The story takes place right after the season 10 finale, after Dean killed Death, the Mark of Cain was removed and Darkness was released into the world. I mentioned before, new characters will be added and thrown in the story and I will bring back several former characters from the show in the upcoming future.
Chapter 84 The Aftermath and a Holy Arrival
The angels and demons continue to stand alongside each other for the first time as the looked on an amazement and joy together at the clear dark moonlight sky relishing in the fact that their one common enemy the Darkness is gone, locked away for good with now indication it will return so long as Lucifer bears the Mark. Lucifer had a glean of pride and conceit of the fact that it was because of him that the huge threat to them all is gone and how they all should be thanking and praising him like a true hero that he is.
He just looked up at the sky again and said, "Thank you Father for once you pulled through".
Then he looked at he crowd again. He was now standing a few feet from everybody and now facing them.
"You, see I pulled through for you all my brothers and sisters and this should show you I'm not your enemy, Darkness was the enemy and we beat it together" he told them.
However, despite his words and the angels excitement of locking the Darkness away, they hadn't just forgotten all of what Lucifer is and what he is capable of and know he has a hidden agenda to helping them. Michael was the first to speak up.
"As much as we are grateful for you for helping us defeat Darkness and bearing the Mark again, this doesn't just wipe the slate clean brother. We haven't just forgotten that you hid out most of this time while we build our army looking for you and some angels even died by the Darkness in the process and neither of us just trust you just like that" he told him.
"Are you kidding me, after all of this we are going to go down memory lane blaming me for all your bad luck. I bore the Mark for you all for when none of you were willing" he said in anger lifting up his arm and showing off the Mark.
"Don't get us wrong dear brother, we will always be beholden to you for what you done to tonight but we aren't fools and we can't just trust and just let you go like you are our ally now" added Raphael.
"Oh, you want to go there brother, like when you started a war so you could take our dear daddy's job once he took a vocation Raphael" he told him.
Raphael just stood there silent.
Then Lucifer turned to Michael.
"Or do I have to remind you once again how you were willing to fight me to the death after the apocalypse happened and didn't gave a damn how of our Dear Father's creations would die as a result" he told him as Michael just stood there looking a bit ashamed being reminded of his past.
Then Lucifer turned to Gabriel.
"And you just ran away like a little coward, turned your back on everybody, on heaven, our Father to live on earth with these apes living it up doing whatever you please" he told him.
Gabriel just stood there and said nothing for a while.
"Well, I can admit I wasn't perfect but I least I owned up to that but you don't oh Lucy dear, you try to rationalize everything you do no matter how wrong and bad ever sense father kick you out of the kingdom and play yourself as the victim this martyr" he reminded Lucifer.
Lucifer looked unmoved by his remarks and just shook your head.
"Typical you all are just ingrates" he told them.
"We are not ungrateful for what you did but we can't just let you go and cause more destruction on the earth and we know part of the reason you decided to stop the Darkness after all time is so you can be the big bad roaming the earth without the threat of Darkness ruining it for you, so as much as I thank you Lucifer I am truly sorry for what has to be done" said Hannah and then she nodded to another angel and within seconds that angel threw holy oil near Lucifer and suddenly Lucifer was surrounded by a circle of fire, holy fire.
Lucifer just laughed and shook his head.
"Oh, really now, holy fire" he told them.
"I'm afraid so" said Hannah.
Lucifer then turned to his demons who were silent this whole time including Crowley who was just enjoying the banter between the angels and Lucifer.
"Well don't just stand there my demons" he told them.
However, Castiel quickly intervened.
"Crowley, we thank you for your part in stopping the Darkness but if you knew what was good for you all you and your minions would take off right now" he told him.
Crowley looked back at him in agreement.
"Well, okay there mate" he told him.
"Crowley, you backstabber!" yelled Lucifer in anger.
"Hey, sorry there oh chum, but there can be only one king of hell and I am not risking losing my reign anytime soon, so it's been fun and all but now that thing is finally gone everybody let's adios" he said turning to his fellow demons.
Within moments the demons had vanished. Lucifer just stood there and smirked.
"Oh, so typical didn't expect anything different from that weasel, besides I don't need him, you all should know this won't hold me for long" he told them.
"Yes, we know but it won't take too long for what we are about to do" said Hannah and she quickly reached into her pants pocket and pulled out the four rings of the horsemen and was prepared to throw it but before she knew she felt a drop of water on her face.
