A/N: Yes, I have returned from where writers go when they are not posting chapters. This one is a long one and there are a lot of things happening in this one, from angels and demons and I some how slipped in a gypsy. Hope you enjoy!
BEFORE YOU START: For all non-Russian speaking persons, you may need to know these translations that are going to come up later in the chapter.
TRANSLATIONS
отклонение- Pronounced "otkloneniye": DEFLECTION
ребенок- PRONOUNCED "rebenok": CHILD
Katie was nervous. She was standing in a line trying to enter a building that always seems to land her into some sort of trouble. That's why she hadn't told Dean she was coming. She took another step forward bringing her that much closer to the guard. She took a deep breath and before she knew it, it was her turn. She looked over to the guard and smiled.
"Hi, I'm—" The guard held up a hand and she stopped and watched as he reached into a drawer beside him and pull out a visitors pass and handed it to her. "Here you are"
"Thank you" Katie replied a bit shocked. She knew how strict NCIS could get about letting just anyone in, but she hadn't even said her name before she was getting a pass. The guard gave her a nod and she just walked on in. She head over to the elevators, clipping the pass onto her jacket. The doors opened to reveal two familiar faces.
"Well looky here" Tony said greeting Katie. Katie just shook her head as the man walked forward and brought her into a hug.
"Good to see you too Tony" Katie replied as they pulled away. "Hey Ziva"
"Katie" Ziva greeted with a smile. "We didn't know you were coming"
"Yeah, well I came to pick up Hope, but she's still out shopping with Liz and I thought I would come here to say hi" Katie said. "Hey, so what's with this?" she pointed down to the pass. "I didn't even say my name before he was handing it to me"
"Maybe the director's finally coming around" Tony replied with a shrug as he looked down to his watch.
"Oh, I didn't mean to hold you guys up" Katie said moving out of their way.
"No, we're just going to question the family member of our dead captain" Tony said.
"Then go" Katie said. "I'll see you guys some other time"
"Yeah, and some other time could be months from now" Tony replied before pressing a kiss to Katie's cheek. "Unless you're coming to the dinner this weekend"
"Dinner?" Katie asked.
"Thanksgiving" Ziva replied and Katie nodded. "Gibbs and Elizabeth are hosting it and they invited everyone"
"Oh, well—" Katie shrugged. "That's sounds nice"
"Yeah, we'll see you there" Tony said as he and Ziva continued out of the building.
"Maybe" Katie muttered before turning and getting onto the elevator. She hadn't even thought about the upcoming holidays. There was just so much going on that she'd actually forgotten. The elevator dinged and the doors slid open before she stepped onto the familiar floor. As always everyone was bustling about. She headed toward the bull pen where she spotted McGee so engrossed in whatever he was typing away on his computer that he didn't even notice when she walked in. Katie smiled before walking over and taking a seat as Gibbs' desk. She started messing with things on his desk before spinning his chair to see a picture her, Gibbs, Elizabeth, and Hope had took earlier in the year.
"McGee!" Gibbs barked walking into the bull pen. Katie sunk down in the chair before peeking over the seat. "What do you got for me!"
"I have Captain Richard's bank statements boss" McGee says standing to his feet. She watches as they walk over to the screen. "Nothing out of the ordinary, except for a couple of deposits of the same amount made every month from something called Riken"
"What exactly is Ricken?" Gibbs asked.
"Not sure yet boss" McGee said.
"Well find out" Gibbs ordered and McGee nodded.
"Yes sir" McGee said walking back over to his desk.
Gibbs turned to his desk to see a pair of brown eye staring back at him. He smiled a bit as he walked over, but it was gone just as fast as it came.
"How long have you been here?" Gibbs asked and McGee's head rose as Gibbs' chair spun around to reveal Katie.
"Hey" McGee greeted with a smile. "You were there this whole time?"
"Yeah" Katie said standing to her feet. "You have to be more diligent McGee" she laughed before pressing a kiss to Gibbs' cheek. "How's it shaking old man?" Gibbs raised and eye brow to her and she shook her head.
"It's shaking fine" Gibbs replied walking around her to take a seat at his desk. She noticed a bit of something as he spoke. "Did you need something, we're busy" This time it was Katie's eyebrow to rise.
"Uh, no" Katie said looking over her shoulder to McGee who looked as shocked as she was at his bosses attitude toward her. "I was waiting for Hope and Elizabeth and thought I would stop by to say hi, but if I'm interrupting, I'll go" without waiting for a response, Katie was already walking away back toward the elevator. She pressed the button and waited for the doors to open, when she felt someone coming toward her. She turned her head and as expected, Gibbs was coming her way. There was a ding and then the doors slid open as people cleared out, she moved inside, her father right behind her. The moment they were inside and the doors closed Gibbs hit the emergency stop button. "Look I don't—"
"I don't care" Gibbs snapped and Katie clenched her jaw before turning to him. "You left"
"Yes I did" Katie replied. "Someone showed up to the apartment and it was no longer safe for me and my daughter"
"Why didn't you call me?" Gibbs asked. "I am your—"
"I know who you are Jet" Katie replied shaking her head. "I also know who I am, I am a mother, so yeah maybe I should've called but at the time things were happening and I—"
"Is it Dean?" Gibbs asked and Katie shook her head and turned away from him before releasing the stop. Gibbs moved around her and hit the button again.
"Will you let me off this damn elevator!" Katie snapped turning back to the man. "Because I don't want—"
"I don't care!" Gibbs snapped and Katie huffed. "You were fine, you were safe and I knew where you were, I knew where my granddaughter was, and then he comes back—"
"Because I brought him back" Katie interrupted. "I brought him back, I needed him back, because whatever you were seeing, it wasn't me happy" she shook her head. "Maybe he didn't come back the same but he's still Dean and he's still my husband and the father of my daughter, so if you have a problem with that then you have yourself a big problem, one that belongs to you and you alone Jet" she turned away from him toward the elevator doors. They stood there in silence for a moment.
"I can't lose another daughter" Gibbs finally said and Katie turned back to him. "I've lost one and I can't—" Gibbs shook his head. "I can't lose another, understand?"
"Yes" Katie replied with a nod. Gibbs finally reached around her releasing the emergency stop on the elevator. As the lights came on and the doors opened, Gibbs placed a kiss on Katie's cheek before walking back out to his desk. Katie stood there thinking of the man's words before taking a deep breath and pressing another button. She arrived on the floor, the blaring music hitting her as soon as the doors slid open. Katie stepped off and headed inside to find Abby typing away on her computer, her head bopping away. Katie brought her hands over her ears as she walked over to turn the music off, Abby quickly turning to her. "How do you listen you that?" Abby smiled before almost running over to bring her friend into a hug. "Hey Bee"
"Don't hey Bee, me" Abby said pulling out of the hug. "Where the hell did you go?"
"We had to move, someone found us—" Katie shook her head. "We're good, we just had to go somewhere else for a while." Abby nodded.
"So how are things going with Dean?" Abby asked and Katie sighed.
"Better than they were" Katie replied. "But I guess we're still working through some stuff" Abby nodded as she turned back to her computer. "Enough of that, I came to see you" Katie turned to the computer. "And you're obviously busy—"
"No, wait!" Abby said typing something quickly before turning back to Katie. Abby stared at Katie with a quirked eyebrow.
"What?"
"You want to talk about something" Abby stated noting the crinkle in Katie's brow. She recognized that as a sign that Katie had something on her mind. "What's up?"
"Nothing" Katie replied shaking her head. She looked over to Abby who wasn't letting up. "Fine, something happened" Katie sighed. "This hunt we were on, I was attacked and I tried to use my powers, but they just weren't—" Katie shook her head. "Working the way I wanted them too, which is weird, I mean I thought since I've had them back that I was gaining back to control—" Katie looked back up to Abby who was wearing a bright smile. "What are you smiling at?" Abby started bouncing on her feet before moving closer to Katie and bending over to Katie's middle.
