he snapped his fingers and changed his clothes. He was now wearing a suit.
Michael waved his hand and we fell to our knees in pain "Now, this...just feels right. Hope is an amazing thing, isn't it? You had no chance of winning this. None. But you had hope -- hope that I wouldn't see you coming, but I saw everything."
Castiel got up and approached Michael.
Michael grabbed him by the collar " Don't interrupt me."
Then he threw Cass to the side.
Sam threw lighted holy oil on Michael.
It only burned for a second but in the time Castiel placed angel cuffs on Michael's wrists.
Michael asked amused "You think these can hold me?"
Cass nodded " Yes, we do."
Michael's eyes glew blue for a few seconds but nothing happened.
Sam " Dean. Come on, Dean. Are you in there?"
Michael "Dean's not home right now. Please leave a message."
Multiple sirens were heard in the background.
Michael "Oh, right. That. Did you forget? My monsters are out there, building an army."
Jack picked up an Angel Blade and a machete off the floor as Sam's phone rang.
Sam answered "Maggie? Hey. What's happening out there?.... Yeah, I know.....Top of Hitomi Plaza, 10th and Main. We've got Michael."
Michael "Do you?"
Sam "No, no, no, just save as many people as you can. Don't worry about us. We'll figure it out."
Jack handed Sam the machete.
Sam " Thanks."
Cass "Okay, what's the plan?"
Sam "With the angel cuffs on, Michael's under control."
Michael "Keep telling yourself that."
Sam "Get him downstairs, dump him in the trunk of the Impala, and take him back to the bunker."
Jack "But Garth is in the trunk."
Me "It's a big trunk."
Michael shrugged and smirked.
There is a commotion outside the apartment doors.
Jack "Monsters!"
Michael "More like the Calvary. I called them. It's a party!"
Cass used his powers to keep the doors closed " Sam, I don't know how long I can hold them."
me "Yeah, well, we have to get Dean out of here."
Cass "Yeah, well, we can't go this way."
Jack "It's not like any of us can fly."
Michael "Well, one of us can."
I snapped "Shut up!"
Jack "Len, are we gonna die here?"
I looked around the room "Jessica?"
Sam shook his head "Elena, no"
Me "we don't have a choice. now help me"
Sam yelled "Jessica? You said you're always here, right?"
Cass "Sam, what are you doing?"
Sam "Billie -- uh, uh, Death assigned a reaper to keep an eye on Dean and me. Her name is Jessica, and she is always --"
A woman showed up "hello"
Sam asked surprised " Where's Jessica?"
Woman "Well, my name's Violet. It's my shift. We have shifts now, because you mess up so, so many things. Sturdy door."
Sam "Okay, all right. Well, Violet, we have to get out of here."
Violet "And I want you to know that you have my full emotional support."
Sam "W-We don't want your emotional support. We -- We want your actual, physical help."
Jack asked confused "Sam, who are you talking to?"
Sam asked confused "You can't see her?"
I nodded "i can t"
Michael "I can too. You know, in my world, we locked Death away and enslave the reapers."
Violet eyed him "Lovely. Well, just look at you now."
Sam "Okay, look, sorry, but we're stuck, okay? And Death owes us one after we fixed that whole Rowena thing. You know about that, right?"
Violet nodded "Oh, yes, the Rowena thing you started."
Sam "We're gonna die here.And my brother --"
Violet "Reapers can't intervene -- and rules."
Sam "Don't give me that whole clean hands --"
Violet "Even if I did feel inclined, uh, we don't have access to that kind of --"
Sam "Yeah, well, uh --"
Violet held up a finger "Shh, shh."
Cass "Sam, what is she saying?"
I shook my head "She's not saying anything."
Violet "Okay."
Sam "What?"
At the bunker. In the control room.
I looked around surprised.
Sam "How did you do that?"
Violet "I, uh, didn't. Have fun."
Then she vanished.
Jack "Now what?"
--
Michael was chained to a column in the map room.
Jack "Shouldn't we put him in the dungeon or something?"
Cass nodded "Jack's right -- we don't know how long those cuffs are gonna hold. I mean, Bobby improved them, but -- "
Sam "If those cuffs won't hold him, neither will the dungeon."
Michael "I can hear you."
We walked to the other side of the room.
Michael "Really?"
Jack "Okay, so, what?"
Sam "Okay, listen. Back when Gadreel possessed me, he -- he created, uh, I don't know, like a -- like a fake world inside my head. But Crowley helped Elena to force her way in, she showed me how to take control, and I drove the angel out. The problem is..."
Castiel "Crowley's dead."
