Are You There, God it's Me Dean Winchester

Inside Bobby's house, Bobby is sitting at his desk with a pile of books in front of him, Sarah is sitting on the couch, Sam is sitting in a chair in the opposite corner talking to Dean, who is standing and Sam says "Well, then tell me what else it could be." Dean says "Look, all I know is I was not groped by an angel." Sarah says "Okay, look, Dean. Why do you think this Castiel would lie to you about it?" Dean says "Maybe he's some kind of demon. Demons lie." Bobby looks up from his books at the boys and Sarah and Sam says "A demon who's immune to salt rounds and devil's traps... and Ruby's knife? Dean, Lilith is scared of that thing!" Dean says "Don't you think that if angels were real, that some hunter somewhere would have seen one... at some point... ever?" Sam says "Yeah. You just did, Dean." Dean says "I'm trying to come up with a theory here okay? Work with me." Sarah says "Dean, we have a theory." Dean says "Yeah, one with a little less fairy dust on it, please." Sam says "Okay, look. I'm not saying we know for sure. I'm just saying that I think we --" Dean says "Okay, okay. That's the point. We don't know for sure, so I'm not gonna believe that this thing is a freaking Angel of the Lord because it says so!" Bobby says "You three chuckleheads want to keep arguing religion, or do you want to come take a look at this?" Sarah, Sam and Dean walks over to Bobby's desk, "I got stacks of lore -- Biblical, pre-Biblical. Some of it's in damn cuneiform. It all says an angel can snatch a soul from the pit." Dean asks "What else?" Bobby says "What else, what?"

Dean asks "What else could do it?" Bobby says "Airlift your ass out of the hot box? As far as I can tell, nothing." Sarah says "Babes, this is good news." Dean asks "How?" Sam says "Because for once, this isn't just another round of demon crap. I mean, maybe you were saved by one of the good guys, you know?" Dean says "Okay Say it's true, Say there are angels. Then what? There's a God?" Bobby says "At this point, Vegas money's on yeah." Dean says "I don't know, guys." Sarah says "Okay, look. I know you're not all choirboy about this stuff, but this is becoming less and less about faith and more and more about proof." Dean says "Proof?" Sam says "Yes." Dean says "Proof that there's a God out there that actually gives a crap about me personally? I'm sorry, but I'm not buying it." Sam asks "Why not?"

Dean says "Because why me? If there is a God out there, why would he give a crap about me?" Sarah says "Dean..." Dean says "I mean, I've saved some people, okay? I figured that made up for the stealing and the ditching chicks. But why do I deserve to get saved? I'm just a regular guy." Sam says "Apparently, you're a regular guy that's important to the man upstairs." Dean says "Well, that creeps me out. I mean, I don't like getting singled out at birthday parties, much less by... God." Sarah says "Okay, well, too bad, Dean, because I think he wants you to strap on your party hat." Dean says "Fine, What do we know about angels?" Bobby picks up a pile of fat and weighty looking books and puts them in front of Dean and says "Start Reading." Dean looks at the pile of books, and turns towards Sam and he says "You're gonna get me some pie." Dean and Sarah grabs a book each from the top of the pile.

Outside the Diner - cafe Daytime Sam is on the phone with Dean and he says "Yes, Dean, I'll get the chips. Dude. When have I ever forgotten the pie? Exactly." Sam gets out of the car and sees Ruby waiting "I got to go, Yeah, all right. Bye."Sam walks over to Ruby, he says "Ruby." Ruby asks "So, is it true?" Sam asks "Is what true?" Ruby asks "Did an angel rescue Dean?" Sam says "You heard." Ruby says "Who hasn't?" Sam says "We're not 100% sure, but I think so." Ruby says "Okay. Bye, Sam." Ruby starts walking away, Sam grabs her arm and turns her back to face him and he says "Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Wait. What's going on?" Ruby says "Sam, they're angels. I'm a demon. They're not gonna care if I'm being helpful. They smite first, and then they ask questions later." Sam asks "What do you know about them?" Ruby says "Not much. I've never met one, and I don't really want to. All I know is that they scare the holy hell out of me. Watch yourself, Sam." Sam says "I'm not scared of angels." Ruby walks away, leaving sam alone.