"Hey in there!" Abby yelled. "I'm—"
"No" Katie said shaking her head and Abby stood up straight. "There is nothing, better yet no one in there"
"C'mon it makes sense, the last time your powers were hinky, Dean had put a little Hope in your oven" Abby replied. "And I know you and Dean have been going at it like—"
"Abby, stop" Katie said holding up her hands to stop her friend. "I'm not pregnant, trust me" Abby looked at Katie for a moment before sighing.
"What do you think is up?" Abby asked and Katie shrugged before lifting her head to look over Abby's shoulder.
"Castiel" Katie said and Abby quirked and eyebrow to her friend before turning to indeed seeing the angel standing in the middle of her lab. Abby smiled brightly before running around her station to bring him into a big hug.
"Oh my Gibbs!" Abby said bouncing up and down as she hugged a confused Castiel. Katie stood there watching amused as the angel just awkwardly stood there as the Goth hugged him. "My fuzzy little angel"
"No" the angel replied and Abby looked up to him. "My name is Castiel" Katie chuckled as she shook her head. "It is nice to meet you Abigail Scuito"
"You know my name?" Abby replied brightly before turning back to Katie. "He's knows my name!"
"It would seem so Bee" Katie said before bringing her eyes to the angel. "What are you doing here?" Castiel opened his mouth to speak before looking down to Abby who still had her arms around him.
"Oh" Abby said finally releasing the angel. "Sorry" Castiel simply nodded before looking over to Katie.
"I—" Castiel started but was interrupted by a phone ringing.
"It's me" Katie said snaking her phone from her pocket and quickly pressing a button and bringing it to her ear. "Hey, Liz" there was a pause. "Ok, I'm on my way" Katie hung up the phone and looked over to the angel and the Goth. "They've made it home and so I am going to pick up my daughter" she looked over to Castiel. "We can talk later" Castiel looked as if he wanted to protest but he decided against it and nodded before disappearing.
"I wonder what that was about" Abby said looking over to Katie.
"No idea, but I'll probably find out soon enough" Katie said walking over to Abby. "As always it was a pleasure Bee"
"Do you have to go already?" Abby asked. "You've only been here for like ten minutes and my day is already more interesting" Katie smiled as she walked over and placed a kiss on the woman's cheek.
"You have work to do" Katie said stepping back. "You wouldn't want to experience the wrath of you fearless leader, now would you?"
"No" Abby sighed as she walked back over to her computer. "Let me know what you find out about your powers, because if you're right and you're not carrying another Winchester, then something could be really wrong"
"I know" Katie said with a nod. "I'll let you know if I figure out something" Abby nodded as she watched Katie head toward the doors.
"Hey" Abby said. "Where are you going? Aren't you just going to poof out too?"
"No poofing for me today" Katie said with a smile as she pointed to her visitors pass. "I should return this, wouldn't want to mess with this trust thing the director's trying with me" Katie turned and headed out of the lab to the elevators.
Katie arrived outside of Gibbs' house, making sure to scan the area for any prying eyes. She'd become extra cautious and with good reason. She'd come to learn that someone could always be watching. She walked up to the door and rang the doorbell. Gibbs had told her countless times that the door was always unlocked and that she was always welcome, but after an incident where she walked in on something between him and Liz that she could've lived without seeing, she now made it a point to ring the doorbell. It didn't take long for the door to swing open.
"The doors open, why do you always ring the bell?" Elizabeth asked stepping aside to let Katie in.
"Oh, you know why" Katie muttered as she walked around into the living room. "Where's Hope?"
"She's upstairs" Elizabeth replied. "She fell asleep during the ride back and I just laid her upstairs in her room" Katie nodded before turning and heading for the stairs. "Wait!" Katie stopped and turned back to her. "How are you?" Katie sighed and opened her mouth. "And before you say you're fine, remember who I am" Elizabeth took a step toward her. "I carried you inside of me for nine months, I know you like the back of my hand"
"Then you should know that I'm fine" Katie said about to turn again.
"You're just like him, I swear" Elizabeth said and Katie turned back to her. "Your father" Katie opened her mouth again, but Elizabeth interrupted. "He is your father and whether he raised you or not you've seemed to pick up his stubbornness" Katie closed her eyes and shook her head. "You're not fine, you went from striving for a normal life to being thrown back into the life you'd thought you left behind"
"Because that is how it is" Katie said opening her eyes. "That life, that year it was not—" Katie shook her head. "This is my life, this is what I do"
"And how do you feel about that?" Elizabeth asked and Katie huffed in frustration. She didn't come here for this conversation.
"Liz I know your heart is in the right place" Katie said. "But I'm tired and all I want to do is get my daughter and take her—" Katie stopped because the word she was going to say would be a lie. They didn't have a home. They did, once upon a time, but then reality hit them and it hit them hard. "Take her back to our cabin"
"Why won't you talk to me?" Elizabeth asked and Katie shook her head. "I'm your—"
"I know who you are" Katie interrupted. "I know who you are and I know who Jet is" she shook her head. "And I also know who Linda and Robert are" she looked back over to Elizabeth. "They were not perfect but they were there, from the start" she took a step toward Elizabeth. "I know you want this mother daughter relationship where I confide in you, where I tell you anything and everything, but we are not those people" Katie sighed. "I love you, you've been there and I couldn't ask for more, and I forgive you for what you did because I know it's what you felt you had to do to keep me and Jason safe, but you left and I'm sorry, but I cannot forget that" she shook her head. "I can't pretend that all those years didn't happen and that now we're all one big happy family"
"What do I do?" Elizabeth asked. "How do I fix this?" Katie shook her head.
"You don't fix this because this is where we are and it works" Katie said. "You're in my life and you're in Hope's life" Katie shrugged. "How things are, are fine" And with that Katie turned and headed up the stairs to find her daughter. She found the little girl curled up in her bed peacefully sleeping. Katie grabbed her bag and tossed it over her shoulder before picking the sleeping girl into her arms. She turned to see Elizabeth standing in the doorway. "Thanks for watching her" Elizabeth didn't reply, she simply nodded and Katie soon regretted what she'd said. She didn't want to hurt her or to make her feel guilty. She just wanted her to understand why letting her in, letting her play that role in her life would be hard especially after everything. Katie sighed before closing her eyes.
When she opened them, she found herself standing in Hope's room in the cabin. Katie carefully laid the girl down in her bed before pulling a blanket over her. Katie felt a chill and decided to go get the fireplace up and burning. She walked into the living room and stopped short when she saw Castiel standing there.
"Cas" Katie said placing a hand over her chest. "You scared the crap out of me" he looked over to her as if studying her. "What?"
"I've been here for a total of ten minutes" Castiel replied and Katie nodded waiting for him to continue. "And yet now is the time that you notice my presence"
"What are you saying?" Katie asked and the angel walked over to her. "Castiel—" He seemed to be searching her eyes as if he was looking for something that should've been there. "What are you—"
"Something's wrong" Castiel replied and Katie looked over to him confused.
"What do you mean—" Before she knows it Castiel's hand is resting on the side of her face and suddenly images flash before her eyes.
Samandiriel. With a metal pick protruding from his forehead. He's bound to a chair in a bloody Weiner Hut uniform. There are symbols drawn all over the room and its windows. Suddenly she watches as the angel grimaces as the pick slows expels from his head.
"Katie!" The angel screams from inside his head and Katie can hear his voice blaring inside of her own.
"Hey!" A voice yells breaking through the vision and Katie stumbles back out of Castiel grasp. She blinks trying to focus her eyes that seem to be blurring. She feels something warm on the side of her face and reaches up to her ear. She brings her fingers back in sight where she sees the crimson color stained on her finger. "Princess!" It's Dean's voice. That much she knows but he sounds so far away. She looks up to see him staring at her and she looks down to see somehow she's ended up on the floor. . "what the hell did you do to her?!"
"It's not me that has done something to her" Castiel says and Katie lifts her eyes to him. He's the last thing she sees before the darkness.
