chapter 23 - All Along the Watchtower
From 12.06 "Celebrating the Life of Ariel & Faith", in Asa's study, Sam, Dean, Ness and Catty were talking.
"Did you know people tell stories about us?" Catty asked.
"Yeah," Dean answered. "Apparently, we're a little bit legendary."
(Song:) Carry On My Wayward Son - Kansas
From 12.01 "Keep Calm and Carry On", on the road, Sabrina and Catty were fighting with Watt and Barclay.
From 12.03 "The Foundry", in the haunted house, Dean/Moriarty lunged for Amara. Ness and Catty stood behind him, wrapping chains around him from behind. Amara helped Ness and Catty secure the iron chain around him. Sam burned the bones in the basement. The Ghost of Moriarty was forced to leave Dean's body, screaming.
From 12.12 "Stuck in the Middle (With You)", in the barn, Amara stabbed Ramiel with the Lance of Michael, killing him.
From 12.03 "The Foundry", in the haunted house, Ness shot Moriarty with the shotgun, making him disappear.
From 12.13 "Family Feud", in the garage, Mary kicked the Rougarou to the ground.
From 12.08 "LOTUS", outside the Bunker, Sam, Dean, Catty, Ness, Amara and Human!Octavia were fighting with the Secret Service guys.
From 12.10 "Levi Has Some Regrets", in the church, Castiel headbutted Ishim.
From 12.07 "Rock Never Dies", in the concert, Sabrina slammed her hand into Vince/Lucifer's chest, with enough of her power to send him flying across the room into the wall, making him fall.
From 12.18 "The Memory Remains", in the Bunker, Amara pretended to take aim with her gun, winking as she pulled the trigger, making a sound as if to fire.
From 12.14 "The Raid", in the conference room, Faith put her hand on the Alpha's head, smiting him with a bright flash of light, burning him as he died.
From 12.07 "Rock Never Dies", in the concert, Castiel, Levi and Crowley used their combined power to push Vince/Lucifer back. Castiel used a guitar to smash against Vince/Lucifer's head, the same time Levi and Sabrina used their power to throw Vince/Lucifer across the stage, making him fall and crash into the drum set.
From 12.08 "LOTUS", outside the Bunker, Brandon shot the grenade launcher at the SUV, setting it into flames. Sabrina and Levi watched curiously in amusement.
From 12.12 "Stuck in the Middle (With You)", in his cell, Lucifer let his eyes glow red.
From 12.10 "Levi Has Some Regrets", in the church, Ariel raised her hand toward Ishim, using her power with a bright flash of white light to throw him across the room into the wall, pinning him there. Sabrina, Ariel and Faith raised their hands toward Ishim, using a powerful flash of white light to turn him into Angelic smoke, until he vanished, dead.
From 12.11 "Regarding Amara", in the diner, Amara slapped the bartender in the face.
From 12.22 "Who We Are", in the library of the Bunker, Aiden smiled. "Boom boom."
Amara walked in, putting her hands on the railing of the balcony, tilting her head at them. "Hey, lunatics."
From 12.22 "Who We Are", in the motel room, Brandon looked at Sam, Dean, Catty, Ness, Amara, Sabrina, Ariel, Faith, Octavia and Sage. "I don't want to run anymore. We fight."
THE ROAD SO FAR
From 12.22 "Who We Are", outside the temporary base, Sage fired at a BMOL that tried to shoot them, killing him, watching him fall, spinning her gun in her hand, blowing the smoke away from the barrel, smirking.
From 12.01 "Keep On and Carry On", in the cemetery, Catty looked at Mary in shock. "Mom?"
From book 12, there were flashes of Mary killing monsters, while there were flashes of Brandon, Mick, Ketch, Toni, Watt, Barclay, Hess, etc.
Mary: (voice over from 12.13 Family Feud) "I have sort of been working with the British Men of Letters."
From 12.22 "Who We Are", outside the temporary base, Dean, Catty, Mary, Sage and Jody each shot a guard dead. Sage shot the guard with the automatic gun dead, making him stop the rapid gunfire.
From 12.22 "Who We Are", in the motel room, Sage caught the Angel Sword, spinning it around, keeping it away from Octavia, while Sabrina, Ariel and Faith fought with Ava to get her under control.
From 12.21 "There's Something About Octavia", in the Bunker, Dean aimed his gun behind his back to shoot a man on the other side of him. Brandon, Sam, Catty, Ness and Amara all shot a man dead. Brandon slid toward Ketch from behind, kicking the gun out of his hands, aiming his gun at Ketch's head.
From 12.09 "First Blood", during the Vampire hunt, Ness and Amara were decapitating, Castiel and Octavia were smiting, Sabrina was making them melt into nothing, Ariel and Faith were turning them into smoke.
From 12.22 "Who We Are", in Hess' office, Hess looked at Dean, Mary, Catty, Sage and Jody. "Lucifer is back."
From 12.15 "Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell", in the locked room, Lucifer was chained up with the metal head device on, waving to the Demons.
From 12.02 "Mamma Mia", in the hotel, Vince/Lucifer used his power to throw Tommy out of his hotel.
From 12.08 "LOTUS", in the motel room, Sabrina and Levi used their power and the Generator, glowing with white light, to burn away the Hybrid Warding on Jeff/Lucifer's vessel so Sabrina could exorcise him.
From 12.21 "There's Something About Octavia", in Crowley's throne room, Lucifer was beating on Crowley, stabbing him with the Angel Blade.
Hess: (voice over from 12.22 Who We Are) "Crowley's dead, and the Devil is out looking for his sons."
From 12.19 "The Future", in the motel room, Kelly put Catty and Castiel's hands over her stomach. Her eyes glowed golden white.
Castiel: (voice over from 12.08 LOTUS) "Nephilims have come into being."
From 12.19 "The Future", outside the Bunker, Kelly was holding Aiden, but he wasn't crying, completely calm.
Amara: (voice over from 12.19 The Future) "Aiden has never been wrong about his sense of evil. Those kids are not evil."
From 12.22 "Who We Are", in the Bunker, Ness vs. Watt, Amara vs. Barclay, Brandon vs. Ketch. Sabrina, Ariel and Faith didn't take their hands away from Sam and Octavia's heads while they were linking their minds, using their power to throw the Brits through the air toward the war room, making them fall to the ground.
From 12.09 "First Blood", in the woods, Sam came up from behind Norton, holding him in a chokehold until he fell unconscious. Dean tackled Soldier 1 to the ground, taking his gun from him, hitting him in the head with it, knocking him out. Catty jumped Soldier 2 from behind, kicking him into a tree, catching the gun when he tried to shoot her, hitting him in the head with the gun, knocking him out.
From 12.19 "The Future", outside the Bunker, Sabrina, Ariel and Faith used more power than they had to to kill Dagon, making her burn alive, fading out of existence.
From 12.11 "Regarding Amara", outside the Witch House, Sabrina put her hand to the Witch's head, smiting him, killing him. More servant Witches ran closer, but Ariel, Faith, Octavia and Castiel smote them, killing them with flashes of bright white light.
"Monsters never learn, do they?" Ariel asked. "About not messing with the Winchesters."
From 12.09 "First Blood", in the woods, Ariel grabbed Man 1, taking his gun, hitting him in the helmet over his head to knock it off, putting two fingers to his head to make him fall unconscious. Man 2 tried to shoot Faith. Faith caught his gun, punching him in the face, pushing the gun into his stomach, using it to hit him in the face, pulling off his helmet, knocking him out. Man 3 tried to shoot Sabrina. Sabrina held her hand in front of her, using her power to freeze the bullet in the air, releasing a silent scream to send sound waves toward the soldiers, throwing them through the air, but freezing them in place before they hit the ground so they wouldn't get hurt.
From 12.22 "Who We Are", in the temporary base, Dean, Catty, Mary, Sage, Jody, Walt and Roy each killed a Brit. Sage slid over a stairwell landing to fire up at a Brit on the balcony above, killing him, sitting up.
Ariel: (voice over from 12.22 Who We Are) "We're gonna kill you. All of you."
From 12.11 "Regarding Amara", in the Witch House, Sabrina let out a scream and waves of energy that threw Catrina and Boyd through the air, making them hit the wall and fall to the floor. Octavia took out her Angel Sword, spinning it around, using telekinesis to throw Catrina into a mirror hanging behind her, making the glass shatter, throwing the Angel Sword through her chest, killing her. Faith appeared next to Boyd, putting her hand on his head to smite him, killing him. Ariel appeared next to Gideon, smiting him before he could come back from the dead, killing him. Castiel turned to smite another Witch.
From 12.22 "Who We Are", in the Bunker, Ariel twisted her wrist, snapping two Brits' necks, letting them fall dead. Sabrina waved her hand to turn two Brits into particles that floated and faded out of existence. Ness shot down two more Brits. Brandon and Amara shot two more. Sabrina, Ariel and Faith killed two Brits each with a wave of their hands, making them fall dead with flashes of light.
