Supernatural: Chronicles of the Order 5

Chapter 11: Reiko Puts Her Foot Down

(DISCLAIMER: No, I don't own Supernatural because it belongs to Eric Kripke and Warner Bros. So, enjoy the show! Rated M for graphic violence, adult content, and adult language.)

It had been an extra three days since the wedding of Yasuchika and Deok-Su as I was in my hotel room staring at the window. After the arrest of Julilla, I was on edge as I wanted to go straight home and not look back at Trainfell. The sight of the ice queen made me more than just my skin crawl. It made me worry for the safety of Reiko and the children as they were more important than a jealous general who tried to damage me after my two attempts of rejecting her on the spot. When I left my hotel room, I was looking all over my surroundings as I was anticipating the next jab coming from the woman I spurned. The presence of her was unnerving despite the fact that she was detained by General Thorndike three days back as I felt my hands tremble. It wasn't long until I heard footsteps approaching as I froze in fear.

I was feeling the terror of the upcoming Julilla paralyzing me at every turn as I didn't want to see who was behind me. The feelings of fear crept all over me as I wanted to just curl up in the bathroom and never come out again until I felt a soft slender hand touch my shoulder. It was Reiko's hand as I turned around and faced her with all the courage I had. In return, she showed no anger towards me as she was concerned for my health after what I went through, for this wasn't normal at all. I even touched her hand as it was a far more comfort than the sight of Julilla, who was still detained, as I held firm to have all the support for my friends and family I could muster.

"You shouldn't be cooped up forever, Sammy," she said to me.

"After what I endured before the wedding at Bunta's ramen shop, I can't come out of this hotel after what has happened so far," I said.

"Are you feeling alright?" I felt Reiko's hand touch my forehead as it was hot to the touch. "This isn't good. You look as if you have a high fever."

"I'm fine, Reiko. All I need is to get some-"

Without warning, I felt my knees buckle as I was under the weight of the stress I suffered from since my encounter with Julilla. Even though I had a restraining order against the ice queen, the very fear of her nailed me to the core as I felt concerned for the safety of my family. I was worried to the extreme as I got back up to my feet after what I suffered from. Even though I staggered a little, I couldn't let myself fall under the cracks as I was most likely to be having another stern lecture from one of the members of the Medical Corps soon enough.

"You need to stay in bed, Sammy," said Reiko as she was worried for my health in general.

"It's just a dizzy spell," I said.

"It's more than that." Reiko grabs me by the sleeve of my kimono as she tugs me towards the bed, which was made up earlier this morning. "You can't just say that you're fine, but you can't fool me this time." She gets into the nightstand as she got out a thermometer and shoves it under my tongue. "Now, you need to lay down, alright? Besides, you already had your hands full with taking care of the twins, helping me with all the Mother's Day things, and even getting a free week of staying here in Trainfell."

"If only we were back home from Trainfell..."

Reiko took the thermometer out of my mouth as she saw the reading to be a sign of alarm. I had a high fever of 102.2 as it wasn't good at all. Still, I wasn't out of the woods yet as I was at Reiko's mercy after what I endured since our journey home from Shiganshina four months ago. Still, I had no other choice but to be under the microscope of my wife's gaze as I wasn't doing too well so far. Getting up, I went towards the bathroom as I was most likely to be getting ready to take a bath before getting some bedrest for today. Even though I was wanting to go home to Kanto Village, I wasn't about to wriggle out of my own predicament anytime soon as I was most likely to be getting a strict form of resting up on the sly.

"It's terrible that you have to endure such stress coming from that awful woman who tried to seduce you," said Reiko as she saw me strip off my clothes. "Luckily, she won't bother us or any of our friends and family for a while."

"The restraining order that General Thorndike imposed won't be enough to hold her at bay, Reiko," I said as I went towards the wash basin. "She's a snake who squeezes her prey until they end up either broken or dead."

"Try not to worry about it, Sammy." She sees me cleaning myself as she notices my skin pale from enduring so much stress. "You need to get some rest after your hard work, alright? It's not fair that you get the short end of the stick every time that you help us to the fullest, but I won't let you out of bed by the time I get done with preparing your bath, is that clear?"

