Chapter 13

Sam looked out through the passenger window in the same direction as Austin was. The place looked like an abandoned warehouse of sorts, the kind that you would find in those horror flicks or something. Sam half expected to see Hook Man again even though they took care of that guy. "You sure about this?"

Austin turned to look at Sam and study him. "Considering what happened…"

Sam didn't say anything. It had been risky staying near the bar but he had been too riled up and he was on a roll. It felt good to hit someone related to the bastards that took Angela. He knew though that the anger was mostly at it being his own fault. He was angry with himself and to hit something… it felt good. Also he didn't like what had been implied about what was going on with her.

The weasel they had implied that they were doing something awful to Angela and he didn't want to think about it but the worst case scenario… It had him see red and he wailed on the guy. If something like that happened to her and he wasn't able to stop it… That would…

Austin didn't do anything to stop Sam and neither did Kesset. Austin sensed that there was a lot going on there and it became evident when Sam pulled out the chakram and held the sharp blade close to the weasel's skin. It surprised him when Sam actually did a slow slice across the forearm for starters and demanded to tell them where she was but he kept his thoughts to himself. It actually pleased him that Sam was off the demon blood since that was all him.

The weasel protested at the slices done to his arms and the punches to the face. When Sam moved to the torso, the weasel was ready to talk and would have screamed it had Austin not put his hand over his mouth. It was almost a poetic sense of justice. He told Sam to stop eventually and the man did… after giving one last punch to the face. Austin let Sam get in a punch before taking over and asking, "Okay now. Tell the man what he wants to know. I'm sure he has other things planned and this was just a warm up."

"I said I would tell you. Keep the freak away from me."

Sam was willing to stay close just to provide an intimidation factor but he had been glad to step away. It was a reaction to anger with the beating. The slicing… it was rage especially when the bastard implied that there was… He hated the idea of that possibility and was well aware that it was probably said to get him agitated. They wanted that then he would give it. He was just willing to let Austin do the talking.

"Look we were just scouts to find the bitch," the weasel said, "but I overheard that they were taking her to some abandoned warehouse. Said something about it being perfect for bringing the freak here."

"And where exactly is it?" Austin stared at the weasel renegade. His chocolate brown eyes held a deadly gleam in them as he stared at the guy. "And no lies. Otherwise what I'll do will make what Sam here did a pure picnic in comparison."

In the end, the weasel gave them the location and they were there waiting. Sam kept his word and called his brother. It wasn't far from where Angela had been taken so Dean would be able to make it in and bring the cavalry. If he had to, he would summon Cerebus and Sam was in a mood to do that. Still they would wait. That was what they were doing at this point. Sam said to Austin, "Thanks for taking over."

"I think you worked him over pretty good."

"He is still back here. Get the feathered freak away from me."

"Shut up." Austin reached over into the back and gave a punch to the weasel. "You're lucky the Avian is in a good mood." He glanced over at Kesset to make his point.

"I'd rather rip his head off," Kesset murmured loud enough for everyone to hear. "He received a kindness." He looked forward and straightened up. "He will be punished."

Sam said nothing but turned to look back at the warehouse. It was then that he noticed something going on. He tapped Austin on the shoulder and pointed, "Hey."

Austin turned his attention away from the weasel since Kesset would be quick to do anything should the guy try anything. He looked out the window and towards where Sam had pointed. He studied the scene and spotted the renegades. He knew them anywhere and this bunch in particular. These guys had his old partner and friend? He raised his brow. "Them?"

"Something up?" Sam studied Austin. Something told him that the vampire knew the guys they were watching. He knew that Austin had told him that the renegades for all their prowess at hunting, they certainly had questionable loyalties. He knew that firsthand since they kidnapped Angela when she was her mini self and sold her out to demons; they worked with that demon bitch Lenya. So it was at the back of his mind to not take them at face value.

"Yeah. This group I'm familiar with." Austin moved his head to get a better look. His vampire abilities made his vision better than the average human but he still had a human body. It wasn't perfect and as far as he knew, no one was perfect except the Creator. "I find it strange that they would be involved. They are more pissed at me."

"Well you are a traitor to the cause though you are a freak," the weasel piped up.

"Shut up," Sam shot back. He gave a slight nod when Kesset pulled out what appeared to be a ball of Dean's dirty socks that fell out and stuffed it in the renegade's mouth. It was sort of funny to see the guy try to spit it out and he could just imagine how ripe it was even if Angela interfered with the 'system'. He looked at Austin and asked, "Will it be a problem?"

"Not really. To be honest these guys are mild compared to other groups. They still are black and white with the whole who's human and who's not but they wouldn't stoop to killing children. If they allow some leeway and they don't like me." Austin looked at Sam and noted the look in the young man's eye. "It's why I have doubts about them helping the true fiends but it is not the first time people switch sides. Loyalties can be fickle."

