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So here is the next chapter, it again takes place at the time of season 9, episode 6 'Heaven Can't Wait'.
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It was late afternoon before Dean finally got his food, and after he got a lecturer on the different plants and insects they had seen from Castiel. As such he was definitely hungry, but rather than sit down in public to eat, where no doubt people would question why he was not feeding the child with him as well, he took it back to the motel where he could relax on his bed and Cas could watch TV to pass the time. Who knew looking after Cas was so exhausting? But be that as it may he settled in to a relaxed evening with the kid while they waited for Gabriel and Sam to return.
Castiel had had the most wonderful day. Dean had shown him how to play and have fun like a human and he had seen so many different flowers he had been overjoyed by the colours and the patterns and now he was watching those 'cartoons' on the television again and thinking that maybe he should draw some of what he had seen today. With that idea he got up and collected the sketch pad Dean had brought him for the journey and sat down with his colouring pencils and started to draw as much as he could remember, which being an angel was rather a lot.
Sam and Gabriel all the while had been trying to find the Rit Zien, though it was proving harder than they had thought it would. For a start Gabriel couldn't sense the thing because he didn't know who it was and when he searched in general for Rit Zien he was so over whelmed with possible locations he couldn't pin point the one that they wanted. So they had to do it the hard way. The human way. Sam had tried looking up its location and finding where it was likely next to strike but it was hopeless. So now here they were sitting in the car while they grabbed a bit to eat, well Sam did at any rate, exchanging ideas not that either of them truly had any. It was at this point that Sam wished Dean was there. When it came to crazy plans to get the bad guy his brother would have been all over it. With that thought he pulled out his phone and dialled his brother's number.
"Hello." Came Dean's voice down the line after the second ring.
"Hey. Umm I was wondering if you could help." Sam said into the receiver wincing slightly as he just knew his brother would be looking really smug right about now.
"With what?" Dean asked not even trying to hide his smug tone. If his brother was going to ask for his help then he would have to deal with the consequences.
"We need a plan to lure the Rit Zien out of hiding." Sam replied even though he was sporting the ultimate bitchface at his phone.
"Well what it's M.O?" Dean asked.
"Umm, he seems to be killing people who are emotionally hurt." Sam replied with a frown not sure how this would help Dean.
"Then get hurt and use yourself as bait bitch." Dean joked at him.
"Jerk. But you know, that might work." Sam replied looking over a Gabriel who just looked back at him with the raise of an eyebrow.
"I was kidding." Dean said quickly. He did not want his brother putting himself in that kind of danger.
"I'm not, thanks Dean, see you later." Sam replied absently as he slowly pulled the phone from his ear and hung up just as the "yeah later." Was heard from the other end.
Gabriel listened the Winchester brothers' conversation and decided that when it came to crazy plans they really were at the top. Turning to Sam he was about to say this really wasn't a good idea but one look at the younger Winchester's face and he realised that he didn't really have a choice. Sam had the idea now and there was no way he was going to not give it a go.
Sam on the other hand was trying to think of some really big emotional pain so he could lure the Rit Zien in. There was rather a lot of shit that had gone down in his life he was sure he could find something. Hell he was a Winchester, he had enough emotional baggage to sink a small battle ship he was sure he could get himself on this Rit Zien's radar with the right bait.
Dean lay on the bed looking at the phone with a frown on his face. He didn't like the idea of his brother playing bait. He wanted to go out there and help them, but he couldn't leave Cas. So he was stuck here waiting for the phone to ring so he could find out if his brother was still alive. Though he was sure Sam would be fine, I mean he had an archangel as back up. Gabriel wouldn't let anything happen to his little brother. They would both be fine. With that he tried to push the dark thoughts from his mind and instead got up to go see what Cas was drawing now, anything to take his mind of the shit that was happening.
It had been hours and still the Rit Zien hadn't come. Sam had tried to think of every painful thing that had happened to him but still no sign.
"This isn't working, why isn't it working Gabriel?" Sam sighed frustrated with the wait.
"Maybe your pain isn't the right kind." Gabriel replied spinning his angel blade around in his hand as he thought.
"What do you mean?" Sam asked turning to him.
"Well the rest of the victims all seemed to be suicidal right? Maybe you not." Gabriel replied standing. This was futile and it really wasn't going to work.
"So what? We going and search until we find someone with the right sort of pain or suicidal tendencies?" Sam snapped at him sarcastically making Gabriel roll his eyes.
"Shame we don't have our brothers with us. Between them they could probably call the Rit Zien to them in minutes if they put their minds to it." Gabriel replied matching Sam's sarcastic tone. Though as soon as the words left his mouth he turned wide eyed to Sam who was looking equally shocked. Without a word they both ran to the car. Because while there brothers weren't with them they were in the motel, and it was possible the Rit Zien would be able to locate them even with the warding they put up.