I reluctantly agreed as I finished cleaning myself at the wash basin. When I got into the bathtub, I felt the warm water warming up as I even smelled the scent of something that I never smelled before in a long time. It was the scent of Atreidian sea minerals and ocean flowers as they were in the form of bath salts that were put in the tub while I was sitting there. By the time that the water filled to the top, I was just in there as I wasn't doing too well after all that stress creeping up on my body. Still, I had to refrain from overstraining myself from such stressors as I was not in fine fettle right now.

"So, are you feeling alright?" asked Reiko.

"It's strange that I'm bathing in bath salts in the scent of Atreidian sea minerals and ocean flowers," I said. "It's also a reprieve from the sight of Julilla's wrath for the time being."

"Sammy, after this, you need to rest up. Later on, we should take a walk all over Trainfell's shops and vending machines to take your mind off of what happened a few days earlier. Besides, Julilla will never get a hold of you, no matter what she says to you."

"I hope that you're right about that one..."

"Not another word..." I felt Reiko's finger touch at my lips as she was smiling warmly. "Still, you have us for support and it's like you said countless times, 'Always keep fighting.'"

I was floored to hear such encouraging words coming from Reiko as I was feeling more calmer than normal. When I got up from the tub after draining it, I dried myself with a towel as I placed it into the hamper while getting dressed in my nightclothes. By the time I went towards the bed, I laid down as I had the covers wrapping me up while I was in recovery. In an unusual sense, Reiko was thankful that I needed the rest after what I went through, for it was something that I desperately had to have before I fell apart. I was grateful that I was protected as I wasn't about to fall under the cracks just yet, for I had much pressing work to do after I return home to Kanto Village soon enough…

Julilla was in a holding cell of the Alecrian Army's base here in Trainfell as she was dressed in a black nightgown and robe while awaiting for the next officer to intrude on her privacy. After being detained for harassing me and causing damage to the hotel I stayed at, she was in hot water as she saw the door open up. Inside, she saw a Half-Elf enter as he was dressed in Alecrian garb similar to that of a general's. He was a marshal in the Alecrian Army as he was decked out with blond hair and piercing blue eyes, for he was one of the highest-ranking officers in the Alecrian Army so far.

"Timothy Calvert in the flesh," said Julilla with a venomous tone in her voice. "I had a feeling that you would show up here for me to arouse your senses."

"Your charms don't work on me, Julilla," he said as he stood firm. "Once again, you attempt to woo your male subordinates into seducing them for sex just to get out and cause misery for Sam Winchester and his family and friends."

"I yearn for him just like Toby yearns to use him as a weapon to further our goals."

"You know that you won't succeed because there is still hope into protecting the one born with raw power in his brain. Even Ginryu Ashizoka is concerned when you tried to use scare tactics on Sam Winchester just to get your way like you did with Minara Mitani all those years ago. I haven't forgotten how you spied on one of the grandsons of Ippei Mitani, God rest his soul, and how you kept sending him things like chocolates, flowers, and even packages of condoms and lubricant just to bed him on the sly. That was when he was talking about his human wife on Claudius who was expecting his child that set you off over the edge. I never forgot when you set his hotel room on fire in the southern town of Toranaga in which some of the people were suffering food shortages and drought at the time. You had the gall to torch his hotel room and you reveled in it when the firefighters were on call to put it out after the rain came. In the end, I won't be lenient for your past discretions, you got that?"

"That's sweet of you to hear. You're a calm man, Timothy. At least you're not like General Thorndike, but your timing is off. In the end, my superior will let me out of here and when he does, he'll rip up that restraining order that he issued to keep me away from Sam. He's someone who is considered to be-"

"-The ultimate prize? Get a grip, Julilla. You're delusional and procuring Sam Winchester as both General Wetzel's weapon and your personal sex toy is a blank pipe dream. There are other matters that you need to worry about like the ongoing presence of that man with the cybernetic right arm crawling all over the planet." Timothy turns around as he is ready to leave. "Still, you won't have your way with Sam Winchester or his family, is that understood? You have been warned the second time, so I suggest that you back off."

