Five
천사 and Demons cont'd
Snow had begun falling thicker as the sky began to whiten with the arrival of dawn, and Sam could barely see where he was going. But he pressed on. After talking with Bobby and extracting as much information from Eleanor as he possibly could, Sam and Cas had left Crowley with her to find his brothers and Mary. What made the weather even 더 많이 bizarre was that they weren't in Minnesota anymore. In fact, they were closer to Lawrence now than they'd been in three years, and Sam was on edge 더 많이 than he'd been since then.
"Do 당신 see anything?" he yelled at Cas who was searching through a stretch of brush a few dozen yards away.
"No," Cas yelled back. "Sam, this is not a wise course of action! We should go back."
Sam turned in a circle, peering through the snow at the trees and grass. Everything was white. There was no way to see any shapes 또는 anything distinguishable with little white snow flakes covering it. But Sam's gut told him he was close. And he was going to go with that before he listened to anyone else. Even Cas. "No," he yelled back. "She said this is where they'll be here, and we're running out of time. She's not going anywhere, and I need 당신 with me."
Further along the path, where the snow was a little lighter, Sam noticed a part of a trail that led to the west, and he felt compelled to follow that, yelling back to Cas again.
"I'm going west," he told the Angel. "Stay on your path! I'll yell if I see anything."
"Sam, wait!" Cas protested. "You don't know what's down there!"
Actually, the further down the path Sam got, the 더 많이 certain he was that he was going to right direction, even though he still couldn't really see anything. Based on what Eleanor had told him, and based on what he knew about Lucifer, the snow was an indicator. Three years earlier in Detroit, they'd set their sights there because of a temperature drop within a five-block radius in the 심장 of the city. Sam couldn't see any reasoning for Lucifer to be here other than the name – Saint Mary's, which Sam thought was ironic 의해 itself.
Twigs and branches snapped and rustled with another presence, and Sam reached behind his back for his 9mm, peering into the white curtain falling all around him to see what was coming. But it was impossible.
A 늑대 scurried out of the brush, and Sam sighed heavily, lowering his weapon. "Damn it," he whispered.
The 늑대 looked even 더 많이 on edge than Sam did, and he thought that was odd for a wild animal, but the moment Sam thought it, he realized it was the sign he was looking for. Before leaving Minnesota, Eleanor had said the 동물 were drawn to her and her siblings. Wild 동물 would come from all over to this one spot where the highest concentration of her kind had ever been since they'd begun being born, and the last time Sam checked, 늑대 didn't really come this far south. And this guy looked enormous for a wolf, with thick 모피 and a long snout, indicating adaptation to an inhospitable environment.
"Cas!" Sam yelled, expecting the 늑대 to flee, but it didn't. Instead, it got closer to him. Sam wanted to keep his distance, but he wanted to find his family even more. So he stood his ground. "Cas, I need 당신 over here!" he requested, watching the falling snow flutter slightly as Cas appeared behind him.
Slowly, two 더 많이 animals, a mountain lion and a cougar stepped through the brush to be in front of Sam and Cas, but they weren't hostile. In fact, they barely paid anything any attention other than the fact that they were there for something that hadn't happened in a very long time.
"This is not good," Cas warned.
"But it's just like she said," Sam reminded him. "They look pretty wild to me. It means she's close. Keep your eyes open. Look for the opening. It won't be easy in all this, but you'll probably see it before I do."
Cas inhaled as he took a step toward the animals. "I suppose 당신 intend to go through with your bargain," he said to Sam, exhaling as he stepped down the first steep embankment that led away from the path. "I hope 당신 know it could kill her."
Sam followed Cas into the brush, keeping his eyes peeled for the shape Eleanor had told him to look for. Turned out she knew a little 더 많이 than she realized, especially after Cas had used his angelic powers to see into the parts of her brain that had been sealed off from her knowledge. That had really been when she started helping them. And she was doing it for herself now, not Lilith. Sam could have also sworn there had been something in her eyes when he talked about Mary. Something like love.
"She deserves something better than Lilith," Sam told Cas, making another 원, 동그라미 in hopes of spotting the door. "And we can give that to her. Besides, if she's helping us, then she can't help Lilith. We don't have anymore time to argue about this, so just shut up and look."
