A/N: And here it is. ENJOY!
Dean paced back in forth in Bobby's kitchen, his phone pressed against his ears as the phone rang. This was the third time he'd called and there were still no answers. He snapped the phone shut and walked back into the living room.
"Anything?" Sam asked looking over to his brother.
"No" Dean said shaking his head. "I knew I shouldn't have left"
"Look we don't know anything is wrong" Sam said and Dean just gave him a look. "Ok, something is definitely up, but if this has to do with Cas, it's better if we get to him first right?" That was the plan. They were going to summon Crowley and hope the demon wanted to bring down Cas just as bad as they did. They needed him to tell them how to bind death.
"Right" Dean replied looking down to his cell phone. "You guys go down, I'm going to try Adam again" Sam nodded as he and Bobby grabbed their things and headed down the basement.
Adam stared into the eyes of the woman standing in front of him and then down to his hand when he felt his phone vibrate.
"It's him again" She said dropping her hand. "He's not going to stop you know, you should answer it"
"And tell him what exactly?" Adam asked and Lux just shrugged.
"Whatever you want, he's all the way in Sioux Falls, there's nothing he can do to me" She turned and walked over to the closet. "I'm going to change, which should give you ample time to make a decision" She grabbed some clothes and headed into the bathroom.
Adam grabbed his phone from his pocket and quickly answered it.
"Yeah"
"Damnit Adam, what the hell is going on, where's Katie?"
"we're still here, but I don't know for how long"
"What are you talking about?"
"It's back Dean" Adam turned to the bathroom door. "The light or whatever its back and it's going somewhere"
"Going where?" Dean asked.
"I don't know but where ever it is she wants me to come with her"
"Then you go" Dean replied. "Look she doesn't leave that house without you, do you understand me?"
"But Dean-"
"No, buts, look if she's going you're going with her, and when she gets there, call me" Dean replied. "Adam-"
"Dean I know, I'll protect her with my life" Adam said. "Just wished I knew what the hell is going on" he heard movement. "Look she's coming, I'll call you back" Adam hung up the phone. Lux emerged from the bathroom, her hair pulled up into a high pony tail, in a pair of light blue jeans, and a flowy yellow top. In that moment Adam could see the difference between this woman and Katie. he'd never seen Katie wear in bright colors at all.
"So, you make a decision?" Lux asked slipping on a jacket. "Because I have to tell you that I don't have much time, this angel is messing with my head"
"What do you mean?" Adam asked.
"Too hard for your simple human mind to comprehend" Lux said. "Just know that we must stop him like yesterday, so are you coming or what?"
"Yeah, but there are some conditions" Adam said walking over to stand in front of her. An amused smirk graced her lips.
"Oh, really?" she asked folding her arms over her chest. "Let's hear them, kid" Adam folded his arms over his chest.
"You will do nothing to hurt them" Adam said seriously and the smirk left her face. "Whatever your plan is, you do not risk their lives, got it?
"Absolutely" she replied with a nod. He nodded as well and watched as she held out her hand. "Let's go" he stared at her hand for a moment before taking it. Before he knew what was happening they were standing in the middle of a dark alley.
"Where are we?" Adam asked looking around. "What are we doing here?"
"We're hunting" Lux replied. "I thought you would know that by now" she began walking and Adam walked to catch up to her. They were walking slowly down the alley, Adam keeping his eyes peeled for anything that might pop out at the.
"What are we looking for?" Adam asked and she stopped. He looked over to her and noticed her eyes locked on something. He turned to see a homeless man sitting on the ground next to some dumpsters. "What-? " Before he could ask, she was already headed over to the man. He cursed under his breath before following behind her. "What are we doing?" She didn't respond as she knelt down in front of the man, blinking her eyes back to normal.
"Oh, what a pretty lady" the man said looking to Katie's face. "I thought I would never see a pretty lady again"
"Why thank you" Lux replied. "I'm actually looking for someone, a man in a trench coat, he was here" the smile on the man's face fell. "You've seen him"
"Yes" the man replied. "He gave me my sight, said that he was God, but there was something…"
"What kind of something?" Adam asked looking down to the man.
"His face, it was all blistered up" the man replied. "And his eyes, they were dark."
"Sir, do you think I could hold your hand?" Lux asked and both men turned to her confused. "You see there's this trick I can do, and well I need your help to do it, I promise it won't hurt one bit"
"What are you doing?" Adam asked. She sighed and looked over to him.
"I need to see how bad he is" Lux replied. "I just need to peek into our friend's head here, no one will be hurt"
"Are you sure?" Adam asked and Lux just glared up to him.