Julilla saw Timothy leave as he closed the door behind him. Even though he told her to back off, she wasn't about to be kept away for long as she was biding her time to strike at me. The phrase, "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned," was a mortal reminder of what would happen next if she was spurned by those who refuse to heed to her demands. It was also something that can't be ignored forever as the time to steal me from my friends and family has hit a roadblock on the sly…

Reiko was in the market square as she had the twins and the other children in tow. Even though she was out and about, she was also determined to have me rest up as she was most likely to be taking on the extra work. When she stopped at a fish market, she was looking at the priciest of such things as the largest whitefin tuna was put on display and sold to a rich landowner afterwards. It was a pleasant time for everyone to see the finest catch that came off from Clavell Valley's coastal waters as Reiko spotted a huge red snapper that was caught earlier. It was a raffle drawing as she was given a ticket for a chance to win the fish on display, for it was something that was about to be a feast sooner or later.

"I never saw so much fish in a long time," said Gyatso as he saw everything on display.

"This place is known as Piper's Peak, which is one of the planet's biggest fish markets that sells the big ones to the highest bidder," said Dirk.

"The red snapper on display is pleasing, but if I win this, I'll cook it for dinner," said Reiko.

"I wanna have fish for dinner now!" yelled Carly as she was jumping up and down.

"Calm down, Carly," said Kanna. "You'll get some if Reiko wins it at the raffle."

"Red snapper is a great fish!"

"You can get some when Reiko wins it and she'll prepare a lot of meals out of it."

"Number 33116!" yelled the man who was selecting the winner of the red snapper at the raffle.

Reiko looked at the raffle ticket as she saw the numbers that matched it. By the time she raised her hand with the ticket in it, she ran forward as she was eager to get the red snapper that was already wrapped up and put into a cooler while being shipped into a wagon. It was something that she never expected to win before, but this was her third one as she was most likely to be savoring it with such gusto. Even the children were amazed to see the fish in all its glory as it was something that can be made into a huge feast so far.

"This is a strange day after all," said Reiko as she was pulling the wagon with the fish in it.

"You just had to reel in the fish, didn't you?" said Dirk as he was pushing the stroller where the twins are in. "Sam's gonna be floored to see that thing when we get back to the hotel and we all know that he's in for a lot of surprises."

"And we'll cook it to feed all of us. It's the most we can do for something that is big."

"I wanna have the fish for dinner now!" cried Carly as she was staring at it in the wagon.

"You'll get the fish when Reiko gets it into the hotel," said Gyatso. "Besides, that thing can be a blessing in disguise because it can be cooked with a lot of things."

"As soon as we get the fish back to the hotel, we'll cook it before we get home," said Kanna.

It was a good day to get a fish as Reiko was cheerful in all her glory. In such a stroke of luck, she was happy to prepare a meal out of it as it was one huge godsend in the making. Still, she had this kind luck that surpassed herself, for it was something that she had at her disposal after all. By the time she and the children were almost to the hotel, they were stopped by a man in his sixties as he was dressed in the same military garb as General Thorndike and Julilla. He was a seasoned man with greying hair and blue eyes as he was most likely to be causing a damper of things that were already piling up as it is. Reiko was alarmed by his presence along with Dirk as they were concerned about his motives in mind, for he was someone that could never be trusted at all.

"It's ironic that the wife of Sam Winchester is out alone with the children in tow." he said.

"Who are you?" asked Reiko.

"My name's Tobias Wetzel and I am interested into borrowing your husband for a while."

"Sam's not feeling well, so I suggest that you back away," said Dirk.

"So, a Cat Sidhe boy has the gall to attack me for no reason."

"Dirk, get everyone back to the hotel," said Reiko. "I'll be there soon, alright?"

Dirk obeyed as he took the the rest of the children and fish back towards the hotel. As for Reiko, however, she was staring at the elderly man who raised enough red flags to those who view him to be too extreme. Still, she wasn't about to fall victim to General Wetzel as she was not about to back down anytime soon, for she didn't want him to steal me for his own purposes in the Executive Division.

