Dean looks round with a feeling of unease. Everywhere he looked it was black. The silence only increased his nerves.
"Sam!" He yelled.
"Dean!"
Dean turns round and sees Sam coming towards him with Anael following behind.
"Well this place is dull." Anael folds her arms and looks round. "I thought being in a Winchester's head would be exciting."
"This is what it was like when me and Cas first got here." Sam says.
"Right." Anael sighs. "I guess we better start searching for Michael."
Anael tilts her head and closes her eyes.
"Anything?" Dean asks.
"Nope." Anael opens her eyes. "Michael being human it does change a lot of things. I don't know if he is in a memory or he is like us lost in the darkness. Tell me did you mention an imaginary bar?"
"Yeah." Dean nods. "Michael created it." The hunter's lips curl upwards into a smile. "It ended up being his prison."
"His prison was a bar."
"Had him locked up in the refrigerator ." Dean smirked.
"You had an archangel locked up in a refrigerator in...a bar?"
"I guess it sounds bad when you put it that way." Dean smiles sheepishly.
"This is one of these moments where I really have to question you boys." Anael shakes her head. "I mean seriously did you really think that was going to work?"
"It was a temporary solution." Dean defended himself. "We were gonna sort it out."
"And here we are." Anael smiles and gives them a thumbs up. "Good job boys."
Dean rolls his eyes at her sarcasm.
"That's rich coming from the angel who formed an alliance with the Dev..."
"Shh." Anael raises her finger. "I got something." Anael looks over and points. "That way."
The brothers follow the angel through the never-ending darkness.
Suddenly a door appears. Dean steps forward and looks through the glass.
"Well I'll be damm."
Sam moves in and has a look. Inside they see a familiar bar.
Rocky's Bar.
At the counter they see Michael slumped over with a bottle of beer in his hand. The former archangel looked miserable. He must have been lost in thought because he didn't notice the three faces at the window.
In the corner is the destroyed refrigerator. Dean had to wince those memories of Michael escaping resurface in his mind.
"What is Michael doing here?" Sam frowned.
"I don't know." Dean replied. "Maybe without his mojo he can't create any places to go? So he's stuck in the bar?"
"This was his prison?" Anael asks.
"That's right."
"I was expecting something more fancy."
Anael looks at her alternative brother's choice of clothing.
The stupid suit is back.
To the Winchesters it was stupid Anael thought the suit is rather out-dated it reminded her of that show Peaky Blinders.
He could have gone for something more modern. She thought.
Now wasn't the time to talk about fashion. Now it was time to face Michael and get the answers to their questions.
"I..." Anael takes a deep breath. "I think it's best if I go in there alone."
"We didn't agree to that." Dean says.
"If you boys go in together a fight will happen. Dean you do have a temper..." She points her thumb at the window. "And so does he. I would like to come out in one piece thank you very much. Sam, you are too involved in all this your emotions will get the better of you. I would suggest you stay away as well."
"What makes you think we'll let you go in there alone?" Dean asks. He then steps forward and looks at her with suspicion. "What are you up to?"
"What am I up to?" Anael gives him a 'Really look.' "You ask me that after we go into your head? Let me tell you this I am not planning anything. I want the same thing as you guys I want answers."
"So this is not a revenge plan? You are not doing this to get back at Lucifer?'
"You seriously think I would go that low?"
"You just did sweetheart. Teaming up with the Devil that's the lowest of the low."
"Oh my God when are you going to shut up about that!"
"Guys!" Sam steps in between them and glares at them both. "Now is not a good time."
"She started it."
Anael gaped at that.
"He started it."
"You told us to wait outside." Dean folds his arms. "This is my head. I'm in charge round here. I say we go in there, grab the bastard, tie him up and then we can get the answers we need."
"Can't you Winchesters have one civil conversation?"
"Michael is not exactly civil." Dean snorted.
"So similar." Anael laughs. "You and Michael are both so damm similar."
"Didn't we already have this conversation?"
