[ Hammer of the Gods ]
ONE OF THE THINGS EVA was particularly not fond of was rain. Seeing as how she and Kāzia were both zapped into their alternative universe while it was raining, she didn't like the idea of being soaked. (Then again, who would actually like being soaked through and through during a thunder storm?) She gasped for breath as she, Kāzia and the Winchesters barged into the hotel lobby. She could hear the soft hum of lounge music as she glanced around said lobby, still attempting to catch her breath. (She was pretty out of shape and pretty ashamed of it, but hey—at least she didn't have asthma like Kāzia.).
"Whew," Dean breathed, glancing around the hotel. "Nice digs, for once," he added, stepping towards the front desk. "Busy night," he commented, glancing around the hotel. It was completely empty.
"Any port in a storm, I guess," chuckled the front desk attendant. Looking past Dean, Eva noticed him nametag read Chad. "If you could just fill this out, please," he added, pushing forward a piece of paper attached to a clipboard. Dean nodded, quickly scribbling down some information before Chad started, "Sir I think…Shaving nick there." He gestured to his own face. Dean frowned, looking slightly confused before Chad handed him a tissue, along with the room key: "Your key."
"Oh…" Dean's voice trailed off awkwardly as he gave the man a suspicious look. "Thanks. Hey, you wouldn't happen to have a coffee shop, would you?"
"Buffet," Chad answered. "All you can eat—best pie in the tri-state area."
"Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated," hummed Kāzia into Eva's ear causing the girl to let out a snort of amusement. Sam glanced their way, eyebrow raised slightly in confusion but his lips curved into a humored grin.
"You don't say?" Dean asked, not hearing what Kāzia had said. He turned around to the others, nodding goodbye to Chad as he started towards the group, nodding in the direction of the buffet hall. Sam gave Dean a look but apparently had no say-in as the older Winchester started for the door, leading the way into what appeared to be his heaven on earth. Sam glanced back at the girls, who both shrugged at his look as he let out an exasperated sigh, leading the way after his brother.
Once they were in the buffet hall, they were immediately greeted with tables of food. Eva realized the manager hadn't been kidding when he said that it really was all you can eat. Dean immediately started for the pies, taking samples of them as a man next to him grinned.
"Heaven, right?"
Dean scoffed, still engrossed with his favorite thing in existence. "Trust me, pal…better." He looked past the stranger, his eyes landing on a darker-skinned, beautiful woman sitting alone. Eva immediately recognized her to be Kali, a goddess. (And not just because she was hot.). Eva glanced at Kāzia, nudging her friend as she gained her attention, causing the dark-haired girl to glance the way as well. Her eyes widened slightly in realization as she looked back at Eva.
"How you doing?" Dean asked, starting for the woman. She glanced up, looking bored as she sighed.
"No."
Dean frowned, looking slightly appalled at her reaction before he started, "But—"
"No," Kali interrupted, yet again.
"Oh, lady, I'm just, you know—" Dean tried again only to be cut off by Kali once more. She met his gaze evenly.
"I understand. And no."
Dean frowned for a moment before shrugging, giving her a small smile. "10-4. And yeah." He turnd around, about to head back to the others only to stop as he grunted, shuffling with his plate of pie as he took out his cell, squinting at the caller ID before glancing Sam's way. "Sam, unpucker man. Eat something." He gestured widely to the tables of food surrounding them.
Sam shifted uncomfortably, glancing back at Kāzia and Eva before saying, "We should hit the road, Dean."
"In this storm?" Dean asked. "I-It's—"
"It's biblical," Sam nodded. "Exactly. It's friggin' Noah's ark out there, and we're eating pie."
Dean sighed, lowering his voice as he questioned, "How many hours of sleep did you get this week? What? Three? Four? Bobby's got his feelers out, okay? We have talked with every hoodoo man and root woman in 12 states."
"Not Utah," Kāzia mumbled.
"Yeah, well, I'm not giving up," Sam stated, not seeming to have heard Kāzia's bitter comment. Eva felt slightly indifferent at the thought—although she and Kāzia hadn't grown up in Utah, they got accepted to the University and became even closer friends through college (despite the fact they've known each other since they were eight years old when they grew up together in Cheshire, England; Eva's family had moved there for her mother's business and happened to move into the house next-door-to Kāzia.).
"Nobody's giving up," Dean stated, gaining Eva's attention. She glanced their way as he added, "Especially me. We're going to find a way to beat the devil, okay? Soon. I can feel it." He glanced Kāzia's way as he continued, "And we will find Cas and Adam. But you are no good to me burnt out." He glared pointedly in Sam's direction.
