"Thanks, Ruby... " Athena breathed out as they continued to walk, or rather for Athena's case limp, towards the police station. "Don't thank me yet, look at you kid," Ruby grunted adjusting her hold on the young teen. "You sure you don't want me to bring you to a hospital?" Ruby clarified sneaking a glance at Athena. "Too far in." Athena shook her head, wincing slightly.

"Alright, you ready for this?" Ruby asked one last time as they reached the door. "I'm in too much pain to care." Athena groaned, barely able to brace herself before Ruby barged in, moving the beaten and slightly bloodied Athena in with her.

"Help, Please! Someone Help!" Ruby pleaded with false alarm. "Oh my God, what happened?!" The Sheriff, who looks strangely familiar to Athena, asked with panicked eyes. "I don't know, I was just driving by when I saw her at the side of the road like this!" Ruby explained as the only people in the room crowded around both girls. "Alright come inside we can patch you up and see if you need an Ambulance." The Sheriff nodded to the deputy and the secretary. "Thank you, officer, but I have to go, will you be alright if I leave you here?" Ruby asked as she turned her over to the secretary as the deputy grabbed the first aid kit. "I think I'll be fine, wouldn't have made it this far without you though... thanks," Athena started giving her a strained smiled, and with that Ruby left.

As she was getting patched up the deputy started asking her questions. "Jesus, kid, what happened to you?" He asked softly as he cleaned her wounds. "Honestly, that's why I'm here." She whispered still looking at her worn boots. "Well, what is it?" He asked giving her a quick expectant look before focusing back on getting her patched up. "I... I was kidnapped." She anxiously replied now fiddling with the strap of the satchel she has.

"What?!" The deputy exclaimed in shock. "What happened?" He asked even more concerned now. "I don't- I don't remember much but... I remember waking up to this weird containment cell and people talking. There... There were these weird symbols everywhere. I do-don't know how long they had me but someone was there with m-me, they help-helped me escape somehow." Athena vaguely explained, quivering lightly.

It didn't help when a tall guy, who appeared to be FBI, came bursting through the door. "So, did you get them?" The sheriff asked the tone of his voice seemed almost troubled. "Where is everyone? I asked for all your men." The FBI guy asked before he noticed Athena. "And who is she?" He added after a thought. "And you got them. They went with you on the raid." The sheriff replied ignoring his last question. "Four men? That's all?" The FBI guy scoffed. "Everyone I could drum up with an hour's notice." The Sheriff retorted frowning.

"We're a small town, Agent Henriksen." At that Athena froze, looking at 'Agent Henriksen' in shock as he walked towards the prison cells. 'Oh, you have got to be kidding me.' She thought as she mentally groaned. 'I knew I was here but I'm in THIS episode? Really?!' Athena bit her lip via nervous habit. He stopped for a moment, glancing at her grumbling out- "I'll deal with you later." -before he continued on his way followed by both the Sheriff and deputy.

"What's happening?" Athena asked, mentally praying to whoever was listening that she was wrong. "You came at a really bad time." The secretary said apprehensively as she glanced at the door. "Look, Agent, this ain't my first rodeo." The Sheriff claimed as they entered the room giving Athena the opportunity to look at the name on the secretary's desk.

'Nancy Fitzgerald - Secretary.'

Athena's mind went to a blank, she ignored Agent Henriksen and the sheriff's conversation in favor of sitting down on a chair and hugging her legs. By the time she returned to the real world Henriksen was already calling to bring 'them' in.

'Shit, I'm in Jus in Bello.' Was her last thought before the door opened again only this time cops walked in, escorting Sam and Dean inside making Athena taking a sharp breath. They stopped by the doorway everyone's eyes on the boys as they took in their surroundings.

"Why all the sourpusses?" Dean smirked as Sam's eyes landed on Athena as she fiddled with the strap of her satchel, his eyes growing in concern when he saw the small amount of blood still on her. "I'll show you to the cells." The Sheriff sighed. "Hey! Hey! Watch the merchandise!" Dean stated as they are pulled to what she assumed to be the holding cells. "We're not the ones you should be scared of, Nancy... Kid." Dean said making eye contact with both mentioned. Nancy only looked away while Athena bit the inside of her cheeks.

