A/N: Here's another chapter for you. I just want to thank the reviews I've gotten from two of you and I am showing my gratitude to those two in this chapter, so read very carefully. As always read and review!
Everyone stood frozen after Jason's news but Katie finally snapped out of it.
"Wait what happened to dad?" Katie asked. "Is he-?" Katie couldn't bring herself to say the words. Her dad couldn't be dead. She couldn't have spent the last four month feeling sorry for herself and her dad was gone.
"No, he's really sick" Jason replied. "The doctors says he doesn't have much time" Katie reached up and ran her fingers through her hair.
"I don't understand the last time I saw him, he was fine, he was healthy" Katie said shaking her head in disbelief.
"Doctors said its cancer, it just showed up" Jason said somberly. "He wants to see you, he wants to see all his kids before-" Katie looked up at him and then over at Dean. She wanted to cry and scream and anything but she couldn't, that would get her nowhere.
"Ok I'm going to go change and then we can leave" Katie said before rushing back up the stairs. Before long they were on the road, the impala following behind Jason's truck. Dean glanced back at Katie through the rear view mirror. He could see her fidgeting with her jacket. He knew she was worried.
"Hey I'm sure everything is ok" Dean reassured.
"You don't know that" Katie said shaking her head. "I should've just answered my damn phone"
"And that wouldn't have changed anything" Dean said. " Look people get sick and I'm sure the finest doctors are working the help make him better"
"I hope so" Katie said staring out the window.
"Daddy will you read me a book" A young Katie fully clothed in her princess pajamas asked her father. He looked at Katie who was holding a very large book to her chest. Robert looked over at his wife who was seated next to him and smiled.
"Sure but only if mommy can help me ok?" Robert said picking Katie up and placing her between him and Linda.
"Ok I wanna read this one" Katie said handing the book to her father. Robert looked down at the book and then back over at Katie.
"Where did you get this?" he asked.
"From my friend, everyone calls BookLover101" Katie said smiling. "I know strange name, but they're really nice and really loves all kinds of books"
"Yeah I just don't think this book is suitable for a girl your age" Robert replied.
"Daddy it's about princesses and witches who can do really cool stuff like me" Katie replied. Robert and Linda shared a worried glance before turning back to look at Katie. Linda pulled the young girl into her arms and hugged her tight.
"Sweetie remember what mommy said" Linda whispered in Katie's ear.
"If I pretend to be a regular girl, I'll be a regular girl?" Katie asked looking up at her mother who nodded a yes. " But I don't want to be regular mommy" the young girl jumped off of her mother's lap and ran upstairs to her room.
As soon as they arrived at the hospital Katie followed behind Jason and Lacey to their father's room. Dean and Sam stopped and Katie turned to look at them.
"We're gonna give you guys some time" Dean said. "We'll be out here if you need us ok?" Katie nodded and continued to her father's room. As they neared the room Katie spotted Bridget talking to a doctor. When she got closer Katie realized the doctor was Alex.
"What's she doing here?" Bridget asked.
"Bridget don't, this is not the time" Jason snapped. "How is he doing?"
"He's still the same" Bridget said turning and looking at her father through the window. "Mom's in with him now"
"So this just happened suddenly, no warning no nothing?" Katie asked.
"It's weird he never said anything about feeling sick" Lacey said.
"But he had to at this stage he had to have felt something, it couldn't just pop in overnight" Alex said. They all just stared through the window for a moment before going in.
"Oh why are you all looking so sad" Robert said weakly. "I usually can't get you four to shut up and now quiet as church mice." Katie walked over to her father's side ignoring her mother's glare.
"How you feeling daddy?" Katie asked.
"I'm feeling pretty good" Robert said before going into a fit of coughing. "Considering" he finished. Katie noticed his hand was bandaged.
"What happened to your hand?" Katie asked looking back up at her father. Robert shared a look with his wife before looking back at Katie.
"You know me, always been clumsy. I dropped a glass and cut my hand while picking it up" Robert replied. Katie just nodded and smiled before looking over at her mother who was holding her father's other hand. "I want to thank all of you for coming. You don't know how hard it is to get all my family in one place at the same time"
"We should've been around more" Jason said shaking his head.
"Don't son" Robert replied. "I want you all to listen to this. None of this is your fault. Sometimes things happen. I've lived a full life, and I have a beautiful family. There is nothing more I could ever ask for" Katie wiped a tear from her eye before looking up to the window. She saw someone staring through the window at them. When the person caught Katie's gaze they turned and walked away. Katie stood up and walked out into the hall and when she looked in the direction the person had went they were gone. Katie looked around then down to the floor where the person was standing. She knelt down and picked up a handful of fresh dirt.
"Where did this come from?" Katie asked herself.
"Hey what's up?" Jason asked from behind her. "Is that dirt, where did that come?"
"I have no idea" Katie said standing to her feet. She turned and spotted Alex talking to another doctor down the hall and walked over to him. "Alex we need to talk" Alex looked at her confused before nodding to the other doctor and taking Katie to an empty room.
"What is it?" Alex asked once the door was closed.
"My father. When did he start getting sick?" Katie asked.
"Like I said the damage from the cancer had to have taken months" Alex said running his fingers through his hair. "We didn't know about it until he started showing symptoms, dizziness, nausea, bloody vomit. I mean if it weren't for the symptoms we wouldn't have known anything was wrong"
"So before these symptoms happened, he was perfectly fine?" Katie asked.
"Well on the outside yes, but on the inside his body had to have been going through a lot" Alex replied.
"Not necessarily" Katie said looking down at her hand that was a bit muddy from the dirt.
