Supernatural: Chronicles of the Order4
Chapter 1: A Simple Family on the Run
(DISCLAIMER: No, I don't own Supernatural because it belongs to Eric Kripke and Warner Bros. So, enjoy the show! Rated M for graphic violence, adult content, and adult language.)
I was at my office as I was writing a letter of resignation to the Order. The damage to my reputation by Darbus Toller was already taking its toll as I placed the letter in an envelope and slipped it into the outgoing mail compartment. With the night settling in, we were ready to go as we had enough money, food, and other things for us while we were leaving. Just as I was about to leave my office, I noticed Herschel standing there as he didn't want me to leave, for he owed a lot into being here as it would devastate him if we all did.
"You can't leave like this," he said. "Who's gonna be master of this castle now?"
"Herschel," I said. "You've done enough, so I'm relieving you of your services."
"I hate to break it to you, but my services here are for life and I won't leave this place, no matter what you tell me."
"Then if we show up again, there's also the scrutiny we're put into by the hands of Darbus Toller."
"Anyway, where will you go?"
"We'll go as far away as the galaxy will hold us, but until then, I leave the castle under your care."
I left my office as Herschel stood firm into seeing me off. When I saw Reiko with Dirk, Carly, and the twins, we were ready to leave as this home would never again welcome us the moment we step foot to Alecrast once again. It was a terrible time to go, but our fate was sealed the moment Darbus showed up at the gates of the castle, for our time away was already beginning…
Six months later…
Dean was taking up temporary residence here in the castle as he still notices it to be empty after I left six months ago. When he went outside, he saw the fresh snow falling to the ground in which he noticed Kuroichi and Wakana coming back from the market with some fresh fish in their baskets. Both karasu-tengu were sad all the way since my departure as being here became more dismal than normal. Even Dean was feeling the pinch since he walked outside towards a wooden post the moment he was thinking about Darbus Toller and his entourage of women surrounding him. The sounds of them agreeing and disagreeing filled his ears as he was punching at the wooden post until his hands bled. Even Kuroichi and Wakana were concerned as they wanted to console him not to push himself too far, for having me leave Alecrast was more than enough to bear on him.
"There he goes again," said Wakana as she saw Dean punch at the wooden post. "I just wish that he would focus on his squad in the Hunter Corps instead."
"After what Darbus did to Sam by smearing his name, he's too busy raking in all the wealth and recognition that screams dangerous," said Kuroichi.
"I heard on the news that Darbus is gaining meteoric ground since Dick Roman back in the Elder Days, but some say that he's a lot better than Sam."
"And that does more harm than good," said a man dressed in Chinese winter garb as he came in from the gate. "It's been nearly two years since I came here to give my sons a scolding during Thanksgiving, but this time, the welcome is bleak."
"Kansas Tang of the Order of Letters. It's been ages since you came here as a small one from Rietza. Now, you've come to a place of depression instead of life."
"I've come to pay a visit to the de facto master of this castle and it's not my blockhead son who's become the steward of this place."
"If you're looking for Dean, he's over there punching at that wooden post over there," said Kuroichi as he was concerned for what's been going on here. "He's been like this since Sam and his family left six months ago, but he's still focused on getting rid of Darbus on the sly."
Kansas walked towards Dean as he was still pounding at the wooden post until his hands were bleeding. By the time he stood firm, he saw him turn around to see him in person for a while as there was so much to discuss, for bringing me back was the top priority to putting Darbus in his place. It may be a hard pill to swallow, but the time was now as Alecrast couldn't take any more of the arrogant aristocrat and his musings into putting his Master Race on the map.
"So, I see that my son-in-law prefers pounding at the wooden post instead of listening to reason," said Kansas. "Still, the absence of Sam and his family has weighed heavily on this planet."
"Any word of him?" asked Dean.
"No, but from what I heard from the main headquarters, Ginryu saw his letter of resignation, but he tore it up and burnt the paper entirely due to the fact that he's not gonna be sucking up to Darbus."
"Good for him, but that doesn't change the fact that the prick who killed Ippei Mitani goes free and comes up roses after what he pulled. He even put a bounty on Sam's head."
"Dean, according to what I looked up, there was no bounty on Sam's head and if there was, there would be tons of wanted posters plastered on the walls of every city on this planet. As for Ginryu and the Elders of the Order, they've already picked the one who would find and safeguard Sam and his family."
