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 88 Surviving the Wild in the Underworld
The dim surroundings around them now looked the same as to where they were when they first arrived in this place. The two of them were both just strolling around the lake area standing real close to each other as possible as they just looked around feeling uneasy. The banks of the lake was damp and the lake itself didn't look clean it almost resembled a dirty swamp with some fog blowing about on them.
Both Dean and just kept on walking looking more like two lost frightened kids scurrying about in an unknown place trying to find their way home. At one time, Ava nearly trips on something and Dean quickly grabs a hold of her arm and pulls her a bit closer to him and Ava just turns to face and as he glares at her back she has a relieved look on her face as he gently lets her go. They are both silent doing this whole time but they were both feeling the same thing, scared, uneasy and desperate to find their way out of this entire creepy place altogether. Just then Ava heard a sound and stopped walking, quickly turned about facing the lake but there was nothing there and it was just silent. However, she quickly heard another sound this time louder and she looked about at the lake wondering where it came from. Then she looked down at the lake and saw some water splashing up a little and she kept on staring feeling even more uneasy by the minute. After a few seconds had passed she was just about to say something when all of the suddenly something popped right out of the lake real quick. It appeared to be a giant-sized creature, more like sea a monster. It had three snake-like heads with three long necks and it roared showing their very sharp fangs it gave a monstrous sound. The three-headed creature continued to roar at them and it soon started to head right towards Ava who just stood there stiff with a frightened look on her face.
Just then Ava quickly woke up with a gasp. She looked around and found her self snuggled up to Dean in a dark cave somewhere. She had apparently been napping with her head on Dean's shoulder who had also been napping but woke up shortly she did. Ava looked around still a bit shaken as she realized it was just a dream or nightmare. Dean who was still a bit groggy just started rubbing his eyes. Then he turned to Ava who by now just moved away from still a bit uneasy.
"Hey, what is it?" he asked her.
Ava just gave a slight sigh and said, "It's nothing I just had a bad dream I guess".
Dean who was moving around a bit as his back was little sore started stretching out his arms.
"Yeah, I had one myself the first night we spent here" he said.
"I just can't wait until we are finally out of this place if we get out" said Ava too moved about rubbing one of her arms which had gotten a little sore.
Dean looked at his watch which he thankfully still had and unlike their iphones, still worked. He looked at the time which said 8 a.m. in the morning. He couldn't believe that they slept this late but after traveling for hours yesterday they were quite exhausted.
"Well, it's 8 about now so I guess we should just get up now" he said.
"8:00, it's that late, we really did have long sleep I normally get up at as early as 6am" she told Dean.
"Well who knows in this place, for all we know it could be 8:00 at night in our world" said Dean.
"Probably" said Ava.
After a bit of talking the two got up and exited the small cave where they were forced to spent the night. It had been two days now since arriving in this creepy place known as the underworld. Dean couldn't believe his ears when Ava first told him about the underworld the mythical world in Greek lore since she had studied lots of stories of Greek mythology and was quite an expert in it. Up until now, Dean believed only heaven, hell and purgatory existed but now to learn of this new world called the underworld where Hades dwells with all the dead souls who look more like the undead or zombies wander about. This was bit too unbelievable even for Dean but than again he's discovered plenty of things that are unbelievable and this shouldn't be any different.
The two of them spent the last couple of days just wandering about in this dark enchanted place encountering a slew of strange and even dangerous creatures. There are of course dead souls who do nothing but wander about like mindless sheep appearing more zombie-like than anything and proven to be quite useless to them as they never utter a world but just have blank stares on their faces. Then there was hydra which Ava was dreaming about. They encountered that thing while walking further down and stumbled upon a large lake rather than another river and they were walking around the area, the hydra a huge snake like creature with three heads sprang out and roared at them like a sea monster scaring the jeebies out of them that they took off running within seconds.
There were other unknown creatures they encountered and were even forced to flee and they found themselves looking over their shoulders every now and then preparing to take cover and hide in any safe place they could find. Ava was able to explain to Dean a lot from what she studied on the Greek mythology of Underworld and some of its' inhabitants including the god Hades, Chacon the hooded figure who ferried them across in the river, the dead souls, the hydra, the harpies, the souls drinking from one of the rivers which was meant to make them forget their previous lives. She also told Dean about Cerberus, the giant sized three-headed dog that guards the entrance to the Underworld but they haven't encountered that creature yet nor found any entrance either and Dean was not looking forward to ever stumbling upon such a beast although he would love to find the entrance to Underworld seeing it a way out either than or find Hades' castle and confront the mythical God asking for his help which is what they've been journeying on this whole time with no luck.
