57. In the Beginning

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INT. MOTEL ROOM

Dean and Piper, who had decided to join the brothers for the time being, were asleep. Sam and Josh paused and looked at them before leaving the room.

EXT. MOTEL

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

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

"Definitely," Sam replied.

"Yeah," Josh said.

INT. MOTEL ROOM

Dean was dreaming. His face was terrified and he screamed. He and Piper woke to find Castiel sitting on the former's bed.

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

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 Piper asked.

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

Piper was asleep on another bench and was awoken by a tapping. "Ma'am, you can't sleep here."

She frowned. "Then where?"

"Anywhere but here."

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

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

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

"Beats me. You okay?"

"Yeah. You?"

"Yeah. I'm pretty confused, though."

"You and me both."

Dean and Piper 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 repeated.

"Hey, are you okay, buddy?"

"Yeah, tough night."

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

"Okay, coming right up," Reg replied.

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 Piper looked at Reg as he brought the coffees over. Reg was dressed in 1970s hippie gear.

"Thank you," Lily said.

"Thanks... nice threads," Dean commented. "You know Sonny and Cher broke up, right?"

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