MALACHI'S HIDEOUT

Muriel's dead vessel lies on the ground, Castiel is still in his cuffs.

"Angels butchering angels. Is this what we've become?" Castiel Says

"Just following your example, Castiel..How many did you kill in Heaven? How many in the Fall? Oh, you didn't know? A host of angels died when they fell – Azrael, Sophia, Ezekiel "Died" doesn't even describe it. Devastation. Wings shredded, unspeakable agony at your hands So, I think you would want to provide any information you have, considering..." There's no response from Castiel "All right I leave you in the hands of an artist..I don't care what's left." Malachi Says

"Don't ask for mercy. There is none." Theo Says

Malachi leaves and Theo walks and shuts the door, then returns to Castiel, and picks up a drill.

"I'll give you one last chance for this to end." Theo Says

"Give me a quick death." Castiel Says

Castiel closes his eyes and holds up his face in anticipation of the blow from Theo.

"I need you to speak to Metatron. Everyone knows you have influence." Castiel now opens his eyes and looks in astonishment at him. "He'll listen to you. Ask him to raise me to Heaven. You can do this, Castiel. I'll be a soldier for Metatron, do anything he wants." Theo Says

"You – you serve Malachi." Castiel Says

"I thought he was the answer, but he's crazy." Theo Says

"You're... noticing this now? You were more than willing to do his dirty work." Castiel Says

"I did what I had to." Theo Says

"When you were sure he would defeat Bartholomew." Castiel Says

"But no one will survive this war." Theo Says

"So, you prefer to sit it out in Heaven." Castiel Says

"I can talk to him about restoring your grace." Theo Says

"Well, it's, um, it's true. Metatron and I do have a working relationship." Castiel Says

"I knew it!" Theo Says

"You're clever, Theo." Castiel Says

"You're allies." Theo Says

"And he could use a skilled soldier like yourself..Oh, but I don't know." Castiel Says

"I-I'm a team player, Castiel." Theo Says

"All right. Well?" He gestures at his manacles and Theo opens them up "I'll – I'll need a moment to make contact." Theo waits "And you have something that I'll need." Castiel Says

"Anything." Theo Says

Castiel grabs one of the medical implements and slices Theo's in the throat, letting his white grace slip out; Castiel opens his mouth and swallows it.

"Mm." Castiel roans as the grace fills him up and his eyes turn blue

Theo stares in dazed recrimination, blood dripping from his neck. Castiel looks at him, then puts a hand to his forehead; Theo screams, his angelic white light bursts out of him, and he falls to the ground his eyes burned out. Malachi who's whistling, comes back downstairs. He sees bodies everywhere. Rushes back into the cell and sees Theo's body on the ground.

"No..Oh, no." Malachi Says

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THE BUNKER

Dean is heading into kitchen, as Kevin is walking out with a sandwich.

"Hey. You seen Sam?" Dean Asks

"He went out." Kevin Says

"Where?" Dean Asks

"I don't know. You notice he's doing that a lot?" Kevin Says

"..Yeah." His phone rings and Kevin walks out as he's answering. "Yeah." Dean Says

"Dean, I don't have a lot of time, so listen. The leader of the opposition is an angel named Malachi." Castiel Says

"How do you know that?" Dean Asks

"He had me. I, uh, I was tortured. But I got away." Castiel Says

"How?" Dean Asks

"I... I did what I had to. I became what they've become. A barbarian." Castiel Says

"What are you – Cas, where are you?" Dean Asks

"It's better I stay away. They're gonna want me even more now. But I'm gonna be all right. I... I got my Grace back. Well, not mine per se, but it'll do." Castiel Says

"Wait, you're – you're back? You got your mojo?" Dean Says

"I'm not sure. But I am an angel." Castiel Says

"And you're okay with that?" Dean Asks

"If we're going to war, I need to be ready." Castiel Says

"..Cas." Dean Says

"Dean. There's more." Castiel Says

"What?" Dean Says

"Didn't you say Sam was healed by an angel named Ezekiel?" Castiel Says

"Uh... Yeah, why?" Dean Says

"Ezekiel is dead." Castiel Says

"What?" Dean Says

"He died when the angels fell." Castiel Says As Dean's face fall

In the library Kevin is dozing over a book, Dean approaches and wakes him up.

"I need a spell. ASAP." Dean Says

"Everyone always needs a spell, and it's always ASAP." Kevin Says

"All right, listen to me. An angel can't be expelled by another human. Okay, only by the host, right? But, what if there was a way to power down the angel, so that it wasn't in charge for a few seconds?" Dean Says

"What?" Kevin Says

"For instance, if – if hypothetically, I wanted to speak with the vessel but not have the squatter listen in." Dean Says

"Why?" Kevin Asks

"Why? Kevin, we've got tons of possessed humans out there. You with me? And when the angels kill each other off, the humans are taking it in the teeth. So what if I wanted to clue the human in so that he, or she, could spit the angel out? That would be a good thing, right?" Dean Says

"Uh ... yeah?" Kevin Says

"Okay. So, hit the tablet. Let's go!" Dean turns to walk out

"Now?" Kevin Says

"Yesterday, Cinderella!" Dean Says

BRIDGE

"I've been thinking this over, Metatron. I will join you as second in command." Gadreel Says

"Bravo, Gadreel! This move will erase the mark that has hounded you through the centuries. Heaven will be restored, as will your reputation as one of Its greatest heroes." Metatron Says

"I thank you for this opportunity." Gadreel Says

"There is just one more thing." Metatron Says

"Yes." Gadreel Says

"I need to be sure of your fidelity." Metatron Says

"You have it." Gadreel Says

"No, I mean Really sure. We have enemies who pose an imminent threat to our effort. They must be neutralized." Metatron Says

"Slain?" Gadreel Says

"In a word." Metatron Says

"That... That is not who I am." Gadreel Says

Metatron pulls a yellow card out of his pocket "Yeah. Here's the first name on your to-do list." He hands the yellow card to Gadreel, who reads the name, and sighs. "Decide."

