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SEASON FOUR, EPISODE TEN
❝ 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗹 ❞

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"You want Anna? Why?" Sam asked them though they had taken defensive stances from Castiel's words. "Out of the way," Uriel warned the brothers protecting her. "Whoa, whoa, whoa. Okay, I know she's wiretapping your Angel chats or whatever, but it's no reason to gank her," Dean interrupted Uriel with a glare. "Don't worry, I'll kill her gentle," Uriel assured with a sadistic smile on his face. "You're some heartless sons of bitches, you know that?" Dean told them, Castiel lowering his eyes for a moment before looking up at Dean, "As a matter of fact, we are. And?" Emelie scoffed as she stepped forward, "Anna's an innocent girl!"

"She is far from innocent," Castiel replied to her. "What's that supposed to mean?" Sam questioned the Angels. "It means she's worse than this abomination you've been screwing. Now give us the girl," Uriel snapped at him, Emelie glancing at Sam with slight disgust in her eyes. "Sorry. Get yourself another one. Try JDate," Dean taunted Uriel. "Who's gonna stop us? You three? Or this Demon whore?" Uriel asked before he threw Ruby against a wall, Dean rushed forward to attack him. "Cas, stop... please," Sam pleaded but Castiel touched Sam's forehead and he fell to the ground as Uriel punched Dean, "I've been waiting for this."

Emelie blocked Castiel's path to Anna, her eyes glowing white in warning which caused Castiel to look at her in curiosity and confusion. "Now!" Emelie called back to Anna before a bright light engulfs Castiel and Uriel and they disappear. "What the..." Dean trails off as he gets up, he helps Ruby to her feet. Ruby then kneels by Sam who is stirring, Dean steps closer to his sister who is looking at Anna, her hands and arms covered in her own blood. "Anna. Anna!" Dean exclaimed as he rushed forward to check on her, he turned his head to the sigil on the wall. "Are they─ are they gone?" Anna asked them. "Did you kill them?" Dean asked her.

"No. I sent them away... far away," Anna answered him, Emelie nodding having seen the same sigil as the ginger. "You want to tell me how?" Dean asked her as Sam and Ruby looked over at the sigil now that Sam had woken up. "That just popped in my head. I don't know how I did it. I just did it," Anna answered him before looking at Emelie who sighed. Dean moved towards Sam with Emelie following him. "So, what do you think?" Dean asked his siblings. "I think Anna's getting more interesting by the second," Sam answered him with Emelie nodding in agreement. "Yeah, I agree. And what did they mean by 'she's not innocent'?" Dean pondered.

"It seems like they want her bad, and not just 'cause of the Angel Radio thing. I mean, that blood spell ─ Some serious crap, man," Sam expressed to them. "Something's going on with her. See what you can find out," Dean instructed Sam. "What are you two gonna do?" Sam asked as Dean and Amelia shared a look, they seemed to have the same idea. "Anna may have sent the Angels to the outfield but, sooner or later, they're gonna be back. We got to get ourselves safe now," Dean explained to Sam who seemed to catch on to what his brother was saying. With their new plan set in place, they prepared to move and head to a safer location for Anna.

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Anna is sitting in a chair inside Bobby Singer's panic room, Emelie stood leaning against the door jamb while Dean was inside the space with Anna. "Iron walls drenched in salt. Demons can't even touch the joint," Dean assured Anna with a smile. "Which I find racist, by the way," Ruby spoke up from behind Emelie. "Write your congressman," Dean replied sarcastically making Anna smile softly. "Here," Ruby threw Dean a hex bag before passing one to Emelie herself. "Hex bags?" Dean asked her confused. "Extra-crunchy. They'll hide us from Angels, Demons, all comers," Ruby explained to him.

"Thanks Ruby," Dean replied to her causing her eyes to widen but Dean simply turned to Anna, "Don't lose this. So, Anna, what's playing on Angel Radio? Anything useful?" Emelie frowned as she tucked the hex bag into her pocket before moving to sit on the armchair in the basement, a place she used to hide from her father when he would be drunk. "It's quiet. Dead silence," Anna informed Dean. "Good. That's not troubling at all," Dean said with a concerned sigh. "We're in trouble, huh? You guys are scared?" Anna asked him. "Nah," Dean replied to her in hopes she was convinced however, she could see it in his eyes that he was at least concerned.

