Part 4, Coda
Coda
Lawrence, Kansas
Castiel and Gabriel sat together, just the two of them, after cleaning up the mess Michael and Lucifer had left behind. Bobby was going home. Dean was going to try and build himself a new life. Judas was going off alone to points unknown, but Gabriel insisted he'd be in touch before too long. It was the best ending they could have hoped for, given the circumstances. Somehow, despite everything, against all possible odds, it had worked. They had won.
The Apocalypse was over.
"Will you be returning to Heaven now?" Castiel asked.
Gabriel laughed a little. "I probably should, yeah." He sighed. "I don't know. I burned a lot of bridges when I left."
Castiel blinked. "Do you think that will matter?"
"Honestly? I don't know. I don't know what's gonna matter anymore. It's a brave new world out there, bro." Gabriel smiled at him. "We sort of ripped up the playbook on this one."
Castiel smiled back. "I suppose we did."
They sat in silence for a few moments, before Gabriel spoke again. "You know what?" he said. "You go. Go home, go tell everyone...let 'em all know what happened. I'm sure they were probably watching, but hey. They'll probably appreciate the play-by-play."
"What about you?"
"I'll be there," he said. "Soon."
"Come with me," Castiel said, but Gabriel shook his head.
"I'll be there soon, I promise. I just..." He trailed off. "I'll be there soon. Tell them that, too."
"All right."
Gabriel smiled again, gave him a half-mocking little salute, and vanished.
Castiel let him go. He turned his eyes to Heaven, and smiled. He was going home, and soon everything would be right again. Or whatever the new 'right' was.
A brave new world indeed.
He couldn't wait to see it.
End Part 4
Fin
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Lawrence, Kansas
Castiel and Gabriel sat together, just the two of them, after cleaning up the mess Michael and Lucifer had left behind. Bobby was going home. Dean was going to try and build himself a new life. Judas was going off alone to points unknown, but Gabriel insisted he'd be in touch before too long. It was the best ending they could have hoped for, given the circumstances. Somehow, despite everything, against all possible odds, it had worked. They had won.
The Apocalypse was over.
"Will you be returning to Heaven now?" Castiel asked.
Gabriel laughed a little. "I probably should, yeah." He sighed. "I don't know. I burned a lot of bridges when I left."
Castiel blinked. "Do you think that will matter?"
"Honestly? I don't know. I don't know what's gonna matter anymore. It's a brave new world out there, bro." Gabriel smiled at him. "We sort of ripped up the playbook on this one."
Castiel smiled back. "I suppose we did."
They sat in silence for a few moments, before Gabriel spoke again. "You know what?" he said. "You go. Go home, go tell everyone...let 'em all know what happened. I'm sure they were probably watching, but hey. They'll probably appreciate the play-by-play."
"What about you?"
"I'll be there," he said. "Soon."
"Come with me," Castiel said, but Gabriel shook his head.
"I'll be there soon, I promise. I just..." He trailed off. "I'll be there soon. Tell them that, too."
"All right."
Gabriel smiled again, gave him a half-mocking little salute, and vanished.
Castiel let him go. He turned his eyes to Heaven, and smiled. He was going home, and soon everything would be right again. Or whatever the new 'right' was.
A brave new world indeed.
He couldn't wait to see it.
End Part 4
Fin
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