Supernatural

THEN:

Castiel runs through the woods toward a meadows as his trench coat flapped in the wind behind him. He stood in a small clearing noticing there were dots of bright flames coming down in the night sky. Each flame were angels falling out of heaven. Their wings were torched entering the atmosphere. In a manner of minutes several thousand angels were plunging towards earth. As the angels fell in great speed, majority of their feathers burned before they landed either on the ground or in water on various areas of the world.

Sam leaned against the car in pain and confusion glancing at the look of horror on his brother's upturned face. Sam's face coated with sweat asked gruffly "What's happening?"

Dean's eyes widen as he watched the angels landing in the water several feet in front of them. "Angels. They're falling." The Winchester brothers continued watching in helplessness of the events unfolding.

NOW:

Months later, the angels that fell to earth caused a huge culture shock of events that affected the whole world. The angels either integrated in the areas they have fallen or relocated to isolated places. Castiel remained with the Winchester brothers so he can adjust to his new life as a human. His newly indoctrinated body was so limited which made it difficult since he no longer has angelic powers.

They return to the bunker where Kevin is still residing. Everyone noticed he has been acting strange by telling everyone there is another tablet that needed to be located. A couple of days passed and the young man and barely slept. The brothers watched him carefully wondering if Kevin was in a throes of a mental breakdown. Dean sat the library table feeling his impatience and frustration starting to peak from Kevin's odd behavior.

Kevin ignored the uneasy stares from both men as he continued to pace muttering to himself. "There's another tablet and I must have it."

Castiel walked into the room to see Kevin ranting once again. Sadly, he shook his head glancing at Dean "There is no other tablet."

Dean was at a point of being tired of Kevin pacing continuously. Frowning with frustration, he walked up to Kevin blocking his path snarling "Hey Kevin! Cas said there are no more tablets so stop pacing around like you're in a psych ward! Aren't you planning to return to school in a few months?"

Kevin young face flushed read with anger. He glared furiously at Dean with his fist balled up yelling. "There's another damn tablet somewhere! If you will not help me find it, I will do it myself!"

Dean held up his hands in frustrated surrender "Fine we'll humor you and go look for this tablet. We don't have to hunt monsters anytime soon. So where's this tablet you are fretting over?"

Kevin gave a look of relief. "Let's get started. Where's my map so I can point out where it is." He walked across the room. The living area was silent except the sound of Kevin rifling through his duffel bag locating the map he needed. As soon as the map of the US was spread on the table, Kevin instinctively pointed at a certain area. "You need to go to the Mojave Desert and search there."

Dean rolled his eyes and muttered "Another drive to the land of nowhere." He lowered head regretting the offer to help the young man. "Kevin it better be there or your ass will be in a sling. That's a long drive and treasure hunting in the desert heat is not my thing."

"Well let's get our stuff together so we can hit the road in a few hours." Sam assertively remarked as he walked toward his bedroom.

Dean grabbed his overnight bag from the library closet. "Cas you're coming with us so start packing a bag. First, we need to stop by a hardware store on the way to get some supplies." He paused for a few second mentally assessing the situation they were about to encounter. " Also, we need to buy plenty of bottled water so we will not die of heatstroke out there."

"Ok Dean. I will pack some t-shirts. I never experienced feeling desert heat before since I have turned human. Tell me what else I need to bring so I will be prepared." Cas followed Dean toward the sleeping quarters.

Eventually, Dean drove south west on Interstate 85. The fastest route to get to their destination. It was a long trip and Dean made less stops as possible to reach the location. When they reached the long stretch of empty Interstate 40 of the Mojave Desert, Dean stopped at the side of road where Kevin marked on the map. Everyone got out of the car looking around at the rugged desert landscape. The older Winchester walked to the rear of the car opening the trunk. "Hey guys help me with this stuff."

He took a few bottles of water giving it to Castiel to place them in his backpack. Reaching inside the large trunk space, he removed a large burlap sack with two shovel handles sticking out. The sack slung over his right shoulder. Dean walked fast strides toward his younger brother and Castiel. "Sam since you have the map, lead the way."

The three men walked away from the highway going southeast toward reddish rocky hills of the desert area. After a mile, Castiel reached into his backpack giving each of the guys bottled water. "We have to stay hydrated so we will not get weak when we start the digging". The ex-angel took sip of water from his bottle.

