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Natalie sat down at the table across from Julia, who took a drink from her tea, before setting it back down on the saucer. Her arms fold across her chest and she looks up at the three of them. "I was possessed. A demon took control of my body, and I hurt people. I killed people."
"That, that wasn't you," Sam said, trying to offer some solace.
Julia closed her eyes, letting out a sigh. "But I was there. I heard a woman beg for mercy. I...felt a young girl's blood drip down my hands."
"That's how you knew about the salt." Dean surmised.
"Yeah, I picked up tricks. It was in my head for months." Julia said.
Natalie nodded and looked over at Julia, "How many months?"
"Nine."
"So your son..."
"Yeah, the whole time. The pregnancy, birth—all of it. I was possessed." Julia answered. Julia took another drink from her tea, setting the cup down and took a deep breath. "The night the baby was born, I was alone. And the pain was overwhelming. I screamed and it came out as a laugh, because the demon was happy. It used my body to give birth to a child. When it was over, something changed. Maybe the demon was tried or if the pain helped me fight it, but, somehow I took control."
"And the demon wailed inside me. It pounded against my skull. I thought my head was going to explode. But I knew. I knew what I had to do. So I grabbed fistfuls out of a bag of road salt and poured it down my throat."
Natalie shifted in her seat and cringed slightly. She couldn't imagine what it must have been like for Julia. A whole nine months of being possessed by a demon, not being able to do anything to stop it. That must have been hell for her.
Julia sighed but continued. "When I was alone with the baby, a part of me wanted to kill it. But, God help me, I couldn't do that. So, I put it up for adoption, and I ran."
Dean nodded sympathetically, "Who was the father?"
"I was a virgin." Natalie looked over at Dean, confusion written on her face. She knew that he didn't really have an answer for this either. "Have you seen my son? Is he human?" Julia asked.
"His name's Jesse. He lives in Alliance. He's a good kid." Dean said.
Julia nods and leans back in her seat. "Is that all you need to know?" She asked.
Sam looks at Dean, "Yeah that's all we needed to know. Thank you for your time." Dean, Sam and Natalie stood from their seats, Natalie offers Julia a small smile before walking out of the kitchen with Sam and Dean.
Dean opens the door, allowing Sam and Natalie to walk through first, then follows them. Sam turns to Dean, "So, now what?"
"We are going to need help."
The three of them enter the motel room and find Castiel is already waiting for them. "I take it you got our message." Sam said, closing the door after Dean and Natalie had entered.
"It's lucky you found the boy." Castiel said.
"Oh, yeah, real lucky. What do we do with him?" Dean asked.
"Kill him."
Natalie breath hitched in her throat causing her to cough. "What? You want us to...to kill him?"
"Cas." Dean stared at him with a shocked look.
Castiel stares back at them, "This child is half demon and half human, but it's far more powerful than either. Other cultures call this hybrid cambion or katako. You know him as the antichrist."
Natalie's eyes widened and she looked over at Sam, having a hard time believing that this kid was actually the antichrist. Castiel walks over at the table and sits down. Fart noises suddenly ensued causing everyone, including Castiel, to widened their eyes. Natalie stared at Castiel, as the noises continued for a short time.
"That wasn't me."Castiel pulls out the whoopie cushion Dean had bought earlier. Seeing this, Natalie tried to suppress a smirk.
"Who put that there?" Dean asked, a grin written on his face.
"Anyway, I don't get it. Jesse is the devil's son?" Sam asked.
Castiel sighs, "No, of course not. Your Bible gets more wrong than it does right. The antichrist is not Lucifer's child. It's just demon spawn. But it is one of the devil's greatest weapons in the war against heaven."
"Well, if Jesse's a demonic howitzer, then what the hell's he doing in Nebraska." Dean asked.
"The demons lost him. They can't find him. But they're looking for him." Castiel answered.
"And why did they lose him?" Natalie chimed in.
"Because of the child's power. It hides him from both angels and demons. For now, at least." Castiel said.
"So, basically, he's got like a force field around him. Well, that's great. Problem solved." Dean said.
"With Lucifer risen, this child grows strong. Soon, he will do more than just make a few toys come to life—something that will draw the demons to him. The demons will find this child. Lucifer will twist this boy to his purpose. And then, with a word, the child will destroy the Host of Heaven."
"Whoa, whoa, whoa. Wait. You're saying that Jesse's gonna nuke the angels?" Dean asked.
"Yes, we cannot allow that to happen." Castiel added.
Natalie held her hand up, "Wait, okay, just stop for a second." Castiel looked over at her. "We—we can't just walk in and kill him. Antichrist or not, Jesse is just a kid, Cas."