They trekked through the snow for several dozen yards to the northwest, watching 더 많이 wild 동물 show up and then follow them as they made their way toward what they were looking for. 더 많이 than half an 시간 passed, and then Cas suddenly stopped, his feet and legs buried in the snow as he faced the small opening of a storm drain that led into the earth. It literally lit up before Sam's eyes as the shape of an upside down pentacle became obvious in the chain-link wire covering the opening.
Sam took out his phone, dialing Bobby who was currently on his way to New Hope, Minnesota. Bobby answered after one ring.
"Yeah?"
"Bobby, tell me you're there," Sam pleaded.
"I'm just outside town now," Bobby confirmed. "You still sure 당신 wanna do this?"
Sam glanced at Cas, tired of arguing and realizing what he asking to be done. But Sam always held up his end of a bargain. Eleanor had done her part. She'd told them how to find the opening to the chamber, and now Sam had to give her what he'd promised: the chance to be truly alive, and not just a minion for Lilith to use whenever she felt like it. And convincing Cas had not been easy. It wasn't every 일 that 앤젤 blood was used to rip a child of Lilith from her midst. But it was gonna happen today. "Yeah," he said to Bobby, watching Cas huff and shake his head. "I'm sure. And I'm gonna need 당신 to stay with her to make sure it goes smooth — 또는 as smooth as it can go."
Bobby sighed over the phone. "Well, it ain't gonna be easy, transfusing 앤젤 blood into her, but I promise I'll give it my best shot."
"Thanks, Bobby. Call me when it's done."
"Yep."
Sam turned off his phone, glancing at Cas and then approaching the opening. With each step, the wire covering the opening lit up brighter until it was practically white hot. Eleanor had said no Human would be able to it, since it was charged with powerful Demonic charms to prevent tampering. But that didn't mean an 앤젤 couldn't touch it.
Cas appeared behind Sam, easing the middle Winchester safely out of the way before reaching for the wire. Smoke immediately rose from the mess, and the air was polluted with the smell of burning flesh. Cas barely flinched, tossing the mess aside and laying his hand over the invisible barrier still covering the opening to the chamber.
Sam inhaled deep, looking around as it still snowed. "Well, we have four hours. I hope that's enough time."
Cas said nothing.
Standing inside a chamber coated in Enochian and Holy Oil was easy for Michael, since he'd been doing it since all this began. Infusing Dean's body with angelic powers was the hard part. It hadn't been done in several hundred years, and the process had to be taken carefully. If Michael said one wrong word 또는 made one wrong 옮기기 . . . well, that was it for Dean.
Lilith standing less than ten feet away didn't make it any easier, but since she was busy with her spells and potions, the noise was enough to keep her from really knowing what he was doing as he stood over Dean's body whispering softly. After all, he was supposed to be ‘preparing' Dean's body for sacrifice. What she didn't know wasn't any of her concern.
The main problem Michael could foresee was the fact that Dean's body was going to get hot and bright very quickly, and that was going to cause a lot of trouble for them to finish the process. Whispering kept the effects to a minimum from what Michael could see, but the soft glow was enough to catch Lilith's attention.
"What are 당신 doing over there?" she demanded, still mixing her potions and pausing in her chanting.
"My part," Michael told her. "You just do what you're supposed to, and don't worry about me."
Apparently, that wasn't good enough for her, and she left her own altar 다음 to Mary, moving around the chamber to his side as he laid his hand over Dean's eyes, nose and mouth. Michael whispered quickly, finishing his own ritual and watching the inside of Dean's body turn bright white for a 스플릿, 분할 초 before it stopped, and Lilith reached out to touch him.
Thankfully, the heat dissipated quickly, and she only felt Dean's moist skin as it laid covered in his own blood.
"Stop playing around," Lilith warned. "Helen and Nora are getting ready to prepare the first girl, and if 당신 stop to lollygag one 더 많이 time, I just might have to chain 당신 down."
Michael smirked. "I don't think you'll do that," he told her.
She raised her eyebrows slightly. "Oh, really? And why is that?"
