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Chapter 57: Freaky Sunday 9:
Dean grinned widely as they landed behind an immensely tall green steeled track. He was proud of landing on his feet and turned to see Michael and Sam each crawling up from the ground, groaning. Sam's hair was a mess across his face and his pupils were dancing dizzily. Michael was shaking slightly and hugging his body. His eyes were widened as grabbed onto the railing beside them.
A cacophony of screams drowned by the ear-piercing rush of metallic clanking passed by them with a heavy breeze that had the wings on Dean's back swaying to the side. Michael tilted his head slightly as he watched it whoosh by before barreling around a loop.
"You brought us to an amusement park?" Sam asked with disbelief.
Dean smiled "Heck yes. I'm sure feathers over here doesn't even know what one is," he pointed to Michael, who was still staring at the twists and turns the cart rolled through with curiosity.
"You seem to be feathers at the moment," Sam pointed out, smiling when he noticed he could still see the wings "By the way, that was the worst flight I've even been through."
Dean glared at him "You try to work these things. It's not easy," the silvery blue feathers flared in irritation "Anyways, I think I'm doing fairly well for my first day flying."
"Try your tenth day," Gabriel suddenly said, landing smoothly beside Sam. He yanked him into a tight embrace which Sam pushed out of, still not entirely comfortable with the fact Gabriel was in Lucifer's body.
"What?" Dean asked, lifting his eyebrows "Ten day? Naw, no way."
Gabriel rolled his eyes "You really think travelling all through time and through different universes can happen that quickly?"
Dean opened his mouth to speak but couldn't think of anything to say. Instead he smiled slightly "So we only have about four days to stay alive?"
Gabriel nodded, curling a wing around Sam, who was still staring at it in awe.
Dean shrugged "I think we can manage that," he said.
"Dean. What are you thinking?" Castiel sudden growled as he materialized behind them. Dean grunted when he was shoved against a gate to their left. He winced in discomfort when the feathers on his back became tangled into the creases of the steel. Castiel pulled on the collar of his shirt, causing a yanking and pinching effect. Dean was shocked at how much the wings hurt. He blinked in surprise before shoving Castiel away like nothing.
"What is your damn problem?" Dean snapped, soothing a few feathers that were now bent.
"You need to stop taking off like that," Castiel said "What if I lose track of you?"
"I left a clear path, didn't I?" Dean asked "Now please just calm down so we can enjoy this."
"Do they always do that?" Michael asked Sam while watching Dean and Castiel argue.
Sam sighed "Not all the time but yeah, they do it a lot."
"Then why are they together if they fight so much?" Michael questioned.
Sam turned to him and knit his eyebrows "Um, if you love someone, you always fight with them. It's like second nature or something."
Michael smiled slightly when he watched Castiel nod and pull Dean into a very close hug.
"I believe you humans would call that a 'Kodak Moment'" Michael suggested, pointing to where Castiel and Dean were holding each other, wings curled around their bodies and feathers entwined together.
"Yeah it would be if all humans could see those wings," Gabriel said "I believe the picture would just look like two guys hugging."
"How can I see your wings?" Sam asked Gabriel, still gazing over the beautiful feathers.
Gabriel pursed his lips in thought "I'm not really sure, actually," he said "But I can't wait to get in my own body…oh, the things we could do with those wings," he would never admit truly how excited he was about it. He hoped it lasted because he had always wanted Sam to touch his wings. He wanted that tender yet tough treatment from his human.
"Dean," Castiel whispered as he held his human close.
"Mm?" Dean mumbled into Castiel's shoulder, enjoying the new sensation of the wings on his back curled with Castiel's. It was indescribable and perfect in every way. He felt more connected with his angel than ever before. He never wanted to let go.
"This is still very strange to me. I feel as though getting intimate with Michael's grace," Castiel said slowly, beginning to pull his wings back.
"Just another minute…please," Dean murmured, not wanting this peaceful feeling to go away.
Castiel hesitated for a moment then smiled and curled his wings back tightly around Dean. He could get over the fact it was Michael's grace. He knew it was Dean in that body and that was all that mattered. He took a deep breath and nuzzled his face into the crook of Dean's neck.
