Chapter 14
"Abraham took Isaac's hand and led him to a lonesome hill; while his daughter hid and watched she dare not breathe she was so still." – Arcade Fire (Abraham's Daughter)
The room was encased in golden light, the clouds letting in the sun. Gabriel sat on his bed in heaven, a little boy cradled safely in his arms, his wings out and arched downwards towards the body of the small fledgling that was suckling on his grace. He cooed like a bird and stroked the little boys hair, making certain he was getting fed enough.
"You had enough baby doll?" Gabriel asked, smiling into the child's golden eyes.
"Yes mama." The baby boy giggled and smiled in delight.
To Gabriel the world at that moment couldn't have been any more perfect…
The perfection was interrupted; Gabriel was thrown against the wall, his wings crumpling behind him as he let out a low throaty cough. He dizzily looked up into the eyes of his brother Uriel whose gaze was stone cold and heartless. Two other angels were with him, Gabriel watched helplessly as they picked up his little boy, stroking his hair, clearly working their angel magic on him. Gabriel growled, an almost feral noise escaping his throat, but there he still lay. He couldn't move, clearly another work of magic by his brethren.
"You knew this had to happen brother…" Uriel simply said before he nodded to the other angels and walked out.
"Bye bye mama." Gabriel's little boy waved his little hand and smiled, the angels walked out with him. Gabriel screamed, wailed, it was almost inhuman the noises he made. Tears poured down his face, not showing any signs of ceasing. He choked when he heard the one sound that made him want to vomit and convulse on the spot.
The shrill cry of a dying infant…
Gabriel awoke with a start, crying his eyes out. He panted heavily. It had seemed so real all over again. He felt sick, his brain reeled and he tried not to throw up. Sam noticed his mate's discomfort and simply, without a word, he took him into his arms and held him. It felt comforting to have Sam's strong hands run through his golden locks. He forgot about the rest of the world for quite awhile.
"Whenever you're ready to tell your story," Sam said breathlessly. "I'm here to listen."
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Dean had been awake since five am with another headache, but this one felt different, this one was more like someone had taken every allergen in the world and stuffed it in there. Dean didn't feel sick, but he felt more like he was getting sick. Perhaps it was the beginnings of a cold; he had been sitting outside without a jacket in the peak of December. That was bound to increase the chances of anyone getting sick.
Something was wrong though, somewhere. He just couldn't place it.
Suddenly though it came to him…
"Sam," he yelled. "Start the damn car; get Cas and Gabriel in it!"
"Dean," Sam said. "What?"
"Something's wrong with Bobby Sam!" Dean's gaze turned to one of worry.
"Dean," Sam said. "Nothing is wrong with Bobby, you spoke to him on the phone last night?"
"Sammy," Dean said. "He called me…"
Without another word Sam and Dean loaded up the car as fast as they could and plopped the angels in the backseat. If there was one thing that could be most certainly linked to something being wrong…Bobby never called Sam and Dean.
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When the boys and the angels arrived at the junkyard there was an eerie feeling that settled in both their stomachs. It was quiet…
Too quiet…
Dean and Sam walked silently, guns cocked, they looked around for signs of life but there were none. Bobby's car was still there so he hadn't left; the engine was cold signifying he'd been there overnight. Dean had timed the last two phone calls to be within the last few days so that meant Bobby must've been trapped and held here, but by whom?
The brothers looked around once again, there were no footprints in the front until they came across some fresh ones, the sole of the shoe covered in blood and the footprints slowly disappearing.
"Dammit," Dean cursed, his brain went into overdrive as he made circles in the dirt running himself ragged. "BOBBY!"
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"I take it you've set up the perfect distraction so I can go up there?" Lucifer smirked, slicking back his hair and sinisterly smirking, his eyes locked on the woman before him.
"Yeah yeah," Ruby sighed, her patience growing thin, her wounded leg killing her as she stood on it. "I held up my end of the bargain."
"And soon," Lucifer stood from his chair and walked past her. "You'll get your reward, but not before you do one more teensy teensy tiny thing for mwah?"
"Yes your highness?" Ruby rolled her eyes and puffed air out of her cheeks.
"Kill Dean Winchester…" Lucifer replied with an evil grin.
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"Bitch put up a hell of a fight," Bobby said, cocking his gun and setting it down by his side, his face was splattered a little with demon blood but other than that he was unharmed. "But that idjit didn't know what hit her when I blasted her leg."
The boys, the two angels and Bobby were seated comfortably in his dining room; the older hunter sipped his beer while everyone else tried to calm down. Bobby had luckily been found about fifteen minutes after Dean had his freak out.
"Thank God Bobby," Sam said, still trying to stop his fast beating heart. "We thought you were…"
"Dead," Bobby gave an unamused look. "You honestly think I'm that weak boy than you got another think coming."
Dean found himself laughing.
"Seriously though," Sam said. "Don't scare us like that again ok; you're likely to make Dean go into early labor much less Gabe."
"Yeah sure," Dean said a bit unamused. "Anyways Bobby I know it wasn't you that called, but did you happen to hear anything about that meteor crashing nearby here?"
"Hear it boy I felt it," Bobby scoffed. "It crashed no more than a mile from here the news said, they went there though and it was strange, they found no space rock what so ever."
"Angel…" Cas muttered.
"Most likely," Bobby said. "Any ideas why one would fall?"
"Could have been disobedience," Gabriel said. "Or they were just sick of daddy and the others up there and decided to high tail it on their own."
"Either way," Sam said. "I think it's worth checking out, you know since we're here and all?"
"You read my mind." Bobby smirked.
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When the group arrived at the crash site it was a mess. Trees' leaves had been ripped off, branches lay strewn about, and dirt was kicked up into a small mound where the object had obviously come in contact with the ground. Dean opened and closed the door to the Impala, the baby deciding to move, he held his hand on his stomach to calm the child and luckily it worked. He made his way over to the crater that had formed in the ground, it wasn't big enough to be any meteor but it certainly made an impression.
It had to be at least two houses wide, maybe a little smaller. It wasn't very tall though so only a smaller object could have hit there. Dean cocked his head at the unmistakable imprint of wings that had been burned into the ground but only if you looked hard enough could you tell what the burns were, so it was most likely overlooked by the fire department and the police. Dean hopped into hole, careful not to slip. He made his way over to where the burn marks were and looked around, for a sign of what angel it may have been.
He found a small blackish soft object poking out of the dirt and carefully picked it up. He inspected it, he skillfully dusted off the dirt and the black that was on top of the feather slowly started to wipe away too, the feather was a beautiful grey underneath.
"Cas," Dean called as he hopped up to greet his comrades. "Any idea whose this is?"
"It could be a number of angels Dean," Cas sighed. "It's hard to narrow it down."
Dean sighed too; he'd feared this would happen the second he picked up the feather.
"There are no other signs of life," Gabriel explained. "And no inhuman footprints, I'm afraid it would be a wild goose chase to go after this angel whoever they are; heaven will deal with it accordingly."
Cas nodded in agreement, Sam and Bobby begun their trek back to their respective cars and Dean stared down at the feather again. He knew they were missing something, but for now, all he could do was join his brother in the Impala and start the drive home.
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So Gabe got his first baby taken away? That's why he was terrified.
Bobby's alive and well surprise! I couldn't kill him guys, don't worry.
But who's the angel that fell? Any guesses anyone?
More to come!