"Because 당신 need me," he reminded her, to which she glared annoyingly. "And if I weren't here, 당신 wouldn't be able to finish your transition. And 당신 know that. That's why 당신 agreed to let me do this. Because no matter how many little girls 당신 use, and no matter how much blood 당신 have, it wouldn't get 당신 anywhere unless I was here to give 당신 my permission to proceed. And 당신 know what? I'm really starting to lean toward not giving it to you. Your impatience is getting boring."
She inhaled deeply, her nostrils flaring slightly and her hands balling into tight fists.
Michael knew he was pushing it with the time limits, but if she thought for a single 초 that he was working against her with giving Dean the ability to fight her, he knew they'd kill every girl they had captive without thinking. Mary was one thing, since she was still innocent and untouched 의해 Lilith's demonic legacy. Even Eleanor had begun falling under Mary's spell. But none of the others had spent so much time with Mary, and they wouldn't think twice about spilling innocent blood if it meant keeping Lilith around longer. Michael had to stop that.
"If 당신 weren't an Angel," she warned, "I swear I would peel the flesh from your 본즈 without thinking about it. Whether I'd need 당신 또는 not."
"It's not my fault 당신 don't like it that I made it possible for this to happen," he countered. "And you're lucky I allowed 당신 out. Because I still put 당신 back." He glanced at her, and she backed away. "You'll do this right, 또는 당신 won't do it at all."
She hissed at him, moving back to her altar. "Oh, I hate 당신 and your rules!" she exclaimed.
As soon as she was away from him, Michael smiled, moving to have his back to her and laying his hand over Dean's chest. The details were what this ritual was all about, and Lilith knew that. But she also knew it took time to make all the preparations, and that was the one thing Michael was counting on. If she really wanted this to be done, she'd do it the way it was supposed to be done. That would take the longest and give him to most time to give Dean the tools he needed to get away with Mary.
Softly, Michael whispered over Dean one last time, blessing his body and watching him slowly open his eyes. Lilith noticed immediately.
"What are 당신 doing?" she demanded, remaining where she was like she was afraid to move.
"Well, he has to be awake, hasn't he?" Michael shot back, moving toward Mary and being stopped as Lilith shot around to stop him.
"We had a deal," she shouted, shoving her hands into his chest to stop him.
But he was ready, grabbing her wrists and stopping her. "We had an agreement," he again corrected. "And I'm changing it."
Instantly, he snapped both her wrists, resulting in her screaming, and he turned to look at Dean to see him still chained down.
"What are 당신 waiting for?" Michael demanded. "Hurry up! I can't hold her for long!"
Dean balled his fists, struggling for several 초 as he got his bearings back, and while Lilith attempted to get free from Michael's hold, he broke his bonds, shattering both the chains and the cuffs with one tug. He sat up suddenly, unhindered 의해 any fatigue 또는 pain, and he looked at Michael.
"Go!" Michael yelled. "Now. The girls are close. 당신 should be able to feel them."
Dean didn't wait, jumping down from his altar and moving to Mary to lift her in his arms. He glanced at Michael, and the 앤젤 nodded a 초 before Dean disappeared instantly.
"No!!" Lilith screamed. "What is wrong with you?" she demanded, grimacing at the pain in her arms. "Have 당신 로스트 your mind?!"
Michael began to lose his grip, allowing her to get the upper hand, and she rammed her elbow into his ribs. Dull, shallow pain vibrated up his torso, and he let go of her, taking a few steps back.
"You are so going to pay for this," Lilith warned. "I knew I should have never trusted you. Now I'm going to make sure Lucifer is pulled out. Even now, he's so close to the surface. He's going to happy to see you."
Michael grinned, wanting to make her believe he wasn't in control of the situation. It was all part of his plan. He knew he only had a few 더 많이 분 before any 더 많이 of Lilith's minions came, but it was plenty of time for him to uncover the 칼, 나이프 he'd taken and rush forward, driving it into her gut all the way to the hilt. The surprise on her face was satisfaction enough, even with the glimmer he got watching her spirit slip away a 초 time.
"Not this time," he spat in her face, pushing the 칼, 나이프 in deeper and then dropping her to the chamber floor.
Now it was time to stop his brother. That was going to be the hard part.
