[Golden Time]
INTERIOR - ARADIA APARTMENTS - HALLWAY OUTSIDE ROWENA'S APARTMENT
The floor to either side of the door was strewn with mail. A woman approached the door and knocked.
"Mrs. MacLeod? It's Jessie, from 3C? Haven't seen you in a while. Everything okay?" Jacinda asked.
She crouched down and whispered next to the lock, "Aperiatur." The door opened.
She looked around Rowena's apartment. "Okay. Game on. Come on! Where is the good stuff?"
Jacinda proceeded to ransack the apartment, tossing books and smashing bottles, until she leaned across Rowena's desk and her nose and eyes began to bleed. She realized she'd been cursed, tried to stagger toward the door, but it was too late and she fell dead to the floor.
BUNKER - KITCHEN
Sam and Dylan were at the table with their laptops; Henry was on Dylan's lap. Natalia walked in with Joanna. Dean strolled in wearing pajamas and his robe and holding an empty cereal box.
"Hey," Dean greeted as Henry reached out to him.
"Hey," Sam replied.
Dean took Henry and continued, "You know they still put, um, jokes on the backs of these things. Listen to this one... What's round and bad-tempered? "A vicious circle." 'Cause it's..."
"Yeah, I... I... Wait a second, did you eat the whole box?"
"Yeah. Yeah. Because I'm a champion."
"Wait a second. So Dylan and I've been looking for signs of... of God or... or Lilith, Nat's been interjecting every so often and keeping her twins alive, and you've been in your room, eating cereal."
"And marathoning "Scooby-Doo". Well, did you two find anything?"
Dylan shook his head. "No, not yet."
"Shocker."
Dean ate cereal out of a fresh box of Muesli, spit it out, and instead, grabbed another box of Cocoa Crunch.
"Hey, did you two notice anything weird just now when you came in?" Sam asked.
"No. Why, did you have another one of your visions?" Dean wondered.
"No. I haven't had a vision since Colorado. I think maybe they stopped."
"Oh, I doubt it. Not until Chuck gets his end game, you know? The Winchester Bowl. Cain and Abel 2.0. This is God we're talking about. G-O-D. Wouldn't be too worried about finding him. He'll find us."
EXTERIOR SIMMZY'S BAIT AND TACKLE SHOP
Castiel and Azrael walked up to the front door, but it was locked. The owner, Andy, walked up and greeted them, opening the store. "Hey, Clarence. Hey, Josephine."
"Morning," Castiel and Azrael replied.
"Come on in, early birds. Well... What can I do for ya both? Bait working out good?"
"Oh, yeah. The... Bait's good. I think it's the fish. They've begun to anticipate us," Castiel said.
"Yeah, fish can be smart. I'd switch up spots. Maps are over there."
Castiel and Azrael browsed through the map rack and picked up a tourist map of the lake, while Andy poured whiskey into his coffee cup.
Castiel spoke. "We had a couple friends who always praised fishing for its meditative qualities. Wish we found it more relaxing. Andy... is everything all right?"
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Carry on Wayward Son
Mystery / ThrillerChuck is, in his own words, a cruel, cruel, capricious God. When he doesn't get his way, all hell breaks loose. Literally. Foes from their past return, seeking vengeance. Can the Winchesters defeat a threat as powerful as God? Or will they draw thei...
