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From 8.01 "We Need to Talk About Sabrina", in Florida's motel room, Catty was lying in bed in the dark room, looking tired but refusing to fall asleep. Sabrina was lying next to her, asleep. There was a raging thunder storm outside. Sabrina started to toss and turn, whimpering quietly. Thunder crashed and lightning flashed from outside.
Catty pulled Sabrina into her arms to calm her down, rubbing her arm soothingly, singing quietly in a lullaby, her voice gentle and soothing. "Carry on my wayward son / They'll be peace when you are done / Lay your weary head to rest / Don't you cry no more."
(Black Screen)
Dean: (voice over) "We're about to close the Gates of Hell forever."
(Song:) Carry On My Wayward Son - Kansas
From 8.10 "Tory and Frayed", in the warehouse's prison room, the door finally gave away. Dean, Ness, Sam and Catty walked in.
From 8.13 "Everybody Hates Hitler", in Aaron's House, Sam, Dean, Catty and Ness each shot the men that were aiming guns at them in the head, making them fall dead.
From 8.08 "Hunteri Heroici", in the bank, chasing Mahoney through the bank, Dean tackled Mahoney, freezing mid-air, hands on his shoulders. Dean Winchester. Hunteri Heroici
From 8.08 "Hunteri Heroici", in Fred's Mind Space, Sabrina, Castiel and Ness were standing in a cartoon desert landscape with a bright blue sky. Sabrina looked around in awe, smiling.
THE ROAD SO FAR
From 8.08 "Hunteri Heroici", in the bank, an anvil fell toward Mahoney. Mahoney jumped out of the way, falling to the floor. The anvil crashed loudly to the floor.
From 8.11 "LARP and the Real Girl", on Moondoor's Beta Field, Sabrina tossed the flag into the air. The flag fluttered to the ground in the middle of the two armies. The armies cheered, running at one another. Dean and Sam ran side by side, swords raised.
From 8.20 "Pac-Man Fever", in Ness and Charlie's Dream, in the 1950's military hospital's hallway, Ness raised the guns toward the Vampires, ready to aim and fire. She shot them both.
From 8.07 "A Little Slice of Kevin", in Purgatory, Dean appeared behind Leviathan 2, decapitating her, letting the body fall.
From 8.02 "What's Up, Tiger Mommy?", in the auction room, Sam came up behind Beau, swinging Thor's hammer at the back of his head, killing him, letting him fall. Lightning crackled.
From 8.05 "Blood Brother", in the Vampire's House, hallway, Vampire 2 ran toward Ness. Ness held the blade of her Purgatory Machete toward him, making him run himself through, taking it out, letting him fall to the floor, taking hold of the handle in both hands, swinging it at his neck, beheading him, letting the body fall.
From 8.05 "Blood Brother", in the Vampire's House's living room, Andrea snarled, transforming. Dean stabbed Andrea from behind, taking the weapon out of her back, beheading her, killing her, letting the body fall.
From 8.02 "What's Up, Tiger Mommy?", in the warehouse's main room, Sabrina stopped running, glaring at Linda/Crowley, concentrating. Red smoke poured from Linda's mouth, leaving into another room. Linda fell to the floor.
From 8.17 "Goodbye, Stranger", outside Wendy's House, Catty stabbed Demon 3 in the heart with Catty's Knife, killing him making him flash with red, taking it out, turning to face Demon 4, pushing the body of Demon 3 into Demon 4, making them fall to the ground.
From 8.17 "Goodbye, Stranger", in Wendy's House's living room, Catty shattered through the window, landing on the floor inside, landing badly on the wooden floor and the glass.
From 8.17 "Goodbye, Stranger", in Heaven, in Naomi's Office, Sabrina continued to concentrate, her eyes closed, angrily numb. A light blue light started to emanate from her chest. She opened her eyes. Her eyes were completely white that glowed blue from within. The light grew brighter. Shadows of unfurling wings appeared on the wall behind Sabrina.
From 8.07 "A Little Slice of Kevin", in the warehouse / factory's prison room, Castiel emanated with bright white light. His eyes glowed blue from within. Shadows from unfurling wings appeared on the wall behind Castiel. Crowley reached for the Demon Tablet on the table, picking it up. Castiel used a fist to smash the Tablet into two pieces, shattering the glass table, making one half of the Demon Tablet fall to the floor.
From 8.20 "Pac-Man Fever", in Heaven, in Naomi's Office, Octavia sat in the chair in front of Naomi. She smirked.
From 8.01 "We Need to Talk About Sabrina", in Rufus' Cabin, there were flashes of Sam, Dean, Catty, Ness and Sabrina embracing each other, one by one.
Sam: (voice over from 8.01 We Need to Talk About Sabrina) "You were in Purgatory?"
From 8.01 "We Need to Talk About Sabrina", in Purgatory's wilderness, Dean picked up the Vampire's weapon, beheading him with it, killing him.
From 8.07 "A Little Slice of Kevin", on Purgatory's cliff, Castiel pushed Leviathan 1 forward. Dean tried to decapitate him. Leviathan 1 caught the weapon. Ness swung down through his neck, beheading him. They let the body fall.
From 8.07 "A Little Slice of Kevin", in Purgatory's wilderness, Dean and Benny gripped each other's left arms with their left hands. Benny looked upward, his body stiffening. His left hand glowed with red and white light. He appeared to be consumed by red and white light that flowed into Dean's arm, making him groan in pain.
From 8.05 "Blood Brother", in the abandoned house, Catty kicked her leg out, making the Demon fall to the floor next to her, rolling into a kneeling position, straddling the Demon, grabbing Catty's Knife as she did, driving it into his heart, killing him, making him flash with red.
From 8.20 "Pac-Man Fever", in the abandoned shipping warehouse, kneeling on the floor, Sabrina smote the Djinn, killing him with a flash of bright white light.
From 8.17 "Goodbye, Stranger", in Heaven, in Naomi's Office, the light coming from Sabrina intensified even more brightly, brighter than it had ever been, surrounding the room, Naomi and Sabrina, as if it was affected by Castiel touching the Angel Tablet. Naomi covered her face with her arms to shield her eyes, flinching back, away from the brightness, yelling in pain.
Catty: (voice over from 8.21 The Great Escapist) "We're on the run from Demons, monsters and Angels."
From 8.22 "Clip Show", in the Bunker's control room, on the balcony, Catty and Castiel were leaning against the railing.
"Everything just keeps coming, and I'm tired of living this way, because it's not living," Catty told him. "I wanna live, Cas. Not just survive. And I want the same for Sabrina."
They looked toward Sabrina.
"So do I," Castiel told her.
From 8.19 "Taxi Driver", in Fizzles' Folly's main compartment, Kevin grabbed his head. The windows shattered, covering everything with broken glass.
Crowley appeared. "Thought you could elude me forever?"
From 8.01 "We Need to Talk About Sabrina", in the warehouse, Kevin smiled, dropping the match into the bowl. Flames flared up. The spell exploded toward the Demons, burning them away, throwing them back into the wall.
Kevin: (voice over from 8.14 Trial and Error) "God built a series of tests. When you've done all three, you can slam the Gates of Hell."
Catty: (voice over from 8.14 Trial and Error) "Where do we start?"
From 8.14 "Trial and Error", in the rooming barn's main room, Sabrina gripped the Hellhound by its back, standing, pulling it up, making it stand on its hind legs, struggling to restrain it. Sam ran in with Octavia's Angel Sword, sliding closer to Sabrina and the Hellhound, in front of them, slashing the sword through the Hellhound, bathing himself in its black blood.
Kevin: (voice over from 8.14 Trial and Error) "Kill a Hound of Hell."
Ness: (voice over from 8.19 Taxi Driver) "What's the second Trial?"
From 8.19 "Taxi Driver", in Hell, in Bobby's Cell, Bobby embraced Ness, Ness smiled, returning to embrace.
Kevin: (voice over from 8.19 Taxi Driver) "An innocent soul has to be rescued from Hell..."
From 8.19 "Taxi Driver", in the woods, Sam held up his arm, the light now a blueish white that started to rise up into the sky.
Kevin: (voice over from 8.19 Taxi Driver) "And delivered unto Heaven."
From 8.22 "Clip Show", in the church's basement, Thompson put his bleeding palm to Peter's mouth. Peter flashed with bright white light from inside.
Octavia: (voice over from 8.22 Clip Show) "And the final test?"
Metatron: (voice over from 8.21 The Great Escapist) "To cure a Demon."
From 8.13 "Everybody Hates Hitler", in the college restaurant, Rabbi Bass continued to burn, bursting into flames.
From 8.17 "Goodbye, Stranger", in Wendy's House, Castiel appeared, holding Wendy/Demon by her curlers, putting a hand to Demon 3's head, smiting him, killing him with a flash of bright white light, letting the body fall to next to Sam on the floor.
From 8.17 "Goodbye, Stranger", outside the warehouse, Crowley took his own Angel Blade, stabbing Meg in the chest. Meg flashed with bright light. She died, falling to the ground.
From 8.21 "The Great Escapist", in Biggerson's Restaurant, while under the Angels' control, Octavia punched Castiel in the face repeatedly, torturing him expertly with the Angel Blade, having him bloody and beaten.
From 8.12 "As Time Goes By", in the processing plant, Sabrina walked closer to Abaddon, lowering her hand to her side, making Abaddon kneel to the floor.
Henry: (voice over from 8.12 As Time Goes By) "Abaddon."
Sabrina took Abaddon by her head, tearing it off, letting the headless body fall to the floor.
Ness: (voice over from 8.12 As Time Goes By) "A Knight of Hell."
From 8.22 "Clip Show", in the abandoned building, Ness finished sewing Abaddon's head back onto her body. Abaddon woke up after a moment, her eyes black.
From 8.22 "Clip Show", in the abandoned building, Catty, Ness, Sam and Dean walked in to find that Abaddon was gone.
Catty looked around in frustration. "She's gone."
From 8.07 "A Little Slice of Kevin", in Heaven, in Naomi's Office, Naomi looked at Castiel. "My name is Naomi. We rescued you."