Dean took a big gulp of water and complained, "It's hot as Hades out here. When we finally find the big "X" we should wait until it's close to nightfall." He pointed to the west where there was a tall sand rock with multiple jagged ledges providing a small shady area on the ground. "The sun will be setting in an hour so why don't we sit under the shady rock overpass right there. Otherwise, we are going to pass out from the extreme heat out here digging for this tablet."

The blue eyed man frowned "I strongly recommend we start now. I believe it is a waste of time to sit around waiting until nightfall."

Sam and Dean ignored Castiel's suggestion. The men chatted keep hydrated until the sun starting to set on the horizon. They left their shady spot to continue their search. Sam carefully reviewed the clues that Kevin wrote on the map. The sound of footsteps sounded loud in their search. They kept walking until they finally reached the end of a small plateau. The men approached a strange looking reddish brown stone slab protruding out of the ground. On the slab were several layers of dust and caked earth. There were faint markings that were barely visible. Sam pointed at the area "That's it." as he glanced down at Kevin's notes.

Castiel looked at the stone slab carefully. "This is an angelic blocking sigil spell. Where do we start digging?"

Dean set the burlap sack on the ground removing the two spade shovels. He passed one to Castiel and the other shovel to Sam. "Let's get this digging over with." His eyes were stinking with sweat as he made an attempt to remove the perspiration off his forehead with his left arm.

The younger Winchester struck the rocky soil with his shovel and grunted "Man, this ground is hard as cement. Cas hand me a bottle of water so I can pour it on the ground to soften it."

Dean brought out a peculiar black shovel "Wait." He modified the shovel to be set as a pickaxe. Dean started digging at the ground. With little effort the soil loosen from of the rocky hard ground.

Sam looked transfixed and asked. "Where did you get that? It's different from the one I'm holding."

The older brother gave him a crooked smile "This is a crovel shovel which is made from tempered steel and can be used an ax on one side and a saw on the other. It's a multi-use shovel."

Sam gave Dean a forlorn look. "Sorry Sam this one is mine and it was not cheap. Hey!" Dean beamed with an enthusiastic grin. "I'll get you one for your birthday."

He shook his head looking dismayed. "Why would I want that for my birthday? Plus I am not planning any future digging expeditions after this."

Dean shrugged "O-kay, it was the thought that counts."

They work on the digging until they found a strange 10 by 12-inch tan stone slab sarcophagus. Drenched in sweat, it took all three of them to drag it spotted a shoebox size tarnished silver box. Each side of the surface had several angelic symbols. Carefully, Dean opened the box and saw an item wrapped up in a very old frayed linen cloth. He unwrapped it and revealed a stone tablet with carved symbols that looked similar to the previous ones.

"Well hell! Kevin was right." Sighed Dean as they were heading back to the car carrying the metal box. "Let's get out of this desert fun park. I need a very cold beer."

"I agree." said Castiel as he got in the back seat of the car.

Halfway through the trip. Dean stopped by a diner to have a meal. All three were very hungry and tired. Castiel was grateful his friend gave them a chance to sit down to rest for a time. They discussed about the angels living in the area near the bunker. Once they finished the meal, they stopped by a motel to get washed up and some much needed rest.

After the long exhausting drive, they returned to the bunker. Dean had a broad grin on his face as he approached Kevin "I got a present for you buddy. Something that you always wanted." Dean said in his usual sarcastic humor.

Kevin rolled his eyes extending his hands to receive the box. Dean gave the small item to him. Kevin set it carefully on the library table removing the tablet. He grabbed a pencil and paper while scanning the slab of cool stone with his eyes.

Castiel stood next to Kevin. "May I take a look at it?" The young man nodded. "Metatron did not write this tablet and I don't recognize who created this." Cobalt blue eyes inspected the symbols that were displayed on the surface.

Dean looked at Castiel and asked "Is it possible that another angel wrote this?"

The newly anointed human pointed at the tablet. "All angels leave an energy signature on everything. The energy signature on this tablet is from an unknown source." He set the item back on the table. "Very strange. I want to ask around to see if any of the other angels would know who created this tablet." Castiel walked away removing his cell phone out of his pocket to dial a number.

Sam nudged Dean "I bet he misses teleporting himself around to get answers."

