Changing Channels

Inside the Hospital, Several medical personnel exit an elevator Intercom "All on-duty interns please report to station five south. All on-duty interns please report to station five south." A man in a white lab coat, DR.Palmer, and a woman in blue scrubs, DR. Piccolo , enter the elevator. The Music starts "Bending spoons with my mind The moment the doors close, they begin making out "Manifesting men of all kinds in my spare time" Inside the Motel Nighttime, The hospital scene is on the TV. Dean and Sarah is sitting on a bed watching, rapt. The room looks exactly like the Bright Hotel Room only less clean, less well-maintained, and in less vivid colors Sam asks "What are you two watching?"

Sarah says "Hospital show. Dr. Sexy, MD. I think it's based on a book." Sam asks "When did you two hit menopause?" Dean says "It's called channel surfing." Dean gets up and turns off the TV. The music stops. Sam grabs his suit jacket off the other bed and puts it on and Dean asks "You ready?" Sam asks "Are you two?" Dean grabs the keys, Sarah follows and they both leave." Inside the Police Station, Daytime, Officer asks "One more time, the FBI is here why, exactly?" Dean says "Might have something to do with one of your locals getting his head ripped off." Officer says "Bill Randolph died from a bear attack." Sam asks "How sure are you—that it was a bear?" Officer says "What else would it be?" Sarah says "Well, whatever it was—it chased Mr. Randolph through the woods, smashed through his front door—followed him up the stairs, and killed him in his bedroom." Dean asks "Is that common, a bear doing all that?"

Officer says "Depends how pissed off it is, I guess. Look, the Randolphs live way up in high country. You got trout runs to make a grown man weep and bears." Sam says "Right. Now, what about Mrs. Randolph? The file says she saw the whole thing." Officer says "Yes, she did My heart goes out to that poor woman." Dean says "She said bear." Officer says "Kathy Randolph went through a hell of a trauma. She's confused." Sam asks "What did she say?"

Interview Room Daytime, Sarah, Sam and Dean are sitting at a table with Kathy Randolph "No, it must have been a bear, I mean, what else could it have been?" Sam asks "Mrs. Randolph, what do you think it was?" Kathy says "No, I, I remember clearly now It was definitely a bear." Dean says "We're sure it was. But see, it helps us to hear every angle. So just tell us what you thought you saw." Kathy says "It's impossible, but...I could have sworn I saw...the Incredible Hulk." Sarah says "The Incredible Hulk." Kathy says "I told you it was crazy." Dean asks "Bana or Norton?" Kathy says "Oh, no, those movies were terrible. The TV Hulk." Dean says "Lou Ferrigno." Kathy says "Yes." Dean says "Spiky-hair Lou Ferrigno." Kathy says "Yes." Dean says "Huh." Dean, Sarah and Sam look at each other "You think I'm crazy." Sarah says "No. Uh, no, it's just...is there, uh, would there be any reason that Lou Ferrigno, the Incredible Hulk, would have a grudge against your husband?" Kathy says "No." Dean says "No."

Inside the Motel Room, Dean is at his laptop, looking at an article in the Wellington Guardian about a "Local man killed in bear attack". Sarah comes out of the bathroom and Dean looks up when Sam comes in "Hey." Sarah says "Hey." Dean says "Hey,Find anything?" Sam says "Well, uh, I saw the house." Sarah says "And?" Sam says "And there is a giant eight-foot-wide hole where the front door used to be. Almost like, uh—" Dean says "A Hulk-sized hole." Sam says "Maybe, What do you got?" Dean says "Well, it turns out that Bill Randolph had quite the temper. He's got two counts of spousal battery, bar brawls, and court-ordered anger management sessions. You might say you wouldn't like him when he's angry."

Sam says "So a hothead getting killed by TV's greatest hothead. Kinda sounds like just desserts, doesn't it?" Dean snorts, "It's all starting to make sense." Dean asks "How is it starting to make sense?" Sam says "Well, I found something else at the crime scene." Sam pulls a handful of candy wrappers out of his pocket "Candy wrappers. He drops them "Lots of them." Dean Just desserts, sweet tooth, screwing with people before you kill 'em—we're dealing with the Trickster, aren't we?" Sam says "Sure looks like it." Dean says "Good. I've wanted to gank that mother since Mystery Spot." Sarah asks "You Sure?" Dean says "Yeah I'm sure." Sarah says "No, I mean are you sure you wanna kill him?" Dean says "Son of a bitch didn't think twice about icing me a thousand times."

