A/N: Well, I am back, with the second to last chapter!

Yes, this story is reaching its end, BUT, please read the ending A/N for an important announcement/opinion I will need from you in order to make the last chapter possible!

Review replies:

Blondie 20000: Thanks, I wasn't very satisfied with it, but after reading it a couple times, I decided it was the best I could probably do compared to how I wanted it to go. Hope you're ready for this filler chapter. :)

Saphirabrightscale: Yes, the wings were another thing I decided to bring in. We saw a peek of them when Lucifer went against Asmodeus earlier, so I decided, by now he was almost fully Angel again.

MysticRose202: Thank you! :)

Chapter 14:

When Mary slowly began to come to, it was dark, and her body felt heavy.

She knew she was in control, however.

At the same time, she also felt empty. She lay where she was for a few minutes, physically taking in her surroundings before opening her eyes.

As suspected, she found herself in an unknown room, laying in a bed.

Her vision may have been slightly blurry, but the visuals before her began to look familiar.

Then, her sights set on a sleeping Dean in one chair, and Sam in another, reading a random book on something.

Confusion became more and more overwhelming, and the only thing she could manage was, "Where's Lucifer?"

Sam calmly but alertedly looked up from his book at her voice.

"What happened?" Mary asked, trying to sit up

"Hey, take it easy, mom." Sam said gently as he stood up.

After a few seconds of dizziness overtaking her, she decided against sitting up.

"What... Happened?" She asked breathlessly, closing her eyes to ignore the spinning room.

"Cas said you were going to be weak for a while." Sam said.

"Weak? How long have I been out? Where's Lucifer? I can't sense him what happened?" Mary was overwhelmed with so many questions and confusion, and her body was beginning to fill with panic.

"Mom. You're awake, are you okay?" Dean was awoken by all the growing commotion.

"What's going on?!" Mary asked again, why wasn't anyone listening to her?

"You need to relax." Castiel suddenly appeared in the room, approaching Mary, "Your body is undergoing the rejection of grace. Somehow, during Lucifer's departure, your Bond was broken."

Mary looked up at the angel, brought aback by the news, "... What?"

"Lucifer has returned to Nick's body. He somehow brought you here during the process, but the grace that was once enveloping your soul is fading away. A broken bond can be painful, so you have to relax or you will only bring more stress to your body."

Mary was quiet for a few minutes, taking in the news.

That still didn't answer the question, "What about... Michael?" She finally asked.

"Michael has been defeated." Castiel said.

Mary was surprised, but at the same time, relieved.

Yet, everything still seemed vague.

Even though she had given Lucifer full control to take on Michael, she still saw everything that happened, and the last thing she remembered was them falling from the sky, destined to plummet to the ground below.

From there, everything was dark.

"Okay. Well, as long as you know and understand that, I must return to Heaven. Sam and Dean can explain the rest." Cas said before disappearing again with the sound of fluttering wings.

Mary glanced at the boys now, with a new sense of surprise.

"Okay, what the hell happened? Please start from the beginning."

"Okay. I'll go get the coffee started." Sam suggested, before leaving the room.

After a shower and fresh change of clothes, Mary met the boys in the map room, where cups of coffee awaited them.

It was silent between them for a while, Mary slowly but gratefully taking the coffee, resisting the urge to just chug the entire cup.

"How long have I been out?" Mary asked.

"About a week." Dean answered.

Mary nearly choked on the coffee, before settng it down.

"A week?!"

"Yeah. Cas said it was the Bond breaking. For angels it may not be bad, but he had no idea what it could do to a human." Sam said.

Mary nodded as she processed the words.

"So..." Sam started, "What was the last thing you remembered? You know, when... You were with Lucifer?"

"I remember we were in the skies fighting Michael. Then, Michael nearly cut off one of Lucifer's wings, then... We were falling. That's it." Mary said, trying to the best of her ability to remember anything else after that.

She also remembered hearing his voice before her senses went dark, but it was probably irrelevant.

"Okay. So, after you left that lovely note, which we will be talkng about later, we finally decided to just head back here. Early that next morning, we heard some commotion, and Cas could sense something, and led us to your room. There you were." Dean trailed off, seeming to think over the recalling event.

"I was unconscious?" Mary asked, confused.

Yes, she blacked out after the Fall, but...

"Well, you were. Then you woke up a couple times in some sort of spasm fit. Kind of like when we tried to wake you from that dream, only you were awake. It was then that Cas told us you were going through the Bond breaking process and had to put you to sleep in order for you to calm down." Dean said, "How do you feel right now, by the way?"

