ALLEYWAY

A dark, smoky alleyway we see a hooded figure with a sword sticking out of their backpack enter the alleyway and duck behind a dumpster. Then two men enter looking for the hooded person. We see it's Charlie when she slides off her hood. One of the men takes out a special compass. After it points to the direction, he puts it away, takes out his gun and points in the direction to the other man who already has his gun out.

They go further into the alley and one man begins to look into the dumpsters. When he lifts the 2nd dumpster lid, Charlie stands up and stabs him in the neck with her sword. She jumps out of the dumpster and kicks him out of the way and slashes the gun hand of the first man, Jacob Styne, causing him to drop his gun. He laughs. Charlie points the sword at his chest.

"Who the hell are you? And why are you following me?" Charlie Asks

"I ain't following you. I'm following what you got in your bag there. That don't belong to you, girl. Belongs to my family." Jacob Says

"Yeah? Well, sorry Gambit. Finders keepers." Charlie Says

"It's beyond your understanding. Hell, you can't even read it." Jacob Says

"Are you always so condescending when someone's pointing a blade at you?" Charlie Asks

"Now you look here. You can cut me down, but my people will never stop." He raises his hands "And you can tiptoe through the tulips like you did in Russia, or you can stow away on the back of a train like you did in Alaska, but soon enough my kin will find you." Charlie notices his tattoo on his wrist
"This ends with you being dead." Jacob Says

Jacob grabs the sword away from Charlie. As she runs away, he picks up his gun and shoots at her back.

"Aah!" Charlie Says, she gets shot in the back but climbs through a hole in the fence and runs

He runs to the fence and keeps shooting "You can't run forever little girl." Jacob Says

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CASTIEL'S CAR

Castiel is driving and Metatron is sitting in the passenger seat, with his bleeding gunshot wound.

"Our flashback playback continues with a song that climbed all the way to number four on the charts. Here's Alanis Morissette's "Ironic." Castiel turns off the radio.

"Really? That song is a classic. Yeah I hear you. I do. And you're right. Inclement weather on the day of your nuptials and the wrong cutlery at inopportune times is hardly ironic. But it sure is catchy. Yeah, fair point. Can't argue taste. But since I became human, it's just so....strange. All these feelings, you know? I mean, I can feel music. Like that last song, "Sussudio." I don't even know what it's about and I love it. I always enjoyed lyrics, words, stories. Gives me goose bumps. And Goosebumps – don't even get me started on those. Creepy! And yet....arousing." Metatron Says As Castiel pulls out his cell phone and makes a call

In the Men of letters library Sam is at a laptop and answers his cell phone.

"Cas?" Sam Says

"Can I just kill him now?" Castiel Asks

"You know I can hear you, right?" Metatron Says

"No, we need him alive for now. Look, after he gives you your Grace back, you can do whatever you want with him." Sam Says

"Well, I'd like to kill him slowly." Castiel Says

"I am like two feet from you." Metatron Says

"Anything on the Mark of Cain?" Castiel Asks

"Every word – crystal clear." Metatron Says

"No. I mean, I've been digging for something, for anything, but... I don't know Cas." Sam Says

"There is an answer out there. We will find a cure for Dean." Castiel Says

"I don't know why you'd want to cure that little firecracker now. He's finally interest..." Castiel punches him in the face "Ooh!" Metatron Says

"Well, just keep digging." Castiel Says

Sam looks up and Dean, Elena and Corinna entering the library. "Yeah, uh, no one here by that name. Sorry." He hangs up

"Sam?" Castiel Says

"Lose reception? Or did he hang up on you?" Castiel turns and looks at him, he begins laughing "He hung up on you, didn't he?" Metatron Says then Castiel punches him in the face again

BUNKER

"So, I've been checking through everything again, double-checking and triple-checking, and..." Sam Says

"The Mark is a curse." Dean Says

"Yeah, tell me about it." Sam Says

"No, Sam, it's a... it's an actual curse." Dean Says

"What are you talking about?" Sam Asks

"Crowley told me. Or rather, Rowena told him after she tried and failed to kill me and Elena." Dean Says

"What the hell happened?" Corinna Asks

"The Mark protected me. Rowena doesn't really have a beef with me. She was pissed at Crowley because she thinks he's going soft." Dean Says

"She's not wrong." Sam Says

"Yeah, well, after he and Mommy Dearest got into a fight..." Dean Says

"Mommy Dearest?" Sam Says

"Rowena is Crowley's mother." Elena Says As Sam looks surprised

"More about that later. So, then he came and told me what she had said. The Mark is an actual curse. So, anyway, I'm sorry. I probably should've told you that." Dean Says

"Yeah." Sam Says

Sam's cell phone rings. Dean takes the phone and answers "Winchester Accounting. How may I help you?"

