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Chapter 1: The Beginning of the End

Sam swung the door open, eyes squinted as they adjusted to the light outside. Relief finally swept over him. He gestured to his brother, who was coming out of the doorway. "This is good, Dean. This is good. The mark is off your arm. Nothing crazy happened. You get your baby back." He jingled the keys slightly before dropping them into Dean's open hand.

"Yeah.." Dean agreed reluctantly. He bounced the keys in his hand, enjoying the familiarity. Dean shouldn't have taken Death out, but he had given him no other choice. And certain choices always came back to bite him and his brother in the ass. "I'm sure everything is perfectly fine." Sam put a reassuring hand on his shoulder as they stepped towards the car together.

CRACK

Their eyes instantly went towards the sky. Bright colors danced along the clouds, making a ball of dread drop in Dean's stomach. "What the f-" Sam barely got the words out before the colors gathered into one focal point…and launched itself towards the ground. The first landed to their right, then another to their left, then another, and yet another. The lightning raced across the gathering clouds, continuously falling to the earth with rapid speed. With each crash, an unearthly sound started to float through the air.

Then it suddenly stopped. An uneasy quiet surrounded them. Looking around nervously, the brothers waited for anything else to happen. After a brief pause, Sam finally spoke. "What did Death call this?"

"The Darkness."

As if that was the magic word to allow it to react, the ground began to shake beneath their feet. All around them, the lightning impact points widened and billowing black pillars twirled themselves into the air. They appeared to convene in the center of a large field over the trees. A mass of black smoke was beginning to build with each pillar adding itself to it.

"Get in the car. Let's go. Let's go!" Sam only grunted in agreement to Dean's words before they ran for the impala. Dean turned the engine on, placed the gear into reverse, and hit the gas. Turning the wheel, they could clearly see the black mass, the Darkness, growing and appearing to head straight for them. The vehicle suddenly bounced in place as the rear wheel landed in a pothole. Getting anxious, Dean went into drive and floored it, only to have his baby stay in place with her wheels turning.

Dean opened the door slightly, praying that a miracle will happen and they would be able to escape. Sam grabbed his arm. "Dean." His tone made Dean turn back and close his door. The black smoke turned into a metaphorical tidal wave, and it towered over them. Dean knew they couldn't escape in his baby, and they wouldn't be able to get out and outrun it. The wind began to pick up, making the building next to them creak and groan. "Dean!" Sam shouted as the black fog crashed into the 'Mexican Café' sign, knocking it to the ground with ease.

The Darkness crashed into the impala and everything went black.

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The impala bounced along the pavement, making the brothers toss and hit each other within the confines of it. Dean grabbed the wheel and twisted it sharply. The wheels squealed against the ground, before finally groaning to a halt. Her engine was still going strong.

"Sammy?" Dean croaked out, his mouth suddenly dry. The Darkness had invaded the vehicle, into his lungs and eyes before he passed out. How long that was, he didn't know.

"I'm okay." Sam responded, shifting in his seat and rubbing his sore head.

Dean sighed in a moment of relief, before blinking his eyes to adjust to the outside world. "What the hell happened?"

Sam blinked as well. It was dark outside the windows, but it was a lot clearer than it had been originally. "I don't know. Just that we aren't where we originally were." This was true. Where the 'For Sale' restaurant and field had been, it was replaced by a large highway surrounded by giant trees.

"Toto, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore."

The clique line managed to make Sam crack a smile in spite of the circumstances. "Yeah.. I guess we should follow the grey pavement road and see if we can find the Scarecrow, Tin Man and Cowardly Lion."

Dean gave him a side glance before placing the impala into drive. "Man, that was weak." His baby roared to life and took off down the road.