About fifteen minutes later, Dean had a stack of cut up paper in his hand while Sam held the tape dispenser. They were followed by Castiel as they neared the first room the Deans had retreated to.

"Dean, this is stupid."

"No it's not." Dean flattened the tape on his shirt that attached the roughly square piece of paper with his name on it. "I want to label all of them so we can call them something other than 'hey' or 'you'. Plus, no one will get them confused at first glance."

Sam laughed. "It's pretty hard to do that now. They're all very unique."

Dean ignored him and knocked on the first room. The Dean that answered the door was the one in glasses. Dean shuffled his papers to find the right one and held it up for Sam to put tape on it. The other Dean watched with furrowed brows.

"Here you go." Dean slapped the nametag over the man's heart. It read 'Nerd'. The other man looked at it and rolled his eyes. "Don't take it off."

"Is this really how you've been spending your time?" Nerd looked at him incredulously. "Making nametags? Shouldn't you be more concerned with the other one that's on the way?"

"One thing at a time, Nerd." Dean smiled and turned to knock on the next door. Nerd closed his door.

The angry one opened his door with a raised brow. Dean chuckled as he pulled out his tag. He slapped it on the man roughly. It read 'Dick' in heavy, dark letters. "Just for you, Dick."

Dick's lip twitched in irritation. "If any of us should be closed away in a room, it's you. You're the one we all need to protect, Dean."

"Don't worry, Dick. I'll be fine."

They continued down the hall. Dean slapped the nametags on all of the Deans. The first one they met got the name 'Happy'. His roommate got 'Sad sack'. The last one got 'Flirty'.

"What now?" Sam put the tape on the table.

"Now we need to see what might be able to fix this. There has to be some kind of spell or something. With all the knowledge in this place, there has to be something."

Sam nodded in agreement. Castiel took a step closer to Dean. "Dean, I think we also need to think about how to best keep you safe. If anything happens to you, it's over for you."

"I think he's pretty safe here, Cas." Sam smiled at the angel's seemingly overreaction. Sam didn't know what was coming.

Dean considered what he said but shook his head. "I can't just sit somewhere and do nothing. If trouble presents itself, we'll worry about it then." Castiel didn't look convinced. Dean patted his shoulder and stepped around him.

"Sam, go get Nerd to help you. Cas and I can start on the opposite side of the library."

Sam retrieved Nerd, who was all too happy to help, and the four of them worked around the library slowly. They didn't talk much unless someone thought they found something. So far, nothing had been useful.


An hour had passed when Dean noticed one of the Deans coming out of one of the rooms. He stood and put his book down. "Keep working."

Sam shook his head as he watched Dean arguing with Dick. After a minute, Dick went back to his room and Dean followed him. The door slammed shut behind them.

He turned a smile to Nerd and found him concentrating on what he was reading. His smile faded a little. Sam leaned on the table. "So," he cleared his throat, "I get that you're the intellectual part of Dean, and that the one that likes to hug and smile is his happy emotion, but what is everyone else?"

Nerd didn't seem interested in the conversation but answered while still reading. "I'm Dean's mind, reasoning, and analytical skills. Happy is Dean's affection and love. Sad Sack is Dean's fear and sadness. Flirty is Dean's sexual drive and sensual desires. Dick is his warrior and primal survival instinct."

"Huh." Sam let the information process briefly before he realized something. "How did you know all their names?" The Deans hadn't seen each other since they handed the tags out.

Nerd snorted. "I'm his mind. Of course I know what he would name us."

"Right. What about the last one?" He saw Castiel look up sharply from across the room and Nerd seemed to tense.

"I don't think we should waste time talking." Nerd turned away from Sam slightly.

"What's so bad? It's still Dean. It can't be that bad." Sam looked at Castiel and saw sympathy in his eyes before the angel looked away. "What?"

Nerd stood up and took his book over to the table with Castiel and continued reading. Sam was about to speak when he heard Dean exit Dick's room. He got up and met his brother by the map table.

"Everything okay?"

"Yeah, fine." Dean seemed a little annoyed but he shrugged. "Dick was just getting restless." Dean looked at Castiel and Nerd as they talked quietly in the library. "Find anything?"

Sam shook his head. "No, nothing helpful."

Dean nodded. "I think I'm gonna make some food. I'm sure everyone is hungry and I can't read anything else tonight."

"Okay. You want any help?"