Michael jumped a foot into the air when he suddenly felt arms close around his waist from behind. They lifted him up, the body pressing against his back and a face pushed into his shoulder "BIG BRO!" he crooned "I've missed you!"
Michael kicked his feet in front of him but the arms around him were far too tightly bound. Michael sighed and gave up, noting another reason he hated being a human. They were so weak and helpless. Any angel could take over one if they wanted.
"Luci, knock it off. You're gonna' break him," Gabriel said, yanking Sam back to him and lifting him the exact way Lucifer was holding Michael. Sam fought harder and it made everything more awkward from the height difference. Even though Gabriel was in Lucifer's vessel, Sam still towered over him. That didn't stop Gabriel from cheating. He curled two wings under Sam's legs and lifted them so he wouldn't have the height advantage.
"Dude, come on. That's not funny," Sam sputtered while trying to elbow the archangel.
Gabriel chuckled as he pressed his mouth against Sam's shoulder "Whose my wittle little hunter poo," he crooned.
Sam ground his teeth in annoyance as he was incapable of moving. He turned his eyes to see Michael in the same situation; apparently Lucifer took Gabriel's hint and was cradling him in his wings.
"Not so tough now, huh Michael," Lucifer teased while Michael gave him the death stare.
"Don't you ever think of doing that to me," Dean warned Castiel as they walked back over to the scene.
"Let go of him, Lucifer," Castiel said sharply "I don't like the image of you holding Dean's body in such a way."
Lucifer grinned and let his wings shoot back, causing Michael to go crashing onto the grass on his back. Michael sucked in a breath before climbing back up, eyes shooting daggers at his brother. Lucifer smiled smugly back.
Gabriel gently let Sam get to his feet and instantly teleported far from him to avoid angry Winchester wrath. He watched Sam swing at nothing, his eyes filling with confusion for a split second once noticing his target wasn't there.
"Stop fighting. I brought us here to have some fun," Dean said, waving his arm around to prove his point. The cart growled and whizzed by them once more, causing confusion to now pass over Castiel as he watched it. He spread his wings out wide and pointed the feathers.
"What's wrong?" Dean asked, noticing the panicked look on his angel.
"They are screaming. We have to help them," Castiel said, getting ready to fly off.
Dean quickly grabbed one of his wings "They are screaming with joy," he said.
Castiel's eyes widened as he tilted his head "Why would you scream when you're happy? That doesn't make any sense."
"It's more like…a thrill. It's exciting," Dean tried to explain but Castiel looked more confused.
"You've seriously never been on a rollercoaster?" Sam asked out loud and Michael, Castiel and Lucifer each shook their heads.
"Wow," Sam said, shaking his head "You're going on one today."
"That is a rollercoaster?" Castiel asked, pointing to the green steel track which had another cart teetering up a slope.
Dean nodded "Yup," he said.
"That does not look very safe, Dean," Castiel pointed out "The mechanism is not as strong as it should be."
"It's fine, Cas," Dean said with a smirk. He latched his fingers with Castiel's and began to walk towards the opening of the gate. Luckily, Dean had them land already inside the park so they wouldn't have to pay for admission. He smirked when he watched Castiel's wings twitch in need each time they passed by a coaster of people shrieking.
"I wanna go on that one," Gabriel said, pointing to a ride that went straight up about 450 feet high only to drop down at a 90 degree angle.
Dean just stared, knowing normally he wouldn't be up to something like that but being in Michael's body, those fears has dissipated into nothing. He wanted to feel like flying. He turned his eyes to Michael to see if he was afraid and from the widened eyes, it seemed likely.
"I've been on it. This thing seriously goes from 0-128 mph in less than four seconds," Gabriel said with a smirk "It's nothing like flying but it's still fun."
"I'm not sure about this," Michael said as they sauntered along closer to where the line started. He has to crank his neck all the way back to stare up at it.
"Oh come on, Mikie," Lucifer said "Don't be such a baby."
