The taxidermist was very precise with his work, he had to be careful not to make a single mistake. Finally. Cersei can take her place.
The hunter just watches as he waits for the taxidermist to finish his work. He disliked killing humans, but that man was wasting valuable resources.
Max Alexander smiles as he finishes his work. Finally. His client will be happy to have his order. When his dog starts barking, he looks at the Colonel.
"What are you barking at!" He scolds. When he saw the man with the snake tongue, he gasps when he is crushed in half.
Ever since Sam saved Rowena from her captures, he and Rowena decided to go their own ways. She was deathly afraid of someone called the First and warned Sam to stay deep underground. Sam, knowing Rowena never bluffed heeded her advice and moved often, just in case. Enid Oklahoma wasn't his dream place, but it was a stop for a hunt. Especially since Ryan begged Sam to check out the latest murders in town.
What's this? A mysterious death.
Max Thompson was found dead in his shop today, police are baffled about the unusual death, reports are saying that he was found crushed to death with every bone crushed into fine powder.
"The hell?" Why would anyone kill a taxidermist? Ryan did send him here, he told Sam that the warlock they were originally hunting was already taken care of. Hearing a knock, Sam gets up to answer it thinking its Ryan. Who was standing on the other side of the door was not who he was expecting. "Dean? What...? I thought you were in Kansas?" Dean was specifically clear, he was done with hunting.
"We got a phone call from Sis. Prue, she's gone."
"Okay." Who? Sam had more memories returning, but he wasn't all there yet. "You came all the way here to tell me that?" Sam moved out of the way as Dean walked in with a duffel.
"It's the weekend, there's no classes today. Besides, Jen went to California to see everyone. She was hoping to see Prue before she took off." He threw down his bag. "Were you expecting me?" There was two beds.
"It's complicated." Ryan assured Sam he would be fine sharing a bed with Sam, but Sam knowing Riot was almost human declined and rented a room with two beds. He told Sam he needed to see some friends before he and Sam headed west.
"Anyways, you look like you need help. So, what is the latest case?"
"Agents Michaels and DeVille, FBI." Its only been a week, and Dean already missed this. He promised his wife this was his last hunt, especially after the story Sam told him. "Can you tell me what happened around here?"
While Dean was interviewing the taxidermist's friend and fellow police officers, Sam was looking around for any hex bags. He saw the red paint as well as that weird symbol outside, he had to see if a witch or warlock was the one responsible for this man's death.
"So all that was missing was animal entrails?" Witch, Dean knew it. Sam won't be happy, he hated being associated with bad witches.
"Yes sir. Safe was unopened, his wallet and valuables were everywhere." The sheriff hated cases like this. "No witnesses, except the Colonel." He looks towards the German Shepard.
"Thanks for your time." He sees Sam walking towards him. "Well?" After they were far away from everyone.
"Couldn't find any hex bags." Sam was mystified. He couldn't sense any magic. He interviewed everyone there, they all said Max was a loner. He did check for any hex bags just in case. "No hex bags, nothing."
"We have that symbol outside on the sign. Pagan, probably." Mounted Treasures, suitable name for dead animal carcasses as animal trophies.
"You want to check out the morgue, and I'll see if I can find out about that symbol." Sam thought he knew every pagan symbol there was, this was new to him.
Dean thought he saw it all, but this. He felt sick.
"Yeah. I been working on bodies for years, but this." The coroner's face was grey. "I never seen anything like this."
Max Thompson was mostly there, but it was looking like a deflated balloon. His eyeballs, nose and teeth were sticking out, blood was everywhere, but had remnants of white powder mixed in. Dean didn't need to open the body to know he was crushed to death. Poor guy.
"Cause of death?" Thankfully, he zipped up the bag and closed the freezer door.
"Extreme bodily trauma due to extensive blood-loss, it was like he was crushed by a giant snake." He shakes his head. "But no animal will bother crushing an entire skeleton. Especially one that can enter a store without setting off an alarm, or killing the dog. Anyways, here is my report." He hands Dean his folder. "If you find anything unusual agent, let me know."
After Dean read it, he closed the folder. Definitely supernatural in nature. Hopefully Sam could figure it out. That symbol though, Dean used the web to see where it came from. A vegan bakery? Ugh. His wife would love it.
Sam was back in his motel room waiting for Ryan. When the door opened, he nodded his head.
"Ryan. I have something to tell you."
"Me too."
"Okay, I'll go first. A man was murdered."
"Really? That's too bad. Pets and several animals are missing."
"Is that so unusual?"
"For us. Yeah, I may be a familiar, but we are siblings with the animal kingdom. Everyone is on high alert, especially us."
"So what does it have to do with Max Thompson?" Sam saw that symbol, it belonged to a animal rights group.
"Just a warning. Be careful Sam. I want to stay, but if I get murdered, it won't be good." Ryan knew whoever was doing this was bad news. "Just be careful." He looked at the bed. "Your brother with you?" When Sam nodded, he sighed in relief. "Good. You two, don't let your guard down, especially on this case. Take care, I'll be seeing around." He and Sam wave goodbye. "Oh! Before I go, here. It's a spell written by a witch to communicate with animals. It hasn't been tested, but if you need it, you or anyone can use it, but be careful. Like all spells, it has a mild side effect. Be seeing you."
Sam wondered what he meant by that, but he already left. Sam was busy reading about that animal rights group when Dean walked in a few minutes later.
"Was there a dog in here?" He could smell it.
"My friend Ryan just left."
"Your familiar?" Dean never forgot about that case back with that sexy familiar and her witch. He wouldn't shut up about the beastilality jokes, especially after Sam became a witch. He seemed disappointed that Sam's new friend was a man.
"You promised."
"Yeah I know." Dean heard about that cat in San Francisco. Wonder what she looked like...Then Dean remembered he was allergic to cats. "Anyways, I checked out that body. It was definitely not a human that did it."