"Alright down to business, then I want to talk to you," Henriksen stated pointing at Athena before picking up the phone. Sighing Athena adjusted herself so her satchel was on her lap and she was slouched on the chair as she thought of what she was going to do. She looked down at herself and wrinkled her nose in disgust. Her clothes were covered in grime, dirt, and some of her blood, all in all, she looked and felt like she went through hell. Which would be ironic since it was, after all, demons that kidnapped her.

"There's a chopper on its way." Henriksen's voice pulled her out of her thoughts. "But we don't have a helicopter pad." The Sheriff informed. "Then clear the damn parking lot." Henriksen snapped clearly annoyed and it was then at that moment that Athena decided.

'Might as well give the boys a head start.'

"H-Hey umm... I-I was just wondering you have a blanket or a rug here somewhere?" She spoke up. "Yeah, it's in the back, think you can get it yourself?" The deputy replied and Athena nodded, 'Perfect' "Yeah... thanks." With that, she stood up and 'quickly' headed to the back room, wobbly on her feet. She found a large doormat that matched the cell floors and an actual gray comfy blanket.

"Thank Chuck," She started under her breath as he pulled out a red sharpie and an iPhone from her bag. "I have a devil's trap on my phone." She finished still under her breath as she drew a sloppy replica of it on the back of the rug. 'It's sloppy, I need practice, but it'll work.' She thought, rolling up the mat best she could, and hid it in the blanket she took as well.

It was then that she heard the helicopter flying overhead. "Not much time gotta go fast," Athena muttered walking out the back room and snuck into the holding cells just in time too cause she saw Henriksen walking to the main office. Working quickly, she dashed into the room laying the mat right in front of Sam and Dean's cell trying to make it look as casual as possible. "Kid?" Dean asked puzzled by her actions. Athena didn't reply, instead, she faced the boys and tossed a rosary and 'clean' towel at Sam. "You'll thank me later." She breathed out just loud enough for them to hear before she ran out and back into the main office, just in time to see 'Steven Groves' come in and give Henriksen paperwork.

"Sorry. Now, Victor." 'Steven' stated not seeing her as she sneaked into the chair she was on before. "I'm gonna go take a good long gander at our Fugitives." He stated now walking down the hall. Athena let out a breath she didn't know she was holding as Henriksen started with the paperwork.

It was then that Agent Reidy noticed her. "What's a kid doing here?" He asked looking straight at the teen. "I was wondering the same thing," Henriksen added not looking up from his work. "I-I was just- just looking for so-some help..." Athena stuttered out. "I talked to her earlier. Apparently, some messed up Fucker kidnapped her. She escaped, obviously but still." The deputy stated obviously furious by this fact. "What?!" Almost everyone in the room exclaimed.

"Sweetheart, what's your name, hell, how old are you?" Henriksen asked finally looking up. "A-Athena, I-I'm 15..." Was the soft reply. "You're 15? Damn you look 12." The Sheriff commented. "And where are you from?" He pressed on. "California..." She looked up, and it was at that moment they heard a shrill scream coming from the holding cells.

"What the hell was that?" Reidy asked both men putting down their paper works and pulling out guns. "You." Henricksen started pointing at Nancy. "Stay with the kid." He ordered before everyone headed down the hall. "Oh no..." Athena mumbled looking out the window clutching the silver necklace around her neck. Suddenly there was an explosion from outside shortly followed by screaming.

That's when they all came in panic. Nancy was frantically trying to get someone, anyone, on the line; the sheriff was loading guns with the help of the deputy and shouting at Henriksen who just stood there seemingly contemplating something; and Athena just sat slightly shaking in place, not wanting to get in anyone's way.