Sam nodded slowly, "Yeah…Yeah, okay."
Dean cleared his throat, rising to his feet as he set his plate aside. "Come on, we've actually got the night off for once. Let's try to enjoy it."
As Dean led his brother to another buffet table (there was no chance Sam would eat anything, though—he was a health nut after all), Eva glanced towards Kāzia. The girl had ventured towards a different buffet table, looking at the assortments of desserts. She frowned. "Where in the name of Dr. Doofenshmirtz are the strawberry shakes?"
Eva shook her head, "Please stop it with the Phineas and Ferb references."
Kāzia glanced her way, grinning. "I can't, Eves—once that front desk dude mentioned tri-state area I can't get Doofenshmirtz' jingle out of my head."
Eva sighed, "Gosh, it's going to be a long night."
Kāzia was still grinning as she picked up a chocolate-dipped strawberry, biting into it, "Indeed it is. I'll be singing the jingle all night long. Will you sing the theme song with me?"
Eva made a face, "Kaz, no. I don't even have that memorized—"
"There's a hundred and four days of summer vacation—"
"Kaz, stop—we're in the presence of Gods," Eva hissed, glancing around worriedly. Dean was attempting to shove a piece of pie into Sam's mouth while the other Gods present looked mildly bored and disinterested.
"—and school comes along just to end it!"
"Kāzia, seriously—why do you even like that show? Your too old for it—"
"So the annual problem for our generation is finding a good way to spend it," Kāzia hummed, smirking mischievously in Eva's direction as she grabbed another chocolate-coated strawberry.
Eva sighed, "Don't sing the rap, please."
"Building a rocket or fighting a mummy or climbing up the Eiffel Tower!" Kāzia grinned, running into Eva jokingly. Eva grunted as she shot her friend a pointed look before her expression faded into that of a restrained grin.
"You are such a weeb,"
Kāzia pouted, "Stop calling me that."
"I'll keep calling you it until you stop being one."
Kāzia sighed, plopping the strawberry into her mouth as she threw away the stem. She chewed and swallowed before commenting, "Who's the one that got me into all the weeb-ish fandoms? Shingeki no Kyojin?"
Eva felt her face flush, "If you ever mention to Sam that I once was an otaku I will end you." Her gaze landed on Sam and Dean, who had been watching the two since Kāzia had collided into Eva. She felt her face heat up even more before Sam smiled, causing her to turn away quickly.
"Rude much?" Kāzia asked. Eva glanced her way, scoffing.
"Like you're one to talk."
Kāzia remained silent, her gaze focused on something past the wall before she blinked, glancing back at Eva. "When are we going to spill the beans about Loki and Kali?"
Eva shrugged, "I don't know. How are we even going to stop Gabriel from getting killed?"
Kāzia frowned, glancing back at the buffet table as she took a corn dog, biting into it anxiously. "I don't know but the more I think about it the more stressed I get and you know how stressed I get."
Eva nodded, knowing very well that they were both stress-eaters. She eyed the plate of chocolate-covered strawberries, very tempted indeed, before she glanced Kāzia's way. She had finished the corn dog, tossing the stick into the garbage. She hesitated, then leanded in towards Eva, "That was a real corn dog, right? It wasn't what the God's made…right?"
Eva made a face, meeting her friend's gaze, "I don't know—you're the one who ate it."
Kāzia groaned, paling slightly in the face. "I should have just stuck to the strawberries."
Eva smirked, nodding slowly. "You should have." She glanced back at the Winchesters. Sam was staring suspiciously at a bowl of salad as she looked back to Kāzia, "What are we gonna do about the cage?"
"Lucifer's cage?" Kāzia shrugged. "I don't know…it has to open, that's for sure. I mean…Without it opening, then the apocalypse may still begin? But if it opens then we get soulless Sam."
Eva made a face, "Ew, soulless Sam."
Kāzia shrugged once more, "I kind of thought his douchey assertiveness was kind of hot."
Eva glanced her way, glaring pointedly, "Well, your taste in guys always revolves around douchebags so—"
"Hey, don't bring Ross into this. I dated him all throughout high school."
"Yeah, and he was a little bitch."
Kāzia glared, meeting Eva's gaze evenly before letting out a sigh. Eva glanced the other way, her thoughts a jumble as she tried to figure out how they were going to help the Winchesters with the season's finale drawing near.
XxX
Before the group even had a chance to reach their room, a couple was standing right in front of their door, making out shamelessly. Eva made a face while Kāzia rolled her eyes, looking the other way as she mumbled an "ew." Dean, on the other hand, pointed towards them as he nudged Sam, grinning.