"What do you mean?" Alex asked. "Do you think something is going on here?"
"I don't know" Katie said looking back up at him. "But I will find out. Look I'm going to go back to my parent's house to look around a bit, don't say anything to anybody. I don't want anyone to know about this until I'm one hundred percent sure that this is something that can be fixed" Katie walked toward the door and stopped. "Just call me if anything new happen ok"
"I will just be careful Kat" Alex replied. Katie just nodded before walking out of the door. Jason spotted her and walked over.
"What's going on Katie?" Jason whispered pulling her to the side.
"Look I need to go to the house" Katie said. " I need you to stay here and keep an eye on everyone. Make sure nobody leaves here got it?"
"Why what's going on?" Jason asked.
"Jason I can't explain right now because I'm not really sure" Katie said before meeting her brother's gaze. " But there's something in my gut that's telling me something more is happening here. I need to figure it out, and I know that will be a little hard without my powers-"
"Wait you don't have your powers?" Jason asked.
"Yeah, long story one that I promise to tell you later just look, I know I've let you down recently and I know the last thing you want to do now is listen to anything I have to say, but I asking, no I'm begging you to just trust me ok?" Katie asked.
"Ok, just do what you have to do" Jason said looking down at his sister. "Call me if you need help" Katie nodded and turned walking away. When she went out the sliding door of the hospital she spotted Sam and Dean standing by the impala talking. Dean finally noticed her when she was closely approaching.
"Hey so is everything ok?" Dean asked moving closer to Katie.
"No, something is just really off about all of this" Katie said looking at her husband.
"What do you mean?" Dean asked.
"That's just it" Katie said running her hands through her hand. "Something is wrong, something is very wrong her. I can feeling it with every fiber in my body, but I just don't know what it is. All I know is that it probably has to do with the dirt man" Sam and Dean exchanged confused looks before looking back at Katie. Katie just shook her head. " I'll explain on the way"
"On the way, where?" Dean asked.
"Home" Katie said before hopping into the backseat of the impala. The impala pulled in front of Katie's childhood home as she stared at it through the window. When the car stopped she stepped out and walked to the front door.
"So what are we looking for?" Sam asked as him and Dean walked up behind Katie.
"I don't know" Katie said. "But I'll know it when I see it. Just keep your eyes peeled for anything that doesn't belong to two upstanding citizens" Katie walked over to the flower pot on the porch and dug her fingers in the dirt pulling out a key. "All these years and they keep the hide-a-key in the same place" Katie opened the door and they entered into the dark dreary house.
"Do you guys smell that?" Sam asked as they walked deeper into the house.
"Yeah it smells like-"
"Death" Katie finished turning to face them. "Sam check the basement, Dean you got this floor, and I'm going to check up stairs"
"No way, you're not going anywhere" Dean said shaking his head. "Without your powers whatever that could be here could come after you"
"Which is why I have this" Katie said pulling the gun from behind here. "I will be fine."
"No it's too dangerous. We don't know what exactly is happening here." Dean said stepping forward. "And until we do we all stick together" Katie opened her mouth to protest. "Not up for discussion. Let's go we'll start upstairs" Dean said before walking past Katie to the stairs. Sam looked over at her before shrugging and following behind Dean. Katie shook her head before slipping the gun back in the back of her jeans and following behind them. "Where first?" Dean asked looking back at Katie who stepped forward.
"This way" Katie said walking to a door at the end of the hall. She turned the knob and opened the door. "My dad's office" she looked over the room. "Hasn't changed a bit" she said under her breath.
A young Katie slowly opens the door to her father's office and sneaks in quietly. She walks over to the candy dish that's on the edge of the desk. She smiles as she reaches a hand inside.
"And what do you think you're doing young lady?" Her father asked startling the young girl.
"I was just, I'm- I'm sleep walking" Katie said before closing her eyes and raising her arms before walking like a zombie. Her father just shook his head before scooping the young Katie off her feet.
"Nice try but my dear you are a very bad liar" Robert said taking a seat at his desk, settling Katie on his lap. He reached in the bowl and pulled out a piece of candy and handed it to his daughter.
"Thank you daddy" Katie said unwrapping the candy and tossing it in her mouth. She loved those little caramel candies.
"Don't mention this to your mother" Robert replied. "Or we'll both be in trouble"
"I won't daddy pwomise." Katie replied. Robert smiled before laying a soft kiss on the top of his daughter's head.
"Hey you ok?" Dean asked taking Katie's hand snapping her out of her daydream.
"Yeah, it's just I have a lot of memories from this room" Katie said scanning the room a bit. "Just look around for anything that screams suspicious" Katie walked over to her father's desk as Sam and Dean looked around the rest of the room. Katie checked the drawers of the desk but found nothing.
"I'm not finding anything?" Sam said looking over at Dean.
"Me neither" Dean said and they both looked over at Katie. She closed her eye and took a deep breath.
"Wait" Katie stood to her feet and walked over to the painting that was on the wall across from the desk. Sam and Dean walked up behind her.
"What you wanted to admire the art?" Dean asked and Katie turned and glared at him.
"See you still have your sense of humor, or lack there of" Katie said before turning back to the painting. "Hasn't anyone ever told you it's not what's one the outside that counts" Katie reached on both sides of the painting and gently pulled it from the wall. "It's what underneath" The three of them looked at the safe that was hidden by the painting.
"Safe behind the painting gag" Dean said. "Kind of cliché don't you think?"
"Well my dad is old school" Katie said smiling. She reached up and turned the dial. First she tried her mother's birthday but it didn't work. Then she tried their anniversary, and all of their birthdays, but none of them worked. "Well I'm out of numbers" Katie said scanning the room again. She looked at the poster of her dad's favorite baseball player, Babe Ruth on the wall. She turned back to the safe and turned the dial and this time it opened.
