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Post by <Raintalon> on Sept 13, 2016 10:03:02 GMT -5
"Or, you teach me how to kill it." said Chloe, who had come up behind them.
"Excuse me - what?" said Dean disbelievingly.
"That way if I lose, no one else gets in the crossfire." said Chloe irritably. "Come on. Best option for everybody."
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Sept 13, 2016 10:06:14 GMT -5
Sam hesitated. "We, uh....we don't have the knife." Then on a sudden inspiration, he pulled out his angel blade. "Unless this would work." He added, looking at Dean. "We could ask Cas."
Crowley was casually listening in to the conversation, on the pretense of keeping on eye on the demon.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Sept 13, 2016 10:11:42 GMT -5
"You're not seriously considering this?" said Dean angrily. "She's like what - 18? What are the chances she can kill a hellhound? We managed it once. Barely."
"Worst case scenario, I die. Which is gonna happen anyway, right?" argued Chloe. "Look, I get this is your 'family business' or whatever, but I don't give a rat's tail. I'll fight it when it comes, whether you teach me how or not."
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Sept 13, 2016 10:14:41 GMT -5
"She's got a point." Sam pointed out uneasily. "Look Dean, I don't like it any more than you do, but the hellhound's coming whether she's ready or not. The least we could do is prepare her."
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Post by <Raintalon> on Sept 13, 2016 10:35:03 GMT -5
Dean hesitated, but finally nodded. "Alright - I'll go talk to Cas." he said grudgingly. "After we exorcise the demon using Riley as a meat suit."
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Sept 13, 2016 12:17:35 GMT -5
"Good." Sam turned and approached the demon, who was undoubtedly furious.
Crowley was hanging back, watching. They didn't actually expect him to let them stop the deal....did they?
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Post by <Raintalon> on Sept 13, 2016 12:24:14 GMT -5
"Alright, let's get this over with." said Dean, handing Sam the holy water. "Exorcizamus te, omnis immundus spiritus," The demon began to glitch and snarl, "omnis satanica potestus, omnis incursio infernalis adversarii, omnis legio, omnis congregatio et secta diabolica," Here the demon started laughing as, inexplicably, the glitching stopped. It didn't seem to be working.
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Sept 13, 2016 12:27:40 GMT -5
Sam splashed the holy water, but froze when it the demon laughed. "What the..." He said, staring hard.
"What happened? Why did you stop?" Finch interjected swiftly, looking between the two brothers warily.
Crowley raised his eyebrows, looking down at his fellow demon. Here was an interesting turn of events.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Sept 13, 2016 12:30:16 GMT -5
The demon hissed furiously when Sam doused it in more holy water, then snapped his head back up to stare at him with the pure black eyes again. Still laughing. Dean recited the rest of the exorcism, but it did nothing. "Guess you don't know what you're doing after all." it said, grinning.
"What the hell, Crowley? Why isn't this working?" demanded Dean, rounding on him.
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Sept 13, 2016 12:37:04 GMT -5
Crowley glared back, obviously much annoyed at being blamed. "Maybe if you used that head of yours, you'd put two and two together a little quicker. Like how a completely ordinary bullet can hurt it, so maybe this REALLY ISN'T MY SKILL SET." He snarled suddenly, eyes blazing.
Finch jumped when Crowley shouted, turning back to Dean. "I sincerely hope you have a plan B."
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Post by <Raintalon> on Sept 13, 2016 12:39:50 GMT -5
"We'll find one." said Dean, glaring at Crowley. He couldn't think of any reason the exorcism wouldn't have worked other than Crowley's interference, but his annoyance seemed genuine.
Castiel arrived back at camp, having taken Claire for a walk. He froze when he saw the demon, then walked briskly towards them. "What's going on here?" he demanded, assuming this was Crowley's fault.
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Sept 13, 2016 12:43:34 GMT -5
Crowley raised his eyebrows higher, turning and raising his hands in an "I give up" sort of way. "I've got better things to do than take the fall for the golden trio." He said answered, his voice drenched in annoyance, then turned and stalked away.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Sept 13, 2016 12:46:20 GMT -5
Dean quickly explained the situation. Castiel nodded, looking between Reese and Finch. "There is another option." he said at last after several moments. "I could possess him. Cast out the demon myself."
"You can do that?" asked Dean, startled. "I thought your mojo was blocked or something."
"It is, for the most part." confirmed Cas. "But though I have not yet attempted to leave my vessel, I believe it may be possible."
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Sept 13, 2016 12:51:01 GMT -5
Finch immediately looked suspicious. "Have you ever tried that before?" He questioned, looking slowly down at Reese. "That sounds extremely hazardous."
"It's isn't like when Crowley and Gadriel were in me." Sam put in, looking at Cas. "I could throw him out whenever I wanted once I knew he was there." He purposefully didn't look at Dean, not wanting to scratch old wounds any more than he had to.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Sept 13, 2016 12:55:50 GMT -5
Dean looked solidly in the other direction for a moment, but didn't react further.
Cas nodded, acknowledging Sam's statement. "Yes, that is true. Since this is a demon, it doesn't require consent. I would have to convince Riley to allow the possession, then attempt to force the demon out myself."
