Chapter 2

When Dean had been dropped off it took a moment for Sam and Bobby to react. Bobby moved over quickly as Sam yelled "Cas!"

Bobby checked his pulse and said "He's alive"

Castiel appeared in the room and asked "What is it? What's-"

Sam cut him off "An angel just brought him here"

Castiel moved to Dean's side and placed two fingers on Dean's forehead. Dean woke up with a gasp and looked around. "Sam" He breathed before getting up enough to hug him tightly.

Sam was obviously surprised but returned the hug and asked "Dean, are you OK?"

"No, I'm not OK" Dean said with a pained laugh. "I will be though. He only let me see bits and pieces. How did you get rid of him? How did you work it out? Holy crap I'm hungry, that bastard barely ate, come and tell me in the kitchen"

Dean walked off and the other three looked at each other, obviously confused. They followed Dean into the kitchen and found him already eating leftovers.

"So" Dean spoke with his mouthful. "Fill me in, how'd you do it?"

Sam replied "How did we do what?"

Dean looked at him like he was an idiot and said "Get rid of Michael"

"That was weeks ago" Bobby said

Dean shook his head and said "That little light show? Nope, he was tricking you" He shoved more food in his mouth before he asked "Wait, if you guys didn't get him out, who did?"

Sam commented "An angel dropped you off a minute or two before you woke up"

Dean looked at Castiel "Any idea who's helping us?"

Castiel shook his head "No, I have no idea. You went missing two days ago I was looking for information on your whereabouts"

"Crap" Sam said worriedly. "Jack was right"

Dean asked "Where is Jack?"

"We don't know" Bobby replied "Took off a few days after we thought we saved you. Haven't been able to find him since"

Dean was obviously surprised. He questioned "You lost the kid after Michael gave him tainted grace?"

Sam sighed and said "Rowena couldn't even find him. She did a tracking spell and all she could work out is that he's in Kansas somewhere"

Dean put his food down long enough to grab a beer and take a swig. He then said "OK so we need to find Jack, what else is going wrong?"

Sam rolled his eyes and was about to argue when Castiel said "There are concerns." Everyone turned to look at him and he explained "Apocalypse Michael is definitely dead however, Lucifer's cage has been destroyed. Our Michael is not so dead"

"What?!" Sam and Dean yelled at the same time

Castiel flinched before explaining "He is alive but there is an extremely powerful spell blocking most of his grace from heaven. The cage was destroyed some time yesterday and there is no sign of him anywhere."

"Great" Dean said sarcastically. "Jack's missing and there's still an archangel up to something. Anything else I need to know?"

Castiel looked nervous and Bobby questioned "What else boy?"

Castiel sighed and said "The spell that is keeping Michael weak. It's apocalypse Crowley."

"How is that even possible?" Sam asked

"I do not know yet" Castiel replied. "All I do know is that the angels are looking into the end of worlds."

"Oh come on!" Dean grumbled "The world's ending again? What is it this time?"

"No one knows exactly" Castiel said. "There are so many references and stories no one is sure what's real and what isn't."

Dean sighed and said "Right, well, I am not dealing with any of this crap until tomorrow. I am going to go and sleep until then."

Sam followed him and before Dean entered his bedroom he said "Dean... I'm sorry. I should have-"

"Don't" Dean before hugging him again. "I'm glad you're OK bitch"

"Jerk" Sam said with a chuckle. They hugged for a few moments longer and when they stopped Sam stated "I'll grab all your favourites for breakfast"

Dean smiled and said "Awesome" before heading to bed.

A week later, it was the evening and Sam and Dean were in the library researching when Dean's phone rang. He didn't recognise the number so he simply answered "Hello?"

"Hey Dean it's Krissy"

"Hey kid. Hang on" Dean said with a smile. "You're on speaker Krissy, I'm sitting with Sam. Is everything OK? How are you and those friends of yours?"

"Hey Sam. Those friends uh, they died." Krissy said sombrely. "I made some new ones though and they've certainly made things interesting"

"We're sorry to hear about your friends Krissy." Sam said

Before they could say anything else they heard a man say "Is that the assbut who said yes to fake me? Are we talking to him now? Let me talk to him maybe he'll bring booze" There was the sound of someone getting punched and the man said "You broke my nose"

Then they heard Krissy say "We've talked about personal space"

Another woman could then be heard saying "Sit down ya flamin dickbag and let her talk."

Dean couldn't help but smirk as he said "Krissy is everything OK? It sounds like you just broke someone's nose"

Sam asked "Are you sure you're safe?"

Krissy chuckled and replied "Yeah I'm OK. Turns out archangels don't understand personal space"

"What?" Both Sam and Dean said seriously

Sam asked "Krissy is that Michael?"