Katie finds herself in a very bright white room. She looks around, but doesn't see anyone, but can't help but feel that someone is there. She quickly turns to see a familiar face staring up at her from behind a desk.
"Nice to meet you again Katherine" Naomi greeted before pointing to one of the seat across from her. "Please have a seat, we have much to discuss"
"No, we don't" Katie says looking around the room. "Where's the exit?"
"Please, we're on the same side" Naomi says standing to her feet and Katie turns to her. "We can help each other"
"Why do I get the undeniable feeling that the only person you want to save is yourself" Katie replies and the angel sighs. "what am I doing here?"
"I saw a chance for us to speak again and so I took it" Naomi says. "If it makes any difference, I can help you"
"I do not want your help" Katie replied shaking her head. "So do me a favor and the next time you see an opportunity for you and me to speak, just let it pass you by" Katie closed her eyes and focused.
"What the hell did you do to her Cas!" Dean snapped and this time Katie could hear him loud and clear.
"I told you, I did nothing" Castiel replied. "Look I believe someone has placed some sort of curse or spell on her"
"What are you talking about?" Dean asked.
"They've cut her off from us" Castiel replied and Dean looked back to him confused. "I was here and she didn't know it until she walked into the room and saw me"
"Ok, what does that mean?" Dean asked.
"She has our father's blood in her veins, she is connected to him, to us" Castiel says. "When we are in her presence she knows" Dean turned back to Katie who he'd laid on the couch to see her eyes opening.
"Hey" Dean says kneeling in front of her. He takes her hand in his. "Take it easy there princess"
"What happened?" Katie asked her mouth suddenly dry.
"You passed out" Dean said. "After—" he looked over to Castiel. "After whatever he did to you"
"He didn't do anything" Katie replied. "He was showing me something I should've known" Katie looked over to Castiel. "Crowley still has Samandiriel and he's torturing him for information"
"You mean Alfie, the wiener-on-a-stick kid?" Dean asks remembering the man from the auction. He looks over to Castiel who nods.
"He is being held in the general vicinity of Hastings, Nebraska" Castiel says.
"General vicinity?" Dean asks. "That's all you got?"
"Yes" Castiel says turning to Katie. "which is why I need your help. I thought that maybe you could find him" Dean turned back to his wife whose eyes were closed.
"Princess—"
"I can't" Katie says opening her eyes. She turned and stood to her feet. "I can't because something is wrong with me" she looks over to Castiel. "You said uh, something about a curse or spell?"
"It's just a guess" Castiel replied. "But I felt something when I touched you, something dark, something evil" Katie looks over to Dean. "I think someone maybe trying to manipulate your powers"
"That would explain my suddenly power loss back with Desmond" Katie says. She turns back to Castiel. "But that would take someone very powerful right, someone with a lot of mojo"
"For them to do this to you and to—" Castiel hesitated for a moment. "And to succeed I would assume yes"
"What do we do?" Dean asks and Katie turns to him.
"Nothing" Katie replies. "We do nothing, I will handle this, you two need to find and save Samandiriel"
"I'm not leaving you here if some son of a bitch has found some way to hurt you" Dean says.
"They're not hurting me, they're just really, really aggravating me" Katie sighs. "Look if someone has done something to me, tracing it should be simple enough"
"And then what?" Dean asks.
"And then, and then I don't know" Katie says shaking her head. "Dean don't worry, I can't do much I'm here alone, with our daughter" She finally realized that Dean walked through the door alone. "Wait, where's Sam and Adam?" Dean sighed. "They're angry"
"Yeah, they'll get over it" Dean replied with a shrug.
"Maybe I shouldn't have sent those messages" Katie said shaking her head. "I just wanted to get them away" she searched for her phone. "I'll call them, tell them that it was me—"
"Princess, stop" Dean walked over placing his hands on her shoulders. "They're not angry with you, it's me, look they just need some time to cool off."
"Are you sure?" Katie asked and Dean nods. "Ok, look if Samandiriel is in Hastings Nebraska there would be signs of his torture" She looked over to Castiel. "Right?"
"He would scream" Castiel replied and Katie nodded.
"Right" Katie walks into the kitchen, Dean and Castiel behind her. She sits at the table where her laptop sits and searches for any strange activity in Hastings. "There" she says pulling up an article. "Tornados, Strong Winds Cause Damage Across Nebraska." She looks back to Dean. "You have to go" Dean stared at her for a long moment. "This is what we do, remember?" he nodded before placing kiss on her head.
"Where's—"
"She's sleeping" Katie says pointing toward their daughter's room. Dean nods before heading that way. Katie turned back to the angel and he was staring down to her. "I should've known something was wrong" she shook her head. "But I'm going to fix this" she looked back over to the angel.
"I didn't want to mention this in front of Dean, but what you are proposing to do" Castiel said taking a step toward Katie, making sure his voice was quiet. "Tracing this back to whomever has sent it, could be dangerous"
"It's all dangerous" Katie sighed standing to her feet. "Don't worry, I'll be fine" she began to walk past him toward the living room.
"You're not like us" Castiel said and Katie stopped in her tracks. "You can die a lot easier than we can" she turns back to him. "And I don't think at this point, any of us can afford to have you die"
"So I've heard" Katie muttered remembering her earlier conversation with Gibbs. She gave the angel an understanding nod before turning to see Dean walking back into the room. Dean walks over to the pair and looks between the two.
"What's up?" Dean asks.
"Nothing, Castiel is just trying his hand at a proper goodbye" Katie replied with a smile as she looked over to the angel.
"He didn't try to kiss you did he?" Dean asked looking over to Castiel as well who simply turned and walked away. Dean took that as a sign that he had and went to follow, but Katie grabbed his jacket and pulled him back to her.
"He didn't" Katie replied as Dean brought his hands to her waist and pulled her closer to him. "You didn't either" Dean leaned forward and pressed a soft kiss to his wife's lips.
"You know I think I'm starting to feel it" Dean said and Katie pulled away to look up to his eyes. "The leaving you, leaving her, that feeling that I just don't want to leave you guys" Katie brought her hands to the side of Dean's face and pulled him into a deep kiss. He leaned his forehead against hers and closed his eyes.
"You didn't forget did you?" Katie asked and Dean opened his eyes and looked down to her in confusion. "We still have our one day, don't we?" Dean smiled.
"Yeah, one day" Dean sighed before pressing another kiss to her lips. "Now I need to know exactly how you're going to find out who's messing with your powers and the level of danger"
"Well to your first question, I'm going to meditate" Katie said and Dean quirked an eyebrow. "I know it sounds overly simplistic, but it should work. All magic has an invisible thumb print that should trace back to the perpetrator" Dean waited for her to continue. "What?"
"How dangerous could this be?" Dean asked again and Katie sighed. "Fine, I'll stay and let Cas handle his own missing angel problem"
"Dean don't" Katie said shaking her head. "Look I'm not sure of the danger because I don't know who's behind this" Dean was about to speak, but Katie already knew what he was going to say. "And when I do I will wait for back up, no solo missions I promise"
"Princess—"
"Dean, I promise, just trust me, I'm not going after anybody by myself" Katie said and Dean sighed but he gave her a nod. "And I'll call you if I find out anything" Dean nodded again before giving her one final kiss and turning and walking away.
The moment Dean and Castiel were gone Katie walked into the living room. She felt a chill and remembered she never did make that fire. She grabbed a couple of logs and placed them in the fireplace, before lighting them. She took a seat in front of the flames, crossing her legs over each other as she stared at the flames.
"Ok, let's see where this takes me" Katie whispered before closing her eyes. Meditation was something she did when she was younger and learning about her powers. Gabe actually taught it to her.
"I don't get it" Katie sat peeking open one of her eyes as she looks over to the angel who's sitting next to her his eyes still closed. "What am I supposed to be doing?"
"Clearing your mind" Gabe replied. "You have to be able to look within yourself if you ever plan on having any real control of your powers" Katie opened her eyes and looked over to the angel in confusion.
