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Bobby cursed as Tamara threw the door open, Isaac close behind her. Tamara tackled the demon outside, stabbing a Paulo Santo stake in the chest, effectively pinning her down, while Isaac read off an exorcism.
Once the door was wide open, salt line destroyed, four of the sins raced up the stairs, eager to get their hands on Sam.
The remaining sin, Sloth, stops at the doorway and turns, facing Bobby. Cursing the old hunter stumbles backwards until his back hits a wall. An evil grin on his face, Sloth slowly approaches the cornered hunter, only to be stopped by an invisible force. Bobby smiles a grin of his own as both he and Sloth look up to see the devil's trap Sam was trapped under not too long ago. Sloth looks at Bobby, fear evident in his black eyes.
"Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son."
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Dean runs through the hall upstairs, hoping the demons follow him away from Sam. Hearing someone pursue him, he turns and strikes the blonde behind him. She blocks his arm and attempts to twist it to the side. Dean deftly turns and frees his arm from her grasp.
He slowly backs down the hallway, the blonde approaching with a smirk on her face. Dean silently curses himself for not leading more than just one demon away from his brother.
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Bobby started reading an exorcism of his own, banishing Sloth back into the pit. The combination of his and Isaac's spells caused the house to shake.
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Dean backed into the bathroom room, the blonde close behind. He stumbled when the floor beneath him shook, but quickly regained his footing.
"I suppose you're Lust." Dean backed himself into a wall.
Lust stopped her advance. "Baby, I'm whatever you want me to be." She took a step forward.
Dean squared his shoulders. "Yeah, well, just stay back."
"Or what?" Dean was pretty sure if Lust didn't have completely black eyes, he would've seen her roll her eyes.
Dean struggled for an answer, completely aware he had his back to a wall. "Good point."
Lust took another step closer. "Don't worry. I'm not gonna hurt you. Not yet." She licked her lips seductively and ran her hands up Dean's chest, where they rested on his shoulders. "Not unless you want me to."
Dean's senses were overrun. All he could think about in that moment was how incredibly sexy the woman in front of him was. He reached out and pulled her into a kiss. Somewhere in the back of his mind, Dean knew it was wrong, but God, did it feel right.
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The door flew across the room, slamming against the far wall as one of the sins kicked it in. Sam turned to see Pride, Envy, and Wrath walk into the room.
"Here's Johnny!" Pride growled a sadistic look on his face.
Sam held out his holy water container. He knew he couldn't take them on all at once; the only reason it worked last time was because he had stolen the power from Gluttony. Still, he put on his mask and hid his fear.
Pride held up his hand, stopping the advance towards the youngest Winchester. Pride looked up at the ceiling where a devil's trap had been painted. "Come on, you really think something like that is going to fool someone like me? I mean, me?"
Sam smirked. "It doesn't hurt to try, does it Pride?"
Pride offered a smirk of his own before he flicked his wrist upwards, cracking the ceiling and breaking the devil's trap.
"I'm the root of all sin, and you, Sam Winchester, may be the protégé of Azazel, you may be the 'Boy King,' but you are still no match for me." Pride slowly approached Sam, his lips curling into an evil smile. "You see, looking at you now, without your little kick of stolen energy, I don't see a threat."
Sam's eyes widened. "How'd you..?"
Envy laughed. "Don't underestimate us, Winchester. We saw what you did to Gluttony. But we also know that little jolt was only temporary."
"And it sure did a wonder on you." Wrath added. "If you do that again, your little family won't be able to help you out when you black out. You'll be ours."
"You think I'm going to bow to a cut rate, piss poor human like you?" Pride sneered. "I have my pride after all."
Sam had to fight to keep from rolling his eyes. Boy, were these guys full of it.
"And now that you're powerless, I guess I don't really have to pay for a damn thing, now do I?" Pride tilted his head, as if challenging Sam to offer a rebuttal.
Sam realized the Sins had no idea he still had powers. They thought his powers came from stealing a demon's life force. Although his powers were nowhere near as strong as they were earlier, Sam had the element of surprise on his side. He could work with this.
Not hearing an argument from the scheming Winchester, Pride continued. "You're fair game now, boy. And it's open season."