From 8.21 "The Great Escapist", on Fizzles' Folly, Crowley pushed Kevin against the wall, strangling him. Kevin's eyes started to glow white. Increasingly bright white light emanated from Kevin. Crowley was thrown back against the wall, falling to floor, hands and face burned.
From 8.21 "The Great Escapist", in Biggerson's Restaurant, Octavia appeared behind Ion, slashing toward him with the Angel Blade. Ion turned to face her, using his Angel Blade to block the move. Ion tried to drive his blade through Octavia. Octavia pivoted to make him miss. Ion raised his blade to try to stab her repeatedly. Octavia kept her blade raised to block him every time. Ion twisted his blade around hers, pulling it free, kicking her back, making Octavia spin through the air, to the floor, making her drop her Angel Blade. He walked closer to Octavia, raising his blade to stake her. Castiel appeared behind Ion with the Angel Blade Octavia had dropped, stabbing Ion from behind, killing him, making him flash with bright white light.
From 8.21 "The Great Escapist", in the Biggerson's Restaurant, Octavia held a hand toward Castiel, twisting it, using magic to pull the Angel Tablet slowly and painfully out of his abdomen, making him scream in pain. She kept her hand raised slightly in front of her, looking at the tablet levitating in front of her.
Crowley smirked, lowering his gun. "Octavia, darling. Back from the dead."
Octavia raised a hand toward Crowley, eyes glowing blue from within. A bright light started to emanate from her hand. Crowley shot Octavia in the stomach. The Angel Tablet started to fall.
Naomi: (voice over from 8.10 Torn and Frayed) "The Angel Tablet."
Octavia caught it before it shattered on the floor. The light coming from Octavia intensified, flooding the diner. She let herself disappear with the light.
From 8.21 "The Great Escapist", in the alley, Octavia turned to face Crowley. Crowley had his Angel Bullet gun, shooting Octavia in the stomach again, making her groan in pain. Octavia had to catch herself against the brick wall. Crowley smirked, walking closer. He reached into her jacket to pull out the Angel Tablet, pushing Octavia to the ground. Octavia kept herself propped up on her arms, facing away from Crowley, looking at the ground. She leaned against the brick wall behind her for support, in severe pain. Crowley shot Octavia in the stomach yet again. Octavia glared at Crowley in hate, breathing heavily and deeply in pain.
Octavia: (voice over from 8.21 The Great Escapist) "I lost the Tablet. Bastard shot me again. Twice."
From 8.21 "The Great Escapist", in the joined hotel room, Sam had to stop walking, dizzy, falling unconscious.
Sam: (voice over from 8.21 The Great Escapist) "These Trials?"
From 8.21 "The Great Escapist", in the joined hotel room's bathroom, Sam was submerged in a bath of ice water. He came to, not realizing what was happening, pushing Dean and Ness away.
Sam: (voice over from 8.21 The Great Escapist) "They're purifying me."
From 8.21 "The Great Escapist", in Metatron's hotel room, Metatron still aimed his shotgun at Catty, Ness, Sabrina, Dean and Sam.
Sabrina turned to face them. "Hi, Metatron."
Metatron looked at Catty. "I'm the Scribe of God. You really intend on closing the doors of Hell? Are you really sure doing the right thing is all that's in it for you, Catty?" Catty hesitated, looking toward Sabrina. "You know that closing the Gates of Hell will eliminate the Demon part of Sabrina."
"It's not just about Sabrina," Catty told him. "But if it helps save her, then all the more to do it."
"And you're sure that Sabrina's father agrees with you?" Metatron asked.
Catty nodded. "Yes."
From 8.22 "Clip Show", outside the cafe, Castiel and Metatron were sitting at their table.
"Heaven needs your help, Castiel," Metatron told him. "Catty and Sabrina need your help."
From 8.22 "Clip Show", in the street, Jane gripped Metatron by his throat, pushing him against the shed. She let her eyes glow grayish from within. Castiel appeared behind Jane, stabbing her throat her throat with the Angel Blade, killing her, taking it out.
Metatron: (voice over from 8.22 Clip Show) "If you're the one that does these Trials, on your own... you won't be sent to Heaven with the rest of us."
From 8.07 "A Little Slice of Kevin", in the joined motel room, Sabrina and Castiel embraced.
From 8.17 "Goodbye, Stranger", in the abandoned warehouse's crypt, Castiel was still taking a knee on the floor in front of Catty. He placed a hand on Catty's cheek, raising her head to look at him, hesitating, kissing Catty, slowly, turning passionate, healing her as he did.
Metatron: (voice over from 8.22 Clip Show) "You get to stay here, with Catty and Sabrina."
From 8.22 "Clip Show", in the Bunker's darkened room, Octavia and Sam were sitting across the table from each other. Sam pulled out Octavia's Angel Sword, holding it across the table toward her, one arm still on the table. Octavia smiled, taking the sword, one arm still on the table.
Sam took Octavia's hand that was on the table. "It's good to have you back, Ava."
Octavia raised her gaze to meet his, smiling a small smile. "It's good to be back, Sam."
Octavia and Sam looked at each other, smiling.
From 8.22 "Clip Show", Crowley, Sam, Dean, Catty and Ness' phone call.
"I'm killing everyone you've ever saved," Crowley told them.
From 8.22 "Clip Show", in the cabin, Tommy's head exploded.
From 8.22 "Clip Show", in Melanie's House, Melanie's body had glass shards embedded into her entire body.
From 8.22 "Clip Show", in the motel room, Sarah and Catty were sitting on the couch.
"So a Demon named Crowley, who is the reason that Brett is dead, is gonna kill me in..." Sarah trailed off, looking toward the cock to see it read 11:44. "16 minutes."
The motel phone rang.
Catty answered. "Crowley." Sarah started to gag, gasping for breath, holding her throat, dropping the gun, falling to the floor. Catty could barely keep it together, giving Sarah chest compressions. Sarah's eyes were glassy, lifeless. Her breathing stopped altogether. Catty still didn't stop. "No. No, no, no. No."
Ness slowly knelt next to Catty, pulling her back away from Sarah's body, an arm around her shoulders comfortingly.
Crowley smirked. "So, Catty... I want complete and utter surrender. The Tablet, the Trials? You'll give them up. You and Sabrina will stop running and fighting and surrender to me." Catty closed her eyes, letting a few tears fall. "Or you, Sabrina and I will keep doing this dance. I'll start with the rest of Brett's family that you destroyed. Brett's brother in law Kyle. Brett's niece Abby. Your choice, my darling."
From 8.22 "Clip Show", in the Bunker's control room, Catty looked at Ness, Sam and Dean. "Without a Demon, all we can do is sit back and watch people we know, people we saved, die. Like Sarah. Like he will do to Kyle and Abby. Like what he did to Brett." She turned away, tears in her eyes. "Crowley knew what to push me over the edge. He knew what my weakness was that's outside of this family. It was Brett's family. Maybe this isn't one we can win. More people will die."
"And to make it stop, he wants the Tablet, for me to stop doing the Trials, and he wants you and Sabrina handed over to him on a silver platter," Sam told her.
"We'll figure this out," Ness told her. "We will."
From 8.10 "Torn and Frayed", in the warehouse's hallway, Ness, Catty, Sam and Dean looked at the four Demons that were in front of each of them. The four Demons approached Ness, Catty, Sam and Dean from all sides. Ness, Catty, Sam and Dean took out bottles, throwing them at the Demons in front of them, ducking for cover. The bombs exploded. Bright light flared from the bombs, making the Demons burn away with the light, disappearing. The shadows were burnt into the wall behind them.
From 8.19 "Taxi Driver", in the woods, Sabrina looked at Crowley, holding her hand toward him. Her eyes were completely white, glowing blue from within. A bright light started to emanate from her hand, toward Crowley, trying to kill him.
From 8.08 "Hunteri Heroici", in Mahoney's Van, Sabrina and Castiel put their hands on Fred's hands and Ness' arms. White light emanated from them. The white light became blinding, surrounding them.
From 8.21 "The Great Escapist", in Biggerson's Restaurant, Octavia appeared behind Si, stabbing him in the back with the Angel Blade, killing him with a bright flash of light, taking it out, letting him fall.
From 8.21 "The Great Escapist", in the alley, Octavia sensed the Demons behind her, turning around, stabbing one in the heart with the Angel Blade, killing him, making him flash with bright white light, putting a hand on the other Demon's head to smite him, killing him with a flash of bright white light.
Ness: (voice over from 8.22 Clip Show) "We'll kick it in the ass like we always do."
From 8.20 "Pac-Man Fever", in the Bunker, in Dean and Ness' Room, Ness stepped closer to Dean. "I want to do what we've been saying that we're gonna do. Let's finish this."
Dean took this in, nodding slowly, slightly confused but very compliant. They pulled away, looking at each other for a moment, kissing. It started slow and sweet, becoming passionate. They pulled away, staying closer, smiling small smiles.
From 8.22 "Clip Show", in the Bunker's control room, Sam, Dean and Ness looked at Catty seriously, questioningly, but easily.
"Are you with us?" Ness asked.
Catty didn't answer, looking down, looking as if she didn't know what to do. She looked at Sam, Dean and Ness, remaining completely quiet. Sabrina was standing on the balcony above them, gazing off, looking as vulnerable and affected as her mother did.
NOW
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Arlington, New York
Day One
Morning - Wilderness
Kyle Blake led a little girl of about four years old through the wilderness.
"Where we going, Daddy?" the little girl asked, revealing her to be an older version of Abby Blake.
Kyle knelt in front of Abby. "I told you Daddy's gonna show you what he does when he's at work. A little kid not that much older than you got separated from his parents when they were camping last night. Now we're gonna find him."
Abby smiled. Kyle smiled a small smile, ruffling Abby's hair, standing, leading her throat the wilderness.
Abby followed Kyle. "But how are we gonna find him?"
"Well, that, Abby, is part of my job," Kyle told her, stopping, finding a set of footprints, looking at Abby. "Bingo."
Kyle followed the set of footprints.
Abby followed close behind, careful not to step in the footprints as not to ruin the trail. "We're gonna go home to Mommy after this, right, Dad?"
