"I'm home!" Gabriel announces in Joshua's garden, catching the twins' and Joshua's attention at the call. Zurina laughed and raced over to her big brother, wings flapping to reach his height as she held out her hand in her signature greeting, allowing his Grace to crash with her's before she sat on his shoulder to allow Castiel to make his way over to them too.

"Welcome Home, brother," Castiel quietly says as the archangel picks him up in a hug, careful not to knock Zurina off.

"Gabe! You should see what Cassie and I have done!" Zurina says excitedly before gliding over to the pond that the twins had found years ago. Carrying Castiel, Gabriel followed the girl to look into the pond as well. There he could see two humans, their dad's newest creations. "Cassie made them loyal to one another and I made it so that they can come up with their own songs! Dances too!" The female fledgling was practically humming with excitement. "Aren't they cute?" Gabriel chuckled at her enthusiasm.

"They definitely are, Zuri," Gabriel agrees, getting a smile from Castiel and an even bigger grin from Zurina, which he wasn't sure was possible before then. The three said their goodbyes to Joshua before leaving to visit Lucifer and Michael in Lucifer's Heaven. Castiel was still in Gabriel's arms and Zurina had returned to Gabriel's shoulder, listening to all of Gabriel's tales and laughing when she knew he was exaggerating for them. It didn't take long for them to get to Lucifer's Heaven but by the time they were there Castiel was yawning.

"Someone's tired," Lucifer says with a smile as the three enter his Heaven, a place that looked like a comfy room filled with warm colors and big fluffy pillows.

"No I'm not!" Zurina declares to her older brother.

"I am," Castiel mumbles, rubbing one of his eyes. Gabriel set him down, allowing the young boy to go to a pile of pillows to sleep. Zurina watched her twin, not liking the that he would be sleeping while she played alone. She spread her wings and followed Castiel.

"Hey, I thought you said you weren't tired?" Michael asks, teasing slightly.

"I'm not tired," she defends, pouting. "I just don't like Cassie being all alone." She then lays down gently next to her twin as they cuddle into each other, Castiel asleep almost instantly. Her eyes were closed but Zurina still heard everything her big brothers were saying to each other. It started out with normal things, like how each other's missions went and small gossip about their other brothers and sisters, but then Lucifer turned their conversation into something different, something Zurina never heard about before.

"I can't believe Father wants us to love those animals more than him," Lucifer states, sounding like he sucked on a lemon.

"I'm sure Father has his reasons," Michael counters. Zurina heard Michael and Lucifer argue about their Father's orders for a long while, worry-filled sleep starting to pull on her mind.

"Enough, you guys," she hears Gabriel scold. "You'll wake them up." She couldn't hear anything after that because she had fallen asleep, worry for her family embedded into her subconscious. She would later realize that this was the moment that everything she loved would soon fall apart.


"What do you mean he just drove off?" Luna asked, annoyance present in her voice. The Winchesters had just finished off the whore, the false prophet, when Dean ran off, probably thinking something stupid. Sam took Cas' phone to call Luna, since he didn't have her number, and found out that she was nearby because of all the demons in the area. They were hoping that she would have a way to find Dean since Castiel can't because of the wards in his ribs. Sam was able to get the priest to a hospital and return to the room shortly before Luna arrived with Fluffy by her side. Sam began to explain the latest case and how Dean had just drove off without them.

"He said he was going to get more bandages from the car before I realized we had all the bandages in the room," Sam explained sheepishly, rubbing the back of his neck. Luna groaned but turned to her Hellhound.

"You're lucky we have Fluffy," she comments. "You think you could find Dean?" Sam watched as a chair gets knocked over due to Fluffy's tail wagging. "Good boy." Luna praised before turning to the angel in the room. "Castiel, track Fluffy." Luna raced out the door and hopped onto her bike. She stared up the engine before tearing out of the parking lot. Thanks to Fluffy, it didn't take that long to find the older Winchester. Although they did end up making a quick stop at Lisa's because of Dean's sent, confirming what they already knew. She made it to a motel, praying to Cas to let him know they had stopped. The angel and younger Winchester were there with a flutter of wings and they followed Fluffy to one of the rooms. The Hellhound sat in front of the door to wait as Cas flew them inside the room. They saw Dean with his back to them, pouring another glass of whiskey, and Luna marched right up to him, smacking the back of his head and startling him.

"Luna-"

"Don't you Luna me, mister!" The mother raged, making Dean's eyes widen. "Are you seriously considering saying 'yes' to Michael? You do realize this is a HORRIBLE idea, right?" Dean opened his mouth to talk but was, once again, cut off by the mother. "Did you really think we were going to let you do this? Really?!" Dean looked to Sam for help.

"I'm with her on this, man," Sam said calmly with a shrug. "How's Lisa doing, anyways?" Dean lowers his head before talking a swig of his drink. "Come on, Dean. Bobby is working on something, we've been looking for the colt, Gabe and Cas have been looking for Zurina. You can't walk out on this now."

"Yeah, I am," Dean counters, his focus completely on his brother and not on the angel and mother glaring at him.

"How could you do that?"

"How could I? All you've ever done is right away!"

"And I was wrong, every single time I did." Sam took a deep breath to reign in his anger. "Just… Please… Not now."

