Chapter 5
"What?" He asked, looking into her red and puffy amber eyes.
"Ellen survived the fire. She wasn't even in there." She said. Koven leaned on the counter and limped towards the back door. She let go of the counter and her ankle screamed at her to stop. She was on her knees when she opened the door, but pulled herself up.
"Hey kid, you might wanna stop walking." Bobby said.
"Screw off." She muttered before walking again. Tears rolled down her cheeks as she stepped with her pained ankle again.
"Koven stop." Dean and Bobby had walked out onto the landing, but Koven was walking towards the maze of cars.
"Ellen!" She called, wincing from the pain in her ankle. "Ellen!" She yelled again, but fell over screaming in pain. Dean ran over, but she kept hitting and cursing at him, telling him to get off of her.
"Dean." They looked up to see Ellen. She stared at Dean who was straddling Koven who was on the ground, holding her by the wrists and trying to get her calm down.
"Ellen." He breather out, but Koven began to struggle again.
"Get off me you damn bastard!" Koven said. Dean slowly stood up, but before Koven could get up, he picked her up bridal style. "Dean Winchester put me down!" She pounded her fist into his shoulder and his chest.
"Not happening little Miss Apple-pie." He said. Ellen hugged Bobby, but he pulled away and looked at her.
"Holy water test." Ellen rolled her eyes at him.
"Where did that nick name come from?" She asked, still hitting him.
"You talk in your sleep about apple pie." He said.
"You watched me sleep?" She saw the faintest tint of pink on his ears. "Creeper." She muttered before she stopped hitting him and finally giving up. He carried her into the house and they sat around the table, Koven on Dean's lap and he said it was because he 'didn't want her running off again'.
"Bastard." She muttered, but rested against him anyways because it's Dean; who wouldn't really? She pushed those thought out of her head as she mumbled about how mad she was. Bobby filled a shot glass with holy water and slid it to Ellen.
"Is this really necessary Bobby?" She asked. Bob ran over, barking and growling at the newcomer.
"Bob shut your yap!" Koven said. Bobby sat, but kept his eyes on her, growling. Ellen downed the water before sliding it back to Bobby.
"I'll take some whisky now please." She said. Bobby silently poured the whisky and slid it over to Ellen.
"So Dean. Who's your girlfriend?" She asked, taking the shot in one gulp.
"I'm not his girlfriend." Koven mumbled, her cheeks heating up.
"This is Koven." Dean said. "It's a long story, but she's from another world." Ellen raised an eyebrow.
"Another world?" She asked.
"Yes, a world where all of you are just TV show characters." Koven said, shifting a bit in her Dean-chair.
"Sure you do." She said.
"Ellen Harvell, the first time your daughter met the Winchesters, she held a shot gun to Dean's back. Your husband was killed on a hunt with John Winchester and you only told your daughter after her first real hunt because you think Dean and Sam are dangerous because of being John's kids."
All three of the others stared at her.
"Shall I continue?" She raised an eyebrow.
"No... No..." Ellen said. Koven mumbled something before leaning back into Dean. But Dean didn't actually mind... Well yeah he did, but that was because she kept digging her elbow into his ribcage. He gently grabbed her arm and moved it.
"How did you survive?" He then asked. Ellen looked up sadly.
"I wasn't supposed to." She said
"They ran out of pretzels." Koven spoke up. "Ellen went out to get some."
"Yes." Ellen nodded. "But in the middle of my trip, Ash called me. He was scared and yelling. He told me to check the safe. Then the line went dead."
"You got the map from the vault here?" Koven asked. She nodded and pulled it out. She handed it to Koven who took it and began to unfold it. "Do any of you have a pen or a marker?" She asked. Bobby stood and got a Sharpie from his desk. He tossed it to Koven, but Dean caught it. He handed it to her and she mumbled a thank you before lining over and tracing the lines between all the dots.
"Whoa. I couldn't figure that out. How the hell..."