"You did it" Sam said amazed. "How did you figure out the combination?" Katie pointed to the poster.
"Anybody who knows my father, knows he's the biggest fan of Babe Ruth. One of his favorite fun facts of the Babe is his win- losses stats of 94-46. So 9-4-4-6 just happened to be our lucky numbers" Katie said turning back to the safe. She looked inside and saw a bunch of folders, but one was different from the others. She grabbed the folder and headed to her father's desk. She tore open the folder and pulled out what looked like a contract. She read it over and was a bit shocked to see what it read, she was even more shocked to see her father's signature at the bottom along with a bloody thumb print.
"What is it?" Dean asked. Katie turned to him dropping the contract on the desk before walking out of the office. Dean looked over at Sam before going over and picking up the paper himself and reading it over. "Damnit" Dean said before running after Katie. When he finally catches up to her he grabs her and turns her to face him. "I know this looks bad"
"Looks bad Dean?" Katie snaps tearing herself from Dean's grasp. "This is way beyond bad, and there is absolutely nothing I can do to stop it"
"There's got to be a way around this, I mean contracts have loop holes right?" Dean asked as Sam came out holding the contract. " There's got to be something we can do"
"Dean my father just sold his life away to a demon, there is nothing we can do" Katie snapped.
"Ok that's something I never thought I'd hear you say" Dean said. "You're always the one who has hope when no one else does, whenever everyone else wants to give up you're the one who keeps pushing, so what's changed?" Dean asked.
"Me Dean" Katie replied. "That girl you're describing died the same day you did. That's day my attitude that everything will work out if we just have a little hope died with her. Now I'm being practical, without my powers I can't walk up to whoever made this deal with my father and demand he let him out of the deal. I won't put Jason at risk for whoever has done this. So Dean all hope is gone, so if you'll excuse me I have to be heading back to the hospital to watch my father die." Katie turned and stalked out of the door leaving a very shocked Dean behind her.
"What do we do?" Sam asked walking over to his brother.
"We find a way to save my father in law Sam" Dean said not taking his eyes off the spot Katie just left. "And get my wife back" They pulled back in front of the hospital and for a moment no one moved.
"What are you going to tell them?" Dean asked.
"Nothing. You read that contract, it's his life for my mother's. She was sick and he found a way to save her, there's no way he's backing out" Katie said turning to face Dean. "He loves her too much. I get it. Why bring it up if it's only gonna cause more heartache. He doesn't deserve to leave like that" Katie stepped out of the car and headed to the entrance of the hospital.
Sam turned to Dean and noticed the familiar expression on his face.
"What are you thinking?" Sam asked and Dean turned to face him.
"Jason" Dean said.
"Dean, Katie said it could be too much of a risk for him" Sam replied.
"But if she had her powers she wouldn't hesitate. He does and he's the one who gotta help" Dean said pulling out his phone. "It's the only way"
As Katie walked into the hospital her mind was racing. She suddenly unknowingly bumped into a little girl.
"I'm so sorry" Katie said kneeling down to the girl. "Are you alright?" Katie asked and the girl nodded before abruptly hugging Katie. Katie looked a bit confused but didn't pull away. The girl finally did a smiled big at Katie. The little girl handed Katie the stuffed bear she was holding. Katie grabbed the bear and looked back at the little girl.
"You're not alone" the girl said before turning and walking away. Katie watched the retreating form of the girl and then back at the bear. She looked it over and looked behind the bear lifting it's shirt.
"JohnnyStormsGirl" it read. Katie looked back down the hall but the girl was gone. She looked back down at the bear. "Thank you" Katie said before bringing the bear close to her and heading to her father's room. She saw Jason heading toward here. "What's wrong?"
"Uh nothing I just need some air that's all" Jason said. Katie just nodded before she watch her brother walk away. She turned and continued to her father's room.
When Jason stepped outside the hospital he immediately spotted the impala and walked over. Sam and Dean climbed out when the saw him coming closer.
"So what's going on guys?" Jason asked.
"This" Dean said handing Jason the contract. "We found it in your dad's safe" Jason read the contract over before looking back up at Sam and Dean.
"Damn" Jason curses.
"So is there a way to get him out of it?" Sam asked.
"I don't-" Jason picked up the contract and started reading it. "I have to talk to him, find out who he made this deal with"
"Katie didn't want to say anything, she didn't want to bring this up if there is nothing we could do" Sam said.
"Well we won't know what we can do until we talk to whoever" Jason read the name on the Contract. "This Roman is. So I'm asking my dad now." Jason folded the paper and put it in his pocket angrily before turning back and walking toward the hospital.
"Should we go with him?" Sam asked watching Jason's retreating frame.
"Yes we should" Dean said not moving.
"Then why aren't we?" Sam asked looking over at his brother.
"Oh because my wife is going to kill us" Dean said looking back at his brother.
"Well it's never stopped us before" Sam said before heading to the hospital.
"Yeah that's because she can hurt me way worst then she can hurt you Sammy" Dean called but Sam just kept walking. "Damn" Dean cursed before heading into the hospital.
Jason stormed into his father's hospital room and all eyes suddenly went to him.
"Alex take Lace, Bridge and my mom to the cafeteria for coffee" Jason said looking over at Alex.
"Jason" Katie said standing to her feet.
"What's going on?" Lacey asked.
"I need to talk to dad" Jason said before turning to look at his father. "Alone" Realization struck Robert and he turned to face his wife.
