LAWRENCE, KANSAS, PRESENT DAY
WAR ROOM, THE BUNKER
Dean, Sam, Elena, Corinna, Cas, Jack and Mary are all sitting around the map table. The table top is covered in the remains of dinner - beer bottles, plates and pizza boxes.
We look over Dean's shoulder as he reaches into one of the pizza boxes and gets a slice. Cas and Jack look on in disbelief, Dean takes a bite.
"Dean, you can't possibly eat another, that's your seventh piece." Castiel Says
"No, it's not." Dean Says, mouthful.
"Castiel's right. I counted." Jack Says
"Okay, first, don't be narc. And secondly, seven pieces is perfectly normal." Dean Says
"Yeah if you're a pig." Corinna Says
Mary is watching Dean with a warm smile on her face, obviously amused by her son.
"Uh, Dude it's really not." Sam Says
"It's not even a whole pie." Dean Says
"Dean that basically is half of the pie." Elena Says
"Was he always like this?" Jack Asks
Mary giggles, gets up and begins to clear the table.
"Even as a baby. John and me, we used to call him our little piglet." Mary Says, as she leans over and rubs his shoulder affectionately.
"Aww that's so adorable." Elena Says
Dean with his mouth full, drops the remainder of the slice. "All right, I'm done."
Mary leans over his other shoulder to take his plate
"With love."
"Mm." Dean Says
"Oh Corinna and I we'll help." Elena Says
"Yeah sure." Corinna Says
Sam hands Mary his plate, Elena and Corinna picks up their plates along with Castiel and Jack's.
"Thanks Mom. You know what, let me help you guys." Sam Says
Sam stands and collects some pizza boxes then follows Mary into the hallway. At the table, Dean motions to Castiel to slide one of the remaining pizza boxes down to him, Elena smacks his hand.
"Dean No, I think you've had enough." Elena Says
"Baby I'll know when I've had enough, Cas the box now." Dean Says
Castiel does so and Dean begins to dig out another piece. Sam and Mary walk down the steps into the hallway.
"Hey, Mom, um, how you holding up? You haven't really said much since you got back, you know-how you're doing. How it was over there and..." Sam Says
"It was hard. But somehow, I always knew that you... you and Dean would come and save us. And you did." Mary Says
"Mom?" Sam Says
"Yes, Sam? Sam?" Mary Says, as her voice has become robotic.
"Mom?" Sam Says
"Sam? Sam? Sam?" Mary Says, as beeping of an alarm begins to accompany each word.
The previous scene was a dream, Sam is actually lying in his bed. He gasps and jolts awake, the beeping noise is his alarm.
Sam reaches over and turns off the alarm, rubbing his hands down his face, he folds back the covers to sit up on the side of the bed. He drags his hands down his face again and blinks, trying to wake up.
Later Rowena is standing at a table, we see her hands as the organizes the ingredients for the spell to open the rift, Sam, Corinna and Dean are packing their gear.
"Fruit from the tree of life." Rowena Says
Sam is kneeling in the background testing flashlights. Corinna is seen loading her gun with bullets.
"Blood of a most holy man." Rowena Says
Dean's hands are seen at the end of the table as he checks and locks the barrel of a shotgun.
"Dean." Sam Says
Dean looks up and Sam walks over and tosses him a package of glow sticks. Dean tucks them into his backpack. Rowena reaches up to pull some of Dean's hair out.
"And ah..." Rowena Says
"Ow." Dean Says, as Rowena puts it into the bowl.
"Something from the other side." Rowena Says
The door opens and Castiel and Katherine enters the room.
"Hey. How's Gabriel?" Sam Asks
"Corinna could you grab that." Dean Says
"Sure." Corinna Says
Corinna reaches into a storage unit and pulls down a box of ammo.
"He said he needed a minute alone. He wanted to extract his grace by himself, In private." Corinna Says
Sam and Corinna looks up with a slightly disturbed expression.
