Third Generation {Third book in the "Born to Be a Hunter" Series}

Purgatory

Dean and I looked at each other and both said, "No you're not." Then we crossed our arms and looked at Sam. "Sam, tell him/her he/she is being unreasonable."

He rolled his eyes, "I swear, you two are the same person."

"Actually," Kevin interrupted, walking over to his note wall where he hung what he read from the tablet. "It says her that 'the soul can only be sent unto purgatory if it hath not been tainted by the burden of Purgatory.'"

"Which means you can't go." I sassed at Dean, causing an angry expression to cross his face.

"I'll go with her then." Sunny offered, standing.

"No." Sam added. "It's too dangerous for you."

"Sam's right. Like Jack said, I've been there and was there for about a year. Every monster that dies is sent there. I was almost killed in the first five minutes of being there." Dean said, leaning over the table.

Sonny slammed his hand on the table, "Look, I'm the only way of getting Matt out. It's a human portal, Matt told me right before he was pulled out of me. He can only get back to earth if he is possessing a human host."

"Then, it's settled. Sunny and I will do the spell." I commanded.

"You have to do it at ten tonight."

*

We had a good twenty minutes before we had to do the spell, Sam and Kevin set up the spell, and I was snuggled up against Dean with his arm over my shoulder and my head under his chin. I felt like this is what it would've been like if I had known him as a little girl. We would've curled up like this and just sit there like every normal father and daughter.

That got me thinking, "Dean?"

"Hmm?" he mumbled, looking down at me and his thumb running circles on my arm.

"Can I ask you a favor?" I continued softly, barely more than a whisper.

"Anything, kiddo." He told me, reaching his other arm around me and resting his cheek on the top of my head.

I sighed, "Tell me everything's gonna be okay, that we'll get out of this one. That when we find Matt, he'll be okay." I felt him sigh. "It's just . . . I know what it's like to grown up without a dad and I don't want that for Mary." I watched as she slept with Sam's jacket over her tiny body."

"I wish I could, Jackie." He said, kissing the top of my head. "But you still have to believe it will turn out okay, no matter what the odds are. How do you think me and Sammy have survived nearly 45 years of hunting?"

I looked up at him, "Pure insanity?"

Dean laughed a little under his breath, "Yes, and?" I didn't answer. "Believing in each other and trusting that they'll help you pull them out of the gutter. You know Mathias; he's a good kid and he'll help you pull him out."

I nodded, "I know."

"All right. Jack?" Sam called. Dean and I stood. "It's ready."

Sunny and I got ready, Sam handed me the spell and a match, and Dean went to get something out of the impala.

Mary woke up and I held her as Dean ran back in. He held out what looked like a messed up black-bladed axe.

He held it out to me as I handed Mary to Sam. I took the blade and looked at it.

"It's what I used when I was in purgatory."

I hugged him, "Thanks."

"Don't die." He said. I nodded and hugged Sam.

"Stay safe." He said. I kissed Mary and went to the spell bowl.

I looked at Sunny, "Let's get this Adam Milligan guy."

"Wait, Adam?!" Dean said just before I read the spell.

"You know him?" Sunny asked, putting his hand up.

Sam nodded, "He's our half-brother."

"Okay, you guys can talk about this later. Jack do the spell." Kevin said pointing at the clock.

One minute.

I stumbled over the spell and lit the match, "We'll talk about this when I get back." Then I threw the match in the bowl, the ingredients bursting into flames.

Sunny and my arms and legs started to turn to dust. I smiled at my family, hopefully not for the last time.

I blinked and when I opened my eyes again, Sunny and I were in the middle of the woods.

We heard growls and footsteps closing in on us. I gripped Dean's blade tighter and grabbed Sunny's sleeve.

"Go." I said, pulling him with me as I started to jog. "Go! Run!"