Sam was looking through the books when he found something about a hand of God. The hard part was that it was on a World War 2 sub that was at the bottom of the ocean. The way to get it was before it sunk apparently.
"There were several God-touched objects, but it never occurred to me that any of them survived the flood, let alone the twentieth century," Luci said.
"Do you think we can use it against Amara?" Sam asked.
"It's perfect. And I can get you back there," Luci said.
"Without wings? Cas, you can't even teleport," Lulu said after she thought a few minutes.
"Time travel, is a, it's a whole different system," Luci said. She gave him a weird look.
"Told ya!" Dean said proud of himself.
Lucifer walked over to the boys' 'investigation' board, "So uh, these the last coordinates?"
"That's the Bluefin's last transmission to shore, yeah," Dean said confirming.
"Alright," Luci said getting ready to leave.
"Wait a second. Cas, aren't there still risks with time travel? I mean aren't there consequences?" Sam said standing up and stopping them.
"Sam, this is the ideal scenario," Dean said.
"What?" Sam asked.
"That sub is a tin can floating in the middle of the ocean doomed to go down, you can't really mess with history at 20,000 leagues. So we get in, get the Ark, get out. It's a milk run," Dean said, Lulu rolled her eyes.
"Well that's not a very good plan," Sam and Lulu both said.
"Well, if things get outta hand, then Cas will just, zap me right back," Dean said reassuring us.
"You?" Sam asked confused.
"Well you're not going," Dean said.
"I beg your pardon?" Lulu asked.
"You need to stay here with Lulu, and Emily," Dean said.
"Stay here?" Sam pointed to the floor with his eyebrows raised, meaning the bunker.
"Just in case things go sideways, somebody needs to be left standing to take care of the Darkness. We can't risk us both! And at the moment, I'm the least valuable player! You both know that I can't kill Amara, so the least I could do is get the thing that we need so that you can!" Dean yelled using his hands to talk which he rarely does.
"So you expect me to sit here with your pregnant, due any day, wife and ride pine while you and Cas go play Jules Verne?" Sam yelled back.
"Yes! No. I - who?" Dean started, then gave Sam a confused look.
"I won't let him out of my sight," Luci finally said stopping them from fighting.
"I'll be fine, Cas will be with me, and we'll be back before you know it," Dean said reassuring Lulu.
With a flutter of wings, they were gone. It was no later than 10 minutes when Lucifer showed up soaked in water. I raised an eyebrow at him. That was not what I was expecting.
"Cas? Why're you- wait a second, where's Dean?" Sam asked.
"On the sub. We made the leap, he got on, I didn't. Someone must've warded the ship," Luci said. Okay well now I really hoped Dean would get those off and be safe in the end.
"So Dean is trapped in 1943? Great," Lulu said. I could hear some panic starting to set in. I quickly went over to her on the couch.
"Hey, hey calm down. It's fine," I said giving her a smile, "Let me talk to Cas and we'll get this done alright? Just calm down. We're good."
I quickly walked over to Lucifer, grabbed his wrist and drug him to a closet in the hallway. When I turned to him, he had a smirk on his face and I glared at him.
"You're cute when you're not happy," he said.
"Dang it Luci, we need to get Dean back here. Lulu could go into labor soon and the thought that he can't get back is horrible. Go get him," I said poking him in the chest. Lucifer grabbed my wrist gently but firmly.
"Emm, the sub was Angel proofed. I can't get him until he gets the angel proof off. I promise the minute he get's it off I will go to him. I'm keeping track of him the best I can right now and I will feel it when I can get him. I promise I won't leave him," he said looking at me sincerely.
"You have to Luci, he has to come back. I don't think Lulu can do this without him," I said hugging Lucifer.
I put my face in his chest and tried to take deep calming breaths before going back out to calm Lulu. He let me hug him until I had calmed down enough then I stepped out with him right behind me. I saw Lulu and Sam over by the couch and Sam had his panicked face on.
"What's going on? What'd I miss?" I asked.
Sam swallowed, "Lulu's… Going to have the baby. Tonight it looks like. We need to get Dean back, now. With or without The Ark."
I quickly went over to her and tried to calm her down. Which probably didn't work very well since I was a little panicked myself.
"We have to let Dean know. About the ship, about everything. Cas, just go back to their last port, before they boarded! Leave a message so Dean knows!" Lulu said, she was surprisingly calm and thinking straight.
"Where? Where would Dean see it that the crew wouldn't? He's as likely to find the warding as he is any message I'd leave," Luci retorted. He folded his arms across his chest. I could tell he was not very happy. I couldn't calm him down at the moment so I hope he could keep himself under control.
"Then send me. You got Dean past the hull," Sam said. I rolled my eyes at Sam. Stupid idea.
"Right. We'll double down on what screwed us the first time. You're really bringing your A ideas today. I can't believe I lost it." Luci sighed, "Him. Can't believe I lost Dean. Well, it's up to him now to find and clear the warding."
My eyes widened a touch at his slip. Luci needed to keep his act together because the three of them so did not need to figure out it was him right now. Not right now. It would just cause problems that could be very harmful, especially with Lulu going into labor now.
"No. We can help. There's gotta be something in magic or angel lore. Some way to clear the sigils from the outside. Lulu, don't worry. We'll bring him back," Sam said slamming a giant old book on the table and going through the index as fast as he could. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. This was beginning to get out of control.
"Wait a second. I think I have something. The spell of gathering, it's an incantation used to focus the power of celestial beings, angels, against all drawn forms of evasion. The spell is designed to clear all mystical or occult blockages. I mean this is highly theoretical magic, it's never been used before, but it sounds like it could work," Sam said 15 minutes later.
