Chapter 8

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Eleanor

They had overwhelmed the three hunters. The amount of demons that were hidden around the warehouse had been too much for them to take on and before they knew it, they were captured and led to a different part of the warehouse. Their hands were tied with pieces of rope and the demons had made quite an effort to search the three hunters and rid them of all the weapons they were carrying. They even managed to grab the few hidden knives they had tucked away in various places which had made the three hunters both angry and slightly worried as they now were indeed completely defenceless.

As the demons led them into a larger room that once most likely had been used for storage as there still were some abandoned shelves and boxes placed in it, Eleanor whimpered as she saw Lily standing next to Crowley. Her cheeks were wet from the tears and her eyes were slightly red. She looked frightened and it caused Eleanor's chest to tighten with pain. All she wanted was to hold her in her arms again, to sooth her tears away and to keep her away from these damned demons.

Dean grunted as he made a move towards Lily, his eyes looking as pained as Eleanor's before they changed into angered eyes when the demons pushed him down onto his knees while Crowley walked over to him, an amused smile playing on his lips. Sam and Eleanor were pushed down on their knees as well.

"Look who we've got here, Lily-girl," said Crowley as he punched Dean hard in the stomach once, causing him to grunt and double over in pain while the two demons behind him held him in place on his knees. Crowley placed two fingers underneath Dean's chin and lifted his face up to look at him. "Fathers are the strength of the family. They're always there for you to support you and give you shelter." With those words said, Crowley looked back at Lily, letting go of Dean in the process. "Come here, baby girl."

Lily looked at his outstretched hand but didn't move which both frightened Eleanor and made her proud of her. At least she understood that Crowley was the bad guy here but would her refusal make the demons angry or not?

"You leave her alone!" cried Eleanor before one of the demons shushed her by hitting her hard in the head, causing her gaze to fall down at the floor in front of her as it turned unfocused for a few seconds from the harsh hit to her head.

"Mummy!" called Lily as she started running towards Eleanor. However, Crowley caught her and dragged her by the arm towards Dean again.

"Let her go," growled Dean as he looked from Lily's frightened eyes to Crowley. "She has nothing to do with this."

"Oh, she has," said Crowley, crouching down and placing Lily in front of him, holding her in place with his large hands. "You see, she's my insurance that you three don't do something stupid."

"What are you talking about?" asked Sam, his brow furrowing.

"I need something," sighed Crowley. "Something that I can't get on my own."

"You're sick! We're not helping you!" said Eleanor before the very same demon as before hit her once again. However, this time it was with the handle of a knife and it was against her forehead. The demon crouched down in front of Eleanor and grabbed her by the hair, forcing her to look over at Crowley.

"Hush, and listen," said the demon, a cruel smile on his lips.

"You see," said Crowley, his eyes going from Eleanor to Dean again. "With her in my custody, you won't try to trick me. 'Cause if you do…" He touched one of the many tears that were falling down the little girls face.

"Leave her alone," said Dean. "We'll do anything you ask of us as long as you leave her alone."

"Oh, really?" said Crowley, chuckling as he stood up again, letting go of Lily who immediately threw herself against Dean's body, her small hands holding a tight grip on his jacket. "Because I think that once I let her go with you, you're all going to plan a way to kill me. And I don't want that."

Dean looked down at Lily's scared form before exchanging a look with Sam and Eleanor. His eyes lingered on Eleanor's face and she simply gave him a hopeless look.

"What is it you want?" asked Dean, finally looking up at Crowley again.

"A weapon. Of sorts," said Crowley. "Something I need badly. The Ark of the Covenant."

The room went silent after he had said those words and the three hunters simply stared at him. Eleanor thought for a moment of a reason as to why he'd need that thing. After all, wouldn't it be more logical if what he needed was something that actually existed?

"You're kidding, right?" asked Sam, breaking the silence and making Crowley look at him. "That doesn't exist, does it?"

"I have witnesses who say it does," said Crowley, shrugging. "I even know the location."

"That can't be true," said Eleanor, gritting her teeth as the demon holding her hair tightened its grip when she spoke.

"I suppose we'll just have to find out," said Crowley.

"This doesn't make any sense. Why would you need it?" asked Sam. "And how are we supposed to bring it back here?"

"You don't have to do that at all. All I want is for you to make it possible for us demons to actually get to it. It's been hidden from us and anything biblical for quite some time now. You see these signs?" asked Crowley, pointing at the massive amount of signs which he had painted all over the walls in the warehouse. "These are only to protect us from angels. All angels. In fact, they can't even sense us in here."

Eleanor frowned at that. If what Crowley was saying was the truth, then how did Castiel know that Crowley would be in there?

"These signs can also be used on us and from what I've heard, someone figured it out and used it on whatever is holding the Arc," said Crowley. "All I want from you is to scrap those signs away and let us demons in. Not the angels!"

Eleanor looked over at the Winchester brothers, seeing that their faces also were confused and alarmed. After all, what was Crowley planning on doing with the Arc? Was he going to use it against humanity or against heaven? He already was the king of hell, so why would he need to have the Arc on his side?

"Where is it?" asked Dean quietly.

"Egypt," replied Crowley simply.

"I'm not leaving Lily all alone for that long. The trip alone is going to take us forever," said Eleanor, earning a glare from the demon next to her.

Crowley suddenly glanced at the demons holding the three hunters and waved his hand slightly in the air, gesturing for the demons to let go of them. As the ropes were loosened and the three hunters were allowed to stand up again, Eleanor ran over to Dean and Lily. He had lifted her up and was holding her close to him as Lily buried her face into his shoulder, her hands still holding a tight grip on Dean's jacket. Eleanor placed a hand on Lily's back while pressing herself close to Dean and Lily, breathing in the familiar scent of her child. Lily mumbled something as she felt the familiar presence of her mother and Eleanor placed a kiss on her head, her eyes filling up with tears at the happiness of being able to do so again.

"You won't be flying. We'll teleport you there and monitor your every move. So, don't try anything," said Crowley, causing Eleanor to look over at him again, her hand still on Lily's back.

"I'm not leaving Lily here. We're not leaving Lily here," said Dean, his grip on Lily tightening.

"Fine," sighed Crowley before taking out a pistol from his jacket and pointing it towards Dean, Lily and Eleanor. Their eyes widened as Sam tried to get to them but was hindered by the other demons grabbing him from behind. "Then stay here and wait for your dearest Sammy to return. All I need is one of you anyway."

Sam gave Eleanor and Dean a panicked look before looking at Crowley with wide eyes.

"Shall we then?" asked Crowley, walking over to Sam and giving the gun to the same demon that had held Eleanor in a tight grip earlier. He smirked and pointed the gun at Eleanor while Crowley and two other demons placed their hands on Sam. "See you in a bit."

And with that, Sam and the three demons disappeared, leaving two demons behind that stared blankly at Eleanor, Dean and Lily, one of them holding a gun pointed towards them.

There are some things happening in my life right now and I might not be able to write as I usually do. Meaning my upcoming chapters plus this one are mostly going to be crappy. :/ My creativity is gone but luckily I have the entire plot written down already just without the details! Meaning that I don't need a break.

Please, let me know what you think of the story so far! I would love to read some comments with maybe ideas of your own about this story. Maybe you want to read about something special? More Lily/Dean scenes or something like that. Let me know if that's the case! :) (I need more ideas :P )