"Since when are angels Zen?" Katie asked and the angel opened his eyes and turned to her. "I thought you'd be spouting more spiritual crap" she held up her hands. "No offense if you're into that too"
"This has nothing to do with spirituality or being zen" Gabe replied. "This has to do with you being able to control something that is greater than yourself" he turned his body around and Katie did the same so they were facing each other. "Your powers are tied to your emotions, and human emotions how great they maybe are also unpredictable so if you would like to learn how to not blow up a lamp every time you stub your toe, you will focus"
"Fine" Katie sighed closing her eyes and placing her hands on her knees. "Now explain this to me again"
"You're going to clear your mind" Gabe said looking over to the woman. He watched as she took a deep breath and after a few moments saw her features relax. "Once your mind is clear of all the clutter, of all the crap, then you will be the one in control" he smiled. "And soon this will be so easy that it will be second nature to you"
Katie took a deep breath and tried to clear her mind and really look within herself. It sounded easier than it actually was. Especially for Katie. Her mind was filled with so much, that trying to push them aside seemed next to impossible.
"C'mon" Katie sighed. "You've done this before and you can do it again" she took another long deep breath and soon she felt it. She felt as light as a feather. And that when she heard the cackling. She opened her eyes and found herself no longer in front of the fire place, but standing in the middle of a dark room.
"No, she's doing it right now" Katie heard a voice. She looked around for a source but couldn't find one. "I don't know, she's been chanting ever since I got here" Katie listened and indeed heard someone chanting. She heard the man's voice laughing again. "She said it's working and if she's as good as your guy says than I guess we have to believe her" there was a brief pause as Katie continued looking around trying to figure out where the hell she was. Nothing looked familiar, nothing looked specific enough for her to find this place again. Then the smell of something passed by her nose, something familiar. "Tell him that it's working, and soon enough we should have her helpless"
Katie's eyes snapped opened and she stared at the dancing flames of the fireplace. She quickly stood to her feet and almost ran to her room of crazy. She stalked over to a trunk that sat in the corner of the room. She stooped down and unlocked it before flipping up the lid revealing all of her arsenal of spell ingredients. She searched the many vials and plants until she found what she was looking for. It was a plastic baggie that held a purple leaf. Snapping open the bag, Katie brought it to her nose and inhaled.
"That's it" Katie said standing to her feet.
"Mama!" Katie Hope yells and the woman turned to fetch her daughter.
Katie stood leaning against the kitchen counter as she watched her daughter eat her spaghetti. She looked back down to the bag in her hand and simply shook her head.
"Done mama!" Hope yelled and Katie looked back to see the girl completely covered in tomato sauce.
"I would hope you are" Katie said placing the bag on the counter and walking over to pick the girl up from her high chair. "I think now would be the perfect time for a bath" And so they headed to the bathroom. After Hope's bath Katie and her daughter curled up on the couch and watched movies. Katie sat there suddenly wishing Dean was there with them, but remembered the truths of their lives and shook her head. She was barely paying attention to the movie when she suddenly realized the ending credits were rolling and the little girl curled into her side was asleep. "You really are an easy kid" Katie smiled as she picked the girl up and took her to lay her down for the night.
Katie walked back into the kitchen grabbing the bag, before walking back into the living room. She stopped in the middle and looked up to the ceiling.
"So I know I'm not sure if you can even hear me" Katie said. "But I need your help" she stood there waiting, but nothing happened and her fears were verified as she realized that whatever was happening to her really was messing with the connection she had with the angels. "Guess I'm going to have to do this the old fashion way" Katie turned and headed back to her room of crazy. It didn't take her as long as she expected to have the symbols drawn and the ingredients all mixed up and ready to go for the angel summoning. Once she was done, Katie stepped in front of the bowl that sat in the center of sigil before reaching into her back pocket for her pack of matches. Striking one of the matches, Katie closed her eyes before dropping the flame into the bowl.
"This is new" a voice said and Katie opened her eyes and there stood Balthazar. "Why are you summoning me like this?"
"Good question" Katie says taking a step toward the angel. Katie explained the strange occurrences that were happening with her powers and her connection to the angels and how up until recently she had no idea why.
"So you've found something?" Balthazar asked and Katie smiled as she picked up the baggie that held the leaf. Balthazar looked over to the baggie and simply quirked and eyebrow. "Chrysilium?" he turned back to Katie. "What does that have to do with anything?"
"The vision I had, I smelled this flower burning" Katie said taking another step toward him. "This plant is only native to one type of people"
"Gypsies" Balthazar said and Katie nodded. "Why are gypsies cursing you? They're usually neutral in all of this unless someone pisses them off" he folded his arms over his chest. "Please tell me you didn't piss off a gypsy"
"No, but I think I pissed off someone with a gypsy at their disposal" Katie sighed closing her eyes trying to place the voice she'd heard. "There was man, and he was talking on the phone I think, but I couldn't see his face" she shook her head. "I know his damn voice though" she opened her eyes and looked back over to the angel.
"Ok, let's say this is the work of gypsies, how do you find them?" Balthazar asked.
"Well whether she meant to or not, she created a connection to her" Katie said. "I think I'm going to have to follow it"
"Alone?" Balthazar asked and Katie shook her head.
"No" Katie sighed. "I know someone who's always down for a good fight"
"Ok, then why am I here" the angel asked.
"Because you're coming with" Katie replied. "For her to do this to me, mean's she's old experienced and powerful and I'm—" she shrugged. "I'm at risk if she has this type of control of me" she shook her head. "We may need some of your divine intervention" the angel chuckled. "Unless you're like extremely busy, because I'm sure I can do this, I just thought—"
"Hey, it's fine" Balthazar replied. "I know Castiel's busy trying to find Sandy and Urie's busy trying to keep even more mayhem to ensue up there, which leaves me as your next choice and honestly I'm a little hurt that I come in third, but at least I'm on the list" Katie just shook her head as she turned to grab her phone.
"Hey, top three isn't half bad" Katie said as she dial a familiar number. Soon Katie and Balthazar stood around the living room.
"What are we waiting for exactly?" the angel asked.
"They're finishing a hunt" Katie sighed. "He said—" she stopped when she heard someone yelling her name coming from her head. "There they are" and Katie reached out a hand and appeared two more familiar faces. "You two finally took your sweet time"
"Hey you try fighting a whole family of wedigos and see how fast it takes you" Jason replies glaring over to his sister. He looked over to Derrick who was still trying to catch his breath. "You ok, man?"
"Did you see that big one?" Derrick asked looking over to Jason. "I think it was trying to violate me" Katie snorted and Derrick cut his eyes to her. "It's not funny" Katie held up her hands and just shook her head.
"You're right, I'm sorry" Katie said. "So are you two ok, or should me and the angel here go without you"
"I'm good" Jason said.
"I think I need a drink" Derrick said running a hand through his blonde locks.
"Well you're playing babysitter, so no alcohol" Katie said and Derrick looked over to her. "Please, we won't be gone long"
"Fine" Derrick replied as he sniffed the air.
"And there's food in the kitchen " Katie said and she noticed the man's smiled. "Go nuts" the man nodded without needing to be told twice before heading into the kitchen. "That was easy" Balthazar and Katie walked over to Jason.
"You sure you want to do this?" Jason asked and Katie nodded.
"I need to know why this woman is doing this to me" Katie replied and Jason simply nodded before taking his sister's hand. She looked over to Balthazar. "I guess you just follow me" he nodded and Katie turned closing her eyes, once again searching inside of herself for what didn't belong. When she felt Jason's hand tighten in her own she snapped her eyes open and realized that they weren't in the cabin. They stood in the middle of what looked like a mansion. They looked around at the old furniture and sculptures. The only light coming from the flames that were in the massive fireplace.
"Uh, sis, where the hell are we right now?" Jason asked and Kati shrugged when they suddenly heard footsteps coming toward them. All three turned to see the eyes of a young woman staring back at them.
