First Blood Part 1

Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado (Site 94)

Agent Camp sauntered into Dean cell while Dean sat on his cot, stoic and silent.

"Hi, Dean. How you doing? Can I get you coffee? Water? Or you hungry?" Agent Camp dug through his pockets. "I got a chocolate bar here somewhere. Don't tell my wife. So… You've had a day. Wanna tell me about it?" he leaned against the wall and crossed his arms. "Like, for example, why you went after the leader of the free world? Well, let me guess. You don't like cops," he chuckled. "Hell, I get it. We can be real jackasses. But you're gonna talk to me, son. You just are. Now that's not a threat. I don't believe in torture. Doesn't work. Oh, I've seen folks waterboarded, cut on. And they talk. Ooh, they do."

Dean just clenched his jaw and kept staring stoically.

"But they never tell you what they need." Agent Camp continued. "You know what does work, though? Every time? Nothing. See, when I leave, that door closes, and it stays closed. And you stay in the dark. Now, maybe that doesn't sound so bad. But after a month?" he moved to lean down in front of Dean. "A year? You spend enough time staring at these walls, just you and all that nothing, you'll get so crazy to talk, to see someone real, you'll tell me exactly what I need. You'll tell me with a smile. It'll just take some time."

Agent Camp leaned back against the wall opposite Dean with his arms crossed.

"Of course, the thing is, after what you did, no one's in a hurry to get you that phone call. So you and me, we got all the time in the world."

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Lebanon, Kansas

Mary, Robert, Castiel, and Angela stood around the map table. Angela and Castiel stood on one side while Mary and Robert stood opposite them.

"You left them." Mary accused.

"No, I… Dean told me to go. Sam told me to take Angela with me." Castiel argued. "The woman—

"The one you lost?" Mary raised her brows.

"I didn't… I… I thought that she—

"Stop making excuses!" Mary snapped.

Castiel looked down and Angela squeezed his shoulder comfortingly. Mary sighed heavily.

"Why… Angela, if you guys needed help, why didn't any of you call?" Mary asked quietly.

Angela looked up at Mary and Robert, shrugging weakly. "You and Dad were out."

Mary sighed again. "How did we let this happen?"

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Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado (Site 94)

Dean sat on the cot and managed to find a loose bolt on the frame. He unscrewed it and used it to begin scratching tally marks into the concrete cell wall to make the days.

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"Chow time!" the prison guard yelled.

A tray of food was shoved through a small window in Sam's cell door. He walked over and took the tray before he sat back down on his cot. Sam began picking at his food and grimaced in disgust.

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"Chow time!"

A similar tray of food was shoved through the window in cell Dean's door. He grabbed the tray, stabbed the meat onto his fork, and sniffed it. He shrugged and shoved the forkful into his mouth.

"Mm."

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Lebanon, Kansas

Castiel, Angela, and Crowley sat at a booth in the bar. Grace sat on Angela's lap and was coloring in her coloring book.

"Can't help you." Crowley shrugged.

"Crowley, please," Angela sighed heavily. "The police took them. You have people in the government. You have spies."

"I do, Bambi," Crowley nodded. "But whatever's happened to Moose and Squirrel, apparently, it's above their paygrade."

Castiel narrowed his eyes. "Do you even care that they're gone?"

"No," Crowley replied. "Do you know how many all-powerful beings have tried to kill them?"

"Roughly, yes." Castiel nodded.

"As do I. I was bloody one of them." Crowley retorted. "Sam and Dean? They're like herpes. Just when you think they're gone… Hello! The boys are back, leaving a trail of bodies in their wake. So, wherever they are, whoever has Sam and Dean, well… In the immortal words of Lawrence Tureaud… I pity the fool." He imitated Mr. T before getting up, patting Castiel on the shoulder, and leaving.

Angela ran a hand over her face, clearly frustrated while Castiel glared after Crowley.

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Lebanon, Kansas

Angela, Castiel, Mary, Robert, and Grace sat in a booth in a restaurant. Grace was eating chicken tenders and fries as the adults talked.

"How're you doin', Pumpkin?" Robert asked gently.

"Could be better," Angela laughed humorlessly. "Gracie keeps asking where Sam is, and I've been feeling nauseous lately."

"Thanks for meeting me. Both of you." Mary smiled softly. "I just wanted to say," she cleared her throat. "I'm sorry. I was angry, and… Sam and Dean, that's not your or Castiel's fault."

"Have you heard anything?" Castiel's brows creased together.

"All our law enforcement contacts are retired, or… dead." Robert sighed heavily. "We're trying, but… You?"

Castiel just shook his head.

"I keep telling myself they're fine," Mary whispered. "They've only been gone—

"Six weeks, two days, and ten hours," Angela whispered.

"We'll find them, Pumpkin," Robert assured. "We will. Until then, we just… We're doin' our best."

"Are we?" Castiel asked. "Did you hear about the murders in Lancaster, Missouri?"

"No." Mary frowned.

"The women with their throats ripped out, the blood drained?"

"Vampire." Robert shook his head.

"I saw it on the news and I thought, that's the sort of thing Sam and Dean would investigate. They would roll into town, save the kill the monsters. But with them gone… I tried to work the case. I tried." Castiel laughed bitterly. "But… I don't know what I did wrong. I… I asked the questions, but maybe they were the wrong people, or the wrong questions, and I just—I never found it. Never found the monster. Never even got close. And three more women died before I left town. Before I ran away."