Kyle nodded, believing this to be true. "Of course."
They heard a scream from further in the woods, looking toward the direction it had come from.
"Is that normal?" Abby asked.
"Sometimes," Kyle answered, leading the way toward the direction the scream had come from.
Abby followed shortly. They seemed to reach the place where the scream had came, but there was no sign of it.
Abby looked around, noticing something on the ground, terrified. "Is that normal?"
Kyle turned to look at what Abby was looking at. There was nothing there.
"What are you talking about?" Kyle asked.
Abby looked around in confusion. "It was just there." The air seemed to thicken around them. They seemed to not be able to breathe. "I don't like this." The thickening air around them seemed to be poisoning them. Kyle's eyes started to bleed. Abby started to cry. "Daddy?" Kyle coughed, gasping for breath, falling to his knees. "Daddy!"
Abby started to cough, falling to the ground, blood spilling from her mouth.
Kyle pulled Abby into his arms, holding her. "Abby."
Abby coughed up blood weakly. "Daddy."
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Home - Office
Crowley was sitting at the desk in the office he had been when he had made the calls from 8.22 Clip Show. Two Hex Bags were on the table in front of him. One of the Hex Bags had Abby's picture with a blood Sigil over her face. The other Hex Bag had Kyle's picture with a blood Sigil over his face.
Crowley leaned the picture of Kyle against the base a candle stick on the desk. "Manu mortis accesso spiritus vitae recedit."
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Wilderness
Kyle held Abby as she continued to cough up blood. He was writhing in his own pain, coughing.
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Home - Office
Crowley's phone started to ring with "Baby Got Back" by Sir Mix-A-Lot. He answered the phone. "You have less than one minute before a very dear, masculine friend of yours and his daughter snuffs it. Prepare to say goodbye to the Blake family once and for all, darling. My, my, my, you really destroyed them the second you entered Brett's life. Well, admittedly, I killed Brett and his family. But I wouldn't have if you had never stepped foot in Brett's life."
Catty and Sabrina were in the Bunker, in the darkened room.
"Call it off, Crowley," Sabrina told him.
"Sabrina, darling," Crowley told her. "How good it feels to hear from you. But I should stop... because?"
"Because it's over, you son of a bitch," Catty told him. "We want to deal."
"30 seconds," Crowley told them.
Catty was desperately worried.
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Wilderness
Abby turned to face the ground, vomiting blood onto the ground, falling to the side. Kyle kept her supported and breathing. The air around them seemed to be turning black as it poisoned them.
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The Bunker - Darkened Room
Catty and Sabrina were standing at the table.
Sabrina spoke into the phone. "We stop the Trials, and you stop the killing."
"I want the Demon Tablet," Crowley told them. "The whole Demon Tablet. And I can assume after nearly two years on the run, you know that I want complete surrender from you both. Sabrina will obey me."
"Fine," Sabrina told him. "But I won't go alone."
"Of course not," Crowley told her. "All this started to get out of control because you wanted your mother. Catty will come to make you behave, Sabrina."
"Fine," Catty told him.
"But then the Angel Tablet goes to Aunt Ness and Ava, Uncle Sam and Dean, and my dad," Sabrina told him.
"On what grounds?" Crowley asked.
"On the grounds that you're a douchebag, and no douchebag should have that much power," Catty answered.
"You must play me for a fool, Catty," Crowley told her. "I know that Sam, Dean, Ness, Cas and Ava would never willingly let you and Sabrina hand yourselves over to me." He smirked smugly. "Unless, of course, they don't know."
Catty and Sabrina exchanged a look, but didn't answer.
"I'm tired of running, Crowley," Sabrina told him. "Deal or not?"
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Wilderness
Abby held onto Kyle, limp in his arms, barely alive. Kyle was barely alive himself, but faring better than Abby was, holding onto her weakly, almost drifting off.
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House - Office
Crowley hovered his fingers over the lit candle, prepared to extinguish it with his fingers. "First, I need to hear two little words. We. Surrender."
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The Bunker - Darkened Room
Catty and Sabrina didn't say anything, looking at each other expressionlessly. Neither of them were happy about this.
§ Worlds Colliding (Supernatural) §
Country Road
Catty's Mustang drove along the paved road, parking behind a car. Kevin was digging, looking toward Catty's Mustang. Sabrina and Catty got out of the Mustang, walking across the road. Kevin continued to dig underneath the sign that had a picture of a devil, having the words: Dave & Paul's Chili Pot Restaurant written on it. He walked out of the shallow hole holding a bag, taking the Demon Tablet out of it.
"You hid the Demon Tablet underneath the Devil?" Sabrina asked. "Seriously?"
"What?" Kevin asked. "I was delirious." He placed both pieces of the broken Tablet together, knitting them together with a flash of bright white light. He handed it to Catty. "You sure this is gonna work?"
"What choice do we have?" Catty asked, taking out the key box, holding the key for the Bunker, taking out the key from the box, handing it to Kevin. "All right, listen, this is a secret lair. You understand me? No keggers."
"I don't have any friends," Kevin told them.
"Yeah, well, just lay low," Catty told him. "Who knows? You'll be a mathlete again before you know it."
Sabrina and Catty turned to leave.
"You guys?" Kevin asked. Sabrina and Catty looked at Kevin. "You're doing the right thing."
Sabrina and Catty looked at each other, turning around, walking toward Catty's Mustang.
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Houston, Texas
Bus Stop
A homeless man was holding a sign that read: May God Bless You. Donations Welcome. Castiel and Metatron were sitting on the bus stop bench.
"What was He like?" Castiel asked.
"Who?" Metatron asked. "Oh, God? Mm, pretty much like you'd expect." He sighed. "Larger-than-life, gruff, bit of a sexist. But fair. Eminently fair. The Nephilim was a monster, Castiel."
Castiel sighed. "I know I did what I did to save and protect Catty and Sabrina. To close the Gates of Heaven to lock the Angels away. So that they can never harm Catty and Sabrina again. But this will be locking all Angels aside from me away."
Metatron realized what he was also upset about. "You mean Octavia. You just learned that Ava returned from the dead, and you and your family don't want to lose her again when the Gates of Heaven are sealed away." Castiel looked away. "You might not want to send Ava away, but that choice is up to her. Allow Octavia to make it."
"And the next Trial?" Castiel asked.
"Across the street," Metatron answered. They looked across the street toward a man standing outside a restaurant. "His name is Dwight Charles. I've been listening in on the Angel Radio. Cupid frequency, actually. And he is the next on their list."
"Their list?" Castiel repeated.
"To do the horizontal mambo," Metatron answered. "Slap bellies." Castiel looked at Metatron inquiringly. Metatron sighed. "To find love."
Castiel nodded. "Oh. Yes."
They watched Dwight sweep the front steps of the restaurant.
The sign above him read "Doc Marley's".
"Well, that," Metatron told him. "He's slotted to be dinged by Cupid's arrow within 24 hours, which is good for us, because the second Trial is retrieving Cupid's bow."
"No killing?" Castiel asked.
"No killing," Metatron answered.
Castiel seemed to find relief in this.
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Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Singer Salvage Yard
Catty's Mustang pulled up to the Singer Salvage Yard.
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Catty's Mustang
Catty was sitting in the driver's seat. Sabrina was sitting in the passenger seat.
Catty looked at Sabrina. "So, Cas is working on closing the Gates of Heaven."
"He wants to lock Naomi and every other Angel who wants to get us away forever, too," Sabrina told her. "That's what we're supposed to do, right?"
Catty nodded. "Right."
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Outside
Sabrina and Catty got out of the car.
They heard Crowley's voice behind them. "Hello, girls." Catty and Sabrina turned to face Crowley. Crowley was about 50 feet away from them. Catty looked around for any other Demons or monsters. Sabrina walked toward Crowley. "What's that old expression? Success has many feathers. Failure is a Winchester." Crowley chuckled. "Although, the two of you have succeeded long enough. It's time for a failure."
Catty walked closer to them, looking at Crowley. "Kyle and Abby?"
"Alive," Crowley answered. "In the hospital, but alive."
"What hospital?" Catty asked.
Crowley mocked offense. "Oh. Don't you trust me, sweetheart?"
"Hell, no," Catty answered.
"Likewise," Crowley told her. "Good Samaritan in Arlington, New York. See for yourself. Where's the stone?"
"You show us yours, and we'll show you ours," Catty told him.
"Really, Catty?" Crowley asked. "I'm trying to conduct a professional negotiation here, and you want to talk dangly bits. The stone." Catty started to pull the Demon Tablet out of her pocket. "Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Slowly." Catty slowly pulled the Demon Tablet from inside her jacket pocket. "There she is."
Crowley showed that he brought the Angel Tablet by opening his jacket, showing that it was inside the jacket pocket.
"And the contract?" Catty asked. Crowley pulled a scroll out of his jacket, throwing out to unroll in the remaining 10 feet between him and Catty and Sabrina. Catty looked down at the enormous contract sarcastically. "Yeah, I'm sure there's no hidden agenda there."
"The highlights," Crowley told her. "We swap Tablets, you stand down from the Trials forever, and you and Sabrina surrender yourselves unto me."
"You stop killing everyone they've ever saved," Sabrina told him. "And you let Uncle Sam and Dean, Aunt Ness and Ava, and my dad live. You never even hurt them."
Crowley nodded. "Agreed. Unless they come to hurt me. Which brings me to my next question. I understand why you didn't tell them about your giving in. They would stop you. But what's stopping them from completing the Trials?"
"We have the Demon Tablet right here, dumbass," Catty told him. "They don't know what the third Trial is, and now they never will. And even if they did, they would be too busy looking for us to try to save us when we don't want to be saved."
"Fair enough," Crowley told them. Catty reached into her jacket, pulling out a pen to sign the contract with, uncapping. "Go ahead and sign on the dotted line so we can close this long-lasting deal."
Catty smirked sarcastically, shaking her head. "Uh-uh-uh. Nice try, Crowley. I'm not signing anything until I read the fine print. You wanted us here. We're here. But I'll be damned if I'm gonna let you screw us even more."