"I kinda figured. Ryan, he said to be careful, this case is different from anything we ever hunted before." Sam showed him different articles and blogs about animals and pets going missing around town. "This started a few months ago, but it didn't stop at just pets. There were animal carcasses found in the woods. Wolves, bears, snakes. Plus marine animals were missing at the aquarium." He showed Dean the pictures.
"Why would anyone take a killer whale?" Those things were massive. "Those fish disappeared overnight? How?"
"Witchcraft?" Sam couldn't figure it out. "Ryan, he was forced to run, he was terrified." Familiars never left their charges. Whatever was taking those animals, he must be a witch or warlock.
"Weird. Anyways, I checked out that symbol. Get this. It comes from a vegan bakery." Dean, he tolerated vegetarian foods due to his wife's diet, but extreme diets, like no fat or sugar, that's where he drew the line. "The owners, total hippies." After what they told Dean, they admitted to vandalizing that shop, but it's what they said that spooked Dean.
"A snake? You sure?"
"That's what they said. Of course it was dark in that alley, but that wasn't mace they were sprayed with." He saw those eyes. "They'll be lucky to not to go blind."
"Weird. Okay, until we figure out what's going on, you want something to eat?" He heard Dean's stomach.
"Just as long its not vegan."
This was so boring. Brad Newfeld didn't mind his job at the animal shelter, but it was the weekend, he wanted nothing more than to veg out at home. When he saw who was walking in, he gladly took the money the man gave him.
"Thanks buddy." A hundred bucks. Not bad. He almost had enough for his new phone. He didn't care about why he was taking the animals, just as long as he covered his tracks.
He was busy checking on his socials. Wow. That Prue Halliwell. She wasn't famous, but she sure traveled to exotic places. The Mayan Temples? Lucky. He was admiring the influencer when he heard loud barking. That guy must be taking certain dogs. But when he heard cats screaming, he looked towards the doors. It went quiet again till he heard the dogs growling and barking like crazy. What was going on in there? No way was he losing his job over this. He went to check it out. What he saw, he was horrified.
"Dude! I thought you worked for a perfume company!" Cowboy was eating a live cat, by swallowing it whole. When Brad saw the nails, he tried to run. He was dead a second later, the guy was fast.
It was Sam that heard the cry for help. He was still new with this familiar thing, but heard Ryan's voice.
'Sam. Animal shelter.'
They managed to see the employee's dead body as he was getting wheeled away.
"So all the cats are missing?" Dean saw the opened cages.
"Yeah. He killed Brad here. He was just a kid. Nothing was taken, not his phone or the hundred bucks he had in his pocket. I hate to tell his family this. He only worked here as part of his probation." Brad was arrested for vandalism, he was part of that organization S.N.A.R.K. As his punishment, instead of jail, he was sent here to work directly with animals. The sheriff sighed. "He was actually doing a good job, animals were adopted left and right." He watched the agent looking at the animals. "Is he talking to the animals?" Dean turned around. Sam was trying to talk to a dog.
"That mutt. He was Max Thompson's dog." Hmm. "Do you mind if we borrow him for a couple of hours?"
"Take him, poor bastard is homeless." He was wondering why that dog kept barking at him. Weirdly enough, he never barked when he wasn't wearing his hat. "He witnessed two murders. If only dogs could talk."
After Dean signs the papers, he walks out with the Colonel.
"Did he say anything?" Dean asked.
"He's a dog Dean. Not a familiar."
"Then what are we dealing with? A giant snake? Alf?" He and Sam watched that show when they were kids.
"We can go back to our room and figure out our next move."
Prosperity, Indiana
"I don't care about that! We had a deal! Fine. You will regret this." He slams down the phone. Things hasn't changed since the middle ages. He picks up his whiskey. Feeling hands, he smiled at his lover.
"Don, honey. Come back to bed."
"I'll be right there." As much as he thought Wendy was beautiful, she wasn't his wife. He had to break things off, he didn't want to lose Maggie. Hopefully she stayed away from Scotland, he didn't want their descendant hurt. Poor Kyra went through so much, the deal he made with the Soul Trader was worth it. If only Lily Sunder didn't give up her immortality. He sighed. He was a powerful witch, but even with Maggie, neither stood a chance with what he saw in his visions. He finishes his drink. He needed to see that witch, bring him and his brother here, make a alliance. Maybe start a new coven.
He looked outside.
'Maggie. Run. Run away.'
"So no hex bags either. Huh." Dean was now mystified with the events. "What about the dogs? Any leads? What about your friend, did he say what's happening? Who is doing this?"
"No hex bags. I can't talk to dogs. There was no familiars, Ryan he left town as soon as he could." Sam wondered what they were dealing with.
"Great. So Plan B?" Dean didn't really care for dogs, but he felt bad for the Colonel, his owner was murdered in cold blood.
"Rock, paper, scissors?" Sam smiled as Dean picked rock. "I'll make the potion."
Dean grimaced as he drank the potion.
"Blech. Sis, and the others, they do this everyday?"
Sam smiles.
"We wait.''
Two hours later
"Well that was a bust. Any more ideas?" Sam was a witch, why couldn't he take the potion? Dean felt different though. Like his senses was doubled. He could hear noises from down the hall, man that couple needs to stop faking, especially the woman. He sniffs the air. Housekeeping must be around, they were just starting their rounds. When he heard voice, he looks up.
"You call this music?"
"You heard something?" Dean looked at Sam.
"What?" The same voice came again. "That!" He looked at the dog. "You say something?"
"You call this music? Change the station."
"Dean, what are you looking at?" Sam was staring at Dean with confusion.
"Shut up for a second. Hey, you can understand me right?" Dean couldn't believe it.
"I always could. I envy familiars. They can choose to be human, or change back. If only I wasn't just a dog."
"This is so cool. Hey. Tell me about Max. What killed him?"
"He was my best friend. It was a guy in a cowboy hat. He also killed that kid at the orphanage. Poor guy. Those cats, they were innocent."
Sam looked at Dean and the dog "talking" to one another. With him and Ryan, they talked face to face. With those skinwalkers, he and that guy could only talk when they were human. But Dean, he was actually having a conversation with that dog.