"As far as I know, they had a hand in taking her. If they harmed her…"

Austin reached out and touched Sam's shoulder. He had noticed that Sam started to clench his fist in anger. "One step at a time." He gave a slight toss of his head in the direction of their prisoner. "Besides, that weasel may prove useful at some point."

Sam nodded and then noticed something. He tapped Austin's shoulder and pointed, "There."

Austin turned to take a look and blinked. He knew now why this group was going against their usual behaviors. "It's Jonas. He's a bad mofo; he's a lone wolf and they are the most dangerous kind of renegade."

Sam tensed up at Austin's assessment while trying not to lose his temper hearing the weasel laughing through the sock gag. It turned into a cough when Kesset made a couple of adjustments. He looked at the vampire, "What now?"

Austin looked back when the scream rang out. He reached out but caught only air. He turned to see Sam was already out of the car and starting to make his move. He was out just as fast and chasing down Sam. He managed to tackle Sam and pressed him to the ground muttering, "I really do like you Sam but what you're about to do is stupid."

Another scream sounded and Sam struggled harder and growled back angrily, "Like you would know."

Austin adjusted his grip to keep Sam down. "You came to me Sam. And I'm trying to keep you from getting your ass killed."

"And too bad you're gonna fail anyway."

Both the vampire and the hunter stopped struggling the moment the pin of a gun clicked indicating that it was ready to fire. Since Austin was on top, he was the one that looked up to see the barrel of a .45 revolver pointed at him. He wasn't going to bet on the type of bullets loaded since it was close enough to kill and cause serious damage. Instead he looked up to see the one that he was wary about looking at him. He replied, "And how would you know that Jonas?"

Jonas shrugged his shoulders as he glanced at the car where Kesset was being held at bay with a gun pointed at him by other renegades. The others came out and surrounded Sam and Austin as he looked down. "Let's just say that there are plenty of interested parties in the outcome. Now get the fuck on your knees."

Austin shifted slightly but the clack of guns caused him to pause. He wasn't about to risk Sam's wellbeing even though he would like to knock some sense into him. Instead he slowly shifted his weight off of Sam and got on his knees. His eyes had narrowed as he looked around for any sign of backup.

Jonas clicked his tongue and peered at Sam. He pointed his gun at the younger Winchester and said, "Now you've been a hard one to track down Sam. Imagine my surprise that no one had managed to get you though one did come close. Poison was it?"

Sam got to his knees after shooting a glare at Austin for tackling him but he wasn't mad at the vampire. He was mad at himself since he got them into this now. He looked at the man Jonas and replied, "Fuck you."

"That's my line," Austin said being his usual self. "But good one."

"You think this is a game Austin?" Jonas watched the reaction from the vampire. He grinned, "Oh I know about you. You were the Ice Bitch's favorite; one of her firsts. Then you left and are now what… a school teacher?"

"I got a life," Austin retorted. He glanced around and noted the situation. He figured that Sam saw the position they were in as well which was why he was resisting doing anything stupid. "So what was this? An attempt to come after me? Still sore that I had you kicked out?"

"Please. I left because I saw the light as pretty much everyone else here has." Jonas gestured around at the group. "Nope. This is more about your friend here. Did you know he's the only one to evade what now three groups of renegades?"

"I'd never have guessed," Austin replied in a mocking tone. His nose twitched as he caught the stench that he hated so much. It seemed that the more vicious were still using. "So what now? You capture Absolution and then use her as bait? What next?"

"Don't know, don't care… as far as you're concerned," Jonas replied with a devil may care swagger. "You see the others don't care about you since you pretty much dropped off the map and there are a few who know better than to take you on solo. But… can't say that it looks good for your friend here." He gestured at Sam.

"I've heard," Sam muttered as he glared at Jonas. "Why now?"

"Why not?" Jonas looked at Sam and took in the glare. He chuckled, "Oh yes now I remember. It's because you put us in the state we are in now. You started the Apocalypse." He bents over and got close to add, "And you've pissed off more than your hunter friends."

"I know." Sam took a breath and looked up and continued, "So… let… her… go."

"No because to be frank you both are the top targets. Of course I could do a trade. I'll let your friends go Sam if you tell the bird boy in the car to let go of the weasel in the back."

"How about not?"

It was quick as Austin lashed out and grabbed the nearest renegade. He managed to disarm him and fling aside the body like it was a rag doll. At the same time Sam grabbed the renegade closest to him and gave the hardest punches he ever threw in his life. He bloodied the guy's face to the point of unconsciousness. He was on his feet fighting off the others that scrambled the moment Austin decided to not take it lying down. Sam fended off a few more when he noticed that Jonas was slinking away. He was not going to let him get away.