"From you? No." Dean laughed.

"What? I'm not that bad." Sam wasn't a great cook but he was good enough in the kitchen.

"Just do what you do best and I'll try to do the same." Dean walked off with a smile.

They managed to get all the Deans to cooperate and eat together with Sam and Castiel. Only a few remarks set off some of them, but were quickly stopped by Dean or Dick, who most of them seemed scared of.

Most of them went back to their rooms after dinner. Dean gave Dick permission to look around under the promise that he wouldn't touch anything dangerous. He was tired and went to see if he could sleep. Nerd and Sam were still bent over large books in the library. He didn't see Castiel before he closed his bedroom door and tried to sleep.

Sam had gone to bed shortly after Dean. Nerd didn't seem to get tired and continued combing through the MOL information. Castiel was keeping an eye on Dick. After following him for about twenty minutes, the man sighed and turned to look at him.

"Cas, if you want to come with me, you can. You following me is just making me nervous."

Castiel nodded and quickened his pace to catch up to Dick. "Sorry. I wasn't trying to put you on edge. I just wanted to make sure you were okay."

Dick laughed. "I'm the last one you should be worrying about."

"I suppose that's true."

They walked down the winding hallways of the bunker in silence. Dick would stop on occasion to look inside the rooms but would close the doors again and continue.

"You know what's coming, don't you?" Dick looked at Castiel. He nodded. "Good. I'm glad you're here to help keep him safe." He put a hand on Castiel's shoulder. "Keeping Dean alive and safe is all that matters. If he goes, we all go."

"I know." They looked at each other briefly before Dick smiled and squeezed Castiel's shoulder. "I want you all safe. I've always watched over you."

Dick's hand fell from his shoulder. "I know." They started walking again. "But this time you only have to worry about one of us. It doesn't matter what happens to the rest of us, only Dean."

Castiel shook his head. "You all need to exist. Dean needs all of you."

"Just worry about Dean, and keep Sam away. I don't know how he'll react to the thing that's coming."

"Probably better than you think. Sam will understand more than most would."

"That doesn't mean he won't freak out or try to sacrifice himself to keep Dean safe. You need to make sure that doesn't happen."

"Of course. You and Sam are my priority."

Castiel let Dick continue on alone and made his way back to the hallway of rooms. He moved to Dean's door and wanted to knock but he heard Dean's light snores on the other side and continued. Sam was also asleep. He heard movement from the other rooms and wondered if the other Deans would need to sleep or not.

A figure came around the corner and jumped when they saw Castiel. "Oh, you scared me." Happy laughed as he clutched his chest.

"Sorry."

"It's okay." He walked up to Castiel. "You think I'd be used to seeing you pop up everywhere since you do that a lot, but I wasn't ready for you."

"Where were you?"

"Bathroom." He looked up and down the hallway. "What are you doing?"

"Just keeping an eye on everyone."

Happy chuckled. "Like always. That's good. I feel better knowing you're here to watch out for us." He smiled as his eyes sparkled. "I always feel safer when you're around, Cas. I can always count on you."

Castiel felt a warming in his chest at the words. "Thank you."

Happy nodded and started to turn to his door but stopped and jumped forward to hug Castiel tight. The angel huffed in surprise at the gesture but quickly returned the hug. Happy didn't linger too long and pulled back.

"'Night, Cas."

"Goodnight." Castiel watched Happy enter his room and close the door. He heard another door open behind him and he turned to see Flirty watching him.

"Hi." Flirty leaned against his doorframe and smiled. Castiel nodded a greeting. "Doing your rounds, warden?"

"Sam and Dean are asleep. I want to make sure nothing happens." Castiel watched the man carefully. He wasn't sure how to feel about this Dean. He had been watching him through most of dinner and was currently looking at Castiel like Dean usually did to attractive women.

"Yeah, we wouldn't want any trouble," Flirty pushed off his doorframe and slowly walked toward Castiel, "would we, Cas?"

"No."

"Not even a little bit?" Flirty reached out and took hold of Castiel's tie. He ran it between his fingers slowly.

Castiel watched the other man's hand move down his tie. The gesture felt intimate and he felt the urge to move closer, but Flirty took a step forward instead.

"Can I show you something?" Castiel nodded and was pulled into Flirty's room by his tie.

Flirty closed the door as soon as Castiel cleared the doorway. He put a hand against the door on either side of Castiel, trapping him there.