Sam pulls up to the house Bobby approaches the car window and says "Keep the engine running." Sam asks "Why? What's going on?" Bobby says "I got a friend one state over -- Olivia Lowry. I've been trying to reach her for three days on this angel thing. It's not like her to ignore this many calls." Sam says "Olivia Lowry -- a hunter, right?" Bobby says "Yeah, We're gonna go check on her you three follow me." Sarah gets into the back seat and Dean approaches the driver's side of the car, as Bobby heads to his own car and he says "Scoot over, Yeah." Dean grabs the bag from Sam bought back and looks inside it and says "Dude?" Sam says "Yeah?" Dean asks "Where's the pie?" Inside Olivia's house, Bobby enters the house, armed with a gun, followed by Dean, Sarah and Sam who are also armed they search for Olivia and Bobby says "Olivia?" They see Olivia dead and covered in blood on the floor Bobby walks away, out of the room, Dean says "Bobby." Sarah goes after him to check on him whilst she did that Sam pointing to the doorway says " Salt line." Dean and Sam look around the room, Dean picking up the EMF reader says " Olivia was rocking the EMF meter."

Sam nodding says "Spirit Activity." Dean says "Yeah -- on steroids. I never seen a ghost do this to a person." Bobby and Sarah enters the room again Bobby has his phone to his ears and Dean asks "Bobby, you all right?" Bobby says "I called some hunters nearby..." Dean says "Good, We can use their help." Bobby says "...except they ain't answering their phones either." Sam says "Something's up, huh?" Bobby says "You think." He walks out of the room, Sarah, Dean and Sam look concerned. White Country House Phone rings, an answering machine picks up and a male voice says "Yeah, this is Jed I'm not around, Uh, leave a message." Dean V.O says "Jed, Dean Winchester again -- friend of Bobby Singer's. Look, we think something's happening, We think it's happening to hunters Just want to make sure you're okay. Call me back." As Dean is speaking into the machine, we see the house interior - blood, broken glass, salt thrown on the floor, a gun lying beside a body, which is bloody and has had its chest ripped out.

Dean, Sarah and Sam are walking down the stairs, exiting the house and Dean is on the phone and he says "We're in Jackson. It's not pretty. He looks even worse than Olivia. What about you?" Bobby says "R.C. I checked on Carl Bates and R.C. Adams. They've redecorated... in red." Dean says "What the hell is going on here, Bobby? Why did a bunch of ghosts suddenly want to gank off-duty hunters?" Bobby says "I don't know, but until we find out, you guys better get your asses to my place." Dean says "We're on our way." Dean, Sam and Sarah are driving, and pull up to a stop at a service station. The car stops, and Sam puts the gas pump in the car and then he walks into the restroom while Sarah keeps an eye on the gas pumping, Dean is asleep in the passenger seat of the car. Sam is washing his hands in the bathroom, when he breathes out his breath is visible. The bathroom mirror covers with foggy mist, which Sam wipes away with his hand. He is startled to see Henriksen's reflection and Henriksen says "Hi, Sam. It's been a while." Sam is stunned and he asks "Henriksen. Are you -- Did you..." Henriksen says "I didn't survive... if that's what you're asking." Sam says "I'm Sorry." Henriksen says "I know you are." Sam says "SAM Look, if we'd known Lilith was coming --" Henriksen says "You wouldn't have left half a dozen innocent people in that police station to die in your place. You did this to me. It was your fault. She was after you, and I paid the price. You left us there to die!" Henriksen attacks Sam, , grabbing him hard, and throwing him around and Sam notices a small brand on Henriksen's hand and he is thrown against the mirrors and Henriksen knocks Sam's head on the sink. Sam falls to the ground, Dean enters and shoots at Henriksen and Sarah goes to check on Sam after Henriksen's ghost disappears.

Inside Bobby's house nighttime,Lights flicker and Bobby's breath becomes visible and he hears laughter and walks towards the noise, grabbing an iron poker from the fireplace and The lights flicker and the radio starts playing up. Bobby watched as a ball bounces down the stairs when it stops at the bottom he turns and sees two small girls, very much alike, staring at him.