"And who would that be?"
"The one who will find and safeguard Sam and his family is you, Dean. You know so much about his whereabouts, but he's afraid for everyone to fall under Darbus' machinations. If there's a sign of him still living and breathing, you will go there."
"And I will do it..."
Dean walked away from the post as he was on his way back inside of the main house. With Kansas, Kuroichi, and Wakana following him inside, they were ready to be in warmth of the interior as the fresh snow continued to fall onto the ground on a cold January day. Sooner or later, he would hear from me or my whereabouts, but not now as there had to be a time for strategy to get me back home to Alecrast in order to put Darbus Toller in his place once and for all…
I was in the forest in the northern part of the Wintry Plain on Shiganshina as I was busy hunting for food during my exile there. The sight of the deer approaching was more than enough to keep us all fed for the winter months as I was armed with a bow and arrow that was given to me a few months prior. The deer in question, which was a young buck, was unsuspecting as I was ready to make the kill sharp and steady. When I fired the arrow into its neck, I saw it buckle down onto the snowy ground as I sprang forward with my sword to finish it off, for its meat was more than enough to keep my family fed in this January winter weather.
"May the gods welcome you in the afterlife," I said as I used my sword to slice off the deer's head.
With the deer killed, I got to work as I gutted it and chopped off its hooves and tail. The head and entrails were placed in burlap as I poured salt into it and later set it near the circle of rocks and wood to light it with, for it was Elven tradition to burn the entrails and remains of the animal that was killed to honor the gods up there. By the time I lit the pyre, I prayed for the deer's passage as I later put its meaty remains onto a sled to bring back towards the set of slug roe homes in the Dabb Mountains, where we've been staying at for a while now. When I got back to my home, I was welcomed by Reiko as she was happy to see me safe from the wintry weather, for she was grateful that I came back in one piece.
"I'm grateful that you're safe, Sammy," she said.
"I brought back venison for us so we won't go hungry for a couple of days," I said.
"So, the hunter with the raw power comes back from hunting a deer," said a cat-like man as he was dressed in winter clothing. "It's also a blessing from the gods that he brings a fresh kill of venison to feed his family to go with his vegetables he's been growing in the lower part of the slug roe homes."
"I take it that you've had praise for me, Badur, but this fresh kill will only last my family for a couple of days until the next kill."
"I'm glad that you brought back some meat, Sammy," said Reiko. "We'll make the effort of what you caught at our advantage. Besides, the last of the meat is cooking right now in which it's consisting of roast beef with vegetables."
"As soon as I get done skinning the deer carcass, we'll place it in the meat locker for further storage. It's the least I can do for now."
I whistled as I saw Dirk sprinting out of the slug roe home we were staying in. When he saw the deer carcass in the sled, he had a feeling that I would bring back more than just meat for storage. When we got it into the slug roe home we were staying at, we dragged the deer carcass into the butchering room in which we were dressed into protective clothing to do it. We got to work by removing the skin and sectioning it into quarters for further meals for the next few days as we threw away the skin into a plastic bag. By the time we got done, we were ready to wrap the sections into vacuum-seal wrap as we were ready to place them in the meat locker for further storage. When we made our way towards it, we placed it into the shelves in this frozen area as we were happy that we got meat in there for the next few days until I went in and started hunting again.
"There's enough meat to last us for the many days until you decide to take an odd job into fishing in the river and stream," said Dirk.
"Until the next buck comes along, we have enough to last the week," I said.
"Well, at least Bambi's on the menu after what you did."
"Furthermore, you don't aim for Bambi, you aim for his mother. That's how it goes and that's how it is if we're living in the Dabb Mountains."
"It's also a godsend that these slug roe homes are futuristic in which you used them to your advantage by adding in a hydroponics lab for growing fruits and vegetables for us to eat."
"These set of slug roe homes are actually the remains of a Draaza ship that got embedded into the mountains for many centuries. It's also a godsend that the technology in it came to good use or else we would've been starving right now. Tomorrow, we'll hunt for boar or perhaps bison to keep us fed, but for now, we have all the time in the world to enjoy our meal for tonight."