"No one will be hurt" she repeated and he nodded as she turned back to the man. "Give me your hand" the man slowly held out his hand to her and she wrapped her hand around his. "Just close your eyes and before you know it, it will be over. "Adam?"
"Yeah?" Adam said looking down to her. "What's up?"
"Keep your eyes open" She replied closing her eyes.
"For what?" Adam asked when he suddenly heard footsteps. He turned and there coming toward them was Castiel. "Son of a bitch"
"What do we do now?" Sam asked as they walked back upstairs. Crowley refused to help them take down his new boss. They shouldn't be surprised, he was scared.
"We find another way" Dean replied looking between Bobby and Sam.
"And what way is that?" Bobby asked. "Because I don't know anyone else willing to tell us how to bind death"
"There's got to be something, we just have to find it" Dean replied. He needed to believe that they could beat this thing before Katie, or the light or whatever got involved.
"Dean, what if she's it?" Sam asked the question that Dean tried not to think about. "I mean I know you don't want her anywhere near this, but let's face it, she's always at the center of it Dean" he sighed. "Maybe the reason we can't find another way is because there's only one" Dean stood there for a moment.
"No" Dean said shaking his head.
"Dean I know-"
"Will you stop saying you know Sam!" Dean snapped. "Because if you really did, you'd understand why I can't believe what you're saying right now, you'd understand that any option that puts my wife and kid on the front lines isn't an option at all" Sam and Bobby looked over to the man in front of them and both realized in that moment how different he was from all those years ago. The once reckless playboy was now a family man, who'd do pretty much anything to keep it that way.
"Ok, then we find another way" Sam replied and Dean nodded.
"Adam" Lux said standing to her feet.
"C'mon, we have to go" Adam grabbed her arm and tried to pull her away as Castiel walked their way. They were only a few feet away when she freed her arm.
"Adam, calm down" she said turning. "Look" Adam turned to see the Castiel walked right up to the man whose eyes were now a light shade of gray. "This is what was, not what is"
"Some help, please. Please. Help. So helpless." The homeless man said holding up a cup. Castiel glanced down to the man before dropping a few coins in the cup. "God bless you, sir"
"You're a true believer." Castiel looked down to the man. "People say I'm wrathful, but I only punish liars and those who forsake me. I am a just God."
Lux took a step closer and Adam moved with her.
"What's wrong with his face?" Adam asked finally noticing the angel's peeling skin.
"Leviathans" she replied never taking her eyes from the angel. Castiel placed a hand on the homeless man's forehead.
"Oh my God, I can see!" the man exclaimed. He tilted his head up and looked to Castiel. "Your face... What's wrong with you?" Castiel places his hand on his cheek before turning and walking away.
"Should we follow him?" Adam asked when the angel disappeared.
"We can't" Lux replied kneeling in front of the man and taking his hand again. He opened his eyes and they were back to their normal color. "Thank you for your help"
"You're welcome, I guess" he replied as Adam helped her to her feet.
"Now what?" Adam asked.
"What I was afraid of" Lux replied. "Times running out, and if we don't find him, then all the evil coursing through his veins is going to get out"
"So what are we going to do now?" Adam asked as they walked along the dark alley.
"To talk to an old friend" Lux replied holding out her hand. Adam only sighed before taking it. The familiar churning of his stomach didn't seem to subside as he hoped it would after doing this for so many times. They appeared on the sidewalk across the street from a store.
"A psychic?" Adam asked looking over to the neon sign. "Really?"
"Well don't knock it" Lux said before taking a step toward the store. Adam just shook his head before taking out his cell phone and sending Dean a quick text of their location. He looked back up to see her already opening the door. He ran over and followed her in. The store was as expected, dim lighting, a table with a crystal ball, but the place was empty.
"There's no one here" Adam whispered.
"She's here" Lux replied when they heard the sound of beads. They turned to see a woman stepping from behind the curtain.
"I thought I heard voices" the woman said looking between Adam and Lux. "I've been expecting you, follow me" the woman turned and Lux took a step before Adam grabbed her arm.
"Is this a good idea?" Adam asked and Lux turned to him.
"She's not dangerous, a bit eccentric maybe, but not dangerous" Lux replied turning and following after the psychic. Adam looked back toward the door before turning and following after the two women. They ended up in another dim lit room, this one filled with candles. There was a table sitting in the center where Lux sat across from the strange woman.
