"Are you sure about this?" asked Dean as he put the key into the lock of the motel room door. "Look, I didn't see you coming up with anything better" answered an irritated Ruby. "Yeah but, astral projection, I mean, this isn't Charmed" "listen Dean we can give this a shot, or risk loosing Sam because we overlooked the possibility." "Ok I guess. And what am I supposed to do when I get there?" "Just get Sam back, we don't need to worry about killing that Abrexin son of a bitch, just find a way to get him back."
Ruby walked over to the small dining table and proceeded to lay out candles in a circular pattern, next laying a plate with three small cones at the back. "What are they for?" asked Dean as he watched her work. "Sandalwood incense, for purity" Ruby answered as she fumbled around in a black duffle bag. With great effort the demon hauled a massive clear rocklike crystal into the middle of the sacred arrangement. "Wow, you are really into all this mumbo jumbo crap aren't ya'?" Dean chuckled "Well, whoever said size doesn't matter… they where wrong" Ruby quipped in a matter of fact sort of way.
"Now lie on the bed!" "OO, kinky" Dean replied to another of Ruby's sarcastic smiles. "Right, start to envision your goal of projection, so in this case, Sam." "Can he be naked?" "Dean, really, your brother's life could be at stake here, concentrate." "Oh right, sorry" said Dean with a cough, as to compose himself. "Keep your goal in your mind, and feel your body start to relax. Taking deep breaths and allowing the incense to calm you…"
"Ruby, am I supposed to be cold?" "Ruby?" Dean opened his eyes to see the sky peeking through a mass of heavily leaved branches. He shot up looking around trying to see beyond what seemed like fog. There was a flicker, just like the one he had seen that morning in the motel room, but this time it was ruby. Well I guess it worked he thought as he started to walk slowly. There was a feeling as he walked down the muddy path in the bewildering forest. He was not alone.
Dean quickly shot his head from side to side, trying his best to use his hunting skills in this bizarre place, but it was useless. The mist in the air was too thick and the wildlife too loud for him to make any use of his senses. He started again, walking down the rocky path. Whack. A pain filled Dean's body as he dropped to the floor clutching his head where a large branch had just hit him.
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Ruby jumped up, Dean's body had begun to writhe on the bed as he let out a scream of pain. She ran over and held his shoulders "Dean, Dean!"
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"Ruby!" Sam shouted trying to make out what he had just hit. "Ruby, are you ok? Where is Dean?" Sam called unknowing that the voice had not come from what he had just slung a branch at. "Sammy is that you?" Dean groggily asked into the ever dense fog. "Dean?" "Sam something just hit me" "Dean I think it was me" Sam answered still searching. "You ass" Dean muttered getting to his feet still clutching his head. "I heard that, Dean where are you?" *Slap* something hit Sam in the back of the head. "I'm right here doofus. Are you ok?"
Without a word Sam swung around to face Dean and threw himself towards his brother gripping him into a tight hug. Dean hugged back just as hard "Dean… I… I was so scared." "I know Sammy, I know. I'm here now" Dean answered laying a kiss onto Sam's head.
"What was that?" Dean asked as something blasted past them at a rapid speed.