"Dean?" Charlie Says

"Charlie? What's going on? Where are you?" Dean Asks

Charlie is in a phone booth "Uh, uh, I'm exhausted and....and I'm bleeding. And I'm in a phone booth. A phone booth. I didn't know these things existed outside of Bill and Ted's..."

Dean puts the phone on speaker "Okay. Hey, hey. Take a deep breath, kiddo. Uh, we're both sitting here. Tell me what happened. Why are you bleeding?"

"I, uh – I got shot. Did you know dental floss works great on stitches? I only passed out twice, and I'm pretty sure my wound is now minty fresh." Charlie Says

"Charlie, you probably need to go to a hospital." Corinna Says

"No, no, I-I'm fine. I just got to get someplace safe. These guys are still after me." Charlie Says

"What guys? Who?" Sam Asks

"Some southern fried d-bags. They've been after me since I dug up "The Book of the Damned." Charlie Says

"You found it? Where?" Elena Asks

"After some near misses and some broken into museums, I found historical documents that led to a monastery in Spain. It burned down years ago, left for dead, but, uh, I had this hunch about it. Turned out I was right." Charlie Says

"Okay, Charlie, what does it say about the Mark?" Dean Asks

"I have no fracking idea. The language it's written in, I've never seen anything like it. I, uh, I found some research notes in the monastery crypt, though, by the Friar that buried it. "The Book of the Damned" is a spell book for creating or undoing any kind of damnation there is. We translate this thing, I think we can get the Mark of Cain off you, Dean." Charlie Says

"Charlie, you're a genius." Dean Says

"A genius fugitive. I – these dudes following me, they are well trained. One of them keeps talking about his family." Charlie Says

"Family? Did you get a name?" Dean Asks

"No clue. I-I-I spotted a tattoo on one of them. Might be a family crest. It seemed occulty. Soon as the book was out of the ground, they were all over me. I, uh....I don't know how much more running I got left in me. T-they're tracking the book somehow." Charlie Says

"Alright, then we need to get you off the grid, Charlie." Sam Says

"Charlie Where are you right now?" Elena Asks

"Uh, just south of Des Moines." Charlie Says

"Doesn't Bobby have a cabin close over there?" Corinna Asks

"Yeah Uh, okay, you know what my dad, Bobby, has a whole bunch of cabins scattered all around, places for hunters to crash." Elena Says

"You know, it's not much, but there's some gear and lore books, stuff to keep you busy til we get there." Dean Says

"Okay, bring snacks. And every Men of Letters decoder ring there is. This book is old and scary, and I've never seen anything like it." Charlie Says

Moments later Sam is packing files in a file box in the Library, Dean walks in carrying a box.

"Hey, check it out. I found this in the storage room. It's lead-lined and warded. If those guys are tracking this book, pretty sure this bad boy will take it off the radar. You ready?" Dean Says

IMPALA

The Impala is driving down a road at night. "The Boys are Back in Town" by Thin Lizzy is playing.

"Someone's jittery." Corinna Says

"What?" Dean Says

"Nothing." He shuts off the radio "Nothing, we just haven't seen you like this in a while, that's all." Sam Says

"It's a good song, man. Shut up." Dean Says

"Yeah, it's...." Sam Says

"Look, man, it has been one crap sandwich after another for the past few weeks, okay? You heard Charlie. We got a shot at fixing this thing, so if that don't put gas in your tank, well..." Dean Says

"If by "shot" you mean a spell in a book that we can't read that's currently being tracked..." Sam Says

"Hello we have a witch in the back, Lena you can read can you?." Dean Says

"Yeah sure I can read a centuries old spell book that I've never seen." Elena Says

"Look we gotta try okay we're due for a win, okay? Overdue. I'll tell you another thing, if this actually does work, we're gonna take some time off." Dean Says

"What, like a vacation?" Sam Says

"Mm-hmm. And I'm not talking just like a weekend in Vegas or sitting in some crap motel watching pay-per-porn. No, I'm talking about a beach. Drinking cervezas, go for a swim, mingle with the local wildlife. When was the last time either one of us was on a beach?" Dean Says

"Never." Sam Says

"Really like...ever?" Elena Asks

"Nope." Dean Says

"Now that is just really sad." Corinna Says

"Sand between our toes guys, sand between our toes." Dean Says

Then turns the radio back on and "Boys are Back in Town" is still playing. We then see the Impala heading down the road.

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DINER

Castiel and Metatron are at a table. Metatron is eating waffles with whipped cream, strawberries, and blueberries on top.

