say you won't let go, sam winchester [ 4 ]

045. rewards

"Let me get this straight -- you were kidnapped, weeks ago, locked up. Cas, I just talked to you on the phone." Dean says.

"No. No. Asmodeus had my phone. You've been talking to him." Cas informs.

"What did he want with you?" Sam asks.

"Well, he must have wanted Lucifer. I just-- I just happened to be in proximity." Cas says.

"Lucifer? No, no." Sam shakes his head.

"No, we slammed his ass back to apocalypse world. How did--"

"Kevin Tran." Cas cuts Dean off.

"Kevin Tran?" Miranda asks.

"Apocalypse world version, yes. They managed to open a rift using Lucifer's grace." Cas says.

"They have an angel tablet?" Sam asks.

"Yes. And the archangel, Michael, again the apocalypse world version, wants to use the spell to invade and conquer our world. That's why I met with Lucifer." Cas says.

"So... you met-- Cas, I specifically told you not to do anything stupid." Dean says.

"You're one to talk." Miranda scoffs.

"Well, he was weak and given the context of our imminent annihilation, it didn't seem stupid." Cas says. "Lucifer wanted to help fight Michael."

"Oh, yeah, right. Lucifer wanted to help, sure." Sam quips, rolling his eyes.

Miranda shuffles closer, grabbing Sam's hand and holding it behind her back.

"If he were lying I'd have known it. He was... he was scared. But Asmodeus showed up before we could finish our conversation. And when we finally managed to escape, Lucifer did try to kill me." Cas says.

"Oh, so much for helping." Dean says.

"Did he say anything about our mom?" Sam asks.

"She's alive. That's all I know. I'm sorry." Cas says.

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Sam, Miranda, and the kids get back to the bunker with Donatello.

"Hey, there he is. Donny, how you doing?" Dean asks.

"Uh, the usual. Bewildered." Donatello says. Wyatt quietly laughs.

"Right, cool. So here's the plan. We nab Lucifer." Dean says.

"If he is as weak as Cas says, then the angel cuffs should work on him." Sam says.

"Yeah, maybe." Cas says.

"You three, out." Sam orders.

"We never get to hear the fun stuff." Carly whines.

"Nightmare fuel stuff and you're wrong." Miranda says. "Bye bye." She shoos her children off, ignoring the oldest two's complaints.

"Well, maybe is all we got. So, we grab Satan, we use his grace to open a door between the two universes, okay? Then we get mom and we get Jack and then we get out. Slam the door before Michael follows us and destroys our universe. Now, it's gonna be harder than it sounds."

"And so the spell to open this rift is in the angel tablet?" Donatello asks.

"Yeah, they are, um... on earth 2. Except--"

"Except we don't have the angel tablet anymore." Cas says, cutting Sam off.

"No, we don't. But we do have the demon tablet." Sam says, uncovering the tablet as it sits on the table.