"Adam" the woman said looking over to him. "Have a seat" Adam looked over to her before walking over and taking a seat next to Lux. "Don't worry, I'm not the bad guy here"
"Don't mind him, he's just really protective of her" Lux said and the woman turned to her. "Victoria"
"I cannot say we've had the pleasure" Victoria replied. "But I have to say it's a pleasure to meet you, uh-"
"Call me Lux" she replied and Adam turned to her. It was the first time he'd heard her name and made a note to remember it. "I hope we're not any inconvenience for you"
"Would you care if you were?" Victoria asked and Lux only smiled.
"Not really" Lux replied folding her arms on the table. "I'm going to assume you know why we're here"
"Well I assume it has something to do with our new God" Victoria said leaning back into her chair. Lux scoffed. "I guess you don't think it's an appropriate name"
"Castiel is not God" Lux replied. "Castiel is a pathetic excuse for an angel, he is an ungrateful backstabbing bastard, and those souls, that power he has doesn't make him God"
"If that's how you feel then why didn't you kill him?" Victoria asked and Lux only shook her head.
"It wasn't my decision" she looked down to her hands. "It was hers, she's just so…gullible" she brought her eyes to Victoria. "She believed she could save him, and now that she's been proven wrong, it's time for her to realize that he must end" Victoria smiled and shook her head.
"Oh, Lux you're making the mistake they make" Victoria folded her arms on the table and leaned forward. "You're underestimating her, there is a reason you were placed inside of her"
"I doubt you know anything about it" Lux replied.
"I know more than you think oh great light, and that's thanks to the powers your father gave me" Victoria replied and Lux turned her head. "So if I were you I'd listen to me, do not think because you're driving that you're stronger than she is" Lux turned back to Victoria.
"Are you done, because there is a reason why we're here" Lux replied and Victoria nodded. "Do you know understand what has been happening?" Victoria nodded again. "When Castiel opened that door, he let more than souls out, there are things in him that are going to create a lot of trouble if we don't get them back into purgatory"
"And what would you like me to do?" Victoria asked.
"Where is Castiel?" Lux asked and both Victoria and Adam turned to her.
"You mean you of all people don't know?" Victoria asked and Lux rolled her eyes. "Well then again it's not you the connection is with, now is it?"
"Look Vickie, you're cool I sort of like you, you speak your mind and I'm all for that" Lux stood to her feet, placing her hands on the table. "So I'm going to give you one more chance to answer my question before bad things start happening" Victoria leaned back into her chair folding her arms over her chest.
"Oh really?" Victoria asked. "I'd love to see that, but then that would break that rule you promised to follow" Victoria turned to Adam and gave him a nod. "The only thing is, I don't know where Castiel is" she turned back to Lux. "The truth is, he may not be God, but he's pretty damn close, and well, being able to move without a trace is part of the package"
"So you have nothing?" Lux asked shaking her head. She turned to Adam. "We're leaving" Adam looked over to Victoria before standing to his feet. They headed for the door.
"I wouldn't say I have nothing" Victoria said and Lux and Adam stopped and turned around. "There is something I'm getting"
"Well spit it out" Lux snapped.
"It's not for you" Victoria said before turning to Adam. "It's for him"
"For me?" Adam asked. He glanced over to Lux who only glared over to Victoria. Adam turned back to the seer. "What is it?"
"It isn't gone" Victoria replied. "You want to believe that it's gone, but it isn't, it will come back, just as it has for your brother"
"What the hell does that mean?" Adam asked taking a step forward but Lux caught his arm.
"its crap, that's what it is" Lux said glaring over to Victoria. "She won't let anything happen to you" she turned back to Adam. "Let's go" She pulled his arm as he continued to look over to Victoria. He finally let her pull him away until they were back outside of the store.
"What was she talking about?" Adam asked as the woman started walking.
"Don't worry about it?" Lux replied. Adam just quickened his step and moved in front of her. "Move out of my way"
"You know something" Adam stated. "What aren't you saying?"
"I'm not saying things that aren't worth being said!" Lux snapped. She grabbed the collar of his shirt and looked into his eyes. "Listen to me, and listen good, she will not let anything happen to you or your brothers, ok?" he just stared into her eyes hoping to find some answers, but nothing. "Look right now there are bigger issues at hand and I need you to focus, because we're nowhere near Castiel and that is a problem" she let go of his jacket and began walking again.
"What do we do now?" Adam asked walking to catch up to her.
"Well there is something I did get from Vickie" Lux replied. "There are two ways we are ever going to get into the same room with Castiel, one if I let Katie back out to use her connection to find him…"
"And two?" Adam asked.
"If we make Castiel come to us" Lux replied.