Sam says "No, I know, I mean, I'm just saying—" Dean says "What are you saying? If you don't want to kill him, then what?" Sam says "Talk to him?" Dean says "What?" Sam says "Think about it, Dean. He's one of the most powerful creatures we've ever met. Maybe we can use him." Dean asks "For What?" Sarah says "Okay, Trickster's like a Hugh Hefner type, right? Wine, women, song—maybe he doesn't want the party to end. Maybe he hates this angels and demons stuff as much as we do. Maybe he'll help us." Dean says "You're both serious." Sam and Sarah in unison "Yeah." Dean says "Ally with the Trickster." Sam says "Yeah." Dean says "A bloody, violent monster, and you wanna be Facebook friends with him? Nice, Sammy Sarah."

Sarah says "The world is gonna end, Dean. We don't have the luxury of a moral stand. Look, I'm just saying it's worth a shot. That's all. If it doesn't work, we'll kill him." Dean sighs "How are we gonna find the guy, anyway?" Sam says "Well, he never takes just one victim, right? He'll show." Dean is sharpening a wooden stake and SAM is sitting at the table staring at the police scanner. On the table is a card that says "Day-Z Motel" Scanner says "Um, Dispatch? I, I got a possible 187 out here at the old paper mill on Route 6?" Sam says "Hey." Dean stops working and focuses on the scanner.

Dispatch says "Roger that. What are you looking at there, son?" Scanner says "Honestly, Walt, I, I wouldn't even know how to describe what I'm seeing. Just—send everybody." Dispatch says "All right, stay calm, stay by your car. Help's on the way." Sam turns off the scanner and Dean says "That sounds weird." Sarah says "Weird enough to be our guy." Outside the Warehouse Daytime, Dean, Sarah and Sam get out of the Impala. No one else is in sight Dean says "There was a murder here, and there's no police cars. There's nobody. How's that look to you?" Sam says "Crappy." Dean pulls three stakes and three flashlight out of the trunk and hands one of each to Sam and Sarah and he closes the trunk and they enter the building.

Inside the Hospital Daytime, Sarah, Sam and Dean are wearing white lab coats. Anya Marina's "Not a Through Street" begins to play. They look around and at each other and themselves and Dean asks "What the hell?" A Blonde Doctor and an Asian Doctor, Dr.Wang pass by Blonde Doctor says "Doctor." Dr.Wang says "Doctor." Sam asks "Doctor?" Sarah opens the door they just entered through, It leads to a janitor's closet where a Woman and Man are making out. Sarah closes the door, looking freaked.

A brunette Doctor Dr Piccolo, turns away from the receptionist's desk and approaches Sarah, Sam and Dean Dr Piccolo says "Doctor." She slaps Sam "Ow!" Doctor Piccolo says "Seriously." Sam says "What?" Dr Piccolo says "Seriously? You're brilliant, you know that? And a coward. You're a brilliant coward." Sam says "Um. What are you talking about?" She slaps him again "As if you don't know!" She stalks off Dean and Sarah after her, looking as if they've seeing a dream come true and Dean says "I don't believe this." Sam says "What?" Dean says "That's Dr. Piccolo." Sam asks "Who?" Sarah says "Dr. Ellen Piccolo, The earnest doctor at— Dean looks at the sign behind the receptionist's desk and gestures at it angrily, reading it aloud "Seattle Mercy Hospital."

Sam says "Dean, Sarah, What the hell are you two talking about?" Dean says "The doctor getups. The, the sexy interns. The 'seriously's. It all makes sense." Sam asks "What makes sense? What's going on?" Sarah says "We're in Dr. Sexy, MD."