Crowley smirked. "I think that would be impossible at this point. Don't you?"
Catty glared at Crowley, looking down at Sabrina. Sabrina looked up at Catty.
§
Heaven - Naomi's Office
A male Angel walked in, standing a few feet from Naomi's desk.
Naomi was sitting opposite of him. "What is it, Nathaniel?"
"One of our freelancers has reached out to us," Nathaniel told her. "He's found Castiel."
"Where?" Naomi asked.
"A drinking establishment in Houston, Texas," Nathaniel answered. "And..."
"What?" Naomi asked.
"He says Castiel was not alone," Nathaniel told her.
"Who was he with?" Naomi asked. "Octavia?"
"No, Octavia hasn't been seen since she broke free," Nathaniel answered. "By the description, I--I think it was him. The Scribe."
§
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Singer Salvage Yard
Catty was reading the contract, walking closer and closer to Crowley, mouthing the words as she read.
"You're gonna move your lips the whole way up here, aren't you?" Crowley asked. "You know why I always defeat you? It's your Humanity. It's a built-in handicap. You always put emotion ahead of good, old-fashioned common sense. Let's have the grand John Handcock now, shall we?"
"Uh, yeah, about that..." Catty trailed off, letting her knife slip out of her sleeve, trying to stab Crowley.
Crowley caught Catty's wrist, twisting her arm to make her drop Catty's Knife. "Really, Catty? Why must you always complicate things?"
"Like everybody keeps saying," Catty told him. "I'm unbelievable."
Crowley smirked. "You've got that right. No matter." He snapped his fingers with his free hand. Four Demons appeared. Crowley pushed Catty into the grasp of two Demons. "Boys?" The two Demons restrained Catty from either side. The two other Demons restrained Sabrina from either side. Crowley looked from Catty to Sabrina. "You didn't think that I came alone, did you, in case you two ended up being... well, you two?"
"You think that we did?" Sabrina replied.
Crowley looked at Catty and Sabrina in confusion. Octavia appeared, throwing her Angel Sword into the back of one of the Demons that were restraining Sabrina. He flashed with bright light, falling dead. Ness had appeared with Octavia when Ava brought her there, shooting one of the Demons that were restraining Catty in the head, making him flash with bright light and fall dead. Sabrina took Octavia's Angel Sword out of the back of the first dead Demon, using it to stab the other Demon restraining her in the chest, killing him, making him flash with bright light, taking it out, letting him fall. The last Demon that was restraining Catty turned to run. Octavia appeared in front of him, putting a hand on his head, smiting him, killing him with a flash of bright white light, letting him fall dead.
Crowley sighed. "Octavia and Ness. Of course." He turned to see Ness, sighing. "Vanessa."
Ness held up the gun in her hand. "Ava told me about your little trick with the Angel Bullets. You do remember that Angel Blades work on Demons, too, right? So I melted mine down into bullets, and viola."
Crowley turned to see Octavia standing in front of him. "Octavia. Helping Ness with the Calvary again, are we?"
Octavia smirked. "It's more fun than one seems to think."
Octavia had a pair of handcuffs cuffed to her wrist, cuffing the other to Crowley's right wrist.
"Is this a joke?" Crowley asked. "You realize all I have to do is..."
Crowley snapped his fingers. Nothing happened.
Octavia smiled, shaking her head smugly. "Uh-uh-uh. Demonic handcuffs, jackass. No flicking, no teleporting, no smoking out, no restraining any of Sabrina's powers. Oh, and... no deal. Which pretty much means that you're our bitch."
"See, Crowley, since you're one half of the reason that Ava was killed, and nearly killed her the other day, we knew that she would have no problem whatsoever in taking the chance to screw you over," Ness told him.
"And we also knew that that Aunt Ness wouldn't have a problem in coming back home to capture the guy who had kept her father in Hell for over almost two years," Sabrina told him.
Octavia punched Crowley in the face. "Which also means that you're gonna be a punching bag for the girls today, Crowley."
Sabrina looked at Octavia, Catty and Ness, smiling. "I love girl power."
Octavia, Catty and Ness smiled.
Crowley looked at Octavia. "Fine. You want to play the chain game? Let's." He punched Octavia in the face, not fazing her. "You saddled yourself to the wrong bull, Ava."
Octavia punched Crowley in the face, pulling the Angel Tablet out of his jacket pocket, handing it to Ness, grabbing hold of the lapels of Crowley's jacket, shaking him. "I can do this all day. 'Cause you know what? Damn, it feels good. My killer might already be dead, but you're just as culpable." She let Crowley go, looking at Ness, Sabrina and Catty. "Any of you want to take a shot?"
Ness held up the gun with the Angel Bullets. Octavia turned Crowley to face Ness. Ness shot Crowley in the stomach with an Angel Bullet, making him yell in pain. Sabrina walked closer, kicking Crowley in the stomach, making him groan in pain. Catty smirked, punching Crowley in the face repeatedly, nearly making him fall, making him double over. Sabrina kicked Crowley in the face. Octavia pulled on the handcuffs cuffing her to Crowley, easily keeping him standing.
Catty looked exhilarated, angry at the same time. "Brett, Sarah. Brett's family? Cas? Ava? Locking Bobby in Hell? Putting me and Sabrina on the run for nearly two years, the fear and the paranoia and the desperation that you made us feel? It's nothing compared to what we're going to do to you. Because sooner or later, you're gonna have to face it. You're ours. Which means that your Demon ass is going to be a mortal ass pretty damn quick. The King of Hell is going to feel the Humanity that you so bluntly say will always be our downfall."
Crowley sighed. "Ness, what's she mouthing on about?"
"You're the third Trial, Crowley," Ness told him.
Crowley took this in, looking a little worried.
§
Houston, Texas
Doc Marley's
(Song:) Your Other Man - Josey James & Waylon Jefferson James (Extreme Music)
Castiel and Metatron sat at a booth inside the restaurant. Castiel was reading a newspaper.
"What are you reading?" Metatron asked.
"Personal advertisements," Castiel answered. Metatron looked at him in confusion. "The fast that man finds love, the faster the Cupid will come. Trust me. I'm friends with friends who do this for a living."
Dwight walked closer. "Help you gents?"
"Yes," Castiel answered. "Would you say that you're looking for, uh, a partner in crime... or, uh, someone who's into nurse role-play and light domination?"
"Brother, it's 10:00 AM on a Tuesday," Dwight told him.
"Uh, we'll have two drafts, please," Metatron told him.
"Coming up," Dwight told them, walking away, leaving.
Metatron looked at Castiel. "You're not the most subtle tool in the shed, are you?"
(Song Ends)
A male Angel pulled Metatron up from the table. Castiel stood, drawing his Angel Blade. Naomi and a female Angel stood nearby.
Naomi looked at Castiel. "Kill him."
The female Angel stepped closer with her own Angel Blade. The male Angel was shot in the shoulder. He turned to look at Dwight.
Dwight stood behind the counter with a shotgun raised. "Next one won't wing you. Take it someplace else."
The male Angel appeared behind Dwight, slamming his head against a glass cabinet, making it shatter and making him fall unconscious.
Castiel looked at Naomi. "Let him go."
"Haven't you caused enough harm already, Castiel?" Naomi asked.
Castiel stepped closer.
"Stop," Metatron told him. "Please, Castiel, don't make this any worse. Please."
Naomi, Metatron, the female Angel and the male Angel disappeared, leaving. Castiel looked over the empty bar, sighing.
§
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Singer Salvage Yard
Ness walked toward the burned-down site where the house had used to be. Catty and Sabrina walked closer. Ness looked toward Bobby's Car. Bobby's Car was overrun with weeds, dirt, rust. It had plants growing through the engine. Ness looked at Catty and Sabrina, bittersweet, sighing.
"You okay?" Catty asked.
"Once all of this is over..." Ness trailed off. "Yeah, I'll be okay. We should get back."
Catty and Sabrina nodded.
§
On the Road
There was an overhead view of Catty's Mustang driving along the road.
§
Abandoned Church
Octavia pulled Crowley into the very small church, taking the handcuff off her wrist, putting it onto Crowley's other wrist, pushing him down into the chair behind him. She looked at the chains on floor next to the chair, using magic to chain Crowley to the chair. She picked up a bottle of spray paint, spraying a Devil's Trap around Crowley, making it very elaborate and not easily broken.
Crowley shook his chains a little to show his discomfort for being in them, making them clank and rattle. "You really think this is gonna hold me, that you're gonna cure me or whatever it is?"
Octavia gave the can one last shake, tossing it across the room, making it hit the wall in the corner of the very small church and fall to the floor, looking at Crowley, smirking. "Oh, honey, we're gonna try."
"So, how's revenge going for you so far, Ava?" Crowley asked.
"Pretty damn well," Octavia answered. She walked past Crowley toward the door, stopping, hesitating, debating something. She turned back to punch Crowley in the face hard enough to make the chair fall over, making him groan in pain. She pulled the chair upright, nodding. "Yeah. Now I feel better."
§
Outside
Catty's Mustang drove up a desolate wet dirt road next to a waterway, pulling to a stop in front of the small abandoned church. The Impala was already parked outside. Sam and Dean were leaning against the Impala. Sabrina, Ness and Catty got out of Catty's Mustang.
Dean smirked. "How you guys feeling now?"
Sabrina smiled in relief. "Awesome."
Catty looked at Dean, shaking her head. "What did you do to my daughter?"
Dean smiled. "You feel good, too, don't you?"
Catty took a deep breath, letting it out, nodding. "Yeah. Yeah, I do."
Ness stepped closer to Dean. "We all do."
Dean and Ness kissed.
Dean looked at Ness for a moment, smiling a small smile. He looked at Sabrina and Catty. "Maybe you should just wait outside while Sam does this."
"What are you talking about?" Sabrina asked.
"I get that you want your revenge on Crowley," Dean told them. "I do. Believe me. But if we're gonna do the Trials, we can't have one of you slipping up in anger and killing him instead of curing him."
"Dean--" Catty started.
