(1) The Devil's Hybrid (D. Winchester)

Chapter Fifty-Four

Dean has managed to escape the room and glances around the camp.

"Hey, Dean. You got a second?" Chuck states approaching him.

"No—yes. Uh, I—I guess. Hi, Chuck"

"Hi. So, uh, listen, we're pretty good on canned goods for now, but we're down to next to nothing on perishables and—and hygiene supplies. People are not gonna be happy about this. So, what do you think we should do?"

"I—I don't know. Maybe, uh, share? You know, like at a kibbutz"

"Wait a minute. aren't you supposed to be out on a mission right now?"

"Absolutely. And I will be" Dean tells him. Chuck looks over his shoulder as a small convoy of cars pulls in, 2014!Erika and 2014!Klaus climb out of the first car and share a smirk before 2014!Klaus walks off, Dean follows 2014!Chuck's eyes and stares at 2014!Erika as she grabs a bag from the car and heads towards them.

"You look like crap," Chuck tells 2014!Erika.

"Bite me, Chuck" 2014!Erika growls, Chuck smirks at her.

"I'll leave the biting to you" he teases back, 2014!Erika shoots him a look and holds up toilet roll.

"You don't want this then?" she asks cocking her head, Chuck makes a noise and takes it from her.

"I love you" he tells her. "No, seriously, leave him, we'll run away together" 2014!Erika smirks and looks to Dean.

"What are you still doing here?" she asks.

"I was just...." her smile then fades, she narrows her eyes.

"Chuck, is Cas in his cabin?" she asks.

"Urm...yeah, I think so" 2014!Chuck answers. 2014!Erika takes Dean's arm and pulls him away from 2014!Chuck towards a cabin, she stops just outside of it and looks over Dean again. She touches his chest and then his neck.

"Eri?" he whispers taking her hand. 

"You're....old you" she whispers back, he nods.

"Yeah" he agrees and looks over her. "Eri? Are you wearing plaid?" he asks, she smiles and nods.

"Yes, love" she answers touching her shirt. "It's yours....well the other you..." she tells him.

"So...we're...you and me?" he asks, she nods and smiles at him still touching him.

"You look younger," she tells him. He smirks.

"You look exactly the same," he tells her.

"Well yes...." she then steps back, she takes a breath and then takes his hand. "You'll be going back, right?" she asks, he nods.

"Hope so" he answers.

"Give me a message" she looks up at him, he strokes her cheek and nods. "Tell me...tell her: that what she's feeling is...okay, that she doesn't have to be afraid of it anymore, that...it's okay to want something, that it's okay for her to feel something" Dean raises an eyebrow at her. "She'll....I'll understand" he nods. "We should...talk to Cas" she tells him, he nods and then follows her into the cabin beside them. 2014!Castiel is sitting in a circle with several women.

"So, in this way. We're each a fragment of total perception—just, uh, one compartment in that dragonfly eye of group mind. Now, the key to this total, shared perception—it's, um, it's surprisingly physical" 2014!Castiel spots Dean and 2014!Erika. "Oh. Excuse me, ladies. I think I need to confer with our fearless leaders for a minute" Dean looks to 2014!Erika and raises an eyebrow. " Why not go get washed up for the orgy?" Dean's eyebrow raises higher. The women leave. "You're all so beautiful," he tells the women as they leave then 2014!Castiel stands and stretches his back, grunting.