"What's he saying?" Absentmindedly he crumbles up a paper and throws it out.
"And what else can you tell me." Dean picks up the ball out of the garbage and gives it back to Sam.
"I don't want this." He throws it out. After Dean gives him the ball again, Sam watches Dean as he takes it out of the garbage can. Sam then watches as Dean starts yelling and pounding at the window. His eyebrows raise. When Dean starts acting odd, Sam smirks at Dean.
"What." He scratches his ears.
"I wonder if this is how familiars started."
'What?" Dean was confused. Especially when he saw the Colonel smirking at him.
"I wish. Dean, welcome to the club." Dean realizes what he was doing. He found himself whimpering.
"Rof." Uh oh.
Sam was familiar with powerful magic, but this was new to him. He remembered reading this in a website.
"You mean this has side effects? Now you tell me?" He was mortified. Especially when the dog mentioned sniffing butts. "That's not funny!" No way was he letting Jenna see him like this.
"What? You afraid to let the Misses see you like that? Dogs, we have our tec..."
"Stop." No way was Dean going there. "Let's go."
"Where are we headed?"
"The Shelter. See if we missed anything." Sam said there was nothing, but Dean knew there had to be something small they both missed. Before they got into the car, bird shit lands on his car windshield. "What the...Hey!"
"Ha ha ha! Did you like that?!" The pigeon starts laughing.
Dean looked up in fury, and realizes he understood the bird, he looked at the dog.
"Wait a minute. Does that mean I understand ALL animals?"
"Oh yeah. Unlike what happened in Babylon, animals kept our universal language."
"You like that! Been brewing up a nice BIG one, just for you!" The pigeon taunts.
"You do that and..."
"Or what! Douchebag."
"That's it." Dean could always wash his car. But to be compared to that Douche in Heaven, he took out his gun.
"Dean!" Sam grabbed Dean's arm. He waves nervously at the people watching. "Get in the car." Sam knew an amnesia spell, hopefully he didn't need to use it.
Dean allowed Sam to drive, all he wanted to do is stick his head out the window. When he accidentally swallowed a bug, he realized he had his tongue sticking out. He sheepishly went back inside, but not before seeing Sam's smile.
"We're here. Think you can handle things?" Dean kept acting more dog like, even Riot didn't act like that. "Leave the dog."
"You kidding? You wouldn't leave your familiar, a dog deserves the same attention. C'mon boy." Dean disliked dogs, but he was starting to like the mutt they were dogsitting. "What?" He saw Sam's face.
Before they went inside Dean notices a beautiful white poodle. He and the Colonel stop to check her out.
"Why hello." The Colonel winks in her in his dog way.
Dean was enamored, especially when she flips her head like a model. He swore she winked. Then realizing he was flirting with another female, he shakes his head and follows Sam inside.
"So after he killed the guy what happened next." Dean talked to almost every dog there, they all said the story, a guy with a cowboy hat smelled weird, then took all the cats. "I'm afraid I can't tell you more. Oh, to be young again." The collie sighs. "I'm a pedigree, and I end up in here."
"I'm sorry ma'am." Dean ignored the other dogs, most were complaining. Before he and Sam walked out, they get stopped by a Yorkie in a southern accent.
"Hey! Hey! I can tell you what I know! You see I saw everything!" The Yorkie barks at Dean.
"Yeah, I'm done for the day." He was getting a headache.
"C'mon pretty boy. I'll tell you what I know! Please!"
Dean, Sam and the Colonel walk to the cage.
''What can you tell us." Dean asked.
"My info is not cheap. It will cost you."
"Fine. What do you want? Bacon, sausage, a steak?"
"Bitch please. A belly rub. But not from you, from the tall drink there." He looks at Sam.
Sam was rolling his eyes while Dean and the Yorkie, who introduced himself as Lorenzo talk. He liked dogs, but he felt weird at the moment rubbing his belly.
"He took the cats, but not before eating one of them." Lorenzo felt sick remembering that. Those cats were screaming for help, especially that one.
"Ugh." Dean felt sick.
"What did he say?" Sam asked. He had to take his hand away, he was getting a cramp.
''He took the cats, but not before eating one whole." What were they dealing with? Dean wondered what kind of monster they were dealing with. "What did he look like?"
"Ah, I can't remember."
"Sam."
"My hand." He saw Dean and Lorenzo looking at him. "Fine." He starts rubbing him again.
"Can't tell with the hat, but he was thin, really thin. He was wearing tight leather pants, with a jacket. Totally closet case if you know what I mean. Too bad he isn't my type. Oh yeah." He holds his head back. "Before he left I read what's on his bag. Avent-Garde Cuisine. Lucky for you, I watch French soap operas. I miss Sophie."
A dog that watches television. Dean heard everything. Wonder if he was talking about the soap opera Jenna starred in awhile back ago. Her character's name was Sophie.
"Thanks for your time." Dean gestures for Sam to put him back, but not before he asks for Sam's contact information. "He's married."
"Really? Too bad. I always heard about Petra and her witch." He laughs at Dean's expression. "My master is waiting outside with my friend."
Dean smirks at his brother.
''What? You're kidding." Sam walks in front of the cage. "You could have told us what you are and saved us time!" Sam felt violated.
The dog barks.
"He's a dog Sam."
"Like that makes a difference!" Sam stomps out.
"Too bad, he is so handsome." Lorenzo smiles dreamily. "You sure you don't want to adopt me? I know familiars are for witches, but dogs can be companions for hunters."
"I'm good." Before Dean left, he realized something. He opened up the cages, but not before giving each dog some info. "Five miles from here is a animal sanctuary, they won't turn away any animals asking for help. The owners, they are good friends of mine. They can help you get new homes." Caesar and Jesse Cuevas lived just outside of town. They were the ones that suggested that Dean take the paramedic course, they too knew what was going on and were preparing. They both said everyone will need medical attention.
"Thanks buddy!" All the dogs run out.
"Well?" Sam grimaced when the Yorkie barked at him before strutting off.