Dirk and I removed our protective clothing as we left the meat locker and storage area and went directly towards the living part of the slug roe homes where we saw Carly chasing after one of the chickens that were living here with us. Life was grateful for us since we left Alecrast as the stigma of Darbus' smear campaign against me was more than enough to cause fear into what I would do next if I was called back home. In these slug roe homes that were once a Draaza ship that was embedded into the Dabb Mountains, I put my abilities to good use when it came to raising chickens and growing food to last us for a while. The six months we had were rough at first as I made further use to what I had in store, for my family came first more than anything, especially when it came to the two Cat Sidhe children I had in my care.
By the time Dirk and I made our way towards the bathhouse, we got off our clothes as we began to wash ourselves in the basins. Inside, the water was heated by the warmth of the volcano that was dormant near the Draaza ship we took refuge in as we washed ourselves from all the toils of our duty here in our temporary home on Shiganshina. When we rinsed off, we walked towards the bathtubs that were filling up as we got into them the moment we turned off the faucets when they got to full. Both of us were relaxing in such comfort as we didn't have to worry about anything out of the ordinary, until the memories of Alecrast began to weigh me down.
"This place can be useful as a resort than a set of slug roe homes," said Dirk as he was relaxing in the tub he was in. "I bet that you can bring all the chickens and produce you can muster so we won't go hungry here in these mountains."
"And being here is far different than being in the castle on Alecrast," I said.
"It's been six months since we left, but it kind of blows that Darbus Toller got his way in the end the moment he issued a bounty on your head for ten thousand gaurhee."
"If there's a bounty on my head, then Darbus is gonna have to change his currency here because it consists of zalaks, which is the monetary choice in the western part of the Ashizoka System."
"You miss everyone back on Alecrast, don't you?"
"Yes, but if we went back to where we lived, then we would not only stir the wrath of Darbus, but put the rest of our family and friends at risk. I can't do that, even if Dean and his own family would beckon me to come back home, but if there's a chance encounter, I can't let him be put at risk after what Darbus said to me."
"And who would blame them if one of your friends and family members die? They will all blame you in the end..."
Those words from Darbus continued to haunt me as it was a stark reminder of having my reputation being tarnished was the final nail in the coffin for me. I was in exile, but it would soon become a permanent stay if time would have the chance to stay away for now. I was thinking about all those days in the castle on Alecrast as I was even thinking of Dean and the others in which I hope that they weren't steeped under the wrath of Darbus and his artificial creations during my absence…
Dean was in the dining room with Kansas as they were waiting for dinner to be served. With Dahlia and Mizuki sitting in high chairs, they've grown into very adorable babies as they were even getting started with baby food at seven months old. By the time Magda brought it in there, it was none other than shrimp dumplings and hot and sour soup to go with them for dinner. Even though there were attempts to make everything here cheery, Dean still missed me and my family as he felt a sense of emptiness while being here. By the time he got his meal, he noticed Magda stare at Kansas as she never expected him to be here of all places.
"Daddy," she said. "It's been a long time since you came here."
"And I take it that you bore my granddaughters, but they're too small to be out and about," said Kansas. "It also seems that a certain son-in-law of mine has a birthday in a few days."
"Don't remind me," said Dean as he took a bite of his hot and sour soup. "Mine's not the only one on that day. Aora and Ghimru were also born on it as well."
"You miss Sam and his family, don't you?"
"Yeah, but I want that asshat who chase him off to pay for what he did..."
"And he's slowly rising to prominence in his dirty glory..."
"Hey! We've got company!" cried a familiar voice as he entered into the dining room.
"Your timing is bad, Kevin," said Dean. "It's also something that needs to be addressed if we're gonna go and bring back Sam and his family."
It wasn't long until Dean and the others saw Reuben, Paninya and little Nerinya arrive with Reina as they were more than likely to be here for tonight's powwow. Still, there was the business into bringing me and my family back home to consider as there had been trouble on the horizon so far. The summit here in the dining room was more than likely to be appealing to Dean as he was most likely to be going for what was about to happen next. He was itching to set up his crew to bring me home very quickly as he wanted to shove Darbus' nose in his own filth if need be, for the time of the Toller Dynasty was more than likely to have a dent in it.
"It's been a while, Dean," said Reuben as he was holding Nerinya in his arms. "I bet that you're starting to get lonely since Sam and his family left six months ago."
"Don't try to sugarcoat it," he said as he was feeding Dahlia some baby food on her plate. "It's been six months since he flew the coop, but I'm not gonna sit by and allow Darbus to rain on his parade by adding fuel to the fire to the smear campaign against him."
