No Direction Home (Blood on the Tracks, Chapter 1 of 7)

Title: No Direction Home (Blood on the Tracks, Chapter 1 of 7)
Fandom: Supernatural
Author: tikistitch
Rating: PG-13
Characters/Pairings: Dean/Cas; Sam, Crowley, Bobby, Gabriel
Warnings: Cursing, some violence, Dean being dickish, appetizing descriptions of Greek food.
Word Count: I dunno. Long-ass story. It was up over 30K last I checked.
Summary: Sam can't read a damn map; a mad scientist archangel is after Cas' grace; Crowley is going through a nasty demonic divorce; and the angel voices have all suddenly gone silent.
Notes: This is semi-post-Season 7 on the timeline, with the caveat that I’ve arbitrarily resurrected some characters just for the hell of it. Also: each chapter begins with a brief flashback that takes place prior to the main narrative. I have labeled these flashbacks, but you gotta pay attention, OK? Also, there's gonna be a Coda following Chapter 7.


( A demon, a human and an angel walk into a bar.... )