"Sir, excuse my ward for his behavior," she said.

"Those brats in your care aren't my concern," said General Wetzel. "The only concern I have is to force your husband to submit to us or else we'll use force if necessary."

"I won't let you take Sammy away. General Thorndike knows about your group and efforts to use my husband as a weapon for your own desires."

"You're a vicious little bitch, but let this be a warning for you, Reiko Winchester. We'll stop at nothing to further our goals into taking back this planet's military glory and your husband is the ultimate prize to bolster our efforts."

"I won't let you take him away from me!"

Reiko was determined to protect me as she stood firm in front of General Wetzel. Just as she was about to make a move, she felt the general's hand grab her wrist as he had a firm grip on it. He was itching to make her suffer as he threw her against a box of newspapers. He was itching to hurt her until he heard footsteps approaching. When he spotted Kevin coming to her aid, he was ready to attack as he would stop at nothing to steal me away from those around me. It wasn't long until Reiko got back up on her feet as she wasn't about to give up her fight to keep me from the Executive Division at all costs.

"Back for abuse, you little bitch?" taunted General Wetzel. "You sure have a kind heart and I literally despise kindness."

"Get the hell away from her," said Kevin as he stood in his way. "General Thorndike is sure gonna rip you a new one when he finds out that you're there to steal Sam for your personal vendetta."

"You have no right into keeping me from my goals. Sam Winchester will submit to us and our goals to use his raw power as a weapon will be the greatest form of glory for the people of Alecrast."

"You're not lifting a damn finger on him because his raw power is his own gift that shouldn't be abused by those who don't respect him. Do you see those eyes I have? They're the result of the raw power infused into them after Sam restored them during the Gale Canyon incident. The sight I have not only allows me to see altogether, but I can also see into your mind, General. You and your cronies are dangerous and everyone in the Order and the Alecrian Army have all of their reasons to keep tabs on you."

"Have it your way for now…" General Wetzel was ready to leave as he turned around. "Still, you can't bar us from obtaining the greatest power that is more greater than that of the gods. Sam Winchester is the ultimate prize who is not only known as the Boy King or part of the Destiny of Worlds. He is a top prize that will be coveted by those who vow to destroy him, only to siphon from his raw power he displays. In this time of events, he is even far greater than his past self who was a potential screw-up who got suckered into starting the Apocalypse, only to end it from the Elder Days. He even took part into letting out the Darkness, but the records of that battle have been lost for centuries now. In this day and age, Sam will submit to us and be our weapon to reclaim the former glory that was lost to us. He might be a potential lover to Julilla, but that restraining order to keep her out won't last forever."

Kevin was itching to punch at General Wetzel as he watched him depart. Even though he was considering it, he was blocked by Reiko as she didn't want him to cause an uproar in the ranks of both the Order of Letters and the Alecrian Army. When he saw a bruise on Reiko's arm, he wanted to put a new one in the man who left earlier as he viewed him to be a threat that was far worse than that of the late Darbus Toller.

"That bastard," he said. "He had no right to do that to a lady like you."

"I wasn't scared of him, Kevin," said Reiko. "All I know is that he'll stop at nothing to steal Sammy away from me to use him as a weapon."

"General Thorndike is gonna be having a field day after what General Wetzel did earlier to you. Even Dean would get pissed if he saw that bruise on your wrist."

"Still, I held firm because I was determined to protect Sammy. All along, he's done his best to provide for us and protect us, but now is the time to do the same for him."

"Let's hope that we do the same."

Reiko and Kevin were going back to the hotel as they were standing firm to protect me at all costs. With the presence of General Wetzel further complicating things, all of us to step up and watch over me as it was something that needed to be done or else chaos will engulf the universe...

