Chapter 28. Two Sons, Wrong Choice
Dean felt his body tense when Sam drew the knife on him and he could feel that Tommy had not expected Sam to not believe him.
"Sammy, are you nuts? Put down the knife," Dean was proud to see that Sam held his ground.
"Who are you?" /that's it Sammy!"
"Sam what's gotten into you?" Tommy asked and Dean felt his body move towards his brother only to be halted when Sam raised the knife silently letting the spirit know not to come any closer.
"What's gotten into me?" Sam asked with a tiny laugh, "I believe I should be asking you that question."
"Sam you need to calm down," Dean felt Tommy move him a step closer to Sam once again only for Sam to take a step back.
"Stay away from us or …"
"Or what? You'll stab me? If you do that you'll only be hurting your brother." Dean really hated hearing himself speak when he wasn't the one doing the speaking and he hated even more when he saw Sam falter a little at Tommy's words.
/Come on Sammy just get out of here/
"He's not going anywhere Winchester" Dean felt surprised to hear the ghost speak inside his head. Up until this moment he had always spoken out loud. At least when the kid spoke in his head Dean didn't have to hear his own voice talking to him because it was annoying the crap out of him.
"I think you two should come with me," Tommy told them
"Sam, what are we going to do?" Daniel asked from behind his friend, feeling a little bit out of his league.
As soon as Sam went to look at his friend Dean felt himself in motion and cursed that his brother had taken his eyes off his opponent. He felt sick as he felt his own fist connect with his brother's face. It wasn't as if Sam and Dean had never thrown punches at each other before but it had always been when they were training and had never been meant to hurt each other. This was completely different.
Lost in his thoughts Dean was caught off guard when Sam fought back landing an elbow to Dean's midsection and then before the teen had a chance to recover he followed through with an uppercut to Dean's jaw. Dean could tell that Tommy hadn't expected Sam to fight back as good as he had. He didn't know that Sam had been trained by some of the best hunters Dean knew.
/That's my boy/ Dean thought as he felt pain spreading across his jaw from the impact with Sam's fist.
As soon as Sam saw Dean's body hit the ground he grabbed Daniel by the arm, "Come on we have got to get out of here," he said and the two boys began running.
The only problem was that Tommy didn't stay down and Dean could almost feel the extra power running through his system thanks to the spirit possessing him. It wasn't long before Dean could feel himself up and running, crashing into his younger brother taking them both to the ground.
"Sam!" Daniel yelled from where he had landed on the ground.
Dean could feel his brother squirming beneath him trying to get free but then his hands were grasping Sam's wrists and pinning him to the ground.
"I said …" Tommy gritted out, "That I think you should come with me."
/Get your hands off my brother ghost boy or I swear to god I will kill you/ Dean tried to shout and although he hadn't exactly accomplished that he knew that his message had been received and he ignored how stupid his threat had sounded since technically the kid was already dead.
Tommy ignored his host as he increased the pressure on Sam's wrist when the kid started wriggling out of his grasp.
"Get off him!" Dean heard Daniel yell from behind him just before he felt something collide with his back. He could feel his brother's friend on his back trying to pull him off of Sam and could have told the boy that what he was doing was useless.
Dean hated not being in control especially now when he was only able to watch as his body was used to attack his own brother. Tommy was looking down at Sam and Dean saw determination and fear in his kid brother's face.
"I always kick your ass Sammy," Tommy taunted as if he were Dean and Dean could see a new emotion on his brother's face, anger.
"You're not my brother asshole."
"Your right, I'm not your brother but I can tell you right now that Dean is getting some satisfaction out of this Sammy," Tommy told him with a sneer.
"What?" Sam squeaked as Tommy repositioned himself so that Dean's forearm was pinning Sam down by his throat.
Dean could still hear and feel Daniel behind him when all of a sudden he felt a well placed kick to his kidneys and gasped in pain along with Tommy who almost let go of Sam. Dean could tell that Tommy was getting annoyed now and felt his arm swing out and connect with the young boy behind him, sending him flying into the wall.
"You bastard!" Sam cursed when he saw his friend go sailing.
"He's sick and tired of your crap Sammy; he's sick and tired of you doubting him after everything he does for you! He enjoyed it when I punched you." Tommy pushed down on Sam's throat, blocking Sam's airway.
