Chapter 33

"You two okay?" Jack asked and took Bryan's face in his hand to inspect the cut on his head. Bryan slapped his hand away.

"I'm fine," said Bryan.

"I need to clean your head Bryan, and don't even start," said Jack. Bryan frowned and was about to protest but Tony grinned and both he and Brad took him by the arms and made him sit down so Jack could do his thing.

"Why the hell couldn't you have been a cop instead of a damn doctor," said Bryan bad temperedly. He hated doctors messing with him. "Why, huh?"

"Just lucky I guess," replied Jack. "Now shut up and let me clean this. Bryan started to say something but winced instead as Jack applied antiseptic to the cut.

"Shit!" said Bryan because it burned. Jack grinned and put a dressing on it then they let him go. "You'll live," said Jack.

"Well thanks so much for your concern," said Bryan sarcastically. Jack just grinned again. One hour later, at 6 am, Dean began to stir. Sam was up in an instant and standing beside his brothers bed. He opened his eyes and looked up at his little brother.

"Hey Dean," Sam said. "How are you?"

"I'm thirsty," replied Dean. Sam nodded. "I'll get you some water," he said and walked over to a small refrigerator that Jack kept in the clinic. He removed bottled water and took it back over to Dean. He lifted his head and helped him to drink. He coughed and gagged.

"Easy Dean," said Jack. "Not too much." He walked over to the other side of Dean's bed. "If you drink too much at one time you'll get sick." Dean nodded and took a smaller sip.

"How are you doing?" asked Jack.

"I'm hurting all over," declared Dean.

"That's understandable. You've been through hell." Dean looked up at Jack and frowned. The same gnawing feeling was there about him too. "What was going on?" he thought. He shook his head slightly causing it to pound.

"Hey, are you sure you're okay?" asked Jack a little concerned.

"Yeah, I think so," replied Dean. Sam jumped when his phone rang. He quickly took it out and answered it.

"Hello Sam," said Nemesis. "I told you I'd call at 6 am and you're doing well answering my calls lately."

"Listen you son of a bitch," proclaimed Sam. "I've got my brother back, so I'm not listening to you anymore. How's that for obedience?"

For a few minutes Nemesis didn't reply and Sam though he'd hung up but finally he spoke to the young hunter. "Be careful Sam," he said dangerously. Sam's head jerked up as he heard his brother's screams.

"DEAN!" he yelled. "What? What is it?" Jack ran back over and do did Brad. Tony and Bryan stayed close to Sam. Somehow he knew that the pain was caused by the kidnapper.

"Leave him alone! Please! I'm sorry!" pleaded Sam. Immediately Dean stopped screaming but was breathing heavily because of the torment his body was currently forced to endure.

"Just because Dean is with you Sam does not mean I do not still have him. You're still my puppet. Do you understand?"

"What did you just do to him," asked Sam nervously.

"You did it to him Sam. Your disobedience caused him to be hurt. Never mind. You just watch your damn mouth. Do I make myself clear? I'm still in charge here and I can and will still hurt your brother, only now you'll be able to watch. Do you understand?"

"Yes," Sam said, and swallowed hard.

"Good. Now go and look at your brother." Sam slowly walked over to where Dean lay. He was panting heavily. Jack and Brad were trying to regulate his breathing. Sam gasped as he saw large bruises and welts form all over Dean's body.

"Do not be a smart ass," said Nemesis. "If you do, I will still hurt your brother more. Get it!"

"Yes," answered Sam. Nemesis ended the call. Sam touched Dean's head. "Dean, are you okay," he asked, but he didn't answer him because he was in to much pain. Sam began to shake. Dean had bruises everywhere. Bryan saw the shape Sam was in.

"Come on Sam," he said taking an arm.

"No," said Sam. "I'm not leaving him."

Tony walked over to join his partner. "You need to get some rest." He took Sam's other arm.

"NO! I'm fine!" yelled Sam. "Let me go!"

"Sam you're exhausted now come on," said Bryan but he jerked away.

"I'm not leaving Dean!" yelled Sam. Tony grabbed his shoulders and turned him to face him. "We don't want you to leave him Sam; we just want you to lie down. You're about to drop." Sam glanced at Jack and noticed the warning look he was giving him.

"Okay," he said reluctantly because he knew that Jack would sedate him if he didn't get rest on his own. He walked over to the couch and lay down. He was asleep immediately. Tony raised an eyebrow and looked back at Dean. His breathing was regular again but the look he was giving Tony made a chill run down his spine. His face was cold, hard and he had hate in his eyes. Tony shook his head and turned to face him.

"What's wrong Dean," asked Bryan also seeing the look. Dean looked at Bryan; he had the same deadly expression on his face toward him.

"Leave my brother alone," he said in a very low voice.

"What?" asked Tony startled? "Dean, are you okay? I just wanted him to lie down. That's all."

"Don't grab him like that again," said Dean. Tony's mouth dropped open. "I didn't grab him. I just wanted him to focus on me." Bryan looked at Dean. He almost didn't recognize him. He thought it best to just agree for now.

"Okay Dean," he said. "We're sorry."

"Come on Dean. I need you to lie back down," said Jack confused at the way Dean was behaving. He did as he was told and lay back and was asleep instantly.

"What the hell was that," asked Brad also confused. He looked at the two cops. "Did something happen that we need to know about?" Tony and Bryan looked at each other. They were also confused. For a second they thought Dean was going to jump them.

"No," said Bryan. "Nothing."

"Maybe it's just the stress of all they've been doing to him," Brad offered.

"Yeah," said Bryan. "Maybe." But he wasn't convinced. Jack hung a bag of antibiotics, careful not to wake Dean up and then walked over to Sam.

"I need to check him out too," he said. "I'll let him rest for now."

"Yeah that's a good idea. I'll go make coffee," said Brad.

"I'll go with you," said Bryan. "Until we figure this out, nobody goes anywhere alone." They all agreed. Bryan went with Brad and Tony stayed with Jack and all wondered what was going on.