No Rest for the Wicked
Time was closing in. Dean only had 30 hours to go before the Hellhounds came for his soul. He wasn't the only one that was scared Of course, he was the worst of all, but each of the hunters were scared for them and what was in store once he was gone. Although he's tried to hide it, Adonia and Genna knew that Sam was still communicating with Ruby. A part of them didn't want to like her for many reasons, but the other part of them knew that she was trying to help. Bela stole the Colt and Dean tried to get it back; only to find out that it was long gone. Bela held another secret, Dean wasn't the only one being chased down by Hellhounds. Even further, the demon holding their contracts is Lilith; should have known.
Even with everything going on, Adonia couldn't get the Christmas kiss out of her mind. They've been so busy, so they haven't really had the chance to talk about it. Adonia isn't even sure he's thought about it. It just seems like day after day, Sam keeps going deeper and deeper into this whole other realm. More importantly, she wants to make sure that doesn't happen.
Genna and Adonia sat on one of the beds facing each other. They sat crisscrossed in the middle of the bed and held each other's hands as they channeled each other's energy. They wanted to make sure they would be strong enough for the upcoming battle with Lilith. Dean just woke up from dozing off. He was sitting at the table with books open about Hellhounds. From the look of sweat and heavy breathing, he must have dreamt about them. Sam came in and looked at his brother.
"Dig up anything good?" He asked.
"No. Nothing good," Dean cleared his throat.
"Well, Bobby has. Finally," Sam said with some happiness in his voice. The girls got out of their concentration so they could listen.
"Really?" Adonia asked as she got off the bed.
"Yeah. A way to find Lilith."
"Oh," Dean said with slight disappointment as he looked at his watch, "with just 30 more hours to go."
"Hey, why don't we just make a TJ-run, yeah? You know.. some senoritas, cervezas uh- we could... What's spanish for 'donkey show'?"
"So, if we do save you...let's never do that," Sam said. Sam sat down next to him.
"Look, we're cutting it close, I know. But we're gonna get this done. I don't care what it takes, Dean. You're not gonna go to hell. I'm not gonna let you. I swear. Everything's gonna be okay." Dean looked at Sam for a moment. Dean visioned Sam's face completely distorted, flinging to the sides at a rapid pace.
"Yeah, okay," Dean finally responded.
They made it to Bobby's. They gathered around a map where Bobby placed a device on top of it. It had three wooden legs and a glass ball at the top. Hanging from the ball was a pendulum that pointed to a specific location that is ever needed to locate something or someone.
"So you need a name, that's the whole kit and caboodle. With the right name, right ritual, ain't nothing you can't suss out," Bobby explained.
"Like the town Lilith's in?" Adonia asked next to him.
"Kid, when I get done, we'll know the street." She laughed slightly from being impressed. He began the ritual, started the swing for the pendulum, then chanted in Latin. As the hunters watched, the pendulum began to search over the map until it suddenly stopped, pointing out Lilith's location.
"New Harmony, Indiana," Bobby said aloud, "and we have a winner."
"Alright. Let's go," Sam said eagerly, pushing the pendulum out of the way.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Just holster it up there, Tex," Dean intervened.
"What's the problem?" Sam asked clueless.
"'What's the problem?' Come on, where do I begin? I mean, first of all, we don't even know if Lilith holds my deal. We're going off of Bela's intel? Now when that bitch breathes, the air comes out crooked. Okay. Second, even if we could get to Lilith, we have no way to gank her. And third, isn't this the same Lilith that wants your giant head on a pike, should I continue?"
"Jesus, Dean. Don't bring down the room or anything," Genna commented.
"Yeah, well, it's a gift," he smiled sarcastically.
"I'm sorry, so then what are we supposed to do Dean?" Sam asked, frustrated.
"Just 'cause I gotta die doesn't mean you have to, okay? Either we go in smart or we don't go in at all."
"Okay, fine. If that's the case I have the answer," Sam said.
"You do?" Dean asked surprised.
"Yeah. A surefire way to confirm it's Lilith and a way to get us a bonafide demon-killing ginsu." Dean turned his back to him.
"Dammit, Sam. No!"
"We're so passed arguing. Dean, I am summoning Ruby."
"Like hell you are! We have enough problems as it is," Adonia protested.
"Exactly. And we've got no time and no choice either." Sam walked closer to her.
"Come on Sam, she is the Miss Universe of lying skanks, okay? She told you that she could save Dean, huh - lie. She seems to know everything about Lilith but forgot to mention, oh right - Lilith owns his soul!"
"Okay, fine. She's a liar. She's still got that knife."
