SWAYZE'S BAR

In the bar Dean, Elena and Lee are now alone at the table, and talk has turned to hunting.

"Ghost sickness." Dean Says

"Ghost sickness?" Lee Says

"Ghost sickness. Man, it was no fun. Everything was scary. This cat jumped out at me, had me checking my pants. I'm not joking. It was awful, man. Whew!" Dean Says, as Elena nodded her head.

"No way." Lee Says

"Way, I think that's the only time in my life I've heard him scream like a little girl." Elena Says

"I didn't scream like a little girl." Dena Says, smiling sheepishly.

"Dean I was there, screamed like a little girl." Elena Says, as she and Lee laughs.

"Alright, alright...to be fair it was dark and that cat scared me." Dean Says, as Elena takes his hand.

"Aw it's okay sweetie, you're safe now." Elena Says, as he kisses the back of his hand.

"I just realized y'all haven't even told me what case you're working on, man." Lee Says

"Oh. Right. So, a girl went missing. 'Course, the sheriff thinks it's nothing, right?" Dean Says

"Yeah, well, the sheriff in this town couldn't find his ass with a flashlight and a map." Lee Says

Dean pulls out and shows Lee the newspaper clipping with Angela's picture.

"You recognize her?" Dean Asks

"Mm, no." Lee Says

"You sure?" Elena Asks, as Lorna approaches.

"That's Angela, Lee. She's in here all the time." Lorna Says

"Wait. Is this the girl that doesn't drink that much?" Lee Asks

"That's the one." Lorna Says

"But her friend?" Lee Says

"Like a fish." Lorna Says

"Is like a fish." Lee Says

"Huh." Dean Says

"Would you boys excuse me, I have to use the bathroom..I'll be back." Elena Says

"Mm." Dean Says

As she leaves she gets up from her seat, gives Dean a kiss then walks off.

"Hm, thought this case would be easygoing." Dean Says

"What are you doing, man?" Lee Says

"What?" Dean Says

"You're chasing missing persons, huh? I thought you'd be on to something bigger by now, like the Loch Ness Monster... Bigfoot." Lee Says

"Trust me, uh, bigger doesn't always equal better. Besides, who's gonna look out after the little guy? God certainly isn't." Dean Says

"Damn, brother, that's dark." Lee Says

"Yeah, it's been a rough, uh...it's been a rough decade, Lee." Dean Says

"Yeah." Lee Says

"But that's a conversation for a different time, 'cause this, this right here, this is all right." Dean Says

"Well, I'm glad you approve. This is nothing you can't have, man." Lee Says

"Oh, come on. Who's gonna kill the bad guys?" Dean Says

"Somebody else. Dean, how many lives you think you saved, huh? Hundreds? Thousands? You deserve a break, bro. Hell, you might even deserve two." Lee Says

Lee gets up from the table as the band tunes their instruments.

"Remember that old song your dad used to play us before we'd go out on a Hunt?" Lee Asks

"Yeah. Yeah, he'd pop it in the tape deck, say, "Listen up, boys. This is real music." Dean Says, as Lee downs his shot.

"He wasn't wrong." Lee Says, walking towards the band.

"Oh, no." Dean Says

"Oh, yeah.  "G.O.B.," boys. Let's go.," He speaks from up on stage, at the microphone, "Come on, boy. You can't just sit around lip-synching "Eye of the Tiger" while no one's watching. Come on. Get up here." Lee Says

Dean shakes his head, finishes his drink, and makes his way to the stage. Elena makes her way back out from the bathroom, and moves closer in the crowd as she sees Dean onstage. Lee starts the song while Dean stands on stage getting his bearings.

"Just the good ol' boys, never meanin' no harm
Beats all you ever saw, been in trouble with the law Since the day they was born"

The band plays a few measures while Dean stares like a deer in the headlights, he looks out in the crowd and sees Elena smiling at him and she nods for him to sing. Dean caves and finally sings the
next verse, beautifully.

