A/N: Another bout of possible OOC in this Chapter.
No flashback just yet, Next Chapter will be though.
"Mind telling us who you are?" Sam asked first picking himself up from kissing the floor
"And why you swiped Cas?" Dean followed up doing the same
"One, my name is Gabriel. Second, I found my Brother and thought he needed protected. I know you are both Hunters so I thought that maybe you were going to kill him, I couldn't have that"
"Right, why would we want to kill Cas?" Dean yelled
"Calm down, big boy. Like I said, you're Hunters, Cassie and I aren't exactly Human"
"So what breed of Merman are you?" Sam questioned
"There's multiple versions of Merman out there? Huh, I didn't think there was more" Gabriel shrugged
"Seriously?"
"Yeah, Dad wasn't exactly in the sharing department with many of us"
"You and Cas are completely in the dark about all of this?"
"Yeah, plus that little pin will do nothing against me," Gabriel drew out the Silver knife Sam was holding "if you wanna try to hurt me you have to get your hands on this" Gabriel dawned his own blade in his other hand showing comparison "This is an Angel Blade, of course it works perfectly well on other species just as much as Mer creatures"
"You gonna kill us?" Dean asked
"No, Cassie ordered me 'Do not lay a hand on the Winchesters, they saved me and I trust them'. My hands are pretty tied on that. I never let Cassie down-"
"Except when you let him die" Dean interrupted
"Dean" Sam scolded
"No, he's right Sam. In fairness I didn't know he was forced on land, I would have pulled him back the second he touched down"
"So where have you been then?"
"Dean, stop"
"No, you say you wanted to help your Brother, watch his back. I get it but-"
"Dean, enough!" Cas' gravelly voice echoed with the accompany of the steel door breaking behind Gabriel, Cas sat helpless on the ground "That wasn't my intention but I needed you all to stop fighting"
The steel door rattling made the trio pause
"Cas, you're alive" Dean's relief was well noted
"Yes. I trust my Brother to watch out for me, isn't that what Brother's do?"
"You're speech has definitely improved" Sam complimented
"Thank you, Sam. I have read the dictionary you gave me, it was very insightful"
"No problem and to answer your question, yes Brothers always look out for each other, sometimes egos and stubbornness can get in the way of things"
"Shut up Bitch"
"Ooh, someone's got issues" Gabriel cooed
"Gabriel" Cas warned
"Fine, any more progress?" Gabriel turned as if forgetting Sam and Dean were there as he approached his Brother.
"I can feel my legs, it's a matter of using them now"
"Well" Gabriel heaved Castiel on his feet, supporting him wholly "like I've been saying Bro, baby steps"
"Sam, Dean I am not in any danger why are you both here?"
Sam turned up his Bitch Face to the maximum on Dean's rosy cheeks "You wanna answer that?"
"We Hunt all Supernatural beings, we- I thought you were going to be killed, your Brother did come in a tear up Bobby's house, toss us around the place and then you both vanished"
"Didn't take you much time finding me" Gabriel taunted
"That's because when Dean puts his mind to something he can get it done much faster than anyone can perceive" Castiel blurted out
All three were stunned "How did you know that?" Sam asked before Dean could
"I learned quite a lot from searing his shoulder, Sam"
"You seared his shoulder? Castiel you should have told me that" Gabriel shouted in his Brother's ear
"You didn't give me time to talk about everything"
Dean finally found his "Wait, why is it a problem Cas marked by shoulder?"
Gabriel's head snapped towards the Winchesters "For starters you're Human who also maintain the status of Hunters, we are Supernatural beings and someone else is trying to kill us!"
"Someone else?" Castiel parroted
"Yes, a Demon but not any Demon of course because our luck pans out that way Cassie, the King of Hell himself wants our heads and literal tails on a platter to experiment on"
"Crowley wants you both?" Sam wondered
"Yes, I did just say that. Do all Humans have hearing problems?"
"No. Listen we know Crowley and we can get him to drop this"
"You know Crowley?" Cas' haunted look would never be forgotten by Dean anytime soon
"Yes but a more pressing matter; Cas, you've only been on land a day, how could Crowley know about you?"
"It's not just him he's after" Gabriel seethed out
"What do you mean?" Dean asked
"Well this isn't the first time I've been on land, this is why I can easily blend in with Humans and Cassie here can't"
"You're a Shape Shifter?"
"One of my powers, yes"
"Powers, as in plural?" Dean pressed out "Great, that's just awesome"
"I've given Cassie my word, if he vouches for you both then I've got no reason to use them against you, Humans are incredibly fragile"
"Threat noted" Sam dismissed "Has Crowley left any form of message?"
"What do you mean?" Cas cocked his head
"Demons don't just send a note, they make sure you know they are coming for you, it's loud and dangerous"
"My safe house was burnt to the ground, I heard whispers about it, and the new report was a bit of a giveaway"
"You'd both be safer with us" Sam offered
"Sure, Bobby would love to have two Supernatural creatures inside his house, Sam"
"Dean, you know I'm right"
"We'll keep them down in the Panic Room. I didn't say you were wrong, Sammy I was just making a point Bobby will bring it up"
"Are we your prisoners?" Cas sounded worried
"No" Dean answered "Not prisoners, just under our nose and protection, we can keep Crowley away from you both"
"I don't trust them" Gabriel whispered
"We know" Sam interjected "Feeling's mutual for you, Cas we know a little more"
"We appreciate that. Sam, Dean, thank you" Cas spoke up again
"Great, grab any essentials and we'll get the car ready" Dean waved off, leaving the group but stopped after the door "Which way do we go?"
Gabriel smirked, snapping his fingers again, all four were now located in Bobby's kitchen, Bobby himself wasn't sure whether to be impressed, annoyed or just plainly confused
"You idjits back already. Who's the short one?"
"I'm Gabriel, Castiel older Brother. We were told you have a Panic Room to reside in"
"Whoa wait a minute, where's Baby?" Dean demanded as Gabriel started to turn away
"You have a Baby?" Gabriel pulled a face
"No, it's his car, not a Hatchling"
"Oh that beauty, she's sitting out front. I figured you and Giganator would need it back"
"Any scratches on her and I'll murder you"
Sam was struggling to contain his laughter at Gabriel mock surprised expression.
"Like to see you try Dean-o"
Dean trudged out of the room.
"He's serious about that" Sam smiled despite himself
"I know he is, we'll be in the basement if you need us but you know not in the fun way big guy, I'm always up for that and you're more than welcome to join me"
Sam couldn't say a word as he was choking on his breath instead, blinking was really the only thing he could do without making transforming into a blubbering fool.
Another click of the fingers and only Bobby and Sam were left in the kitchen, Sam was in his own world, it took Bobby clearing his throat to wake Sam up from his trance
"You still in there, Son?"
"What? Yeah, yeah I'll go check on Dean" Sam stumbled over himself
"Not what I asked you idjit"
Sam didn't reply
"Great" Bobby huffed out, dropping his face in his hands "What else could go wrong now?"