Title: Can you still save me?
Who?: Castiel, Michael, Lucifer, and original character
Where?: In hell.
When?: After Castiel sends himself in Sam's place.
Summary: Castiel tries to escape, but meets someone who is there to save him.
Rating: NC-17
Warning: I do not own any of the characters from the show or book series of Supernatural in any shape or form. Also it's very violent in this chapter.
Authors note: The watchers are angels that were mentioned in the bible but later on taken out. The names are of my own creation, and the rest of their story is too. I just wanted to put this here to let everyone know.
The pounding in his head was beginning to become unbearable, and his vision was too fuzzy for him to make out any shapes. The only sound that he could distinctly make out was his own breathing, but that was the extent of it. His sense of touch was multiplied and the intensity of it was beginning to be too much to handle.
Castiel started to feel around until he felt something warm and sticky. He blinked a few times and leaned over to see that it was his own blood he was laying in, and he let out a scream when he saw that the blood was there due to his legs were missing. He slowly reached out to touch where the rest of his legs would have been as if he could magically will them back, but he couldn't. He was stripped of all power, and was now just as human as the Winchesters.
A blood curdling scream could be heard and it took a minutes for Castiel to register it was his own scream that he was hearing. Suddenly two dark shadows loomed over him and quickly he was lifted from the ground to be met by his brothers.
"Look who's awake." Lucifer's smile grew as he carried Castiel back to a long table that had several straps attached to the side of the table to strap down whoever was attached to it.
"Why are you doing this?" Castiel's broken voice whimpered out as he watched his brothers Lucifer and Michael strap him down onto the table.
"You took Sam away from us. Now we're going to have some fun." Michael said smiling.
"Adam..." Castiel whispered. "I know you're in there. Your brother's miss you, please you're better then all of this."
Soon Michael fist collided with Castiel's jaw and it cracked just slightly on impact. "Don't you dare call me that name again! I told you I am not Adam! He is dead Castiel and I suggest you get used to it."
"Are you going to kill me?" He whispered. He honestly thought when it came time for him to die he would accept his fate and know that he's lived a good life but he wasn't ready. Castiel could feel the tears fall down his cheeks which felt new to him. He felt afraid and alone which are two emotions he's never felt before and these new feelings only frightened him more. He just wanted to see the Wincher's one more time then maybe he'd be more okay with it.
"No, of course not," Lucifer said laughing, "But I promise you'll want to be when we're done."
Castiel watched his brother pull out an angel sword from his pocket but before he could feel any more pain, he black out from the loss of blood.
Several hours later he heard a commotion outside and he could only assume it was his brothers. "What do you mean he's here? How they hell did he get in here?" Lucifer yelled. Someone was pacing outside the door but he couldn't tell who it was.
"The angels have figured out how to get in here. He's a fallen angel that somehow got back in so his methods on how he performs his missions are viewed as unorthodox. Even for a demon." He admitted.
"So we stop him before he gets to Castiel. That's the only reason he was sent here. What does he get from killing us?"
"Well he could benefit a lot from killing us, but I'm sure he's just here to get Castiel. He isn't strong enough to go against us. You know that."
"Really, Then explain to me why you looked terrified when we saw him enter the cage?" Lucifer asked. The pacing stopped so Castiel could only assume it was him that was walking around, and from the sounds of it they were very close to the door now.
"It's nothing." Michael said trying to brush it off. Suddenly the wall near the door indented and the house shook. Castiel began to shake knowing it wasn't good that they were beginning to fight each other.
"Do you remember those renegade Angels that fornicated with humans?" Michael asked and Lucifer gave him a look of disgust. Michael decided to continue, "I'll take that as a yes. Well the angels, or "The Watchers" to some people you ask, are as old as us. They should have known better but they decided to go with their hearts. So they were kicked out of heaven about the same time you rebelled and we never heard from them. We figured they were all dead until a few years ago and they showed up again. The only reason no one saw them is because God let them back in without anyone knowing. Now they do his dirty work. So okay yes he could kill us but considering who his direct boss is they could benefit a lot from us being dead."
"Of course, dear old dad has come to kill us. We're already in time out!" Lucifer yelled as if his father could hear him. "Well, if he's after us and Castiel how do we get rid of him?"
"Let's go find him and we'll figure it out from there." Michael said calmly.
Castiel's heart started to race as he heard the sound of them walking away. Someone was actually there to save him, but he wasn't expecting a fallen angel. He had heard of them and he knew there were about 8 of them, and they all disappeared until now. He's never met the Halflings but was always curious about them. What shocked him the most was that his father was back now. He was angry, but he couldn't help but to smile. If they worked for his father then that meant his father was trying to save him, and maybe Castiel had a greater purpose after all. He slowly felt himself getting light headed again and soon fell back asleep.