On the road, Impala nighttime, Dean is driving, Sarah in the backseat and Sam is in the passenger seat with bruises on his face and Dean looks at his phone and says "Damn it, Bobby! Pick up!" Sarah asks Sam "How you feeling, huh? How many fingers am I holding up?" Sam says "None. I'll be fine, Sarah thanks." Sarah smiles and then Dean says "Henriksen?" Sam says "Yep." Dean says "Why? What did he want?" Sam says "Revenge, 'cause we got him killed." Dean says "Sam." Sam says "Well, we did, Dean." Dean says "All right. Stop right there. Whatever the hell is going on, it's happening to us now, okay? I can't get ahold of Bobby, so if you're not thinking answers, don't think at all either of you."

Inside Bobby's house, Sarah, Dean and Sam enter the house, guns cocked and ready and Dean says "Bobby?" They find the iron poker on the ground, Dean gestures to the stairs "We'll go and you check outside." Sam walks through the junkyard, Bobby is in a car with the two girls, who are keeping him quiet "Bobby? Bobby?" Sarah and Dean are upstairs checking and Dean says "Bobby? Bobby?" A door opens, slowly, no one is visible and Sarah says "Come out, come out, whoever you are." A young woman with shoulder-length brown hair appears behind them and says "Dean winchester and Sarah Moore, Still so bossy. You don't recognize me?" Dean flashes back to Meg when she was blonde and possessed and Meg says "This is what I looked like before that demon cut off my hair and dressed me like a slut." Dean flashes back again to Meg when she was blonde and possessed and Sarah says "Meg?" Meg says "Hi. It's okay, I'm not a demon."

Inside Bobby's house Dean says "You're the girl the demon possessed." Meg says "Meg Masters. Nice to finally talk to you both when I'm not, you know, choking on my own blood Meg holds up her hands "It's okay. Seriously, I'm just a college girl. Sorry -- was. I was walking home one night and got jumped by all this smoke. Next thing you know, I'm a prisoner... "puts a hand to her head " in here and Now, I was awake I had to watch while she murdered people." Dean says "I'm sorry." Meg says "Oh, yeah? So sorry you had me thrown off a building?" Dean says "Well, we thought --" Meg says "No, you didn't think! I kept waiting, praying! I was trapped in there screaming at you! "Just help me, please!" You're supposed to help people, Dean. Why didn't you help me?" Sarah says "We're sorry." Meg says "Stop saying you're sorry!" Meg slaps Dean and knocks him to the floor and pushes sarah away, Dean says "Meg. Meg..." Meg kicks Dean "We didn't know." Meg says "No... You just attacked, Did you ever think there was a girl in here? No You just charged in, slashing and burning and you think you're some kind of hero?" Dean says "No, I don't." Meg grabs hold of Dean's jacket, Her hand has a brand on it and Meg says "You're damn right. Do you have any idea what it's like to be ridden for months by pure evil... while your family has no idea what happened to you?"

Dean says "We did the best we could." Meg shoves Dean, kicks him again and outside in the car the girls still holding Bobby captive and Girl One asks "Are you scared, Bobby?" Girl Two says "We were scared, Bobby." Girl One says "When the monster came for us... and grabbed us tight." Girl Two says "And we couldn't even scream. You were right there, Bobby." Girl One says "You were in the house." Girl Two says "You were so close." Sam s outside searching for Bobby, His breath becomes visible and he says "Bobby?" Girl Two says "You could have saved us, Bobby." Sam says "We're here, Bobby?" Girl One says "You walked right past that door." Girl Two says "The monster had us and you didn't find us." Girl One says "And now they won't find you."

Inside Bobby's house Sarah is still unconscious and Dean is still on the floor, Meg standing over him and says "It wasn't just me, Dean I had a sister a little sister and She worshipped me. You know how little siblings are, right? How they'll do anything for you she was never the same after I disappeared. She just... she just got lost and when my body was lying in the morgue beat-up and broken..." Dean says "Meg." Meg says "Do you know what that did to her? She killed herself! kicks Dean in the stomach "Because of you, Dean! Because all you were thinking about was your family, your revenge, and your demons! 50 words of Latin a little sooner, and I'd still be alive. My baby sister would still be alive. That blood is on your hands, Dean!" Dean says "You're right." Meg kicks Dean again, In the car yard Sam spots a reflection and works his way up a pile of cars towards Bobby and says "Bobby! Hold on, Bobby! I'm coming! Bobby!"

