ok, here is my little take on what's going on. We all know that Dean will be possessed by an angel by the end of the season, but what if thats not really the case? And why is it that Sam is the only one of the special children that has an older sibling, and yes, i know a few have younger siblings, but most are only children. And also, why did Anna randomly decide to Fall so recently? I mean, she's about the same age as Dean is, if not a little younger, and we know that the tree her Grace was in appeared suddenly. Why Fall now? This is my answer to all those questions and more.

Anna stood as her garrison and she were address by Zachariah. She listened as he described a dangerous mission, one that would entail years of separation from heaven, heartache and despair and what was even worse, a possibility of decades in hell. All, to possibly prevent an apocalypse that no one could be quite sure was even going to happen. Of course, all the signs were there, and they had been watching as a demon gathered mothers for soldiers in his army. Even what this demon intended on doing with these future children was unsure. Anna was annoyed with all of this. She wanted concrete proof before sending someone into damnations, but that wasn't how here superiors felt. As Zachariah finished his explanation of the mission, he asked for volunteers. Deep inside, she honestly did not know whether to expect everyone to volunteer at once or for no one to volunteer at all. She was shocked however when her second in command, Othniel, spoke up.

"I will do it." He stated, striding from next to Anna to the front of the group. Part of her wanted to tell Zachariah that he had to take someone else. She had grown too close to this member of her garrison, as she had to Castiel and Uriel; they had all been stationed together for so long. She didn't know what she would do if she lost him forever.

"Whatever you need of me, I will do it." Othniel stated, staring Zachariah directly in the eyes. Even he knows this type of mission isn't for senior angels, she thought.

"Very well." Zachariah said, turning from Othniel to the rest of the garrison. "All of you will be called upon later to watch over your brother as he completes his mission. You're all dismissed."

As the other angels dispersed, Anna stayed by Othniel's side, along with Castiel and Uriel. Anna embraced her brother.

"You are very brave, Othniel." She said, not releasing him from her grasp. "Very, very brave, my brother."

She took a deep breath and stepped back from him. Castiel stepped forward and gasped his arm, repeating similar sentiments as Anna did. She knew the two were close, and even though they were rarely stationed together, they had both served together since the beginning as well. Uriel, on the other hand, was someone Othniel was not as close to. They had never been stationed together, despite being in the same garrison; Uriel was more often working side by side with Castiel. Still, she watched as the angels exchanged words of encouragement. Anna also knew how uncomfortable Uriel had to be with hearing this assignment, he still somewhat resented the humans, or 'mud-monkeys' as he called them. So to hear that one of his fellow angels was going to voluntarily become one of them for an unknown period of time, it must have rubbed him the wrong way.

After goodbyes were spoken, Castiel and Uriel both left, leaving Anna alone with Othniel. The pair stood motionless and silent for some time before he spoke.

"It seems that you will need a new second in command for the garrison. Who will you choose?" He asked, his head tilting to the sidle slightly.

"I will do no such thing. Your place in the garrison is secure for you when you return from your mission." She replied. How could he even think about her replacing him? He was her best friend, he could never be replaced. She reached for him again and drew him into a tight embrace. After several moments, he broke away from her.

"I need to see Zachariah for further instructions. Goodbye, Anna." He said before walking away.

Days passed, Anna worried about Othniel and what he was doing. She was sure that he had left for his mission on earth already and that made her worry even more. Even as she worried, she had faith that God would not let anything horrible happen to him and that he would be safe. She had faith that this assignment was needed and that it would all turn out ok. Only a few days after the last time she spoke with Othniel, Zachariah approached her.

"Othniel asked that you keep this until he returns." He stated, holding out a single, tear-drop shaped jewel for her to take. It seemed to glow on its own as she held it in her hand. There was a small silver chain that went through the middle so that she could place it around her neck. Angels had no possessions, so she was confused as to what it was.

"It is his Grace." Zachariah stated, sensing her confusion. "He will need it back upon completion of the mission."

"His Grace?" She repeated to herself quietly. Then, as if suddenly realizing what that meant, she grew angry. "His Grace! He had to rip out his own Grace for this mission you sent him on!"

"It was God who sent him on this mission, Anna, not I." Zachariah warned. "He is doing God's work now. We must have faith in our brother and in God."

Zachariah, again, left without saying anything further. Anna sank to the ground, grasping the tiny jewel in her hand tightly.

"Oh, Othniel." She whispered.

Meanwhile, on earth

Mary Winchester paced back and forth in the small room. In the back of her mind, a voice was screaming that the shooting star she'd seen some nights ago was an omen of some sort. The hunter in her still knew all of that, but she pushed away all those thoughts, trying her hardest to maintain her normal life. A life she'd started with John Winchester, a life she'd made a deal with a demon to have. She glanced at her watch for the hundredth time. One more minute, she thought.

Mary closed her eyes and took a deep breath. No matter what happened next, she told herself, her whole life would change. She reached for the small object on the counter. As she glanced at it, she thought she could cry.

"John!" She yelled. It only took him a few seconds to reach her.

"What? Mary, are you ok?" He asked as he pushed the door to the small room open, concern evident in his voice.

"We're going to have a baby!" She squealed, jumping into his arms and kissing him, all thoughts of demons and deals forgotten.

I must say that I picked the name rather randomly. I looked up names on and picked on I liked. I hope you like it, and i do intend on continuing it. Next will be Mary's death and Anna falling. Please R&R.