The next morning, or at least he assumed it was, he woke up whole again. He was still pretty bloody so he only assumed they healed him to start over again. He began to wonder how many times they brought Sam to the brink of death and made him whole again, but to only slowly kill him again. Castiel quickly pushed the thought away to look around the room to check and see if he was alone.
He tried getting out of his restraints but he soon stopped when he heard someone screaming. He laid their completely still, frightened and unsure if he should even try moving again. A million reasons on why he just heard Michael screaming were running through his mind, but he was pushed out of his thoughts when someone he's never seen before walked in.
"How?" Castiel whispered but the man put a finger to his lips before closing the door again.
"I'm Heszel." He spoke softly but he was pretty tall. He was about Castiel's height but a little bit tanner. His hair was curly, dark brown, and long but not as long as Sam's hair. The vessel that the creature was using had several tattoos, and was built like Dean but he wasn't as big as him. He also had an English accent like Balthazar but he couldn't pinpoint where in England. What threw off Castiel the most was the fact that he was really young.
"Excuse the vessel. I am a lot older then I look." Heszel said quickly while he began to unhook all the straps that were holding Castiel down. He placed his hand over Castiel's heart and soon he was completely healed.
"Are you the fallen angel they were talking about?" Castile asked. He wasn't sure if he should trust this man but if his father trusted him then Castiel had to, right?
"Well, happy to hear that I'm popular but yes I am a fallen angel. Well, actually, I was one but now I'm back. My friends and I were let back in but only a select few found out about it. You'd be amazed how much you young ones don't pay attention."
"Why are you here?" Castiel slowly got up from the table "How are you in the cage?"
"How did you get Sam out?" Heszel retorted.
"I'm not sure." Castiel whispered. "It took a lot of energy but I was able to focus on Sam's location and was able to pull him out. Unfortunately I only pulled out his body. His soul however stayed behind a little longer."
Heszel smiled to where Castiel could see his dimples and nodded his head slowly, "Oh well then it's a good thing we don't have a soul. I guess we don't have to worry about that little detail then."
"Why are you helping me, and you still haven't told me how you got in here." Castiel yelled. He wanted answers and he wasn't about to leave until he got them.
Heszel's face fell and was soon face to face with Castiel. "There is more than one door that enters here. Also, I'm your elder Castiel, so I suggest you realize that fast and allow us to get out of here. Do you want to go home to Dean or not?" His voice rose at the very end which made Castiel tremble slightly.
"I swear if you've touched them."Castiel stepped even closer to Heszel happy that he was starting to feel his powers coming back, but what Heszel did next was slightly confusing. He threw up his hands and a huge smile was on his face.
"Calm down lover boy. Did you forget something? I'm the 'has sex with human's' guy? Out of every angel in the garrison I'm the one that understands. Well me and 7 others so technically you have support group. Well I know definitely 6 of them do. One is currently missing" Heszel said turning to head towards the door to hide the upset look he had on his face. Before he turned the handle he looked back over at Castiel and sighed softly.
"There is a guard that makes sure the cage stays closed. Only a select few have a talent to be able to get in or if you're nice enough you bribe the guard, but it takes a lot of energy to do so hence no one tries, and obviously it's too much for Lucifer and Michael to do. I don't know how you did it on your own but that would explain why Dad wanted me here. He put me on this mission because you have something greater to accomplish which is cleaning up your little mess when you decided to play dress up. If you're strong enough to handle Lucifer, Michael, and handle all those souls you should be proud. That's not exactly an easy task for anyone to do let alone an Angel. So let's go figure out our little problem on earth in a more comfortable environment." Heszel opened the door to see Michael and Lucifer standing there with angel blades in their hands.
Suddenly, Heszel was able to move to the other side of the room before Michael and Lucifer could get to him. Michael ran after Heszel first but he was soon on the ground after Castiel punched him in the face. Castiel almost wanted to apologize but a sudden new feeling surged through him. He felt it before but the last time he did it didn't end well for him, but he was angry for what they did to him. What they did to Sam and Dean too, and now it was payback. Now that he was feeling himself grow stronger by the minute he was able to muster enough strength to lift Michael up and slam him against the wall making the house shake. Unfortunately, Castiel's new found strength was giving him too much false hope as Michael had no problem pinning Castiel to the ground.
"Did you forget which one of us is the strongest?" Michael asked laughing.
Michael was soon thrown across the room and Heszel, now very bloody because of Lucifer, was helping Castiel off the ground. "I knocked them unconscious for now. I can take one of them but I can't take both, and even if I tried I wouldn't be able to get us out of here. I guess they've grown stronger since I last saw them." He said seriously as he helped Castiel out of the room and outside to what looked like a wasteland. Buildings were crumbling everywhere, and cars left abandoned. It was as if Apocalypse had happened after all and they were now standing in the horrible aftermath.