"At least come see what Bobby has before you do anything stupid," Luna suggests. "Or we will use Fluffy to drag you all the way there. He's waiting outside the door for us." Dean eyes the mother, gauging whether she's lying or if it is just a fib. "From what I hear, you're also afraid of flying. Maybe we'll just have Castiel fly you to Bobby's." Dean's eyes widen and he quickly goes for the box on the bed to dig his keys out.

"Nope. I'll go willingly." Luna smiled at Dean's response and then nodded to the angel and hunter. Cas left to go tell Bobby what was going on while Sam made sure Dean got into the Impala and was driving in the right direction. Luna followed them to make sure they made it to Bobby's. When they got there, Dean looked over what the older hunter had and started complaining and insulting everywhere he turned.

"You're not my father," Dean said to Bobby, hurt going through the old hunter. Luna finally snapped.

"That is enough, Dean Winchester!" The hunter flinched at her voice. "We are trying to stop the end of the world! Not ensure it! You need to get out of your little pity party because saying 'yes' to Michael is not an option. And you know what I realized about you? You have a personal problem."

"Yeah! Millions are going to die and saying 'yes' to Michael seems to be the best option."

"This is your problem, Dean," Luna says, gesturing to all of him. "You have no faith."

"I think you've been spending too much time with Cas," Dean snarks. "You're starting to sound like him." Luna glares at the hunter.

"There is nothing wrong with that," Luna comments in an eerily even voice. "I can tell that Bobby continues to consider putting a bullet in his head. He never does it though. Why? Because he promised you he wouldn't. I may have been asleep when you two had that conversation but that doesn't mean I could hear everything that was being said." Dean lowered his gaze to stare at the floor. Suddenly Cas and Luna held their heads in pain.

"Are you two alright?" Sam asked, sitting up to run to them if needed.

"Something's happening," Cas states as Luna lowers to the floor to lean against the desk.

"Where?" Dean asked. His only answer was a flutter of wings as Castiel disappeared. Sam rushed towards Luna, checking to see if she was okay.

"I'm fine, dearie. Just an unexpected headache," she said, waving him off. He offered to get some painkillers but she assured him it wasn't going to last that long. Once she was on her feet again, she offered to make some food for them while they (meaning Bobby and Sam) did some research. Sam decided to stay close to Luna to make sure she was okay and wondered how she found half of the ingredients she was using. Dean was grabbing a beer from the fridge when a whoosh sounded and Cas was calling for help with a body slung over his shoulder and Bobby calling them for help. The Winchesters and Luna, after she took the food off the stove, rushed into the study just as the angel placed the body down on the couch.

"Who is it?" Bobby asked, wheeling over to the body to get a better look.

"That's our brother," Sam whispered, not believing his eyes.

"Wait a minute, your brother? Adam?" Bobby asked.

"This isn't good," Luna insists.

"Cas, what the hell?" Dean questions.

"Angels," the seraph answers, placing two extra angel blades down on the desk.

"Angels? Why?" Sam asked.

"Castiel, hide him," Luna orders before turning to the brothers. "Angel vessels runs through bloodlines. My guess, they got tired of waiting for Dean and brought your brother back to replace him," Luna explained as Cas marked his ribs, causing Adam to awaken and sit up with fear in his eyes.

"Where am I?" Adam asked, staring at the people surrounding him. Motherly instincts took over and Luna sat next to him.

"Relax, kitten," Luna soothed. "We'll explain if you let us. You just need to calm down and know we won't hurt you. You're safe here."

"Who are all of you?" Adam asked, slowly calming down.

"You're going to find this a lit-" Dean stopped himself, rethinking his words. "A lot crazy, but we're actually your brothers."

"It's the truth," Sam confirmed. "John Winchester was our father, too. I'm Sam a-"

"And I'm sure that's Dean," Adam interrupted. Luna made a face. "I know who you are. They warned me about you."

"The angels talked to you, didn't they?" Luna asked, earning a nod from him. She grumbled under her breath in another language, getting a look from Castiel.

"You speak Enochian?" Cas asked.

"Focus," she reminded the angel before turning to Adam. "Listen, child. I do not know what they told you but I'm sure it wasn't the full truth. I believe they intend to use you as Michael's vessel and when that happens, you'll stuck in there with his riding shotgun. Michael and Lucifer will get into a battle that will destroy millions if not all of the human race," Luna explained. "For all we know, they might not even really want you to be a vessel. They might just be trying to use you to get to Dean."

"Why would they want to use me against him? We don't even know each other," Adam asked.

"Because you two are still family."

"We may be blood but we aren't family," Adam rebels. "My mom is my family and if I do my job, I get to see her again. So, no offense, but she's the one I give a rat's ass about, not you." Luna took a deep breath, sat up straighter, and rolled her shoulders back. The Winchester boys' and the angel's eyes grew wide and they ran to hide in the kitchen, making Bobby and Adam give them a questioning look.

"Listen to me, Adam," Luna said in the most emotionless voice any of them had ever heard, making Bobby shudder and try to roll away. "They don't have to care for you, but they do. You know why?" Adam shook his head, not liking the energy coming off of her. "Because they still see you as family! Because they've been through one hell of a life to stay by each other. They've made mistakes that the other didn't like and most families would probably turn their backs on them. But not those two. They keep trying to make it work. They've known you less than a day and they're already trying to help you understand the supernatural world you were thrust into. They are trying to protect you from making a stupid mistake that could hurt more than it could help and all you seem to want to is not heed their warning. Which is a very bad idea since they've been in the supernatural business practically their whole lives." Adam began to fidget at her unnaturally cold hard stare, noticing how the violet tinge seems a little more pronounced than before. "Think about how they are trying to help you instead of them turning their backs on you to figure everything out on your own. We are all trying to stop the battle from happening."