Dean chuckled "Yeah like a pilot being grounded and have to drive to his destination in a car. Crippling isn't it?"

The younger brother nodded. "Even so but he adjusted well to all things considered. Cas got the worst deal. All the fallen angels still have their grace."

"You're right; Cas did get a bad crap shoot this time around. I know he's determined to get his grace back from that bastard up there." Dean sat down at the library chair.

After an hour passed, Castiel returned into the library where both Winchester brothers were on their laptops. "I spoke to a few older angels and they didn't know who wrote the tablet. Sorry that I could not help you more."

"That's ok Cas. Thanks for trying." Dean slapped friend on the back.

Kevin worked on translating the tablet. After a few days, he walked to lounge area and called everyone's attention. "I finally feel back to normal again." He hands Dean a sheet of paper of the translation. It was an incantation in angelic words and a location to do the spell.

Dean glared at Kevin "That's all? Just a few words to call this person and coordinates to travel to a specific location? So where is this location Kevin?"

Kevin looked down at the paper. "This is what's written. The chosen one that restores the balance of heaven will appear under the celestial sphere. To the west distant from the silver tinderbox and where the sun touches the great sea. It shall be under the zenith of the lion."

Dean scratched his head. "What the hell does it mean?"

The young prophet shrugged his shoulders. "I think it's coordinates of where you have to meet this so called chosen one. This person is the last resort to fix and re-establish a balance of the heaven realm."

Dean placed the paper on the table. "We found that silver box in Arizona and west of the Mojave Desert is California which is close to the Pacific Ocean. Which area in California?"

Sam asked. "What is the zenith of the Lion?"

"The lion means the star constellation of Leo in the sky. I will have to consult one of my fellow angels to figure out the location." Castiel picked up his cell phone from the library table walking away dialing a number.

"While Cas is on the phone, I am going to do some research online about star constellations so I can figure out how this is related to finding this chosen one." Sam began searching in the internet.

After a while, Castiel returned with a map. He unfolded the US map placing it on the library table. His finger pointed to an area in the US Midwest states. "According to one of the angels, the location where the star constellation of Leo will be to the west in California near the Pacific Ocean. The zenith will be here on a certain date and time." he pointed at the edge of Santa Monica.

"Cas are you sure?" said Dean.

Castiel nod his head "The coordinates are latitude 34.009 and longitude -118.495 so it puts the constellation right above the Santa Monica pier after 4:30 PM on August 10,2014."

Dean looked surprised. "We don't have much time so we better get prepared for this trip in a couple of months."

The men kept themselves occupied with short hunt but did not forget the future plan that awaited for them. Then the day finally arrived to do their task, Dean, Sam and Castiel headed out to Santa Monica, California on the morning of August 9th. The green eyed man decided Highway 36 that connected to Interstate 70 West would be a better route to their destination. After a long tiresome twenty hours' drive they arrived at the Santa Monica, California. Pier.

It was a huge pier full of activity. There were lot of people of all ages walking. People were interacting in shops and ordering food from kiosk booths. Castiel stood there among the crowd and spoke the angelic incantation. A big gust of wind started to blow for a minute. The people around them looked startled. The force of the wind caused some of them to hang on tightly to their shopping bags. After a minute the wind started to slow down until it became a soft breeze. The guys looked around and instantly noticed a woman walking toward them. She was medium height, very dark hair, tanned slender body and very unusual eyes. She had striking pale blue grey eyes that stood out against her dark features. She was dressed in a blue and white partly opened flannel shirt, rolled up at the sleeves, in jeans and sneakers. The guys were standing there mesmerized by the beautiful woman approaching them.

She walked up to them inclining her head "Did you summon me?"

Castiel stepped closer to her interjecting "I'm Castiel. I was the one that summoned you. What is your name?"

She gave Castiel a small smile putting out her right hand to him in greeting. "I'm Kuryiel."

Castiel took her right hand in his giving it a firm shake. He noticed the softness of her hand as he gripped it firmly. Realizing he was shaking her hand a bit too long, he let it go taking a step back.

Dean stepped up to shake her hand. He introduced himself and Sam. Afterwards, they walked down the pier toward the parking lot. Dean directed her to his car. "We will explain the situation of why we called you here".

She looked directly in his eyes and said in a serious tone. "I am aware of what is going on and have been waiting for someone to summon me since Lilith started to free Lucifer."