"Let us talk, go" Robert said. Linda looked up at Jason and then over a Katie before standing up and walking out of the room, Lacey close behind her.
"Whatever this is you better not upset him" Bridget snapped before following behind her mother. Alex followed her out. Katie stood to leave but Jason held out his hand stopping her.
"You stay" Jason said.
"What the hell is going on?" Katie snapped before the door opened and Dean and Sam came walking in. "Of course, it's you two" Katie said before turning and taking her seat by her father. "I should've known you wouldn't listen, you never listen"
"Look we just want to help" Dean said.
"And I told you there was no way to help so just drop it" Katie snapped.
"You don't know that Kat" Jason said. "And I don't know why you're so quick to give up hope"
"Fine, you guys want answers let's get them" Katie snapped before turning to her father. "Dad how did you find him?"
"Who?" Robert asked and Jason pulled the contract out of his pocket and showed to his father.
"The demon you sold your life away to" Jason snapped.
"Jason calm down" Katie snapped.
"You don't understand, I had to do it" Robert said taking the contract from Jason's hands. "There was no other way"
"To save mom" Katie said.
"Yes, you guys didn't know how bad it got for her, and that's how she wanted it" Robert said. "She didn't want to worry any of you"
"So how does Roman come in?" Sam asked.
"One night after I had finally gotten your mother to sleep after a night of vomiting I went into my office and had a drink, and then it hit me" Robert said.
"What?" Katie asked and Robert turned to her.
"You were gone but you left all of those books" Robert said and Katie looked back at her father shocked. "I just figured maybe there was something in there that could help me, that's when I came across the name Roman, the helper of the helpless" Katie dropped her father's hand.
"This is my fault" Katie said to herself. "I shouldn't be surprised that this is yet something else that's my fault"
"Sweety-" Robert said.
"Don't dad" Katie said turning toward him. "What you did was stupid and dangerous, but I get why you did it" Katie turned to look at Dean before turning back to her father. "Where is the book now?"
"Look I get you want to help but this isn't something I was forced to do" Robert replied. "I did this for your mother, and I'm not taking it back, I don't need saving"
"You must have forgotten what it is I do" Katie said walking over to her jacket and slipping it on. "I'm going to find a way to save you whether you want me to or not." Katie turned and stalked out of the room. Dean and Sam shared a look before heading after her.
"You have to stop her son" Robert said looking up at Jason.
"I don't think that's possible" Jason said before turning and going after her sister.
"Where are you going?" Dean called. Katie stopped and turned and walked over to him.
"Oh I'm going to figure out a way to save my father" Katie snapped. "Are you coming or not?" Katie turned and kept walking. Dean looked over at Sam and Jason before Derrick walked over with a fruit basket eating grapes.
"So what's crack a lackin?" Derrick asked and all three men just looked at him.
"Dean you are aware that my sister knows how to hot wire a car right?" Jason asked looking over at Dean, who then bolted out of the hospital. Sam followed close behind. Jason looked at Derrick before pushing the fruit basket to the floor and running out of the hospital. "Move your ass"
"You could've just said that without throwing the fruit on the ground" Derrick said before looking around to see if anyone was watching before kneeling down and picking up a grape and tossing it in his mouth before walking out the door.
After searching the house for the book Sam, Dean, Katie, Jason, and Derrick stood in the living room trying to think of where he hid it.
"That's it" Katie said standing and walking over to Jason. "Use a spell"
"Why don't you use a spell?" Derrick asked.
"Because she doesn't have her powers anymore" Jason stated. " A story I'm still waiting to hear"
"Well I'll tell you as soon as my father isn't near death" Katie said.
"You do know what we're risking if we succeed don't you?" Jason asked.
"What are you talking about?" Katie asked.
"Mom Katie" Jason said. " If we save dad we lose her"
"Don't you get it Jason" Katie turned away from him. "Our job is to protect against the supernatural not mother nature" Katie turned back to face him. "People get sick and they die, that doesn't exclude our family"
"How can you be so willing to let her go?" Jason asked.
"You think I want to see her die" Katie snapped. "But there are people out there who get sick all the time, we can't just save mom just because we don't want to be sad. How fair would that be?"
"Who are you trying to convince of that me or yourself?" Jason asked.
"Jason I'm sitting here trying to choose who I want to live or die. The only mother I've ever known or the only father I've ever known" Katie snapped. "And after everything that's happened to me with Sam and Dean and their dad." Katie wiped a tear from her eye. "We don't want the people that we love to die. We try our hardest to keep them with us as long as possible, even if it means sacrificing ourselves" Katie turned and looked at Dean. "Not thinking about how it will affect those we leave behind" Katie turned back to Jason. "Nobody likes death, nobody wants to die, but it's a part of us, and messing with it will only do more bad then good"
"He will hate us if we do this" Jason replied.
"She will too if we don't" Katie replied. "Look I'm tired of all of this, I'm sick of having the weight of the world on my shoulders especially now when I don't have the powers to do anything about it." Katie turned and headed out the door. "I'm finished" Dean ran to catch up with her outside the front door.
"Hey wait" Dean said grabbing Katie's arm and she turned to face him.
"Dean don't I just want to-" Katie stopped talking when she felt someone standing behind her. Dean looked down at her confused then over her shoulder. Without hesitation he grabbed his gun and Katie turned to face whoever it was. It was a man, he was covered in dirt and the stench that came from him was nearly unbearable.
"I have something you want, and you have something I want" the demon said.
"Roman I presume" Katie said stepping forward.
"You are correct" Roman replied. "Now let's talk exchange, you for your father and to be nice you can keep your mother too"
"Wait is that what this was all about" Katie snapped. "Another ploy by a demon to get me through my family"
"Except this time it will work" Roman replied.
