Lloyd's eyes swept the room for any sign of danger, but the room wasn't that large and held little for anything to hide behind. What it did have, though, was a warp pad at the other end. Lloyd nodded back, stepping after Castiel, fully intent on making a beeline for it.

Before he'd made it two steps, though, the Institute suddenly changed. The ceiling shimmered, then the walls, like nothing Lloyd had ever seen. The teen stopped in his tracks, eyes wide. "Castiel, what-?"

He didn't finish his sentence before a blaring, lifeless voice cut in.

SECURITY SYSTEM SHUTDOWN. RED ALERT. RED ALERT.

INITIATING EMERGENCY PROTOCOLS.