someone to stay, supernatural [ 1 ]

027. car crash

"They've got dad." Dean announces, hanging his phone up.

"Meg?" Sam asks and Dean nods. "What'd she say?"

"I just told you, Sammy." Dean says. He grabs the Colt and tucks it into the back of his jeans.

"What are you doing, Dean?" Sam asks.

"We got to go." Dean states.

"Why?" Sam asks.

"Because the demon knows we're in Salvation, all right? It knows we got the colt. It's got dad -- it's probably coming for us next." Dean says.

"Good. We've still got three bullets left. Let it come." Sam says.

"Listen, tough guy, we're not ready, okay? We don't know how many of them are out there. Now, we're no good to anybody dead. We're leaving -- now!"

~ ~ ~

"I'm telling you, Dean, we could have taken him." Sam says as Dean speeds down the road.

"What we need is a plan. Now, they're probably keeping dad alive, we just gotta figure out where. They're gonna wanna trade him for the gun." Dean says. Sam shakes his head. "What?"

"Dean, if that were true, why didn't Meg mention a trade?" Sam asks. "Dad, he might be..."

"Don't!"

"If he is, all the more reason to kill this damn thing. We still have the colt. We can still finish the job."

"Screw the job, Sam!"

"Dean, I'm just trying to do what he would want. He would want us to keep going."

"Since when do you care about what he wants?" Natalie questions.

"Quit talking about him like he's dead already. Listen to me, everything stops until we get him back, you understand me? Everything." Dean states.

"Why?" Ophelia asks.

"It-- leaving him to die isn't a caring move." Dean says.

"I'm okay with it." Natalie shrugs.

"I just-- I'm sorry, but it's the other part of me showing, okay? I-- he's still our dad." Dean says.

"So, how do we find him?" Sam asks.

"Maybe we go to Lincoln. Start at the warehouse where he was taken." Dean suggests.

"Come on, Dean, you really think these demons are going to leave a trail?" Sam asks.

"You're right. We need help." Dean says.

+++

They're at Bobby's and Natalie is sitting in the kitchen and sharing M&Ms with Ophelia. Sam is sitting at the desk in the living room with Libby on is lap while Dean stands around.

"Here you go." Bobby hands Dean a flask.

"What is this? Holy water?" Dean asks.

"That one is." Bobby holds up the flask in his hand. "This is whiskey." He takes a swig before giving it to Dean who does the same.

"Bobby, thanks. Thanks for everything. To tell you the truth, I wasn't sure we should come." Dean says.

"Nonsense. Your daddy needs help. And, well... you boys seem to care... shockingly." Bobby says.

"It's just... it's still dad." Dean says.

"Mixed feelings, I get it." Bobby says.

"And, uh, last time we saw you, I mean, you did threaten to blast him full of buckshot. Cocked the shotgun and everything." Dean says.