Dean and Castiel tracked Famine through four states. The Horseman left a trail of corpses miles-wide. The demons they captured and questioned gloated, and spoke of Famine and his Guard with reverence.
They finally found him in Iowa. Castiel had gone in to take Famine's ring from him, but when he didn't come back three minutes later, Dean rushed in after him, and found Castiel in the meat-locker, (door thrown wide open), eating frozen ground beef.
Dean walked past the angel into the main room of the Chinese all-you-can-eat buffet, and froze. Famine was sitting in a booth, watching Sam drain a demon.
Sam let the demon fall to the floor and reached out his hand. The soul flowed out of the demon's mouth and into Famine. Famine smiled at Sam and said, "Are you still thirsty, my sweet boy?" Sam wiped the back of his hand across his blood-stained mouth and nodded. Then he saw Dean.
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Dean woke up, with a worried looking Castiel standing over him. Dean sat up and opened his hand. He was holding a ring. "Is this...Famine's?" he asked Castiel.
Castiel nodded.
"Did you -- ?"
Castiel shook his head and sighed, heavily. "Sam placed the ring in your hand, after he killed Famine."
"Sam..." Dean tried to remember -- he'd seen Sam, and he couldn't remember. Not exactly. All he remembered was Famine lying on the floor, broken -- catatonic. Sam crouched down next to the Horseman's body, slid the ring off his finger, and shut his eyes. He walked over to Dean, covered Dean's hand with his own, and closed Dean's fingers around the ring. "I didn't want you to see me like this...I couldn't stop it, Dean." Sam said. His face was bloodstained, but his eyes were hazel, and human. "I couldn't stop it. But I can end it."
"Dean, we need to talk about your brother." Castiel said.
"No." Dean said sadly, "We don't."
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Sam said yes to Lucifer in Detroit. Dean found out from Death, who paid him a personal visit to give him his ring. It was the last of the Horsemen's rings. Dean had gotten the third from Pestilence with Castiel's help. Death told Dean where to find his brother and made him promise to let Sam jump into the Pit.
Dean gave Castiel the four rings and said, "You need to make me forget, Cas. Make me forget the rings even exist."
"Dean --" Castiel started, "If you fail --"
"I won't." Dean said. "Go to Bobby. I'll see you tomorrow."
Castiel laid his hand on Dean's forehead and disappeared.
Lucifer walked through Stull and enjoyed the feel of the wind on his vessel's skin. His power thrummed through Sam's veins, screaming for release. He turned when he heard the flutter of wings behind him.
"It's good to see you, Michael."
"You too. It's been too long." Michael answered. "Can you believe it's finally here?"
"No. Not really."
"Are you ready?"
Lucifer took a breath, and answered, "As I'll ever be. A part of me wishes we didn't have to do this."
"Yeah. Me too."
"Then why are we?" Lucifer asked.
"Oh, you know why!" Michael said, angrily, "I have no choice, after what you did."
"What I did? What if it's not my fault?"
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Think about it. Dad made everything. Which means he made me who I am! God wanted the devil." Lucifer said, his eyes wide.
"So?"
"So why? And why make us fight? I just can't figure out the point."
"What's your point?" Michael snarled.
"We're going to kill each other. And for what? One of dad's tests. And we don't even know the answer. We're brothers. Let's just walk off the chessboard."
Michael flinched, like he'd been struck, and Dean answered, "Good plan."
Castiel appeared behind Lucifer, threw the Horsemen's rings on the ground and started chanting.
Lucifer turned towards Castiel, angrily, and snapped his fingers. Castiel exploded.
Bobby finished the chant -- hidden behind a nearby tree.
The Earth opened wide, and Lucifer tried to step away from the edge. Sam stopped him. He looked at Dean, and whispered. "It's okay, Dean. It's gonna be okay. I've got him." Sam stepped backward.
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Dean and Castiel tracked Famine through four states. The Horseman left a trail of corpses miles-wide. The demons they captured and questioned gloated, and spoke of Famine and his Guard with reverence.
They finally found him in Iowa. Castiel had gone in to take Famine's ring from him, but when he didn't come back three minutes later, Dean rushed in after him, and found Castiel in the meat-locker, (door thrown wide open), eating frozen ground beef.
Dean walked past the angel into the main room of the Chinese all-you-can-eat buffet, and froze. Famine was sitting in a booth, watching Sam drain a demon.
Sam let the demon fall to the floor and reached out his hand. The soul flowed out of the demon's mouth and into Famine. Famine smiled at Sam and said, "Are you still thirsty, my sweet boy?" Sam wiped the back of his hand across his blood-stained mouth and nodded. Then he saw Dean.
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Dean woke up, with a worried looking Castiel standing over him. Dean sat up and opened his hand. He was holding a ring. "Is this...Famine's?" he asked Castiel.
Castiel nodded.
"Did you -- ?"
Castiel shook his head and sighed, heavily. "Sam placed the ring in your hand, after he killed Famine."
"Sam..." Dean tried to remember -- he'd seen Sam, and he couldn't remember. Not exactly. All he remembered was Famine lying on the floor, broken -- catatonic. Sam crouched down next to the Horseman's body, slid the ring off his finger, and shut his eyes. He walked over to Dean, covered Dean's hand with his own, and closed Dean's fingers around the ring. "I didn't want you to see me like this...I couldn't stop it, Dean." Sam said. His face was bloodstained, but his eyes were hazel, and human. "I couldn't stop it. But I can end it."
"Dean, we need to talk about your brother." Castiel said.
"No." Dean said sadly, "We don't."
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Sam said yes to Lucifer in Detroit. Dean found out from Death, who paid him a personal visit to give him his ring. It was the last of the Horsemen's rings. Dean had gotten the third from Pestilence with Castiel's help. Death told Dean where to find his brother and made him promise to let Sam jump into the Pit.
Dean gave Castiel the four rings and said, "You need to make me forget, Cas. Make me forget the rings even exist."
"Dean --" Castiel started, "If you fail --"
"I won't." Dean said. "Go to Bobby. I'll see you tomorrow."
Castiel laid his hand on Dean's forehead and disappeared.
Dean bowed his head and prayed.
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Lucifer walked through Stull and enjoyed the feel of the wind on his vessel's skin. His power thrummed through Sam's veins, screaming for release. He turned when he heard the flutter of wings behind him.
"It's good to see you, Michael."
"You too. It's been too long." Michael answered. "Can you believe it's finally here?"
"No. Not really."
"Are you ready?"
Lucifer took a breath, and answered, "As I'll ever be. A part of me wishes we didn't have to do this."
"Yeah. Me too."
"Then why are we?" Lucifer asked.
"Oh, you know why!" Michael said, angrily, "I have no choice, after what you did."
"What I did? What if it's not my fault?"
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Think about it. Dad made everything. Which means he made me who I am! God wanted the devil." Lucifer said, his eyes wide.
"So?"
"So why? And why make us fight? I just can't figure out the point."
"What's your point?" Michael snarled.
"We're going to kill each other. And for what? One of dad's tests. And we don't even know the answer. We're brothers. Let's just walk off the chessboard."
Michael flinched, like he'd been struck, and Dean answered, "Good plan."
Castiel appeared behind Lucifer, threw the Horsemen's rings on the ground and started chanting.
Lucifer turned towards Castiel, angrily, and snapped his fingers. Castiel exploded.
Bobby finished the chant -- hidden behind a nearby tree.
The Earth opened wide, and Lucifer tried to step away from the edge. Sam stopped him. He looked at Dean, and whispered. "It's okay, Dean. It's gonna be okay. I've got him." Sam stepped backward.
Dean ran forward.
And they fell.
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