"So we heard you were trying to stop the Apocalypse" the angel currently chasing her said

"Yeah? So? Sue me, I feel kinda attached to this planet, ya know?" she faced him with her angel blade in hand. There've been ten angels sent to eliminate her, this was the last one.

"You shouldn't intervene with Heaven's orders, you filthy abomination" he spat angrily and pushed her against a wall so fast she had whiplash from her head being hit

"Goddamn it!" she muttered, fingers still wrapped around the blade, which was dangerously close to the angel's side, without him noticing

"You walking blasphemy, taking God's name in vain" now that seemed to piss him off to no end. And a pissed off angel was a sloppy angel. She took advantage of his distraction and struck, her blade burying itself in his vessel's liver.

"You…" he looked down and laughed "you'll never make it" he held his blade to her throat and she twisted hers inside him "The last seal is being broken as we speak, and there is nothing you can do about it"

"You heartless son of a bitch" she whispered in rage "You're all gonna destroy this planet! And for what?"

"Heaven on earth"

"Oh, please" she took out the blade and stabbed him again, this time in the heart "you pathetic excuse of a soldier" her turquoise eyes sparkled with anger and pain while the angel in front of her died "you say hello to Daddy for me, uh? Let's see whose Daddy you see first" and with that, she removed the blade, letting the vessel fall to the floor.

She managed to escape the squad that had been after her for two months. Now it was time to concentrate and figure out what the last seal is. Maybe she could warn Bobby and the Winchesters.

The second she tuned in her angel radar, as she called it, the voices bombarded her. She took a deep breath and focused, fishing through the hundreds of sounds for something useful. Until she found it. Four words that filled her with dread.

"Lilith, the last seal"

She jumped from where she'd fallen on the sidewalk and ran for her bike. She had to make it to South Dakota, stop Sam from killing Lilith. Maybe he'll listen to her. Probably not, but she had to try.

Scarlett shook her head to leave the useless labyrinth that were her thoughts. She had tried to warn Sam, stop him from killing Lilith. But he was too far gone, and now, Lucifer was free. And he planned on bringing Hell with him. They were in trouble. And here she was, knocking on Bobby Singer's door like there was no tomorrow. Which was a good possibility.

"Scar? Is that you?"

"Yeah, I'm back, we've gotta talk" she gave him a quick kiss on the cheek and dropped her bag on the floor, jogging to where the TV was. Then she spoke without looking at him "have you seen all this shit?"

"Yeah, guess you and Dean couldn't stop the Apocalypse after all"

"It wasn't Dean's fault" she shook her head and her gaze pinned him down where he was, they were shining with fervor and panic "The angels brought this on us. They orchestrated this whole thing"

"Why?"

"To bring Heaven on Earth" she quoted bitterly, then sighed "man…If those fucking stooges wouldn't have been after my ass this past two months, I could've done something"

"What stooges? What you're talking about?" Bobby glared at her and she flinched. Half angel or not, that man was intimidating "how the hell did you know about this? The only thing I know is that you showed up here, asking for Dean, then went ballistic and ran after him"

"Yeah, it's a long story"

"Try me"

"Heaven sent a squad after me. 10 angels in total, took out 6 first, the other 4 kept coming" she walked over to his desk and poured herself some whisky, drowned it before continuing "I took out the last 4, last night" she smiled sarcastically and took another sip "I drove here from Springfield, 7 hours, not bad, uh?"

"Scar, sit down" he gently pushed her down on the couch and looked at her worried "you've escaped murdering angels, tried to stop Lucifer from rising, then drove here all night? When was the last time you ate?"

"Probably sometime yesterday…"she pursued her lips as she considered "yeah, I think I remember I had lunch…the rest's kinda hazy though…too much running, bad guys chasing me" she shivered "not cool" she knew she was beginning to lose it, but she couldn't stop it. She felt her whole world crumbling around her, and there was nothing she could do to stop it "And I didn't drove just now"

"What you mean?"