Sam uses a crowbar to pry open the doors to the car where Bobby is being held, The Girls ush him backwards and he lands on another car below, bleeding. One of the Girls jumps on him. Sam uses the crowbar to fight her, while Bobby does the same with the other girl. The Girls disappear, Back inside Sarah regains consciousness as Dean is still on the ground and he takes out a gun and aims it at Meg and she says "Come on, Dean, did your brain get french-fried in Hell? You can't shoot me with bullets." Dean says "I'm not shooting you." Dean aims his gun and shoots at the ceiling and a chandelier falls and lands on Meg "Iron." Downstairs Sarah, Dean, Sam and Bobby are in the study and Sam says "So, they're all people we know?" Dean says "Not just know people we couldn't save and Hey, I saw something on Meg, Did she have a tattoo when she was alive?" Sam says "I don't think so." Dean says "It was like a-a mark on her hand -- almost like a brand." Sam says "I saw a mark, too, on Henriksen." Sarah asks "What did it look like?" Sam says "Uh, paper? Sarah offers some paper and Sam takes offered paper and starts sketching the mark "Thanks."

Sam holds up the drawing for Dean to compare and he says "That's it." Bobby says "I may have seen this before, We got to move." Sam says "Whoa." Bobby says "Follow me." Sam asks "Okay, where are we going?" Bobby says "Some place safe, you idiot." Bobby picks up some books and leads Sarah, Sam and Dean to a basement room, which is made entirely of iron and covered with pentagrams and Devil's traps and Sam asks "Bobby, is this..." Bobby says "Solid iron. Completely coated in salt. 100% ghost-proof." Sam says "You built a panic room?" Bobby says "I had a weekend off." Dean says "Bobby?" Bobby says "What?" Dean says "You're awesome. Oh." sees a poster of a swimsuit model, Sarah, Sam and Dean are making iron salt bullets and Dean says "See, this is why I can't get behind God." Sam asks "What are you talking about?" Dean says "If he doesn't exist, fine. Bad crap happens to good people. That's how it is. There's no rhyme or reason -- just random, horrible, evil -- I get it, okay. I can roll with that. But if he is out there, what's wrong with him? Where the hell is he while all these decent people are getting torn to shreds? How does he live with himself? You know, why doesn't he help?"

Bobby says "I ain't touching this one with at 10-foot pole." Dean says "Yeah." Bobby says "FOund it." Sam asks "What?" Bobby says "The symbol you saw -- the brand on the ghosts..." Sam says "Yeah?" Bobby says "Mark of the Witness." Sarah asks "Witness? Witness to what?" Bobby says "The unnatural none of them died what you'd call ordinary deaths. See, these ghosts -- they were forced to rise and they woke up in agony and they were like rabid dogs, It ain't their fault. Someone rose them... on purpose." Sam asks "Who?" Bobby says "Do I look like I know? But whoever it was used a spell so powerful it left a mark, a brand on their souls. Whoever did this had big plans. It's called "the rising of the witnesses." It figures into an ancient prophecy." Sarah asks "Wait, wait. What -- what book is that prophecy from?" Bobby says "Well, the widely distributed version's just for tourists, you know but long story short -- Revelations and this is a sign, boys and girl." Sarah, Sam and Dean says "A sign of what?" Bobby says "The apocalypse."

Dean says "Apocalypse? The apocalypse, apocalypse? The four horsemen, pestilence, $5-a-gallon-gas apocalypse?" Bobby says "That's the one, The rise of the witnesses is a -- a mile marker." Sarah asks "Okay, so, what do we do now?" Dean says "Road trip. Grand Canyon, Star Trek Experience. Bunny Ranch." Bobby says "First things first. How about we survive our friends out there?" Dean says "Great. Any ideas aside from staying in this room until Judgment Day?" Bobby says "It's a spell to send the witnesses back to rest. Should work." Sam says "Should. Great." Bobby says "If I translate it correctly. I think I got everything we need here at the house." Dean says "Any chance you got everything we need here in this room?" Bobby says "So, you thought our luck was gonna start now all of a sudden? Spell's got to be cast over an open fire." Sam says "The fireplace in the library." Bobby says "Bingo." Sarah says "That's just not as appealing as a, uh, ghost-proof panic room, you know?" The four of them prepare to leave the panic room and Bobby says "Cover each other and aim careful. Don't run out of ammo until I'm done, or they'll shred you. Ready?"

