A gray banner shows up the last "fun" episode of Diversus Semita's first run. What happens when Dean and Sam fight something that alters reality? Apparently, this...

Also, the title is taken from the AC/DC song "It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock And Roll)", thus proving that I can name at least two episodes after AC/DC songs.


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TEASER
FADE UP - EXT. An Alley - Night
It is night in an urban area as we see a MAN running from something that we cannot yet see. He trips over a few boxes and falls flat on his face.

A hand is seen pulling him up, revealed eventually to be DEAN's. SAM is nearby as well.

DEAN:
Has it touched you?

MAN: (panicked)
Wha-? What?

SAM:
Did it touch you?

MAN:
Uh, no...no, she didn't...

DEAN:
Okay, head out, we'll take care of this...

MAN:
But it just ate-

DEAN:
(pulls out a pistol) We've got it under control.

The MAN runs.

SAM:
You can't kill a sprite with a gun.

DEAN: (pulls out a mahogany stake)
That's why we're going to put one of these between its eyes.

SAM:
You like sharp objects, don't you?

DEAN: (with an almost childlike joy in his voice and grin)
Yep...

They head down the hallway.

SAM:
So how are we gonna know this thing when we see it? Sprites can shapeshift...

Cut to -
The end of the hallway. We see a scantily clad, blue-skinned female enter the camera frame. She has deep, jewel-like green eyes with glyphs all over her body.

DEAN:
Fair bet, dude...

A fight sequence ensues.

Cut -
DEAN swinging his arm at the SPRITE. The SPRITE disarms him and flings the stake away.

Cut -
SAM, jumping at the SPRITE and putting her in a chokehold. The SPRITE is temporarily startled, then starts to melt, falling out of SAM's grasp.

SAM:
Dean, she's gone liquid!

Cut -
DEAN grabs the stake and readies himself for another attack.

Cut -
The SPRITE resoldifies and grabs DEAN, touching his head.

Cut -
SAM, running his stake through the SPRITE's head.

Cut -
The SPRITE turns and, with its dying gasp, touches SAM's forehead. And then promptly falls over dead.

DEAN:
(brushing himself off) Well, that was weird...

Suddenly, he falls over, unconscious.

SAM:
Dean? Dean!

Suddenly, SAM also falls over unconscious.

Cut to - EXT. A Stage - Night
We hear the roaring of a crowd as the form of four MEN come up onstage.

DEAN's VOICE: (over a microphone)
Are you ready to rock?!

The crowd goes wild as the lights come up, revealing DEAN and three other MEN in various outfits befitting heavy metal performers. DEAN takes the mic and has a guitar around his neck. The other three have taken the bass, lead guitar, and drums.

DEAN: (over the mic)
Sorry, I didn't hear ya! Are you guys ready to rock?!

The crowd gets even louder. DEAN flashes that winning grin.

DEAN:
Alright then, Lawrence! Here we go!

The band prepares to play as...

Smash Cut -
Main Title Sequence.

ACT ONE
Fade Up - EXT. The Stage - Night
DEAN and the other band members have been playing for a while.

DEAN: (over the mic)
You guys have been a great audience! Good night!

He lifts his guitar and plays a last few riffs for the crowd before he and the others head offstage with the crowd outside still cheering.

Cut to - INT. The Green Room, Backstage - Night
DEAN and the others are heading off.

DEAN:
You guys were great tonight!

BANDMATE #1:
Yeah, thanks Dean.

BANDMATE #2:
Yeah, we were pretty good.

BANDMATE #3 laughs.

Cut to -
DEAN, looking over to the exit door.

Cut to -
Dean's POV. NATHANIEL stands there, not looking happy. The noises of the chattering band and the roaring crowd outside seem to fade as DEAN and NATHANIEL lock eyes, just for a second.

Cut to -
DEAN. We hear the fluttering of wings and he blinks.

Cut to -
The exit door again. NATHANIEL is gone.

Cut -
DEAN is standing, confused by what he just saw.

BANDMATE #2: (voice cutting in)
Yo! Dean-o!

DEAN:
(a beat) Huh? What?

BANDMATE #1:
Dude, you alright?

