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Game changer

The last thing Samantha Winchester remembered was talking to Dean like adults. Sometimes her great-uncle could be a real pain in the ass, but he talked to her in the same terms that he used with Cas. She liked that.

The first thing Samantha Winchester thought about when she woke up was where Dean would be. She looked around, but she didn't see anything but four stone walls. She must be in a cell or something like that. Samantha stood up and tried to open the door, but obviously it couldn't be moved. Well, she had to try... and, then, she remembered she had superpowers. The red haired witch had said it was magic, but she preferred to look at herself as one of the superheroes of the movies.

She was going to focus when a terrible scream crossed the air.

Samantha's heart stopped.

She recognized that voice.

It was her mother's.

Maybe, in another time, in another life, Dean would have feared being the object of a terrible curse... Well, if he had to be honest with himself, he hadn't given a crap about that when the destiny of a beloved person was on the line. Siobhan, Rowena's friend was staring at him really, really pissed off, while they were waiting the arrival of the one and only Rowena. Siobhan had tried to find Samantha in her own way, but it was impossible to her, so Cas had gone to Hell in order to ask for some help.

"If my life goes to Hell...," Siobhan suddenly said.

"Then you'll be in Rowena's helm."

"You find yourself hilarious, don't you, Dean Winchester?" The woman hissed, shaking her head. He didn't add anything, but she did. "You are not, not even a little bit." Dean made a grimace, doubting that so much. He was funny, he knew that.

He was going to say something, but in that moment Cas returned with Rowena standing next to him. Rowena smiled maliciously, enjoying the obvious tantrum which the other witch was having.

"Siobhan, dear, I haven't seen you in a long, long time."

"I would prefer it had lasted more."

"Oh, come on! Are you still mad?"

"You blamed me and, then, runaway–"

"You would have done the sa–"

"Ok, ladies, you can fight when we leave, but right now we should find Samantha. She is in danger," Dean said, seriously. "Do you want that a terrible fairy monster comes here to eat us or something? No, right? So, come on!" Dean noticed that both women were staring at him, really mad, so he added with a smile. "Please?"

"I just want to transform him into a bunny," Siobhan said.

"Oh, dear, you're not the only one."

"He reminds me off your son."

"Oh, that explains why I usually want to kick his nice ass," Rowena smiled, while Dean made another grimace. Comparing him to Crowley was a low punch. Then, her face turned serious. "If you don't mind, we can talk when we finish. I should apologize, I guess..."

The surprise was reflected on Siobhan's face, so Dean arched an eyebrow. But he couldn't say a word because Rowena aimed a very expressive gaze to him. Luckily, both witches started to work quickly and they had success quite early, so they could move on. In that moment, Dean and Cas shared another gaze, it was just the way they used to communicate.

They were ready.

"Hold on, Samantha, we're on our way!" Dean thought, while Cas took him in his own angelical way.

When the door opened, Samantha was completely scared, but she wasn't going to let them know that. She squeezed her lips, stubborn, and she prepared herself in order to act. So, in the moment a woman appeared, Samantha propelled herself through her captor and punched her in the face. The unknown woman was so shocked that she could just fall down, while Samantha started running.

She knew her parents where there, somewhere.

Samantha was in the middle of a corridor which leaded to a lot of doors, all of them closed. She took a peek in each of one, but no one was waiting at the other side. She cursed, but she went on, until she found a huge room.

Her heart stopped.

The room was crowed. A lot of people were there, screaming, enjoying something that Samantha couldn't see. Luckily, they were so absorbed by whatever they were watching that they didn't notice her. After the initial shock, Samantha decided it was a good thing, so she carefully slid behind the crow, while she was holding her breathe.

"Brothers and sisters!" A voice, suddenly, exclaimed. Samantha, startled, put a hand on her lips in order to silence any noise that could escape. "I am glad to be here, with all of you in this special day. Today is the first day of a new era! Today is the day when everything is going to change and we are going to get our world back!"

Faced with that speech, everybody started to cheer on more strongly. Samantha was terrified, but she knew she couldn't stop. She needed run away from there to save her life and save her parents. She only wished Dean and Castiel were there with her. She would have felt more secure, even safe and sound.

The yells stopped.

Samantha's heart too.

She found a column behind where she sheltered.

"And everything is going to start tonight with this celebration, with this..." The voice made a pause. "Sacrifice."