Mary looked down in thought for a few minutes, she couldn't deny it felt weird without having Lucifer as a second sense of her conscious. And a small part of her missed it.

"I'm fine." She finally answered.

Dean continued to stare at her in disbelief.

"Um. Okay, so then what? What's Castiel doing in Heaven?" Mary asked.

"Cas finally managed to talk some sense into Heaven, maintaining, somewhat, confrol Up There. Trying to help come up with other alternatives than constantly going after Jack." Dean said.

Mary nodded slowly, "Where is Jack?"

She had noticed he wasn't around during the time of her waking.

Dean looked down, an obvious sign of hesitation to answer.

"He's visiting Lucifer."

"Sam." Dean called him out.

"What? It's the truth." Sam said.

"Wait, what? Where's Lucifer?" Mary asked.

"He's in hell." Dean said plainly, before elaborating, "About two days after you were brought here, Lucifer did come by, asking about you for whatever twisted reason of his. Then, he and Cas discussed Heaven and Hell's unbalanced position. So, this past week, Cas has been able to take charge of Heaven, Lucifer somehow managed to overthrow Asmodeus and take control Downstairs. We've been doing a couple hunts, but we've rarely left you alone." Dean explained.

Mary stayed silent as she processed the information.

Had Lucifer taken her advice? Or had he?

Unfortunately, she couldn't ask too many questions about him, knowing Sam nor Dean wouldn't be very interested in answering.

Their Bond was broken, yet why was she still affected so much?

A few more days passed, and Mary was still slowly recovering.

She was fine, aside from the occasional sharp pains that would come out of nowhere in her body.

Sam and Dean constantly suggested that she just sleep and not stress herself.

One morning, they told her they were going to go on a possible werewolf case a few states over, and would possibly be gone for a week.

Mary, of course, offered to go with, but they declined.

Jack also made the decisin to stay behind, offering to keep watch of the Bunker and other things while they were gone.

Of course, that was just a bent lie, meaning they wanted someone to watch her.

Mary hugged her boys goodbye, before soon, it was just her and Jack left in the empty, large building.

"Well. Do you want me to fix up something to eat?" Mary asked, breaking the awkward silence.

"No. I don't eat. I was going to ask you the same thing." Jack said, somewhat avoiding eye contact.

"No, i'm fine for now. I think I just might go lay back down." Mary said.

Jack nodded.

Why did it feel so awkward between them?

"He's asked about you." Jack started suddenly, when Mary began walking away.

Mary turned back to him, who was finally making eye contact with her.

"Really?" She asked.

"Yes. I visit him frequently. You know, to learn a bit more about myself. Where I'm from. And despite the breaking bond, he still asks about you." Jack said.

"Oh... Well. I'm fine..." Mary said slowly, her thoughts on the news were scattered.

"Would you... Would you like to see him yourself?" Jack finally asked quickly.

Mary stared at him, surprised at first, but... Perhaps this kid understood them more than she did?

"You can do that?" She finally asked, trying to keep her tone down.

"Yeah. I found I was able to go there when we saved you and Castiel from Asmodeus. Now, Lucifer says I can visit whenever I want." Jack said.

Mary was still hesitant.

There was a large part of her trying to deny the emotions and thoughts running through her, but, with what's happened, she couldn't help but want to see him.

"Okay... Just for a few minutes." She finally decided.

Jack nodded, and slowly approached her, before resting a hand against her shoulder.

In a rush of wind and visions, they were suddenly standing before a building that was in the middle of a practically burning inferno.

It wasn't hot, though.

It was as if the flames couldn't reach them.

"This is where he generally stays and prepares things." Jack spoke up, before looking at her hesitantly, "Should I... Give you some time alone?"

Mary glanced back at him, nearly ready to reply with a smart retort, but decided against it with his genuine expressions.

"No. Why, why don't you go first." Mary said.

He seemed comfortable here. She did not.

Jack nodded, before opening the door to the building, calmly walking in.

Mary hesitated for a few more minutes, she still couldn't believe what she was doing.

What would Sam and Dean say about this?

Pushing the thought aside, she finally walked into the building, uncertain about being alone too long in this place.

She may be visiting Lucifer, but she didn't know what demons in hell would think about that, and she didn't have any defense weapons.

As soon as she came in, she could already hear Jack and Lucifer talking distinctly.

She was too distracted by looking at her surroundings to realize they spotted her.