"Our old pals, they will take all the dogs." Dean already called Cesar, once Dean explained everything, he and his husband promised that every animal will be well taken care of.
"That's good." Before Sam gets in he saw a beautiful blonde woman checking out Dean. She was wearing a pink belt with her white dress. Looking closer, he saw her taking off the belt and putting it on Lorenzo. That woman, she was a familiar. Seeing Sam staring she winked. "Let's go." Sam was weirded out. That woman was the poodle Dean and the Colonel were checking out earlier.
They had to wait a few hours before heading to that restaurant. No one was there all day. Dean called their friends, he was worried about those dogs. Cesar assured him they were all there, they were brought over by a woman in a white dress, even Lorenzo. They heard about those animal murders, and were keeping an eye on things. They both said they were about to come out of retirement to solve this case, but when they heard Sam and Dean were on it, they were relieved. Both had shifts at the fire station all week, their friend, the blonde was watching over the sanctuary.
"So what are we looking for?" The restaurant was dark. Sam used magic to disable the alarms, and any security cameras, he didn't want to alert anyone.
Dean shrugged. They left the dog at the sanctuary, they didn't want him hurt. Dean was looking around, trying to use his temporary dog senses for anything unusual. When he heard voices, he looked up.
"You hear that?" Those squeals were tiny.
"I don't hear anything." Sam was looking at a guy wearing a cowboy hat holding knives. "Chef Leo. Dean, you think he's our guy?"
"I dunno." Where were those squeals coming from?
Sam breaks open a locked drawer. Drugs? When he told Dean, Dean remarked the guy was probably a addict.
"Probably." Sam pulls out a book. Bingo. "Dean? I think we're dealing with a Shaman, not a witch or warlock." Sam knew magic, but this was different. He did recognize it. Shamanism was a obscure form of magic, it wasn't as well known.
"Shamanism? Is that why the cats disappeared?" He heard the voices again. "Are kids allowed in here after dark?"
"Hey! Over here! Hurry!" Dean walks over to the small cage. "Help! He'll eat us!"
Once the mice told Dean what Chef Leo was doing, they begged him to open the cage. Once the mice was freed, they told Dean to look in the fridge.
"Whoa. Sam."
Once Sam filled Dean in on what he discovered, Dean looked at the fridge.
"So he eats animal parts for their abilities?" Ew. Dean was a omnivore, but there are foods he'll never try. Like black widow spiders. Gross. "Why?"
"Wish I knew." Sam heard of some shamanism beliefs. The old tribes believed if they consumed parts of certain creatures, the one eating inherits their abilities. Animals they didn't stop at, but also humans. Luckily, that was mostly forgotten over the years, witches were the ones mostly targeted.
Both hid when they heard voices.
"We have to get rid of them."
"Leave it to me." Dean didn't need to use magic for this. "Health inspection, we are shutting this down! Out." He pointed at a mouse running by. "That's why!" Once they left, he gestured for them to split up. Sam nodded. "I'll go left, you go right." Both were holding guns. Sam nodded. Neither knew what they were dealing with, neither had a clue.
Dean went to check out the dining room, while Sam checked out the back. He didn't see the man hiding in the wall pattern.
Chef Leo smirks and turns off his cloak, his footsteps making Sam turn around.
"Chameleon isn't so bad. It's a acquired taste." He then takes out his claws and slashes Sam's neck. He watched as Sam bled to death on the floor. "Rest in peace." He had a meal, but not before killing his partner first.
Dean returns to the kitchen, he heard a noise. Seeing a man sharpening knives, he holds up his gun.
Chef Leo sniffs the air.
"Why does it smell like dog?" His senses alert, he dives out of the way before the bullet hits him. He then subdues Dean before he takes the second shot. Once Dean was tied up, he looks down at Dean in contempt. Dean glared at him, then seeing blood on his uniform, he looks over and sees Sam's body.
"What did you do to my brother." Dean saw the slashes on his neck.
"Your brother? Sorry. He didn't make it." He saw Dean's devastated face. "He went fast, I never liked prolonging needless suffering. Sorry."
He just got his brother back. Feeling white hot anger, he swore to kill this freak of nature.
"You will wish the cancer took you." He snaps the ropes.
'Where am I?' There was nothing but endless darkness. 'Dean?'
'Hello Sam.' Amara appeared in front of him. Sam immediately goes down on one knee.
'Your Honor.' This Woman, She was to be respected.
'Don't worship Me. Get up.' She ordered. Her Brother. Death. Billie. Their egos inflated their heads over the centuries. Sam reluctantly gets up.
'Who are You?'
'Amara.'
'What's going on?'
'You are on the brink of death. I managed to catch you before What's Her face came to get you.' Amara sighed. 'You can't die. Not yet.'
'Are you God? Then stop everything!'
'I'm afraid that's impossible. My Brother, once He starts something, He won't stop.' Amara was wondering why He paused His destruction of His worlds. She begged for the three, and He actually listened. But that wasn't like Him to listen.
'Then what do You want?'
This wasn't what Amara wanted. She read Her brother's stories, and she reused His chapters, like this one with that crazy human or the one with the luck getting taken away. She wanted to see if these humans could get His attention. But as usual, He was ignoring Her. She wondered what He was doing. She saw the mirrors on two Universes, She wondered why they were there. Plus that ruined world. It was still standing.
'Just observing.' She was watching the humans for sometime. They were all working together. Heaven, Hell, Earth. They were getting ready to fight. She thought it was because of God, but as She was watching, that wasn't the case. What was He not telling Her? The demons, angels. They talked about a Creature that was stronger than God. The One that will destroy everything. At first Amara thought It was about Her, but that wasn't the case. Even Valhalla was training harder, they took most strong souls away before the reapers had a chance to take those souls. Humans, the hunters and even the monsters were all preparing. What was going on? 'I'm sending you back. But not before giving you back this.' She hands Sam his wedding ring.
'My ring.' Sam puts it on. Instantly he remembered everything. Who he was, his life. Piper. He looks at Amara. 'Why?'