Samantha opened her eyes widely, feeling a fear as she hadn't ever felt before. In front of her young eyes, her parents were chained and gagged. They were both on their knees, looking at each other with authentic terror.

She opened her mouth to scream.

But, then, someone took her.

They appeared in a cold place. It was all stone and dampness, like an old abandoned castle... although it wasn't precisely that because Dean could perfectly hear an excited racket. It couldn't mean anything good, so they both started walking at the same time, following the direction of the den.

"Cas," Dean called to the angel with a husky whisper. "If Samantha is in danger, I want you to take her and leave this place immediately. Even if that supposes to leave me behind. She is the priority"

Cas turned to him, fixing his incredible blue eyes on Dean's ones. He didn't seem happy with the request, but he nodded.

"I can save you both."

They found an opened door, so they went into a huge crowed room. A ceremony was taking place and it wasn't precisely the Oscar gala. Everything happened so fast. However, Dean was used to act quickly. In the moment he realized what it was happening, he went to Samantha and took her.

"Close your eyes!" He whispered.

He arrived on time to save her the awful vision of her parents being killed. A woman was on a stage. She had been holding a knife until she decided to cut the throat of Sammy's kid. Dean had never felt a hatred like that, especially when Samantha's mother broke into agonizing yells of grief.

"Come on, child, wake up!" The woman on the stage was imperative. "Maybe you are not feeling enough. Do you want your daughter to suffer the same fate? Do I have to remind you that she is in our possession?"

Dean looked at Cas.

The angel put his hands over their shoulders, but Samantha shook her head, saying no without words. Hitherto, they weren't being found, so Dean guessed maybe they could save Samantha's mother. Once again, with their special communication, they knew what they had to do: while Dean took Samantha out of the room, Cas disappeared.

"I want to help–," the little girl said.

"I know," Dean whispered, forcing her to run. "But Cas is faster than us. He will save your mother, don't you worry. Come on! Run!"

They were crossing a long corridor, when, suddenly, all Hell broke loose.

Cas appeared next to them with a crying woman, just at the same time that the coven came up. They seemed really, really angry and they were a lot, so Dean thought they were fucked. But, in that moment, Castiel walked through them and put his hand on someone's head. The unknown's eyes became a powerful and clear white light before he died.

"My name is Castiel and I am an angel of the Lord," he said with a dreadful tone, which sounded really threatening. Everything seemed to freeze then. Castiel had focused everybody's attention on his own being. "I don't want to hurt anybody, but I will kill of all you if you try to follow us."

Dean panicked. What the hell was Cas doing? He hadn't that power... had he?

Breaking the tension of the moment, a man stepped ahead and Cas, without hesitating, reached out his arm and another warlock fell dead to the ground. Nevertheless, the rest of the coven decided to attack, so a terrible rain of magic rushed over them.

Nothing happened.

Surrounding them there was a magic barrier, a kind of shield, which was protecting them from the dark magic of the coven.

"Take my daughter away from here!"

"I'll take all of us," Cas said, while he reunited with them. However, in the moment he touched the woman's shoulder, he made a weird grimace. "I don't know what is going on... I can't– My powers don't affect you."

"They did something to me. A curse or something... I can't escape, but you do. Save my daughter, please–"

"Mum! No!"

The woman smiled to her daughter, hiding perfectly well how scared she was. Just in a second, she hugged the littler girl and, then, she pushed her to Cas. The angel didn't know what to do, but Dean had it clear. So, he looked at Cas, while he was holding Samantha.

"Mum!" The little girl started to cry.

"I can't go with you, honey," her mother said. Then, she looked at Dean. "You will be all right. He is family, Sam. Don't you worry."

"Come on, Cas," said Dean with a husky whisper.

The three of them left that bloody building, leaving that poor and brave woman behind. Dean knew she was going to die, but at least she would try to defeat the coven. The world would be fine... for the moment.

They reappeared in the middle of Dublin, where Samantha stopped holding him in order to hug Cas. The angel looked at him, sad, but he hugged back and comforted the little girl, who was weeping.

Dean wanted to scream.

Another Winchester alone in the world. Another Winchester kid marked with loss and trauma.

It wasn't fair. It sucked.

I know it's been a while since I upgrated the story, but right now I'm busy with other stuff, but I promise I will end it. Furthermore, the story is going to end soon, I guess that there will be two chapters more.

And, again, thank you for reading and thank to Deb, the best beta ever ^^