Always Keep Fighting

The Intrusion

     The next morning Raven woke to a pounding headache that throbbed at her temples. She got out of bed and pushed herself towards the kitchen, not caring that she was still in an over-sized t-shirt that Sam gave her and shorts. She rounded the corner, still half-asleep making a beeline for the coffee-pot. She poured a mug and added her creamer. She turned towards the table and was shocked when Sam, Dean, and Castiel were all sitting there looking at her.

"Nice shirt, Ray." Sam joked. "It looks like a dress on you."

"Please tell me you have shorts on." Dean asked.

"Yes, I'm wearing shorts, Dean." She rolled her eyes.

Castiel cocked his head to the side observing her.

"Are you ok, Raven?" he asked.

"Just a headache." She waved him off.

"But your eyes are swollen and puffy. Like you've been cry..."

Dean cleared his throat talking over Castiel,

"She's just got a headache." He said staring at him to shut up.

Raven decided she wasn't in the mood to deal with the three guys at the moment. She nodded at them and turned back towards her room.

Michael appeared in the kitchen causing Sam and Dean to jump.

"What's up, Michael?" Sam asked.

"We need to talk." He said looking at each of them. "Where's Raven? She needs to be here."

"She doesn't want to be bother..." Dean started but Michael snapped his fingers and Raven appeared in the kitchen, clothes in hand.

She looked around stunned for a second.

"What the hell?" she asked, anger quickly rising.

"Pardon my intrusion but we are all needed." Michael explained.

"But I was going to shower and change." She said pushing her clothing towards him.

He snapped his fingers again. She was now dressed in her clean clothes, hair brushed and neatly pulled back. She looked down at herself and slowly back up to Michael.

"Dude, how do I learn that trick? I'd never have to waste time standing in the shower shaving ever again!" she exclaimed.

Sam and Dean laughed as Castiel cleared his throat uncomfortably.

Gabriel appeared next to Raven causing her to jump.

"Seriously? What did I say about knocking?" she glared at him.

Gabriel laughed but quickly stepped away when he noticed Castiel staring at him.

"So, uh, whatcha need, big bro?" he asked looking at Michael to avoid Castiel's stare.

Castiel made a noise then reach down under the table. Raven looked at Dean; he must have kicked him with how he was staring at Castiel.

"The Nebarian's that you guys met, there's more. The one's here are just a small pod." Michael began.

"Where at?" Sam asked.

"All over. They're everywhere. And as far as I can tell, the only one who can end their existence is Castiel." He said looking to his brother.

"We were killing them." Dean stated.

"Yes, you can kill them individually but if we can gather large groups, Castiel can take them out all at once. We'll have to travel country to country to do but it can be done."