I woke up after getting two hours of sleep as I got up from the bed and left the hotel room. When I went downstairs to the lobby, I smelled a familiar scent as I went towards the cafeteria and into the kitchen. At first glance, I noticed Reiko gutting the red snapper she won at a raffle as the head was also removed and into a bucket. When she cleaned the fish in the sink, she removed the scales as she was most likely to be sectioning it into meaty pieces due to its size. With the fish finally cleaned and put on the cutting board, Reiko began to cut it into sections as she was most likely to be cooking it up in a huge feast. With the stove turned on, she was getting to work as she seasoned the red snapper sections that were on a cutting board. She was hard at work as she seasoned some of the fish with the ingredients that the hotel manager let her borrow.

She was seasoning it with soy sauce that had grated ginger in it as she was brushing it all over. When I saw her turn on the grill near the stove, it was easily coated with cooking spray as it was heating up. When she placed two pieces of fish on the grill to cook. With the rest of the fish being prepared to be fried and baked, Reiko was hard at work as she even seasoned them with what she thought of in the process. With the fish on the grill done and put on a plate, she was ready to finish up the rest of it as she was taking her time to cook it all up in one fell swoop. I was happy to have her into my life as she was someone that I refused to let go due to our part in the Destiny of Worlds. By the time she was done, she was taking a break as she was sitting on a stool. Her efforts of preparing the red snapper she won at a raffle paid off, but I noticed something on her left wrist. It was a bruise that I never saw before as I crept towards her to hear what she had to say in the process.

"Sammy, what are you doing up out of bed?" she asked me as I stood firm in front of her. "You're not over your fever yet, but I prepared a fish that I won at a raffle drawing earlier. The red snapper is huge, but I managed to pull it off to feed everyone for dinner."

"Who gave you that bruise?" I asked as I saw Reiko touch at her wrist with a look of embarrassment.

"It was a man from the Alecrian Army by the name of Tobias Wetzel, Sammy… He wanted to use you as a weapon due to your raw power, but I didn't want him to. He's a dangerous man in which he even threw me after he grabbed me by the wrist."

"You're lucky that you're fine, but I should've been there to protect you."

"You weren't feeling well, Sammy. I had to hold my own without being scared in front of that man."

"You were brave, but the man who leads the Executive Division is a lot more dangerous than anticitated and it worries me to the core."

I watched Reiko feel at the bruise on her wrist as I was worried about what would happen next. The encounter of General Wetzel was alarming as she was concerned for my safety. When I noticed her continue to feel at the bruise on her wrist, I saw it disappear as she displayed a power that was similar to what she had during the Gale Canyon incident. I was relieved that she was alright as the bruise was gone in which she was unfazed by General Wetzel's threats. I was also blessed that Reiko held her own as she was starting to be a little more braver than what she was before.

"You have power of your own so far," I said.

"I never healed myself before, but this is new," said Reiko.

"This isn't the first time you had a power of your own because you once killed off Behemoth and saved Shotaro and the others in Thravin Keep almost a year ago. Looks like the power that you inherited from Nelliel has its perks after all."

I saw Reiko put a piece of fish on a fork as she shoved it into my mouth. When I tasted it, the fish itself was delicious as I couldn't get enough of it. When I saw the children entering into the cafeteria outside of the kitchen, I decided to take some of the fish as I set it on the table. It was dinnertime for us as we were enjoying the fish that was cooked earlier. We were enjoying dinner as a family as we weren't thinking about the further details about General Wetzel and his arrogance for the rest of the evening. It was a brighter mood for us as there wouldn't be any more trouble for the time being, but the ongoing presence of the Executive Division would soon put a damper on our ideals if we weren't careful…

Kevin was in his own hotel room as he was most likely to be contemplating going after General Wetzel after what he did to Reiko earlier. The sight of the man made his blood boil as he clenched his fist just to bear a grudge against the leader of the Executive Division. Just as he was about to go into the bathroom to take a shower, he saw the door open up as he noticed Dean coming into the room. Like Kevin, my older brother was also concerned about what was going on as the Executive Division was on the prowl in their bid to use me as a weapon. They were most likely to be bolstering their efforts into putting a stop to those warhawks' plans as my life, health, and safety were on the line so far.

"We need to talk," he said.

"I was about to take a shower, but you managed to get in before I did so," said Kevin.

"Have you heard of Tobias Wetzel?"

"Yeah, I saw him earlier today and he hurt Reiko by throwing her after grabbing her wrist."

