Unfortunately, Zurina and Castiel couldn't stay in their Heaven or Joshuah's Heaven and still had to learn from the other angels. Zachariah, who was usually the main cause for the bullies, being the one to teach them how to fight. Zachariah would make his 'students' separate into groups of two to spar with each other every so often to show what they've learned and he would purposely pair the twins up with angels that were stronger than them. Zurina hated seeing her twin get hurt by their brothers and sisters far more than she hated getting hurt herself. None of their sibling that they had sparred with were ever easy on them even though they knew Zachariah set them up. The twins had tried to go to their brothers to get him to stop but he would deny everything. It was because of all of this that Zurina was surprised by Balthazar.
In fact, he actually confused the twins considerably. Whenever he was around their other siblings he would act much like they would, bullying them and all; but then there were the times where he would meet them in Joshua's garden alone, playing with them or just joking and talking together. The twins and Balthazar kept their little meetings secret from the other angels so that he wouldn't get bullied too.
So when Zurina was paired up with Balthazar for sparring, she wasn't sure what to expect. Turned out she didn't have to worry too much. When Balthazar was close enough, he quietly explained what they were going to do.
"Play along," he whispered to her. She bit her bottom lip to try to prevent a smile from forming as they began to 'spar'. Really, it was just Balthazar pretending to fight, careful not to hurt her, while she pretended to get hurt with every throw. Class had almost ended when Balthazar pinned her to the ground. "Meet me in the garden and I'll teach you two how to really fight," he instructed, having tired of Zachariah's methods long ago. The 'students' were then dismissed and Zurina helped her twin heal his wounds as they made their way to Joshua's garden. Balthazar would help them and by their next sparring match the twins stood a better chance, making their fights last far longer than before. The secret lessons would continue and the twins would get better slowly.
During one of their later sparring matches, many angels came by to watch the twins. They had heard that the twins were learning to fight more quickly than they had previously and were curious to see how well the two could fight. Even their three older brothers had come by, wanting to make sure they were safe. Michael, Lucifer, and Gabriel watched carefully as they twins fought their separate opponents, knowing full well that many angels do not like the twins due to their eccentric personalities. Raphael even complained about the twins in the past. The archangels were expecting the twins to get beaten up quite a bit but were surprised when they beat their opponents with few bruises. Michael clapped while while Gabriel and Lucifer began to loudly cheer, Gabriel incorporating a victory dance with it. Zurina tackled her twin in a hug before the three archangels flew over to them for a group hug, which Lucifer had dragged Michael into. Later at Joshua's garden, the twins hugged and thanked Balthazar for helping them and convinced him to continue helping them learn to fight in hopes of surpassing Zachariah's standards.
The three continuously practiced in secret until Zachariah found out one day and threatened him. He was going to resist him until Zachariah threatened to hurt the twins. That was the day they stopped practicing together, but Balthazar didn't give up. He was able to go about Zachariah and to Gabriel, asking the archangel to hand notes to the twins in an attempt to help them indirectly.
Dean and Sam were walking to the coroner's after hearing another couple had died. Sam had made his worry over his brother clear back at the motel after Dean said that he didn't feel like going to a bar so close to Valentines to pick up women, but had to put that thought on the back burner because of the the current case. Just as Sam was redirecting his focus, he noticed a man in a suit carrying a briefcase nearby. They soon enter the morgue and the coroner turns around and sees Dean. Dean and the doctor talk, made introductions, and the doctor told them the rules of putting the organs back in the fridge.
"Just leave the keys with Marty up front," the doctor instructed. "And please, gentlemen… refrigerate after opening." The two nodded and then the doctor gestured at the wall behind them. "And that goes for your other two partners too." The doctor left as Dean and Sam gave each other confused looks before turning to see Gabriel and Luna standing against the wall, both in suits. Fluffy had been ordered earlier that day to check on Capri and Chuck.
"Hello boys," Gabriel greets as they make their way over.
"What are you two doing here?" Dean asked.
"Gabriel and I were in the area and felt something off with this place. He spotted you two and myself and decided to come to me to surprise the two of you," Luna explained. "Shall we?" She gestured towards the fridge full of body parts. They each took a tub and began examining the contents inside.
"Hey! Samsquatch!" Sam looked up from the intestines he was examining at the sound of Gabe's voice. The archangel pushed a tub towards Sam that had a heart inside. "Be my Valentine?" Luna snorted at the cheesey pick up line, Dean rolled his eyes, Gabriel gave a huge smile, and Sam's face was contorted in an odd sort of smile grimace while also trying to hide a faint blush. Sam then took a look at the heart and noticed something before pulling the tub closer and opening another heart tub.
"These hearts both have identical marks," Sam said, showing them while pulling out a magnifying glass. "It looks like some kind of letter. Oh no."
"What?" Dean asked, trying to get a better look.
"I think it's enochian," Sam comments.
"You mean, like angel scratches?" Sam nodded before turning to Gabriel.
"Think you can tell us what this means?" Sam asked. Gabriel leaned back and crossed his arms.
"Why should I?" Gabriel asked, acting a little childish.
"Gabriel!" Luna scolded. The archangel and mother got into an argument like a mother talking to her rebellious teenager and Dean rolled his eyes and took out his phone.
"Cass, It's Dean," he said into the phone while moving around, the squabbling pair continuing and Sam trying to focus back on the hearts were in the background. "Yeah, room 31-C, Basement level… St. James Medical Cen-" Dean stopped inches from Castiel's face, hearing his voice echo in the angel's phone.
"I'm there now," Cas states.
"Yeah, I get that," Dean replied.
"I'm gonna hang up now."
"Right." At some point the squabbling duo had stopped to watch the interaction with Sam and were all trying, and failing, to hold back their smiles. Dean showed Cas the hearts and the angel picked it up with his bare hands.
"You're right, Sam, these are angelic marks," Cas informed. "I imagine you'll find similar marks on the other couple's hearts as well."
"So what are they? I mean, what do they mean?" Sam asked.
"It's a mark of union," Cas explained.
"They were intended to mate," Luna clarified. "Are you thinking a rogue cherubim?"
"Yes," Cas agreed.
"You mean those flying kids in diapers?" Dean asked.
"They're not incontinent," Castiel states.
"Humans call them 'Cupids' but really they're just a lower order of angels," Luna informs.
"Seriously, how do you know so much about angels?" Gabriel questions. Luna just shrugs.
