"Once he fully matured, or if Lucifer found and corrupted him, all it would take was a thought, a single word, to cause angels to die in large numbers."
"His very existence is Heaven's greatest threat. Like fire against cotton, he is their natural counter!"
He suddenly grabbed Sam's arm, gripping hard enough to hurt. "Sam, Dean, listen! We can't take this risk!"
"While he's still unstable, we either use the amulet Lohr gave us to capture him immediately, or we have to destroy him completely!"
"To prevent an apocalypse far more terrifying than this one, I suggest we act now. The three of us combine our strength and unleash our strongest attack to capture him. We can't give him time to react."
Castiel was utterly serious.
Sam looked at Jesse in the distance. Seemingly sensing that something was wrong, the boy stood there uneasily picking at his fingers. Sam shook his head hard. "No, Cas!"
"Look at him. He's just a child. A moment ago, he was feeling guilty because he'd accidentally hurt his bullies."
"He knows right from wrong. We can't forcibly imprison an innocent child over a 'possibility.' I think we can talk to him."
Dean took Sam's side as well, though he was equally stunned by Jesse's identity. "Sam's right, Castiel. The kid hasn't shown any evil tendencies. His emotions are stable."
"We can try talking to him and guiding him. Maybe he can control his power, maybe he can even stand with us. The president's mission was to 'bring back the target.' He never specified how."
"You're letting your emotions rule you. You're gambling the survival of the entire world!" Castiel growled. "His nature is chaos and destruction. The kindness you speak of may be crushed by his out-of-control power the next second. I have