Chapter 7
I do not own Supernatural in any way.
A/N-Even though a lot of you didn't answer the bonus questions from the last chapter, I'm posting this chapter any way with the same questions.
I'm an angel with a shotgun,
fighting til' the wars won,
I don't care if heaven won't take me back.
Angel with a Shotgun by The Cab
Celeste was awoken by someone shaking her.
"Celeste! Cass is at the door!" a female voice snapped.
She groaned. She got out of bed and went downstairs.
Castiel stood in the doorway.
Celeste grabbed him by his tie and dragged him to her room. "When I see Balthazar, I'll kill him myself", she said, "I am so done with this alternate reality thing. I went through Hell and back last time".
"We don't have time for this Celeste", he snapped at her.
"Don't snap at me Cass. I know you're stressed, but that's no reason to take it out on me", she snapped back.
"I apologize", he said.
She walked up to him and kissed him. "You're forgiven", she said. She snapped her fingers and she was dressed.
Castiel grabbed Celeste's hand and they appeared right behind Dean and Sam. Castiel grabbed Dean and Celeste grabbed Sam.
"Cass! Celeste!" Dean snapped.
"Hello, Dean. Sam", Castiel said as Celeste said, "Hey boys".
"Hey, thanks guys. Where are we?" Sam asked.
"White Russia", Castiel said.
"What?!" both Sam and Celeste asked.
"Are you aware of what your frat bro did?" Dean asked.
"I'm aware. Balthazar can be impetuous", Castiel said.
"Well, riddle me this - if fate's going after the boat people, why'd she try to waste me and Sam?" Dean asked.
"Well, I imagine she harbors a certain degree of rage toward you", Castiel told him.
"What did we do?" Sam asked.
"Nothing of import - just the tiny matter of averting the Apocalypse and rendering her obsolete. I think maybe she's a little irritated about that. And then you go and dangle yourselves in front of her..." Castiel said.
"So we've pissed fate off personally", Dean said exasperated.
"If I know her - and I do - she won't stop until you're dead", Castiel said.
"Awesome. So what do we do?" Dean asked.
"Kill her", Castiel said.
"Kill fate?" Sam asked.
"Do you have another suggestion?" Castiel snapped.
"No, I'm - I just mean, uh...Can you even do that?" Sam asked.
"Balthazar has a weapon that will work against her", Castiel said.
"Of course he does. Yeah. Boy, that guy's just got it covered, doesn't he? You need new friends, Cass", Dean said.
"I'm trying to save the ones I have, Dean", Castiel snapped, "We'll have to draw her out".
"All right, well, uh, she's gunning for us. She's bound to surface again eventually", Sam said.
"We'll make it easy for her. I think you have an expression for it. "Tempting fate."", Castiel said.
The next time Castiel and Celeste walked through the town, time was frozen.
"Castiel", they heard a voice say.
"Atropos", Castiel said walking over to her, "You look well".
"I look like stomped-over crap, because of you", Atropos said.
"All right, let's talk about this", Castiel said trying to defuse the situation.
"Talk? About what? Maybe about how you and those two circus clowns destroyed my work. You ruined my life", Atropos snapped.
"Let's not get emotional", Castiel said.
"Not get emotional?! I had a job. God gave me a job. We all had a script. I worked hard. I was really, really good at what I did...Until the day of the big prize fight. And then what happens? You throw out the book!" Atropos yelled.
"Well, I'm sorry. But freedom is more preferable", Castiel told her.
"Freedom? This is chaos! How is it better? You know, I even went to heaven just to ask what to do next, and you know what? No one would even talk to me", Atropos said.
"There are more pressing matters at hand", Castiel told her.
"But I don't know what happens next. I need to know. It's what I do", Atropos said.
"I'm sorry. But your services are no longer required", Castiel told her.
"You know what? I've kept my mouth shut. I could have complained, I could have raised a fuss, but I didn't. But you know what the last straw is? Un-sinking the Titanic. You changed the future. You cannot change the past. That is going too far!" Atropos yelled.
"It's Balthazar. He's erratic…" Castiel said.
"Bull crap. This isn't about some stupid movie. He's under your orders. You sent him back to save that ship", Atropos said.
"What? Cass?" Celeste asked.
"No, I didn't. Why would I?" Castiel asked her.
"Oh, maybe because you're in the middle of a war and you're desperate? Come on. This is about the souls", Atropos said.
"You don't know what you're talking about", Castiel said not meeting her eyes.
"That angel went and created 50,000 new souls for your war machine", Atropos said.
It suddenly all made sense. Why Castiel wouldn't talk to her, kept her in the dark.
