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[Granted Sam hadn't had much to do with his younger self since they arrived.. mostly because he just doesn't know what to do with him but Dean just did a very public bounce and someone should probably protect the child. Or something. Whatever he doesn't really care.

And yet.]

Hey, pack a bag. Cas needs the house for a ritual tonight so we're gonna go wilderness camping. Sound fun?

????

A ritual for what?
They're not in trouble again are they? I just went out for a couple of hours!

Nah no one's in trouble

[Well. He's pretty sure Cas is about to be in a world of hurt from Dean but that isn't what he means.]

Something about group therapy and feeling sharing and I don't think we want to be there for that. Boring hippie stuff.

Now, should I get us a tent or do you wanna go hard mode?

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Ugh, okay. 'Feeling sharing'. Got it.

[But is he eager over the thought of camping? Absolutely not. At least he's in a universe and time now where he can take a phone with him. Don't get him wrong, he knows there's something up here, but...]

Tents would be nice.
Last time I did hard mode I woke up covered in spiders.

[Remember that, Sam???? From long long ago????

it's very fresh and terrible for him thanks]

... Are you trying to avoid whatever those two are doing?

Yes, absolutely. At all costs.

[Hard pass on the spiders tbh, soul or not that shit is nasty and a stray hair on the back of his neck still sends him into spider ptsd so thanks for that particular reminder l o v e it]

Thanks for the honesty.
I guess let's go, uh. Camping.
I just gotta pick up some homework from the school. Might as well have something to work on. And maybe you can help me learn some sigil stuff? Cas taught me the angel banishing symbol but I'm sure there's a lot more I need to know.

There's plenty, yeah. And now we're here I think it's more important than ever. You're a jellybean, kiddo.

I'll pack our bags and meet you at the school?

[He wants them o u t of the house asap. Logically, real camping is dumb on account of all the monsters but it sounds less awful than self banishment to a hotel or squat for the night. Though, he supposes, that would be in keeping.

He'll let Sammy take the lead on that one, he doesn't care either way.]

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Not a jellybean. :P

[He's a jellybean.]

I'll meet you there. Just make sure Dean and Cas are gonna be okay without us around before you leave. Dean gets into all kinds of trouble, I think, and Cas kinda seems high a lot, so sometimes it's good to check on them.

[Apparently Sammy has been taking note and doing this on occasion. In secret, of course. Last thing he needs is someone grumbling at him.]

[How very stealth of you.]

You're not wrong but they'll be alright. Dean's visiting his friend Claire and Cas is having his feelings circle, everything is okay.

[Ish. Sorta. Something like that.]

'Everything is okay' is a really nice way to put it in a place like this. But if you say so. [This Sam is a good Sam, after all. He made all the right choices. Or, at the very least, he didn't end humanity.] See you soon. Make sure you let Dean know we're going camping sometime, so he doesn't go running all over trying to find me.

will do partner

[maybe]

[Maul is trying to contact a Sam Winchester but clearly has gotten confused by the fact there's two of them listed on the network. He listens to the voice message and just means to move on but the line is still recording as he talks to himself.]

Hmmm, is this the right one? No, this one sounds younger....why do humans all share the same ten names?

[And lo, a young teen's voice replies:]

Um... This is — Sam Winchester? How can I help you?

[#manners]

[Maul realizes what has happened and sighs before groaning a little to himself. Maul's voice is velvety and smooth, very pleasant to listen to with just a little bit of what sounds like a Mid-Atlantic accent.]

Nevermind. You're not the Sam Winchester I was attempting to contact.

Oh. If you're sure.

... He's not in trouble, is he? Or — I mean, I was older once here, too, so if you're mad at him for something from a long time ago, it was probably my fault.

[dont mind him he's just a young lad protecting his weird family]

No, I have no quarrel or grudge with either of you. In fact, what I mean to offer him is to his benefit.

I guess that's good.

What kind of offer?

[C'mon, you can't expect him not to ask.]

The kind where we are in an alliance for our mutual benefit.

[Though more to Maul's than to theirs. Gotta make sure he's getting the better deal out of this situation after all.]

... Can't I know about it?

It's my family you're dragging into it. I wanna know what's going on, too.

That depends entirely on how capable you are of remaining silent about what I have intended.

[Sorry, Sam, you’re a teenager and therefore by definition dumb. Maul’s unsure of how much he can trust you.]

I can stay quiet; I've stayed quiet plenty in my life.

[He may not stay quiet, granted, if his family's life may be in jeopardy from it.

But he's not gonna say that, that'd be stupid.]

Even if it involved other people being hurt or killed? Even if there was a risk your family was going to be hurt by helping me?

[The questions are definitely a test, as most opening conversations are with Maul, for he wants to see what the boy's answers will be.]

Don't you have a brother here?

Wouldn't you want to know if your family was risking their ass?

Or would you want to be left in the dark until something happened you weren't told about?

[Sounding a little too mature at age 14, but you know how it is.

Being raised as a little warrior makes you age faster.]

[Maul goes quiet when Sam mentions Savage. He's surprised the kid knows about that but really it is quite obvious given they're the only two Zabrak in the city. Yeowch, way to hit him where it hurts, kiddo.]

....Point taken. But-- That still doesn't answer if you can keep quiet about what might be planned for all of you. Trust me when I say if you cannot, tell me now. I won't have my plans messed up by one idiot child.

[Really, it's nothing personal, Maul just doesn't trust anyone under the age of about 22 to make anything in the way of good or smart decisions.]

[No offense, Maul, but most people would have to be blind not to notice you've got a brother. And not even 'cus you're the only ones who look like you do, here in Trench. From one brother to another — you tend to just know.]

I won't mess up your plans.

[That could be a lie. Honestly, he's good at lying, made better at it by his father and brother's careful lessons. He's gonna pull Dean by the ear if he gets himself into too much trouble regardless.]

[This is just true. The brother bond is definitely a real thing.]

Swear it upon your brother's life and I'll believe it.

[Maul hasn't gotten this far in life by trusting blindly, especially when it comes to idiot children.]

[... Do you really think Winchesters wouldn't manipulate the concept of swearing on something in order to get information? Oh, Maul, you sweet summer sith dude. But Sam also would rather not get Maul killing his brother because of some stupid wording.]

I swear, as long as it doesn't kill my brother doing whatever you're doing.

... And even if you don't tell me, older Sam will. He doesn't give a shit.

Very well. I can already tell you you're not going to like it.

[But Dean and older Sam are grown adults who can make their own decisions, so it really doesn't matter what the wee Winchester thinks.]

I'm going to use your brother as bait to draw out the Jedi Anakin Skywalker once he fully falls to the Dark Side since he has a feud with your brother, so Dean will likely be his first victim. If everything goes according to plan, he'll be fine and I'll stop the Jedi before he does anything to anyone else.

[It's very risky but what else is new with the lives of the Winchester boys?]

[Finding out abut what Anakin did to Dean leads Ariadne dangerously close to her own dark side. So much so, that it takes an embarrassingly long time for her to remember her (somewhat self-imposed) responsibility to protect Sam.

But she does remember.

Still, when she calls, there's something very off about the way her voice sounds. Like she's been crying...a lot...]

Sam? Sam, are you there?

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