"I told them that you would figure it out" the woman said her Russian accent very distinct. "They did not believe me"
"Who are you?" Katie asked and the woman smiled.
"My name is Natalya" The woman replied. "And I believe we have much to discuss" the woman walked over to a long couch that sat in front of the fireplace. "Please, sit" the woman pointed to the couch across from her. Katie shared a look with her brother and Balthazar before they all walked over to take the seat across from the woman. "I have to say that this is the first time I have met an angel" she looked him over. "Definitely not what I expected"
"Ditto" Balthazar replied looking the woman over as well. "You're old, that much I can tell, but your body must not match up with the years"
"Time is no longer an issue I have anymore, that much is true" Natalya replied. She turned back to Katie and smiled. "You have question, yes?"
"You have been cursing me" Katie stated suddenly annoyed by the woman's demeanor. She's been screwing with her life and now she sits as if this is some kind of social call.
"Yes I have, but not by choice" the woman replied looking down to her hands that rested in her lap. "I'm am simply repaying a favor"
"A favor?" Katie asked looking over to the woman. "From who?" Natalya's eyes went back to Katie. "Tell me"
"I can't" the woman replied simply. "He is powerful and he helped me discover the secret to making time bend to my will"
"You're saying this guy help you find the secret to living forever?" Jason asked and the woman looked over to him and nodded.
"I fell ill and the physicians refused to help me because I was Ruska Roma" Natalya said. "and then he appeared to me and he helped me"
"Ruska Roma?" Jason asked and the woman looked over to him.
"Russian gypsies" Katie says looking over to the woman. "So this person who you cannot reveal to me, helps you find immortality and then tells you to curse me"
"More or less, he said when the time came he would request that my debt to him to be paid" the woman replied. "And a couple of weeks ago there he was"
"Why?" Katie asked. "Why does he want you to do this?"
"I do not know" the woman replied shaking her head.
"You don't know and yet you're doing it anyway?" Jason asked and the woman looked over to him. Jason shook his head before looking over to his sister. "I thought they were neutral parties or whatever, doesn't this count as taking sides" Katie looked over to him. "Meaning can't we kill her?" They all turned back to the woman who seemed unfazed by the threat.
"Trust me if it were possible for me to die, it would be done already" Natalya replied. "I have lived so many years and at first I thought it was gift" she smiled for a brief moment "I was given the gift of eternal life, but then I would watch my loved ones die as I continued to live each and every day" she looked over to Katie. "That's when I realized that this gift was really a curse, we were not meant to live like this, it is unnatural and the cruelest punishment" she looked around the massive room. "And now I live alone because my heart cannot take another loss"
"Then why help him?" Katie asked. "He did this to you, he made you into this—" Katie looked around the room as well. "He took away your chance to finally find peace one day, so why do this?"
"Because in my culture, your word is all you have" Natalya said. "Your word is your life and you stick to it, I promised that if he would save my life that I would do anything for him, and that is what I am doing"
"What you were doing?" Jason asked and she turned to him. "This is over, you stop"
"I stop when he tells me to stop" Natalya said standing to her feet. "Not before" she straightened her clothes and smiled again. "You now have your answers, it is time for you to leave"
"We're not going anywhere" Katie said standing to her feet and walking over to the woman. "Someone is in trouble, someone I can't help until you take this—" she shook her head. "This block off of me, I mean what's the purpose, what's—" she stopped when something suddenly hit her. "He wants me disconnected from them" she turned to Balthazar. "Because if I can't contact you, if the connection between us is gone, then I cannot help with your problem"
"Problem?" Jason asked. Katie simply lifted her eyes to the ceiling and he followed her eyes. "Someone doesn't want you involved in the big heaven war that's going on" Katie nodded. "Why?"
"Because maybe she can do something to help" Balthazar said standing to his feet and walking over to the gypsy. "Remove the curse" the angel growled and the woman didn't bat an eye.
"It has not been ordered and so it shall not be done" she replied simply and Balthazar took another step but Katie caught his arm.
"What are you doing?" Balthazar asked looking over to Katie who kept her eyes on the woman.
"I have an idea" Katie said moving to close the distance between her and Natalya. The two women were standing directly across from one another. "You know who I am, or at least you've heard of me and my powers"
"Yes, of course" the woman replied. "I've heard stories of you when I was a little girl, even before your grandmother was born."
"Then you know I don't need you to break this curse" Katie replied her voice going low. "You know that I have a great power that flows through me, a power that even someone your age is no match for" Natalya remained quiet. "So I'm going to give you one last chance to do the right thing"
"You have no idea who you are up against" Natalya spoke. "He has not spoken to me specifically about what he has planned, but I know it is big, and someone like that you do not cross"
"No Natalya" Katie said before bringing her hands up, going for the sides of the woman's face. "Someone like me is who you do not cross"
"отклонение" Natalya muttered and Katie's hands were forcefully pushed back to her sides. Jason and Balthazar move to Katie's sides. "I know you are weak little one, because I make you that way"
"I am not weak" Katie growls trying her hardest to break through the woman's spell. "I control me, not you—" the woman flicked a hand toward Katie muttering something in Russian.
"No darling, I control you" Natalya said. Jason and Balthazar took a step toward the gypsy who suddenly with a snap of her fingers was gone.
"What the hell?" Jason said turning back to his sister. "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine" Katie says turning and walking away.
"Where are you going?" Balthazar asked as he and Jason follow after her.
"She's still here" Katie replied. "And I'm going to find her"
"That sounds all good in theory Kat, but you did see what she just did" Jason said. "Maybe she does have some sort of power over you"
"No!" Katie snapped turning to her brother. "I'm not leaving this house until I find this bitch!" Katie turned away from her brother to begin her search.
Derrick was sitting on the couch, his belly full as he laughed at some movie that he was watching. He heard vibrating coming from behind him and noticed a cell phone. He reached back and picked it up before answering it.
"Hola dude" Derrick greeted.
"What the-?" Dean said. "Derrick?"
"The one and only" Derrick replied turning back to the television. "What can I do you for?"
"How about giving my wife her phone" Dean said clearly annoyed.
"No can do my friend, her, Jay and the other winged one went to check out this gypsy or whatever" Derrick said standing to his feet and walking into the kitchen.
"Gypsy?"
"Yeah, I guess she's the one messing with my little buddies angelic powers" Derrick replied trying to open the refrigerator. "Dude what is with your refrigerator?"
"Derrick focus" Dean replied. "The other winged one, who the hell is that?"
"Uh, Balthazar" Derrick says looking around the kitchen before grabbing a knife to try to pop the fridge open. "She figure if this chick is really powerful she could use all the help she could get" he was still unsuccessful with the refrigerator. "Except for me who's stuck with babysitting, which isn't too bad, your kid sleeps like a rock"
"Why do you have her phone?" Dean asked.
"She must've left it dude" Derrick replied. "Look I'm sure she's fine, she has a witch and an angel for backup"
"Yeah, that still doesn't reassure me" Dean replied.
"Ok, dude serious question" Derrick said. "How upset would you be if I shot your refrigerator right now"
"I would kill you" Dean replied simply.
"Thanks for the honesty man" Derrick said going over to pour himself a glass of water. "Look I'd call Jay to see how they're doing"
"Yeah, I'll do that" Dean replied before hanging up his phone.
Derrick slid his phone in his pocket before downing a glass of water. He shook his head before placing the cup in the sink. From the other room, he heard the distinct sound of the front door opening and then closing. Derrick grabs his gun before slowly moving toward the living room. He looks down the hall to make sure Hope's door is still closed before finally moving into the living room.
"What the—" Adam says before tossing his bag on the floor. "Derrick?"
"Why do people say that when they see me?" Derrick asked before putting his gun away. "Where the hell have you been half pint?"
"Don't call me that" Adam said before moving past the man into the kitchen. Derrick followed after him just in time to see Adam open the refrigerator and pull out a beer.