"Hey, Dean, Emelie!" Sam's voice called out from upstairs. "Just stay here, okay?" Dean told Anna who nodded her head as he turned to Ruby, "Keep an eye on her." Emelie and Dean made their way upstairs and into Bobby's dining room. "How's the car?" Dean asked Sam. "I got her. She's fine. Where's Bobby?" Sam asked them. "Uh, The Dominican. He said we break anything, we buy it," Emelie answered Sam. "He's working a job?" Sam questioned them intrigued. "God, I hope so. Otherwise, he's at hedonism in a banana hammock and a trucker cap," Dean commented made both Sam and Emelie cringe in disgust. "Now that's seared in my brain," Sam added with a shiver.

"All right, what did you find on Anna?" Dean asked Sam. "Uh, not much. Her parents were, uh, Rich and Amy Milton ─ a church deacon and a housewife," Sam answered him while Emelie chewed on her bottom lip. "Riveting," Dean commented. "Yeah. But there is something here in the report. Turns out this latest psych episode wasn't her first," Sam informed his siblings. "No?" Emelie questioned him. "When she was 12 and a half, she'd get hysterical any time her dad got close. She was convinced that he wasn't her real daddy," Sam explained to the two who shared a concerned look. "Who was? The plumber, hmm? A little snaking the pipes?" Dean questioned.

"Dude, you're confusing reality with porn again," Sam told Dean who shrugged while Emelie shook her head and motioned for Sam to continue. "Look, Anna didn't say. She just kept repeating that this real father of hers was mad. Very mad─ like wanted to-kill-her mad," Sam continued while Emelie shivered uncomfortably, she had a theory about who ─ or better yet, what ─ Anna really was. "Kind of heavy for a two-year-old," Dean replied to Sam. "Well, she saw a kid's shrink, got better and grew up normal," Sam told them what he had learned in his research. "Until now. So, what's she hiding?" Dean questioned.

"Why don't you just ask me to my face?" Anna confronted them. "Nice job watching her," Dean said mockingly to Ruby. "I'm watching her," Ruby replied as she motioned to the woman she stood next to. "No, you're right, Anna. Is there anything you want to tell us?" Sam questioned her with his arms crossed. "About what?" Anna asked him. "The Angels said you were guilty of something. Why would they say that?" Sam questioned further. "You tell me. Tell me why my life has been levelled why my parents are dead. I don't know. I swear. I would give anything to know," Anna answered him. "Then let's find out," Emelie spoke up before making a call.

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Dean led Pamela down the stairs of Bobby's basement before calling out, "We're here!" Emelie smiled at that before walking towards the two of them. "Pam, hey!" Emelie greeted bringing a smile to Pamela's face. "Mills?" Pamela called out, the girl frowned slightly at the reminder that the woman was without sight. "Yeah," Emelie replied to her. "Emelie, is that you?" Pamela asked as she stepped up in front of the brunette. "I'm right here," Emelie spoke reaching out to grab Pamela's hands. "Prove it," Pamela teased making Emelie chuckle before she leaned forward and kissed her gently. "Oh yeah, that's Emelie," Pamela spoke with a grin after they pulled away from each other.

Emelie moved so Sam could greet the woman, she reached around and grabbed Sam's ass, "That perky little ass of yours. You could bounce a nickel off that thing. Of course I know it's you, grumpy. Same way I know that's a demon and that poor girl's Anna... and that you've been eyeing my rack." Sam looked up at Dean who smirked, Emelie giggling. "Don't sweat it, kiddo. I still got more senses than most," Pamela assured him. "Got it," Sam replied to her. "Hey, Anna. How are you? I'm Pamela," Pamela introduced herself. "Hi," Anna shyly greeted. "Dean told me what's going on. I'm excited to help," Pamela told the woman.