Me "and i don't think i can do it without his help"
Sam's phone rang and he answered "Hey. A-All right, uh, yeah, we're, uh -- we're actually back at the bunker. Yeah, long story. I'll explain later. Uh, Maggie, we, uh -- we left Garth in the trunk of the Impala back at Hitomi Plaza. Can you make sure he's okay?"
Then he put her on speaker.
Maggie "Okay, but, Sam, the monsters -- they've stopped attacking people."
Sam froze "What?"
Maggie "Looks like they're leaving the city. They're heading west."
Michael "Remind me, pretty girl-- we're west of Kansas City now?"
Me "You're bringing them here?"
Michael "You think?"
I gritted my teeth "Jack, let's lock it down."
Jack, Sam and Cass walked out.
Michael " Yes, uh, put a chair against the door. That'll help. Nothing's changed. Either my monsters get here, or I break these chains. But tonight...everybody dies."
I walked closer to him "oh really?"
Michael nodded "yes. And, Elena? The last thing you'll see is this pretty smile..proudly..of what i made you do"
Me "now i am interested"
Michael "you will rip every single one of your beloved family apart on your own will. "
I shook my head "you are in to position to force me to do anything"
Michael chuckled.
Me "what's so funny?"
Michael "that you think i'd have to force you to kill your own friends"
I looked at him confused.
Michael "i will bring them so much pain that will beg me to let you kill them to save them from the pain. And i'll gladly let you do that."
I eyed him, angrily before walking away.
--
Sam pushed a cart with some sort of machine on it.
Cass "What is that?"
Sam "It's the, uh, messed up British Men of Letters thing they used to get inside people's heads. I figure if I can get in, maybe I can wake Dean up, get him to fight, you know, to force Michael out."
Cass "If he can."
Sam "Yeah. Cass, this is all we got."
Then he looked at me.
Me "what?"
Sam "keep an eye on him. Keep him distracted"
I nodded.
--
I sat down across from Michael.
Michael eyed me"So, they left you to keep an eye on me? Gotta say, little happy about that. You've always been a sight for sore eyes"
I nodded "yeah, Sam, Dean, Cass, Jack and i...we're gonna beat you"
He scoffed " Oh, please. Sam's in so far over his head, he's drowning. And Dean? Well, I've got Dean under control."
I raised an eyebrow "you sure? Dean's strong"
Michael " He's a gnat. I'm a god. Who would you bet on?"
I shook my head " You don't know anything about Dean."
Michael "I'm in his head...literally. I know everything. Like, I know how in love he is with you..on the outside. On the inside, well, it's not that you are not good in bed..because you are a bomb-- -- he just didn't care about that way. 'Cause you are just a crossbreed. You're a burden, you've always been. You think that he care about you, love you? You're You're a job, a job none of them wanted. And you --"
I slapped him across the face.
Michael looked to the side, smirking.
Then i grabbed his chin and made him look at me.
I looked him in the eyes.
He was amused.
Me "you're lying. "
Michael smirked "are you sure?"
Me"you may call yourself a god, but you're nothing more than a archangel. Which doesn't make you immune to my empathy- powers. you're lying."
Michael chuckled "busted"
Then I leaned back in my seat and crossed my legs over each other.
Michael looked at me amused "there she is, the Elena i made my queen. Look at you. The Elena i know would've never been so....soft"
Me " You're confusing loyalty and compassion with weakness."
Michael " Tell me. Why do you love this world enough to risk your own life?"
Me "Tell me. Why do you hate this world enough to burn it to the ground?"
Michael " Because I can. Because... Me and my brother -- my Lucifer -- when we fought in my world, we thought that God would come back, give us answers -- why He'd gone, what we'd done -- but, instead, do you know what happened Nothing. No God. Nothing. And now...now that I'm in here -- now I know why. God -- Chuck -- is a writer, and like all writers, He churns out draft after draft. My world? This world? Nothing but failed drafts. And when He realizes that they're flawed, He moves on and tries again."
Me "Why would He do that?"
Michael yelled " Because He doesn't care! About you, me -- anything. Now, at first, I thought I'd do it better. Show Him. Be more God than God. But now... I just want to burn every one of His little worlds until I catch up to the old man."
Me "And then what?"
Michael "Even God can die."
--
I walked over to the guys.
Sam was kicking the machine.
Me "what's wrong?"
Sam shook his head "it doesn't work"
Me "it won't have to"
They looked at me confused.
Me "Maybe i can....maybe i can remember how to enter another person's body"
Sam "but you said-"
I nodded "i know what i said - i lied"
Cass asked confused "what?"
Sam "why?"
I sighed "when i entered your body..it-it...that feeling..i-i felt like -i-i"
My voice cracked.