"So we left him alone in Dean's room." Katherine Says
"You what? No." Dean Says
Sam smirks a little at Dean's reaction, Castiel tilts his head, looking puzzled as Katherine chuckles at the confused Angel.
"Oh boy wonder, you never fail to amuse me..so innocent." Katherine Says, caressing Cas's chin.
"I hate to interrupt, but I can't be the only one to noticed the rather glaring hole in this plan." Rowena Says
While Rowena speaks we see Sam pack some glow sticks into his backpack. Corinna packing a emergency kit into her backpack, we see Dean
check his hand gun before putting into his pack.
"We open up the rift, it gives us a day to find and save your Mom, Elena and the boy. And it's a very big world over there, and you're not even sure where they are, so..." Rowena Says
While Rowena talks, we see Sam load his hand gun. The three men and a woman have been listening to Rowena while they work.
"She's right. The clock may run out on us." Castiel Says
"Yeah. It might." Sam Says
Sam releases the slide on his gun and tucks it into the back of his waistband.
"Yeah, well we don't have any better ideas." Dean Says
"Mm, that's inspirational." Katherine Says, as Gabriel walks into the room.
"Here it is! The final ingredient a fresh serving of archangel grace." Gabriel Says
He put the vial on the table with a flourish. We see that there is only a very small amount of grace in the vial. Rowena picks it and they all squint to see the small amount, Rowena has a sour look on her face.
"This is what you call a serving?" Rowena Says
"That is the jet fuel of divine emissions." Dean makes an ugh face at the word emissions. "It'll be more than enough to get the job done." Gabriel Says
He winks over at Katherine who smirks, Rowena and Cas exchange skeptical glances. Music with a dramatic drumroll begins as we get a montage of the group in final preparations.
Castiel twirls his angel blade, Rowena pours the blood of a most holy man into the bowl. Gabriel
runs his fingers down his angel blade, as if testing the sharpness. Rowena crushes the blood-covered fruit with the pestle. Dean tightens the straps on his backpack, face grimly focused.
Katherine puts her Angel blade in her boot and puts up her hair, Corinna puts her gun in her holster. Rowena pours in the tiny amount of grace from the vial. Sam straightens his jacket, also serious and focused. The contents of the bowl begin to glow.
"Koth Munto Nuntox." Rowena Says
Rowena directs the spell with her hands and a glowing rift forms in the air at the end of the table. The rifts gently wavers in the air as the men stare at it, the triumphant music swells.
"Okay, everyone ready?" Castiel Asks
"Yeah, all right." Sam Says
"Mhmm." Corinna Says
"Oh Yeah." Katherine Says
"Let's do this." Dean Says
They go to step through the rift when it begins fritzing. Slowly the rift goes flacid, the top drooping over before it crackles and snaps out of existence. The music peters out, the two angels, demon, Corinna and the Winchesters watch, puzzled.
"Okay." Dean Says
"What the hell." Katherine Says
"Well, that was...fast." Castiel Says
"Very, very fast." Sam Says
"One could even say premature." Rowena Says, looking at Gabriel.
"Um...I thought it would be enough." Gabriel Says
"All right, great. What do we do now?" Corinna Asks
"Hell if I know." Dean Says
"You do know. We all do." Rowena shoots a frightened glance at Sam. "We need archangel grace. Gabriel's obviously running a little low, and we don't know how long it'll take him to recover. So that leaves exactly one source on Earth." Castiel Says
A look of horror begins to creep over Sam's face as Cas speaks.
"No." Sam Says
"I don't like it either, but there is no other way." Castiel Says
Rowena bites her lip and hangs her head, Sam seems shaken.
"We need Lucifer." Castiel Says
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THE BUNKER
As the camera pans into the room, we see Dean leaning up against the counter, Cas is leaning against the table where Corinna and Katherine are sitting, and Sam, with his back to us is sitting by the doorway.
