When Cass gets back to the room with a tray of sandwiches, he meets Jack walking out. Jack too seemed shaken by what he saw, but not nearly as SSam was. Cass tries to stop him, but the young nephilim already passed him by. With a sigh he walks back into the room. Gabriel was still in the corner, still fearful and Sam was by his side. Ketch still stood there observing and Cass frowns at him as he walks by. He gives Sam the tray and Sam offers it to Gabriel.

He wants to take one, he really does, but he is scared. He is weak and feels human hunger, but he can't bring himself to move. Sam nods kindly at him again and Ketch is amazed at what an impact Sam makes at the archangel when Gabriel slowly reaches for a sandwich. He grabs it and almost swallows it whole, starving and afraid someone might snatch it from him if he takes too long.

Sam smiles at him, and Gabriel wants to smile back, but he just can't. He just can't believe this is really Sam in front of him and not another one of Asmodeus's illusions. He wants him to be Sam, he needs him to be Sam, because that would mean he is safe. His lip trembles and slight hope appears in his eyes, but he tries to hide it. If this is just another torment, hope was the last thing he needed.

Sam sets the tray next to Gabriel and slowly backs away. He nods at Cass and Ketch and they all proceed to leave the room. When the door closes behind them, Gabriel jumps at the tray, stuffing his face with the sandwiches.

It was way pass midnight when Dean crept into the bunker thinking everyone's asleep. Well everyone except Cass, as he spent his nights learning the charms of Netflix. He was surprised to find most of them awake, sitting at the war table and with no other then Ketch. Ketch gets up from his chair, slight fear in his eyes as he awaits for Dean's reaction.

Dean frowns coming down the stairs and gives Ketch a dirty look, but Sam stands between them "Dean stop. – he looks back at Ketch – He did good. He tricked Asmodeus and stole his power source." Dean frowns even more, not really sure whether to believe it, and when Cass nods confirming it, Dean relaxes a bit. Still darting at Ketch he asks "What power source?"

Sam sighs. He really didn't know how it was possible Gabriel was still alive after his encounter with Lucifer. "Gabriel. – and he sees Dean shift his gaze from Ketch to him, surprised to hear that – I don't know how, but he's alive. Asmodeus kept him in hell, tortured him and took his grace. The bastard injected himself with Gabriel's grace and that's how he grew more powerful." Sam explains in one breath, clinching his fists.

Dean could see slight anger in Sam's eyes as he felt it too. "Where is he?" He asks turning to go see him, but Sam stops him. "Hopefully he's asleep. He is drained and weak." Dean looks back at his brother and nods. Then his eyes wonder back in Ketch's direction and he stares at him for a moment. When he nods at him too, his eyes saying he really did a good thing, Ketch lets go of the breath he was holding the entire time.

In the morning Dean finds Sam in the kitchen making breakfast. He wanted to go see Gabriel but decided to find his brother first. Sam made bacon and eggs for everyone and was about to go to Gabriel's room when Dean comes in. "I am just going to give this to Gabriel..." Sam says and Dean lifts his hand to stop him. He walks over to the fridge and pulls out a leftover of his pie. "Gabriel has a sweet tooth, right? – Dean says smiling weirdly – Let's go."

Sam smiles at him too and they both go down the hall. Sam enters the room first and Dean is struck by the sight. Gabriel was still in his shredded clothes, still dirty and bloody, but seemed to be sleeping peacefully not in the bed, but in the corner of the room, hugging a blanket. He is startled when he feels a figure leaning over him, but instantly relaxes when he sees it was Sam. Sam smiles kindly at him and puts down the tray with food.

Gabriel looks at him, and slowly reaches for the eggs. When he sees approval on Sam's face, he stars eating, bit more slowly this time. He hasn't noticed Dean who was still standing at the doorframe, holding the pie, not really sure how to react, what to say. Sam was always better in these kinds of situations, when somebody needed comforting or just someone to listen to them.

Gabriel soon finished and Sam looks over at Dean and nods. Dean gulps as he slowly approaches and crouches next to Gabriel. "Hey there, buddy. – Dean says as gently as he could – I got you a little something." As he sets the pie next to Gabriel, and Gabriel shifts his gaze from Dean to the pie, his lips curl in an almost unseeable smile. Sam was glad to see this progress, and just for a second he found it funny that Gabriel smiled at the sight of pie.

But Gabriel didn't smile at the dessert. He smiled at the fact that he was almost sure it was really Dean next to him, because only a person like Dean would think pie can provide some comfort. He was now almost sure he was with the Winchesters and he picks up the fork. He splits the piece of the pie into two, takes one and pushes the plate to Dean. His coarse voice shakes as he says "You.", meaning for Dean to have the other half. Dean smiles at him and takes the piece. As they both eat it, Sam walks over to a closet and pulls out some clothes.

