Summary: Mary's not impressed with the idea, or the way Michael and Raphael are pushing for this version to go through. She's even less impressed with the idea of children being used by demons. She also might finally understand why Gabriel left the Archangel gig.
Note: This is set just after the events of Mary Winchester's death.
The Winchester Apocalypse- Opening Acts
"You want to let Azazel put demon blood in the mouths of babies, just so Lucifer can have his vessel for your showdown?" Mary crossed her arms, she'd known this was coming, but that didn't change the fact that the two angels in front of her were idiots. "You want to let demons have access to innocent children?" It didn't help that there was a sudden deluge of panicked mothers, desperate to save their children, several of which were dead because of something stopping the angels who went to answer their prayers.
"It is the Will of our Father for it to happen this way." Michael said again as if that explained everything. They'd requested to meet with her in the Garden to discuss the Apocalypse, and so far, Mary had a feeling it was only because of station as God's Mother that Michael was even telling her any of this.
"The Will is for it to possibly happen this way. There are over a dozen plans for the apocalypse." Mary corrected, wondering why neither Archangel was commenting on the fact Joshua was just standing there and watching them.
"Regardless, we both agree that this is for the best. Lucifer will not be handicapped in a fight against Michael." Raphael declared, as if that settled the matter.
"You both agree, I don't." Mary corrected, and then realized something horrible. "You've already let it happen." The mothers that were dying, they were trying to protect their children from something that appeared in their nursery. She hadn't paid any attention to the possible apocalypses and their time lines, too focused on helping as many people as she could (and it never seemed to be enough … she forced herself to focus back on the present.)
"Samuel Winchester has become the abomination, his older brother is meant to be Michael's vessel." Raphael explained.
It was accompanied with a flash of the future, a battle between brothers, and Mary lost it. "He's a baby! He didn't even have a chance to choose!"
"Your human hysterics-" Raphael started, only to get slammed away from Mary via her grace. It might have proved Raphael's point, but she was beyond caring.
"Angels were meant to protect Humans, not hand them over!" Now, she got why Gabriel ran instead of continued to deal with his brothers. They really didn't have any sympathy or empathy.
"My Lady, please, I know you're upset, but this is for the best, Father will come back after Lucifer is defeated." Michael raised his hands, trying to appear less menacing.
If she couldn't see his true form, it might have worked. As it was, she had to calm down anyway to make her next point.
"Those children are now under my protection. I don't want any of your angels interfering with their lives." They'd make them worse, given how deep Angels disgust of Demons ran.
"You cannot protect them from Demons, either, it would be against the God's Will." Raphael said as he returned.
"That's where you are wrong, Raphael. I can protect them, it won't be perfect, perhaps, as now it requires them to actually want and ask specifically for my help, but I will protect them as best as I can." Mary vowed. The two angels left, and Mary turned on Joshua. "Why didn't you warn me about this?"
"I'm sorry, I wasn't aware they were actively not doing anything." Joshua held out a rose to her. "Your husband helped me with the new trellis."
"Joshua …" Mary warned, not in the mood to discuss the garden with children in trouble. (Grant it, children on earth were always in some sort of danger, but it was usually not because the angels had refused to protect them from a demon!)
"The Winchester boys are the most likely candidates." Joshua sighed. "The most of a delay you can give them all would be a decade or so, and that's assuming they want and ask for your protection."
"Their mothers asked for it right before they died, I think it counts." Mary muttered.
"A very small loophole, your protection still won't hold for long." Joshua sighed. "You would coddle them too much, to make up for Raphael's purposeful neglect."
"He told you this, I take it?" Mary didn't deny it, it was a sad fact of life that she had to let some children die, but she never liked it and always tried to give them something good to remember about their life. "I want to talk to Him about this 'Winchester Apocalypse'."
"He's going to visit you soon." Joshua nodded, already picking up his shovel.
"Thank you for the rose, I'm going to go visit Joseph." Mary turned and left, still more than a little annoyed about this turn of events.
Not being allowed to interfere directly was a problem, but her best friend was a Trickster … she'd figure something out to protect those children.