"Obviously, I want to get Mom and Jack back. It's all I want. It's all I can think about. But we've been down this road before. Teaming up with Lucifer-" Sam Says
"Clam yourself Sam, we're not teaming up with him." Katherine Says
"We just need his grace." Castiel Says
"Oh, 'just'." Sam Says
"We've trapped his ass before." Dean Says
"And we could do it again." Corinna Says
"Yes, and every time, it ends up the same way, with the Devil being on the loose again." Sam Says
"Look, Sam, I was used by Lucifer, too. It was the worst possible violation. So I-I'm not taking your reluctance lightly, but he is already out there, and we've been ignoring it and avoiding dealing with him because we're afraid." Castiel Says
Sam looks up at Cas, then looks down again. He still looks angry, but also seems frightened and ashamed.
"We let Lucifer out of the Cage, and he has never stopped being our responsibility." Castiel Says
Sam raises his eyebrows and shakes his head minutely, unconvinced but reluctantly listening.
While Castiel, Corinna, Katherine and the Winchester are in the kitchen Gabriel and Rowena wait impatiently in the Library.
Gabriel pulls a book off a shelf and flips it open. We see the title "Laying Pipe." He seems uncomfortable. Rowena is sitting at the table, visible over his shoulder.
"It's not always like that." Gabriel Says
"Gabriel, please." Rowena Says, Gabriel turns a page in the book aggressively, behaving defensively.
"Just 'cause I take a little extra time to recover-" Gabriel Says
"I don't need to hear your excuses." Rowena Says
"It doesn't make me any less of an archangel." Gabriel Says
"Mm, right." Rowena Says
Gabriel snaps the book shut and turns to walk around the table, standing opposite Rowena.
"You know, it could have been you..." Gabriel Says
"Uh?" Rowena Says
"..who screwed up that spell, Just sayin'. I heard your, uh, magical unbinding didn't take, that you got knocked back down a peg. Maybe it's you who are off your game." Gabriel Says
"A drunk 6-year-old could execute that magic. It wasn't the spellcaster or the spell. It was the ingredient." Rowena Says
Disgruntled at what he knows is the truth, Gabriel half turns away, his profile towards Rowena.
"Think they'll be much longer?" Gabriel Says
"The Three Amigos, blondie and demon doppelgänger. No I mean with their bro hugs, pep talks, and melodrama? Count on it." Rowena Says
Rowena begins checking out Gabriel's jean-clad butt, she's thinking silently as she ogles the archangel.
"Quite a tidy, wee tush he's got going on there. Sort of...cute." Rowena Says
Gabriel turns towards her and Rowena looks away quickly.
"Mm." Rowena Says
Gabriel thinking silently as he checks her out
"Oh, she's so tiny...so angry. That milky white skin, dancer's body. God, I bet she's flexib-"
Rowena turns back as if aware that he was looking at her, and Gabriel cuts himself off and quickly turns away again. Rowena is beginning to languidly play with the pestle that's sitting on the table.
"So...we've a little time." Rowena Says
Gabriel looks back at her and Rowena stares at him with bedroom eyes.
"How would you like to fill it?" Rowena Asks
The camera moves from her eyes to his, Rowena is batting her eyes, giving him a come-hither look, but Gabriel seems a little confused.
"To fill what?" Gabriel Says
"I know a thing or two about wounded masculine pride." Rowena Says
She trails her fingertip over the top of the pestle. They continue eye contact, then Gabriel's eyes widen as he catches on to her innuendo. Then the scene cuts back to the Winchesters, Corinna, Katherine and Cas in the kitchen.
"So?" Dean Says
Sam is sitting with his fist against his mouth. He has obviously been thinking. He shakes his head and leans his cheek on his fist, looking dejected.
"No, you're right. You're right. I don't like it, but it's our only choice. Another fun, great choice." Sam said sarcastically, but he seems anxious.
"Well, hey, bright side is, even if we do pull it off, we still only get 24 hours in the Apocalypse world. And Rowena's right. We'll be lucky to even hear a word of Mom, Elena and Jack, much less save 'em, so..." Dean Says
Dean clicks his tongue with a sarcastic two thumbs up gesture. Sam smiles briefly then his brow furrows as he has an idea.