"Why don't we just take the Devil out before he strikes then?" Adam asked, making Luna shake her head.

"Because there is another way," Sam said, peeking out from the kitchen door frame. "We've been looking into getting the colt to get rid of Lucifer or finding Zurina-"

"Zachariah said that he killed Zurina so that she couldn't go to you guys or help the Devil," Adam interrupted, confused.

"That can't be!" Cas defies, coming out of the kitchen when he sees that Luna has calmed down.

"Calm yourself, honey bee," Luna soothed. "I do not believe that Zachariah has killed her. Now, I think everyone could use a bit to eat," Luna suggested, her own anger subsiding. "Why don't you go wash up and I'll finish lunch. Then we can figure out what to do next." Luna gets up to walk into the kitchen to finish making lunch.

"She's scary," Adam said, only loud enough for the occupants of the room to hear and not Luna.

"And she has a hellhound as her disposal," Dean added as he and Sam entered the study too. Adam make a face that read 'you have got to be kidding me'.

"Yeah but Fluffy is actually really sweet when he isn't fighting," Sam confirmed.

"Fluffy?" Adam questioned.

"It was her husband's idea to name him that," Castiel clarified. Sam led Adam to the bathroom to clean up, finding some old clothes for him to change into. When he was done, they all sat around the table while Luna served them.

"I do not need to eat," Cas tried to protest.

"Shut your cakehole and eat your lunch," the mother scolds, pulling a chuckle out of Sam. "And Adam, for your own protection, Fluffy will be keeping watch outside so you don't get kidnapped by Zachariah or any of the other feather brains on his side." Adam was about to protest but thought better of it when he remembered her tone back in the study. The brothers talked about their dad and about the supernatural world, trying to help get Adam caught up on what was going on. It was nice and peaceful… until they got back onto the subject of who Michael is wearing to prom.

"No, Dean," Cas tries to cut in. "You are not-"

"Why not? I'm-"

"Shut up before I lock you all up in the bunker downstairs!" Luna shouts, her anger resurfacing and causing them all to be quiet. "Adam, I get you're new to the supernatural world, but angel do tell lies. In fact, angels and humans are more alike than anyone really realizes. Angels can make mistakes, they can lie, they can be evil, but they can also be good, they can tell the truth, and they can try to do the right thing. Humans vary just as much as Angels. The only reason it doesn't look like it nowadays is because of the upcoming war." Her eyes started to drift into space as she talked. "I remember a time were music played and songs were sung, there was laughter and peace, and most of the time everyone was happy. There were bullies but we had others who would protect us and we were happy…" A smile had slowly formed on her face before it dropped and she blinked back into the present.

"Luna?" Castiel asked, worried about her.

"Sorry, I got distracted." She shook her head and blinked back some tears she hadn't realized were trying to escape. "The point I am trying to make is that no one will be saying 'yes' to Michael or Lucifer. The five will be reunited at the war will end peacefully."

"They five?" Bobby asked, never hearing about this bit of information.

"Yeah, apparently Lucifer, Michael, Gabriel, Cas, and Cas' twin were close a long time ago. Joshua said that God will return if all five get back together," Dean explained. "So far we have two that are willing to try to get the family back together."

"Three," Luna interrupted. "I'm sure the twins would like to reunite properly as well." She was looking at Castiel when she said this.

"I believe you're right," Castiel agreed before returning to his food. "What is this dish?" He asked, referring to the food.

"It's called Stir Fry," Luna answered.

"It is very good, even though I can only taste the molecules." Luna laughed at this.

"You'll get used to tasting pasted the molecules."

"How do you know?" Adam asked.

"Because I was very much the same way," Luna answered, taking a bite of her food.

"That's right," Sam intervened. "We haven't explained Luna very well, have we?" Luna just chuckled at this, mumbling something along the lines of 'this should be interesting'. "She's terrifying." Luna had to put a hand over her mouth to keep from spitting food all over everyone as she laughed. "As you have seen already. She's also a very good fighter, a wonderful mother and mother figure-"

"Especially when you two are being idjits," Bobby interrupted, making Sam chuckle and Dean roll his eyes.

"She's a good cook, protective of those she cares about, smart, wise, knows a lot more than she really should… um… what else?"

"She has powers that hurts her when she uses them," Dean added.

"Her daughter has grown up very well due to Luna being the only parent Capri's ever known," Cas added as well.

"She has faith that she'll be able to get her brothers back together," Sam continued. "She is the Forgotten Muse."

"My, you boys have really learned a lot about me," Luna interrupted. "Pretty soon you'll figure out my real name."

"Wait, you're not really Luna?" Adam asked.

"No, kitten. I've had to change my name several times over the years to keep hidden from those who would want to hurt my child, who would take pleasure in hurt those my mate cares for," Luna explained. They all finished their meal before going back to researching. When evening came, Dean was placed in the bunker while Adam slept on the couch. That night, Zachariah appeared in Adam's dream, trying to figure out where the boy went to.

"So, let me take a wild guess," Zachariah said, getting comfortable on the park bench. "You're with Sam and Dean?"

"Yeah," Adam answered.

"Didn't we tell you about them?" Adam looked over at the angel and nodded. "So, you know you can't trust them, right?" Adam hesitated.

