Bacon sandwiches always reminded Gabriel why he loved this city, the beautiful city of Austin Texas. As the protector of the city it was his one true duty to make sure the city didn't fall into ruin, because if the city went down, so did the diner and his halfoff bacon sandwiches. By day he was just a busboy who took too many breaks, but when the occasion called for it he was The Illusion Master, Hero of Austin. The police, Dean Winchester in particular, might have called him names like trickster, vigilante, and villain, but he was honestly just a guy trying to help out. When the police were chained by the laws they loved The Illusion Master was a step ahead doing the right thing. He mostly dealt with petty robberies and saving unfortunate ladies from bad men who wanted them for their beds.
It had been a while since his informant had contacted him, which was odd because the crime rate of the city was at an average high around this time of year, with all the tourists coming in to visit family and sight see. Gabe was beginning to wonder if Castiel had given up on him, after all he didn't take his job nearly as seriously as Cas and Dean did. The busboy sighed with boredom finishing his sandwich and beginning his work again. He walked out of the break room and started to pick up dishes at the surrounding tables when low and behold the dynamic duo of cops strolled right through the door taking a seat at the counter. The trickster snickered and told the waitress that he had this one.
"Hey, Cas!" he shouted gleefully sliding infront of the two detectives quickly. The astonished look on Castiel's face made him grin like crazy. "How's my favorite cousin doing?"
The brunette coughed awkwardly into his fist, avoiding his relatives gaze. Dean, unaware of who he was in the presence of, looked between the two of them in a confused manner. Castiel's bright eyes finally did wonder over to meet his cousin's mischievous orbs, he knew Gabriel loved taking risks, but talking to the cops who wanted his capture was putting them both in danger.
"What are you doing here?" he said slowly in his normal gravelly tone.
"I work here." Gabe answered smiling.
"What about...?"
"The other place? Oh, they fired me, said I was running off too often." He winked in Cas' direction and turned to Dean. The detective had a small uncomfortable smile etched onto his face, he didn't really know what to make of the exchange between his partner and the busboy. With a grin Gabriel started to think of ways to get Castiel nervous, it was just one of the perks to him knowing Gabe's secret.
"Dean Winchester, right? Cassie talks about you all the time!"
"Really?" Dean said surprised.
"Oh yeah, all the time, I've always wanted to meet his boyfriend"
"Gabriel!" the dark haired cop snapped, "I'm sorry, Dean, he's joking. Gabe, go get us two coffees to go. Please."
"Right, I'll give you two some alone time." He said winking and walking back to the kitchen. Through the small service window he could hear the two detectives awkwardly conversing about how weird he was. He filled up the plastic cups with black coffee and dumped a handful of creamers in to a small bag knowing that Cas liked to water down his caffeinated beverages until they were more milk than coffee. He heard a cellphone go off and saw Dean whip it up to his ear, he grunted and gave the occasional yep into the phone, then hung up. He made a face as he tucked the device back into his pocket.
"Was that your brother again?" Cas asked his friend, looking concerned.
"No, there's been a bank robbery." Gabriel tuned out the other chatter around the diner and focused in on his costumer's specific voices. Dean looked tired, like he hadn't slept in a month, his green eye's were dim with fatigue. "Remember all of those cyber crimes happening in California?" Castiel nodded intently, Gabriel's head bobbed absently as well until he remembered he wasn't in this private conversation.
"Turns out they've come to Texas to enjoy the weather." the detective said sarcastically. "Right here in Austin in fact. The chief say the job is ours." Cas grumbled out a complaint about how the chief wanted them to work every case. Gabriel came back around the counter and placed their coffees in front of them as the two stood and paid for their drinks. He gave them a fake disappointed look.
"Leaving already, Cassie?" Castiel shot him a knowing glare and nodded. "Be careful then!" he said cheerfully as the door of the diner slammed shut. Gabriel rubbed his chin in thought, he had never dealt with a cyber crime before, but his inner child told him that the look on Dean's face when he one upped the cops yet again would be priceless. He figured there would be no harm looking into it. He asked his boss if he could be let off his shift fifteen minutes early, that something had come up that desperately needed him. With the okay to go, he walked to the break room and grabbed his duffel bag. After a quick trip to the restroom he was dressed in a dark hoodie and jeans, along with his hockey mask and nine millimeter handgun still in his duffel bag. His superhero outfit couldn't be as flamboyant as Superman's tights and cape, but he still made sure his suit was unique by painting black vertical lines onto his mask. He decided to keep his mask tucked in his duffel bag for the moment, he was positive that if someone saw the mysterious Illusion Master strolling toward a crime scene they may get the wrong idea.
After arriving at the bank however, he was surprised to see it still functioning neatly and nicely. Unlike normal robberies, this one didn't have any hostages or thieves waving their guns around. This robbery was done out of sight; it was very exhilarating for the hero to get a new challenge. He saw Dean and Castiel arriving shortly after he did, he often wondered how he always got to the crime scene first, blending into the crowd he found a nice place where he could listen in on their investigation. Currently they were talking to some stuck up manager, who kept insisting that the situation was a conspiracy. Gabriel sighed and whipped out his phone, scrolling down the long list of his relatives until he found the one he was looking for. The phone rang three times making Gabriel giddy, he could just picture all the cursing this phone call would bring up.
"No, Gabriel" was the first thing said into the phone. Gabe chuckled, he thought this would happen.
"Come on, Balthazar, help me out."
"No." the man on the other side of the connection replied with vigor. "Cas already asked for my help, and unlike him, I am not feeding your weird twisted need to save the day" he said in a snarky tone. Gabriel let the line be silent for a few moments, knowing it wouldn't take long for the genius to fold. Balthazar was the one member of his family that could work his way around a computer. Not as fast as some hackers but still fast enough to pick up traces left behind by the thief before it disappeared. A sigh was heard through the phone and Gabriel knew he had won.
"Can I have the information now?" Gabe asked smirking from ear to ear.
"The hacker used the manager's account, he has to get the money personally using the manager's card." Gabe turned around to see Dean and Castiel already interrogating a new suspect; the manager paced fretfully back and forth on the tiled floor. Before he could issue out a thank you Balthazar interrupted him. "You boys need to stop calling me." He muttered then hung up. With a 'hmpf' Gabriel replaced the phone back to his pocket, looking back to the manager just in time to see a tall figure bump into him. The tall figure was either awfully touchy with the suited man, or he just pick pocketed his wallet. The target was acquired, and Gabriel began slowly walking toward the hacker.
He was gigantic, The Illusion Master noted when he gripping the young man's flannel sleeve, he pushed down the uneasy fear that rose in his throat. The criminal turned to face him and Gabe stared at the dark blue eyes that tried to stay hidden beneath the man's brown hair and baseball cap. The guy shot a glare down at Gabe which made his body shake in excitement and fear, and he wondered if he would have to pick a fight. His cocky grin must have given him away because a wave of realization washed over the stranger's handsome face, and with a shove Gabriel was on the floor watching the hacker run off with an incredible speed. He got to his feet quickly and made a move to chase after the fiend, but someone caught hold of him. He looked back to see Castiel holding on to his arm a fierce look on his face. His cousin shook his head at him as Gabriel tried to throw off the detectives strong grip.
"Let me go, I'll go get him." Gabriel tried to reason in vain.
"No," Cas answered "You'll give me a description and let me do my job for once."
Author's Note: The character's aren't too OOC, are they? Any ideas on where I should take this? I would hella love some suggestions.