Michael glared at him "I am not in a sufficiently safe body, Lucifer. If something happens, I will die."
Lucifer rolled his eyes "I'll protect you big brother," he said, allowing one of his wings to curl around Michael "I won't let you get hurt."
Michael shoved him off "I'm not a child," he muttered.
"You're acting like one," Lucifer noted as he pulled his wing back. He sighed once they turned the corner. The line stretched all of the twists and turns all the way to the entrance.
"I don't wanna wait in line," Gabriel groaned "That looks like a four hour wait."
"It'll give us some more quality time," Lucifer said, throwing an arm around Gabriel's shoulders "I've missed my brothers."
"What is wrong with you, Luci?" Gabriel asked, turning his head to stare down at Lucifer "You are acting very odd."
Lucifer just smiled sheepishly "I have no idea. I just feel great. I think it's this body. Are you always so happy, Gabby?"
Gabriel smirked and pushed Lucifer's arm off of him "Yes I am," he said smoothly "That was until you came along."
Lucifer stopped midstep and held a hand over his chest "I'm offended," he said, he straightened out "Is it because I killed you? Because you were trying to kill me first."
Gabriel rolled his eyes "I'm over that," he said "Now let's go get on this ride."
"I don't wanna wait in line that long. That sign says it's about a four and a half hour wait," Dean complained.
"We are angels…well, most of us are," Lucifer said, eyeing Michael and Sam.
Michael scowled and crossed his arms over his chest "I'm not going on that thing. It's not safe," he said.
Lucifer sighed and wrapped his hand around Michael's arm. His wings spread wide before shooting up. Dean knit his eyebrows when he noticed Lucifer and Michael now in the front of the line, causing a commotion, mostly of people startled about two people popping into existence in front of their eyes. Dean smirked as he grabbed Sam and took off the same way.
"What the hell!" a person shouted when Dean landed in front of them with a disoriented Sam. The man's hazel eyes were widened.
"What about Hell?" Lucifer asked.
"You can't cut in front of me," the man snarled. He jumped when Gabriel and Castiel appeared next to them.
The man eyes widened even more "Y-how did you do that? What the hell is going on?" he asked.
"We are taking our place in front of you," Gabriel said simply.
"The hell you are," the man growled.
"Oh Hell is exactly where you will be going, Danny boy," Lucifer said, his lips curling into a twisted smirk "I know what you did to that poor woman in the woods that one fourth of July night."
Danny's eyes grew fearful but he blinked it away "I have no idea what you are talking about," his voice shivered.
"I'm the devil, Danny. I can read your soul and I know where your going," Lucifer continued, his voice low and cool with the hint of danger that had the man scrambling back out of the crowd.
Lucifer grinned and turned back to the surprised face. He lifted his eyebrows "What?"
"You aren't technically the devil anymore," Michael pointed out.
"Well he doesn't know that," Lucifer said with a smile. His wings perked up "Oh, its time."
Dean chuckled as they walked up the stairs to the deck where there were short lines of people waiting between gates to get the seats they wanted.
"Oo I call front row!" Dean shouted, beginning to race over to the furthest gate. Gabriel was by his side, elbowing him as they fought for the spot. Eyes watched them as they shoved at each other before Gabriel just sighed, giving up and taking the seats behind the front row. Dean smirked proudly as he stood behind the person waiting to get on the cart.
"Come on Cas," he said cheerfully, beckoning his angel over.
Castiel hesitated, digging his hands deep in his pockets with his eyes grazing over the cart where enthusiastic humans warmed into their seats, bucking the belt and pulling the bar over their laps. His wings were perked out and alert but he took a deep breath and took his place beside Dean.
"We get on once that next cart stops in here," Dean said eagerly, his eyes lit with joy. He was so happy not to be afraid of something like this. He turned his eyes to where Lucifer was practically dragging Michael towards one of the gates. He smirked then turned his attention to where Sam and Gabriel were leaning against the gate, impatiently waiting their turn to step into their seats.