"I hope that they're alright," said Paninya as she was concerned. "It's not fair that Darbus pulled that trouble after they saved everyone in Gale Canyon, but this smear campaign has crossed the line."
"It's not just the smear campaign that has put the Council of Elders on edge," said Reina as she got out her tablet and turned it on. "If you think that ousting Sam out of Alecrast was bad...," She shows everyone a news feed on screen as it showed up in full view. "You're not gonna like what you're about to see..."
Everyone saw the news feed as the headlines were talking about Darbus and his meteoric rise to being into rockstar status. The sight of the arrogant aristocrat angered Dean as he was itching to tear him apart for the past crimes that he did six months prior. He never forgot about the death of Ippei Mitani at the hands of Darbus as he saw him on screen surrounded by his artificial creations that were known for their blond hair, blue eyes, and porcelain white skin.
"...Darbus Toller has risen to high status as he is known for making a name for himself as humanity's finest specimen," said a newscaster. "He's even gained a lot of respect from the main branch of his family after the debacle of ousting the Order of Letters member, Sam Winchester, six months prior. In that time, his popularity with the human populations in the Ashizoka System has skyrocketed as a result into penning his latest work, I Am Lord Darbus, which reached number one on the bestseller list. What's his next motive everyone asks for? No one knows, but Darbus will tell us eventually."
"My goal is to bring humanity to the top and I won't stop until I do," he said on screen. "Besides, everyone will agree with me someday."
"That was Darbus Toller in the spotlight. And now, we have the weather for the western areas on Alecrast in which there will be snowstorms coming in the next few days that were foretold in The Galactic Farmer's Almanac."
"Oh, bite me!" exclaimed Dean.
He saw the meteoric rise of Darbus to be a thorn to the sides of many as he wanted revenge against him for what he did a few months prior. He wanted to do away with the prissy aristocrat with an evil smirk on his face as he viewed him as a man who was more than likely to be taking over the entire Ashizoka System with his Master Race in tow.
"That guy pisses me off to the extreme," he said.
"After what he did to get away scott-free, he's not stopping one bit," said Magda as she was feeding Mizuki some baby food. "As for trashing Ippei's memory and tarnishing Sam's reputation, he's got a lot to answer for after attracting the ire of both the Order and the Alecrian Army."
"That's not all that he's answering for," said Kansas. "Some of the Toller family are calling on him to be cut off from the main branch after killing Ippei and throwing Sam's reputation in the mud. General Thorndike has also called upon an inquiry to have Darbus' immunity from all his crimes stripped once again without the meddling of Reinhardt Toller."
"But the guy's untouchable," said Kevin.
"Not entirely," said Reina. "As soon as we locate Sam's whereabouts, we'll have him brought home with his family, but not without protection. Just recently, Darbus sent his artificial dolls to do his dirty work and if one person says Sam's name or even mentions him in all ways, then he'll use them to do harm to whoever wants the one with raw power to return."
It was a start into bringing me back as the time was now in the form of those who were getting fed up with Darbus and his artificial creations running amok while reveling in the rockstar status that continues to flourish. Still, Dean was ready to accept the offer into forming his squad from the Hunter Corps just to safeguard me and my family, but will I answer the call to him?...
I was in the dining room with Reiko and the children as we were having our evening meal of beef stew and baked bread for dinner. Even the twins were eating baby food as they were making a mess out of themselves in their high chairs. Both of them were about to turn one as they were getting bigger than normal in which I was seeing them with teeth in their mouth while drinking out of their cups to complement their messy meal. We ate like a family in the slug roe home in the mountains as we were also happy that the interior was none other than a derelict Draaza ship that was embedded here. In our six months of exile, we were most likely to be making a name for ourselves while staying with those who were considered to be wrongly tarnished by those who smeared their names. It was a fleeting and normal time for us as we were also safe from the snowstorm outside, for a blizzard was coming here with extra winds and snow on the horizon.
"Ghimru, you're such a mess," said Reiko as she grabbed a cloth and cleaned his messy face.
"Both of them have a birthday in a couple of days, but we're gonna have to get some eggs from the chicken room just to mix into a cake," said Dirk. "Besides, if we're gonna celebrate their first birthday, we're gonna have to put a lot of effort into making a cake for them in order to make a mess out of themselves."
