(1) When We Collide (T. Stark)

Chapter Forty One

Sam, Dean, and Ruby are standing over a body, the three of them wearing shocked faces, and Spencer is closing the door, not having seen it yet. She turns around and sees it, and her serious game face is on again, her jaw tight and ticking.

"You think Lilith knows we're here?" she asks them.

"Probably" Ruby answers. The four of them walk away but stick together.

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They look around a bit and then finally walk into the living room. Sam is going first, holding the knife out as if it was a gun. Ruby is behind him, closely followed by Dean and Spencer. Behind Spencer, a cabinet door opens up and a figure goes for her. Spencer hears the creak of the door and quickly turns around, putting up one hand and captures Mr. Fremont. She puts a hand over his mouth, turning them around to Dean, Sam, and Ruby. Spencer makes "shushing" sounds to make Mr. Fremont be quiet and calm down.

"We're here to help. Okay? I'm gonna move my hand, and we're gonna talk nice and quiet, okay?" she asks, Mr. Fremont nods his head, yes and Spencer slowly removes her hand.

"Sir, where is your daughter?" Dean asks him.

"It's not... it's not her anymore" Mr. Fremont answers.

"Where is she?" Sam asks this time.

"Upstairs. In her bedroom" He answers.

"Okay, okay, okay. Listen to me" Dean starts. "I want you to go downstairs to the basement. Put a line of salt at the door behind you. Do you understand me?" Dean asks him, he shakes his head.

"Not without my wife"

"Yes, without your wife"

"No" Spencer punches his lights out since they don't have time to argue about all this. Dean picks him up and puts him over his shoulder and gives the others a look. He then starts walking.

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Sam and Ruby are walking upstairs, backs against the wall and as stealthy as possible. Sam is in the lead with the knife in front of him. When they get up they look around a bit and then Ruby walks to the door to their right, they share a look, Sam nods at her and then she goes in, closing the door behind her. Sam starts slowly for the door to the left. He leans in against the closed door, trying to listen to any sign of life or Lilith. After a beat, he opens the door as quietly as possible. He quickly slips in.

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Sam walks slowly into the room, knife out in front of him. We see a shot of Lilith's bed. It has thin drapes around it and through them we can see Mrs. Fremont and Lilith lying on the bed, asleep. Sam slowly makes his way around it while keeping his eyes glued to them. As he round the corner of the bed he shifts the knife in his hand so it's now in a stabbing position. As quietly and slowly as possible, he removes the drapes and we hear MRS. FREMONT breathing heavily, scared, as Sam comes into view. The camera follows the drapes to a point and then lets them reveal MRS. FREMONT looking up at Sam, scared, with Lilith still nuzzled into her shoulder, apparently asleep.

"Do it!" Mrs. Fremont whispers urgently. Sam slowly raises the knife, looking down on the child Lilith has possessed. She stirs a little. "Do it" Sam is looking at Lilith, trying to collect himself to stab a child. "Do it!" Lilith moves a little, apparently starting to wake up. Mrs. Fremont gets more and more afraid and panicked and Sam is staring at Lilith, pulling himself to the point of stabbing her. "Do it! Do it!" Lilith wakes up and starts to rise on the bed, eyes hardly opened. "Hurry" Lilith screams when she opens her eyes and sees Sam who lunges for her. At the last moment, he's stopped by Spencer who grabs hold of his arm.

"It's not her!" Spencer informs them. The girl is breathing fast and heavily from what was just about to happen. Ruby and Dean are standing behind Sam and Spencer, who probably came in with her. "It's not in the girl anymore" Spencer adds.

"Mommy!" the girl is terrified, Spencer looks to her as the girl starts to cry.

"Mommy's here. Mommy's here. It's okay" Mrs. Fremont comforts her.

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They all come down the stairs, Mrs. Fremont and Spencer first.

"Alright, no matter what you hear. You, your husband and your daughter stay in the basement" Spencer tells her, she goes through the basement door and Spencer follows. Dean, Sam, and Ruby walk past them.

"Well, I hate to say I told you so" Ruby mumbles.

"Then don't" Dean counters.

"Alright Ruby, where is she?" Sam asks her.

"I don't know" Ruby admits as they enter the living room.

"Could she get past the sprinklers?" Dean asks.

"Her pay grade, she ain't sweating the holy water" Ruby answers.

"Okay, you win. What do I have to do?" Sam asks, Ruby looks at him questioningly as Dean glares at him.

"What do you mean?"

"To save Spencer" Spencer comes up behind Sam. "What do you need me to do?" Spencer grabs him from behind, trying to turn him.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?" She asks, Sam pulls loose from Spencer.

"Just shut up for a second," he tells her and then turns to Ruby. "Ruby!"

"You had your chance. You can't just flip a switch. We needed time"

"Well, there's gotta be something. There's gotta be some way, whatever it is, I'll do it" Spencer comes up behind him again, grabbing him. "Don't, Spencer! I'm not gonna let you go to hell!" Spencer takes a breath.

"Yes, you are!" She counters, they look at each other for a beat. "Yes, you are" she offers calmer. Sam just stares at her, breathing heavily. Spencer looks between them. "I'm sorry. I mean this is all my fault, I know that. But what you're doing, it's not gonna save me. It's only gonna kill you" Sam looks away for a second, tears building in his eyes.

"Then, what are we supposed to do?" Sam whispers.

"Keep fighting" Spencer answers. "Take care of my child" she adds. "And Trinity" Sam snorts a little as Dean smiles sadly. Spencer looks to him and touches his cheek, Dean leans into her hand. Sam nods, holding his tears back. As tears build in Spencer's eyes they hear the grandfather clock tick and then begin to strike midnight. Spencer looks over at it and then looks over at Sam and Dean, who are also watching the grandfather clock. They both turn their heads back to Spencer, Sam has tears spilling down his cheeks and looks as Spencer. Spencer gives her a little smile as she tries to keep himself calm and hold back her own tears.

"I'm sorry, Spencer. I wouldn't wish this upon my worst enemy" Ruby offers, Spencer heads the hellhounds begin to howl and her face falls as she turns around to where she heard them. Sam looks at her and then look in the same direction understanding that something's up.

"Hellhound" Spencer states.

"Where?" Dean asks Spencer's lip quivers.

"There," she answers. Ruby turns to face it, her face falling, only she and Spencer can see it. As it begins to move, Spencer bolts out of the room, followed by the others, and the hellhound quickly behind them.