DEAN:
(having shaken off the experience) Oh, yeah, totally...(he clears his throat) Let's go greet the public!

Cut to - EXT. The Red Carpet - Night
We see the crowd has gathered on either side of the massive red carpet as DEAN and his band leave. They cheer as the band signs autographs and takes a few photos with the fans.

Cut -
Finally, DEAN gets into the limousine after the rest of the band have, but not before he turns back to the crowd and flashes a double peace sign. With the crowd no less enthusiastic, he gets into the limo and it drives off.

Cut to - INT. The Limo - Night
Dean takes off his sunglasses as he sits down in a plush seat, sighing with relief.

SAM: (OS)
I guess international super-stardom really takes it out of you, huh?

Pan over -
SAM is sitting across from DEAN.

DEAN:
How's it going, Sammy?

SAM:
Pretty good...looks like you guys finally axed the last leg of the tour. Now we can get back to the studio...

DEAN:
Whoa, man, take it easy...the guys and I were wanting to take some time off...

SAM:
I know, Dean, but I've checked the figures...if we want to get another number one record out, we need to do it within the next year.

DEAN:
Sam, we're on top of the world right now...those people out there pay money to be in the same room with us, I'm not even talking about hearing our stuff.

SAM:
Just trying to keep the money train rolling.

DEAN:
I know, man. I just need some time off...and I know that Ruby's waiting for you back in LA.

SAM:
(smirks a bit) Yeah, yeah, I guess she is...

DEAN looks out the window.

Cut to - EXT. The Winchester House - Night
We come to the Winchester House, unburned. The limo pulls up and we see that JOHN and MARY are at the door. SAM and DEAN get out and head over.

Cut -
JOHN, walking over. MARY following him

JOHN:
Sam! Dean!

The guys share manly hugs. MARY gives both of the boys loving hugs.

DEAN:
It's good to see you guys.

SAM:
Really is.

JOHN:
Well, let's get your things inside, boys.

DEAN:
(holding up his duffel bag) Yes, sir.

SAM:
Dean's still living like a Spartan.

DEAN:
I went by what Dad taught us from the Marines, Sammy...basic pack of everything you'd need.

SAM laughs a bit.

Cut to - INT. The Winchester House, The Boys Room - Night
DEAN and SAM are asleep in two beds, in what appears to be in their old room in the house. SAM's side seems a bit more like a bookworm's room, complete with books, a globe, and a telescope, while DEAN's side is covered in posters from bands like Metallica, Van Halen, and Iron Maiden. Suddenly, we hear the fluttering of wings and then...

NATHANIEL: (OS)
Dean...

DEAN wakes up and looks over.

DEAN:
What the-? What the hell?

Pan to -
NATHANIEL, standing nearby.

NATHANIEL:
Guess again.

DEAN:
Who are you?

NATHANIEL:
Dean, stop playing games, you know who I am.

DEAN:
No, I really don't. So tell me how you are, or I throw you out of a window.

NATHANIEL:
We don't have time for this. Lucifer is closer to being unleashed, and you and Sam have to stop it.

DEAN:
(a beat) Okay, well...when I wake up...this will have all been one crazed alcohol-induced nightmare...

NATHANIEL:
This is getting old, Dean...

DEAN:
Yeah, just who the hell are you?

NATHANIEL:
You know who I am.

DEAN:
That's it. (He gets up, we hear the wings fluttering) Right out the...(a beat, he looks around) What the hell?

Pan -
The room. NATHANIEL is gone.

Cut to -
SAM, sitting up.

SAM:
Dean? You alright?

DEAN:
(a beat, still looking around) I guess...

Fade to Black.

ACT TWO
Fade Up - INT. The Winchester House, Kitchen - Day
SAM is already up and dressed in his suit. He is munching on some toast and reading a newspaper.

Pan over -
JOHN is pouring a bowl of cereal and milk as MARY reaches around him to grab a mug for her tea. As they cross paths, they share a quick smooch before going their separate ways.

Cut -
DEAN enters, still wearing the t-shirt and jeans from last night, with an astounding bedhead. His eyes are half opened, as though he hasn't woken up completely.