"My Ash senses were tingling." Koven said, and heard Dean let out a small chuckle. "So. I'll take the short version of this talk. Where's Sam?" She asked.
"Up stairs..." Dean said.
"Sam!" Koven called out.
"Whoa! Calm down kid... I'll go get him..." Bobby said. Bob got up from his seat on the floor and ran off. Koven hugged and sat back again, crossing her arms.
Once they were back, Koven sat up again. Sam eyed his brother and Koven. Dean gave him a don't ask or I will kill youface and Sam rolled his eyes
"Okay, so Sam. Do you remember anything Azazel told you?" She asked. They all looked at her confused. "Yellow eyes!" She huffed again.
"Oh... Umm... Not much. He said something about us being for a war..."
"Why are you asking him this if you should already know?" Ellen crossed her arms.
"Because I've made some strange changes to this world already and I want to know if I'm fighting for the same thing." Koven said. "But that is what Yellow eyes told him... So yeah this is going well. You guys see how this all forma?" She pointed to the star symbol on the map. "This is rail road crossings made by Samuel Colt." She said.
"The creator of the Colt?" Bobby asked.
"No Samuel Colt the owner of a dilldo company. Yes the one who created the colt, stop sounding so surprised when you hear the goddamn name people!" She said. Dean had to hold in his chuckle. "Anyways, this." She pointed to the middle of the shape. "This is a graveyard." She said
"Graveyard?" Sam asked.
"Don't sound so surprised." She said with a roll of her eyes.
"What? Were they trying to keep something out?" Ellen asked.
"Oh, you're very close." I said.
"They're trying to keep something in." Dean said.
"Ding, dick, ding." Koven said. "You got it right." She gave a fake smile. "Now. If we leave now, we should get there by night fall." Koven tried to stand, but Dean pulled her back down. "We don't have time for this Winchester." She said, pulling away.
She began to limp towards the main room to get he shoes. Dean walked over as she had pulled on her socks and was about to pull on a pair of her shoes.
"You're not going apple-pie." He said.
"Like Hell Dean. I know how this all plays out. And I'm not falling for the handcuffs." She said, glancing at him while tying her shoes. She sighed and looked up. "Look Dean, I'm stubborn, you're stubborn, I know how this ends, you don't. I'm going so please don't argue. You can't keep everyone safe and I'm not your responsibility, Sam is. So worry about your brother and I'll worry about myself." She said. Then she looked down and continued to tie her shoes.
"How long have you been here?" Dean asked after a moment. She took in a deep breath.
"Ten months." She said. "I sent my birthday with my dog and a little red cupcake." She put on her other shoe and began to tie it.
"I'm... Sorry." He quickly stood up and walked out of the room. She expected him to close and lock the doors, but instead he waited. she finished tying her shoes and limped over. He put an arm under her's and helped her limp outside. Bobby and Ellen were getting into Bobby's truck and Sam was waiting in the front seat of the Impala.
"Thank you Dean." Koven said.
"For what?" He asked.
"For not leaving me in there. For asking instead of having me push my life onto you." She said. He grunted in response and helped her into the back. Then he walked around and sat in the drivers seat.
"So. We're fallowing Bobby and Ellen?" She asked to break the silence.
"Yeah. Ellen has the map." Sam nodded. Koven looked at the sky.
"What time is it?" She asked. Sam checked his watch.
"Half past six." He said.
"I was asleep till six o'clock?" Koven asked.
"Yes." Dean said. "We didn't want to wake you and your ankle needed rest."
"Yeah, cause you knew that would happen." Koven said. Dean rolled his eyes and started up the Impala
Half way there, the sun was still up. It was seven ten and Koven had drifted off to sleep.
"So. What was that at Bobby's?" Sam asked.
"I don't know what you're talking about" Dean said. Sam scoffed.
"Like hell Dean. Why was Koven sitting in you lap?" Sam asked. Dean didn't speak. "I think you're starting to like her." Sam smirked.