"I don't know," Adam answered. Zachariah looked over at the youngest brother, asking him to clarify. "Luna makes really good points. It's kind of hard not to see her point of view."

"Hold on, did you just say Luna?" Zachariah asked, getting a nod from the boy. "Dark messy hair, pale skin, brown eyes that seem to have a hint of purple?" Adam nodded again, getting confused by his reaction. The angel cursed under his breath before speaking again. "I thought she had died."

"Why?" Adam asked. "She looked pretty healthy to me."

"She's working for Lucifer," he lied, leading closer to Adam. "And she's got the Winchesters so tightly wound around her finger that they don't even see it." Zachariah then sat back and smiled at the boy, patting his knee. "Now, you want to see your mom again or not?"

Luna was watching over Adam when Sam suddenly came into the room in a rush. He quickly explained that Dean zapped Cas away and escaped. Sam left to search for Dean while Luna stayed to watch Adam with Bobby. The older hunter left for his books to do more research while Luna sat in a chair near Adam. Soon, the boy's eyes opened and Luna felt another presence that wasn't supposed to be there. She quickly stood, standing in front of Adam as a shield. Bobby turned around to see Zachariah standing in front of Luna with a smirk on his face.

"What the hell?" Bobby comments. Zachariah said something to the mother in Enochian in a pleasant voice, almost like he was greeting her. She response was to spit a retort back at him, venom in her voice. With quick movement, he touched her and placed her into sleep. He grabbed her before she could fall to the floor and swung her over his shoulder. Then he grabbed Adam's shoulder and flew off before Bobby had time to react. "Balls," the old hunter grumbled before making his way to a phone to call Sam. The tall Winchester wasn't going to like this.

Adam was looking around the fancy looking room as he shoveled in another cheeseburger. His eyes lingered on the unconscious Luna that was laying on a couch on the other side of the room. He couldn't help but feel a little guilty at seeing her like this. He couldn't understand why she would work for Lucifer if she wanted to stop the fight from even happening. His focus then shifted to Zachariah as he appeared sitting on other end of the table.

"I see you and your brother share the same refined palate," Zachariah greets. Adam cleared away the food in his mouth before asking the angel if they were ready to work with Michael. "About that… Look, this is never easy, but I'm afraid we've had to terminate your position at this time."

"Excuse me?" Adam asked, not quite understanding what was going on.

"Hey, don't get me wrong, you've been a hell of a sport, really. Good stuff," Zachariah explained. "But the thing is, you're not so much as the 'Chosen One' as you are… a clammy scrap of bait."

"What about the stuff that you said? About fighting the Devil?" Adam asked, starting to regret ever listening to the angel in the first place.

"Mm," Zachariah hummed, bobbing his head like a toy. "Not so much. Hey, if it's any consolation, you happen to be the illegitimate half brother of the guy we do care about. That's not bad, is it?"

"So you lied…" Adam was really starting to wish he had listened to his brother and their friends more. "About everything."

"We didn't lie," Zachariah illuminated. "We just avoided certain truths to manipulate you. Except when it came to the little troublemaker over there." He nodded to where Luna was still sleeping, Adam turning to stare at the mother. This was his fault that she was here. "She's been a thorn in my side since the day she was created. Her brothers I could handle, but her? Now she wants to bring her brothers back together and cause my efforts to be fruitless! You see, I just can't have that."

"You son of a bitch," Adam curse.

"Hey!" Zachariah half laughed. "How do you think I feel? I'm the one that's got to put up with that dumb, slack-jawed look on your face." Adam glared at the angel as he got up and started walking over to the mother. "Kid, we didn't have a choice. The Winchesters got one blind spot, and it's family. See, Sam and Dean, they're going to put aside their differences, and they're gonna come get you, and that is gonna put Dean right… here. Right where I need him." He took the bracelet off of the mother's wrist before turning to Adam, not bothering to see if it was the real thing. "This is the night, kid!" Zachariah flounced away from what he assumed will be a corpse in mere moments. "Our night. Michael's seen it. And with this ring, he'll be more powerful than Lucifer. Plus, since this is what was keeping her alive, I won't have to worry about her again. The tumblers finally click into place, and it's all because of you." Adam's glare intensified. He didn't want to be the cause of Luna's death! She was nice to him, she helped him understand what his brother's were talking about. "An me. But who's keeping score?"

"Yeah, I'm not letting you get any farther," Adam states, standing from the table. He allowed Luna to die, he wasn't going to let his brothers suffer the same fate.

"Cool your jets, Corky," Zachariah says with a raised hand. "Sit down. We're doing it together." Adam slowly sat back down, trying to think of a way out of it. "Plus, you still get your severance. You'll still get to see your mom, okay?"

'But would your mom want you to give up other people's lives just to see her again?' A voice that sounded a lot like Luna asked Adam.

"Why should I believe you?" He asked the angel.

"You know what? I keep hearing this," Zachariah said, raising his hand and snapping it open and closed like a crap. "But what I want to be hearing is this." Adam almost started choking but something was stopping Zachariah's powers. When the angel stopped, Adam heard the voice again.

'Repeat after me, Adam.'

The youngest brother made eye contact with the confused angel. He listened to the words that were whispering to him before speaking them allowed to Zachariah.