From 12.09 "First Blood", on the road, An Angel Blade pierced through Billie's chest from behind, making her glow with white light and fall down dead, revealing Levi behind her.
From 12.12 "Stuck in the Middle (With You)", in Ramiel's house, Sam, Dean, Catty, Ness, Amara and Mary shot Ramiel. Sabrina, Ariel and Faith raised their arms toward Ramiel, using their power to send him flying against the wall. Octavia threw her Angel Sword into Ramiel's chest, using her power to pull the sword back into her hand. Castiel and Levi ran to tackle Ramiel.
From 12.18 "The Memory Remains", in the plant, Amara spun to kick the Colt out of Pete's hands, making it fall to the floor, hitting him in the head with the mallet, making him fall. Brandon shot Pete from behind, making him fall dead. Amara shot Moloch with the Colt, killing him.
From 12.12 "Stuck in the Middle (With You)", outside Ramiel's House, Sabrina raised her hands, letting them glow with bright white light so she could exorcise ten Demons without touching them, closing her fists to kill the Demon smoke, but save their vessels, letting them fall to the ground. Ariel released a silent sonic scream that threw Demons to the ground.
Levi threw his Angel Blade into Ramiel's chest. Amara drove Ness' car closer to hit Ramiel, sending him flying away from Castiel and Levi.
From 12.16 "Ladies Drink Free", in the wolf house, there were flashes of Sam and Brandon fighting Justin and Connor, while Dean, Ness and Catty were fighting Amara, Claire and Sage when they had been Werewolves. Brandon and Mick shot the two male wolves in the heart, killing them, saving Sam's life.
From 12.12 "Stuck in the Middle (With You)", in the barn, Faith headbutted Ramiel to make him back away, using magic to push him away, spinning closer to kick him in the chest, punching him in the face with either arm. Ramiel tried to stab Ness with the Lance. Ness used her Angel Blade to block the move, spinning closer to elbow Ramiel in the face, spinning away to slash the Blade across his face. Ness, Amara, Sam, Dean, Catty and Mary all stabbed Ramiel with their Angel Blades, and Catty's Knife.
From 12.22 "Who We Are", in the temporary base, Dean, Catty and Mary shot out running Brits. Sage snapped a Brit's neck, throwing him over the railing to the ground below, making his body land on the glass table in front of Dean, Catty and Mary, making the glass shatter loudly, shooting out four more Brits.
From 12.14 "The Raid", outside the motel, Amara tossed a machete to Brandon. Brandon caught it with ease, holstering the AVD, flipping the machete in his hand, catching it by the hilt in his hand, smirking.
From 12.17 "The British Invasion", in the Bunker, Dean pretended to take aim with the Colt.
From 12.22 "Who We Are", in the Bunker, Ness kicked a Brit in the knee, punching him in the face, pushing him toward the others, punching him in the chest, then the face, pushing him onto a mirror on the wall behind him, making the glass shatter.
From 12.14 "The Raid", in the motel, Brandon pulled back his machete to swing through the neck of the female Vampire, beheading her quickly and cleanly.
From 12.19 "The Future", outside the Bunker, Castiel, Levi, Ariel, Faith and Sabrina were fighting with Dagon, while Sam, Dean, Catty, Ness, Amara and Brandon fired their guns at Dagon, before Sabrina, Ariel and Faith killed her.
From 12.22 "Who We Are", in the Bunker, Octavia stabbed her Angel Sword through the back of the Brit that had cast the spell on her, taking it out, pushing him down, watching him bleed out and die in front of her in satisfaction.
From 12.14 "The Raid", in the temporary base, Ness, Brandon, Amara, Sam, Dean, Catty and Mary each beheaded a Vampire with machetes, while Sabrina, Levi ,Ariel, Faith and Castiel smote them dead, and Octavia beheaded them with her Angel Sword.
From 12.15 "Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell", in the woods, Sabrina held her hands toward Ramsey, pausing her in the air, making her visibly explode into black smoke and dust with complete ease.
From 12.16 "Ladies Drink Free", in the woods, Sage spun to face the Werewolf in black, holding up her knife, spinning it around, slashing the silver knife across his skin, going in for the kill by stabbing the point of the knife into his chest, trying to drive it home.
From 12.19 "The Future", in the basement of the house, Faith held her hand toward Angel 1, using magic to make him turn his Angel Blade back around on Angel 1, stabbing him, killing him with a flash of bright white light. Ariel appeared next to Angel 1, punching him in the face, throwing him into the wall, making him fall. Ariel put her hand to Angel 2, smiting him, killing him.
From 12.16 "Ladies Drink Free", in the hotel room, Amara threw a silver knife into Justin's chest, nearly getting his heart, as a distraction, grabbing Brandon's gun, trying to shoot the wolves.
From 12.20 "Twigs & Twine & Brandon's Time", in the boarding house, Amara used the cane to push Rick against the wall, using it to spin him around, running toward the window to push Rick out of the window, making it shatter and making him fall to the ground below.
From 12.22 "Who We Are", in the Bunker, Brandon shot Ketch in the head, killing him for Mick.
From 12.20 "Twigs & Twine & Brandon's Time", inside and outside the boarding house, there were flashes of Catty and Ness fighting with Andy, and Amara fighting with Rick, while Sam shot the Witch dead. Amara spun the halves of the can through the air, catching them in her hands.
From 12.22 "Who We Are", in the garage, Dean shot the grenade launcher, setting off an explosion followed by debris falling.
From 12.21 "There's Something About Octavia", in the warehouse, Sam, Dean and Catty shot four BMOL dead each, while Ness and Amara shot three, and Brandon shot one.
From 12.22 "Who We Are", in Hess' office, Sage shot Hess in the head before she could shoot Jody, smirking, lowering her gun.
From 12.21 "There's Something About Octavia", in the Bunker, Ketch and Brandon fired at each other, taking cover to make both miss. Four men tried to attack Brandon from behind, but Brandon knew they were there, shooting them all dead without looking.
From 12.17, 12.18, 12.19, 12.20. 12.21, there were flashes of Octavia being tortured while they were trying to rewire her brain, having Enochian warded wires in her skull.
Hess: (voice over from 12.17 The British Invasion) "With the spell we're concocting with the Angels' brainwashing of you, we'll be able to rewire your thoughts and feelings, into ours."
From 12.22 "Who We Are", in the Bunker, Sabrina let her eyes turn white and glow blue from within, placing her hands over Ariel and Faith's, holding their hands over Sam and Octavia's heads. Ariel and Faith let their eyes glow white. Veins the same color as their eyes passed into Sam and Octavia's heads, making both of them fall asleep as Sabrina, Ariel and Faith linked his mind to hers.
Octavia: (voice over from 12.17 The British Invasion) "How do you know that Sabrina, Ariel and Faith won't just heal me from the damage that you do to me?"
From 12.21 "There's Something About Octavia", in the Bunker, Octavia used her power to slam Sam, Dean, Catty, Ness and Brandon to the ground, pushing Amara against the wall with Aiden still in her arms.
Hess: (voice over from 12.17 The British Invasion) "They'll only damage your mind further than it will already be."
From 12.18 "The Memory Remains", in Octavia's mind space, the hallucination of Sam stood behind Octavia. "They could heal you bit by bit so that they're not risking damaging you forever. But if you go too long without being healed even a little bit, you'll start to go mad again."
From 12.19 "The Future", in Octavia's mind space, a hallucination of Amara was taunting Octavia. "The full effect of the Mark will be unleashed. When Aiden and Amara are on the brink of death, once they both have a near death experience at the same exact moment."
From 12.22 "Who We Are", in the Bunker, while Amara was in the hole in the wall, about to be crushed, and Aiden was in the library, suffocating, the link/bond was forged as their lives were about to end, when their powers unleashed, keeping them alive, creating waves of energy that escaped from Aiden and Amara each, that threw the library around Aiden into chaos, and creating a burst of rock that made a bigger hole around Amara, clearly saving her life before she could be crushed. Later, Aiden seemed to be getting a bit older already, which the others noticed.
Amara: (voice over from 12.19 The Future) "Aiden will be linked to Amara, and Aiden will have to grow up to the age that Amara is, to finish the link between the two twins."
From 12.22 "Who We Are", in the Bunker, Amara spun to kick a Brit in the chest, holding her hand toward him, focusing intently to push him down to the floor with her newfound power, shooting him in the head. Flashes of Amara learning more about her power as she beat another Brit with the table leg.
Amara: (voice over from 12.19 The Future) "And they'll both have more powers than you have seen thus far."
From 12.16 "Ladies Drink Free", in the parking lot, there were flashes of Octavia fighting with and killing nine of the Angels that had come to kidnap her.
