Present 1
Sam chooses the most expensive and fastest courier option available to get the package as quickly and safely as possible, and since he can't put the bunker down as his address, he picks it up from the post office as soon as he gets the call. Back at the bunker, he carefully unwraps it in the centre of the war room sets the oddly shaped rock on the table. The last time he did this, over a hundred years ago, he and Dean had stolen the fulgurite from a wealthy couple, but this time Sam had managed to purchase some online from a specialist dealer. It's the final thing he needs to complete the ritual.
The ritual to call and bind Death is a lot simpler than one would expect really. The crystallized lightning fulgurite is probably the most difficult ingredient to procure, other than that it's a pretty standard candles and Latin summoning. The spell originally came from Crowley and Sam has always wondered where he got it and if he ever tried to use it for himself. He gave it to them back when Castiel had gone all evil god and he and Dean had been desperate enough to stop him that they had asked Death for help. Back then, it hadn't quite worked out like they wanted, but this time would be different. Last time he had been trying to blackmail a primordial entity into assassinating a god. This time Sam just needed to have a chat with his brother.