"He's sick of having a little brother … what do you say I do him a favour."
Dean was going nuts on the inside at every word Tommy spoke to his brother. He started to panic as he felt Tommy press his forearm into Sam's throat. The sound of his baby brother gasping for air sent his mind racing. He had to do something. On impulse, caused by worry for Sam's safety, Dean lashed out in his mind at the other occupant.
He felt Tommy squeeze his eyes shut as if he had a sharp head pain. He continued what he was doing until Tommy was forced to let one of his arms up to grab his head in pain.
"Ahh!" he gasped in pain and brought both hands up to his head, letting oxygen back into Sam's deprived lungs.
Sam looked at his brother's face as he gasped for air and as light headed as he felt, Sam didn't waste anytime in scrambling away from Dean and running over to help Daniel stand up. He hated seeing his brother in pain but he tried to remember that this wasn't his brother. Then a thought occurred to him. Maybe it was Dean that was causing the spirit trouble. He wouldn't have been surprised if Dean was still fighting in there somewhere. That knowledge gave Sam some strength and knew that the best thing to do right now was get out of there and he knew he could do that as long as he knew Dean was still in there giving the ghost hell. One thing he knew for sure, Dean never gave up.
Dean was starting to feel the pain he was inflicting and could feel a pressure building in his mind as Tommy tried to fight him off. He felt his knees hit the ground as his legs gave out on him. Tommy still had his head grasped tightly in his hands and his eyes tightly shut. Dean just hoped that his brother had used this reprieve smartly and gotten away from him because Dean could feel his mental forces start to tire. He was starting to feel woozy himself and it was only a matter of minutes before he would be made to pull back.
"Come on Daniel," he heard Sam rasp through the haze he was in as he felt his wall's crumbling.
Dean couldn't hold on any longer and let go of the hold he had on Tommy. He had never felt this wiped out before and could feel himself slipping and realized that he was going to pass out. His last thoughts were that he hoped Sam and Daniel had gotten away as he slid into darkness, his once impenetrable walls crumbling as he did so. As soon as Dean fell unconscious Tommy's mind was flooded with Dean's memories and he nearly fell the rest of the way to ground at the shock of memories flooding through him.
What he saw shocked him. Younger versions of Dean and Sam flashed through Tommy's mind, strange creatures and other spirits, something hovering over a younger looking Sam, feelings of failure, abandonment, confusion, fear, determination, strength and then love. Love for Sam and other people that Tommy wasn't familiar with.
The rush of everything had almost undone him but as fast as the memories had come, the left and he could feel himself breathing and realized that he hadn't noticed that he had been holding his breath.
He looked over at the direction he had last seen Sam and saw that both boys had taken off again. He stood up and was about to chase them down again when he saw someone walk around the corner. Sam and Daniel both bumped into the man's chest and bounced back. It took Tommy a few seconds but then he realized that he recognized this man.
Sam looked up and had to blink a couple of times before he trusted what he saw in front of him to be real, "Dad?"
"Sammy," John said quietly before looking past his youngest son when he spotted his oldest standing back regarding him.
"Dean, are you okay?" John asked getting a confused look from Sam.
Tommy stood there for a few moments not wanting to make a mistake but he realized that if he didn't speak soon that Dean's father would probably realize something was wrong. Sifting through some of Dean's memories and emotions he was pretty sure that he knew which the best way to act was.
"Dad I'm sorry … I tried to stop it."
John looked at his eldest and saw that he had been right to assume that Dean would blame himself.
"Dad that's not Dean," Sam said a little frantically.
John looked down at his boy and felt some anger at the people who had dared to touch his children, "Don't Dad me, you're not my son!" John said angrily and almost backed down when the look on his son's face was so much like Sammy's.
"What? Dad?"
John pulled reached into his bag and pulled out the tazor gun he had packed and pointed it at the young teenager, "Dean, get over here." He wasn't disappointed as Dean immediately came to stand beside him.
"Dad, how did you know Sammy was possessed?" Tommy asked trying to sound as concerned as possible with a tinge of regret. From what he could grasp from Dean's memories he knew the older boy would be feeling guilty had Sam gotten possessed.
