Sam and Cas drag the werewolf through the bunker towards the dungeon. Cas grabs a chair and places it in the middle of the room. Sam shoves the werewolf into the chair. The werewolf let out a groan as Sam wraps the chains around his body. Once that was done Sam steps back and waits for the werewolf to wake up.

Mary comes to the doorway and looks in.

"Everything okay?" She asks.

"So far so good." Sam nodded.

Mary smiles.

"I know. It's Dean he is freaking out."

"Because he feels useless." Sam replied.

Mary sadly nods.

"Yeah."

"I would have him in here but having Michael and the werewolf in the same room, it could cause serious problems."

"You're right." Mary agreed. "Well I'll let you two get on with it call me if you need anything."

"We will."

Mary gives them one last look then she leaves.

Shortly after the werewolf begins to stir. He groans and his eyes flutter open. He blinks a few times and frowns.

"Where am I?" He slurred.

"You know who we are?" Sam asks.

The werewolf narrows his eyes at him. Suddenly his eyes widen with recognition.

"Winchesters!"

"Good we can skip the introductions then." Sam folds his arms. "Now tell me who are you working for?"

The werewolf huffs a laugh.

"Now why would I tell you that?"

"With Michael gone someone has gotta be pulling the strings. So I would suggest you start talking otherwise things..." Sam shows the machete. "...Well let's just say you are gonna regret this next part."

"You are gonna torture it out of me." The werewolf laughs and shakes his head. "Go ahead but you will never get what you want."

Castiel's eyes glow blue.

"Will this change your mind?" He says.

"No." The werewolf again shook his head. "I'm loyal to Michael I would never betray him. Torture me, smite me do whatever the Hell you want! I am not talking. That's final."

"We tried this the easy way." Sam nods to the angel. "Cas wanna take a look."

The werewolf's eyes glow blue as Cas takes a step forward. He places his hands on the werewolf's head. After a minute Cas gasps and let's go.

"Anything?" Sam asks.

"No." Cas shakes his head. "Nothing."

"You sure?"

Cas again shakes his head. The werewolf smirks.

"I learnt to hide my secrets from nosy angels. With the grace I can do anything. I can alter images, my memories." He then grins. "You will never know what's real or what's fake."

Cas frowns.

"Did Michael teach you that?"

"Teach me?" The werewolf laughs. "I am Michael. I have his grace pumping through my veins. What he can do I can do. I'm not the only one. There is so many of us out there. We're getting stronger by the day. I would watch out if I were you Sam Winchester. Michael is coming for you and he will kill you."

"As I said Michael is not here." Sam leans forward so he is eye level with the werewolf. "I'm more interested in the new boss."

The werewolf smiles smugly at the hunter.

"Michael is the boss. He is God. Our God. I follow him and only him."

Sam knew the werewolf is dodging the question. So the hunter decided to the change the subject.

"Can you tell me why you were after Jo?"

"Jo?"

"Anael." Cas says.

The werewolf's lips form into a snarl.

"The angelic bitch! Where is she?"

"Can you tell me why you were after Jo?" Sam again repeated.

The werewolf growls

"I know she's here." The smile returns to his face. "A General knows where his army is."

"He is talking about Michael." Cas says.

"So are you saying you managed to track her down yourself?" Sam asks. "By using Michael's grace?"

When the werewolf's smile widens Sam took that as a yes.

"You are still not answering the question." Cas says. "Why do you need Anael?"

"I can't say much." The werewolf sighs. "But I can tell you this. The angel, that's only one part of the plan. There is more so much more. Something big is going to happen and you will not be able to stop it."

"What? What is it?" Sam says.

"I think you already know the answer." The werewolf's eyes glow blue and his lips form into a smirk. "The perfect world."

Sam shakes his head as the werewolf started laughing. The hunter turns round and leaves the room. Cas glances at the werewolf before following Sam out of the room.

"Hey!" Anael walks up to Sam. "What happened in there?" She asks.

"He's not talking." Sam sighed.

"Of course he is not talking." Anael sighs. "It can never be easy."

"We do think it is to with Michael." Sam nods. "He did say one thing."

"What?"

"You are part of the plan." Cas answers.

"Part of what plan?"

"Michael's perfect world." Sam says.

"Why the Hell does he need me?"

"We don't know." Sam frowns. "That's all we were able to get."

Anael grits her teeth with frustration.

"So now what?"

Sam and Cas both look at each other. Sam turns back to Anael and says.

"We need to talk to Michael."


"Hell no!" Dean shakes his head. "That's not happening."

"Dean." Sam sighs. "I don't like it either but we need answers."

"So you are gonna drop everything for her." Dean glances at Anael as he said it.

"It's not just about her." Sam shakes his head. "Dean this is big end of the world big. Michael said he wanted Jack. He wants to use Jack to destroy the world."