"How the—" Derrick stared in disbelief. "I've been trying all night to get that open"
"It's been child proofed" Adam said tossing the man a beer before pulling one out for himself. "What are you doing here and where is everybody?"
"Long story dude" Derrick said before opening his beer and heading to the kitchen. Adam shook his head before following after him.
Jason, Katie and Balthazar made it to the second floor of the house searching for a woman they weren't even sure was still there.
"C'mon Kat, she's probably halfway across America right now" Jason said as he followed after his sister.
"Why would she?" Katie asked before opening another door into yet another empty room. "She beat me down there, why would she run?"
"She has a point" Balthazar said as he looking around the dark hallway. "Then again, nothing about this makes much sense"
"Maybe we should go over what we know" Jason said. "Your vision, you said there was someone talking on the phone"
"Yeah" Katie said stopping a closing her eyes trying to remember the vision. "Tell him that it's working and soon she'll be helpless" she opened her eyes and turned to her brother. "I know that damn voice" she shook her head. "C'mon"
Gibbs and team sat at their desks after solving their case. It always gave them a sense of self-worth when they found the bad guy and was able to put him away or in this case, put her away. They were all trying eagerly to finish up their paperwork when Gibbs' phone rang.
"Gibbs" the agent answered. "When?" The team looked over to their clearly upset boss trying to figure out what was going on. "Then why am I only finding this out now!" there was another brief pause as their boss listened. "I don't care about jurisdiction, I thought we had an agreement" Gibbs shook his head before slamming his phone shut before grabbing his jacket and standing to his feet.
"What's up boss?" Tony asked and he and his partners stood as well.
"McGee I need you to call over to VHC mental hospital, get all security footage from the past three months" Gibbs ordered.
"Mental hospital?" Tony asked. "Boss—"
"Nicolas Roberts escaped"
"Nicolas Roberts?" Tony says trying to place the name when it finally hit him. "Wait, Nick, bookstore Nick"
"No, psycho who hurt my daughter and tried to hurt my granddaughter Nick" Gibbs replied as he headed out of the bull pen toward the elevator. "I want him found!" The team shares a look before diving right into work.
Katie stopped in the middle of the hallway when the scent of something passed her nose.
"Do you guys smell that?" Katie asked. Balthazar and Jason sniffed the air.
"Chrysilium" Balthazar said.
"We're close" Katie said as she began walking toward the smell. They continued to walk until they were standing outside of a door. Katie reached forward and opened to find another set of stairs that lead up. They all could see light coming from up the stairs. Katie took a step but her brother caught her arm.
"I'm not sure about this Kat" Jason said looking over to his sister. "We don't know nearly enough about this woman to go round two with her"
"I don't need to know anything about her" Katie replied. "I know me, and I can beat her" Katie pulled from her brother's grasp and took a step up the stairs. "Alone" she muttered before the door went slamming behind her.
"Kat!" Jason yelled as he pounded on the door. "Don't do this!" he turned to the angel who was staring up to the ceiling. "Get us up there!"
"I can't" Balthazar said looking back down to Jason. "I'm sorry something's happening, something—" the angel shook his head. "I have to go" And suddenly the angel was gone.
"Damnit!" Jason snapped before turning back to pound on the door. "Open the door Kat!"
Katie walked up the stairs ignoring her brother's calls. This was her fight. A fight she knew deep within herself that she could fight.
"You're special Katherine" Gabe said as he continued to watch Katie who was still in deep meditation. "You carry a power none including myself has seen" he smiled. "You are stronger than you know, always remember that"
Katie finally reached the top when she saw Natalya standing there, as if waiting for her. She looked around the room and recognized it from her vision. The smell of chrysillium was strong in the air, but Katie only focused on one thing.
"You found me ребенок"Natalya said with a smile. "But it is in your nature to fight, but I thought you would be smart enough to know a losing battle when you see one"
"You claim you know me" Katie says stepping toward the woman. "You claim to know who I am, but you don't. I am strong and you can't control me" Natalya smiled raising her hand to show the witch another demonstration to prove her wrong, when Katie held up a hand that illuminated. Natalya closed her hand into a fist and dropped it back to her side. "Whoever you're working for should've told you that I carry a power that is even older than you" Katie's eyes suddenly when white and the gypsy took a step back. "If he truly care for you as you seem to believe, he would not have put you in this position." Katie took few more steps toward the woman. "A position where your immortality could possibly end"
"If what you say is true, then I believe that he indeed loves me" Natalya replies finally closing the distance between her and Katie. "If you can end me, then do it" Katie smiled and tilted her head to the side.
"No" Katie replied. "But I do think I want my life out of your hands" Katie reached forward and grabbed the gypsy's hands in her own.
Jason jumped back from the door when he noticed the light that shined from behind the door. Suddenly the light was gone and he heard footsteps coming down the stairs. He took another step back when the door open and to his relief it was his sister.
"Kat?" Jason said taking a step toward his sister. "What the hell just happened?" Katie looked up to her brother and smiled.
"I beat her" Katie replied.
"Is she—"
"No" Katie said shaking her head. "And she's still immortal, that's something she did to herself" Katie nodded. "But she is a little less powerful" Katie held out her hand to her brother and he looked down to it for a moment before taking it. "Where's Balthazar?"
"He bolted" Jason replied. "He looked freaked though, said something was up" Katie nodded and before they knew it, they were back in the cabin.
"You're back" Adam said looking over to Katie and Jason. "How did it go?"
"Fine, I'm no longer under any gypsy curse" Katie replied. "Now, I can figure out where Samandiriel is" Katie let go of her brother's hand, but he grabbed her shoulder.
"Wait" Jason said and Katie turned back to him. "You just got out of one fight and you're looking for another?"
"If I can find him, then I will find him" Katie replied pulling from her brother's grasp. "I will be fine"
"I don't think you will" Jason said. "You need to slow down and just breathe for a second" Katie shook her head. "I know coming back after a year was hard, but you have nothing to prove"
"I'm not trying to prove anything" Katie said. "I'm trying to help someone, someone who is being tortured right now, so if you'll excuse me" Katie turned.
"You're going to crash little sister" Jason said. "You're going to crash hard if you do not take some of that weight off of your shoulders" Katie turned back to him. "You're not God"
"I know that!" Katie snapped. "But right now He's not here and his children are killing each other and demons are running wild and he's not here to do anything about it" she tossed her hands up in frustration. "He gave me my powers back for a reason, this is that reason" Katie turned and stalked out of the room and headed to her bedroom, closing the door behind her.
"He's right" a voice says and Katie turns to see Lux propped up on her bed. "You need to slow down"
"Not you to, I thought you were all for me getting back into the hunting game?" Katie asked. "What now has that changed?"
"No, but I know what you're feeling right now" Lux replied. "You want to fix this so badly, to fix it all so badly that you're not even thinking about what this is doing to you"
"I need to find Samandiriel" Katie said going to sit on the bed. She closes her eyes trying to focus in on the angel.
"And I need you not to mentally combust" Lux replied before placing a hand on Katie's shoulder.
Katie felt the light before she even opened her eyes. Once she did open them, she was hit with the bright light from the sun as it filtered through the windows. She sat up from the bed to see that she was tucked away in her bed. She tossed the covers off of her and stood from the bed, heading out of the room. She walked into the kitchen but it was empty. She turned when she heard her daughter's laughter. Katie walked over to the back door to see Adam, Hope and Derrick outside playing and to her surprise it was actually snowing.
"You're up" Jason said and Katie turned to him. "I'm glad you decided to wait"
"I didn't" Katie replied. "I think I was bamboozled" she shook her head as she walked over to him. "Has Dean called?"
"Yeah, Cas did his angel thing and got them to Hasting, and they found a place they think Crowley's holding the angel" Jason said. "So they went to Kevin for so demon bomb or something before they go get him"
"I should go" Katie said about to head for her room.