"I've been around long enough to gather quite a lot of information over the years," she explained. "Now, we need to focus and find the rogue cupid before he kills again." Luna scrunched her nose, never thinking she would ever have to say something like that. The group end up going to a restaurant and bar to look for cupid, hoping the crowded area and love themed decor will aid them in finding the cherubim. Gabriel and Luna were playing tic tac toe in one of her spare notebooks while the boys and Castiel talked. The waitress soon came over with Sam and Dean's food.
"So, what? You just happen to know he likes the cosmos at this place?" Dean jokes, drizzling ketchup on his burger.
"This place is a nexus of reproduction," Cas explained, watching the red sauce drizzling over the meat. "It's exactly the kind of… of garden the cupid will come to… to pollinate." Dean raised the burger to eat but stopped, not really feeling hungry. He placed the burger down with some teasing from Sam before Cas stole Dean's burger, ready to eat it as well. Castiel, Gabriel, and Luna all looked up at the same time.
"He's here," Luna announces.
"Meet us in the back," Gabriel says as he grabs Luna, making Sam pout a little, and disappears with Cas. The brothers share a look before they race to the back. Gabriel and Castiel had their arms out with Luna behind them, ready for a fight if need be.
"There you are," Sam says, almost passing the room they were in. "Where is he?"
"They have him tethered," Luna explains. "Give them a bit to manifest him." After she spoke these words, Cas started a short chant before the two angels put their arms down. The group started to look around the room, not seeing a new being.
"So, where is he?" Dean questions right before he gets hugged from behind.
"Here I am!" The cherubim greets, making Luna involuntarily smile. She had forgotten how friendly the Cherubs were. She could see Sam looking worried at his brother, Cas looking like he was regretting his decision to manifest the cupid, and Gabriel laughing at Dean's demise.
"Help!" Dean shouts, not understanding what was going on.
"Oh, help is on the way," the Cherubim laughs. "Isn't it. Yes it is, yes it is." Luna couldn't help the snort that escaped. The Cherubim then paused as spotted Castiel. "Hello you!" He lets go of Dean and starts walking over to the seraph, hugging him as well. Dean stared at the cupid, just realizing that that he was butt naked. Sam winced when he heard a popping sound coming from Cas, most likely from his back.
"This is cupid?" Dean questioned, getting a strained 'yes' from Cas. Cupid then turned around again and caught sight of Sam, making the taller man panic.
"And look at you, huh?" Cupid said, starting to walk towards Sam.
"No," Sam begged.
"Yes!" Sam tried to turn away to run but ended up in the cupid's arms anyways, making Gabriel laugh harder.
"Is this a fight? Are we in a fight?" Dean questions, moving closer to Cas to get away from Cupid. Luna snorts again but was the one to explain what was happening for Dean.
"This is their handshake," She states, opening her arms for the big guy when he was done with Sam.
"I don't like it," Dean states.
"No one likes it," Cas states. "Except for Luna, apparently." The Cherubim then turned to Gabe but the archangel flew off so that he wouldn't get hugged, making the cupid pout. Luna rubbed the big guy's back before turning to the ceiling. "GABRIEL! Get your rear down here and hug your brother before I block your candy intake for a month!"
"No you won't," Gabriel counters, standing next to Sam with a Snickers in his hand. The cupid was about to go give Gabriel a hug but Luna stopped him. "You'll grow too weak." Luna smirked at the archangel as he took a bite out of the candy bar-turned-celery. The messenger turned to pout at the traitorous sweet before turning to Luna.
"I don't get weak over little parlor tricks, Gabriel," the mother said calmly.
"I should smite you," he growled out.
"Then you get to deal with Fluffy and Capri." Gabriel continued to glared at her before taking a step towards cupid with his arms held out. The Cherubim looked to Luna, who nodded, before rushing to Gabriel, making him grunt due to the hug. When he was done hugging, he turned to Dean and Cas. Dean was uncomfortable staring at him without clothes on and was trying, and failing, not to let it show on his face.
"What can I do for you?" He asks with a huge smile.
"Why are you doing this?" Cas asked.
"Doing what?" Cupid asked innocently.
"Your targets, the ones you've marked, they're slaughtering each other," Castiel clarified.
"What?" He looked shocked and hurt at hearing this. "They are?"
"Listen, birthday suit, we know, okay?" Dean interrupted, thinking he was just trying to play innocent. "We know you've been flitting around, popping people with your poison arrow, making them murder each other!"
"What we don't know is why?" Gabriel cut in. Luna stayed quiet throughout the entire ordeal, gauging the situation.
"You think that I-" Cupid looked like he was about to cry. "Well… I… I don't know what to say." He started crying by the end of it and went into the corner to cry. The angels, hunters, and mother all gathered in a huddle to talk.
"Should…" Sam started, unsure how to respond. "Should somebody maybe... go talk to him?" Luna just rolled her eyes at them.
"You're all being ridiculous. He's just a big ol' softy," Luna scolds before making her way over to cupid. She patted his back, whispering encouraging words like a mother would a child until the cupid had calmed enough to talk to them. "Listen sweetie, they didn't mean to hurt you feelings," Luna said softly, rubbing his back. He turned around and hugged her as she continued to pet his back.
"Love is more than a word to me, you know," Cupid states, still a little weepy in Luna's arms. "I love love. I love it. And if that's wrong, I don't want to be right."
"I know, sweetie. I understand," Luna encouraged. "Why don't you tell me about your rounds, maybe there is something that can help us find the real being who did this."
"I was just on my appointed rounds," he said, pulling away from the hug. "Whatever my targets do after that, that's nothing to do with me. I-I was just following my orders."
"I understand, sweetie. Did you change anything from normal when you placed the marks on?" He shook his head at the question. She raised her hand to his head. "May I? I just want to see if I can spot anything that you might not have." He nodded and she placed her fingers on his temple, searching through his memories. When she was done she turned to the Winchesters and angels that were waiting on news. "He's telling the truth."
"Wait, wait. You said that you were following orders?" Dean questions.
"Mm-hmm," Cupid hummed with a nod.
"Whose orders?" Dean demands. Cupid stared laughing before calming down enough to talk.
"Heaven, silly. Heaven."
"Why does Heaven care if Harry meets Sally?" Dean questioned.
"Mostly they don't," Cupid commented. "You know, certain bloodlines, certain destinies. Like your's."
"What?" Sam questioned, surprised.
"Yeah, the union of John and Mary Winchester, very big deal upstairs. Top priority arrangement. Mm," Cupid informs.
"Are you saying that you fixed-up our parents?" Dean asks.
"Well, not me but… yeah," he said with a shrug and a chuckle. "Well, it wasn't easy either. Ooh, they couldn't stand each other at first. But when we were done with them- Perfect Couple!"
