"SAM!" Dean called out loudly, "SAMMY!" "DEAN! Dean what is it. What happened?" Sam cried out worriedly as he skidded into the room. "Oh nothing," Dean replied nonchalantly, "I was just wondering if you would go out and get me some pie?" "DEAN! Come on I thought you were in trouble or being mauled by a demon or something." Sam was quite irritated at Dean for being such a brat. "OKAY, okay." Dean chortled, "Anyway, I think I found a hunt. There's been few disappearances out in a tiny town called Gallatin, Missouri. At least one witness from every crime scene reported seeing a man eating a chocolate bar or some type of candy a few minutes after each disappearance." "Gabriel!" Sam exclaimed, "Maybe we could catch him in some Holy Fire or at least talk to him. He has never really been hostile towards us before." "Well there was when he was the Trickster." Dean suggested, tone doubting. "That was when we were trying to kill him. Idiot."
"Bitch"
"Jerk"
They exchanged remarks as they both exited the bunker and got into the Impala. In minutes they were speeding down the road. If you would've looked into the car as it sped past, you would've seen an annoyed, bitch-facing tall dude with long hair and a slightly shorter, male model looking dude in the drivers seat happily singing along to what could only be deciphered as Metallica. Halfway through the trip Dean forced Sam to stop at a restaurant to grab a cheeseburger for Dean and some rabbit food for Sam. Once they were satisfyingly full, Sam switched places with Dean, after a few threats of course. Dean was able to snag a few hours of sleep while Sam drove. 8 hours later, Sam was shaking Dean awake as they pulled into a motel parking lot. The motels name was the Angels Melody. Hah, very contradicting to the angels that they had actually met. Total dicks, other than Cas of course. Although even he can be dickish at times.
Speaking of Cas, he popped in shortly after Sam and Dean had settled in to the motel. "Jes- uh I mean, Damn Cas don't do that. You're gonna give me a heart attack" Dean breathed out, heart rate slightly risen. "I am sorry Dean. I do not wish for your heart to have an attack." Cas replied slowly. "Anyways, why are you here Cas? Not to be mean or anything, but you just kinda, you know, uh, popped in." Sam stuttered. "Well Sam," Cas answered, "I heard that Gabriel was sighted around here and I decided to accompany you on this case. I may be able to talk to Gabriel or convince him to join Team Free Will." "Well okay then." Dean answered, "Now lets hit the FBI badges."
Sam, Dean, and Castiel hopped into the Impala an Dean hit the gas, heading over to the latest crime scene. Once there, Dean and Sam jumped out and flashed their badges while Cas stayed in the Impala because, well, lets face it, Cas has absolutely no people skills whatsoever. Cas watched through the window as Dean and Sam questioned the police. Sam continues to question the head officer while Dean wandered around the disappearance scene looking for anything supernatural, or, more than likely, searching for clues that Gabriel had been there. Dean pulled out EMF but it was quickly deemed useless. Dean eventually went back over to Sam and motioned him back over to the Impala. The doors banged shut as Sam and Dean got back in the car. Dean reported that he had found a couple candy wrappers that the officers had dismissed as trash. Those wrappers were a sure sign that Gabriel had been here.
Sam hadn't really found much. He reported that a man around 5'8" with longerish brown hair and hazel eyes had been spotted a few minutes after each disappearance. "That sounds much like Gabriel's vessel." Cas said interestedly. "Ok, it's time to hit the books and do some research." Sam excitedly replied, eager to get some reading done. "Aw come on Sammy," Dean pouted disappointedly, "We just got here and we're already hitting the books. Can't we hit a bar first?" Sam sighed, "No Dean. If we go to a bar then you won't be back until noon the next day and I'll have a terrible hangover. Once we finish this case and find Gabriel we can go to a bar and you can drink as much as you want. Deal?" "Deal" replied Dean dejectedly. Leave it to Sam to ruin all the fun.
