Where to Run
Chapter Six
For the second time that day Sam just about had a heart attack, and instinctually tried to flee as the invisible wind pushed everyone away. Only this time he found himself floating limply in surprise near the ceiling and not crammed into a crevice.
"Shit, Sammy!" Dean groaned from where he had been shoved against the counter. "Hey, who the hell are you?" All eyes turned to the being in the doorway and Castiel bowed his head respectfully.
"I apologize for interrupting, Castiel was doing a fine job at explaining things." He said smoothly. "And I apologize for provoking you." He turned to Sam, who was finally beginning to feel his limbs. "My aren't we all tense?" He mused. "I'll take over from here, Castiel." Castiel nodded and, before Dean could demand the angel stay with them, he just disappeared.
"You're Dominion, well – one of them." Bobby coughed in realization. Dominion nodded.
"Could you put Sammy down?" Dean asked. Sam shook himself mid-air. The hair on the back of his neck was still up and he could feel his gut clenching as he watched Dominion.
"First let me speak. If I put him down he may take off." Dean frowned. "The first order of business is you, Dean. I will not beat around the bush. Michael needs a vessel in order to take on Lucifer – and yes, it must be him and they must have vessels. Don't ask me why, it just is how it must be." He tilted his head. "It is unfortunate that Michael has destroyed so many up until now, also unfortunate that the only beings that may know of how to prevent that destruction are so unwilling to tell." Dean shuffled a bit.
"Why are you helping us?" Sam gathered up his courage and asked. His voice came out in a low whisper.
"Only another Angel can kill an Angel. Michael is the only Archangel that has the power to take care of Lucifer. You, Dean, are the only one with the power to contain Michael without being killed yourself or dampening his power."
"Why me?" Dean asked.
"Because of your mother." Sam and Dean blinked in surprise. "She was a fallen." Dead silence. "Like Anna, she did not remember. She never did. But she had our blood in her veins – you are the only born child with angel blood." Dean sat down on a chair, heavily.
"Damn." Bobby said softly.
"There is a ritual we can perform to boost your blood up to 50%." Dominion explained. "With that, you will be able to act as Vessel for Michael but you won't be a slave to him, and you will be yourself once he leaves."
"What about me?" Sam asked quietly as his brother gaped, taking in this information. "How is that Lucifer can…?"
"The highest blood count goes to the first born. Dean is close to 25% whilst you are around 5%. Which brings me to the rest of my news." Dominion turned to Sam, who once again bristled and flinched. Dean seemed to shake himself out of his stupor as Sam squirmed and tried to get away from Dominion, who stalked forward to him until he was mere inches away.
Sam's eyes turned black and Dean flinched.
"You are very powerful." Dominion said. "You are close to 40% demon. Which is why you feel uncomfortable, frightened, around me and Castiel. Also why traps and typical protections work against you." Sam cringed. "Azazel knew what he was doing when he fed you his blood – if he had been allowed to continue with his plans then by now you would be half demon, half human, and you would likely be itching to join Lucifer and say 'yes.' We would not be here…"
"The point?" Dean interrupted.
"Yes. The blood is not anchored to you. It is like a foreign invader – like an illness that the rest of your blood and body is fighting. Which is why you crave more blood and why the powers are not fully under your control. You need to accept the blood and we need to…." Dean blinked in surprise.
"Come again? Accept it? No way in hell – pardon the pun - is Sammy saying yes to Lucifer!" He interrupted.
"That is not what I meant, and please let me finish." Dominion tilted his head. "Sam. You accept that you're different. You use a portion of the power given to you. But you deny who you are and what you can do – you're blocking it way too much and not allowing a successful merging."
"I'm not evil." Sam grimaced.
"Of course you aren't. Power in and of itself is not evil, it's what you do with it." Dominion sighed. "If you accept yourself, embrace your blood and power, and continue using it for good – you're halfway to defeating Lucifer." Sam blinked. "By denying yourself you give him power to get to you, use you. I have a ritual that will bind your blood and complete Azazel's purpose."
"No!"
"You will be half demon in truest form. Physical form. You will be as intended. Lucifer will not be able to use you as a vessel." Sam froze and Dean scowled.
"But I would be…"
"Yes you will have violent urges. And no doubt quite the temper. But I have a solution for that as well."
"Wait." Dean pleaded. "You can't mean turn my brother into a… a…" Sam hung his head. Dominion narrowed his eyes at Dean.
"Do you trust him?" Dean and Sam locked gazes and Dean barely had to pause to think. He nodded. "Do you trust yourself?" Another nod. "Then you will not have any problems – Sam will still be your brother, just as you will still be you if you complete your own ritual."
"What solution?" Bobby, who had been silent and contemplative, asked. "You mentioned a solution to possible problems should Sam do this." Dominion nodded.
"A leash, of sorts." Dominion said. "Castiel has agreed to be both of your… Guardian, of sorts. He will supply his blood for Dean's ritual and we do a similar ritual, smaller scale, for Samuel. The Angel blood will enhance Samuel's humanity and will provide Castiel and Dean a means of control should they need it."
Sam, Dean, and Bobby where silent.
"And this would mean i couldn't be used as a vessel?" Sam asked. Dominion nodded. "And Dean would be okay after…?" Another nod.
"Sam, you can't seriously think…"
"Bobby, this may be the only chance we have." Dean spoke. "Lay it all on the table for us."
TBC
Okay, one more chapter after this one for this fic. I DO plan to write up a sequel, though. Don't know when but i do. The next fic i'm going to post is going to be part one of a trilogy. There will be Dark!Sam in that one, but not Evil!Sam. I'm also taking suggestions - i have a few ideas for other stories but i'm always open for more (no promises though!)
THanks to all my reviewers so far, and hope nobody's too confused.