"Oh, what are you, 12?" Sam shook his head.
Dean scoffed as they walked towards the door. The couple had somehow managed to turn the other way into their room, shutting their own door behind them. "I'm young at heart," Dean stated, opening their room door as it creaked open. Dean let out a low whistle as he admired the extremely fancy room. "Wow, look at this! We're like Rockefellers." He started towards one of the beds, picking up a chocolate mint. "Chocolates! You want yours?" He glanced towards Kāzia and Eva.
"Sure," Eva shrugged. Dean grinned, grabbing the chocolate mint off their bed as he examined them, still beaming with happiness. He set the chocolates aside as he started towards the TV, gasping.
"Whoa…Casa Erotica 13 on demand?" He continued to scan the channel's listings, only to look up when Sam scoffed. Dean glanced his way. "What?"
"Isn't this place in the middle of nowhere?"
"So?"
"So," Sam sighed, "what's a four-star hotel doing on a no-star highway?"
Kāzia opened her mouth to say something, only to be interrupted by the woman next door moaning pleasurably on the other side of the wall. Kāzia shut her mouth, looking over her shoulder as the other three present made faces. Kāzia stepped back from the wall as the bed began to thump loudly along with the amused chuckles from the couple. The dark-haired girl had a sour expression on her face as she glanced towards Eva, both of them feeling highly uncomfortable. Before anyone had a chance to comment (not like anyone would want to), a loud thud accompanied by the brick wall of the room being smashed on the other side sounded, almost knocking the LCD flat screen television Dean had been admiring off of the wall. The group exchanged looks with one another before they exited their hotel room, turning to the room right of theirs as they stopped. Dean glanced back at the others, knocking. He waited for a moment before kicking the door open, greeting them with the sight of an empty room.
"Hello?" Sam called. Dean walked closer to the bed, picking up a large engagement ring on the floor. He examined in closely, frowning.
"Guess they banged too hard," Kāzia muttered.
XxX
"An elephant?" Sam questioned. The four had been scouting out the motel for anything suspicious and had met back in the lobby. Dean nodded.
"Yeah."
"Like, an elephant?" Sam made gestures with his hands.
"Like full-on Babar."
Sam sighed, "So what the hell is this…Where is everybody?" He started for the lobby doors, attempting to pry them open but let out a groan when he realized they wouldn't budge.
"Let me guess—it's locked," Dean stated. When Sam turned around nodding, Dean let out a sigh, "So what? The roaches check in, they don't check out?" He glanced towards Kāzia and Eva pointedly. "Now would be a good time to say something."
"Well…what brought us here?" Kāzia asked. Dean and Sam frowned for a moment before Sam asked,
"The detour on I-90? The storm?"
Kāzia nodded, "Like a hurricane. Almost like God's work. But this time it's plural. Gods's."
Dean frowned, "What?"
Eva let out a sigh, nodding towards the door that was near the buffet hall. "Just check out the kitchen."
Dean cast the two suspicious looks but followed after them as they led the way to the kitchen, Sam trailing close behind as he continued to glance around the lobby, as if waiting for something to pop out and grab them. As they closed the kitchen door behind them, Dean started for the pot that was still bubbling on the stove. Dean made a face as he whispered, "Please be tomato soup…please be tomato soup." He lifted the ladle to reveal an eyeball—definitely not tomato soup. He made another face, letting the ladle drop back down as he muttered, "Motel hell."
Kāzia and Eva glanced around, both feeling anxious. Eva spotted Sam heading towards the locked freezer as one of the hotel guests screamed, pounding against the door. "Help us! Get us out!"
At the sound of his cries, Dean pushed past Kāzia as he stood near Sam as he removed his lock-picking tool. He scratched at the lock as Dean muttered: "hurry up!"
"I'm going as fast as I…as I can." Sam continued to twist around with the lock, frowning as he paused, glancing back at Dean. His eyes widened slightly as Kāzia and Eva stepped forward, hesitating. Two men were standing behind the Winchesters. Dean frowned, noticing Sam's expression before sighing.
"There's someone behind me, isn't there?"
XxX
"Something tells me this isn't Shriner convention," Dean grunted as the man dragging him pushed him into the Grand Ballroom, followed by Sam. Kāzia and Eva were also being dragged by another man they had called out once spotting the two girls as they attempted to free Sam and Dean (thankfully they weren't thrown into the freezer with the other prisoners who would end up being the meal).
"Dinner is served," said one of the Gods seated at the table in the ballroom. Applause from the other Gods surrounding him sounded as Sam and Dean were forced into a few chairs, alongside Kāzia and Eva.