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Dean couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong. His make-out sessions with the blonde was amazing, don't get him wrong, but he couldn't shake the feeling that he should be doing something else.
The sound of the roof splintering in the other room brought Dean back to his senses. Carefully, he maneuvered his body so the bathtub was behind him. His grip in Lust's hair went from sexual to manhandling as he turned and shoved her into the wall behind him.
"Dean!" Relief fills Dean at the sound of Bobby's voice.
"Bobby, the tub!" Bobby looks between Dean and the demon, understanding flashing across his face. Quickly, Bobby rushed across the room and started to fill the bathtub with water.
Lust shoots Dean an icy glare. "I don't know how you managed to break free of my touch, but you will pay." She lunged at Dean, only to be knocked back by a shot to the chest.
Dean looked at the doorway and saw Isaac holding a shotgun, barrel smoking; Tamara was right behind him. Lust tackled Dean while his attention was diverted, the two of them falling to the ground, Lust on top. Dean caught Lust with a hook to the jaw, throwing her off of him. Isaac and Tamara pulled her up and held her back as Dean stood up.
"Are you done yet, Bobby?" Dean asked.
"Don't get your panties in a twist; I had to let the tub fill up first." Bobby grumbled. Setting his shoulders, Bobby began to chant the incantation. "Exorcizo te, creatura aquae. In nomine dei patris omnipotentis et in virtute spiritus sancti." He dropped the rosary into the water.
Dean grabbed Lust from Tamara and Isaac and shoved her blonde head into the holy bath water. Steam rose from the water as Lust screamed and thrashed against Dean's hold. He yanked her out of the water by her hair. Lust gasped, steam still rising from her face. Dean, unsatisfied, shoved her back under the water.
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Sam struggled to breathe, clawing at the invisible force around his neck. Pride had lifted him off the ground, and now Sam was dangling in the air two feet off the ground. Thankfully, Pride threw him against the wall, letting Sam drop to the ground gasping for air. Pride pulled the recovering Winchester into a headlock, cutting his airwave off, again.
Sam tried to take the demonic power from pride like he had Gluttony, but the lack of air was making him dizzy, unable to focus. As he pulled at the unmoving arms around his throat, Sam heard Pride laugh.
This is it. Sam thought. This is how I'm going to die. Of all the ways to go out, I get choked to death.
Suddenly, the pressure was alleviated. Sam turned to see Wrath on the ground, throat slashed, and a blonde haired woman pulling a knife out of Envy's throat.
Pride jumped at the mysterious woman and wrapped his arms around her, pinning her arms to the side. Sam stood up, still gasping for breath, and pulled Pride off of her. As Pride spun around to face him, Sam clocked him across the face, spinning the demon to face the blonde. She took her knife and jabbed it up through Pride's mouth, an orange light momentarily flashing inside of him before he dropped lifelessly to the ground.
"Who the hell are you?" Sam asked, still breathing heavy.
The blonde tilted her head to the side. "I'm the girl who just saved your ass."
Sam nodded. "Well, I just saved yours, too."
The woman huffed, amused. "Let's get out of here, Sam."
Shock filled Sam's facial features. The woman turned to go. "Wait!" She didn't. Sam had to run to catch up with her.
Footsteps were heard coming down the hallway towards them. "Time to leave, are you coming or not?" The woman stared at Sam, impatient. "Do you really think that these hunters will just let you go? It's now or never." With Sam's reluctant nod, she placed her hand on his shoulder.
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Dean rounded the corner at a sprint, running to the room he left his brother in. How could he have been so stupid? He left his brother alone with three of the Seven Deadly Sins, demons who wanted his little brother dead.
Dread filled Dean as he saw the door missing. He skidded to a stop in the doorway and took in the scene before him.
The door was lying on the ground ten feet away, ripped from its hinges. Three bodies scattered the floor, blood oozing out of their wounds. The bodies looked dead, and only one person could kill a demon as far as Dean knew: Sam, who was missing.
The house shook. Dean made a mental note that Lust was exorcised, but, honestly, he didn't care. All Dean wanted was his Sammy back. Hell, he'd almost had him, too, until the Sins laid siege to the house.
