The next day, Gabriel, Dean, and Sam had just finished eating when Gabriel stood up. "Ready."
"If I said I was sick, would it get me out of this?" Sam asked.
"Nope, because you would be lying," Gabriel said simply before putting a hand on his shoulder and teleporting himself, Sam, and Dean to his reality. The next minute, they were in a state park which actually did exist in the real world about ten minutes from Gabriel's home.
Dean looked around and saw people walking around. "I thought we were going to one of your fake places."
"We are," Gabriel said.
"So the people aren't real? They sure look real," Dean said as he eyed a woman sitting on a bench nearby.
"Well, the girls I popped up at the college looked real too, didn't they? Gabriel asked. "I like my worlds to have props when possible."
"Well, I'm gonna go say hi to that prop," Dean said as he walked towards the blond woman.
Sam rolled his eyes at his brother before turning back to Gabriel. "Well, he'll be busy for a while."
"Yeah, that's why I specifically made a pretty girl," Gabriel said. He didn't want too much interference from Dean, so he created someone to keep him a little distracted. "Alright, let's start."
"What if I end up back in the real world?" Sam asked.
"You won't. Angels would have that ability, but they've been able to do it for a millenia. You've only just gained the ability. You won't be able to reality jump yet.
"What do I do?" Sam asked.
"First, tell me something. What was going through your head when you teleported last night. What were you thinking about right before it happened.
"I...I wanted to find you. I wanted to help you," Sam said uncomfortably. He didn't know why saying that bothered him. He'd admitted to himself that Gabriel was someone he cared about. He supposed he just wasn't ready to admit it to Gabriel.`
Gabriel decided not to bring any attention to his son's admission that he cared about him. Sam obviously wasn't ready to admit that to him, probably having some mixed feelings on the fact. There didn't need to be a conversation about it right now. Gabriel was content with the knowledge that Sam did care. "So you were thinking about leaving the house."
"Yeah, and then I was just gone," Sam said.
Gabriel nodded. "Your desire, along with your distress, probably activated the teleportation."
"Then why didn't happen like three weeks ago? I certainly wanted to get away then," Sam said.
Gabriel laughed. "Your Grace wasn't strong enough then for the power to manifest. Anyway, we're going to try to do what you did last night. First though, I need to stop blocking your power. I want you to take some deep breaths and try to remain calm.
Sam took the breaths, though remaining calm wasn't as easy. He tried the best he could though.
Gabriel let the power he was using to keep a hold on Sam go. Thankfully, Sam didn't immediately teleport. "Alright, you're still here. That's good. Alright, now, we're going to try teleporting. I want you to think close to how you were yesterday, except stay calm."
"Where?" Sam asked.
"Don't worry about where. We're not going to go into specific places right now. We'll get there later. Right now, we'll start simple. Just think of being somewhere other than here and let the power lead you," Gabriel told him.
"But I could end up anywhere?" Sam said. He didn't like the idea of ending up in a strange place and have no idea where or how to get back.
"You'll be okay. I'm going to follow you," Gabriel assured him.
Sam felt like a little kid. Because he was scared. The thought of being anywhere in the world, teleporting without being able to stop, like last night, scared him. It shouldn't be like this. He shouldn't be so afraid. He was an adult and a hunter. He should be able to handle something as simple as this. He could. He'd be fine. "Alright. What about Dean.
Gabriel's eyes traveled to the blond Winchester chatting up one of the girls Gabriel made sitting on a bench. "Eh, he'll be fine. He's not going anywhere. You ready?"
Sam nodded, though he was far from ready.
"Alright, before you do this, I want to emphasize how important it is to remain calm. Part of the reason you were teleporting everywhere last night is because you were panicked," Gabriel said.
"I'll try. How far would I be able to go?" Sam asked.
"I've got about the city limits of Tampa. Right now we're just a few minutes away from the house. Well, a replica of it anyway," Gabriel said. Recreating a whole city took a lot of power, but he wanted to make it big so Sam would have enough room to practice. The park was the only place that was, shall we say animated, though. It was the only place that had 'people'.
"We've been in Florida the whole time?" Sam asked. He'd never asked where exactly they were. There hadn't been much point since he hadn't been allowed to leave the house. Besides, he had other concerns than where he currently was.
"Yup! Okay, let's do it," Gabriel said.
Sam closed his eyes and tried to think of being somewhere else. When he opened his eyes though and he was still in the park with Gabriel. He tried a couple of more times, but there was no change. "It's not working."
"Hey, you're just starting to learn this. It will take time. Keep trying, but you don't have to put too much effort into it. Try to think of it as walking away, except you're doing it in your head. See yourself leaving," Gabriel guided.
Sam closed his eyes again and tried to imagine it like Gabriel said. He pictured the park and he pictured himself walking away, leaving. He wanted to leave. He wanted to be somewhere else.
Somehow, Sam felt the atmosphere change. He opened his eyes and found himself standing in the middle of a suburban street. A bit of panic creeped up on him as he was reminded of last night and then he was gone again. This time he found himself in a wooded area, though he was only there about a second before it happened again and he was standing in the sand by the ocean.
Sam remembered Gabriel's words and immediately forced himself to calm down, taking deep breaths and counting to ten. It seemed to work as he was rooted in spot this time.
Seconds later, Gabriel was standing in front of him with a big grin on his face. "That was great, Sam. You did it and you calmed yourself down enough to stop."
"I started to freak out for a minute," Sam said.
"Yeah, it'll probably do that for a little bit, but you did well. I'm proud of you," Gabriel said as he clapped him on the back.
Sam smiled a bit in response. This actually wasn't so bad. If he could get used to it and completely stop teleporting all over the place, it might be okay. It wasn't dangerous like the super strength could be, so he might be okay with it.
"You ready to try again?" Gabriel asked.
"Yeah," Sam said before repeating the same process he did in the park. About a minute later, he was gone.
Gabriel grinned and chased after his son.