"Shut up." Dean muttered. "She was in my lap because we didn't want her running off and we didn't have any rope at the time. And the handcuffs were in another room." He said. "Now can we drop it?"
"I don't know Dean, this is way to much fun." Sam smirked.
"Shut up." Dean said. The drive was quiet from then on.
Soon, close to sun set, in the middle of a forest, Bobby parked his truck and Dean pulled up behind him. Sam turned around to see Koven was beginning to wake up.
"Hey." Dean turned around. "You awake Apple-pie?" He asked. She nodded slowly, rubbing the sleep out of her eyes.
"Yeah." She said. Dean opened his door and got out, Sam doing the same. Dean helped Koven out of the car and then pulled her over to the trunk. He opened it up and scanned over the weapons.
He picked up a gun and held it out to her. She slowly took it, then looked up at him with an eyebrow raised.
"Isn't this the gun you pointed at my skull when we first met?" She asked, eyeing it.
"Maybe." He said, getting his own gun out, Sam doing the same. "You know how to use it?" He asked. She rolled her eyes, putting the cartridge in, cocking it, then putting on the safety.
"I think I'll be fine Winchester." She said. She limped over to Ellen and Bobby.
"You see Jake anywhere?" She asked, looking at the dark area— A small grave yard with a large mausoleum.
"There." Sam pointed at a tall dark figure walking towards the mausoleum. Everyone looked at Koven who was staring at the mausoleum. She turned to the others, but locked her eyes with green ones. She nodded. They began to walk, Koven limping rather quickly for Dean's liking, towards Jake. Once they had him surrounded around the mausoleum, they let him know they were there.
Sam cleared his throat and Jack turned around. Everyone pointed their guns at Jake.
"Sam." He said. Koven took in a sharp breath. "No, no you can't be here." Jake shook his head. "I killed you."
"Well next time finish the job." Sam said.
"I did. I ripped clean through your spinal cord." Koven's hand tightened around her gun.
"Apparently not." She said. "Bad aim?" Jake looked at her, his eyes narrowing. Then he turned to Ellen.
"Hey lady, why don't you put that gun to your head?" Ellen, shaking, slowly pointed the gun at her own head.
"You see Sam. Ava was right. Once you give in to it there's all sorts of new Jedi mind tricks you can learn."
"Let her go." Sam said.
"Shoot him." Ellen said, shaking nervously.
"Don't. We shoot him. Ellen shoots herself." Koven said. "Everyone put your guns down." Koven threw her gun to the ground. They all looked at her. The look she gave them said 'trust me'. Dean slowly put his gun down, fallowed by Sam and Bobby, but Ellen kept her's to her head.
"Thank you." Jake said. He quickly turned around to open the mausoleum. Dean and Bobby rushed to get Ellen free while Sam picked up his gun. Ellen let off two shots that missed her.
Sam then, after seeing Jake turn the keyhole with the colt, shot at Jake four times. Jake stumbled back, blood pouring from his mouth. Once Jake dropped, Sam circled around to look at him. Jake shook his head no, but Sam aimed his gun, and fired at Jake's head four times.
"Sam. Stop." Koven breathed. Sam looked to the tomb stone where Koven was sitting. There was a bullet hole in her thigh.
"Koven!" Dean exclaimed. Koven shook her head.
"No. Stop the demon. I'll be fine!" She said. Then, the mausoleum began to open. Sam, after grabbing the colt rushed over to Koven, and scooped her up before running with the other three to hide behind the tombstones.
The doors burst open and in a flash of black smoke and red light, demons came pouring out.
"What the hell is that!" Dean yelled.
"It's a devil's gate Dean! And hell's pouring out!" Koven yelled. "Yellow eyes wanted an army, now he's getting one! You guys have to close it!" She said. Sam set her down behind the tombstone . She nodded and he ran off to help them close the gate. Dean was going to help, but stopped.
"Wait." He looked at Koven. "If yellow eyes gave Jake this..."