MARY:
Good morning, sunshine.

DEAN:
(groaning) Ugh...(he sits down at the table, rubs his eyes) What did I miss?

SAM:
Well, half the morning. The record execs called, they want to throw in a few more tour dates...

DEAN:
No...

SAM:
We need all the press for the new album that we can get.

DEAN:
No, Sam...no more touring...

JOHN:
(Interrupting) I was actually wondering when you boys have to leave...

SAM:
We-

DEAN:
(Interrupting) Whenever we please...

SAM:
Dean, we have to be back in Kansas City by three...

DEAN:
It's the band's private limo, I'm sure they can wait...

JOHN:
Good, 'cause I wanted to watch the game with you boys.

DEAN: (laughs)
Right! Kansas State vs. Oklahoma, yeah?

JOHN:
You better believe it.

MARY:
(laughs) Your dad still hasn't stopped loving his college baseball...

SAM: (smiling)
We expected as much.

DEAN:
Yeah, I think we'd be good to stick around...share a beer with the old man, right Sam?

SAM:
(smiling a bit) Yeah, you're right, Dean.

DEAN nods

Cut -
JOHN, who heads over to the fridge.

JOHN:
Well, let's grab a few beers and see if we can find the game...

MARY:
It's on channel eight, sweetie...

JOHN:
(smiles at her) You know me too well.

MARY:
(leans in, kisses him, then pulls away) Always have...

Close Up -
DEAN. He looks, oddly, happy, really happy for the first time in a long while. Then something offscreen catches his eye and he looks to it.

Cut -
DEAN's POV. NATHANIEL is standing outside in MARY's garden.

SAM: (OS)
Dean?

Cut -
DEAN, looking outside.

DEAN:
Who is that guy?

Cut -
The whole Winchester family, they look outside.

MARY:
(with some alarm) He's standing in my petunias!

JOHN:
I'll deal with him.

DEAN:
(holding his arm out to stop JOHN) No, Dad, I'll do it.

SAM:
Dean, don't-

DEAN heads off, regardless of his brother's warning. SAM, sighing deeply, follows him.

Cut to - EXT. The Winchester House - Day
DEAN and SAM step out to find NATHANIEL.

DEAN:
Okay, pal, what's the big idea?

NATHANIEL:
Sam...Dean...good to see that you've come back to your senses.

SAM:
What are you talking about?

NATHANIEL:
(his face scrunches up in confusion) What do you mean?

DEAN:
Hey, we're asking the questions here, pal. So just who the hell are you?

NATHANIEL:
Dean, you know me. Don't act like you don't. I've leaped across universes to find the two of you.

DEAN:
(a beat) You must be on some really good stuff...

NATHANIEL:
This is not a drug trip, Dean. You both are in serious danger here, I need to get you out before this reality collapses.

SAM:
(holding a hand up) Okay, look dude...it looks like you're high on something, and you need some help...okay? I'm gonna call my friend, he's a good shrink, okay? (pulls out his cell phone) He can help you out...

Cut -
The fluttering of wings and now NATHANIEL is to SAM's left.

NATHANIEL:
Put that device away, Sam Winchester...

SAM, looking horrified, shakes a bit and backs away as he puts the cell phone back into the pocket of his suit.

DEAN:
Okay, you have some explaining to do...and none of that Dark Side of the Rainbow crap, okay?

NATHANIEL:
You were hunting a sprite and managed to kill it, but it infected you both with one of its offspring.

DEAN:
(a beat, he exchanges looks with SAM, then looks back to NATHANIEL) Okay...I'm sure on some planet, that made sense...but this is Earth...

NATHANIEL:
I don't have time for this. If you won't listen to me, I'll just show you!

He touches both of the guys on the forehead before they can react, and they all vanish.

Cut to - EXT. The Alley - Night
NATHANIEL, SAM, and DEAN appear in the alley from the TEASER. SAM and DEAN are both shell-shocked, NATHANIEL stands without the transport having affected him.

DEAN:
What the hell was that?

NATHANIEL:
Time travel. I just pulled you a few hours into your relative past.

SAM:
What? Time travel? What is going on?