Octavia: (voice over from 12.21 There's Something About Octavia) "You know what they say about fighting fire with fire."
From 12.21 "There's Something About Octavia", in Rick's apartment, Octavia smote Rick with a bright white light, making him scream as he died.
Octavia: (voice over from 12.21 There's Something About Octavia) "Everyone gets burned."
From 12.05 "The One That You've Been Waiting For", in the warehouse, Sam, Dean and Catty each shot and killed a Nazi, while Dean shot and killed Hitler.
From 12.09 "First Blood", in the road, Dean, Amara and Ness hugged tightly. Once they pulled away. Dean and Ness kissed passionately in relief and happiness. Catty embraced both Castiel and Sabrina tightly. Catty and Castiel smiled at each other in relief, kissing slowly, sweetly and passionately, holding onto each other. Sam pulled Octavia, Ariel and Faith into an embrace.
From 12.02 "Mamma Mia", at their wedding, Sam placed a hand on Octavia's cheek, kissing her passionately. Octavia wrapped her arms around his neck, deepening the kiss.
From 12.19 "The Future", in Sabrina's room, Sabrina and Levi smiled slightly, kissing slowly and passionately.
From 12.22 "Who We Are", in the hallway, Brandon and Amara looked at each other.
"We can handle that," Amara told him. "Like we handle everything. Together. My family, me. And hopefully you, too. Even if you think that you don't have anything left... you still have us. You still have me."
From 12.22 "Who We Are", in the Bunker, Sam, Ariel, Faith, Dean, Ness, Amara, Catty, Sabrina and Aiden embraced Octavia in turn. They all smiled emotionally.
(Song Ends)
NOW
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Day One
Morning - Cabin - Outside
Several days, a week or two later after the events of 12.22 Who We Are, Levi was standing outside the cabin, the safehouse where he, Castiel, Sabrina, Ariel and Faith were keeping Kelly and her babies safe, looking over the water and the mountainside in the distance. He turned around, walking toward the house.
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Inside - Nursery
Kelly was sitting on the floor, looking up. "God, please. I need help."
A man's Scandinavian accented voice was on her phone, on speaker. "I'm trying to help you, ma'am."
Kelly sighed in exasperation, looking around the nursery where she was trying to build cribs. "Are you, Sven? Because if you ask me if I have the quarter inch Allen wrench one--one more time, I am going to come down there and burn your giant Viking junkyard of a store to the ground. Do you understand?"
"Are you sure it wasn't in the box?" Sven asked.
Kelly tossed her phone to the floor. "God."
Castiel walked in, kneeling in front of her. "Kelly. Levi and I told you we'd put these together. Very good at following instructions. And you need to rest."
"No, I don't," Kelly told him.
Castiel gave her a look. "Kelly--"
"No, Cas, I don't," Kelly told him. Castiel helped her stand. "I can't. I don't know how long until... I don't know how long I have left. And I--I'm never gonna be able to teach them how to ride a bike or watch them get married or even look them in the eyes." She turned to face him, trying not to be emotional. "But I can build them stupid Swedish cribs. I can do that."
Castiel hesitated, sighing. "Kelly, I know how hard this is. When Catty and I had Sabrina... Sow wasn't born. I was forced to teleport Sow away by an Angel enslaving spell. And I had lost my memory while Catty was busy searching for Sow while she thought I was dead. And we had to save Sabrina from being traded off into the wrong hands again. But I promise you, Catty, Sabrina and I will do everything for your sons. And we will raise them and we will make them people you will be proud of."
Kelly nodded emotionally, thankfully in relief. "I know."
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The Bunker - Library
After all of this time, after the link had been forged between Aiden and Amara, now Aiden was nearly Amara's age. Nearly, seeming to be a few years younger. The other members of the family that weren't with Kelly was here. Brandon was here with them. Amara was gazing off.
"Amara?" Brandon asked. Amara looked at him. "You okay?"
Amara nodded. "Yeah."
"Okay, let me just get this straight," Ariel told them. "So, we beat the Brits. We kicked their psycho, tea-swilling asses. We saved Mom with the help of Brandon. We find out that Aiden and Amara are linked and they get powers when Aiden is almost Amara's age. And instead of popping champagne and heading to Vegas, we get Lucifer."
Mary was looking at a picture of Lucifer leaving Crowley's asylum. "And you're sure it's him?"
"Yeah," Dean answered. "That's his old vessel, too."
"How is that possible?" Faith asked.
"Crowley, I guess," Catty answered.
Octavia was angry at the mention of Crowley because he had known a lot of things that was going down with their family that almost got a lot of them killed or hurt.
"And now he's dead?" Aiden asked.
"Well, that's what Hess said," Ness told them. "But Crowley's a freaking cockroach."
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Clearing
The rat from 12.21 There's Something About Octavia was scurrying across the ground toward a clearing.
Ness: (voice over) "I'll believe he's gone when I see the body for myself and burn it."
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Flashback - 12.21 "There's Something About Octavia"
Night - Crowley's Asylum
Lucifer slit Crowley's cheek and nose with the Angel Blade. "This is gonna hurt."
Lucifer punched Crowley in the face, making him fall. The rat crawled closer to Crowley. Crowley looked at the rat, thinking. His red smoke left his vessel, entering the rat. Lucifer was looking at the Demons, not noticing, smirking, walking over to Crowley, stabbing him in the chest with the Angel Blade.
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Now
Day - Clearing
The red smoke left the rat, entering Crowley's body in the grave. Crowley pulled himself out of the grave, gasping for breath.
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The Bunker - Library
Sam took out his phone, standing.
Ness sighed. "We don't need Crowley. We need Rowena. I mean, once Sabrina, Ariel and Faith get Lucifer out of that vessel, Rowena's the one who can send him back into the Cage with 'The Book of the Damned' spell."
"Great," Brandon told them. "So where is she?"
Sam called Rowena. Rowena's phone was in a hotel room, playing Scotland Forever. The room was tossed and bloodied. A charred body was on the floor.
Lucifer twirled a lock of Rowena's hair, picking up her phone, answering. "Oh, hey, Sammy."
§ Worlds Colliding (Supernatural) §
The Bunker - Library
Sam, on the phone with Lucifer, realized who it was, looking at the others in worry.
"What?" Aiden asked.
Sam put the phone on speaker, for them to hear Lucifer's voice on the other line.
"Oh, if you're looking for Rowena, she is presently indisposed," Lucifer told them. "Which is a delicate way of saying, I stomped on her face till the white meat showed, and then set her on fire, just in case. Ah. Gingers. It was messy and... screamy, but it had to be done, Sam. I'm about to be a dad. Can't raise the little nippers from a jail cell now, can I? Speaking of, you know where Sabrina, Ariel and Faith are hiding Catty's husband Castiel and Sabrina's boyfriend Levi?"
"Go to Hell," Sam told him.
"Ooh," Lucifer mocked. "Good one. Witty. I'll use that in the future. All right, well, I'd love to chat with you, but, uh, waste my time, right? It's not like you matter. I don't need to put on the old Sam suit anymore, do I? Don't forget that I also used your now-wife Ava as a suit before while she was pregnant with your daughters Ariel and Faith. Oh, that's gotta hurt."
Ness shook her head. "You know, if you think we're just gonna let you walk--"
Lucifer smiled, waving. "Oh, hey, Ness. Dean's with you, right? Are Aiden and Amara linked yet? Did Aiden get to Amara's age? Do they have their powers? I knew the link was gonna happen, and I told Crowley all about it, and I knew he was gonna tell the Brits who would tell your little Ava, who would tell you even while brainwashed into crazy pants."
Octavia rolled her eyes. "You're one to talk about being insane."
Lucifer smirked. "Oh, there's Ava. I see you saved her, but you didn't cure her, did you? Hey, how old are Faith and Ariel now, anyway?"
"Old enough to give you trouble," Faith answered.
"And which one are you, Ariel or Faith?" Lucifer asked.
"That was Faith," Ariel answered. "I'm Ariel."
"Well, hi, girls," Lucifer told them. "It'll be interesting to see you two in person."
"I've taken you down before with my family's help before, Luci," Sabrina told him mockingly. "I can do it again."
"Oh, I'm sure you could do it if I was alone again, Sabrina," Lucifer replied. "But if I have my two sons with me? I'm not so sure. I know you guys are gonna try, you know, whatever. Whatever you're gonna try. But you can't kill me. You've never been able to kill me. And with, uh, Witch bitch gone, you can't put me back in the Cage."
"What makes you so sure that Sabrina, Ariel and Faith won't be able to kill you when they're working together?" Amara asked.
"I'll be looking forward to seeing them try, Amara," Lucifer told her. "And since now you're locked and loaded with your own power now that you're linked with little brother Aiden that will soon become your full on twin again, what can the two of you do now? It'll be interesting to see. And even if you're all together to come fight me, you don't know how to kill me."
