Chapter Seven
Andrea returned an hour later, She put the snacks she picked up on the table and sat at on the couch on the living room sorting out her makeup in a makeup container pulling out a small mirror and started applying it.
Sam and Dean curious went through the snacks and found all sorts of chips, a big pie and yogurt. Dean was delighted with the pie and set a butter knife out and got a big slice of it on a plate sitting while Andrea was still working on her makeup. Sam picked up one the yogurts after putting in the rest in the fridge and joined them. "Thanks for the pie." Dean said. "You're welcome." Andrea said not looking away from the makeup mirror applying mascara delicately.
Sam sat on the couch with Dean while Andrea spent the fifteen minutes transforming her face. Once she was finished she got out a peach colored lipstick which offset her entire features. Andrea looked up at Sam and Dean practically glowing, the yellow sparkles in her eyes bright blue eyes were more apparent now with the black mascara. "Where's Cas?" Andrea asked noticing his absence. "He had some stuff he had to take care of." She gave Dean a look but he only shifted slightly. "Like what?" She asked. Sam and Dean shared a look which she took to mean they weren't going to say anything. "Alright let me go pack this up." She said wearily going to her room.
She pulled out her go bag from under the bed that Sam let her use. Her room was small but she found it comfortable. Sam was eating his yogurt, while Dean ate his pie. "This pie is really good." Dean said chewing on it savoring its creamy apple taste. Andrea re-joined them. Dean already finished his pie, and Sam threw his empty yogurt away Andrea sat next to Sam on the couch. "I was just telling Dean about the miracle that article presented." Sam started conversationally. "It did have a miracle but if its miracles that is drawing this thing out than wouldn't the miracle be bigger?" Dean had to ask. The fact a man had his finger re-grown but Dean doubted it was any use of anyone well unless the guy decided he wanted to give the bird with his new finger.
"When you first got here; you gave me this note." Sam reminded Andrea handing it to her. It had Sam and Dean's cell phone number plus the address to the bunker. "Where did you wake up at and how did you come here?" Sam questioned. "I walked it was only about a mile I woke up in the motel just out of city limits." She answered. "You get a set of directions and you walked here?" Dean asked. "I woke up in the middle of nowhere in a motel room rented under the name of Matilda Wilkins and I find a sheet on a piece of paper finding you living it up in some place I never heard of before. I am confused as hell as you are and I'm ticked off I'm not getting any answers but I think I have enough sense that stealing a random car in this circumstance was a very bad idea so I walked here."
"Okay than." Dean said leaning into his chair. Sam looked at Andrea a bit quizzically. "Living it up?" He asked a bit incredulous. "Well I don't know what the hell is going on first you tell me Dean is ill than he shows up looking healthier than what you tried to convince me of, at the gas station Castiel was attacked by some Nephilim and I don't even know why? And you're wondering why I showed up where I did?" She looked defensive angry hurt and confused in that one moment. Sam and Dean shared a look it was unfair to Andrea. "Castiel told us that you are our sister. I think we just want to protect you is all." Sam said. Andrea let out a sigh. "Under the circumstances I do get why you don't want me to know anything but it's frustrating as hell." Sam and Dean nodded in agreement. "Andrea anything concerning you we'll be up front to you about and you can ask anything you want but we won't tell you everything not just yet. Anything that happens that involves you we'll tell you about."
Dean said. Andrea nodded; it was the best she could hope for so far. "I think I should be told what Castiel is doing. It does involve me after all." She pointed out. Sam nor Dean could refute this plus if Castiel needed them, it was apparent she wasn't sticking around here. "Heaven is chaotic right now; the angels are trying to restore it." Sam finally said. "So why is Castiel here if their restoring heaven there?" Andrea continued questioning. "He's working with us." Dean answered. Andrea restrained herself from asking working on what? Especially since it was apparent it had to with the fact Sam and Dean were holding something from her. "How long have you known Cas?" Andrea wondered. "Nine years." Sam answered. "Wow." She said, having no memories of Castiel but all the memories of Sam and Dean. "If I was given the memories from the angel here why would I not have any memories of Cas especially since he's a major part of your lives." This was more of a comment than a question making her wonder, but no it was impossible there was no way she was Andrea Rose Mary Winchester for all she knew her name really was Matilda Wilkins the name she was checked under at the motel when she just woke up.