They been just wandering about endlessly dodging the Underworld's creatures while trying to survive and taking retreat to sleep during the night and last night it was the small uninhabited cave. The amazing thing about all of this is that during this whole time being trapped in this underworld that neither of them ever became hungry or thirsty or even had to relieve themselves although at first, they feared they would starve in this place or least Ava did as Dean remembered his time trapped in purgatory and how hunger and thirst in order to survive never became a problem. Right now, they are just strolling about the eerie looking wooded area searching for their destination as Ava is now dressed in her orange tank top with her sweat shirt now wrapped around her waist and her hair now pinned up in a bun for safety reasons. Dean is now in his black T shirt with his checkered flannel shirt also wrapped around his waist. After walking for a what seemed like forever, they finally got tired and decided to rest some so they both sat down on a large rock on the ground in the area.
"You know we have been wandering around this place for two days now it just seems like we're just going in circles, I mean we don't even know where Hades castle if it even is" said Ava as she was adjusting her pinned up hair do.
"Hey, we have to try plus you said yourself this Hades is up north" said Dean as he wiped the sweat from his face.
"I know what I said I was based that on what I remembered on the Underworld lore, that Hades palace was way up north as in my class we studied the map of this place but now I'm not so sure besides even if we get to Hades what if he can't give us what we want" replied Ava who was also now wiping the sweat from her face.
"Well, got to hope he can after he's Hades is some sort of God isn't he's got to be able to help us" said Dean.
"Maybe, I'm just feeling a bit frustrated I a guess, being here two days now and getting nowhere, plus those creatures we had to deal with" said Ava as she just sighed. Dean turned to her with a sympathetic look.
"Hey, don't worry Ava, we'll eventually come out of this okay" he told her.
"How can you be so sure?" asked Ava.
"I just know we will, like I said before both me and Sam how been in very tough and impossible situations and managed to come out of it alright and now you and me will come out of this in time, I just know we won't be here forever, just have faith" said Dean although he even surprised himself using the word faith but meant what he said.
He just knew Castiel will eventually figure out they're missing and do whatever to find them and if Rowena had managed to escape, Castiel will stop at nothing to track her down and if Sam is okay if Rowena hasn't done anything to him too, he will help Castiel find Rowena and won't give up until he does. This all made Dean feel less worried about being trapped in the Underworld forever. Ava just turned to Dean and as the two just glared at each other she gave him a little smile.
"You know like I said before, since being with you my life has gotten even more interesting" she told him.
"Oh really" said Dean with a smile.
"Yes, I mean the moment I met you, you and your brother just popped up claiming to save me from getting shot in a middle of a mod riot, brought me to your home which is actually some abandoned headquarters of some old group the Men of Letters whom I never heard of but suppose to have something to do with the supernatural but don't exist anymore and your grandfather used to be a member who traveled in time as you told me to meet you guys. Oh then there's meeting your angel buddies and been zapped into some alternate world by them for a few weeks, learning about the Darkness which you told me you and your brothers unintentionally helped release because you had this Mark of Cain removed from your arm which was originally placed on Lucifer himself and by the way you met Lucifer when he was walking on earth the first time which you still haven't explained to me exactly how. Then there is the fact your frenemy is a demon named Crowley who is the King of Hell and is also the son of this witch Rowena whom he hates. Now we are trapped in this Underworld because of this Rowena" she finished.
"So what are you saying your life has become worse since meeting me and my brother?" asked Dean.
"No, I'm not saying that, I'm just saying it's become a bit more interesting than usual that's all I'm saying" Ava said.
"Well, that's a relief because I hate to think you regret ever meeting me" Dean replied with a smirk on his face.
"I don't think I would ever regret meeting you" Ava replied.
Dean's eyes lit up a bit.
"Oh really now so what are you saying your glad I'm in your life" he said in a sarcastic ton.
"Hey, now let's not get carried away I'm just saying that it's just nice be around other hunters being on road on your own can be quite lonely and with you, Sam, Madame Bess and Gwen I'm with us it's like a group of friends I don't get to hang out with anymore, I really enjoy all of you guys' company" said Ava.
"Especially mine right" said Dean with smirk in a teasing tone.
"Oh knock it off" said Ava with smile as she gave Dean a light playful tap on the shoulder.
Dean continued to smirk at her.
"Oh come on admit it, you enjoy my company in fact you can't get enough that's alright most chicks can't" said Dean in his cocky teasing tone.
"Oh get over yourself will you" replied Ava almost laughing.
"Hey, just pointing out the truth which is you love my company more that's it" Dean said.
"I do huh?" Ava replied back.
"What you deny it?" asked Dean still looking all smug and cocky.
Ava paused a bit then spoke up again.
"Okay, I admit, out of all others you are the one I sometimes enjoy the most" she replied.
"Sometimes?" asked Dean still smirking.
"Yes, sometimes" said Ava giving her whatever look.
"Okay, okay, out of all you guys, I think if I had to be stuck with any of you in a stranded place, I'm kind glad it's you, simply because I think we click more and that's it, okay it's that what you want to hear" replied Ava.
"Just click more?" said Dean still looking smug.
"Well, we do, I think I have more in common with you than the others that's all I'm saying and I'm not going to say anymore" said Ava.
"Okay fair enough just good to know you like me the best" Dean replied with sly look.