NATHANIEL:
Watch...

Cut -
We see the SPRITE, dodging into the shadows.

DEAN:
(jumping, in shock) What the hell was that?

NATHANIEL:
That was a sprite...when it attacked you here, it altered your memories...you do not remember it...

SAM:
Dude, what are you talking about?

NATHANIEL: (pointing ahead)
Watch...

Cut -
DEAN and SAM enter the alleyway, wielding the spikes.

PAST!DEAN: (pulls out a mahogany stake)
That's why we're going to put one of these between its eyes.

PAST!SAM:
You like sharp objects, don't you?

PAST!DEAN: (with an almost childlike joy in his voice and grin)
Yep...

They head down the alleyway.

DEAN: (astounded)
(a beat) That's us!

SAM:
Wait a minute, why can't they see us?

NATHANIEL:
I'm protecting us from the events of the time stream...your past selves cannot see or hear you...

DEAN:
This is trippy, man...can they still run into us?

He moves into the path of his past self, who simply walks through im.

DEAN: (CON'T.)
Whoa!

NATHANIEL:
We exist on a different plane of reality than they do...we cannot interact with them.

PAST!SAM:
So how are we gonna know this thing when we see it? Sprites can shapeshift...

Cut to -
The end of the hallway. We see a scantily clad, blue-skinned female enter the camera frame. She has deep, jewel-like green eyes with glyphs all over her body.

PAST!DEAN:
Fair bet, dude...

A fight sequence ensues.

Cut -
PAST!DEAN swinging his arm at the SPRITE. The SPRITE disarms him and flings the stake away.

Cut -
DEAN looks to the fight.

DEAN:
Come on, me! Kick her ass!

Cut -
PAST!SAM, jumping at the SPRITE and putting her in a chokehold. The SPRITE is temporarily startled, then starts to melt, falling out of PAST!SAM's grasp.

PAST!SAM:
Dean, she's gone liquid!

Cut -
SAM, who stares in disbelief.

SAM:
This can't be real...

Cut -
PAST!DEAN grabs the stake and readies himself for another attack.

Cut -
The SPRITE resoldifies and grabs PAST!DEAN, touching his head.

Cut -
PAST!SAM, running his stake through the SPRITE's head.

Cut -
The SPRITE turns and, with its dying gasp, touches PAST!SAM's forehead. And then promptly falls over dead.

PAST!DEAN:
(brushing himself off) Well, that was weird...

Cut -
DEAN, who nods, admiring his past self.

DEAN:
My thoughts exactly...

Cut -
Suddenly, PAST!DEAN falls over, unconscious.

Cut -
DEAN, whose face suddenly shows horror.

DEAN:
Well, that sucks...

Cut -
PAST!SAM kneels by PAST!DEAN's unconscious body.

PAST!SAM:
Dean? Dean!

Suddenly, PAST!SAM also falls over unconscious.

Cut -
SAM, looking down at the two conscious thems.

SAM:
C'mon, this is some kind of trick...what did you drug us with?

NATHANIEL:
(Still looking at the bodies) Watch...

Cut -
Suddenly, the bodies show the sprite's symbols in their flesh, and they start to glow. Suddenly, everything stops around NATHANIEL, SAM, and DEAN.

NATHANIEL:
You were infected by the sprite...while its magic sent you into an alternate reality, your bodies became incubators for its offspring.

DEAN:
Are you saying we got knocked up by Smurfette?

NATHANIEL:
This is not a joking matter, Dean. The Council of Archangels has frozen time in order to keep the two of your alive. You must find out a way to...

SAM: (Interrupting)
Wait a sec. The Council of Archangels?

NATHANIEL:
Yes...the eight most powerful angels in all of Heaven. They have-

SAM: (Interrupting, again)
There are angels now?

NATHANIEL:
You don't remember them...but yes...and they are trying to save you, so that your destinies may be fulfilled...

DEAN:
C'mon, monsters are one thing...but angels? That ridiculous...

NATHANIEL:
You doubt the power of God's soldiers?

DEAN:
(a beat) I don't know...

NATHANIEL:
You two must suspend your disbelief...you must see that the world that you know is a lie...