"And how do we do that?" Adam asked looking over to the woman.
"We piss him off" Lux replied holding out her hand. Adam shook his head before taking it. He sighed in relief when they finally ended up somewhere familiar. "Honey, we're home"
Dean, Sam and Bobby looked up to see Katie, or and Adam standing in the middle of the room. They all just looked over to her, know that the woman standing in this room wasn't the person they wished she was. Dean walked over and stood in front of her.
"Let her out and get back into your cage, you little-"
"Hey, watch it now" Lux said holding up her hands. "I'm here to help you out, so I'd be a little more nicer if I were you" she looked between the hunters. "You want to bind death right?" they all just stared at her. "Well I know how"
"And you're just going to help us?" Sam asked and she just nodded. "Why?"
"Because we want the same thing here" Lux replied. "Cas knocked onto his ass"
"Yeah, and what do you get out of this?" Dean asked and Lux looked over to him.
"I don't get what this is" Lux said around to the faces on her. "I have one purpose and one purpose only, and that is to protect her" she looked back to Dean. "Even when you can't, I am there to protect her"
"What do we have to do?" Adam asked and they looked over to him. "C'mon guys after everything I've seen today, I have to say I believe her" he turned back to Lux. "She cares about Katie" They all turned back to Lux. "So what do we have to do?"
"We're going to need some supplies" Lux replied walking over to Bobby's desk and grabbing a sheet of paper and a pen. "A lot of supplies"
Adam and Sam were out getting the supplies needed, while Bobby sat at his desk reading everything they were going to have to do.
Dean stayed to keep an eye on the thing currently inhabiting his wife just to make sure she didn't disappear on him. They both sat across from each other at the kitchen table, just looking at the other.
"This is boring" Lux said sliding her seat back to stand up.
"What are you doing?" Dean asked and she stopped and looked over to him.
"I'm thirsty and for some reason want milk" she replied about to stand but he held up a hand for her to stop.
"I'll get it" Dean stood to his feet. Lux just shrugged and slid her chair back under the table. She placed her hands on the table and watched as Dean moved around the kitchen.
"You know I never did thank you" Lux said and Dean glanced over to her as he walked over to the refrigerator.
"For what?" he asked.
"For saving me" she replied. He poured the milk in the glass and walked over handing it to her, before taking his seat.
"What are you talking about?" Dean asked when she took a sip.
"When you found us lying there bleeding to death" Lux replied sitting the glass down. "She was dying and I was dying, and the baby was-"she sighed and looked down to the glass. "And then you showed up like you always do, and-"
"And?" Dean asked and she looked back up to him.
"Your love for her, well the love between the two of you is very powerful" Lux replied. "You might not completely understand it, but just know that it was you who saved her"
"Thanks" Dean replied looking over to her. "Uh, can I talk to her?" Lux turned her head and sighed.
"Look, no" she turned back to Dean. "I have to finish this or things are just going to repeat themselves, she will stand there are try and get him to see the light, as if there is still good inside of him"
"How do you know that there isn't?" Dean asked and she lightly chuckled.
"You and your wife are one in the same you know that?" Lux asked. She crossed her hands on the table and leaned forward on the table. "You remember that night, that night when you got her back after he made her disappear, when he made them disappear?" Dean turned his head, his fist clenching at the memory. Of course he remembered, if he tried he couldn't stop remembering. She was gone and he didn't, well couldn't ever remember her eyes, or her laugh, or- thinking about it made him angry. "She wasn't sleep you know, she was awake and she felt your eyes on her" Dean turned back to her. "She was scared of what you do, but that wasn't all, she-"
"She what?" Dean asked staring over to the woman.
"She wanted you to protect her" she sighed. "See Dean your wife she may have all these powers but deep down all she wants is to feel safe, and she only truly feels safe with you"
"What are you saying?" Dean asked.
"I'm saying that I don't feel safe with you Dean" Lux replied. "I've been there inside watching everything you've done, and I have to say, that I'm disappointed" Dean looked away. "I'm disappointed in her that after everything, everything you've done she just forgives you"
"I'm sorry" Dean growled turning back to her. "That your father didn't put an understanding of love inside of you during your construction process"
"I understand love Dean" Lux replied. "She thought she was a lone that whole year, but I was there with her every night she just cried because she missed you, or because she would find herself imagining what you and Lisa were doing at the moment"
"Well I could've been there, I would've been there if I remembered" Dean replied.