"No you see it won't" Katie said. "I gave up my powers, I'm not special anymore, so that deal just went straight out the window" Roman looked at her and tilted her head.
"You think it was your powers that made you special" Roman replied. "Those were just hereditary, you are much much more, now take the deal and let mommy and daddy live nice long lives" Katie took a step forward and Dean grabbed her arm.
"You're not doing this" Dean snapped. Katie turned around to face Dean. She brought her face to his cheek and kissed him.
"Trust me" she whispered in his ear before turning back to face Roman. Sam Jason and Derrick suddenly came out the door as Katie made her way to Roman who was holding out his hand.
"Kat what are you doing?" Jason asked.
"I'm making the decision easier" Katie said not taking her eyes from Roman. "Now they both can live" Katie turned back to look at Dean for an instant, before turning back and looking at Roman and grabbing his hand, before anyone could say anything they were gone.
"Dean you wanna tell me why my baby sister just went off with that demon?" Jason snapped. Dean just looked at the spot Katie and Roman were just standing and then down to the ground where a pile of dirt sat. Dean walked over to the dirt and kneeled and picked some up.
"Wait" Dean said standing to his feet. "The dirt and the smell" Jason, Derrick and Sam all looked at him confused. "C'mon" Dean said before walking toward the impala.
Katie walked down the hall of the dark crypt her arm in Roman's grasp. The horrible smell getting stronger and stronger as they walked. Katie heard distant screams from all around.
"Where are you taking me?" Katie growled trying to pull herself from his grasp.
"To my play room" Roman said with an evil grin. They entered a room that looked like torture central. Katie noticed the dried blood that stained the contraptions. He pulled her to a stone slab and threw her on the table cuffing her wrists and ankles so she couldn't move.
"Wait, Wait" Katie screamed. " My parents, your part of the deal"
"Fine" Roman said before snapping his fingers. " All is right with mommy and daddy, they're as healthy as horses. Now to the fun"
"Dean you mind telling us why we're roaming around this graveyard?" Sam asked.
"Because this is where Roman has set up shop" Dean said stopping. " Smell that?" Sam, Jason and Derrick stopped and sniffed the air.
"Yeah who let one rip cause it wasn't me" Derrick said pinching his nose.
"No one farted duffus, it's him it's Roman, he's close by" Jason said looking around. " Look we need to split up, if anyone finds anything scream" Jason said before him and Derrick headed and on direction and Dean and Sam headed in the other. They stopped when they saw the figure of a familiar angel standing in front of them.
"Castiel" Dean said a bit shocked.
"Wait this is Castiel?" Sam asked then looked back at the angel. " It's uh- it's an honor to meet you"
"Sam you can be a fan later" Dean snapped. "Do you know where Katie is?"
"Yes but I can't go to her" Castiel replied.
"Why the hell not" Dean snapped coming closer the man.
"Because there is a lesson she must learn from this" Castiel replied.
"What lesson, how to die in the worst possible way?" Dean snapped. "You know what if you're not here to help why are you here?"
"To stop you" Castiel said before holding a hand toward Sam and Dean. Before they knew what was happening they were back in the impala.
"Son of a bitch" Dean said before pulling the handle but the door wouldn't open.
"It's no use" a voice said from behind them and Sam and Dean turned to find Jason and Derrick in the back seat. "We've already tried"
"So did you guys make a tax accountant angry or something?" Derrick asked.
"It's time to find out why he chose you" Roman said looking down at Katie.
"Would you believe me if I told you it was because of my awesome personality?" Katie asked with a grin.
"I don't get it, you're as stupid as a human could ever be" Roman said. "I mean sacrificing yourself for people who aren't even really your parents"
"They are my parents, you bastard" Katie growled pulling at the chains and Roman lifted his hand and placed it on Katie's head causing the woman to scream in pain.
"You know I was watching" Roman said pulling his hand away. "You had given up, you were ready to say goodbye to dear old daddy, before you found out the whole story, why?"
"Because- because" Katie said. " Because you took advantage of him, because what you did wasn't right"
"And who are you the ambassador of what's right and wrong" Roman said laughing. "Take a look around. The world is full of those who are doing wrong and getting away with it. You can't stop it all"
"You're right" Katie said. "But I can try" Katie closed her eyes.
"You saw him recently, I can feel him on you" Roman said.
"What are you talking about?" Katie asked. "God? I haven't seen God and if I did I think I would remember" Roman placed his hand around Katie's throat and began squeezing.
"You're lying to me" Roman growled. "Do you have any idea what's coming? The only leg up I can get is finding out why you're so important to the big plan"
"Let. GO." Katie struggled to speak and suddenly the pain she was feeling started to sooth until it was gone all together. Roman looked down at Katie as soon as the woman's eyes shot open and they illuminated a bright white.
"How?" Roman asked shocked. "You have no powers, this is impossible"
"Nothing is impossible, especially when it comes to the big guy" Katie said smiling when suddenly her shackles released. You know I should thank you, because well I think I just had an epiphany. I am a hunter of evil. It's not only what I do it's who I am, and as long as I live no matter how I feel or what I maybe going through, letting you win will never be an option. " Katie sat up and looked over at Roman. But the trench coat clad angel caught her attention. "You knew this would happen wouldn't you?" Katie asked.
"I had an inkling" Castiel replied and Roman almost jumped when he saw the angel. Katie tilted her head and smiled at Roman who seemed to be getting more and more frightened.
"Who are you?" Roman asked looking at Katie.