"Oh. That's nice of you," Anna told her. "Oh, well, not really. Any chance I can dick over an Angel, I'm taking it," Pamela replied to her. "Why?" Anna questioned her. "They stole something from me," Pamela removed her glasses revealing her white eyes, "Demon-y, I know. But they're just plastic. Good for business. Makes me look extra-psychic, don't you think?" Pamela laughed while Anna smiled, Emelie still felt slightly guilty over what happened to the woman. "Now... how about you tell me what your deal is? Hmm? Don't you worry," Pamela assured her as they headed into Bobby's panic room to talk and prep for Pamela's plan.

Anna laid back on the bed with Pamela sitting by her head in order to coach her through her own mind to find the answers they were seeking. Emelie stood on the opposite side of the room with her arms crossed, Sam by her side as Dean stayed by Pamela and Anna in case he needed to intervene for any reason; Ruby stood outside the room watching with interest. "Nice and relaxed. Now, I'm going to count down from five to zero. When we're at zero, you'll be in a deep state of hypnosis," Pamela spoke in a calm and steady monotone voice, "As I count down, just go deeper and deeper, okay? 5... 4... 3... 2... 1. Deep sleep. Deep sleep. Every muscle calm and relaxed. Can you hear me?" Anna's eyes were closed, "I can hear you."

"Now, Anna, tell me... How can you hear the angels? How did you work that spell?" Pamela asked the woman. "I don't know. I just did," Anna replied in her own monotone voice. "Your father... What's his name?" Pamela asked. "Rich Milton," Anna answered her. "All right. But I want you to look further back... When you were very young... Just a couple of years old," Pamela's soft voice felt soothing to Emelie as she watched. "I don't want to," Anna replied like a scared child. "It'll be okay. Anna, just one look -- that's all we need," Pamela said causing Anna to panic, "What's your dad's name? Your real dad. Why is he angry at you?" Emelie winced at a sudden pinch within her head, she closed her eyes and rubbed her temples.

Anna continued to scream out denying Pamela's requests before screaming out, "He's gonna kill me!" Sam steadied Emelie when he noticed the pain she was in. "Anna, you're safe," Pamela told her calmly. "No!" Anna screamed as the lights explode and glass shattered. "Calm down," Pamela assured the woman, "It's all right, Anna." Dean watched in concern before stepping forward, "Anna?" Pamela turned to him, "Dean, don't." Anna threw Dean across the room with her mind. "Wake up in 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Anna... Anna? You all right?" Pamela asked. Anna sat up with a smile, "Thank you, Pamela. That helps a lot. I remember now." Sam furrowed his brows as Emelie leaned into him, she looked up at Anna who looked directly at her.

"Remember what?" Sam asked her. "Who I am," Anna answered him. "I'll bite. Who are you?" Dean asked her. "She's an Angel," Emelie spoke but it was clear she didn't trust the woman, something in her warned her that Anna couldn't be trusted and she'd rather trust her instincts than a stranger her older brother was showing interest in. Emelie walked out of the room, she felt something wet by her ears and reached up to wipe it away; she found blood that had fallen from both ears almost like something had busted her eardrums. She shook it away and headed upstairs into Bobby's library, sitting down on the couch with her knees to her chest. Ruby was the one to follow her, "You don't trust her?" Emelie shook her head and Ruby agreed.

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"Don't be afraid, I'm not like the others," Anna assured the others once they had all settled in the library, Pamela sat with Emelie and held her hand knowing the younger woman was uneased by Anna's presence. "I don't find that very reassuring," Ruby replied to her. "Neither do I," Pamela spoke up, her thumb rubbing across Emelie's knuckles. "So...Castiel, Uriel ─ they're the ones that came for me?" Anna asked the brothers. "You know them?" Sam questioned her, he didn't know how to feel about Anna seeing his twin's response to her. "We were kind of in the same foxhole," Anna replied to Sam. "So, what, were they like your bosses or something?" Dean asked her as he looked from his sister to Anna, he was worried about her.