"Yet," Faith told him. "There's always room to learn how to."
Lucifer smirked. "Oh, I like Ariel and Faith. They have the Winchester determination and Ava's sassiness. Okay, buh-bye. Buh-bye." He hung up, putting the phone on Rowena's charred corpse, walking away. "Bye, dear."
Sam hung up his phone.
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Cabin - Outside
Levi and Castiel were talking outside.
"I'm just saying," Levi told him. "Kelly doesn't have to do all of this. Ariel and Faith grew up more slowly because of Ava being pregnant with them. While possessed by the Devil. And tortured by the Darkness. Kelly's kids are gonna grow up a lot faster than Ariel and Faith did." Castiel nodded in agreement. "Kelly is probably going to have her sons any time today. I'm not sure what the others are facing up against now. But they will be here soon." Castiel sighed heavily. "Cas, I know that you're doubting yourself. But if anyone can take care of these kids, it's you and Catty. You proved that with Sabrina. You can do it again."
Castiel managed a small smile, nodding. "Thank you, Levi."
Levi smirked, nodding, looking away. While they were talking, they didn't notice that a bit of Archangel Grace from the Nephilims inside of Kelly leaked out of the cabin, into the backyard, opening a rift like portal that stayed standing there.
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The Bunker - Library
The others were still gathered.
Dean sighed. "You know, Lucifer's right. We don't know if Sabrina, Ariel and Faith can kill him or not. And we can't slam his ass back in the Cage."
"Yeah," Catty agreed. "Okay, so maybe we play for time. Get Cas, Levi and Kelly, keep them moving. If Lucifer can't find them, he can't hurt them."
"You think that Cas and Levi are gonna be able to move Kelly?" Mary asked.
"Maybe not," Amara answered. "But Sabrina, Ariel and Faith can, hopefully."
Faith looked at Octavia in concern. "The Brits wanted you to kill them. But you won't, right?"
"I'm fighting against what they wanted me to do, everything they wanted me to do," Octavia answered. "You're helping with that."
They sighed in relief.
"All right, then," Brandon told them. "Kind of always wanted to punch the Devil in the face."
Amara smirked.
Ness noticed that Aiden was struggling to keep up. "Aiden? You okay?"
"I'm dizzy," Aiden admitted.
Sabrina chuckled. "Yeah, us, too, Aiden. Us too."
"We never thought that this would happen, but, uh, here we are," Dean told him. "Now that you're nearly Amara's age... thanks to a link, and, uh, you both got a power to learn how to control. All of us are in shock, Aiden."
Amara nodded in agreement. "Yeah. All right. Sabrina, Ariel, Faith, are you gonna take all of us to go get Uncle Cas, Levi and Kelly are what?"
"Wait a second," Brandon told them. "All right, look, we know Kelly's gonna have those kids soon. Like, really soon. Kelly's been pregnant with them for about as long as Ava was pregnant with Ariel and Faith."
"The only different is that Kelly's kids can grow up a lot faster than Ariel and Faith did, because they weren't possessed by the Devil and tortured by the Darkness at the same time," Ness told them. "Which slowed down Ariel and Faith's growing speed by a lot."
"What are you guys saying?" Aiden asked.
"We're saying that Kelly's kids could grow up within a matter of days or seconds," Octavia answered. "Depends on what they want to do."
"Lucifer's kids can control the way they age?" Sabrina asked. "Like the way that I can control my age. I mean, I chose to stop aging altogether. So if they want to be full grown right from the start..."
"They'll be full grown," Sam finished.
Catty stood. "So if everyone is ready for today, we should get going. We all got someplace to be."
They all looked at Catty, noticing how badly she wanted to get there now, slightly amused.
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Cabin - Outside
Castiel found the rift in the backyard, walking closer in suspicion and curiosity, slowly reaching out to touch the rift.
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Apocalypse World
The rift brought Castiel into the Apocalypse, catastrophic world. Red lightning was flashing across the sky. Giant spikes were protruding from the ground.
Castiel looked around in absolute confusion. "Where... how..." He was attacked by a horned monster, with an unknown figure shooting the monster, which glowed and sparked out like a Demon struck with an Angel Blade. Castiel rolled out of the way as the dead monster collapsed in death. The unknown figure advanced toward Castiel. Castiel looked up at him, shocked. "You?"
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Our World
Day - Cabin - Nursery
Kelly had spent all this time painting the room for the nursery for her sons. The names on the wall said Jack and Kai. She started to record herself on a flash drive on the table. "Hi, Jack. Hi, Kai. It's, uh... I'm your mom. I know you're gonna be okay. You are gonna be... amazing. You have an amazing family watching over you. God, I love you, Jack. I love you so much, Kai." She tried not to cry. "Sorry. I love you."
Kelly turned the video off, standing, gasping in pain, clutching at her stomach. Outside, the golden rift throbs, growing brighter in time with Kelly's contraction, which caught Levi's attention. Back inside, Kelly recovered.
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Outside
Castiel and Levi were outside on the porch when the others appeared. They saw Octavia, looking stunned and relieved. "Ava?"
"Hey, Cas," Octavia told him. "Hey, Levi. Long time, no see."
Castiel and Levi walked closer in relief.
"You're okay," Levi told her.
"She's been better," Sam told them. "Then again, she's been worse."
Castiel and Octavia embraced in relief, pulling away. Octavia also embraced Levi, to his surprise, but Levi returned the embrace.
"Uncle Cas, Levi, is this place warded?" Amara asked.
"Yes, heavily," Levi answered.
"Heavy enough to stop something very big and very bad?" Aiden asked.
Castiel and Levi looked at him in surprise. "Aiden?"
"Yeah, long story," Aiden told them.
Crowley appeared behind the group. "You rang? I followed you all from the Bunker. Hello, Octavia. Nice to see the new and improved Ava."
Octavia was immediately overcome with anger from seeing him, punching Crowley in the face, making him fall to the ground, kneeling down to point her Angel Sword at his throat. "Did you do it? Did you let Lucifer out?"
"I didn't 'let'--" Crowley started.
"Don't," Octavia told him angrily.
"You knew what would happen to Aiden and Amara," Dean told him. "The link, the power, everything."
"You knew that the Angels handed Ava over to the British and everything that they were doing to her," Sam added. "You didn't tell us anything."
"Vanessa, a little help here," Crowley told her in a strained voice. "Ness?"
"Don't look at me," Ness told him. "You brought this on yourself."
Brandon hesitated, sighing. "Ava, wait."
Levi, Sabrina, Castiel, Catty, Sam, Octavia, Ariel, Faith, Amara, Aiden, Dean, Ness and Mary looked at Brandon in surprise. "Seriously?"
Brandon was surprised but amused, sighing. "Look, just don't kill him, Ava. You said he worked the Cage spell with Rowena. Maybe he can help us."
Crowley smirked in amusement.
"And what if he can't?" Mary asked.
"Well, then we let Ava kill him for everything we just said," Brandon answered.
The family smirked smugly, while Crowley's smirk disappeared.
Ariel and Faith walked toward Octavia. "Mom."
Octavia sighed, releasing Crowley, standing, backing away to stand next to Sam, Ariel and Faith.
Crowley stood. "Cage spell? Thought you had mother for that."
"Rowena's dead," Catty told him.
"Really?" Crowley asked skeptically.
Aiden nodded. "Yeah, really. Lucifer."
Crowley processed. "Funny. I always thought I'd be the one to kill her." He saw the age that Aiden was now. "So this is what little Aiden Winchester grew up to be after the link forged between him and Amara. After they each realized the full effects on them from the Mark of Cain provided to them indirectly by Ness. How does it feel to be nearly Amara's age now, linked to your sister, Aiden? Singers and Winchesters, I swear."
Amara rolled her eyes. "Crowley, leave Aiden alone."
"Why did you do it?" Sabrina asked. "Save Lucifer?"
"What did you want?" Faith asked.
"I wanted to win," Crowley answered. "I perverted mother's spell, put Lucifer in a vessel of my own making because I wanted to win. You have any idea how many people have made a play for my throne over the years? Lucifer, Abaddon." He glanced at Catty when he said Abaddon since she was once possessed by her, causing Catty to roll her eyes. "Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. Too damn many. I thought if I could put the Devil on a leash..." He sighed. "My own personal nuke, no one would ever dare challenge me again."
Amara nodded sarcastically. "Yeah. That worked out great."
"All ended with me narrowly escaping death by hiding in a rat," Crowley told them.
"Wait," Aiden told him. "In an... actual rat?"
"Wasn't too bad, really," Crowley told them. "Gave me time to think." They frowned in confusion. "You know, I've been focused for so long on keeping my job..." Crowley shook his head. "I never realized I hate it." They looked at him in surprise. "All those whining Demons, the endless moan of damned souls, the paperwork. I mean, who wants that?"