Inside the Hospital Daytime, Sarah, Sam and Dean walk through the hospital corridors "Dude, what the hell." Sam says "I don't know." Sarah says "No, seriously, what the hell." Sam says "I don't know." Dean says "One theory. Any theory." Sam says "Uh, the Trickster trapped us in TV Land." Dean says "That's your theory. That's stupid." Sam says "Sarah was the one who said we're on Dr. Sexy, MD." Sarah says "Yeah, but TV land isn't TV Land. I mean, there's actors and, and lights and crew members, you know. This looks real." Sam says "It can't be. Dean,Sarah how can this possibly be real?" Dean says "I don't know." Dr Wang walks past "Doctors." Dean says "There goes Dr. Wang. The sexy but arrogant heart surgeon." Sarah gives Dean a look but then she sees a man and says "There's Johnny Drake. Oh, he's not even alive, he's a ghost in the mind of—" Another Brunette Doctor enters, , sitting next to Johnny "Of her. The sexy yet neurotic doctor over there." Sam asks "So...this show has ghosts? Why?" Dean says "I don't know. It is compelling." Sam says "I thought you said you weren't a fan." Dean says "I'm not. I'm not." Dean sees something and just stares "Oh boy." Sam asks "What?"

Sarah says "It's him." Sam says "Who?" Dr Palmer comes down the corridor "It's him, it's Dr. Sexy." Dr Palmer stops next to Sam, Sarah and Dean, He looks at Dean and Sarah "Doctors." Dean looks down, hiding his smile and Sarah is looking at him and unison says "Doctor." Dr Palmer looks over at Sam "Doctor." Sam nods his head "Doctor." Dr Palmer asks "You want to give me one good reason why you defied my direct order to do the experimental face transplant on Mrs. Biehl?" Dean's expression goes from awed through confused. He glances at Sam and Sarah, then back "One reason?" Dr Palmer nods "You're not Dr. Sexy." Dr Palmer says "You're crazy." Dean says "Really? Because I swore part of what makes Dr. Sexy sexy is the fact that he wears cowboy boots. Not tennis shoes." Sam says "Yeah. You're not a fan."

Dean says "It's a guilty pleasure." Dr Palmer says "Call security." Sarah says "Yeah, go ahead, pal. See, we know who you are." Dr Wang, the Blonde Doctor, and a security Guard are all approaching. They and the other extras freeze-frame. Dean glances around; only he, Sarah, Sam and Dr Palmer are still moving and Dr Palmer grins and morphs into the Trickster and he says "You guys are getting better!" Dean says "Get us the hell out of here." Trickster says "Or what?" The Trickster grabs Dean's arm and twists, hurting him "Don't say you have wooden stakes, big guy." Sam says "That was you on the police scanner, right? This is a trick." Trickster says "Hello? Trickster. Come on! I heard you three yahoos were in town. How could I resist?" Sarah asks "Where the hell are we?"

Trickster says "Like it? It's all homemade. My own sets—" The Trickster raps on the window in a nearby door, then indicates the frozen extras "My own actors...call it my own little idiot box." Dean asks "How do we get out?" Trickster says "That, my friend, is the sixty-four-dollar question." Sam says "Whatever. We just, we need to talk to you. We need your help." Trickster says "Hm, let me guess. You three muttonheads broke the world, and you want me to sweep up your mess." Sarah says "Please. Just five minutes. Hear us out." Trickster says "Sure. Tell you what. Survive the next twenty-four hours, we'll talk." Dean asks "Survive what?" Trickster says "The game!"

Dean asks "What game?" Trickster says "You're in it." Sarah asks "How do we play?" Trickster says "You're playing it." Dean asks "What are the rules?" The Trickster raises his eyebrows, grins, and vanishes in a burst of static. The extras unpause "Oh, son of a bitch." Blonde Doctor says "Dr. Sexy? Dr. Sexy?" She walks past, Sarah, Sam and Dean continue down the corridor after her Intercom "Paging Dr. Sexy. Report to the ER." Dean says "Oh, by the way. Talking with monsters? Hell of a plan." Sam asks "Just, what do we do now?" Dean says "You know what I'm doing? Leaving." Dr Piccolo appears and takes another swing at Sam, who ducks "Lady, what the hell?" Dr Piccolo says "You are a brilliant, brilliant—" Sam interrupts and says "Yeah. A coward. You already said that. But I got news for you. I am not a doctor."