"Adonia," Bobby called, but not loud enough.
"For all we know, she works for Lilith," Adonia continued to argue.
"Then give me another option, Addie. I mean, tell me what else."
"Sam's right," Bobby said.
"No, dammit!" Bobby looked at her surprised. Everyone looked at her, waiting for her to say something.
"Just no," she said calmer; realizing she was out of line. Dean stood next to her.
"I agree with her. We are not gonna make the same mistakes all over again. You guys wanna save me, find something else." Sam and Bobby looked at him as he walked back to the table he was sitting at before, and sat down with a contemplative look. As Sam looked at him, sighing, Bobby grabbed his jacket.
"Where are you going, Bobby?"
"I guess to...find something else." Bobby left, leaving the rest behind. Genna pulled Adonia aside.
"What was that? I mean, I don't want Ruby a part of this either, but that was a little harsh, don't you think?" Adonia looked at her friend.
"No, I don't," Genna was surprised by the answer.
"I don't know why Sam trusts her so much. A demon's a demon. Yes, she may have saved our asses here and there, but that doesn't mean anything to me. She's changing him, Gen, and not even you can deny that." Genna sighed.
"I know. I can see that, but what's really bothering you?" Adonia thought for a moment.
"I just want to make sure that Dean's going to be safe and it's done the right way," Adonia walked away, sat next to Dean, and helped him look through the books.
Adonia and Genna followed Dean into the barn. They could hear someone talking to Sam. When they got inside, they heard a woman's voice. Ruby.
"So that's you, huh? Our slutty little Yoda," Dean said, coming out of the shadows. The girls followed suit.
"Dean, charming as ever," Ruby said facing them. This was the first time they had seen her. She was thin, blonde, and unfortunately, attractive. The sight of her made Adonia's blood boil and it was easily seen.
"Aw, I knew you'd show up. Because I knew Sam wouldn't listen," Dean put emphasis on "listen".
"But you're not gonna teach him anything, you understand me? Over my dead body."
"Oh. Well, you're right about that," she said cunningly.
"What you are gonna do is give me that knife. And then you can just go crawl back into whatever slop you came from and never bother me or my brother again. Are we clear?"
"Your brother is carrying a bomb inside of him and we'd be stupid not to use it," Ruby was annoyed.
"Dean, just hold on for one-"
"Sam, don't! Come on, man. What are you, blind? Can't you see that this is a trick?"
"That's not true," Ruby defended herself.
"She wants you to give into this whole demonic psychic whatever, okay. I mean hell, she probably wants you to become her little Anti-Christ super star," Dean's voice had risen.
"I want Lilith dead. That's all," Ruby said angrily.
"Why?"
"I've told you why."
"Oh, right. Because you were once human and you liked kittens and long walks on the beach."
"You know, I am so sick of proving myself to you. You wanna save yourself, this is how. You dumb, spineless dick." Dean looked at her, and then turned around as if to leave but instead came back swinging his right hook and punching her in the face, looking pissed. Sam and the girls back away a bit, surprised by the hit. Ruby took a few steps back with the hit, looked up at him as she wiped blood from her lip and after a second, hit him once with her right fist and then her left.
"Whoa. Ruby, hey!" Sam called, trying to stop her. She went around and hit him in the back, causing him to double over. She then kneed him in the face, sending him into a beam and slid to the floor. As she turned around to Dean, he hit her in the face once with his left and as he's about to hit with his right, she ducked out of the way and going with his momentum, kneed him in the stomach. Sam was on the floor holding a hand over his mouth as more punches were being thrown by Ruby. She kicked Dean in the face causing him to fall to the floor. He tried to get up but she walked over and kicked him hard in the stomach sending him rolling over the floor. He started to get up, but she came over and took hold of him, helping him up face to face only to headbutt him so he fell backwards to the floor again. As she stood looking at him, he started grinning and slowly rose to his feet.
"What are you grinning at?" She asked.
"Missing something?" He replied as he showed her the knife.
"I'll kill you, you son of a bitch." She tried to rush over to Dean, but was stopped by an invisible wall. Ruby looked up to find a Devil's Trap. Red chalk fell from the ceiling. Ruby looked over towards the girls to find that Genna had used her telekinesis to draw it from afar.
"Like he said, we knew you'd come," Genna said with a grin. Dean walked towards the staircase, followed by Genna and Adonia. They waited for Sam.
"Wait! You're just gonna leave me here?" Ruby shouted.
"Let's go, Sam." Dean called. Sam was surprised by everything that had just happened.