"Try the other way around," Anna told him. "Look at you," Dean replied impressed. "But now they want to kill you?" Pamela asked her confused. "Orders are orders. I'm sure I have a death sentence on my head," Anna informed them all. "Why? What did you do?" Emelie asked in a soft tone, she looked up at Anna who looked back at her with a glint in her eyes. "I disobeyed... which, for us, is about the worst thing you can do. I fell," Anna responded to her truthfully. "Meaning?" Dean inquired further. "She fell to earth, became human," Pamela explained as she allowed Emelie to lean into her. "Wait a minute. I don't understand. So, angels can just become human?" Sam asked her with wide eyes.

"It kind of hurts. Try cutting your kidney out with a butter knife. That kind of hurt. I ripped out my grace," Anna expressed to them with a sarcastic chuckle. "Come again?" Dean asked leaning forward, he was stunned by the fact she chose to be human rather than an Angel. "My grace. It's... energy. Hacked it out and fell. My mother, Amy, couldn't get pregnant. Always called me her little miracle. She had no idea how right she was," Anna said with a soft smile on her face as she thought of the parents she had been blessed with. "So, you just forgot that you were God's little Power Ranger?" Emelie asked her with furrowed brows. "The older I got, the longer I was human, yeah," Anna answered her with a shrug.

"I don't think you all appreciate how completely screwed we are," Ruby spoke up with genuine fear within her eyes. "Ruby's right. Heaven wants me dead," Anna agreed with the demon. "And Hell just wants her. A flesh-and-blood angel that you can question, torture, that bleeds. Sister, you're the Stanley Cup. And sooner or later, Heaven or Hell, they're gonna find you," Ruby expressed, she was clearly tense about all of this. "I know. And that's why I'm gonna get it back," Anna told them all with determination in her tone. "What?" Sam asked uncertain. "My grace," Anna replied to him. "You can do that?" Dean questioned next. "If I can find it," Anna told him with a nod.

"So, what, you're just gonna take some divine bong hit, and, shazam, you're Roma Downey?" Dean asked while glancing between everyone within the room. "Something like that," Anna replied to him with a smirk on her face. "All right. I like this plan. So, where's this grace of yours?" Dean inquired. "Lost track. I was falling about 10,000 miles per hour at the time," Anna told them, Emelie winced slightly as she'd had to try and imagine how that felt. "Wait. You mean falling, like, literally?" Sam asked her with wide eyes. "Yes," Anna nodded. "Like the way a human eye can see? Like a comet, maybe, or a meteor?" Sam questioned further. "Why do you ask?" Anna asked him as he turned to Emelie who sighed and moved to find her journal; she had always marked every meteor or falling star seen, a random hobby she adored.

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Emelie was going through all of her Star Journals searching for the right one that would link with Anna's fall, Sam beside her with books and magazines surrounding him hoping to assist in locating the woman's Angel Grace. "Here. In March of '85, a meteorite vanished in the night sky over north-western Ohio. It was sighted nine months before Anna was born," Emelie told Sam, Ruby standing in the doorway. "She was born in that part of Ohio," Sam added with a nod. "You're pretty buff for a nerd," Ruby commented towards Sam making Emelie roll her eyes. "Look, I think it was Anna and here, same time ─ another meteor over Kentucky," Emelie continued interrupting the two.

"And that's her grace?" Ruby asked with uncertainty. "Might be," Sam said with a shrug. "All right. That just narrows it down to an entire state," Ruby snarked towards the twins. "Look, it's a start," Emelie snapped at the demon before standing up and walking away from the two of them, grabbing a book and opening it to search for anything that could help. "Sam... I'm sorry," Ruby said causing Emelie to stop reading and listen in. "For what?" Sam asked her confused. "For bringing you this mess. If I had known, I would have kept my trap shut," Ruby answered him truthfully. "Yeah, well, we'll muddle through," Sam replied as he glanced at his twin, he was clearly worried about her and they were still on rocky shores in their bond.

"Not this time. You don't want to get between these two armies," Ruby advised with a stern tone, "It's Godzilla and Mothra. If one side doesn't get us, the other will." Emelie rolled her eyes and slammed her book shut, "So what then? You want to dump Anna and run? Be the coward that you are?" Ruby turned and glared at Emelie as Sam spoke up, "Look, I know the Angels freak you out." Ruby scoffed, "Forget the Angels. It's Alastair I'm scared of." Emelie huffed a mocking laugh before she stepped up in front of Ruby, "Maybe it's me that you should be worried about." Emelie's eyes flickered with a familiar white-blue shine that Ruby had only seen in Angels, this caused her to step back. "Emelie," Sam sternly called pulling Emelie's attention.