Sam nodded "it's okay. you don't have to talk about it. But if you do that. and die in there then your body will shut down out there"
I nodded "i know"
Sam "Dean wouldn't want to be saved, not that way."
I nodded "i know. but it's Dean"
Jack "You don't know what you're walking into."
Me "Last time Dean was possessed, he said it felt like he was drowning. This time..."
Jack "What?"
Sam "It'll probably be worse."
I nodded.
--
I sat down across from Michael.
Michael eyed me.
I nodded "okay. i think it will work."
Michael "Oh, my love... I believe in you."
Jack "what do you want us to do?"
Me "Pray. And make i don't get kill i this world"
Michael smiled at me "Well, I like this plan. See, out here, I'm all chained up. But in there... you're all mine, baby. So... what are we waiting for?"
I took a deep breath before my eyes turned black and i closed them.
In Dean's mindspace.
I looked around.
It was dark- no- there was nothing but darkness here.
Me "what the helll? Dean?"
Suddenly i heard Dean scream.
Dean "We had a deal! -- -Wait. Hold on, okay?---You're gonna die. ---And this -- this is what you're gonna become!---Somebody help me!--No!"
I looked around, confused "what the hell?"
My stomach dropped when i realized what it was.
Me "So much trauma in his mind. So many scars. oh my god."
I don't know what to look for. I mean, there is so much trauma. I have to wade through all of Dean's most terrible memories. - hold on - but Michael left Dean because he was fighting so hard.Why did he stop fighting though? I mean, Dean thrives on trauma. I mean, he's had to his whole life, right? It keeps him alert, keeps him ready, but if I wanted to distract Dean, I-I... I'd give him something he's never had before....Contentment."
Suddenly i heard Dean's voice again.
Dean "I think I'm adorable. - You seem pretty cheery. - Strippers, Sammy, strippers. We're on an actual case involving strippers. - Finally. I'll stay here, hook up with the posse. 'Cause you know me -- I'm a posse magnet. - Hey, see if they got any pie. - Elena, baby, i love you but if you don't shut up and give me a kiss i'm gonna be seriously pissed off. - have i told you how much i love you? - funny and smart, i pretty sure hit the jackpot. "
I smiled.
Dean " - This bar -- This bar -- This bar -- I've never had anything this nice. Rocky's still isn't for sale. Rocky's still isn't for sale. -Still working that ghoul thing in Wichita with Cass. They should be back tonight. So that sale that you want so bad, well, it's just not gonna happen.- You just gonna leave the drunk guy out there with all the booze?"
Me "wait a minute. this never happened"
I followed the voice.
-
Suddenly i was in a bar. Thunder was head from outside.
Dean was standing behind the bar and smiled when he saw me "Hey! There you are. Kill a ghoul, get a beer."
Me " Dean?"
Dean "Got this great IPA from Austin -- Cosmic Cowboy. You're gonna love it."
Me "Hey, Dean, what's going on here?"
Dean asked confused "What are you talking about?"
Suddenly Pamela walked over to me "Elena ,hey? I'm glad you're back safe. I was starting to worry. Don't tell Dean. He'll use it against me."
Pamela is dead. and she was blind before she died.
Dean " Hey ,pretty girl, what are you waiting for? Drink up."
Me "None of -- None of this is real, okay? T-This -- This bar, uh, uh, Pamela..."
Pamela "Excuse me? You've never met anyone more real than me, Elena Singer."
Me " You're just a complex manifestation of Dean's memories designed to distract him."
Pamela "You really know how to talk to a lady, don't ya?"
Me "Okay, listen to me. You have to remember what's going on out – out in the real world."
Dean nodded "I know it's raining. What else do I need to know?"
I shook my head "No, I'm not talking about the rain -- I'm talking about Michael!"
Suddenly Dean and Pamela disappeared.
I looked around confused "Where'd they go?"
-
Suddenly i could hear Dean and Pamela laughing in another room.
i asked confused "Is that?"
Suddenly they were back at the bar.
Dean "So, you gonna tell us about the hunt or what?"
I froze "Okay. W-What? You were just...What the hell is going on here?"
Dean "Okay. All right. Now you're starting to worry me. What is going on?"
Suddenly the scene changed as Dean was shooting and decapitating a vampire.
My legs got covered in blood.
Suddenly they were back to normal - behind the bar.
Pamela said amused "you got real messy on that ghoul hunt, huh?"
I shook my head "No, i didn't get messy on a hunt. I got messy just now, in this bar, in a vampire fight."
Pamela looked at Dean " Maybe we should rethink the beers."
Dean nodded "Yeah."
Me "Okay, Dean, listen to me. I think you're -- you're stuck in a loop in -- in your mind. Michael is possessing you. You -- You have to remember that."
