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As Sam fell into the cage pulling Michael, and Adam with him and Lucifer. Chuck smiled, this was the proof he needed that the Earth had no need from him, or his archangels. They were too old, too set in there ways. He gave free will on a whim, it just something that he thought would make his world more interesting, but humans, demons, monster used it commit horrible acts, he started to regret it. So this was the ending he made Michael and Lucifer, Dean and Sam, brother killing brother. It seemed a fitting way to end this story
Sam and Dean they refused to act there part, refused to let the world die, refused to kill each other. That was interesting, trying to stop the Apocalypse. Perhaps free will was, well not evil. Sure humans had done good with their freedom before but it seemed constantly dwarfed by the horrible things they did, the amount of people in hell far outstripped the people in heaven.
Sam and Dean vs. Michael and Lucifer. Freedom vs. Fate. One confrontation to decide it all, true freedom couldn't exist while he was around. He had control issue, he could never just let go. But he couldn't leave just let, he wanted to make sure his baby was in good hands. He needed a ruler of hell, and a ruler for heaven.
As they fell Sam could feel Lucifer being pulled from and then he in stood what looked like a lounge. He looked around and saw Michael or if he wasn't possessed any more. "Adam?"
"Yeah, is this hell?"
"Ah," Sam looked around, "I don't think so.
"Correct." Sam recognized that voice he turned to face.
"Chuck?" Sam spoke.
"You know this guy?" Adam asked
"Ah, yeah, Adam this is Chuck Shurley, Prophet of God."
"Prophet of God?" Adam asked cautiously
"Yeah, ah, not actually a Prophet of God, more like..." Chuck held up his hand and s pendant that Sam recognized, that started to glow.
The hunter just stared in shock, no way. "You're God?"
"Yeah, but just call me Chuck, calling me God is just, ah, brings the more egotistical, authoritarian side of me. And Sam I know you have questions and I will answer them, but first things." He clicked his fingers, two portals appeared.
"Adam you were never meant to be a part of this." Technically true, his birth was not part of his plan. It was meant to be Dean. "So the blue portal will take you back to earth for you to live your life, and the white one will take you to heaven where you belong."
Adam looked back and forth he did what to live again but his mom was in heaven. "Oh, right Adam if you choose to return to life, you mom will return as well."
"She will?"
"Think of it as a "I'm sorry for the shit my son put you through" present."
Without hesitation Adam began to walk toward the portal to earth.
"Hey Adam," Sam said, Adam turned to looked at his big brother, "Yeah."
"I'm sure Dean would love to get to know you, so visit him, when you get the chance, if you get the chance."
"Yeah, where's he live?" A note appeared in Adam's hand, with his address on it. Then there was the sound of a click and Adam stumble and clutched his chest. "Protection from monsters from you and you mom."
Adam nodded and walked through the portal.
Chuck sat down. "Sit Sam. We need to talk."
"So your God?" Sam asked as he sat down.
"Yeah, yeah, but again just call me Chuck."
"Ah, why didn't you stop Lucifer?"
"Because this was meant to be the end, Sam. The end. The fate of Michael and Dean was to kill their little brothers, tears would flow from their eyes with Michael unable to tell if it was him or somehow his vessel's tears. But you refused, Dean refused and Adam was not part of the plan, wasn't meant to be exist. But free will. There's not a single thing I have a created that I have a more complicated relationship with then free will. Humans have commited great evil with free will, but you've also done good but good never really seemed to out do that evil. So this was to be end of evil and the end of free will. You, Dean and Castiel, hell Castiel was meant to be a dead a long time ago."
"But you resurrected him, right?"
"Yes, twice after Raphael killed him and just now after Lucifer killed him. " Sam breathed a sigh of relief that his friend was alive. "But I mean Castiel was meant to be killed by Uriel. But that didn't happen. But to the main point I was torn of whether or not to take away free will. Without free will there's no evil. But there's not really individuality, sure I could give everyone their own personality but there still basically just robots. So I decided to leave it up to you guys if Michael had won, then I would end free will or usher in paradise as Michael put it. But you won overpower Lucifer and threw yourself into the Cage, to be tortured by Lucifer for eternality. You showed me that you guys don't need me. So I'm leaving but I've first I've got to make sure world is ready to live without me. Starting with the new Ruler of Hell." He stared intensely at Sam.
"So you just said I made you recognized that free will was better then fate and now you just want me except my fate as the pre-destined King of Hell?" Sam exclaimed.
"Do not raise your voice to me Samuel." Chuck stated sternly. "Also you were never destined to be King of Hell, you were destined to die."
"What if I don't want to? Will you send me to Earth?"
"No, you fall to the cage. You chose to jump into the cage that was off you free will. Therefore I will not stop that."
"So be King of Hell or be tortured by Lucifer and Michael for eternality, hell of choice you've given me."
