Sam pressed his back against the wall and nodded to Dean as he lifted the colt, ready to take aim at anything that might be hiding in Unit 114. Dean twisted the key in the padlock opening the hasp and nodding to Sam as he pulled the lock free and slammed the rolling door upward. Absolutely nothing happened.
The two shared a look before Sam cautiously played the flashlight around the empty seeming area. Seeing nothing threatening the two entered the unit and Dean closed the door while Sam flipped the light switch on the wall flooding the space with light from and overhead bulb.
The space was empty except for a table where two swords sat on stands. A large sheet of heavy paper was laying on the table. Sam looked closely at the paper realizing it was a note in Fancy script like you'd find in Medieval texts. There was even fancy artwork around the border.
Consider this a consolation prize
Use them wisely grasshoppers.
G.
The 'G' was huge and framed by a Halo hovering over it and a pair of wings underneath it. "Three guesses on who left this note." Sam said.
Dean reached out and found his hand automatically reaching for the sword on the left. He pulled his hand back and tried to reach for the sword on the right and somehow his hand still gravitated to the one on the left. "Dude, This is weird." Dean said. I think the one on the left must like me or something. It's like it's a Dean magnet or something."
Sam reached out and found he had the same problem only reversed. Instead of trying to pick the sword up, he moved to the end of the table and looked at the hilt. "Dean come look at this."
"What am I looking at?" Dean asked as he joined his brother.
"See the marking on the Pommels?" Sam pointed. "That's Enochian. Lucifer" He pointed and the sword he seemed to be drawn to "And Michael." He said pointing to the one that had drawn Dean.
"Michael and Lucifer's swords? Just sitting in a storage unit that someone wants us to think belonged to Bobby?" Dean frowned. "What the hell?"
"Gabriel." Sam said "He said he had already given us all the help he could give us. I think this is it. He just handed you Michael's grace."
"Whoa!" Garth said as Sam and Dean came in the front door carrying what looked like a couple of broadswords. "You guys planning on joining the Knights of the Roundtable or just larping?"
"These were in the storage unit along with a note we think was from Gabriel." Dean said.
"Yeah and they're marked with Enochian sigils." Sam said. "The names of a couple of Archangels no less."
"I wouldn't do that!" Delores cut in as Garth started to reach out to touch Dean's sword. "If they are what I think they are touching the sword will give you a nasty jolt."
"What do you think they are?" Dean asked.
"Celestial swords. Legends say that when God created the Archangels he created from them swords of great power. They can only be wielded by an Achangel or his avatar." Delores said. According to the stories the Archangels first task was to drive the Leviathan into Purgatory, The swords were created for each Archangel specifically for that purpose."
"So we can kill Leviathans with these?" Sam asked studying the sword in his hand.
When Delores nodded Dean replied, "Awesome! It beats Borax."
Delores could I use your library again?" Sam asked. I'd like to take a look at the lore about celestial swords."
"Of course Sam, you don't have to ask." Delores answered. "Like I said when I opened my home to you, it's at your disposal whenever you wish."
"I must return home with this vessel. The Winchester brothers were there earlier. Now that you have joined me, they should be easily handled." Dagon said to the few fallen that remained. The others had already left to look for Gabriel.
One of the fallen looked at Dagon with alarm. "The Winchesters? Sam and Dean Winchester?"
"Yes Sam and Dean Winchester. It is a promise that I made in order to secure a 'companion' when I first escaped that damned prison my loving brother cast me onto."
"A promise to whom?" The fallen asked.
"A young kitsune. He holds a grudge against Dean Winchester. But I have seen the trail of bodies they leave behind them." Dagon answered. "Purgatory is filled with those sent there by the Winchester. They must both fall."
"Dagon, you have been in Purgatory. You have no idea of what they have done. They killed Azazel. Next to you and Lucifer, he was the strongest of the fallen. And when Lucifer rose Sam Winchester invited him in only to cast both Lucifer and Michael into the cage." The fallen continued.
"You sound as if you fear these hairless apes." Dagon said in a low warning voice. "They are weak , the entire race is weak. Father created them unworthy of survival.
They cannot fly, they have no talons or claws. They have no physical strength or stamina. We will deal with these Winchesters and then cleanse this world of these abominations."
The fallen was looking at Dagon cautiously. "You sound like the Morningstar. He gave the same reasons to Michael when he refused to follow father's command to bow down and love these humans.
Careful Brother. You may have been an Archangel once but your grace has fled you. Lucifer will not be happy to rise and find that you have usurped his place."
"But Lucifer is in this cage is he not. Until Gabriel is found, you will follow me. Once I learn the secrets of the Cage we will raise our brother together." Dagon said and placed an arm around the other's shoulders. "The Morningstar will be grateful for our assistance. I'm sure that he will offer us some small reward in return."
"Gabriel" Castiel said appearing right in front of the Archangel who was sitting in a chair next to Sam's bed reading the Weekly World News. "Dagon has ordered the Fallen to search for you."
"I know." Gabriel answered eyes never leaving the page where he was engrossed in an article detailing the further exploits of BatBoy.
"Dagon wishes to learn the secrets of the cage and to use those secrets to raise Lucifer." Castiel said. "If he succeeds Michael will be slaughtered."
"Michael won't be slaughtered." Gabriel said sighing and setting his paper down on the bed. "He is not tied to a vessel down there. And Michael knows more about the cage than the rest of the Archangels, including how to escape it."
"Michael knows how to escape the cage? Then why has he remained in it?" Castiel asked confused.
"Because Dad ordered him to do Penance for the whole attempted Apocalypse thing. I think Dad is hoping that the two morons will get their heads out of their asses and end this feud if they are stuck with each other for a while." Gabriel said. And If not well then they can kick each other's asses for the next century without damaging anything up here."
"Are you saying that the only thing keeping Michael in the cage is our father's order?" Castiel asked.
"Look Castiel, you are young. You don't remember having Dad around all the time." Gabriel said. "I do and Dad is definitely a 'Spare the rod, spoil the child' type of parent. When he tells you to jump, you ask how high on the way up. We all had our 'trips to the woodshed', and once was more than enough for all of us except Luci and Kemuel. Those two always were rebellious."