"Oh, oh you- so you're just too stupid to live, is that it? Then fine! You deserve hell! I wish I could be there, Dean. I wish I could smell the flesh sizzle off your bones! I WISH I COULD BE THERE TO HEAR YOU SCREAM!"
"And I wish you'd shut your pie hole, but we don't always get what we want," Dean shouted from the stairs.
Bobby followed them to Indiana. Sam and Dean started talking and Dean thought that Sam was going to attempt to give a misty goodbye speech. He stopped him and blasted "Dead or Alive" by Bon Jovi.
Is there something going on between you and Sam? Genna asked. Adonia looked at Genna and back at the windshield to make it look less obvious that they were communicating through thought.
No. There's nothing. She answered bluntly.
But the mistletoe, on Christmas. I didn't put one there to look at. Genna smiled.
I know and we kissed, okay? Is that what you want to hear? Adonia scoffed.
Whoa there. No need to snap at me. I'm just trying to talk this out. Something's clearly bothering you. I mean, I don't like Ruby either, but it's clear that you're jealous. Just hearing the name made her blood boil, as it always did.
Sam's distracted and Dean's about to die. I think it would be a little insensitive of me to ask Sam out on a date. Genna gave her a look that said, "hold on a second".
Christmas was more than 3 months ago. Don't get me wrong, I see where you're coming from. But what happened between you two that night that put on the brakes? Just then, sirens started going off and a cop was following behind them.
"We getting pulled over?" Sam asked, the music turned down.
"We got a busted tail-light. It's not like we're in a hurry or nothin'." They pulled over and waited for the cop to approach the car.
"Problem officer?" Dean asked as he rolled the window down. Sam handed him the registration for the car.
'License and registration please," the man asked as he shined his flashlight.
"Do you realize you have a tail-light out, Mr. Hagar?" Dean looked at the officer's face and examined it.
"Yes.. yes sir. Uh.. you know I've been meaning to.. take care of that. As a matter of fact..." Dean opened the door and hit the officer with it, causing him to fall to the ground. Everyone got out of the car.
"Dean!" Sam called. Dean started punching the officer, took out the knife, and stabbed him under his chin, into his skull. The demon's face yellow and he fell to the ground. Bobby pulled up and ran over to them. Everyone was in shock.
"What the hell happened?" Bobby asked.
"Dean just killed a demon. How'd you know?" Adonia asked next to him. Dean was still breathing heavily and turned to her.
"I just knew. I could see it's face. It's real face under that one." Everyone looked at the body and at Dean in shock; even Dean was in shock.
They took the police car off the side of the road to hide it.
"So, what, now you're seeing demons?" Sam asked as he piled some tree branches over the car. They all did the same as a tactic to hide the evidence.
"I've been seeing all kinds of things lately. But nothing like this," he answered.
"Actually, it's not all that crazy," Adonia spoke up.
"How is it not that crazy?" Dean asked in a louder tone.
"Well, you have just over five hours to go? You're piercing the veil, Dean. Glimpsing the 'B' side. You're almost hell's bitch. So you can see hell's other bitches," Bobby continued for her.
"Thank you," Dean said to him sarcastically.
"It'll actually come in handy," Sam suggeted.
"Oh, well, I'm glad my doomed soul's good for something."
"Damn right it is. Lilith's probably got demon's stashed all over town. We can't let 'em sound the alarm. If she knows we're here, we're dead before we get started," Genna pointed out.
"Wow, this is a terrific plan. I'm excited to be a part of it. Can we go, please?" Dean was getting aggravated. Who could blame him?
They arrived to a suburban home to find a family eating dinner inside. They looked at the window from the inside of an empty house for sale, out of sight.
"It's the little girl. God, her face is awful," Dean noted.
"Alright then, let's go. We're wasting time," Sam said in a hurry.
"Wait," Dean said grabbing his arm.
"For what? For her to kill the rest of them?"
"Yeah, and us too if we're not careful. Look. See the real go-getter mailman on the clock at 9pm? And Mr. Rogers over there," Dean pointed out the suspicious men.
"Demons?" Adonia asked. Dean verified.
"O-okay, fine. We-we-we ninja past those guys, sneak in," Sam eventually got his words out.
"Then what? Give a "columbian necktie" to a ten year old girl, come on!"
"Look, Dean, I know it's awful."
"You think?"
"This isn't just about saving you, Dean. This is about saving everybody."
"She's gotta be stopped, Dean," Adonia admitted. Dean looked around in thought.
"Oh, dammit," Dean said under his breath.