Then, just like in a cliche horror movie the power went out and the backup light's click on. "Oh my God." Nancy blurted out and the Sheriff tried to calm her down by saying something about getting out of there. "Nobody's going anywhere. Everybody, calm down." Henriksen declared loudly. "Your partner is out there! My men are out there!" the Sheriff fought. "I know. We go out there, we're asking to die, too." Henriksen pointed out. "Don't you get it?" He added. "Get what?" The Sheriff practically scoffed. "They're out there, and they're coming in here. This is a siege. So this might be a good time for you to lock the doors and the windows, take a breath, and maybe deal with this like trained professionals with some sense in their heads." Henriksen spat out as an order.

After some seconds of silence, both cops moved to do exactly what he said with small nods. Henriksen then moved towards Nancy and Athena asking "You two okay?" Nancy shook her head unable to reply verbally. "I wouldn't think so. Nancy, right?" She nodded. "What about you? Athena, you alright?' Henriksen asked worriedly. "I-I just got-got out... I should've gone to a hospital instead." Athena whimpered miserably, curling into the blanket wrapped around her. "Hey, it's alright. I'm gonna get you through this. Both of you. You got my word. You got that?" Nancy nodded smiling slightly as he walked away to speak to the Winchesters with Athena following in curiosity.

In the cell, Sam is attempting to get the bullet out of Dean with the clean towel Athena gave him when Henriksen spoke. "So what's the plan?" He stared. "Kill everyone in the station, Bust you two out?" He asked. "What the hell are you talking about?" Dean asked. "I'm talking about your psycho friends. I'm talking about a bloodbath." Henriksen accused. "Okay, I promise you, whoever's out there is not here to help us," Dean claimed.

"Look, you got to believe us. Everyone here is in terrible danger," Sam pleaded. "You think?" Henriksen snarked. "Why don't you let us out of here so we can save your asses?" Dean offered. "From what?' Henriksen questioned sarcastically. "Don't you dare say. 'Demons." Henriksen started lifting his gun to emphasize his point. "Let me tell you something. You should be a lot more scared of me." He claimed walking away as Athena hid a smirk, sarcastically thinking to herself.

'Yeah right, totally. You are a lot scarier than demons, or Lucifer, or Michael, hell or any angel, or Abaddon, or the Leviathans. Yeah... totally, they got nothing on you!' She bit the bottom of her lip in an attempt to stifle her laughter listening to the brothers speaking to each other that's when Dean noticed her watching them. "Hey." Whispered Dean to his brother, successfully turning Sam's attention to Athena who was watching from the corner.

"Hey. Hey." Sam called out softly as to not scare her away. "Uh, Please. Please. We need to know." Sam started as Athena stayed right where she was. "What's your name?" Sam asked. "Athena..." She replied nervously still kind of in shock off meeting the actual characters from her favorite TV show, she got over the whole 'I'm in the favorite TV show's dimension' weeks ago the meeting the characters is still new though. "Athena, how did you know my brother was going to get shot?' Sam asked giving her his puppy eyes. "Are you a Psychic Kid or something?" Dean asked. "Something like that..." Athena trailed off not really sure how to explain her situation.

I mean how do you explain being from another dimension where the people you're talking to's lives is a TV show and you're like 9 years ahead of them! "Okay... what about the mat, how does someone your age know how to make a devil's trap and need a rosary to purify water?" Dean asked suspiciously, making Athena look away from them thinking of what to say. What she ended up murmuring would not have been heard by the boys had they not been listening intently. "You pick up a thing or two after being kidnapped and tortured by them for months." That statement left the boy's shell-shocked as she walked away tears threatening to fall from her eyes. With that Athena returned to the main office.

Minutes passed when suddenly the sheriff stood and headed for the holding cells, soon followed by Henriksen. Soon a gunshot was heard and everyone booked it to the holding cells only to see Sam exorcising a demon out of Henriksen and black smoke coming out of his mouth with a scream.