Dr Piccolo says "Don't say that. You are the finest cerebrovascular neurosurgeon I have ever met, and I have met plenty. So that girl died on your table. It wasn't your fault. It wasn't anybody's fault. Sometimes people just die." Sam says "I have no idea what you're saying to me." Dr Piccolo says "You're afraid. You're afraid to operate again and you're afraid to love." Dr Piccolo leaves, sobbing and Sam says "Yeah, we're getting out of here." Man says "Hey Doctor." Dean stops and turns to him "Yeah." Man says "My wife needs that face transplant." Dean says "Okay. You know what, pal? None of this is real, and your wife doesn't need jack squat. Okay?" Sarah, Dean and Sam keep on going Mr Biehl says "Hey, Doctor." Mr Biehi raises a gun and shoots Dean in the back, Dean stares after him, then goes to his knees "Real—it's real—" Sam and Sarah in unison says "No no no, no no no no no—hey! We need a doctor!" They both look around frantically.

Operating Room, Dean is facedown on an operating table, staring through the headrest at several pairs of white tennis shoes. For inexplicable reasons he is not under anesthesia, Sarah is sitting right next to him, Dr.Wang passes an operating instrument to another Doctor, Sam is dressed in operating scrubs, as is everyone else in the room DR Piccolo is watching through glass. Sam holds something absorbent against Dean's injury with a pair of tweezers. He hands the tweezers to another Doctor and presses an already bloodstained cloth to the injury.

Blonde Doctor says "BP is eighty over fifty and dropping." Dr Wang "Doctor." Dr Wang holds out a scalpel. Sam doesn't take it, "What?" Dr.Wang and the Blood Doctor exchange glances, Dean says "Sam, Do something. Come on." Sam leans over and speaks in an undertone "I don't know how to use any of this crap." Dean says "Figure it out." Sam grins awkwardly at the other doctors but doesn't do anything "Sam. Come on. I'm waiting." Sam says "Okay. Um. I need a penknife, some dental floss, a sewing needle, and a fifth of whiskey." The other doctors look at him and each other "Stat!" Everyone starts moving, A view of a mostly-empty bottle of Kentucky Bourbon and a thing of dental floss next to the usual surgical tools. Sam's gloved hands are bloody.

Sam snips off the extra floss from Dean's stitches, "We okay? How's it looking?" Sam says "Yep. You'll be fine." Sam looks up and catches sight of DR. Piccolo, who mouths 'I love you' and sighs, smiling.The shoes leave Dean's field of vision. The lighting and texture shift, the music fades, and the light starts to flash in time with clapping. Shouts and the floor has become two doors, which slide apart.

Japanese Game Show, Behind the doors is blue-lit smoke. A Japanese Man comes out of the doors and forward between Two Japanese woman, Sam and Dean, both of whom are wearing more usual outfits and Sarah is wearing cheerleading outfit next to one of the Japanese girls and of course Dean was impressed, Host says "Let's play Nutcracker!" The crowd cheers and applauds. A caption in hiragana appears, Dean looks around: he is standing in shoes glued to a platform that has a slot for a pole with a large ball at the end. Sam is similarly situated. To one side is an LED screen that says "20" and the host says something in Japanese and pulls cards out of his jacket. Silence falls, Host "Sam Winchester." The Host continues to talk in Japanese "What was the name of the demon, you chose over your own brother?" Host says "Countdown." Sam says "What?" The screen begins to tick down the seconds "Uh, what am I supposed to say?" Dean says "You think I know?" Sam addresses the host "Uh, I, I don't, I don't understand Japanese."

The Host says something in Japanese, presumably repeating the question, Sam says "Is he screwing with me? I, I, I can't speak Japanese." The screen hits "0". A buzz. The Host says something in Japanese "The answer is Ruby, I'm sorry, Sam Winchester." Sam says "Sorry? Sir? For what?" The Host mimes hiding laughter "Dean?" The pole on Sam's platform comes up so that the ball whacks Sam in the crotch. Dean and Sarah are horrified; the crowd cheers Host says "Nutcracker!" Dean says "Sam?" Sam makes an inarticulate noise. One of the Japanese women says something in Japanese. The Host goes over to her and she shows off a bag of chips.