"I'm saying it again." She smiles. "Because I'm right. You both are self-righteous fucking assholes."
"Now take that back."
"Guys." Sam interrupts .
"Aww did that hurt?" Anael grinned.
"You're a bitch you know that right?" Dean glared.
"I been called worse."
"Guys!" Sam again says.
"Devil's girl."
"Already said that Dean."
"Satan's girl!"
"And that."
"Heaven is definitely not missing an angel." Dean smirked.
"Now that's just dumb."
"No."
"Your comebacks are lame Dean."
"Trust me I got a lot to say to you sweetheart."
"Can you stop calling me that. I ain't your sweetheart."
"You're not my sweetheart." Dean scoffs. "I wouldn't even look at you twice."
"Same goes to you."
" I wouldn't be so sure on that. How can you turn this down. " He gives her a charming smile. "I am good looking."
"Hmmm...no." Dean's smile drops. Anael smirks at his reaction. "I think a few grey hairs are starting to come through."
"What!"
Dean touches his head and his eyes widen with horror. Anael laughs.
"Well that was entertaining."
Everyone turns and sees Michael leaning at the door with the beer still in his hand. Sam backs away and his body becomes tense. Dean pushes Anael behind him and glares at the archangel.
"Relax." Michael raises his hands. "I'm not going to do anything." He looks over the hunter's shoulder and smiles. "Jo? We really need to stop meeting like this."
Anael steps round the older Winchester.
"Hello Michael."
"Have you been standing there this whole time?" Sam frowned.
"The bar doesn't have a TV." Michael shrugged.
"Who's fault is that?" Dean says.
Michael ignores him and looks at everyone with suspicion.
"For you guys to be here something has obviously happened. Maddox..."
"Dead." Dean replied.
"Dead?" Michael tried to hide his shock but failed. "So are we in a coma? Sam is using Jo to wake us up?"
"We're here for answers." Sam says.
"Answers? About what?"
"You know what?" Dean's hands curl into fists. "Your plans. Taking over the world."
Michael looks at the hunter's clenched fists.
"Is that necessary Dean?"
"Yes it is." Dean sneered.
"You're pissed."
"Damm straight I am. You crashed my car!"
"That piece of junk." Michael laughed. "That belongs in the junkyard."
Fury shows on Dean's face. No one insults his Baby. Anael looks at the men and senses the tension in the air. Feeling she needs to intervene the angel turns her back on the brothers and looks at Michael.
"Why don't we take this inside?" Anael suggests. "Just you and me."
Michael looked surprised by the suggestion.
"You want to join me?"
"Just for a chat." Anael nods. "That's all."
Michael knew Anael wasn't here for a social chat. His alternative sister wanted something. Deciding to humor her Michael steps to the side and opens the door.
"Ladies first."
Dean turns Anael round and shakes his head at her. Anael raises her hand before the hunter could say anything.
"I don't want to fight." She says. "Please." She looks at Sam. "Remember what I told you."
Sam looks at his brother.
"We'll be outside." He says.
Dean opens his mouth to protest. Michael cuts him off.
"Dean don't worry if I wanted to kill Jo she would have been dead a long time ago."
That's very reassuring. Anael thought with a sigh.
"Jo?" Michael looks at her. " Are you coming?"
Anael forces a smile.
"Of course. Sooner we get this done the sooner I can leave his head. It's rather stuffy in here."
"I guess this head is not big enough for the four of us." Michael smirked.
"That's because his ego takes up the room." Dean said sarcastically.
Michael shoots him a glare. Anael also glares at Dean and mouths "Shut up!" to him.
Dean leans on the wall and folds his arms. He gives Anael the 'I'm watching you look'. Anael rolls her eyes and let's Michael escort her in.
Outside she is the angel Anael. In here she is Sister Jo.
The businesswoman.
Businesswoman Jo is on! I had to split this chapter because the few next days I am so busy. Next week I got more coursework. I should be getting my Covid jab as well so I am probably going to be ill lol. So I have decided to post what I have written so far :)