"Perfect? They're dead!" Dean rages.
"Dean, that's enough. It wasn't his fault they died. Their orders were to make sure you two were born. Just like with the other couples, once they were together, cherubims did not need to stick around," Luna tried to reason. "We need to focus on the issue at hand. We need to figure out what killed those couples." Luna then turned back to the cupid. "Why don't you go ahead and get back to doing your rounds before Mr. Grumpy gets upset?" The cherubim chuckled before whispering something in her ear and leaving. A sad smile formed from his words.
"What did he just say?" Gabriel questioned, seeing a tear slide down her face.
"I wasn't very careful sweeping through his mind," Luna said, wiping the tear away. "He saw some of my memories and reminded me of who I once was."
"Meaning?" Dean asked, not like the chick flick moment. She just continued to smile as she walked out of the room.
"Let's go! We still have to figure out the killings!" The hunters and angels exchanged a sceptical look before following her out. They started looking at other unusual deaths in the area the next morning and found eight suicides and nineteen O.D.'s, far more than the usual in the current area. Castiel was the one to figure out what was going on after Sam brought back a case that a demon had with a human soul in it. The Soul actually surprised Luna and Gabriel, who was sitting on the bed while Luna brushed the archangel's hair. The brightness of the soul distracted the two from their bonding.
"What the hell was that?" Dean demands once the light dimmed. Gabriel was about to answer when Castiel appeared on the other side of the room with a bag of food in one hand and a burger in the other.
"It's a human soul. It's starting to make sense," He states, taking a bite out of the burger.
"Now, what about that makes sense?" Sam questions, confused.
"And when did you start eating?" Dean added.
"Exactly," Cas says, taking another bite out of the burger. Luna stared at the eating angel, not quite understanding, before her eyes widened, seeing the connection.
"Oh no," Luna said, sitting back on the bed. "His hunger is a clue, sugar plum. The town isn't suffering from love gone wrong, it's suffering from hunger, Famine. Castiel's vessel is hungry for red meat, the two lovers were hungry for love, Gabriel is hungry for familial love." Gabriel went to go protest but she shushed him. "Hush, you know I'm right," she said, effectively quieting him while Dean smirked. "I'm hungering to be next to my daughter and mother her but I can't right now. Sam, I think, subconsciously wants the power the demon blood gives him and Dean…" Luna scrunched up her face in thought. "I'm not sure what Dean wants." She shook her head, refocusing on the current task. "Either way, what I'm trying to get as is we aren't just hungry, we're starving. More specifically, Famine."
"Famine? As in the Horsemen?" Sam asked, getting a nod from Cas. Luna and the angels start to explain to the Winchesters that hunger isn't just food but other things. Castiel then started to quote what would happen when Famine comes rolling into town and how Lucifer has sent out demons to care for Famine, helping him to consume souls, until he is ready. "Ready for what?"
"To march across the land," Cas states.
"You don't look so good, Sam. Are you sure you're feeling alright?" Luna asked. The taller Winchester nodded before going to the bathroom to put a cold towel on his face. She turned to Dean. "How did you kill the last Horsemen? We need to stop this before it gets out of hand." Luna says, petting Gabriel's head as he laid across her lap like a cat. Dean went over to his jacket and started rustling through his coat pocket.
"War got his mojo from this ring," Dean explained, Sam listening from the bathroom. "And after we cut it off, he just tucked tail and ran." He showed them the ring. "And everybody that was affected, it was like they woke up out of a dream. You think Famine's got a class ring, too?"
"I know he does," both Cas and Luna say at the same time. The mother and angel stared at each other, wondering were that came from, while just kept switching his gaze between the two, wonder why it sounded familiar. The older Winchester decided to save the thought for another time.
"Well, okay. Let track him down and get to chopping," Dean states. Cas agreed and stood up, looking for more meat in his bag. "What are you? The hamburglar?"
"I've developed the taste for ground beef," Cas comments, making Luna laugh where she was on the bed and making Dean sigh.
"Well, have you even tried to stop it?" Dean asked.
"I'm an angel. I can stop anytime I want," the seraph declares.
"Stop fighting you two. This isn't going to help us stop Famine," Luna reasons. "Now, obviously Sam isn't feeling well so you two and Gabriel will go stop Famine while I keep an eye on Sam."
"But I don't wanna!" Gabriel protested.
"When was the last time someone groomed your wings?" Gabriel stayed silent at her question. "That's what I thought. Do this without complaint and I'll groom your wings."
"You can see his wings? You know what? I'm not even surprised by you anymore," Dean comments.
"Trust me, dearie. You'll still be surprised by me," she counters before telling them to chain up Sam and go. She would take a cold towel and dab Sam's forehead with it, trying to make him as comfortable as possible while her she motherly worried about the angels and hunter that were going after Famine. They stayed like that, with Sam chained to the motel sink and Luna mothering him, until they heard the front door crash in. Sam struggled more against his chains and Luna stared at the intruders. "Stay," she ordered Sam, making her way out of the bathroom and closing the door on her way.
"Give us Lucifer's vessel," one of the demons command. Luna smirked, her eyes starting to glow violet and making the demons flinch away, and rolled her shoulders.
"I think not," the mother said in a terrifyingly calm manner. "Now, either you leave or you die," she offers, pulling out two daggers made from angel blade metal.
"What are you?" The second demon questions.
"An angry mother," she says before charging at the demons, taking advantage of the distraction of her eyes and easily knocking them off their feet before stabbing their hearts. "I'd say it's been awhile since I've had a good fight but you two were hardly worth it," she grumbles to herself, her eyes fading back to normal. She felt a wave go through her and realized that they had finally taken care of Famine. She cleaned her daggers off and hid them back in her jacket sleeves before returning to Sam and checking to make sure he was pulling through alright. She unlocked the cuffs with a snap of her fingers and he helped her clean up the room and hide the bodies. When they were finished, Dean and the angels had returned with food. Cas to leave soon after that to look for the colt. Gabriel left, too, in search for more signs of Zurina or any notes or clues she might have left after Luna was done fixing up his wings. It was actually a funny sight, which Dean made sure they knew, because it looked like she was just moving her hand around thin air behind Gabriel's back, and they would have thought that she was if it wasn't for the archangel practically purring on the bed, making Sam wish he could see the archangel's wings. He even looked like he was glowing a little after she was done and he seemed far more happy than before. Sam wasn't jealous. Not one bit. Maybe just a little.