Then there was more drops of water and more and soon it was raining or sizzling to the angels astonishment. But it was the answers to Lucifer's prayers as the drops of rain put out the holy fire out and he was no longer trapped. "Wow, just my luck, sometimes Mother Nature is a true gift" he said smugly. The angels now felt powerless for they knew he could destroy them before Hannah would be able to throw the rings and open up hell except for the three other archangels Michael, Raphael and Gabriel. The only other option would be to have them try to retain him long enough for Hannah to do what she had to be and if he offed her anyway before she had a chance, at least another angel among them perhaps Castiel could perform the task. Lucifer just walked towards them slowly and the other angels looked a bit scared as the stopped and just faced them with that same sinister look on his decaying and wet face as the rain kept sizzling on him.
"Well nice try you all, but I gotten to be running along now, time for me to find a new vessel first and find myself a new audience of worshippers since Darkness wiped out my last but first things first" he said and he lifted up his hand and snapped his finger as the angles just stood there even more scared knowing what he was about to do and the three other archangels were about to intervene and stop him when suddenly there was a loud sound like thunder that made them all including Lucifer jumped.
Then Lucifer suddenly realized something. He couldn't move his feet and when he snapped his finger to destroy Hannah nothing happened. He then tried to teleport but still nothing happened. What the hell was happening he wondered but then he knew exactly what was happening and who was responsible. While the other angels just looked on in confusion themselves and then they suddenly saw it. Up in the night sky suddenly there was a wide stream of bright light that came down and shined on all of them like a miracle. The angels just gasp with joy as they realized who it was.
Castiel and Hannah just stared into the sky in amazement and Castiel whispered, "It's him".
"I know" Hannah whispered back.
"I wonder what's he's doing, he never just intervenes like this?" he asked her.
Hannah looked down to face him.
"Your guess is as good as mine but here's our chance to find out" she told him and she looked right back up into the sky on the bright light shining on her.
Lucifer was the only one that wasn't amazed or impressed by all of this, instead he looked angry.
"Oh, you got to be kidding me now!" he yelled.
Soon they heard a deep but soothing and familiar voice.
"Hello my children, I know this is unusual but I had to speak to everyone of you to thank you all for your bravery and courage in defeating the Darkness which was corrupting and destroying the planet, one of my greatest creation and do not fear Lucifer for he cannot harm you now" the voice said.
The other angels all looked up and smiled feeling great pride in the fact their Father had taken the time to speak to them directly which was seldom done, in fact none of them except the Metatron and the four archangels have ever even met Him. However, Lucifer still wasn't pleased or impressed by his presence and he looked up at the bright light still angry.
"Oh what is all of this, you decide now to come down off your throne to control me like I'm some little kid, what happened to free will and all!" he yelled.
"Lucifer, my child, you were always my beloved and my greatest sadness. As much as I am grateful to you for deciding to take it upon yourself to bear the Mark of Cain just like you bore it the last time I gave it to you to bear to save all humanity, I simply cannot allow you to continue to remain on this planet to cause more evil and destruction or harm your fellow brothers and sisters for I know that your intentions were less than honorable" the voice continued.
"You could never appreciate what I do for you Father now matter what!" Lucifer fired back now sounding more like a sullen child mad that he could never please his daddy.
"Lucifer, I do love you my son, there was a time when you were my greatest joy as is all my children, but now Darkness is gone I know you will continue your evil ways and cause corruption and chaos on earth for there is no goodness within in you, so I as much as it pains, I am casting you out once again" said the voice.
Lucifer was truly filled with rage now as he just scowled and look like a ticking time bomb ready to explode.
"You're going to do what!" he roared. "What the hell do you care anyway, you went AWOL, when the apocalypse was on this pathetic planet and didn't do squat when I was on it having a blast and now suddenly you're come home and you care!" Lucifer continued.
"I know none of you will truly understand my reasons of leaving but at the time I had to step away and allow my children find their own way without relying on me too much and unfortunately some of you chose the wrong path while others chose the right path, but it doesn't matter now I have returned and all your sins are forgiven including yours Lucifer but it is not forgotten. I will reward all of those who have repented by receiving and embracing me again. As for you Lucifer, despite your heroics this night I know there is still no repentance, you heart is still filled with corruption and poison and this world needs to be protected from you so believe me my child this does cause great me sadness to banish you from this planet. Hannah does not need to use the four rings of the horsemen as for right now I cast you out Lucifer back to the cage in hell" said the voice.
Lucifer just there going from anger to true fear.
"No, No!" he cried out.
"Yes, my child, your time here is over and now you must return to the cage, I'm sorry and bless you my beloved Lucifer" the voice finished.
