Chapter 35

"Dean I want you to listen to me," Sam said very carefully. He was trying to talk Dean down and from the look on his big brothers face it was not going to be easy. "Jack, Tony, Bryan and Brad are our friends. They weren't the one's that hurt me. Langston and his men grabbed me and made me go outside with them. They knocked Tony out. Please. Just calm down and let Bryan go."

"No!" yelled Dean. "I saw them Sam. I saw them hurt you. I watched them hit you. I heard you cry out!"

"No you didn't," replied Jack. "Listen. You said you had a dream, right?" Dean looked from Sam to Jack. "A nightmare," he said simply.

"What was it about?"

"I don't know," said Dean. "I can't remember."

"I bet it was about us hurting Sam," said Tony joining in the conversation. Dean shook his head. "Was it or wasn't," thought Dean. He just didn't know.

"Dean, Nemesis is a manipulator. He can manipulate your thoughts. He can make your dreams seem real. Hell he can probably give you the dreams you have for all I know. He did it to me and he did it to Brad. He his doing it to you, now, let us help you."

"NO!" yelled Dean angrily. "Sam do what I said. Search them and get their guns. Be careful." He placed and arm around Bryan's neck. "If they try anything, I'll snap his neck."

"Dean," said Bryan softly.

"Shut up!" yelled Dean. "Sam. Now!" Out of the corner of his eye Sam saw Brad at the top of the steps. He decided this could be their only chance so he played along.

"Okay Dean," he said and walked over to Tony and Jack. They raised their hands. Sam searched them both removing their guns and a pair of handcuffs from Tony.

"Good, now get back over here," said Dean. Sam did as he was told but when he walked over he grabbed Dean's arm. Bryan got loose. Dean shoved Sam then shoved Bryan. Brad ran down the stairs and grabbed Dean's arm spinning him around. He threw a punch but Brad blocked it and hit Dean, snapping his head back.

"Shit!" yelled Dean and staggered backwards. Bryan came up behind him and grabbed him. It took them both to hold him. Tony rushed up to lend a hand and together, all three of them got Dean back on a bed and strapped down.

"Get the hell off me!" yelled Dean, cursing with every breath.. "Sam help me!" Sam shook his head and walked up to his brother.

"I'm going to," he said as Jack came over with a sedative.

"NO!" yelled Dean and began struggling against the restraints. "God no!" Jack grabbed his arm prepared to give him the injection but Brad stopped him.

"Hold on a minute," he said. Jack paused and looked at Brad.

"You can't give him that."

"Why not," asked Jack. Brad shook his head and answered, "Look at his face." Jack did as he was told. He saw fear. Stone cold fear. "Shit," he said and put the syringe down.

"Nemesis drugged you didn't he?" Jack asked Dean. He glared still trying to get away. "What else did he do to you Dean?"

"Go to hell!" yelled Dean and looked at Sam. "They're dangerous Sam," he said. "You just don't remember. I saw them hurt you. I heard you scream. You have a black eye and a busted lip."

"It's not from them. It's from Langston. Let Jack and Brad help you. You know they're our friends. Come on Dean. They've been through hell with us. Why would they hurt us? Why would they turn on us?"

"I'm the one strapped down," Dean pointed out.

"Yes because you went crazy," replied Sam. Jack got a pan of water and cleaned the blood from his arms where it had dripped when he pulled out his IV. He took a penlight and lifted Dean's eyelid.

"NO!" yelled Dean and struggled more.

"Son of a bitch!" said Brad. Jack nodded. "Just what I thought," he replied and turned to Sam.

"Nemesis has brainwashed him Sam," he said. Sam stared then shook his head. "Well fix him," he said nervously.

"We will," Jack replied.

"Let me go!" yelled Dean. "I don't need fixed!" He continued to tug at the straps. Bryan came around to the other side of Dean's head and said, "will you stop that before you hurt yourself?"

"I'll kill you Bryan. If any of you hurt Sam, I'll kill you. You understand me. I'll kill you all!" He looked at his little brother and said, "Sam listen to me. I saw them hurt you. You just don't remember."

"No Dean. You've been conditioned to think that," said Sam. "When Nemesis let me see you, you had virtual reality goggles on. He was showing you that image. You had earphones in your ears. I heard the message. It's a post hypnotic suggestion. When you hear the message again you get paranoid."

"No," said Dean a little more calmly

"Yes," argued Sam. "You also had wires attached everywhere, delivering electrical shocks to all parts of your body." He looked at the others. They were staring at him.

"And you were going to tell us this, when?" asked Bryan. Sam shook his head. "I forgot about it," he said. "I'm sorry." He turned back to Dean.

"Nemesis is doing this to you Dean. Jack and the others want to help. You've got to let them."

"I know what the hell I saw," yelled Dean. "I'm not crazy!"

"No, you're not crazy!" Sam yelled right back. "You're brainwashed!"

"You bastard," Dean said. "You believe them over me. Your own brother." Sam nodded and said, "I'm sorry Dean, but yes this time I do. Right now, I do."

"Then get away from me," said Dean.

"What?" asked Sam?

"Get the hell away from me Sam! If you can't believe me then stay away!" Sam looked at Dean. He saw the hurt in Sam's eyes and without another word Sam walked away. He went outside. Jack turned to Dean. "I can't believe you just did that, man," he said. Dean glared at the doctor. Jack stepped back because Dean looked like he would kill him if given half a chance.

"I know what you've done to my brother," Dean said dangerously. "He doesn't but I do. I will not let you hurt him."

"I don't want to hurt Sam, Dean!" yelled Jack. "I want to help you both." Dean glared and said, "I'm going to kill you Jack," he said. "You better pray I don't get loose."