Our Hands are Tied
Time stood still as Dean leaned forward and hugged Emmy tightly, her arms wrapping around him as she bunched up the fabric of his t-shirt into her hands."Hey, hey it's okay."He whispered calmly before Emmy straightened up and pushed Dean away from her. She stood up and rushed downstairs, her teeth seeking out a spot on her wrist and ripping into her skin with her canines, crimson blood bubbling up from the self inflicted wound. She barreled past both Angels and dragged her fingers across the open wound, collecting the scarlett liquid before she began etching a sigil on the window. Dean and Sam followed her in a frantic rush as Gabriel, Castiel, and Pippin stared in shock. Slowly the Angel banishing sigil took form. Pippin was still slung across the arm chair while she tried to deal with the headache closing in on her fast, egged on by the fast motion of getting to her feet.
"Emmy what the hell are you doing!?" She demanded seconds before Emmy slammed her blood covered hand down on the sigil. The bright light blinded the hunter as she heard the yells of surprise and pain from Gabriel and Castiel before the light cleared. Both Angels were clearly gone and Pippin turned to Emmy with a cold fury on her face.
"ARE YOU LOSING YOUR GODDAMN MARBLES EM!?" She screamed while wheeling on her heel to face her friend. Her fury fizzled out just as quickly as it had bubbled up at the sight of the pale faced Emmy. Pippin didn't do hugs often but she knew when she needed to be the one giving them and she sighed heavily as she moved her arms in an outward motion for the younger hunter, who merely whimpered and rushed into the waiting embrace. Pippin lowered the two until they were sitting on the ground. They sat there for a good five minutes before the sound of T.N.T By AC/DC struck through the tense and sorrow filled atmosphere. Pippin struggled to dig her phone out of her pocket while Emmy clung to her tightly, refusing to let go.
"Talk shit, get hit. Ruger on the line." She answered briskly before she went ram rod straight in Emmy's hold. Dean and Sam exchanged glances before turning their attention back onto the hunter on the phone in front of them. Pippin's face held a shadow of doubt and anger sparked deep within her eyes as the person on the other line continued to speak.
"That little bitch." She mumbled to herself before she turned back to the cellphone in her hand. "Vela's smart. I should've known she would have allied herself with demons. Do you know where she's hiding?" She asked in an emotionless voice, knowing that she no longer had the energy to be more upset than she already was. At least so she thought. Pippin shot to her feet suddenly, startling the others, while yelling in pure fury the likes of they had never actually seen before.
"SHE WANTS TO FINISH THIS WHERE IT STARTED!? I'LL FINISH WHAT I STARTED ALRIGHT!!" Pippin snarled and snapped in a mess of anger and rage. Dean and Sam took an unconscious step backwards at the uncalled for outburst and they hesitated to ask what was going on.
"Get back to your place and start surveillance on that son of a Witch! We take the fight to her tomorrow!" She claimed loudly before hanging up abruptly and turning away, chest heaving.
"Pippin?" Emmy asked slowly in worry as she looked up from her kneeling position on the floor. Pip spun around and gazed down at her, eyes softening and loosing some of the previous rage that had been shimmering in them when she had gotten the news.
"Sirius and Lupin found Vela. We're finishing this at the abandoned lot with the warehouse not far from here." She stated roughly, ignoring the looks of disapproval and disbelief she was receiving. Dean took a step forward as he crossed his arms over his chest. The silence prevailed for longer than Sam and Emmy would have liked before Dean finally spoke what was on his mind.
"She's baiting you."
"I know."
"Then why are you going after her?" Dean insisted and Pippin finally tilted her head up to make eye contact with him.
"Our hands our tied here Dean." She said, shoulders relaxing as she hunched over in an attempt to make herself look smaller. Sam frowned at the admission before it clicked what was going through her head.
"So we do what Vela wants. We strike with the last demon bomb and then go in guns blazing to take her down." He stated and Pippin nodded solemnly.
"Exactly. It's stupid and risky but she isn't going to be prepared for a demon bomb. Any remaining demons will be dealt with by you two while Emmy and I settle an old score." She laid out the plan in the simplest way possible. The silence returned with a vengeance following her plan lay out before both boys just nodded, Dean helping a sedated Emmy to her feet, leading her back upstairs. Sam opened his phone and called Castiel and Gabriel to find out where they were and how long it would be before they would show up. Pippin looked away from the scene with a heavy heart and a distinct feeling that she was about to enter her last rodeo. She looked up skyward as her eyes closed.
"Alright Gabe. Be careful." Sam finished as he hung up on the phone and turned towards the last standing hunter. He realized that she was hunting through the kitchen for a bottle of whiskey and once she had found it she held it up triumphantly. She downed a shot before Sam turned towards his own room to prepare for the hunt that was to follow. The walk to the room was done in pure silence and he had that time to reflect about how alike the Winchester brothers were compared to the two woman. They both protected each other and depended on each other quite heavily. He frowned as a thought floated across his mind. Would one of them sacrifice themselves for the other, much like Dean had for him?
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