Just then everyone heard the sound of an earthquake and even felt tremble on the ground that shook them. Suddenly the ground opened up wider and wider until there was very large hole in the ground just right near where Lucifer was standing and deep into the hole was the color of fire glowing like lava in a volcano. Lucifer struggled to get free and teleport but he couldn't move or do anything else as he was totally powerless and was now terrified something no one was used to seeing.
"No, Father please, no!" he yelled but to no avail.
Before anyone knew it, Lucifer pulled back his head and opened his mouth wide as waves of black smoke flew right out of his mouth and flew into the large whole. Once it was over the very decayed body that Lucifer possessed just collapse on the ground lifeless. Within few more seconds, the large quickly closed back up everything was still and quiet again. The angels just stared in silence for few more moments then as the stream of bright light got even brighter shining down on them, they all quickly looked up into it as the light didn't affect their eyes. The voice spoke to them once again.
"As for the rest of my children, you will all by welcomed back into my kingdom again, even those who abandoned me and committed wrongdoings, your sins have been forgiven and you have received true repentance and I will never leave any of you again" He said as the angels stood listened many now smiling filled with so much hope and joy and feeling their Father's love.
"Hannah, you proved yourself a worthy commander with my army. I know you have been in charge in my absence and have done well too so you will remain in charge being my second-in-command" the voice continued.
Hannah just smiled overjoyed with God's assignment to her turning to Castiel who smiled too pleased for. "Thank you dear Father" she said.
"Michael, Raphael, although you two have both committed serious misdeeds even creating a war among your brothers and sisters, during my absence, you two have repented any misdeeds you committed. The same goes for you Gabriel, you two have shown repentance and you are all welcomed to return to my kingdom. However, though your sins are forgiven they are not forgotten and as a consequence for your misdeeds neither of you will be in the highest ranking order among your brothers and sisters. You three are still my beloved like your brother Lucifer and I love you all" said the voice.
"Oh, thank you Father" said Michael as Raphael and Gabriel just nodded all of them filled with so much joy and a tranquility than they ever had.
"As for you Castiel, I know that you are not ready to return to my kingdom just yet so you may remain on earth until your entire mission is completed" said the voice as Castiel just looked up with smile on his face but now he looked quite confused not truly understanding what God meant his whole mission being completed although he was thinking God is referring to Dean and Sam but he wasn't sure.
However, he didn't want to question him at this moment. Despite his disappointment he felt with God over the years right now he felt nothing but joyful that He's returned to heaven and all feels right.
"But I will bless you with something you have long been waiting for and a longtime due, I will restore your wings giving you once again the full power of a seraphim" the voice continued.
With that there among the bright shining light, a shadow appeared behind Castiel of huge bird wings and Castiel just stood there as while his transformation back to his original self before his wings were broken and now he was fully healed and was completely whole again. Hannah just stared in amazement feeling happy and proud for her comrade. Castiel looked up at the bright light again with smile on his face.
"Oh, thank you Father" was all he could say as he was quite speechless for this blessing.
Metatron who had been silent this whole time finally ran up closer to the bright light and kneeled down on the ground with an excited and eager look on his face and clasped his hands together.
"Oh, what about me your Lord and Master, I know I sinned but I repent a thousand times more, Oh please, please can I become an angel again your Lord" he said looking like an eager puppy begging to his owner.
"Metatron my child and confidante, you wrote down my words and were a dear service to me. You went against me during my absence by trying to take over my kingdom and committed many crimes against your brothers and sisters. However, you also have shown true repentance and your sins are forgiven" the voice told him.
Metatron smiled and sighed in relief and delight.
"But because of your misdeeds you need to face the consequences so you will remain a human being for the rest of your life since I feel with you embracing true humanity will do you far greater good. But do not fret dear Metatron for as long as you embrace and receive me through all the years of your life, I promise you will be blessed and be welcomed in my kingdom again in the afterlife" the voice finished.
Metatron sighed again with a sense of relief and happiness despite being sad about not being an angel again but at least God didn't turn him away and forgave all the bad things he did since before the angels had snatched him up he was at his lowest feeling sorry for himself as a homeless person and being surrounded by all the angels actually made him remember how much he missed it all and them and being part of their community and at least the thought of him knowing he will be received by God and welcomed in their kingdom again upon his future death as long as he had repented and embraced God and devoted his faith to him he got up off the ground and looked up at the bright light with the same smile on his face.