"Who is Alastair?" Sam asked Ruby while Emelie stepped away and took in deep breaths to calm her anger. "You met him in the church. Practically the grand inquisitor downstairs. Picasso with a razor," Ruby answered him. "And?" Sam asked. "And you should pull him out and throw him back in the pit... if you weren't out of shape," Ruby remarked making Emelie scoff, she had heard enough at this point. She walked out of the room and noticed that Dean had walked out, Anna walking behind him not too far. "So much drama these days," Emelie muttered to herself before grabbing a beer, she sat down at the table glaring towards Ruby until an idea hit her. "Godzilla versus Mothra, huh?" Emelie whispered before having a drink.

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With an idea on where Anna's grace could be, the Winchesters along with Anna and Ruby got into the Impala and headrd off to Union, Kentucky where a full-grown oak stood tall in an empty field in '85. After a small argument between the twins, Sam was left seated between Anna and Ruby in the back while Emelie sat in the passenger seat with a smug smile as Dean had been the one to end the twins argument stating that Emelie got the front seat. Dean looked in the rear-view mirror and chuckled to himself gaining everyone's attention. "What?" Ruby asked him. "Nothing. It's just an Angel and a Demon riding in the backseat. It's like the setup to a bad joke," Dean explained before adding, "...Or a Penthouse Forum letter."

Emelie chuckled fondly at her older brother's thoughts while Sam shook his head and said, "Dude... Reality... Porn..." Dean scoffed at his younger brother before replying, "You call this reality?" Emelie turned to her older brother with a sigh, "It's our reality, Dean." Dean huffed a deep sigh, obviously she was right but there were still days he questioned their strange lives. All Dean has ever wanted for the twins was for them to have normal lives, Sam off at college studying to be a lawyer while Emelie works to becoming a doctor saving lives in a mundane way rather than the risks they take every day. And now they are fighting to prevent the damn Apocalypse and he'd never admit it but he was scared of what was coming.

After hours of driving, they finally found the field containing the large oak tree however, Anna's Grace had been taken from the presence of the tree which left them all wondering the same thing, who the Hell took it? Emelie sighed in disappointment before she turned and walked away from the others, Anna watching her with a slight glare in her eyes while Ruby scoffed at the youngest Winchester. Sam and Dean shared a look knowing that Emelie was really feeling the effects of everything happening to them and on top of that, she was conflicted about her own situation regarding the glow of her eyes, the Angel Radio and the fear that seemed to shine deep in Uriel's eyes whenever they made eye contact; plus the strange respect that Castiel regarded her with.

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The group of five headed inside a barn and each sat or stood in the space with unhappy scowls and conflicted concerns. "We still got the Hex bags. I say we head back to the Panic room," Dean suggested to the others with a shrug. "What, forever?" Ruby remarked in disbelief. "I'm just thinking out loud!" Dean snapped back at her. "Oh, you call that thinking?" Ruby asked him with a smug smile, Emelie glaring over at the demon with hate burning in her eyes; Sam noticed this and felt uneasy. "Hey! Hey, hey, hey. Stop it!" Sam snapped at the two arguing. "Anna's Grace is gone. You understand? She can't Angel up. She can't protect us. We can't fight Heaven and Hell. One side maybe, but not both. Not at once," Ruby rambled angrily as Emelie winced, she rested her hand against her head and squeezed her eyes shut.

"Um... guys? The Angels are talking again," Anna spoke up as she glanced at Emelie before focusing back on Dean and Sam. "What are they saying?" Sam asked her concerned, he moved to step closer to Emelie but Dean beat him to it, the eldest Winchester resting his hand on her shoulder and squeezing gently in reassurance. "It's weird... like a recording... a loop. It says, 'Dean Winchester gives us Anna by midnight or...'," Anna trails off with wide eyes as Emelie growls under her breath, the glare in her eyes darkened into a deadly scowl that the boys had only seen when they faced Azazel. "Or what?" Dean asked though he guessed by his sister's expression, he wouldn't like the answer.

