(1) When We Collide (T. Stark)

Chapter Twenty One

"Yeah, Okay, look. Yeah, yeah, yeah, you're right. I was wrong. You're not crazy but we – we – we need to get out of here. Fast" Sam starts to pull Spencer with him. Spencer pulls her arm loose from Sam, Sam looks at her and throws his arms out like "what?"

"I don't think you're real" Spencer tells him.

"You feel that?" Sam grabs Spencer by the arms. "You feel this? I'm real. This is not an acid trip. I'm real, and that thing is gonna come down here and kill us for real. Now, please..."

"There's one way to be sure" Spencer pulls out the silver knife. Sam and Dean back up from her.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa. What are you doing?" Dean asks her.

"It's an old wives' tale. If you're about to die in a dream, you wake up" She answers.

"No, no, no, no, no, no, no. That's crazy. All right?" Dean asks her.

"Maybe" Spencer answers. Sam walks towards her.

"You're gonna kill yourself..." he starts, Spencer holds out the knife and her other hand to stop him. "Okay"

"Or I'm gonna wake up. One or the other" Spencer adds.

"This isn't a dream, all right. I'm here, Dean's here, with you, now. And you're about to kill yourself, Spencer"

"No, I'm pretty sure. Like, 90% sure. But I'm sure enough" Spencer turns the knife on herself, takes both her hands to the handle, ready to thrust it into herself.

"Wait!" Dean shouts. Suddenly John walks up next to Spencer, in his usual hunting clothing. Behind Sam Tony appears with Trinity.

"Why'd you have to keep digging?" Sam asks Spencer. Spencer looks at John. Jessica appears at his side. "Why couldn't you have left well enough alone?" Spencer looks around. "You were happy" John walks up to Spencer.

"Put the knife down, Sweetheart"

"You're not real" Spencer tells him with tears in her eyes. "None of it is"

"It doesn't matter. It's still better than anything you had" John tells her.

"What?"

"It's everything you want. We're a family again. Let's go home" John touches her arm and Spencer shakes her head.

"I'll die" she counters. "The Djinn'll... drain the life out of me in a couple of days"

"But in here, with us, it'll feel like years. Like a lifetime" John argues, Spencer looks over at Dean who half-smiles and nods to her. "I promise" John takes takes her chin in his hand, and he looks down on her. "No more pain" He strokes his cheek. "Or fear. Just love and comfort. And safety. Spencer, stay with us" strokes his other cheek and she leans into his hand, closing her eyes. "Get some rest"

"You don't have to worry about Sam any more" Spencer looks to Jessica.

"Or Dean" Carmen adds at Dean's side. "You get to watch them live a full life" John steps away and Tony walks up to Spencer, he cups her cheek and kisses her.

"We can have a future together" Tony tells her. "We have our own family. I love you, Spencer. Please" Spencer really starts to cry, because part of her wants to stay here. A big part of her.

"Mommy" Trinity begs, Spencer looks to her. "Please" Sam and Dean approach Spencer.

"Why is it our job to save everyone? Haven't we done enough?" Sam echoes her words.

"We're begging you" Dean adds. "Give me the knife" he holds out his hand towards her. Spencer looks at Tony, Sam, Dean, John and Trinity with tears running down her cheeks. She shakes her head.