"Tomorrow, Reiko and I will go towards the town below to get some supplies to bake a cake for the twins," I said. "It's the least we can do for them, but one of you has to be the babysitter instead of C'Torrha, who's gone into hibernation."
"Who has gone into hibernation?" said an insectoid woman as she was dressed in winter garb. "We all know that I won't be silenced by the winter air here in these mountains."
"It's been a while, C'Torrha, but the twins' birthday is in a couple of days in which we're going into the town below to get them a cake."
The insectoid woman, C'Torrha, was someone that had been both displaced and disgraced by those who smeared her as she had nowhere to go like the rest of us. Unlike me and my family, she was without her children and human mate as she was alone, but thriving with the support of those who were there for one another. Even Reiko sensed sadness within her as she was ready to offer our insectoid friend a meal from the bitter cold as well.
"Would you like some stew, C'Torrha?" she asked.
"You have a kind heart for one who destroyed Behemoth near that Orc stronghold in Gale Canyon," she said. "You also have courtesy that is fitting for one who has descended from the Knights of Heaven as well."
"When we left Alecrast, we were travelling by space rail from planet to planet in order to get by on a daily basis, but there were many who viewed us as legends even after Sammy's reputation was tarnished by Darbus Toller six months ago."
"At least you and your family have a home with all of us here. It's the least that all of us can do for you after showing up here in the mountains doing odd jobs and such. If only I had mine with me before I left my home planet of Dorne many years ago..."
"There's no need to be either sad or ashamed, C'Torrha," I said. "Even though most of us here in the Dabb Mountains have lost our status, the only motive into keeping us alive is within our hearts and minds as well."
We all enjoyed our meal as we were all family here in that derelict Draaza ship that was embedded in the Dabb Mountains. Being here on Shiganshina was something of a godsend to us as there was no prejudice to everyone, despite their race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation as we were all cut from the same cloth while being here in the Wintry Plain on this planet...
Dean was dreaming as he found himself on a bridge that got blown into pieces from shelling. He never expected to see something like that as he noticed me on the other side of the bridge. He was happy to see me, but I wasn't happy to see him as I was most likely to deliver a warning into not pursuing me, for I didn't want him to tread into further danger while pursuing me on the spot.
"Sammy!" he yelled as he saw me from afar. "It's time for you to come home!"
"I can't come with you this time, Dean," I said. "This is a warning to stay away."
"I'm not gonna bow down to pressure into kissing into Darbus' ass that easily, for I'm still gonna find you and bring you back!"
"And I'm telling you to back away before you get dragged into the mud under scrutiny. In the end, by the time you find us here, you'll end up noticing that we'll be gone, so I suggest that you abandon your crusade before it's too late."
At that moment, Dean woke up in a cold sweat as he got up from the futon and went out of the room and towards the bathroom. He was staring at the mirror as he was seeing the imprint of raw power protruding from his chest in which it was glowing with such flow indeed. Even though the light was turned off, he was his own nightlight as he went towards the squat toilet to relieve himself. By the time he was finished, he flushed the toilet as he washed his hands in which he saw the light turn on. When he turned around, he saw Reina standing in front of him as she was concerned about his mental state after seeing the news report about Darbus and his rockstar status a few hours ago. It was something that was propelling him to punch the aristocrat in the jaw as he was also missing me and my family, who were far away from Alecrast six months ago.
"You're not in fine fettle, are you, Dean?" she said as she saw him getting ready to leave the bathroom. "You miss Sam, don't you?"
"He's far away in which he told me to back off in a dream," he said.
"Then you can challenge that dream in order to bring him back."
"The dream I had was a warning to keep as is in which he doesn't want me to look for him."
"This isn't the first time that something was about to be kept as is the moment Sam's past self didn't want his soul back due to the self-surviving mechanism he built in him during the Elder Days. Luckily, he got his soul back before it was too late, but as for what is happening now, it might be too late before we get to him in time."
"Reina..., it sucks that Sam and his family are out there in some backwater planet rotting there while Darbus is smelling like a rose while fucking his own creations just to get off on the success he procured in the past six months." Dean sinks to his knees as he was about to break down from the emptiness he was suffering from. "In the end, I don't want anything else for me. All I want is my brother back and that's all that matters..."