Ariel gave him an 'are you serious' look. "You."
Crowley shrugged. "Uh-uh. Once, maybe."
"So why are you here?" Catty asked.
"Well, whenever there's a world-ending crisis at hand, I know where to place my bets," Crowley told them. "It's on you, you big, beautiful, lumbering piles of flannel on the men, and the slightly better dressed ladies." The girls rolled their eyes, which caused the boys to smirk in amusement. "So, if you'll forgive my transgression, I'll make it worth your while."
"Which means?" Levi asked.
"After we put Lucifer back in his Cage together, I'll seal the Gates of Hell," Crowley told them. "You'll never see another Demon again, apart from, of course, yours truly."
"You would do that?" Mary asked in surprise.
"Why not?" Crowley asked. "They stab me in the back, I'll happily stab them in the front, the sides, and right up their little black-eyed asses. So, we have a deal?" They all exchanged a look, sighing. Octavia hesitated, still wanting to kill him but knowing they needed him for the moment, looking at Sam, Ariel and Faith, who nodded reassuringly. Octavia sighed, giving in. "Shall we go inside and see Kelly Kline and the children then?"
Crowley stepped toward the house.
Octavia took the Demon Knife from Catty, stabbing it through Crowley's hand to pin him to a nearby tree at the edge of the cabin property, making him yell in pain. "Think we're gonna trust you in there after what you pulled? Hmm? No. You stay here, you sit down, and you shut up."
The others were not surprised, but amused.
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Inside - Hallway
Kelly was wandering room to room, looking around. "Cas? Levi? Cas? Levi?'
Levi walked closer. "Kelly."
Castiel walked closer.
"Where were you?" Kelly asked.
"Outside," Levi answered. "The others are here."
"Catty's here," Castiel told her.
Kelly sighed, smiling slightly in relief. "Catty. Good."
"Is everything okay?" Levi asked.
"No," Kelly answered. "The babies, I think it's time." She had another contraction that made the rift outside flare brighter again. "Oh, my God."
"Look at me," Castiel told her. "Everything's gonna be fine."
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Bedroom
Kelly was in bed, in labor.
Ness was helping her. "You're all right. The pressure waves are still very far apart."
"Pressure waves?" Kelly repeated.
"It's what they--it's what they called contractions when I was having Aiden and Amara," Ness explained. "First time mothers, labor can be 12 to 18 hours, sometimes longer. It... although, given this is the children of Lucifer and a quasi-celestial being..."
"They didn't cover in all the genius education you took?" Kelly asked.
Ness smiled at the fact she could still make a joke. "They did not."
"Ness?" Kelly asked. "Tell everyone thank you. For everything."
Ness nodded. "Of course."
§
Outside
The rift glowed brighter.
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Inside - Bedroom
Kelly was having another contraction. Castiel and Catty stood by her side.
"Kelly?" Catty asked.
"Tell me again," Kelly told them. "Tell me again what you saw."
Catty nodded. "Right. Cas and I saw--me and Cas saw the future. We saw a world without pain or hunger or want. We saw the world that these kids... your kids can help create. And it is a world without fear and without suffering and without hate. Cas and I saw paradise."
Kelly looked at them in relief. "Thank you. For being here." They nodded. "For everything."
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Living Room
Catty and Castiel walked downstairs to join the rest of the family.
"Is she okay?" Sam asked.
"Not really," Catty answered. "She can't be moved."
"There's no way we're letting Lucifer get his hands on those kids," Ariel told them. "It ain't happening."
"Look, Ariel's right, okay?" Faith asked. "We'll work through everything. We always do."
They heard Kelly groan in pain from upstairs.
"I'll check on her," Mary told them, walking upstairs.
"How much time do we have?" Sam asked.
"I don't know," Sabrina told them.
Dean looked at Sabrina, Ariel and Faith. "Hey, if he shows, can you three flame on again? Can you torch Lucifer like you did Dagon?"
"Prince of Hell?" Octavia asked.
"Yeah, you missed a lot, Mom," Ariel told her.
"They torched Dagon, yes, but that was a Prince of Hell compared to the Devil himself," Amara told them. "The Archangel that created them."
Sabrina looked toward the backdoor. "Why do I feel power radiating from the backyard?"
Sabrina walked toward the door.
"Sabrina," Levi told her.
They followed her.
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Outside
Sabrina walked outside. The others followed. They all looked at the rift.
"Uncle Cas?" Aiden asked. "Levi? What is that?"
"It's a tear in space and time," Castiel answered.
"Uh, and that means?" Sam asked.
"It's a doorway to another world," Brandon answered.
"Another--" Ariel started. "What, like Narnia?"
"No," Levi answered. "No, through there, it's Earth, but--but different. It's a--it's an alternate reality."
They walked toward the rift.
"So it's a Bizzaro World?" Ness asked. "Or--or like the place Ava zapped us to where we were, uh, actors on a TV show."
"Oh, yeah," Catty said in remembrance. "The supernatural wasn't real."
"Yeah," Sam agreed.
"And Sam was Polish," Dean told them.
"Right," Sam agreed.
"Uncle Cas, Levi, how did this get here?" Amara asked.
"Well, the children being born, their power, it seems to be puncturing the fabric of our universe," Castiel answered.
"Awesome," Faith told them sarcastically.
"Dean, you've been spending too much time with my daughters," Octavia told him.
Dean smirked. The others chuckled.
"And what exactly is on the other side?" Aiden asked.
"You don't wanna know," Levi told them.
"Probably," Sabrina agreed. "But we need to."
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Apocalypse World
They walked through the rift into the Apocalypse World.
"Whoa," Aiden told them. "Uncle Cas, Levi, what is this?"
"As Levi said, it's--it's Earth, Aiden," Castiel answered. "But this Earth is locked in eternal war between Heaven and Hell. There are armies of Angels fighting hoards of Demons, and the few Humans that remain are caught in between."
"How do you know that?" Sam asked.
"A friend told Cas," Levi answered.
"Oh, good," Faith told them sarcastically. "Now you're making friends? That's..."
"All right, on the a scale of 1 to 10..." Amara trailed off, sighing. "How bad is this?"
"I don't know," Brandon told them sarcastically. "I gotta say, a, uh, hole in reality to a bombed out Apocalypse world? I'm gonna go with 11."
Sabrina nodded. "Sounds right."
"Do you think Sabrina, Ariel and Faith could close the door?" Ness asked.
"With concentration and practice, yes," Octavia answered. "But none of you know how to do that yet."
"And does anyone else here?" Ariel asked.
"I do," Brandon answered. They looked at him in surprise. "Spells and portals and such were taught in the British Men of Letters. I know a spell to close this door down. I just need time to make it right. And your power to do it."
Sabrina, Ariel and Faith nodded in agreement. A hooded figure moved through the mist toward them.
Dean looked at them. "Guys. Guys!"
Octavia drew her Angel Sword. "Don't move."
Castiel grabbed her arm to stop her. "No. Don't."
The figure removed the scarf covering his face, revealing a face that most of them knew. They looked at him in shock.
Ness was completely stunned. "Dad?"
§
Bobby looked at Ness, Dean, Aiden and Amara, looking stunned but distant.
Ness slowly walked closer. "Dad... It's me, Ness. Sam, Dean, Catty, Cas, Ava. Sam and Ava's daughters, Ariel and Faith. Catty and Cas' daughter Sabrina. Dean's and my kids, Aiden and Amara. That's Levi and Brandon."
Levi put out an arm. "Ness, this is Bobby, but it's not your father. It's not your Bobby."
"My Nessie over here died a long time ago," Bobby told them. "Her and her family. Dean, Amara and Aiden. Had to become pretty much cold after they died because of some powerful source... I have to admit, even if you're not my family, it's really good to see any version of my family again."
"Yeah, I know the feeling," Ness told him, still reeling.
Amara walked toward Aiden.
"Amara, this is what Grandpa Bobby looked like?" Aiden asked.
"Not as rough," Amara answered. "But yeah, Aiden, that's what Grandpa Bobby looked like."
"Dad, Levi, what the hell is this?" Sabrina asked.
"This is a world where things didn't turn in our favor," Castiel answered.
"It's a world where you, Ariel and Faith were raised on the evil side of things, Sabrina," Levi explained in a low voice so Bobby didn't hear him.
Sabrina, Ariel and Faith looked around in shock.
"You mean..." Ariel trailed off.
"All of this..." Sabrina trailed off.
"We did this?" Faith asked.
"Not you," Sam answered. "Other versions of you."
"There was a legend way before I was born that said I could either destroy the world or save it," Sabrina told them. "This is what our world would have looked like if I didn't save it? If I destroyed it instead?"
All of them were in shock, looking around at the death and destruction.