"Hey don't push it alright" said Ava as she playfully elbowed him lightly on the arm.
"Alright, alright" said Dean.
"Hey, what about you?" asked Ava.
"What about me?" asked Dean.
"Now it's your turn to admit that you enjoy my company the best" said Ava with sly look on her face as she decided to turn the tables on Dean.
Dean looked a bit sheepish and hesitated a bit.
"Well" he replied.
"Oh, come off it Dean, you know you have enjoyed my company as much as I have enjoyed yours maybe more, I fessed now you fess up" replied Ava.
Dean still look a bit awkward and embarrassed as he kept hesitating.
"Maybe" he replied.
"Maybe?" asked Ava not convinced.
"Alright, yes, I admit out of all the others, I too enjoy your company the most well next to Sam that is and I'm too glad to stuck in this place with you out of all of them again next to Sam, okay" he replied.
"Yeah okay" Ava said with smirk.
Dean smirked back and soon started to slightly lean his head over to hers.
"So, just how much do you enjoy my company" he said teasingly.
Ava jerked away and gave him another light punch on the shoulder.
"Hey, don't push it" she said smiling.
Dean just kept grinning as he backed off. Just then they both heard a noise causing them to slightly jump.
"Hey what's that?" asked Ava as both her and Dean were no longer grinning but now looked nervous as they looked about the woods.
"Beats me" said Dean.
The two quickly got up from the rock and stood close together willing to face any threat at each other's side.
"I hope it's not another one of those creatures we ran into before" said Ava nervously.
"Just be prepared" said Dean cautiously.
The two continued to stand there close together standing perfectly still and not making a sound as they kept looking about wondering where the noise is coming from fearing the worse. The fears were confirmed as suddenly a strange creature came sprawling out. This wasn't like any creature they had seen before, as this creature seemed to be a four-legged creature combined of three different species of animals, part goat, part lion and part giant lizard joined together like Siamese twins, with the lion in the center the goat on the left and the giant lizard on the right and it had a large lizard's tail. The creature or creatures just stood several feet before them as it roared at them variously showing their sharp teeth as it seemed ready to pounce on them any minute. Both Dean and Ava jumped once the beast appeared before them and now they just stood there facing it standing really still making sure not to make a move.
"Holy hell what it earth is that?" cried out Dean who was really scared now.
"Oh my God, I think it is a chimera" replied Ava who was too scared.
"A what?" cried out Dean who didn't move his head at all talking to her.
"A chimera I read up about such creatures when I was studying Greek mythology, there are these beast who are part goat, part lion and part snake or lizard but I can't believe I'm actually facing one right now" cried out Ava.
"A lion, goat and snake, oh my!" cried out Dean still managing to be sarcastic even when scared out of his life. "Just another furry friend we need to meet in this land of the dead!" he went on.
"Hey, we can worry about sarcasm later Dean, we need to figure out what to do next?" Ava replied.
Dean paused a bit as they both still kept facing the chimera as all three heads continued to roar at them viciously and were read to attack any moment.
"What ever we do we don't make any quick moves" said Dean cautiously.
"You don't have to tell me" said Ava.
Just then Dean grabbed a hold of Ava's arm.
"When I say the word, we're going to slowly back away and let you know when we should run okay" he told her not taking his eyes off the beast.
"Alright" said Ava.
"Okay let's move" he told her and soon the both of them started to slowly walk backwards taking baby steps as they kept looking at the chimera to see what it will do.
Dean now had a firm hold of Ava's arm and she didn't object as she wanted to grab a tight hold of him at this moment. The chimera just stood there growling and soon it took slow steps forward as Dean and Ava kept taking steps backward. The chimera was now walking towards them closer now still growling.
"Hey, easy lion, goat lizard or whatever" said Dean softly to the creature.
But the beast kept coming towards it advanced right at them.
"Run!" Dean quickly yelled as they turned to run away as fast as they could with Dean still holding on to Ava's arm although he soon let go figuring they could faster without him holing on to her.
They kept on running faster then they both ever imagined as the chimera was now in pursuit and Dean turned around to see the beast or beasts chasing right after them with fast speed. Although they both were out of breath they didn't stop as the fear of the creature kept them running now matter how tired they were or how much their feet started to ache. All of the sudden, Ava trip over what appeared to be some stumps of tree on the ground and she soon fell and landed near a tree not before hitting her head hard on that tree and collapsing on the ground. Dean who had ran ahead of her turned and around and soon stopped running when he saw her on the ground.
"Ava!" he cried out to her and ran over to where she was. "Ava!" he cried out again but Ava wasn't moving and it appeared she was now unconscious having been knocked out from hitting her head on the tree.
Just then Dean could hear the sounds of the chimera getting nearer. Dean was now standing there figuring out what he should do was he was not going to abandon Ava and he had protect both of them from that creature who was getting closer and closer and soon will come and attack them. There was only one thing to do as Dean pulled out his pocket knife from his pants pocket and also reached down and picked up large branch from the ground and was prepared for a fight for his life.