Hearing the sound of footsteps, Dean went back into the hallway. "Sam?" He called. Dean's hopes were crushed when he saw Bobby turn the corner.
"Dean, we just sent the bitch back to hell. The girl made it through, besides the usual psychological damage." Bobby took in Dean's slumped shoulders and the defeated look on his face. "What's wrong, son?"
Dean took a deep breath, letting it out slowly. "Sammy's gone, Bobby. The remaining demons are dead in the room I left him in, but Sam-" Dean's voice broke on his brother's name. "I just got him back, and now I've lost him."
Bobby walked up to the crestfallen hunter and pulled him into a hug, chick flick moments be damned. "You know your brother. He does what he thinks is best, even if we don't agree. That's why him and your daddy-" Dean stiffened, and Bobby silently berated himself for bringing up John. He pulled back and looked Dean in the eyes. "Sam's tough, and he ain't no idiot. He's going to be fine. In the meantime, let's clean up here."
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Sam looked around at his new surroundings. He was back in the asylum, in the main hall where Azazel had set up their chairs. Looking up at the chairs, Sam was surprised to see the blonde sitting in Azazel's seat, the demon in question currently out of the room.
"I'm guessing you're a demon, since you teleported us here." Sam walked up to her and took his seat.
She smirked. "Guess you do have some brains after all." She stuck out her hand. "The name's Ruby. I'll be helping you get stronger."
Sam stared at the manicured hand in front of him. Going against his better judgment, Sam took her hand in his. "What type of knife kills demons? I haven't heard of anything that kills demons, and I've only recently learned how to do it myself."
Ruby sighed. "Newsflash, hot stuff. You didn't kill Gluttony. All you did was send his traitorous ass back into the depths of hell, where he'll be tortured for his insubordination."
Shit. Turns out Sam can't kill demons, all he can do is kill their 'meat suits' with a touch. Didn't that just make Sam feel great. The guy probably would've lived if he exorcised the demon, but no, he had to kill an innocent.
Ruby spoke up, annoyed. "Stop brooding, Winchester. We have work to do, and we can't very well do it when you feel bad about a corpse."
Sam sat up straight in his seat. "The person was innocent."
Ruby rolled her eyes. "So? Gluttony was trying to kill you, or have you forgotten that? It was life or death, and you chose life. Get over it." She stood up and leaned over Sam, her voice a soft whisper. "This is a war, Sam. People die, but if you stick with me, I can get you what you need to start saving people, leaving survivors." Ruby stood upright as the door to the main hall opened and Azazel walked in.
"Sammy! I heard you were back and I had to see for myself. Great work out there, champ. I see you've met Ruby. She's going to be heading your training from now on." Azazel sat down in his chair, a grimace forming on his face. "Ruby, someone's been sitting in my chair. Find out who did it and have them flayed."
Ruby winked and Sam, then turned to leave, throwing, "Whatever you say, boss," over her shoulder.
Azazel grumbled quietly to himself. "I don't tolerate insubordination. Especially when I'm trying to execute his plans."
Realizing Sam was still with him, Azazel cleared his throat. "So, tell me about your mission."
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Isaac and Dean placed the last of the bodies into the pit. Climbing out, Dean threw gasoline on the still forms while Isaac threw salt. Tamara and Bobby walked up just as Dean threw a match into the pit.
"We got the girl and guy back into town safely." Tamara informed the others, moving to stand next to Isaac. "Hopefully they can go back to their normal lives."
Isaac turned to his old friend. "Our work is done here, Bobby. Me and Tamara, we have to head out."
"Be careful out there." Bobby hugged his friends goodbye, then watched as they climbed into their car.
"See you gents around!" Tamara called as they sped off.
Dean turned to face the old hunter, confused. "Bobby, where did Sam get a knife, and why did he stab the demons with it? I thought there wasn't a blade that could kill a demon, and Sam can take them out with his bare hands. Something just doesn't add up."
Bobby went silent, thinking. "I don't know Dean. No knife I've ever heard of can kill a demon, and as for Sam, your guess is as good as mine."
They stood in silence, watching the flames grow higher, when Dean spoke up again. "Bobby?"
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"If Sam let out the Seven Deadly Sins, what else did he let out?"