Oh dear sis, you have had Sam Daphne'd again, poor boy!  

It seems to me that his 'jackass' Purdue is the link, especially as Sam and the other three victims look like him.  That must be the reason that Allie is going for them, thinking they are Purdue and wanting to win him back.

Good job that Eli and Moss got Eloise to take Virginia for a fancy coffee,  it might have hurt her to hear the past raked over.

And it was too much to hope that it would be a simple salt and burn, Allie certainly has a trick or two up her sleeve as she has got Sam to accidentally leave the salt circle and whisked him away!  Trust her to make her point by quickly materialising again and flipping Dean the bird before vanishing.

Dean better salt and burn the b*tch quick and hope that does the trick, but with the way their luck is going ........  

Maybe Dean should go back to the B&B and get some help in his new search for Sam.

And just what is it that Eli had to do ... something that is pertinent to what is going on, no doubt.

Hope I get time to read the epilogue next Friday but will be at JIB so might be a couple of days late!

Sarah

A really enjoyable read, entertaining and believable and loved Dean and Sam's trip down memory lane, interspersed with the present.  And had to laugh at poor Sam in the diner with the predatory waitress Beth, she should know better at her age!  Very poignant too, set against the backdrop of Dean's deal rapidly approaching.

Sarah

Loved the story on ff.net and love it on here too Sonya.

Totally believable that Dean only went to Lisa because of his promise to Sam, he really couldn't go back on his word after the sacrifice his brother made to save the world.

And totally believable that Dean would try to forget his grief and find comfort in Lisa's arms, but even that only stopped his constant thoughts of Sam for a very short while.  And inevitable that finally the dam would break and Dean's tears would come, he was missing and grieving for the biggest part of his life.

Great job, awesome short fic :)

Sarah

Great start.  OMG Sam bitten by a skin walker isn't good, especially with everything else that is going on.  Not surprised he found it hard to tell Dean but at least his secret is finally out in the open.  

Hopefully Bobby might have something in one of his tomes that will prevent Sam changing; he really doesn't deserve this, neither of them do.

Good job that Bill and Carl had the sense to leave, but think that Bill certainly won't let it drop, he wants Sam dead as he heard he started the apolcalypse.  Thank goodness he doesn't know about Sam being bitten by a skin walker or he certainly wouldn't have left until he had killed Sam.

And so not good that Sam now seems to be turning, his senses turning more animalisitic.  

I am hoping beyond hope that they find a cure or it burns itself out as Sam has suffered so much, he just doesn't deserve this as well.  They deserve some luck for a change.

Sarah

So glad Sam didn't kill Bill and Carl, though after what Carl has now told them it might have been easier if Bill was permanently out of the picture as he's going to convince more hunters that Sam needs to be taken out.

Glad Dean got Sam to promise that he wouldn't leave without him but will they both leave the relative safety of Bobby's salvage yard, which will make them more vulnerable but there again, the salvage yard is the first place Bill and the hunters he rounds up will look.

Sam's heightened senses and strength may be an advantage at the moment for their survival but still hoping Sam won't turn completely or they find a cure.

Things certainly aren't going to get easier for either of them, or Bobby in the near future.

Sarah

Wish they had had a moment like that in canon, it has always bugged me that they didn't even hug before Sam jumped into the pit, saving the world from the Apocalypse.

Sarah

Oooh sorry for another post but forgot to say what an awesome banner from Chris, fit the story so well. :)

Sarah

That was great Liz.  Could so imagine Sam feeling bad about not feeling bad about killing Samuel but as Dean pointed out, he may have been their grandfather but he wasn't family by the way he acted and sold them out.

And so right that Sammy would be concerned about Dean for killing Gwen, even though it wasn't him as he was infected by the worm at the time.  Gwen was the one Campbell who there was actually hope for!

And loved how you had Sammy bring out a hip flask for that 'something stronger' Dean needed to get past the chick-flick moment.

A really enjoyable read, high five girl!

Sarah

Great tag Denise.

Totally believable that Sam would remember Dean being electrocuted when he saw Dean having to electrocute Bobby to rid him of the Khan worm.  And seeing Bobby not breathing after the worm was expelled just tipped him over the edge.