"Turn around you asshole." Koven said. Dean turned around to look at yellow eyes himself. he aimed the gun, but yellow eyes flicked his wrist and the gun went from Dean's hands to his.
"Boy shouldn't play with daddy's guns." He smiled. He flicked his wrist again and Dean was flung into a nearby tombstone.
"Dean!" Sam and Koven yelled in unison. Koven cried in pain as she went onto her stomach and began to try and pull herself across the ground towards Dean.
"Oh. Let me help you out." She screamed as yellow eyes flicked his hand and she was flung into the same tombstone. "That's better isn't it?" He asked. Koven tried to move, but yellow eyes was using his powers to hold her to the grey slab of rock.
"You bastard." Koven said. Sam was running over, but stopped when yellow eyed suddenly held up his hand. Sam was then held to a tree. Koven was free for a moment.
"I'll get to you in a minute champ. I'l proud of you! I knew you had it in you!" He gave an evil smile. Then he turned to Koven who was checking on Dean who was still awake with a cut across his forehead. He moved his hand and Koven was pressed into the tombstone again.
"Sit a spell." He said. "Now. Koven. It is Koven right?" She glared at him, not talking. "I have to thank you a lot. Because you see, us demons can't resurrect people unless a deal is made, I know, red tape, it sucks, but now thanks to you, Sammy is back in rotation." He smirked.
"Fuck. Off." Koven said.
He ignored her. "Now tell me Miss Vermont. Or is it Mrs. Carter?" She glared at him. "Can you tell me, if what you brought back, is one hundred percent, pure Sam?"
"Does it look like I give a shit." She spat. He frowned.
"Shame. You could have made the perfect follower." He said. He cocked the colt and aimed it at Koven. She glanced behind him, and was truly surprised to see John Winchester. Why would he be saving her? Before the demon could pull the trigger, John wrapped his arms around him and pulled him from his host body which fell to the floor.
John struggled with the black vapor for a few moments. Out of the corner of her eye, Koven saw Dean grabbing the colt. She breathed heavily, putting pressure on her bullet wound with the sleeve of her shirt.
John's spirit was thrown back by the vapor, which then proceed to climb back into it's hiding place inside the sleeping man. The demon then stood, up looking at Koven when he should have been looking at Dean.
"Goodbye. Asshole." Koven said. The demon looked at Dean just in time to see him pull the trigger of the colt. the bullet shot itself from the long barrel of the gun, hitting it's mark on the left of the demon's chest.
The demon had a look of surprise. Then he was jolted and they could see his skeleton threw his skin. He jolted again and the bullet wound spewed electricity. He collapsed and the yellow drained from his eyes. Sam was let go from the tree and Koven fell over to lay on her back.
"Koven." Dean muttered as he dropped the gun. He kneeled next to her. She ripped up her over shirt and began to wrap it over the cut. "How the hell did you get shot?"
"Ellen doesn't have the best aim when she's not in control." She said, with a half-hearted chuckle. She winced when Dean pulled it around the entrance and the exit hole.
"Hold sti…" He stopped talking when he looked up. There stood the spirit of his father.
"Stop talking you idiot and go to your dad." She said. He glanced at her, then back up at his dad. "Ten minutes." She mumbled before her eyes drooped closed.
She opened her eyes and sat up. She looked around. The others were still there, but they didn't notice her. She looked down to see herself.
"Projections." She snapped her eyes to the tree nearest to where Sam was. She stood up and stumbled forward. She looked down at her leg to see the make shift bandage that covered the bullet hole. It wasn't bleeding, but it was still there. She could still feel the pain. "You are such an idiot Koven."
"I saved Dean." Koven countered. "The story still ended with Dean shooting Azazel." Koven said.
"Yes! But now Dean's not the one with the price on his soul! You are! He's not going to die, Sam is not going to suck the demon blood, and they won't stop the apocalypse!" She said.
"So what!?" Koven snapped. "So what. Castiel can just come to him while he's alive. Screw it. I'm not that important!"