Jonas was actually waiting for Sam and ambushed him with a clothesline maneuver. He chuckled the moment Sam went down and tsked mostly in disappointment combined with amusement. He was surprised that Sam got to his feet and was ready to get into a fight. But it also brought pleasure. "I reckon I'm going to enjoy this."

Sam had known how to fight since he grew up learning. He learned more of the finer points from Angela. He was a named Champion after all and he took Jonas on willingly. The exchange had Jonas commenting on Sam's ability in an impressed fashion until he upped the ante by using a weapon to hit Sam across the face and send him sprawling on the ground. It was actually the flat end of his weapon that had a pick of a blade on it and he decided to drive it into Sam. That is until Dean tackled him and called him an asshole.

Jonas looked at the elder Winchester after getting to his feet and said, "About time big brother showed up. One or both, doesn't matter since she will watch you die." He shrugged his shoulder and started towards Dean swinging his weapon.

Sam, meanwhile, got to his feet after giving a slight shake to his head. He took in his brother dodging the swings and looked around for a weapon. The only thing he could see was a piece of piping in the grass. It was better than nothing and picked it up and moved in from behind. Dean was dodging another blow when he swung but he was blocked by Jonas who merely said, "You're good but not good enough."

At that moment Dean was tackled by another renegade and Jonas when back to ganging on Sam. He taunted the younger Winchester mostly about how pathetic he was especially for following her. Sam, for his part, managed to keep up a good defense until Jonas forced his weapon away and he was at the mercy of a pointed blade about to be driven into his chest. He vaguely heard his brother calling and struggling to get to him when Jonas swung.

All of a sudden Jonas went flying into a tree and Sam blinked as a blur crossed his vision and went to help his brother. The blur threw the guy off his brother and he was trying to run by the time his feet hit the ground. It was comical in some way. Then the blur turned and threw a knife that flew really close by Sam. He heard the grunt and turned to see a now dead renegade dropping whatever it was he had. He turned and looked at the newcomer while the others ran away. "Thanks."

"Forget that," Dean said as he got to his feet. "You are in trouble." He pointed a warning finger at his brother.

Sam rolled his eyes and went to where Jonas had fallen. He grabbed the renegade and yanked him to his feet. "Not so tough now," he muttered.

"I'm still better than you." Jonas chuckled as he was pushed to where everyone was. E looked at the scene and took in the vampire dusting his hands off, the Avian pushing the weasel that somehow got a bloody nose and a very large dog that looked ready to eat him. He then noticed the newcomer show was just standing there. "So you planning on a nice torture session?"

"Shut up," Dean retorted as he gave a shove to Jonas' back.

Jonas stumbled forward and ran into the weasel who nearly fell over if Kesset hadn't put out a hand to stop him from falling. He turned to look at everyone else. "Well I guess I'm out of a job."

"Tell us where she is," Sam's voice quietly entered.

Jonas looked at Sam and noted his expression. It was a dangerous calm and it had him wary. It wasn't what he had been told. Still he could have a perverse pleasure with this. That was why he was asked to do what he had been doing. "I could tell you but then I would spoil their fun. Then again I could tell you and then go after her and have my own fun."

"Yeah and get your ass kicked," Dean said while he watched his brother.

"Well it is pretty much the dream of every one of us: going after the bitch that created us and then turned against us."

"You lying bastard," Kesset roared. His wings flapped up and he looked like he was going to use them to beat the renegade to death.

"Easy Kess," Dean said as he stretched out his hand to calm the guard down. He looked at Jonas with a narrowed look and made sure Sam wasn't going to take advantage of the situation. He was relieved that he made it but he was pissed that Sam was going so gung ho on him. "So what are you here for?"

"To get the abomination you call a brother dumbass," Jonas retorted. "He's on everyone's shit list. Even yours I'm betting. Hell I'm surprised you stopped short of killing him to try and stop it." He looked at the brothers and then gestured with his head towards Austin, "Hell I bet it drove him crazy. Must've been hard huh?"

Austin merely stared but his features betrayed the fact that he had a hard time with everything. He did manage to reply, "All humans stink. Including you."

Jonas chuckled at that, "And you're the one who talked about getting a pure soul."

"Pfft. Undercover." Austin crossed his arms over his chest and looked away almost like a petulant child would. "Wanna kill him now?"

"Ho-ho. So unlike you."

Austin looked at Jonas and said with the straightest expression, "Oh I'm still the same. You'd just have to worry about him." He gestured at Sam. "Don't let the look fool you."

Jonas gave an eye roll. "Please. He couldn't do it."

"Try me," Sam butted in. "Now tell us where she is." He had gritted his teeth since he did want nothing more than to strangle the guy.

"No."

"I'll rip your head off," Kesset growled.