"Why?" Jason asked and Katie sighed turning back to him. "I just told you that they have the situation handled" Katie folded her arms over her chest. "Let them handle this on Kat"
"I just—" Katie sighed deeply. "I don't want to just abandon them, I know how that feels" she shrugged. "They're existence is being threatened and the one person who is supposed to be there to help them through it is not there"
"That doesn't make you the one responsible for saving the whole angel race" Jason said shaking his head. "You have your own life, your own problems to worry about"
"I know that, I also know that the problems happening up there is going to get to us if we don't stop it" Katie said. "This whole Natalya issue proves that"
"How?" Jason asks.
"Jason, someone wanted her to disconnect me from them, someone who knew that if something bad is happening then I would be able to see it, to stop it" Katie shook her head. "Something big is coming and it's all connected, the angels and the tablet and this possible closing of hells gates" she looked back up to her brother. "They're all pieces and somehow we have to connect the dots before another epic battle ensues" Jason stood there staring at his sister for a moment in silence. "But you're right" he didn't expect that. "You're all right. I've done this before. I've threw myself into this life believing that the more evil bastard I end, the closer I get to my one day" Jason quirked an eyebrow and Katie shook her head. "I will let them handle this until they call or somehow Samandiriel contacts me" Jason smiled. "Happy?"
"Yeah, I am" Jason replied bringing his sister into a hug. They turned to look outside to see Hope with her head back trying to catch snowflakes on her tongue. "I mean this little sister" he smiled. "You can't miss this"
"I think I'm going to go get my coat and go out there" Katie said before going off to her bedroom.
The moment she opened the door, she stopped dead in her tracks as she saw the bloodied body of Samandiriel strapped to a chair. He looked at her right in the eyes and she could see and practically feel the pain that was behind his eyes. The next emotion hit her hard. It was anger… no it was pissed the hell off. In an instant she felt her bare feet on cold grass. She turned to see and abandoned factory and she just knew he was in there.
Dean stood outside Garth's boat safe house waiting for Castiel to return with the ingredients for the demon bombs they would need to get into the building. He held onto his phone, waiting for a call from Katie. Jason promised to have her call as soon as she woke up, but expected her call hours earlier and still nothing.
"I have what we need" Dean heard Castiel's face and looked up to see the angel, but he wasn't alone.
"What's he doing here?" Dean asked looking over to Sam. The last time they saw each other Sam they had a pretty heated discussion about Benny. One they couldn't agree to. One that lead to Dean leaving Sam behind.
"Don't worry, Dean." Sam replied. "Once we save Alfie, I'm out."
"Oh, once "we" save Alfie." Dean scoffed shaking his head. " Don't hurt yourself, Sam. Cas and I can handle it. "
"Not according to Cas." Sam said looking over to the angel.
"I told you we didn't need him." Dean said looking over to the angel as well. "I'm surprised you did pick up Adam on your way here"
"Adam was not needed for this fight, he is needed with the child" Castiel replied and Dean quirked an eyebrow. "Plus we need everything, I need you and Sam" Castiel shook his head. "So stow your crap, can you—" the angel stopped mid-sentence and Dean and Sam looked over to him confused.
"Cas, what's going?" Dean asked.
"We don't need the bombs" Castiel replied looking over to Dean.
"What do you mean we don't need the bombs?" Dean asked. The angel was suddenly not making any sense. "How the hell are we supposed to get passed Crowley's arsenal of demons without—" It suddenly hit Dean. "Cas—" Before he could even finish his sentence the angel was gone. "Damnit Cas!"
"Somebody want to tell me what the hell is going on here?" Sam asked. Dean shook his head before moving past his brother toward his car. Sam sighed before following after him.
"Nice of you to show up Cas" Balthazar greeted when Castiel appeared outside the factory. They both stood off looking over to Katie who simply stood looking over to the building.
"What is happening?" Castiel asked looking over to his brother.
"She can feel him" Balthazar replied. "And I figured whatever she's feeling pissed her off" Castiel nodded as he and his brother walked over to the woman. "You're not wearing any shoes" the angel said looking down to Katie's bare feet. "Or a coat, and it's freezing out here" Katie didn't say anything and Balthazar sighed before placing a hand on her shoulder and soon there were shoes on her feet and she was wearing a light coat and a hat. "So how does this play out?"
"I go in, clear out the riff raff, you go in and get your brother" Katie says looking over her shoulder to the angel.
"Sounds simple" Balthazar commented looking back up to the building.
"Too simple" Castiel added and Katie looked over to him as well. "Are you sure you would like to do this?"
"Not really" Katie replied turning back to the building. "All I know is that is calling for me, he's screaming for me to help him and I can't not do nothing" she shook her head. "I don't think turning around and walking away is even possible in this moment" she looks over to Castiel and he looks down to her. "You should probably bring them here" the angel nodded before he was gone.
"You really do care don't you?" Balthazar asked and Katie turned to him. "Why?" he shook his head. "Don't get me wrong, I appreciate everything you've done, what you're doing, but honestly what have we done to deserve this from you?" The angel could've sworn he saw a smirk on the woman's lips before she was gone. Balthazar heard the sound of an engine and turned to see Castiel standing in front of the impala as Sam and Dean hopped out of the car.
"Where is she?" Dean asks walking over to the angel. Balthazar simply nods to the building and without a word Dean goes stalking toward the building.
"That was dramatic" Balthazar says looking back in time to see Castiel hand Sam an angel sword before the other Winchester followed after his brother. Castiel walked over to stand beside Balthazar. "I think she may be more" Castiel turned at his brothers. "Even more than what we understand" Balthazar didn't say anymore, because truthfully even he didn't quite understand what he was trying to say.
Katie stands in the factory the bodies of demon lying around her. She closes her eyes and can feel Samandiriel pulling her.
"I'm coming" Katie says before walking. She stops when Sam and Dean run in front of her.
"Princess—"
"No time" Katie says pointing to Enochian symbol that is on the wall. Sam nods grabbing the spray paint can from his bag and running over to cover it. "There's three more, you have to find them and fast" Katie went to find Samandiriel but Dean moved to block her. "I am good, I can do this" Dean looked at her for a moment before giving her a nod. They heard footsteps and turned to see more demons coming toward them. "Damnit!" Dean turned to his wife and she looked up to him. "Kevin" He quirked an eyebrow and looked down to her hand to see a bag that wasn't there before. "I think these are your bombs" She handed them to her husband. "Do you got this?" Dean looked over to the demons and nodded.
"Yeah, I got this princess" Dean replied and Katie smiled before pressing a kiss to his cheek. He looks back over to her but she's already gone.
Katie appears in a room in front of a badly beaten and tortured Samandiriel who seems to look to her in relief. She sees the a metal contraption, a pick coming from his head and she moves to take it out.
"Do not move!" she says knowing there is a demon behind her. Not the one she's been itching to see for a while. No Crowley was gone, probably after getting his information from the angel. "You will be dealt with soon" She finally pulled the metal pick from his head and begins pulling off the restraints off. Katie doesn't know why, but the pain the angel is feeling seems to be coursing throw her. She meets his blank eyes. "I'm sorry" she shook her head. "I should've been here sooner" she turns to see hear the door being pushed. It finally pushes open and in runs Sam and Dean. The demon quickly grabs a knife from the table near him and heads in the brothers direction. "Hey!" Katie quickly raises a hand toward the demon tossing him away. Another demon runs in behind the brothers attacking Sam. Katie looks down to Samandiriel who still seems out of it before turning back to the fight that's erupting. She closes her eyes and raises a hand sending a light to fill the room. Once it's gone all the demons are lying on the ground dead.
"Whoa" Dean says looking down to the bodies before looking back over to his wife who doesn't look to good. "Katie—" she holds a hand out to him.
"I'm fine" she says turning back to the angel. "It's him who's not well" They hear the sound of wings and appears Castiel and Balthazar. The two angels reach down to help their brother to his feet.