SAM:
How do you know that?

NATHANIEL:
Because it was made for you...

DEAN:
What is that supposed to mean?

NATHANIEL:
You life...consider this...what did you want the most?

DEAN:
I'd hardly call having to run from fangirls something I'd want.

NATHANIEL:
No, you didn't want that...but you did want your parents to be alive again.

SAM and DEAN both stop, confused.

SAM:
What?

NATHANIEL:
Your parents died...in the reality that you are from, they are dead. Your mother died in Sam's nursery in the year 1983, and your father died dealing with the demon Azazel twenty-three years later...

DEAN:
Dude, there's no way that can be right! (a beat, he considers this) Can it?

NATHANIEL:
It is my mission to save you both, but unless you help me, the world you know is going to collapse and you both will perish...

SAM:
(a beat) What do we have to do?

NATHANIEL:
(holding out his hand to them) Come with me...

There is a long pause.

DEAN:
(a beat) I feel like I'm in "The Matrix".

SAM:
(Irked) Dean...

DEAN:
Alright, alright...

Both the boys nod to NATHANIEL.

Cut -
The fluttering of wings is heard and all three have vanished, leaving PAST!DEAN and PAST!SAM frozen in time.

Fade to Black.

ACT THREE
Fade Up - INT. A Motel Room - Day
NATHANIEL and the boys appear in a motel room.

DEAN: (recovering from sudden transportation)
That was trippy!

NATHANIEL:
We just traveled from the universe you were trapped in back to your own...

SAM: (looking around)
This doesn't look like anywhere we'd go...

NATHANIEL:
Look beyond the lie, Sam...you must try to remember...

SAM:
(a beat) Nope, nothing...

DEAN:
Can't you just...put our memories back?

NATHANIEL: (cocks his head to one side, curiously)
What do you mean?

DEAN:
Well, I mean, can't you like...do an angel mind meld and make us remember who we are?

NATHANIEL:
No...I cannot...

DEAN:
Let me guess, because we're out of our original bodies?

NATHANIEL:
No, because the memories of your past lives would merge with your current memories. Your minds would overload and you would be vegetables, making you useless to us.

SAM: (sarcastically)
How inconvenient.

NATHANIEL:
Precisely...so, we must find a way to destroy the Sprites within your bodies so that you can be saved...

DEAN:
Where do we start?

NATHANIEL:
(pointing to the table) Those books...you used them to identify the creature you were hunting...

Cut -
SAM walks over to the books, looking at them as though they are foreign.

Cut -
NATHANIEL, who turns to DEAN.

NATHANIEL:
I will speak to my superiors, see if we can perhaps get more help...I will return...

With a flutter of wings, he is gone.

DEAN:
(a beat, then to SAM) That's friggin' awesome!

SAM:
This is just wrong...

DEAN:
What? I thought he was kind of making sense...sort of...

SAM:
No, I mean, this...there's no way that this could be our life...

DEAN:
What do you mean, man?

SAM:
How can this even be real?

DEAN:
Well, it's not drugs...at least, I'm pretty sure.

SAM:
Well, what else is it? Nothing makes sense anymore...

DEAN:
Gotta learn to shift gears, Sammy.

WOMAN's VOICE: (OS)
I have to agree...

Cut -
A YOUNG WOMAN stands at the door to the room. She is dressed in tight leather pants and a low-cut shirt.

Cut -
DEAN, who grins lustily.

DEAN:
Hello...

SAM:
(rolls his eyes) Really, man?

DEAN:
(ignoring SAM) I don't think we ordered room service...

Cut -
The YOUNG WOMAN smirks a bit, then her eyes go white, revealing that she is LILITH.

LILITH:
This one's on the house, boys...

Cut -
SAM and DEAN, who jump back in surprise.

DEAN:
Dude, your face!

Close Up -
SAM. He gasps and clutches his head.

FLASHBACK - 3.16, "No Rest for the Wicked"
We see LILITH, in RUBY's host's body, laughing as DEAN is torn apart by the Hell hounds. The emphasis is on the white eyes.

Cut -
SAM, recovering. He glares at LILITH.

SAM:
You...