"That son-of-a-bitch… If Ippei saw this right now, he'd be turning in his grave. Reiko's a lady and she should be treated with a little more respect than what that asshat demonstrated earlier."

"It's not gonna change anything because of the fact that those warhawks who come from the Executive Division aren't the type that can be trusted at all. If Master Colchuvar were still alive, he would cut General Wetzel in half by now."

"I wouldn't put any trust in that prick. All he's interested in is forcing Sam to bow down to the Executive Division and become their weapon, even if it meant by allowing Julilla to seduce him against his will and against Reiko's wishes. There's no way in hell that we're subjecting Sam to such torture after what he went through with that blowhard trying to kill him a few days back. Still, I'm putting my foot down into bolstering up the extra protection for Sam, even if it meant by keeping under strict surveillance if need be."

"Isn't that a little too much? You know that Sam doesn't like being kept under the microscope for too long."

"It's better than having him being subjected to such torture and scare tactics brought forth by the Executive Division all the live long. Still, Sam has that raw power, but we're sure as hell not to let him fall victim to those asshats who only have enough greed to abuse what he has within him. We're not letting him out of our sights, nor his family after what has happened so far 'cause General Thorndike is on our side in this time of need right now. We also have to deal with the battle between Cain and Ailnoth as well 'cause if either one wins, this entire universe suffers at a massive scale if we don't do something."

"And we'll protect Sam at all costs, even at the cost of our lives..."

Kevin watched Dean leave the hotel room as he was alone again. When he was going towards the bathroom, he was itching to take a shower as he was having his work cut out for him. It was a challenging thing for him to protect me and my family, but the fears of the Executive Division encroaching on us was also the worst to fear the most in mind…

General Wetzel was on his way to Julilla's holding cell in the Alecrian Army's base as he was ready to get her out against Timothy's wishes. Like most warhawks, he had an agenda to look to as he wasn't about to bow down to the pressure of General Thorndike or the Order's higer-ups on the sly. He had his own agenda to put on display as he arrived in Julilla's holding cell. He saw her to be calm and collective as she was unflinched by Timothy's words of warning, for she was still adamant into seducing me just to call her own. She was not the type to be trusted just like General Wetzel as both of them were devout and fervent members of the Executive Division, for they had their goals to retain their former glory even if it meant by forcing me to do something that I don't agree to.

"Aren't you a little short for a stormtrooper?" asked Julilla.

"I've come here to rescue you, Julilla," said General Wetzel.

"You can't let me out just yet because Timothy is here and he refuses to do so."

"I hear that you failed to seduce Sam into coming to our side, but he will soon come to us despite the efforts of his inner circle trying to protect him from us."

"His family surround him like locusts devouring a wheat field. They are nothing but worms.

"And the birds will eat the worms, my dear. As for our goal, we can't allow those who stand in our way become a wall to keep us away from our prize."

"And Sam will always be the ultimate prize… As for that bitch of a wife, she'll be the first to go just to make others aware of our agenda to keep our military glory in strong standards by stealing the prize that we covet."

"According to what General Arbogast told me when I arrived here in Trainfell, he heard stories about Sam Winchester being put through torture after he was taken to Gehenna a couple of years back while under the gaze of Sylvanus. It's a godsend that the ultimate prize had to remain docile under the man who was trying so hard to dodge Sawney Masbath for a while in which he paid the price for not keeping him sealed away."

"If you're talking about the lost childhood that Sam had taken away, then I'm not interested to hear it right now."

"It's been said that Sam once disappeared to other places in the Ashizoka System in which his childhood innocence kept him afloat until the death of his father. Even though Sylvanus was under duress to take him and his older brother to that frozen wasteland of a planet, that bastard kept us from obtaining him to be our weapon for the entire Alecrian Army. It was a travesty to begin with when Sam was shipped to Gehenna, but now that he's here to stay on Alecrast, he won't get away from our radar soon enough. The ultimate prize is something that will keep us in the record books, even if it means by standing up to the Order of Letters and their allies."

"And I will see Sam here with us when the time is right..."