"Catty, he messed with you in ways unimaginable," Dean told her. "He says the wrong thing about Cas, Sow, Ava or Brett, you're going to snap. Look me in the eyes and tell me that you don't want to drive your knife into his heart right now." Catty didn't answer, looking away. "Exactly. Let Sammy handle it, okay?" Catty hesitated, slowly nodding. Sabrina nodded. "Okay."
Ness looked at Sam. "What about you? How you feeling?"
"Honestly, for the first time in a long time, it feels like we're gonna win," Sam told them. "I'm good."
Sam chuckled.
"All right, well, no dancing in the end zone until we're finished," Ness told them.
"What's the good Father's playbook say now?" Sam asked.
Ness placed a lid on a jar. "Well, now that we got the consecrated ground, you just slip Crowley one dose of blood every hour for eight hours, and seal the deal with a bloody-fist sandwich. That should do it."
"Your blood's supposed to be purified, isn't it?" Catty asked. "You ever, uh... you ever done the 'Forgive me, Father' before?"
"Well, once, when we were kids," Sam answered. "Which is why I have no clue what to say now."
"Well, I mean, I could give you suggestions if you want," Dean told him.
"O--Okay," Sam told him. "Yeah, sure."
"All right," Dean told him. "Well, I'm just spit-balling here, but if I were you, uh... Ruby. Killing Lilith. Letting Lucifer out. Losing your soul. Not looking for Cas, Ness and me when we went to Purgatory. Leaving Catty and Sabrina alone for a year during the time they would have needed you most in their us-against-the-world battle because of a promise you made to real Ava and hallucination Ava. Though we know that wasn't exactly what either version of Ava meant."
"Okay," Sabrina told him. "I think Uncle Sam's got it, Uncle Dean."
Sam turned away, continuing to fill a bag with needed items for the trail, picking up the bag, walking toward the church.
"For starters," Dean told him. "Or, hey, h--how about what you did to, uh, Penny Markle in the sixth grade? Why don't you lead with that?"
Ness pushed Dean lightly in the chest to get him to back off. "Dean."
Dean smiled a small smile.
Sam turned to face them, looking at Dean. "Well, that was you."
Dean appeared to think maybe he was right. "Carry on."
Sam walked inside. Thunder rumbled in the sky above them. Dean thought about if what Sam had said was true or not, and by the look on his face, he agreed that it was most likely the truth, tilting his head. Ness smiled a small smile, embracing Dean. Dean returned the embrace.
Ness smiled. "Please let this one be one we can win."
Dean and Ness pulled away. Dean walked inside. Ness turned to face Catty and Sabrina, smiling. Catty chuckled, wrapping her arm around Sabrina's shoulders. Sabrina looked up at Catty, smiling, leaning her head against her mother's side.
§
Inside - Confessional
Sam walked into the confessional, kneeling to the floor, closing the door behind him, breathing deeply. "Okay, um..." He cleared his throat. "If anybody's listening, here goes."
§
Outside
Ness, Catty, Sabrina and Octavia were standing outside. Sabrina was fiddling with the antenna on the lid of Catty's Mustang's trunk.
Ness looked at Octavia. "Look, uh... thanks for everything, Ava." Octavia raised her eyebrows slightly. "I mean, before everything that happened, it felt as if we were talking a little advantage over you, and I've felt like crap about it since, so..."
"You feel like crap about a lot of things, Ness," Octavia told her.
"Yeah," Ness agreed. "Thanks."
"But you can't take advantage of me if I'm completely willing, can you?" Octavia asked. Ness started to smile. "We're not gonna have to hug or anything, are we?"
Catty chuckled. "No. Guess not." Octavia smiled a small smile. "It's really good to have you back, though."
Octavia nodded, looking toward Sabrina. "You know, if Cas and Metatron finish this... I won't be around for much longer."
Ness looked down. "I know. And that's what sucks the most. We just got you back, and now we're gonna lose you again?"
Octavia looked at Catty. "Well, only one Angel can do the Trials, and Cas is locking the Gates to protect you and Sabrina. What's the point of Cas protecting you and Sabrina if you and Sabrina lose Cas in the process?"
Ness hesitated. "Have you told Sam?" Octavia didn't answer, looking down. Ness took this in. "Okay. Uh... You know what? I changed my mind." Ness embraced Octavia. "You deserve one after everything." Octavia smiled a small smile, pulling away. Catty embraced Octavia, pulling away. Ness looked at Octavia sadly. "Take care, Ava."
"You, too, Ness," Octavia told her. "And Catty. And Sabrina."
Catty looked at her sadly. "I'm sorry, Ava."
"Don't be," Octavia told her. "This is my choice. And I choose to help save your family. For you, for Sabrina. For Cas, Dean and Ness. For Sam. For all of you. Just... take care of Sam."
Catty and Ness nodded sadly. Ness hesitated, walking inside.
Catty hesitated, walking toward Sabrina. "Do me a favor."
Sabrina looked at Catty. "You want to check on Kyle and Abby."
Catty nodded. "I just have to make sure they're okay."
Sabrina nodded. "Okay."
Sabrina took Catty's hand. She hesitated, looking at Octavia. "Ava?"
Octavia waved. "It's okay, Sabrina. I'll be here when you get back."
Sabrina made Catty and her disappear. Octavia sighed, leaning against the Impala.
Castiel appeared. "Ava, I need your help."
"Little busy, Cas," Octavia told him. "Take a number."
"I'm afraid this can't wait," Castiel told her. "Naomi has taken Metatron. We can't close the Gates."
"No, you're still gonna do it," Octavia told him. "We can shut it all down. Heaven, Hell, all of it."
"Ava..." Castiel trailed off.
"I'm saving this family, Cas," Octavia told him. "Even if it's the last thing I do. Again. It's not just about this family. It's about everyone. If it means I can save everyone, I know what my choice will be."
§
Heaven - Naomi's Office
Metatron was strapped to a chair, breathing heavily. Naomi was standing in front of him.
"I know you," Metatron told her.
"We've never officially met," Naomi told him.
Metatron chuckled. "Naomi." He sighed, looking to his left to see torture devices on the table. "Your reputation precedes you. The Archangels--"
"Wanted me to debrief you after God left," Naomi finished.
Metatron chuckled without humor. "'Debrief' me. Is that what you call it?"
"Well, how would you know?" Naomi asked. "You ran before I had the chance. But... here we are. I just have one question before we begin. You had to know that we would leap at the chance to extract all of God's secrets from that head of yours, which is why I ask myself... why? Why did the Scribe suddenly come in from the shadows? And what are you doing with Octavia and Castiel?"
Metatron hesitated. "'Of the blessings set before you, make your choice and be content'." Naomi looked at him in confusion. "Not a big reader, are we?"
Naomi picked the drill off the table next to Metatron, turning it on, starting to move it slowly toward him.
§
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Abandoned Church - Outside
Castiel and Octavia were talking.
"Metatron says that the only way to save Heaven is to lock all the Angels upstairs," Castiel told her. "Including you, Ava."
Octavia nodded. "I know, Cas. You've told me this before. All Angels except for you, because you are the one who have begun the Trials."
Castiel nodded. "Yes. But I can't ask you--"
"To be okay being grounded at home for the rest of my life?" Octavia finished, chuckling. "Cas, once I'm locked upstairs, there's no telling who will come after me for revenge or to try to reprogram me again. For what I did with the Apocalypse, choosing Humans and Humanity over my own... I will likely be put to death. Again."
Castiel looked down sadly. "I know, Ava. That's why I'm..."
"It's why you're conflicted," Octavia finished. "But you shouldn't be conflicted." Castiel looked up in confusion. "It'll make sure that neither Demon nor Angel can hurt a Human soul again. And it will protect Catty and Sabrina. Why should you put me in front of your daughter and the woman you love?"
"Ava..." Castiel trailed off.
"My mind's made, Cas," Octavia told him. "We need to make sure that Sabrina stays out of the wrong hands, and the only way to do that is to close the Gates. And you're the only one who can close the Gates. And that's all well and good, okay? But Sam, Dean, Ness and I've got Crowley in there tied and trussed. And sooner or later, the Demons will notice that the King of Hell is missing, and they will come for him. That is why I'm here."
She heard Sam's voice behind her. "You should go, Ava." Octavia turned to face Sam. "Seriously."
"Oh, what?" Octavia asked. "And leave you, Dean and Ness here with the King of Hell when all Demons will be on the lookout for him? Come on, Sam. They will come for Crowley, and they will kill their way through you, Dean and Ness to get to him."
"Let them come," Sam told her. "We can take them." Octavia tilted her head slightly. "We got this, Ava. And if you guys can lock the Angels up, too... that's a good day."
Thunder crashed from the sky above them.
Octavia hesitated, sighing. "Start the injections now. If I'm not back in eight hours, finish it. No questions, no hesitation."
Sam nodded. "Yeah. Of course."
Octavia stepped closer to Sam. "But if we somehow do manage to do this... I will be gone, too, Sam."
"I know," Sam told her sadly. "I don't like it, but..." He sighed. "It's not my decision. I heard what you said, Ava. Your decision's already been made. And when you make a decision, you won't change it, no matter how hard anyone tries to get you to change it. You're a stubborn, smartass Angel like that." Octavia chuckled sadly, nodding in agreement, tilting her head in acknowledgement. "You're doing what you think is right. You're sacrificing yourself for us. Again. I just wanted to say... thank you. For everything you've done for us, Ava."
Octavia hesitated, looking down, looking up at Sam. "I can't let happen what happened to me or Humanity because of Angels happen again. I want to protect you, Sam. To save Dean, Ness. Catty and Sabrina. Cas. Everyone else. I need to. If we can do it... I'm gonna do it."
Sam nodded. "I understand." Octavia nodded, turning to look toward Castiel, nodding. Castiel nodded to them, disappearing, leaving. Octavia looked at Sam, turning to leave, hesitating, looking toward Sam. Sam started to walk toward the church. Octavia walked toward Sam. Sam heard her approach, turning to face her. He knew what she was thinking, meeting Octavia halfway in a kiss. It was slow and sweetly passionate. Sam placed a hand on her cheek, pulling away. "You should know... I remember everything."
Octavia thought for a moment. "Everything?"