"I don't know…"her expression turned lost and vacant, and Bobby began to panic. Maybe something was wrong with her

"Alright" Bobby put a hand on her shoulder and forced her to look at him "it's over now, darling" her eyes filled with tears and he could feel her sobs starting to break her "shh, sweetheart, listen to me" he knelt in front of her and gripped her hands tightly, trying to comfort her "you're gonna sleep, wash up, and eat something, maybe not in that order" she cracked a tiny smile "that's my girl" they both grinned "I've got some meatloaf leftovers, drink lots of water, then I'll prepare your room for the night. The Apocalypse's gonna be there tomorrow, don't worry"

"Thank you Bobby" her voice was raw with honesty. In all her years, she never broke down like this, not ever. But well, she guessed she was entitled to, it was the freaking Apocalypse after all.

"Don't mention it, darling" he got up and pulled her up with him "c'mon, let get you fed"

When Scarlett fell asleep, Bobby stayed next to her for a while, trying to provide her some kind of comfort. He was aware of how stupid that sounded, protecting a Nephilim, she could probably kicked his ass even in her sleep. That didn't mean he'd leave her alone after all she went through.

After a short while Bobby retired to his study, to wait for news from the boys, or something. That "or something" came pretty fast.

"Hey, Bobby"

"Dean, glad to hear from ya"

"Yeah, yeah, sorry. We just…"

"No need to explain, son. So tell me, what's going on? I've got catastrophes and natural disasters all around the world"

"And the devil walking free, yeah" he sounded more than mad, but he had a right to be "listen, Cass' dead, so-"

"You lost the angel?" he grunted "For Pete's sakes, Dean, you boys can't ever catch a break, now couldya?"

"That's life for you. So, Cass' gone, we went over to Chuck's, Zachariah met us there"

"What'd he want?"

"Hell if I know. What he's been wanting all along I guess, my help with something, don't know what"

"You told him to shove it up his ass?"

"Not on so many words" Dean replied with a chuckle "but yeah. But that's not the point. Chuck's got a lead. Or at least, that's what we hope it is"

"What you mean "hope"?"

"Yeah, the angels are on his ass, so he had to send a message through one of the fans"

"Oh, that should be interesting"

"Yeah, I'm freaking tellin' ya, man, the girl's nuts about Sammy here" he could almost hear Sam's discomfort through the phone line "anyway. Said something about Michael's Sword, that the angels lost it"

"What the hell that means?"

"Don't fucking idea. But we need help, Bobby"

"Yeah, yeah, I hear you. Where are you two chuckleheads?"

"Baltimore"

"Fine, I can be there by tomorrow morning"

"Great, bring me the Impala if you can, uh? I kinda miss her"

"Sure Dean" he rolled his eyes and huffed "just one more thing. I'm not alone"

"Please tell me you've got Scarlett there" Sam asked something from the background, he couldn't make it out

"She's here, showed up lookin' a little worse for wear. What the hell happened?"

"I'll explain when you get here" Dean was a pro at evading questions

"I'm taking her along to Baltimore"

"Thanks, I wanna make sure she's okay"

"Also, she might be more necessary than you think"

"I'd wish she wasn't, but I think she is" a long sigh and a pause later "Alright then, we'll see ya soon"

"Take care"

"You too, Bobby"

He hung up and sighed. Time to face the music. He woke Scarlett up and forced her to eat something, drink some more water and take an aspirin for her headache. Then he told her what Dean had said, and she jumped right on board, just like he knew she would. What pissed him the hell off was that neither of them was saying what happened in Ilchester. But well, nothing to do about it now. So, they packed and left for Baltimore in the Impala.

The trip was fast, they stopped in Austin to refueled and stretch the legs. Scarlett went to the bathroom to clean up a little bit, and when she was on her way back to the car, she sensed a demon nearby. She didn't have time to react. A sharp pain in the back of her head made her whole world turn black, and Bobby's face was the last thing she saw.

Next thing she knew, she could feel her hands tied behind her back, she was sitting on a chair somewhere damp and cold, and she couldn't move.