"Ladies and Gentlemen," said another God, rising to his feet, "our guests of honor have arrived." He then clinked his fork against his champagne glass as he cleared his throat, "Thank you for coming. Although in all my centuries, I'd never thought I'd see this. This Gods under one roof." He nodded to all present, eyes flashing as he added, "Now, before we get down to brass tacks, some ground rules. No slaughtering each other. Curb your wrath." Eva noticed a few Gods seated next to each other huff irritably, "Oh, and uh—keep your hands off the local virgins. We're trying to keep a low profile here."
"Oh, we are so…so screwed," Sam muttered.
"Now," the God continued (Eva remembered his name to be Baldur), "we all know why we're here. The Judeo-Christian apocalypse looms over us. I know we've all had our little disagreements in the past—the time has come to put those aside and look toward the future. Because if we don't, we won't have one." His scanned over the rest of the Gods as he continued, "Now, we do have two very valuable bargaining chips—Michael and Lucifer's vessels. Not to mention the two pawns—prophets, dare I say—that Lucifer needs if he wishes to succeed." His gaze pierced into Eva as she shifted uncomfortably in her seat. "The question is, what do we do now?" He glanced around the room, looking at each God seated before him. "Anybody have any bright ideas? Speak up—this is a safe room."
The one with dark haired that Eva thought resembled some sort of Asian God snapped something in a foreign language. The God next to him laughed.
"Kill 'em? What, so the angels can bring them back again?"
"I don't know what everybody's getting so worked up about," claimed one God. Eva glanced at him, noticing that he was Odin from his nametag. "It's just a couple of angels having a slap fight! There's no Armageddon. Everybody knows when the world comes to an end, the Great Serpent Jormungandr rises up and I, myself, will be eaten by a big wolf!" He laughed heartedly, shaking his head.
The Asian God sighed, shaking his head, muttering something exasperatedly. Odin glared his way, "Oh yeah?" he taunted, "And why is that? Because your beliefs are so much more realistic? The whole world's getting carried around on the back of a giant turtle?" Odin scoffed mockingly. "Ha! Give me a break!"
The foreign God—Eva noticed that his nametag read Zao Shen—narrowed his eyes dangerously at Odin as he muttered something darkly. Eva shifted uncomfortably once more. (Not only because she felt like the Gods were going to kill her and Kāzia no matter what, but because she was sitting really close next to Sam and it made her feel extremely awkwardly and somehow exposed in a way).
As Odin and Zao Shen continued to bicker Sam and Dean glanced at each other, nodding quietly as they looked to Kāzia and Eva. They nodded towards the door as they slowly began to stand up, making their way to the door in an attempt to exit. As they neared the door, they stopped suddenly, a chandelier falling in front of them with a loud crash, barely a few centimeters away from Eva. She let out a sharp cry in alarm as Sam grabbed a hold of her arm, pulling her away just in time.
"Stay," Kali said, gaining their attention. They all turned around as she added, "We have to fight. The archangels—the only thing they understand is violence. This ends in blood. There is no other way, it's them, or us." She glanced around at the Gods seated around her as they mumbled in agreement and/or disagreement.
"With all due respect, ma'am," said "Chad", gaining Kali's attention, "we haven't even tried talking to them." Kali met his gaze evenly, causing him to cough, red blood staining the plate in front of him. Baldur shot Kali a warning look.
"Kali!" he snapped.
She blinked and immediately "Chad" (his nametag read Mercury) stopped hacking on his own lungs, the blood still dripping from his lips. Kali glared pointedly at him as she questioned, "Who asked you?"
Before anyone had a chance to answer Kali's question, the doors to the Grand Ballroom opened. Everyone present in the room turned around at the sound to see Gabriel, who was not wearing a nametag. "Can't we all just get along?" he asked, sauntering into the room. He glanced towards Sam and Dean, grinning, "Sam! Dean! It's always the wrong place, worst time with you muttonheads, huh?" His gaze landed on Kāzia and Eva as he added, "Eva! Kaz—tell me, why do you two still stick around with these idiots? Look at what they got you into." He nodded towards the Gods seated at the table, all of their attention focused on the archangel standing before them.
"Loki," Baldur glared pointedly.
Gabriel grinned, ignoring his hostile introduction. "Baldur. Good seeing you too. I guess my invitation got lost in the mail."
"Why are you here?"
"To talk about the elephant in the room." One God (his nametag read Ganesh) stood up, indignant, causing Gabriel to glance his way. "Not you. The Apocalypse. We can't stop it, gang. But first things first," he turned towards Sam, Dean, Kāzia and Eva, "the adults need to have a little conversation. Check you later." He then snapped and the four muttonheads were sent back to their hotel room, completely awed by what had just happened (aside from Kāzia and Eva—they already knew what was going to happen and pretended just for the sake of the Winchesters).