THE BUNKER

"All right, so this masterpiece we just painted – it's gonna work, right?" Dean Says

"The sigils are supposed to briefly hobble the possessing angel. If the info's correct." Kevin Says

"Wait, what?" Dean Says

"I only had time to get a little from the tablet. The rest came from an old Men of Letters book. As soon as your blood touches the ignition sigil, the spell kicks in..Dean, what's going on?" Kevin Says

"I told you." Dean Says

"You told me theoretically..Dean, we just painted sigils in the storeroom. What the hell?" Kevin Says

"You're gonna have to trust me, okay, trust that I told you everything that I can for now. Can you do that?" Dean Says

"I always trust you." Dean nods "And I always end up screwed." Kevin Says

"Oh, come on. Always? Not always." Dean Says

Sam is back and is shelving beers in the kitchen, Dean walks in.

"Hey, where you been?" Dean Asks

"Hey. Beer run." Sam Says

"Long beer run..Can we talk?" Dean Asks

"Yeah. Uh... Sure." Sam Says shoving the bag into the cabinet

Moments later Dean ushers Sam into the storeroom.

"This sounds serious." Dean Says

While Sam is walking in, before he turns around, Dean shuts the door and pulls out a knife to slash his palm. He slaps his hand against the door; a flare of light emits from the sigil, and Sam turns around, startled.

"What's going on? What are you doing?" Sam Asks

"I got to tell you some stuff fast. It's gonna piss you off." Dean Says

"Okay." Sam Says

"Those trials really messed you up." Dean Says

"Yes, I know that, Dea—" Sam Says

"No, you don't. I mean messed you up like almost dead. No more birthdays, dust to dust. Well, that messed me up, so I made a move, okay, a tough move about you without talking it over because you were in a coma." Dean Says

"Wait, what? When?" Sam Asks

"You were in the hospital, okay, and they said you were gonna die." Dean Says

"Dean..What did you do?" Sam Asks

He pauses, mouth working speechlessly for a moment "I let an angel in." Dean Says

"In what?" Sam Asks

"In you. He said he could heal you and he is." Dean Says

"He's still in me? Wait." He laughs "That's impossible, Dean. That couldn't happen. I never invited him in." Sam Says

"I tricked you into saying yes. It seemed like the only way." Dean Says

"So... Again. You thought I couldn't handle something, so you took over!" Sam Says

"No, I did what I had to do! You would've never agreed to it, and you would've died." Dean Says

"Well, maybe I would've liked the choice, at least." Sam Says

"We can do this – later. You can – you can kick my ass all you want. Right now, we got bigger problems." Dean Says

"Bigger?" Sam Says

"The angel lied to me. Okay? He – he's not who he said he was. He said his name was Ezekiel. Cool guy, according to Cas, but it's not Ezekiel." Dean Says

"Who is he?" Sam Asks

"I don't know. Apparently, Ezekiel is dead. Whoever this guy is can end you in a heartbeat if he wants to, so you have got to dump him. Are you hearing what I'm saying? I think you're well enough now, but you got to expel him..Sam? Sam—" Sam walks past him
"Hey!" Dean Says

Sam turns around and swings a punch at Dean, He goes down and Sam walks out, furious. Upstairs in the library Kevin looks up as Sam walks towards him.

"Hey, Sam." Sam stops, then continues in, slowly, calmly, and with deliberation. "Hey, do you notice anything a little bit off about Dean lately? Between you and me, I'm a little bit worried about him." Kevin Says

"Don't worry about Dean. Dean will be fine." Gadreel Says

Gadreel looks at Kevin for a moment then reaches out and grabs his head. Dean is rounding the corner into the room, as Kevin screams. He sees a white light flooding out of Kevin's through his eyes.

"No! No! No! No! Kevin?!" Dean Says

He runs forward, as Kevin's body drops to the floor dead. Gadreel extends a hand and Dean gets pinned to a wall.

"Sam?" Dean Says

"There is no more Sam..But, I played him convincingly, I thought." Gadreel Says

"How did you..." Dean Says

"I heard you talk with Kevin Tran tonight." Gadreel Says

FLASHBACK

"... You told me theoretically. Dean, we just painted sigils in the storeroom. What the hell?" Kevin Says

"You're gonna have to trust me, okay, and trust that I told you everything I can for now. Can you do that?" Dean Says As Gadreel hides behind a wall Listening

PRESENT

Gadreel packs a bag while he talks to Dean who's still pinned.

"Alter a sigil... even the slightest... Alter the spell."He holds up his hand to show the dust of markings on his fingers. "Sorry about Kevin, but ultimately ... it's for the best..I did what I had to." Gadreel Says

Gadreel places the yellow card on Kevin's chest. He turns and looks at Dean, possibly feeling guilty, then walks out. As he walks towards the stairs, Dean is released and he gasps, and looks at Kevin. Who's eyes are burned out and the door to the bunker shuts.

"Kevin?..Kevin?" Dean Says As A tear slips from his eye and he bows his head in sorrow