Chapter 6
Addy woke up Dean in the passenger seat of the Impala as she parked the car in front of a decent looking hotel.
"Hey, wake up we're here," she said as he slowly opened his eyes.
He looked around, "How long have I been out?"
"A few hours," she replied," Just be awake for a few minutes."
He nodded with a groan as they got out of the car, grabbing their bags. Addy noticed what looked like a pastor handing out pamphlets in the front of the door. She sighed, hoping he wouldn't stop them as they walked inside.
"Excuse me, friend, but have you taken time out to think about God's plan for you?" he asked, addressing Dean.
He stopped and turned to him," Too friggin' much, pal."
She sighed and shot him a look as they walked inside," You know we should be careful. Never know what they could whisper to angels."
He rolled his eyes," Now you're being paranoid."
She sighed as they walked to the counter and Dean slid his credit card across the table," One night please."
SUPERNATURAL
Dean flopped down face first on the bed with a groan after hanging up on his brother who had revealed to them that he was Lucifer's vessel. Her heart felt heavy as her thoughts swirled. If her dream was true and Sam was Lucifer's vessel than things were bigger than she thought.
"Dean-" she began, sitting down on the edge but he stopped her.
"I don't want to talk about," he said, his voice smothered and he rolled onto his back and gave her a pleading look," Please. No chick flick moments. I just need sleep."
"Fine," she said, pulling off her shoes and laying down next to him so they were face to face," We are going to talk about this."
He pulled her to him so she was laying on his chest," Just sleep woman."
She sighed,"Good night, Dean."
SUPERNATURAL
Addy rolled over onto her side and blinked, opening her eyes. She frowned, seeing the devastated motel room. Slowly, she sat up and turned to see Dean sleeping next to her, his half of the room destroyed as well.
She shook him awake," Dean."
He groaned without opening his eyes," What?"
"Dean, wake up," she said again, unable to form any words.
His tone was what made him open his eyes. He looked around the room as well. Everything was destroyed and old. Addy got up and went to the window which now had no glass. She looked outside to the street and gasped.
"What's out there?" Dean asked, coming up behind her.
"Absolutely nothing," she replied as he looked at the scene in shock as well.
"We should get out of here," he said, grabbing her hand and pulling her away.
They walked outside to the vacant and devastated scene with destroyed buildings. Just a few hours ago it had been a busy city street. They walk past an alley and Addy stops, seeing a hunched over little girl.
"Dean," she said, getting his attention and letting go of his hand. She walked towards the girl slowly.
"Addy, hold on," Dean said, following behind her and grabbing her arm, stopping her.
"She's a little girl," she replied, turning back to her," Sweetheart, are you hurt? We won't hurt you. We can help. Where are your parents?"
She didn't move or reply.
"That not talking thing's kind of creepy," Dean said and she shot him a look.
"Little girl," she said and suddenly, she looked up and screamed. Her eyes wild as she lunged at Addy. Dean reacted first, managing to knock her out. They turned to see a group of people of all kinds rounding the corner and they froze.
"Run," Dean said, grabbing Addy and they began to advance towards them, "Run!"
They began to run and round a corner, a giant tank is the first thing they see. Classic rock begins to blare and they run behind an alley fence as loud shots begin to fire. Addy covers her ears as Dean shields her. They don't know how long they stay there in silence, but soon night falls.
They exit their hiding place and carefully step over all the dead bodies. Addy stops as they walk to a fence and reads out loud," Croatoan virus. Hot Zone. No Entry. By order or acting regional command. August 1, 2014."
"Croatoan virus," Dean repeated.
She turned to him," I think we should be more worried about the 2014 part."
"Come on," he said as he pulled back the fence and she walked under it. She held it up for him as he did they same and they walked through the lot and found a car. Dean hotwired it and they drove along the road. She pulled out her phone.
"No signal," she said and turned on the radio, earning static," And no radio. Not a good sign."
"So what do you think's going on?" he asked.
"If I had to guess," she said with a sigh," This has angel written all-"
"Croatoan pandemic reaches Australia."