"Straightenin' the curves oh, flattenin' the hills
Someday the mountain might get 'em"
But the law never will"

"Making their way the only way they know how
Yeah, well, that's just a little bit more
Than the law will allow"

Lee smacks Dean's behind, he turns to him smiling as Elena takes pictures and records on her phone.

"Ha! You son of a bitch." Dean Says, chuckles.

"Making their way the only way they know how
Yeah, well, that's just a little bit more
Than the law will allow, I'm a good ol' boy"

"You know my mama loves me, but she don't understand why they keep showin' my hands
And not my face on TV making their way"

"The only way they know how"
Well, that's just a little bit more
Than the law will allow

As the song came to and end, Dean and Lee were met by a standing ovation from the audience.

"Whoo. Well, never got a standing ovation before." Dean Says

"Yeah, feels pretty good, don't it?" Lee Says

Dean looks out in the crowd where his eyes landed on Elena, she sent him a proud smile and wink over at him which he sent back.

Then Dean and Lee notice a disturbance breaking out on the other side of the bar. A woman is being harassed by a couple of men, and they go to her assistance... it's Angela's friend, Sally.

"Stop it! Hey! Hey! Leave me alone." Sally Says

"Whoa. Whoa. Whoa." He Says

"Back the hell up." Sally Says

"Hey." Dean Says

"Stop, stop, stop!" Sally Says

"Don't be like that." He Says, trying to grope her.

"No, no. Stop!" Sally Says

"Road House" rules?" Dean Says

"Road House" rules." Lee Says

"Stop! Stop!" Sally Says

Lee and Dean gets off the stage and walks through the crowd, over to the situation.

"Hey. Hey! I think you fellas have had enough. Time to leave." Dean Says

The man looks to his friends and they all laugh, and he looks back at Dean.

"Nah. I think we'll stay a while." He Says

Dean and Lee exchange a look, and then one of the men harassing Sally goes crashing through the front window of the bar, while the other goes flying out the front door.

"Still got it." Lee Says

"Yeah." Dean Says, as they laugh and exchange a fist bump.

They close the door behind them, as Lorna and Elena checks on Sally Anderson.

"Bunch of jerks." Lorna Says

"Yep." Sally Says

"Hey you all right..?" Elena Asks

"Sally, my names Sally." She Says

"Sally? Sally Anderson?" Dean Says

"Yeah. Why?" Sally Asks

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THE BUNKER

In the bunker war room, Castiel opens the door for Sergei.

"Castiel." Sergei Says

"Sergei." Castiel Says

Sergei looks around smiling in awe at the place like it's Christmas morning.

"Oh, the home of the fabled Men of Letters. So the stories are true. This place...what wonderful things you must have." Sergei Says

"Okay, that's enough. You're here for a reason." Castiel Says

"Aren't we all?" Sergei Says

Cas leads Sergei to the infirmary, where Corinna is tending to a still-unconscious Sam as Marley sits near his bedside.

"Who's this?" Marley Asks

"This is Sergei, he's here to help." Castiel Says

"Hello." Sergei Says, as Marley looks at him questioningly.

"Help him. Please." Corinna Says

"'Course, my dear." Sergei Says

Sergei opens a satchel filled with bottles and magical trinkets, and gets out a large crystal. He waves it over Sam's shoulder, and the crystal glows brightly.

"Hmm." Sergei Says

"What?" Castiel Says

"Small thing." Sergei Says

"What is it?" Corinna Asks

"Sam is... dying." Sergei Says

Marley, Corinna and Castiel all shared worried looks then looked down at Sam.

SWAYZE'S BAR

It's now late at night, Lee covers the shattered window with a sheet of plywood, while Dean and Elena talks to Sally at the bar with Lorna.