"Hey, Luna?" Sam asked, taking a bite of his salad after Gabriel had left. The mother turned to the boys as she finished making their beds, nodding for Sam to continue. "Did you know about our parents?" She raised an eyebrow and strolled over to sit with them.
"Yes, I also know they were soulmates," she informed.
"Soulmates exists?" The taller Winchester asked, making the mother laugh and Dean give him an annoyed look.
"Of course. Everyone, no matter the species, has a soulmate. Humans, Vampires, Demons, Angels, Windigos, and any other Supernatural creature out there. Unfortunately, humans are unable to feel the bond nearly as much because of Adam and Eve," Luna explained.
"What do you mean?" Dean asked, now curious. "And how do you know all of this?"
"I was there when it happened," she informed. "Adam and Eve were banished from Eden before God could program the bond into their DNA. Creatures who are turned as humans can't feel the bond either."
"How are you so sure about this?" Dean asked.
"Because my own mate was turned into what you boys consider a monster and he still couldn't feel the bond."
"You can," Sam states, receiving a nod from Luna.
"Many don't recognize it as a soulmate bond, they just think that they have a stronger bond with their other half. That is how it was with me and my husband," she said with a laugh. "I didn't know it was a soulmate bond at first, either." Her eyes started to go distant with memories. "Like all of the other creatures out there, I thought I just had a more profound bond with this one human who was helping me understand the humans." She gave a dreamy sigh at this. "I miss him so much. He left to fight a civil war before Capri was born. He never got the chance to meet her," she sighed before shaking her head and returning to the present. "Anymore questions?"
"Are you able to tell who everyone is meant to be with?" Sam asked. Luna screwed up her face in thought.
"Not everyone, but I can tell a few from time to time by just looking at them," she informs. "I haven't in a long time because of my powers." She stayed with the Winchesters for the night and left after breakfast the next morning.
After getting shot and finding out that he was in Heaven thanks to Cas coming through on the Impala's radio, Dean started following the road in search of Sam. He was surprised, and relieved, when he found Sam at a table for Thanksgiving surrounded by people he didn't even know. Sam was confused at seeing Dean in his dream until the older Winchester told him about them being in Heaven. Then Cas told them about the light that was looking for them, saying that it was Zachariah and that they had to be careful. He also told them about this being a rare opportunity and that they needed to find Joshua, telling them that there are rumors that he talks to God. So they continued to follow the road in search for the garden. After seeing their mom again, Sam's dog Bones, and getting into a fight about how Sam's memory of being on his own hurt the shorter Winchester they walked out of the building and into the night that Sam left for Stamford. Then Dean lost it and started arguing with Sam about the younger's definition of 'Happy Memories'.
"Do you two always have to argue about everything?" A female voice asked, making the two turn around to face a familiar female.
"Luna?" Sam questioned.
"How are you here?" Dean asked.
"I was informed that you two were in Heaven and were looking for Joshua," she informed. "I thought I should come to help keep Zachariah at bay and make it easier to find Joshua."
"Again, how are you here?" Dean reiterated.
"I had help from someone who is rooting for you two," she states. "I was asked not to give out his information."
"How are we sure we can trust him?" Dean asked, skeptical.
"Because he has been taking care of me for as long as I've been on Earth," she says, crossing her arms over her chest. "Can we get to following the road now?" Before anyone could say more, a light flashed and hovered over them. Luna cursed under her breath in another language before ordering them to run into the woods. She followed close behind, wanting to make sure that they stayed together. The three hid behind a log as they listened for Zachariah.
"Wow. Running from Angels…" his voice dripped with sarcasm. "On foot… In Heaven. With out-of-the-box thinking like that, I'm surprised you boys haven't stopped the apocalypse already." he snapped his fingers and it became daylight. "Guys, what's the problem? I just want to send you back to Earth. That's all. I mean, that is, after I tear you a cosmos of new ones. You're on my turf now, boys." Luna turned to the boys and mouthed 'Stay here' before standing and getting Zachariah's attention, effectively wiping the grin from his face.
"Sorry, toots," Luna said with a sickly sweet smile. "You've been talkin' with the wrong person. The Winchesters aren't here, you big bully."
"How are you here?" Zachariah snarls out. "Demons are supposed to be able to get into Heaven."
"I am no demon, toots," she sassed. "And I know this turf just as well as you do, seeing as how I used to visit this place quite often years ago." She rolled her shoulders, prepared to fight. "Besides, I had to have a friend bring me up here since I can't get here with my own abilities anymore." She then leaped into the angel's face and thoroughly distracted him with a fight as the boys ran until they bumped into a guy in a wrestler's mask and cape. He lead them to an old shack type of place, chalking a symbol on the door before opening it and running through with the Winchesters on his heels. They soon found out that the masked man was none other than Ash, who told them about how Heaven worked and how he tracked them. He also brought Pamela in to say 'Hi', who talked with Dean while Ash showed Sam the Angel Radio computer. Sam and Ash were listening to the radio, hoping to catch a glimpse of a possible short cut to the garden.
"Does the name Zurina mean anything to you guys?" Ash asked, staring at the radio in confusion.
"That's Cas' sister, why?" Dean asked, get up from the table he and Pamela were at and walking over to his brother and friend.
"The angels keep saying that she has 'The Ring'," Ash explained.
"What is this? The Lord of the Rings?" Dean sasses. "Zurina is dead. I doubt she has their ring." Ash shrugged.
"If you say so," he said.
"You don't think she's dead?" Sam asked. Ash brought up another screen showing the how many angels are listening into the angel radio.
"From what I've got, there are three angels that haven't been answering to the radio. Assuming that two of them are your angel pals, since those two are communicating to each other and not the rest of the angel, that leaves one more," Ash explained.
"That could be Lucifer for all we know," Dean argues.
"No," Ash disagrees, shaking his head. "Lucifer makes it very clear that he's listening just to annoy Michael. This one has been listening but not communicating for as long as I've been here. I think that it's listening to stay in the know but whoever is listening is trying to hide."
"You got all that from one extra receiver?" Dean questioned.
"That and the fact that they keep mentioning someone named Zurina." Ash went back to listening to the radio and a few minutes later they found a shortcut to the garden. Of course, it ended up being a trap using their mother to get to them to stay in one place long enough. They tried to get out but the exits were quickly bricked up and their mom, who showed yellow eyes, continued to say horribly mean things to her older son.
"Easy, now, kitten," Zachariah say to their mother, slowly coming into view.
"You did this," Sam accused the angel.
"And I'm just getting started," he accepted. "You know, it wasn't all that fun having to fight your momma bear. She really was very skilled. Too bad she was fighting for the wrong side. I mean, did you really think you can sneak past me into mission control?"
