanting to shoot his taser anywhere near there.

"Where are you, you ugly sonovabitch?" Dean mumbled keeping his eyes trained on any movement.

The Rawhead stood and waited as Dean looked pasted him, knocking Dean to the ground and sending him into the water. Dean scrambled to find his Taser as it had been knocked out of his hands when he was tackled and fired into the Rawhead's face. A hundred thousand volts of hot electricity traveled down through the Rawhead's body which in turn traveled through the puddle of water and directly into Dean.

Every muscle in Dean's body locked up as the power surged through him. He couldn't scream, yell or do anything as his eyes were forced to shut tight. He didn't hear the screams of his brother, who had returned to check up on him. He didn't feel anything as he landed hard on the ground. He didn't see anything except an endless sea of black.

Sam was grateful for his long legs as he was able to step over the water, not wanting to get shocked himself. Dean lay slumped in the corner his face pale and his breathing slow and shallow. Tears weld up in his eyes as he gently picked him up and swung an arm around his shoulder. He couldn't leave his brother down there. He had to get him to a hospital. He glanced down at the charred remains of the Rawhead and kicked at it as it was in his brother's way. He had no sympathy of a child eater. He had to get help for Dean as he could feel his body getting heavier as he became more pale in the darkened basement.

~DSCWIN~

Sam stood next to a few policemen giving a statement as they were called the moment he had arrived with two kids and a dying older brother. Doctors and Nurses rushed to the side of the Children while a crash team came to collect Dean. During the commotion Christina had sunk into a chair as she had gone into shock at the sight of Dean limply hanging on Sam's shoulder.

Time moved slowly for Sam as the children and Dean were being looked at while his younger sister was understandably not well herself. But he knew he has to keep it together. He had to keep moving as he knew if roles were switched, and he was the one injured, Dean would be making sure things kept moving.

"So tell us again what happened?" One of the Policemen asked Sam as they were wanting to check his earlier statement.

"Like I had said, my brother, sister and I were driving down the street with the windows down when we heard children screaming. Being concerned citizens we stopped the car and ran in. Our brother got hurt and decided to take the children to the hospital."

"Well I'm glad you were there when you were." The other Policeman said as his partner had gone over towards the children to let them know they were going to be alright. "It's very fortunate that you were able to save those kids."

"Happy to help." Sam nodded before seeing the Doctor trying to get his attention. "Do you need anything else, Officer?" He saw Christina slowly stand up on shaky legs as she fought to control her breathing and her tears.

"No, I believe we got it. Thank you for your time." The Policeman walked by Christina as he made his way to the coaster as Christina walked up to Sam. Her arms were folded tightly against her, her fingers beginning to play with the hem of her shirt.

"How is he?" Sam asked gently wrapping an arm around Christina's shoulder letting her know he was there.

"He's resting." The Doctor said his voice low.

"What happened?" Christina choked out barely able to keep herself from sobbing in front of her brother and Doctor.

"The shock, you sir had mentioned, caused a massive heart attack. There's really nothing we could do, except make him comfortable."

Sam glanced down at his sister who looked as though she would loose all control if she were around to hear his next question. "Christy, why don't you go get some coffee. I'm going to talk with the Doctor for a minute." Christina, having a hunch as to why Sam needed her to leave, nodded and walked towards the Cafeteria. When she disappeared behind the doors, Sam turned to look at the Doctor. "How long does he have?"

"A few days maybe even a week."

Sam felt the ground beneath him shift out from under him, leaving him just floating in what the Doctor had told him. There was no way he was going to tell that to Christina as she would break down right there and he had to be strong. "May I see him?" Sam asked to which the Doctor nodded and pointed to a room down the hall.

Sam's legs felt like Jello as he walked half dazed down the hallway that seemed to stretch before him. He knew this hunting business was dangerous but he never would have considered this happening to his older brother. He saw his brother as Superman fighting evil when he was a child battling the nightmares and being there when he needed him the most. But as he drew nearer to the room, he felt as though his whole illusion of his brother would shatter.