Dean hid in the bushes, but stuck out enough to be seen. He made a slight noise to get the demon possessed mailman's attention. His eyes turned black and he sprinted after Dean. Dean turned a corner around the back of the empty house and the demon followed to be stabbed by Sam. They kept him quit until the death was complete.
Adonia kneeled over a water pipe that held exposed water. She held a rosary over the opening.
"Exorcizo te, creatura aquae. In nomine dei patris onmipotintes," she dropped the rosary in to bless the water.
Genna kneeled over the other demon's body and pulled out the knife. When she stood, Dean grabbed his legs and dragged him behind some bushes. They all gathered and ran towards a fence. Genna was suddenly pushed against the fence, by Ruby.
"I'd like my knife back, please, or your neck snaps like a chickenbone," Ruby whispered harshly into her ear.
"She doesn't have it. Take it easy," Sam said as he grabbed Ruby. Genna let out a moan of relief and turned to face the blonde demon. She was tempted to deck her, but Adonia held her arm down by her wrist.
"How the hell did you get out?" Dean asked.
"What you don't know about me could fill a book," she replied. Dean reacted to the sight of her face.
"Whoa," he remarked.
"What?" Dean looked away, unable to look at her.
"Nothing. I just- I couldn't see you before, but you're one ugly broad."
"I could have told you that," Adonia said under her breath. Ruby glared at her and turned to Sam.
"Sam, give me the knife before you hurt yourself."
"You'll get it when this is over."
"It's already over. I gave you a way to save Dean, you shot me down. Now it's too late. He's dead. And I'm not gonna let you die too."
"Try and stop me, and I'll kill you, bitch." Adonia couldn't help but to smirk.
"Hit me with your best shot, baby." Adonia's smirk quickly faded away and turned more into a "bringing her A game" face.
"Guys, guys, hey," Dean called, "Have your little cat fight later." They all looked over to find a father, son, and a business man with black eyes walking towards them.
"So much for the element of surprise," Genna said aloud.
"Let's go. Go. Run, run!" Sam yelled. They all ran towards Lilith's house as more demons ran after them.
"Where the hell is Bobby?" Dean asked.
"I'm trying!" Sam said to them as he hurried to pick the lock to the front door. When the demons reached the lawn, the sprinklers came on they screamed as their skin burned. Adonia smirked.
"Nice," Dean said next to her. Dean laughed in mockery to the demons and everyone went inside. The lights were off and only the moon gave any form of light in the house. They found a dead body in the main hallway.
"You think Lilith knows we're here?" Dean asked.
"Probably," Ruby answered. They walked cautiously into the next rooms. Sam stood in front with the knife in front of him, still covered in blood. When they reached the dining room, a middle aged man walked out. Dean grabbed him and put his hand over his mouth.
"We're here to help. Ok? I'm gonna move my hand, and we're gonna talk nice and quiet, okay?" Dean whispered to him. The man nodded and Dean removed his hand.
"Sir, where's your daughter?" Genna asked.
"It's not...it's not her anymore," the man said near to tears.
"Where is she?" Genna asked again.
"Upstairs in her bedroom."
"Okay, okay, okay. Listen to me. I want you to go downstairs to the basement. Put a line of salt at the door behind you. Do you understand me?" Dean told him.
"Not without my wife."
"Yes, without your wife," Dean didn't flinch.
"No, not-" Before could finish his sentence, Dean punched him and knocked him out. He lifted the man over his shoulders before he could drop. While Ruby and Sam quietly went upstairs to kill Lilith, Adonia and Genna stayed downstairs to make sure the demons couldn't get in.
Ruby and Sam split up. Sam continued into the little girl's room. The bed was surrounded by sheer pink curtains to match the princess theme. The mother laid there stiff, awake, and afraid. Lilith was sound asleep. Sam slowly pulled back the curtain on the girl's side of the bed with his knife aimed downward for a strike. The mother shook her head.
"Do it," she repeated. Lilith began to stir. As Sam pulled back his knife to strike, the little girl woke up and screamed. Dean grabbed his brother's wrist.
"It's not her! It's not in the girl anymore." The little looked at them terrified. The mother hugged her daughter desperately with relief.
They all went downstairs. Bobby remained in the empty house across the street, timing the sprinklers and the mother and daughter went into the basement.
"Well, I hate to be a "told you so"," Ruby said as they looked around.
"Alright Ruby, where is she?" Sam asked next to her.
"I don't know."
"Could she get past the sprinklers?"
"With her pay grade, she ain't sweating the holy water."
"Ok, you win. What do I have to do?" Sam asked. She looked up at him, puzzled. They stopped in the living room.
"What do you mean?"
"To save Dean. What do you need me to do?" Dean grabbed him behind to stop him.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?' Dean asked. Sam pulled away from him.