"You son of a bitch," Sam states. "What did you do you Luna?!" The Winchesters were about to move in on him but were stopped by two other angels holding them back.
"Relax! She's back on Earth with a few bruises," Zachariah reassured. "And a few angels keeping an eye on her." Zachariah then went into how he liked their mother's memory.
"Gloat all you want, you dick. You're still bald," Dean insults.
"In Heaven, I have six wings and four heads, one of which is a lion," Zachariah informed.
"Must you always gloat, Zachariah?" Luna said from behind the angel, making him turn around in shock. She did have several cuts and bruises but seemed to be standing just fine.
"How are you back?" Luna opened her mouth to answer but soon closed it.
"You know what? I really don't know this time," she said with a shrug. "But I'm not going to question it just yet." She then got into a fighting stance, ready to have another row with the angel. Zachariah snapped and and Mary was gone.
"You know, you could always join us, you seem like a good fighter," Zachariah offered.
"Sorry, toots, I don't like trying to start the end of the world. I prefer to keep the world how it is," Luna sassed. She and Zachariah began to circle each other. "I actually like where you're at right now, old man. I remember when you were on the fast track, employee of the month, respected by all. People, your own siblings, would avert their eyes in your presence. I remember how you were such a bully to a couple of fledglings. But then you were assigned to the Winchesters and everything changed. Now they laugh at you for not getting them to say 'yes'. Karma's a real bitch sometimes, isn't she?" Luna smirked at the anger flaring through his eyes, loving how she knew which buttons to push without him knowing her's.
"Excuse me, two too," an older gentleman interrupted. The angel and mother looked over at him and showed two different actions. Luna straightened and bowed her head in respect while Zachariah just looked annoyed and upset at having been interrupted.
"I'm in a meeting," Zachariah said, gesturing towards Luna and the Winchesters. The mother glared at him for his disrespect towards the older man.
"I'm sorry," the older man rasped out. "I need to speak to those two and catch up with her." Luna couldn't help the smile forming on her face as she made eye contact with him, knowing he knew exactly who she was.
"Excuse me?"
"It's a bad time, I know. But I'm afraid I have to insist." Zachariah scoffed at the older man, making Luna scowl at him.
"You don't get to insist jack squat." A growl ripped from Luna's throat as she stomped towards him, her shoulders squared and turning him towards her.
"You will show him some respect!" She growled out.
"No, he's right," the older man said, stopping the fight before it began. "But the boss does." The two turned to look at the older man. "His orders."
"You're lying," Zachariah counters.
"Wouldn't lie about this. Look… Fire me, if you want. Sooner or later, He's gonna come back home. And you know how he is with that whole 'wrath' thing." Luna covered her mouth just as a snort escaped.
"Hopefully He will return soon," Luna informed, confirming his statement. Zachariah looked from Luna to the Winchesters and then back to the older man again. With a flutter of wings, Zachariah and his two goons disappeared. The man opened his arms and Luna quickly walked into his arms and returned the hug. As they hugged, the four were transported into the garden. Luna looked around, her smile growing. She turned her gaze to the older man and he nodded, already guessing what she wanted to do. She began to race through the garden like a child hyped up on sugar while Sam and Dean stayed and stared at the scenery.
"This is... Heaven's Garden?" Sam asked, taking in the garden.
"It's nice… ish," Dean complements. "I guess."
"You see what you want to here," the older man says. "For some, it's God's throne room. "For other's, it's Eden. You two, I believe it's the Cleveland Botanical Gardens. You came here on a field trip." Sam smiled at the memory before he realized who they were talking to.
"You're Joshua," he states.
"I'm Joshua," the angel confirms.
"So, you… talk to God?" Sam asked, hopeful.
"Mostly, he talks to me," Joshua corrects. Dean gave his brother a look, knowing they needed this and Sam had more patience.
"Well, um, we need to speak with him," Sam said. "It's important."
"Where is he?" Dean asked, trying to be nice.
"On Earth," Joshua states, a small smile appearing.
"Doing what?" Dean asked.
"I don't know," he answered. "Last I heard, he was teaching little Zurina about the humans. Sad that Castiel and Zurina haven't spoken to each other in so long." Sam and Dean shared a look, deciding to keep her death a secret.
"Do you know where He is on Earth?" Sam asked. The Winchesters jumped a little when Luna rolled out of the bushes, panting with a huge smile on her face.
"This place hasn't changed since last I was here," Luna comments, hugging Joshua again before running off in another direction. Joshua laughed at her retreating figure before returning his attention onto the boys.
"No, I don't know where he is, sorry," Joshua answered. "We don't exactly speak face-to-face."
"I-I-I'm sorry. I don't get it," Dean said, losing his patience. "God's not talking to nobody, so…"
"So why is he talking to me?" Joshua finished. Dean nodded, only feeling slightly bad for how mean that sounded. "I sometimes think it's because I can sympathize. Gardener to gardener. And between us, I think he gets lonely."
"Well, my heart's breaking for him," Dean sasses, getting tired of not getting any answers.
"Well, can you at least get him a message for us?" Sam asked, trying to keep the peace.
"Actually, He has a message for you," Joshua interrupts. "'Back off.'"
"What?" Dean questions.
"He knows already- Everything you want to tell him." Dean tries to interrupt but Joshua continues. "He knows what the angels are doing. He knows that the apocalypse has begun. He just doesn't think it's his problem."
"Not his problem?" Dean asked. He was about to continue but Luna interrupted him.
"Yes, dearie. Not his problem," she said, making the two turn to her. She looked like she was radiating a little bit of light and her eyes seemed to be tinged purple a little more than usual. "This fight was never started by God. This war is between his children. A parent can't always be there to clean up their children's messes. God has intervened more for your sakes than he has in a long time."
"She is right," Joshua confirmed. "Magic amulet or not, you won't be able to find him. I know this was your last hope, Dean. But there is still hope."
"Where?" Dean asked, not understanding.
"God said that he will return to Heaven when the five are reunited and the apocalypse has been averted," Joshua explained.
"The five? What do you mean?" Sam asked. Joshua smiled as memories came to the front of his mind.
"Michael, Lucifer, Gabriel, Castiel, and Zurina. The five of them were closest to each other years ago," Joshua explained. "Due to circumstances, they were separated. I'm rooting for you, really I am."
"Sorry to break this to you, buddy, but Zurina is dead," Dean announces. Joshua turned his gaze to Luna as stared at the plants and shuffle her feet. "Luna here was the one who told us so."