They both jumped and turned to see Zachariah in the backseat, reading out loud from a newspaper," President Palin defends bombing of Houston. Certainly a buyer's market in real estate. Let's see what's happening in sports. That's right—no more sports. Congress revoked the right to group assembly. What's left of Congress, that is. Hardly a quorum, if you ask me."
"We thought we smelled your stink on this Back to the Future crap," Dean said, gripping the steering wheel until his knuckled turned white.
"How the hell did you find us?" Addy asked, narrowing her eyes at him.
"Afraid we had to tap some unorthodox resources of late…human informants. We've been making inspirational visits to the fringier Christian groups. They've been given your images, told to keep an eye out," he said and Addy slowly looked to Dean.
"Okay you were right," he said before she could say anything and looked to Zachariah through the rearview mirror," Okay, well, good, great. You have had your jollies. Now send us back, you son of a bitch."
"Oh, you'll get back—all in good time. We want you to marinate a bit," he said and Addy shot him a death glare.
"We're not meat you asshole," she said," Now send us back or I swear I'll-"
"Three days, Dean. Three days to see where this course of action takes you," he said, ignoring her.
"What's that supposed to mean?" he asked.
"It means that your choices have consequences. This is what happens to the world if you continue to say "no" to Michael. Have a little look-see," he said and with that he disappeared.
SUPERNATURAL
Addy opens the door to Bobby's house," Bobby, it's Addy and Dean. We're coming in okay."
They entered to see the place completely trashed like the rest of the world. The dust and spider webs told them that no one had been there in a long time.
Addy went into a room to see Bobby's wheelchair on its side. She set it upright and saw bullet holes and dried blood on the back of the seat as she kneeled down to inspect them.
"Addy," Dean said, looking for her and he found her, staring at the seat in horror.
"Did you find anything that could help us?" she asked in a quiet voice as she stood back up
"I found something," he said and handed her a photo," Camp Chitaqua."
"I guess that's where we're going," she said, her eyes determined.
SUPERNATURAL
They approached the sign from that read Camp Chitaqua from the photos, careful to stay out of sight.
"How do we do this?" she whispered to him and something caught his eye," What's wrong?"
"What did they do to my baby?" he asked, his tone devastated as he spotted the Impala and went to it.
"Dean," she called after him in a harsh whisper," Dean, get back here."
She growled under her breath and followed after him," Dean, we don't have time to-"
She rounded the Impala to see Dean lying on the ground out cold and she heard a twig snap behind her. Before she could turn, something knocked her unconscious.
SUPERNATURAL
Dean woke up and discovered he was tied to a ladder, Addy next to him in the same position out cold. Himself from the future was across the room, cleaning a gun.
"What the hell?" he exclaimed and Addy woke up.
"Dean," she said, looking at the other him," Why the hell am I tied up? Get me out of here."
"Addy that's future me," he whispered beside her and she turned to him and then back to the future him repeatedly.
"I should be asking the questions, don't you think? In fact, why don't you give me one good reason why I shouldn't gank you two right here and now?" he asked and Addy rolled her eyes.
"Future you is kind of a dick," she whispered to Dean.
"Tell me about it."
Addy's eyes widened as future her entered the room, and sat on the table, inspecting them. She looked over her. Her hair was significantly shorter in soft waves that skimmed her shoulders and was pulled half back. She wore an open oversized flannel with the sleeves rolled up, a white tank top, and jeans with her usual boots.
"I told you not to come in here," future Dean whispered, but loud enough for them to hear," We don't know what they are."
She rolled her eyes and said with no attempt to whisper," When have I ever done what you told me and for the last time they are us."
"Look, man," Dean said, gaining their attention," We're no shape shifters or demons or anything, okay?"
"Yeah, I know. I did the drill while you were out. Silver, salt, holy water…nothing," he said, getting up and walking towards them," But you know what was funny? Was that you had every hidden lock pick, box cutter, and switchblade that we carry. Now, you want to explain that? Oh, and the, uh, resemblance, while you're at it?"
