Chapter 13 – The Pit of Despair
As Raphael left to double the guard, Anna bounced in. "Today's the day!" She smiled.
"It is indeed." Michael picked her up and spun her around, her excitement infectious.
"Glad to see someone's excited." Dean said, slightly sarcastic, as he leaned into the doorway. His expression was the opposite of theirs.
"My darling!" Anna ran towards him, but before she could hug him, the hunter stopped her with an outstretched hand. She backed off, pouting at being denied her prize.
"In any case," the smile returned to her face, "we're getting married tonight. Tomorrow, we will be escorted to the channel by all of the army's men. Then, Michael's arranged for the entire armada to accompany us on our honeymoon."
"Except the four fastest." Dean cut in. At Anna's confused expression, he clarified. "Every ship but the four he sent."
The siblings shared a panicked look. "Of course," Michael said, "Yes, of course. All but those four naturally."
Realization dawned on his face as he looked between the two. "You never sent the ships." He glared at Anna. "And you knew. Don't bother lying." He seethed for a moment, but then he calmed down.
Somehow, that was even scarier.
"It doesn't matter." Dean said. "Cas will come for me."
"He won't." Anna said, glaring at him darkly.
"If he can come for me in Hell," the hunter reasoned, "he can come for me in Heaven."
"Foolish boy." Michael scoffed as he moved back to his desk.
"I guess I am." Dean replied, still completely composed. "For not seeing such scheming cowards you both are."
Michael sheathed his dagger with a harsh click. "I wouldn't say such things if I were you." He said lowly.
"Or what?" Dean snorted. "You can't hurt me." He stood to his full height and confidence lined his entire being. "Cas and I have a profound bond." Anna gave a small gasp at that. "Not even I could track that, and you can't break it, not even with a thousand swords." He crossed his arms as he looked at them. "And when I say, you are a coward, it's because both of you are the scum of the Earth."
"I wouldn't say such things if I were you." Michael took the hunter's arm in a surprisingly crushing grip and yanked him from the room. He ignored Dean's protests as he led him down corridors, and finally threw him into his room. The prince locked the room behind the hunter.
He sighed and made his way back into his office, only to find Anna still standing there. Her head was tilted down so her face was hidden behind a curtain of hair, and her hands were curled into fists.
"Anna?" Michael tilted his head at her, but she didn't respond. "I'm sorry about that, I'll – "
"Where is he?" Anna's voice was dangerous.
"I've put Dean in his – " He began.
"Not Dean." She looked up at him, her eyes blazing. "Where is this Castiel?" She walked over to her brother. "Someone who could ruin your plans? I know you've got him put away somewhere. So. Where. Is. He?" The last question was practically a growl.
Michael wasted no time in leading her to the Pit of Despair. There were reasons why everyone tried to avoid angering the princess.
She stalked over to where Castiel lay, still hooked up to the Machine. Metatron gave the prince a look from where he sat at his desk; after all, they never brought anyone else from the castle down here.
Anna leaned over Cas's face, her hair cutting them off from the others. "You are just as pretty as Dean I suppose." She mused.
She hummed and leaned closer. "You truly love each other, and so you might have been truly happy." The princess trailed her hand over his face. "Not one couple in a century has that chance, no matter what the stories say."
Cas looked up at the princess uneasily. Despite her words, there was something about her that just seemed off.
Anna stepped back away from the table the pirate lay on, closer to the Machine. "And that's why I think that no man in a century should suffer as much as you." Without further ado, she grabbed the lever of the Machine and pushed it to the highest level.
Metatron stood in shock. "Not to fifty!" He shouted.
Castiel screamed.
The scream was wild and animalistic. No one in the entirety of history had ever scream like this before. It was the most painful and heartbreaking sound that could be imagined.
And everyone heard it.
Everyone, peasant and noble, lifted their head in confusion and wondered what on Earth could be making that noise.
In the castle, Charlie paused in trying to pick the lock to Dean's room with a bobby pin to look up. "What is that?" She muttered.
Somehow, the sound filled Dean with a pronounced dread. "Hurry, Charlie!" He urged through the door.
"I'm trying." She went back to her task. "It sounds a lot easier to do in the stories."
Over in the village, Gabriel and Sam heard the scream as well. The swordsman grabbed the giant's arm.
"Do you hear that?" At Sam's nod, he continued. "That is the sound of ultimate suffering. My heart made that sound when my father was killed." He grimaced in sympathy. "The man in the trench coat makes it now."
"How do you know it's him?" The giant asked.
Gabriel shrugged. "His true love is marrying another tonight. Who else has the cause for ultimate suffering?" He reasoned.
The swordsman began shoving his way through the crowd. He tried to get through them, but he really was a lot shorter than most of them. "Excuse me, pardon me. Life and death, people!" He turned to his taller companion. "Sam, please."
Sam watched for a few moments before he finally took pity on the guy.
"Everybody!" He projected his voice out. "Move!" With a gesture of his hand, the crowd parted like the biblical Red Sea. The way before them was clear.
"Thanks." Gabriel flashed him a smile, which was returned. Then they ran forward.
Within the Pit of Despair, the scream fell silent. Everyone in the dungeon stared in shock. Except for one.
Anna smiled.
"Dean's mine now."
AN: Man, I made Anna such a psycho. It was somewhat necessary though. After all, as a princess she's not used to not getting what she wants.
On another note, I'm super excited for the episode next Wednesday! Looks like there will be a lot of scenes with Dean and Castiel in them.