Chapter Ten:
The next morning, the family got themselves ready to go to rescue Gabriel from the demon prince holding him. Sam watched the others, while he checked his guns knowing that they had to rescue Gabriel first before they went to save his daughter. The more time she spent with Loki, the more of her humanity trickled away from her. Dean quickly cocked his gun, checked it and then uncocked it to be ready. "Everyone ready to go?"
Aason nodded and looked at his father. "Yep, let's roll."
"Okay Cass, you stay home with the kids and meet us at the bunker if we need you. The safest place is at the bunker when we get him back. The warding will protect us if the bastard isn't killed during this raid." Dean said and with a nod, Castiel left to return home before everyone else headed out of the hotel room. Sam grabbed the frozen milk from the freezer, determined to test it to find out how much humanity was left in his daughter. Driving in two cars, the hunters headed out to get their wounded angel.
The building was quiet when the hunters headed towards the entrance. "Yeah, okay let's go. Everybody ready?" Dean asked and with a nod, he led them into what looked like a gothic hallway. "Yeah, like this doesn't scream demon." Entering the gothic hallway to a door, guns drawn, the family noticed a large doorway but soon were forced to fight off the demon guards. Blood went flying, shouts of pain, and guts spilt with the Winchesters making short work on the help. Wiping off the knife with a rag, Dean shrugged. "Well guess you can't get good help these days huh?"
"Right, so Aason, keep watch on the door." Sam said before he and Dean kicked in the door, entering the large ornate room. Inside the room was the large throne and the cages that Sam had seen in the visions. "This is the room Dean." Inching forward, he raised his gun when he noticed someone at the cage having grabbed his husband with the archangel blade in his hand. "Don't move! Get away from my husband you bastard!"
"You have got to be fucking kidding me, Arthur Ketch?!" Dean trained his pistol on the man, nodded his head in the direction of Gabriel for Sam to go get him. "I've got you covered, Sam. Go get the hubby and let's get out of here."
Sam put his gun away, his eyes wet with his unshed tears going towards his husband. Crouching down, Sam held out his hand while Dean kept an eye on Ketch, not trusting him for a moment. "Hey, it's me. Sam….Gabriel, come on honey...Time to go home."
"What the fuck did you do to him?" Dean demanded and went to the nearby table, noticing his brother in law's grace in a jar, put it in his pocket and advanced closer. Gabriel was badly beaten and hurt but right now, he would do anything to protect them. Tears and emotions would come later on after they were safe.
"Not I..Asmodeus did this to him. I didn't even know about him until recently. I only want to help you."
"Oh yeah? What's the catch? You tried to kill us more than once so why should we believe you?"
"I was only trying to save him. I want sanctuary, that is all." Ketch said and then looked around with a sigh watching Sam holding the angel. "This is all touching and all but we should get the hell out of here before they return, shall we?"
"Fine, you fuck up, I kill you...Got it?" Dean growled when he left the room with the others, taking point signalling for Aason to follow. "Got to get the hell out of here and now." The fight to the door, drew more demon blood but even as many came to attack, the reputation of the Winchesters halted many. They feared the Winchesters more than the Prince of Hell. Once outside, Dean helped Sam put Gabriel into the car to take him to safety. Sam knew this would take time to get his Gabriel back driving towards the bunker. Once inside, Dean made sure to check the warding in the building while Sam went to take care of his husband.
"So dad what about Alyra?" Aason put his gun down while Dean got the grace out of his pocket.
"We will save her too. Get this milk in the fridge. We may need to use it later to figure out what is going on with her."
"Right."
Gabriel sat down on the bed while his husband gently got the stitches from his mouth knowing that he needed the rest. His body was covered in bruises, cuts and blood but he seemed to be alright considering that he had been punished for over a year. "There you go honey." Sam said before he gently ran a wet cloth over the blood to get rid of the wounds the best he could.
"How long Sam?" The angel spoke clearly having not talked in quite some time.
"Over a year Gabriel." Sam replied and gently held his husband with his eyes wet with tears. "He never truly broke you did he?"
"N..No, He tried but if it had been longer, perhaps." Gabriel shifted, aching from the sore muscles. "Loki was there...Alyra….He took her?"