"What does he want?" Dean added

"At the moment? Bourbon" Krissy said bluntly "I rang to check on you though. How are you doing after being the other Michael's bitch?"

Sam couldn't help but chuckle and Dean questioned "Krissy, where are you right now? Who are you with?"

"I'm in a manor in Kansas that's totally better than your bunker. I'm living with three Australian clarions, an archangel and a nephalim who's human now. There's a regular angel who visits often too"

Dean and Sam looked at each other with wide eyes. Sam questioned "What's a clarion? Do you mean Jack? Is he OK?"

Dean asked "What angel? Most of them are douchebags." At this point Castiel walked in and Dean gestured for him to be quiet, come closer and listen.

He nodded and stood close as Krissy spoke "Yeah, Jack's awesome. The clarions took one look at him and knew the go juice in him was bad. He is safe and well and not allowed to drink spirits. The Australian men of letters created the clarions. Caught a bunch of angels after the fall and used their go juice on their human hunters, who were slaves by the way. They escaped a while back and saved the remaining angels who then destroyed the men of letters down there. Also, Haniel isn't a douchebag. Who do you think did the spell to get Admiral Assbut out of you? Lily, Lotus and Clover are the ones who basically absorbed his powers and killed him. Well, that was after Crowley trapped your ass. So, how are you doing old man are you OK?"

Dean couldn't help but chuckle before replying "Yeah, I'm good kiddo. Where is this manor of yours? Wouldn't mind thanking your friends in person and checking on Jack. We can take Michael off your hands too, we've got a dungeon that'll hold him while he's weak"

"Naah, he's annoying but he's alright. He's been here a week and he's been behaving himself. Mostly just gets drunk and whines about his daddy issues. Or bitches about how fake him got you to say yes. We're keeping him because that Crowley dude mentioned the end of worlds and Mike might be useful. Besides, if he screws up we've got our own dungeon"

Sam and Dean shared another look and Dean said "Listen kid, I think it's still a good idea for me and Sam to come visit. You're playing in the big leagues here this isn't some small hunting gig"

"Yeah but Winchesters can't save the world forever. You're getting old, sooner or later you're going to have to let the next generation wear the capes."

Sam and Dean shared a look and small smiles before Krissy added "I'll talk to the others and text you about meeting up. Glad you're OK. We'll see you soon old dudes"

Dean chuckled and said "Later Kiddo"

Dean hung up and couldn't help but smile and stare at his phone. After a moment Sam said "You OK?" he chuckled and said "You haven't smiled like that in a while

Dean nodded and said "She's right. I'm nowhere near out of the game yet but she's right, we can't save the world forever. I was just thinking that between Krissy, Jack if he wants, Jody and the girls... When we do retire, the world will be in good hands"

Sam smiled too "Yeah I think you're right"

Dean gave a nod and said "In the meantime though." He looked up and stated "I pray to the angel Haniel that you might get your ass down here and have a conversation with us. Maybe tell us how you got into the bunker in the first place"

There was a small whoosh as Haniel appeared in the room. "The warding has been heavily compromised, presumably by the Michael you housed" she said simply

Sam and Dean flinched before turning to look at her. Castiel took a cautious few steps closer before they hugged. Haniel said "It's good to see you Castiel"

As they continued to hug Castiel said "I had heard rumours but I didn't want to get my hopes up. I am glad you are OK"

They stopped hugging and Haniel replied "Yes, luckily. Adriel and Ezandriel were also saved from Australia"

Castiel smiled even wider before stepping aside and saying "Sam and Dean, this is Haniel. She is a very good friend"

"Hello" She said

"Hi" Sam replied

Dean said "Good to meet you. I'm told it's you I owe a thank you for getting rid of the other Michael"

Haniel replied "I played a small part. Crowley captured you and the clarions managed to absorb that Michael's grace once he was without a vessel"

Sam was curious "How is that even possible?" he asked

Dean added "Can you explain these clarions to us? We've never heard of them"

Haniel nodded and explained "The Australian chapter of men of letters took a group of children captive and forcibly raised them to be hunters. During the fall, the chapter captured many angels and held us captive. One by one they removed our grace and injected it into their captives. Many died but a small few survived and changed into half breeds. My grace was being removed when they saved us. Once we were free I had Adriel and Ezandriel order the wrath and the compound was destroyed. Lily, Lotus and Clover seem to be all that's left from a group of thirty"

Dean asked "What's with the plant names?"

Haniel explained "Code names given to them by their captors. They were taken from their families at such a young age, there is no memory of their real names or families."

Sam then asked "Are they as powerful as a nephalim?"

