Michael sat on the swings with Lois behind pushing him. He liked the swings. He liked the way it went up in the air. It reminded him of flying.
He wished he can go higher. He wished he can go off the swing and continue going up in the air. He reached out wanting to touch the cloud. He quickly grabs on to robes for support when he nearly falls off.
"Mommy said you always hold on." Lois says.
Michael orders her to stop. She stops and lets him jump down.
"Their watching." Lois grinned.
Michael looks and notices Brooke and Patrick watching them. Brooke looked happy and Patrick looked amused. Of course the witch would love this.
Brooke stands up and makes her way towards them.
"Do you need help?" She asks.
Lois nods.
"Higher."
"You want to go higher?" Patrick asks as he goes to Brooke's side. Lois nods with a smirk. Michael looks at her. The kid is up to something. "How about you sport?"
Michael faces the witch with a frown.
Sport?
Patrick scoops the archangel up.
"I saw your face. You like the swings...reminds you of flying."
He whispered the last part. It caused Michael to scowl.
Brooke looks over and notices the ice cream van pulling up.
"You guys want ice cream?" She asks.
"Yes yes!" Lois jumped up and down. "Chocolate flavor."
"What about you Michael?" Brooke smiled.
"He would love to." Patrick answered. Michael glares at him. Patrick's smile widens. "Vanilla. He's simple."
"What about you?"
"Me? I'll have mint."
He drew money out. Brooke shakes her head.
"I'll pay."
"You sure?"
"I insist."
"That's flirting." Lois whispered to the archangel
"I'll watch them." Patrick says.
"Thank you. I'll be back baby." Brooke assured her daughter.
"Okay mommy."
Once mom was gone Patrick put Michael on the swing.
"Alright." He offers to help the girl but Lois already climbed on the swings. Patrick grins. "Lara Croft."
"Who's that?" Lois frowned.
"You will know when you're older." Patrick nodded. He goes behind the children. "So, you want higher?"
"Yes!" Lois answered.
Patrick pushes the swings. He smiled when he hears Lois yelling "Higher" "Higher" She was adorable. Michael however didn't react. His eyes are closed and he looked focused. Patrick understood. It's an angel thing. Michael hasn't flown for ages, part of him must miss it. Not using wings must be like not using legs. Michael must feel paralyzed in a way. Paralyzed to the ground not be able to go up in the air. Unless if he went on a plane but it still wouldn't be the same.
Patrick pushed Michael higher knowing it wouldn't bother him. Lois however he was gentle he didn't want the kid to start suddenly freaking out.
"You try! You try!" Lois yelled.
Patrick stops and points to himself.
"Me?"
"Yes." Lois jumps off. "We'll push you."
"Push him?" Michael frowned.
"Play along." She whispered.
Michael shrugs in response.
What is this child up to? He thought.
"Sure. Why not?" Patrick answered.
He sits on the bigger swing. Lois and Michael go behind him.
"We're going to push him hard." Lois whispered. She points. "He will land in the pool"
"You plan to get him wet?" Michael frowned.
"Yes! He will freak!"
Michael rolls his eyes and his expression is amused.
You expect that to put him off
Michael can be more creative than that. His eyes go on two dog owners. He is low on power but he can understand what the dogs are saying.
"I'm bored." Baxter groaned.
The other dog barks agreeing with his friend.
"Me to." Cody replied.
"I wanna chase something. A cat, a squirrel, anything." Baxter groaned.
"We can't, not while we are on a leash."
"Damm it."
Michael's smug expression looks at the witch.
"Ready?" Lois asks him.
Michael touches the edge of the swing.
"Yes."
Without Lois looking, Michael's eyes flash blue and a glow comes from under his hands. Its been so long since he used his powers. He doesn't know if it would even work. It's worth a try.
As he and Lois pull the swing back, blue electricity comes out of the archangel's hands and blasts into the swing. The swing flies all the way up into the air.
The witch loses his grip and falls off the swing. Patrick screams as he flies across the playground.
"Whoa!" Lois gasped.