"Yeah he did. We'll get her back too."
"What is her condition?" Gabriel asked and when Dean came in, he noticed the silvery whisp in the bottle. Taking it from Dean, he opened it up and took his grace back only to blink at the bag of milk in the older hunter's hands. "What is that? Are you planning to bottle feed me now Dean?"
"No, this is from Alyra. She is breastfeeding your grandchildren. I just need to know if there is any hint of human left in this. She has been well, eating like a trickster and we need to know if she has changed or not."
"Give it to me then." Gabriel winced from the aching once again. It would take time to fully heal but right now, he would do whatever it took to bring their baby back. Opening the bottle, Gabriel dipped a finger in and tasted it. "Ughh, that is pretty gross. It's like drinking milk coated in frosted flakes."
"Well?" Sam asked trying not to constantly cry, his emotions getting the best of him with being happy he had his husband but also sorrow that Alyra wasn't there.
"This is, not good guys. There should be more humanity in this but this is more Trickster milk than having any human in it. You see the reason the Gods don't really mate with humans is that they can't handle the pregnancy. It also changes them, takes their humanity every time they leave their essence inside that person. My guess, Loki figured with archangel blood, she could handle it. It's changing her and if we don't get to her fast, there won't be any more humanity left in her."
"So, we have to…" Sam started when the phone rang and the hunter frowned not knowing this number but placed it on speaker. After a long conversation with who was obviously the demon prince, the hunter hung up. "I'm going to check on the warding. I'm not letting that bastard get my husband again."
Gabriel remained in the bedroom knowing that in order to fully heal, he had to rest until his grace had done its job. They were discussing the situation on Alyra when the bunker's alarms went off indicating that they had a breach. Sam grabbed his gun and followed Dean to the library to cut the intrusion off while Aason remained with his uncle. The blood red lights flooded the sanctuary, the secret home of the men of letters, the legacy of the Winchester family bloodline.
The blood red ghosted in the hallways and into the library of the bunker with Sam and Dean determined to protect Gabriel and nearly jumped when Arthur Ketch came around the corner. He was also armed to protect the bunker. It wasn't as if they trusted him but for now, he was on their side. Demons soon swarmed inside the bunker with Dean and Sam being forced to fight them off. It seemed that, once again, after Sam slashed throats with his knife, some of them bolted in terror. There would be no quarter for those that had remained until all suffered a fate worse than Hell.
Dean finally killed the last one, his breath coming out in pants with his brother watching him only to feel a strange push hard to the control panel. "Oww, dammit!" Sam went flying to land hard on his shoulder while Ketch went to the opposite side of the room, slamming into a column.
"Your warding wasn't designed for the likes of me, Samuel." A dark man spoke when he entered the bunker, his hair and beard a salt and pepper hue with a gaudy white suit on. He then stepped in front of the two brothers. "So, I've come for what's mine, boys." With a snap of his fingers, Sam saw to his horror that demons know had his husband and Aason. The teenager was thrown at his father while Gabriel pretended to be broken in. He would have his vengeance very soon. "I've missed you boy. I'm afraid I will have to punish you rather severely."
Gabriel wanted to snort at the demon in amusement. If he thought that his punishments were bad, he had never had his bare ass belted by Sam Winchester. He then allowed them to get him up the stairs but then his rage grew when he saw his family suffering. The archangel let out a growl when he flung his arms up, letting the demons fly in the air at full force. The energy took over with his grace now growing to heal him. The energy was painful, his rage even more so.
"Gabriel, I broke you..You're weak, what are you doing?"
Gabriel smirked and lifted his head. "No, you didn't break me you stupid son of a bitch." When the demon fired an energy bolt at him, the archangel knocked it away as if he were swatting a bug. "You may have thought you broke me but you didn't you fucking asshole and now, let me tell you something, I've always hated that dumbass suit." Raising his hand up, Gabriel winked at his husband and watched in intense pleasure when the prince of hell burned up. Once all the demons were eradicated, Gabriel came back down the stairs, snapped his fingers changing his clothes. "Now, let's talk about my daughter and how to get her back here with us."