"You were always a bully, toots." The angel looked even more confused and unsure what he was hearing. "You really think I wouldn't learn the first time you took the Angelic Ring? Or the fact that I've been on Earth for so long that I've learned a thing or two that you don't know about?" The angel's eyes showed fear as they moved to the unconscious and breathing form of Luna still on the couch. "You will not win, Zachariah. I will ensure that the five are reunited. You cannot stop me, toots. You will fail." Screams could be heard outside the room. "They're here~" Adam said in a sing song voice. Zachariah stared at Adam before flying off.

'You didn't have to repeat that last one, you know."

"It was fun to see him look scared," Adam said before getting up and running to Luna. "Why won't you wake up?"

'I am using some of my powers to project my thoughts to you. I generally only do this with my daughter when it's an emergency," Luna answered. 'Don't let the other's know. It'll be our little secret." Adam huffed out a laugh.

"Even when you're comatose you're funny." He sat her up just as Dean ran into the room.

"Adam, hey," Dean greets hurriedly, making sure to check Luna's vitals quickly before checking on Adam next.

"You came for us?" Adam asked.

"Yeah, well, you're both family," Dean answered, picking Luna up so they could get out of there.

'I told you,' Luna teased the boy. Adam only allowed the corner of his mouth to twitch before remembering what Zachariah had said.

"Dean, it's a trap," Adam warned as they turned to exit.

"I figured." They stopped in their tracks when they see Zachariah in front of them.

"Dean, please. Did you really think it would be that easy?" Zachariah asked.

"Did you?" As Dean said these words, Sam came from behind to try to stab the angel. Zachariah easily deflected the attack and flicked Sam across the room. "Sam!" The angel turned back to Dean with a smile.

"You know what I've learned from this experience, Dean?" The older Winchester kept an eye on his little brother as Zachariah continued. "Patience." He moved his hand to try to make Adam spill his guts but, again, nothing happened.

"Looks like I've got a guardian watching over me," Adam says with a smirk. Zachariah glared at the unconscious mother in Dean's arms.

"You can't protect them all, runt," Zachariah snarls, throwing a hand towards Sam and making him hemorrhage. The blood suddenly stopped for Sam so he flicked his hand towards Adam, causing the same thing for him until the angel was thrown against the wall. Once both little brothers were done coughing up blood, Adam spoke for Luna.

"No matter what you do, Zachariah, you will lose." Adam's voice was rough but Luna couldn't physically wake herself up. When the angel recovered, he threw his arm out, knocking the mother out of Dean's arms and pinning her to the wall.

"I am getting tired you, you little runt!" He shouts at the unconscious woman. "You think you can just waltz right back after all of these years and destroy everything I've worked for?!" Her mind became foggy and Adam could no longer hear her as she fully fell asleep.

"Stop it! Zachariah!" Dean shouts. The angel stops trying to hurt her but leaves her pinned to the wall as he and Dean talk. When the older Winchester agreed to say 'yes' to Michael, he let Luna fall to the floor and turned around to chant and call Michael. Dean looked at Sam and his worried look as the building slowly began to shake. He kept thinking that this will be the last time he will see his little brother slightly safe. That the idiot actually brought him here. Then the thought of the future he saw came to mind. How Sam ended up saying 'yes' to Lucifer because Dean wasn't there to stop it. How Cas regretted never reuniting with his twin. Capri and Luna dying. Millions of people dying all because of this war between two brothers and a misunderstanding.

That's when the lightbulb went off in Dean's head. It was all a misunderstanding! Zachariah had been playing the archangels like a fiddle and they didn't know it. Who's to say that what they think they know is real? He couldn't let Sammy down.

Dean started to smile at Sam before winking. The younger Winchester mere gave him a confused look as Dean stepped up to Zachariah, baiting him with the safety of certain people and that Michael would have to disintegrate him. Zachariah tried to protest but Dean made a very good point: Dean was more important to Michael than Zachariah. Zachariah continued to tell him that Michael wouldn't kill him until Dean pulled a blade on the angel, killing him and knocking Dean backwards. He quickly recovered, knowing that Michael will be here soon, and picked Luna up once more. Adam followed Dean's lead and rose to his feet to help Sam up. They all ran for the exit but before Adam could escape the door closed. The boy tried banging on the door, calling Dean and Sam for help. Sam was able to go back and start trying to open the door before Dean, who had to put Luna down first before he could help. They tried for the handle only for it to burn their hands, even through their jackets. Sam was trying to shout reassuring words to their brother over the ringing in their ears. A few moments after they stopped hearing Adam's shouts, the light dimmed until it was back to normal. Dean called for Adam but when he heard no reply and he could touch the handle, he found nothing but an abandoned office.

"You think Adam's okay?" Sam asked when they were leaving, Luna still sleeping in the back seat.

"Doubt it," Dean replied, keeping his eyes on the road. "Cas either. But we'll get 'em." Sam stayed quiet for a moment as he thought about his next question.

"So, what changed your mind?"

"Really, it was a mixture of things. First, I look at you and one of the first things that I started thinking about was 'This stupid son of a bitch brought me here'." That earned a small laugh from his brother. "I just didn't want to let you down. Secondly, and this is a real kicker, this whole war in over a misunderstanding. The two of us should know a thing or two about those. Not only that, but Ms. Mother back there is always rooting for family peace. She wants us to be able to stay together, she's been trying to get her family together, and she's trying to help get Cas' brothers and sister together to stop the war. Then there are the thoughts about how awful the future was when Zachariah sent me. It all just sort of added up in that moment." They soon talk about faith in each other and agree that they're going to stop the war their way. They either find Zurina in hopes of getting the five together, or they go down guns blazing.