Haniel explained "Not at all, but they are exceptional hunters. They are stronger and heal faster than humans. They can heal small wounds or partially heal larger wounds. There are many different graces that caused them to change and produce their own but it wears out and needs to recharge. They also have wings that they can use in battle or, to an extent, fly with"

"They have wings?" Sam asked

Haniel nodded and said "Unlike angels they can bring their wings to this plane without blinding anyone."

Dean then questioned "How sure are you that they can be trusted?"

Haniel explained "When they were finally able to pull off their shock collars and escape the compound they were held in, they still took the time to save us, losing another like them in the process. They came to America and got themselves set up in a manor that is currently far safer than this bunker. They saved Krissy and Jack and didn't hesitate to give them a home. Then they put themselves in harms way to save you, purely because you're important to Krissy and Jack"

Dean then questioned "and Michael?"

Haniel said "He is going through some kind of a... Breakdown, I believe you would call it"

"He is broken?" Castiel asked with a confused expression

"Quite" Haniel said with a nod. "Krissy says it's a mixture of depression, daddy issues and the realisation he was a turd" She added, almost looking confused

Sam and Dean gave a slight chuckle. Castiel asked "Is Jack OK?"

Haniel nodded "The tainted grace was removed and cleaned but he declined to use it. He is human now but he seems quite happy"

"That is good to hear" Castiel commented

"We'll go and see them in a few days" Dean commented "What can you tell us about this other Crowley?"

Three days later Krissy, Jack and Lotus were sitting in a diner about a forty minute drive from the manor. Jack commented "Shouldn't they have been here by now?"

"Yeah, I'm a little worried" Krissy commented "Dean messaged last night and said they'd arrived but were looking into some missing kids"

Lotus said "Probably could have told us that before we left."

Krissy shrugged and said "It's Sam and Dean. I figured they'd handle it"

Lotus pulled out her phone and called Clover "Hey, going to need you guys here. Gear up for a hunt" She then turned to the others and said "Let's go check the motel"

Sam woke slowly before sitting up with a wince. He looked around and found himself in a small room. There were three children cowering in the corner and Dean was beginning to stir next to him. "Dean, Dean wake up" he said as he tapped Dean's shoulder.

"Hm?" Dean groaned as he sat up slowly. He looked around and asked "Where are we?"

Sam said "I don't know but we're not alone"

Dean looked around and saw the kids. He said "Crap. You guys OK?"

The kids were obviously scared so Sam moved a little closer. "Hey guys. My name's Sam and this is Dean. We're going to find a way out of here OK?"

"I'm Billy, this is Sarah and Greg" One of them said

"I want to go home" Sarah said

Dean asked "Do you know where we are? Who took us?"

Greg said "I don't know where we are but the scary men have claws. Billy thinks they're werewolves"

"What makes you say that?" Sam asked

Billy hesitantly replied "Because they grow sharp teeth and claws; humans can't do that. I heard them talking about the full moon tonight"

Dean sighed "You might be right. Are you guys OK? Are you hurt anywhere?"

Sarah nodded and showed them a gash on her leg. Billy had one on his arm and Greg had a small gash on his side. They also each had several bruises as well.

"Was anyone bitten?" Dean asked

They all shook their heads and Billy asked "Is that how they're made, from a bite?"

Sam replied "They can be born, but usually yeah, they're made with a bite"

"How do you kill them?" Billy asked curiously

Dean glanced at Sam before he replied "They're allergic to silver. To kill it we have to stab them in the heart"

Billy went wide eyed and was obviously impressed "How do you guys know this is stuff? Are you spies?"

Sam couldn't help but smirk before he replied "No, we're hunters. Like being a spy, it's a super secret job but we kill monsters"

Billy gasped and said "OK, I won't tell anyone" He looked at the others and said "Don't tell anyone"

Dean said "Unfortunately, no one would believe you anyway"

At this point yelling could be heard. Sam and Dean stood in front of the kids when the door flew open and a woman was thrown on the floor in front of them.

One of the guards growled "You'll all be disposed of shortly" before he slammed the door closed again.

Lotus mumbled "Flamin idiots" as she got up and looked around. "How ya goin? Winchesters, missing kids. Well, plan's workin so far. I'm Lotus"

Dean stated "You got caught, some plan"

"Are you a hunter too?" Billy asked

"I am" Lotus said "We're going to take care of this mess and get you guys home OK?"

"OK" Billy said "How do you become a hunter? I want to be a hunter when I grow up"

"Trust me Billy" Sam began. "You don't want to do that. It's dangerous"

Lotus rolled her eyes and said "Kid, you can do whatever you want if you work hard enough for it. Hunting is a very dangerous job that you have to keep a secret. If you really want to be a hunter there's three things you have to do"

Billy was obviously fascinated and asked "What do I have to do?"