"Is he..." Nancy started nervously. "Is he dead?" She asked only for him to start coughing. "Henriksen. Hey, Is that you in there?" Sam asked watching him cough trying to regain his breath before standing up looking totally bewildered and dazed. "I... I shot the sheriff." Henriksen stated still somewhat dazed. Dean turned his head to the body of the sheriff then back to the dazed Agent to the bed. "But you didn't shoot the deputy." He stated with a smile turning to Sam who only gave him a bitch face making his smile drop.

"Five minutes ago, I was fine then-" Henriksen started faltering while Dean finished his thought. "Let me guess- some nasty black smoke rammed itself down your throat?" "You were possessed." Sam added while Henriksen gawked at them, "Possessed like... possessed." Henriksen asked unable to think of another word. "That's what it feels like. Now you know." Sam informed him. "I owe you the biggest 'I told you so' ever," Dean added before passing him the gun. Henriksen took it collecting himself before asking for the keys and releasing them.

"Alright. So, how do we survive?" Henriksen asked Sam and Dean. "Sam's going to paint devil's traps on all the exits, kid- Athena right?" Dean asked as she nodded in return. "Think you're up to it?" Dean asked though hesitantly, as everyone except the boys stared at her in shock. "I-I think? I-I'm not... not that good with spray... spray cans tho-though." She stammered nervously. "Athena, you knew?" The deputy asked. "Kind of hard not to, when your kidnapper's a demon." She responded grabbing the spray can from Dean. "And you're sure about this?" Dean clarified. "Might as well help," Athena sighed giving him a weak smile before heading for one of the exits to get to work.

While working on the exits by the back Dean came walking. "Hey not bad, you got all the symbols right." He smiled encouragingly at Athena before heading for the door. "Thanks." She smiled slightly. "I got to get something from my Baby, be right back," Dean informed her reaching for the door. "Kay... be careful." She whispered, though he still heard if the wink he threw at her is anything to go by.

Athena finished heading back to the main part to grab some salt for the door, by the time she finished Dean came back in with a bunch of stuff screaming. "They're coming!" Dean grabbed Athena's hand making her wince, not that he noticed, as he ran down the Hall.

The electricity started to buzz and it looked as if it was getting darker out there. "Hurry!" Dean screamed running with Athena to the main office. Once there Dean let Athena go and tossed Sam a shotgun as the black smoke started to surround the building, pounding and rattling by the doors and windows, but unable to enter.

Moments pass before the smoke recedes and everything stops.

The boys share a look before Sam asks. "Everybody okay?" "Define 'okay?" Henriksen snarks back. "All right, everybody needs to put these on." Dean says as he hands out necklaces to everyone but him and Sam. "They'll keep you from being possessed." He informed as everybody put them on. "What about you and Sam?" Nancy asks in worry only to see them pull down their shirts to reveal matching pentagon tattoos making Athena smile slightly. "Smart, how long have you had those?" Henriksen commented with a nod. "Not long enough," Sam replied looking out the windows then his gaze landed on Athena who was now staring at her satchel in deep thought.

"Athena, can I talk to you for a sec?" Sam asked anxiously as Athena hummed in response finally looking up. "You said you were kidnapped by demons right?" He clarified. "You don't have to talk about it if you don't want to bu-" Sam added after a thought, but was cut off by Athena. "No... No... it's fine, I can talk about it..." She sighed. "You sure?" He clarified in concern a bit surprised she wasn't freaking out like normal civilians.

She only nodded in reply. "Okay... well, I have to know how did you escape? Hell, do you know what they want from you?" He asked. "I-I had help... escaping I mean." She sighed looking back at the satchel. "Helped you? Were they a hunter?" Sam asked obviously surprised. "No..." "How did they help you escape then?" He asked perplexed. "It'll be a lot easier to explain later when she gets here." She sighed finally reaching for her satchel. "What, who's coming?" Sam asked but Athena only gave him a look.

It was at that moment that a crash was heard followed by a thud.