"...Or we hurl him back to Damnation and send Emelie with him," Anna repeated the recording causing Dean to tense up, he didn't like that they threatened his sister too. "Anna... Do you know of any weapon that works on an Angel?" Sam asked, he was panicked at the thought of losing both of his siblings. "To what? To kill them?" Anna asked in return recieving a nod from Sam prompting her to add, "Nothing we could get to... Not right now." Sam sighed disappointed while Emelie furrowed her brows, she looked between Anna and Ruby as an idea forms in her head. "Okay, wait, wait," Dean spoke up, "I say we call Bobby. We get him back from Hedonism."

"Dean, what's he gonna tell us that we don't already know?" Sam questioned his older brother. "I don't know, but we got to think of something!" Dean snapped back at his little brother while Emelie sighed and stepped the side, she had an idea and she could only hope that it worked. Dean leaves the barn with Anna not too far behind him, Emelie knew exactly what would happen between the two of them. Sam fell asleep over an open book while Ruby shared a glance with Emelie before she walked out of the barn. The youngest Winchester sighed as she sat back against the wall rubbing her temples in hopes to ease the tension she felt. "It'll all be better soon, doll," The familiar melodic voice echoed through her head before she managed to relax and fall asleep.

Emelie's eyes open and she spots Castiel standing before her, his expression stoic though his eyes held the same respect she always saw. "I'm dreaming, aren't I?" Emelie asked Castiel. "It was the only way I could speak with you without interruption and due to you being hidden," Castiel answered her truthfully. "The message about Dean, throwing him back in the pit... it's a bluff right? Why waste all that effort just to throw him back, huh?" Emelie mocked as she moved closer to Castiel, "I'm not daft, Castiel. Whatever motive it was, throwing him back isn't your plan. Good threat, but not a real outcome of defiance, is it?" Castiel remained silent but Emelie knew her words were right just based on the softened look in his eyes.

"Anna disobeying and falling, it was her choice to do so. Whatever other crimes she may have committed should be wiped purely on the fact she is a new being now," Emelie snapped out before shaking her head, "I don't know where you stand, Castiel but know this, first chance I get. I'm killing Uriel 'cause he's pissed me off." Castiel lowered his gaze at the glare in Emelie's eyes, the glow made him take a breath. "Angel's Grace is such a rare gift typically only found in Angels, to find it embedded and functioning naturally through a person is something I did not expect to witness," Castiel expressed making Emelie furrow her brow in confusion. "What are you talking about?" Emelie asked him.

The image surrounding them changed to night of Mary Winchester's death, Azazel stood by Sam's crib bleeding into his mouth. "I've seen this before," Emelie snapped as the image paused preventing Emelie from reliving her mothers death, she and Sam shared the room but not the crib. Emelie's eyes watched as the memory rewinded to Azazel approaching her first and Azazel tried to bleed into Amelia's mouth but a glow formed protecting her causing Azazel to growl under his breath. "Damn Angels..." Azazel snapped out before turning to Sam, the same memory she had seen a dozen times played of Sam drinking up the demon blood followed by Mary entering the room and then the image faded back to the barn.

"You were fed Angel Grace, Emelie," Castiel explained with uncertainty, Emelie guessed it was due to the fact that Castiel probably wasn't meant to tell her this. "It happened before Azazel arrived therefore, someone knew exactly what was going to happen that night and they protected you," Castiel continued with a slight shake of his head, "When the orders were recieved, the story foretold, you were standing alongside your brother, Sam. Twins designed to destroy the world and awaken Lucifer. But the Angel Grace you consumed and grew to bond with, it changed the story and your fates." Emelie lowered her head at his words, she didn't know what to make of what he has told her.

