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One year later...
Gabriel smirked as Sam triple checked their comms. "Sam I think we're good. Last I checked they don't stop working every five seconds." Sam sighed. "Well, one of us needs to worry about this stuff."
He looked away from his computer screen and at his agent. Gabriel seemed completely at ease, leaning against the door frame and playing absentmindedly with his gun as if it was a toy.
Not for the first time, Sam wondered how his agent could be so calm. Today they were finally making a move on the terrorist Sam had been tracking for weeks. Sam had been ecstatic when he finally found their base but his excitement was quickly pushed away by dread.
The base was huge! It would be a big job and Sam was worried about Gabriel and Dean, even Michael. Sam didn't really know Gabriel's oldest brother but he knew they were close. He didn't want Gabriel to loose another brother.
Sam walked over and clipped a small camera to the front of Gabriel's shirt. "Be careful Gabe." He said not backing away. Gabriel nodded not at all bothered by how close they were.
"Relax mother hen. It's just like any other mission. I go out kill a few douchbags. You chill with Cassy and play office. Computers and everything."
Sam laughed lightly. "Playing office is what keeps you alive." "Nah. It's got to be my charm. Who could shoot this face and live with themselves?" Too many people." Sam thought but he just shook his head like an exasperated parent. The cars started as the drivers prepared to leave and the mission start time approached. Too quickly.
Gabriel sighed, "That's my cue." Sam nodded and pulled his agent into a tight embrace. They held onto each other and even though they both noticed the 'spark' they didn't say a word but, silently enjoyed the feeling of being together and safe.
In that hug everything that they would or had never said was told. The, "Don't leave me." the, "I'm worried about you." and way in the background, the small whisper of, "I love you."
"Be fast." Sam did say as he forced himself to let go. Gabriel smiled. "Aways am samsquash."
Gabriel jogged over to get in one of the cars with Michael and the older Noviaks both waved to Castiel. Dean followed them and called, "Bye bitch." Sam rolled his eyes. "Be careful jerk."
With that Sam and Castiel were left to watch as everyone they cared about were driven away, until they could see them no longer, like watching the sun set and feeling the nighttime chill. They both caged their nerves and walked to their computers. They had a job to do.
Gabriel looked out the window as they drove. The cars dropped them off about a mile from the criminal base. This was probably when normal brothers would tell each other to be careful, that they were proud of each other, maybe hug. Gabriel smirked at Mike and said, "Race you and try not to worry Mikey. Heart attack is a boring way to go." Mike nodded. "I'll stop worrying when you stop eating candy." They both knew that meant never.
With those parting words, they took off into the woods and all was said. Gabriel touched the device in his ear. "Still hearing me Sam?" Sam's voice came from the other end. "Yes." Once he reached the base Gabriel crouched behind a bush. "You're on the right side of the building. There should be a door that's guarded. Do you see it?" Sam had the layout of the building on his computer and could see Gabriel's location through the camera.
"Yeah I see it. Gabriel pulled the riffle off his back and set his pistol down. He carefully aimed and held his breath. When taking a shot the world seemed to disappear. No noise. Just the shooter and the target. He pulled the trigger and the bullet shattered the allusion of a two person world. Gabriel watched as his target fell. "Hasta la vista baby." He whispered as he watched the rest of the guards drop from other agents' shots. Before that last guard had hit the ground Gabriel was running.
He ran straight into the building and didn't slow down. "Which way Sam?" Backup would be coming for the guards, meaning he had to move. "Right." Sam answered quickly and Gabriel shot down the hallway to the right. He peaked out from behind the corner to watch the enemy run past him on their way to the exit.
He chuckled quietly. It was just like a crazy game of tag. Loser gets shot. "Am I the first one in again Sam? This has got to be record! Where is my trophy already?" Gabriel could hear the eye roll in Sam's response. "It's not a contest Gabriel and yes." Gabriel smirked. "Lead me to the nerd room." First agent in kills the security for the rest. Gabriel had now done it six times in a row.
"It's upstairs. keep going straight. Maybe you should wait for Dean or Mike." Sam suggested. "Hold that thought." Gabriel said as two man rounded the corner and raised their guns. Gabriel decided to call them thug1 and thug2. Gabriel held up his hands. He had his pistol in his waste band an a knife tucked into his boot but he didn't arm himself. He wanted all the attention to be on the entrance and if these men shot more would come. "Can we all just get along? I seem to have gotten lost. What is this place the freakin' labyrinth?" He complained. Both of the men looked confused. Good.
Gabriel took a step forward. Before either of them could react he had kicked away the gun from thug1 and it went skidding across the floor. The thug2 took aim but Gabriel made a grab for the gun with one hand and punched with the other.
He used his newly obtained gun to pistol whip the man and turned as he fell. One down. thug1's eyes flickered to the gun on the floor. Gabriel followed his gaze. "I'd ask you to surrender but something tells me it's useless." Thug1 shook his head and said in a accent Gabriel couldn't quite place, "You will not a escape this gold demon." Gabriel shrugged. "Well at least you're original." He shot thug1 on the foot and picked up the other gun. Then, he knocked the hopping man out and walked calmly down the hallway. "Go on Sam."