"I am the only one who will see the end of this whole shebang" Katie said hopping off the table. "I'm the one who's going to have a front row seat when all the evil in the world bows down to him" Katie walked closer to Roman, so that they were only inches apart. Katie smiled before leaning to whisper in Roman's ear. When she pulled back, she couldn't help but notice the shocked expression the once scary demon wore.
"You're- You're" Roman stuttered. "Can't be, The prophecy-"
"You're looking at the prophecy my friend" Katie said before bringing her index finger to Roman's forehead. A light seemed to flash behind the demon's eyes as his lifeless body fell to the floor. Katie climbed over the body and walked over to Castiel.
"It is you isn't it?" Castiel asked looking down at Katie. Katie just looked up at the angel and winked before closing her eyes and blacking out but Castiel caught her before she could hit the floor. Cas picked her up and angeled them both back outside to the graveyard.
"What the hell?" Dean said as he saw Castiel walking toward the impala carrying his unconscious wife. They suddenly hear the clicking of the doors unlock and they all hopped out of the car running up to the angel. "What happened to her?"
"She was getting closer to the truth" Castiel said passing Katie off to Dean.
"What does that mean?" Dean snapped looking down at Katie who he thought was way too still in his arms.
"She will be the one to tell you, when she finds out herself" Castiel replied.
"You know all this cryptic-" Dean stopped when he looked up and saw that the angel was gone.
"Ok that guy is officially my cool angel friend" Derrick said smiling. Jason shook his head and walked over to Dean to check out Katie.
"We need to get her someplace where she can lay down" Jason said. Dean just nodded and carried her back to the car.
The next morning Katie opened her eyes to the sight of familiar solar system stickers on the ceiling. She sat up from the bed and placed her hand on her neck that was still a bit sore. She smiled when she looked down to see Dean lying next to her asleep. She carefully slipped out of bed and walked over the door. She turned to see Dean still sleeping before grabbing her bag and slipping out. The house was quiet, but it was a familiar quiet. She walked down the stairs and made her way to the kitchen to see her mother pouring herself a cup of coffee.
"You're awake" Linda said smiling at her daughter. "How are you feeling?"
"I'm good" Katie said with a small smile. "How's dad?"
"He's fine, doctors can't explain it" Linda said. "They're calling it a miracle"
"And you , you're fine?" Katie asked.
"Yes, I'm perfect. I had myself checked out when the doctors gave your father a good bill of health just to be on the safe side and there was no cancer" Linda walked over to Katie and took her hands. "Thank you. Jason told me what you did, and I don't think I could ever repay you"
"Mom you and dad took in two kids who aren't really that normal and loved them any ways" Katie said.
"But I- I didn't do the best I could. There were just something's I still didn't understand or want to accept" Katie's mother replied. "I wanted to believe that it wasn't happening, and if it wasn't then I wouldn't have to deal with it."
"Look you did the best you could in a situation, I don't think any other woman could deal with" Katie said. "I mean you had to do something right with us, we're out saving the world" Linda smiled at her daughter before wrapping her arms around her and hugging her tightly.
"I'm glad you never listened to me" she whispered in her daughter's ear. "You're no regular girl, you're special, and I'm just so sorry I didn't see it sooner"
"You're riding this for all it's worth aren't you?" Katie asked and a confused expression came across Linda's face as she pulled from Katie. "I mean did you think you were fooling me?"
"Honey what are you talking about" Linda asked.
"I know my mother" Katie said. "Probably better than a lot others and you my dear are not my mother" Katie said easing toward the woman.
"Katie what are you talking about I am you're mother" The woman replied.
"My mother is stubborn, she's a prude and sometimes a bitch" Katie said. " But what I do know is that she loves my father and would never be alright with him sacrificing himself for her. I guess I'm more like her in that way" Katie took another step forward as the imposter took a step back. " So what was the plan you orchestrate this whole thing, get my father to believe my mother was sick, knowing he would try anything to help her including going to magic. But I'm guessing it didn't matter what he read or recited because either way Roman would appear" Katie paused. " You were letting Roman do your dirty work for you"
"I always knew you were too smart for your own good" as the imposter's eyes changed. "I thought you'd be long gone before you figure it out"
"Shape shifter. I haven't killed one of those in a while" Katie said with a slight grin. "So you were using Roman to try and figure out why I was chosen huh? Damn I screwed up that plan." Katie put her hand to her chest. "I am so sorry" She said rather dramatically.
"You laugh now, but we're getting closer" the shape shifter said.
"We?" Katie asked.
"The dark side little girl" this time the shifter took a step toward Katie. "You see everything has changed especially with Lilith trying to bring back daddy and you see we just want to know what the other side has planned"
"And you think I know?" Katie asked.
"No, I think you have a very important part though" The shifter said taking another step toward Katie. "One we will figure out sooner or later, and then we will get the upper hand"
"You do realize what you're saying don't you?" Katie asked. "Apparently you are going to figure out why God, the master of keeping things under wraps until they happen, chose me to protect the Winchester brothers?"
"Don't sound so surprised" the shifter grinned. "Look how close we got this time. You think you can protect your family at all times. You think you can watch little Lacey while she's off at college or keep an eye on Bridget at one of her charity functions. Don't you see. We know your weakness." This time the shifter was standing right in front of Katie. "You'd do anything for your family, even help the side you've been fighting practically your whole life" Katie looked deeply into the shifter's demonic eyes.