Dean asks "You okay?" Sam just looks at him. Dean looks at Sam's platform , then at his own, and cringes and then the light on the doors starts flashing again. Dean asks "Oh now what?" The doors open to reveal Castiel and the crowd cheers and Dean says "Cas?" Sam asks "Is this another trick?" Castiel says "It's me. Uh, what are you doing here?" Dean says "Us? What are you doing here?" Castiel says "Looking for you, You've been missing for days." Sam says "So get us the hell out of here, then!" Castiel says "Let's go." He raises his arms to touch Dean and Sam, Sarah was holding Dean's hand on the forehead and vanishes in a burst of static. Dean says "Cas?" The Host comes back to center stage "No, no, no, no. Mr. Trickster does not like pretty-boy angels." The Host pulls out another card and speaks in Japanese "Dean Winchester." The Host speaks in Japanese and then he says "Countdown." The screen begins to tick down the seconds from "20" Dean asks "What do I do, what do I do?" Sam says "What?" Dean says "I don't wanna get hit in the nuts." Sam says "I don't know, I, I, uh, just, uh—wait."

Dean says "What?" Sam says "I played a doctor." Dean says "What?" Sam says "In, uh, in Dr. Sexy I played a doctor. I operated." Dean says "So?" Sam says "So I played the role the Trickster wanted me to play. Maybe we should just go along with it." Dean asks "Go along with what?" Sam says "With the game! You know, we're on a game show, right? So just answer the question!" Dean asks "In Japanese?" Sam says "Yeah." Dean says "I don't know Japanese!" Sam says "Try." Dean says "Dammit." Dean hits the button. The countdown freezes just before the buzz and he says something in Japanese, The Host repeats the last few syllables and so does Dean, The Host shouts something in Japanese. Dean braces himself "Dean Winchester, Nutcracker champion!" The Crowd Cheers, Sam asks "How did you do that?" Dean says "I have no idea." Sam says "So that's it. We play our roles, we survive." Dean asks "Yeah, but play our roles for how long?" Sam says "Good Question." Dean forces a grin and waves.

Commercial Lake Daytime, Sarah does a yoga pose "I've got genital herpes." Inside a house daytime, An Old Man sits on a couch "I've got genital herpes." Basketball Game, Four men are playing basketball. One makes a basket. This one turns around; it's Sam , looking very uncomfortable "Seriously?" Dean says "Hey, you're the one who said play our roles." Sam says "Yeah, Right." Dean claps him on the shoulder and goes back to the game "I've got genital herpes." Back to the Lake Sarah sits in another yoga pose "I try to be responsible." Back inside the House, Old man says "Did I try." Back to the basketball Game, Sam says "But now I take twice-daily Herpexia to reduce my chances of passing it on." Sarah says "Ask your doctor about using Herpexia." The Old Man and Old Woman are slow-dancing, Sarah does other yoga poses and Dean's voiceover says "Patients should always consult with a physician before using Herpexia. Possible side effects include headache, diarrhea, permanent erectile dysfunction, thoughts of suicide, and nausea." Sam says "I am doing all I can to slightly lessen the spread of—of genital herpes and that's a good thing." Sam goes back to the game and the Herpexia logo appears.

Sitcom, Suns 'N' Sands Motel Daytime, Dean's voice over "We now return to Supernatural." Inside Bright Motel Daytime, Dean says "Son of a bitch!" Laugh track. Applause. Sam Laugh track. Applause. Sam and Sarah goes over to the Bikini Woman Sarah , glaring over her shoulder at Dean and Sam says "Uh, I am really, really, very sorry, but, uh, we've got some work to do." Sam and Sarah escorts the Woman to the door and she says "But we did do work! In depth." Laugh track, Dean waves at her as she leaves Sam shuts the door and they both shake their heads, Dean speaks through a forced smile "How long do we have to keep doing this?" Sam says "I don't know." Applause Sarah says "Maybe forever?" Laugh track Sam says "We might die in here."