Dean asked confused "Michael?"
I nodded.
Dean "Baby, Michael's in the Cage. Come on. What is this -- some kind of a joke?"
I shook my head "No, Dean, it's not a joke."
Pamela "Okay. Okay. If we're all in Dean's head, then he should be able to control things, like a lucid dream?"
I froze, shrugging "Yeah. I-I don't know. Maybe. I..."
Pamela looked at Dean "Get me a shot. With your brain."
Suddenly they started to laugh.
I rolled my eyes annoyed "Okay. Dean, listen to me. This bar is not real. Pamela isn't real. Handsome, we were there together when she was blinded."
Dean froze before looking at Pamela whose eyes were pure white " You're blind?"
Pamela "Yeah, I've been blind for a while. Thank Feathers for that one."
Me "That was -- Dean, that was an accident. Come on, you know Cass. And she's not just blind. She's dead. Pamela died helping us."
Dean froze and Pamela vanished " No. No, no, no, no. Baby , this is -- this is my life. This -- This is the dream."
I shook my head "No, no, it's not. It's just a dream, Dean. That's all it is. Please, you have to -- you have to try to remember, because the people in your life -- in your real life, out there -- we need you to come back. I need you to come back"
Dean shook his head.
I snapped annoyed "Fucking Hell, Dean! Poughkeepsie!"
Dean froze " What'd you say?"
Me "Poughkeepsie, dumbass!"
Dean looked at me as every memory came back " I remember. I remember everything."
I breathed out relieved.
Suddenly we heard someone clapping.
It was Michael who was standing there " Hey, fellas. Well, this is fun."
Dean "Get out of my head."
Michael "You don't mean that, Dean, not really. You may lie to them, but, deep down, I know you. I am you. You only tolerate the crossbreed because you think you owe her, because you can use her. "
Then he looked at me "And, Elena-- oh, sweet Leny... You know, Dean was his happiest when you two weren't together- had one of your many many break-ups. See, deep down, he knows that you will always abandon him, again and again. Because that's what you are, a demon and nothing more. "
Dean snapped " Shut up!"
Michael shook his head "You don't need her. You don't even love her that much. She's not your family -- She's your responsibility. She's a weight around your neck. And deep down, you wanted -- you were desperate to get away from her. And that is why you said yes."
Dean yelled "I said shut your damn mouth!"
I froze "something's wrong. You're stalling."
Michael smirked "Am I?"
I looked at Dean " He's buying time so his monsters can get to us and rescue him."
Michael asked amused "You think I need them to save me? Please."
Dean "Fine. You're so tough, why don't you snap your fingers and nuke us all?"
Michael "Is that what you want?"
Dean nodded "Yeah, I do."
I smirked "He can't. Because, in here, we're all just mental projections, so in here, we're all the same. Which means, in here, you're all talk."
Michael "You think I need my powers? I destroy worlds, and I'd crush you with my bare hands."
Dean "Prove it."
Then he and i attacked him at the same time.
Michael punched Dean, knocking him back.
Then he grabbed me and slammed my head against the bar counter.
I cried out in pain and stumbled back.
Michael "You fellas didn't think this out, did you? Even if you could force me out, what do you think I'd leave behind, hm? You'd be nothing but blood and bone"
Dean "Then we don't kick him out. We keep him in."
He grabbed Michael and we tossed Michael into the refrigerated room.
Michael screamed as i locked the door.
Dean "It'll hold. My mind, my rules. I got him. I'm the Cage."
I nodded.
Dean put a hand on my cheek "hey, you're bleeding"
I nodded "i am fine"
Dean "Leny-"
I nodded "i am fine. Just- Just-"
Then i hugged him.
He hugged me back.
Back in the real world.
Michael can't control his monsters anymore. And Dean was back. i have him back.
I walked into my bedroom "Dean?"
Dean walked out of the bathroom "hey"
I smiled "hey"
Dean breathed out "Look, i don't know what he told you but.."
I shook my head " "...but don't believe him"? come on, Dean, he was lying. I know he was. And even if he wasn't....i know you. And i know deep down you're only like that .... trying to make yourself being able to push me away to protect me. but i know what i signed up when i said i loved you for the firs time. "
Dean nodded and kissed me "okay, but i am sorry-"
Me "Dean, if i hear you say that one more time..you will sleep on the floor"
Dean "shame, i would rather sleep in your bed - with you in my arms"
Me "naked or dressed?"
Dean "Naked, obviously"
I nodded "i think we can arrange that"
He chuckled and lifted me up.
I giggled "Dean"
Dean kissed me "i love you so much, babygirl"
I smiled "i love you too, handsome"