천사 and Demons cont'd
Snow had begun falling thicker as the sky began to whiten with the arrival of dawn, and Sam could barely see where he was going. But he pressed on. After talking with Bobby and extracting as much information from Eleanor as he possibly could, Sam and Cas had left Crowley with her to find his brothers and Mary. What made the weather even 더 많이 bizarre was that they weren't in Minnesota anymore. In fact, they were closer to Lawrence now than they'd been in three years, and Sam was on edge 더 많이 than he'd been since then.
"Do 당신 see anything?" he yelled at Cas who was searching through a stretch of brush a few dozen yards away.
"No," Cas yelled back. "Sam, this is not a wise course of action! We should go back."
Sam turned in a circle, peering through the snow at the trees and grass. Everything was white. There was no way to see any shapes 또는 anything distinguishable with little white snow flakes covering it. But Sam's gut told him he was close. And he was going to go with that before he listened to anyone else. Even Cas. "No," he yelled back. "She said this is where they'll be here, and we're running out of time. She's not going anywhere, and I need 당신 with me."
Further along the path, where the snow was a little lighter, Sam noticed a part of a trail that led to the west, and he felt compelled to follow that, yelling back to Cas again.
"I'm going west," he told the Angel. "Stay on your path! I'll yell if I see anything."
"Sam, wait!" Cas protested. "You don't know what's down there!"
Actually, the further down the path Sam got, the 더 많이 certain he was that he was going to right direction, even though he still couldn't really see anything. Based on what Eleanor had told him, and based on what he knew about Lucifer, the snow was an indicator. Three years earlier in Detroit, they'd set their sights there because of a temperature drop within a five-block radius in the 심장 of the city. Sam couldn't see any reasoning for Lucifer to be here other than the name – Saint Mary's, which Sam thought was ironic 의해 itself.
Twigs and branches snapped and rustled with another presence, and Sam reached behind his back for his 9mm, peering into the white curtain falling all around him to see what was coming. But it was impossible.
A 늑대 scurried out of the brush, and Sam sighed heavily, lowering his weapon. "Damn it," he whispered.
The 늑대 looked even 더 많이 on edge than Sam did, and he thought that was odd for a wild animal, but the moment Sam thought it, he realized it was the sign he was looking for. Before leaving Minnesota, Eleanor had said the 동물 were drawn to her and her siblings. Wild 동물 would come from all over to this one spot where the highest concentration of her kind had ever been since they'd begun being born, and the last time Sam checked, 늑대 didn't really come this far south. And this guy looked enormous for a wolf, with thick 모피 and a long snout, indicating adaptation to an inhospitable environment.
"Cas!" Sam yelled, expecting the 늑대 to flee, but it didn't. Instead, it got closer to him. Sam wanted to keep his distance, but he wanted to find his family even more. So he stood his ground. "Cas, I need 당신 over here!" he requested, watching the falling snow flutter slightly as Cas appeared behind him.
Slowly, two 더 많이 animals, a mountain lion and a cougar stepped through the brush to be in front of Sam and Cas, but they weren't hostile. In fact, they barely paid anything any attention other than the fact that they were there for something that hadn't happened in a very long time.
"This is not good," Cas warned.
"But it's just like she said," Sam reminded him. "They look pretty wild to me. It means she's close. Keep your eyes open. Look for the opening. It won't be easy in all this, but you'll probably see it before I do."
Cas inhaled as he took a step toward the animals. "I suppose 당신 intend to go through with your bargain," he said to Sam, exhaling as he stepped down the first steep embankment that led away from the path. "I hope 당신 know it could kill her."
Sam followed Cas into the brush, keeping his eyes peeled for the shape Eleanor had told him to look for. Turned out she knew a little 더 많이 than she realized, especially after Cas had used his angelic powers to see into the parts of her brain that had been sealed off from her knowledge. That had really been when she started helping them. And she was doing it for herself now, not Lilith. Sam could have also sworn there had been something in her eyes when he talked about Mary. Something like love.
"She deserves something better than Lilith," Sam told Cas, making another 원, 동그라미 in hopes of spotting the door. "And we can give that to her. Besides, if she's helping us, then she can't help Lilith. We don't have anymore time to argue about this, so just shut up and look."