"Mmmmmm! O...M...Me! Oh. Food. Glorious Food. Mmm. All the countless descriptions in so many books, but those are just words. Oh, the taste, the – the actual taste.... I had no idea. Oh. And the process. Goes in here." He points to his mouth "...comes out here. Sorcery. I mean, you used to be human. Don't you miss all this?" Metatron Says

"No. I don't miss digestion. I don't miss indigestion." Castiel Says

"No, no, no. Not that. I mean, don't you miss the feeling of all this? Like the taste of these waffles. The sound of a child's laughter. Look at us. We're a couple of angels who've touched not only the divine, but the mundane. You and I have a lot in common." Metatron Says

"Don't." Castiel Says

"What? I thought we were having a moment. Can't we be besties?" Metatron Asks

"No. Because you killed my friend." Castiel Says

"Oh pfhht. Dean is fine, mostly. Can't you get past that?" Metatron Says

"Never. Now we've hit three of your so-called safe houses, and all of them are empty. So either you've lost my Grace or you're stalling." Castiel Says

"Can you blame me? The minute I hand over your Grace, I'm dead." Metatron Says

"You have made your bed, Metatron, and nothing is going to get you out of it." A Loud digestive noises are coming from Metatron "What are you doing?" Castiel Says

"I think I need to use the little boys' room." He holds up his handcuffed hands in front of him "Little help." Metatron Says

Castiel helps him get up and leads him to the bathroom. A man who looks like a trucker is sitting at the counter. He watches them go past, then opens his denim jacket to reveal an angel blade.

CABIN

The Impala pulls up in front of a cabin by a lake, Sam, Dean, Elena and Corinna enters the Cabin.

"Charlie?" Dean Says

She was sleeping at a table and bolts up with a post-it note on her face "Merry Christmas!"

"Hey." Dean Says

"Were you followed?" Charlie Asks, then hugs Dean

"No, no." Dean Says

"How are you feeling?" Sam Hugs her

"Um....I may have just passed out, but better. There are my two favorite warrior goddesses." Charlie Says

"Thank god your alright." Elena Hugs her

"Good to see you again red." Corinna Says

"Corinna oh it's been so long." She hugs her "Now you have a kid." Charlie Says

"Yeah but I have two now." Corinna Says

"Two? Did I miss something you had twins." Charlie Says

"No I adopted a kid, I'll fill you in later." Corinna Says

"Okay." Charlie Says

"Where's the book?" Dean Asks

"Okay, here's what I've learned so far. About 700 years ago, a nun locked herself away after having visions of darkness. After a few decades squirrelled away by herself, she emerged with this." She pulls the book out of her backpack "Each page is made out of slices of her own skin written in her blood. I told you, it's eekish." She hands the book to Elena, She begins flipping the pages and Dean seems to be strangely affected by it "According to the notes I found, it's been owned and used by cults, covens, and the Vatican had it for a while. There's a spell inside that thing for everything. Talking some black mass, dark magic, end-of-times nastiness. As far as what language it's written in, I'm thinking it's some kind of...uh..." Charlie Says

"Dean? Dean!" Sam Says

He's across the room and looks up from the book suddenly in his hands.

"What?" They all exchange concerned glances "I don't think it's a good idea that I touch this." He closes the book and hands it back to Charlie "I'll go get the rest of our crap." Dean Says

"Right." Sam Says As Dean exits the cabin

"What the hell was that?" Charlie Asks

"He's not getting better." Elena Says

"He's trying to cover, but... We need to find that cure, fast." Sam takes the book from Charlie

"Look I'll go with him okay, I'll see you guys when I get back." Elena Says

"Okay." They Say As Elena exits

DINER

Castiel and Metatron exit the Diner through the back.

"Sorry about the mess. I guess I'm lactose intolerant." Metatron Says

"Let's never speak of it again." Castiel Says As The man from the Diner is leaning on Castiel's car

"Metatron and Castiel. This really must be my lucky day. Two birds, one blade." Cupid Says

He pulls his angel blade out from his denim jacket. Castiel pulls his angel blade out from his trench coat.

"Who are you?" Castiel Asks

"Just a cupid. Just an angry, angry cupid." He Says

"I understand you're upset." Castiel Says

"You both corrupted Heaven. It's never gonna be the same!" Cupid Says

He tries to strike Castiel with his angel blade. They fight. He goes to stab Metatron with his blade and Castiel knocks him down and he drops his angel blade and they both fall.

The Angry Cupid gets Castiel's blade away from him and is about to stab Castiel. Metatron stabs him in the back with the angel blade he had dropped. Castiel picks up his angel blade and Metatron hands Castiel the Angry Cupid's blade.

"I owed you that one, anyway." Metatron Says

"This changes nothing." Castiel gets up and walks toward his car with both angel blades

"You're welcome." Metatron Says