"What are you doing?"

"What does it look like?" Flirty smiled and leaned his face closer to Castiel.

"I should really stay in the hallway to keep an eye on everyone." Castiel kept his hands against the door, despite his urge to touch this version of Dean.

"Don't worry," Flirty lowered his voice slightly, "Dick is out there right? He'll make sure everything is fine." The man pushed his face closer to Castiel and gently nudged their noses together.

Castiel's breath hitched. "What are we doing, Dean?"

Flirty laughed, sending warm air across Castiel's lips. "That's not what my nametag says, Cas."

"I'm not calling you that. I can see the difference in all of you without the tags." Castiel kept his hands in place on the door. He knew this Dean was just an extreme of Dean's sex drive so it probably wouldn't matter who was standing against the door right now.

Flirty pulled back a few inches and licked his lips. "Do you have any idea how good it feels to finally be free?" He smiled wide enough for Castiel to see most of his teeth. "To be able to say whatever I want? Do whatever I want?" Flirty dropped his hands onto Castiel's shoulders and then ran his hands up to cup Castiel's face.

Castiel's heart sped up and Flirty's touch made his face warm. He had to clear his throat before he could speak. "You couldn't before?"

The other man chuckled. "No, not really."

"It seemed like it to me." Castiel knew how flirty Dean was and how often he would have flings. It didn't bother him really, but it didn't seem true that this Dean could feel suppressed.

"It's true," Flirty let his hands go back down to Castiel's shoulders, "Dean will let me have a line or two here and there, but I don't get to play nearly as much as I used to."

The angel wasn't sure what to say to that and Flirty was distracting him with his hands as they moved down his arms, pulling his hands off the door. "That must be frustrating for you."

Flirty grabbed his wrists and tugged Castiel away from the door and closer to him. "You have no idea." When Castiel stumbled a little, he chuckled and put an arm around his waist. "But I'm free now. I can finally have what I really want."

"And what it that?" Castiel was having a difficult time catching his breath. Flirty smelled very good and the way he was looking at Castiel made him wonder how anyone ever refused him anything.

The man put a hand through Castiel's hair at the nape of his neck and pulled his face close enough to just barely brush their lips together. "You."

"Dean," he barely breathed out the name when the other man crashed their lips together. His arm tightened around Castiel's waist and his nails dragged over the back of his neck.

Castiel moaned lightly into the kiss and wrapped his arms around Flirty. He returned the kiss and let himself be walked backwards. His back hit the door again and Flirty moved his hands around to Castiel's chest, slipping under his trench coat and suit jacket.

He started pulling Castiel's white shirt out from being tucked in his pants. When he was able to, Flirty slipped a hand under the white shirt and ran it up Castiel's stomach. He broke the kiss to breathe as he put his other hand under the shirt as well.

Castiel let his head fall back against the door. "Dean, I know that you can't help this right now and…"

"Shh," Flirty kissed him briefly, "don't. I'm not doing this just to satisfy an urge or get off. I want you, Cas." He kissed his jaw and let his hands move up to his chest, taking the shirt with them. "I've wanted you for years."

The angel's eyes fluttered shut at the words and the warm feeling spreading through him. "You have?" Castiel moaned as Dean kissed down his neck, gently nipping his skin. "I didn't know."

"Of course you didn't." Flirty switched to kiss the opposite side of his neck while his hands circled to Castiel's back, making the angel arch into his touch. "Dean would never let me tell you, or show you."

Castiel laced his fingers through Flirty's hair and held him in place while he sucked a hickey into his neck. "Dean."

"But I'm gonna show you now, Cas." Flirty moved up to bite Castiel's earlobe. "How much I want you," he kissed his jaw again, "want to kiss you, touch you," he kissed his lips roughly, swiping his tongue along his lower lip, "fuck you."

He shuddered at the words and pulled Flirty in for another kiss. The other man brought his hands out from under Castiel's shirt and cupped his face. He licked along his lips again and Castiel opened his mouth for him. Their tongues slid together and Flirty moaned into the kiss, pressing his hips into Castiel.

The angel growled into the kiss and quickly flipped them, pushing Flirty into the door with a thud. He laughed and slid his arms under the angel's trench coat to pull his hips closer to be able to get some friction. Castiel groaned at the feeling and pressed their foreheads together while Flirty pulled him in to meet his thrusts.

