"Sam?" Cas asked. Sam sat in front of his laptop, looking at the journal entry. He shook his head, shut the laptop, and stood up.
"Yeah?"
"I found and brought him in…" Castiel said. He stepped aside, revealing Crowley. Sam charged up to the demon and pinned him to the wall, lifting him to eye level.
"THIS IS YOUR FAULT!" He shouted at Crowley, seeing red. "YOU LET HIM TAKE THE MARK! YOU WANTED HIM TO! THAT PIECE OF LUCIFER! NOW HE'S GONE!"
"Down, Moose." Crowley said. "How was I supposed to know Abaddon was breaking Lucifer out of the cage? I was a bit too busy BEING HELD AGAINST MY WILL AND FIGHTING TO TAKE MY THRONE BACK FROM THAT PSYCHOTIC HARPY!" He shouted with a glare.
"That's enough. Both of you!" Cas said, getting between both of them. Sam sighed and let Crowley go. Crowley dropped down and straightened out his suit.
"I just… I can't believe this is happening… I mean, Dean being taken over by Lucifer…" Sam said.
"It's not out of the realm of possibility. You may be Lucifer's true vessel, but you and your brother are obviously of the same bloodline. It makes sense that he could use Dean as well…"
"Right. Like how Michael could use Dad and Adam. It's just… Why did Dean let him in?"
"Does it really matter right now?" Crowley asked. "We have Lucifer out and about, here to finish what he started, and he won't be too keen on letting certain people run around free…" He said, pointing to himself. "Especially those of us who took over his throne…"
"If Lucifer's free, Michael could be out as well…" Cas added.
"And maybe Adam…" Sam mused. "But, one brother at a time… We need to stop Lucifer."
"We don't have the Horsemen's rings…" Crowley pointed out.
"And I doubt you're willing to put Dean in The Cage, anyway…" Cas stated. "Not that I would, either…"
Sam shook his head. "I'm not leaving Dean alone with Lucifer down there. I know what it's like down there."
"Well, my dears, that just leaves us with oodles of options, doesn't it?" Crowley said, rolling his eyes.
Sam sighed. "Yeah, but this time we have The Men of Letters's resources. We can find a way…"
"We don't even know where Lucifer is!" Crowley stated.
"I swear, I will try to find him, Sam…" Cas declared.
"We're all going to look for him, Cas…"
"Excuse me, but ALL of us?" Crowley asked. "I'm going to be avoiding him like the plague. To him, I'm the insubordinate little worm who helped you boys lock him back up in the first place!"
Sam glared at Crowley. "Look, it's taking all my effort not to murder you for what you've done. Don't push it…"
Crowley was taken aback a moment. "I must say, Moose. I do love it when get like this…" Crowley said with a smirk. Sam almost charged at him again, but Cas held him back. "But we do need each other." Crowley continued. "I can hold down the fort and look for answers while you and the angel look for our darling Dean…"
Sam sighed. "Fine. Well, Team Free Will, together again, for the most part."
"More like Team Free Dean…" Cas suggested.
Crowley look his head. "Cheesy. Just cheesy." He sighed. "A hunter that's been broken too many times, an offbeat angel, and The once and future King of Hell versus Lucifer and the apocalypse. Humanity is doomed…"
Sam sighed. It was going to be a long few days. "Don't count us out so soon…"
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A/N: Okay, so I didn't mention it in an AN at the end of the prologue, but I got the inspiration for the fic the "Dean becomes Lucifer's vessel" by a Tumblr theory (credit for the initial idea goes to thejadedkiwano on Tumblr) You can look it up and read it, it's mind-blowing! I tried to explain it here, though. Carry on, my wayward companions! -CH