Loved Dean in concerned big brother mode, and Sam responding to him, something sadly lacking when he was roboSam.

And Samuel may have been related to the boys by blood, but Bobby is their family.

Loved this.

Sarah

No way was I going to let you delete this when you sent me the first part you had written and so glad your muse finally returned from hibernation to let you finish it!

Great missing scene to And Then There Were None, just wish this had been included in the episode, it tied up what needed to be.

Totally believable that Sam staged that murder/suicide accident for Samuel and Gwen, there is no way they would have left the bodies there for the authorities to find.

And loved too how you tied up for sure that Bobby had forgiven Sam for trying to kill him whilst he was soulless.  No way would Bobby want Sam feeling like he did after Rufus failed to forgive him again and he didn't want to let things fester for years like Rufus had done.  And had Sam had his soul he wouldn't have tried to kill Bobby anyway.

You were spot on that Bobby would want to perform the Tahara for Rufus even though he wasn't Jewish, he wanted to make sure all his friends wishes were followed before his burial and it was one last thing he could do for him to make amends.  And just so Sam that he would have researched and printed out the ritual for the Tahara when he couldn't sleep!  

An exciting time ahead for you and Chris, even if it will mean disruption and dust for a while with the builders in. Just make sure the furball doesn't investigate where she shouldn't and end up as part of the foundations!

hugs to you both

Sarah

Totally believable.  I could so imagine Sam's words that he didn't need Dean anymore reverberating around in his head but I'm pretty sure Sam would not have said them if he was not doped up on love potion and thinking Becky was the be all and end all;  I think he will always need Dean and vice versa.   And with Sam saying that Dean could finally get to take care of himself, I'm pretty sure that he wasn't pushing Dean away, just wanted Dean to do things he wanted to do, think of himself for once as his whole life he has put others first and his needs and desires last.  I think Sam feels some guilt that Dean has spent most of his life taking care of him and he wants to be there for his big brother as much as he is for him.

Loved how you had Dean quickly making it to Sam's bed as his nightmare got worse and pressing the scar on his hand to bring him out of it, like Sam does when Lucifer visits during the day, and could so see Sam asking Dean to stay until he fell asleep as he still needs his big brother even though he is getting his head around what is going on in his head.

You haven't lost your touch girl and thanks for the dedication. :)

Wonderful to read another story from you sis, and what a great New Year's present to us all, it doesn't matter at all that it is a few days late as it's not even twelfth night yet!

Loved how you set this in the aftermath of Death's Door with the boys suffering from grief and, in typical Winchester fashion, they are skirting the issue .  And to top it all off Sam's hallucinations are hitting harder again.

Just like Sam to want to go jogging to escape Lucifer in his head for a while and so like Dean to stop at a bar and nurse a few beers when going into town to get supplies, so in character with their escaping and coping mechanisms.

You just knew something would happen to Sam on that jog and Winchester luck that it was a bear trap that he stepped onto when going to investigate the sound he heard.  And so understandable that Sam though Mary was another hallucination when she appeared, especially as he wasn't thinking straight because of the pain and that Lucifer appeared again.

Perfect how you we found out Mary was missing as Dean went into town in search of his little brother and we were introduced to Sister Agnes.

Winchester luck would strike again with  Dean's phone battery going flat in the middle of his call to Sam but loved how once he lost the trail of Sam's footprints the distant light of Mary's torch led Dean to them.

Fantastic ending, absolutely adored that Mary was the baby from Foundling that they left at the orphanage all those years ago, no wonder she felt she knew Sam from somewhere and felt safe with him, even if she was too young to remember at the time.  And loved how Dean gave Sam the same torch as Mary's as a Christmas present and requeted Sam buy him an instant phone charger when he was sorry he hadn't got Dean anything.

And love at the very end Sam figuratively sticking two fingers up at the hallucination of Lucifer, telling him he knew nothing about being brothers.  Hopefully with the boys being together that will be a great force to cope with what lies ahead for them - leviathans watch out!

An absolutely fantastic read sis, gripped me from first word until last, and another stunning banner from Chris.

Happy New Year and hope 2012 is a fantastic one for both of you :)

Sarah