"Maybe the Pod God can eat me." After another few moments of frustrated pacing, Dean dropped himself onto the couch and rubbed his hands over his face. "If the Darkness shows up here, we'll handle it without Lucifer. Someone here has to have the mojo to take it out if we don't have that jackass around to help—for all we know, he's been out of commission too long to handle it, anyway, and then we're just stuck with letting him ride Cas until he's dead."
He was trying not to think of what would happen even if they did get Lucifer out. He'd need another vessel. There was no Heaven to throw him back to, no Hell to cage him in. Although...
"Months ago, you remember what happened with Illyana and Adaar? I bet Adaar could open up a portal to that Fade place. Someone here has to be able to make a new cage."