XxX
Eva felt as if her head was spinning—so much had happened in under an hour she was surprised that she kept up her stamina. Not only had Gabriel been "killed" by Kali, but Lucifer had also arrived onto the scene—killing almost half of the pagan Gods that were present in the hotel.
"It's him," Sam muttered at the sound of Odin screaming outside the Grand Ballroom.
Kali frowned, "How?"
Dean scoffed, glancing her way. "Does it matter? Shazzam us outta here, would ya?"
Baldur shook his head, a slight trace of fear crossing his expression. "We can't."
"Of course you can't." Lucifer's voice sounded as he opened the door to the ballroom, grinning maliciously. "You didn't say mother, may I?" He nodded towards Sam, Dean, Kāzia and Eva. "Good to see you four, again."
Baldur started forward, only to be stopped as Kali grabbed a hold of his wrist, pulling him back. "Baldur, don't." Baldur glanced at her, ignoring her warning as he started forward towards Lucifer.
"You think you own the planet?" he taunted. "What gives you the right—," He stopped midsentence as Lucifer thrust his hand into Baldur, stabbing through him as he ripped him apart from the inside, killing him instantly. He pulled his arm out, now covered in blood, as Baldur's body fell to the floor.
"No one gives us the right," Lucifer stated, "we take it."
Enraged, Kali started forward, engulfing her arms with fire as threw it at Lucifer. Not being able to comprehend what was going on, Eva was shoved under the overturned table by Sam as the four of them took cover from the battle. Eva could hear the flames as they dissipated, knowing that they left no damage to Lucifer or his vessel. Before Eva could even glance past the table they were hiding behind, Lucifer had already sent Kali flying across the room as she hit the wall with a loud thud.
"You okay?" Sam whispered, glancing towards Dean. He opened his mouth to say something, only to be interrupted as Gabriel appeared from behind them.
"Not really," he answered. "Better late than never, huh?" He looked towards Dean, handing him a copy of Casa Erotica #13 as he whispered, "Guard this with your life." Gabriel met Eva's gaze, giving her a short nod before he looked at Kāzia, winking. He rose from the table, heading towards Lucifer as he used his sword, blowing his brother through the Grand Ballroom doors. "Lucy, I'm home," he called. "Not this time." He glanced towards Kali, helping her to her feet as he nodded towards Sam, Dean, Kāzia and Eva who had risen from the table. "Guys! Get her outta here."
Sam grabbed a hold of Kali, helping rush her out as they attempted to escape. Lucifer was glaring in the direction of Gabriel, giving Eva the hopes that hey would be able to escape. Before the two girls could run after the Winchesters and Kali, however, the one voice Eva didn't want to hear rang throughout her ears.
"Kāzia and Eva—my, my, what a pleasant surprise," Lucifer drawled, turning his attention away from his archangel brother. The two girls stopped in their tracks, hesitating before they turned to face the Devil himself. Looking back at the Winchesters, Eva noticed Dean and Sam exchanging both confused and worried looks as they glanced back at the girls, their gazes harsh once they spotted Lucifer.
"What do you want this time?" Kāzia snapped, causing Eva to glance at her in attempts of a warning (forgiving Kāzia for not being quite religious, Eva knew that the only things she knew about Lucifer and God and anything biblical revolved around Supernatural and their sources—not like they were very valid, but Eva knew a TV show wasn't a reliable source for religion—or anything, really). But snapping at Lucifer was definitely a no-no, no matter what.
Lucifer merely smiled at Kāzia's bitter attitude as he stepped forward, causing Eva to step back in fear. She glanced back at the Winchesters as she nodded towards them, mouthing for them to leave. Sam and Dean exchanged glances before Sam looked back at her, mouthing 'no way'. When Eva's gaze landed on Kali, however, Sam hesitated, looking back at Eva, turning around. Dean was more hesitant to follow his brother, though, as he glanced back at Kāzia and Lucifer. Eva nudged him pointedly, her gaze narrowed as Dean's jaw clenched. He met her gaze evenly before he turned around, heading after Sam.
"It's not what I want, Kāzia," Lucifer said, gaining Eva's attention. She turned, watching as his deteriorating vessel neared her darker-haired friend. "It's more or less what I need."
Kāzia scoffed. "What, us as your playthings? Sorry, Lucy, but I don't remember signing a contract where I opted to be your slave."