"Wait a second." Sam Says
"What?" Corinna Says
They all walk through the map room into the Library. They look around, but don't see Gabriel or Rowena.
"Guys?" Dean Says
We hear Rowena but don't yet see her.
"Rowena?" Katherine Says
"Whoo, oh, ah." Rowena Says
Rowena stumbles out from behind a bookshelf. She only has one shoe on, her hair is disheveled and her clothes are askew. Gabriel pops his head above the same shelf, his hair is messy and he is only in his shirt and jeans. He moves to lean on the pillar, a book in his hand is covering his groin, they all look on confused.
"Uh...we were just..." Rowena Says
"Reading. Books. Here in the, uh, library." Gabriel Says
Dean has a "you've got to be kidding me look" on his face, Katherine looks at them smirking, Corinna and Castiel furrows their brows at them while Sam's jaw has dropped in shock.
"Which is the room we're in right now." Gabriel Says
"You guys were getting down to it huh." Katherine Says, smirking as Corinna elbows her in the stomach.
"So did you guys arrive at a.." She shifts weight uncomfortably "decision." Rowena Says
Castiel is staring at his feet resignedly, Dean, Corinna and Sam are still stunned.
Dean tossing a thumb over his shoulder at his brother. "Sam has a plan."
JOE'S TOWN CLUB
Lucifer is sitting at the bar drinking the last of a bottle of liquor as Harry Chapin "Cat's in the Cradle" plays softly in the background, He drains the bottle then slides the empty down the bar to the bartender.
"Keep em comin', pal, keep em comin'." Lucifer Says
The Bartender walks up as he gets another bottle and places in front of Lucifer.
"That's some tolerance you got there." He Says
"Yeah, it's more like a curse. Believe it or not, I'm barely even buzzed." Lucifer Says
"Still, that can't be good for you." He Says
"Who cares?" He laughs "You know, I had Heaven and Hell in the palm of my hand. And you know what I learned?. They don't matter. Nothing matters." Lucifer Says
"Okay." He Says
"You know what? All this time, there was one thing that mattered. I had a son." He starts getting weepy. "You know, I used to be able to sense him. You know, feel him in the world. Ever since I've been down here I can't--I can't feel him. It's like he dropped off the face of the Earth. Not that finding him would change anything. His bitch of a mother poisoned him against me, probably forever." Lucifer Says
"Sorry to hear that. But I'm sure things will work out in the end. Jack will come around." He Says
Lucifer senses something is off as he takes a swig of the liquor. He puts his bottle down and stares at the bartender suspiciously.
"Jack? I never told you his name." Lucifer Says
"You didn't?" He Says
"Nah. Didn't." Lucifer Says
"Ah, I swear that you did." He Says
"Ah, I swear that I didn't. Who are you, pal?" Lucifer Says
Lucifer goes to get up, but falls off the bar stool and collapses against the bar, unsteady on his feet. The bartender is drying glasses at the other end of the bar and just smiles as he watches Lucifer stuggle. Lucifer shakes his head and we see through his eyes. He looks at the bartender and his vision is blurry.
"What's the matter, buddy?" He Asks
"You did something to me." Lucifer Says
"Yeah. Kinda spiked your drink. Think of it as a magical roofie-powerful enough to bring down any archangel, even me." He Says
As we continue to see through Lucifer's eyes, the bartender becomes Gabriel. A look of disbelief crosses Lucifer's face. Suddenly Gabriel appears beside Lucifer on this side of the bar.
"Hey, brother." Gabriel Says
Lucifer startles and scuttles around Gabriel, pointing a finger at Gabriel.
"I killed you." Lucifer Says
"Surprise." Gabriel Says
Lucifer makes a yuck sound, turns and runs out the door. He closes it, but when he turns around he finds himself back in the bar. Gabriel is back behind the bar, drying glasses again.
