Chapter 9

Rising Earth

No one spoke a word about their quote as they trekked through the tunnels. Megan wasn't sure if it was because the quote spoke badly of the future or the rest were just too focused on the task at hand. Personally Megan didn't feel like sharing.

As they kept walking the torches lit the way. The path seemed to be going only one way, no traps whatsoever. That was a relief. But they still had the worry of bumping into Rylie and fighting him would be tough in the tight tunnels.

Even though the torches were lighting the way the tunnels seemed to get darker. Megan stayed along the side of the dirt wall to help guide her, Exarp on her left. There was an eerie dripping noise that reminded her of the time Crowley kidnapped her and there was that leaky pipe that wouldn't shut up. The memory sent a chill down her spine. Exarp seemed to notice the troubled look on her face because he tapped her shoulder and asked, "Are you okay?

Megan nodded and said, "Yeah, I'm fine."

Sam and Dean, who were leading the way and had taken out there shot guns, looked back at Megan after hearing Exarp. Megan gave them a reassuring nod and they went back to leading the group.

They continued down the tunnel in silence until they walked into a part of the tunnel that was the size of an arena. It was a circular room and in the middle of the tunnel-room there was a podium where the Earth Tablet sat. It looked exactly like the Air Tablet, which Megan still had in her pocket, except there was a different symbol on it. Dean turned to the group and said, "So, we gonna Raiders this mother?"

Megan grinned and said, "I guess. We have no idea what other traps could be in here."

"We should do it quick, before Rylie gets here," Sam said.

"Too late." Everyone turned around to see Rylie, an evil grin on his face, with this gang of Demons.

"You have got to be kidding me!" Gabriel yelled. "How long were you behind us?"

"Not that long, the paths of the tunnels started to merge together and eventually we got here. And trust me, we're not going to let you win this one," he said, his tone getting darker.

"Fine. If it's a fight you want, it's a fight you'll get," Exarp said and took out a fancy looking dagger. It looked like something out of a movie, an ancient artifact that could either break at any second or fight through ten dragons. It was pretty epic.

Rylie and his gang also looked more prepared then last time. Some were armed with shot guns while others were armed with knives or crowbars. Megan felt lucky that she brought the Air Tablet with her. Wind power could really help during a fight.

That's when everything started to blur around her, Demons running at them with all they had. Luckily everyone had some kind of weapon on them so her team was able to defend themselves. A Demon ran at Megan while Rylie ran at Exarp. Suddenly the Air Tablet felt heavy in her pocket. Megan took a deep breath and waited for the Tablet to do its work. And it did. The Demon got swept off its feet and flew to the side.

Megan took the second of distraction to take a look at the Earth Tablet behind her. Dean was the closest to it but he was currently fighting off a very large and armed Demon.

"Dean! You gotta get the Tablet! I'll hold him off!" she shouted over to him. Dean nodded and Megan ran at the much bigger Demon. Wind power wouldn't be strong enough to take him down so she did what most people did in situations like that; she jumped on his back. Megan swung her arms around his neck, hanging on for dear life as he struggled against her. She watched as Dean ran towards the Tablet, fleeing the fighting.

Once Dean got to the Tablet he looked confused. He turned to Megan and said, "I need something to balance the weight," he said and Megan remembered the scene from Raiders.

"Here!" she said and grabbed her phone out of her pocket, one arm still around the Demon. "Use this!" She quickly tossed her phone to Dean who caught it with ease. He was just about to switch the Tablet with her phone when Megan felt a sharp pain in her nose caused from the butt of the Demons shotgun. She fell to the dirt floor with a thud, blood dripping from her now swollen nose. Fuck, she thought. That hurt.

Megan quickly had to regain balance as the Demon pumped his shotgun. She took a few steps back but her head was still spinning from the wind being knocked out of her. Megan thought she possibly had a concussion. She kept stepping back but could do no more. The Demon took aim and pulled the trigger. Megan moved just the slightest to try and avoid being hit but it wasn't enough. Megan yelled and fell to the ground. The Demon shot her in her left shoulder. She closed her eyes tight and clutched her shoulder, pain throbbing through her entire arm and blood now coating her clothes.

Megan took a deep breath and opened her eyes a little to make sure no other Demon was coming at her. She saw Exarp take out the Demon who had shot her with his fancy knife and saw Dean holding the Earth Tablet, her phone now on the same podium, pillar like thing. The only person to notice that Megan had been shot through the chaos of the fighting was Exarp who was now rushing over to her. His floppy blonde hair was falling over his eyes as he leaned over her, moving her hand aside to examine the wound.

"Just keep breathing, everything's going to be okay," he said reassuringly like he did back when they were in the cave. Megan was able to stiff a nod, her eyes still open. By this time most of the Demons either retreated or were killed. Rylie was still there but still had a significant amount of Demons by his side. All Megan knew now was that they had to get out of there.