Lucifer sighed, rolling his eyes. "All you humans are the same…Quite a shame, actually," he added, a smirk now gracing his face, "You're all so full of yourselves…it disgusts me…that my Father couldn't see what pathetic—"
"I don't want your 'pity the devil' crap," Kāzia interrupted. Eva's breathing hitched as she suddenly felt her hands shaking. She willed for Kāzia to shut the freak up, like goddammit woman! but her friend merely met Lucifer's gaze evenly. About to think how stupid Kāzia was (who would be dumb enough to stand up to Satan, religious or not?), Eva noticed a look of fear flash in her friend's eyes, making her think twice about her decisions.
"What do you want then?" Lucifer asked, still smiling calmly.
"I…I want to know…" Kāzia hesitated, glancing away from Lucifer for a moment, meeting Eva's gaze. Noticing the SOS look in her friend's eyes, Eva merely looked away, not sure how to react. "I want to know why you brought Eva and I here…in this nightmare of a parallel universe."
"Want to know, or need to know?" Lucifer pressed, a smirk plastered across his face. Eva had to suppress everything within her not to glare in the direction of the powerful Devil. Looking back ta Kāzia, Eva noticed her friend's temper rising—it was quite easy to tell when Kāzia was beyond pissed: her small hands would be clenched into fists and she would be shaking unnervingly.
"Were you always an annoying twat? Maybe that's why Daddy casted you away," Kāzia snapped. A gasp escaped Eva as she lifted a hand to her mouth, eyes wide. Her friend was definitely screwed. (And definitely not in the good way).
Before Eva even had the time to blink, Lucifer had advanced on Kāzia, his hand tightly grasping onto her jaw, forcing her to look him in the eye. "I'd watch your mouth if I were you," he warned, his voice dangerously dark, "I could snap your neck in a millisecond." He then threw Kāzia aside, causing the girl to fly across the room, near Gabriel, as she slammed into the wall, falling down to the ground, not moving. Eva started forward, her mouth opened as if she were to scream, only to stop when Lucifer met her gaze evenly. Before he had the chance to say something to the shaking girl (Eva was shocked her legs still could support her), Gabriel rose to his feet, examining Kāzia before turning back to Lucifer.
"Lucifer, you're my brother. And I love you," he stated, getting up once more. "But you are a great big bag of dicks."
Lucifer narrowed his eyes. "Wait…what did you just say to me?"
"Look at yourself!" Gabriel scoffed. "Boo hoo! Daddy was mean to me, so I'm gonna smash up all his toys."
"Watch your tone," Lucifer warned, glaring dangerously at his brother. Using this opportunity of him being distracted, Eva ran past Gabriel, examining Kāzia. She was still breathing but appeared to be unconscious. Biting her lip, Eva glanced back at Gabriel and Lucifer.
"Play the victim all you want," Gabriel snapped, "But you and me? We know the truth. Dad loved you best—more than Michael, more than me. Then he brought the new baby home and you couldn't handle it. So this is all just one big temper tantrum. Time to grow up."
Eva looked back at Kāzia, shaking her. "Kaz, wake up," she whispered, still shaking her. She hit her face lightly, attempting to gain some sort of reaction, but Kāzia's eyes remained closed. Looking back at Gabriel and Lucifer, Eva knew that their time was almost up—Gabriel was going to get killed and they didn't have the chance to run away. "Kaz!" Eva hissed, shaking her harder.
"Gabriel, if you're doing this for Michael…" Lucifer started.
Gabriel made a face, rolling his eyes. "Screw him. If he were standing here, I'd shiv his ass, too."
Lucifer's eyes narrowed dangerously as he started forward angrily, "You disloyal—"
"Oh, I'm loyal—to them!" Gabriel pointed towards Kāzia and Eva, and then gestured towards the pagan Gods that lay dead around them. Looking back at Kāzia, Eva felt her eyes stinging with tears of fear as she continued to attempt to wake her friend.
"Who?" Lucifer frowned. "These so called Gods?" He gestured to the pagans lying around.
"To people, Lucifer," Gabriel corrected. "People."
"So you're willing to die for a pile of cockroaches?" Lucifer questioned, looking subtly confused. "Why?"
"Because Dad was right…" Gabriel exasperatedly sighed. "They are better than us." He glanced back at Kāzia and Eva as he added, "Way better than we ever could dream."
"They are broken," Lucifer retorted, "Flawed! Abortions."
Eva felt her whole body shaking as the tears continued to stream down her face. She slapped Kāzia harder this time (a full-on bitch slap), causing the dark-haired girl to gasp in alarm, sitting upright in shock. She looked at Eva, confused, then her gaze landed on Lucifer and Gabriel. Eva followed her gaze, eyes widening slightly. The second Gabriel (the true Gabriel) had reached the doorway, standing for a moment.