After a minute, the cart full of other people began to move forward. Dean watched as is sat just outside the deck where they were. Then, with a hiss and click, the cart shot straight up at a speed that made him more excited to go on it.
Castiel's eyes were widened as he watched it shoot up with a twist before reaching the top when it curled and sped down at a 90 degree angle with another twist. It rode over another lump before slowing down to pull back in front of the gates.
"That is it? That is not a very long ride at all," Castiel said, tilting his head "People will wait hours to do that? Dean, I can just take you flying and it will be more interesting than that."
Dean sighed "Cas! This is one of the tallest and fastest roller coasters in the world!"
With another hiss, the cart came to a full stop and the windblown and enthusiastic riders climbed off and out, chattering about how thrilling it was. The gates then opened for the new riders to enter.
Dean's heart sped up with excitement as he ran over to the front row cart. He sat down on the left side, shimmying his butt to get more comfortable. He grabbed Castiel's wing and yanked him down into the seat beside him.
Castiel felt his stomach turn "Dean, I don't want to do this," he said.
"Oh come on Cas," he said "It's okay."
Castiel's eyes widened and his face paled as he stared up "I lied. This is really tall. Please don't go on this," he said "I don't find it safe. And with these buckled and the bar, it will be hard for me to protect you if it decides to crash."
Dean threw his head back to stare at where Gabriel and Sam were buckling in with big smiles on their faces "Gabe, please tell Castiel this ride is safe."
"Cassie scared?" Gabriel asked "Aw, want big brother to hold your hand?"
Castiel's cheeks flushed and he narrowed his eyes "No. I'm fine."
"Good," Gabriel said "I've rode this one before the day it came out. It's fun. Even for me."
"Please no, I don't want to," Michael's voice was heard. The two couples turned to see Lucifer trying to yank Michael into the cart but Michael wasn't budging.
"I'm sorry but he either has to take his seat or stand on the other side. We have to get started," a park worker said, her voice soft as she leaned walked over to them.
"I'm okay," Michael said "I'll meet out when you get off."
"No!" Lucifer said grabbing Michael's forearm.
"No balls!" Gabriel shouted, earning laughs from some people and tsks of disgust from others.
Lucifer managed to get Michael in the cart. They were sitting right behind Gabriel and Sam. Lucifer was smiling as he stretched an arm behind Michael, whose face was turning pale as hisses and clicks sounded around them.
Dean smiled as he turned back to pull the bar over him and Castiel's lap. He made sure to tuck his and Castiel's wings behind them so they wouldn't get snagged on anything. Gabriel and Lucifer followed suit.
After what felt like forever for Dean, the ride finally began to start, slowly moving outside of the shelter. It stopped just before the immense incline. Dean gripped the bars excitedly as they waited for the setting up to be finished. There had to be a lot of power to get this thing to go over 100 miles per hour within seconds. He smiled when he felt Castiel lock his hand with his own. He turned to his angel, who was staring up then around, eyeing each centimeter of the track to be sure it was safe for Dean.
"Relax," Dean whispered, rubbing his thumb over the top of Castiel's hand.
"Come on" Gabriel groaned behind them "Get this thing going."
Dean watched as the tracks in front of them moved to get ready to shoot them up and his stomach flipped with joy. After a moment of silence – other than Gabriel and Lucifer hootin' back and forth – a final click sounded and they the cart burst forward with such a force that Dean felt his body being forced back into the seat and his head loll back. It was almost challenging to move it forward again. He felt the grip on his hand become tighter and he knew if he wasn't in an archangel's body, it would have been broken.
Suddenly, the cart stopped before reaching the stop and began to trickle backwards.
"What's going on?" Castiel asked, his voice shaky and his wings twitching, ready to take flight despite the hundreds of people probably watching.
"I've always wanted to be on it when it did this!" Gabriel shouted behind them.
"I'm done. Get me off of this now," Michael said, his voice shaking.
Dean chuckled as the speaker sounded, telling them it's okay and that it is a common occurrence. Once they were back to starting position, they waited once again, murmurs of excitement all around and Lucifer teasing Michael. Gabriel and Sam were bickering about how fast the ride was going.