Dean drove back to the motel and everybody quickly either hit the computer or started skimming through books. After a bit of researching on the local police database, Sam finally found a clue as to where Gabriel's next victim would be. "It looks like he's grabbing victims around three miles apart. Each victim was in, oh. Each victim was in a local park. Interesting Gabriel. Very interesting." Sam paused for a second as he gleaned more juicy information and put his brain to work, "Looks like the next spot should be Tranquility Park in a few hours. Ok guys, let's roll." They all hopped into the Impala for what must have been the third time that day. "Time to get to work." Sam states while rubbing his hands together. "I am quite excited to find Gabriel," Cas duly says, "It will be quite nice to find a brother who won't stab me with an angel blade at the first open chance." "Aw man, Cas, Don't be like that. You still have us. Whether you like it or not, we are family. Family always sticks together, no matter what. Blood doesn't matter. Family are the people who never leave you side no matter how bad things get. You are stuck with us Cas. Too bad so sad. There's no going back now." Dean fiercely retorts. "Now come on man, you know I don't like chick flick moments." "Yes, Dean. I understand" Castiel quietly answers, but both brothers can see the small smile that hadn't been there before.
Dean pulls in to Tranquility Park which is surprisingly full for such a small town. Probably because all the other parks are closed and the people haven't even given it any thought that the parks are where people are being abducted. The Impala sat silently in wait with its passengers as the day grew old and night began to fall. Cas stayed awake as Sam began to doze and Deans eyes started to sag. Soon, there were only a few people left and Cas found it prudent to wake the brothers up to ensure that he didn't miss anything. After a while, night was fully upon them and that's when Gabriel appeared. White light flashed and a smaller man walked out. Team Free Will waited until Gabriel was only a few feet away from the lone woman left at the park, alone. Then, they sprang out and rushed Gabriel, hoping for the element of surprise. The element of surprise was there alright, just not on their side.
As Sam reached the woman, he jumped back in surprise as the woman suddenly flickered away. Sam turned and quickly stood beside Dean and Cas un-phased by the woman. Each person was aiming their own weapon skillfully at Gabriel. The Trickster/Archangel suddenly burst into a loud and bellowing bout of laughter. The two hunters and one angel just stare confusedly at the more powerful archangel. Eventually, Gabriel realizes he is the brunt of their stares and tries to siphon out the last of his laughter. "Ah. Sam, Dean, Cassie. How are you guys doing?" "Cut the crap Gabe," Dean growls, "What's up with all of the disappearances. Oh, and what about that disappearing lady. Where'd she go?" "Oh Dean-o, so clueless. Don't you understand. This is all a trap." Gabriel laughs joyously. "You guys have all fallen for it hook, line, and sinker." "Okaay, sooo. What's the trap?" Sam asks pointedly. "Guess you'll just have to find out then, won't you Sammy boy," Gabriel playfully replies. "Oh, and Cassie, I'm disappointed in you. I thought you would've found me sooner. I thought you would've sensed that those disappearances were all just my holograms. I WAS a Trickster after all. Oh well, guess you'll have to work on that."
The next few seconds seemed to happen in slow motion. Gabriel snapped his dumb little magic wielding fingers at the same time that they all lounged forward towards him. His face was shocked as if he figured that they would all have stayed still. Figures. Being a Trickster and hiding from his duties as an archangel would probably have that effect on him. They all three managed to grab onto Gabriel as the white angelic light flashed and overcame all three of them. Once the light dimmed and the temporary blindness wore off, Dean and Sam looked around in shock. They were in what seemed to be a large tower overlooking New York City. There was fancy furniture, flat screen TVs, and even a bar across the room that looked like it held every type of liquor known to man from wine to beer to vodka to rum. Sam was also looking around in shock. Cas quickly scanned the room much quicker than Sam or Dean and his eyes made contact with a group of people standing across the room, cautiously aiming their weapons toward Team Free Will and their plus one. "Sam, Dean, Gabriel." Cas called out quietly to get his friends' attention. "Holy Shit"