"Damn right their flawed," Gabriel's hallucination continued, "But a lot of them try. To do better…to forgive." At Lucifer's narrowed gaze he added, "And you should see the Spearmint Rhino! I've been riding the pine a long time…but I'm in the game now, and I'm not on your side or Michael's. I'm on theirs."
Lucifer raised his hands warningly, "Brother, don't make me do this."
Gabriel advanced towards him, "No one makes us do anything."
"I know you think you're doing the right thing, Gabriel," Lucifer started, his voice slow. "But I know where your heart truly lies." Before the original Gabriel standing behind him could lunge forward, Lucifer had already turned around, catching his arm as he forced his own sword into his chest. Kāzia let out a scream, about to lunge forward; only to stop as Eva grabbed a hold of her shoulders, pulling her back.
"Here. Amateur hocus pocus." He glanced back at the first Gabriel who disappeared. He looked back at the original Gabriel, sword still in his chest. "Don't forget, you learned all your tricks from me, little brother." He then jerked the blade harsher into Gabriel's chest. A burst of light broke out as Gabriel slunk to the floor, dead. Lucifer pulled out the sword from his brother's chest, turning around to face Kāzia and Eva. He smiled simply.
"I'd love to stay around and chat, ladies—but I better get going now." Before he could turn around and leave, Kāzia had risen to her feet, spitting in his direction.
"They're right," she spat. Lucifer paused, glancing back at her, his expression curious.
"Who is?"
"Everyone," Kāzia's voice was shaking with anger as Eva rose to her feet as well, noticing that tears were starting to fill her friend's eyes. "About what they say…about you! You are a monster."
Lucifer merely smirked, "It's quite obvious you aren't religious, Kāzia. I wouldn't make assumptions from what you've heard…but more or less what you've seen."
Kāzia stared at him, baffled. "You just killed your brother!"
Lucifer shrugged, "You didn't stop me."
"You threw me at a wall!"
Lucifer merely smiled, his eyes dangerous as he met Kāzia's gaze evenly. "I really like you, Kāzia—really, I do—but you're getting on my nerves. And, well, you've seen what happens to people when they get on my nerves." He nodded nonchalantly towards Gabriel and the pagan Gods. He turned around once more, about to leave only to stop when Eva stepped forward.
"W-Wait…"
Lucifer stopped at her words, turning around slowly. He smiled at the sight of Eva. "Yes?"
"W-Why…Why?" she stammered, fear coursing through her veins as Lucifer met her gaze evenly, the calm smile still plastered across his face.
"Why what?"
Eva opened her mouth to say something, only to let no words come out. She could feel her legs shaking with the fear as she fell to the ground, not sure what to do. Kāzia stepped towards her, as if to protect her, as she stood in front of her.
"Why aren't you gonna kill us?" she demanded. Eva closed her eyes, wondering how the hell could Kāzia talk to Satan with that tone?
Lucifer shrugged. "Do you want me to?"
Kāzia hesitated. At her expression, Lucifer smirked. "That's what I thought. Frankly, I need you two. What for, I won't say since you two have already asked too many questions in one day," he added as Kāzia opened her mouth again. Eva looked up, watching as Lucifer sauntered towards Kāzia. She could see that her friend was shaking violently, but still held her head high as she met Lucifer's gaze evenly. He merely smirked, reaching up as he tucked a loose strand of hair behind Kāzia's ear. "You should fear me, you know that?" he whispered, tracing a finger along Kāzia's jawline. She avoided his gaze, looking down at the floor. "Religious or not, you know I'm dangerous. Honestly, it's pathetic. This strong façade you put on," he added, pulling his finger away, "disgusts me. I am doing you a completely generous favor by not snapping you in half, right here…right now."
Eva turned away, shutting her eyes as she willed herself to stop shaking. She felt sick to her stomach and if Kāzia wasn't smart about her next words, she could probably explode (or worse…who knows what Lucifer could do to them?). Looking back at the two, Eva watched as Lucifer smiled sickeningly, stepping away from Kāzia who remained standing, her expression unreadable. Noticing Eva watching, Lucifer nodded towards her.
"Don't forget, Kāzia and Eva," he said, turning back at Gabriel. He kneeled beside his dead brother, looking into his face before meeting the two girls' gazes. Eva had managed to rise to her feet, making her way towards Kāzia. She grabbed a hold of her friend's arm, shaking her, "I'm the one who brought you here—I can send you somewhere else; a place you would rather not want to see."