"What the hell…?"

"Oh, little Nephilim" Bobby said and she jumped in shock. That wasn't her friend Bobby "that's right, I rose with Daddy dearest"

"Demon"

"Nephilim" he scoffed "see? Name-calling's not nice"

"What you want?"

"You out of the way, for once" he gripped her angel blade and held it close to her throat "you've been a pain in our asses for far too long, you little angel bastard. Time for you to stop being a nuisance"

"Why you want Bobby?" she was ready to die, had been since the moment her mother told her to run and never look back, the last time she saw her

"Oh, he's got intel on Michael's Sword, or at least, is a ticket to what we want"

"The Winchesters"

"Bingo"

"How you managed to possess him?" No point in showing off she had contact with the Winchesters too and screw her chance to figure out how to escape.

"Doesn't matter, I'm getting a little bored here" his eyes turned black and he smiled evilly "time for you to shut up, permanently" he thrust the blade in her stomach, making her scream in pain "let's see how long that takes to kill you" he left the blade there, he had nothing to lose, it wasn't like she could move or anything.

"You son of a bitch" She spat "you think Sam and Dean are stupid? They'll figure it out sooner or later"

"Yeah, but I'm betting on later" he faked-checked his clock "tick-tock, honey, I'm running late. See ya on the other side" and with a comical raise of eyebrows he vanished.

"Damn it" she wiggled experimentally and a shot of agony went through her entire body "Motherfucker" she kept cursing at the air. Normally, she could break the binds around her hands and escape, but the angel blade was draining her of energy, not to mention killing her, and she was starting to feel weaker by the second. She threw her head back and tried to breathe, but the pain was overwhelming, too much, unbearable. Any slight move resulted in agony, so she stopped moving altogether. She was running out of time and options.

"Maeve?" the mention of her real name shocked her. There were few people who still called her that

"Brianna?" she chuckled but ended up wincing in pain "I've never been gladder to see your sorry ass"

"Yeah?" The dark haired woman walked in, swinging her hips "My sorry ass just saved yours" with a twist of her hand the chains fell from her wrists and her arms dropped unresponsive to her sides

"Fuck" she breathed "I'm kinda dying here, ya know? Something more useful than a magic trick would be appreciated"

"You're really grumpy when you're about to die"

"Brianna" the deep male voice behind them made them jump "be serious, your sister is dying"

"Sorry, Dad" Brianna grimaced and took hold of the angel blade, pulling it out slowly "sorry, sorry, sorry, Maeve, I'm so, sorry"

"I know" she muttered through clenched teeth "just get it over with"

"Yes, ma'am" Brianna smiled softly at her and finished pulling the blade out "here, Dad, you take it"

"No" Samael took the blade and cleaned it with a handkerchief "this belongs to Maeve"

"Alright, then take it for a second, I'm trying to stop the bleeding" Brianna was kneeling in front of her older sister with her hands pressed against her stomach "this isn't helping. Dad, do something"

"I can't" he leaned closer, eyes filled with dread and regret "I cannot heal her"

"I'm not asking you to" Brianna snapped "I'm asking you to stop the bleeding, give her your blood, something"

"Her body heals like a human's, if a little faster. Take her to a hospital"

"Right on it" Brianna picked her sister up in her arms and disappeared. Samael sighed, put Maeve's angel blade on his inside pocket and followed his daughters. He hated when they were hurt.

"Mr. and Miss O'Conner?" the doctor asked, taking off his glasses with a tired gesture

"Yes, that's us" Brianna jumped from the chair in the waiting room and faced the doctor, anxious to hear from her sister "how is she?"

"She's out of danger now" both her and her father relaxed a little "but she's still critical. The surgery went well, we managed to stop the bleeding and stitch the wound, but we're giving her blood transfusions, she's very weak and still unconscious"

"Can we see her?"

"Yes" he nodded but held up a hand to stop them "but before you do that. There's anything else you remember from the assault?"