Sam and Dean were frowning at her. Lotus said "You have to train lots, to fight the monsters. You have to learn a lot, so you know how to kill them and the most important thing is you have to finish high school"

Billy looked thoughtful as he said "Secret job. Fight, study, finish high school first. OK... Do I have to do good in high school?"

Lotus chuckled and said "Of course! You have to be ready in case you ever change your mind. Becoming a hunter is a big decision so you gotta think about it lots"

"OK" Billy said with a nod. He went quiet for a moment and then said "I'll make sure I think about it until I finish high school good. Just in case"

"Good plan little dude" Lotus said holding her hand out for him to shake. He looked proud and shook her hand causing Lotus to see the cut on his arm. "Wait, you're hurt. Who else is hurt?"

The other kids raised their hands and Sam stated "We'll be fine" as he gestured to Dean and himself

"You sure?" Lotus asked. "There's a crowd out there, you'll need to be on your A game"

Dean stated "Worry about your own game sweetheart"

Lotus rolled her eyes and turned back to the kids. "OK little dude. You first"

"What are you going to do?" Billy asked as Lotus knelt in front of him.

Lotus simply replied "I'm only mostly human." She then healed his arm.

"Whoah! Cool!" Billy said

Lotus then moved over and healed the wounds on the other kids. They now each had small scratches. She looked at Dean and Sam and said "Hope you boys are ready for a fight"

"Always" Sam said with a smirk "We haven't got any silver though"

"Yeah don't worry about that" Lotus stated. "Just make sure you don't get killed and keep 'em away from the kids. I didn't come here alone"

They could hear someone approaching and Lotus looked at the kids and said "You three, make sure you stay together. Don't run off OK?"

They all nodded as the door was thrown open and several guards dragged them out of the room. They were taken to the main room of an old factory where a large group of werewolves were gathered.

There was a raised platform at one end of the room and they were all dragged on stage. What appeared to be the head werewolf stood in front of them and Lotus walked forward.

"Any last words?" The werewolf said with a snarl

Lotus chuckled and threw her voice as she said "You're no daisy. No daisy at all"

Then a bullet flew through the window and hit the werewolf in the head. Lotus pulled her wings forward on to this plane and spread them out. She grabbed a pistol she'd strapped to one of her wings and began shooting werewolves as Lily and Clover used their wings to bust through the windows and also start shooting werewolves.

As the clarions fought, Sam and Dean did their best to keep the kids safe but were beginning to struggle. Dean was thrown backwards and almost attacked when another bullet flew through the window and killed the werewolf attacking him.

Sam was slashed across the chest and yelled in pain. Lotus yelled "Lily! prepare evac!"

"On it!" Lily called out before she left the building.

Lotus and Clover continued fighting as did Sam and Dean. After a few minutes a car horn was heard from outside. Lotus called out "Clover get the kids out" as she brought her wings out long enough to holster her gun and pull out her sword.

Clover moved over to the kids and wrapped a wing around them as he lead them outside. Lotus then moved over to Sam and Dean. "Shit" She swore when she saw Sam struggling to stay standing.

She looked at Dean and said "Help him I'll cover you"

Dean nodded and they began moving towards the door. "Dean, I don't feel so good"

"You hang on. Almost there Sammy" Dean replied.

Dean was clawed in the back and he growled in pain before a bullet flew past his head. He looked up see Krissy and Jack moving in and firing rapidly. Krissy had a sniper rifle hanging over her shoulder.

Dean grit his teeth and continued until he and Sam were climbing in the back of the van.

A few moments longer and Krissy and Jack helped a very injured Lotus into the back of the van. "If everyone's here, let's move" Lotus stated weakly

Clover commented "Lotus, we got limited go juice"

Lotus nodded and said "Make sure the kids are alright. With us three, as long as nothing's fatal, we're good." Lotus was obviously weak while Sam and Dean were now unconscious.

Lily and Clover both nodded and did as they were asked. They dropped off Sarah and Greg, making sure they made it inside and then headed to Billy's house.

Before leaving Billy asked "Are they going to be OK?"

Lotus gave a nod "They're just having a nap, they'll be fine. You remember the rules?"

Billy nodded and said "Train lots, learn lots, do good in high school while I think about it. I will, I promise." He hugged Lotus and said "Thank you"

"No problem little dude" Lotus said.

They waited until he was inside before continuing on. They drove back to the hotel Sam and Dean were staying at and Jack grabbed their stuff from the hotel room. Clover drove baby, after several warnings to be careful from Jack. Krissy continued driving the van and Lily drove Lotus's car.