"Actually I'll be taking the Archangels with me, so you just be in the cage alone. On the plus side there no one to torture you. If you become King of Hell you can visted Dean whenever you like. You could send everyone whose been sent to hell because of demon deals free, you could recall demons of the earth, etc."
"Fine." Sam stated, he basically didn't have a choice. "I'll be King of Hell."
"Excellent." Sam just gave Chuck his bitch face. A tablet appeared before him.
"What's this?"
"It's the Demon Tablet, it's will grant you immense power, and complete control over hell. Touch it." Sam reached out and touch it, the tablet glowed orange before flowing into him, unifying with his soul. The hunter gasp this power, while not as powerful as Lucifer, was still comparable. He was surprised at how much he didn't know about demons.
"Normally you wouldn't absorb the tablet, but it's good way to make it so no one can take the power from you. Good luck." Chuck spoke, and the next thing Sam knew he falling. As they landed Lucifer screamed and charged at him, Sam proceed blast Lucifer with telekinesis while the archangels were caught of guard Sam use his new found knowledge of the cage to open a small door that sealed behind him. The new king took a deep breath before gathering his power, he feel his eyes burn with the bright orange glow of power, time to start making changes around here.
- Castiel -
Castiel went to fly to heaven and next thing he knew he was somewhere else.
"Castiel, welcome." The Angel turned to face Chuck.
"Uh, what's going on here?" Chuck pointed to a table, with a pendant on it. Castiel looked at the pendant, Dean's pendant, it was glowing. It glowed in the presence of... "Father?"
"Just Chuck."
"This whole time, you were?"
"Yeah, we need to talk Castiel."
"Are you returning to heaven, father.. ah, Chuck." This was very weird.
"No. I'm leaving, premanately, this world no longer has need of me, or the archangels. But Heaven needs a ruler."
"Do you mean me father?"
"You are the angel who best understands free will, well besides Gabriel. But Gabriel is not a ruler. You could be."
"Of course, if that is your wish."
"No Castiel, you cannot accept this because it's what I want, you must want it." He was aware that he basically forced Sam to be King of Hell, but was because he really didn't want any demon to take control. "I do want it."
"Touch this," a tablet appeared before Castiel, who reached out and touched it, the tablet transformed white light flowed into him, fusing with his grace. This power rivalled that of the Archangels.
"Good luck Castiel."
Castiel flew on to heaven empowered and ready to make heaven and angels into the best they could be.
- The Archangels-
Michael and Lucifer glared at each in the cage. In Heaven, Raphael was furious how could the apocalypse have been stop, no it would not be stopped. Meanwhile, Gabriel was having a great time hooking up with pornstars. All them felt a weird feeling as the were lanked from were they were.
"Gabriel?"" Lucifer spoke in shock upon spotting his brother, "I killed you."
"Yeah, all brawn, no brain you are." Gabriel retorted.
"What did you say little brother?"
"Leave him alone, Lucifer. " Michael spoke.
"Oh, don't you come to my defence," Gabriel spoke, "as far as I'm concern your just as bad as him."
Michael was affronted, him as bad as Lucifer, nonsense, all that time on earth must of poison Gabriel. He was the good son. "Gabriel that is no way to speak to you big brother.":
"Oh, shut up, Raphael, why don't you actually start thinking for yourself or is your head so far up Michael ass, that you can't?"
"Why you.." Raphael growled launching himself at Gabriel.
"Enough!" A voice rang out stunning all the archangels, they knew that voice, that power. "I did not bring you so you could bicker, amongst each other." The four archengels turned and faced their father. Michael was on his knees bowing instant "I'm sorry we failed you father, I was unable to possess Dean Winchester and unable to defeat Lucifer."
"Stand up,Michael." Michael instantly stood up as straight as possible. "I'm not upset with you."
"Thank you father.
"Your father?" Raphael asked, he was in complete shock, 1). because he truly thought his father was dead and 2/) because this was the prophet he was n charge of defending. All along that had been his father. Was this some sick joke? Michael glared at his brother. "Raphael, how DARE you question father!"
"Oh, stop being a Daddy's boy Michael," Gabriel spoke.
"I will never stop being a good son."
"You mean suck up," Lucifer spoke.
"Better then being a traitor like you two," Raphael spoke.
"ENOUGH! Do not make me say it again." Chuck spoke sternly. "Now all of us are going on a vacation, do you understand?"
"With them?" Gabriel exclaimed, he didn't want to go on vacation with them, Michael and Raphael didn't know what fun was and vacations where meant to be fun, and Lucifer's idea of fun was messed up.
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"Oj joy. So you take me from one cage to point in another," Lucifer spoke. "No thanks. Dad."
"You don't have choice in the matter."
"And what will you do if I don't comply?"
"Any of you who don't comply will be turn into a human, permanently, with no way to return to being a angel." Chuck spoke calmly but with tone that told his sons that he was absolutely serious.
"Where are we going father?" Michael asked.
Outside of Reality." and with that God and his archangels disappeared from the multiverse.