Sam sighed. "Never mind. There's a staircase to your right." Gabriel smiled. "Yup I see it. Let's raise some hell!" he ran up the stairs. "Now take a left." Gabriel followed Sam's instructions until he reached the security room. Alarms were now blaring and there were about eight men guarding the door. Gabriel backtracked down the hall quickly.
Sure he was a good fighter and he could act overconfident but eight vs one was not good odds for anyone. "Sam is there any chance I could get some backup?" "I'll see." Gabriel could just make out Sam talking to other communicators. "Dean is about ten minutes away. Michael is eight. They're the furthest in besides you." "What are they power walking?" Gabriel complained as he pulled out his pistol. "I think I can wait though." Things went well for about five seconds after that.
An enemy man ran down the hallway heading to the security room and stared at Gabriel like he had fallen from the sky. "Hey.." Gabriel said casually as he aimed his gun at the man who also pulled out a gun. "Shit." Gabriel whispered. He looked up at the man. "You don't want to kill me I~" And then Gabriel pulled the trigger of his gun and the other man gasped and sank to the ground.
He wasn't what Gabriel was worried about the men guarding the door were all running towards him having been alerted by the gunshot. Gabriel shot around the corner and managed to take out two guys before the enemies' shots forced him to pull back.
"Hey Sam. How long till backup?" "Around six minutes." Sam replied. "Hang in there." Gabriel took a deep breath. He waited until the footsteps were right behind the corner and then ran out disarming the first guy easily and ducking under the second guys arm to grab the gun from a third man. He held the now disarmed man in front of his as a human shield and shot two more men before one got close enough to try and land a hit.
Gabriel dropped his human shield and faced the remaining three men, just in time to take a hit to the face. He stumbled into the wall and rolled away from the next hit. He fell back into a defensive position as he was now cornered against the wall. He had to wait for one of the men to get careless.
He took a hard hit to his side. Wait. He blocked a few more punches. Wait. There! One of the men had put his hands down and was about to take a step back to let the other two win the fight. Gabriel pushed him hard and as the man fell he created an opening. Gabriel took the opening and ran away from the wall. He ran towards a pistol on the floor and drove for it as the men ran at the same gun. His fingers closed around the trigger and he sat up and pulled it three times.
Gabriel leaned against the wall and checked himself over. Bloody nose, a few bruises, hurt ribs possibly bruised or broken but no bullet holes. He would take it as a win. "Gabe!" He snapped out of his thoughts and realized Sam had been calling him. Sam sounded like he was about to freak out. "I'm fine Sam." He said and slowly got up.
Sam's relieved laughed echoed through the comms and Gabriel smiled. "Luckily you still have the pleasure of my constant talking for the rest of the mission." Sam laughed again. He would gladly listen to his agent go on for hours as long as Gabriel just kept breathing. Taking out the security was easy. Sam walked Gabriel through the process as he could see the other computer through the small camera on Gabriel's shirt.
Gabriel exited the room and was teasing Sam about how long it had taken them to destroy the system. "Five minutes Sam. You're losing your touch!" One second he was exiting the room the next he was on the ground. He looked at his hands and saw red but felt nothing.
Shock. His mind informed him. Isn't that just great to know. How do I fix it?! He thought back. They had gone over this in training he just had to calm down. Focus! Things seemed to slip away as if he couldn't hold onto reality but one thing stuck. "Gabe! Gabriel talk to me! Dean's on his way. Come on Gabe you're to stubborn to die like this. Get back here so I can kick your ass for getting shot!" Sam..
"Like you could." Gabriel forced himself to say back. Something that sounded close to a sob came through the comms. "Gabriel thank God! Can you move? Whoever shot you is going to want to finish the job. You just have to move a bit. Just around the corner." Sam was pleading with him. It would do no good.
The shock was almost gone and pain pulled Gabriel closer to reality. He could hear his would be assassin walking towards him. "Sam I- I can't. Listen kiddo. You did great and we are going to take down these bastards. First team to never fail a mission. How pissed is Dean going to be that we got it first?" He said forcing humor into his tone. "Gabe no! Come on!" Sam closed to yelled. Gabriel sighed. They could track the comms back to The Agency. "Bye Samsquash and for God's sake go to a party! Meet someone, nerd." He pulled the comm from his ear and the camera from his shirt and crushed them with his boot.
He wished he didn't have to do that but he didn't want their base to be found just because he wanted to die listening to Sam and pretend he wasn't alone. Scratch that. He wasn't alone. Gabriel forced his eyes open to stare at the man that would soon be his killer. It was weird how he didn't remember closing them
The man aimed the gun at Gabriel's head and gave him a arrogant smile that made Gabriel want to get up more than ever and put up a fight. "Goodbye gold demon. I'll be paid a great sum for killing you." Gabriel rolled his eyes and said in the strongest voice he could manage, "The demon thing was creative the first time but can't you villains ever keep it original. I feel like I'm in the last season of Heroes!"
He smirked at the man who was now looking at him with confusion. Gabriel then allowed his eyes to close and waited for the trigger to be pulled but, they shot open in surprise when a voice from a distant memory cried, "Stop!" Gabriel stared up at his brother the traitor for the first time since he was ten. "Luci?"
Duh Duh Dun! I had a lot of trouble getting this chapter out because of finals and I'm sorry for the long wait. Did anyone ever watch Heroes just wondering. It was actually really good until the last season. Hope you enjoyed the chapter. #pleasereview