They trekked through the snow for several dozen yards to the northwest, watching 더 많이 wild 동물 show up and then follow them as they made their way toward what they were looking for. 더 많이 than half an 시간 passed, and then Cas suddenly stopped, his feet and legs buried in the snow as he faced the small opening of a storm drain that led into the earth. It literally lit up before Sam's eyes as the shape of an upside down pentacle became obvious in the chain-link wire covering the opening.
Sam took out his phone, dialing Bobby who was currently on his way to New Hope, Minnesota. Bobby answered after one ring.
"Yeah?"
"Bobby, tell me you're there," Sam pleaded.
"I'm just outside town now," Bobby confirmed. "You still sure 당신 wanna do this?"
Sam glanced at Cas, tired of arguing and realizing what he asking to be done. But Sam always held up his end of a bargain. Eleanor had done her part. She'd told them how to find the opening to the chamber, and now Sam had to give her what he'd promised: the chance to be truly alive, and not just a minion for Lilith to use whenever she felt like it. And convincing Cas had not been easy. It wasn't every 일 that 앤젤 blood was used to rip a child of Lilith from her midst. But it was gonna happen today. "Yeah," he said to Bobby, watching Cas huff and shake his head. "I'm sure. And I'm gonna need 당신 to stay with her to make sure it goes smooth — 또는 as smooth as it can go."
Bobby sighed over the phone. "Well, it ain't gonna be easy, transfusing 앤젤 blood into her, but I promise I'll give it my best shot."
"Thanks, Bobby. Call me when it's done."
"Yep."
Sam turned off his phone, glancing at Cas and then approaching the opening. With each step, the wire covering the opening lit up brighter until it was practically white hot. Eleanor had said no Human would be able to it, since it was charged with powerful Demonic charms to prevent tampering. But that didn't mean an 앤젤 couldn't touch it.
Cas appeared behind Sam, easing the middle Winchester safely out of the way before reaching for the wire. Smoke immediately rose from the mess, and the air was polluted with the smell of burning flesh. Cas barely flinched, tossing the mess aside and laying his hand over the invisible barrier still covering the opening to the chamber.
Sam inhaled deep, looking around as it still snowed. "Well, we have four hours. I hope that's enough time."
Cas said nothing.
Standing inside a chamber coated in Enochian and Holy Oil was easy for Michael, since he'd been doing it since all this began. Infusing Dean's body with angelic powers was the hard part. It hadn't been done in several hundred years, and the process had to be taken carefully. If Michael said one wrong word 또는 made one wrong 옮기기 . . . well, that was it for Dean.
Lilith standing less than ten feet away didn't make it any easier, but since she was busy with her spells and potions, the noise was enough to keep her from really knowing what he was doing as he stood over Dean's body whispering softly. After all, he was supposed to be ‘preparing' Dean's body for sacrifice. What she didn't know wasn't any of her concern.
The main problem Michael could foresee was the fact that Dean's body was going to get hot and bright very quickly, and that was going to cause a lot of trouble for them to finish the process. Whispering kept the effects to a minimum from what Michael could see, but the soft glow was enough to catch Lilith's attention.
"What are 당신 doing over there?" she demanded, still mixing her potions and pausing in her chanting.
"My part," Michael told her. "You just do what you're supposed to, and don't worry about me."
Apparently, that wasn't good enough for her, and she left her own altar 다음 to Mary, moving around the chamber to his side as he laid his hand over Dean's eyes, nose and mouth. Michael whispered quickly, finishing his own ritual and watching the inside of Dean's body turn bright white for a 스플릿, 분할 초 before it stopped, and Lilith reached out to touch him.
Thankfully, the heat dissipated quickly, and she only felt Dean's moist skin as it laid covered in his own blood.
"Stop playing around," Lilith warned. "Helen and Nora are getting ready to prepare the first girl, and if 당신 stop to lollygag one 더 많이 time, I just might have to chain 당신 down."
Michael smirked. "I don't think you'll do that," he told her.
She raised her eyebrows slightly. "Oh, really? And why is that?"