"Hey! There's a call!" cried Kevin as he sprinted towards Dean and Reina. "It's urgent, so you better go and hear it before it's too late!"
Both Dean and Reina followed Kevin out of the bathroom as they were going towards my office in which they heard a message on the phone. When Dean answered it, he heard static coming from the phone it was a long distance call that would soon put an end to my six month exile on the spot. He was ready to hear from me, but all he heard was a voice with a crisp Britannic accent that was similar to that of an Orc's.
"Hello, fake 911 phone call," he said.
"Is this Dean Winchester?" asked the male voice.
"Yeah, that's me; what seems to be the problem?"
"I know where your brother and his family live."
"Spill it; we don't got all night here."
"Sam and his family have been living there in the Dabb Mountains, where a set of slug roe homes have been created from a derelict Draaza ship. All I know is that a customer came in and said that he must be returned to Alecrast before chaos ensues."
"Dabb Mountains? Is that where Sam and his family were staying at?"
"Yes, but he and his family have been staying here for six months now, but they can't put off going back home forever."
"I'll be there to get them, just hang tight."
"Dabb Mountains? That's in the region of the Wintry Plain on Shiganshina," said Reina. If Shion knew about their whereabouts, she would call us on the spot, but that place is known for its abundance of wild game and farming, but it's also known for having a refuge for those who were disgraced."
"Reina, we're gathering everything but the kitchen sink, 'cause I'm not gonna let him wander around Shiganshina while Darbus is busy treading on everything here on Alecrast. It's the best lead since Sam took the wife and kids with him, but we're not gonna be steeping to new lows kissing Darbus' ass all the live long."
"Amen to that," said Kevin as he saw Dean hang up the phone. "It's about time we got to work into getting everything together to get Sam and his family back from that place, but will he welcome us?"
"He will, because we're not gonna let him out of our sights after what happened here six months ago. In the end, we'll thumb our noses at Darbus and put that asshat in his place, for we're not out of the fight just yet."
"Before we go into details, there's a Draaza ship that can take you there and it's located in the Kingdom by the River," said Reina. "From what I know, the Draaza ship known as the Hinchcliffe once belonged to the former Dominus in which it was acquired when it was discovered years ago. It's your best bet and it'll bring you into one place to another with a cloaking device just to hide from the Army of Cain if need be."
It was the best bet for Dean to acquire as he was ready to pay a visit to some old friends in the Kingdom by the River. Even Kevin was eager to go there once again as he helped into ousting the twins who once turned it into their personal palace of sin a few months back. Still, they had much to do as there was so much to be done the moment they would catch up to me and my family sooner or later...
Nighttime was creeping in as it was almost closing time for the general store in the town below. When Reiko and I went inside, we were getting a cake mix and some other stuff for the twins' birthday party as it was going to be a celebration of their first year. When I gathered up what was needed to make a cake, I was ready to pay for my things as I gave the shopkeeper the money to put in his till. The shopkeeper himself was an Orc as he was staring at me for some odd reason in which he was also fiddling with the pendant around his neck. I sensed sadness within him as he suffered a loss while working in this general store for a while now, for he was brimming with such grief from losing someone close in these mountains on Shiganshina.
"You sure pay from your savings than any other person who stays here in the mountains," said the Orc as he was at the cash register. "I heard tales about the you and the missus taking out the Elect and the monster that nearly tried to destroy an Orc stronghold on Alecrast."
"We were legendary until we were forced to leave our home and came all the way here six months ago," I said. "In due time, we have work and we're all family here and that'll never change."
"And you're staying here forever? Don't you miss your friends or family?"
"We do, but Darbus drove us away from our planet," said Reiko. "Still, we can't do anything after what happened to us six months ago."
"I bet that you have a lot of little'uns to look after in this harsh winter."
When we paid for our supplies, the shopkeeper saw us leave as he was finally ready to close up shop for another day. When he did that, he was staring at a picture of a young man as he prayed in front of it due to his grief from the loss. The bereavement he suffered from after losing the man in the picture was more than enough to bear as he was fiddling at the pendant around his neck. Just as he was about to turn in for the night, he noticed a familiar presence standing in front of him as it was none other than Castiel himself in which he was dressed up in winter garb to protect himself from the bitter cold. The shopkeeper didn't expect to see tha angel be there for some odd reason, for there was something that he was about to hear in the form of an angelic warning of what could happen next if I wasn't back home.
