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BUILDING
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      Castiel is still in the ring of fire and Lucifer is still watching him. Meg enters. "I got the Winchesters pinned down. For now, at least. What should I do with them?" Meg asks.

      "Leave them alone." Lucifer says.

      "I-I'm sorry, but are you sure? Shouldn't we-"

      "Trust me, child. Everything happens for a reason." Lucifer strokes Meg's face. Castiel looks around and sees a pipe bolted to the wall. "Well, Castiel, you have some time. Time to change your mind?"

HARDWARE STORE
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       "That's my girl, you're okay, honey-" Ellen starts. Jo looks no better. Ellen is next to her. Dean, Elena and Sam are several feet away.

      "Now we know where the devil's gonna be, we know when, and we have the Colt." Dean says.

      "Yeah. We just have to get past eight or so hellhounds and get to the farm by midnight." Sam says.

      "Yeah, and that's after we get Jo and Ellen the hell out of town." Dean says.

      "Won't be easy."

      "Stretcher?" Asks Dean.

       "I'll see what we got." Sam turns to go looking.

       "Stop. Guys, stop." Jo says. Ellen looks between the boys and Jo. "Can we, uh, be realistic about this, please?" Dean and Sam walk over to Jo. "Uh! I can't move my legs. I can't be moved. My guts are being held in by an ace bandage. We gotta-we gotta get our priorities straight here." Dean, Elena and Sam look at each other and at Jo. "Number one, I'm not going anywhere."

      "Joanna Beth, you stop talking like that." Ellen says.

       "Mom. I can't fight. I can't walk. But I can do something. We got propane, wiring, rock salt, iron nails, everything we need." Jo says.

      "Everything we need?" Elena asks.

       "To build a bomb, Elena." Jo says.

       "No. Jo, no." Dean says.

       "You got another plan? You got any other plan? Those are hellhounds out there, Dean. They've got all of our scents. Those bitches will never stop coming after you." Jo says. "We let the dogs in, you guys hit the roof, make a break for the building next over. I can wait here with my finger on the button, rip those mutts a new one. Or at least get you a few minutes' head start, anyway."

      "No, I-I won't let you." Ellen says.

       "This is why we're here, right?" Jo asks and Ellen shakes her head, crying. "If I can get us a shot on the devil-Dean, we have to take it."

       "No!" Ellen looks up at Dean. "That's not-"

       "Mom. This might literally be your last chance to treat me like an adult. Might wanna take it?" Jo is smiling

      Ellen starts sobbing. "You heard her. Get to work." She says.

      Sam and Dean grab their materials and assemble the bombs, filling them with nails and rock salt for shrapnel. Night has fallen. Sam takes Jo's hand for a minute while Dean strings the wire to the button Jo will hold.

      "Okay, this is it. I'll see you on the other side. Probably sooner than later." Dean says.

      "Make it later." Jo says. Dean puts the button in Jo's hand and holds on. Jo is crying. Dean kisses her once on the forehead, once on the lips, and leans their heads together for a moment before getting up. Ellen comes back to sit by Jo. They watch each other for a moment and Ellen smiles. "Mom, no."