"Caleb had a vision that one of you were possessed and then we found a list, Sammy's name was on it," John explained.
"Dad I'm not possessed, I promise! It's me Sammy," Sam said taking a step towards his father.
"Shut up! You're not my brother; he hates to be called Sammy!" Tommy said raising his voice and smirking at Sam when he was sure John wasn't looking.
"Dean, stay back," John warned as he saw Dean take a step forward.
"Dad, Dean is possessed not me!" Sam yelled.
"You expect me to believe that?" John asked incredulously.
"He's telling the truth Sir," Daniel said speaking up for the first time since the mighty John Winchester had rounded the corner.
"Who are you?"
"Daniel Sir."
That name sounded familiar to John and he thought for a moment before he remembered that Daniel McKinley had been the name above Sam's on the list.
"Dad, he's possessed too don't trust them," Tommy warned, causing Sam to glare at him.
"I know."
"Dad …" Sam began.
"Shut Up!" John hissed making Sam and Daniel jump.
"Dad, where is Caleb?" Tommy asked. He could now remember seeing the older boy through Dean's memories.
"He's in the forest searching for the graves and that damn possession ritual." Dean heard the voice say and his groggy mind realized that it wasn't his, Sam's or Daniel's voice that he was hearing, it was mistakenly his fathers.
He was wondering what the hell his father was doing here when he took notice of the situation in front of him. He saw his Dad standing next to him pointing a Tazor at Sam and Daniel.
/What the hell?/ he asked himself.
He could tell that Tommy was aware he was awake and he tried to continue his attack on the ghost only to find they his attempts were useless. It seemed that that last mental fight had taken it out of him. He could feel his mind was overtaxed and realized that he wasn't going to be doing anything himself for a while.
"Dad I swear I'm telling you the truth, check us out with the EMF, you'll see I'm not possessed." Sam looked at his father almost pleading him to believe him.
"Don't bother Dad; the EMF doesn't work on these spirits. They were given something before they were possessed that blocks out the signs." He heard himself explain and it hit him exactly what was going on. His Dad thought that Sam was possessed.
"That would explain why Caleb couldn't get a proper reading, he said it felt like he was being blocked."
"Dad please … that's not Dean."
"Dean go and help Caleb, I'll handle your brother," John ordered not taking his eyes off Sam.
"Dad …" Tommy began to argue knowing full well that would be what Dean would do.
"I just gave you an order Dean, now go."
"Yes Sir!" Tommy replied and gave a smirk to Sam behind John's back.
Dean was now screaming inside for his father to believe Sam. This so called rescue was not going like Dean had envisioned it and now Sam was in danger from their own father.
/Damn it! Dad, come on! Think about it! Dean pleaded as he felt Tommy walking away from his family.
"They can't hear you Winchester."
/You are not going to get away with this/
"You keep saying that but you can't do anything, you can't even block me now."
/What are you doing?/
"Well since little brother is squared away thanks to your father, I think it would be best to get your friend out of the way, if your memory of him is correct he is a threat and needs to be taken out. Oh and speaking of your memories, man I thought being an orphaned spirit had its bad points but you're life takes the cake in the sucking department."
/My life is just fine the way it is thanks/
"If you want to tell yourself that go ahead but I have seen your feelings and memories remember. I know it isn't all that great."
/Yeah well what would your transparent ass know?/
"It doesn't matter, once I handle your friend and let the others know whats going on, we can get on with our lives."
/As much as it pains me to say it, Caleb is dangerously good when it comes to defending himself. I never thought I would here myself say this but I will even enjoy him kicking my ass if it mean's the end of you./
"You won't have to worry about that, he won't even know what hit him."
Dean could do nothing as Tommy took them towards the forest. For once in his life he was actually glad the older hunter usually bested him in a fight. Dean always gave Caleb a run for his money whenever they trained together but Caleb was years ahead of him and extremely good at what he did. Those thoughts are what he held onto as he waited to get to their destination
TBC ...
Okay still a bit of a cliff hanger but not as bad as the last one i hope :-) ... i hope ya'll liked it and from this point on i will be trying to post as much as possible until it is finished so thanks for all your support and i'll see you soon :-)