"Gethig Barzuk in the flesh," said Castiel. "It seems that Sam and Reiko were here earlier, weren't they?"
"They were, but they were on their way home back in the slug roe home complex in the mountains up there," he answered.
"The time has come to bring Sam and his family to go back to Alecrast, for they can't put under exile forever due to their status as the Destiny of Worlds."
"They've always lived up there since they came here to Shiganshina six months ago, but I only hear stories about how they became nothing but legends only to be driven away by a Terran who bears a grudge. They did nothing wrong, but they can't be on Shiganshina forever. They must take a stand and go back home, but they would rather leave things as is instead of returning to where they came from."
"On Alecrast, there will be catastrophe waiting in the wings in the form of the man who ousted Sam and Reiko in which they had to spend the last six months fending for themselves here in the Wintry Plain on Shiganshina.."
"You were spying on them?"
"Sam Winchester must return or else catastrophe will take over the entire Ashizoka System. If he doesn't, then chaos will ensue and if I were you, I suggest that you make a call to his former home on Alecrast to tell whoever is squatting there."
Castiel left without a trace as Gethig went towards the phone as he was ready to make a long distance call to my old home on Alecrast. All the past six months, he heard me talking about Dean in which he would soon make the call to him in order to get me back home to put Darbus in his place once and for all. When he dialed the intergalactic code, he made the call to the castle as he heard the phone ringing under such static. He was waiting for an answer as he was hearing the phone ringing in his ear. By the time he heard someone pick it up, he heard Dean's voice as he was grateful to hear him for the first time, for the call was urgent in hindsight.
"Hello, fake 911 phone call," he heard Dean's voice say on the phone.
"Is this Dean Winchester?" he asked.
"Yeah, that's me; what seems to be the problem?"
"I know where your brother and his family live."
"Spill it; we don't got all night here."
"Sam and his family have been living there in the Dabb Mountains where a set of slug roe homes have been created from a Draaza ship. All I know is that a customer came in and said that he must be returned to Alecrast before chaos ensues."
"Dabb Mountains? Is that where Sam and his family were staying at?"
"Yes, but he and his family have been staying here for six months now, but they can't put off going home forever."
"I'll be there to get them; just hold tight."
When Gethig heard the phone hang up, he was relieved that Dean was coming to bring me and my family home as Castiel's warning of me not going back home would cause chaos if I didn't heed the call into going home to Alecrast. In due time, he didn't want to betray me or my trust, but he also didn't want to suffer under Castiel's wrath if he didn't send me out of Shiganshina in order to stop Darbus from turning the entire Ashizoka system into his own sick fantasy. The time was near, but there would soon be resistance I would build up after being here for six months so far, for my time here would soon come to and end in the long run...
Dean was packed up the next morning as he was ready to gather Magda and the girls with him on a trip to the Kingdom by the River to visit Shigeru and Futaba. The thought of getting that Draaza ship from there was more than enough to set him in motion as he wanted to get me and my family home in order to put a dent in Darbus. With everyone ready to go, they were ready to take the train as they would soon go and retrieve the Hinchcliffe in order to get towards Shiganshina to get me and my family out in order to return to Alecrast.
"You're sure in a good mood for the first time in six months," said Magda as she bundled the girls up in their winter coats. "You found a lead, didn't you?"
"Sam and his family are in the Wintry Plain on Shiganshina and that's where the Dabb Mountains are at," said Dean. "It's a godsend that whoever made the call was more than adamant into wanting them to go home so readily."
"By the way, if we're going to the Kingdom by the River, then we're going by bullet train instead of taking the Impala due to the snow that's been falling down. Besides, we can even see how Futaba's doing due to what she's carrying within her. Even Shigeru's ecstatic that he's about to have himself a little princess instead of a prince as he was glad that the baby was functioning okay during the last doctor's appointment."
"Speaking of Shigeru, he's not about to throw in the towel yet the moment we tell him where Sam and his family are at, for we're not about to be kissing up to Darbus and his artificial dolls for the rest of our days."
Dean made it clear as he was ready to go out of Kanto Village with his family to the Kingdom by the River. With the news about my whereabouts clear, he was more than ready to get me home, for the time of Darbus would soon slip from the record books the moment everyone would hear of my return to Alecrast soon enough...
To be continued...