The story takes place right after the season 10 finale, after Dean killed Death, the Mark of Cain was removed and Darkness was released into the world. I mentioned before, new characters will be added and thrown in the story and I will bring back several former characters from the show in the upcoming future.
Chapter 70 Waiting For a Spell
A half an hour had passed and Sam and Dean had returned to the basement, while Ava decided to take a break and get a drink in the kitchen. When they arrived downstairs, Rowena was still sitting in the chair reading the Book of Damned using the codex as they had left her there to look for a spell to return the Mark of Cain back on Lucifer as she told them she needed privacy to able to read through the book without distractions. They had used that time to change out of their suits and back into their causal clothes which were more comfortable. Ava changed out of her formal gear and into a light blue sweatshirt and jeans and unpinned her hair wearing it down again. Now they were growing impatient figuring she should have found something by now. Rowena looked up as Dean and Sam headed downstairs and the two stood couple of feet in front of her looking serious.
"Well boys, so nice that you could come down and give me company it was getting so lonely down here by myself" she said with her sharp wit.
"Okay darling, we've giving you enough time, have you found a spell already or not?" Dean asked sternly.
Rowena was not at all intimidated by the Winchester brothers just sat there with a smirk on her face completely calm.
"Patience, patience now boys this book its quite long you can't just expect to find something so soon it will take awhile" she said.
"We gave you while and personally I think you're just stalling" Sam fired back.
"Why would I be stalling, believe it or not I do want to get rid of this Darkness too, all the other witches I've encountered fear this thing as do I since it could be big threat to us as well" she said.
"Because you know if you don't have anything we have no further use of you" said Sam impatiently.
"Yeah and if we have no more use for you, we will just gank you or deliver you Crowley so he can do whatever he wants to you" Dean chimed in.
Rowena hid her fear of the idea of the Winchesters doing either to her by remaining calm and pretending not be phased by any of their threats.
"Well, let's just pray we found something, you know you depend on me to find what you need to stop this huge threat that is plaguing all of us so I wouldn't think about getting rid of me just yet boys" she told them.
Then she turned back to reading the book using the codex. Both Sam and Dean just stood there for a while until Rowena looked up at them again.
"Do you boys mind, I can get this done much better without an audience" she told them.
Both Sam and Dean turned around and headed back upstairs then joined Ava, Gwen and Madame Bess who were in the living room sitting down talking.
"So how is it going?" asked Ava who looked up once they entered.
"Not so much she still hasn't found anything" said Dean.
"All that is a shame, do you think she ever will?" asked Madame Bess.
"We don't know" said Sam shaking his head. Then he turned to Dean.
"You know Dean, I'm beginning to wonder if there is anything in that book that could bring back the Mark, I mean it's possible Rowena is just stalling to save her own hide" said Sam.
"Sam may be right, this could all be a waste of time and there is nothing in that book at all that could help us" Ava added.
"It's possible they could be right and this is all for nothing dear" Madame Bess chimed in.
Dean just paused for a couple moments before speaking up. "I know guys, but look we got to at least try this could be our last chance to help defeat the Darkness was and for all. We can't give up yet" he said.
Sam just nodded a bit and sighed. "I suppose you're right but what if there is no spell to for the Mark at all and we're just wasting our time?" he asked.
"Then we just do what we came here for to reclaim the book and take care of Rowena" Dean said.
"Are you really going to kill her?" asked Gwen who seemed to be a bit shock of the fact the Winchesters would actually just kill somebody without a thought.
"Gwen our job is to kill monsters that are a threat to humanity and Rowena is an evil witch which makes her a threat and she will continue doing harm" Sam told her. Then he turned to Dean. "But I think we can just hand her over to Crowley and let him take care of her" he added.
"And who is this Crowley that you mentioned before?" asked Ava.
Sam looked reluctant to explain about Crowley but they realized they couldn't keep putting it off they might as well know so he just coughed up the nerve to tell them.
"Well, you see Crowley is a demon" said he told them.
"A demon!" cried Gwen.
"Yeah, the King of Hell in fact, we have dealt with him in the past and Sam was working with him with the spell to remove the Mark the last time he had Rowena captive" Dean finished.
"What, you mean you were working with a demon who is a King of Hell!" cried out Ava looking stunned.
"My God!" cried out Madame Bess in disbelief and confusion.
"Yeah, I know, it sounds strange but Crowley may not be a friend but he is a lets say a necessary evil we deal with for the greater good and he has history with Rowena we won't get into right now and if we hand Rowena over to him, he can owe us a favor in the future" said Dean.
"The King of Hell!" cried out Gwen also in disbelief.
"You work with the King of Hell, but we are hunters our job is to stop them not work with them!" cried Ava.
"I know it's so complicated, but like I said before we had to work with Crowley in the past for greater purpose and I wouldn't say we entirely trust him but he's a necessary evil we had to deal and it has proven to be quite useful" said Dean.
"Yeah, kind of keep your enemies close" said Sam.
The three women still looked a bit stunned about hearing all of this although they were getting kind of used to hearing unbelievable things regarding the Winchesters.
"Hey, please just trust us on this" said Sam.
