(1) When We Collide (T. Stark)

Chapter Twenty Two

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Later: Spencer wakes alert as her cell phone rings on the bedside table, Tony grumbles a little and turns away from the noise covering his head with a pillow, Spencer grabs the cell phone and answers it.

"Yeah?" she asks yawning.

"Spence, it's Dean" Dean tells her. "We have a problem.....Sam's gone"

"Gone where?" she asks laying down again.

"Gone, as in missing"

"He's gone off before" she mumbles starting to fall back to sleep.

"This is different, I can feel it, Spencer, he went into a cafe to get food....and he was gone, so was everyone else, and there....there was sulphur" Spencer sits up alarmed now.

"Where are you?" she asks him.

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"Don't worry about us" Tony tells her setting Spencer's duffel in her car, she is stood behind him pulling on her jacket. "Just go find your brother" he tells her and then shuts the trunk. "When the sun comes up I'll head to Bobby's with Trinity, okay?" he asks her turning back to her. She nods a little. Tony clasps her face in his hands and kisses her. "It's going to be fine" He tells her. "I know I haven't known you guys very long, but the one thing I am certain about is that you're all as tough as vibranium nails" she smiles a little, he kisses her again and then releases her, she takes a breath.

"I'll call you later" she assures him, he nods and gives her a reassuring smile. She climbs into her car and starts the engine, Tony yawns a little and watches her drive away. He turns and heads back inside where it is warm.

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Bobby and Dean are parked on the side of the road, Spencer's car pulls up, kicking up dirt as she skids to a stop before she is climbing out and moving to them, Dean pulls her into a hug immediately and trying to sooth her. She clutches back to him as Bobby watches them both worried and upset himself but trying to stay strong for them, he turns and pulls out a map before straightening it over the impala's hood.

"Take a look" he tells them, Spencer pulls back from Dean and moves to the car wiping away her tears. Dean joins her, the three of them looking over the map. "This is it. All demonic signs and omens over the past month"

"Are you joking? There's nothing here" Spencer argues.

"Exactly"

"Well, come on, there's gotta be something. What about the, the, the normal, low-level stuff? You know, exorcisms, that kind of thing" Dean asks.

"That's what I'm telling you: there's nothing. It's completely quiet"

"Well, how are we supposed to look for Sam? What, do we just close our eyes and point?" Dean asks, his cell phone rings, it's Ash, calling from the Roadhouse. "Ash, what do you got?"

"Okay, listen, it's a big negatory on Sam...."

"Oh, come on, man! You've gotta give us something. We're looking at a three thousand-mile haystack here" Dean begs.

"Listen, Dean. I did find something"

"Well, what?"

"I can't talk over this line, Dean"

"Come on, I don't have time for this!"

"Make time, okay? Because this – What's up? What's going on?" he talks to someone away from the phone. "Not only does this almost definitely help you find your brother, this is (ah) it's huge. So get here. Now." Ash hangs up. Dean looks to Bobby and Spencer.