"A year ago, all of you would have done whatever it took to win this war." Castiel reminded.
"Well things change." Sam chimed in, standing up and gazed over at Castiel.
Dean walked between them, putting a hand on Sam's arm. "Okay. Hey, look, we are not going to kill him, alright? But we can't leave Jesse here either. We know that. So...we take him to Bobby's. He'll know what to do."
Castiel narrowed his eyes towards Dean, "You'll kidnap him? What is going on in this town, it's what happens when this thing is happy. You cannot imagine what it will do if it's angry. Besides, how will you hold him? With a thought, he could be halfway around the world."
"So we tell him the truth. You say Jesse's destined to go to the dark side—fine. But he hasn't yet. So if we lay it all out for him, he might make the right choice." Sam offered.
A long pause ensued between the four of them. Castiel began to consider this but then looked up at Sam. "You didn't. And I can't take that chance." Sam glared at Castiel, not having enough time to react as Castiel vanishes.
"Damn it." Sam mumbled.
Natalie turned and grabbed her jacket, "Well we know where he is going. Let's go." Natalie opened the door and rushed out with Sam and Dean following close behind.
The Impala came to a screeching halt outside of Jesse's house. Natalie quickly opened the door and darted out of the car, sprinting across the street and up the porch steps. Dean came up behind her, grabbing a hold of her arm and gently pushed her back. He and Sam looked at each other before kicking in the door.
Dean and Sam rush in and find Jesse standing in the living room. "Was there a guy here? In a trench coat?" Dean asked. Jesse points to the floor and the three of them see an action figure wearing Castiel's suit and his trench coat, holding a silver knife. Dean kneels down and picks up the figure staring at it with wide eyes.
Natalie kept her eyes on the figure in Dean's hand. It was kind of weird to be looking at an action figure that was Castiel. She found it kind of amusing though still surprising. "Well, isn't this great."
Jesse took a seat on the couch with Sam sitting across from him in a chair. Dean sets the action figure on the mantelpiece.
"Was he your friend?" Jesse asked.
"Him? No." Dean replied.
"I did that. But how did I do that?" Jesse questioned.
"You're a superhero."
Jesse look at Dean with confusion, "I am?"
Dean smiled. "Yeah. I mean, who else could turn someone into a toy? You're Superman—minus the cape and go-go boots. See, us three, we work for a secret government agency. It's our job to find kids with special powers. In fact, we're here to take you to a hidden base in South Dakota, where you'll be trained to fight evil."
"Like X-Men?" Jesse asked.
Natalie smiled faintly and Dean let out a chuckle, "Exactly like the X-Men. In fact, the guy we're taking you to—he's even in a wheelchair. You'll save lives. You'll get the girl. Sounds like fun right?"
Dean is suddenly flung back against the wall. Sam and Natalie both turn to see possessed Julia walk into the room.
"They're lying to you." The demon said. Sam goes towards Julia only to be flung against the wall next to Dean. Natalie looks from Sam and Dean over to Julia, whose eyes locked on her.
Natalie reaches her arm towards Jesse, "Jesse come over..." Natalie was cut off as, she too, was flung up against the wall.
Jesse gets up from the couch, trying to find a way to get out. "Stay right there, dreamboat. Can't hurt you. Orders. You, three on the other hand? Hurting you all was encouraged."
The demon turns flicks her wrist causing Dean to slam against the opposite wall and then back. Natalie struggled in her invisible hold, trying to get out of it. The demon looked over at her and motioned her hand in an upward motion.
Natalie was flung up to the ceiling, her back slamming against it causing a strained cry to escape. The demon brought her hand in a downward motion, causing Natalie to fall and hit the ground. Another twist of the hand and Natalie was up against the wall next to the fireplace.
"No! Leave them alone!" Jesse called out.
The demon stops and leans down towards Jessie, "Jesse. You're beautiful. You have your father's eyes."
"Who are you?"
"I'm your mother."
Jesse's eyes narrowed, "No, you're not."
"Mm-hm. You're half human...half one of us."
"She means demons, Jesse!" Dean managed to choke out.
The demon straightened out her arm and holds up a clenched fist towards Dean, who groans in pain. "Those people you call your parents—they lied to you, too. You're not theirs—not really."
Natalie tried fighting back the force that was holding her but to no avail. "Jesse! Jesse don't listen to her." The demon sighed and closed her other fist. Natalie could feel a painful compressing in her chest and it was becoming difficult for her to breathe. She soon began to choke, trying to get her breath back.
"Stop! Stop it! Leave her alone!" Sam called out. The demon's patience and annoyance with the three of them was beginning to reach it's height. A hardened look grew on her face and Sam was silenced into nothing except painful groans.
