The Winchester brothers stand side by side, watching the message left to them from the Archangel Gabriel, through a cheap porno "Sam, Dean. Your probably wondering 'what the hells going on?' well, if you watching this…am dead! Aw please, stop sobbing, its embarrassing for all of us. Without me, you got zero shot at killing Lucifer. Sorry. But... you can trap him. The cage you sprung Lucifer from, it's still down there, and maybe, just maybe, you can shove his ass back in. Not that it'll be easy. You got to get the cage open, trick my bro back into it, and oh yeah, avoid Michael and the God Squad. But hey - details, right? And here's the big secret, Lucifer himself doesn't even know. But the key to the cage, it's out there. Actually it's keys, plural, four keys. Well, four rings from the Horsemen. You get 'em all, you got the cage. Cant say am betting on you boys, but hey, I've been wrong before, and Dean you where right, I was afraid to stand up to my brother, but not any more. So this is me…standing up, and this is me…lying down" as they turn in disgust Sam goes to shut the laptop, but a voice stops him "oh and by the way, I need you to do something for me. Theirs someone out there, someone I care about, she needs to know I'm dead, I've got a message for her at the end of this, take it to her. Her names Illyria Greenwood, her address is at the back of the cover. Just, make sure she gets it, please." they take a long look at the sincerity on his face, then close the lid gently.
Dean turn's the cover of the porno over and reads aloud " 362 S 5th St, Watertown, WI, United States." Dean looks at Sam who just shrugs lightly "looks like we're taking care of last request before savin the world." Dean snarks as he gets in the car.
Almost five days later, they sit outside the address that Gabriel gave them, wearily. They exchange a look before getting out of the car and head for the small country town house. Sam holds onto the laptop containing Gabriel's message firmly, as Dean gives three hard knocks on the blue, paint-chipped door, and after a moment it opens a jar, the chain firmly in place "what d'ya want?" asks a sweet, yet fierce feminine voice, it's owner hidden in the shadows behind the door "we're Sam and Dean Winchester, we have a message for Illyria Greenwood from Gabriel." suddenly the door fly's open and there stands a pretty, pail, short, brunette, wearing a Mets jersey and jeans, hair pulled into a messy bun, her right hand clutching a large, out of place, shotgun, a smile on her rose pink lips "A message! What message? Come in please!" she places the weapon down and pulls both men into the house, shutting the door quickly.
As she turns to them with a smile she says "so you're the Winchester brothers? Am Illyria." looking them over, sizing them up "well please come into the living room" they follow the small, but curved girl, through a door and Illyria sits on an old, red chair "sit" she smiles warmly as they do as told, taking a seat on a matching couch, a small wooden table between it and the chair "so, you said something about a message!" she chirps happily "um…yeah…I fast forwarded it to where he said your message was." Sam explains as he opens the laptop and places it on the table, facing her. She looks to them oddly and presses play.
Gabriel's face appears, like a interview video, so unlike the porno message "Hey baby. If the Winchester's are on your couch, if your watching this… that means I'm dead." she lets out a sob, tears begin to sparkle her deep blue eyes, that seem so familiar to the brothers "oh, don't cry fairy eyes, it's ok, because your gonna be ok! You're my good girl and you'll do fine with out me." she shakes her head sadly "no I wont" to which the recording says "yes you will! Look I don't have much time, so here it is, the apocalypse is goin down, now! And these boys they need someone with a brain to help, coz heaven and hell know they ant got any!" she chuckles lightly "I need you to go with them, stop it from happening, they'll keep you safe and if they don't I'll come back and archangel their ass's ten ways till Sunday. Am sorry I cant be there for you, to hold you and say alls well in demon valley. Jus know that, I chose you Illy, I did it for you, always you, don't be strong, don't hide… jus be happy, whatever it takes. Remember I'll always be with you and I'll always love you. Forever and ever fairy eyes…" she smiles "for always and anyways, angel man" Gabriel smiles "that's my girl" and the screen goes dark, the message ends.
She muffles her sobs and looks to the brothers "so Lucifer, he killed him?" Sam nods lightly "yeah, he did. Am sorry" and Dean pitches in "yeah me to. He was a good guy, mostly" she smiles slightly at this and then stands "ok, lets go kill this bastard" the brothers look at her in question "but, don't you got family and stuff that'll notice you missing?" Dean asks and she looks to them "nope, the only person in the world I got is dead, so now I got you. So lets get packed up and go!" the brothers stand as she instructs "I'll go get my clothes you get my weapons. Their in the cabinet in the back room, cant miss em" she smiles weakly, tears still on her milky cheeks and walks upstairs.
As she reached her room and gently shut the door, her pain broke free, her tears flooding her face as her body reached the floor and she gripped the sliver chain around her neck forcefully. She brought the chain merely inches from her face and examined it's holdings. A pendant with a sliver fairy sitting upon a tear shaped emerald, she looked into the stone, writing lased inside 'the greatest gift I ever had is you' and sobbed harder at the memory. A few moments later she collected herself and stood, beginning to pack.
The brothers can hear her faint sobs from above and leave her be, let her morn her loss and go to the back room. There they find a training room, punch bag, fight mat, weights, and a large cherry oak cabinet. They open it, finding a verity of weapons, guns, knives, swords, crossbows, any weapon made, it was likely to be here. They found a bag at the bottom and grabbed the things they didn't already own, then turned to wait for Illyria in the living room. They didn't have to wait long as she came down a few minutes later with a duffle bag full of clothes, she crossed the room ignoring them, and grabbed a frame from the mantel she took out the picture and placed it in her bag "ok, lets go." she turned to them and they left. She didn't turn back to look at her home for the last time, because her home hung round her neck and rested in her bag, and that was all she needed.
As they drive Dean looks at her through the mirror and lowers the music "so, Illyria, that's a nice name" she smiles kindly back "thanks, my dad gave it to me, it was an old village in Greece century's ago." Sam turned to her and smiled "cool, I've never been to Greece. Have you?" she nods and shines "my dad took me a few times, it's where he met my mom." curiously Sam asks "where are they now?" and her smile fades with the passing trees "my mom bailed when I was little, she was kind of a party girl, didn't have time for a kid. So it was just me and daddy" he smiles as Dean asks the question the both want to know "so, um, how'd you know Gabriel?" she looks to each of them with a side smirk of surprise "he didn't tell you?" and Sam shakes his head "no, in fact we only found out about you a few days ago" she laughs lightly "oh my god that's so him!" the bothers share a confused look "what's so funny?" Dean grumbles, she stops laughing and looks to each man "Gabriel was my father!"