"What is all of this?" Castiel asked moving his arm from Heszel. He stumbled at first but he was soon able to gain his footing.
"This is the world they created. Unfortunately for us mate they can change it whenever they like. We can see what they want us to see which makes escaping a little bit trickier."
"They're unconscious right now. We can easily find where you entered and leave?" Castiel asked.
"It's not that easy Castiel. There is something I need to tell you…" Before Heszel could say anything else the world around them began to shake.
"Bloody hell! They're awake now!" He said yelling over the noise. He took Castiel's hand and ran making sure they ducked and dived away from any falling objects. Once they reach the end of the road Lucifer and Michael were standing there with smiles on their faces.
"Did you really think you could get away with this?" Michael asked laughing.
"Actually, brother I think they did." Lucifer said while walking up to them. He patted Castiel's cheek and pinched Heszel. "You two are adorable! You know what, I was going to kill you two but the whole chasing you thing was getting really exciting. So instead I'll give you till the count of 10 to run like hell. Whoever catches you two first, Michael or I get to torture you for a very long time. How does that sound?"
Michael laughed, "Sounds like a great idea to me."
Castiel swore he could see Lucifer's eyes getting darker when he leaned forward to whisper in his ear. "I suggest you run." Lucifer back away slowly and began to yell, "Now!"
This time Castiel took Heszel's hand and started to run. He had no destination in mind and all he wanted was to find somewhere safe they could hide, or at least he thought he could hide. When Castiel finally found a building they could rest in for a minute it materialized into a night club. Heszel was pulled away from Castiel by some girl who wanted to dance with him. Castiel turned head to see Dean at the bar but he was with some other chick. It was obvious that they were flirting, and the smile on Dean's face was actually hurting him. He didn't understand the feeling he was beginning to feel and he thought once he was an angel again that he wouldn't have to feel them anymore but he was wrong. Dead Wrong.
He was soon pulled out of the club but all he wanted to do was go after Dean who was now walking out of the back door with the blonde woman. Before he knew it he was back inside the crumbling city. "What..." Castiel said pointing at the building they were just in.
"Castiel it was a trick. It was to get us to stay put until they found us. It was meant for us to get upset. They're trying to get into our heads. He wasn't real Cas. So please, we have to go." Heszel took his hand and ran down another alley way until they reached a more secure building but once they were inside it materialized against but this time it looked like Heaven. At least a version of Heaven Castiel was familiar with. It was a park that he frequented and a lot of angel's enjoyed it too.
"Louel" Heszel whispered and began to walk towards someone who looked about Heszel's vessels age but a bit paler. He had blondish hair instead and it was spiked slightly. The vessel had tattoos too, and he looked happy to see Heszel. He assumed that he was one of the renegade angels.
"Heszel we have to leave." Castiel said trying to grab a hold of Heszel arm, and he could tell there was a moment of hesitation until he moved his arm away from Castiel. "Louel talk to me please. I'm sorry for what I did."
Louel didn't say a word. He just stood there while Heszel collapsed before him. "Friend, please." He whispered. Louel slowly reached up and placed a hand on Heszel's shoulder. Castiel wasn't sure if he could pull Heszel away or not but it was too late. Louel now hand his hand around Heszel's throat and was seconds away from cracking his neck. Heszel was lifted from the ground and made to look face to face with Louel whose face was not inches away from Heszel's.
Finally he spoke, "I am not your friend." He whispered before dropping Heszel on the ground, and soon the place started to melt away and they were now in the abandon building again.
"I haven't seen him in years. I know he looks different but I knew it was him. Only 6 of us came back. He decided to not and we never heard from him again. What I did to him." Heszel paused. "I never got to say sorry. I never thought that maybe he never came because of me." Castiel patted him on his shoulder and lifted him up from the ground.
"Right now we need to get out of here. From there we can figure everything else out." Castiel said seriously as they began to run again until finally they reached the spot where Heszel entered into the cage. They were able to remember what to do from there which was concentrate and they would be able to pull themselves out and end up on earth.
"Ready to see Dean again?" Heszel asked.
"Yes, Ready to find your friend?" Castiel asked. Heszel smiled and gave him a simple nod but as they started to feel themselves being pulled up it felt like something was holding them down. They both fought to get away until finally they felt like they have landed in a middle of an abandon field but the ground was beginning to shake and then it stopped.
Both of the angel's slowly got up from the ground when they felt the earth shake again, and this time the ground beneath them cracked just slightly.
"We broke the seal enough for them to break out. We broke the bloody cage." Heszel whispered as they both looked at each other knowing this meant disaster.