Sam nodded. "Everything."
Octavia looked at Sam for a moment, smiling a small, sad smile, kissing him passionately one last time, pulling away, lingering close for a moment, not ready for what was to come. "Goodbye, Sam."
Sam opened his eyes to see that Octavia had already disappeared, looking around sadly. He didn't like this, but knew that he didn't have a choice. "Bye, Ava."
§
Inside
Ness was leaning against the wall. Dean was sitting nearby in a chair. Sam used a needle to draw blood from his arm, groaning.
Crowley smirked. "You really think injecting me with Human blood is gonna make me Human? Did you read that on the back of a cereal box?"
"No, more like, uh, Men of Letters' weekly," Ness told him.
Sam walked toward Crowley, injecting the blood into his neck, making him groan in pain.
Crowley chuckled. "You're miles out of your league, Moose. See you in an hour."
Sam walked away, toward the altar table. He held out his arms in front of him. His arms began to have the same reddish white glow from behind. He winced in pain, exhaling sharply.
"Sammy?" Dean asked. "You okay?"
Sam nodded unconvincingly. "Yeah. Yeah, I'm good. I just have to get through this. Then I'll be fine."
Ness nodded to herself, worried. "I hope so."
§
Arlington, New York
Good Samaritan Hospital - Hallway
Catty was standing in the hallway. She was looking into a hospital room. Kyle was sitting at Abby's bedside. Abby was hooked to machines, but she was conscious and alive. She was even smiling weakly at the cartoons playing on TV. Catty sighed in relief, turning away.
Sabrina was standing in front of her. "You're not gonna go ask if they're okay?"
"No," Catty answered. "I know they're okay, Sow. But I'm not gonna bother them. Not after everything. I destroyed their lives. Brett and Sarah are..." She took a deep breath. "They're dead because of me. And Kyle and Abby almost died because of me."
Sabrina shook her head. "No. It was because of Crowley. He did this to Brett, Mommy. He did this to Brett's family. You have to believe that."
Catty smiled sadly, looking down. "Let's just go home. Okay?"
Sabrina hesitated, nodding.
§
Lebanon, Kansas
The Bunker - Library
Kevin, Castiel and Octavia were standing around one of the tables. The Angel Tablet was sitting on the table.
"Is this a joke?" Kevin asked.
"No," Castiel answered. "It's the Word of God."
Kevin looked up. "What?"
"It's a Tablet," Octavia told him. "All right? Translate. That's what you do."
Kevin chuckled. "Okay. Um, it's the Angel Tablet, which I've never laid eyes on my life. You want a translation in, like, six hours, when it took me six months and a dead mom to translate a piece of the Demon Tablet?" He chuckled, pouring a drink of alcohol, sitting down at one of the tables. "This is not what I do. It's what I did. I am out, Ava."
"Kevin--" Octavia started.
"And if this is gonna be the 'guys like us are never out' speech that Dean loves to give, save it," Kevin told them.
Castiel grabbed Kevin by his shirt, pulling him up, making him drop the glass, making it shatter on the floor. "Dean's right."
They heard Catty's voice. "Cas!"
Octavia turned to see Catty and Sabrina standing behind her.
Castiel looked at Catty and Sabrina for a moment. He looked at Kevin, holding him close to his face. "There is no out. Only duty."
"Get the hell off me," Kevin told him.
"You are a Prophet of the Lord, always and forever," Castiel told him. He hesitated, tilting his head slightly, correcting himself. "Until the day you cease to exist, and then another Prophet takes your place." Octavia rolled her eyes. Castiel pushed Kevin in front of the Tablet on the table. "Now, are you clear as to the task before you?" Kevin nodded. "Then do it."
Catty sighed. "Cas, can I talk to you for a sec?" She led Castiel to the side, turning to face him. "What the hell?"
"We're gonna shut it all down," Castiel told her. "Heaven, Hell, all of it. If the Angels and the Demons are both locked away, then there is no reason for you or Sabrina to run anymore. You'll finally be at peace, we'l be at peace with Sabrina. I can't fail, Catty, not on this one. I can't let what happened with Naomi or Crowley happen again. I can't let anyone else hurt you or Sabrina."
Catty sighed. "All right. But ease up on the throttle, okay?" Castiel hesitated, nodding. "I love that you're doing this for me and Sabrina, Cas."
Sabrina walked closer. "I hate that we have to lose Ava because of it. Though that's more Ava's choice." Castiel nodded, sighing. "I don't want anyone else to get hurt."
Castiel nodded in agreement. "I don't either, Sow." Sabrina smiled at the fact that he used her nickname. "Catty..." Catty looked up. "Are you all right? Sabrina told me about what happened... with Brett's sister." Catty looked at Sabrina, raising her eyebrows. Sabrina smiled innocently, sympathetically. "Brett's niece and her father."
Catty sighed. "I'm fine, Cas. I just want this to be over."
Sabrina looked at both her parents, wrapping her arms around them in an embrace. Catty and Castiel smiled small smiles, returning the embrace, having an arm around Sabrina, and each other.
§
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Night - Church
There was a cross on the wall. Ness was standing at the altar table, leaning against it, checking her watch.
Dean looked at Sam. "I'd say it's about that time, don't you?"
Sam nodded, walking toward Crowley with the syringe full of his purified blood, injecting it into Crowley's neck. Crowley used the opportunity to bite a big chuck of flesh from Sam's arm.
Sam groaned in pain, incredulous. "What the hell, Crowley?" He punched Crowley in the face. "Biting? Seriously?"
Sam walked out, leaving. Dean followed Sam, leaving. Ness looked at Crowley skeptically. Crowley remained very still, eyeing Ness creepily. Ness began to feel uncomfortable, walking out, leaving.
Crowley had Sam's blood in his mouth from biting him, spitting the blood out into his hand, starting to chant. "Inferni sectatores, nunc audite regem." The blood started to swirl in Crowley's hand. "For the love of everything, whoever is hearing this, if anyone is hearing this, this is your King. Send help immediately."
Crowley nervously looked over his shoulder.
§
Houston, Texas
Doc Marley's
(Song:) I'm So Blue - Katie Thompson & Martyn Laight (CPM / Carlin)
Sabrina and Catty were sitting at a table in the corner. Sabrina was watching TV, seeing a hunter aim his bow at the screen. She used magic to turn the channel to a cartoon channel. Castiel and Octavia walked toward them, sitting down.
"We saw that, Sabrina," Castiel told her.
Sabrina smiled innocently. Castiel, Catty and Octavia chuckled in amusement.
"Anything?" Catty asked. "You've been gone long enough."
"No," Castiel answered. "Anything here?"
Octavia set her drink on the table. "Free drinks." She took a drink, looking at Castiel. "Your, uh, buddy over there thinks you saved his life."
Octavia put a beer in front of Catty and Castiel. She set an ice cream sundae in front of Sabrina. Sabrina smiled sadly.
Castiel looked at Octavia in confusion. "Angels don't need to drink."
"Says the choirboy that went on a bender when he found out Dad wasn't coming home," Octavia replied. Castiel didn't answer. "And I kind of missed these things while I had been dead. It's the little things, Cas."
Catty raised her drink toward Octavia in a toast. "I'll drink to that."
Catty and Octavia smirked, clinking their glasses, drinking.
Castiel smirked slightly in amusement. "Do you really think it's wise to be drinking on the job?"
Catty raised her eyebrows in amusement. "What show you been watching?"
(Song Ends)
They heard the door open at the other end of the restaurant, looking toward the woman walking toward Dwight with a crate of foods.
"Hey, there," Dwight told her. "Where's Ed?"
"Flue," the woman answered. "I'm Gail."
"Well, okay, then," Dwight told her.
Sabrina looked at Catty, Castiel and Octavia. "Showtime."
Dwight looked at the crates. "Let me give you a hand."
"Oh, thanks," Gail told him. "Ah. You're a real gentleman." She looked at another man sitting at the counter, smiling. "Hey." She chuckled, handing a pen to Dwight to sign for the crates. "Thanks."
Dwight took the pen, signing, introducing Gail to the man at the bar. "Gail, Rod."
"Ma'am," Rod told her.
"Rod rides a stool here most days," Dwight told her.
Gail placed a hand on each of their shoulders, smiling. "I'll be seeing you both." Catty and Castiel exchanged a knowing look, smiling slightly. Gail smiled, getting her clip board, backing away. "Thanks for the help."
"No problem," Dwight told her.
Gail walked out of the bar, leaving.
Dwight and Rod looked at the hunter on TV as he displayed the use of his bow. "Damn, that's sweet."
(Song:) Nice to Be With You - Gallery
Dwight and Rod looked at each other, smiling.
"How about the next one's on me?" Dwight asked.
Sabrina, Catty, Castiel and Octavia knew Gail was Cupid.
(Song Ends)
§
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Church
Ness finished bandaging Sam's arm from where Crowley had bit him.
Crowley chuckled. "How we doing? Ain't it about time for the next love injection?" He started to sing. "Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes / Turn and face the strange." Sam turned away, facing the altar table, his arms starting to glow again. He inhaled sharply. "Ch-ch-ch-changes / Just gonna have to be a different man / Time may change me / But I can't change--"
Dean rolled his eyes. "Oh, would you shut your pie hole already?"
Crowley stopped. The church began to rumble and shake. Sam, Dean and Ness exchanged a look. Crowley seemed pleased. The floor boards broke all around the Devil's Trap that was spray painted around Crowley, breaking it. Crowley looked at Sam, Dean and Ness smugly. The church doors burst open.
Abaddon walked in. "Hi, guys."
"Abaddon?" Crowley asked. "They told me you were dead."
"So not," Abaddon told them.
"And the rest of the Cavalry?" Crowley asked.
"Oh, no, it's just little, old, unkillable me," Abaddon told them.
Dean reached behind him for his salt shell shotgun on the altar table. Abaddon noticed, using magic to throw Dean across the room into the church wall, making him fall to the floor. Crowley smiled. The gun fired but didn't hit anyone. Dean groaned in pain.
