The door to the intensive care opened by itself and an instant later it closed again. Balthazar became visible and stepped slowly to the bed Cas was lying in. There was a bandage around his head, and some kind of masker around his nose and mouth, attached to a ventilation device.
“I am so sorry, Castiel” Balthazar whispered as he lay his hand on the machine. “But I have no choice”
“What are you doing?” Anna asked sharp. Without turning around Balthazar mumbled: “Please, leave, Anna. I have to do this. Crowley will kill me if I don’t”
Anna walked to him with fierce steps. “If you kill Cas, I will kill you” she threatened trembling, yet determined.
This time Balthazar turned to the ginger angel. “You wouldn’t. You can’t kill me. There are too little of us left. You need me” he said, trying to call her bluff.
“I am much better off alone than to have a traitor by my side” Anna replied bitter. She took a deep breath and made another few steps closer to Balthazar. “If you stay in Heaven you will be protected from any demon”
“Then what? Stay hidden forever? You can’t kill Crowley” Balthazar snapped. “I don’t want to be on the run forever”
“Kill Cas and you will be” Anna responded furious. “And you won’t be able to hide from me”
“I’ll take my chances” Balthazar replied and he turned around. He turned the machines off and as Anna screamed “No!” he vanished.
“I am so sorry, Castiel” Balthazar whispered as he lay his hand on the machine. “But I have no choice”
“What are you doing?” Anna asked sharp. Without turning around Balthazar mumbled: “Please, leave, Anna. I have to do this. Crowley will kill me if I don’t”
Anna walked to him with fierce steps. “If you kill Cas, I will kill you” she threatened trembling, yet determined.
This time Balthazar turned to the ginger angel. “You wouldn’t. You can’t kill me. There are too little of us left. You need me” he said, trying to call her bluff.
“I am much better off alone than to have a traitor by my side” Anna replied bitter. She took a deep breath and made another few steps closer to Balthazar. “If you stay in Heaven you will be protected from any demon”
“Then what? Stay hidden forever? You can’t kill Crowley” Balthazar snapped. “I don’t want to be on the run forever”
“Kill Cas and you will be” Anna responded furious. “And you won’t be able to hide from me”
“I’ll take my chances” Balthazar replied and he turned around. He turned the machines off and as Anna screamed “No!” he vanished.
Katherine was sitting on a chair. A row of small stakes pinched each arm to the arm-rests and a special kind of muzzle kept her mouth shut. The muzzle also had stakes, smaller than the arm stakes, and they pierced through Katherine’s jaws. “I’m sorry for the inconvenience” Veronica said demeaning. “Actually, I’m not. You had this coming. You broke in here, you threatened me” She took a chair and put it down in front of Katherine. “Such a pity Derek chose the wrong side. If he hadn’t Damon Salvatore would be sitting next to you”
Katherine managed to produce a smirk.
“Oh, don’t be so smug” Veronica sniffed. “I’ll get to him. He’s the one that killed Kelsey. He will die a slow and painful death” she said, more to herself than to Katherine. She stood up and walked to a corner, where she picked up her cross-bow. “In the meantime” she said, while she aimed the crossbow at Katherine. “I have you to have fun with” and she fired.
Katherine managed to produce a smirk.
“Oh, don’t be so smug” Veronica sniffed. “I’ll get to him. He’s the one that killed Kelsey. He will die a slow and painful death” she said, more to herself than to Katherine. She stood up and walked to a corner, where she picked up her cross-bow. “In the meantime” she said, while she aimed the crossbow at Katherine. “I have you to have fun with” and she fired.
Damon raced outside and got into his car. He turned around the keys and drove onto the street. He then pushed the accelerator pedal and raced ahead.
He tried to keep his eyes open. He should have drunken some blood, if only just a little bit. He could almost feel his body breaking inside. But he had to stay awake long enough to get to the hospital.
Other drivers were hooting, because he drove from right to left and from left to right.
“Where did you get your driving license?!” someone yelled angry.
Damon felt his eyes fall down. The car drove for another few yards, while other drivers tried to avoid it.
Then the car drove off the road, turned over three times, landed on its upper side and caught fire.
He tried to keep his eyes open. He should have drunken some blood, if only just a little bit. He could almost feel his body breaking inside. But he had to stay awake long enough to get to the hospital.
Other drivers were hooting, because he drove from right to left and from left to right.
“Where did you get your driving license?!” someone yelled angry.
Damon felt his eyes fall down. The car drove for another few yards, while other drivers tried to avoid it.
Then the car drove off the road, turned over three times, landed on its upper side and caught fire.