Jesse looked around at the three of them, his panicking beginning to grow. "But—my mom and dad love me."
The demon gave Jesse a look, "Do they? Is that why they leave you alone all day? Because they love you so much? These people—these imposters—they told you that the tooth fairy was real and that your toys could hurt you and a hundred other things aren't true. They love you so much, they made your life a lie. Look into your heart, Jesse. You've always known you weren't there's. You've always known you were different. Everyone has lied to you. They're not from the FBI. And you're not a superhero."
Jesse's gaze fell and a look of deceit fell on his face. "Then what am I?"
"You're powerful. You can have anything you want. You can do anything you want." The demon said.
"Don't...don't listen to her Jesse!" Dean exclaimed. The demon held up her hand again causing Dean to groan.
"They treated you like a child. Nobody trusted you. Everybody's lied to you. Doesn't that make you angry?" The demon questioned.
Jesse looked down and clenched his fists. The room soon begins to rattle, the fireplace began to flare up and the lights flickered. The demon looked up, exultant. "See? It does make you angry. But I'm telling you the truth, Jesse." The demon said.
Natalie looked around her and saw the windows begin to shatter and multiple things were falling from shelves. "Wouldn't it be better if there were no lies? Come with me and you can wash it all clean. Start over. Imagine that—a world without lies."
"She's right. We lied to you." Sam said. The demon looks over at him, her eyes turned black. "But I'll tell you the truth." Sam began. The demon raises her fist, causing Sam to choke at the pressure on his throat.
"Stop it." Jesse ordered. Sam fell to the ground and he gasps for breath. "I want to hear what he has to say."
The demon looked down at Jesse, fairly surprised. "You're stronger than I thought."
Sam stands up and hesitates slightly, "We lied to you. And I'm sorry. So here's the truth. I'm Sam Winchester. That's my brother, Dean. And that is our friend, Natalie. We hunt monsters."
"Except when you are the monster right, Sammy?" The demon patronized.
"And that woman right there, her name is Julia. She's your mother. But the thing inside of her, the thing that you're talking to—it's a demon." Sam said.
"A demon?"
"He's done nothing but lie to you since the moment you met him. Don't listen to him. Punish him." The demon said.
Jesse looked over at the demon, "Sit down and shut up." A chair scoots up behind the demon, who was forced into it and then went silent.
Sam hesitated for a moment but continued. "There's, uh, kind of a...a war between angels and demons, and you're a part of it."
"But, I'm just a kid." Jesse said.
"You can go with her if you want. I can't stop you. No one can. But if you do...millions of people will die."
"She said I was half demon. Is that true?" Jesse asked.
"Yes. But you're half human, too. You can do the right thing. You've got choices, Jesse. But if you make the wrong ones, it'll haunt you for the rest of your life." Sam said, trying to reason with Jesse.
"Why are you telling me this?!"
Sam sighed, "Because I have to believe someone can make the right choice, even if I couldn't."
Jesse began to consider Sam's words. He was debating on what he should do, but none of this was fair. He was just a kid, who didn't ask for any of this. Jesse clenches his fists and focuses his eyes on the demon. "Get out of her."
The chair flies back against the wall. Black smoke soon begins to pour out of Julia's mouth and vanishes up the chimney. Dean and Natalie both drop to the ground, panting. Dean looked up at Jesse, "How did you do that?"
"I just did." Jesse replied.
Natalie pushed herself up on her hands and knees, taking in slow deep breaths and coughing on occasion. Sam rushed over to her and helped her up on her feet, "You alright?"
Natalie coughed a few more times and nodded her head, "Yeah...I-I'm fine." Natalie braced her hand on the back of the couch, and began to slow her breathing. "Good job, Jesse."
"Is she gonna be alright?" Jesse asked, motioning towards Julia who was slumped in the chair.
Dean looks over at Julia, "Eventually." Dean leaned down and picks up the Castiel action figure that had fallen down. "Look, uh, truth is, he's kind of a buddy of mine. Is there any way you could turn him back?"
"He tried to kill me." Jesse said.
"Right. Uh. But he's a good guy. He was just confused, that's all." Dean said. Jesse remains quiet, giving Dean a look. "Okay. It's been a long night. We'll talk about it later." Dean puts the figure back on the mantel.
"What now?" Jesse asked.
Dean looks back at Sam and Natalie, "Now we take you to someplace safe, get you trained up. You'd be handy in a fight, kid."
"What if I don't want to fight?" Jesse questioned.
"Jesse." Sam walks around and sits in front of Jesse. "You're powerful. More powerful than...pretty much anything we've ever seen. That makes you—"
"A freak."