Suddenly, the ride shot out again, startling even Dean but he smirked as the wind pressed against his face so roughly that he thought he was going to lose his hair. He could hear a shrieking behind them along with cheers as they made it to the top. It slowed slightly as they rounded it before it began its 90 degree angle drop. He gazed at that park in the second he had, noticing all of the other rides; they seemed minute compared to high up they were. The cars miles away appeared like little ants scurrying around the ground. Dean let go of Castiel's hand as they bolted down at the speed which made his arms flail somewhat back and his stomach leap with gravity. They dropped through the twist before smoothly flowing over the slope then slowing to a stop, causing them to hunch forward.
It was silent as they scrambled off the ride. Dean's skin felt numb and his legs somewhat jello-like as he walked towards the exit but the rush was still radiating beneath his skin. He smirked over at Castiel, who was frowning.
"Why are you frowning? That was awesome!" Dean exclaimed.
"That was a very short ride. I do not see why someone would get so amped up to go on it," Castiel said.
Dean chuckled as he wrapped an arm over Castiel's shoulders "It's fun, not gonna' lie but like they say, the ride is mostly for bragging rights."
"Why would you brag about going on a ride that anyone could go on if given the time?" Castiel asked.
"That was fun!" Gabriel cheered as he ran up to them. Sam's hair was a windblown mess across his face, sticking up in the back and sides. He had a huge goofy smile on his face.
"I did not like that one bit," Michael said as they reached the rest of them where they were standing to find their pictures.
"He screamed like a little girl," Lucifer laughed.
"That was you?" Dean asked, knowing he heard that shriek.
Michael glared "I felt like I was going to fall out of the seat when we went down. I am a human, that would kill me."
"So am I," Sam pointed out "And I felt fine."
"Your just a big baby," Gabriel said to Michael.
Dean burst out laughing when a picture appeared on the screen of the first two groups. It had Dean and Castiel in the front and Sam and Gabriel in the back. All Sam, Gabe and Dean had their arms up in the air with huge smiles on their faces. Castiel was just sitting there, stiff as a board with his face blank. He looked like a statue.
"What the heck, Cas. Were you really that bored?" Dean asked.
"When did they take a picture?" Castiel wondered out loud, ignoring the comments being made about him.
"Oh Father, look at Michael!" Gabriel laughed.
Everyone focused their attention to the next picture that had Michael and Lucifer in the front and an unknown couple in the back. Lucifer had one arm up in the air and a smile on his face while his other arm was around Michael, who was curled to the side as much as he was able to with his face hidden against Lucifer's shoulder.
Michael's face reddened slightly when everyone laughed.
"I'm buying that one," Lucifer said, walking up to the counter. He handed the woman the money and she smiled warmly as she printed off the picture.
"This is one of the cutest pictures I have seen today," the woman said, her hazel eyes gleaming and her cheeks pink with the heat.
"I know, isn't he just the cutest little thing?" Lucifer crooned, rubbing his hand over Michael's hair.
Michael glared at him and turned his eyes.
"You make such a lovely couple," the woman said as she handed them their photo.
Gabriel snorted with a laugh considering the two bodies that made a cute couple were his and Dean's.
They all then left the area and walked back to their spot where they entered.
"Let's go on another one," Gabriel said gleefully.
"No. I have the perfect place," Dean said, closing his eyes to lock onto the memory that was in his head. It was one of Michael's favorite places to go and it always made him feel relaxed. He figured Michael had it most rough during the time spent in each others bodies. He smiled slightly and grabbed onto Michael's wrist before he could protest and took off with a whirl of wings. All of the others followed, Gabriel grabbing Sam in the process.
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Whew. A lot of writing for that small event. Haha. Sorry about the coaster I chose but I wanted to put one in that has a reputation…and though there are far many coasters that are better, I wanted to add the one I've been on before. : )
Also, when I went on that rollercoaster (front seat) I lost my bracelet during the ride. I have no idea when or how but it was gone when I got off. Lol. It does go really fast.
Anyone know which ride that was?