'I don't know.' She said honestly. She thought taking one of the brothers away would send God running. But He ignored everything. 'Your brother is getting worried. It's time to wake up.'
Dean was praying hard in the hospital. Sam, he was in emergency surgery. He was incredibly lucky, his main artery on his neck was just missed when that freak cut him. After Dean killed that guy by calling in a dog pack, he called 911. He sat with Sam till the paramedics came. Seeing a doctor he gets up.
"How's Sam?" He already called his wife, Piper was coming by right away.
"Surgery was a success. When that animal cut him, he obtained a huge gash, just missing a artery. He managed to keep himself from bleeding out by holding his neck, when he passed out, the shock of his injuries slowed down his heart. He was incredibly lucky when you called, he was minutes away from bleeding to death." The doctor looked at Dean and sniffed the air. "It smells like dog. Hmm. What animal did this? The cuts come from a large animal, like a bear or a jaguar. Plus that man getting mauled by a pack of wild dogs." He shuddered. "Anyways, the authorities will want to speak to you, they want to know what you witnessed at that restaurant."
Dean was sitting with a sleeping Sam at the ICU unit when Piper came in. She runs up to Dean and gives him a hug.
"How's Sam." She tears up seeing him looking so helpless.
"Doctors say he'll be fine, he's just resting." Dean wondered how Sam was alive. He was cold when Dean touched him. It was like those werewolves all over again. "You know Sam, he lives with a lucky horseshoe in his ass."
Piper sniffles. She was carrying a flask of water. Good thing she kept some from the Healing Spring before she sold it. She takes a cotton pad and dips the flask over the cotton pad. She then carefully takes off the bandage and dips a few drops over the wound. She then places the cloth over his lips.
"Hope this works."
Sam was groaning as he woke up. When he saw who was looking at him he blinked.
"Piper?" God he missed her. "It feels like I hadn't seen you for over a century." He saw Dean, but all he wanted to be alone with his wife.
Amara watches as Dean left the room. She was smiling when he and Piper started kissing. True love, that was one thing She was glad Her Brother invented. Speaking of, Who was Her Sister in Law? She saw that world, Lucifer and Amanadiel were talking about their children, how their Grandma would love to meet them. If only they knew. That Woman they met wasn't Her. The real Goddess, She was dead. God didn't seem to care, He was too busy destroying worlds. If only She could figure out why. It wasn't because of His temper tantrum about the Winchesters not doing what He asked, He clearly had a different reason.
A Few Weeks Later
Dean was laughing as he drank his beer. The party at Sacred Meadows was in full swing. He saw Sam holding hands with with his wife, they were busy talking to Jo and Dex who flew in for their farewell party. Phoebe was flirting hard with the guy they invited, what was his name? Dean couldn't remember. He looked up, there was four banners.
'Welcome Home Sam!'
'Congrats Dean!'
'Farewell Jo and Dex!'
'Welcome to Stanford!'
"What a party!" Jenna wrapped her arms around her husband. "This place is hopping." The party was being held in the banquet room, it was packed tightly with their friends. Her brother was flirting with Paige, they were poring drinks by the punch bowl.
"It is." Dean was flattered that everyone congratulated him on passing his entrance exam. A firefighter. He couldn't wait. He waved at Cesar and Jesse who were talking to Bobby and Rufus, they were drinking out of Bobby's bottle of Johnny Blue.
"So that dog spell, was it worth it?"
"Kinda." Dean missed that dog, he was staying at that sanctuary, he said he met someone, a cocker spaniel named Tilly. Before the spell wore off he called Dean an honorary dog, a title he cherished.
"So will you be okay?" He was saying goodbye, Sam and Piper already left, they needed to spend much needed time together.
"Oh yeah." He glanced back at his new girlfriend who was wagging her tail. "Thanks for bringing me here. Better than that tofu couple who wanted to adopt me." That vegan couple came to that sanctuary wanting to adopt a dog, they wanted the Colonel, but when they saw Lorenzo, they took him instead as well as the collie with the cataracts. Both kept acting cute, they kept jumping on the couple.
"How could we resist such a clue puppy! Who's a good doggie, who's a good dog." Olivia gushes in a baby voice petting Lorenzo.
"How could anyone turn you away. You deserve a good home enjoying your twilight years." Dylan says petting the collie.
Before they left, both thanked Dean.
"Thanks for saving us. We were on a ticking clock." The collie, who introduced herself as Leslie tells Dean.
"Yeah, the orphanage only holds us for a few weeks at most." Lorenzo adds. The couple were signing papers finalizing the adoption.
"Sure you don't mind?" Dean overheard the couple talking about vegan dog food.
"At my age, a balanced diet will be good for me."
"Yeah, I don't mind a no meat diet, I have to stay healthy, especially since I plan to stick around for a long time." Lorenzo was looking forward to lots of belly rubs, especially from the husband, he had large hands.
After they left, Dean and the Colonel were parting ways.
"You sure you'll be okay?" Dean was scratching his ears.
"Yep. I'll miss my best friend, but being here, I'm not lonely anymore." The Colonel will always miss Max, but being around his own kind, he will never be neglected again. "You know, you are a great dog. Hmm. As for now on, consider yourself an Honorary Dog. You deserve it."
"Thanks." Dean wasn't a dog fan, but life on the road was no place for one. He was flattered on the title, dogs were more intelligent than he thought. "So what now?"
"Well, I have a new home, new friends, a new family, plus Tilly. We can't have pups, but there will be orphans that need guidance. Can I tell you a secret?"
"What."
"Dogs aren't really Man's Best Friend. The secret is...bark!"
"What? The secret is what?" The dog barks. "Now?" Of course the spell wore off. Dean gets up. "I can't understand you anymore, but I can always ask a familiar." He gets up. "Good luck with everything."
Being here with his family and friends, Dean found his true home as well.
"So you don't remember anything?" Garth and Bess were having punch, neither were drinking, Bess was pregnant. Both were excited, neither were expecting it.
"All I remember was waking up. Then I went to the surface." Sam already told Dean and Piper almost everything, his wife wasn't happy to hear about Amelia, but was very curious about Ryan.
