A Hiccup in Time Ch. 26
Disclaimer. I do not own anything recognizable in this story, nor am I making a profit from it.
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Previously: "Shit!" Thought Dean as he watched the change taking hold. They so did not need this right now. He saw Sam's struggles dissipate as little Sammy took hold and he wondered just how in the hell he was going to get them out of this mess now. He didn't have time to think about it however as he heard Sammy let out a terrified scream.
As Sammy slowly became alert after the change took hold, he glanced around to find himself in unfamiliar surroundings. He wondered how he had ended up outside, with Bobby's house nowhere in sight. Daddy was sure going to be mad that he had wondered off away from them. Suddenly realizing he was being held by a strong pair of arms, he looked up to see a face that he did not recognize, a face that had eyes of charcoal black. "Deanie" he screamed out in terror, struggling to get down as the scary looking man tightened his arm around him.
"Sammy, I'm right here, you're gonna be okay little dude." Dean said as serenely as possible trying to calm down his little brother, though he himself was terrified beyond belief. He could see the way that Sammy was violently trembling and he was afraid of his little brother possibly slipping into shock from fright. It also petrified him to think what the demon might do if Sammy continued to fight him.
"Deanie, I wants you." Sammy cried as he reached out to his brother begging to be held by his older sibling.
"Aw, isn't that just so sweet." The demon said as he held up a hand to halt Dean's forward progress towards little Sammy. "Too bad, it's making me sick to the stomach."
"Please just let Sammy go, you can have me, I'll do whatever you want." Dean begged hoping to make a trade. He would willingly give up his life if need be as long as Sammy was safe.
"You Winchesters, why is it that you're always so willing to give up your lives for one another?" The demon asked perplexed with the notion. In the world where he came from, it was dog eat dog, every demon for himself. You used your friends to get what you wanted and then you stabbed them in the back to climb the ladder of success.
"It's called love, something you'll never know or understand." Dean answered as he caught sight of his father and Bobby approaching stealthily from the corner of his eye. Knowing that he had to keep the demon busy to give them a better chance of rescuing Sammy, Dean tried reasoning with the demon. "Listen, wouldn't you rather have somebody you could have fun torturing on your hands than a screaming toddler?"
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As John and Bobby ran down the path towards the pond, they suddenly stopped in their tracks upon hearing the sound of a terrified scream not too far up ahead. "Oh God, that was Sammy." John stated as he looked at Bobby with a look of apprehension on his face. The scream had confirmed his earlier fear that something was definitely wrong with his boys and he needed to get to them quick. He was about to take off at a run towards the sound, when Bobby grabbed him by the arm and forcefully held him back. "Damn it Bobby, let me go." John said as he glared at his former mentor.
"Now you hold on just a damn minute John. We can't afford to go in their half cocked where a demon is concerned, it will just get those boys hurt or worse yet killed. We have to be careful if we're going to have even a rat's ass of a chance to get those boys out alive." Bobby informed the shaken hunter standing before him.
"Bobby, those are my boys that thing's got, I have to get to them." John said as he ran a shaky hand through his hair. Intellectually he knew Bobby was right, but the thought of his children being in jeopardy clouded his thinking.
"Ya think I don't know that ya idjit? I want to get to them as bad as you do but we have to be smart about this John, we've got to treat it like a hunt." Bobby replied hoping to make John understand his reasoning.
"Yeah, I know you're right." John informed his hunter friend as he took some deep calming breaths. "It's just so damned hard knowing Dean and Sammy are in trouble."
"I hear you John, and we'll shag ass in just a minute, but first let's decide what we're going to do once we face off with the demon." Bobby said as he clasped John on the shoulder in support. The two hunters then put their heads together and decided the best plan of attack would be to come at the demon from different directions. Hopefully it would be so focused on one that the other could get to the boys and get them out of harm's way.
Having made their plan, both John and Bobby took off stealthily as they silently made their way towards the boys. They left the path knowing it was too open and that the demon would be able to spot them long before they could even think about getting close enough. Once they were within yards of the pond, Bobby and John split up ready to make their moves.
Once he finally got to the pond area and caught sight of his boys, John's heart nearly shattered in two. The Kupua demon had Sammy held tightly within his arms and his baby was sobbing his heart out as he reached out for Dean unsuccessfully with tears streaming down his face. He knew immediately that little Sammy had taken hold again. Creeping silently forward, he noticed Dean catch sight of him and tensed for just a second in worry before breathing a sigh of relief as his oldest showed no sign of having seen him to the demon. Starting forward once again, he had gotten within yards of the demon and his youngest when the demon turned and smirked maliciously at him.