"I'm sorry I couldn't help you, Cas," Angela apologized. "I just… I don't want to leave Grace right now."

"So, we go back. All of us." Mary suggested.

"No," Castiel shook his head. "No, I'd only get in your way."

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Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado (Site 94)

"Chow time!" the guard yelled as he shoved another food tray through the door.

After a few moments, he frowned when he got no response.

"Yo, eat up." The guard crouched down to peer through the window, only to see Sam lying unresponsive in his cot. "Crap."

The guard left and immediately came back with Agent Camp and Rick, rushing to Sam's cell.

"I was doing my rounds, and I did CPR, but he was gone." The guard explained.

More guards stood around in Sam's open cell, and Rick walked right up to his body

"Get that other cell open. Now!" Rick bellowed.

The door to Dean's cell opened, revealing him lying also apparently dead on the floor. Agent Camp rushed to Dean and checked for a pulse.

"He's dead."

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Lebanon, Kansas

Castiel sat in the dark library and listened to a voicemail from Mary.

"Castiel, it's me," her voice rang through. "I'm just calling to… You don't have to worry about that thing in Missouri. Robert and I are handling it."

As the voicemail ended, Angela walked into the library and sat next to the angel.

"Hey, Cas," she greeted softly. "I just put Gracie down for a nap. She keeps asking where Sam is. I don't know what to tell her."

"I'm sorry, Angela," Castiel apologized sincerely. "I should be doing more to find them, and I just… I don't know where to start."

"It's not your fault, Cas," she assured.

"How are you feeling?" he inquired curiously.

Angela just shrugged. "The past few weeks I've been vomiting, but I haven't had time to go to a doctor. It's probably just stress."

Castiel placed two fingers on Angela's forehead and his brows furrowed slightly. "It's not stress."

"Well then what is it?" Angela scoffed lightly. "A stomach bug?"

"No," Castiel shook his head. "Angela, you're pregnant."

Angela's eyes widened and she shook her head. "I-I can't… No. Cas, tell me you're kidding. Please. Sam's not here and I—I can't do this without him." Her voice cracked.

"You're about eight weeks along," Castiel informed. "And no matter what, you will not be doing this alone. We will find Sam and Dean."

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Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado (Site 94)

Back in the prison morgue, Dean gasped suddenly and coughed as he sat up. Sam was already sitting up behind him on the other table.

"You good?" Sam asked.

"Yeah, I've been better," Dean muttered. "I've been worse."

"Looks like it worked."

"So far," Dean added.

A door slammed in the distance and the brothers were immediately on the alert. Dr. Winters returned to the morgue and Dean jumped him while Sam shushed him.

"H-How?" Dr. Winters stammered.

"Where are we?" Sam questioned.

"I-I don't know."

"Answer him!" Dean growled as he dug through the doctor's pockets and stole his phone.

"Seriously, they blindfold me every day before they bring me to work." Dr. Winters assured. "I… This place. It's not supposed to exist."

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Sam and Dean snuck out a door marked, 'RESTRICTED AREA: AUTHORIZED PERSONS ONLY.'

Sam inspected the area outside and nodded to Dean. "Clear."

They tried to sneak away while Dean tried to make a phone call, but repeatedly got Castiel's voicemail.

"This is my voicemail. Make your voice… a mail…"

Sam indicated the van parked outside. "Hey, should we take it?"

"No, it's probably got LoJack," Dean replied before trying to call Castiel again. "Come on, Cas."

"Got a map," Sam noted.

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Lebanon, Kansas

Castiel's phone rang as Angela walked into the library. She looked around, not seeing Castiel anywhere. She grabbed the phone and answered it.

"What?"

"Angie," Dean's voice rang through.

Angela's eyes widened and she covered her mouth as she let out a relieved sob. "Dean? Is Sam with you?"

"Hey, sweetheart. Long time." Dean replied. "Don't worry kiddo, he's with me."

"What… what happened? Wh—where are you?" Angela stammered.

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Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado (Site 94)

"You wouldn't believe me, and I have no clue," Dean told Angela. "Uh…"

"Got something," Sam looked up from his map at the surrounding mountains. "All right, looks like that's Elk Mountain, which makes that Long's Peak."

"Okay, looks like we're in Colorado," Dean informed Angela.

"In Rocky National Park," Sam added. "Uh, if we head north, we should his State Route 34. Eventually."

"Did you get that, kiddo?" Dean asked.

"Yeah," Angela's voice rang through.

"All right, meet us there."

"Wait, where?"

"Just drive along the road and you'll see us. And, Angie… We're kinda on the clock here." Dean replied before hanging up.

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Lebanon, Kansas

"Wait, what does that…" Angela sighed as the line disconnected. "Cas!"

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Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado (Site 94)

"You didn't tell her?" Sam's brows furrowed.

"No." Dean shook his head.

"They'll track the phone." Sam realized.

"Right." Dean threw the phone into the van before they both ran off to the north through the woods.

A/N: Surprise! Angie's pregnant again :D I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter, I absolutely loved writing it. Be sure to leave a review to let me know what you think! Love you guys, xoxo :)

~Emily