Gabriel was met at the Gate by two low levels who escorted him to the Grand Dining Hall where the Giant of a God was seated at the at the head of the table, which was laden down with foods from all around the world as per the Gods massive appetite. The Archangel entered with his wings on display and his signature smirk on his face but behind his jovial expression he was cold and calculating - He knew better than to trust a God completely. You could befriend a God for as long as the feast continued, but outside of their partying they were mean, uncaring Sons-of-Bitches and Gabriel hated the sight of them.
The God returned his smile and opened his arms to the small man, a gesture of Welcome that Gabriel doubted was genuine.
"Loki! Welcome home, Smar Skapraun!" Thor said in his booming voice that shook the room and Gabriel grinned back at him.
"Thor! Giant A-Hole!" Gabriel yelled back and he watched with amusement as the Gods smile faltered ever so slightly before he masked it quickly, chuckling at the Angel.
"You always did have a set of balls on you, Loki. It was one of the few things I enjoyed about you." Thor said, taking a bottle of wine from the table and downing it in one with a quick tip towards the smirking Angel. "So, have you come to my door with an apology? You'll need a big one if you ever wanna see that baby Brother of yours again…" Gabriel's smile died on his lips and his wings snapped up, the aggression pouring off him in waves, but when the God before him refused to blink Gabriel slowly grinned.
"No apology, no deals, no way. Here's how it's going to go, big guy. If you don't bring my Brother out here right now, I am going to go through you…then them…" Gabriel nodded to the flunkies standing behind the God. "And when I find him - and I will find him - if there is even one hair out of place on his pretty little head, I will tear this building down around your ears and watch you bleed out on the concrete." The Angel finished his speech and walked forward, loving the way the other Gods in the room flinched from him as he approached the table. He took a seat at the opposite end from Thor and snagged a strawberry from one of the bowls before lounging back and putting his feet up on the table.
"I'll wait…" Gabriel grinned with a red smile and from the look on Thor's face, this was going to be so much fun.
When Castiel awoke it was dark and cold, and his Wings ached in a way he had never imagined. The last thing he remembered was falling asleep in Dean's car on the way to…wherever it was that Dean was taking them, and his heart hurt as he realized he was now alone without his Human, and he had no idea if he would see him again. The Angel felt panic rising in his chest and it took him several minutes of deep breathing and calming thoughts before his head began to clear. Once he was calm again he took in his surroundings - he was in some sort of jail cell, chained up with shackle through each wing which bolted him to the walls and kept him from moving very far. He had a little give on either side but there was no way he could relax his wings down to ease the discomfort, so instead he tried flaring them up to test the chains, and to his disappointment he found them strong. A sudden clanging against the bars of the cell brought his attention to the 'thing' that was glaring at him.
"Quiet down in there, Wings! You're gonna be here awhile and I don't wanna have to listen to you clanking around!" The parasite snapped and Castiel tilted his head, a small smirk forming on his lips.
"And I would rather not have to look at your face, but we don't always get what we want. What are you supposed to be anyway?" Castiel asked and the creature's eyes went wide, a sudden uncertainty in its eyes.
"You will watch your tongue or lose it, Angel! You are addressing a God!" The thing snapped and Castiel finally recognized the accent and horrid attire. He was among the Aesir, a tribe of deities of the Norse sect and basically worthless in the Angel's eyes.
"You are no God, parasite, you are an abomination and a fraud. Release me now and I –might – leave you breathing, leave me here and you will die slowly, I promise you." Castiel growled and he watched with glee as the mock God lost his nerve and disappeared off into the darkness beyond the cell.
"You asked for it, do not say I didn't warn you!" Castiel yelled into the darkness before searching around the room for an advantage, anything he could use to get out of these chains when he heard a shuffling of feet in the distance.
"Show yourself!" Castiel commanded and from the darkness the smiling face of Dean Winchester appeared before him.
"I gotta say, Baby, I am loving the whole restrained animal thing you got going on here…we are definitely trying that at home." Dean said with a feral grin, eying the Angel up and down with a chuckle.
"Dean! How did you find me?!" Castiel asked, grinning at the teasing man, but his humor turning to shock as the one Angel he never expected to see again walked up behind Dean, smiling at him.
"Hello, Brother…"
"…Michael?!"
Outside the Mansion, Sam Winchester was met by a very frustrated looking Balthazar who grabbed him by the arm and pulled him inside the Gate quickly, running past the two guards he had knocked out on his first trip through.
"So wait, you got who working with Dean?!" Sam squeaked as the Angel filled him in on the past hours adventures.
"Michael, you Oaf! The Archangel! You think God just happened to come back after all this time and you were the only one he visited?! Michael and Lucifer were released from the cage - on probation and under MY care - and when I heard what these douche bags had done to my Baby Brother I thought what better way to reunite the Family than a good old fashioned game of War!" Balthazar grinned at the astonished look on Sam's face, before turning his attention to the new light that was growing inside him. "I see our Father left you with a little extra something, huh?" He asked and Sam touched a hand to his chest, looking nervously around.
"What is it? I can feel it inside, like it's pulling me…" Sam explained and Balthazar nodded.
"Follow it, and trust it. It will never lead you wrong…But for now I must go and check on the settings. The entrance is in there." The Angel pointed to a door off to the right of the building. "That takes your through the main hallway to the dining room where they are all waiting, Gabriel will be in there…Don't let them see you are afraid." And with that the Angel was gone and Sam was alone again, but the pulse inside him kept him moving forward. He had to find his Mate.