Michael's eyes return to normal. He pretended to look shocked. People got their phones out and filmed the flying witch. Patrick missed the pool and fell straight in the mud.
Splat.
Patrick is face down in the mud. He pokes his head out and his face is caked in mud and dirt. Lois burst into laughter. Michael looks and smiles. It was nice to see laughter than fear for a change.
"What are you both laughing at?" Brooke frowns and looks round. "Where's Patrick?"
Patrick stands up. He stumbles sideways looking a bit dazed. He holds his head and glares.
Michael!
A smirk from the archangel confirmed to the witch that it was his doing. Patrick looks down. Baxter and Cody are sniffing him. Their tails wag with excitement.
"I got em." Baxter barked.
"I got him first." Cody replied.
Michael grins at that.
Patrick stiffened.
"Easy boys." He says.
The dogs go closer. Patrick stumbles back. That caused the dogs to come closer. Baxter snaps his teeth at him. Patrick pulls his leg away just missing the dog's teeth.
Shit!
Patrick turns and runs. The dogs bark loudly and chases him. Their owners yelled but Baxter and Cody ignored them. They had a toy, something to chase they are not going to let their owners take that away from them.
Lois was roaring with laughter and even Michael started to giggle. Brooke was stunned as she watched the Irishman run around the play ground.
What am I doing? Patrick thought.
He turns towards the dogs and mumbles something under his breath. The dogs stop in their tracks. They look each other puzzled. Patrick lowers his finger and both dogs suddenly sit down.
"We're so sorry." Their owners say as they stop and grab their pets.
"It's okay." Patrick smiled.
He looks at the archangel with a smirk.
Ha in your face...
Patrick suddenly trips and falls in the pool. Lois screamed with laughter. She was laughing so much she couldn't breathe.
"He needed a bath." Michael smirked.
"Oh my God." Brooke drops the ice cream and runs to the pool. "Patrick!"
Patrick grabs on to the edge and rolls himself out. He spits the water out and runs his fingers through his now wet hair.
"I'm good." He coughed. He grimaced as the water mixed with the mud dripped from his face. The brown liquid causes a puddle. Brooke offers to help him up. He waves her off and stands up. He looks down at the ruined ice cream. "Sorry."
"Don't be." Brooke says.
The kids giggled.
"You don't want him now mommy?" Lois grinned.
Brooke frowns.
"Want him?"
"To be your boyfriend."
"Boyfriend!" The adults spoke at the same time.
"We didn't want you guys together. Me and Micha wanted to prank Micha's daddy, teach him a lesson." She looks at Patrick "That's why we asked you to have a turn on the swings. We were suppose to push you into the pool but this is better."
She laughs again.
"Oh Lois!" Brooke scolded. "We were only talking. He is already with someone."
"He is?" Lois swallows. "Whoops."
Patrick folds his arms and looks at the archangel. He didn't look angry he looked amused.
"Did you think me and her were a thing?" Michael bit his lip. Patrick smiles. "You were jealous?"
Michael wasn't jealous. He was disappointed. Okay he was wrong about Brooke but still he wished Patrick would open his damm eyeballs and see there is a woman in front of him who loves him. The witch shouldn't throw that away. Patrick doesn't want to be hurt, he doesn't want to betray Lia but he is being selfish. He is hurting other people because he is clinging to the past. Michael doesn't like seeing Rowena upset.
"Mom loves you, I wish you can see that."
Shock fills on both of their faces. Michael closed his mouth. No! He wasnt suppose to say that. He was only supposed to answer no. Patrick didn't know where to look. It was like the archangel just dropped a bombshell on him. The only thing is Patrick already knew about Rowena but he kept it at the back of his mind. Michael had to remind him again in front of everyone.
Then Michael yawns. He felt weak all of a sudden. He assumed using that bit of power drained him.
Patrick notices.
"Sleepy head." He forced a smile. He picks Michael up and wraps his arms around him. "The prank wore you out."