"Sir," a young receptionist gently stopped Sam just short of his brother's door allowing him to keep his illusion of Dean being an unstoppable force alive just a few minutes longer. "We can't find any insurance for this patient."

"Oh, here." Sam dug out his wallet and pulled out one of his many fake insurance cards. The receptionist glanced down at the name before excepting the car and walking to her office back the way he had come. Sam followed the receptionist for only a few seconds before taking in a deep breath and turning the corner into Dean's hospital room.

Dean lay in the bed, his once lively face ashen and his eyes bruised and dark. He lay aimlessly switching through the seven allowed channels. "You ever watched Daytime Television?" He asked his voice raspy and weak, making the dam that held Sam's emotions start to weaken. "It sucks."

"Well, that's why you sleep in." Sam said hoping his joke wasn't dry or if it was good hurt his brother more.

Dean gave a weak sideways smile and let out one sympathy chuckle. "That Snuggle Bear character..." he said finally turning off the screen. "I'm going to murder him."

Sam felt his legs move further into the room so that he was now standing at the edge of the bed looking at how pitiful and human his brother was. He felt tears threatening to fall from his eyes but he forced them to stay back. "How are you feeling?" Sam asked even though he was looking at the ceiling thinking if he couldn't see his brother's face, he wouldn't feel the need to cry.

"Like crap." Dean croaked weakly blinking at Sam; his sarcastic nature seemed to have already died in that basement. "Where's Christy?"

"Getting some coffee." Sam answered braving a look but regretted when he couldn't look away.

"Take care of the car and her." Dean said his voice trying to remain strong as much as possible. "And if you hurt either one of them I will haunt your ass."

"Don't talk like that." Sam said shaking his head as one tear managed to fall from his eye and land on his shirt. "We both know you'll pull through this. I mean we've been through some rougher shit then this."

"That's true, Sammy." Dean said nodding slowly. "But it only takes one mess up to be worse. We all know this job isn't simple. I just drew the short straw this time."

"I can't let you die." Sam said his voice threatening to break as he couldn't believe that his older brother was giving up. "We can't let you die."

"Everyone dies, Sammy." Dean said his eyes barely able to stay open. "It's a pipe dream to die of old age from this business. We just got to take our ticket and head to the great highway in the sky."

"There's got to be something." Sam said his voice breaking just enough to show Dean how much this was hurting him.

"There's nothing, Sammy. There's absolutely nothing."

Not if I can help it; Sam thought as Dean looked away silently telling Sam to go ahead and leave.

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The Cafeteria was quiet and nearly empty as Christina opened her eyes after minutes of slow deep breaths. She couldn't understand how she could call herself a hunter if every time she would loose a fellow hunter she would go into shock. A soft jingle slowly grew louder from her pocket as she looked down and pulled it out. The name U. Bobby appeared and Christina forced herself to take in another deep breath before answering.

"Hello?" She said her voice cracking slightly.

"Hey, kiddo. Haven't heard from ya in a while. Just wanted to make sure you were okay."

"I'm fine, Bobby." Christina said taking a shaky sip of her cheap coffee. "Just at the hospital right now."

"Thought you said you were okay."

"I'm fine...It's...It's my brother who's in worse shape right now."

"Brother? What brother?"

The doors to the Cafeteria opened and Sam walked in looking around the empty room until he spotted Christina. "Bobby I'll tell you later. I got to go. Bye." As she hung up, Christina saw the look on Sam's face and knew that Dean was not in good shape.

"How are you holding up?" He asked as she stood up and walked to him.

"I'm alright." She said tossing the remaining of the coffee into the trash.

"Good, come with me." Sam said turning around and walking out of the room with Christina closely behind.

"Where are we going?" She asked having to jog to keep up with Sam as he speed walked to the Impala.

"Back to the hotel." He said opening the driver side door. "I'm finding a way to save Dean."