"Why haven't you helped us? It has been chaos around here?" Sam inquired.

She solemnly replied. "My duty was not to interfere with the heaven realm until I am summoned." She glanced at Castiel. He turned his away slightly embarrassed.

Kuryiel stopped by the rear passenger door. "There's no need for me ride along. Call my name when you arrive at your place and I will appear instantly." She zapped out of sight.

Dean's eyebrows rose. "Well Cas, I bet you miss the instant teleportation." He heard Castiel sigh. "Anyway, let's enjoy the next twenty hours of being in the car together." Dean said in a sarcastic humor. Castiel groaned in frustration of being trapped in the car.

The long drive back gave the men a chance to talk about the mysterious woman. Castiel could not provide answers to what kind of angel she is and her purpose. He assured the Winchester brothers he will contact angels that may know about Kuryiel. When the men arrived in Lebanon, Kansas Dean parked the car in front the bunker. Castiel called out Kuryiel's name. She appeared instantly. Everyone walked inside and Dean introduced Kuryiel to Kevin. Sam showed her which room she will be resting and gave her privacy to get settled in. Sam walked into the kitchen to prepare food for dinner.

Dean tugged on Castiel's shirt sleeve "Do you have a minute?" both men headed toward the stairs to the front door.

"Ok." He followed Dean outside.

"Cas this whole thing is strange and I want to know what she is? She does not behave like an ordinary angel from the ones I have known."

Castiel shrugged his shoulders. "I really do not know Dean. I never met an angel like her and she certainly is not recorded in the angelic history records. Regardless, she must be protected from the demons and rogue angels that will try to manipulate our mission."

"I agree but we need some answers from her. We got to have a solid game plan so we can get rid of that feathered bastard that locked you guys out. I hope she is the key to fixing this." the men headed back to the bunker.

At dinner time, Sam cooked a large meal of roasted chicken, vegetables, rice and fresh baked rolls. The guys sat at the table starting to fill their plates. Kuryiel approached the table with a plate, silverware and a glass of water. She placed the items down and sat next to Kevin as the guys were helping themselves to the food. Everyone looked at her wondering what she is doing.

Dean gave her an inquisitive look. "Are you hungry or keeping us company?"

Kuryiel reached for the basket of bread. "I am hungry Dean and I have not eaten since this morning."

Everyone was looking at her in astonishment.

Castiel asked. "How can you eat when you are in a vessel?"

Kuryiel glanced at him. "I do not have a vessel. This is my body that I was created in."

"How is this possible?" Castiel put down his fork.

Kuryiel placed a piece of roasted chicken thigh on her plate with her fork. "I'm a hybrid angel and God created me with a body of my own." she started to eat.

Dean and Sam glanced at each other. They started to eat slowly taking all this in. Kevin gulped his water focusing what was on his plate. Castiel sat there staring at her in disbelief.

"I am surprised that God never mentioned about you." Castiel paused. "You are definitely not recorded anywhere in the angelic history."

Kuryiel said in a matter of fact tone "I was supposed to be a secret and the last resort if anything went wrong in heaven. It was for my protection until the time comes for me to balance the forces and restore order. We can talk about this later so let's enjoy our food." She cut a small piece of chicken placing it in her mouth.

After everyone finished their meal, Kuryiel excused herself and went outside. She walked down a path looking at her surroundings of the wooded area under the clear night sky. Nearby her feet she saw a small animal scampering away and looked around noticing there were no houses in sight.

Castiel asked abruptly "What are you?"

Kuryiel's long dark hair swept around her oval face as she turned to look at him. The full moon was full illuminating light to clearly see his face showing a cautious expression. She walked towards Castiel. Casually the angel unbuttoned her flannel shirt letting it fall to the ground. Kuryiel stood there in her white sports bra a few feet away from him. She smiled gently as her body and eyes started to emit a golden glow. In a matter of moments, wings appeared from her back positioning to each side of her body. She extended her wings. "Consider me as a prototype angel whom God created long before you and the other angels were made. I existed before the universe formed. I have seen the all the angels that were created."

Castiel was stunned listening to her explanation. He wondered why God kept this from all the angels when she could have helped when the apocalypse started.

