(1) The Devil's Hybrid (D. Winchester)

Chapter Forty-Seven

Erika pulls her shirt over her head, she's been wearing it since before the Convent, she sighs and sets it aside before crouching and picking through the remains of the dresser, it had actually been full off clothing, she finds a shirt and stands before pulling it on. When she turns around there's a door on the wall across from her, Erika raises an eyebrow and looks around before approaching it.

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Nick lies in bed in an empty room.

"Nick" Nick sits up. Sarah stands at the foot of the bed. "Nick. You're dreaming, Nick. But it doesn't mean this isn't real"

"Sarah?"

"I'm not your wife, Nick. I'm an angel"

"An angel?"

"My name is Lucifer"

"Sure. Naturally. Um... Could you do me a favor there, Satan, and remind me to quit drinking before I go to bed?"

"I'm here because you're special, Nick. There's very, very few people like you"

"Is that so?"

"You're a vessel—a very powerful vessel" Nick swings his legs off the bed.

"Meaning what, exactly?"

"I need to take control of your mind and your body. To be honest, it'll probably be unpleasant for you. But it is necessary"
"Okay, look...if it's just the same to you, I think I'd like to wake up now"

"I told you—this is real. Don't be afraid. This is your choice" Lucifer sits on the bed next to Nick. "You need to invite me in"

"Even if this is real—which it's not, but assuming it was...why the hell would I do something like that?"

"You people misunderstand me. You call me "Satan" and "devil", but... Do you know my crime? I loved God too much. And for that, he betrayed me—punished me. Just as he's punished you. After all, how could God stand idly by while that man broke into your home and butchered your family in their beds?" Nick swallows, not looking at her. "There are only two rational answers, Nick—either he's sadistic, or he simply doesn't care. You're angry. You have every right to be angry. I am angry, too. That's why I want to find him—hold him accountable for his actions. Just because he created us doesn't mean he can toy with us, like playthings"

"If I help you...can you bring back my family?"

"I'm sorry. I can't. But I can give you the next best thing. God did this to you, Nick. And I can give you justice. Peace"

"How do I know you're telling the truth?"

"Because, contrary to popular belief, I don't lie. I don't need to. What I need...is you. Nick, I need you to say yes" Nick remembers the empty baby rocker, the blood pouring from the crib, the empty crib.

"Then yes" The high-pitched screech of angel speech. White light flares from all the upper windows of Nick's house.

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Erika raises an eyebrow at the next room, it's empty save the grand piano in the centre of them, she purses her lips and walks towards it, her fingers reaching out to touch the keys. She sits on the stool and lightly presses the keys. Behind her Nick (Lucifer) stands watching her.

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Sam walks along the street.

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Bobby and Dean sit doing research.

"I never would have guessed that your daddy was right" Bobby tells Dean.