"Wow. I'm glad Garth's retired. I don't want to lose him, especially with another baby on the away." She wasn't showing yet, but she felt even more tired than the last pregnancy. They were heading back to their hotel with their daughter soon.
"Yeah. Oh! I see some old buddies of mine. Excuse us." Garth and Bess go and greet their friends.
"I'm glad your back. Promise me you won't leave again." Piper and her sisters were thinking of taking a break for awhile as well. Paige was busier than ever, Phoebe was busy at Stanford, Prue was traveling around the world with Andy. She was looking forward to going home, she and her sisters decided to turn their home as a guest home for hunters and witches. Billie was going to act as a landlord, with her being delighted with a discount rent. "With me accepting that job at that restaurant, I'll be busy." She and Sam refused to be apart from one another. They spent almost every minute together. She applied as a bartender in Lawrence, not her dream job, but it was a start. Sam got a job as a handyman at the local college in exchange of free tuition. He wanted to be a teacher. Since they wanted to start a family, Sam agreed to retire for awhile, only taking cases that was local, that were ignored by everyone.
"I promise." Sam waved at Castiel and Jack who walked in. He saw Claire running up and hitting Jack then hugging him after. "You should have made another sign."
"We ran out of space. C'mon, lets dance." Her favorite song was playing. Sam was embarrassed about his left two feet, but he danced anyways.
"So that essay on Stanford, what did you write?" Paige declined a dance from Devon, she was exhausted from the last minute planning. She rescheduled this party three times already.
"I'll be telling you and everyone here." Phoebe was proud of it. "Is it okay if I make a speech?" She was planning on posting it on her social media, but she wanted her friends and family to hear it from her heart.
"Sure. It will be a appetizer before we show those YouTube videos as well as the bloopers from both shows." Both picked and chose the most cringiest clips and embarrassing parts they could ever find.
"What about the shooting?" Phoebe was still haunted by that. Paige didn't remember a thing that day.
"We'll show everything at home. I like everyone here, but they weren't there." Paige couldn't believe how close she got to dying. If she died, that was it. Both sobered up their banter. They felt bad for their friends back at that world, they were stuck.
Phoebe was about to say something then she saw Kyra.
"She made it!" She waved. "Who's her date?" His back was turned.
"Ah. Pheebs." She saw Benny turning around. She saw Phoebe's face. She looked pissed.
"What's he doing here." Phoebe's fury about that cheater still made her angry. She clenched her paper cup in her hand, not caring about the mess on the floor.
''That's not him if that's what you're asking. I believe that is Benny." Paige gestured to a passing waiter to wipe up the mess on the floor.
"Ugh. Sorry, but I need some air." She still remembered her broken heart. She had to get out of there, just for a few minutes. She hurried out before Kyra and Benny came over.
"Paige! Hi!" Kyra runs up to her and hugs her. "Where's Phoebe? I want to introduce her to my assistant Director. Benny, this is Paige Matthews. She runs the American operation."
Paige politely shakes his hand. She had to tell herself this was a different person, not that actor.
Castiel was smiling at Jack's return, when he asked Jack where he was the whole time, Jack was evasive. He just said he was traveling for answers. He was happy to be home, he missed his family.
"Kline, you better have a good explanation on where you went this whole time." Claire was pissed. She was angry that he took off and never told anyone.
Jack was sworn to secrecy. He knew what he and Grace were supposed to do, but until that day came, he was keeping his mouth shut.
"Where's Uncle Michael? I want to see him. What?" He saw everyone exchanging glances.
Donna was cooing over Micaela.
"She's getting so big!" Michaela was walking around now. She wasn't a small newborn anymore. "Is she talking?"
"Like a storm." Alex and Kevin were so happy. "She is so energetic and enthusiastic about everything." Neither were staying, they were leaving soon, it was close to her bedtime.
"So where are you living?" Donna knew both were in hiding from Michael and Heaven, they were afraid they'll take Michela away.
"East. It's far enough from everyone, but driving distance to wherever we need." Alex watches Kevin scooping up Michaela. When she started crying, she reluctantly had to go. "Its getting late, we have a flight tomorrow. I have to say goodbye to everyone, especially Jody, Michaela misses her granny."
"Okay." She hugs her niece and Michaela. "Have a safe flight." She missed that kid, but understood why they were hiding. Was that Rowena? Damn. For a witch that was centuries old, she looked good.
Rowena smiles as the male hunters kept flirting with her. She missed this. No one discriminated against her as a witch, maybe because most were employees here. She laughed at something the hunter on the left said.
"No, it isn't polite to ask a lady her age. Shame. But I'm flattered." It was all bull, he asked if she was in college. But Rowena relished in the attention. When that hunter asked her for a dance, she gladly took it. "I'll love to. What's your name again?"
"Bernard."
The party went on for another hour before Paige interrupted the music.
"Attention! Attention! Thank you. Ahem. Is everyone enjoying themselves?"
"More beer!" Dean called. Once the laughter died down, Paige assured everyone more booze was on its way.
"Thanks for attending everyone. We all know how busy we all are, we threw this party not just for our friends, but everyone here. She nodded at her sisters. "Unfortunately Prue couldn't make it, she is traveling the world, but wanted to let you know she hopes you are having a good time." She gestured at Phoebe, who was getting the projector ready. "We have a treat to show you, I'm sure some of you know what we're going to show you." She saw Dean and Sam squirming. She grinned. Her and Phoebe were not showing any mercy. "But in due time. First, Phoebe has something to say, since she is one of the guests of honor." Phoebe blushed getting up on the stage. She wasn't shy, but seeing eyes on her gave her stage fright. Looking at her sisters, she calmed down.