"That will never happen" Katie said. "I will fight you, all of you until the day I die. You come after my family, I will end you all of you. Powers or not I am still very dangerous but you know that don't you. I mean you're probably still trying to figure out how me, a lowly human, killed Roman without my powers" A big smile came across Katie's face. "I scare you don't I. That's what all this is about isn't it. I scare all of you, and you all have no idea why" Katie could tell she was right from the expression on the shifter's face. Katie reached in her bag and pulled out the gun Dean had given her. "Well you should be scared" Katie aimed the gun just as Dean had taught her.
"So you're going to kill me with a gun?" the shifter asked. "A bit barbaric don't you think?"
"Oh no it's a lot barbaric" Katie shrugged her shoulders. "But without my powers it's all I have so before I kill you tell me where my mother is"
"Really why would I do that?" the demon asked. "I can tell you and I die or I don't tell you and still die so what's the point. If I'm going out I might as well go out pissing you off"
"Wrong again." Katie replied. "You see you don't tell me I let you go" the shifter looked confused. "I mean I have you here at gun point I should kill you, everyone would expect me to kill you including Lilith, don't you think she would find it odd that I just let you go?"
"She wouldn't believe I was working with you" the shifter shook it's head.
"C'mon Lilith has a lot on her plate trying to make sure nothing comes between her opening these seals, especially not even the thought that one of her own would double cross her would be an option for her" Katie said. "I'm sure her way of killing you will me more painful than this little bullet" Katie looked the shifter over telling it was thinking.
"Fine. The abandoned factory right off the highway" the shifter replied. "She's alive, now get it over with" Katie looked at the shifter before dropping her arms. "What are you doing?"
"I kinda like the idea of letting Lilith take care of you" Katie said about to put the gun back in her bag when the shape shifter tackled her bringing both of them to the ground. The shifter was strong and pinned Katie to the ground before giving a punch to Katie's face. Katie reached and was glad the gun didn't get too far. She grabbed the gun and brought under the shifter's chin and pulled the trigger. The lifeless body of the woman who appeared to be her mother went limp on top of Katie. Katie heard commotion from upstairs before she heard footsteps coming down the stairs.
"Katie!" she heard Dean yell.
"Dean over here" Dean ran over and pulled the shifter off Katie. He looked down at the woman he thought was Katie's mother and then noticed her eyes. Then he turned his attention back to his wife.
"Mom" Jason said rushing over to the woman he thought was his mother.
"It's not her Jason" Katie said. "It's never been her, she was never sick it was just a trick by this shape shifter. Look we have to hurry, it told me where it was keeping mom" Katie said.
After rescuing Katie's mother, they immediately brought her to the hospital to get checked out. Katie now stood alone in the hospital room looking over at her mother.
"I still can't believe any of this happened" Linda said looking over at Katie. "I could've died, your father could've died all because of you and what you are"
"Mom I'm-"
"Don't I'm so tired of your apologies" Linda turned away from Katie. "For so long I tried. I really did to force myself to believe that you and your brother could just be normal, but you two just had to entertain this-"
"I don't get it" Katie said. "If you hate us so much why keep us, why not give us back"
"Oh how would that look" Linda snarled. "Your father and I have an important image to uphold and giving orphans back would not help"
"Dad, he loves us, he truly loves us but you-" Katie felt tears fall from her eyes. " You never could, you could never get past that we were different, why, I mean we never hurt anyone, we were just as scared as you were, you were our mother, the only one we known." Katie took a step toward her mother. "You're supposed to love us and protect us and tell us that no matter what we are no matter what we can do that you will always love us, why couldn't you just love us"
"Because I'm not your mother" Linda said quietly. " After Lacey your father and I found out that I couldn't conceive anymore and he wanted a son, so we found Jason and your father instantly adored him, but the orphanage wouldn't let us adopt him without you, for some reason they were adamant on not separating the two of you"
"So you just wanted Jason, not me?" Katie asked and her mother didn't say a word. "Ok" Katie forcefully wiped the tears from her eyes. "Jason is going give all of you the protective talismans and he's going to put a protection spell against evil on the house and other than that all I can say is be careful. They will come after you to get to me and I'm sorry for that. I hate that I've brought you into this and If I could change any of it I would but I can't so this is what you get. Today will be the last day you see me unless anymore supernatural danger happens to come your way. Other than that you will not hear a word from me, it will be as if I never existed and you will finally be able to live your life as normal as possible, ok?" Katie didn't give her mother a chance to say anything before walking out of the room and down the hall to her father's room. She looked in to see Jason, and Lacey watching as their father zipped up his jacket.
"There she is" Robert said noticing Katie. "The hero of the hour" Katie smiled and walked over to her father and kissed him on the cheek before hugging him tightly.
"Goodbye daddy" Katie whispered into his ear before pulling away. She didn't give him a chance to say anything before she turned and walked out of the room. Jason, Lacey and Robert shared a look before Jason ran after her.
"Kat what's going on?" Jason asked grabbing Katie's arm and turning her to face him.
"I talked to mom and now a lot makes sense" Katie said looking up at her brother. "And now I'm finally getting the hint. I'm going to finally let them have the life they deserve, the one they always wanted, a life without me" Katie started to turn around but Jason grabbed her arm.
"No look at me" Jason said. "Mom and Dad love you, I love you and I'm not just going to let you walk out of her thinking anything less"
"Jason you weren't there, you didn't hear what she said" Katie replied.
"Katie mom just spent the past couple of days held hostage in an abandoned warehouse of course she's going to be angry" Jason took Katie's hand. "You have to give her time"
"Time" Katie said with a smirk. "Time is a funny thing, we all need it but we can never get enough." Katie looked back up at her brother. "Jason I don't have time to wait for my mother to try and love me, there are more pressing issues like the whole end of the world thing. When mom wants to talk I will listen but until then I'm getting back in the fight" Katie turned and walked off but stopped and turned back. "Oh and my books in my room, get rid of them, hell anything supernatural in there send it to Bobby's ok" Jason nodded and Katie turned and continued out of the hospital.