"Except even with your memories, you found yourself chasing after Lisa and the kid" Lux snapped. She took a deep breath to calm herself. She looked back over to Dean. "Look Dean I'm not here to give you advice on your marriage-"
"Good because I'm not asking for any" Dean replied.
"But there is something you should know" she stood to her feet and placed a hand on her pregnant belly. "There is a child here that she will love far more than she has loved anything in her life, and that forgiveness will fall short" she turned. "So screw up again and I wouldn't be surprised if all that forgiveness runs out" she leaves him with her words. Something he sure he won't forget.
Lux stands on the porch, her eyes closed. She can still feel the angel and wonders if he can feel her. She places a hand on her belly and looks down.
"You have no idea what's going on, but I think you should know that this all your fault" she looks up as she hears the engine of the car. Sam and Adam pull up in front of the house. "Your safety is vital"
"Ok, we have everything" Adam said as he and Sam walked up the stairs carrying some bags.
"Not everything" Lux replied. "There's still one more thing we need" Sam and Adam share a look before following the woman into the house.
"Run this by me again" Dean said as they looked over to Lux who felt like she was standing in a room full of morons. She took a deep breath before turning to Dean.
"An act of God crystallized forever" Lux said.
"For example…?" Sam asked and she turned to him.
"Actual crystal should work" Lux said looking over to her. "It's simple, when lightning strikes sand at the right angle - it crystallizes into the perfect shape of itself."
"So, lighting. Act of God" Adam says.
"Yahtzee!" Lux says sarcastically. "I'm glad we're all now on the same page here"
"Let me guess, it's rare" Dean said and Lux turned to him and smiled.
"Luckily for you I can sniff out anything of my father I wish" Lux replied.
"Like a dog?" Adam chuckled and she glared over to him.
"Bite me huggies" Lux replied and Adam just continued to laugh. "I already have an address" she walked over to Bobby's desk and writes the address and hands it Bobby. "I figured you'd be more comfortable driving"
"You'd be right" Bobby says taking the paper and Lux turns to the brothers.
"So who's coming with me, and who's riding with Bobby?" Lux asks.
"We're all driving and you're staying here" Dean orders and Lux turns to him raising a brow. "You're still wearing my wife and carrying my kid, so yeah no you stay here"
"Oh Dean" Lux says walking over to him with a smile. "What has happened today that would make you think that I would trust something so important to the four of you" she looks between their faces.
"Who said you have a choice?" Dean asked and she lightly chuckled.
"And who's going to stop me exactly?" She asked moving a bit closer to Dean, they're now mere inches apart. "I'm not your wife Dean, you do not tell me what to do, hell you barely tell her what to do" she crosses her arms over her chest. "Whether you like it or not you married a very important person Dean, someone who has to be there when the crap hits the fan, because there's a pretty good chance she can stop it"
"You are not go-" Before Dean could finish his sentence she was already gone. "Sonofabitch!" He looked over to his brothers. "Grab your crap, let's go" he was already heading for the door.
The drive was filled with Dean ranting about the woman currently inhabiting his wife's body. Everyone nearly jumped out of the car when they arrived at the address. They all moved swiftly and quietly. It was a pretty nice neighborhood; one they knew probably had its own security. Sam, Adam, and Bobby were by the door as Sam tried to jimmy the lock open.
"Hey!" they both turned to see a guard coming toward them.
"Uh, excuse me" Dean says popping in behind the guard. The guard stops and turn to him. "Do you have any grey poupon?" The guard didn't even respond before Dean punches him, knocking him out.
"Grey poupon?" Sam asks looking over to Dean.
"It's what popped into my head" Dean replied. Sam just shook his head before turning back to the door. He was about to reach for the doorknob again when the door suddenly opened.
"Oh, I thought I heard noise" they all looked over to see Katie- or Lux. "It took you long enough"
"You've been in there this whole time?" Adam asked looking over to her. She just shrugged and turned and walked back into the house. They all shared a looked before following in after her.
"Say hi to Dr. and Mrs. Weiss" Lux said pointing to the couple who were tied to chairs, their mouths taped closed. The four men simply waved before turning to Lux. "What we're looking for is here" she said pointing to the crystal. She turned back to the guys.
"Well, let's light this candle." Bobby says as he begins setting up for the ritual. They all stand and wait for the hunter to finish. Lux looks over to Dean who glares over to her.
"Please don't tell me you're pouting?" Lux asked. "Did I hurt the mean hunter's feelings?" Dean doesn't say a word as he turns his head. She laughs when the baby kicks her unexpectedly. She looks down placing her hands on her stomach, when she hears a light chuckle. She looks up at Dean who's smiling.
