Lana spoke for the entire group, but Ryuuzaki and Lloyd didn't offer up any protests. They all understood the lack of time they were dealing with here, and the last thing Castiel wanted was to have to experience his powers being wrenched away from him again.

Granted, Lloyd's lack of reply might be due to how disoriented he was, but Castiel trusted that Lana or Ryuuzaki would see to it that he made it through into the next room.

And so he inched toward the pad with its soft glow and stepped on, wondering just how many more of these trips they would have to make before they reached the end of the line.

[To here.]