Once back in the manor they parked the cars in the garage and Clover carried Sam and Dean inside. They were placed in one of the bedrooms with two beds and Lotus mumbled "Keep 'em asleep until mornin'. Sorry guys I need a nap"

Clover replied "Go get some rest. We'll check on Mike and head to bed too"

Lotus gave a nod and headed towards her bedroom

Dean awoke with a start when he heard ac/dc playing loudly in the distance. He sat up and looked around to see Sam on the other bed in the room sitting up and looking just as surprised.

They cautiously got up and opened the bedroom door and saw Krissy walk past. "Rise and shine old dudes" she said with a smirk, walking off before either of them could say anything.

They looked at each other surprised and the bedroom door opposite them opened, revealing Jack. Jack smiled and simply said "Time for breakfast, come on" before heading off.

They cautiously followed Jack downstairs and through the manor to the kitchen. Lotus turned the music off and said "Help yourself guys"

There was a bain marie set up, filled with scrambled eggs and bacon. There was also a pile of toast next to the bain marie as well as bottles of water and small bottles of juice.

Dean gave an approving nod as the other two clarions appeared and everyone grabbed food and sat down to eat. Krissy asked "How are you two doing after yesterday?"

Sam replied "A bit sore but fine surprisingly. What happened yesterday?"

Lily explained "We got away from the werewolves and took the kids home and headed to your hotel. Jack grabbed your stuff and we headed back here"

Dean, who had a mouthful of bacon, growled "What?"

Jack nervously pointed at Clover and said "He did it. I didn't drive baby"

Dean glared at Clover and Clover just rolled his eyes before saying "She's fine. I drove her very carefully back here so instead of being left unattended for even longer at the hotel, she spent the night safe and warm in our garage"

Dean simply stated "Well I hope you enjoyed it because you're never driving her again"

"Dean" Krissy began "You're pronouncing it wrong. You're supposed to say - thank you for saving me, my car and my Sam"

Dean sighed. "Yeah, thanks for saving us guys. The tombstone quote was pretty badass" He said as he looked at Lotus. He couldn't help but turn towards Clover and add "Seriously though if she has one scratch I'll-"

"Dude" Sam said. "The car is fine"

Dean pouted as he stopped talking before continuing to eat.

Krissy just chuckled and said "Moving on, guys this is Lily, Lotus and Clover"

Sam said "It's good to meet you guys. Thanks for everything you've done. Especially looking after Jack." Sam looked at Jack and said "I'm sorry man. You were right, we should have listened"

Jack smiled and said "It's OK. You and Dean never think clearly when the other is in danger"

Sam couldn't help but chuckle as Dean asked "So what's been happening? I got a short version of what you guys went through before you escaped" he said to the clarions. "What's been happening since then?"

Lotus explained "Hunting is what we know. We decided it was safer if we left the country so we came here to do our thing. Figured it was highly likely you guys might cause the end of the world again so it seemed as good a place as any"

Sam commented "I remember the alarms going off when the compound in Australia was destroyed. How did you get set up so quickly?"

Clover explained "The chapter where we were held had a bank account that I hacked. Transferred it over so it's ours and then did some investing. Let's just say we're good for money"

Lily added "We bought the manor and fixed it up before warding it and casting protective spells. In true men of letters style, we get free water, gas, electricity and internet. Clover did up the car so it's full of hidden weapons"

"That's impressive" Dean commented before adding "Also, thanks for getting Michael out of me"

"We had help with that" Lily stated with a shrug. "You should be thanking us for putting up with the other one"

"Is he really behaving?" Sam asked curiously

Lotus stated "See for yourself"

Sam and Dean turned to see Michael picking up bacon and both of them went wide eyed.

Michael saw them staring and grumbled "Oh don't look at me like that, I'm wearing pants"

Dean growled out "Why the hell are you wearing our dad?!"

Michael bit into a piece of bacon and said "It's a clone of some sort. I didn't pick the vessel. That weird Crowley did"

He sat at the table and began eating his bacon and Clover stated "Seriously Mike? Use a fork"

Michael just made a face and continued eating bacon with his bare hands. With half a mouthful Michael questioned the Winchesters "Why are you two here anyway?"

Sam replied "Visiting Krissy and Jack mainly"

Dean added "Contemplating dragging you back to our dungeon"

Michael went wide eyed and scooted back a little in his chair. He looked at the clarions and said "No, don't let them lock me up again. You said I could help, I'll help with hunting if I have too but don't-"

Clover stated "Relax featherhead. You've been annoying but you haven't given us a reason to lock you up"

Michael nodded and kept eating as he looked at the table.

While the Winchesters were catching up with friends old and new, Crowley was meeting with several demons in hell. "Sir" One of them began "Mammon has taken over hell. There are also rumours from the deep. The stone is crumbling"

Crowley gave a nod "Let Mammon have his fun. He will not be in charge for long. The stone is more concerning, I will need to see for myself"

"Very well Sir."