"That's my kid" Dean replied and Lux just rolls her eyes.
"Shut up" she replies before turning. "I'm hungry" she walks out of the room and heads to the kitchen.
"Ok, so why does the annoying light thingy dislike you?" Adam asked looking over to Dean.
"No idea" Dean replied before stalking after her into the kitchen. He walked into see her sitting on top of the counter eating cold Chinese food from a white takeaway carton. He shakes his head before walking over and taking it from his hands.
"Hey, what gives?" She asks watching as he dumps the food in the garbage. "I was eating that!"
"That's not good for the kid" Dean replied turning and grabbing an apple from a fruit bowl and handing it to her. "That should tide you over until all of this is over"
"Dean, I'm eight months pregnant and I'm hungry" Lux says taking the apple. "I doubt this will tide me over" She looks down to it before take a bite. "Why are you so bossy?" she looks over to him. "She really does hate it, you know?"
"I know" Dean replied. "But she knows it's because I care" Dean leans back against the counter and crosses his arms over his chest. "Because I love her"
"Yeah, well I'm still on the fence with that one" Lux replies taking another bite of her apple. "You see I think you've gotten too deep, there's a kid involved now, and you have this deep desire to be a better father than your own so you find yourself sticking it out for the kids' sake, but you and me both know that you would've been long gone if it weren't for this kid"
"Really?" Dean asks. "Why is that?"
"Because when this is all over Dean, you're going to want out" Lux says looking over to him. "You're going to want as far away from this as possible and you will never get that with her, you know that. You know it's not too late, she won't hold it against you"
"What are you doing?" Dean asks angrily standing up straight. "I mean really what are you doing?" he walks around and plants himself directly in front of her. "What's this really about?" she looks at him for a long moment before rolling her eyes.
"You are her weakness" Lux says. "Maybe I'm just trying to see if you're worth it?"
"And?"
"Well you haven't denied anything I've said" she says sliding off the counter. She moves to walk back into the other room when Dean grabs her arms and pull her to him so their faces are inches apart.
"I love my wife and I love my kid and there is no where I would rather be than with them" Dean says his eyes staring into hers.
"Who are you trying to convince, me or you?" She asks.
"Hey, we're ready!" Bobby calls and they just look at each other for a moment.
"A conversation for another time" Lux yanks herself from Dean's grasp and walks back to join the others. Dean sighs before following after her.
They all stand around as Bobby recites the spell. He utters the last of the incantation, when nothing happens.
"Um... Hello?" Dean says walking around. He looks around but sees nothing. "Death?" the room is silent and they all turn to Lux. She smiles and nods and they turn to see Death.
"You're joking" Death says looking between their faces.
"I'm sorry, Death." Dean says looking over to the man. "This isn't what it seems."
"Seems like you bound me." Death says revealing the bounds around his wrists. He looks back over to Lux. "I should've known you were behind this"
"You don't seem happy to see me" Lux says walking closer. "I think I'm hurt"
"You were always a little-"
"Ah, ah" Lux says. "Now is not the time for name calling, plus I can't be that bad, I mean I did orchestrate all of this" Death chuckles shaking his head. "What's so funny?"
"You" Death says looking back over to her. "Thinking you're the one who orchestrated this"
"what the hell are you-"Lux shuts her eyes her hands clenching into fists. Dean takes a step toward her when her eyes snap open. She looks around at the eyes on her and sighs.
"Hey"
"Princess?" Dean asks.
"The one and only" Katie replies looking over to Dean. "Lux is good, but I'm better" she turns to Death. "There's a reason for this"
"This about Sam's hallucinations, I assume?" Death says and Katie looks to him confused. They look over to Sam who just shrugs.
"What?" Dean says.
"Sorry, Sam. One wall per customer." Death says looking over to young hunter. "Now unbind me."
"No" Katie says and he turns to her.
"This isn't going to end well." Death says looking over to her and she shrugs.
"It never does" Katie replies. "Doesn't make you being here any less necessary
"We need you to kill God. " Dean says looking over to Death who sighs in annoyance.
"Pardon?" Death asks and his eyes go to Katie who is staring back to him.
"Kill God. You heard right." Bobby says and Death turns to him. "Your... Honor. "
"What makes you think I can do that?" Death asks.
"You told me." Dean replies.
"Why should I?" Death asks turning to Katie, when a sudden realization hits him. "I see what this is now"
"what are you talking about?" Dean asks looking between Death and Katie.
"Amazing." A new voice says and they turn to see Castiel standing behind them his eyes on Death. Dean moves closer to Katie.