I had convinced Lulu to get up for a second so I could pull it into a bed before letting her lean back against pillows to keep her comfortable. With only the things I looked up on the internet to guild me, I tried to keep Lulu calm.
She was doing quite well on her own but I could tell that she was still freaking out about Dean still being on the sub without Cas. I would like to keep her thinking it's Cas especially since it was Dean that was relying on him. They would not take it well at all to know that it was Lucifer instead of Castiel.
"And the ingredients? Do you have them all?" Luci asked.
"Uh, all but one. That's why it's never been used before, it requires the power of an archangel," Sam said, and slumped disappointed in his chair.
"Well Sam, we may as well try," Luci said.
I completely froze at that. If it was true that it required an archangel and Luci pulled it off… they will certainly know something is up. I looked at Lucifer worriedly. My only hope right now was that he knew what was going to happen if he did this. He didn't really have a choice which sucked but right now he don't have another option.
"We don't have time for long shots, Cas," Lulu said.
"I think we have a good chance at this for succeeding," Luci said. I caught a glimpse of his smirk peek through and I frowned at him. I got up and pulled Luci away again but just down the hall a bit this time instead of in a closet.
"Promise me you'll be careful. I need the three of you to come back safely. Please," I begged him. Luci took my face in his hands and gave me a soft smile.
"I promise Emm, I will keep us all safe. You know it's still weird that you care for me," he said. I gave him a slight glare.
"We have gone over this, I care, now go and come back safe. You don't and I will find a way to hunt the three of you down, bring you back and kick all three of your A's," I told him.
Luci chuckled at me before moving to start the spell with Sam. The problem however was that Sam wasn't there. I watched as Luci gathered the ingredients and put the spell together.
"Are you crazy? They are going to figure it out if you keep this up," I hissed. Lucifer just smiled at me.
"I promised I would get Dean back and I am going to keep that promise," he said. I sighed but helped him anyway.
"Hey. What're you doing?!" Sam asked walking in.
"It's your spell of gathering," Luci said, putting an ingredient in the bowl. I gave him a discreet glare.
"You nuts? Last time I checked you're not strong enough nor an archangel, you could hurt yourself!" Sam yelled. I quickly went over to Sam but Luci spoke up before I could.
"You find a better option?" he asked.
"Well, no," Sam said.
"Hey, you used Bobby's soul last time we time jumped, use mine to power up. I trust you," he said after a second of thought.
"That isn't necessary Sam," Luci said. I wanted to facepalm.
"What?" Sam asked confused. Luci started to laugh like a maniac.
"I don't need you anymore. Dean's the one with the link to Amara. I will touch your soul. Just because you asked so nicely, and I'll use your spell to blast through the warding and retrieve Dean and the uh, Hand of God, and then when Dean comes back and he finds this place decorated with your guts, I will tell him the truth, Sam. I'll just say, 'Dean - '," Luci said.
I walked over and punched his arm. He proceeded on ignoring me.
"- 'Dean… he knew the risks. He wouldn't take no for an answer.'"
"Lucifer," Sam said. Well great.
"In the flesh," he said with a smirk.
"You just had to this now didn't you. I swear," I said throwing my hands in the air as Lucifer grabbed Sam, choking him slightly.
Then it was Cas at the wheel.
"I can't believe you did this! Eject him now," Sam said.
"No, we need him to fight The Darkness. I'm using what last bit of strength I have right now to keep him from killing you all. And he needs to get Dean back," Cas said.
"Seriously I am going to beat the both of you. Cas put him down and Lucifer I know you can hear me and you had better knock it off. You've had your fun," I said walking up to them.
"The warding is gone," Cas said then he was gone. I wanted to roll my eyes at him instead I swallowed thickly as Sam looked at me. I was screwed.
With a flutter of wings, Dean and the angels were back. I immediately noticed it was Lucifer steering again.
"THAT'S NOT CAS!" Sam yelled pointing at Lucifer. Luci shrugged.
"Cat's out!" he said smirking at Dean when he looked at him. I facepalmed as Dean attacked Luci who then tossed Dean across the room.
"We've been over this. That is a horrible joke and it's 'the cat's out of the bag' genius," I said. He continued to ignore me.
"I feel a burden lifted. You know, this whole - deep cover thing - it just wasn't - it wasn't terribly well thought out. Donning this - this Cas mask? This grim face of angelic constipation? It just - ugh. And then, teaming up with you two. I mean, I thought you boys were insufferable as mortal enemies, but working with you. That's the soul crusher," Lucifer continued.
He pinned Dean against the wall. I rolled my eyes. This was a stupid display of power or whatever that wasn't needed. I mean seriously. Lucifer got mad when they said something about the Hand being useless now but before he could do anything, Sam used the Angel Banishing Sigil and banished Luci and Cas.
"WHAT THE HELL SAM?! WHY'D YOU DO THAT?!" I yelled.
"He was going to kill us. Or whatever he does best. Besides that, we have other matters to attend to," he said. I glared at him.
"Okay first, he's been here for months and you all are still just fine," I turned to Dean, "and you need to get to your wife who is currently having your child."
"No doubt using us," Sam snorted. Dean took off for Lulu.
"Oh for Pete's sakes he wasn't using you!" I snapped. I glared at Sam as I brushed past him to go to Lulu.
She was still on the pull out where I left her. Dean was up next to her, holding her hand. I walked up, gave Dean a glare before giving Lulu a reassuring smile.