That night Katie sat across from Dean in the empty bar both with glasses in their hands and a bottle of the bar's strongest whiskey at the center of the table.
"I'm sorry" Dean said looking over at his wife. He could tell she was hurting and all he wanted to do was make it better.
"Why are you sorry" Katie took another sip. "You didn't make the only mother I ever known verbally bitch slap me"
"Yeah I know I'm just sorry that after all of this you still ended up the one getting hurt" Dean took Katie's hand in his and looked deeply in her eyes. "I would've done anything so you wouldn't have to feel the pain you're feeling right now." Katie looked down at her hand resting inside of Dean's and then back up into his eyes.
"You know I'm sorry too" Katie said. "About us not having that date"
"Well some may qualify this as a date" Dean said. " I mean two people in a dim lit bar with alcohol, seems like a date to me"
"Wow, I don't know if I should be happy or totally freaked out at that statement" Katie said with a smiled.
"And there it is" Dean said looked over at Katie.
"There what is?" Katie asked.
"That smile" Dean replied. "That's the smile that I thought about every second I was-" Dean didn't finished. He hadn't mentioned his time in hell, he wasn't sure he could, not yet anyways. Katie gave Dean's hand a small squeeze.
"It's ok. You don't have to talk about it" Katie replied. " Just know when you are ready I'll be here ok?"
"Ok" Dean picked up his glass and took another sip and Katie just stared at him. Even after all this time of having Dean back, it still seem surreal to her.
"What?" Dean asked looking back over at her.
"Nothing it's just that I-" Katie looked down at her glass and then back up at Dean. "Is this real, I mean you're really here right I mean for the past couple of months I was trying to distinguish what is real and what is not and this – this is real right?" Katie asked. Dean stood from his seat and walked over to Katie kneeling in front of her. He took both her hand and put them on either side of his face.
"I'm right here princess" Dean said looking up into Katie's eyes. "I'm right here and I'm not going anywhere, I'm never leaving you again" Katie looked down at Dean for a moment before sliding her hands from his face. Katie turned away from him as she brought her hands around her neck and removed the necklace she'd never taken off since he died. Dean kept his eyes focused on all her movements.
"This is the first time I've taken this off since you- you died" Katie said sliding the ring off the chain. "It was all I had left of you and I couldn't let it go" Katie grabbed Dean's left hand and slid the ring on his finger. "Dean I don't want to have to take this ring off your finger again got it?" Katie said a small smile playing across her face.
"Yes ma'am" Dean said before bringing his lips up the Katie's. Katie brought her hands to Dean's chest as she kissed him back. Neither one backed away this time, both needed this, both of them needed each other, now more than ever.
Meanwhile back at the hospital
Katie's mother lay her head on the hospital pillow with her eyes closed trying to get some sleep. She'd sent her family home, she was tired of all the questions about what happened between her and Katie and couldn't take it anymore. Linda heard the door to her room creak open and she quickly opened her eyes and to say she was surprised at who it was, was a bit of an understatement.
"What are you doing here?" Linda asked.
"I'm just seeing how you were doing" the woman said walking closer the Linda. "I heard what happened, must have been terrible"
"It was" Linda replied. "But it could've been avoided if it weren't for your daughter" Linda said staring back at Elizabeth.
"Are you blaming my daughter for all of this?" Elizabeth asked. "After she saved you and your husband's life, I mean after all these years you still don't feel anything for her?"
"Since all of you came into our lives nothing but trouble has followed" Linda replied. "Why couldn't you have chosen someone else, I mean why us, there were hundreds of families that could've take your children in"
"I chose you because you owe me" Elizabeth walked right in front of Linda's hospital bed. "You would be fertilizer right now if it weren't for me, you and Robert were the parents they needed and who could give them the lives they needed"
"Yeah but they weren't my children, I could never love them like they were" Linda replied. "Like I told Katie-"
"Wait you told Katie you didn't love her?" Elizabeth asked and Linda's silence was all the answer she needed. "Why would you do that, after everything she's gone through how could you do that to her?"
"How could you?" Linda asked. "You are her mother, but you hide from her, she needs you, not me. So stop blaming me for your faults." Linda said and Elizabeth turned away. "I could never be her mother, I could never be that person for her, it's you. She needs you"
"I can't" Elizabeth whispered. "Not until I find out the truth to why so many want her dead. I have to protect her and I have to do it without her knowing"
"Really and who benefits from that her or you?" Linda asked.
"Protecting my children is the only thing that drives me" Elizabeth snapped. "You think I don't wish our lives had been different, that I had seen them grow up. I wish we could've been a family, but that didn't happen"
"So you're going to keep hiding from them?" Linda asked.
"Yeah, for now anyways" Elizabeth replied turned and walking toward the doors. She grabbed the door knob and paused and turned back to Linda. "Oh and If you ever cause my daughter any more pain I swear your little stint with the shape shifter will seem like a walk in the park"
"Are you threatening me?" Linda asked and Elizabeth chuckled.
"Come on Lin you've known me long enough to know I don't make threats" Elizabeth turned back and opened the door. "I kill things" With that Elizabeth left.
A/N: Well there you go. I hope my two reviewers liked their surprise cameos in my story. It was my way of saying thanks for your support. So we learned a lot in this chapter, especially about Katie's mother both of them. Next chapter will be a familiar SPN EPI, one of my favorites. SO Review please and who knows maybe you too can make a cameo in Three Blind Mice.