Everyone stood and rushed to the source of the sound only to find Ruby standing there. "How do we kill her?" Henriksen asked holding up his shotgun. "We don't." Sam declared, calming down. "She's a demon." Henriksen protested, "She's here to help us." Sam replied pulling down Henriksen's gun. "Are you kidding?" The deputy asked baffled by this fact, as Sam approached her. "He's really not." Athena sighed as Dean just looked disdainful.

"Are you gonna let me out?" Ruby asked sassily looking at Sam as pulled out a knife to scrape out a small bit of the devil trap. "And they say chivalry's dead." She snarked shifting her gaze to the others. "Does anyone have a breath mint? Some guts splattered in my mouth while I was killing my way in here." She asked walking towards the main office with everyone in tow.

"How many are out there?" Dean asked as they entered. "30, at least. That's so far." She answered turning to look at everyone. "Oh, good. 30. 30 hit men, all gunning for us." Dean quipped. "Whew. Who sent them?" He asked as Ruby looked at Sam. "You didn't tell Dean?" She asked. "Oh, I'm surprised." "Tell me what?" Dean looked at his brother. "There's a big new up-and-comer. Real pied piper." Ruby stated still looking at Sam while Dean looked back at Ruby.

"Who is he?"

"Not he," Ruby started looking at Dean now. "Her. Her name is Lilith." "Lilith" Dean clarified. "And she really, really want's Sam's intestines on a stick." She said oh, so casually. "'Cause she sees him as competition." Ruby finished. "You knew about this?" Dean accused looking at Sam. "Well, gee, Sam, is there anything else I should know?!" Dean exclaimed while Sam only looked away scoffing. "How 'bout the two of you talk about this latter?" Ruby groaned. "We need the Colt." Ruby declared looking at Sam who seemed rather uncomfortable. She looked at Dean in confusion.

"Where's the Colt?" She asked eyes glancing at each brother. "It got stolen," Sam informed her finally. "I'm sorry. I must have blood in my ear." She snarked. "I thought I just heard you say that you were stupid enough to let the Colt get grabbed out of your thick, clumsy idiotic hands." She finished looking very much pissed. "Fantastic. This is just peachy." She stood walking away.

"Ruby-" Sam started but Ruby cut him off. "Shut up." She snapped raising her right hand. "Fine." She sighed after some seconds of silence. "Plan B it is, Athena," Ruby called approaching the teen who only hummed in response. "What does she have to do with this?" Dean asked strangely protective of the teen. "The same reason she was kidnapped in the first place." Ruby snarked at Dean before looking at the teen again.

"What do you mean?" Sam asked. "I mean she knows her stuff, your future even, and the demons want it. She also has some very useful items." Ruby stared. "Now, you got anything?" She asked expectantly. "What?" Both brothers asked in unison. "W-Well... y-y-you sa-said whatever I brought wi-with me w-wo-would be real, right, Ruby?" Athena clarified looking up at the demon hesitantly. "Wait, you know her?" Dean asked, infuriated by the simple fact. "Yeah... she... she helped me escape the demons," Athena uttered as she looked through her satchel.

"That was her?" Sam asked completely baffled. "I don't spend all my time helping you, idiots," Ruby answered. "How does she know the future then?" Dean scoffed not buying it at all. "I... I-I'll e-explain la-later but for now... I have- I have these... a replica of your knife" She started pulling out an identical knife that Ruby owns. "And a demon bomb." She said pulling out a jar that's glowing blue. "Demon bomb?" Everyone asked all at once.

"You throw it to the ground and it emits a bright light that kills every demon it hits. Which is good except it also kills the vessel." She explained. "Where did you get that?" Dean asked in disbelief. "I won it in a contest..." Athena all but mumbled. "Contest?" Dean questioned growing more and more hostile. "I'll explain later." Athena breathed. "Vessels?" Sam asked this time. "Their 'meat suits." Ruby quoted. "Wait so you mean we use this, and the demons all die but the person their possessing dies too?" San asked worriedly.