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Our World
Cabin - Bedroom
Mary was helping Kelly with the contractions. "Okay. I think they're less than five minutes apart now. It's almost time. How you doing?"
"I'm dying," Kelly answered.
Mary looked at her sadly. "I know."
"But that's okay," Kelly told her. "'Cause wouldn't you die for your family?"
Mary nodded. "Yeah."
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Apocalypse World
The others were still talking to Bobby, who was looking at Ness, Aiden and Amara in shock just like they were doing with him, but they were able to focus on the task at hand.
"When this... whatever opened up, all sorts of alarms went off back at my place," Bobby explained. "I got here just in time to see your boy get ambushed by a Tempter Demon."
"A what?" Aiden asked.
"It's, um, black eyes, pointed teeth, horns," Castiel answered.
"Wait a second," Ariel told them. "Demons have horns now?"
"Whole new world, Ariel," Faith told her.
"Usually I gun down flyboys on sight," Bobby told them. "But, uh, he looked... different. Wasn't wearing a necklace made out of baby ears, for one thing."
"We got to talking about where I came from and our two worlds," Castiel explained.
"From what he says, pretty much peaches and cream on your side," Bobby told them.
"Oh, I wouldn't say that," Dean told them. "It's better than this."
"Well, I don't know," Bobby told them. "Ain't so bad here, if you like killing Angels."
"And you do?" Amara asked.
"It's my hobby and my passion," Bobby answered. "So I figured it's only a matter of time before the dicks upstairs get wind of this. And when they show... me and Rufus go to work." He held up the gun he called Rufus. "He's loaded with a hundred rounds, cast from old Angel Blades."
"Wait, Angel-killing bullets?" Dean asked. "Awesome."
Castiel, Levi, Sabrina, Ariel, Faith and Octavia gave Dean a look, and Dean seemed to reconsider his words, thinking of it less awesome, which made the others smirk in amusement.
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Our World
Cabin - Bedroom
Mary was helping Kelly. "Okay. Okay. You're okay."
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Outside
The others walked through the rift to return to their world.
"Are you all right?" Levi asked. "Ava? You seem different."
"No, Levi, pretty far from all right," Octavia answered. "And yeah, I'm a lot different. But we can explain later."
"So, we've got Lucifer on this side," Amara told them. "We've got Mad Max World on that side."
"I mean, yeah, we've been down before," Catty told them. "But this? I mean, I don't even know where to start."
Crowley appeared in front of them.
"Oh, come on!" Aiden complained.
Crowley smirked. "Hello. Again."
"Wait a second," Sam told him. "How the hell did you--"
Crowley held up his bloody, bandaged hand when he removed the knife. "I improvised. Lucky I did. Turns out I'm the answer to all your problems."
"I can do the spell to close the rift, thank you very much," Brandon told him. "I just need Sabrina, Ariel and Faith's power to do it. And a sacrifice."
"Sacrifice?" Ariel repeated. "Meaning?"
"Death?" Faith asked. "Like actual death?"
"Yes," Brandon answered. "If we want to trap Lucifer in there forever, someone's got to die."
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Inside - Bedroom
Catty and Castiel walked in to see Mary and Kelly.
"Mom?" Catty asked. "Can we talk to her?"
"Sure," Mary answered, standing, rubbing Catty's arm, walking out of the room.
Kelly frowned in confusion. "Cas? Catty? What's wrong?"
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Outside
Dean, Ness, Aiden and Amara were sitting outside on the porch together.
"This is crazy stupid, and we have cornered the map on crazy stupid," Amara told them. "Dad, you need more help."
"No, what I need is for you to be safe with Ness and Aiden, Amara," Dean told her. "Yes, you and Aiden got these new powers that you don't understand yet. So when this is going down, you're going to be inside with Kelly and making sure that she and her kids are safe. Okay?"
Aiden nodded. "Okay."
"Aiden, I know you're confused about everything that's happening," Dean told him. "The link, everything. We're still in shock, too."
"I kinda remember," Aiden told them. "It's... distant though."
"Well, we told you about the link," Amara told him. "About why you're older now. About most everything of what's going on now."
Aiden nodded. 'Yeah."
"And we told you why this happened," Amara told him. "What our family does. What we do."
"We hunt monsters," Dean told him. "We save people. Sometimes we screw up and make things bad. But it's always with doing the right thing in mind. Trying to save each other. Trying to save the world. Even if there's a lot of bad that comes with it."
"Our whole lives, we've always believed what we do is important," Ness explained. "No matter what the cost. No matter who we lost. Whether it was our parents, or friends, and we would take the hits, and we kept fighting. Because we believed."
"Do you believe now?" Aiden asked.
"We're believing in a lot of things, Aiden," Amara answered. "Mostly because you're here right now, sitting in front of us. After everything that happened. We don't want you to get hurt. But you have this power now. We both do. A power that we don't understand yet. And we don't know what will come with it."
"Is it bad?" Aiden asked.
"You're not bad, Aiden," Ness answered. "You're far from bad. You and Amara are good. And whatever you choose... me and Dean will be beside you."
"You can count on it," Dean told them. "Now, go on. Get inside."
Aiden and Amara smiled in relief, standing, walking inside.
"We know that Aiden and Amara will be fine, Dean," Ness told him. "But we need you all to be safe, too. Just promise me that we're all gonna be okay."
Dean smiled a small smile, placing a hand on Ness' cheek to kiss her slowly and passionately for a long moment. Ness returned the kiss. They pulled away, leaning their heads together, sighing.
"We're gonna be okay," Dean told her.
Ness sighed, nodding, standing, walking inside.
§
Inside - Living Room
Sabrina and Levi were talking alone. Sabrina was gazing off.
"You okay?" Levi asked.
"Pretty far from okay, Levi," Sabrina answered. "I mean, that whole world... that is a world where I was bad."
"Not you, Sabrina," Levi told her. "Another version of you."
"Not just me," Sabrina told him. "Ariel and Faith, too?"
"It doesn't matter," Levi told her. "Brandon's gonna do the spell to close the rift that you, Ariel and Faith will use your power to close Lucifer inside forever. And we'll hopefully never have to worry about it again."
"What if we will have to worry about it again?" Sabrina asked.
"Then we'll deal with it," Levi answered. "You ready?"
"Nope," Sabrina answered. "When has that ever stopped us?"
Levi chuckled in agreement. "Yeah."
Sabrina thought for a moment. "You know, my parents have faith in these kids. They had faith in me. And Ariel and Faith. And we turned out good. In this world, anyway. I have faith in all of us, Levi. You, me, Mom and Dad, Grandma Mary, Uncles Sam and Dean, Aunts Ness and Ava, Ariel and Faith, Amara and Brandon, and now even Aiden, since he's linked with his twin sister."
Levi chuckled. "This is gonna work, Sabrina. It has to."
Sabrina and Levi smiled slightly, kissing slowly and passionately for a long moment, deeper than before.
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Bedroom
Catty was reassuring Kelly. "Don't worry. My mom, Ness, Aiden and Amara will be in here with you. While we're out there taking care of all the rest. It will be fine. Remember. Paradise."
Kelly nodded. "Thank you, Catty."
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Hallway
Catty and Castiel walked into the hallway to talk alone.
"Catty?" Castiel asked. "Are you okay?"
"Cas, I feel like everything's closing in," Catty answered. "And that could be in a good way or in a bad way. And I'm scared that it's gonna be in a bad way."
Castiel nodded in understanding, pulling Catty into his arms as she leaned her head on his shoulder. "Everything is going to be fine, Catty."
Catty sighed, holding him close. "I hope you're right, Cas." They pulled away, looking at each other, kissing passionately for a long moment, pulling away, leaning their heads together. "I love you."
Castiel chuckled lightly. "I love you too." Catty and Castiel continued to kiss for a moment, embracing, pulling away when they heard Sabrina walking into the room, smiling. Sabrina smiled slightly. "Sabrina? Come here." Sabrina walked closer, smiling. Catty, Castiel and Sabrina all embraced. "Everything's going to be fine, Sow. I promise, Catty."
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Outside
Sam, Octavia, Ariel and Faith were sitting on the porch. Ariel and Faith held their hands on either side of Octavia's head, slowly and carefully healing her bit by bit without going too far, pulling their hands away.
"How do you feel now, Mom?" Faith asked.
"Ava?" Sam asked.
"I feel better," Octavia answered. "More in control. But still angry. Not nearly as much as before though."
They chuckled in relief that they all seemed to be okay for the moment.
"I told you that we could still save you," Sam told her.
"Yeah, and so did we," Faith told her.
"We're not gonna lose you to this, Mom," Ariel told her. "You've survived worse, right?"
"We can help you survive this," Faith told her.
Sam smiled, wrapping her arms around them. "What they said."