"Just shut up for a second. Ruby!"
"You had your chance. You can't just flip a switch. We needed time."
"Well, there's gotta be something. There's gotta be some way, whatever it is, I'll do it." Dean came up behind him again and grabbed him. Sam snapped away and faced him.
"Don't Dean! I'm not gonna let you go to hell, Dean!"
"Yes you are!" The room grew quiet.
"I'm sorry. I mean this is all my fault, I know that. But what you're doing, it's not gonna save me. It's only gonna kill you." Sam looked away for a second with tears in his eyes.
"Then what am I supposed to do?"
"Keep fighting. Take care of my wheels. Watch after Gen and Addie. Sam, remember what dad taught you... okay?" Sam nodded, holding his tears back.
"And remember what I taught you."
As tears formed in Dean's eyes, the grandfather clock ticked and then began to strike midnight. Dean looked over to it and then looked over to Sam and the girls, who were also watching the grandfather clock. He turned his head, tears spilling down his cheeks, and looked as Dean. The girls began to cry as well. Dean gave them a little smile as he tried to keep himself calm and hold back his tears.
"I'm sorry, Dean. I wouldn't wish this upon my worst enemy," Ruby said softly. Dean heard a dog growl and houl. He turned his head slowly in its direction.
"Hellhoud," he said.
"Where?" Sam asked.
"There," he replied looking into the dining room, but no one else could see it, except for Ruby. The dog began barking as they ran into the next room and closed the door. Dean pulled out some goofer dust and lined the door with it. The dog scratched and banged at the door. They stopped as the lining was complete. He proceeded to line the windows.
"Give me the knife, maybe I can fight it off," Ruby said to Sam.
"What?" He asked, confused.
"Come on! That dust won't last forever." Sam started to hand her the knife.
"Wait," Dean said.
"You wanna die?" She asked.
"Sam, that's not Ruby. It's not Ruby!" When Sam turned back to her, he was flung across the room and pinned against the wall with magic. The girls quickly attempted to make a move and without hesitation, they were pinned next to him. Dean was thrown onto a table.
"How long you been in her?" Dean asked as he tried to sit up to see her. Ruby's attitude changed to an innocent-like little girl, more like Lilith's style.
"Not long...but I like it. It's all grown up and pretty," when Lilith looked up, her eyes were completely white.
"And where's Ruby?" Sam asked angrily. Lilith's eyes turned back.
"She was a very bad girl, so I sent her far, far away." Her neck cracked as she tilted it.
"You know, I should have seen it before... but you all look alike to me," Dean commented. She turned around and walked towards Sam like a newly animated doll.
"Hello Sam. I've wanted to meet you for a very long time." She grabbed his chin, forcing him to face her. Against his will, she kissed him. Adonia squirmed to get off the wall, but no luck.
"Your lips are soft," she said in a cutesy voice. Sam moved his head away from her in disgust.
"Right, so you have me. Let my brother go."
"Silly goose. You wanna bargain, you have to have something that I want. You don't."
"So, is this your big plan, huh? Drag me to hell. Kill Sam. And then what? Become queen bitch?" Dean said from the table.
"I don't have to answer to puppy chow." She walked over to the door and put her hand on the handle.
"Sic him, boy," she said as she opened the door. As the dog barged in, she laughed evilly. Dean was dragged to the floor and screamed wildly in pain as his chest was being torn to pieces. The hunters couldn't bare to watch.
"No! Stop! Stop it!" Sam screamed desperately to Lilith, but she ignored him.
"No, no. Stop it!"
"Yes," Lilith said seductively. She raised her hand to illuminate a white light as her eyes did the same. She stood over Sam, who was shielding his eyes from the floor. She looked at him in shock as she put her hand down and her eyes turned back to normal. From the silence, the girls looked up and were released from the wall. Sam stood in front of her.
"Back," she said extending her hand to him. It seemed as if tears were in her eyes. Sam ignored her.
"I said, 'back'." Sam picked up the knife.
"I don't think so." But before he could strike, Lilith released herself from the body. Both bodies laid next to each other, dead.
They were breathing heavily and looked at Dean's body with great sorrow and disbelief. Genna turned into Adonia's arms and cried profusely. Adonia hugged her and cried. Sam walked over to Dean and lifted his head with tears streaming down his face.
"No. Dean," Sam bursted into tears.
Thunder cracked as Dean was tied to a large variety of chains, screaming for help, hooks digging into his skin, blood in his mouth.
"No. Help! Somebody!" He cried and looked around in his hell.
"Sam!"