"You like that, angel?" His voice was low and sultry. Castiel moaned and nodded. Flirty was getting hard quickly and he could tell Castiel was too. He shifted a little to get his leg between Castiel's. Both men were able to get more friction that way and moaned loudly at the feeling.

"Dean," Castiel kissed Flirty again, pushing his head into the door. "That feels good."

"Yeah," Flirty licked his lips and grabbed Castiel's belt loops. He guided the angel to the small bed in the room.

When Castiel felt the bed hit the back of his knees, he sat on the edge of the bed. Flirty kneeled between his legs. Castiel was breathing heavily and had a dazed look on his face. Flirty smiled and leaned forward to kiss him briefly.

Flirty started to pull back, but Castiel grabbed him and pulled him in again for a longer kiss. He grabbed his shoulders and tried to pull him up on the bed, but Flirty made a disapproving noise.

"Wait," Flirty pulled away and kneeled back down. He opened Castiel's belt and pants quickly, pulling them and his underwear down to his ankles. Castiel was hard and Flirty licked his lips as he pulled Castiel's legs to move him closer to the edge of the mattress.

He ran his hands up the angel's legs and pushed up to kiss him. As his tongue swiped along Castiel's, he wrapped a hand around his cock.

Castiel moaned and bit Flirty's lip hard as his hand pumped him slowly. "Dean," he couldn't contain the noises he was making and just tried not to grab or bite Flirty too hard.

When Castiel closed his eyes tight and groaned his name, Flirty bent down and swiped his tongue along the head of Castiel's leaking cock. The angel bucked and grabbed his hair in a painfully tight grip.

"Fuck." Castiel loosened his grip but then threw his head back when Flirty wrapped his lips around him and sucked.

Flirty moved quickly and could tell that Castiel was close as his breathing sped up and he groaned louder. He used his right hand to pump the base of Castiel's cock as he licked and sucked on the head.

"Dean," Castiel moaned and gripped the bed sheet with one hand while the other held Flirty's hair. "I can't…"

The other man hummed around his cock and Castiel felt his hips snap forward as he came into Flirty's mouth. His hand slowly moved over his dick as Castiel came.

When he was done, Flirty gently pushed him to lie back on the bed. Castiel went willingly, too blissed out to protest. Flirty climbed on top of him, straddling him. He leaned down to kiss the angel and thrusted his hips down into him.

Castiel groaned and wrapped his arms around Flirty, pressing their bodies together. He could feel the other man's erection and moved a hand down to palm him over his jeans. Flirty sighed into their kiss.

"Cas," he put his hands on the bed and pushed into Castiel's hand.

The angel unbuttoned his jeans and slipped his hand inside. He reached through his boxers and took his aching cock into his hand. Flirty's head dropped to Castiel's shoulder as he moaned.

"Yeah, that's it." He kissed Castiel's neck as he fucked his hand. "So good, Cas."

Castiel ran his thumb over Flirty's leaking slit and felt his hips stutter. He did it again and the other man moaned in his ear.

Flirty moved his hips harder into Castiel's hand and moved his head to kiss the angel's lips. It only took a couple more thrusts for him to come with a groan. He stilled his hips as he came over Castiel's slowly moving hand.

"Fuck me," Flirty whispered before kissing Castiel hard.

The angel chuckled. "Maybe next time."

They both laughed. "Cas."

They shared another kiss before Flirty moved off and straightened his clothing. He helped Castiel redress and look somewhat presentable. He was fixing the angel's tie when he fully realized what just happened. Dean was gonna be pissed.

Castiel seemed to see what he was thinking. "You are Dean." He took his face in his hands. "He might only be angry that he waited so long."

Flirty smirked. "I'll make sure he remembers everything that just happened, and how bad you wanted it." He kissed Castiel gently.

The angel laughed. "I believe you wanted it a lot more than me."

"You sure?" Flirty wriggled his eyebrows.

Castiel smiled. "I should get back out there." He had been waiting for someone to come looking for him, and was glad that hadn't happened.

"Yeah, go be the guardian." Flirty took a step back.

Castiel turned to leave but jumped when he felt a sharp slap on the ass. He looked back at a smirking Flirty. "Hey."

"I had to do it at least once, while I could." He grinned a toothy grin before crossing his arms.