"To some people, maybe. But not to us. See, we're kind of freaks ourselves." Sam explained.
"I can't stay here, can I?"
"No. The demons know where you are, and more will be coming." Dean said.
"I am not going without my mom and dad." Jesse declared.
"There's nothing more important than family. We get that. And if you really want to take them with you, we'll back your play. But you got to understand—it's gonna be dangerous for them, too." Sam explained.
"What do you mean?"
"Our dad...he would take us with him wherever he went." Dean said.
"Where is he now?" Jesse asked.
"Dead. A demon killed him." Said said.
Jesse sighed and looked over at Natalie. "Did your dad hunt monsters to?"
Natalie nodded her head, "Yeah, he did."
"What happened to him?"
Natalie pressed her lips in a thin line, "He died. Killed by the very thing he hunted."
Dean leans down to Jesse, "Look, Jesse...once you're in this fight...you're in it till the end, win or lose."
"What should I do?" Jesse asked, looking over at Dean.
"We can't tell you. It's your choice. It's not fair. I know." Sam said.
Jesse nodded and let out a sigh, "Can I go see my parents? I need to say goodbye."
Dean nodded, "Sure."
Jesse looks over at Natalie, who gives him a small smile, before climbing up the stairs. Natalie let out a breath and hung her head back. She walked around the couch and plopped down on the cushions. Her hands dragged down her face, she felt a sense of sadness. She felt sorry for Jesse, sorry that he had to go through this. No kid deserves to have something like this happen to them.
Sam walks over to the mantel and picks up the action figure, examining it for a short time before placing it back on the mantel.
"You really think this is a good idea?" Natalie asked.
Dean shrugged and sat down in the chair across from her, "We really have no other choice. I mean letting him possibly side with the demons. That's the last thing we need."
"Yeah, but, what if we bring him over to Bobby's and he...turns on us? I mean he is allowed to change his mind. I don't know. I don't really see a good outcome for this." Natalie expressed, the worry and doubt relevant in her voice.
Dean clapped his hands together and sighed, "We'll just have to see. Try our best to keep him in line. Take each day as it comes." Dean leaned back in his chair and let out a sigh.
"You know, he's been up there a long time." Dean finally said. The three of them looked at each other, before sprinting up the stairs. They reached his bedroom door and peered in, only to find that it was empty.
"He's gone." A voice suddenly came from behind them. Sam, Dean and Natalie turn to find Castiel.
"Where?" Sam asked.
"I don't know. Jesse put everyone in town back to normal—the ones still alive. Then he vanished." Castiel answered.
Natalie walked into Jesse's room, her eyes scanning around, finding absolutely no trace of him. Her eyes landed on a note that was left on his bed. She walked over and picked up the note. "Hey." Natalie called out
Sam walked over to her, peering down from behind her shoulder. "What is that?"
"It's a note...from Jesse." Natalie answered.
"What does it say?" Dean chimed in.
"He says that he had to leave to keep his parents safe, that he loves them, and he's sorry." Natalie finished and folded the note back up.
"How do we find him?" Dean asked, looking over at Castiel.
"With the boy's powers, we can't. Not unless he wants to be found." Castiel answered.
Dean sighed and ran his hand down his face. "Well, seems like were out of luck on this one." Dean scanned the room one last time, before walking out.
Natalie looked up at Sam, who gave her a small smile. She sighs and sets the note back down on the bed then walked out of the room.
Dean pulls out onto the main street and drives down the road. Natalie leaned her head against the window and let out a tired sigh. "Do you think Jesse is going to be alright?" Dean asked.
Sam takes a deep breath, "I hope so."
"You know, we destroyed that kid's life by telling him the truth." Dean said.
Sam shrugged, "We really didn't have a choice, Dean."
Dean let out a strained sigh. "Yeah, you know, I'm starting to get why parents lie to their kids. You want them to believe that the worst thing out there is mixing Pop Rocks and Coke—protect them from real evil. You want them to go to bed feeling safe. If that means you have to lie to them, so be it. The more I think about it...the more I wish Dad had lied to us."
"Yeah, me too." Sam answered back.
Natalie closed her eyes and hummed. "Lying sometimes is the right thing to do. But, that just gives the person more reason to be angry when they find out the truth."
Sam looked back at Natalie, "Were you angry when you found out what your dad did?"
"I didn't really fully understand the entirety of what he did. Only that he hunted down monsters. Though Mari was more pissed off than I was." Natalie adjusted her position and rested her legs up on the seat. "But, he was just doing what he thought was best."
Sam pressed his lips in a thin line and focused his attention back on the road. Natalie leaned her head against the back of the seat and closed her eyes. Hoping to find some peace in sleep.
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