Anael backs away and goes behind the younger Winchester. Fear shows on her face. Michael's eyes lock on to her. The archangel scoffs with amusement.
"Dear me Jo you really do match your vessel. A damsel in distress."
"How the Hell are you back?" Sam growled.
Michael's eyes slide when he catches Cas drawing out his blade. His eyes return to the hunter.
"They say nothing stays dead in this world."
"How did you get out of the Empty?" Cas asks.
Michael smiles.
"I asked nicely if I can leave."
Cas knew that wasn't the case. There was more than meets the eye. The angel also sensed something odd. He could feel Michael's presence in there. There was more than one resident in the body however there is no grace. Cas couldn't see his alternative brother's true form either.
"Anael." Cas looks at his sister. "Can you see him?"
"Who Michael? Yeah he's standing right there."
"I mean really look at him."
Anael narrows her eyes at the archangel. She knew it was Michael. Dean's sudden change of behavior revealed it. Also Michael is a dramatic son of a bitch he would make a surprise entrance just like he did now. She looks and she too notices something rather strange.
Where's the grace?
"Castiel." She looks at her brother. "I see what you mean."
"What?" Sam says.
The two angels look at the hunter. Both with the same confused expression.
"His grace is gone." Cas says.
"Gone?" Sam frowned.
Oh snap The archangel thought with worry.
"Where is it?" Cas asks his alternative brother.
"Well um..."
"Answer the question?" Cas growled.
Michael frowns.
"You didn't give me a chance to answer. I thought you would know where my grace is." The blank faces caused the archangel to roll his eyes. "The boy. Jack. Burned his soul and took what was originally mine."
"Wait wait." Sam interrupted. "You're saying you have no grace at all."
"They just confirmed it."
"So you're..."
"Human." Cas says.
Michael looked disgusted by the word.
"If that's how you want to put it."
"If you're human that means..." Sam's eyes widen. "Dean!"
Sam gets the former archangel by surprise. He pins Michael to the wall.
"Where's my brother?" He yelled. Michael smiles in response. Sam gets in his face and glares. "Where is he?"
Michael's eyes widen.
"Sammy what the Hell?"
Sam paused and looks at the change on his brother's face.
"Dean?"
"Uh yeah." Dean frowns. "What are you doing?" He spots Anael standing close to Cas. He remembered how close he and the angel were. "God Sam did you think I was gonna hurt Jo?"
"I bet you were thinking of it." Anael mumbled.
Sam shakes his head.
"No...Dean." He eyes his brother up and down. "Where did he go?"
"Who?"
"Michael."
"Michael?...Sam what are you talking about?"
"He was here."
"Here? How?"
Sam anxiously looks his brother over.
"Dean, do you not remember?"
"Remember what?"
"Michael..."
Dean cuts Cas off with a look. A look to say 'me and you are not finished yet." Cas swallowed. Dean is still pissed at him.
"Michael." Sam continued. "He's back from the Empty."
Dean's eyes widen.
"What? He's here? How?...Did Jack..."
"We don't know."
"Mom is she back to?"
"We don't know."
"Where the Hell did Michael go?" Dean growled.
Sam looks nervously at Cas. Cas gave him a nod to say "you tell him."
"Sammy."
Now Dean looked worried.
Sam faces his brother. Lots of emotions spread across his face.
"Dean I'm sorry to say this but Michael...he's in you. He's possessed you again."
Dean becomes blank. He turns away. There was no reaction. Not even one word slipped from his lips. Sam became uneasy. It's not a good sign when Dean is like this.
The older hunter places his hands on the chair and let's out a deep breath. Rage fills up inside him.
"SON OF A BITCH!"
He picks the chair up and smashes it against the wall.
Everyone flinched by the sound. The pieces of word scatter across the ground.
Dean bends over and breathes heavily.
Where are you? Dean thought.
No response came. Dean looks down at his body and checks himself out. It was like he was searching for parasite that needed to be eliminated as soon as possible.
Answer me you son of a bitch.
"What in God's name are you doing?" Donatello squeaked when he saw his broken chair.
Dean ignored him and closes his eyes. He tried to search for Michael in his mind but it is empty. Was Sam pulling his leg? Is this some sick joke?
The older hunter turns towards the Prophet.
"Apologizes Prophet my vessel can be quite destructive."
Those few words made Dean realize he was in fact not alone. Michael turns round and faces the others.
"I would stay and chat but I have a world to destroy. The nephilim will be helping me to do it."
"He won't help you." Sam says.
"With a soul hmm but without..." He grins. "...he has no moral compass Samuel. He needs someone to guide him."
"That someone is you."
"We are family." He smirked. "Family got to help each other out. Now if you excuse me."
Michael grabs on to Sam and shoves him against the wall. He turns and kicks Sam in the face. The younger hunter bashes into the wall and he flops down on the ground. Cas charges with his blade. Michael dodges and swipes the blade out of the angel's hand. Michael aims the blade and smirks.
"Even without my grace I am still the best fighter." He turns towards the women. "Ladies." He raises his eyebrow at the scared witch. "Rowena."
Rowena couldn't move. Both archangels had an effect on her. Looking at Michael brought her back to that moment when she had no choice but to say yes. Although the guilt remained on what Michael did with her body she was glad that Michael is gone that took some of the burden off her. Now he is back, the trauma is back. Its worst than before. The former archangel raises his hand and slaps her across the face. Rowena loses her footing and falls on the ground.
Anael steps back and raises her hands in surrender.
"Wise choice Jo." He grinned.
Michael opens the door and goes out.
Michael runs down the steps and out on to the streets. He knew the others are going to be on to him. You couldn't keep a Winchester down for long.
Sam was at the door within seconds. Blood pours down the side of his face.
