The Heroes' Paradox

01. Pilot

Season One

22 Years Later

Dean made his way to Seattle, Washington and entered a precinct.

Daisy looked up and frowned. "Dean, what are you doing here?"

"Can't I visit my favorite little sister?"

"Answer the question or leave. I'm busy."

"Yeah, doing paperwork."

"Dean! What do you want?"

"Dad's missing."

"He always missing. I'm sure he's fine."

"Can you just come with me to make sure?"

She glanced at her brother, then her fellow officers, and nodded. "Okay. I'll try to call in some time off."

Daisy went to speak to her boss and returned to her brother. "Okay. Let's go."

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The two drove to Palo Alto, California to recruit their brother and made their way to his apartment.

Dean opened the window and clinked the beer cabinet. He and Daisy walked past the string at the far end of the hall. Dean hit his hip and let out a quiet hiss.

Sam, who had been woken up, moved to another part of the apartment and waited as Dean and Daisy entered the room. Daisy stepped back and looked around the room.

Sam lunged forward and grabbed Dean's shoulder. Dean knocked Sam's arm away and aimed a strike at Sam, who ducked. Dean grabbed Sam's arm, swung him around, and shoved him back. Sam kicked and was blocked before being pushed into another room. Sam got a glimpse of Dean, though he didn't immediately recognize the fact. Dean elbowed Sam in the face and Sam kicked at his head. Dean ducked and swung, but Sam blocked him. Dean knocked Sam down and pinned him to the floor, one hand at Sam's neck and the other holding Sam's wrist.

"Whoa, easy tiger," Dean said.

Sam breathed hard. "Dean?" His eldest brother laughed. "You scared the crap out of me!"

"That's 'cause you're out of practice."

Sam grabbed Dean's hand and yanked, slamming his heel into Dean's back and Dean to the floor.

"Or not," Dean said.

Sam tapped Dean twice where he had him.

"Get off of me," Dean demanded.

Sam rolled to his feet and pulled Dean up. "What the hell are you doing here?"

Daisy stepped closer to her brothers and said, "We were looking for a beer."

Sam looked at him as Dean put his hands on Sam's shoulders, shook once, and let go.

"What the hell are you two doing here?" Sam repeated.

Dean and Daisy exchanged a look before Dean said, "Okay. All right. We gotta talk."

"Uh, the phone?"

"If Daisy or I'd'a called, would you have picked up?"

"If Daisy had called, yes."

Jessica turned the light on. She was in pink short shorts and a gray cropped Smurfs shirt.

"Sam?" Jess called.

The three Winchesters turned their heads in unison.

"Jess," Sam noted. "Hey. Dean, Daisy, this is my girlfriend, Jessica."