"Hm, interesting," Joshua says, thinking over the new information. "I wish I could do more to help you boys, but I just trim the hedges."
"So, what now?" Dean asks, already done with being in Heaven.
"Now, you go home again," Joshua answers. "I'm afraid time won't be like the last. This time… God wants you to remember." Joshua raised his hands as light started to emanate and within moments the Winchester boys returned to their body. The angel then turned to the mother, who had made her way closer to the gardener. "You lied to them?"
"No, I just told Castiel while Dean was watching that the Zurina he knew was dead," she defended. He hummed at her reasoning.
"You have changed considerably since the last time you two were in the garden." Luna nodded. "They will probably start seeing through your disguise soon. And when they do-"
"They won't be happy. Especially since I've been keeping this big secret from them," she agreed. "This is the only way to get close to Castiel right now. He doesn't really trust who I was just yet and Gabriel can't see what's right in front of him. Sure, this hides my signature," she says, holding up her arm to show a silver bracelet. "How did you figure it out anyways?"
"Father told me you were helping the Winchesters," the old gardener answered, causing Luna to nod in understanding.
"I think Father likes the name Luna," she says randomly as the two walked. "He keeps calling me Lurina." Joshua chuckled and the two began to talk, catching up on lost time.
Meanwhile, Sam and Dean gasped as they returned to their bodies and sat up. They checked for wounds and when they found none they started to really move around. Sam started cleaning up the room while Dean called Cas before helping his brother clean. Moments later, Cas and Gabriel appeared and the boys tolded them what Joshua said.
"Maybe… maybe Joshua was lying," Castiel tried to reason, not understanding how they were going to get all five together with Zurina dead. The Winchesters stared at Cas with a little worry while Gabriel just sat on Sam's bed, a thoughtful look on his face and a sucker in his mouth.
"I don't think he was, Cas," Sam said, not sure how to go about consoling him. "I'm sorry." Castiel sighed as Dean watched the sadness filling his angel.
"How are we supposed to get all five of us together when Zurina is dead?" The seraph asked.
"Again, she could still be alive," Gabriel interrupted, not really believing his words. He still hadn't found any signs pointing towards Zurina.
"Actually, I think you're right, Gabriel," Sam says, stepping closer to the archangel and making the other three occupants turn to the younger Winchester. "Back in Heaven, we met up with Ash. He has this laptop that could pick up on the angel radio. They kept talking about Zurina and how she had something that they were looking for. He also showed us that there was an angel out there that was listening but not responding. It could be Zurina."
"What about Lucifer?" Gabriel asked.
"No, he announces that he is always listening," Castiel shot, a small amount of hope raising to the surface. "The question is, why would Luna lie about Zurina's death?" Sam was about spout out some theories when the door suddenly unlocked. They immediately got into a fighting stance. The door slowly opened to reveal Luna in the doorway.
"I knew I should've knocked," she greeted. "If you need me to come back another time-" She didn't get the chance to finish because Castiel had made his way over to her and pinned her to the wall by her jacket collar.
"You lied to me," Cas growled out. Luna gave him a questioning look.
"I never lied to you, Castiel," Luna calmly replied, forcing herself not to flip the angel onto his back out of instinct.
"You said Zurina was dead," he clarified. She had confusion on her face and was about to open her mouth to reply when Dean cut in.
"Cas, stop. Maybe she didn't know."
"He's right, Cassie. Remember when I would try to teach you guys those tricks?" Gabriel added. "Zuri was the only one who really learned any of it. She knew how to make her death believable." Cas just continued to stare at the mother before finally letting her go and turning to Dean, giving him the amulet back.
"Hey, Luna, do you know anything about a ring that Zurina might've had?" Sam asked. Luna froze, her skin going pale.
"Why do you ask?" She asked, scared of the answer.
"Because the angels are looking for 'The Ring' or something like that," Sam explained. Luna started to fidget, twisting the silver band around her wrist.
"I know it, yes," she finally answered. "I was hoping they wouldn't realize it was real."
"What was real?" Cas asked.
"The Angelic Ring." Her voice began to waver, hating how the other angels are already so close. With this in mind, she began to explain what exactly it was to her friends. "It is a powerful item that God created. It can change it's size to make itself look like a ring, bracelet, necklace, or anything circular. It can do many things: hide your signature, boost up your power, stop the Shatter from spreading. It can hide you from Death himself. From the sound of it, Michael wants to use it to boost his powers and overthrow Lucifer."
"Awesome," Dean says sarcastically. "Where do we find it?" Luna bit her lip and continued to fiddle with her bracelet.
"A long time ago, I was dying because of my brothers. I barely made it back to where I was staying at the time."
"What does this have to do with finding the ring?" Dean questions. Luna straightened herself and looked directly at Dean.
"You do not need to look for the ring because I have the ring." She lifted her arm, showing them the bracelet. "It was given to me while I was on the verge of dying. Now it's the only thing keeping me alive until I get my brothers together," Luna explained. "Now, I'll answer more of your questions at a later time. Right now, Fluffy is waiting for me at by the bike and I need to make sure Capri and Chuck are warded against angels." She quickly left, worry for her child over powering her. They could hear her shouting at her hellhound, telling him that they need to go check on her daughter and Chuck.
"Great!" Dean shouts, frustrated. "From the sound of it, Zurina gave Luna the ring in order to stay alive and now she's hanging on by a thread."
"That would make sense as to why she's never answered," Cas comments. Sam turns to the archangel, who has been more quiet than usual.
"You've been awfully quiet, Gabe. Are you alright?" Sam asked, gaining the tricker's attention.
"Yeah, just thinking… If we can't get Zurina back, we might be able to put Lucifer back into the cage," he explained, a his head pounding due to holding his serious expression for so long. "I'm starting to think that we won't find her."
"I'm sure we will," Sam said. "I think God knows too." Sam thought about all of the information he knew on Zurina based on what he's heard around. "Maybe… Maybe God has actually been helping us this whole time?"
"What the hell are you going on about now?" Dean questions.
"Think about it, Dean. God takes her to Earth to learn about Humans. Maybe he brought her back like he did Cas and told her to stay hidden?"
"Good theory, Samshine," Gabriel interrupted. "Just one problem. Dad can't put us back together after we Shatter. He's tried and they end up in so much pain that they practically beg to die. Besides, Zurina took in Cassie's Shatter too. If she completed the Shatter then her Grace would be nothing but dust. If she had just her own then that would be different, me might be able to put her together, but she had Castiel's too. If your friend was right, and that extra receiver was Zuri, then she doesn't want anything to do with us. Especially if she can hear our brothers and sisters."