"Hi everyone." She was nervous as heck. She was starting to regret coming up here, but when she saw the friendly faces, her heart slowed down to normal levels. "Paige, thanks for throwing this party, after all the crap we went through, we could use a break. Um, as you know I am a proud student at Stanford." She blushed at the applause. "There was a reason why I chose my major, one of the reasons was my, no, our experiences at that universe we went to." Sam, Dean, Piper, Paige, Jenna, Prue, they were the only ones that knew the whole story. She had to wait till the audience stopped murmuring. "Yeah, some of you know about the other universes, the one we went to was the hardest." Phoebe took a deep breath. "Out of all the adventures we went through, I hope none of you experience pain and suffering. Anyways, my experience thought me life is too short. I always been a dreamer, always chasing dreams, never fulfilling them. I always wanted to help people, I been doing that since Grams died." She forced herself to take a deep breath. "I been volunteering at the soup kitchen, being a advice columnist, an impath, a witch, a podcaster. But none ever filled that hole in my heart. It was an episode of a popular television show that showed me the way. I applied for college to become a psychiatrist." Her face was pink as she pulled out a piece of paper. "This was my essay. Um, if you don't mind, I like to read this." Seeing the nods, she took a deep breath.
"My Quest for the Holy Grail." Phoebe took a deep breath. Instantly she was transported to the night she wrote this essay.
Once Phoebe came back from the past, she saw what Pearl saw. Everything she was worried about vanished in thin air. Seeing Pilar's and Walter's hearts broken after Stephen died. Pearl's heart was darkened, but seeing their pain, the darkness in her heart lightened. Phoebe woke up with clarity. She knew what to write for her essay.
"Everyone has a vision of what their version of the Holy Grail is. Some people see it as a Cup. Others see it as a woman. Others say it is nothing but a story. Whatever their beliefs are, this is mine. The Holy Grail, is my family. My friends. Every knight has to prove themselves to obtain the evasive treasure. But what is the legendary treasure? It took me years to figure out mine. When I was eighteen I stole a pair of shoes. At the time I thought to myself, these are on clearance! The owner was rich, she'll never miss those. Yeah, I got caught. But in my arrogance, I didn't think who I'll hurt. My grandma." Phoebe teared up, but kept reading. "The hurt and disappointment in her eyes, I will never forget it. That was the week she passed away. And I never had the chance to tell her how much I loved her." She wiped her eyes. "My mom was dead, my father was gone, all I had was my sisters. When she died, I felt so alone. I had Prue and Piper with me, but all three of us were basically strangers. The funeral, it was beautiful. But it didn't bring us any closer. In fact, it drew us further apart. But it was only the beginning of my adventures. A cat appeared. I was feeling so down, and she cheered me up. It was like she knew I was in pain. She walked in our house, she looked back at me, and it was like, I'm watching over you now. I didn't stay though. I jumped on a bus to New York, I felt like I didn't deserve to be home, but our cat, she was watching over my sisters. Especially Piper, she was the closest to Grams." She looked at Piper who was teary. "I only stayed for a few months, I was searching for something, anything, but nothing in New York gave me any answers. I dropped out of school, and I was forced to move back. Good thing I did, my life was never the same after that night." Phoebe took a deep breath. She was careful not to spill any secrets, but this part was important. "My life was never the same, it was the first step of my journey. My sisters, we became one. The Triquetra. The Power of Three. At least for the moment. The forth, our long lost sister was out there. The missing Paige." Phoebe took a deep breath. "Things just snowballed from there. My sister had love, but they were forced to be apart. I was jealous, because I wanted what she had. But when she and him broke up, we held her in our arms as she cried. But her true love was around the corner." She smiled as Sam and Piper held each other. "He was one of the keys to my journey. I did my job, I had to be responsible. But as stressful as it is, no pay, no recognition, it was my destiny. Then I was chosen for a errand. Wasn't by choice, it was by chance. My sister, she and I we traveled a long way to get a rare artifact." She closed her eyes. "The Holy Grail. Or so the legends say. What happened to get it, I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. My sister, I almost lost her." The room was dead quiet. "I was forced to find this Thing. If I didn't, I wasn't coming home. I wasn't leaving my best friend behind. Not ever." Phoebe sighed. "I don't want to get into the dirty details, but let's just say, the movies and books weren't exaggerating. She was dying in the hospital, and I couldn't help her." She looked at Paige who looked sad. "It was probably the most terrifying thing I ever did, but for my family, I'll gladly do it again. The decision to be a doctor. I never gave it much thought, not until I was in the hospital with my sister as she sat up laughing and joking with me. It was a comedy about a doctor counseling the Devil. She did it, because he a patient. What doctor would do that? Anyone would have told him to go back to Hell. But not her. She always believed anyone could be consoled, even Lucifer. It was watching her that I realized, Phoebe you know, there are people that need a ear. The forgotten, the invisible. My sisters, our friends, they do that everyday. The Grail, maybe It is just a legend. But for me, it was what's in my heart. Thank you." She blushed at the applause.
"Thanks Phoebe, I hope Stanford gives you what you are looking for." Paige gives her a hug, she remembered waking up and being at that hospital. That episode of Lucifer, she remarked that Linda helped change the devil's life. That's when Phoebe decided to become a psychiatrist. She wanted to help others. She read the Charmed summary about herself, but it sounded shallow. She wanted more. Now she was a student getting her grad degree. Her sisters, they were all proud of her. "Ahem. Some of you may know about doubles of us in other universes. But this world, they made our lives into two successful television shows, one that generated a HUGE fanbase." She smiled at Sam's and Dean's expressions. "Charmed and Supernatural." Other than the ones closest to them, everyone's face was blank. "Yeah, you have NO idea what we're talking about. Before we show the main event, we want to play two songs. One that was played during our sister's pro wrestling match, and a Kansas song. Have some goodies, remember this is your only chance for recreational goodies. One at a time though, and no smoking in the building." She saw the mad scramble, especially from the younger guests. "Have fun!"
Kansas' ''Carry on my Wayward Son" blasted through the room. The room emptied pretty quickly, everyone was outside enjoying the green. Soon after that, How Soon Is Now? By Love Split Love started playing. The doors were open, the music was loud enough for everyone to hear. Phoebe and Paige were picking through what to show first. The cons from both shows were going to show for sure, they picked the most embarrassing ones there was, especially those that featured Jensen, Jared and Misha. The ones that had Holly, Brian, Shannen and Dorian were next, followed by the Charmed bloopers. Both Paige and Phoebe were saddened and relieved there wasn't any cons with them in it, but they were wanted their friends to loosen up and have fun. Once everyone came back, they announced they were showing two episodes from each show.
