Dean cranked up the radio as ACDC's Hell's Bells blared through the speakers of the Impala. Their surroundings became a blur as they sped down an empty street. They slowed down at an intersection, and Ella glanced out of the back window, seeing a trench coat clad figure laying face down on the side of the road. "Dean, it's Castiel!"

Dean hit the breaks and swerved over to the side of the road a couple of yards in from of Cas' limp body. Oshea's eyes widened as she looked out of the window and saw him laying there. "Oh my gosh…" She climbed from the car quickly and rushed back down the side of the road to Castiel's limp form. She knelt down and turned him over, her eyes growing wide as she saw the blood covering the front of the angel's suit and trench coat. "Castiel…? Cas?" She said shaking him slightly. "Dean!"

Everyone climbed out of the Impala and went towards Castiel. "Sammy, help me get him into the car. He needs a hospital." Dean said, kneeling down beside Cas.

Sam's eyes widened as he looked down at Castiel and he nodded, kneeling down. He curved an arm around Castiel and hooked one of the angel's arms around his shoulders, carefully lifting him to his feet with Dean on the other side. "Do you think the angels did this to him, Dean?" He asked as they both moved to the car with him.

Dean shook his head, shrugging a little as they laid Castiel down in the backseat of the Impala. "Well if he literally dove into Hell himself without his angel buddies backing him up, I'd imagine it probably did a number on him, along with the butt-kicking Uriel gave him."

Oshea shook her head, biting her lower lip as she climbed into the back with Castiel and leaned him against her carefully. "We need to hurry, Dean..." She said, looking concerned. Sam frowned as they started to drive again after everyone had gotten back into the car.

"Dean, do you think doctors will be able to help him? He is an angel after all..."

Dean shook his head, not taking his eyes off the road. "I'm not sure. He doesn't look too angel-y to me, passed out in the backseat looking like he got into a fight with a brick wall... repeatedly... and lost."

xx

When they pulled in front of the emergency entrance at the hospital, Sam and Oshea climbed out of the car, getting Castiel out and taking him inside while Dean went to park the Impala. Castiel was immediately taken from them by the hospital staff and wheeled back on a gurney. It seemed like hours before one of the doctors took them to the room where he was. He was pale and small bandages covered the cut at his eyebrow. The edges of larger bandages could be seen peeking over the drooping collar of the hospital gown he was wearing.

After the doctor left the room, Dean walked over to the side of the bed, his arms crossed over his chest. "What happened to you, Cas?"

Castiel blinked groggily, looking up at Dean slowly while Oshea and the others slipped into the room, letting the door close behind them. "I went to Hell and back...," He said lowly. "The demons fought me when I tried to get Oshea."

"I'm sorry about what I said before," Ella said a little quietly, looking down at the floor.

Castiel turned and looked at her and shook his head. "You do not need to apologize." he said quietly. Turning back to Dean, he sighed. "Now that I have done this for you, I hope that you'll at least consider helping us with the seals. There is another in danger... "

Dean was quiet for a few minutes before he finally nodded. "Yeah, it's the least we can do."

xx

Oshea yawned, rubbing her eyes as she stepped into the motel. She dropped her duffel bag at the end of one of the beds before flopping onto the mattress and getting beneath the covers. They had just driven for several hours nonstop to get to the place where Castiel had told them the seal was. They had left Castiel at the hospital, and he was supposed to meet them after he was released. Sam stretched his arms over his head as he sat down at the foot of the bed and tugged his shirt off over his head before leaning back onto the mattress. Ella followed in after Dean, just letting her duffle bag drop by the door on her way in. As everyone prepared themselves for bed, Ella pulled on a jacket and started for the door. "I'll be right back," she said, and then went outside, a couple of quarters in hand. When she got to the soda machine, she slipped the quarters in. As soon as she pressed the button for Dr. Pepper, the hallway around her shifted. The walls rippled and the floor became like liquid. She began to sink down into the floor until she was completelysubmerged.