"She was a good girl, you know? She...she loved Jesus and..." Sally Says

"And... and America, too." Lee Says

"Sally, just...just tell us what happened." Elena Says

"We left B's around closing. I was pretty hammered, but Angela, she was helping me to her car when I needed... you know, I got sick. And when I was done, she was gone. Angela was raptured, and I was left behind." Sally Says

"And the car went missing, too, right?" Dean Says

"Yeah, it got raptured, too, I guess." Sally Says

"Y-You can't...you can't rapture a car." Lee Says

"It was a good car." Sally Says

"Dean, can I talk to you for a second, man? Man, come on. Her story, dude. I mean..." Lee Says

"I know, I know. Look, she's not the most reliable witness, but...but best friends don't just up and leave without saying goodbye." Dean Says

"Unless they deserve it." Lee Says

"Yeah, but something seems off here." Dean Says

"I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll lock the joint up. And what if I can work the case, huh just like old times." Lee Says

"Great." Dean Says

"Yeah." Lee Says, as Elena approaches.

"Okay I think you guys should cut her off for a while, so we out of here?" Elena Says

"Yeah, but uh Lee asked to join us on the hunt you mind if he tags along?" Dean Asks

"Sure." Elena Says

"All right, well, first things first, where do you, uh..where do you dump a car around here?" Dean Asks

"Yeah." Elena Says

"Um, the lake maybe." Lee Says

"Or the wrecking yard. Look, I don't want to know. I'm just saying, if I had to get rid of something, Merle's is the place I'd do it." Lorna Says

"I mean, that's...I think the lake." Lee Says

"Look, I'll go and check the scrapyard, okay? You, you two take the lake." Dean Says, he pats Lee on the shoulder.

"Wait, Dean." Elena Says

"I'll be quick okay." Dean Says

"Okay. Oh." Lee Says, as Dean leaves the bar.

THE BUNKER

In the bunker library, Sergei pages through one of the books while Corinna, Marley and Cas interrogate him.

"What do you mean he's dying?" Castiel Asks

"I imagine you were trying to ascertain the exact nature of the wound before this, yes?" Sergei Says

"Yes." Corinna Says

"Ah, well, there you go. Most wounds want to be healed, to be whole. But this, this wound is different. It goes down to his very soul. But also out into the world." Sergei Says

"Which means?" Marley Says

"From what I can tell, his soul, it's connected to something or someone somewhere. Except, as you probed deeper, you forced the soul to stretch from Sam's body to..." Sergei Says

"Where?" Corinna Asks

"I don't know. But now it's like a rubber band. If it is stretched too far, too long, pop, it snaps, and Sam dies." Sergei Says

"But can you fix it?" Marley Asks

"Of course I can." Sergei Says

MERLE'S SCRAPYARD

It's now morning and Dean walks among the rows and rows of junked cars looking for Angela's car. He spots her "Student Parking" permit sticker, and then looks in the trunk, where he finds Angela's body.

"Oh. Damn it." Dean Says

All of sudden a gun cocks behind Dean, and he freezes in place.

"Couldn't leave well enough alone, could ya?" Lee Says, then knocks Dean out.

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THE BUNKER

In the bunker infirmary. Sergei dabs at Sam's wound with a small bit of wood as Corinna, Cas and Marley watches on.

"There. Done." Sergei Says

"And nothing's happening." Castiel Says

"Wait for it." Sergei Says

"And what exactly are we waiting for?" Marley Asks

"Shh child." Sergei Says

Suddenly Sam arches up off the bed and gasps in agony, as he directly experiences flashes of Chuck's memories.

"Sam?" Castiel Says

"Sam. Sam?" Corinna Says

Sam's visions include scenes of Chuck and Amara in 15.02, Sam shooting Chuck in 14.20.

"You're not complete. You're not at full strength."

"What are you doing?" Castiel Asks

"I made it worse." Sergei Says

Sam's visions continue, of Chuck poking his wound in 15.02, and Sam feeling the pain of it.

"You said he could die." Castiel Says

"Will die. And soon." Sergei Says

"You can't leave this world, not without my help."

"No, that's not going to happen." Corinna Says

Corinna desperately tries to wipe off whatever Sergei applied to Sam's wound.

"That won't help. It's already done. Unless." Sergei Says

"Unless what?" Castiel Says

"You give me what I want." Sergei Says

Sam's visions continue, of Chuck typing out his narration from 5.22 Swan Song, and Chuck talking to Becky in 15.04

"I used to be able to see Sam, Elena and Dean in my head. And now it's just gone. And now it's just gone. And now it's just gone."