"Well, I will always trust you boys so I of course I will, I suppose you know what you're doing" said Madame Bess
"Same with me, I don't doubt you but I'm still taken away about the King of Hell thing" said Ava.
"Me too, I just thought that the devil is the King of Hell" said Gwen.
"Well that is a long story too" said Sam.
"I don't think I want to know more right now" said Gwen.
"Well I hope you guys tell more about this King of Hell thing later but we have to stay on topic about Rowena" said Ava.
"What will you two do if she does find a spell to stop this Darkness?" asked Gwen.
"Just what he planned, hand her over to Crowely" answered Dean.
"But you guys told her you will let her go if she finds the spell" said Gwen.
"Well sometimes part of the job involves telling a fib once and while, bottom line is we can't just let Rowena go she's too dangerous" said Sam.
"Of course we have to find Crowley, he's been MIA since the Darkness" Dean replied.
"All of this talk is wearing me out" said Madame Bess.
"Me too, right now I could use a drink" Dean replied.
"Well I have some more ice tea in the fridge" Madame Bess told him.
"Not that kind of drink ma'am, I mean I could use a brew, in fact I think I just head to the liquor store and bring back some beer for Sam and me" he told them.
"Hey don't forget me I drink beer too" said Ava.
"Sorry I'll get some for you too" Dean told her.
About fifteen minutes later, Dean was out the door after Madame Bess told them where the find the nearest liquor store and they searched through their internet for the location too. More than a half an hour later, Dean was back with a bag filled with bottles of beer and some snacks and he, Sam and Ava drank some beer in the kitchen while Madame Bess and Gwen had some more ice tea and they all where chatting for while still thinking about the book with Rowena chained in the basement worrying if she will find a spell or not. Then afterwards while everyone else headed to the living room to relax for a while and watch some television, Dean decided to use this time to head back downstairs alone and pay Rowena another visit. When he got there, Rowena was still sitting there looking at the book and when she saw looked up and saw Dean she just stopped reading and smiled at him.
"You know I could use another drink and some food we witches need to eat too" she said.
"Hold your horses, darling I just came down here to see if you had made any progress" he said.
Rowena just grinned again glaring up at him.
"Well maybe what if I did but it might not be what you're hoping for" she said.
Dean was getting impatient. "Just spill it out if you found anything or else!" he cried out.
"Hey down boy, I'll tell you what I found, you see there are spells in this book that can bring back curses that we're removed and there is one particular spell regarding the Mark which is just another curse after all. But the thing is Dean, the spell doesn't restore the curse back on the person who originally bore it. No, instead this spell restores it on the person who bore it last and that seems to be you Dean" she said with a smirk taking in some delight of his disappointment.
Dean wasn't pleased to hear this news.
"Are you sure, you're not just making this up?" he asked.
"Cross my heart I hope to die" said Rowena in a sarcastic tone as she played her left hand over her chest.
Dean wasn't happy about this news but that doesn't mean there isn't a way to work around this after all they usually managed to find a way out of major situations this isn't any different. Plus he remembered that the Mark can be transferred to someone.
"Okay, that still can work to our advantage, if I get the Mark placed back on me then I can manage to transfer it back to Lucifer" said Dean.
Rowena just sat there looking snarky. "Hate to bust your bubble luv, but you don't know where Lucifer is and from what you told me, once Darkness is gone, the angels are ordered to send Lucifer back to his cage immediately that is if they find him with no exceptions since they won't allow him remain on earth when this Darkness thing is over" she said smugly.
"So, I can contact Castiel and call in a favor to hold Lucifer if they find him and take me to him so I can transfer the Mark" said Dean.
"That sounds like such a good idea but what if it doesn't go the way you planned, I mean what if the angels won't agree to your wishes and even your angel buddy won't be able to help you out of this one Dean dear, what will you do then?" said Rowena.
"That isn't for you to worry about, I'll worry about that once that bridge has been crossed, all you have to worry about is to start making that spell" said Dean getting annoyed".
"Hey Dean, don't shoot the messenger, I was just saying that it might be a possibility you won't get all that you have planned, that the angels will won't give you what want as they are all known to be obedient foot soldiers to the man upstairs including your bestie Castiel, you might have to face the fact" she said.
Dean was getting more annoyed by her but he knew she had a point. However, he won't let that tether their plans. Afterall, Castiel has come through for him before, he's sure he'll come through again. He'll just call him up on the cell phone and tell him about the spell and ask him for a favor of detaining Lucifer if they find him and don't send him back to his little dungeon until he can get to him enough to transfer the Mark back to him. Right now he was just excited that they finally found the spell to bring back the Mark and get rid of Darkness that he won't let Rowena rain on his parade.
"Like I said before, let me worry about that, it's time for you to work on that spell" he told her than headed upstairs as he couldn't wait to tell the others of the good news.
I know it's been a while since I posted new chapters but in addition to being wrapped up with other projects, my computer is not working and right now I'm borrowing a laptop to use until either I put my computer in the shop to get fixed which will take a while to do or get a laptop and transfer all my work from my computer onto the laptop again this will take me early next year to get around to do. So I won't be posting new chapters until early next year, I'm sorry for the wait. Anyway I wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Thank you.