The Angels, the skin walker, and the hunter turned to look at Dean, who looked like an idiot just standing there with the Tablet in his hand.

"How do we get out?" he asked. Either no one knew or everyone was just too in the misted of fighting to answer him. Megan, however, who had been shot and had nothing better to do, noticed a ring in the earth around the podium that Dean was standing in. She looked up and saw that there was an opening in the dirt ceiling high above that lead outside.

"Dean," she was able to call out, just auditable enough for him to hear. His eyes widened when he saw her on the floor. "Y-You have to use the Tablet. Lift the ground up to get us to the top," she instructed. Dean nodded and turned to everyone, shouting to get over to where he was. Exarp tried to pick Megan up but she just scowled at him and used him as support. She slowly stood up, holding onto him tightly. They quickly got over to Dean and everyone else in the small ring, the Demons quickly closing in on them.

"Uh, what do I do?" he asked.

"Just concentrate. Ask the Tablet to do what you want. You have to raise this piece of rock up to the surface. You see that ring around us? That means that it will be easier to move and that it's meant to be moved. Just do it fast!" Megan said, still holding onto Exarp and avoiding the worried looks from her friends.

Dean nodded and closed his eyes. A second later the slab of rock shot up from the ground, leaving the Demons on the floor staring at them. The rush of motion made Megan feel sick and even more light headed then she already was. Luckily the ride wasn't too long and soon they were out in front of the Hollywood sign again.

"That was awesome," Dean said, sliding the Earth Tablet into his pocket. But everyone seemed to be ignoring him and flocking over to Megan.

"You okay? What happened?" Sam asked, putting a reassuring hand on her shoulder.

"Got shot. Thought it was pretty obvious." You could tell that she wasn't in the best mood.

"Let's get out of here," Gabe said and snapped his fingers, sending all of them back to the safe house.

Once they were back Megan collapsed on the couch. The pain was less but she had lost a lot of blood. She quickly put her hand over her wound. She hadn't even looked at it yet. She wasn't sure if she wanted to.

She took this small moment of silence to make sure everyone else was okay. They all seemed fine, a few cuts and bruises here or there, but fine. That made Megan feel a little better.

"Thank God you only got hit in the shoulder," Jinx said, walking over toward the couch.

"Can you fix it with your powers?" Dean asked, turning to the Angels in the room.

Castiel shook his head. "Unfortunately, no. She is too powerful. Our powers would have no effect on her."

Megan sighed. She just wanted to hear some good news.

"But since she is powerful she will heal faster than a regular human. Though she will still have the wound for a while," Castiel said. Yes, good news.

"Okay, I'll stitch her up," Dean said and grabbed the first aid kit that was kept under the coffee table.

"I'll get a towel," Sam said and went to the kitchen to grab a towel to clean the wound.

"The good news is that we have two out of the four Tablets. The next will be the Water Tablet. We'll see you then," Oro said and the three Angels disappeared.

"You're welcome," Megan said just like the last time they disappeared after they retrieved a Tablet.

"You okay kiddo?" Gabriel asked and strolled over to her. She was going to say something when she felt a pain in her head. She cringed, holding her head.

"Crap, what's wrong?" Gabe asked.

"Gabe, set back a few steps," Dean said. Gabriel, for once, did what he was told. As he walked further away Megan felt the pain in her head start to go away. That wasn't good.

"Megan, where are the rings?" Balthazar asked.

Megan looked down and noticed that the Horsemen rings weren't around her neck anymore. Her eyes widened. The Horsemen rings were the only thing that was blocking Megan and Gabe's Graces. Now she was in deep danger.

"I'm out," Gabriel said and disappeared. Megan knew that he didn't want to risk her life again.

"It must've come off when I was fighting with the big Demon and he threw me down. Shit," she said and had the urge to slap herself.

"That means Rylie could have it. He could've found it after we escaped," Sam said, returning for the kitchen with a wet towel. He must've been listening the whole time.

"Ugh, double shit," Megan said, taking deep breaths. This was not helping her with her dizziness.

"We'll worry about that later, okay? Right now we have to fix you up," Dean said and took the towel from Sam. He then applied it to her shot wound. Megan cringed at the cold and pressure on it but it was also a little soothing.

"You…you don't think he would open the cage, do you?" she asked and everyone was silent for a few moments.

"I don't know. He might be too preoccupied with the Tablets and might not even know what the rings do," Sam said while Dean ripped Megan's shirt sleeve off and started cleaning the wound.

"Aw, I liked this shirt," Megan said. She was having a really bad day.

"I need a drink," Jinx said and headed into the kitchen, Balthazar following her.

"Everything sucks," Megan said. "Shit!" she yelled as Dean pulled the bullet out of her shoulder with a pair of tweezers. "Thanks for the warning," she scowled at Dean.

"It was better that you didn't know. And watch you damn mouth," Dean said and started sewing her up, Megan mumbling curses under her breath and wincing at the pain. Sam just watched them and laughed.