In the blink of an Crowley is elsewhere, deep in hell. He looks out over a strange pit that is covered by a large stone. The stone itself is covered in wards, sigils and all sorts of glowing symbols. There are several cracks in the stone emitting a yellow glow.

Crowley mumbled to himself "Why now?"

As he stood there and looked out over the large pit, he heard a cracking noise. As if hit from beneath, a large chunk of the stone broke away and flew to the side.

Crowley watched a scorpion like creature with wings worm it's way through the hole. It stretched it's wings before it flew straight up with a snarl.

"Bollocks" Crowley mumbled to himself as he looked at the chunk of stone that had broken away.

Meanwhile at the manor, everyone was finished breakfast and Lily's phone went off. "There's a possible case?"

Dean asked "What do you mean a possible case?"

Lily said "Possible wendigo but the details don't quite match"

Clover commented "Let's go to the control room and take a look"

As everyone left the room Lotus paused next to Michael. He looked up at her as she asked "You serious about helping us hunt?"

Michael grumbled "I'm heaven's greatest warrior. I might be low on grace but I'm not useless"

"That's not what I asked" Lotus commented.

"Yes I'm serious" Michael replied with a sigh

"OK. Make sure you're used to your vessel." Lotus commented. "If you really are on our side, no one's going to lock you up again"

"You trust me?" he asked

"Not much at the moment but I know that look." Lotus explained "That fear in your eyes when you think you'll get locked up again. I've seen it in victims eyes on hunts, I've seen many friends with that look in their eyes before they were punished or killed and... I've seen that look in the mirror too."

Michael nodded and said "Thank you"

Lotus smiled and said "Regardless, you still gotta keep your pants on around other people. Come on"

They walked towards the control room and Michael grumbled "Fine but I'm not wearing underwear"

Lotus chuckled and they walked in as Lily pulled up the alert her phone had given her. She commented "Oh OK. Several hunts. I've got a possible wendigo, what's most likely a vengeful spirit or a witch and some werewolves."

Sam was looking over Lily's shoulder and commented "Impressive program"

"Thanks" Lily said with a smile "Wrote the code myself." She paused to look around and asked "So, who's going where?"

Dean stated "Me and Sam can take the wendigo"

Lotus stated "Monster numbers have been increasing and we still don't know why. You Winchesters still have that angel to call if you get injured? I want at least one person who can heal on each hunt"

Sam commented "Cas is in heaven at the moment. He's working with Haniel to try and find any information that might be useful"

Dean nodded and said "We don't know when he'll be back. We'll be fine against a wendigo"

Lotus replied "That's if it is a wendigo and if it's only one."

Dean argued "Look Lotus, we don't need help. We've been doing this a lot longer than you have"

"No, you haven't" Lotus stated. "I was hunting things while you were still being left in hotel rooms to look after Sam"

Clover stated "Drop the attitude mate. We're all aware you got some serious skills but you're important to Jack and Krissy. You don't get to die"

Dean sighed and said "OK but I'm driving"

Lotus gave a nod and said "Right. So my suggestion is, Lily you tag along with the Winchesters, make sure they don't do anything stupid. Clover, you, Krissy and Jack can take the witch or vengeful spirit. Michael and I will take out the werewolves. Any problems?"

Dean asked "You sure you want to risk that?"

Lotus gave a nod and Sam stated "We'll need to stop by the bunker quickly and grab a few things."

"It's on the way" Lily pointed out as a nearby printer began printing. "I'll go pack we can leave in twenty"

Sam and Dean gave a nod and soon everyone was heading in a separate direction to get ready.

The following day, Sam and Dean were in the morgue standing over the body. Lily was waiting in the car watching and listening via a camera feed from a pin on Sam's jacket. The victim's body had a gaping hole in it's torso and no other visible wounds.

Sam commented "Definitely not a bear like the report says. Apparently there isn't anything missing either, the organs were just crushed"

Dean stared at the body as he commented, "So we've got no idea what did this. I can't think of any animal or monster that would do this. Doesn't look like a weapon wound either."

"Get this" Sam began. "The report says that the body was hit with force by a pointed object and injected with an unknown toxin. The witness statement includes the words, giant half scorpion."

Dean looked confused as he asked "What? So we're dealing with a giant scorpion? Dude, I've never heard of anything that even remotely resembles a giant half scorpion. What's the other half supposed to be?"

Sam replied "A human with wings apparently."

"What?" Dean asked

Sam shrugs and says, "That's what the witness said."

Dean was about to reply when suddenly the morgue doors opened. Two police officers wheeled in another body. One of the officers turned to Sam and Dean and explained "We found the missing camper. Was attacked by the same thing by the look of it."