"Now my children, I will say that this. I will not intervene in this matter again not for a very long, long time. And that it is time for all you except for Castiel to return to home. Of course, I will not force any of you to return for I still believe in free will despite my casting out Lucifer, but I do warn you, that if any of you reject or disobey me, there will be consequences and you will have to live with them. As for Michael, Raphael and Gabriel my original children, since neither of you are in your true vessels, they will be damaged upon you leaving them but I will heal them all, once you all depart them. I will not heal Lucifer's human vessel as his body is now departed and his soul is now damned in hell for his choices. Feel free to return your human vessels to where they belong and then return home to me. I will be waiting my children and bless you all" He concluded and soon the stream of bright light disappeared.
The angels just looked about in awe still feeling so much joy and a calming tranquility since any rage anger or fear from before during the battle had completely disappeared. Hannah then turned to Castiel.
"It's finally over Castiel!" she cried out and found herself hugging Castiel before she knew it and he hugged her back and then they both backed away quickly looking both a bit embarrassed by their emotions.
"Yes it is" he told her softly.
She then looked excited again. "We can now finally go home return to heaven" she told him.
Castiel didn't respond but just had a weird look on his face that told Hannah all she needed to know and her happy expression faded again.
"But you're not coming back with us are you?" she asked.
Castiel just shook his head.
"No, I can't Hannah, God himself said I could stay here and finish my mission, I don't quite understand what that means but all I know is I have to find Dean and Sam since they hadn't answered my call before the battle with Darkness began and I'm growing worried" he told her as he realized with all that happened with Darkness and then God speaking to them that he briefly forgotten about them and now his concerns of them are back.
"I do understand Castiel" she told him.
Castiel continued to look a bit sad now. "I wish you could stay and help me locate them and see if they're okay" he told her.
Hannah just smiled.
"Well, you don't need my help, now that you got your wings back and all you can be able to find them yourselves I have faith in you Castiel" she said.
Castiel briefly smiled back but his smile went away again.
"I still wish to know what God meant by my mission, somehow I don't think he was speaking of the Winchesters, what does he want me to complete here on earth?" he asked.
"Well, I'm sure you will figure out that out and be able to complete your task, but I will miss you it was nice seeing you again dear Castiel" said Hannah.
"It was nice seeing you again too Hannah" said Castiel.
Hannah looked at him with sadness as she knew she was prepared to return to heaven and once again leave her old comrade again and the feelings were mutual with Castiel. Then she turned to the other angels who were talking happily to one another as they reveled in their triumph.
"Okay everybody it's time for all of us to go home but first we have to return our human vessels back to where we found them okay" she yelled.
The angels all looked at her in attention and stopped talking. However, Metatron suddenly looked a bit upset and ran over to Hannah.
"Hey what about me, where am I going to go!" he cried out to her as Castiel just rolled his eyes in a bit of annoyance.
"Don't worry Metatron, I will personally drop you off wherever you want to go before I go back" said Hannah.
Metratron just looked at her full of relief.
"Thank heavens, but I don't know where I want to go, I mean I was just living on the streets before eating goods out of garbage cans" he told her.
"Well, I'll tell you what, I'll drop you off to a homeless shelter once I drop this vessel off back to where I'd found her okay" she told him.
"I guess that will be fine" said Metatron feeling neither happy or sad but just not really caring over that idea.
"Okay good" said Hannah as she turned back to Castiel.
Michael, Raphael and Gabriel were also talking among each other forgiving one another and bonding like close brothers again.
"So, ready return home my brothers?" asked Michael.
"I know I'm more than ready" said Raphael then he turned to Gabriel/Trickster.
"How about you old Gabe, are you finally coming home with us or not?" Raphael asked him.
Gabriel/Trickster just shrugged his shoulders.
"What and give up all the fun I've had done down here" he told them in a devil-may-care tone.
"Oh, come on little brother, you've spent enough time down on this planet and getting only into trouble, plus don't you ever miss any of it, heaven?" said Michael.
"Please little brother come back to heaven with us, I have to admit we do kind of miss you despite all the trouble you are" said Raphael.
Gabriel/Trickster still looked a bit reluctant then just smiled.
"Oh well, how can I say no to that knowing you guys miss me. Besides after a while I was starting to get kind of bored with the casinos, the foxy ladies, boozing day after day just a tad bit, you know just doing the same old thing all the time. And I have to tell you being with you guy having the old gang back reminded me of old times and I have to admit I kind of miss you guys and heaven too" he told them.
Michael and Raphael just smiled.
"It will be kind of nice having you back little brother" said Michael who just patted Gabriel/Trickster on the shoulder.
"Same here" said Raphael..
"Oh, this is so touching a family moment come on everybody lets get group hug here" said Gabriel/Trickster as he placed his arms around his brothers partial being sarcastic and partially caught in the moment.