"Cas." Sam says looking over to the angel that once was his friend. They all notice his face.
"I didn't want to kill you, but now... "Castiel says.
"You can't kill us. " Dean says and Castiel turns and finally sees Katie.
"You've erased any nostalgia I had for you, Dean." Castiel replies taking a step toward him. Dean places himself directly in front of Katie.
"Death is our bitch." Dean says. "We ain't gonna die, even if God pulls the trigger."
"Annoying little protozoa aren't they? "God"? "Death says and Cas turns to him. "You look awfully like a mutated angel to me. Your vessel's melting. You're going to explode."
"No, I'm not." Castiel replies walking over to Death. "When I've finished my work, I'll repair myself."
"No" Katie says stepping from behind Dean. He catches her arm but she turns to him and nods. He reluctantly lets her go. "I know you're in some sort of delirium, thinking that all those souls that are swimming inside of you makes you unstoppable, but it's not true" she takes another step toward him and everyone in the room stand a little straighter, their hands close to their weapons. "There are things much older than souls in Purgatory and they're inside of you too"
"Irrelevant." Castiel replies. "I control them."
"For the moment." Death says and Castiel glances back to him before turning back to Katie.
"Wait - uh, what older things?" Dean asks looking over to his wife.
"Long before God created Angel and man, he made the first beasts - the Leviathans." Death says...
"Leviathans?"
"I personally found them entertaining, but he was concerned they'd chomp the entire petri dish, so he locked them away. Why do you think he created Purgatory? To keep those clever, poisonous things out." Death turns back to the angel in the room. "Now Castiel has swallowed them. He's the one thin membrane between the old ones and your home."
"Enough." Castiel snaps.
"Stupid little soldier you are." Death says.
"Hey, don't" Katie says and Death turns to her. "Cas look at me" he turns to her as she takes another step toward her. "You should've have done this"
"Why? Because I dared open a door that he shut? "Castiel asks stepping closer to Katie and the hunters in the room step forward slightly, none of them liking how close he is to her. "Where is he? I did a service, taking his place."
"A service, really?" She asks. "Because I've seen it all Cas, everything you've been doing" she runs her fingers through her hair. "It plays in my head like a bad movie I can't turn off and what I see it you settling petty vendettas"
"No. I'm cleaning up one mess after another - selflessly." Castiel replies and Death scoffs.
"Quite the humanitarian." Death says.
"And how would you know? " Castiel asks looking back to the man. "What are you, really...? A flyswatter?"
"Destined to swat you, I think."
"Unless I take you first."
"Really bought his own press, this one." Death says. "Please, Cas. I know God, and you, sir, are no God. "
"Enough!" Katie yells and they turn to her. "This solves nothing, Cas I need you to listen to me because we don't have nearly enough time" she takes a step to him. "You have to be in there somewhere, right, somewhere you have to know the seriousness of this, you have to know what you have to do" He looks at her for a moment, an in that second Katie hopes she is getting through to him. The angel turns and with a wave of his hand removes the bounds on Death before disappearing.
Katie stands there for a moment just staring at the spot the angel once stood. That's when she realized that maybe Lux was right. Maybe there was no saving him. She places her hands on her stomach when she feels the baby kick, and looks down.
They didn't have a lot of time. Death at least made a deal with them. They had until 3:59 am Sunday to find Cas and 'compel' to give the souls up.
They ended up back at Bobby's. Katie sat in her room alone, sitting on her bed the others somewhere in the house. She'd tried her hand at sleeping but she was woken up by Castiel's latest tirade. He'd killed dozens of political worker of a senator who apparently abuses her power. The Leviathans were close and she didn't know how she was going to stop them.
She lifts her head when she hears yelling. It's Sam and Dean. She stands to her feet and makes her way out the door. Grabbing the railing she takes step after step until she finally reaches the bottom, their voices clearer.
"So that's it, you're just giving up?" Sam asks and Dean doesn't say anything. She hears footsteps and soon Sam appears. "Talk to him, please" Katie gives him a nod before turning and walking into the den to find Dean a glass in his hands, as he looks at a laptop.
He looks up when she walks in and places the glass on the table. She walks over and takes a seat across from him as he closes the laptop.
"So, what's up with you?" Katie asks and Dean snorts.
"Oh, I don't know maybe it's the whole earth thing about to explode" Dean shrugs. "Or finding out my brother is having hallucinations, but hey maybe I'm just overreacting" They sat there for a moment in silence before Katie finally spoke.
"Dean, what's your kid's name?" Katie asks and Dean looks back to her confused.
