As Alex and Dean raced towards Cold Oak, not knowing what to expect, they had already called in the calvary, as it were, dialing up Bobby and then Ellen, who promised to bring Ash with her. Dean's knuckles were white against the steering wheel, and Alex kept stealing glances at him. She knew she'd freaked him out by her little show of magic--- she did try not to do too much in front of the boys--- but, it had been necessary, and they both knew it. Dean reached behind him, and grabbed a book out of her backpack, then tossed it into her lap.

"Dean, what---"

"Defensive stuff; look it up." he prodded. "I mean, yeah, I prefer the regular fighting, but, if we're facing what I think we are... we need any edge we can get hold to. The colt is gone, babe."

Alex nodded, flipping through the book, trying to memorize any important spell she could without getting too muddled...

When they arrived, Sam was in a little room, looking sick and traumatized.

"Sammy???" Dean asked, grabbing him into a rough hug.

Sam returned the embrace gratefully, then saw Alex and yanked her into it as well.

"God, Sammy... what'd they do to you?"

Sam shook his head. "Nothing... it's nothing..."

"Sam... it's okay." Alex whispered, and he sighed.

"Blood. Demon blood..." he murmured.

"What?"

"The fire, when I was a baby!" he burst out. "The demon... was pouring his blood into my mouth! Mom tried to stop him, that's why she died! All my fault... It's why I'm a---"

"Dude..." Dean sighed, pulling Sam's head to his shoulder.

He knew it was a big admission... something maybe Sam was ashamed of, and he wanted him to know that it was all right...

"Wasn't your fault; you were just a baby. Not your fault. None of it. And I'm gonna get that son of a bitch."

"Freak, can't scrub it clean..." he muttered, earning himself a whack on the head from Dean.

"Dude, you're not finding demons and vampiring them! It was something done to you, okay? Now, we've got back up coming. Meantime, Alex might've found a spell in her book to bring the colt back."

"Might have?!"

"Well... I'm as ify on it as you are, but, it would be 'the thing that would help us defeat our enemy'. So... guessing the colt."

Meanwhile, Alex was laying out crystals in a pattern and pulled out her wand. After the sparks, there was a loud shrieking sound, causing them to all three drop to the floor and hold their ears, and all of the windows to break, covering them with shattered glass. When the noise finally stopped, the crystals had shattered as well, and everyone felt shaky.

"Um... think it didn't work." Alex swallowed.

"Yeah, ya think, Hermione?" Dean said sarcastically.

Alex retracted the wand and shoved it into her back pocket. "Let's just try to get out of here, okay?"

Sam put an arm around her and they walked out. Instantly, Yellow Eyes was in their path.

"Going so soon? I wouldn't hear of it."

"What are you? A Disney villian?" Dean muttered. "Get out of my fucking way, because you can't have him."

Sam breathed heavily, but stared him down as well, yanking Alex behind him.

"Oh, I'm not going to stop you. Do as you like." he said, gesturing grandly as Ash, Bobby and Ellen walked in.

Everyone stared as he shimmered away, unsure what his endgame was, feeling it must not be here, not today... The three Winchesters started walking back towards their friends, Dean in front, Alex in the middle, and Sam flanking the rear. Suddenly, he was grabbed from behind, and it was as if time stopped.

"J-jake..." Sam panted, not wanting to move because of the knife at his throat.

"He thought you'd be the one, but you're not the one. You're gonna die..."

"You wanna follow him? Do what he wants? Have at!" Sam said. "I don't want anything to do with this--- I was pulled in here against my will!"

"Not good enough." Jake said, and reached his knife up to stab him in the chest, but suddenly, fell slightly away from him, and started screaming, and melting, as he spontaneously combusted.

Sam turned around, watching in horror, barely feeling as Dean yanked him back towards them.

"What... I... did not do that, I swear!"

"Well, duh!"

Alex covered her eyes. "I didn't do that... right?"