"You're confused", Castiel said, still denying it.
"No. You can't just mint money, Castiel. It's wrong...It's dangerous... And I won't let you", Atropos said.
"You don't have a choice", Castiel said softly.
"Maybe I don't. So here's a choice for you. If you don't go back and sink that boat, I'm gonna kill your two favorite pets", Atropos said.
"No!" Celeste yelled.
"I won't let you", Castiel said.
"Oh, yeah? What are you gonna do?" Atropos asked.
"Do you really want to test me?" Castiel said threatening her.
"Okay. Fine. But think about this - I've got two sisters out there. They're bigger, in every sense of the word. Kill me - Sam and Dean are target one. For simple vengeance. You're not fighting a war or anything, right? You can watch them every millisecond of every day. Because maybe you've heard - fate strikes when you least expect it", Atropos said.
During her speech, Balthazar had appeared behind her, holding a blade of some sort.
"Balthazar, stop", Castiel said.
Balthazar laughed and said, "Ah. Awkward".
"Set things right before I flick your precious boys off a cliff just on principle", Atropos said.
"Uh, sweetie, before we go, um, I could remove that stick from your…" Balthazar said.
"Don't try me", Atropos snapped.
"Oh. We'll leave it inserted, then", Balthazar said making Celeste smile, "All right, then. Let's sink the Titanic".
Time unfroze and they all appeared in Bobby's scrap yard.
"Dude, what time is it? I-I just had the weirdest dream", Sam asked.
"20 bucks says mine was weirder. I am not kidding", Dean said.
"No, no, no. I'm not kidding either. I-I mean, it was...Just bizarre", Sam said.
"Mine had the actual Titanic in it. What? Something on my face?" Dean asked.
"D-did it, uh...Not sink, because Balthazar…" Sam stuttered.
"-had a hate on for Billy Zane? Why are you having my dreams, dude?" Dean asked.
"Wasn't a dream", Castiel said appearing with Celeste by his side.
"Wait, what? You're saying this actually happened? That t-the whole...Whatever - t-that was real?" Dean asked.
"Yes"', Castiel said.
"Wait. So, what happened?" Dean asked.
"Well, I insisted he go back in time and correct what he'd done", Castiel said lying.
"What? Why?" Sam asked.
"It was the only way to be sure you were safe", Castiel said.
"So...So, you killed...50,000 people for us", Sam said.
"No, I didn't. They were never born. That's far different from being killed, wouldn't you say?" Castiel asked.
"Ellen and Jo?" Dean asked.
"I'm sorry", Castiel said.
"Hold on. Uh...So, if you guys went a-and changed everything back, then that whole timeline or whatever, it just got erased?" Dean asked.
"Yeah. More or less", Castiel said.
"Well, then, how come he and I remember it?" Dean asked.
"Because I wanted you to remember it", Castiel told them.
"Why?" Sam asked.
"I wanted you to know who Fate really is. She's cruel and capricious", Castiel said.
"I'd go so far as "bitch."" Dean said.
"Well, yeah. You're the ones who taught me that you can make your own destiny. You don't have to be ruled by fate. You can choose freedom. I still believe that that's something worth fighting for. I just wanted you to understand that", Castiel said.
"So, wait. Did...Balthazar really, uh, unravel the sweater over a chick flick?" Dean asked.
"Yes. Absolutely. That's what he did", Castiel said blatantly lying again.
"Wow. Well, might be time to take away his cable privileges. Besides, "Titanic" didn't suck that bad", Dean said.
Celeste suddenly thought of an idea. She grabbed Castiel's hand and they were in her bedroom. "Why didn't you tell me?" she asked.
"Tell you what?" Castiel asked.
"The souls! Needing souls! I should've known! That's why you're so distant and don't tell me anything!" Celeste yelled.
"I'm sorry. I'm trying to keep you safe", he said.
"I'm your wife Castiel! You're supposed to be able to tell me anything. Confide in me", Celeste said.
Castiel wrapped his arms around her. "I'm sorry", he said.
"I just want you to trust me", she said, "Stay".
Castiel knew he shouldn't, but he humored her, since he had upset her.
Celeste put in Titanic, because she thought it would be funny.
He even let her curl up against his chest.
Towards the end of the movie, Celeste fell asleep.
Castiel carried her to her bed and laid down beside her. Her took her hand in his and watched her sleep.
Just like Rose and Jack, he'd never let go of her.
Who do you think James is?
Should he be a real character in the stories?
What do you think of the love connection between Tabitha (Celeste's mother) and Balthazar?