Crowley looked at Abaddon. "Brilliant. Why send in a few grunts when you can send a Knight?" he looked at Sam, Ness and Dean. "Say your prayers." Abaddon used magic to throw Sam throw a window behind him, making it shatter and Sam fall to the ground outside. She looked at Ness, using magic to throw her against the wall, making her fall to the floor and groan in pain. Crowley smiled. "That'll do. Undo these. Don't kill them. I have plans for them. They are what you might call bait for Sabrina Winchester."
Abaddon circled around Crowley, turning to face him, smirking. "That was an order, was it?"
"I am your King," Crowley told her.
"About that..." Abaddon trailed off.
Abaddon punched Crowley in the face.
§
Houston, Texas
Doc Marley's - Outside
Catty, Sabrina, Castiel and Octavia were waiting outside.
Gail walked outside, looking at Castiel. "Hello, brother." She looked at Octavia. "Hello, sister."
Sabrina pulled out her Angel Blade, walking toward Gail. "Give us your bow."
"What?" Gail asked.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, Sow," Castiel told her. "Hey."
Catty stepped in front of Sabrina. "Talk first, stab later."
Catty held her hand toward Sabrina. Sabrina hesitated, putting her Angel Blade in Catty's hand. Catty looked at Castiel and Octavia. Castiel seemed to approve. Octavia seemed amused.
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Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Church
Abaddon punched Crowley in the face. "Do you know what I find the most shocking about time-traveling through a closet and landing in the year 2013?" She punched Crowley repeatedly, making the chair he was chained to fall over. "Somebody thought it was a good idea to make you the King of Hell."
"You know what they are trying to do, right?" Crowley asked. "They're trying to shut the Gates of Hell. Sam and Dean Winchester and Ness Singer-Winchester are the only way to get to Catty and Sabrina Winchester."
"Solid plan," Abaddon told him. "I'll work on that later. But right now you and I are gonna talk about a regime change."
"You little whore," Crowley told her. He raised his voice to a shout. "I am your K--"
Abaddon kicked Crowley in the face. She turned around to see Ness standing behind her.
Ness tossed a jar of oil onto Abaddon. "I love the suit."
Ness lit several matches against the wall, tossing them onto Abaddon, making her burst into flames and scream and flail in agony. The black Demon smoke escaped Josie's body, swirling out of the window she had thrown Sam through, leaving.
§
Outside
Dean climbed out of the broken window, jumping down to the ground below, kneeling next to Sam's unconscious body. "Sam. Hey! Sammy." He sighed. "Damn it."
§
Houston, Texas
Doc Marley's - Outside
Gail looked at Sabrina, Catty, Castiel and Octavia. "I've been afraid to go home for some time now. Orders used to come once a day, and now it's chaos. It all seems to be breaking down. And you think you can fix that?"
"With time, yes," Octavia answered.
"Take it, then," Gail told her, holding her hand with her palm facing up toward Octavia.
A Cupid's bow appeared in the center of Gail's hand like a tattoo. Octavia raised her Angel Sword.
§
Heaven - Naomi's Office
Metatron was still strapped to the chair. He had blood running out of his left eye. "You've been digging."
"Why are you doing this?" Naomi asked. "This? I..."
"Do you have any idea what it would be like to be plucked from obscurity, to sit at God's feet, to be asked to write down His Word?" Metatron asked. "The ache I felt when He was gone, telling myself, 'Father's left, but look what He's left us. Paradise.' But you and your Archangels couldn't leave well enough alone. You ran me from my home. Did you really think you could do all of that to me and there'd be no payback?"
Naomi disappeared, leaving. Metatron looked at the bloody drill on the table next to him, smiling.
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Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Church
Ness pulled Crowley back upright into an upright position in his chair.
"You did good back there, Vanessa," Crowley told her. "I'll deny it if you ever quote me, but I'm a proud man. I'm proud of you."
Ness looked at Crowley weirdly, picking up the spray can. "Thanks."
"Hold on," Crowley told her. "Uh, w--what's that?"
"It's what it looks like," Ness told him, repainting the Devil's Trap around Crowley.
"Are you joking?" Crowley asked. "I just saved your life."
Ness laughed skeptically in amusement, slightly incredulous. "Seriously?"
"Seriously?" Crowley repeated. "Me, seriously? We just shared a foxhole, you and I. We beat back the Tet Offensive, outrun the rape of Nanking together. And still you're gonna do me like this?" Sam walked toward Crowley, pulling his head aside, injecting his purified blood into his neck, making him groan in pain. Ness and Dean exchanged a slightly weird look. Crowley started to speak with less of a British accent, seeming to be speaking nonsense. "'Band of Brothers'? The 'Pacific'? None of this means anything to any of you? All those motels, you never once watched HBO? Not once? 'Girls'?" He looked at Sam. "You're my Marnie, Moose. Ness, and you're Hannah. She just--she needs to be loved. She deserves it. Don't we all? Ness has Dean to love her and Dean has Ness to love him. Sam has Ava. Catty has Cas. Sabrina has all of you as a family. What about me? I deserve to be loved. I deserve to be loved! I just want to be loved."
Sam, Ness and Dean looked at Crowley incredulously, curiously. "What?"
Crowley seemed to be confused by what he had just said. "What?"
§
Sam looked very drained and tired, trying to take more blood from his arm, pulling blood from his arm, wincing in pain.
Crowley was letting a few tears fall. "Would it be possible, Moose... I'd like to ask you a--a favor, Sam. Earlier, when you were confessing back there... what did you say? I only ask because, given my history... it raises the question... Where do I start... to even look for forgiveness? I mean..."
Sam walked toward Crowley. "How about we start with this?"
Sam held the needle out to show what he meant. Crowley tilted his head to the side to submit to taking it. Ness and Dean exchanged a look, slightly surprised. Sam injected Crowley in the neck with the blood. Crowley showed no pain, rather seeming to be content with it. Ness and Dean seemed to feel the end was coming, looking at each other, smiling small smiles.
§
Houston, Texas
Parking Lot
Castiel, Sabrina, Catty and Octavia were walking through a parking lot. Castiel had a bag. Catty was on the phone.
Kevin's voice was on the other line. "I think I found the Angel Trials." He was in the Bunker's library, reading the Angel Tablet, his phone on speaker on the table. "But I don't see anything about a Nephilim, or a Cupid's bow, or anything like that."
"Oh, come on, Kev," Catty told him. "We're on the one-yard line here."
"Okay, a--and I should have mentioned this six months ago, but the sports metaphors?" Kevin asked. "Y--you want to motivate me? 'Magic' cards, 'Skyrim', Aziz Ansari."
"What?" Catty asked. "Yeah, I don't know what those words mean."
Sabrina looked up worriedly. "Mom. Dad. Ava. Naomi's coming."
Castiel, Sabrina, Catty and Octavia heard Angel wings rustling behind them, turning to see Naomi. Sabrina glared at Naomi, having Angel Blade in hand.
"I'm not here to fight you, Sabrina," Naomi told her.
Catty lowered her phone to her side.
"Catty?" Kevin asked. "Catty?"
"Where is Metatron?" Castiel asked.
"He told you he was going to fix Heaven, didn't he, Castiel?" Naomi asked. "He told you that you could lock all the Angels away to protect Sabrina and Catty? Murdering a Nephilim, cutting off a Cupid's bow?" Kevin could hear Naomi's voice, sitting at one of the tables in the library. "It's a lie, all of it. I've been in his head."
"You've been in all our heads," Octavia told her. "That's the problem."
"No, Octavia," Naomi told her. "You're wrong."
Castiel shook his head. "This is what you do. You twist things. We're trying to fix Heaven and protect Catty and Sabrina. Metatron is trying to fix Heaven."
"Metatron isn't trying to fix anything," Naomi told them. "He's trying to break it. An act of revenge for driving him away."
"Break it how?" Sabrina asked.
Castiel turned to face her, not wanting her to fall for what could have been a lie. "Sabrina."
"Expel all Angels from Heaven, just as God cast out Lucifer," Naomi told them.
"Cast you out?" Catty asked. "To where? Hell?"
Naomi shook her head. "No, Catty. Here. Thousands of us, walking the Earth."
"Lies," Castiel told her, lowering his own Angel Blade, starting to advance on Naomi.
Catty grabbed his arm to stop him. "Cas, wait."
"Our mission was to protect what God created," Naomi told her. "I don't know when we forgot that. I want nothing more than to see you shut the Gates of Hell, but I told you that you could trust me." She looked between Catty, Sabrina and Octavia. "If Sam completes those Trials, he is going to die."
"What the hell are you talking about?" Octavia asked worriedly.
"I saw it in Metatron's head," Naomi told them. "It was always God's intention. The ultimate sacrifice. I'm sorry, Sabrina. You won't have anything to fear from me anymore. As for other Angels, other factions in Heaven, I have no control. I will teach you only what you allow me to, but, as I've promised, I can make you stronger. But I won't force your hand. Not again. Castiel, Octavia, as for you two, I beg of you, stop this path. Metatron has been neutralized. If you want back in, truly, I will listen."
Naomi disappeared, leaving.
"Take me to Ness, Sam and Dean," Catty told them.
"Catty--" Castiel started.
"Take me to them," Catty told him. "Please, Cas."
§
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Church
Sam exhaled, starting to chant the words to purify Crowley. "Exorciazmus te, omnis immundus spiritus, hanc animam redintegra lustra."
Ness tossed the book she had been reading behind her. Dean was leaning against the wall, watching anxiously, worriedly. Sam took out his knife, starting to slice open his palm where the reddish yellow glow was.
§
Outside
Sabrina, Castiel and Catty appeared outside the church. Catty walked toward the church.
"Catty, I'm not wrong," Castiel told her. "I'm going to fix this. All of this. I promised to protect you and Sabrina, and I will."
Castiel disappeared, leaving.
"Dad!" Sabrina called the same time Catty called, "Cas!"
"If Naomi's telling the truth, Cas is not safe up there," Catty told her. "And if she is not lying, that means that all of the Angels will fall. You have to stop him."
Sabrina nodded in understanding. "You have to stop Uncle Sammy."
"Sabrina--" Catty started.