"They're us, Dean," future Addy said again, getting frustrated.
He ignored her, staring them down and Addy said," She's not wrong. We are you two from the past. Zachariah sent us."
Future Addy's eyes widened.
"Come again?" he asked.
"I'm you from the tail end of 2009. Zach plucked us from our bed and threw us five years into the future," Dean said.
"Where is he?" future Dean demanded," I want to talk to him."
"Dean," future Addy said in a warning tone.
"I don't know," Dean admitted reluctantly.
Future Dean scoffed, "Oh, you don't know."
"No, we don't know," Addy said," We just want to go back home."
"Okay. If you're me, then tell me something only I would know," Future Dean said, looking to his past self.
Dean thinks and then she sees him smirk," Rhonda Hurley. We were, uh, nineteen. She made us try on her panties. They were pink. And satiny. And you know what? We kind of liked it."
Both Addy's began laughing and both Dean's looked to them with hard glares.
"Don't start," future Dean warned future Addy and she raised her hands in defense and turned to Addy," Now you."
"Me what?" she asked, raising a brow.
"Tell something only you would know," he ordered.
She smirked," You like the Daddy thing."
"She's not wrong," future Addy said and he sighed.
"Alright fine. You're us," he said.
"Told you so," she said to him and he glared at her.
"Good to see five years and you're still a pain in the ass," Dean said to future Addy," Looking pretty good for twenty nine and an apocalypse by the way."
She winked at him and future Dean glared at him.
"Relax," future Addy told him, giving him a kiss on the cheek," You'll give yourself a headache."
Dean turned to Add with a smug look," Looks like you do like me."
She shoved him in the shoulder," Not the time for that. So what's the Croatoan virus?"
"It's efficient, it's incurable, and it's scary as hell. Turns people into monsters. Started hitting the major cities about two years ago. World really went in the crapper after that," future Dean explained.
"What about Sam?" Dean asked and both of them went still, looking away.
"Heavyweight showdown in Detroit. From what we know, Sam didn't…" future her paused, her voice breaking and Dean pulled her into his side, "make it."
"You weren't with him?" Dean asked in shock.
"Me and Sam, we haven't talked in," he paused, "Hell, five years."
"You never tried to find him?" Addy asked softly.
"I have other people to worry about," he said, looking to future Addy with a protective gaze," Don't let them leave."
He let go of her and went to grab a large duffel bag, standing in the threshold to the next room as he turned back to future Addy.
"I shouldn't be gone long," he said and she nodded, folding her arms and not meeting his gaze.
"Hey," he said, tilting her face up to look at him," I always come back."
She gave him a forced smile," I know."
With that, he pressed her lips to his. Both Addy and Dean looked away from the private moment as they embraced. She let him go reluctantly.
"One more for good luck?" he asked with a small smile and she smirked and gave him a quick kiss.
"Go," she ordered, lightly shoving him off as he slowly left.
She turned back to them with a sigh and sat down, staring at Addy as she refused to look at Dean and her.
"Oh, I forgot you two are still in that just friends stage," she said, putting air quotes around friends.
"Obviously you two aren't," Dean said and she shook her head.
"When you can lose someone every day than you tend to get pretty attached," she said quietly.
"So you're just gonna leave us here?" Addy asked, changing the subject," We never listen to anyone so why listen now."
She sighed," I would love to let you guys go but I actually agree with Dean on this one. We've got a camp full of people who've had enough trauma as it is. The last thing they need is to see two of me walking around."
"We'll stay here," Dean reasoned and gave her a playful smile,"Don't you trust me?"
She smiled," Not a chance in hell."
"What about me?" Addy offered with a smile.
"You and I both know better than that," she said with a smirk.
Her smile fell," I won't argue on that."
She sighed," I hate to leave you here but I got to go. Duty calls."
"Oh seriously," Addy groaned as future her began to leave.
"Sorry," she called out and they heard the door open and shut.
Addy sighed and she heard a clatter of metal to the ground as Dean broke free.
"How'd you-"he held up a loose floor nail and she smiled.