"You look like hell Mandy" Balthazar jokes and Samandiriel looks over to him and for the first time in a while a smile graces his lips. "Don't worry we'll get that baby face back in tip top shape in no time" he looks over to Katie. "And maybe a little distance will help put some color in your face there witchy pants"
"We will be outside" Castiel adds and before they know the three angels are gone. Katie turns back to Dean who walks over and wraps his arms around her.
"What the hell just happened?" Dean asks and Katie lightly chuckled.
"You have no idea how many times I've heard that today" Katie replies looking up to Dean and then over to Sam who seems to turn away from her. "I knew he was upset with me too" Katie lets go of Dean and walks over to Sam. "I'm sorry" he turns to her and sighs.
"I thought we all agreed that Benny was not to be trusted" Sam says shaking his head. "And then you and Dean choose to help him even after everything—"
"Sam, stop" Katie says. "So far Benny has been on the straight and narrow, when he's not he will be handled. Friend or not he will be handled, so this is not us choosing him over you and Adam this is about giving someone who was never supposed to have the benefit of the doubt a benefit of a doubt" she sighed. "As for sending you to Lacey, I just thought there was still some stuff you two needed to sort out, you needed to see her, talk to her, before you make the big decision to walk away, I did the same for Adam with Isabel." She shrugged. "I thought I was helping, but if I wasn't, then I'm sorry, and I promise to not get involved in your—" Katie felt a sharp pain in her heart and grabbed at her chest.
"Hey" Dean walked over pulling her into his arms. "What's going on?" Katie turns to him and before they know it , the three of them are standing in front of the impala when Castiel stands over Samandiriel's dead body. "Cas, what happened?" The angel is silent for a moment before finally answering.
"He was compromised" Castiel replies. Katie takes a step toward him when Castiel reaches down to bring his brother into his arms. "Thank you for your help" before she can say anything they're gone.
"What the hell was that?" Sam asks.
"Cas!" Dean yells up to the sky. He shakes his head before looking back over to his wife who stands there just staring down to the spot where the angel laid dead. "Katie" Dean walks over and brings his arm around her. He looks over to his brother who looks just as confused as he. Sam looks around wondering what happened to Balthazar.
Gibbs stepped off the elevator back on to his floor heading straight back to the bull pen. He'd left to fill Liz on what was happening, but now he just hoped his team had found something.
"McGee!" Gibbs barked as he entered the bull pen. "Tell me you got something from the security footage"
"Uh, yes boss" McGee says standing to his feet as they all crowded around the monitor. "You're not going to believe this" McGee pressed a button and the security footage began playing. The shot started on an empty hallway, when suddenly a man could be seen walking his back toward the camera. The man simply slides a card down the doors locking system before simply walking inside. "He's in there for a while" McGee starts fastfowarding before pressing play again as the door opens and out walk Nick.
"There's Nick" Tony says and then sees the man who'd just freed him walking out as well. "Is that who I think it is?"
"Boss" McGee says turning to Gibbs whose eyes were locked on the screen. "That's—"
"I know who it is Tim" Gibbs says before taking out his cell phone and walking away. Gibbs' team closes around the screen, none of them believing what they were seeing.
"Guys!" Abby says walking into the bull pen. "Where have you been, you've been MIA for like—" Abby stopped and looked to the monitor her eyes going wide at what she saw. "Is that Alex?"
"Yeah, Alexander Brenner broke Nicolas Robert out of the nut house" Tony says shaking his head in disbelief.
That night Katie sat in a hot bath watching as single drops of water seemed to fall from the faucet. The beginning of her day seemed to have purpose and by its end everything seemed pointless. She fought gypsies and demons to save someone who ended up dying anyway. It was moments like this that made her question it all. The point of fighting the battle with everything she had, if she would only lose in the end. She was questioning the fight. The point or if there was one. Katie closed her eyes and leaned her head back against the tub. She was tired.
Dean stood in the doorway of his daughter's room as he watched her sleep. He missed her the past couple of days. He shouldn't have to miss her. It was strange that he came back from purgatory so ready for the fight, so ready to get out there, but then it caught up to him. He caught up to him. He had a family, a beautiful family that he barely saw. He started reminding himself of his own father, which sucked because he always promised himself that he was would be a better father than John. He loved his father, he was a good man, but he wasn't there the way he needed him to be. He looked to his daughter's sleeping form and promised himself that he was get to a place where he could be there for her. He turned when he heard footsteps behind him. It was Jason. Dean sighed as the man turned and walked away which meant he wanted to talk. They were friends once, but Dean had screwed up more times than he cared to remember and even though Katie forgave him, her brother never did.
"We're leaving" Jason said and Dean simply nodded. "Dean—" his tone was sharp. "My sister, she—" Jason shook his head. "For some reason believes that she can fix the world and no matter what any of us tells her, she will continue to believe it because she has the biggest heart of anyone I've ever met" he sighed. "Remember when I said that if you hurt her that I would kill you" Dean nodded once more. "Well that's still true, but if you let them—" he pointed out the door referring to the world. "If you let them hurt her, I will kill you, got it?"
"Loud and clear" Dean replied. Jason nodded before walking over to stand in front of Dean. Dean almost stepped back, but decided not to.
"I know you love my sister, and I know you'll protect her and my niece" Jason said. "Which is why I think sometimes you're going to have to protect her from herself"
"I get it" Dean says and Jason nods as Derrick and Adam walk back in.
"Alright, I am ready to go kemosabe" Derrick said and Jason shook his head.
"So where are you guys headed?" Dean asked looking over to his brother in law.
"No idea, but not too far" Jason said with a shrug. "We have a few stops to make with thanksgiving and all" Dean nodded. "You guys have any plans"
"We haven't really talked about it" Dean sighed remembering that thanksgiving was right around the corner. "But I guess we're going to do something, for Hope at least"
"Right, well then I'm sure we'll see you guys" Jason said as Derrick walked over and stood next to him. "Tell Kat, I'll talk to her later" Dean nodded before Jason muttered off a spell and they were gone.
Dean turned to Adam who simply looked over to his brother before turning to walk away.
"Look, I'm sorry" Dean said and Adam stopped and turned back to his brother as Sam walked in as well. "Both of you, I'm sorry, and if being here, doing this is not what you want to do, then go" he shook his head. "And this is not me being angry or anything like that, this is me being your older brother and wanting you happy, so if that means—" he looked over to Sam. "You going back to Lacey" he looked over to Adam. "Or you going to Isabel, then go, because I can tell you at this point, I wouldn't blame you" Sam and Adam share a look before turning back to their brother. "What?"
"You're being a big hugger all of a sudden" Sam replies and Dean lightly chuckles. "But the truth is with what's happening, what's staring us down and what's left to be done" Sam shook his head. "I—I don't know" Dean nodded before looking over to Adam.
"I guess you're right" Adam sighed running his hands through his hair. "Right now isn't the time"
"Yeah?" Dean asked and his brothers nodded. "Well whatever you guys decide, both feet in or both feet out, anything in between just—" Dean shook his head. What he was about to say was going to be hypocritical, because he himself is trying to find the balance between both worlds. He looked back over to his brothers. "Do what makes you happy and make it work for you" his brothers looked at him for a moment before giving him a nod. Dean's phone rings and he snakes it from him pocket and looks at the caller ID. "I'll be right back"
Dean turns and heads out to the porch to talk to Benny. He thinks part of getting back to himself means letting go of purgatory and one of the ways he has to do that is to finally let Benny go. When he hangs up the phone, there is a brief moment of guilt, but deep down he knows this is the best move. He was about to walk back into the house when his phone rings again. He looks down to the caller ID and looks down to a number he hasn't seen in a while. But if he's getting this call, then it must be important.
"Yeah" Dean answers.
"Dean" Gibbs replies. They don't bother with greetings, never have and probably never will. "We have a problem"
Dean closes his eyes and sighs.
"Of course we do" Dean says shaking his head.
A/N: I think after a long wait, this should suffice. so what did you think? Katie's getting closer to finding out the truth, but the closer she gets the more pieces to the puzzle she stumbles upon.