"No" Brianna shook her head and tried her puppy dog eyes on him "I was meeting with her and running late. By the time I got there, she was lying on the floor, bleeding. I didn't see anything"

"Okay" he let out a heavy breath "I have to report to the police, you know that, right? They'll want to ask you a few things"

"No problem" she grabbed her father's arm and pleaded with the doctor "can we see her now?"

"Sure, right this way" he leaded the way and paused outside room 417 "we don't know when she'll wake up, but if anything happens, call the nurse and I'll be here immediately"

"Thank you, doctor" Samael shook the man's hand and the instant he left, Brianna pulled him inside the room with her "Relax, baby, she's not awake yet"

"I know, Daddy" she sighed and sat down next to her sister "I was just so worried"

"I was too" he remained standing, guarding both his treasures "I could feel her pain, it summoned me"

"I think that was her blood" Brianna ventured "that combined with her desperation summoned both of us there" she gripped Scarlett's hand tightly in hers "thank whatever higher power there is for that. Otherwise she'd be dead"

"Let's focus on taking care of her. Then we can track down the demon that did this"

"Okay" her grey eyes flashed for a second as she contemplated the torture she'd inflict on the one who hurt her sister. Yes, she would definitely have some fun while teaching him not to mess with her family.

"Ugh…" Scarlett moaned in pain and discomfort "the fuck…?" she tried to open her eyes and succeeded for only a moment. She saw a white room with a brunette head next to her. She hoped that wasn't who she thought that was.

"Easy there, tigress" Yes, definitely Brianna's voice and soft hands "you've been stabbed almost to death, maybe you should take it easy for a minute"

"What?" she cleared her throat and ended up having a cough fit

"Here, drink this" she did as her sister asked and swallowed. The water was refreshing and cold, and made a shiver run down her spine

"What happened?" she finally asked once she was sure she could speak "how you'd find me?"

"I think you summoned us"

"Us?" Scarlett's turquoise eyes widened in surprise and she heard Samael's chuckle from her right

"Happy to see me, baby?"

"Dad?" she grinned like a kid on Christmas morning

"It's me, sweetheart" Samael left his spot by the door to sit next to his daughter "I've missed you"

"Missed you too" she hugged him hard, choking back tears

"Oh, you're such a softy" Brianna teased

"Shut up and come here" and the three embraced in a family reunion hug

"I'm so glad to see those sky blue eyes" Samael whispered, smiling sadly "I thought maybe we've lost you"

"I'm a tough lass" she joked "I can handle a few stabs"

"Yeah, but this one was fatal, with an angel blade"

"Sorry you had to see that, Bri" she told her sister, caressing her cheek lovingly "I've missed you, lil' sis"

"We saw each other two days ago" Brianna complained with a roll of her eyes"plus, I was busy"

"So was I" and remembering everything she sat up, gaze searching frantically for her phone "I need to make a call, where's my cell?"

"Here" Brianna gave it to her but shared a look with Samael "You sure you should be stressing like that? You just got out or surgery"

"I'm fine" Scarlett dismissed quickly "At the rate I'm healing, I'll be outta here by tomorrow"

"I think we should discharge you ourselves, it's dangerous for you to be here" Samael agreed

"Then let's get a move on, shall we?" she took off the IV on her forearm and unhooked every cable that connected her to the variety of machines around the room.

"I repeat, take it easy" Brianna helped her stand up "I got you some clothes, you've gotta save your energy"

"Thanks, Bri" she grabbed the leggings and shirt her sister offered and went to the bathroom to change. Since she was there, she washed her face and brushed her teeth. Her hair was in a tidy ponytail, probably a result from Brianna styling it. And as she looked herself over in the mirror, Scarlett noticed how long it was. Her ponytail reached to her waist. Maybe it was time for a haircut.

"I'm ready" she announced as she walked out. Samael immediately moved to support her "I'm fine, Daddy, don't worry" She didn't have time to say much else. Adrenaline shot in her system as Samael transported her somewhere she didn't recognize.

"Why did this happen?" he inquired, helping her to a couch "who did this?"

