I wrote a thing. A crossover type thing with The Polar Express.
Sam had always known that Christmas wasn’t for them. They’d tried- Dean had tried- but the holiday always fell flat. There wasn’t a Santa anyway, all of the magic and wonder that the other kids seemed to see just... wasn’t there for him.
That was alright with Sam. There wasn’t time to be too terribly upset about it, what with all of the sacrifices and rituals and monster incidents occurring near the new year.
He didn’t forget that it was Christmas Eve, he just wouldn’t let himself think about it.
Sam sat bolt-upright when he heard what sounded like a train outside the hotel. It sounded like it was right outside, which was completely ridiculous considering that it was definitely the street that ran in front of the rundown motel.
He could see glaring lights, through the thin curtains across the window. He saw lights, and heard it again- the blaring, obvious train horn. His dad in the next bed over, and Dean just a few inches away, still slept soundly.
Carefully, Sam got out of bed and tugged on his worn-out sneakers. He grabbed Dean’s jacket, as well, since it was closer and he wasn’t sure why but something was pushing him to hurry.
Dean and his father still hadn’t woken up, so Sam wrenched the hotel room door open, in awe at the sight of the locomotive that was definitely, clearly there.
The frigid air bit at his cheeks and through his thin, worn pajama pants, but he didn’t feel cold. He rushed forward.
He should have been afraid. Should have gotten Dean, or his father. He knew better than to accept something like this, knew better than to trust it.
Sam wanted out, though, and maybe this train would take him away. Maybe it wasn’t even about Christmas, or magic, or Santa, anymore.
He looked up in awe at the impeccably-dressed man who stood at the join of the two closest cars. The man’s eyes were too blue to be plausibly real, and he wore a tan trench coat over a typical conductor’s uniform.
“Hello, Sam.” He said, and looked as though he was about to continue with his speech.
But Sam was already on board.