Running Up That Hill Δ SPN [2]

016. CAS' ANGEL ARMY

The four Winchesters get out of the Impala outside of a building.

"This is the address?" Dean asks.

"Yeah." Sam nods. They go to the door and go to knock on it when it opens, an angel standing there.

"If you'll follow me, the commander will see you now." Benjamin states.

"The commander?" Dean asks his family. Benjamin leads them through the command center, Libby marveling at the pretty office like space. She stares at everything they pass.

Libby doesn't even realize she stopped walking until Sam returns and grabs her hand, dragging her to an office.

"Sir." Benjamin calls to Cas who turns, seeing the four Winchesters.

Cas hugs Dean and then Ophelia. He hugs Sam before hugging Libby, the youngest Winchester smiling at the fact that Cas is the one who initiated the hug for once.

"Um... dismissed." Cas tells Benjamin who leaves. "He can be a little stuffy."

"So... commander?" Dean asks.

"Yeah, not my idea. They had no leader, and they insisted on following me." Cas says.

"Yeah. No, we get it. You're a rock star." Dean says.

"Bartholomew is dead. Malachi was murdered by Gadreel, and with Metatron as powerful as he is now, I needed to do something." Cas says.

"So this war between angels is really gonna happen, huh?" Sam asks.

"Not if I can find a diplomatic option for getting rid of Metatron." Cas says.

"Good luck with that." Dean says.

"Dean, this angel on angel violence -- it has to end. Someone has to say "enough."" Cas states.

"And that someone is you?" Sam asks.

"That brings me to why you're here. We have a prisoner. It's an angel from Metatron's inner circle. I need to know what they're planning, but so far, he's revealed nothing." Cas says.

"So, you're done with the rough stuff, and you want us to be your goons?" Dean asks.

"Well, you've had success at these situations before. If you don't want to do it, I understand." Cas says.

"Who says I don't want to do it?" Dean asks.

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"It's unbelievable. I mean, he was fine when we left him." Sam says. The four Winchesters and Cas are in his office, somebody having killed the guy the brothers had to interrogate earlier.

"I barely touched the guy." Dean says.

"They are telling the truth." Ophelia states. "I mean, I'm kind of just assuming you believe them and trust 'em, but... just in case you don't... I know if they're lying and they're not."

"Still shackled, no weapon. It wasn't suicide." Sam says.

"No. This was an angel kill." Cas says.

"Okay. Well, I'm gonna say it. Maybe your operation's been hacked. You know, Metatron's got somebody on the inside." Dean says.

"I was sure everyone here was loyal. Finally united by a common cause." Cas says.

"Well, that's the problem. See, you don't think anybody's lying. I think everybody's lying. It's a gift." Dean says.

"No, it's just the trust issues kicking in." Ophelia mutters, picking at her nail polish. Dean flicks her in the head. "Ow!"

"Let's do some nosin' around." Dean tells his brother and he walks out.