Stronger Than Ever Δ SPN [3]

078. DISAPPEARING

Sam supports Jack as they rush into the map room, the others quickly following. Sam grabs a chair, helping Jack sit down.

"Jack, deep breaths. Just try to focus. Try to slow this down if you can." Cas says.

"What do we do? What do we do?!" Dean asks.

"I don't know." Sam says.

"Hey, hey." Libby kneels in front of Jack, grabbing onto his hands which she squeezes tightly. "I'm right here. It's okay. I'm right here." She promises, offering him a reassuring smile as he groans in pain.

She ignores the sting of tears in her eyes, doing her best to keep them in so he doesn't see her crying.

"You have to let me go. Just... just get me outside. I'll try to get as far away as I can." Jack says.

"No." Libby shakes her head. "No, Jack--"

"No!" Jack shouts making her flinch slightly. "Leave me. I can't stop this. I'm coming apart. I don't want to hurt you. Don't let me hurt you." He says the last part while looking directly at Libby, her teary eyes staring back at his.

"I'm not leaving you. None of us are leaving you." Libby firmly tells him.

"Yeah, we're not giving up on you, okay?" Dean tells him before turning to Sam. "Uh... magic. Magic. One of Rowena's spells. Come on, we've got to do something!"

"I think you've done enough." They turn to find Billie. "We were so close."

"Chuck saw it coming. All of it. Your whole plan." Dean says.

"It was doomed." Sam says.

"Because of you. It was doomed because of you." Billie says.

"You led Jack through his trials. You know what's happening to him. You can stop this. Please." Cas says.

"I can't stop it." Billie says. She waves her hand, Jack's chair turning to face her. His hands escape out of Libby's grasp, the girl barely managing to lean back in order to dodge the chair in time. She stands up, Ophelia grabbing onto her arm as silent comfort.

"But there is something I can do." Billie says. She puts her finger under Jack's chin and lifts it. All of a sudden, he's gone, Billie's hand falling to her side.

"What-what'd you do?" Libby asks. "What did you do?!" She screams. Libby charges for Billie, but Ophelia, Nathan, and Sam all pull her back, restraining her as she fights against them. "Let me go!"

"Billie, where the hell is he?!" Dean asks.

"The Empty." Billie states.

"What?" Cas asks.

"Jack was a bomb designed to annihilate cosmic forces. Chuck and Amara are gone. The Empty was the only player on the board who could possibly absorb that impact." Billie says.

"So it's done." Cas says.

"It's done." Billie confirms.

Libby's fight weakens at the words, still being held in her father, cousin, and brother's hold. Their grips have loosened as they also absorb the news of Jack.

"Is he dead?" Cas asks.

"Maybe." Billie answers.

"You said it was a suicide mission." Dean says.

"No, I said taking out Chuck and Amara would be fatal." Billie corrects.

"It's a chain reaction." Cas realizes.

"Mm-hmm. The Empty? It's different. Not as strong as Chuck or Amara, but... vast." Billie says. "But if Jack survives, and if The Empty survives? It's gonna be pissed."