"What?" Dean asks.
"Your kid?" Katie stands to her feet and walks over to him. She slide into his lap and places his hand on belly. "What's their name?" Dean looks down to his hand as it slides back and forth along her stomach. "That's right, we're waiting to find out the sex, so we have to wait on a name for another couple of weeks" she places her hand on Dean's. "And we have a few hours to find and stop Cas" she places a gentle kiss on his lips. "Giving up on one is the same as giving up on the other" she leans her forehead against his. "We still have something to fight for Dean, so we fight" she places a kiss on his forehead. "Now I have to pee" she jumps off his lap and runs to the bathroom. Dean can't help the small smile that graces his lips.
After doing her business Katie stood washing her hands when the hairs on the back of her neck stood up. She looked up in the mirror and there standing behind her was Lucifer.
"Hi, I bet I'm the last person you expected to see" Lucifer said. Katie turned around and to her surprise he was still there.
"How-?" she looked over to him. "You're not here, you're in that cage"
"That you're right on my dear" Lucifer replied. "An even better question would be why you can see me" Katie stared at him for a moment before she realized an answer.
"Sam" she replied. His wall was coming down and it must have somehow tapped into her own. She was seeing his hallucinations. She snapped her eyes closed and trilled to will the hallucination away. After a moment of silence, she opened her eyes and he was gone. She took a deep breath before turning and grabbing the doorknob, the moment she opened the door she heard his cackling behind her. Katie turned to see no one. "This isn't going to be pleasant" she turned and walked back to find Sam, Dean and Castiel standing in the living room. "Cas" they all turned to her.
"He wants help" Sam said with a small smile. Katie looked over to him before turning back to the angel who wasn't looking to hot. Katie took a step toward him, but Dean moved in front of him.
"Don't princess" Dean ordered and Katie looked to him confused. "We don't know what would happen" Katie nodded and looked over to Castiel who seemed out of it.
"You have to get him to the lab" Katie said and Dean nodded. "And, you're going to need my blood" Dean looked like he was about to say something when Castiel interrupted.
"No" the angel said and they all turned to him. "There was some left" there was a beat of silence.
"Right" Sam said before clearing his throat. "We should get going"
It didn't take long for them to pack up and head back to the lab. Katie was left at Bobby's with Adam who sat on the couch as Katie paced back and forth.
"You really should sit" Adam said watching her carefully.
"I'm fine" Katie muttered as she continued pacing. She was thinking of pretty much everything. Castiel, the leviathans, Sam, and these damn hallucinations.
"You can't fix everything you know" it was Lucifer again. He was leaning against the wall looking over to her. She chose to ignore him. She wasn't ready for them to know she was seeing him too, until why she was seeing him. "Maybe everything is just going down the crapper" he laughed. "And here you were thinking you were going to get a happily ever after"
"Look this will all be over soon" Adam said standing to his feet. He stepped in front of her to stop her from pacing. "Then we can all go home" he laughed. "That's still weird to say"
"I know what-, hey" she noticed Adam's nose starting to bleed. "Are you ok?" Adam quickly brought a hand to his nose.
"Yeah, I'm good" he ran off to the kitchen and Katie followed after him. He was standing in the kitchen just staring at the refrigerator. She followed his eyes and blinked a bit, when someone appeared.
"Hey there, remember me" it was Michael. "Looks like me and you are going to be spending a lot of time together"
"You have got to be kidding me" Katie said and Adam turned to her. "You're having them too"
"What?" Adam asked.
"The hallucinations, you're having them too aren't you?" Katie asked. Adam just looked over to her and shook his head.
"No, I'm-" he turned away for a moment before turning back to her. "How- how did you know?" Katie opened her mouth to speak, when they were interrupted by beeping. She looked down to her watch as it read 4:00am. She closed her eyes and she just knew. "Hey" Adam walked over to her but Katie took a step back.
"Adam, don't!" Katie yelled surprising the young man. "Look until we know what the hell is going on, just don't touch me ok" he nodded. There was no telling what would happen if he'd touched her, he mind going back to blacking out when she'd touched soulless Sam's hand. She ran a hand through her hair.
"What's wrong?" Adam asked and Katie looked over to him.
"They're here" Katie replied slumping down to the kitchen chair. "The leviathans are here" she dropped her head on the table as the sounds of Lucifer and Michael's cackling filled her head. Just when she thought she was finally going to catch a break.
A/N: Well there you have it. Katie really can't catch a break.
NEXT CHAPTER: What would you do if ancient demons were let lose on earth?... Well throw a party of course.