Perhaps the Angel just wiped her memory of the angels since it was becoming apparent they played a major part in it. It was then that Dean received a call from Castiel. "I need you out here in Nebraska. This is bad Dean this is really bad." Castiel said tensely.
Castiel received a text it was from Hannah shortly after Andrea left for her shopping trip. He looked at Sam and Dean apologetically. "Hannah contacted me she said it was urgent." He said. "Okay maybe she has some answers for you." Castiel nodded and teleported to the address that was texted from Hannah. The scene before him make him gasp for breath as dozens of angels lay dead on the still grass in the middle of empty country field. He moved among them, where he spotted Hannah and a bunch of angels gathered around what appeared to be a cage torn apart its steel metal pieces laying among the base of it. "Hannah." Castiel said in horror. "All their throats have been slashed their powers stolen from them than they were killed." Hannah said sounding bitter.
Castiel was silent not having an answer. She finally turned facing Castiel calling out another angel. "This is not the sole reason I called upon you but we have to clean this up." "What other reason have you summoned me?" She placed her hands on the shoulders of another angel a male named Kjahi for short. "He may have some answers about Andrea Rose Mary Winchester." She said leaving the floor to Kjahi. "I was there when the rumors started circulating about Andrea I can't say quite where they came from but I was part of the group that was against her coming here." He said. "What universe does she come from?" Castiel asked keeping his eyes off the dead angels surrounding them each having one or two wings etched into the very ground where they laid slain in grotesque manners.
"She comes from an alternate universe it is like our own but parallel from it." "So does that mean Andrea is who she says she is?" Castiel asked. He wouldn't have given this angel such credence if not introduced by Hannah whom he knew had high intelligence. The angel nodded gravely. "We almost allowed it as you know Sam and Dean are very difficult until we received intelligence that she attracted these monsters from her own universe. Come." He said walking to different part of the field until they came to small tear invisible to the human eyes it had slits of colors peeking through it.
"This monster had created this tear from the universe allowing others like him to come through using the same incantation the angel that brought Andrea here. For now we will have angels posted here to prevent anyone following however this thing might be able to create more I don't know much about the incantation personally I should have asked more questions at the time but I thought it was done and over with after the vote."
Castiel remained silent allowing him to speak uninterrupted thinking hard. "How do you know this monster had used the same incantation?" Castiel had asked. "We found the same tear at the motel room where Andrea was found." He answered. "Before the fall you had to have had high prestige." Castiel commented. "I was among the high ranking not that it matters now." He said neutrally. "How about now?" Castiel asked. "I am helping Hannah on her task." He answered. Castiel didn't appreciate how this angel spoke of Sam and Dean particularly when he brought up controlling the two but decided not to openly question him on it.
"How would you feel if you were to meet Andrea?" Castiel decided to ask. Kjahi registered a look of surprise the idea of meeting her has never registered. "We owe her answers it's not her fault she is here." Castiel said. "I don't have many answers." He admitted. "Whatever answers you have is better than the silent treatment she has endured as of late." Castiel said keeping the same neutral tone as the angel though it took more effort. "Very well I assume Sam and Dean are coming with her?" Castiel nodded. "Yes."
Without further word Castiel called up Dean's phone. "I need you out here in Nebraska its bad Dean it's very bad." "What is it?" Dean asked noting the tenseness of Castiel's voice. He explained the scene to Dean which did it no justice mentioning that he may have some answers for Andrea and he thinks she should hear it in person. After agreeing to come Castiel went to Hannah. "I think you should stave off cleaning any of this up at least until the Winchesters arrive." Hannah nodded. "I'll inform the others of your decision." "Thank you." Castiel responded. "Why is it you want the Winchesters to bear witness to such brutality?" Hannah asked. Castiel took a glance staring into the faces of the fallen angels; despite the fact they followed the wrong angel into this very ugly war, he felt pity in his heart over their very painful deaths. "They need to see this." He responded noting all the cuts through their clothing the slashes cut into their skin so much so that the skin showing the very bones underneath. "They haven't yet had any victims to examine personally." Castiel answered knowing this was crucial knowing the hack and slash this thing was capable of especially since they were going to fight them eventually. "Very well." Hannah answered. She turned back to her group talking to them before they went to the spot that Kjahi showed Castiel earlier each of them close enough to the portal that if anything came through they would feel it.