"You don't scare me Avian," Jonas retorted. "Emotionally unstable freak. It's no wonder there are so few of you left. That and we pretty much killed you off."

Kesset's feathers ruffled in anger. Dean was nervous about trying anything beyond words to calm the guard down. From his view he looked ferocious. He didn't have a problem believing that he did the damage at the motel. He was surprised when Sam stepped in and said, "Enough. Tell us where you have Angie."

"That the name of the bitch now eh? Funny how we always called her bitch." Jonas looked around. He had one last trick up his sleeve. His goal though was to continue the delay. It wasn't like they were going to find the place anyway. He wasn't going to tell.

Sam grabbed Jonas by the lapels of his jacket and shook him hard. "Where is she?"

Dean stepped in and said, "Sam…"

"Back off Dean. This bastard knows where she is." Sam had shot a look at his brother but then turned back towards Jonas. He narrowed his eyes and almost snarled, "Where is she?!"

Jonas was grinning and it started turning into a chuckle. He was pleased that it only seemed to make Sam angrier and he liked that. "Maybe I do. All I was asked to do was to find you. They may be watching right now."

"Sam," Dean said feeling the urge to punch this dickwad in the face.

"Dean," Sam countered in that angry calm that showed how really annoyed or pissed he was. "Don't."

"Sam," Dean tried again. He knew more about renegades than Sam did and he wasn't going to let his brother walk into a trap. "These guys are masters at taking torture. You can't beat it out of them."

"The weasel with him says different."

"Hey, you got me soused and then three on one," the weasel butted in.

"Your own fault," Jonas said. He looked at Sam and taunted, "Big brother is right. We may know pain and fear but it is more the joy of inflicting it on others and just savoring it like one would a steak." He peered at Sam and added, "You do realize that she was the one that taught us this… don't you?"

Sam held onto Jonas and glared back. He knew that Dean was right since Jonas was more intent on taunting him; taunting him about a past that while damning was not who she was. He could try beating it out of him but it wasn't going to make much of a difference. Finally he released Jonas and glanced at his brother, "Maybe Bobby found something."

Jonas wanted to scoff at Sam's choice since he thought it terribly weak. Instead he managed to look disappointed that they were not going to do anything else. He did let his lip curl in a slight smile. "Giving up already?" He covertly slid his hand into his jacket pocket. "That is truly disappointing." He rushed Sam and had him in a death grip while throwing what was in his pocket out. He grinned as the light blinded everyone there. He didn't expect Sam to react like he did with an elbow strike to the gut, forcing him to let go.

That didn't matter though. Jonas managed to grab his weapon and rushed the Winchesters. He managed to clip Dean with a body shot with the blunt end. He managed to cut the weasel free and ordered him to follow through. Together they fought off the others until Jonas rounded in on Sam who was stumbling from a blow the weasel gave him with a piece of tree branch. He started forward and was almost cut off when he caught Austin coming towards him. Time to use the big guns.

Austin had charged but was caught off guard when he found his feet being lifted into the air and he was flung aside like a rag doll. He landed hard on the ground and rolled a bit; he had no idea Jonas was into witchcraft. Talk about major hypocrisy. He managed to stop himself to see the blur of the newcomer rush forward. He had no idea who they were but they or rather she was fast. He couldn't see her features since her head was covered in a headscarf.

She charged forward, avoiding the bursts of power and got within Jonas' defenses. She threw a series of punches and kicks while dodging potential blows. She landed a few of her own until her wrist was grabbed and flung aside. It allowed Jonas to advance towards Sam since he still had a job but he was grabbed from behind by Kesset.

Kesset had managed to avoid the renegade's powers and charged forward. His wings added to his speed but also gave the sense of power. He certainly looked powerful and intimidating since he was clearly pissed as he grabbed the renegade by the arm. He manipulated the body into a perfect position to actually rip the limb off. He was tempted and he had growled that the renegade was going to pay… that is until the newcomer barked in a language he knew. It was automatic for him to release the prisoner and step back actually bowing and deferring to them.

Jonas shrugged off the Avian and said, "So you are someone's pet Avian." He looked at the hooded girl and taunted, "So what are you about sweetheart?"

The girl looked at Jonas with an intense stare and Dean swore he could see the eyes glow like when his girl would vamp out. It shocked him when she said something and with a twist of her hand she broke the renegade's neck. After the body tumbled to the ground he said, "Alright. Timeout. Who the hell are you?"

The girl turned towards the Winchesters and stared for a moment. Slowly she reached up and unwound the headscarf to reveal her features. They were that of a young girl, no more than eighteen and she smirked at them and said, "Hello, Amitz… Abba."

A/N: Looks like the weasel led them to a trap and the fight is on. Looks like we have a surprise. Guess who? Find out next time on To Hell and Back...