They make their way out of the room, and head towards the stairs. A ghost sits on the stairs, a young man in his early 20s with curly hair, Ronald says "Hey, Dean. You remember me?" Dean says "Ronald, huh? With the laser eyes? I wish I could say it's good to see you." Ronald says "I am dead because of you and you were supposed to help me!" Bobby shoots Ronald and says to Dean "If you're gonna shoot, shoot. Don't talk." The four of them make their way to the living room Sam creates a salt circle and Dean starts a fire, Bobby to Sam says "Upstairs, linen closet -- red hex box. It'll be heavy." Sam says "Got it." The two girls appear in the living room again and Girl one says "Bobby" Sarah and Dean shoots at the girls and Bobby says "Kitchen, Cutlery drawer. It's got a false bottom. Hemlock, opium, wormwood." Dean asks "Opium?" Bobby says "Go." The girls reappear as Dean leaves for the kitchen and Sarah is drawing with chalk on the desk and tries to focus on this while the girls are there, The Girl says to Bobby "Bobby. You walked right by us while that monster ate us all up." The second Girl says "You could have saved us." Bobby picks up his gun and shoots at the girls.

Upstairs, Sam finds the red box in the cupboard and then Meg says "You know what really pisses me off, Sam?" Sam turns turns around, sees Meg and fires at her and she says "You saw how I suffered for months. I thought you must have learned something. I thought I died for something." Sam says "Meg." Meg says "But what you're doing with that demon, Ruby... How many innocent bodies has Ruby burned through for kicks? How many girls just like me? And you don't send her back to Hell? You're a monster!" Sam raises his rifle and shoots Meg, Dean is in the kitchen looking for the false bottom in the drawer. The doors to the kitchen close suddenly and Bobby and Sarah says "Dean?" Dean says "I'm all right, Bobby! Sarah! Keep working!" Victor appears next to Dean and he says "Victor." Victor says "Dean." Dean says "I know." Victor says "No. You don't." Dean says "It's my fault you're dead. I left you behind. And the minute I heard about that explosion, I thought, "I should have known." I should have protected you." Dean reaches for a gun behind him, but it goes flying across the room and Victor says "Unh-unh. Not so fast. You think you left and Lilith came and we all died in a beautiful blast of... white light? If only. 45 minutes." Dean says "What?" Victor says "Over 45 minutes. Lilith said she wanted to have some fun. The secretary was first. Remember her? Nancy, the virgin. Lilith filleted Nancy's skin off piece by piece. Right in front of us, made us watch. Nancy never stopped screaming."

Dean says "No." Victor says "I was the last." Dean says "Victor." Victor reaches inside Dean's chest and grips his heart and says "Tell me how it's fair. You get saved from Hell -- I die. Why do you deserve another chance, Dean?" Sam enters and shoots Victor , rushing to check on Dean as soon as Victor was gone and he asks "You all right?" Dean says "No." Sam says "Let's go." Sam helps Dean up and he and Dean carry the hex box and other ingredients to the library and then Ronald reappears again as Dean is reloading the gun and Dean says "Ronald. Hey, come on, man. I thought we were pals." Ronald says "That's when I was breathing. Now I'm gonna eat you alive." Dean says "Well...come on, I'm not a cheeseburger." Dean cocks his gun and points it at Ronald, but Ronald has vanished. Bobby recites some Latin words and the windows blow open and a wind fills the room. The wind moves the salt so they are no longer protected by it. Meg appears and Sam quickly shoots at her, as Bobby continues to recite the spell. Ronald appears and they shoot at him. Sarah, Sam and Dean continue to fire as the ghosts appear, Victor knocks Dean gun out of his hands when he is reloading, and approaches him. Dean grabs another gun, and shoots it, only to find it empty. He quickly picks up an iron rod and hits at Victor and Meg appears and pushes Sarah against the wall, trapping her there with a desk. Sarah tries to push the desk away without success.

