Reckless and Brave

LVI. Time is On My Side (Part II)

The next day, they drove down a dirt road and Sam pulled over and turned off the engine. He checked the map again and got out of the car. The two of them walked into the forest.

They entered Doc Benton's cabin and looked around with their flashlights. Sam picked up a journal and put it in his pocket. In the cellar, they saw a dead man lying on the operating table. The two of them were on edge as they kept hearing noises.

Sam heard a slight noise and Holly pushed through ragged curtains. They saw a woman strapped down on another operating table. Her outstretched arm was covered in maggots and skin was missing. Sam leaned in to place two fingers to check her neck pulse. The woman gasped and her eyes opened, startling the siblings.

"Shh! Shh! Shh! It's okay." Sam said. "We're here to help you. We're here to help you. We're gonna help you. I'm sorry. I'm sorry."

Holly grabbed a cloth and gently wrapped it around the girl's arm as Sam shushed her. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry."

They heard a door open upstairs and the woman started crying. Sam covered her mouth to quiet her, and they ran out as quickly as they could.

Sam carried the girl to his rental car and Holly opened the passenger's seat door. "Okay, watch your head, watch your head. Sorry."

Holly climbed into the back as Sam ran around to the driver's seat. Benton appeared and slammed Sam's head against the wheel. Sam reversed like a maniac as Holly tried to calm the passenger's screams. He put the car in drive and floored it, driving straight over Benton.

Back in the motel, Sam's phone rang and he answered. "Dean."

"Yeah."

"Did you get the Colt?"

"What do you think?"

"So, does that mean Bela is, uh..."

"No, no, she deserves to die a dozen times over, but I couldn't do it."

"Dean..."

"I'm really screwed, Sammy, Holly."

"No, you're just..."

"But you were right. Bela was a goose chase. The Colt's gone, and this time I'm really screwed, Sam, Holly."

"D, Sammy and I found Benton's cabin."

"You two okay? Was he there?"

"Yeah." Sam replied.

"Did you two kill him?"

"No."

"What do you mean, "no"?"

"Dean, please just listen for a second. I found his lab book, and it has the formula."

"What, the live-forever formula?"

"Yeah."

"Great, let me guess. I got to drink blood out of a baby's skull?"

"No, that's the thing. It's not black magic. There's no blood sacrifice or anything. It's just science, Dean. Very, very extremely weird science, but..."

"Wait, wait, wait. What are...What are you saying? You think..."

"Dean, I think it might be doable. I mean, I know we've hit a lot of walls, but I... think this formula, I think it might be it. This could save you."

"Okay, so, this formula..."

Holly had a small smile on her face as she said, "Well, I mean, we're not in the clear yet. There are still things that Sam and I don't get..."