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Wrap up chapter after all these years.

Chapter 17

John cleaned the equipment he had gathered since leaving Bobby's. He couldn't believe his old friend towards that creature, even if it did claim to be his son. And Dean….where had he gone wrong with the boy. He wouldn't do anything for now, they would be too on guard but one day he would free his son from that thing. For now he needed to get back into the game and find the demon that had killed Mary. Thanks to that blasted witch he had lost the trail and picking it up again would not be easy.

Sam ran through the trees in cat form with Dean right on his heels. The full moon shone brightly in the sky, illuminating the forest not that they needed the light to see where they were going. It was Dean's third full moon since being bitten and so far he was handling everything very well, Sam always at his side to help. This was the first time they'd been out and about for it though and Sam could smell the shear exhilaration coming from Dean as they ran.

Bobby grinned as he watched Dean and Sam work on the car together, Dean teaching Sam just what to do. It made him remember all the times John had dropped the boy off and he had taught Dean how to fix things in order to keep him occupied. He wished that he had had the same opportunity with Sam all those years ago but at least his son was where he belonged now. John was an idiot for letting prejudice and anger get in the way of seeing how good things could be. Life had gotten so much better since finding his son. Well technically the boy had found him. He still wished things could have been different with his mother but at least he had Sam and now Dean as some sort of son-in-law which he never would have seen coming.

Dean kicked the vampire away and then snarled, eyes flickering colour even as he attacked. On hunts like this the little bit if extra strength that came from being a werecat really came in handy. The vampires had taken one whiff and decided they didn't want to take a bite, he absently wondered if that was due to the taste or if there was some weird chance they could be infected. Now that would be one weird being. He swung his machete and took the vampires head off, glancing over at where Sam was fighting another two. That meant one more was hiding somewhere. Dean closed his eyes and focused on trying to hear or smell it. The closer to the full moon the more acute his senses became and the full moon was only three days away now. He grinned and then jumped up into the rafters, surprising the vampire hiding there. The fight was brief and when it was over Sam quickly moved to treat the small cuts he had gathered from the untreated wood. Once they left the barn they set it alight to destroy the bodies and hide all the evidence.

John silently slipped into the house and moved upstairs to where the nursery must be. It had taken months of work but he was back on the demons trail and it led here, to another house with a family inside. He crept down the hall, peering into the rooms until he reached the last one, it had to be the nursery. He opened the door and spotted the crib straight away, nothing seemed to be out of place so he must have beaten the demon here. He moved closer to the crib and glanced inside to see the baby he was here to save only to frown in confusion. There was no baby only a doll. He reached down and picked it up to see the note attached. 'Goodbye John'.

By the time the fire brigade arrived the house was engulfed in flames and starting to collapse in on itself. After three days they finally found what appeared to be human remains but there wasn't enough left to identify in any manner. In the end it ended up a cold case.

"A what?" Dean asked in denial and shock, Bobby could not have said what he just did.

"You heard me boy, a demon army led by some kid and the demon that got your Mom." The old hunter answered and Sam stared at him in shock.

"Where did they get an army? Demon possessions are rare."

"Not anymore. Someone opened a Devils Gate and now demons are pouring in."

"Okay…okay so first we have to find this gate and close it. That'll stop more coming and then…"

"We find a way to kill demons and stop them." Dean finished for Sam.

"It ain't gonna be easy." Bobby grumbled and Dean smirked.

"When is it ever?" Dean asked and Sam laughed. So the odds were seriously against them but when weren't they? They would win this war, they couldn't think otherwise. And then maybe they could stop hunting and just live as a family. Who knew, maybe John would come round to accepting them one day.

The End