42. Blackbird

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[In the Beginning]

INT. MOTEL ROOM

Dean and Natalia were asleep. Sam paused and looked at them before leaving the room.

EXT. MOTEL

A car pulled up. Sam got in the passenger's side.

Ruby, who was driving, asked, "Ready?"

"Definitely," Sam replied.

INT. MOTEL ROOM

Dean was dreaming. His face was terrified and he screamed. He and Natalia woke to find Castiel sitting on his bed.

"Hello, Dean," Castiel greeted. "What were you dreaming about? Hello, Natalia."

Dean frowned. "What, do you get your freak on by watching other people sleep? What do you want?"

"Listen to me. You two have to stop it."

"Stop what?" Dean and Natalia asked.

Castiel put two fingers to Dean's forehead and two to Natalia's.

EXT. STREET

Dean was sleeping on a bench.

An officer tapped one of the bench legs. "Move it buddy -- you can't sleep here."

"Okay... sleep... where?" Dean asked.

"Anywhere but here."

Dean tried to make a call on his cell, but got no signal. "Perfect."

He got up and entered Jay Bird's Diner.

Natalia was asleep on another bench and was awoken by a tapping. "Miss, you can't sleep here."

She sighed  "Yeah, fine. Where?"

"Anywhere else but here."

She pulled out her phone and tried to call a number, but had no signal. "Fantastic. Hey, officer! Know a good place where I can grab a bite?"

The officer pointed to a diner and Natalia entered Jay Bird's Diner.

She noticed Dean and asked quietly, "What the hell is going on?"

"Beats me. You all right?"

"Yeah. You?"

"Yeah. Just super confused."

Dean and Natalia sat at the diner's counter, Dean next to a young man.

"Hey, where the hell are we?" Dean asked.

"Jay Bird's Diner," the young man replied.

"Yeah, thanks. I mean, uh... city and state."

"Lawrence, Kansas."

"Lawrence," Dean and Natalia repeated.

"Hey, are you okay, buddy, miss?"

"Yeah, tough night," Dean said.

Natalia nodded. "Yeah, I'm all right."

"Hey, uh, two coffees here, Reg," the young man said.

"Okay, coming right up," Reg replied.

"Uh, Reg, can I actually have a tea?" Natalia asked.

Reg nodded. "Sure thing, miss."

Dean pulled his cell from his coat pocket. "Can you tell me where I can get reception on this thing?"

The young man looked at the phone. "The USS Enterprise?"

Dean and Natalia looked at Reg as he brought the coffee and tea over. Reg was dressed in 1970s hippie gear.

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