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Sept 13, 2016 12:59:58 GMT -5
Finch managed to piece together the basic scenario between all their comments. "Can allow anything while that thing is inside him?" He asked doubtfully.
"He should be able to see and hear us." Sam answered, glancing at Reese. "That should work even though he can't actually say yes, right?"
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Post by <Raintalon> on Sept 13, 2016 13:01:41 GMT -5
Castiel nodded. "Consent can be sensed as well as heard." He glanced at Finch. "This will not be a safe procedure." he said. "You should know that there is some risk to your friend."
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Sept 13, 2016 13:03:09 GMT -5
Finch hesitated, then looked determinedly back at Cas. "Thank you, but there's already a risk to my friend." He said simply. "If you can help him, you have to try."
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Post by <Raintalon> on Sept 13, 2016 13:09:45 GMT -5
Castiel nodded, then turned to Reese, intense blue eyes attempting to stare past the demon. "I can help you, but I need you to let me in." he explained. "Please."
Silence. Dean stood by nervously, ready to intervene if necessary.
Suddenly, Cas collapsed, vessel slumping in the sand. Reese's eyes flickered suddenly, from black to electric blue, then black again.
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Sept 13, 2016 13:13:21 GMT -5
Sam reached forward instinctively, catching Cas's limp vessel and lowering it to the ground. He exchanged a look with Dean, both relieved and worried.
Finch didn't move, staring anxiously at Reese, who now had a literal fight between good and evil inside him. Would he be able to handle it? Honestly, the hacker thought he would.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Sept 13, 2016 14:52:03 GMT -5
Dean stepped up to help him, making sure to lower Cas's vessel down gently and pull him out of Reese's way.
Reese just sat there, totally still, eyes blank and his own for a moment. Then they turned first to black, then to a brilliant, painfully bright white, complete with a freak lightning blast that threw sand sky-high. A high-pitched noise filled the air, causing anyone around to cover their ears and stagger back in pain.
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Sept 13, 2016 14:57:12 GMT -5
Finch gave a startled shout, stumbling backwards and clapping his hands over his ears like the rest. His glasses slipped off and fell lightly into the sand at his feet.
Carl fell to his knees, gritting his teeth and narrowing his eyes against the sound. The gun slipped from his hands, but thankfully didn't go off.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Sept 13, 2016 15:05:52 GMT -5
Chloe, however, stood stock-still, eyes narrowed in concentration. "Do you hear that?" she shouted over the overwhelming noise. "It's chanting - like Dean was doing!"
Reese's head snapped upward and the familiar pillar of black smoke flew out from his mouth with a loud roar. The smoke flew up in the air, hovered for a moment, then tore back into the jungle. Reese's eyes want back to normal, then he collapsed.
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Sept 13, 2016 15:09:45 GMT -5
Finch gasped in a deep breath, then as soon as he'd realized what had happened he approached Reese. "Mr. Reese? Are you all right?"
Carl grabbed his gun and stood up, wincing. "You heard chanting?" He asked loudly, turning to Chloe and rubbing his ear.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Sept 13, 2016 15:13:23 GMT -5
Reese sat up, blinking in confusion. "I'm alright, Harold." he said, pulling up the umbrella and tossing it aside to prove his point.
"Cas?" said Dean anxiously, looking first as the still-unconscious vessel and then at Reese. "Hey - you still in there?"
"Yeah." said Chloe, confused. "Didn't you?"
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Sept 13, 2016 15:25:52 GMT -5
"All I heard was that noise." Carl confirmed, glancing at the group again.
"Thank goodness." Finch breathed, looking at Cas's vessel. "Do you know if he made it?"
"Cas?" Sam bent down, frowning. "You okay, man?"
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Post by <Raintalon> on Sept 13, 2016 15:42:00 GMT -5
Reese stared blankly at Finch. "Who?" He shook his head. "Sorry - I don't remember much of what happened after the smoke hit. Just bits and pieces." His gaze landed on Cas' vessel. "Is he alright?" he asked, concerned.
Dean checked Cas's pulse, then shook his head. "He's not there, at least I don't think so." he said to Sam. "His vessel's still in whatever hibernation state he put himself in when he clocked out." He looked back at Reese, truly scared now. "Hey, man, please tell me you're still in there because I don't think you made it out."
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Sept 13, 2016 15:46:56 GMT -5
Sam looked at Reese at the same time, going slightly pale. "Maybe he's too weak to answer yet." He suggested uneasily.
"It's a long story, but he's the one that brought you back. Finch blinked when both brothers looked at Reese.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Sept 13, 2016 15:53:46 GMT -5
Reese just looked even more confused when both brothers focused their attention on him. "Sorry - I can't feel anything." he said lamely, not quite sure what they wanted from him.
Dean closed his eyes for a second, then turned back to Cas's vessel. "Help me get him to his tent." he said to Sam, without looking up at him.
H&R)
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Sept 13, 2016 15:58:10 GMT -5
"Yeah." Sam lifted the limp body easily, now quite pale. One of the worst parts was not even being able to tell if he was dead, as a large number of things could have happened. He didn't look at Dean, not wanting to try and talk about this. He had to okay...right?
Crowley frowned, watching the Winchesters carry Cas from across the beach.
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