Eva avoided his dangerous gaze, pushing Kāzia forward to the doors. She hoped that Sam and Dean hadn't driven off without them, since they had no ways of getting out of the so-called tri-state area, now.
"Tell Sam and Dean I said to watch what they're planning!" Lucifer called after them, "It's going to be a bumpy ride."
Eva shut her eyes, the last of her tears staining her cheeks as she looked back at Kāzia. Her friend's expression remained blank, her dark brown eyes staring at something past them. Swallowing, Eva's throat felt completely dry with fear and her legs hadn't stopped shaking. Once they reached the parking lot, they spotted Sam, Dean and Kali. The three glanced back at them, and upon noticing their fragile state, ran towards them. Kali remained by the car, watching Kāzia and Eva cautiously as Sam and Dean helped bring them back, asking a million questions at once.
"Just…Just don't talk about it, please?" Eva begged, meeting Sam and Dean's gaze evenly. She looked back at Kāzia who remained silent as she climbed into the car, not saying a word the rest of the ride.
XxX
"Dear Diary, being a high powered business president is super fun! But sooo exhausting. Sometimes, I just need to relax. I need Casa Erotica." The Casa Erotica woman let out a sigh as she set her diary aside at the sound of knocking on the door.
"Room service!"
Kāzia made a face, exchanging a look with Eva who glanced back at the Winchesters. They, too, had a similar look of confusion.
Sam glanced at Dean. "Gabriel wanted you to guard this with your life?"
Dean shrugged, "Maybe he's a fan. It is a good one."
As the group continued to watch the porno commence (Eva felt extremely awkward despite the fact she knew it wasn't going to carry on from there…hopefully), Gabriel finally stopped making out with the Casa Erotica woman as he turned away, facing the camera directly as he broke the fourth wall, pulling off his fake mustache.
"Sam, Dean. And Kaz and Eva…even though I'd prefer you wouldn't watch this—but hey! Your choice." Eva and Kāzia exchanged disturbed looks with one another as Gabriel continued, "You're probably wondering what the hell is going on. Well, if you're watching this, I'm dead. Oh, please! Stop sobbing; it's embarrassing for all of us. Without me, you've got zero shot at killing Lucifer, sorry!" Gabriel shrugged as he added, "But you can trap him. The cage you sprung Lucifer from? It's still down there. And maybe—just maybe—you can shove his ass back. Not that it'll be easy—you gotta get the cage open, trick my bro back into it, and uh, oh yeah—avoid Michael and the God Squad. But hey, details, right?" Gabriel waved his hand as if it were nothing as he added, "And here's the big secret—Lucifer himself doesn't even know; the key to the cage? It's out there. Actually, it's keys—plural. Four keys, well, four rings. Form the Horsemen. You get 'em all, you got the cage. Can't say I'm betting on you boys, but, uh, hey! You've got Kaz and Eva with you and I've been wrong before." He glanced down, hesitating before he added, "And Dean, you were right. I was afraid to stand up to my brother, but not any more." He stood up from the bed, grinning. "So this is me, standing up." He then glanced back at the woman, grabbing a hold of her as he added, "And this is me, lying down." He then proceeded to make out with her, both of them moaning erotically as they started to peel off one another's' clothing. Eva made a face, turning away quickly as Sam quickly shut his laptop.
"Oh man!" His confused expression was still set in that of disturbed as he exchanged more confused looks with Dean, Kāzia and Eva.
"Horsemen…huh?" Dean glanced at the girls. "Well, we got War's. We nicked Famine's—that's two down. Collect all four?"
"Pestilence and Death," Kāzia nodded.
"Oh, is that all?" Sam asked.
Eva shrugged, "Maybe." She watched Kāzia carefully, wanting to ask if she was okay, but decided better of it.
Dean sighed, "It's a plan." He glanced at Sam who nodded, retrieving his laptop as they all climbed back into the Impala (they had dropped Kali off somewhere safe a little while back) as Dean took his usual place behind the wheel, the four of them driving away as Eva glanced at Kāzia, both of them exchanging another glance with one another—perhaps some things weren't meant to be changed.
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god damn at least this episode is finished. at least they aren't taking up 2-3 chapters per episode—maybe the season finale will, though—idk. I'm getting more comfortable with writing the chapters extra long, and I guess since not much is happening anymore (well, with kaz & eva's meddling) the episodes don't need to extend longer. But anyways—thanks again for reading & I hope you enjoyed this part! please please please leave tons of reviews & fav if you haven't already & I hope you enjoyed! (ps I miss gabey soooo much ugh)(also if any of you guys leave comments saying u ship Lucifer & kaz I will personally send you 10 gallons of holy water & twelve copies of the bible, amen).