Laugh Track Dean says "How was that funny? Vultures." Laugh track, The door opens; it's Castiel with minor Injuries Applause Dean asks "You Okay?" Castiel says "I don't have much time." Sam asks "What happened?" Castiel says "I got out." Dean asks "From where?" Castiel says "Listen to me. Something is not right. This thing is much more powerful than it should be." Dean asks "What thing—the Trickster?" Castiel says "If it is a trickster." Sarah asks "What do you mean?" Castiel is flung backwards into the wall, his face hidden. The Trickster appears at the door "Hello!" Applause and Cheer, Castiel gets up; his mouth has been duct-taped shut "Thank you. Thank you, ladies." Castiel glares at the Trickster "Hi, Castiel."

The Trickster gestures at Castiel , who vanishes in a burst of static Sam asks "You know him?" Dean asks "Where did you just send him?" Trickster says "Relax, he'll live. ...Maybe." Laugh track Sarah says "All right, you know what? I am done with the monkey dance, okay? We get it." Trickster says "Yeah? Get what, hotshot?" Dean says "Playing our roles, right? That's your game?" Trickster says "That's half the game." Sam asks "What's the other half?" Trickster says "Play their roles out there." Sarah asks "What's that supposed to mean?" Trickster says "Oh, you know. Sam starring as Lucifer. Dean starring as Michael. Your celebrity death match. Play your roles." Sam says "You want us to say yes to those sons of bitches?" Trickster says "Hells yeah. Let's light this candle!"

Sam says "We do that, the world will end." Trickster says "Yeah? And whose fault is that? Who popped Lucifer out of the box? Hm? Look, it's started you started it and It can't be stopped. So let's get it over with!" Sam glares, Dean asks "Heaven or hell, which side you on?" Trickster says "I'm not on either side." Dean says "Yeah, right. You're grabbing ankle for Michael or Lucifer. Which one is it?" Trickster says "You listen to me, you arrogant dick. I don't work for either of those S.O.B.s. Believe me." Dean says "Oh, you're somebody's bitch." The Trickster's smiles vanishes and he grabs Dean by the collar and slams him into the wall "Don't you ever, ever presume to know what I am. Now listen very closely. Here's what's gonna happen. You're gonna suck it up, accept your responsibilities, and play the roles that destiny has chosen for you." Sam asks "And if we don't?" The Trickster grins "Then you'll stay here in TV Land. Forever. Three hundred channels and, uh, nothing's on." The Trickster snaps his fingers.

CSI MIAMI, A Man lies on the ground with a stomach wound. Crime-scene markers surround him and cameras flash Sarah, Sam and Dean are standing outside the crime-scene tape, watching the various extras work. They turn around; they're wearing suits with matching blue shirts and sunglasses Dean says "Oh, come on." A Police Officer ducks under the crime scene tape "So, what do you think?" Dean says "What do I think? I think go screw yourself, that's what I think." Sam says "Uh, could you give us a sec, please? Thanks." The Officer nods and turns away "You gotta calm down." Dean says "Calm down? I am wearing sunglasses at night." Dean yanks them off "You know who does that? No-talent douchebags." Sam nods in agreement and Dean says "I hate this game. I hate that we're in a procedural cop show and you wanna know why? Because I hate procedural cop shows. There's like three hundred of them on television and they're all the freaking same. It's ooh, plane crashed here—oh shut up."

Sarah notices something at the crime scene and takes off her Glasses, "Hey." Dean says "What?" Sarah says "Check out sweet tooth over there." The Officer is sucking a lollipop Dean asks "Think that's him?" Sam says "Just, um, follow my lead." Sarah, Sam goes over to the body and Dean follows them and all three of them put on their sunglasses as the crime-scene tape is raised to let them under Officer asks "You, uh, you okay?" Dean asks "Yeah. What do we got?" The Officer kneels next to the body "Well, aside from the ligature marks around his neck, he has what appears to be a roll of quarters jammed down his throat." Dean takes off his sunglasses, gets out a flashlight, and takes a closer look. Sam also takes off his sunglasses "Well I say, jackpot." The Officer looks up, snorting in amusement. Sam puts his sunglasses back on Officer says "Also, there is a stab wound to the lower abdomen."

