Stronger Than Ever Δ SPN [3]

035. MR. ROGERS WENT PSYCHO

The five hunters are in the kitchen and Dean and Libby are sitting across from each other at the table while Ophelia and Nathan are sitting at the counter and Sam is refilling his coffee.

"Don't you think you should, uh, take it a little easy on the nitrates?" Sam asks as Dean pulls a plate full of bacon towards him.

"Dude, if bacon's what kills me, then I win." Dean says. Libby reaches out to take a piece of bacon, Dean smacking her hand away.

"Ow!" Libby cries. "Daddy, Uncle Dean hit me!"

"Are you serious right now?" Dean gives her a bitch face.

"You're the one who doesn't know how to share." Libby mumbles.

Sam rolls his eyes and grabs a piece of bacon, handing it to his daughter.

"Dude." Dean complains as Libby grins, taking the food from her dad.

"One less piece isn't gonna kill you, Dean." Sam says.

"But--"

"Cas, hey. How's Donatello?" Sam asks, cutting Dean's complaint off.

"He says he's making progress, but we still need archangel grace. We should be out looking for Lucifer." Cas says.

"We are." Sam says.

"Look, we got word out to every hunter we know, okay? If they see anything Satan-y... they'll drop a dime." Dean assures.

"And Michael? If he succeeds in getting to our world first?" Cas asks.

"Cas, look. Right now, our best defense is a good offense." Sam says.

"We'll give Donatello everything he needs to open that gate, then we stealth in, we get mom, we get Jack, boom. Family reunion. It's just gonna take some time." Dean says.

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"Eureka! Eureka! Eureka! Eureka! Eureka! Eureka!" Donatello runs into the library.

"You stroking out?" Dean asks.

"No, I-I cracked it!" Donatello exclaims.

"What?" Cas asks.

"T-The spell. I-I finished the translation." Donatello says.

"What? No way." Sam says.

"Here's the ingredients. Whew! Running is hard." Donatello says.

"Okay, what are we looking at?" Dean asks.

"Besides archangel grace." Cas says.

"Actually, that's not even in here." Sam says. "Maybe the spell on the angel tablet's different because this -- oil of Abramelin, Angelica root, we-we have most of this stuff. Oh. Other than the--the hearts of Gog and Magog?"

"Sorry. What?" Dean asks.

"Um, they're-they're people. Kind of. Uh, sometimes referred to as brothers, other times lands. Uh... you know how Bibles are. Too damn many translations." Donatello says.

"Wait, Gog and-and Magog... I'd-I'd heard rumors, but I didn't think they were human." Cas says.

"Oh, yes. According to the tablet, they were ancient warriors who enslaved half the Fertile Crescent until some priests cast a spell to bind them away in "a place without a place and a time without a time."" Donatello says.

"Okay, so we're supposed to find these guys and cut out their hearts? How?" Dean asks.

"The-the demon tablet has very specific instructions on how to free them. These men are very dangerous." Donatello says.