Stronger Than Ever Δ SPN [3]

067. QUEEN OF HELL

Donatello groans as he falls into an armchair in the library.

"I'm not sure I'm ready for this. What you're trying to do, it-it doesn't sound possible." Donatello says.

"Look, we know that Chuck overpowered his sister, the Darkness, and locked her up, so." Dean says.

"We may be able to lock him up, too." Cas states.

"Why don't you just kill him?" Donatello asks.

"God has to exist to maintain the balance of the universe. Without him, creation would fall apart." Sam says.

"Well, so he says. He is notorious for lying." Libby mutters.

"The best thing to do is toss him in solitary and throw away the key." Dean states.

"Okay, but the last time, it took the power of God to do this? I mean, even if he has a hidden flaw, do you have the power of God?" Donatello asks.

"You know what? Uh, one step at a time. You figure out how to lock him up, we'll take care of the rest." Sam says.

"Oh. And, guys. When I go crazy again... just shoot me." Donatello says.

"I can explode you." Ophelia offers. "I don't know which is more painful, but you won't see the explosion coming cause you won't a gun cock or anything, so..." She looks around at everybody's looks. "Just a suggestion."

"We'll cross that bridge if we come to it, how about that?" Sam says.

"Okay." Ophelia nods.

~ ~ ~

Donatello is at the table and working with a bucket of chicken nearby. Everybody is gathered around and staring at him.

"Stop it." Donatello orders. He looks at Sam and Cas who both look busy. He turns to the three teens who look at their uncompleted game of Uno. He looks at Dean who looks anywhere but him.

"Oh. This is interesting." Donatello says after a few moments.

"What?" Dean asks.

"What is it?" Sam asks.

"There appear to be annotations, uh, personal observations." Donatello says.

"By Metatron?" Cas asks.

"By the scribe, yes. Uh, as if he were trying to give some context to God's actions." Donatello says.

"For example?" Dean asks.

""The Almighty guards His secret fear, but it is always there."" Donatello reads.

"Fear of what?" Sam asks.

""Fear of what, I do not know. This he shares only with his favorite."" Donatello says.

"Favorite?" Dean asks.

"Wait, his favorite at the time... at the time this was written, Lucifer had been cast down. Michael sealed him to the Cage. So Michael was the favorite." Cas explains.

"Oh, yeah, a real daddy's boy." Dean says.

"But if Michael helped Chuck overpower Amara, then maybe he also knows how to lock him up." Sam says.

"Perhaps, but even if we could get to him, he wouldn't tell us." Cas says.

"I don't know. But, I mean, if my dad kept me locked up in a cage for 10 years, I might be looking to get some payback. It's worth a shot." Dean says.

"Swell! So, you guys talk to Michael. Problem solved, right?" Donatello asks, standing up.

"Not exactly. Michael's in Hell." Dean states.