"A demon. Didn't recognize him, but if I see him again I'll kill the bastard"

"What were you doing with a demon anyway?" he sounded pissed, and she crossed her arms across her chest in a defense

"Dad, I wasn't hanging out with a demon in a warehouse, if that's what you're implying. I was heading to Baltimore to meet the Winchesters with Bobby"

"And he was possessed?" he knew the answer, but had to ask

"Yes" she nodded bitterly "these are dangerous times"

"Yeah, heard Daddy Devil is out" Brianna quipped as she sat down next to her sister "we should hide for a while"

"No way" Scarlett was adamant about fighting the Apocalypse "the angels let this happen, we're gonna fix it. Or at least, I'm gonna help"

"Lucifer is out of his cage" Samael enunciated slowly "he's rounding his vessel, and once he finds him, there's no going back"

"What's your deal in all this, then?" Scarlett asked her father

"I'm a soldier, Lucifer is my commander" He replied with a smile "doesn't mean I can't break a few rules. He's too busy looking for his vessel, he won't pay attention to demons yet. But you two are in grave danger. I don't want him to get his hands on neither of you"

"We like our freedom, thanks" Brianna shot back sarcastically "plus, we're hidden from angels and demons, right?"

"Doesn't mean they can't find new ways to get to us" Scarlett argued "For two months, half a garrison was after my ass. I killed 10 angels, and then a demon ran into me by chance. This isn't the time to play it safe. We've gotta fight, even if it's the last thing we do"

"You were almost killed yesterday, Maeve" Samael told her grimly "and I won't allow my daughters to fight a war that's not theirs"

"Dad, Earth is the only place we can be safe" Scarlett locked her eyes with his "I won't let those angels bastards or demons sons of bitches destroy my home"

"Neither will I, for that matter" Brianna added and earned surprised looks "hey! I'm not a complete bitch, I care about this planet" she defended, crossing her right leg over her left

"I know, Bri" Scarlett grinned but sobered up fast "I'm not saying there's much we can do, but we've gotta try. There's gotta be a way"

"I'm not sure" Samael admitted, sitting down and wrapping an arm around both his daughters "but I'll search for answers, while you do the same"

"I'll talk to the Winchesters, heard Castiel got killed helping them"

"Castiel's not dead" Samael seemed confident in his assessment "your friend, Bobby Singer, is hurt. You should be in Baltimore with him, Sam and Dean Winchester are important in the angels' game, I'm sure of it"

"I won't leave her alone" Brianna hurried to say "I'mma take her to Baltimore myself, Daddy"

"Yes" he got up and faced them, his grey eyes determined and grave "promise me you'll stick together. There is much I have to do, I can't worry about you two more than I already do"

"We'll be fine, Dad, seriously" Brianna replied, giving him a kiss on the cheek "you go do your thing, we'll go do ours"

"Alright" he nodded and prepared to leave "but remember, protect the Winchesters, nor Heaven or Hell should get to them if we want to stop the End"

"Okay, Mr. Prophesy, we'll look out for the boys" Scarlett smiled at her dad and hugged him tightly one last time "you take care. And keep in touch. So we don't have to worry about you"

"I promise"

"Go, Daddy" Brianna hugged him too "I'll look after Maeve"

"Good luck, my girls" he smiled calmly at them and vanished, leaving the sisters staring at each other.

"Well, I guess we're going to Baltimore, uh?" Scarlett clapped her hands together and nodded to Brianna "c'mon, Bri, do your mojo, and get us out of here"

"Okay, but we're stopping by your place to get supplies first"

"Not complaining, I kinda need some more clothes' options if I can't shape-shift"

"And I need weapons. If we're dealing with angels and demons, we've gotta be prepare from both sides"

"Right. So, first stop, Chicago. Final station, Baltimore, wherever hospital Bobby's at"

"You got it, sister" and grabbing her hand firmly, Brianna teleported them both to Scarlett's house. They were in it together now, there was no going back. It was stopping the Apocalypse or perish trying. And they wouldn't have it any other way.