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As the Kupua demon listened to Dean's ranting, he couldn't believe that the human actually thought he was stupid enough to fall for such a ruse. He had known the hunters were on their way for the past fifteen minutes just from the smell of them making their approach. Enjoying the fun, he played along with the ruse just long enough for John to get within mere yards of him. Turning around with the crying toddler still in his arms, he smirked and said, "You hunters always think you're so damned smart. Don't you know by now there is no outsmarting a demigod."
"Let go of my son you filthy son of a bitch." John growled as he glared at the demon with hate filled eyes. "He's just a child and isn't of any use to you now."
Hearing his daddy's voice, Sammy looked up at him with tear filled eyes and cried, "Daddy, I wants you, I's scarwed." His breath was starting to hitch as his cries became more frantic. John was however unable to comfort his baby as the demon started speaking one again.
"Oh but that's where you're wrong Johnny boy. With young Sammy here, I hold your whole world in my hands and can make you do anything I wish. All I have to do is threaten to hurt him and you and the others will jump do my bidding." The demon stated smugly.
"That's where you're wrong you evil son of a bitch." Bobby stated as he came walking out of the woods, his gun aimed on the demon. "Put the kid down or I'll blow you frigging head off."
Tiring of the game. The demon glared in anger at Bobby and held one hand out towards him while the other gripped Sammy. Focusing solely on Bobby, he began to squeeze his hand shut causing the hunter to begin choking and gasping for air. The demon laughed manically as Bobby dropped his gun and raised his hands to his throat trying to stop the demon from strangling him with its' telekinetic hold.
Seeing that the demon so focused on Bobby, John knew the time was now or never to make his move. He quickly pulled his own pistol from the back of his jeans and took aim as he shot the demon in the leg to avoid hitting Sammy. He knew the rocksalt rounds wouldn't kill the demon, but it would sure hurt like a bitch.
Feeling the sting of the ammunition in it's extremity, the demon roared in anger as it turned around to face John. "You will pay for that you miserable excuse for a human. Say goodbye to your youngest." It bellowed as it wrapped both hands around Sammy and tossed the terrified and screaming toddler out into the middle of the pond before disappearing into thin air.
"Sammy!" John and Dean both screamed as they watched Sammy hit the water with a splash and disappear quickly from sight. In mere seconds, they both dove into the water and swam out to the area where Sammy had went under as fast as possible. Taking a deep breath, both hunters dove underwater in a desperate search to find their youngest.
Bobby watched in horror as Sammy was tossed out into the water. He couldn't believe that even a demon could be that vicious, to actually throw a helpless child in the water to drown. He had started towards the pond himself when he saw both John and Dean dive into the water. Knowing that he would be of more use on land, he kept his eyes glued to the spot where the youngest Winchester had went under. He soon saw John come up and look around in a panic before diving back under. He knew that they had to find Sammy soon or the child would most assuredly drown. "Come on, come on, come on." he whispered in a desperate plea. Dean hadn't yet come up and he knew Dean would rather die, than live on without his baby brother.
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Dean's lungs began to burn from oxygen deprivation as he searched the murky water of the pond. He knew he would need oxygen soon, but there was no damned way he was surfacing without Sammy. He knew if he didn't find Sammy soon, that he would die or suffer brain damage from lack of air. As he dove deeper, his lungs began to scream at him with pain. He didn't care though as he scanned the water moving his head back and forth. Just when he thought he would soon pass out himself, he caught sight of a small hand floating in the water. Quickly grasping the hand, he pulled Sammy up to his chest and then kicked off as strongly as he could for the surface. Spots were beginning to form behind his eyes and he was afraid he wouldn't make it to the top costing him and Sammy their lives.
As John dove down in the water a second time, his mind began to fill with fear of losing not only his baby, but also Dean. There was no doubt in his mind whatsoever that Dean wouldn't come back up without his baby brother. Searching the water below him, he felt immediate relief upon seeing Dean moving upwards and the small body he held close to his chest. He could tell that Dean was beginning to struggle so he quickly swam down to him and wrapped an arm around both his children as he made strong quick strokes moving them upwards toward the surface. Breaking through the water, he called out to Bobby for help as he took Sammy from Dean's arms and felt for a carotid pulse. Finding nothing, he started mouth to mouth resuscitation with his youngest as he kept moving towards the shore.
Laying Sammy down on the ground, he gave him two quick rescue breaths before checking his pulse again. Feeling nothing, he quickly started CPR on his youngest. Clamping his mouth over Sammy's nose and mouth once again, he gave two more quick breaths before doing thirty quick chest compressions on him. "Come on tiger, breath" John pleaded just as Bobby helped Dean out of the lake and they dropped down beside him.
"Dad?" Dean questioned with a shaky voice as he heard John plead with his baby brother to breathe.
"He's not breathing Dean, God help me, I can't get him to breath." John sobbed as he started another round of compressions.
TBC