She paused for almost a minute letting her words sink in. "Including you Castiel. I was placed away in God's care to be the final protector of Heaven if something catastrophic would happen." She stepped closer to him partly folded her wings. Castiel stood before here with his mouth slightly gaped open in total surprise as he studied her golden tinted wings with indigo tips. She remarked "When you reveal to others part of your angelic form you can only show a shadow outline of your wings. If you show your wings in its true form it can harm humans. As for me, I can fully show my wings without hurting anyone." She took one last step standing directly at him. Kuryiel sighed "I will need your help with this mission. Since your angelic grace was taken away by Metatron, I will give you a part of mine so you can function as an angel." She slowly lifted her hand lightly touching his face. A small glowing ball moved from her wrist, toward her fingers entering into the side of Castiel's temple.

The moment the angelic energy went into his skull all her memories from the distance past to present became unfurled. He saw the true face of God through her eyes and was astonished by her vision. He witnessed himself being created and her watching him over periods of time. Lastly, he realized that she was the one that brought him back after Lucifer destroyed him from the snap of his fingers and other times protected him when he was in danger.

Castiel looked at her in total amazement and asked "Why did you?" He did not finish the question because already knew the answer before he can say anything else. Her memories revealed feel the love she had for him as well as her thoughts of him. He staggered back absorbing her feelings of love and longing for him. She had deeply cared him for several millennia waiting patiently until it was time to finally meet him. Castiel did not know what to say. Kuryiel was standing there feeling slightly embarrassed since he now knew everything about her and the feelings she has for him. Now he understood her mission of how to take Metatron down and expel him out of heaven permanently. Cas understood she will have to use all her energy as a resource to blow open the locked gates of heaven and fight Metatron.

He gazed at her responding with a most sincere expression "Thank you for giving me a part of your grace. I will hold it precious to me."

Kuryiel gently padded him on the right shoulder. "I will defeat Metatron and will make sure your grace is returned to you."

He grabbed her right hand uttered in an emotional tone "It was you that resurrected me when I released the souls back in purgatory. It was also you that saved Dean and Sam at those times they were in danger when I could not assist. There is no gratitude that will ever be enough to express." She squeezed his hand gently. Castiel asked one question "How is it possible for you to do all these things when you were not at these locations?"

She looked at him expressing a serious tone. "I have part of God's divinity energy in me. He bestowed this power to me to protect heaven. That is why I am not a vessel but as an appendage of God with a physical body to use his will to restore order and balance".

Castiel asked one last question: "Do you know where God is?"

She shrugged her shoulders. "No and I am sorry that is the only answer I can give you."

He sighed. "Okay. We need to get back."

They both teleported back in the bunker. Dean jumped a little on the couch startled by the unexpected appearance of Castiel standing in front of him. "Dammit Cas you startled me!" He paused pointing a finger at Castiel "Hey did you zap in here?"

Castiel slightly smiled. "Yes. Thanks to Kuryiel. She is an exceptional angel and was able to give me a part of her grace so I can now function as an angel." He paused. "At least for a short time until I get my grace back from Metatron."

"Can angels do that? I mean share a part of their grace?" Dean asked Kuryiel.

"Typically no but I am not an ordinary angel. I am even more powerful than the archangels." Kuryiel remarked.

Dean looked uneasy by her comment. Kuryiel interjected wanting to assure the older Winchester. "Great power comes with great responsibility. I have an obligation to help this world and heaven. So don't worry Dean I am not going to turn rabid on you. Unlike some of the angels you dealt with in the past, I have a conscience. Everyone is valuable to me on this planet."

Dean grabbed a beer from the mini fridge. "That's good to know because we had too many angels that believed that humans are expendable."

Sam changed the subject and joked. "Cas you will be missing my cooking."

Castiel smiled but Kuryiel interjected "Hey, I still eat food so make sure there are portions for me."

Sam chuckled. "Will do. I never knew a slim woman like you to eat so much."

Kuryiel gave Sam a sideways glance. "Very funny. I will remember that."

"Okay. Enough with the laughs. We need to make a plan to get Metatron." Dean turned off the TV.

Kuryiel sat down on the sofa. "I already have a plan to open the gates of heaven and take him down."

Dean clapped and rubbed his hands together. "Alright! Let's hear it."

"First, we will need to locate all the angels that still have their wings intact. I know some of them were on missions here on earth when the fall happened. Second,...

To Be Continued

In two weeks.