"Okay! Welcome back everyone! We are going to show two episodes from each show. Yeah, what comes after these won't make any sense until you watch these. First up, Season 2 of Charmed, 'They're Everywhere'. Enjoy. Lights!" Once the show started, they saw everyone's expressions. They looked surprised, especially Castiel. Sam frowned when Piper was talking about going on a romantic vacation with Dan, especially the part where 'Prue' pulled out 'Piper's' black teddy. Piper's face was bright red, she did have romance with Dan, although she was adamant she never was intimate with him. Castiel's counterpart Misha Collins looked like a baby. Phoebe was blushing, her counterpart had a almost romance with Eric, Misha's character. When it ended, she and her sisters were asked tons of questions. "I don't know. I never met a Eric. Those records, yeah, they were destroyed by vandals." They weren't sure if those demons existed, but they were keeping an eye out. As for Supernatural, they had a very hard time choosing the perfect episode, but in the end, choose 'The French Mistake.' With everyone stoned, almost everyone was laughing, even Sam and Dean who were embarrassed as hell.
Once the episode ended, the building was loud with enthusiastic applause. Phoebe and Paige pulled them to the front and introduced them as Sam and Dean playing Jared and Jensen playing Sam and Dean. They both looked like they wanted to sink through the floor.
"You think that's bad? This is only the beginning." Paige had this mischievous expression. "There are fan conventions dedicated to both shows. However, Supernatural is HUGE. Your counterparts, all of them are pretty well known, especially these two. But before we show the infamous Influence con, and the story behind it, we are gonna to show the Charmed bloopers from each season as well as Holly's bar dance from her biggest fan."
Piper was laughing, she could tell Holly was embarrassed. The Charmed bloopers were hilarious, especially the part where Shannen and Alyssa kept making fun of Brian and Dorian stare downs. The amount of banter between the actors and cast was funny, everyone was laughing. Shame this was on before the Internet was big. This show would have been huge. When the part of "Coyote Piper" came on, with Holly dancing, Piper's face was buried in her hands, especially when the cellphones came out. Sam and Dean's mouths dropped. When Sam noticed everyone watching, he pushed Dean's face away from the screen. Piper needed a drink, she did that dance herself wearing that same outfit. She knew Sam won't be happy, especially with her dancing with another man. She swore to get her sisters back.
"Now. Sam, Dean, Cas, everyone. It's time for the main event, we compiled the most, embarrassing, cringiest clips we can find. Remember the shipping we mentioned, there is a reason why. Sam, blame Jared for most of these."
The woman were screaming with laughter, especially when the "Makeup on the Pillow" story was shown first. Poor Dean was hiding behind the bar, he was embarrassed that those actors had the same misunderstanding they had when they were younger. Especially when "Daddy" Jeffery Dean Morgan interrupted them. Jenna was laughing hard, now she understood why those fanfictions existed. More clips were shown, each one more worse than the last, poor Sam and Cas were hiding somewhere, especially when the Influence question came on.
"Oh my god." Rowena was laughing her head off, same with everyone there. Even the stoic Bobby and Rufus were laughing, they didn't think Supernatural was that popular. Bobby blushed when he "kissed" Crowley, he could feel the eyes watching. The innuendos were everywhere, especially when the other actors were having fun on stage laughing and joking with one another. When almost everyone's counterpart was shown, everyone was exhausted from laughing. "Oh, is that Gabriel and Micheal?" They were standing with Rob, all three were talking about a language misunderstanding, those hand gestures, it didn't take a genius to figure out what they were talking about.
Once the party ended, everyone thanked Phoebe and Paige for the good time.
"Holy shit." Jo and Dex were disappointed that their counterparts didn't show, even though they both said they looked really hard for clips with Alona. Neither one wanted to say anything about the 'Joanna/Phoebe' quickie marriage to Dex on Charmed, it was too awkward. "Thanks for everything! I had a great time!" The couple was given a cake along with a gift from everyone, a gift card to a popular online store with a giant card signed with everyone's names.
"You went to another universe and met everyone? What were they like?" Kevin was invited, he didn't think anyone knew him. He had fun though, him and Donatello had a good time. As prophets, they weren't called as often, both were relieved, they heard about the other prophets before them. None saw old age.
"Really nice."
Once they thanked everyone, Phoebe and Paige collapsed on chairs.
"You hired cleaners right?" No way was Phoebe cleaning.
"Obviously." She was exhausted. Piper and Sam went home, they were embarrassed about the videos, everyone kept teasing them. Dean stuck around, he was determined to stay and have a good time, although he teased Cas about kissing Sam, he saw that blooper from season fourteen when Jared was mounting Misha and then giving him a mild peck on the lips. He said he was never saying the word influence ever again.
"So what now?" Everyone was retiring for awhile. With Knox, Valhalla, Heaven, and many hunters on alert, they were stepping back to have normal lives. "Its been years, I'm ready to have a normal life for awhile." Phoebe was ready.
"With Billie around, she is ready for fighting. Jack's back, he will be helping Castiel and Claire on cases. Sam and Dean, their friends will be keeping an eye out. I never thought this day would come." Paige was taking a vacation, she was heading to Scotland to visit Kyra. She liked Benny, after she got over the awkwardness, she wanted to see how everything was run over there. Claire was keeping an eye on things, since Cas quit, they were looking for his replacement. Claire didn't mind, she was just glad her family was okay, Michela and Jack were alive and well.
"Well, lock this place up and let's go home." Phoebe was staying at Paige's for the night, she didn't feel like driving.
Chuck watched as the sisters walked out laughing and talking about the night's events. He was granting their wishes, just for awhile. He looked up at the projector and said only one thing about this chapter.
"Not bad."