Chapter 37
They all turned, looking up to where Ben was staring. And hovering about fifty feet above the mound of destruction was Castiel.
"UMM Rowena, didn't you say nothing or no one would survive if they were inside that warehouse." Lucifer asked
Before she could answer Castiel disappeared and then reappeared on the ground in front of the group of friends. He just stared at them as though he was accessing their strengths and weaknesses.
It was then that Jack rushed forward and wrapped his arms around Castiel.
"Castiel I am so happy that you survived." Jack said smiling.
Castiel said nothing, nor did he return Jack's hug.
He just stared at Meg.
"I felt myself being pulled back to the surface." Castiel paused.
"voices telling me it wasn't my time." He gave a heavy sigh then whispered.
"Sam and Dean, it felt like they were pulling me out." He was shaking his head.
"I begged them to let me go but..." He looked at Chuck
"How were they able to hold me here?" Castiel asked Chuck.
With a smile Chuck Said.
"They are Winchesters. They will always find a way to save family." Chuck was laughing out right now.
"Remind me to thank them when I return to heaven."
It was then that Meg walked up to him putting her hand on his cheek.
"Clarence, I have missed you" she whispered so only he would hear her.
She pulled his head down to her so their lips could meet but before that could happen Castiel whispered to her.
"Let me go"
She gave a sudden inhale of breath and as she looked into his grey eyes, the eyes that no longer held the life, the knowledge, the love, or the passion for life that the Winchesters had given him.
"No" She said.
Everything happened so fast that even a prophet (if one was on earth) wouldn't have seen what happened next.
Castiel reached up grabbing the hair on the back of Meg's head and snapping it back painfully.
"I SAID RELEASE ME." he Bellowed
The others were springing forward to help Meg but, they were too late. The last word any of them heard was a gentle
"no" from Meg and then they were gone. Vanished.
Amara asked the question they were all thinking.
"What will he do to her? Where will he take her?"
"I can name a couple of things he could do to her." Lucifer said without humor in his voice.
"And I will guess he is taking her to the only home he has ever known and I don't mean Heaven." He finished.
Ben started walking towards the Impala with Rowena close behind him.
'What are Ye going to do?" she asked him.
"Well, if I can get there in time, I hope to stop him." Ben said.
Ben looked at Chuck, Lucifer, Jack, and Amara with pain on his face.
"If we can't stop him, if we can't convince him he is worth saving, if he hurts Meg..." he stopped, looking at the others and then said.
"I believe there is enough power here to hold him at bay until Chuck can put him in a Cage like he did to Lucifer."
In the next few seconds Chuck snapped his fingers and they all appeared (Impala included) outside in front of the Bunker.
Chuck gave a small "hmm, I was aiming for the map room inside the Bunker."
It was then they all realized that this was where Castiel had brought Meg and that he had powered on all of the Bunkers warding.
No one Supernatural was getting in.