Julilla smiled with an icy look on her face as she saw General Wetzel leave her holding cell. With the promise of having me put under the thumb of the Executive Division, the warhawks in charge will stop nothing to bring me to my knees sooner or later…, but not yet…

Reiko was in the bathroom as she was relaxing in the tub after doing the cooking. She was happy with being brave as she wasn't afraid to stand up to General Wetzel and his inflammatory rhetoric. Even though she wasn't about to cower in front of him earlier, the encounter was a stern reminder of what would happen next as her defiance against the warhawk would soon turn to retaliation if she wasn't careful. When she heard the door to the bathroom open up, she wasn't seeing me there as she saw General Wetzel standing in front of her with an evil smirk on his face. He was ready to retaliate against her as he was ready to do his worst on her, for he was the dominant one of all in the Executive Division so far.

"I see that you were expecting your husband instead of me," he said.

"Keep away from me, General," said Reiko as she was staring at him without any form of fear. "You can't do your worst on me because I'm a married woman and it's rude for you to come in here instead of my husband."

"Unfortunately, your husband is busy tending to those brats right now, but he'll soon come back to find your dead body in a mix of blood and water in this bathroom." He unsheathes his sword as he was ready to attack Reiko for no reason at all. "Everyone knows that your beloved husband is the ultimate prize and nothing will stand in my way to bring him to great prominence as a weapon to the Executive Division."

"You're nothing but a monster, General. Sammy will never submit to you or to that evil woman who tried to seduce him a few days back. Even the rest of our family knows about how you intend to use him as a weapon against his wishes."

"And you, my dear, are still too naive about the world around you, but it will all change when we leave our mark in the galaxy and the Destiny of Worlds will never rise to prominence as foretold by the Draaza."

Reiko got up from the tub as she pushed General Wetzel down onto the floor as she grabbed a towel and rushed out of the bathroom. She was now scared of him as she was running out of the hotel room with a towel wrapped around her body. It wasn't long until she heard footsteps coming after her as General Wetzel was closing in on her before she noticed me coming towards her. Even though I was still not doing too well due to a fever, I wasn't about to let the warhawk attack my wife as I used my raw power to push him against a wall. Rage fumed all over him as he was about to strike Reiko with his sword until he was stopped by Kevin, who kicked the sword from his hands.

"It's you again," said General Wetzel in an angry tone. "I bet that your former master is turning in his grave by now."

"Back away from them," said Kevin as he was protecting me and Reiko. "You had the gall to attack Reiko again against our wishes, but trying to kill her is crossing the line."

"You vile little troll… It's ironic that your eyes changed color since your past self died at the hands of Gadreel in the Elder Days under Metatron's orders… As for that little minx who pulled off a peep show with only a towel around her body, she's gonna die while seeing Julilla go all over her husband's body against his will while even allowing his seed to take root into her. It's a glorious situation that will soon come to fruition and I'll even go hard on the Elf woman who stood in front of me for the last time. Her presence is nothing but a canker along with the rest of the folks that Sam Winchester calls family. Both he and that bitch may be part of the Destiny of Worlds, but there are times that the Executive Division will put a damper on that golden age all for the greater good."

In that moment, Kevin punched General Wetzel in the jaw as he was sprawled onto the floor. He was itching to defend Reiko's honor and my own as he punched the warhawk in the jaw again. Anger fumed over him as he was ready to deal a final blow until Dean showed up to stop him from beating General Wetzel to a pulp. Even though my older brother was adamant into protecting me and my family, he also had to deal with Kevin's fury against the warhawk who rained on our parade as he was up on his feet with bruises on his face. With his sword put away, he was ready to take his leave as he was turning around to see me putting my robe around Reiko. He viewed my eternal union with my beloved wife to be a threat as he wasn't about to give up his plans to use me as a weapon, for it was his only goal that was ideal to the Executive Division after all.

"In the end, I'll be gone for the time being, but after this, I suggest that you keep that pup on a leash," he said as he pointed directly at Kevin. "That boy has no discipline and he spits on his former master's memory by attacking a general of the Alecrian Army in person."