"Let's not push it" said Michael as he and Raphael both back away pushing Gabriel/Tricskter's arms off of them.
Gabriel/Trickster just shrugged his shoulders again.
"Oh well, I guess we don't need all that sentimental kodak moment anyway. But I will say, I'm going to miss being the Trickster and this super gorgeous and sexy meatsuit" he said cockily.
"Well, I have to return this vessel back to the church" said Michael.
"Yeah, I have to say, a catholic priest really bro, you couldn't have been a little more challenging?" asked Gabriel/Trickster but Michael didn't respond.
"And I have to get this vessel back to the nightclub" said Raphael.
Hannah had been talking to Castiel some more and then she pulled out the four horsemen rings from her pants pocket.
"Here, I think you should take these and keep them safe" she told them.
Castiel took the rings and placed them in his trench coat pocket. Hannah turned around to face the angels again.
"Okay everybody it's time to go once and for all now!" she cried out to them.
They all nodded and within moments all of them were standing in formation. Michael, Raphael and Gabriel were standing close to each other.
"Well this it, see in you guys in heaven" said Gabriel/Trickster.
Within a few seconds, all the angels had vanished with only Hannah, Castiel and Metatron left. Hannah leaned over and gave Castiel a brief kiss on the lips and then backed away.
"Well take care Castiel, I hope to see you one day again in heaven, goodbye" she told him.
"Goodbye Hannah" Castiel said.
Hannah just smiled and then she turned to Metatron and went over to him.
"Okay Metatron time to go" she told him and then took hold his arm.
"Yeah, goodbye Castiel nice seeing you again" he told him as Castiel rolled his eyes again.
Then within seconds both of them vanished and Castiel was all alone expect for the lifeless body of Lucifer's human vessel now all decayed. Castiel felt lonely now and sad but rather than wallow, he quickly walked over to the corpse on the ground and looked sad into it's face all rotting as the eyes were wide open. Castiel shook his head over the poor lost soul that became lost once Lucifer entered his body. Castiel just closed the man's eyes and reached into his pants pocket to pull out his wallet opened and took out a driver's license that gave his ID. The name was Zachary Lee Tkachyk from Boise, Idaho and from the birthdate he was 38 years old and had his home address.
Castiel just place the driver's license back inside the wallet still feeling sorry for this bastard who just doomed himself for eternal damnation and probably had no idea what he was getting himself into as Lucifer can be quite persuasive or cunning is the word.
"Time to go home Zachary" was all Castiel could say as he reached down touch the corpse using his superhuman strength was able to lift the body up under his arms and stood up and did what he was finally able to do since getting his wings restored and teleported.
Castiel found himself now inside the man's apartment and he placed the body on the living room couch. The place was mess and dirty but Castiel didn't care about that right now. He just wanted to get the dead man returned to his home since he didn't feel good about leaving him on the ground near the abandoned warehouse like a dead animal just to show some bit of mercy to him knowing somebody will eventually find the corpse of Zachary. Then within another second he teleported again. It felt so good to be able to do that again, instead of using transportation like the humans. He never felt any better in his life now that he had his wings back and he couldn't wait to let Dean and Sam know this that is if he finds them. Castiel returned to the abandoned warehouse that was once the army of angels headquarters and pulled out his iphone to call Dean but again there was no answer. He called two more times and let the phone ring for quite a while before he gave up. Then he called up Sam but again no answer.
"Dean, Sam where are you guys" he cried out to himself.
He didn't know Madame Bess's phone number but he had memorized her home address in his head and within seconds he teleported outside her house. Looking at the house number he knew it was the right house and not wanting to wait to knock on the door he just teleported inside the house. Once inside, he saw that it looked like nobody was home. The lights were all out in it was totally quiet.
"Dean, Sam!" Castiel yelled but there was no answer.
He searched around the house first downstairs then upstairs while yelling, "Dean, Sam, Ava, Madame Bess, anybody home!"
Again there was no answer. Then Castiel remembered them telling him Rowena was locked in the basement, so he found the basement door turned on the light switch and went downstairs quite fast but he saw that he basement was empty. There was nothing left but a chair in the middle of the room and, he noticed iron chains lying on the floor. Castiel bent over to pick up the chains as he saw these are the chains used on Rowena and now she's gone and so is everybody else. Castiel knew right away that something has happened to Dean and Sam and everybody else something bad and he felt afraid for his friends. Castiel knew he had to find them and pray they're okay. No matter how long it takes he will find his friends, and he won't stop until he does but where to look. Castiel then just vanished as he began his search.