SUPERNATURAL
They walked around camp and a few people came close to seeing them. Addy pulled Dean into the wall as they walked past without noticing them.
"What's the big deal?" Dean asked," If we're caught than no one will know the difference."
She gestured to her hair," Future me cut her hair remember."
Dean reached into his pocket and pulled out a rubber band and handed it to her.
"Thanks," she said, taking it and tying her hair into a low bun as tight as she could," Can I pass for her now?"
"Yeah, let's go," he said and they began walking freely through the camp. Chuck came up to them and they froze.
"Hey, guys. You got a second?" he asked and they exchanged a glance.
"No-yes. Uh, I-I guess. Hi, Chuck," Dean stuttered.
"What do you need?" Addy asked with ease.
"We're pretty good on canned goods for now, but we're down to next to nothing on perishables and—and hygiene supplies. People are not gonna be happy about this. So, what do you think we should do?"
They looked between each other.
"I- don't know. Maybe, uh, share? You know, like at a kibbutz," Dean offered and Addy pinched the bridge of her nose.
"Wait a minute. Aren't you supposed to be out on a mission right now?" Chuck asked and then looked to Addy," And I could have sworn I just saw you-"
She shook her head, "Nope and he's just about to head out."
A woman walks by and shoots Addy the death glare. Addy frowns back.
"The hell is her problem?" she asked Chuck.
"I don't think she got over the whole you kicking her ass after she got drunk and started a fight with you," he said and Addy's brows shot up.
"I did that?" she asked and she heard Dean snort. She elbowed him in the ribs.
"Yeah, and it was pretty epic too," he said.
She shrugged," Guess so."
"Hey, Chuck, is...Cas still here?" Dean asked.
"Yeah. I don't think Cas is going anywhere," he said and led them to another cabin where they had to push back a curtain of beads to get inside. Cas was sitting in a circle surrounded by several women.
"So, in this way. We're each a fragment of total perception—just, uh, one compartment in that dragonfly eye of group mind. Now, the key to this total, shared perception—it's, um, it's surprisingly physical," he said and spotted Addy and Dean," Oh. Excuse me, ladies. I think I need to confer with our fearless leaders for a minute. Why not go get washed up for the orgy?"
"You're all so beautiful," Cas said as they begin to file out.
Addy and Dean stare at him.
"You finally decide to join us for the orgy?" Cas asked her once they were all gone and she shook her head slowly," Shame. You have glorious sexual energy radiating off of you."
She smacked him, not enough to serious, but enough to show him her point," Get it together we need your help."
"Whoa. Strange," he said, looking them over.
"What?" Dean asked.
"You...are not you. Not now you, anyway," he said, his words spacey.
"Yes, exactly," Addy said with a sigh of relief," We're from 2009."
"Who did this to you? Is it Zachariah?"
They nodded.
"Interesting," he said slowly.
"Oh, yeah, it's friggin' fascinating. Now. Why don't you strap on your angel wings and fly us back to our page on the calendar?" Dean asked, growing annoyed.
"I wish I could just, uh, strap on my wings, but I'm sorry, no dice," he said with a shrug.
Addy inspected him closely," My God you're high."
"Uh, generally, yeah," he said casually.
"What happened to you?" Dean asked gravely.
"Life," he answered simply.
"Cas-"
Future Addy walked in and saw them.
"Damn it you two. How many people have seen you?" she asked with wide eyes, looking around frantically.
"We were careful," Addy replied.
"Not careful enough," she said and looked to Cas," You should have come and got me as soon as you saw them."
He rolled his eyes," Lighten up. Join the orgy."
She flared her nostrils in anger and took a deep breath," Doesn't matter now. Let's just get you two out of sight. We're taking the back way."
Addy looked over her future self's agitated and slightly tired appearance," Are you using magic?"
"I'm always using magic," she replied and before she had a chance to ask what she meant she said, "Let's go."
She led them out the door and down a dirt path that no one was on. As they walked a jeep surrounded by future Dean and a few other men caught Dean's eye. Future Dean pulled out a gun and aimed it at one of the men.
