Chapter 2

And There Goes my Sanity

"All aces!" Gabriel slapped his hand of cards down on the kitchen table revealing a golden hand of aces. "I win." He said with a smug grin on his face.

Megan eyed him suspiciously as she set down her hand of crappy cards. "Did you cheat? There's no way you could get all aces! I thought we said we weren't allowed to use our mojo?"

The Archangel put his hands up and said, "Nope, no mojo whatsoever. I just rock at this game."

Megan was about to just get up and leave, embarrassed by her defeat in a small poker game, but then raised an eyebrow when she noticed something sticking out of Gabriel's jacket sleeve. She quickly plucked the suspicious item from his sleeve only to reveal an ace.

"Uh… I can explain." He said but Megan just shook her head.

"I'm never playing cards with you again." She said and got up from the small table located at the side of the kitchen.

"Oh, come on!" he said but Megan was already on her way to the living room.

The blonde quickly plopped herself down on the blue sofa and flipped on the television. She ended up just watching a rerun of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which wasn't a bad thing at all. Megan could easily relate to her. She thought back to a year ago when she first found out that she had Angel powers and was created to save the world from all the things that go bump in the night. It was a total shock for her but it ended okay. Yeah, she did die but only for a few minutes. And she got to beat the crap out of Raphael, an Archangel bent on ending the world. What a dick.

Then Castiel, her Angel protector, created the ultimate safe house for her to live in with the Winchesters who were two boys who hunt monsters, Jinx who was a Skin Walker, Balthazar who was another Angel, and Gabriel who was an Archangel. She had been living there for a year now. Megan would usually stay at the safe house for a week or two at a time before going on hunts with the Winchesters. She loved hunting, it was a great feeling when you saved someone's life, but it was nice to go back to an actual home instead of some cheap motel room.

Did she forget mention that they got to drive around in a '67 Chevy Impala? Yeah, that is the best car ever. Megan was fifteen now, almost sixteen, so she has been trying to convince Dean to let her drive the Impala. Unfortunately, it was probably never going to happen.

She continued to sit quietly watching Buffy but was interrupted when she felt a gust of wind and heard the sound of wings flapping. She thought it was Cas at first but once she peeled her eyes from the TV screen she saw that three people, who were most likely Angels, were standing next to the couch looking down at her oddly.

One had fiery red hair and green eyes; he had a broad face and looked like he meant business. The other guy was a complete opposite; he had light blonde hair and blue eyes, his hands where behind his back and he looked like he didn't want to be there. Megan got the feeling that he was much like a human teenager. The third was a girl with silver, yeah silver, hair and deep blue eyes. She looked like she could kill someone with one stare which made Megan a little nervous.

"Uh…Guys! Strange people in the living room!" Megan yelled. Like hell she was getting up from her comfy seat on the sofa.

Castiel was the first to appear in the room, given that he was her protector and all. Then popped in Gabriel, glaring at the three while eating a chocolate bar. Next came Sam and Dean, armed and ready to shoot. And last but not least Jinx and Balthazar came running in.

"Who the hell are you?" Dean asked, gun aimed at the gingers head.

"We are-." The red head started but was cut off by Gabriel.

"They're 'The Powers'. It is their charge to make sure the rules of the universe are in balance and to protect the human race from demons. There Angels." He explained while still giving them the death glare.

"Gabriel is that you?" fire head asked, looking at him surprisingly. "Good to see you again!"

The Archangel avoided his gaze and crossed his arms over his chest. "Wish I could say the same to you."

Weasley wanna-be looked confused but then looked like he realized something. "Oh, you're still mad about that…"

Megan raised an eyebrow, still not moving from her seat on the couch. "Mad about what?" she asked, her own curiosity getting the better of her.

"Nothing." Gabriel said.

"Okay, so now that this reunion thing is over with, what do you guys want?" Dean asked, not even bothering to lower his gun.