Luna didn't start waking up until they finally drove up to Bobby's house and started hearing Fluffy barking at them. She stayed the night, sleeping on the couch (per her request), to catch up on sleep before leaving. In the morning, she made breakfast for all of them and wished them safe travels.

"Where are you going?" Sam asked, noticing she didn't eat anything.

"I have a possible lead on one of my brothers and I want to get there before it runs cold," she explained. It wasn't the full truth. She was actually meeting up with Chuck so they could capture one of her brothers. "I'll call you if anything happens." She then left without another word, Fluffy hot on her trails as they left. They have much planning to do still.


The Winchesters were in quite the pickle. Again. Surrounded by several gods and goddesses of several different religions. Who are deciding their fate. If they weren't regretting moving on before, they definitely were now. They tried to escape the conference room but Kali nearly made a chandelier land on them. Kali was insistent about having to fight against the angels and that they knew only violence. Then the unexpected happen. Gabriel showed up. He stopped them from saying his real name and they heard Boulder call him Loki. The archangel made a show about putting in his two cents, saying that they can't actually fight against the angels, before sending Sam and Dean out of the room for the time being. What the Winchesters didn't know was that Luna had been the one to give Gabe a heads up since she had received an invite to the hotel.

"Okay," Dean said, gaining his voice first. "Did that… Holy crap!"

"Yeah, tell me about it," Sam finally replied. "By the way, next time I say 'Let's keep driving', uh… We keep driving."

"Okay, yeah, next time," Dean snarks.

"Uh, alright. So, what's our next move?" Sam asked, trying to focus on the important bit.

"I-I," Dean chuckles at his stuttering. "I don't know. We grab those poor saps out of the freezer, I guess. Bust them out. Gank a few freaks along the way if we're lucky."

"When are you ever lucky?" Gabriel asked, appearing on the couch next to them.

"Gabe," Sam greets.

"You know what, bite me," Dean says, glaring at the Trickster.

"I'd rather not, big boy," Gabriel joked. "Now you want me to save your asses or not?" Dean stayed silent, waiting to hear his idea on how they should escape. "Those gods out there are either going to dust you or use you as bait. Either way, you're uber-boned. Now, Kali has you two under a blood spell, got you two by the short and curlies. But she and I had a thing a while back." Sam felt something rise within him, something he didn't really like, when he heard this. "I could try to seduce her and grab them." Sam didn't like this idea at all but couldn't figure out why.

"Won't you just get attached with her again?" Sam asked, not sure what happened to his filter. Gabriel turned his gaze to the moose of a hunter and just stared at him for a bit before speaking.

"I have my eyes set on another," Gabriel states. Dean stared at his brother, wondering what he just witnessed.

"Whatever, we're taking the hors d'oeuvres in the freezer with us," Dean cuts in on their staring contest. Gabe turned his gaze to Dean.

"Forget it. It's going to be hard enough sneaking you two out without them," Gabriel tried to reason.

"Why don't we tell all of them out there that your real name isn't 'Loki'? Hm?" Dean counters.

"Dena," Sam complained, giving him a bitch face.

"I'll take away your voice," Gabriel defended.

"Gabe," Sam whine, not believing that the archangel actually took the bait.

"I'll write it down."

"I'll cut off your hands."

"Then they'll all be asking 'Why are you running around with no hands?'"

All Sam could do was groan and facepalm as he heard Gabriel finally give and agree to let the others go. He then disappeared to go take care of Kali while the Winchesters left to go free the prisoners.

"Are we going to talk about what happened back there?" Dean asked, sneaking in the kitchen.

"What are you talking about?" Sam asked, getting his lock picking out kit out.

"The staring thing between you and the trickster," Dean complained.

"I don't know what you're talking about, Dean." Sam got on his knees to start picking the lock.

"Seriously, man? You look at him like you have the hots for him," Dean complained.

"You're one to talk," Sam counters. Dean suddenly gets thrown back and the two are distracted with fighting one of the guards. When they finished one, two more show up to take them to the conference room where Gabriel is sitting in a chair. Judging by the conversation, Gabriel was outed by Kali when he was trying to seduce her, saying his heart wasn't in it this time, and bound him just like the hunters. The archangel tried to warn them about Lucifer but they continued to not listen to him. Sam tried to school his face into indifference when he watched Kali trail her hands over Gabriel's face and chest before pulling out his Angel Blade.

"Westerner, I swear. Sheer arrogance," Kali insults.

"There is a way to stops this," Gabriel said, trying a different approach. "We've been trying to find Zurina, my baby sister. She knows a way to stop the war peacefully. She and her twin are supposed to put Heaven back together. If we find her, we can stop the war. I'm sure of it."

"Then why haven't you found her yet?" Kali counters.

"We think she's shielding herself somehow," Sam counters, trying to help the archangel. They still didn't believe them and Kali took Gabriel's blade. Sam watched as she stabbed it into the archangel. A pained feeling went through him before his brother stood up. Dean insulted the gods while offering to help them 'ice' Lucifer. Which, Sam guessed, now that Gabriel was gone they had no other choice. Sam could really focus on Dean or the other gods in the room. All he could focus on was a lifeless Gabriel in front of him. Dean seemed to notice this too because he made sure to keep their attention on him and not on his brother. Somehow the older Winchester managed to convince them that they could help in exchange for the the release of their meals.