"Do you know who it was?" Emelie asked Castiel however, he shook his head before tilting his head slightly. "I believe whoever did so will show themself to you soon enough," Castiel advised. "Why?" Emelie asked noticing the worried look in Castiel's eyes. "Growing up, the Grace wasn't overly present. It healed minor wounds and protected you from bad but as time passes, it strengthens but humans aren't created to handle Grace without balance. It is why our vessels require consent, you were a baby who didn't consent to the Grace. It could kill you," Castiel told her, Emelie frowned at those words as she didn't really wish to die when her brothers needed her. "Just know that whoever they are, they will be hunted by others for what they did. But we have something else to discuss," Castiel warned before dropping the subject leaving Emelie with a million unanswered questions.

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The next morning, Sam had noticed that Ruby wasn't present while Dean seemed to be drinking alcohol from his flask, Anna watching him in concern. Emelie leaned against the pillar as the doors bursted open revealing Castiel and Uriel entering causing Sam to look confused along with Dean while Anna looked at Emeloe who kept up a stoic expression. "How? How did you find us?" Sam asked the Angels as he tensed up, "Dean?" Dean shook his head, he had been tempted to give it up but refused. "Emelie?" Sam asked his twin who rolled her shoulders without an ounce of apology in her eyes. "Why?" Sam asked his twin, disappointment burning in his gaze that Emelie pushed aside trying to not let it affect her, she refused to look at Dean.

"Because they gave her a choice. They either kill me... or kill you two. I know how their minds work," Anna spoke up with a sigh before she moved to kiss Dean, the sight made Emelie sigh. "You did the best you could," Anna told him before looking at Emelie, "I forgive you." Anna turned to look at Uriel and Castiel, "Okay. No more tricks. No more running. I'm ready." Castiel stepped forward with a frown, "I'm sorry." Anna shook her head at his words, "No. You're not. Not really. You don't know the feeling." Castiel sighed, "Still, we have history. It's just─" Anna cut him off, "─Orders are orders. I know. Just make it quick." Before either Angel could make a move, the door on the opposite side opened to reveal Alastair holding a bleeding Ruby and an another demon.

"Don't you touch a hair on that poor girl's head," Alastair spoke up, his presence left Emelie's hairs standing as she watched him closely. "How dare you come in this room... you pussing sore!?" Uriel snapped out at the demon. "Name-calling? That hurt my feelings... You sanctimonious, fanatical prick," Alastair growled back. "Turn around and walk away now," Castiel warned as his eyes glanced from Alastair to Emelie who stood tall and ready. "Sure. Just give us the girls. We'll make sure she gets punished good and proper," Alastair told them before looking at Emelie, "And you, my dear. I have plans for you." The look he gave her made the brunette sneer back at him, her body uncomfortable with how he looked her up and down.

"You know who we are and what we will do. I won't say it again. Leave now... or we lay you to waste," Castiel warned the demons standing before them. "Think I'll take my chances," Alastair replied before the Angels and Demons began fighting one another. Castiel attempted to place his palm against Alastair's forehead with the intention to excorcise or perhaps kill him however, nothing happened showing Alastair's power compared to Castiel. Uriel manages to end the second Demon while Sam kept Ruby and Anna near him, Emelie turned her head as Alastair began to exorcise Castiel causing Emelie's eyes to begin glowing, she felt the tingle of power through her and quickly tilted her head sending Alastair into a pillar so hard it cracked and snapped against his impact.

Castiel looked over at Emelie while Alastair stood from the ground, his gaze turned to the female Winchester. "Well, well, well... Little Winchester has more power than we thought," Alastair taunted before Dean hit him with a crowbar, Emelie's attention turned to Uriel and she notices the glowing crystal around his neck; she focused on it and shattered the glass freeing Anna's Grace immediately. "Shut your eyes! Shut your eyes! Shut your eyes!" Anna warned them, Sam and Dean following her warning while Castiel moved to pull Emelie aside and cover her from the blow of power preventing her own from responding. The bright light that filled the room faded revealing a missing Anna and a missing Alastair, leaving behind Ruby's knife.