He sets the clothes on the bed and before the brothers leave the room he says to Gabriel "There is a shower in there, and here is some clean clothes, if you want to change." Gabriel shyly nods, still sitting in the corner.

"You go, I'll just check on... Sam." Sam says as he pauses in front of SSam's room. Dean looks back at him, his eyebrows raised as he asks "Check on him?" wondering if anything happened to his brothers double. Sam opens his mouth to speak, but doesn't really know what to say. It wasn't his secret to tell. Dean turns completely around, facing Sam and narrows his eyes at him.

"He...um... He didn't take it well... Seeing Gabriel like that." Sam says and hopes Dean leaves it be. He is a bit stunned by the connection Dean makes "Yeah, well... He is kinda sensitive. More than you... And...His Gabriel protected him, he was... his friend. Like Cass is to us." Dean says remembering what SSam told them when they first met about how Gabriel saved them from Lucifer and Michael and how SSam was helping Gabriel find his son. Somewhere in Dean's mind he pictured SSam and his Gabriel like he sees himself with Cass. Family.

Sam could only nod at this and Dean nods back, then he turns and goes to the kitchen. Sam rubs his face with his hand, and then turns to SSam's door. He finds him sitting on the edge of the bed, his eyes still red, as he must have cried all night. SSam looks up at him, questions on his face. "He's better. He ate and... I think he knows he's not in Hell anymore." Sam says with a consoling tone. SSam nods and snuffles, closing his eyes stopping his tears.

Sam wanted to ask him if he was ok, but it was clear this whole thing shook SSam to the core. So he said instead "You should really eat something. I made eggs and bacon. You... you want me to bring some over?" SSam forces a smile on his face and replies "Maybe later." Sam nods understanding his look-a-like just wanted to be alone.

Later in the afternoon when Sam goes over to check on Gabriel, he is glad to see him showered and changed, sitting on the edge of the bed instead of the floor. He brought him a burger Dean bought and a few more bottles of water. Gabriel seemed better, but he was still sitting like he is waiting for another shoe to drop and find himself back in Hell in Asmodeus's hands yet again. He doesn't move much or speaks at all, just keeps looking at Sam.

Sam sits on his bed next to him, and Gabriel doesn't flinch, not even when Sam speaks up. "You feel better?" Gabriel nods slightly and then looks up at the door when he hears a knock. Sam frowns wondering how it might be and it is a bit surprised to see Jack. "I just wanted to see how he was doing." Jack explains with a worried sound to his voice. Sam nods at him smiling and lets him in the room.

Jack holstered his grace again before he even knocked on the door, and to Gabriel he just seemed like a human kid. Gabriel does wonder who he is, and why he is with the Winchesters, but says nothing. Jack smiles at him and holds his hand in the air "Hello." He seemed innocent. Too innocent to be with the boys and in this life. He must have been some poor soul the Winchesters saved and took in, and he wasn't far from the truth.

"Gabriel, this is Jack." Sam states and again Gabriel just nods. Jack is relieved to see him changed and without the dirt and blood on him. Jack did care about people, but he didn't understand why he cared so much about this man. Not until he saw him again, and realized he had a small connection with him, as he was his uncle. He was family.

Jack quickly says his goodbyes and leaves the room and Sam was left there wondering what was up with the kid. "Sam?" Sam flinches at the sound of his name jolting him from his thoughts. Gabriel's voice was still shaking and a bit rough, and Sam turns his attention to him. "Two Sams?" Gabriel asks with slight fear in his eyes.

Sam sighs knowing what he meant, but just wasn't sure Gabriel was ready to hear it. "It is complicated. There is another me here – and he sees panic in Gabriel's eyes – It's ok. He's ok. He is... He's from a alternate universe." Sam explains trying to calm him down.

Gabriel looks to the ground for a moment thinking and when he looks up at Sam again, he sets his hand on his chest "He... My... my grace."

Sam runs his hands down his face and takes a deep breath. "He is from a world where things went down a bit differently. Where the apocalypse wasn't derailed, but completely stopped. And his world Gabriel played a big part in that." Sam looks at Gabriel and finds a look on his face what said he wanted to know more. " That Gabriel saved him and his Dean from Lucifer and Michael and hid them."

"Why?" Gabriel simply asks and Sam thinks how there is no simple way to say it. "Because... that Sam... that Sam is his son." Sam didn't know what to expect after saying that. Gabriel eyes widen, his breathing picks up and Sam worries he might have done more damage to the already broken archangel.

Gabriel's mind goes frantic as his eyes show it, shifting left and right as he was searching his brain, trying to place the information. He remembers seeing SSam the night before and when he sees pass the fact he felt his grace inside him, he ses the look on his face, the worry and sadness in his eyes. He feels him in the bunker as he did before, knowing now it wasn't danger he was sensing, just an extension of himself.

He looks back at Sam, his hands shaking, his voice trembling, but his mind set "See him?"