"MICHAEL!" He roared.
"Maybe we should just let him go." Anael suggests. Sam gives her a 'seriously look' Anael sighs. "At least do it when I'm not here."
Michael reaches the road and extends his arms out. He frowns when he realizes he hasn't moved. Then the archangel cursed.
I forgot, can't fly anymore.
Sam and Castiel are not going to be his only problem. Mary and Lucifer will also be on his tail. He couldn't let any of them find him. Travelling on foot is not going to get him anywhere. He looks at the black 1967 Chevrolet Impala.
How hard can it be. He thought.
His vessel is a good driver. The former archangel just had to look through the memories and bingo he will be a professional driver in no time.
Michael opens the car door and gets in. He shuts the door and starts up the engine. Sam is at the window yelling for his brother. The desperate cries made Michael laugh. He turns and gives Sam a wink and then drives off down the road.
Sam started running. He picked up in pace and sprinted towards the beloved car. Michael glanced at the mirror. He saw the younger hunter gaining on him. Michael drives faster. He goes way over the legal limit. He chuckles when Sam slows down and a look of defeat goes across his face.
"Sam."
Cas slowed down next to the hunter.
"Sam?"
"He took the car." Sam says. "He took Dean and he took the car."
"Sam. We'll find him."
Sam turns away and hurries back to the house. First he lost his mom and now his brother. He couldn't take it. Losing so many people in such a short space of time was too much to handle.
The hunter and the angel arrive back at the house.
"Forget the money Castiel I'm going." Anael says.
"With Michael out sure go ahead." Sam snaps.
"I have to hide." She argued. "Although he is human he is still dangerous."
"We had a deal." Cas says.
"Deal's off the old man can take care of himself."
"But Anael."
"I am putting myself first. When Michael reaches full power again I want to be out of his way. He found me once I don't want him to find me again."
"Why are you so afraid of him?"
"He is an archangel Castiel. The most powerful one in existence. He can kill us." She snaps her fingers. "Just like that. I already got my life together. I got a job, I got an income I don't want him taking that away from me."
"You're a soldier. All soldiers fight."
"Well I'm done fighting. I'm you could say retired. I just want a normal happy life that does not involve you, our siblings and Heaven. You didn't listen to me up there but you are going to listen to me down here. You all looked down at me up there but down here we're equals. I have a voice I have a right to choose and I choose to get away and start over elsewhere."
"Enough!" Sam steps in between them and glares at them. "Jo go."
"Thank you Sam. At least someone respects my choice." She glares at her brother and storms off down the street.
"Where are you going?" Cas calls out.
"Going into town and calling a cab." She answered.
Cas rubs his face as his sister crossed the road and left.
"Rowena." Sam says.
"Aye."
"I need you to do a tracking spell and find Michael."
The witch sighs dramatically.
"He hurt me Samuel. You don't even ask if I'm okay."
Sam swallows and furrows his eyebrows.
"Um...are you okay?"
Rowena raises her eyebrow at him. She tuts and shakes her head.
"Lets do this bloody spell."
"I'll go to Heaven." Cas says. "I have to inform them about Michael's return and..." The angel lowers his eyes. "...Jack."
Sam nods.
"Do what you need to do. Rowena look for Jack as well we gotta find him before Michael does. We can't have him back at full power again."
Rowena nods and sits down.
"Lets get on with it."
"I'll go now." Cas says.
Meanwhile Donatello groans.
I'm never gonna be able to rest at this rate.
Sam again nods.
"Great well let's get started."
I lost them. I really lost them!
Michael grins. His teeth flashed white in the mirror and his eyes shone bright with pride even as a mortal he can still beat them idiots...well they did lock him away in Rocky's Bar and Jack killed him however he is back and this is his second chance to prove to his father that he is not his perfect son and he doesn't follow his rules anymore. What the ruler from the Empty said about forever being loyal to God, that was a lie. The Entity was trying to manipulate him.
Michael has been fooled for a life time he is not going to let anyone else fool him from now on.
Then the car swirled to the left. Michael leaps forward in shock and turns the wheel right bringing the car back on to the road. He shrugs it off and continues driving. Then the car jerked to the right and goes on the edge of the road near the trees. The former archangel turns and brings the car back on the road.
He sighs.
This is why I prefer flying.
Michael paused when he looks at the mirror. His reflection glared back at him.
"No one drives my car!...especially you, you son of a bitch."
Michael raises his eyebrow. He smiles.
"Hello Dean." He grins. "We're roommates again like good old times."
The former archangel suddenly goes back in his seat. He then goes forward and hits the board. His head goes up and his hands go back on the wheel.
"Stay the fuck down." Dean ordered.
He turns the car around and increases in speed. He had to get back. He had to get back to Sam. They needed to find a way to get Michael out of him for good. Dean sighs and grips on to the steering wheel. He knew Michael's death was too good to be true. When has things ever been that easy for them?
If they can't find a way to get rid of Michael.
Seems I'll have to take that trip to the bottom of the ocean after all.
His foot slams on the breaks and the car stops.
"Uh uh."
The former archangel starts up the engine and turns the car back round.
"We're not going back." He sneered.
He drives. One hand grips on the wheel while the other had a mind of its own. The 'possessed' hand spins the wheel causing the car to spin round and round at a rapid rate. Everything went out of control. In the corner of Dean's eyes he spots two yellow lights.
Then metal slammed into metal. The two cars collided.
The other car, a Mustang swirls and crashes into the trees. The Impala followed. It slams into the other car sending them both rolling down the hill. There is an explosion of glass and the sound of crushing metal. The world whirls and becomes a blur to the hunter. Dean's head smashes against the side window as the Impala gets tangled with the Mustang.
The Impala flips one last time and then crashes into the mud.
Then everything went black.