"Hey. Hey! Watch out!" Dean said, running towards them.
"Dean, no," future Addy called out, running after him and coming to a stop as he fired and the man crumpled to the ground. However, all eyes were on them as they looked at the two Addy's and the other Dean.
"I'm not gonna lie to you," future Dean said, addressing his men," It's a pretty messed-up situation we got going. But believe me, when you need to know something, you will know it. Until then, we all have work to do."
They took it as adequate enough and began dispersing. Future Dean looks to Future Addy and then back to them.
"Let's go," he said and they all follow him. They all enter the cabin from earlier and he roughly slams the door.
"What the hell was that?" he asked angrily to Dean.
"What the hell was that?" he repeated," You just shot a guy in cold blood."
"We were in an open quarantine zone. Got ambushed by some Croats on the way out," he said and both of the younger versions of themselves looked for an explanation," Croats. Croatoans. One of them infected Yeager."
"How could you be so sure?" Addy asked.
"Because after five years of this," future Addy said, her voice weak," We know the signs. You don't tell them. You just pull the trigger. Unfortunately, that's the closest thing to mercy we have in 2014."
Her Dean came over to her and whispered something to her that they couldn't hear. She nodded and they turned back to them.
"You just blew him away in front of your own people. Don't you think that freaked them out a little bit?" Dean asked.
"It's 2014. Plugging some Croat, it's called commonplace. Trading words with our friggin' clones," he said and paused and then yelled," that might have freaked them out a little."
"All right, look-" Dean began.
"No, you look. This isn't your time. It's ours. You don't make the decisions. We do. So, when we say stay in, you stay in," he ordered and the two of them stared down.
"Dean."
Everyone turned to see future Addy leaning against the table, rubbing her head with a grimace and he came over to her and sat her down in a chair as she staggered.
"What's wrong with her?" Addy asked with wide eyes.
Future Addy looked to her Dean," He's searching again."
"Who's searching?" Addy asked.
Future Addy looked up to her," Lucifer."
"For what?" Dean asked.
"Me," she answered as future Dean comfortingly gripped her hand.
"And it hurts?" Addy asked quietly.
She was unable to answer as she gripped her head and her Dean turned to them.
"That's not what's hurting her," he explained," Her magic is what keeps the camp protected. Without it Lucifer would know where we are."
"Without it we'd all be dead just because he felt like it," she said, the pain subsiding and looking up at them," He stopped."
"How often does that happen?" Dean asked.
She shrugged," Sometimes it's once a day or once a week. I can even be once every minute if he's bored. It's pretty unpredictable."
"Why is he looking for you?" Dean asked and both Addy's exchanged a look.
"You haven't told him yet, have you?" future her asked, rising from the chair.
She opened and closed her mouth," I thought it was just a dream."
She shook her head," Are you really going to lie to me? I'm you. Remember? I know every emotion, thought, and stupid thing that you've ever done and will do so I know damn well that you know it wasn't a dream."
"Addy, what's she talking about?" Dean asked," You know why Lucifer wants you."
Future Addy looked to him," Oh she knows."
"You know you don't have to be a bitch about it," Addy said.
"Defense mechanism," her future self said, making her angry.
"Don't make me punch you," Addy said.
"Another defense mechanism," she said, unphased," Going right to violence."
Addy clenched her fist as future Dean started to break them up but future Addy stopped him.
"You feel that anger rising in you," she said, staring down her younger self," That pit that Lilith left in you. Do you honestly think Lucifer doesn't know about it? You'll quickly come to find that he knows that Dark part of you better than anyone. He knows how to make you tick and he'll be using it. Why do you think he chose you, huh?"
"Back off," Addy said.
"That's it, Addy," she challenged, getting in her face," Fuel that fire. Get angry. Let him win. That's what he wants. After all, every king needs his queen and Lucifer wants you to be his."
She raised her fist, but Dean caught her pulled her back as she struggled against him.
