Stronger Than Ever Δ SPN [3]

057. MARY WINCHESTER IS NO LONGER ON THIS EARTH

When they had returned to the bunker, they didn't find Mary and Jack, Mary's phone and keys left on the map table. They talked to other hunters who also haven't seen anything and Cas called, informing that Jack had killed his snake, Felix.

Sam tracked Jack's phone, finding out that Jack's flying.

Currently, the five hunters are in the car and driving to where Jack's last location is. Ophelia is leaning against Nathan, his arm around her and she's holding onto his hand. She hasn't let go of him for more than five seconds since they rescued Donatello.

"All right. Cas is gonna meet us there. You know, maybe Jack was wrong, you know? I mean, maybe Nick pulled it off, maybe Lucifer's back, and he took them both. And-- and Jack... I mean, he must have thought he was helping, you know, being kind." Sam says.

"What?" Dean asks.

"With Felix." Sam says.

"Wait. Really? With the snake?" Dean asks.

"I'm just saying, Dean. I'm trying to understand Jack without a soul." Sam says.

"We don't know that he doesn't have a soul! Okay, I don't want to-- let's-- let's just not talk about it, all right? Let's just find mom. We'll find Jack. We'll figure it all out." Dean says.

"All right." Sam says. "uh oh." He shows Dean the tablet, showing the signal on Jack's phone is lost.

~ ~ ~

They get to the cabin and get out, turning their flashlights on.

"You look inside. I'll take around back." Dean says. Sam heads inside, Libby following him. Ophelia holds onto Nathan's hand, dragging him after Dean.

"Mom?" Sam calls as him and Libby walk through the cabin. They find a pan in the middle of a salt circle before spotting Nick's very burnt body.

"Oh. Ugh. Oh, God." Libby mutters, wincing at the sight.

"Dean!" Sam calls. The head outside after the others don't come inside. "Dean. In the cabin, it's-- it's..." The five wave their flashlights around at the area of dead ground, no snow in sight of the place.

~ ~ ~

"Dean, if Jack did that--" Sam starts.

"Hey, we don't know what happened, okay? I mean, we don't know what Nick did. He probably deserved it." Dean says.

"Dean, look, no one wanted Nick dead more than I did, but-- I mean, that--" Sam stops as the door opens, Cas walking in. "Cas."

"Is that Nick?" Cas asks.

"Yeah. We looked around. No sign of Jack or mom. There's a, um, blast site behind the house. It looks angelic, just bigger." Sam states.

"Might have been Lucifer. Nick was trying to bring him back." Dean suggests.

"Yeah, but Jack said--"

"Who cares what Jack said? We don't know what happened! But I swear, if he did something to her, if she is--" Dean cuts himself off before pointing at Cas. "Then you're dead to me."

"Dean." Sam says.

"No, he knew. He knew something was wrong with the kid. He knew it, and he didn't tell us! He didn't even tell us!" Dean exclaims.

"I was scared. I believed in Jack for so long, I-I believed that he was-- he was good. I-I knew that he would be good for the world. And he was good for us. My faith in him, it-it never wavered, and then I-I saw what he did. It wasn't malice. It wasn't evil. It was like Jack saw a problem, and in his mind, he just solved it with that snake."