Octavia chuckled. "You all sound like you're five seconds away from saying 'I told you so'." They all smiled. "I love you. All of you."
"We love you too, Mom," Faith told her.
"That's not a goodbye, is it?" Sam asked.
"No," Octavia answered. "It's just a, 'No matter how dark I get, I want you to always remember that'."
Sam sighed in relief. "Good. Because I'm not saying goodbye to you again." They all smiled. Ariel and Faith suddenly embraced Sam and Octavia, to their surprise, but they smiled slightly and returned the embrace. "You guys should go get ready."
Ariel and Faith pulled away, nodding. "Okay." They jogged away toward the house, calling out for their cousin because they knew they needed her for what was to come. "Sabrina!"
Sam and Octavia chuckled at that.
"Ariel and Faith have the Winchester 'Always in sync'," Octavia told him.
Sam smiled. "Yeah, they do." Octavia started to gaze off. Sam looked at her in concern. "Ava." Octavia turned to face him. "You're gonna be okay."
"I really hope so, Sam," Octavia told him. "Because I couldn't live with it if I hurt someone else I loved."
Sam placed a hand on her head soothingly, which seemed to calm the ache she felt in her head. Octavia chuckled lightly, leaning her head into his hand. They looked at each other, kissing for a long, passionate moment, pulling away, remaining in an embrace.
"We saved you," Sam told her. "We can get through tonight."
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Elsewhere
Out further by the rift, Amara walked toward where Brandon was about to go back into the Apocalypse World with the spell ingredients that he needed.
"Amara?" Brandon asked. "I thought that you were supposed to stay inside with Mary, Ness, Aiden and Kelly."
"I'm going back in after I talk to you," Amara told him.
Brandon nodded. "Okay."
Amara sighed. "I have this new power now, and I know that it won't be enough to stop Lucifer. But I wish that I could help, Brandon. Though I know that I need to stay safe with my family. I need to learn more about this power. And I just wanted to talk to you before all of this started."
"I'm gonna be fine, Amara," Brandon told her. "I'll do the spell. Sabrina, Ariel and Faith will close the rift. And then if everything goes smoothly, it'll all be over."
Amara scoffed. "Yeah, but there's hardly ever a plan in my family's history that ever went smoothly, Brandon." Brandon chuckled in acknowledgement. "Time's running out. And I know we've all lost a lot. And I didn't think that I would be this worried about the chance of losing someone that wasn't in my family."
Brandon sighed, nodding. "I know what you mean. The only family I've ever had was my father. And now that he's gone, I thought I had nothing left. But you were right before. That I still had you." Amara looked at him, raising her eyebrows. "All of you." Amara chuckled, nodding. "I'll try my best to make sure that your family is safe, Amara."
"Make sure that you're safe, too, Brandon," Amara told him. "I don't wanna lose one of my only friends."
Brandon chuckled, nodding. "All right. I'll see you when this is over." Amara nodded, turning to go back to the house, hesitating for a long moment, thinking, becoming determined, turning toward Brandon. Brandon heard her approach, turning to face her, seeming to know what she was going to do. They kissed passionately for the first time for a long moment, pulling away, breathing deeply. "What was that for?"
"In case there's not a next time," Amara answered. "You're putting yourself on the line here. I just want you to know that it's not taken for granted."
They smiled slightly, kissing once more, pulling away. Amara slowly started to back away, surprised by what she had done but both of them looked relieved and glad that it happened, so that they wouldn't regret not doing anything in case there wasn't a next time.
§
Front Yard
Ariel, Faith, Octavia, Sam, Dean, Catty, Castiel, Sabrina and Levi were standing outside ready.
Lucifer approached them. "Well, this is a fun surprise. I gotta hand it to you guys. You never give up, even when you should. Even when it would be so stupid not to."
"Look, whatever you're planning on doing, Chuck, God, will stop you," Sam told him. "Just like He did last time."
Lucifer nodded sarcastically. "You're right. What should I do? Oh, God! Don't strike me dead! Come on, Sam. You sound like a virgin in Jesus camp. 'We can't. God is watching'. No. Chuck 'walked'. He's gone."
"So you're gonna smash his toys?" Ariel asked tauntingly. "I thought Aiden was the only kid here."
Lucifer chuckled, ignoring the sarcasm. "Exactly. 'Cause every time I look at this sad trash fire of a world, you know what I keep thinking? I could do so much better."
"So Apocalypse take two?" Dean asked. "That's your plan?"
"When in doubt, go with the classics," Lucifer told them. "That's what I always say. Well, enough with the foreplay. Let's do this." Octavia pulled out her Angel Sword, spinning it around. "Uh-oh. Ava's Archangel Angel Sword that she got from Gabriel how many eons ago. You know that when Ava pulls that thing out, things are about to go down."
"Hopefully this thing could kill you," Octavia told him.
"Mm, that's if you can get close enough to use it," Lucifer replied. Octavia whipped the sword out to slash toward Lucifer two times. Lucifer backed away and ducked, making her miss. Octavia spun closer to slash him in the side, trying to stab him in the chest. Lucifer caught her arm, twisting the sword out of her grasp, using magic to throw Octavia down, still holding her sword. "You're good, Ava, I'll give you that. But not as good as me." Castiel lunged forward to try to stab Lucifer with his Angel Blade. Lucifer ducked, pushing Castiel aside. "Well, that worked." Levi took the distraction as an advantage to stab Lucifer in the back with his Angel Blade, but of course a normal Angel Blade wouldn't kill Lucifer, just making him flash with bright white light. Lucifer used magic to push the Angel Blade out, knocking Levi down with magic. "Almost, but not quite, Levi." Sabrina, Ariel and Faith held their hands toward Sam, Dean and Catty to teleport them away toward the backyard, grabbing Lucifer, turning to teleport them toward the rift. Castiel, Levi and Octavia stood to run after them. "Moving the fight to the backyard. Mature. Real mature. You guys? I really want to enjoy this. Really wanna savor just ripping you apart, getting all up in there, getting all gooey. But you know, little sluggers are almost here, and, uh, well, I'm on the clock." Lucifer grabbed Ariel, trying to push her down. Ariel broke free, pushing Lucifer toward Sabrina. Sabrina punched Lucifer in the face. Lucifer tried to punch Sabrina. Sabrina ducked, spinning to try to kick Lucifer. Lucifer raised a leg to block the move, backhand punching Faith in the face. Faith used her power to push him away. Sabrina, Ariel and Faith moved out of the way of the rift to show Lucifer. "Interesting."
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Apocalypse World
Sabrina, Ariel and Faith teleported them into the Apocalypse World.
Lucifer looked around. "Mm, nice."
"You wanted the Apocalypse?" Faith asked. "You got it."
Lucifer smirked. "Ariel, Faith, hey, nice trick Sabrina taught you. Where're Sam, Dean and Catty?"
Sam, Dean and Catty walked closer with the gun Bobby called Rufus, and two other guns full of Angel Blade bullets.
"Right here," Sam answered.
"Ooh, sweet toys," Lucifer told them.
"Yeah, we got them off an old--new pal of ours," Catty told him. "See, we have this bet. See if they work against an Archangel. So, say hello to our little friends."
Sam, Dean and Catty opened fire on Lucifer. Brandon was hidden behind a rock to finish the spell.
Crowley knelt across from Brandon. "Would you hurry up? It's taking forever, Brandon."
"Not now, Crowley," Brandon told him. "Come on."
Ariel tried to punch Lucifer. Lucifer caught the arm, twisting it behind her back. Ariel spun out of the restraint, using her power to push Lucifer back toward Sabrina and Faith.
"Yeah, baby," Dean cheered them on. "Come on!"
Faith used her power to throw Lucifer down toward Sam, Dean and Catty, who continued to shoot him with the guns and Angel Blade bullets, until the guns clicked empty.
Crowley looked at Brandon. "We do this ritual, we seal that rift, and we lock the Devil in this godforsaken place. That's the plan, remember? Two birds, one spell."
"Right, right," Brandon agreed. "Just hurry."
Lucifer stood. Sabrina used magic to throw Lucifer to the ground. Lucifer growled, pushing himself up. Sabrina, Faith and Ariel used power to cause Lucifer great pain, making him groan.
"Sabrina was already the only creature that really stood a chance against me," Lucifer told them. "Ariel and Faith? You two are a lot stronger than I imagine."
"Good," Ariel told him. "Then with all of us together? You know that you'll lose."
Brandon was almost done with finishing the spell. "Uh, Dead Sea brine, uh, mercury, lamb's blood, Holy Oil, sage. Here we go." Faith lunged toward Lucifer. Lucifer deflected the blow, grabbing Faith, flipping her to the ground, trying to stomp on her head. Faith spun out of the way, making his foot stomp on the ground, spinning into a standing position, using her power to throw Lucifer back toward Ariel, who used her power to throw him toward Sabrina, who used her power to throw him down. Lucifer stood, using his power to cause Ariel and Faith great pain, making them stop fighting for a moment, also making Sabrina hesitate. "That's the last of it. That's everything. All except for the sacrifice."