"They evaporate actually," Athena added in a murmur. "Only trace left of them would be a dark smudge on the floor." Athena sniffed putting the jar down on the table. "Alright give it here," Ruby ordered with a frown. "What? No! We are not using that!" Henriksen resisted quickly grabbing the jar from the table. "What are you crazy?" Dean added.

"I'm offering a solution," Ruby replied looking at him dead on. "You're offering to kill 30 or more people!" Dean retorted. "And what do you think the demons gonna go when they're finished with their meat suits?" She ascertained. "Look you're all gonna die, this is the only way!" Ruby explained exasperatedly. "Yeah, yeah. There's no way that you're gonna use that 'demon bomb!"

"We don't sacrifice people. We do that. We're no better than them." Henriksen scowled. "We don't have a choice." Ruby sighed. "Yeah, well, your choice is not a-" Dean started but was cut off by Ruby. "Athena you know where this ends tell them what happened, what you saw." Everyone looked at her as she looked at her feet.

"If... if I wasn't here, Ruby would've offered a spell. A spell that'll vaporize all demons out of their vessels in a 1-mile radius, including her." Athena started. "Perfect, let's use that!" Dean proclaimed but was immediately shot down. "But it calls for a person of virtue, a virgin. You need a virgin's heart." Athena added quickly. "No one's a virgin," Dean snorted. "I'm only 15! And Nancy's a virgin too... Ruby tries to get her heart." Athena retorted. "Everyone objects with her plan so you think of another... you end up opening every entrance and letting the demons in. Nancy and the deputy seal it all up again with salt while a recorded exorcism is played on the speakers and you three distract them." Athena finished.

"If you knew that then why would you offer the demon bomb?!" Dean asked even more pissed. "Because one demon escapes!" She cried out looking him straight in the eye. "So?" He asked frown deepening. "So... he goes and tells on Lilith. And when you two leave? She comes waltzing in and killing everyone here and a few others." She announces looking at everyone in the room.

"I-I'm sorry... alright... I know I shouldn't have offered the demon bomb... I know. I, I-I just, I just don't want any of you to die..." She stuttered looking down in shame as tears come to her eyes but never fell. Everyone looked on in shock, Sam in sympathy, while Ruby looked thoughtful.

"You said their plan works?" Ruby speaks finally. "One escapes but yeah..." Athena replied, blinking away her tears as she looked up. "Then we go through with that plan, should be easier with one more pair of hands. I'll leave and scout the area, make sure no one demon escapes and tells." Ruby decides with a huff clearly not liking her plan herself.

"Alright let's do this." Dean smiled smugly as Athena took back the 'demon bomb' jar from Henriksen and wrapped it in cloth before putting it back in her bag. "You're keeping that?" Sam questioned raising a brow at her. "Just in case." She replies slinging her satchel over her shoulder wincing when it touched some of her many injuries.

And so the plan went, one still escaped but Ruby killed the demon before he could get too far.

Minutes later Nancy and the Deputy was helping the who were people possessed move around while Sam and Dean packed up their weapons with Henriksen and Athena helping. Ruby never came back so they decided to check the motel later.

"I better call in." Henriksen started looking at the boys. "Hell of a story I won't be telling," Henriksen added. "So, what are you going to tell them?" Sam asked in curiosity looking at him. "The least ridiculous lie I can come up with, in the next five minutes." He admitted. "Good luck with that. Not to pressure you or anything, but what are you planning to do about us?" Dean asked narrowing his eyes as Athena only watched.

"I'm gonna kill you," Henriksen replied bluntly. "Sam and Dean Winchester were in the chopper when it caught on fire. Nothing's left. Can't even identify them with dental records." He added quickly as Sam gave him a smile. "Rest in peace, guys." He smiled back holding out his hand, Sam and Dean took it shaking it firmly, giving each other looks of respect. "Now get out of here," Henriksen said as a form of goodbye. "Yeah..." Sam nodded before Dean pointed at Athena. "You, you're coming with us," Dean stated jerking his head towards the exit. "Yeah, I expected that..." Athena breathed out following the brothers out and into the Impala.

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