Castiel shook his head before leaving the room slowly. He didn't see anyone in the hallway and sighed in relief. Nobody should've missed his presence. He took a few steps down the hall when he saw someone in the library.

Nerd was sitting at a table looking through a box of files. He hadn't noticed Castiel yet. The angel slowly approached, hoping to appear casual. Nerd looked up eventually and smiled tightly before looking back at the files.

"I believe Dean told everyone to stay in their rooms." Castiel stopped beside the table.

Nerd huffed as he flipped a page over. "I don't think he'll care what I do. Besides, Dick is roaming around like he owns the place and Happy has gone in and out several times since I've been here."

"What?" Castiel looked behind him and down the hall. He hadn't been a good watch, but he'd been distracted.

"Yeah, good looking out." Nerd sat back and stretched his sore back. "Where were you?"

"Just walking around." Castiel could tell it sounded like a lie and felt himself blink several times.

"Around where? I didn't see you." Nerd wasn't accusing anything but seemed curious.

"Just around."

"Did you come out of a bedroom? I thought I heard one of the doors. I had assumed it was Happy again or Flirty to make trouble." He smiled at Castiel but seemed to notice something as the angel paused too long. "What were you doing, Cas?"

"Nothing. I wasn't doing anything." Castiel cleared his throat and looked at the table.

Nerd stood up. "You know, you blink a lot when you're lying." He leaned on the table to study the angel closer.

"I'm not…" Castiel felt himself blink a couple times.

"Whose bedroom were you in?" Castiel's eyes darted around as he tried to decide what would be the best answer. It clicked then. "Oh my god. Were you with Flirty?"

Castiel looked at Nerd and swallowed. "No." It came out sounding more like a question.

"You were." He sighed heavily. "What did he do?"

Images flashed through his mind and he had to look away as his face grew warm.

"Are you blushing, Cas?" Nerd smiled and tried to follow the angel's eyes as he looked away. "Fuck me, you had sex!"

His head snapped up. "No we didn't."

Nerd gave him a disbelieving look. "Really?" Castiel nodded. "But something happened."

Castiel considered lying but decided against it. "Please don't tell anyone. I don't want to upset Dean."

Nerd rolled his eyes. "I won't tell anyone. I just can't believe it. Not even a day and that bastard finally got what he wanted."

Castiel was going to ask what he meant, but was cut off by someone calling his name. He turned to see Dick approaching.

"I've been looking for you." Dick stopped at the top of the stairs. "I need to talk to you."

"Okay." Castiel followed Dick away from the library.

"It's about Dean. We need to move him somewhere that we can protect him easier. I've found a couple good spots, but I wanted to see what you thought would be best."

"I think Dean is fine where he is." They stopped in the hall of bedrooms. "He has a lot of people watching him."

"What about when that thing shows up? You think he'll be safe just walking around in the open?" Dick was getting irritated.

"When that happens, we'll protect him."

"I don't think you understand."

"I understand perfectly. I've dealt with this thing before and I know I can handle it." Castiel raised his voice slightly, as did Dick.

"He's changed a lot since you dealt with him. We've all had to fight very hard to keep that thing hidden. It's gotten much worse and it won't listen to anyone or anything."

"I'm an angel. I don't scare easy." Castiel moved closer to Dick, irritated now himself.

"This thing might do the trick, angel." He threw the last word like an insult. "That thing is getting close. I can feel it."

Castiel furrowed his brows. "How?"

"I don't know. I just can. I sense danger long before anyone else and I know it is close to getting here."

"Okay, but we're not moving Dean."

"Then I'm going in," he reached for the doorknob of Dean's room.

"No," Castiel grabbed his hand. Dick pulled his hand back and almost pushed Castiel before thinking better of it. "He's asleep."

"Something could get in there."

"They'd have to get in the bunker first and then come through this door. He's fine."

"Then I'll stay here." Dick moved to stand in front of the door. He crossed his arms and glared straight ahead.

"You don't have to do that." Castiel could imagine how annoyed Dean would be when he opened his door and saw Dick standing there.

"Yes I do. It's what I do."

Castiel could tell he wouldn't be able to change his mind. "Fine, just don't go in the room."

A door opened near them and Castiel turned to see Happy peeking out. He smiled at him. "Hi."

Happy opened the door. "You guys okay? We could hear shouting."

"We're fine. Sorry to bother you guys." Castiel stepped closer to the room. He heard sniffing and looked inside to see Sad Sack sitting on the bed with red eyes and chewing on his fingernails.