Cut -
LILITH, smirking.

LILITH:
Aww, you remember me...I'm touched...

Cut -
SAM, raising his hand.

DEAN:
Dude, what the hell are you doing?

Cut -
LILITH, who is unaffected as she walks up to SAM, pushing DEAN to the ground, and grabs SAM up by the throat.

LILITH:
You really don't realize what a golden opportunity you've just dropped into my lap, Sam...

SAM:
(choking, defiant) Mfff...Mfff...

LILITH:
What was that?

She loosens her grip slightly.

SAM:
I've got the knife, bitch!

Close Up -
RUBY's knife, which has gotten into SAM's hand in the struggle with LILITH. With great force behind the swing, he jabs the knife into LILITH's chest. Her body sparks a little, but this otherwise has no effect.

Cut -
LILITH, seeing the knife stuck in her chest.

LILITH:
Aww...the girl in me just paid for those...(She yanks out the knife and throws it to the ground) Too bad...I guess you thought that pig-sticker would kill me, huh?

Cut -
SERAPHINA and NATHANIEL materialize in the room.

SERAPHINA:
Prepare to be slain!

LILITH:
Oh, save it for someone who gives a crap!

Both SERAPHINA and NATHANIEL raise their hands to banish LILITH.

Cut -
LILITH, who glares at SAM and DEAN.

LILITH:
This isn't over...

Cut -
DEAN, who has a flash of memory as well.

Flashback - 3.16, "No Rest for the Wicked"
DEAN, in hell, wrapped in chains.

Cut -
DEAN, who finds that his hand has come to rest on the Colt. He raises it to fire at LILITH.

DEAN:
Yeah, it is...

Cut -
LILITH. Her eyes get wide when she sees the Colt and her host screams, releasing her as black smoke. Her host falls to the ground, apparently long dead.

Cut -
DEAN lowers the Colt, having not fired a shot.

Cut -
The two angels, who lower their hands.

Cut -
SAM, getting up and looking to the angels.

SAM:
Well, that was nice of you to drop in...

SERAPHINA:
Quiet, Sam...

DEAN:
What the hell was that all about?

NATHANIEL:
We-

SERAPHINA:
(Interrupting) We knew that Lilith would attempt to strike you when she thought you vulnerable. So, we intended to...

DEAN:
Are you saying we were bait?

SERAPHINA:
It was necessary to-

DEAN:
(Interrupting) Bull crap! You erase our memories to put Lilith in a trap without even so much as asking. Forgive me if that doesn't seem very angelish...

SERAPHINA:
You insolent-

NATHANIEL:
Seraphina, don't! I beg you!

SERAPHINA:
(to NATHANIEL) Silence. (to DEAN) If you weren't destined to save this pitiful world, I would turn you into dust.

DEAN:
(defiant) Bring it on, Carrot Top...

They have another stare off, eventually, SERAPHINA concedes.

SERAPHINA:
Rodent...

She turns away.

Cut -
SAM.

SAM:
So the sprite...all of it...part of the trap?

NATHANIEL:
No, it was merely a convenient excuse to set the trap. The hunt was indeed real. If you do not remove the sprite's unborn from within you, you will die...

Cut -
DEAN and SAM, who exchange looks.

DEAN:
Let's go salt and burn that son of a bitch...

Cut to - INT. The Impala - Day
The radio is off. SAM and DEAN sit in silence.

DEAN:
(a beat) Okay, I'll say it...

SAM:
Say what?

DEAN:
How friggin' awesome was that?!

SAM:
(a beat) You're joking, right?

DEAN:
No way, man! That was great!

SAM:
Dean, Lilith nearly killed us back there...if our memories hadn't kicked back in...

DEAN:
(Interrupting) No, no, not that, I mean the other universe...I was a rock star, man!

SAM:
(laughs a bit) Yeah...yeah you were...

DEAN:
I mean, I can barely remember it, but that was awesome, y'know?

SAM:
Yeah...and me as your agent...

DEAN:
Well, you probably would've been a badass lawyer, Sammy...if fate hadn't picked us for this...

SAM:
Maybe...

