Chapter 22
"I'm sure you will see me again soon even if it will be millennia for me," Michael told Dean as he sent him back to the future.
Dean crashed into the bunker and looked around for Sam and Charlie. He was still mad as Hell that Charlie proclaimed the prophecy in the first place, but he understood why the prophecy needed to happen. What Dean didn't understand was why Charlie said it. She hated her destiny more than Sam and Dean combined, so why would she make that her destiny in the first place? There was something wrong with Charlie, there was still someone influencing her, and Dean was about to find out what.
"Sam, Charlie, Cas you here?" Dean's voice echoed through the bunker causing Sam and Charlie to appear from the kitchen where they'd obviously been fighting. Charlie looked sheepishly at Dean prepared for him to yell at her too but he instead nodded putting his questions off for a later time. He was in his 30's now; Dean couldn't be an impatient child any longer. At the same time Cas popped from the study where he'd been reading about all things grace related in his failing quest to regain his grace.
"We were just making this sandwich so we could bring up to Chuck in the angel and demon proof room," Sam told Dean.
"Technically only you could bring it to him because the room is warded against 2/3 of the things in me," Charlie replied sounding all too much like your stereotypical teenage girl.
"Fine. I'll join you. I have some questions for our original prophet anyways," Dean told them leading the way towards the room where Chuck was staying safe from angels and demons alike. Charlie lingered outside the door with Cas keeping a distrustful eye on her as Sam and Dean entered the warded rooms.
"He's not here!" Sam cried after a minute, "Chuck! Where are you?"
Dean replied that he couldn't find him either before reappearing in the doorway. To a Charlie who looked very, very, angry and frustrated.
"D*amn you. Why couldn't you do this for me?" she muttered aloud accidently.
"What do you mean?" Cas asked harshly. "Do you know where he is? How did he even get out he would have had to go past me. Do the angels have him again?"
Charlie shook her head, "I can't… I can't tell you. He's not in any danger, he never was, but… I'm sorry I'd tell you if I could."
"What do you mean he was never in any danger," Sam asked harshly, "I died so we could get him out of danger!"
"Ezekiel never would have hurt Chuck… he couldn't unless Chuck wanted him to. I'm sorry, I can't tell you. He'd be so mad and if he's mad then he won't…" Charlie truly looked apologetic but the boys weren't going to let her wiggle out of this one.
"What does it matter if Chuck is mad at you? I'd be much more worried with us being mad at you and re-locking you in the devil's trap," Dean threatened causing Charlie to look truly terrified and conflicted for the first time.
"Chuck… I can't tell you. You had to have figured it out though. I mean you're smart. All of us are smart. Haven't you figured out who he is?"
"He's Chuck. Our nerdy, prophet, friend," Sam told Charlie but Castiel looked confused.
"He disappeared. He died. He said he overdosed but… but he never did drugs," Cas muttered. "And you… you can't speak to other prophets in your mind! That's not one of your gifts… yet you spoke with Chuck." The switch flipped in Cas's mind and he looked startled beyond belief. "Oh my."
"Yeah," Charlie said head nodding, "I know."
"I don't get it. Who is Chuck?" Sam asked them.
"Wait…" Dean interrupted, "You spoke that prophecy back there because you said God told you that you would. Yet… before… you said you were just going along with what Chuck's book Mattias said."
"You're getting there," Charlie prompted needing her brothers to get to the conclusion she was forbidden by the voice in her head to speak aloud.
"Chuck… one of the first things he ever said to us was that he must be God for what he writes to come true. He wasn't wrong Chuck… Chuck is God isn't he?"
All Charlie could do was nod her head.
So, yeah, sort of a bomb to drop on those of you who, like me, were sobbing too hard during Swan Song to see straight and realize Chuck disappeared into thin air... It wasn't until last night when I was only crying a little that I noticed it and discovered that yes, Chuck, is indeed, God... or so his actor said.