"My name is Oro, Angel of fire." The red head said then turned to the blonde. "This is Exarp, Angel of air. And this-." He looked over at the silver haired girl. "Is Levanael, Angel of the Moon."

"Call me Luna." She said, her voice soft.

"Okay- Oreo, Magickarp, and Lovegood. Got it." Megan said, very satisfied with the nicknames she just gave them. Luna and Oro glared at her while she received a grin from Exarp.

"And what do you want?" Sam asked, his gun trained on Exarp.

"We need your assistance." Luna said, eyeing Sam.

"For what?" Castiel asked, moving closer to the new Angels.

"Demons are going after the Element Tablets." Oro said, as if thinking everyone already knew what they were.

"The what?" Balthazar asked. "Trust me, I know about a lot of Angelic items but I've never heard of that."

"That's because they are one of the best kept secrets of the world." Oro said as if tempted to say 'obviously' afterwards.

"Then how do the Demons know of them?" Castiel asked, narrowing his eyes on them.

"We are not sure but this Demon, Rylie, is after them and will stop at nothing until he gets his hands on them." Luna said, saying the name as if it was a curse word.

"Rylie? We've never hear of a Demon named Rylie." Dean said, lowering his gun slightly.

"He is not well known but he is very powerful and very dangerous." Oro said.

"Wait, wait, wait. Just what the hell are these Tablet thingy's?" Megan asked, still half listening to the TV. Oro opened his mouth to explain but was interrupted by a laugh from Megan when Giles said to Xander, "Xander, don't speak Latin to the books," on Buffy. "Sorry…" she said and motioned for him to explain.

"The Element Tablets are Tablets located around the world that represent the four elements. There is the Air Tablet, the Earth Tablet, the Water Tablet, and the Fire Tablet. He who possesses the Tablet will have the power over that element and if the Tablet is destroyed then that element would be gone forever." Oro explained, frowning as he said the last part.

"So, if someone destroyed the Air Tablet then there would be no air on Earth?" Jinx asked.

The three nodded.

"And what does Rylie want with them?" Sam asked, lowering his gun completely while Dean's was still slightly raised.

Oro glared at Dean before saying, "We think he wants to collect all the Tablets so he can have control over every element. And if he has that kind of power he could-."

"Rule the world." Megan finished.

"Exactly. We have to get to the Tablets before the Demons do." Luna said.

"So, let me get this straight. My Dad wants you guys to get the Tablets and you need our help to beat the Demons at the Amazing Race?" Gabriel said, looking very tempted to blow them to smithereens with a snap of fingers.

Oro shook his head. "We no long work directly under God."

Gabriel cocked his head to the side curiously. "Then who's your new boss?"

"We are not at liberty to say." Oro said, avoiding eye contact with the Archangel. "So, will you help us?" he asked the group.

They all exchanged thoughtful glances, all of them already knowing what they were going to say. "Yeah, sure, we'll help." Megan answered.

"What? I am NOT helping these dicks!" Gabriel yelled.

"Fine. You don't have to help." Dean said, his gun now lowered completely.

"But-." He started then looked like he was thinking things over in his head. "Fine, I'll help. But I'm only helping to save the world again, not because I actually like you three."

The Powers nodded then turned back to the group. "We know that Rylie and his Demon group will be going after the Air Tablet first. We have no idea how he knows where it is. He must have an informer in high places."

"Do you guys know where it is?" Megan asked, glancing back at the television for a few seconds.

Exarp nodded then spoke for the first time since they had arrived at the safe house. "I'm the Angel of Air; of course I know where it is. It's located at the top of Mt. Everest."

"Of course it is." Dean said with a sigh.

"Pack anything you need for the trip. Call us when you're ready." Oro said then the three disappeared only leaving behind a slight gust of wind.

"So, it looks like we have to save the world again." Megan said and sighed as she turned back to the TV. Of course some evil Demon was threatening to rule the world just as she was getting comfortable.