Dean says "Sarah!" She says "Cover Bobby! Sam!" Bobby continues to recite the spell and Sarah keeps trying to get out from behind the desk. The two Girls are sitting on the desk waiting. Meg plunges a hand into Bobby's back and he drops the bowl with spell ingredients and says "Dean!" Dean catches the bowl "Fireplace!" Dean throws the bowl in the fire, which turns blue. The ghosts all disappears and Bobby falls to the ground and Dean says "Bobby?" Sarah pushes the desk away, freeing herself whilst she was doing that Dean and Bobby help Bobby up, He nods, indicating he is okay.

Sam is asleep on the couch, Dean and Sarah are asleep on the floor nearby and wakes up to find Castiel standing in the kitchen, Dean checks on Sarah and Sam sees they're asleep, and walks over to join Castiel and Castiel says "Excellent job with the witnesses." Dean says "You were hip to all this?" Castiel says "I was, uh, made aware." Dean says "Well, thanks a lot for the angelic assistance. You know, I almost got my heart ripped out of my chest." Castiel says "But you didn't." Dean says "I thought angels were supposed to be guardians. Fluffy wings, halos -- you know, Michael Landon. Not dicks." Castiel says "Read the Bible. Angels are warriors of God. I'm a soldier." Dean asks "Yeah? Then, why didn't you fight?" Castiel says "I'm not here to perch on your shoulder. We had larger concerns."

Dean says "Concerns? There were people getting torn to shreds down here! And, by the way, while all this is going on, where the hell is your boss, huh, if there is a God?" Castiel says "There's a God." Dean says "I'm not convinced. 'Cause if there's a God, what the hell is he waiting for, huh? Genocide? Monsters roaming the earth? The freaking apocalypse? At what point does he lift a damn finger and help the poor bastards that are stuck down here?" Castiel says "The Lord works..." Dean says "If you say "mysterious ways," so help me, I will kick your ass. So, Bobby was right... about the witnesses. This is some kind of a... sign of the apocalypse."

Castiel says "That's why we're here. Big things afoot." Dean asks "Do I want to know what kind of things?" Castiel says "I sincerely doubt it, but you need to know. The rising of the witnesses is one of the 66 seals." Dean says "Okay. I'm guessing that's not a show at Seaworld." Castiel says "Those seals are being broken by Lilith." Dean says "She did the spell. She rose the witnesses." Castiel says "Mm-hmm. And not just here. 20 other hunters are dead." Dean says "Of course. She picked victims that the hunters couldn't save so that they would barrel right after us." Castiel says "Lilith has a certain sense of humor." Dean says "Well, we put those spirits back to rest." Castiel says "It doesn't matter. The seal was broken." Dean asks "Why break the seal anyway?" Castiel says "You think of the seals as locks on a door." Dean says "Okay. Last one opens and..." Castiel says "Lucifer walks free." Dean asks " Lucifer? But I thought Lucifer was just a story they told at demon Sunday school. There's no such thing." Castiel says "Three days ago, you thought there was no such thing as me. Why do you think we're here walking among you now for the first time in 2,000 years?" Dean says "To stop Lucifer." Castiel says "That's why we've arrived." Dean says "Well... bang-up job so far. Stellar work with the witnesses. That's nice." Castiel says "We tried. And there are other battles, other seals. Some we'll win, some we'll lose. This one we lost. Our numbers are not unlimited. Six of my brothers died in the field this week. You think the armies of Heaven should just follow you around? There's a bigger picture here. You should show me some respect. I dragged you out of Hell. I can throw you back in." Castiel vanishes, leaving Dean alone in the kitchen. Later Dean wakes up, Sarah and Sam is already awake and up and about and Sam asks "You all right? What's wrong, Dean?" Dean says "So... You got no problem believing in... God and Angels?" Sam says "No, not really." Dean says "So, I guess that means that you believe in the Devil." Sam asks "Why are you asking me all this?"