"It's okay." Happy glanced at the other man. "He was just getting upset."

Castiel felt a stab of shame as he saw how upset Sad Sack was. He entered the room slowly and walked to the bed. The man looked up and smiled sadly.

"Were you guys fighting?" His voice cracked a couple times like he was trying hard not to cry.

Castiel knelt in front of him to be below his eye level. "No, we were just having a disagreement about how to protect Dean. You know how Dick is."

Sad Sack laughed in what sounded more like a sob. "Yeah, he likes to argue and fight. I just don't want anyone to fight." Tears filled his eyes and his breathing hitched a few times.

"It's okay. We're going to fix this, I promise. Everything is going to be okay." Castiel put a hand on the man's arm.

"That's what I've been telling him." Happy was standing behind Castiel.

"That's almost all you ever say." Sad Sack rolled his eyes.

"It's true." Castiel squeezed his arm. "No matter what it takes, we'll fix this."

Sad Sack smiled and nodded. A tear ran down his cheek. He took a deep breath and seemed to calm down some. "Thanks, Cas."

"You're welcome." He stood and wrapped the man in a hug. After tensing briefly at first, Sad Sack relaxed into the hug and returned it.

Castiel released him and left after getting a shoulder pat from Happy. He reached the door when he heard Dean shout from the other side.

"Jesus! What are you doing?"

The angel entered the hall to see Dick and Dean facing each other, Dean looking extremely angry.

"Were you just standing here like a creep the whole time I slept?"

"No, but I should have. We need to make sure you stay safe."

"Do you ever say anything else?" Dean noticed Castiel approaching. "Cas, what is this?"

"He insisted on standing there. I had to talk him out of standing in the room while you slept."

"Ugh!" Dean pushed Dick aside and walked down the hall. "I'm surrounded by freaks."

Castiel made Dick stay back and followed Dean as he walked to the kitchen to make coffee. He was yawning when he entered the room. It's then that the youthful appearance really hit Castiel. He didn't know Dean when he was this young. His disheveled hair and tight black t-shirt made him look even younger. It was like looking at a stranger that you somehow knew very well.

"How long have I been asleep?" He rubbed his eyes while he talked.

"Several hours."

Dean nodded. "And Sam?"

"He went to sleep shortly after you and hasn't come out yet."

"Good." He poured a cup of coffee and sat at the kitchen table. Castiel sat across from him. He took a drink before talking again. "Any revelations while I was out?"

Castiel thought of him and what Flirty said, but he knew that's not what he was talking about. "Unfortunately, no."

"Great." Dean took another drink. "Anyone give you any trouble?"

He cleared his throat and shifted in his chair. "No." If Dean thought he was acting weird, he didn't let it show as he just nodded.

"Cas, do you think it's possible that my soul will just go back together when everyone is in the same place?"

Castiel doubted it but he wasn't sure. "Maybe. I don't know."

Dean stared at his coffee and bit his lip. "Do you think it would be possible to put everyone back together without the last guy?"

His heart dropped. "No. It's a part of you. You need everything to be you again."

"I was me before him. I can still be me without him." He was still looking at his coffee.

"Dean, I'd love nothing more than to keep that pain from you, but it's not possible." Castiel reached out for Dean before he could stop his hand. He grabbed Dean's wrist. Dean looked at him with so much emotion that Castiel had to fight hard to not kiss him. "It's what makes you you. Everyone has good and bad."

Dean looked away and gently pulled his hands away to finish his coffee. "I figured as much." He pushed his chair back and stood up to put his cup back by the coffeepot. "Do you think we should tell Sam what's coming?"

Castiel stood and shrugged. "I don't know. It's your call. I'm not sure if telling him would be helpful or not."

They never got the chance to decide as loud banging echoed from the door. Dean looked up and Castiel saw him start to shake. They shared a short look before running to the front room. Everyone was already there. Sam had woken up right before the knock.

Everyone turned to look at Dean as a loud bang sounded followed by scratching sounds like nails on a chalkboard. He swallowed and tried to not look as scared as he felt.

A scream sounded outside the door that sounded vaguely like Dean but it had another pitch to it that sent an icy dread through everyone in the bunker. Sad Sack had retreated to a corner, dropping to the floor. His knees were pulled up to his chest and his hands were in his hair as he began to sob in terror.