"Don't you get it?" future Addy yelled at her," He wants you because you've got all this quiet, boiling anger and resentment in you just like he does. Every time you let that little part of you that wants nothing but destruction take over, he wins, he gets closer and closer to getting you to be his. Keep it up and you'll be his long before 2014. And trust me when I say he doesn't just want to talk. I have the nightmares, the scars, and the dead bodies of Megan, Missouri, and Mom to prove it."
Addy stopped struggling against Dean and he let her go as her chest rose and fell with shallow breaths.
"I wasn't with Dean when the virus hit Kansas hard about three years ago, " she said quietly, blinking back tears," They tried to protect me, but he just killed them one by one in front of me and then he took me."
"What happened?" Addy whispered.
She pulled off her over shirt to reveal a large spot of mangled, raw flesh that had healed on her left shoulder and half of her upper arm," He knew I hated fire and he was pissed that I he had to work so hard to find me. Not to mention I wasn't too compliant. So he tried to break me. Every day, all day…for a week. Just one week and I have so many burns you'd think a bomb went off near me. He even made sure the scars would always be there. Of course he said over and over again how pretty he thinks I am so he made sure not to burn the face."
"You wanna know why Lucifer wants you so bad?" she asked quietly," It's because with the planet gone all too hell he needs something to keep him from getting bored in more ways than one."
Future Dean's jaw was clenched tight as he stood next to her.
"How'd you get away?" Dean asked.
She pulled back on her shirt," I made a deal. I got a year and then I go back to him. I've been hiding for two."
Addy swallowed, her breath shaky," And you're trying to stop him?"
She nodded and turned to her Dean, who pulled out something from his jeans said," We got the Colt."
He set it down on the table as Addy held his hand.
"It's gonna be over soon," he said quietly, talking to them but looking at her as he gently stroked her hair," All of it."
She looked to Addy, "If I had known what was coming, I never would have gone so close to the edge. Don't let that anger take you over like it almost did to me. I'm begging you, Addy."
She nodded," I won't."
"It'll be hard," she replied and stared into her Dean's eyes," But there is one thing that makes it easier."
"You'll get over it you know."
"Get over what?"
"All of it," she replied," As I got older and as the world got worse…I know this is gonna sound weird, but I got better. I finally got that's it not my fault. That nothing I did brought me this crap. I know you've given up on seeing the good in yourself but you'll get it back. I promise."
She stared at her for a long time before answering," You're right…I don't see the good in me."
"He does," she said, nodding towards Dean who stood next to her even now," He always will. Underneath the fact that he can be a dick sometimes…he's right for us."
"You've got five years of getting over Sam. I've had two months and I'm sorry but I can't talk about this when I know Sam is dead," she said with a gulp.
She looked down at the floor and whispered," It's worse than-"
Suddenly, the door banged open wildly and a man covered in blood stood in the doorway and then fell forward face first.
"Oh my God, Jim," future Addy said, rushing to him and getting on her knees to flip him over with future Dean's help.
She checked his pulse and found it beating steady as she checked him over, her hands becoming covered with blood in the process," He's fine, but this isn't his blood. Get him over to the couch."
Both Dean's picked him up and did as she said," Get me a washcloth and cold water."
Suddenly, the man woke up with a gasp, gripping her wrist tight as Addy and Dean stood in the doorway, out of their way as they watched.
"Jim," she said softly," It's me. It's Addy. It's alright. You're safe now."
"But you're not," he said, his voice shaking.
"Jim what happened?" future Den asked his friend.
"It wasn't Croats," he said, his eyes to the distance," It was demons. They had black eyes and they cornered us. They killed Matt, Greg, Charlie, and Felix. One by one. They ripped them apart, man."
Addy could see her future self shaking as his grip on her wrist tightened," How'd you get away?"
"I didn't," he whispered," They brought me to him. They brought me to Lucifer and he told me to send you a message. He wants you to know he's closing in and time's up for both of us."
"What does he mean both of-"before Dean could finish, Jim's eyes exploded mainly on Addy. She screamed in horror as Dean pulled her away, saturated in blood.
"That's it," she said, pulling out of his grip, her eyes burning with anger," We end this. Now."