"You are just going to lose faith in her?" Cas asked, tilting his head. Gabriel looked away, silently giving Castiel an answer. "She cried for you when you left us. She had faith in you that you would one day return to us. She never wanted to leave Heaven. She didn't want to leave me alone like you three did with us. I was the one to encourage her to leave and I regret it. She held onto her faith for as long as I can remember. Faith that Michael and Lucifer would stop fighting. Faith that you would come back and help us find a way to stop them. Faith that we would be a family again. She even had faith that I wouldn't turn my back on her. Now you're saying that you don't have faith that she will return to us when we ask her for help?" The Winchesters watched the two angels, Sam getting a sort of deja vu feeling. Like he's heard this story before but couldn't quite place where. The hunters watched as Castiel knocked some sense into Gabriel before the two left to search for clues on Zurina and ways to stop the apocalypse.
Michael had told Zachariah to go find the Angelic Ring after and bring it to him. The angel figured this could be his chance to make up for not getting Dean Winchester to say yes. So, Zachariah began his search, using a tracking spell to make easy work in finding the ring. However, the tracking spell didn't seem to work right, it was as if it couldn't find the ring, but it gave a name. A name he hadn't heard in a long time. Zurina. Zachariah sent out a message to find Zurina because she has 'The Ring'.
Then he heard that the Winchesters were in Heaven again and began searching for the boys in hopes that he'll be able to get them to say 'yes'. As well as exact some revenge. What he wasn't counting on was the abomination's mother to making it into Heaven, distracting him while Sam and Dean ran. He thought he had gotten her to return to Earth after her distraction, which is why he was surprised that she turned up again. When they began to circle each other, he noticed the barely noticeable violet tinge and couldn't place where he's seen that before.
Joshua then decided to interrupt his meeting. Zachariah could understand wanting to talk with the Winchester boys, but the abomination's mother? Luna? Really? What could possibly be so special about her other than her strength? Zachariah just could not figure it out. So he followed them into the garden, mostly keeping his eyes on Luna. He noticed that she raced around the garden like she had been there before. She was far too familiar with Heaven and he could figure out why. Why does she know the garden so well? Why are her eyes familiar? Why is she so strong for a human? Why is she so special? Why? Then the boys left and Luna and Joshua began to talk with each other.
"You lied to them?" He heard Joshua ask.
"No, I just told Castiel while Dean was watching that the Zurina he knew was dead," she defended.
"You have changed considerably since the last time you two were in the garden." Luna nodded. "They will probably start seeing through your disguise soon."
'Disguise?' Zachariah mentally asked, wondering what he meant.
"And when they do-"
"They won't be happy. Especially since I've been keeping this big secret from them," she agreed. "This is the only way to get close to Castiel right now. He doesn't really trust who I was just yet and Gabriel can't see what's right in front of him. Sure, this hides my signature," she says, holding up her arm to show a silver bracelet.
'No…' Zachariah thought, slowly putting the pieces together. 'She can't be…'
"How did you figure it out anyways?"
"Father told me you were helping the Winchesters," the old gardener answered, causing Luna to nod in understanding. Zachariah had heard all of the information he needed. He flew off, looking for Naomi and finding her in her office. He quickly relayed the information he had gathered.
"We have to get rid of her," Naomi growled out, standing from her desk. "She cannot be allowed to meddle with the plan! She'll destroy everything with her 'faith in her brothers'."
"I completely agree but how do you intend we to do that?" Zachariah challenged. Naomi quieted, trying to think. A thought came to mind and together they created a plan to fool Luna into coming to them so that they could take the ring from her.
Meanwhile, it had been two weeks since the boys were last in Heaven and the Winchesters and Luna were in a motel. Gabriel was teaching Cas some modern slang without success, Sam was doing research on the apocalypse, Dean was looking for a new case, and Luna had just returned from grabbing food. Luna was passing food out when she gets a call. She answers it and almost immediately gets irritated.
"Obviously!" She shouts at the person on the other end. "If you weren't busy making goo goo eyes at your girl you would've heard me tell you that already!" She paused as the person on the other end spoke. "Don't worry about Capri. She's safe at a friend's with Fluffy." She groaned as the person kept talking. "Just go write your book!" She then hangs up and turns to find that she had an audience. The hunters and angels were staring at her. "What?"
"Who was that?" Sam asked, wondering who could possibly have made her upset.
"Chuck," she deadpans. "He wasn't listening to me the last time I was over and he just told me that Zachariah was after the ring." She shakes her head as the others looked on in amusement. The angels and Luna suddenly stiffened as the room, as well as the town, began to shake.
"Zachariah is here," Castiel states. Gabriel suddenly stood, fear in his eyes, with Cas following suit.
"He has Zurina," Gabriel growled.
"I think it's just a trap," Luna tried to reason. Sam and Dean were already gathering their things to fight off Zachariah and any henchmen he might have. The mother groaned and checked her weapons, making sure they were all accounted for, before following them. As she followed, she began to check her power levels and start gathering it into her in case she needed to hide her signature on her own. They split up to search for Zachariah's location. She finds him an hour later in an old saw mill factory where she sends a prayer to Cas and Gabe letting them know where he is. A moment later, the four boys appear behind her, Sam and Dean swaying slightly. They then decide to sneak up into the rafters to listen into the conversations and figure out the best way to save Zurina. Except, there were now signs of Zurina in the warehouse according to Castiel and Gabriel. Zachariah and Naomi then entered the room, talking.
"Where are they?" Zachariah asks. "They should be here by now."
"Patience, Zachariah," Naomi sooths. "There is still time."
"Can't you just use that mind thing on Castiel? Like you did to get his twin to stop coming to Heaven?" The hunters, their angels, and Luna were in shock before they all turned their gaze to Castiel, wondering if he knew anything about this. From the look on his face, they could tell that he didn't.
"I would except the controls are at my desk," Naomi snarks back. "What about you? You were the one to convince the archangel to turn against each other. Even got the messenger to run off." Gabriel cringed before his anger flared. Luna placed a silent hand on his shoulder, giving his an understanding look.
"They won't listen to me and you know it," Zachariah snarks. "They might suspect the trap if I go to them."
"So this is all their fault," Dean whispered to his group.
"It would appear so," Luna whispers back, her own anger rising. She shifts her footing, trying to calm her anger, and accidentally knocks a wreck that she hadn't noticed off of the catwalk. The two angels and their henchmen looks at the fallen wreck as Dean, Sam, Cas, Gabriel, and Luna froze, hoping they wouldn't notice them. They didn't have luck on their side. The henchmen were up on the catwalk within moments and they began to fight, Luna taking out most of them before one snuck up behind her and grabbed her. She was transported to the ground floor where Zachariah was waiting for her. Naomi had escaped while everyone wasn't looking. She managed to elbow her man handler, effectively knocking him away, before tackling Zachariah, blades at the ready.