Corinna looks between Cas and Sergei, she huffs annoyed then shoves Sergei up against a wall by his neck.

"Okay I've had enough of this..either you fix him, or I will kill you." Corinna Says

"Feisty one isn't she, look you kill me, he dies. Or you give me the Key to Death, and he lives." Sergei Says

"What is he talking about?" Marley Asks

"You really have no idea about the treasures this place holds, do you? The Men of Letters, some time ago, procured a very important item..a black key, handle in the shape of a skeleton. It can open a door to Death's library. You will find it and give it to me, and..." Sergei Says

"No." Castiel Says

"Castiel, please. You can't win this." Sergei Says

"Yes, I can." Castiel Says

Castiel holds up his phone, displaying a photo of a young blonde woman...Sergei's niece he told Cas about earlier.

"Anna." Sergei Says

"A friend, Bobby, he's been watching her. And one word from me, and, well, you know what happens. Fix Sam. Now. Now." Castiel Says

In the infirmary, Serge holds his hands over Sam and chants the spell.

"Alnoth, por Cantin Pre Tally Noth." Sergei Says

Sam gasps, opening his eyes and sits up as Corinna takes his hand.

"Sam? it's okay, it's just me are you okay?" Corinna Asks

"I think." Sam Says

"We thought you died there for a second, scared the hell out of us." Marley Says

"What about your wound?" Castiel Asks, as Sam checks his shoulder.

"It's still there, but he's back. So we good?" Sergei Says

"For now." Castiel Says

"Mm. I like this you, Castiel. It's very... Russian." Sergei Says, then leaves.

"Okay is it just me, or does he give of major creepy vibes?" Marley Asks, as they look at her.

"It's not just you." Corinna Says, then pulls Sam in hugging him tightly.

SWAYZE'S BAR

In the basement Angela had been tied up in earlier. Now Dean is tied to the chair, and the IV line is hooked from his arm to the monster's door, when Dean comes to.

"Lee?" Dean Says

"You awake, buddy?" Lee Says

"Where's Elena," Lee doesn't say anything, "I'm gonna ask you again, where's my wife?" Dean Asks

"Don't know actually, when we went to the lake to go check for any "missing cars", I guess she must've had a feeling something wasn't right and hauled on out of there before I could get to her." Lee Says

"The hell are you doing, man?" Dean Asks

"You had to hit the junkyard, didn't you?" Lee Says

"Look, I don't know what's going on, okay? But this is not you." Dean Says

"Well, not the old me, anyway. I wasn't kidding about Arizona. What that thing did to that family, those kids, it stuck in my head. If evil like that exists in the world, then guys like you and me, we ain't ever gonna win. The best we can do is just have a little fun. The last Hunt I did, the one right around here, I found something." Lee Says

Lee knocks on the monster's door, and it jumps up to the window and growls at him.

"It's called a marid. It's a freaky-looking little thing, isn't it?" He laughs, and Dean stares at him, incredulous, "Ah. As long as you feed it, it gives you money, it gives you health, everything you dreamed of." Lee Says

"And so, what, it just costs innocent lives?" Dean Says

"Dean, you and I both know no one's innocent. After everything we've done, aren't...aren't we owed a little happiness, huh? Don't we deserve that much?" Lee Says

"Listen to yourself. "We're owed." "We deserve." Come on, man. You're not God. Hell, God's not even God." Dean Says

"Good or bad...the world doesn't care. No one cares, Dean." Lee Says

"Well, I do." Dean Says

"Yeah. And that's what got you here. Now, takes a while to drain a man, but listen to me. Don't worry about it, all right? Don't worry because once you lose a couple of pints, you just fall asleep, and then it'll be over." Lee Says, then pats Dean on the shoulder.

"Lee." Dean Says

"This...this is not how I wanted this to go, Dean. When that blonde girl walked in here last night, I should've know, you know, Dean Winchester, the righter of wrongs, you were gonna keep digging, and you were gonna figure me out. And if it's got to be you or me, well, I got to pick me, man." Lee Says

Lee goes upstairs, leaving the marid to feast on Dean's blood.