Happy wasn't smiling. Flirty looked serious for once. Dick pulled out a knife that no one knew he had and moved to stand in front of Dean. Nerd moved to stand beside Dick. Flirty took the other side of Dick. Happy tried to console Sad Sack.

Sam listened to the second scream and began to get an inkling of why everyone was so worried about this guy. He watched some of the Deans gather around his brother and decided he would see what they were dealing with. He'd only taken a couple steps when several of the Deans yelled at him to stop.

"Cas," Dick looked at him, "you should let him in."

Castiel nodded in agreement. "Sam, help them." He walked by Sam on his way to the stairs. He waited on the balcony until Sam was standing by Dick, forming a strong line in front of Dean.

Scratching on the door started again and Castiel moved to open the door. He braced himself. The scratching stopped when he touched the knob, like he could sense it. He threw the door open and faced Dean's final piece.

What he saw still shocked him. It was Dean but radically different. His hair was mostly white with silver streaks and a couple streaks of his natural color. His eyes were mostly white, but the green irises were just barely visible beneath them. His skin was pale and seemed fragile.

There was a gaping hole in his cheek that looked like it had been ripped off. The tip of his nose was gone, like it had rotted away. His lips and chin were covered in blood that seemed fresh. The shirt he was wearing was also soaked in blood, some dry, some fresh. He was holding a huge knife that was dripping blood in elongated hands and fingers that ended in sharp points.

His head tilted as he stared at Castiel. He didn't blink and sneered when he recognized the angel. He opened his mouth and shrieked loud enough to shake the walls. Castiel got a glimpse of his teeth that were sharpened like the teeth of a shark and covered in blood.

Castiel stood his ground and wouldn't let the thing intimidate him. In a move faster than was humanly possible, the thing launched forward and shoved Castiel as he screamed. The force was so strong that Castiel hit the balcony rail and flipped over it. He landed on the level below with a crunch.

He heard his name called by everyone in the room. His bones cracked as he pushed up and they healed themselves. Sam appeared next to him and helped him stand.

"Cas, are you okay?" Sam's face was pale and Castiel could smell the terror coming off of him.

Castiel glanced up and grabbed Sam. He forced the man behind him with a powerful shove.

Sam looked up and saw the newest arrival jump from the balcony rail. He landed on his feet right where Sam had been standing. The sight made Sam feel faint. It was Dean but nothing like his brother.

Dean felt sick when he finally saw the part of himself he'd been dreading. All the others surrounded him and had moved closer when Castiel fell. Even Sad Sack and Happy were standing behind him and holding onto him.

Castiel shielded Sam from the demonic Dean. The thing smiled and hunched his back before letting out another scream. He heard Sam made a choked sound. Castiel kept his eyes on the demon. It seemed amused by Castiel's bravery.

Sad Sack sobbed loudly, attracting its attention. He turned his head sharply and seemed to see Dean for the first time. It faced the men and slowly advanced on them.

Castiel ran and grabbed the demon. It shouted and swung an arm out to hit him. Castiel ducked and punched it in the side.

It growled in anger and rushed for Castiel. Sam stumbled out of the way as Castiel ran backwards. He didn't want to turn his back on the demon.

Flirty grabbed Sam and pushed him into the circle with Dean. They watched as Castiel avoided the demon and pushed him away from the circle.

At one point the demon hit Castiel hard enough to knock him to the ground. He then focused on the circle again. Dick stepped forward and managed to punch him once before being tossed aside.

Sam pushed Dean behind him. As scared as he was, Dean was more important. He was about to make a move when Castiel flew to intercept the demon. The whole circle retreated as Castiel stared at the demon.

"Stop." Castiel used a commanding tone that would've worked on any normal person. The demon growled and gripped his knife tighter. "Stop!" Castiel put some grace in that command, making the demon falter slightly.

Dick had gotten himself off the floor and was waiting for a chance to attack again. Castiel continued to stare at the demon. It moved closer, growling deep in its throat. It was close enough that they were almost touching.

"Get back!" Castiel yelled. The demon shouted. "GET BACK!" Castiel began to manifest his wings, making the demon flinch. He bared his teeth and snapped them at the angel. Castiel glared.

It was then that Dick took his chance and slashed the demon's arm. It screamed and turned to attack. Castiel used that moment to wrap his arms around the demon and then disappeared.