"I don't want to run anymore, Mom," Sabrina told her. "I don't want to be part Demon anymore. But it doesn't matter if Uncle Sam's dead. He's your brother, but he's my uncle, too. Save Uncle Sammy."
Sabrina disappeared, leaving.
§
Inside
Sam walked toward Crowley, about to place his glowing hand on him.
Catty ran in. "Sammy, stop!"
Sam, Ness and Dean looked at Catty in confusion.
§
Lebanon, Kansas
The Bunker - Library
Kevin was sitting at one of the tables, reading the Angel Tablet.
Octavia appeared, walking toward Kevin. "Talk to me. Was Naomi lying?"
"From what I can tell..." Kevin trailed off. "No, Ava. She wasn't lying."
Octavia didn't like this at all.
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Heaven - Naomi's Office
Castiel appeared, looking at Naomi's desk. Naomi was lying dead at her desk, her head lying on the desk with the drill she had used on Metatron shoved into the back of her head.
Metatron appeared behind Castiel. "She told you I lied, didn't she?" Castiel turned to face him. Metatron put an Angel Blade to Castiel's neck. "You should've listened to the bitch."
Castiel looked at Metatron expressionlessly. Metatron smirked creepily.
§
Another Room
Sabrina appeared in the room, looking around. "Where the..." She looked around to see the walls and halls around her became smooth, and never-ending, no exits remaining, leaving her trapped. "Dad? Daddy!"
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Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Church
Catty slowly stepped toward Sam, Dean and Ness, holding her hands up slightly. "Easy there. Okay. Just take it easy. We got a slight of change of plan."
"What?" Ness asked. "What's going on? Where's Sow, Cas and Ava?"
"Metatron lied," Catty told them. "You finish this Trial, you're dead, Sam."
Sam, Dean and Ness took a moment to process.
Sam hesitated for a long moment, thinking. "So?"
Ness, Dean and Catty looked at Sam in confusion.
§
Heaven - Naomi's Office
Castiel was strapped to the chair, looking at Metatron. "You promised."
"Shh," Metatron told him. "Castiel, I want you to stop thinking about master plans, Heaven and the Angels, and all of this. That doesn't concern you anymore." He pushed Castiel's head against the head rest of the chair, pulling out an Angel Blade, holding it to his neck, cutting his neck. Castiel's glowing Grace seeped out through the cut. "These were never Trials, Castiel. This is a spell. And what I'm taking from you now, your essence, your Grace, is the last piece."
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Other Room
Sabrina held her hand to the wall, letting energy flow through it, into the wall, breaking it, taking her hand away. The wall magically repaired itself. (Like the spelled warehouse that Crowley had kept Young Sabrina in 7.21 Reading Is Fundamental, 7.22 There Will Be Blood, and 7.23 Survival of the Fittest.) Sabrina was in frustrated denial.
§
Naomi's Office
Metatron held a small vial to Castiel's neck. Castiel's Grace spilled into the vial.
Metatron placed a hand over his cut, sliding his hand across it, healing Castiel. "And now something wonderful is going to happen, for me and for you. I want you to live this new life to the fullest. Find a new Human life, with Catty and Sabrina. I'm sure, even while Human, it will still be adventurous for all, given that they're Winchesters, and you're as close to that as it comes without marriage... yet. And when you die and your soul comes to Heaven, find me. Tell me your story. Tell me Catty and Sabrina's story. Now go."
Metatron placed a hand on Castiel's forehead.
§
Other Room
Sabrina used more strength, more energy, the energy glowing a bright, pulsing blue, cracking the wall even further than before. And again, when she took her hand away, it was returned to normal.
§
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Church
Sam looked from Crowley to Ness, Dean and Catty. "Look at him. Look at him! Look how close we are! Other people will die if I don't finish this. And Ava... I just got her back. I can't lose Ava again."
"Metatron was lying about that, too," Catty told him. "The things he had Cas do? They're not Trials. It's a spell to make all the Angels fall to earth. To make all the Angels come here."
"Ava's not going anywhere?" Ness asked.
"No," Catty answered.
Sam looked hopeful but still conflicted. "I'm thrilled to hear Ava will be here. But what about all the Demons coming for you and Sabrina, Catty? I can't--I can't let you down again. I won't."
"Think about it," Dean told him. "Think about what we know, huh? Pulling souls from Hell, curing Demons, hell, ganking a Hellhound. We have enough knowledge on our side to turn the tide here. But we can't do it without you."
"You can barely do it with me, Dean," Sam told him. "I mean, you think I screw up everything I try."
"Come on, man," Dean told him. "You know that's not true."
"Yes, it is," Sam told them. "You want to know what I confessed in there? What my greatest sin was? It was how many times I let all of you down. I can't do that again."
"Sam--" Dean started.
Sam started to cry. "What happens when you've decided I can't be trusted again? I mean, who are you gonna turn to next time instead of me?" He looked at Catty. "Another Angel?" He looked at Dean. "Another--Another Vampire? Do you have any idea what it feels like to watch your brother and sister just--"
"Hold on," Dean told him. "Hold on! You seriously think that? Because none of it--none of it--is true. Listen, man. I know we've had our disagreements, okay? Hell, I know I've said some junk that set you back on your heels. But, Sammy... Come on. I killed Benny to save you and Ness."
"Sabrina is willing to give up on closing the Gates of Hell, locking all of the Demons away, and eliminating that part of herself, to save you," Catty told him. "Sabrina is willing to let this bastard and all the sons of bitches that killed Mom and Dad, that killed Ness' mom, Brett, Jessica, all of our friends, everything they did to Bobby, Cas and Ava, and Sow is still willing to let them all walk because of you. And so am I. And so is Dean. Don't you dare think that there is anything, past or present, that we would put in front of you. It has never been like that, ever! I need you to see that. I'm begging you."
Sam hesitated, looking between them. He looked at Ness as if he just needed one more say so. "Ness..." Ness nodded. Sam squeezed his hand as blood dripped out onto the floor. "How do I stop?"
The glow was a little brighter, starting to fade.
Ness picked a bandage up from the altar table, walking closer. "Just let it go."
"I can't," Sam told her. "It's in me, Ness. You don't know what this feels like."
Ness wrapped the bandage around Sam's hand. "Hey, listen. We will figure it out. Okay? Just like we always do. Come on." She tapped the bandage around Sam's hand. "Come on. Let it go, okay? Let it go, Sam."
The glow in Sam's arm started to fade.
Sam backed away to look at his arms, smiling in relief. "Hey."
"See?" Dean asked.
Sam was breathing shakily, doubling over in pain, groaning.
Ness, Dean and Catty looked at him worriedly. "Sam?"
§
Outside
Catty and Dean helped Sam out of the church, arms over their shoulders. Ness walked toward the driver's seat of the Impala quickly.
"We got you, little brother," Dean told him. "You're gonna be just fine."
Sam groaned, falling next to the Impala in severe pain. Dean and Catty knelt next to Sam.
Catty held Sam's arms worriedly. "Sam? Sam?"
Ness looked into the sky, yelling. "Cas?" Sam breathed heavily in pain, barely able to hang on. "Ava! Sabrina!"
"Where the hell are they?" Dean asked.
Catty shook her head in confusion.
§
Woods
Castiel was lying on the ground on some leaves. He started to wake.
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Heaven - Endless Room
Sabrina breathed deeply, closing her eyes, focusing, taking several deep breaths to concentrate. Bright white light started to emanate from Sabrina's hands and her chest. Shadows of unfurling wings appeared on the wall behind Sabrina. Sabrina opened her eyes. They were completely white, glowing blue from within. The room started to shake and crumble, slowly at first. As more time went on, the more violent it became, debris and glass and electrical sparks falling all around Sabrina.
§
Lebanon, Kansas
The Bunker - Library
Octavia looked up as if she felt something.
Kevin stood from the table. "What?"
Machines inside all around Octavia and Kevin started to turn on by themselves, lighting up, glowing and making noise. Octavia and Kevin looked around in confusion.
§
Woods
Castiel was walking through the woods, looking up into the sky. The wind was howling around him.
§
Lebanon, Kansas
The Bunker - Control Room
Octavia and Kevin walked into the control room. More machines and turned on by themselves, lighting up, glowing and making noise.
§
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Church - Outside
Sam was still having trouble breathing, barely able to stay awake.
Dean made Sam look at him and Catty. "Sammy!"
Sam gasped in pain, calling out weakly. "Ava..."
Ness looked into the sky, wind howling and blowing through her hair.
§
Heaven - Endless Room
The room was still shaking. The light emanating from Sabrina was still blindingly bright. Everything fell away, leaving Sabrina to fall through the falling through floor, way down below.
§
Lebanon, Kansas
The Bunker - Control Room
An alarm started to blare. Kevin and Octavia looked around in more confusion. The map table started to light up with red spots, indicting things were happening in areas all over the world. Octavia realized what was happening, disappearing, leaving.
Kevin looked around in confusion. "Ava!"
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Roof
Octavia appeared on the roof of The Bunker, walking toward the edge, looking into the sky. What seemed to be comets or asteroids or meteors were falling from the sky.
Octavia knew it was more than that, in denial. "No, Cas."
§
Woods
Castiel reached a clearing in the woods, looking into the falling lights in the sky.
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Sky
Sabrina was engulfed in flame, burning, falling into a cliff face above some ocean, unable to stop as she hit against the cliff face, making much of it break at the point of impact, falling into the water below. Many other Angels fell into the ocean around the point Sabrina had fell.
§
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Church - Outside
Ness, Catty, Sam and Dean watched the Angels fall helplessly, wind blowing through their hair.
Sam gasped for breath. "Ava..."
§
Woods
Castiel watched the Angels fall helplessly, wind blowing through his hair.
§
Lebanon, Kansas
The Bunker - Roof
Octavia watched the Angels fall helplessly, wind blowing through her hair.
Kevin ran out of the roof access, walking closer to Octavia. He looked into the sky above them. "What's happening?"
Octavia watched the sky. "Angels."
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Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Church - Outside
Ness, Catty, Sam and Dean watched the Angels fall helplessly.
Catty continued to watch the sky worriedly. "They're falling."