"You know, you were really hard to find, little sister," Zachariah states, the two starting to circle each other. The others were too focus on their own fight to hear what Zachariah was saying. "I honestly didn't recognize you until I saw that bracelet of your's." Luna only glared at him. "You were always an annoying little pest. I'm glad you left Heaven. How is the little abomination? How about her daddy?" He mocked.
"Shut up before I douse you in Holy fire," she threatens before charging. The two fight, block, and dodge each other until Zachariah manages to knock Luna to the ground. A few of the henchmen that were left noticed this and flew to the ground level to hold her down. She struggled against them as Zachariah stepped closer.
"You always were a terrible fighter," he comments, bending down and grabbing her wrist. "I'll make sure to tell Michael about your contribution to the war effort." Zachariah then slipped the band off, causing an agonizingly painful scream to rip from her throat and catching the attention of those who were left on the catwalk.
"Luna!" The hunters and their angels shout, making their way passed the other angels and down to the ground floor just as Zachariah and his goons left. The mother curled in on herself in pain.
"I'm taking her back to the motel," Cas states, picking her up bridal style and forcing a yelp from her as he moved her. "You guys track Zachariah down and I'll catch up." Before anyone could protest, Castiel disappeared with Luna. Gabriel left to get ingredients for a tracking spell, using some of Sam's blood to complete it. It lead them to another warehouse a few towns over. Not wanting to risk missing their opportunity, Gabriel sent a radio to Cas telling them where they were going and flew himself and the boys to Zachariah's location. With Castiel and Luna, Cas had just placed the mother on one of the beds. He petted her head, worry going through him.
"C-Cas-" Luna groaned out but the angel stopped her from saying more.
"I am here, Luna. You need to rest, we'll get the ring back," Cas reassures.
"H-hurry," she groans out just as he receive Zachariah's location from Gabriel. With a flutter of wings, Castiel was gone. Luna prayed, hoping that God wouldn't be too busy to hear her. She prayed that her friends stay safe and that they hurry.
Castiel relayed the request to hurry when he caught up with the others. They cautiously made their way into the warehouse, Sam catching a glimpse of a silver cylinder and getting an idea as he picked it up and shoved it into his pocket before confronting Zachariah. The angels and hunters slowly circled Zachariah, Sam being behind the balding angel.
"We need that ring back, Zachariah," Dean starts off. Zachariah gives them a fake innocent smile.
"Why? To save that terrible mother?" Zachariah asks.
"You watch what you say about her!" Cas defends in anger.
"You still sound just like Zurina," Zachariah taunts. As Dean, Castiel, and Gabriel distracted Zachariah, Sam slowly got closer until he was right behind him. Dean's eyes widened when he realized that his brother was sneaking up on the angel. Zachariah saw Dean's reaction and immediately turned around to throw Sam against the wall at the same time Gabriel threw Zachariah against a wall. Sam quickly recovered after falling on the floor and shouted for them to run as he made his way to the exit. The angels and hunter exchanged a confused look before following Sam to see what was wrong. The taller Winchester was smiling at them as they came out of the warehouse.
"What the hell, man?" Dean questioned. Sam just smiled and held up the silver band. "Is that…?"
"Yep," Sam answered. "Just a little slide of hand trick." Dean and Cas smiled as Gabe burst into laughter.
"Zachariah's gonna be pissed," Gabriel laughed. Sam's smile grew at the sound.
"By the time he realizes I've switched them, it'll be too late," Sam counters. Gabriel raised an eyebrow at him in amusement.
"What do you mean by 'switched them'?" Castiel asked. Sam laughed and rubbed the back of his neck.
"He might be carrying around a piece of useless metal right now." Laughter erupted again. "Luna is going to love this." The four froze, suddenly remembering the pain the mother was currently in. "We should probably go." There were nods of agreement before they flew back to the motel. As soon as they landed, Sam stumbled to Luna, who was curled tight into a ball in pain, and shoved the Angelic ring onto her wrist. She gave a shuddering sigh as her muscles began to relax. She cracked a tired eye to look at the hunters and angels.
"What took you guys so long?" She asked groggily, gaining a few chuckles from the boys before she fell asleep. She slept for the next few days. Gabe soon leaves telling them that he's going to find a way to stop his brothers.
"We need a backup plan incase we can't find Zuri before the final battle starts," Gabriel reasoned. He then flew off and Sam stared at where the archangel had just stood for a moment longer before turning his attention to the unconscious mother to make sure she was stable.
"Zachariah!" Michael raged in Heaven. "What is this?" The archangel held up a metal cylinder that was definitely not the Angelic Ring. Zachariah stared at the object with wide eyes. Michael gave an irritated huff when the angel took his time answering.
"But… That was the ring!" Zachariah defended.
"When was the last time you were sure you had it?" Michael ordered.
"I had it when the Winchesters and their pets…" Understanding washed through Zachariah as he figured out what must have happened. "They switched it on me! They must have taken the ring back to Zurina!" Michael took a deep breath to calm himself.
"Are you saying that you stole the Angelic Ring from Zurina? Our sister?" Michael growled out.
"Does it matter? Those pathetic, flannel wearing maggots probably didn't get back to her in time," Zachariah reasoned. "She's probably dead due to the Shatter." Michael's grace flared with anger at hearing about his baby sister like this.
"Leave my sight," Michael ordered, barely holding back a growl. Seeing the anger in his eyes, Zachariah quickly left, not wanting to be in the vicinity of an angry archangel. Michael rubbed his forehead, heaving out a heavy sigh. He really didn't want to think about his baby sister dying because he had ordered Zachariah to retrieve the ring. In all honestly, Michael didn't like any of this. He missed the times he would spend with Lucifer, Gabriel, and the twins. He missed the laughs that they shared. Now, he has to fight Lucifer, the brother that he shared a more profound bond with. Michael has been so caught up in the fight against Lucifer that he hasn't had a chance to go look for Gabriel and now Castiel and Zurina are missing and probably helping the Winchesters. Michael wished there was another way to settle this without a war. Yes, he is a soldier, but he doesn't want to fight against his siblings.
Michael shook his head, refocusing on the war at hand. He needed a vessel but Dean Winchester won't say 'yes'. Maybe there is another in their bloodline that he could use...
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