"Lee. Lee!" Dean Says

Dean looks around, and then struggles to free himself. He rocks his chair until it falls over and breaks, frees his arms, and disconnects the IV. The marid becomes angry that its meal was interrupted, and breaks through the hinges of its door.

Upstairs Lee tidies up the place, calmly ignoring the marid's growling noises, until it shrieks and something thumps its way up the stairs behind a door marked "Private, we don't call 911," with a drawing of a gun.

Lee draws his gun and points it at the door, which swings open. The marid's head comes rolling across the floor, before Dean strolls out.

"Sorry about your friend." Dean Says

Lee aims and tries to shoot Dean, who dives down behind the bar as bottles shatter where he'd just been standing. Dean finds a shotgun behind the bar, and it's loaded.

"Oh, God bless Texas." Dean Says

Dean cocks the gun and fires blind over the bar. Lee dives for cover, and they alternate shots until they both run out of rounds. Dean finds an empty box of shells.

"I'm out. And by my count, so are you." Dean Says

Lee checks his revolver and empties the spent casings onto the floor.

"You're hardcore, brother." Lee Says

"No. No, you don't get to pretend like we're still friends. I don't know you." Dean Says

"You don't, Dean? I am you. I'm just you that woke up and saw that the world was broken." Lee Says

"Then you fix it. You don't walk away. You fight for it." Dean Says

"Right. What do you say we act like this never happened, hm? Y-You just walk out that door." Lee Says

"I can't do that." Dean Says

"You really want to do this?" Lee Says

"No, I don't. But I kill monsters." Dean Says

"You want a shot at the title?" Lee Says

"Don't mind if I do." Dean Says

Dean and Lee throw down in a wild fight, breaking tables, throwing each other around, until Dean pins Lee to the wall and stabs him in the shoulder with the point of a broken cue stick.

"Ohh. All right. I'll be damned. Why do you care so much, Dean?" Lee Asks

"Because someone has to." Dean Says

"Well, then...I'm glad it was you. Wait, wait." He pats Dean's chest, "Okay, okay." Lee Says

Dean punches Lee in the face twice, he grabs Lee by the face.

"You disappointed me Lee." Dean Says

Lee smirks as his mouth is filled with blood, he kicks Dean in the leg and he falls down to the ground. Lee pulls out the cue stick and hits Dean repeatedly with the stick.

"Could have just stayed away Dean." Lee Says

Lee goes to stab Dean in the chest with the stick, but he gets shot three times in the chest. Dean looks up and turns to see Elena standing near the doorway, holding her gun.

"You alright baby?" Dean Asks

"I'm okay, you?" Elena Says

Dean nods to her then looks over at Lee, who's on his knees bleeding out. He lifts his chin up, looking him straight in the eyes as he slowly fading.

"Goodbye Lee." Dean Says

Lee looks at Dean one last time before falling to the floor, dead. He looks on sadly at his once former friend, Elena walks over to Dean and helps him up, she hugs him tightly as he kisses her temple.

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THE BUNKER

In the bunker war room. Dean and Elena comes in and finds Cas.

"Cas." Elena Says

"Elena, Dean." Castiel Says

"Hey. I got your message. Sam, is he, uh..." Dean Says

"He's fine, he's in the infirmary." Castiel Says

Elena nods then leaves the room, as Dean and Cas stand across the table from one another in awkward silence for a moment.

"Good. That's good." Dean Says

"Yeah." Castiel Says, he looks down, and turns and walks away.

"Good." Dean Says, as he follows after Cas.

In the infirmary Sam who's alert and up, explains to them what he saw.

"I feel like, uh... I feel like I was in his head." Sam Says

"You were in Chuck's head?" Dean Says

"I think so. A-And I-I think I-I saw his memories. Guys, Chuck is weak. I think we can beat him. I think we can beat God." Sam Says, as everyone in the room looked at each other.