Sam began to try to help the gods prepare while Dean helped the prisoners run. When Kali questioned how they were going to summon Lucifer, he explained that they needed to get some markings off his ribs and the devil would come running. Just as the goddess was threatening to break his ribs, Dean appeared saying that their plan wasn't going to work. The sword and Gabriel's death was a fake and that Kali had been tricked. Sam's eyes became just a little bit brighter to know that the archangel was alive and well. The lights began to flicker and they heard Odin's cries from the hall.

"What's going on?" Boulder asked, fearing he already knew. They heard more commotion from the other gods.

"It's him," Sam confirmed, worry already evident in his voice.

"How?" Kali asked, not understanding how the archangel was already there.

"Does it matter?" Dean asked. "Shazam us out of here, would you?"

"We can't," Boulder boulder states, noticing Lucifer in the doorway before the others.

"Of Course you can,"Lucifer counters, gaining all of their attention. "You didn't say 'Mother, may I?' Sam, Dean. Good to see you again." Lucifer stayed good natured as Boulder tried to threaten the archange. When the god charged, Lucifer easily ended him before setting his sights on the remaining three. Sam quickly tried to think of a way to stall, hoping they will figure out a better plan on the way. Then he remembered how Castiel and Gabriel reacted to their sister's name.

"Don't do this, Lucifer," Sam tried to reason. "Help us stop the war."

"Why?" Lucifer asked with a smile. "This is kind of fun."

"Because Zurina wouldn't like it." Sam watched as his smile falters and Dean pulls Kali behind a table to hide. "I don't know much about Zurina other than she's Cas' twin and the five of you were close. We've been trying to find her. We're hoping she's alive."

"Of course Zuri is alive," Lucifer cuts in. "She's probably up in Heaven playing pranks and singing and dancing like she usually does." Neither noticed Gabriel sneak in and hand Dean a DVD case before cutting in.

"Actually Luci, you're wrong," Gabriel interrupts, nodding for Sam to join his brother. The younger archangel guarded them as the three ran for the door. Sam pausing to look back at Gabriel with worry before Dean yanked him to the exit. "Turns out Zuri took in her Shatter and Cassie's Shatter," Gabriel explained, making Lucifer's eyes widen in realization. "With you and Mikey fighting, me running away, and Cassie not singing with her, she Shattered. I don't know if she survived but the only way to get dad home is for all five of us to reunite. Just like old times."

"Maybe it's a good thing that Father shouldn't come home," Lucifer counters.

"So you would rather let Zurina stay in pain? Instead of trying to help her?"

"There is no way to heal from a Shatter!"

"Yes there is!" Gabriel shouts, wanting his brother to understand. "Castiel found a way to heal a Shatter. And I love you, brother, but you have been a great big bag of dicks. All of this? Is just one big mistake! Zachariah has been playing us from the beginning!"

"Zachariah was the one to ensure that I would be free," Lucifer offered.

"He's also the one that convinced Michael that you were evil, that I should run away, and ordered another angel to brainwash Castiel to abandon Zurina!" Gabriel explained. "Cassie is falling, Luci. He's falling to protect the humans. Do you remember what I said about them? Back when they were sleeping in their crandall?"

"They would be the pillar and cornerstone of Heaven," Lucifer answered, not understanding what his brother was getting at.

"The pillar will fall and the the stone will Shatter. It's already happening, Lucifer. We're going to find her and then the five of us will have a good long family talk," Gabriel reasoned.

"Gabriel, if you're doing this for Michael-"

"Screw him," the younger archangel interrupted. "This all started because you two couldn't come to an agreement! You two love each other so much back then, so close to each other. The majority of the time we couldn't see one without the other. Then Father said to love the Humans and Zachariah took advantage of your hesitation. That's what all this was about and if Michael was here I'd be giving him the same scolding. It's time to grow up and find Zurina." Lucifer was about to move in on his brother when there was a suddenly bright light and both archangels disappear, surprise etched on their faces.


Kali had directed them to a safe house that she was staying at before giving them their and Gabriel's, as a momento, blood back. The brothers drove a ways down the road again before curiosity got the best of them and they pulled off to the side, taking Sam's laptop, and sliding the disk in. They watched the beginning of Casa Erotica, which made them really confused as to why Gabriel would want them to guard it. Then the archangel appeared in the video, explaining to them that if they're watching this then he is dead and any shot at killing Lucifer or bringing God back to Heaven was moot. He did, however, tell them that they might be able to put Lucifer back in the cage with the four horsemen rings. Then the porn part of the video started and Sam felt the ugly head of jealous rear in on him before slamming the laptop closed. He lost his archangel and didn't feel like watching him be with another.

What the boys didn't know was that Lucifer didn't kill Gabriel. Lucifer wasn't sure where his brother was but the devil had woken up tied to a chair in a shabby looking living room. He tried to get up but was suddenly pushed back into the chair.

"He's awake," a child announces. The young girl came into Lucifer's view, wanting to get a good look at him. She slowly came closer, her blue-green eyes staring at him quizzically. The archangel immediately noticed her mix blood, wondering who this child could be.

"Why don't you heal his vessel?" A man asked, stepping out of the kitchen to watch. "Just like you were taught."

"Yes, Uncle Chuck," she answered before getting closer and placing a hand on him. Lucifer felt a searing pain shoot through him and his vessel before the girl pulled away, making sure to continue to bind him to the chair.