Sam and Dean began pulling gloves on as the officer opened the body bag. Both Sam and Dean recoiled at the smell. Dean looked at Sam and stated "It smells like sulfur."

The police officer commented "Yeah, the first guy did too. Wasn't this strong though."

Sam and Dean shared a look before Sam leaned down to inspect the body. Sam looked up at the police officer with a confused expression and said "I thought you said he had the same injury."

The police officer looked just as confused and replied "He does."

Then suddenly, the man they had presumed to be dead, sat up with a snarl and grabbed the police officer before throwing him through one of the windows.

It hissed as it pulled itself out of the body bag. It appeared as though the creature's legs were growing thicker right in front of them. It's eyes were completely black, like a demon's and it was growing a tail similar to a scorpion's. Sam pointed his gun at it and said "Don't move!"

The creature appeared to smirk before Dean raised his gun and shot it twice in the torso. The creature looked at Dean and let out a loud wail before turning and jumping through the window it had thrown the police officer through.

Sam and Dean moved quickly out in to the corridor and followed it but by the time they got outside, the creature was long gone. Dean looked at Sam with wide eyes and asked "What the hell was that?!"

Sam replied "I don't know, but it looks like whatever attacked the first vic is making more."

They headed back inside to check on the police officer who was thrown through the window. They took copies of what little information the police had before they headed back to the car.

They reached the Impala as Lily approached, holding her ribs as though she was in pain. Sam asked "What happened?"

Lily replied "I followed it to the woods. Whatever those things are, there's at least two of them out there"

Dean stated "Let's get back to the hotel, hit the books. There's got to be some kind of information on these things"

Lily and Sam nodded before they all climbed into the Impala.

Later that day Sam, Dean and Lily are all in the hotel room. Dean had a large number of weapons on the bed in front of him and was making sure they were all ready for the evening.

Lily and Sam were researching on their laptops and Lily let out a frustrated growl as she closed her laptop. "Nothing in the men of letters database we copied matches"

Sam closed his laptop as well and stated "This is useless."

Dean asked Sam "No luck?"

Sam shook his head and pointed out "I can't find anything similar to what we saw that isn't out of a science fiction novel. Even then, I can't find anything that suggests how to kill it."

Dean replied "So we'll work out how to kill it."

Sam seemed nervous as he asked "What if we can't?"

"Of course we can," Dean replies. "We handled the leviathan. We can handle a bug."

Sam scoffed and said "You say that like killing leviathan was easy"

Dean looks at him and asks, "Did we gank them or did we gank them?"

Lily commented "You two knuckleheads have taken on more creatures and supernatural beings than most other hunters even realise exist. If anyone can work it out, it's you two"

Sam nervously commented "We caused a lot of problems too." He wasn't used to being complimented like that

Lily shrugged and pointed out "Once Clover and I made a few mistakes. Long story short a witch turned Uluru into a soulstone and nearly blew up the planet. Sorry to burst your bubble but you two aren't the only ones that have nearly ended the world"

Dean couldn't help but chuckle before he added "Lily's right. Just because you can't have a study session on the thing doesn't mean it can't be killed. We'll figure it out. I thought you were scared of clowns not bugs," he teased.

Sam rolled his eyes and said "Shut up, Jerk."

"Bitch, " Dean said with a smirk.

Sam then asked "So do we have a plan?"

Dean shrugged and replied "Not exactly. We've got silver bullets, holy water and salt rounds. You've got the demon blade and I'll take an angel blade and Lily's got her own blade that equals an angel blade. We've got machetes in case we need to cut it's head off. Oh, and gas in case we need to burn the thing when we're done."

Sam gave a nod and asked "What if none of this works?"

Dean replied "One of these things has got to work. If it doesn't, we'll take other stuff out tomorrow night."

Lily commented "I think we should favour demon fighting weapons, at least at first. This thing had demon eyes and you said you could smell sulfur"

"Good thinking" Sam stated with a nod

Dean said "Well then, let's go kill us a giant, flying, scorpion... man, bug thing."

Lily and Sam each looked at him with a raised eyebrow. Sam smirked and said "Let's just call it a bug man for now so you don't hurt yourself."

Dean chuckled and said "Whatever, let's load up and go."

Crowley is in a room full of scrolls in hell and seemed to be doing his own research when a lower level demon approached him.

Without looking up, Crowley questioned "Stephon, have there been any changes?"

Stephon replied "Yes Sir. Several quakes and another creature has made its ascent."

Crowley gave a nod and said "Notify me if any other creatures make their ascent."

Stephon asked "My lord, what are you going to do?"

