SuperPsych

Chapter 3

Sam

"'We got work to do,'" the on-screen Sam said as he tossed a shotgun into the trunk of the Impala and slammed it shut.

The screen turned black and then the credits started rolling. Shawn and Gus faced Sam and Dean, waiting to see their reactions.

Sam leaned back in his chair, dumbfounded. After the "psychic detectives" talked to the police, they took Sam and Dean back to their office. It was a pretty nice space for fake psychics whom Sam didn't think got much business. There were lots of toys and action figures on shelves around the room, as well as a few case files, and their kitchen was fully stocked. Gus was eating a plate of nachos Shawn had made for him as soon they had arrived.

After that, they showed Sam and Dean the pilot episode of a show called "Supernatural." It was a spot-on record of their lives.

The actors who played Sam and Dean looked exactly like Sam and Dean. Everything in the show happened exactly as Sam remembered it happening ten years ago. Dean showing up to tell him Dad was missing, the hunt, Jessica's death, and making the decision to continue searching for Dad. Somehow, there was a TV show of their lives.

"When was the last time we heard from Chuck?" Dean asked Sam after the episode finished, rubbing his chin.

Sam took a deep breath. "A while ago. Right before I jumped into the cage, I think. You said he's how you found me. Remember when Crowley kidnapped all the future prophets? Cas said that only one prophet could exist at a time, and since Kevin was a prophet then, Chuck must have been long dead."

Sam got up and grabbed Gus's laptop from his desk. He looked like he wanted to protest, but one look from Sam shut him up and he went back to his nachos. Sam opened a search browser and started typing.

"So, that alternate reality we entered, where I was Jensen Ackles and you were Jared Pada-something, that was real?" Dean asked Sam.

Sam shrugged. "I guess so. Remember Misha Collins? He plays Cas. I guess it's not completely the same as that reality, though, because he's still alive."

"French Mistake." Shawn and Gus said at the same time, pointing to each other.

Sam and Dean looked at them. Shawn elaborated. "In the episode 'French Mistake' in Season 6, the angel Balthazar sent Sam and Dean into an alternate reality where they were Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki, two actors that played Sam and Dean on TV." Shawn looked at Gus. "And it actually happened. And the show actually exists. How many fourth wall breaks is that?" Shawn wondered rhetorically.

Dean ignored Shawn's rambling. "How long has this show been going on?" He demanded, his voice hard.

"Years," Shawn answered, laughing. "It's on its tenth season. In the last episode, you two fought the Muse Calliope after she tried to kill people who wanted to stop the Supernatural musical those girls put on."

"How long ago did that happen to you two?" Gus asked, still looking a little miffed at Sam for using his computer.

Sam looked up at Dean. "About a week ago." He turned the computer around, showing Dean the page he'd found. "Get this. The names of two of the producers of the show are Jeremy Carver and Ben Edlund. Carver Edlund. Chuck."

"Great, Chuck somehow still made money off of our misery." Dean grumbled. "But he's dead. How is this show still going, with no prophet telling them what's happening to us?"

Sam shrugged. "I don't know."

"I still think Lassie played Cain and didn't tell us." Shawn said.