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 116 Free At Last
Charlie just continued looking like she was confused as Dean and Sam got closer to her.
"Charlie are you okay?" asked Sam again his hand lightly touching her shoulder.
Charlie now facing the guys just looked up at them.
"Oh, my, I feel like I just woke up from a dream" she told them.
Then her eyes just lit up at the sight of them as if she was just acknowledging them for first time.
"Oh Dean, Sam, oh my god!" she cried out as she drew up closer to them and first hugged Dean than Sam as if she hadn't seen them in a long time.
"Good to have you finally back" said Dean.
"Yeah, same here" said Charlie as the both looked almost teary eyed.
"Oh, guys, I remember everything, I died" she told them.
Then she turned to towards Rowena and faced her. "Then, you, I remember you brought me back and then put some spell on me and made me your slave and had me do whatever you wanted, it was like I didn't have any control of what I was doing, I mean I remember it all but I couldn't stop or anything, I just had to do whatever you said" she told her.
"Oh, Slave is such a harsh word, I like to think of you as my assistant" replied Rowena unphased but Charlie just continued on.
"You had me traveling around with you like some lackey just doing whatever, helping you using that Book of Damned. Then I remember you guys found me at the cabin" she said turning towards the guys again than back towards Rowena. "You made me pretend that I wasn't under your spell anymore and tricked you guys" Charlie went turning to the Winchesters again. "I stole the book and the codex under your orders and when Adam found me, I put a sleeping spell on him traveling around with you again" Charlie finished turning from Rowen and back to the Winchesters looking all upset.
"Come on Charlie, we know that wasn't you. It wasn't your fault. You were still under Rowena's spell" Dean reassured.
"That's right Charlie, we know it wasn't you and so does Adam" Sam added.
"We're just glad you are finally free from her and we got you back. That's all that matters to us now" said Dean reassuringly as he gently put his hand on Charlie's shoulder.
"Oh, how so touching, like a nice family reunion" said Rowena sarcastically but everyone just ignored her.
"The boys are right dear. You were hexed and were not in control" added Madame Bess as Charlie turned to face her acknowledging her presence for the first time.
"Oh, my I remember you were with us too" she told her.
Madame Bess just nodded. "Yes, we were both hexed by that witch and made to be her puppets but now that's is all over" she told in a gentle tone.
Charlie just smiled and looked touched.
"I'm just glad to be free from her spell and that you guys found me" she said as she turned back towards Dean and Sam.
"So are we kiddo" said Dean as he too looked touched and placed his hands are both Charlie's shoulders.
"Wow, this lovy dovy thing is quite nauseating" replied Rowena as she rolled her eyes.
Then Dean just had a thought in his head as he removed his hands from Charlie's shoulders.
"You know, I really need to be sure if Charlie is truly free from Rowena's spell. I know Cas described how the spell worked but I'm not going to risk being tricked by Rowena again" he said.
"Dean, come on, she removed the spell the exactly the way Castiel said she did when she removed the spell from Madame Bess and the others" said Sam.
"Yeah, I know but Cas can't be here to let us know for sure and I said before, I'm not taking any more chances" said Dean and turned to Madame Bess.
"Ma'am can you possibly be able to tell using your psychic abilities?" he asked her.
Madame Bess just nodded her head. "Well, I can give it a try" she told him.
"Dean, I feel fine, like myself again, I can promise you" said Charlie.
"Yeah, I know but with our history with Rowena and her tricking us into thinking she removed the spell before, I just have to be extra cautious. It's not your fault I just need to be sure, I hope you understand" he told her.
"I guess so" said Charlie.
"Ah well, I'm so hurt you don't believe me now dearies" said Rowena in a mock sad tone.
"Hey, we still don't trust you as we can throw you, so I'm making sure it's real this time" said Dean firmly.
Then Madame Bess placed her hand on Charlie's forehead and kept it there for a few moments as she just stared in a trance-like state. After a while she removed her hand and turned to Dean.
"Well?" he asked her.
"I didn't feel any sign of her being hexed, under the influence of some dark magic. There was absolutely nothing. If it was still there, I would have felt something" Madame Bess replied.
"Then this means I'm really free" replied Charlie gleefully.
"Yes, it really does" said Dean feeling so relieved and full of joy right now as he gave her a nice pat on the shoulder.
"Okay, okay, as much as touching this little scenery is, you do remember we have a deal, you would release me if I removed the spell on your precious Celeste here" said Rowena.
They all turned to face Rowena again almost forgetting about her in their emotional reunion with Charlie.
"That's Charlie" Charlie replied to her. Rowena rolled her eyes.
"Yes, whatever darling. The point is you're free now so how about letting me free" she told them.
"Not so fast Rowena, there is just one more thing" Dean told her.
"Oh, what is it now?" replied Rowena getting exasperated.
"We now want you to remove the warding spell you place on Charlie" Dean told her.
"Warding spell?" replied Rowena feigning innocent.
"Yeah, we know all about it, which is partly why our friend Castiel can't be here, you warded Charlie's body off with sigils" Dean said.
"Yes, we saw the marks all over her back and we want her back to completely normal" said Sam.
"Very well, but I will have to perform a spell and will need ingredients" she said.
"Fine, whatever it takes" said Dean.