"Welcome back." Gabriel Says
"Whoa." He moves gingerly back to the bar stool to sit down. "Okay. What in the hell did you put in that drink, man?" Lucifer Says
"White sage, a little burdock, a pinch of salt." Rowena Says
We see through Lucifer's blurry eyes as he turns to see Rowena in the bar.
"Very simple ingredients for a very potent spell." Rowena Says
"I...I killed you, too. Bye." Lucifer Says
Lucifer gets up to try and escape and Rowena begins casting another spell.
"Adligetur fera!" Rowena Says
Magical purple cords wrap around Lucifer's wrists, essentially handcuffing him. Gabriel appears behind him and slaps a hand on his shoulder, shoving Lucifer back down on the stool. He pulls out the archangel blade and waves it in Lucifer's face.
"Okay." Lucifer Says
Lucifer begins laughing, which turns to sobbing. Gabriel and Rowena seem confused at this out-of-character submissiveness.
"Well, okay, do it. Put me out of my misery. Go ahead." Lucifer Says
Rowena and Gabriel exchange disgruntled looks. Gabriel raises the archangel blade and then slams the hilt into Lucifer's head, knocking him out.
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MEN OF LETTERS BUNKER
Rowena's hands are seen mashing some Fruit of Life in a bowl with a pestle. Lucifer wakes up on his knees. His hands are still tied with the magical cords. Rowena is standing behind Lucifer at one of the library tables. Dean is sitting on the table top with his back to her.
"He's awake." Rowena Says
Dean looks up. Lucifer raises his head. Sam is leaning against a pillar in front of Lucifer, as Corinna and Katherine sits at the table.
"Oh, hey, Sam." Lucifer Says
Sam has his arms crossed in front of him with an angry expression on his face. Cas is standing across from Dean and Gabriel is standing by the pillar that Sam is leaning on. Lucifer looks around toward the table.
"Oh, look at this. All the people I love to torture in the same room." Rowena cautiously walks closer carrying the bowl. "What's the occasion, guys?" Lucifer Says
Rowena puts the bowl down on the floor in front of where Lucifer is kneeling.
"Ah. Okay, I think I see what's going on. You're planning a trip to save mother Mary, and Blair Witch you need my grace. Is that about it?" Lucifer Says
Cas walks over and grabs Lucifer's hair, pulling his head back.
"Good guess." Castiel Says
Cas brings up his angel blade and makes a small incision in Lucifer's throat. His archangel grace flows out of his throat into the bowl with the spell ingredients.
Once Castiel releases his head, the wound closes a bit and the grace only drips out in small spurts. Lucifer looks up at Rowena, Dean and Gabriel who were watching.
"Okay, you could've done this back at the bar. Could've drained me, killed me. What's this really about? Humiliation? Revenge?" Lucifer Says
"Nah, those are just bonuses. See, we got a lot of work to do back in Apocalypse world, but not a whole lot of time to do it. So I realized something. I realized we could use you." Sam Says
Sam nods to Rowena who crouches down next to Lucifer. Rowena gathers power into her fists and then casts her arms forward to open the rift.
"Koth Munto Nuntox!" Rowena Says, then the rift opens.
Sam puts on his back pack. "Use you not to just crack the door open, but to keep it open. So we're gonna drain you. We're gonna keep on draining you."
"Like a stuck pig." Dean Says, as he talks he swings his bag onto his shoulder.
"Grace on tap. Sorry, bro." Gabriel Says
"And then, when we get back, then we'll kill you." Sam Says
"Cool." Lucifer Says
"Are You gonna be okay back here?" Corinna Asks
"Aye. Someone needs to keep an eye on the Devil." She looks at Sam and Dean "Go. Save your Elena and your mum." Rowena Says
"You guys ready?" Katherine Asks
Dean watches intently, letting his brother call the shots. Sam turns towards the rift and seems to gather his determination.
"Ready." Sam Says
Sam walks through the rift, followed by Cas, Gabriel, Corinna, Katherine and then Dean who gives Lucifer an evil look as he passed him. Rowena looks down at Lucifer with an expression of contempt.