DEAN:
Well, dude, I mean...why wouldn't you want to live like that?

SAM:
Because it's not our life...(DEAN looks at SAM) Don't get me wrong, this life sucks, but...in the end...I wouldn't give it up...

DEAN:
That's funny...three years ago, you would've dropped it at a moment's notice...

SAM:
Well, I've just kind of realized that with everything we've seen, everything we've hunted...

DEAN:
Yeah?

SAM:
(a beat) It's worth it...isn't it? I mean, we've saved people's lives...and that's...good...

DEAN:
Yeah...(a beat) But we have to save ourselves, this time...

SAM:
Yeah...

DEAN:
Let's go find that corpse...

Cut to - EXT. The Impala - Day
We see the mighty Metallicar drive off down the road.

Fade to Black.

ACT FOUR
Fade Up - EXT. The Alley - Day
It is now the next day. Police are roaming the place, and yellow tape is up.

DEAN:
Alright, we're doing the Marshals shtick, right?

SAM:
(looking outside) Hang on...

DEAN:
We could do EPA, but...

SAM:
No, dude, look...

DEAN:
What? (looks over) Crap...

Cut -
We see two DEMONS wearing police officers coming toward the Impala.

SAM:
Gun it!

Cut -
The rear wheel of the Impala as it blasts toward the two DEMONS, who dodge out of the way.

DEAN:
Did they take the freakin' body?

Cut -
A nondescript, black van is at the end of the alley. Two other DEMONS, wearing EMTs, are rolling the SPRITE's body into it, under a sheet.

DEMON #1:
Where's the stiff going?

DEMON #2:
Downtown...Lilith's orders...

DEMON #1:
Got it.

Cut -
The Impala, roaring down the alley.

Cut -
Back to the van.

DEMON #2:
Go! Go! Go!

The demons jump into the van and roar down the way, the Impala giving pursuit.

Cut - INT. The Impala - Day
DEAN stares ahead.

SAM:
We're never going to catch them at this rate!

DEAN:
Relax!

SAM:
Dean, they're outdistancing us...

DEAN:
Wait for it...

Cut - INT. The Van
Through the windshield, we see DEMON #1 and #2.

DEMON #2: (looking back)
I think we lost them.

DEMON #1: (looking back)
Good.

They both turn back...and both scream.

Cut -
We are now out in the suburbs. The Van smashes right into the crossing gates of a railroad line, and seconds later, the side of the van meets the front of a train.

Cut -
The Impala. DEAN hits the brakes as they head down the hill.

DEAN:
Damn straight!

SAM:
How the hell did you know that would happen?

DEAN:
I didn't...(a beat, he looks at SAM) Dumb luck, Sammy...savior of us all...

Cut -
The boys getting out and going toward the WRECK. The train has knocked the remains of the van a few hundred feet away along the track.

DEAN: (now with sawed-off)
Check the train!

Cut -
To the door. A CONDUCTOR gets out of the foremost car.

Cut -
SAM, pointing the gun at him.

SAM:
Is this a passenger train?

Cut -
The CONDUCTOR freaks out, raising his hands.

CONDUCTOR:
Don't shoot me!

SAM:
Are there people on the train?

CONDUCTOR:
No!

SAM:
Alright, just stay put!

Cut -
DEAN kicks the rear doors open, finding some now demon-less corpses by an uncovered stretcher, with no SPRITE body in sight.

DEAN:
(looking back) Sam, it's not here!

Cut -
SAM, who looks back to DEAN.

SAM:
What?

DEAN:
They must've switched it out!

Cut -
Another van, on the hill above them, it starts heading off back to town.

Cut -
SAM and DEAN.

DEAN:
(a beat, then) Son of a bitch!

Cut -
The van, going away. Suddenly, it explodes into a million pieces, leaving a smoking pile of rubble.

Cut -
DEAN and SAM, who jump back in surprise.

DEAN:
What the-?

NATHANIEL: (OS)
No, not again...

Pan -
NATHANIEL, standing nearby, staring at the burning van.

DEAN:
If...if you could do that...

NATHANIEL:
'Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find.'

Cut -
SAM and DEAN. They both sigh with relief that it is now, all over.