"Mary. What a... Surprise." Lucifer spoke up.

Mary perked up to hearing her name, before finally focusing on him.

She had almost forgotten what he looked like as Nick.

It suit him well, and she couldn't deny she missed the look, rather than seeing the illusion while he was possessing her.

"Hey, Jack. Do me a favor, will you, take these... Boring papers to the demon-next-door, do what they see fit, ok?" Lucifer said, handing a decent pile of papers to Jack who had been standing there, seeming glad to comply.

Soon, it was jus the two.

So much for not wanting to be alone...

"So... How's life?" Lucifer started simply, taking a seat on the desk behind him.

Mary glanced anywhere around the room, could this get anymore awkward?

"It's fine." She said simply.

"Let me guess. Sam and Dean are on a Hunt? Otherwise, I doubt they'd let you out of their sight, nonetheless, come here." Lucifer said.

"How'd you guess?" She asked sarcastically.

Lucifer hummed, before standing again, slowly taking a couple steps towards her, "Okay. Let's be serious for a second. How are you? I know you've been feeling the effects of the Bond breaking."

Mary finally made eye contact with him, genuine concern?

"Yes. It's been hell. Pun not intended. How or why did it happen anyway? You said the grace would gradually leave me, why was it so... Sudden? Because you left?" Mary asked, still confused on the whole concept.

Lucifer sighed, "Okay. When I left your body, it would seem you were a little too attached to me than I though. The Bond had grown stronger than ever when I possessed you, so when I forcefully left you, it was like a string had been cut. Just so you know, I did not intend, nor did I have anything to do with breaking the Bond."

"Why wouldn't you? It's taken a big toll on both of our lives and practically forced us together. I honnestly thought you'd want to stop at nothing to break it." Mary said.

"You know, someone once told me that in the past 2 months, I've changed for the best. I made a promise to that person and I intend to keep it. And I will admit right now, with or without the Bond, I never intend to hurt you." Lucifer said defensively.

Mary was brought to silence by his words.

She had nearly forgotten the words, mainly because she thought he would never heed them.

"I'm sorry." She managed before her brain could process.

Who ever thought those words could be spoken to the devil himself.

It was silent once again between them.

"Well. If you didn't come here to insult me or accuse me, what did you come for?" Lucifer finally asked.

"I've... Just been confused. I've been unconscious for a week. We're fighting Michael, and the last thing I remember was, I almost died. How did you defeat him?" Mary asked.

"The entire time we were fighting, I was trying to locate where Michael put Nick. When I finally found him, I waited for the right moment. After I got you out of there, I went to Nick's body. It still wasn't easy fighting him in Nick, but somehow, I managed to get that Blade from him and use it on him. Death by his own blade, seemed like a satisfying ending to me." Lucifer explained.

"And... The Bond? Did it affect you too?" Mary asked curiously.

"Hell yes it did. It hurt like a son of a bitch. It still hurts from time to time, but I've learned to ignore it. With time, our Bond will be fully destroyed, and we can go back to living normal, or not normal, happy lives." Lucifer said.

Normal, happy lives?

Since when was life ever normal?

"Although, sometimes I think-"

"I'm back." Jack suddenly returned, announcing his arrival, breaking Lucifer from his thoughts, and taking a few steps back from Mary.

It was only then that Mary realized how close they were.

"Oh... I'm sorry. Should I go?" Jack started, seeming to notice the mood.

"No." Mary spoke up first, "I was just about to say goodbye. I should get back, and rest."

"Oh." Jack said, seeming slightly disappointed by the news.

"Well. I won't have a problem if either of you come back. As long as Mary doesn't bring her boys down on me if she decides to come back." Lucifer spoke up.

Mary turned back to look at him.

He had a similar expression Jack did.

"I will keep that in mind." She finally said, before slowly backing away, then turning to return to Jack's side.

Once there, she turned to give Lucifer one last glance.

It seemed to last a lifetime.

Before suddenly, the familiar features of the Bunker replaced the hot and barren building.

She was back home, where she was meant to be.

A/N: So, this was meant to be the end, but I've been highly debating one last chapter.

I will probably end up writing it anyway, but I always like opinions.

This last chapter will be... Even more of a, somewhat, happy ending. Tying up a few more loose ends between Mary and Lucifer.

I hope you also liked the interactions between Jack and Mary, I'm kind of excited to see how that goes with them come the next episode.

So, let me know if you want the second ending/Alternate ending Chapter. Of Lucifer and Mary, and possibly a little more Mary and Jack.