"Because 당신 need me," he reminded her, to which she glared annoyingly. "And if I weren't here, 당신 wouldn't be able to finish your transition. And 당신 know that. That's why 당신 agreed to let me do this. Because no matter how many little girls 당신 use, and no matter how much blood 당신 have, it wouldn't get 당신 anywhere unless I was here to give 당신 my permission to proceed. And 당신 know what? I'm really starting to lean toward not giving it to you. Your impatience is getting boring."
She inhaled deeply, her nostrils flaring slightly and her hands balling into tight fists.
Michael knew he was pushing it with the time limits, but if she thought for a single 초 that he was working against her with giving Dean the ability to fight her, he knew they'd kill every girl they had captive without thinking. Mary was one thing, since she was still innocent and untouched 의해 Lilith's demonic legacy. Even Eleanor had begun falling under Mary's spell. But none of the others had spent so much time with Mary, and they wouldn't think twice about spilling innocent blood if it meant keeping Lilith around longer. Michael had to stop that.
"If 당신 weren't an Angel," she warned, "I swear I would peel the flesh from your 본즈 without thinking about it. Whether I'd need 당신 또는 not."
"It's not my fault 당신 don't like it that I made it possible for this to happen," he countered. "And you're lucky I allowed 당신 out. Because I still put 당신 back." He glanced at her, and she backed away. "You'll do this right, 또는 당신 won't do it at all."
She hissed at him, moving back to her altar. "Oh, I hate 당신 and your rules!" she exclaimed.
As soon as she was away from him, Michael smiled, moving to have his back to her and laying his hand over Dean's chest. The details were what this ritual was all about, and Lilith knew that. But she also knew it took time to make all the preparations, and that was the one thing Michael was counting on. If she really wanted this to be done, she'd do it the way it was supposed to be done. That would take the longest and give him to most time to give Dean the tools he needed to get away with Mary.
Softly, Michael whispered over Dean one last time, blessing his body and watching him slowly open his eyes. Lilith noticed immediately.
"What are 당신 doing?" she demanded, remaining where she was like she was afraid to move.
"Well, he has to be awake, hasn't he?" Michael shot back, moving toward Mary and being stopped as Lilith shot around to stop him.
"We had a deal," she shouted, shoving her hands into his chest to stop him.
But he was ready, grabbing her wrists and stopping her. "We had an agreement," he again corrected. "And I'm changing it."
Instantly, he snapped both her wrists, resulting in her screaming, and he turned to look at Dean to see him still chained down.
"What are 당신 waiting for?" Michael demanded. "Hurry up! I can't hold her for long!"
Dean balled his fists, struggling for several 초 as he got his bearings back, and while Lilith attempted to get free from Michael's hold, he broke his bonds, shattering both the chains and the cuffs with one tug. He sat up suddenly, unhindered 의해 any fatigue 또는 pain, and he looked at Michael.
"Go!" Michael yelled. "Now. The girls are close. 당신 should be able to feel them."
Dean didn't wait, jumping down from his altar and moving to Mary to lift her in his arms. He glanced at Michael, and the 앤젤 nodded a 초 before Dean disappeared instantly.
"No!!" Lilith screamed. "What is wrong with you?" she demanded, grimacing at the pain in her arms. "Have 당신 로스트 your mind?!"
Michael began to lose his grip, allowing her to get the upper hand, and she rammed her elbow into his ribs. Dull, shallow pain vibrated up his torso, and he let go of her, taking a few steps back.
"You are so going to pay for this," Lilith warned. "I knew I should have never trusted you. Now I'm going to make sure Lucifer is pulled out. Even now, he's so close to the surface. He's going to happy to see you."
Michael grinned, wanting to make her believe he wasn't in control of the situation. It was all part of his plan. He knew he only had a few 더 많이 분 before any 더 많이 of Lilith's minions came, but it was plenty of time for him to uncover the 칼, 나이프 he'd taken and rush forward, driving it into her gut all the way to the hilt. The surprise on her face was satisfaction enough, even with the glimmer he got watching her spirit slip away a 초 time.
"Not this time," he spat in her face, pushing the 칼, 나이프 in deeper and then dropping her to the chamber floor.
Now it was time to stop his brother. That was going to be the hard part.