AFTERMATH -- James and Maria
Maria would have to heal the old fashioned way, but tonight she felt more alive than she had in months. Things were a mess, and people were missing and presumed dead, but she couldn't help but feel good tonight. Might as well run with the adrenaline while it lasted.
"Sounds like how I feel," Maria told him, "and the bad guys always do. Kind of their calling card." Even at her lowest, she knew that they would defeat Lucifer. It was more of a question as to whether she wanted to be around for it. She frowned when he said that he had seen people fall to the cage. "I hope so. No one deserves that fate other than who we specifically put there." She looked around. "I'm sure he's around somewhere. You're right, though. Let's get him rounded up."