The Officer indicates the bloodstain with his lollipop, Dean grabs a stick and pokes at the hole in the shirt with it, getting blood on the stick, then puts his sunglasses back on "Well I say, no guts, no glory." The Officer laughs, Sam puts his sunglasses back on "Get that guy a Tums." Sarah says "Gutter ball." The Officer keeps laughing "Good one, guys." Dean comes around behind him with the stick. The Officer turns toward Dean , who stabs him with it. Internal view of the stake piercing a beating heart. The Officer collapses, struggling to breathe. None of the extras notice or care except another Officer , who starts laughing and morphs into the Trickster. The Trickster says "You've got the wrong guy, idiots." Dean says "Did we?" Sam stakes the Trickster from behind. He falls over and a burst of static, Inside the Warehouse Daytime, The Trickster is still down with the stake through him, Dean, Sam and Sarah are back in the clothes they were wearing when they entered the warehouse.

Inside the Motel, Dean finishes brushing his teeth and Sarah is sitting on the bed and spits "I'm worried, man. What that SOB did to Cas. You know, where is he?" No response Dean says "Sam?" The Room is empty Dean asks "Where are you?" Dean and Sarah heads for the Impala, his phone to his ear "It's Sam. Leave me a message." Both Dean and Sarah, Dean says "Sam. It's me. Where the hell did you go?" He snaps his phone shut and then Sam says "Dean? Sarah?" Sam's voice voice sounds odd both Dean and Sarah looks around, Sam isn't in the car Sarah asks "Sam? Where are you?" Sam says "I don't know." They both notice a red light on the dashboard. It flashes in time with Sam's voice "Oh crap. I don't think we killed the Trickster."

Knight Rider Road Daytime, The Knight Rider theme plays. The Impala has acquired red flashing lights under the front grille as well Dean drives and Sarah is in the front passenger seat Dean says "Okay, stake didn't work. So, what, this is another trick?" Sarah says "I don't know. Maybe the stake didn't work because it's not a trickster?" Dean asks "What do you mean?" Sam says "You heard Cas. He said this thing was too powerful to be a trickster." Dean asks "And did you notice the way he looked at Cas? Almost like he knew him." Sam says "And how pissed he got when you brought up Michael and Lucifer." Dean says "Son of a Bitch." Sam says "What?" Dean says "I think I know what we're dealing with."

Outside of the Impala, Dean rummages in the trunk of the car and Sam says "Dean?" Dean says "What?" Sam says "That, uh, feels really uncomfortable." Dean shuts the trunk "Ow. You sure this is gonna work?" Dean says "No, but I have no other ideas." Dean and Sarah goes to the front of the car and Dean shouts at the sky "All right, you son of a bitch! Uncle! We'll do it!" Sam asks "Should I honk?" Trickster appearing from nowhere "Wow. Sam. Get a load of the rims on you." Sam says "Eat me." Trickster says "Okay, boys. Ready to go quietly?" Dean says "Whoa whoa whoa, not so fast. Nobody's going anywhere until Sam has opposable thumbs." Trickster asks "What's the difference? Satan's going to ride his ass one way or another." Dean and Sarah looks at him. The Trickster rolls his eyes and snaps his fingers. The Kitt lights on the car go out and Sam gets out of the car.

Trickster says "Happy?" Dean says "Tell me one thing. Why didn't the stake kill you?" The Trickster says "I am the Trickster." Dean says "Or maybe you're not." Sam holds up a flaming cigarette lighter and tosses it down. A ring of fire springs up around the Trickster and Sarah says "Maybe you've always been an angel." The Trickster looks incredulous, then laughs "A what? Somebody slip a mickey in your power shake, kid?" Dean says "I'll tell you what. You just jump out of the holy fire and we'll call it our mistake." The Trickster laughs, then stops laughing: he's caught and a burst of static. Inside the Warehouse Daytime, The Trickster claps, "Well played, boys and girl well played and where'd you get the holy oil?" Dean says "Well, you might say we pulled it out of Sam's ass." Trickster "Where'd I screw up?" Sarah says "You didn't. Nobody gets the jump on Cas like you did."

