King of the Damned Part 1

"This is the address?" Dean asked as they pulled up to the bland-looking building.

"Yeah." Sam shrugged.

The three hunters got out of the Impala and Angela took Grace out of her car seat. Dean was about to knock on the door when suddenly, it opened up.

"If you'll follow me, the Commander will see you now," Benjamin instructed.

"The Commander?" Dean muttered.

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Sam, Dean, and Angela were led into Castiel's command center, a large room equipped with state-of-the-art spy and tracking devices, computers, etc.

"Sir," Benjamin said to Castiel.

Castiel smiled lightly at the Winchesters before giving each of them a hug. Grace looked up at her uncle with wide eyes and gave a small wave.

"Um… dismissed," Castiel told Benjamin before turning to the hunters. "He can be a little stuffy."

"So… Commander?" Angela raised her brows.

"Yeah, not my idea." Castiel shifted uncomfortably. "They had no leader, and they insisted on following me."

"Yeah. No, we get it. You're a rock star." Dean replied.

"Bartholomew is dead. Malachi was murdered by Gadreel, and with Metatron as powerful as he is now, I needed to do something." Castiel explained.

"So, this war between angels is really gonna happen, huh?" Sam asked.

"Not if I can find a diplomatic option for getting rid of Metatron," Castiel answered.

"Good luck with that." Angela scoffed lightly.

"Angela, this angel-on-angel violence—it has to end. Someone has to say, 'enough.'" Castiel stressed.

"And that someone is you?" Sam raised his brows.

"That brings me to why you're here. We have a prisoner." Castiel sighed. "It's an angel from Metatron's inner circle. I need to know what they're planning, but so far, he's revealed nothing."

"So, you're done with the rough stuff, and you want us to be your goons?" Angela quirked a brow.

"Well, you've had success at these situations before." Castiel reminded. "If you don't want to do it, I understand."

Angela's eyes darkened noticeably. "Who says I don't want to do it?"

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"You're wasting your time," Ezra stated. "I have nothing to say."

"We disagree." Angela glared.

"There's no use in torturing me," Ezra replied smugly. "I am a trained commando. It won't work."

"Wow. Well, you just asked me to dance." Angela lunged at him, gripping her angel blade.

"Hey, hey, hey!" Dean grabbed Angela. "He won't be telling us anything dead, kiddo."

"Besides, you know, I'm—I'm really starting to realize that he probably doesn't know anything," Sam added as he adjusted Grace in his arms. "He was probably just pretending at the bar. Most likely, he's a nobody. I mean, do the math. Ezra here is one of Metatron's elite posse? Really?" he chuckled. "One of Metatron's most trusted is, uh—is hanging out at bars, blabbing about the boss. Does that make any sense?"

"Well, only if Metatron is purposely surrounding himself with losers," Angela replied, catching on.

"Exactly!" Sam exclaimed. "Right?"

"Yeah." Angela nodded.

"What's this guy even doing here?" Dean snickered.

"He's a wannabe," Angela answered. "I mean, if he was a key player, he would be up in Heaven with Metatron where all the action is."

"Exactly." Sam nodded.

"What if I'm a decoy? Or in deep cover?" Ezra cut in.

"I-it's pathetic." Sam chuckled.

"Mm, probably hasn't even been to Heaven, not since the fall," Dean added.

"Of course not!" Sam exclaimed.

"Yes, I have," Ezra responded incredulously.

"Buddy, the gates are sealed. No one can get in." Sam reminded.

"Who said anything about gates?" Ezra scoffed. "You don't need gates when you have a private portal."

"Right." Sam nodded. "If there was a doorway on Earth, the angels would've sensed it."

"Yeah, you can't just hide something like that." Angela rolled her eyes.

"No." Dean agreed.

"You can if it moves around from place to place, if it's wherever the boss wants it to be," Ezra smirked.

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"I see. I got it." Sam nodded. "So, you heard a rumor about Metatron's 'secret portal,' and you decided to run with it."

"It's not a rumor." Ezra scowled. "He showed me."

"I get it. He's a fan." Dean smirked.

"A fan. Yeah." Angela agreed.

"You're a fan." Dean chuckled. "Just 'cause you're hot for Metatron… or Bieber or Beckham… Just 'cause you know everything about them doesn't mean that you actually know them."

"Or that they even know you exist," Sam added.

"Ooh, that's cold, Sammy." Angela giggled.

"I'm just sayin', Angie." Sam defended.

"I was interviewed personally by Metatron for a key post." Ezra boasted.

"Yeah?" Sam's brows shot up. "Oh, wow. Well, then—then maybe you can tell me why you weren't at your key post and you were hanging down here instead."

Ezra's face fell and he looked down at the floor.

"Mm." Angela hummed. "Now, that blows. He got passed over."

"Yeah." Sam nodded.

"I-I was a finalist." Ezra stammered.

"Oh, man." Sam laughed. "To get so close and then get kicked downstairs. It sucks to be you."

"Hardly anybody was chosen!" Ezra exclaimed. "And ground force is still a very important assignment. It was an honor to have even been considered for the squad."

"What 'squad'? There is no squad." Dean replied.

"Yeah, says you." Ezra rolled his eyes dramatically. "It's a highly guarded secret."

"Oh," Dean responded. "And what would you be doing, exactly?" he asked, not getting a response. "No?"

"Wait a second." Angela snickered. "Just, please, uh… Clarify this for me. You desperately wanted this job, but you didn't know what it was."

"Well, until you were chosen, the exact nature of the mission was kept secret," Ezra admitted.

"Wow. Wow." Dean laughed heartily.

"And… Hardly anyone was chosen." Ezra mumbled.

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Dean, Sam, and Angela walked out of the interrogation room.

"Dim bulb," Dean commented. "No wonder he got bumped."

"Yeah. 'Ground forces'?" Sam scoffed. "Elite secret squad? What's Metatron gearing up for?"

"I don't know—why don't we shove somebody through the back door of Heaven and find out," Angela recommended. "Oh, wait. No. It's portable and can't be found."

A/N: Hey, guys, I hope you enjoyed this chapter! I have officially finished writing the last chapter of Fallen! I actually can't believe it, I have loved this installment every step of the way. The next few chapters are going to be a wild ride :) I've already started planning out the next installment and I do have a title picked out ;) And as always, thank you for the recent reviews. Also, let me know what you thought of the 300th episode! Love you guys, xoxo.

~Emily