"Well, what are you waiting for?" Dean mocked as Castiel helped Emelie to her feet, she looked pale and exhausted as Dean continued, "Go get Anna. Unless, of course, you're scared." Uriel glared at Dean, "This isn't over." Emelie scoffed at the Angel as she fought the urge to kill him. "Oh, it looks over to me, junkless," Dean taunted just before Castiel and Uriel disappear. "You okay?" Sam asked Ruby. "Not so much," Ruby answered while Emelie walked closer. "What took you so long to get here?" Emelie asked the demon with a raised brow. "Sorry I'm late with the demon delivery. I was only being tortured," Ruby remarked mockingly while Emelie rolled her eyes unbothered by her words. "I got to hand it to you, Millie. Bringing them all together all at once ─ Angels and Demons. It was a damn good plan," Dean complimented his sister.

"Yeah, well, when you got Godzilla and Mothra on your ass, best to get out of their way and let them fight," Emelie replied as she stretched and sighed, she felt like letting Anna have her Grace back wasn't going to have good results but it was something to worry about when the time came. "Yeah, now you're just bragging," Sam commented towards Emelie who smirked at him before he turned his attention to Dean, "So, I guess she's some big-time Angel now, huh? She must be happy... wherever she is." Dean scoffed as he shook his head, "I doubt it." He turned to his sister as she yawned, resting his arm around her shoulders before they all left the barn. Emelie leaned her head against her brother's shoulder thinking deeply about Castiel's warning.

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Sam and Emelie sat on the hood of the Impala with beers in their hands, Dean is leaning against the side of the car near them. "I can't believe we made it out of there," Dean commented in disbelief before sipping his beer. "Again," Sam added with a slight chuckle. "Can't stop us," Emelie spoke as she held out her bottle, the two boys clink their bottles against it before the three drink their beers. "I know you heard him," Dean said to Sam who sighed, Emelie frowned at this as Sam had told her what Alastair had taunted Dean with. "Who?" Sam asked slightly unsure. "Alastair. What he said... about how I had promise," Dean answered him keeping his eyes on the horizon. "I heard him," Sam confirmed. "You're not curious?" Dean asked looking at his younger brother.

"Dean, I'm damn curious. But you're not talking about Hell, and I'm not pushing. Besides, Mills will punch me again if I do," Sam replied to him, Emelie smirking with pride at his words. "It wasn't four months, you know," Dean told the twins. "What?" Sam and Emelie asked confused. "It was four months up here, but down there... I don't know. Time's different. It was more like forty years," Dean explained to the twins. "Shit..." Emelie breathed out, her empathetic eyes on her older brother but he avoided her gaze. "They, uh... They sliced and carved and tore at me in ways that you... Until there was nothing left. And then, suddenly... I would be whole again... like magic... just so they could start in all over," Dean explained with pained filled eyes, Emelie lowered her eyes as they grew misty.

"And Alastair... at the end of every day... every one... he would come over. And he would make me an offer. To take me off the rack... if I put souls on... if I started the torturing. And every day, I told him to stick it where the sun shines," Dean continued, the twins sent him a look of pride at lasting through it all despite the fact they both felt for their older brother. "For thirty years, I told him," Dean lowered his head slightly in shame, "But then I couldn't do it anymore, Sammy, Millie... I couldn't. And I got off that rack. God help me, I got right off it, and I started ripping them apart. I lost count of how many souls." A tear falls down Dean's cheek, the sight caused tears to fall from Emelie's eyes, Sam's own gaze misty seeing his brother so... broken.

"The─ the things that I did to them..." Dean trails off as he feels a hand rest near his own, an offer but nothing forced; he takes his little sister's hand in his own. "Dean... Dean, look, you held out for thirty years. That's longer than anyone would have," Sam expressed to Dean through his own misty gaze, his heart hurting for what Dean had gone through. "How I feel... This... inside me... I wish I couldn't feel anything, Sammy, Millie... I wish I couldn't feel a damn thing," Dean told the twins, Emelie slipped from the hood and wrapped her arms around her brother as he cried. Sam watched but kept his distance allowing Emelie to comfort Dean like she always had. "We're right here, Dean. Always and Forever," Emelie promised, she'd protect her brothers to the end and further.

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Rosemary Speaks. . .

Been a while since I've added a new chapter but here it is... I'm using writing as a distraction right now as my Aunt has passed, as mentioned on my announcement board, so I'm all over the place at the moment so updates are... well... almost non-existent at the moment.

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