Dean says "Mostly it was the way you talked about Armageddon." Trickster says "Meaning?" Dean says "Well, call it personal experience, but nobody gets that angry unless they're talking about their own family." Sam says "So which one are you? Grumpy, Sneezy, or Douchey?" Trickster says "Gabriel, okay? They call me Gabriel." Sam says "Gabriel? The archangel?" Gabriel says "Guilty." Dean says "Okay, Gabriel. How does an archangel become a trickster?" Gabriel says "My own private witness protection. I skipped out of heaven, had a face transplant, carved out my own little corner of the world. Till you two screwed it all up." Dean asks "What did Daddy say when you ran off and joined the pagans?" Gabriel says "Daddy doesn't say anything about anything." Sam says "Then what happened? Why'd you ditch?"

Sarah asks "Do you blame him? I mean, his brothers are heavyweight douchenozzles." Gabriel says "Shut your cakehole, You don't know anything about my family and I love my father, my brothers. Love them. But watching them turn on each other? Tear at each other's throats? I couldn't bear it! Okay? So I left and now it's happening all over again." Sam says "Then help us stop it." Gabriel says "It can't be stopped." Dean says "You wanna see the end of the world?" Gabriel says "I want it to be over! I have to sit back and watch my own brothers kill each other thanks to you two! Heaven, hell, I don't care who wins, I just want it to be over." Sam says "It doesn't have to be like that. There has to be some way to, to pull the plug." Gabriel laughs "You do not know my family. What you guys call the apocalypse, I used to call Sunday dinner. That's why there's no stopping this, because this isn't about a war It's about two brothers that loved each other and betrayed each other and you'd think you'd be able to relate."

Sarah asks "What are you talking about?" Gabriel says "You sorry sons of bitches. Why do you think you two are the vessels? Think about it. Michael, the big brother, loyal to an absent father, and Lucifer, the little brother, rebellious of Daddy's plan and you were born to this, boys. It's your destiny! It was always you! As it is in heaven, so it must be on earth. One brother has to kill the other." Dean asks "What the hell are you saying?" Gabriel says "Why do you think I've always taken such an interest in you? Because from the moment Dad flipped on the lights around here, we knew it was all gonna end with you. Always." A long Pause, Sarah, Sam and Dean look down, then at each other. Dean says "No, That's not gonna happen." Gabriel says "I'm sorry. But it is." Gabriel sighs "Girl and Guys. I wish this were a TV show. Easy answers, endings wrapped up in a bow...but this is real, and it's gonna end bloody for all of us and that's just how it's gotta be."

Inside the Warehouse Daytime, Gabriel asks "So, Girl and Boys Now what? We stare at each other for the rest of eternity?" Dean says "Well, first of all, you're gonna bring Cas back from wherever you stashed him." Gabriel says "Oh am I." Sarah says "Yeah. Or we're going to dunk you in some holy oil and deep-fry ourselves an archangel." Gabriel snaps his fingers and Castiel appears Dean asks "Cas, you okay?" Castiel says "I'm fine. Hello, Gabriel." Gabriel says "Hey, bro. How's the search for Daddy going? Let me guess. Awful." Castiel glares "Okay, we're out of here. Come on, Sarah and Sam." Dean turns and walks away, Gabriel says "Uh. Okay. Guys?" Sarah and Sam follows Dean "So, so what? Huh?" Gastiel follows Dean "You're just gonna, you're gonna leave me here forever?"

Dean stops at the door and turns back "No. We're not, 'cause we don't screw with people the way you do. And for the record? This isn't about some prize fight between your brothers or some destiny that can't be stopped. This is about you being too afraid to stand up to your family." Dean pulls the fire alarm and Gabriel looks up; the sprinklers go off "Don't say I never did anything for you." Gabriel glares, Dean and Sarah leaves and Sam right behind. Castiel looks back for a moment and follows. The fire goes out; apparently in this world water extinguishes grease fires instead of spreading them.

Outside of the Warehouse, The Impala is exactly where Dean, Sarah and Sam left it and the three of them go to the Impala, Castiel hangs back "All that stuff he was spouting in there, you think it was the truth?" Sam says "I think he believes it." Sarah asks "So what do we do?" Sam says "I don't know." Dean says "Well I'll tell you one thing. Right about now I wish I was back in a TV show." Sam says "Yeah, me too." Sarah, Sam and Dean get into the car.