"You better watch your mouth, General," said Dean as he was defending Kevin's actions. "He had his reasons to protect Sam and his family while you were busy intruding on Reiko's privacy when you tried to kill her."

"The bitch dishonored me and everyone around her, so I had to take precautions."

"And by what, exactly?" I said. "By bringing your grunts to break me while you come into our hotel room to cause more harm to my wife? As for the honor debacle, Reiko has a lot more than what you perceive to be, but you have none at your disposal."

"You better watch your mouth, Sam Winchester, for I will soon claim you for a prize that is destined to assist the Executive Division all for the greater good."

"You're not gonna do a damn thing to my little brother," said Dean defensively. "Sam is a lot of things, but he's not gonna be your weapon. You may call him the ultimate prize, but he won't cave into your demands so readily. As for what you tried to do to Reiko, your actions are the most dishonorable and despicable that literally crossed the line when you threw her around earlier. Hell, you even tried to kill her in the bathroom, which is the lowest that you go to. And you call yourself a general? I've seen General Thorndike put on thicker skin than you 'cause he just launched a complaint to Marshal Calvert not too long ago."

"Have it your way, then..." General Wetzel turns around again as he was leaving. "Sooner or later, Sam Winchester will come to us whether he likes it or not, for the ultimate prize will be in our hands soon enough."

"Oh, bite me..."

General Wetzel left the scene as we noticed the children coming up to where we were. The sight of where the warhawk was thrown left a dent in the wall as the children didn't know what to think. It was a godsend that they were out of harm's way, but the repercussions from General Wetzel was more than enough to keep the Executive Division out of our affairs for now. When Dirk wheeled the twins to their stroller to our hotel room, he noticed a small drive on the floor as he picked it up. He never seen anything like it before as he gave it to Dean, who was still defiant against General Wetzel, who was a force to be reckoned with on the horizon.

"Looks like the general left something," he said.

"It's a drive, but it could be empty," said Dirk.

"Something in that size can store so much in it, but the info can also be a warning."

"That's troubling to hear..."

"Children, you need to go back to the hotel room," said Reiko sternly as she was shielding them from what has happened earlier. "You shouldn't look at such danger right now."

At that moment, the children obeyed as they went towards the hotel room as planned. As for our own predicament, we weren't out of the woods yet as we were about to go towards the doghouse after that incident with General Wetzel earlier. Just as we were about to return to our rooms, we noticed Timothy arriving as he saw the damage that was done earlier. He also knew about General Wetzel's treachery as he was ready to lay down the law that could bring the Executive Division to a grinding halt for now.

"It's not what you think, Marshal," said Dean as he saw the hole in the wall.

"Tobias had it coming, but his plans to use your brother as a weapon have crossed the line on both sides," said Timothy. "As of now, Sam Winchester and his family are under strict protocol under both the Order of Letters and the ranking members of any form of planetary army they come across."

"What are you talking about?" I asked.

"The warhawk in question had a data drive with him that explains his unholy plans to use you as a weapon, Sam."

"You mean this drive?" said Dean as he had it in his hand. "General Wetzel dropped it when he got thrown against the wall. As for what the Executive Division is doing, I hope that they don't go near my brother."

"I've known about the general's treachery for quite some time since the battle against the Army of Cain last year. As for what he's devising, it's not good. Tomorrow, we'll meet in the summer palace to discuss further plans into protecting Sam and his family from those warhawks. Their delusional grandeur and glory has crossed the line when it came to nearly attacking the Mother of Destiny at the hands of Tobias, but he will soon go to new lows if we're not careful."

"So, I'm in a bigger birdcage, but at least I'll be safe from the Executive Division," I said.

"Sammy," said Reiko. "If you're in a bigger birdcage, then we'll need a bigger bed..."

I smiled at my wife as she was starting to show more bravery than what was perceived to be. Even though she was safe, I was eager to protect her, but she was also there to do the same for me as our battle against the Executive Division was on the same playing field as the battle between the two Knights of Hell. It was a complicated thing, but we had to deal with as the time to put up with the Executive Division was already in front of us as we speak…

To be continued...