“Pssst”
Dean looked up.
“Pssst. Over here”
Dean looked around and tried to figure out where the hissing came from.
“Behind the wall”
Dean walked to the wall, sank down on the floor and pressed his ear against the wall. “Who’s there?”
“You don’t remember me? I’m offended!” the voice behind the wall said.
Dean narrowed his eyes; he recognized that voice.
“Gabriel?” he guessed.
“In the flesh” Gabriel confirmed. “Okay, so don’t take this the wrong way, but what the hell are you doing here?” He heard Dean sigh. “Long story? Hey, if you tell me yours I’ll tell you ours”
“Ours?” Dean frowned.
“Yes. I’m not alone here” Gabriel replied dark. “Balthazar’s with me”
“I thought you were dead” Dean said puzzled. “No offense”
“Yeah, well, I have a tendency of not staying dead for too long” Gabriel shrugged. “Now, tell me, what are you doing here”
Dean coughed. “I’m here for Cas. He’s completely catatonic. He won’t speak to anyone. All he does is lie on the bed and stare at the ceiling. And every now and then he’s having these…episodes in which he’s hurting himself”
“What the hell are you talking about?” he heard Balthazar ask. “Cas is here, in Heaven. I admit he’s not himself, we’ve got Naomi and Raphael to thank for that, but he’s not catatonic. He’s very…active, I would say”
“I know he’s here” Dean continued. “But he’s also on earth…Is there a possibility he could be at two places at once”
“I don’t know how that would be possible, but how do you think you can help Cas?” Gabriel asked.
“I think the best way to get him to talk again is to reunite him with Meg. He doesn’t believe she’s alive and she doesn’t remember him or who she is” Dean answered. He told the pair of angels what had happened on earth ever since they found out Cas was still alive, up to their meeting with Anna.
“Anna shouldn’t use her powers like that. Raphael and Naomi are looking for her. She betrayed them, by saving Meg from Hell. She jumped right before they could take her grace” Balthazar said grim.
“Anna saved Meg? Why?” Dean asked curious.
“We’re not sure how it happened, but one day we saw Cas tied onto a chair. Naomi was holding him and Raphael was doing something to him. Whatever they were doing they couldn’t complete it, because Anna interfered. Right after she jumped out of Heaven. We were put here, because we witnessed everything or nearly everything”
“Can’t you break out or something?” Dean asked.
Balthazar shook his head. “They took our wings. We can’t go anywhere. And if we try to break out of here they will kill us. Permanently”
“Well, I have to get out” Dean replied slightly agitated. “If I don’t return on time I will die. And if I don’t get that box it will all have been for nothing”
Dean looked up.
“Pssst. Over here”
Dean looked around and tried to figure out where the hissing came from.
“Behind the wall”
Dean walked to the wall, sank down on the floor and pressed his ear against the wall. “Who’s there?”
“You don’t remember me? I’m offended!” the voice behind the wall said.
Dean narrowed his eyes; he recognized that voice.
“Gabriel?” he guessed.
“In the flesh” Gabriel confirmed. “Okay, so don’t take this the wrong way, but what the hell are you doing here?” He heard Dean sigh. “Long story? Hey, if you tell me yours I’ll tell you ours”
“Ours?” Dean frowned.
“Yes. I’m not alone here” Gabriel replied dark. “Balthazar’s with me”
“I thought you were dead” Dean said puzzled. “No offense”
“Yeah, well, I have a tendency of not staying dead for too long” Gabriel shrugged. “Now, tell me, what are you doing here”
Dean coughed. “I’m here for Cas. He’s completely catatonic. He won’t speak to anyone. All he does is lie on the bed and stare at the ceiling. And every now and then he’s having these…episodes in which he’s hurting himself”
“What the hell are you talking about?” he heard Balthazar ask. “Cas is here, in Heaven. I admit he’s not himself, we’ve got Naomi and Raphael to thank for that, but he’s not catatonic. He’s very…active, I would say”
“I know he’s here” Dean continued. “But he’s also on earth…Is there a possibility he could be at two places at once”
“I don’t know how that would be possible, but how do you think you can help Cas?” Gabriel asked.
“I think the best way to get him to talk again is to reunite him with Meg. He doesn’t believe she’s alive and she doesn’t remember him or who she is” Dean answered. He told the pair of angels what had happened on earth ever since they found out Cas was still alive, up to their meeting with Anna.
“Anna shouldn’t use her powers like that. Raphael and Naomi are looking for her. She betrayed them, by saving Meg from Hell. She jumped right before they could take her grace” Balthazar said grim.
“Anna saved Meg? Why?” Dean asked curious.
“We’re not sure how it happened, but one day we saw Cas tied onto a chair. Naomi was holding him and Raphael was doing something to him. Whatever they were doing they couldn’t complete it, because Anna interfered. Right after she jumped out of Heaven. We were put here, because we witnessed everything or nearly everything”
“Can’t you break out or something?” Dean asked.
Balthazar shook his head. “They took our wings. We can’t go anywhere. And if we try to break out of here they will kill us. Permanently”
“Well, I have to get out” Dean replied slightly agitated. “If I don’t return on time I will die. And if I don’t get that box it will all have been for nothing”
The door of Meg’s motel room opened and Meg stared at the door way. She was still stuck under the Key of Solomon.
“Anna told me you were innocent for a change” Sam said.
“Well, now that you’ve discovered I’m actually a saint, could you get me out of here?” Meg suggested. Sam shook his head and walked towards her, though kept a safe distance. “First I want to set a few things straight. Castiel is not going to leave prison, unless you do something. Personally, I don’t care if you killed that man or not. What I do care about is that you’re the only one who can get him out of there” Sam said.
“Why would I help him? What’s in it for me?” Meg wanted to know.
“If you do the right thing, then I guarantee you Dean and I will never try to kill you again. You’ll be off our radar for good” Sam said.
That was a tempting offer. “What do you want me to do?” she asked.
“Anna told me you were innocent for a change” Sam said.
“Well, now that you’ve discovered I’m actually a saint, could you get me out of here?” Meg suggested. Sam shook his head and walked towards her, though kept a safe distance. “First I want to set a few things straight. Castiel is not going to leave prison, unless you do something. Personally, I don’t care if you killed that man or not. What I do care about is that you’re the only one who can get him out of there” Sam said.
“Why would I help him? What’s in it for me?” Meg wanted to know.
“If you do the right thing, then I guarantee you Dean and I will never try to kill you again. You’ll be off our radar for good” Sam said.
That was a tempting offer. “What do you want me to do?” she asked.