Begin Again Winchester

Chapter 1

"Will my brother be alright doc?" Sam asked with a small tremble in his voice.

"By some miracle Mr. Winchester, your brother will be just fine." Sam let go of a breath he had no idea he was holding. His big brother was just fine.

"S-Sammy?" Dean croaked with as much volume his voice could muster.

"Woah, woah, woah. Slow down Dean." Sam was at his bedside immediately.

As soon as the doctor left the room, Sam sat by his brother's head. "How are you feeling Dean?"

"Owie!" Dean sobbed.

"Hey Dean, what's going on dude?" Sam was slightly puzzled. Scratch that. Extremely puzzled.

"Have owie." Dean sadly pointed out once again.

"Dean, look at me." Sam demanded, his face was calm but his mind was terrified. As soon as Sam saw Dean's tear stained face his entire demeanor changed.

"Bud, how old are you?" Sam knew that was a ridiculous question, but it didn't hurt to ask, right?

When Dean held up two fingers Sam wanted to cry himself. How the hell did this happen? This was all his fault. If he'd never been born none of this would have happened. His father wouldn't have cracked when his mother had died. His mother would still be alive. His brother would be happy. His mother would still be alive. His brother would still be his normal twenty-seven year old self.

"D-Daddy?" Dean asked out of the blue. Great, how in hell was going to break it to Dean that their dad was dead?

Before Sam had the chance to get a word out Dean started to cry softly which panicked Sam because he hoped no one broke the news before he cold.

"Daddy sad?" Dean asked innocently. Now Sam was even more puzzled.

"What?" Sam asked, slightly bewildered due to the fact that their father was for a fact dead.

"Daddy sad?" Dean repeated. He looked at the door when he heard a small 'aww' come from the doorway.

"I'm sorry, My name is Julia. I am a nurse here. I've heard of cases of involuntary age regression before but have never experienced one first hand." She looked at Dean sympathetically.

"Us adults are going to have a little chat over here," She pointed behind her. "We won't leave you. I promise." Dean nodded hesitantly.

"What's going on with my brother?" Sam asked nervously.

"Relax Mr. Winchester, your brother is just fine." Julia paused which to Sam meant it was his turn to speak.

"It's Sam. The doctor said the same thing and he most definitely is not fine." Sam was getting frustrated.

"Dean is fine Sam.He just must have went into permanent involuntary age regression during his medical induced coma."

Sam almost choked on the air, did he just hear what he thought he heard? "I'm sorry, did you say permanent?!"

"Yes Sam, I'm sorry. This must be shocking," Sam took Julia's pause as another signal that it was his turn to speak but then Julia held up her hand.

"Let me finish. Dean has slipped into something called involuntary age regression, which is the act of regressing to a younger state of mind. He is now mentally the age of...what did he say?" She asked. Sam then held up two fingers, just as his brother had done earlier.

"So yes, your brother is now a two year old, so to speak. So he will need things like diapers, pacifiers, a crib, toys that stimulate his mind, a highchair, and so on. I can give you a list of websites and stores so you can get everything he will need." Julia smiled sweetly.