Fade to Black.

Nice job!

ACT FIVE
Fade Up - INT. The Motel Room - Day
DEAN and SAM are packing up.

SAM:
Well, I'm glad that's over...

DEAN:
Yep.

SAM:
So back on the road.

DEAN: (not looking at him)
Yep, hunting down Queen Bitch...

SAM:
Great.

DEAN:
Yep.

SAM:
Can you say anything other than 'yep'?

DEAN:
Yep...

SAM stops, laughing for a second.

DEAN: (CON'T.)
What's so funny?

SAM:
I don't know, man...it's just...we got so close to killing Lilith today...

DEAN:
Yeah, and you think I didn't want to pull that trigger back there?

SAM:
That's not what I'm say-

DEAN:
'Coz I did, Sam...I wanted to pay that bitch back for the months of torment I suffered down in the Pit.

SAM:
I know you did, Dean...

DEAN:
(shakes his head) I didn't want it enough...I panicked...

SAM:
Happens to all of us, Dean. We'll get her again...

DEAN:
(a beat, nods) Yeah...'coz the next time I meet that bitch, I'm going to blow her away...

SAM looks at DEAN, somewhat worried, but just nods.

SAM:
Alright...I'm going to take the bags out.

He grabs his bag and heads outside.

Cut -
DEAN, who sits down on the bed. He has his hands on his head, ruffling his hair a little in frustration. Suddenly, we hear the flattering of wings.

Pan -
SERAPHINA, sitting next to DEAN on the bed.

SERAPHINA:
How are you?

DEAN jumps up in surprised.

DEAN:
Jesus! You guys ever hear of doors?!

SERAPHINA:
Don't take the Son's name in vain.

DEAN:
(starting a sarcastic comment) Well, excuse me... (a beat) Wait a sec, did you just ask me if I was okay?

SERAPHINA:
No. I asked you how you were.

DEAN:
Good, because I wanted to be sure that I wasn't in another alternate reality...

SERAPHINA:
You aren't, Dean...

DEAN:
So where's Nathaniel?

SERAPHINA:
On assignment. Our superiors believed that I would be the best choice to speak to you...

DEAN:
What about?

Cut -
SERAPHINA, looking out another window.

SERAPHINA:
A storm is gathering, Dean Winchester...one that will lay waste to both Heaven and Earth unless it is stopped.

DEAN:
Sounds like your ideal vacation spot.

SERAPHINA:
Hardly...all will fall before the force that rises from the Pit, none can escape it.

DEAN:
Yes, yes. End of the universe...blah blah blah...rain of fire...blah blah blah...Cher still isn't dead...I get it...

SERAPHINA:
I do not believe that you do. Because you lack the one thing that we need for you to save this world...

DEAN:
What is that?

SERAPHINA:
That (a beat, she turns to him, looking him in the eye) Would be your memories of Hell.

DEAN:
(blinks) But...Nathaniel said...

SERAPHINA:
Yes, the rebelling angels...did not wish you to have those memories. However, now that they have been dealt with, we need them.

DEAN:
You can't ask me to relive that!

SERAPHINA:
(a beat) No, we cannot...(a beat) but we can bring them back to you...with or without your consent.

DEAN:
(shaking his head) No. I'd die first...

SERAPHINA:
You would give the lives of eight billion people to satisfy your own pride? (DEAN glares at her) The time is now, Winchester...

She reaches out a finger and touches DEAN's forehead.

Cut -
The door. There is a flutter of wings as the door opens and SAM enters again.

SAM: (looking around)
Dean? We need to head out, man.

He looks around, checking the bathroom.

SAM:
Dean?

He checks the closet and under the beds.

SAM:
Dean?!

He looks around frantically, worried.

SAM: (yelling)
Dean?!

Fade to Black.

End Credits.

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And that wraps up "It's A Long Way To the Top". Now, the apocalypse draws every closer, as we go into a Dean-centric episode. How Dean-centric, you ask? Well, Sam's not even in it! That's right!

But that's okay, because following that is a Sam-centric one, that will not feature Dean in the least!

Stay tuned for "Gathering of the Storm", coming up soon...