Ken chose to walk home once they made a stop at Walmart. His mom did put up a fight but she had to drop it immediately he was out of the car. He had left with the last word though and said how he'd emancipate himself then leave.He went to the only one place he could drown his sorrows Joey's Fro-yo palace. This is where Joe worked but it also seemed he wasn't working today. So he thought he might have to say hi to someone else. Stephanie, she was this white chic he liked and funny thing was that she was German. He was having issues with his current girlfriend, Gwen who happened to be a Latinx, she met the stereotype of her race. He had a type he laughed at the very idea. He went over to the counter and gave her his usual sheepish smirk it got them every time to make a comment.
"What ?" She asked giving a light smile. He had her right where he wanted. He then began to peruse the menu.
"So you guys sell fro-yo ? Do you call this place FYP?" The joke was terrible but she liked it. "Buy something or go!" She said fighting not to laugh. He asked for a vanilla milkshake and kept going through the menu. He felt almost as though there was a presence behind him. He turned to see Ryan standing behind him.
"You done with that ? This place has only one menu for drinks prestigious am I right ?" He asked, his accent was always bordering British snob or a pure snob. Ken decided he was not going to be the judge of that.
"You followed me here ?" He asked him. He blew a raspberry and leaned against the table looking at him.
"You are quite plain and boring, at your age I was hosting orgies! Your mom asked me to check on you. Family sometimes frustrating and also can't live with them. I had a fallout with my dad and the next thing I know I was out!" He told him laughing and suddenly realized he wasn't amused. He looked at him vividly confused.
"Something wrong ?"
"No, I just noticed something I do with people did not work on you."
"Why are you here ? "
"Look you did not hear this from me but have you ever questioned what your parents do for a living ?"
Ken looked at him puzzled for a moment but that was food for thought he couldn't say what they did exactly.
"Dad works for a super spy company and my mom is the first black teacher in Hogwarts."
Ryan laughed out loud amused by his humor, but Ken seemed to have something against him.
"I want you to go look up Project Vigil on you dad's computer, file X98."
He flipped the menu shut and walked out of the place. Ken watched him till he walked out. Stephanie came back with his drink and looked puzzled as to who he was talking to.
"You got imaginary friends now ?"
Lucifer had hardly walked far when he smelt his brother, He leaned against a lamp light as he watched his brother approaching.
"What have you done ?"
"Disgraced myself by going into a thing called a Fro-yo palace," He said his voice sounding disappointed he followed it with a heavy sigh.
"You told him what his parents do !"
"Don't be an idiot brother I did no such thing, I only gave him an idea. "
"Project vigil had to be one of the idea ?"
Suddenly the two stopped the bickering and stood still observing their surrounding. They looked at each other almost as though they telepathic asked each other if they had felt that.
"The Sigil Writer walks back to his home!" Lucifer exclaimed, He looked either amused or pleased Michael couldn't tell. This was not part of the plan why Metatron chose to walk the earth at this dire moment, was what confused him the more. He felt enraged but he still had to worry about this clown, he opened his wings and he heard Lucifer do the same. He turned to look at him and his face showed nothing but confusion.
"Metatron will be happy to see me!'
Ken climbed through the window and fell into his room, he stood to come face to face with his mom.
"How long have you know ?"
"Remember when you were sixteen?"
He did not need to hear that or remember it, he was sure she was here to give him a lecture that would make all other parental lectures look like quick tutorials. So he sat and waited.
"I am sorry.. I know all of this is a lot and everything is moving quickly and I am not asking you to be strong, I know I am taking away a lot from you but Ken. Life isn't about staying in one place you need to move and accept change."
How this had made a 360 degree turn and had become a hug session, Ken could not explain it. He had to just play along. She kissed his forehead and sniffed. Typical she would check to see if he was drunk. She was just about to walk out and he thought, this was his chance to do it.
"What do you guys do ?"
She turned to him almost as though he had just told her he was a dad. They had never had this conversation.
"You dad is a banker and I am a stay at home mom...why ask?"
"What did you do before Mickey ? Cause I remember you working three years ago ?" He pushed completely ignoring her.
"I was a..." there was hesitation in her voice and he thought she was gearing up for a good lie.
"I worked with the Washington commanders... as a mascot," she said with a sigh. Looking back at ken he looked her doubt written all over his face.
Major Tuddy fell on the floor as they stood in the hall. They looked at the costume as his mom was all red with embarrassment, there was also an album.
"I always though this was a joke waiting to happen from Stacy but now I see the world in a new light wait why does that also say PR manager of the year ?"
"I worked as both and when they lacked a mascot I came and took over," she told him as she pat his head.
"Did he buy it ? " Her husband asked her as she made he way to bed. She wasn't sure,
"You think Lucifer had something to do with this ?" Well the second most mischievous angel shows up and their son is asking questions of what they did, that answered that.
"Steve I am scared," her voice trembled as she curled up on him. He held her, what could they do ? This was a prophecy as old as time. This was a battle with the supernatural and the unseen. A prophecy that had existed for years. Their lives seemed meaningless and their purposes in this greater story. This was a story that they would not see to the end and somehow they made peace with that.
"Beth, I made a deal!" She lifted her head to look into his eyes.
"Steve!" She said her voice shaking, she knew this they had had discussions about it.
"No! Steve no!" She was on the verge of crying and soon the waves of inconsolable sobs came.
"They need you!" He told her, Lucifer stood below their window with his brothers. He was smirking. When Crowley told him something big was coming he didn't know that it was going to be the blunder of one of the biggest demon hunters.
"So he started it ?" Micheal asked and Lucifer shushed him.
"They are about to make love. I love it when they submit to their desires."
"That doesn't explain Father!"
"You know for a bunch of spoilers you take your jobs seriously, way too seriously!"
"We have to end this!" Micheal said drawing his sword. Metatron held him back. They all saw the anger on his face.
"Mets you feeling a bit humane ?" He asked mischievously, Metatron felt it. He was breathing air this was the first time he had done it in eons.
"This is..."
"Falling in place!" Lucifer finished it," the sigil writer , the first ever monster and demon hunter walks earth."
Micheal did not like the zeal Lucifer had, it was terrifying. He had a new mission now to find Crowley, she was the beginning of this mess. He let his wings out and flew, Metatron was still mesmerized by himself.
"What do I do now ?" He had been an angel for so long he forgot what flesh felt like. He felt the rush of wisdom in his mind and smelt the toxic air, this was not the earth he had left behind and it confused him.
"Whatever you want," Lucifer told him," just don't do what you did with Ken."
"But I have to do something." Lucifer did not look so happy for a moment. Metatron was going to be a problem. He stretched out his hand a huge light formed, Metatron knew what this was. He wouldn't, he thought to himself the sword materialized in his hand as it burned before his eyes. Lucifer swung it.