Crowley looked at him and stated "What do you think I'm going to do? I'm going to find out if the end of worlds can be stopped."

Stephon said "With all due respect Sir, do you really think-"

Crowley cut him off as he snapped "Do not question me. I enjoy the suffering of a human soul as much as the next demon but we can't enjoy that if humans are wiped out. I expect the report I requested shortly" He then clicked his fingers and disappeared

Sam, Dean and Lily crept through the nearby forested area with their pistols ready. They heard a snarl in the distance and moved towards the sound. It wasn't long before they reached a clearing and heard movement close to their location.

A strange scorpion creature suddenly landed in front of them with a snarl. It's top half was human like with black eyes but instead of human like legs, it had the body of a scorpion.

Sam and Dean fired several shots from pistols at it. This only served to make the creature angry and it charged at them. Lily was ready with her blade and managed to slash it across it's chest.

The wound glowed red and the creature wailed in pain before it swung it's tail viciously at Lily. She dodged the first swing but the tail made a connection on the back swing and sent her flying backwards.

The creature knocked Dean to the ground before it slammed Sam in to a tree. Dean yelled "Hey!" before he shot it with the shotgun that had been loaded with salt rounds.

The creature growled, seemingly in pain as it stumbled backwards. Dean fired another shot and the creature let out a loud wail as it stumbled again before it launched itself towards Dean and knocked the gun out of his hand.

Lily pulled herself to her feet as she called out "It's reacting like a demon. Treat it like one"

The creature spun and hit Dean with the side of it's tail which sent Dean flying backwards into a tree. The creature then moved towards Dean as it extended claws on it's fingertips. Sam then stabbed it in the back with the demon blade.

The creature tensed and let out a crackling noise like a demon would before it fell to the ground. Dean pulled out his machete and cut off it's head to be sure.

Sam commented "Well, the demon blade works."

Lily stated "I wonder if a demon trap would work."

Dean picked up his shotgun and they heard another screech from nearby. Dean was quick to reload the shotgun as he said "No time to experiment, here comes the other one."

They moved to walk cautiously towards the sound when another one of the strange creatures landed in front of them. This one was larger than the first and had bat like wings. Dean shot it with salt rounds before it could do anything. While obviously still in pain the creature didn't stumble like the previous one.

The creature charged Dean and attempted to stab him with its stinger. Dean narrowly avoided it before Lily yelled "Hey!" She dodged several attacks and managed to cut it twice across the chest. The creature swung it's tail and Lily was knocked back before Sam moved in to attack.

After a swing and a miss, the creature managed to scratch Sam's arm with its claws. Sam attacked again and cut the creature with the demon blade. The creature moved backwards and Sam swung again slicing the thing on it's hip.

The creature let off a mighty screech that made it sound like it was in pain. It shoved Sam to the ground and extended it's wings. It flew straight up above the trees where it disappeared from sight.

Lily extended her own wings and launched herself straight up.

Dean walked over to Sam and asked "You OK?"

Sam looked at his arm and replied with a nod "Yeah, I've had worse."

Lily landed next to them and said "That thing is fast. Sorry guys but there's no way I can keep up with it"

Dean asked "You think it's still around?"

Lily shook her head and replied "I doubt it. It looked like it was leaving the area." She reached for Sam's arm and healed the claw wounds to be small scratches

"Thanks" Sam said. He then commented "The demon blade hurt it, I think its moved on to find somewhere else to nest"

Dean nodded and said "At least we know how to gank it."

Lily commented "Finding it again will be the tricky part. Whatever it is, it can turn humans"

Sam added "That and there's only one demon blade. The question now is how does that thing exist and why?"

Dean stated "I have no idea"

Lily commented "My blade isn't full strength like an angel blade but it seemed to piss it off. Angel blades might kill it. I'm curious what effect a devil's trap or even an exorcism would have"

Dean said "Yeah well, you two nerds can work on the lore. I just want to kill the damned thing"

Sam couldn't help but smirk as gave a shake of his head. He then said "Well, let's go burn the dead one and get out of here"

There is a large palace deep in hell and inside the throne room, Stephon approached a demon sitting on the throne. The demon on the throne looks like a statue until his eyes snap open revealing swirling pools of white.

In a sinister voice, the white eyed demon demanded "Why do you disturb me, Peasant?"

"My lord Virgil, Sir" Stephon said with his head bowed. He nervously explained "The stone is cracked and two creatures have ascended towards the Earth. It appears Crowley plans to stop the end of worlds. He is about to take over hell"

Virgil chuckled evilly before he said "Let him have his fun. He will meet his end soon enough"

Stephon nervously asked "How would you like me to proceed, Sir?"

Virgil replied "Awaken my warriors and bring me Krissy Chambers"