Chapter 36

Sam walked over to the bench in Jack's backyard and sat down. He was alone. His phone rang. He sighed, knowing who it was, and answered it.

"How are you Sam," asked Langston. Sam closed his eyes. "What happened to my brother? What the hell did you people do to him?" Sam was angry but he was also hurt and scared. Langston laughed.

"Anything we wanted to," he said. "Problem?"

"You are a sorry assed son of a bitch. Do you know that?" said Sam.

"Maybe I should call Nemesis Sam and let you tell him that. I'm sure he'd love to hear what you have to say," replied Langston. Sam started to get nervous. He swallowed hard and said, "NO, Please."

"Then you'd better watch that damn mouth of yours," warned Langston. Sam shut up and rubbed his hand down his face. "Please," he said. "Don't." But Langston didn't say anything. Sam thought he hung up and called Nemesis.

"What do you want from me?" asked Sam desperately and put his head in his hands.

"I've already told you," replied Langston. "He wants you."

"He had me and let me go. I don't understand. I'll do what he says just tell him to help my brother."

"Ah yes, Dean is kind of crazy right now isn't he," said Nemesis. Langston had put him on three way. "I hear you're causing trouble. That's not good Sammy. Must I remind you of that?" Sam closed his eyes once again.

"Please help Dean. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to cause trouble," said Sam.

"Get on your knees," said Nemesis. Sam did as he was told. Brad saw from the clinic and knew who he was talking to. He was about to come outside.

"If he comes out, I'll hurt Dean," said Nemesis.

Sam turned toward his friend. "Brad stop," he said. Brad stopped where he was. "Please go back inside," said Sam.

"Sam," he said.

"Please!" Sam pleaded. "He'll hurt Dean if you don't." Brad blew out a breath and went back inside but watched from the doorway. Bryan came over so that they could both run out to Sam when they were able to.

"Very good Sam," said Nemesis. "I like you on your knees. Do you know that?"

"Yes," said Sam. Nemesis grinned. Things were going according to plan.

"Tell Jack to release your brother."

"What?" asked Sam shocked.

"Do as you're told Sam. We are still watching you. Do not forget that and also don't forget that I can still hurt Dean if you don't behave yourself, now go inside that clinic and get them to release your brother at any cost."

"You've brainwashed him," cried Sam. "He'll attack everybody."

"Yes I know. Do it now or I'll make Dean scream." When Sam didn't make a move to obey, Nemesis became angry. "You must think I'm playing!" he yelled. Sam's head shot up as the sounds of Dean's screams reached the yard.

"NO!" yelled Sam. "Okay! Please just don't hurt him!"

"Do not make me tell you again," said the immortal. Sam squeezed his eyes shut when he heard a dial tone.. He just sat there, the phone to his ear and couldn't move. Brad and Bryan made sure that they were no longer talking and ran outside and over to where he was still kneeling.

"Sam," said Bryan gently and walked over to where he was. "You okay?" When he looked up at the two men he had tears in his eyes.

"What did he do to Dean?"

Bryan looked at Brad who decided to be honest. "I saw stripes appear on his body, like he was being whipped." Sam went down on all fours.

"No Sam," said Bryan. "Come on. Don't give up. Stay with us okay?" He nodded and Bryan helped him to his feet and back inside. He started straight over to Dean. Bryan tried to prevent him but it was no use. Nothing and nobody was going to stop him from getting to his brother. He gasped as he saw the stripes. He looked like he was in a lot of pain.

"Dean," said Sam and rubbed both hands down his face. He shook his head and knowing that he was being watched, he began to take the straps off.

"Wait a minute," said Jack but Sam grabbed a gun off the table that he had taken from them not 20 minutes before and pointed it at Jack.

"What are you doing Sam?" asked Jack nervously.

Sam gestured with the gun. "Let him go."

"I can't. Not until we deprogram him," said Jack.

"You have to," said Sam. "Nemesis said to. He hurt him because I wouldn't listen. Look at him Jack. He's got stripes everywhere."

"Sam I can't let him go yet." Jack took a step. Sam cocked the gun and Jack stopped.

"I'm sorry Jack, but they're watching me and they can hurt Dean. Please." Jack shook his head but knew he didn't have a choice. He removed the straps from Dean's hands and feet. He got up off the bed and hit Jack square in the mouth sending him sprawling.

"That's my boy Sam," said Dean.

"Dean please," said Sam. "You've got to listen to me. They are not our enemies." Dean walked over to Sam and took the gun away from him the grabbed him by his jacket and pulled him in until they were face to face. "Then why did you make them let me go?" he asked.

"Nemesis said he'd hurt you if I didn't." Sam answered. "Those stripes came from him."

"No they didn't. They came from him," said Dean gesturing toward Jack. Sam shook his head. Dean let Sam go and pointed the gun at Jack. "Get up!" he ordered. Jack struggled to get to his feet.

"Dean," he said cautiously. "I didn't do anything to you."

"Remember what I said Jack, about you praying that I don't get loose. Well guess what? I'm loose. Get over here!" Jack walked over slowly.

"Put the rest in the cell Sam." Dean ordered. "It's going to be okay. I won't let them hurt you anymore." Sam shook his head but did as he was told. The way Dean was acting he was afraid not to. He locked Tony, Bryan and Brad in the cell.

"What about my brother," asked Brad?

"You're brother is coming with us," answered Dean. Sam shot him a look. "Where are we going?" he asked.

"Where you'll be safe," said Dean. "Jack is going for insurance, to make sure that nobody tries anything."

"Wait," said Bryan. "Let Jack stay here Dean. Take me. What do you say?" Him as well as the others knew that if anyone was going to get through to Dean it would be Sam or Bryan. Nobody else could. Dean glanced at Bryan and shrugged. "Fine with me," said Dean. Sam unlocked the door. Bryan came out of the cell and Dean shoved Jack inside and locked the door back.

"Cuff him Sam," said Dean. He didn't want to, but the look on Dean's face told him he didn't have a choice. Bryan nodded and Sam did as he was told and cuffed his hands behind his back. Tony looked at his partner. A silent thought passed between them.

"Dean," said Tony. "You are a good friend of mine but if you hurt Bryan, I'll come after you."

"If you come after me Tony, I'll kill Bryan," warned Dean. "I'm not going to let you hurt my brother anymore." Tony shook his head and answered, "We've never hurt Sam, Dean. None of us have. You're being controlled. Manipulated. You're doing exactly what Nemesis wants, can't you see that?" Dean shoved both Bryan and Sam toward the door.

"Let's go," he said but before he shoved them out he turned to the others. "Follow me and he dies." He shoved them both again and over toward the Impala. Bryan got in the back seat and Sam in front. Dean took a pair of handcuffs and cuffed Sam's hands to the door handle, then ran around and jumped in the drivers seat and took off. Both Sam and Bryan were thinking the same thing. They hoped they could reach Dean before it was too late. Sam looked at his cuffed hand then at his brother and became very nervous. Dean was not just protecting him, he was kidnapping him also along with Bryan. He tried to assure him.

"Dean you don't have to cuff me. I'm not going anywhere," he said.

"I just want to make sure," said Dean and didn't say another word.