Mary thought she had escaped the hunting life, until november 2nd, 1983 when her youngest son goes missing. The remaining Winchesters go back to the life, while young Sam Winchester grows up without a mother, but not without a family.

AU borrows heavily from 'But I'm a cheerleader' Dean's family holds an intervention for him, claim that he's gay and ship him off to 'True Directions' where he meets Castiel. Gabriel indulges in guerilla warfare and Sam doesn't know why he indulges him.