"What did you do to me?" Lucifer growled out.

"And she said you were one of the nicer ones," the child said, waving a hand in front of her to materialize a mirror for Lucifer. The boils and burns were healed. His current vessel looked healthy. That was also when he noticed that his vessel could hold him better than before. Lucifer only got distracted from his reflection when he heard a door open and shut.

"I'm home!" Another female called.

"Mommy, he's here," the child called. The archangel could here the new comer curse in Enochian under her breath as she ran into the room with a long chain in her arms.

"You two couldn't wait just a little longer?" The mother, looking much like her daughter, scolds as she wraps the chain around Lucifer. "Good job Capri. Your powers are growing remarkably well." Lucifer watched the mother finish the chains as a hellhound walked into the room.

"You really think these chains will keep me?" Lucifer sneered once Capri put her hand down to watch.

"Yes," Luna said simply. "Darling, why don't you go get ready for bed?" She asked, turning to her daughter. The child nodded before racing up the stairs. The archangel began to try to struggle out of the chains but when he found that he couldn't, he took a closer look at them and noticed Enochian warding on the links.

"Great, you caught the Devil," Lucifer snarks. "Now what do you plan to do?" Luna only smiled at him.

"How much do you know about the situation? From what I hear, Gabriel was talking to you before we brought you here." Luna sat on the couch next to Lucifer's chair, trying to figure out were to start. "Do you know that Zachariah and one of your sisters, I believe her name is Naomi, have been manipulating you, Michael, Gabriel, and the twins?"

"Why should I tell you anything?" Lucifer asked, wondering how a human who can apparently speak Enochian was mother to a demon-angel mut. Capri came down soon after.

"Why don't you practice that knockout spell, sweetheart?" Luna suggested. Capri smiled and climbed onto Lucifer's lap and pressed two fingers to his forehead. It took longer than a practiced angel, but the child still got the archangel to sleep. "Mind giving me a power boost?" Luna asked, staring at Chuck. He nodded and placed a hand on her shoulder as she put her fingers on both of Lucifer's temples, transferring her knowledge of humanity from over the years to him while Chuck made sure none of her personal memories slipped through. When she was done, Luna yawned and picked up Capri. "Don't stay up too late," Luna warned before going up the stairs to sleep. She was going to have a long day tomorrow trying to teach Lucifer about humanity and what is really going on up in Heaven. Before she got very far she turned around to ask Chuck one more thing, but he must have sensed what she wanted to ask before he answered without prompting.

"Yes, I've sent the envelope to your brother," Chuck called as he went back to his laptop for write. The mother bid a quick 'thank you' and 'goodnight' before going up the steps to sleep.


Castiel woke up several weeks later in pain, frightening several doctors that were looking over him. They explained to him that he had been found on a fishing boat covered in blood. Cas made a wise choice not to tell them that he is an angel. When they were sure he was stable, they transferred him to another room. This one had a phone in it, which he happily used to call Dean. As the phone rang, the angel looked around the room while wincing when he turned too sharply or readjusted himself. His hunter answered just as the angel notice an envelope on his bedside table. Cas explained what had happened to him as he grabbed the envelope. For a while all the angel could do was stare. There, written in neat handwriting, was evidence of his sister.

'To: Castiel

From: Z'

The angel turned it around and opened it. Inside was an index card with the same neat handwriting and a wad of cash.

'I heard you could use some help.

-Z'

"You're just in time," Dean said over the phone. "We figured out a way to pop Satan's box."

"How?" Castiel asked, wondering both how to trap Lucifer and how his sister was able to get this to him without being seen.

"It's a long story," Dean said, not wanting to tell Cas about Gabriel just yet. "But, look… We're going after Pestilence now. So if you want to zap over here…"

"I can't 'zap' anywhere," Cas answered, focusing his attention on the conversation instead of his sister's gift.

"What do you mean?"

"You could say my batteries are…" The angel grunted as he readjusted himself. "... are drained."

"What do you mean?" Dean asked, sounding worried. "You're out of angel mojo?"

"I'm saying that I am thirsty and my head aches. I have a bug bite that itches no matter how much I scratch it, and I'm saying at I'm just incredibly…" Cas didn't know how to put it but thankfully Dean did.

"Human," the hunter states. Cas sighed at the eloquent way his hunt said that. "Wow. Sorry."

"Well," Castiel continued, wanting to get back to the subject at hand. "My point is: I can't go anywhere without money for… an airplane ride. And food. And more pain medication, ideally." The moment Cas said this he's gaze returned to the envelope his sister gave him. Cas could hear Dean suggest that Bobby could wire him the money but his focus was stuck on the envelope. "I do not think that will be necessary," Cas said before Dean could say much more.

"What? Why?" Dean asked, wondering what was going through the angel's head.

"I believe my twin has offered to help," Cas explained.

"Great! You found her-"

"No. I believe she found me. There is an envelope of money with my name printed on it from 'Z'. I believe it is my sister trying to help from a distance," the angel clarified.

Thank You Dragon Lover 99 for your review! I'm sorry for not posting this sooner! I started college this week and my boyfriend ended up coming for an unexpected visit and I got more homework than I was expecting. I will continue to try to get these chapters out when I can! It'll just mean that I'm writing the chapters on the weekends and Fridays only, which I usually don't have a lot of time to myself those days anyways. I've got the majority of the next chapter written so hopefully I'll get that to you guys sooner. Remember! Reviews help fuel the motivation!