Rowena told them all the ingredients that they needed and the witches being witches were able to retrieve all of them right there at their headquarters as they had plenty of items that witches used. They poured all of them into a bowl on a table there moved in the room and lit candles around the bowl. Charlie stood near the table where the bowl was now with her shirt and bra removed standing completely shirtless as both Dean and Sam turned their heads out of respect for her modesty while Madame Bess just stood nearby and observed. Her back literally had sigils markings on them not tattoos but her actual skin as a warding spell Rowena had placed on her. The markings of skin on her body were now reddish. Olivette dipped her hand in bowl in the liquid that was used and placed her hand on Charlie's back while Rowena began to chant strange words that were not in Latin this time. As she chanted the words, Olivette rubbed Charlie's back over the markings. Suddenly there was a glow and of the candles and the markings on Charlie's back gradually disappeared. Rowena stopped chanting as the spell had been complete and Olivette stopped rubbing Charlie's back.
"Okay, I reversed the spell it's done now" Rowena cried out.
Sam and Dean slightly turned a bit forgetting that Charlie was still indecent.
"Boys don't turn around just yet" cried out Madame Bess and they both quickly stopped and turned back not looking. Madame Bess asked for a towel and slightly wiped Charlie's back who then quickly put on her bra and shirt.
"Okay, you boys can look now" Madame Bess shouted as Charlie was completely dressed.
"Charlie, you good?" asked Dean as he and Sam went up to her.
"I've never felt better, and I'm so relieved those marks are off my me" she told them.
"Okay, now we had a deal. I removed the spell and the sigils from your little gal pal here. Now it's time for you guys to hold up your end and let me go already" Rowena cried out.
The guys all turned to her and Dean just had a smug look on his face.
"Well, I said we, meaning me and Sam here would let you go and that part is true. We won't come after you anymore nor take you to Crowley. In fact, you are no longer our problem. As for your getting out of here. Well, we will leave that to the coven here" he told her.
Rowena looked angry and quickly jumped. "We had a deal, you promised I would be released from this cage and could go!" she yelled.
"Well, maybe I stretched a little, I mean you don't have to worry about me and Sam coming after you anymore, but the witches here are a different story. We'll let decide your fate, whether they let you go or not. You're their problem now" he told her.
Rowena was really ticked off now. "Oh, my I should have known, the so-called honorable Winchesters would trick me, you nothing but big fat liars!" she yelled at them in rage.
"Hey, we just did to you what you did to us, it's called karma sweetheart. I mean payback is a bitch" Dean said smugly feeling so satisfied of having beat Rowena at her own game.
"Well, don't think I'm so surprised. You two are no better than me as much as you think you are" Rowena told them.
"Actually, that's where you're wrong, I say we are much different than you, we try to stop evil in the world, evil like yourself" he told her.
"Well, how noble of you gentlemen. But I will tell you one thing. Someday I will get out of here and when I do, I will get a little karma for myself. I promise you fellas that" she cried out to them.
Dean didn't seem phased at all.
"Well, if that happens and a big if, we can hardly wait, we'll be prepared" Dean told her.
Then Olivette interrupted getting a bit tired of their banter.
"Enough if this, we also had a deal, the book and the codex" she told him.
"Don't worry dear, It's in the handbag" Dean said facing Madame Bess who was still holding Rowena's handbag.
"Well, give it to us now" Olivette told him. "
What are you all planning on doing to Rowena, if I may ask?" Dean asked her.
"We haven't decided yet, but that isn't your concern anymore, bring us the Book and the codex" she demanded.
"Hold you horses darling" he told her, and Dean then went over to Madame Bess and took the handbag from her and turned back towards Olivette.
"Here catch" he told her as he tossed the handbag to Olivette as she was few feet away from him. Olivette caught the handbag on cue and was prepared to unzip it.
"It was nice doing business with you all ladies, but we have to go now" was all Dean said as he directed to others and they all hurried out of the room quite fast both guys dragging Charlie away.
As they rushed out of the room with Dean and Sam still having a grip on each of Charlie's arms, she pulled away a bit.
"What's the hurry?" she asked them.
"Well, let's say they are going to be a bit pissed when they find out the book and codex isn't in the handbag" Dean told them and that is exactly what happened.
Once Olivette unzipped the handbag she pulled out a huge book which turned out to be just a dictionary and as she searched the contents of the handbag, she didn't find a trace of the Book of Damned or the codex. Olivette then became quite furious.
"Dammit, we have been duped!" she cried out to the others angrily.
As the others looked a bit shocked, Olivette now fuming she cried out,"quickly after them, they must still have the book!".
They all ran and headed for the door, as Rowena just laughed her head off at the thought of grand coven being duped by the Winchesters as well. Meanwhile, Dean, Sam, Madame Bess and Charlie already started running for the front door and were out as fast as they could slamming the door behind.
They kept running outside and Dean cried out, "Castiel, we need you right now!" as he looked up into the sky.
Just then Castiel appeared right in front of them that they nearly bumped into him. They quickly stopped.
"Quick Castiel get us all out of here, they're right behind us!" cried out Sam.
He was right, as the witches had just stormed out the front door and were headed towards them. Castiel turned to see them briefly then quickly went up the group.
"Quickly all grab a hold of me" he directed them and they all obeyed grabbing a hold of him arms or shoulders or part of his trench coat.
Within seconds, they all disappeared before the witches had a chance to wave their arms to stop them with magic.