Sabrina held her hand toward Lucifer, using most of her power to deliver him such pain that he had to loosen his hold on Ariel and Faith. Sabrina, Ariel and Faith released a scream of waves and Psychic energy toward Lucifer to throw him away from them to the ground.
"That was a funny noise," Lucifer told them.
Faith caught her breath. "Yeah. Ah. We could do this all day."
Crowley walked toward Lucifer. "Surprise."
Lucifer laughed. "Crowley!" He stood. Sam, Dean and Catty ran toward Sabrina, Ariel and Faith, pulling them toward the rift. Levi pulled Brandon toward the rift with them. Octavia led them toward the rift, keeping it open for now. "You sneaky little... so I guess I get to kill you twice, huh, Crowley?"
Crowley shook his head. "I doubt it."
"Oh, no, no," Lucifer told him. "You had your chance. You could've put me back in the Cage, but you had to make it personal, didn't you?"
The others stopped at the opening of the rift, watching Crowley and Lucifer, because they needed the sacrifice to know when to close the rift with Sabrina, Ariel and Faith's power.
Crowley looked at Lucifer. "You're right. It is personal. You humiliated me. I--I hate you. Deeply. Truly. I'm gonna enjoy wiping that smug, self-satisfied look off your face. Personally."
Lucifer smirked, pointing at his face. "You mean this one?" Crowley let his Angel Blade drop into his hand. "Come on, Crowley. You know whatever you try, you're gonna lose."
"You're right," Crowley told him. He turned to look at the others. "Bye, guys."
Crowley looked at Lucifer, stabbing himself with his Angel Blade, flashing with light, falling to the ground, dead, as the others watched, stunned. Castiel barged through the rift and pushed past them toward Lucifer with Octavia's Angel Sword in his hand.
"Cas?" Catty asked.
"No, come on, Catty," Dean told her. "Come on. Sabrina, Ariel and Faith can get him out."
Sam and Dean pulled Catty toward the rift.
Catty struggled, refusing to leave without him. "Cas! Cas! Cas!"
"We gotta go," Sam told them. "We gotta go."
Castiel tried to stab Lucifer with Octavia's Angel Sword, but Lucifer deflected the move easily, distracted enough to where Castiel stabbed him with his Angel Blade in the stomach, making him flash with light, but not killing him. Sabrina, Ariel and Faith teleported themselves, Sam, Dean, Catty, Castiel, Octavia, Levi and Brandon out of the Apocalypse World through the rift into their own world.
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Our World
Cabin - Bedroom
Mary was sitting with Kelly, helping her.
Kelly was delivering her babies, screaming in agony, beginning to glow, when a high pitched ringing started. "I love you."
There was an explosion of golden light that knocked Mary to the floor.
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Outside
Mary, Ness, Aiden and Amara had just walked outside to see the others return from the rift, all of them relieved to see them okay.
Aiden and Amara smiled. "Dad."
"Guys," Ness told them.
Sabrina, Ariel and Faith turned to close the rift behind Castiel and Levi with their power, closing their hands together to do so, but it took great power to do so. The rift flared behind Castiel and Levi. Octavia's Angel Sword pierced through Castiel's chest from behind while Levi was run through with an Angel Blade, causing Castiel and Levi to flash with blindingly bright white light as everyone watched in shock.
Catty was devastated. "Cas!"
Sabrina was frozen with devastation and anger. "Dad! Levi!"
Castiel and Levi fell to the ground, revealing Lucifer standing behind them, holding the two bloody blades.
Lucifer smiled. "That was fun. Seriously, guys, points for trying. Super impressed, but, uh, playtime's over. Oh, there are Ness, Aiden and Amara. I was wondering where you three were." Amara furiously held her hand toward Lucifer, using her power to cause him pain and push him back. Lucifer chuckled in surprise. "Wow. That juice is something I didn't expect. Though I did know this link would happen to you and Aiden, Amara. Didn't expect it to be that strong. But then again the power's from the Mark of Cain. What did I expect, huh?"
Aiden and Amara were so furious that they didn't know what they were doing but they caused Lucifer pain with their power amplified by their devastation and fury. Lucifer stepped closer as if to hurt them.
Sabrina was consumed with anger after what she had just witnessed, walking toward Lucifer furiously. "Get away from them."
"You never give up, Sabrina," Lucifer told her. "I'll give you that. You, uh, are certainly living up to the hype of the Hybrid. Look, seriously, I just wanted to say thank you for everything. I owe ya, kid."
Octavia walked toward Lucifer angrily in rage.
Sam held her back. "Ava, Ava, Ava, Ava."
"I love you," Sabrina told her family, punching Lucifer repeatedly, forcefully with all the power and strength she had.
Lucifer was forced to back away toward the rift. "Like I said, Sabrina. One of the only ones that stood a chance against me. Other than God and the Darkness. Even Ariel and Faith right there. Aiden and Amara aren't strong enough to take me on but they certainly have a lot of power they have yet to conquer in their veins. Power that will grow stronger. You wanna know why their power hurts me? Because it's from the Mark. And we all know that I had the Mark first."
As proof, Aiden and Amara's power caused Lucifer more pain and even a little agony. Ariel and Faith used their power to try to turn Octavia's Angel Sword around on Lucifer to try to make him stab himself. Lucifer was barely able to stop them by dropping the Angel Sword to the ground. Sabrina started to glow with power so that she could push Lucifer toward the rift, using the light to push Lucifer through the rift, as the glowing power from Sabrina was starting to eat away at his vessel. Sabrina used her glowing white power to push Lucifer through the rift just as it was about to close, but Lucifer grabbed Sabrina by the arm to pull her with him.
Catty ran closer in horror and fear of losing her daughter after just watching her husband die. "Sabrina! Sow, no!"
Mary tried to grab Sabrina to pull her back, being the closest one to the rift, but she ended up being pulled with them.
Catty, Dean and Sam ran closer. "Mom!"
Ariel and Faith tried to stop the rift from closing, but it was too late, as Sabrina, Mary and Lucifer were trapped in the Apocalypse World. "Grandma! Sabrina!"
Ness ran closer to the empty place in the air where the rift used to be. "Mary! Sow! No."
Amara and Aiden were in shock, horrified and in denial. "Sow! Grandma!"
Brandon was completely in shock. "No."
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Apocalypse World
Sabrina, Mary and Lucifer fell to the ground when they fell through the rift, turning to watch it disappear behind them, leaving them trapped.
Lucifer stood. "No, no! No! No!"
Sabrina and Mary stood.
"Sabrina..." Mary trailed off.
Sabrina stood in front of Mary, in between her and Lucifer. "Stay behind me."
Lucifer was furious, letting his eyes glow red.
Sabrina was just as furious but was devastated and crushed after what just happened, letting her eyes turn white and glow blue from within.
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Our World
Cabin - Outside
The others were completely stunned, in shock, devastated.
Catty looked from the vanished rift over to Cas and Levi, devastated and in denial. "No!"
Octavia shook her head. "No, no, no, no, no, no."
Ariel and Faith saw a glowing flickering light inside the house, glancing at the others, devastated, tears in their eyes as they tried not to cry, teleporting into the house.
Catty was completely devastated, standing over Castiel, falling to her knees, crying as she looked at her husband's dead body surrounded by his wings burned into the ground, looking toward the space where the rift had been, where her mother and her daughter were trapped in the Apocalypse World with Lucifer. She looked at Levi, knowing that Sabrina was going through the loss of her father, her boyfriend, her family, and being trapped in the world with Lucifer and having to protect Mary from him, starting to cry harder.
The others wanted to help Catty but they had no idea how to, every single one of them devastated. "Catty..."
Amara turned to Brandon, nearly crying, trying to stop. Brandon held her in his arms.
Ness held Dean while they were both close to crying, not knowing what to do.
Octavia looked at Sam, breathing heavily, devastated and angry. Sam was just as devastated, trying not to cry. Octavia pulled Sam into her arms, trying to be herself for him after what they had just lost.
Aiden slowly knelt next to Catty, holding her. "Aunt Catty..."
Catty looked thankful for him to do that but too devastated to do much else. "Aiden..."
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Inside - Bedroom
Ariel and Faith found Kelly's body in bed, both of them devastated from all the death and the loss that night, silently crying. Ariel reached out to close Kelly's eyes.
Faith saw something. "Ariel."
Ariel looked at her. "What?"
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Hallway
Ariel and Faith followed the trail of scorched footprints in the floor to the nursery.
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Nursery
Ariel and Faith walked in, finding Jack and Kai sitting in the corner in the dark, their eyes glowing ominously golden white.
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