Brooke said nothing as Michael's words play in her mind. She started to doubt the Irishman now. Maybe he wasn't a perfect partner. Patrick read her thoughts and swallowed with guilt.
"It was nice meeting you." He smiled. He looks at Lois. "And you. We must be going."
"Bye Micha!" Lois waved.
Michael gives a tired smile. Patrick holds him tight and leaves.
Neither of them said one word to each other.
Bringing Nick back to the bunker was a nightmare for them all. Cas did not want the former vessel near Jack. But Jack wanted to talk to him because then they will know where Donatello is.
Although Nick pressed a few buttons and pissed Jack off, they did get their location.
Cas stayed in the car with Nick while Sam and Jack went into the building where Donatello was being kept. Both the hunter and the angel were not keen on letting Jack come on this mission but after the intense talk between Jack and Nick it was for the best to let Cas watch the former vessel.
Both Sam and Jack got attacked by demons. Cas heard their screams and immediately went to get out of the car. Nick slams the angel into the Impala and hits him over the head with a rock. Cas stumbles and falls on the ground. Nick grabs the angel blade and slashes the angel across the chest. He kept slashing until Cas was bleeding out and unable to fight back.
"CASTIEL!"
Nick hears the former nephilim's cry. Nick raises the blade and stabs the angel in the leg. Cas screams in pain. Nick then quickly runs away before Sam and Jack can stop him.
Jack gets down on his knees.
"Castiel!"
Cas coughs out blood. His body shook and his trench coat started to be soaked in his blood. Jack removes the blade and that caused Cas to scream in pain.
Sam looks in horror at the injured angel.
"Cas!"
"Nick..." Cas says. "He...He got away."
"There was demons in there. Nick is working with demons." Sam says.
Cas's eyes widen.
"What!"
"What the Hell is he up to?" Jack said anger rising in his voice.
"Something bad."
They all turn around. Donatello stood, his body is tense. He looked terrified.
"Donatello?" Sam says.
Donatello looks at the younger hunter.
"He is planning on bringing Lucifer back."
The color drains from Sam's face.
"What?" Jack gasped.
"You got to stop him. " Donatello says.
"How?" Sam shakes his head. "Lucifer is dead. "
"He spoke to him." The Prophet answered. "He spoke to Lucifer through me...I'm sorry Sam."
Sam couldn't wait. He had to go. He had to find Nick and stop him. He already lost his brother to Michael he couldn't have Lucifer back as well.
"Jack, you stay with Cas. "
"Sam!"
" I gotta find Nick! "
Sam gets in the car and drives off.
The hunter finds an old pick up truck and a cabin. He spots Nick through the window.
Sam stops the car and opens the car door. He kicks the cabin door down and goes in.
"NICK!" He screams.
He finds Nick on the ground talking in a language he couldn't understand.
"NICK!" Sam repeated.
Nick stops and looks up at the hunter with a smile.
"So you figured it out."
"You're bringing Lucifer back? How?"
Nick stands up.
"I lied. I didn't inject your little Prophet with poison. I injected him with grace."
"Grace?"
"Prophets are sort of like old CB radio." He explained. "Grace boosts their power. Lucifer is awake in the Empty I was able to have an conversation with him. He told me how to bring him back." He smirks at Sam's paled expression. "Jack," His smile widens. "He was the main ingredient. His blood..." He laughs. "It was so easy to set that little brat off."
Sam aims his gun. Nick tuts and shakes his head.
"Oh Sammy, it's too late. It's already been done."
As soon as he said that the room shakes. A portal opens up.
Sam's eyes widen in shock when he sees a dark shape stepping out.
"He's here." Nick says. He reaches out with his hand and smiles. "We can finally be together again."
The portal then closes and the figure vanishes.
Nick looks down at himself and frowns. He didn't feel any different. Then the Devil has only just come back. He needs to recharge and build himself up again.
"I knew I could trust you."
Nick turns around.
Sam's hazel eyes turn bright red. Nick's eyes widen.
"Lucifer."
The archangel bows and grins.
"I'm back."
He goes back up.
"I have some unfinished business."