"Then it's up to us to kill Jack."

"We're not killing Jack." Sam said his voice stern. "We are going to do this ritual."

"And let Michael be powered up?" Dean laughs. "I don't think so."

"We will take precautions." Mary says. "The cuffs, holy fire everything."

"Too many risks."

"We beat him once we can beat him again." Sam says.

Dean gives his brother a dark look.

"Sam."

"No. Whatever you are about to say don't I don't wanna know."

"Billie's book." Dean nods. "It's our only option."

"No it's not."

"You want the world to live for another day?"

"Yes."

"Then I need to go." Dean looks down. "For good."

"Dean." His mom says. "That's not going to happen."

"Well clearly you are more interested in saving the kid." Dean said with a glare. "If you wanna save him then I gotta go. Michael will continue his plans with or without Jack."

"Dean."

Mary goes to hold his hand. Dean pulls away and gives her another glare. Mary frowns and lowers her hand.

"I don't want to see Michael." Anael admits. "But I do really want to know why he is suddenly obsessed with me. If he thinks I will help him with his plan." The angel scoffs. "Well he can think again. I'm not interested."

"Even if you did want to talk to him." Dean sighs. "I don't think you can. I haven't heard from him since the hospital."

"Then we gotta do it by force." Lucifer suggests.

The Devil walks in with a couple of a beer bottles. He then looks at Mary.

"Want one?"

"No thanks."

"Jo." He raises the bottle. "Like good old times."

"Pass."

"Oh come on you are really gonna let me drink alone?"

"Hey put it back." Dean says. "That doesn't belong to you."

Lucifer takes a swig of the beer and grins.

"Too late."

Dean rolls his eyes. Mary frowns.

"By force?"

"Yeah just go into his head and bring Michael to the surface." He then looks at Dean. "Is Michael MIA? You can't communicate with him at all?"

"A mirror." Dean nods. "A mirror works."

"Jo!" Lucifer smiles at the angel. "Be a good sis and get us a mirror."

"Why me?"

"Because we all know you carry a mirror." Lucifer smirked. "It's a fact that all girls carry a mini mirror in their bag so come on get it out."

"Or we could just use the mirror from the bathroom." Sam suggests.

"I'll go and get it." Cas says.

A couple of minutes later Cas returns with the mirror in his hand. He puts it on the table. Dean lifts the mirror and looks at his reflection.

"Well?" Sam says.

Dean puts the mirror down.

"Nothing."

"Maddox must have really done a number on him." Lucifer scratches his chin. He looked deep in thought. "The bastard must be trapped in there."

"Or he could be hiding." Anael says. "And forming a plan."

"I agree with her." Dean says.

"If he is planning another escape we gotta stop him." Sam says.

"Like I said we force him out." Lucifer says.

"How do we do that?" Mary says.

Lucifer leans forward and knocks on Dean's forehead.

"Hey Mikey you in there? We need to talk." The Devil goes back and looks at everyone's confused expressions. "I always wanted to do that." He shrugged.

"I have an idea." Sam says. "We could use that device the one we used to save you from Michael."

"The one when you went into my head into the imaginary bar?" Dean frowned.

"Yeah that one. I can go in there and we can look for Michael."

"And look for Michael." Dean scoffs. "Right yeah that's a great plan."

"I can come with you." Cas offers.

Dean looked disgusted by that idea.

"You are not going in there alone." Mary says. "Someone is going with you."

Lucifer raises his hand.

"I'll go."

"That is definitely not happening." Dean says.

Dean already had Michael in his head he didn't want the Devil to join him as well.

"I'll do it." Anael says.

Everyone looks at the angel in shock.

"You?" Dean raises his eyebrow. "Why?"

"Lucifer is not a good idea if he goes with you there will be a fight. If Castiel goes with you Michael will know there is tension between you two and he will take advantage of that. I don't want to fight, I have no connection with you I am the only one in this room who is neutral."

"Neutral?"

"I am not on anyone's side." Anael nods. "The only side I am on is my own. Michael can't use the love card on me because I don't have any family I don't have any friends I just have myself." She smiles. "That means he can't hurt me."

"I'm sorry but you do remember what happened to you earlier?" Lucifer frowns at her. "The werewolves? You are part of Michael's plan? Going in there you could be giving him exactly what he wants."

"Lucifer."

"You're not doing it."

"Lucifer." Anael repeated with a glare. She then sighs and runs her hand down her face. "I'm tired okay? I had enough! I want it all to stop. I tired running away from it and it didn't work so now the only option I have left is to face it head on. I will be honest Michael does scare me he is unpredictable I don't know what he will do but...I can't let him ruin my life I come this far I am not letting him take it all away from me. I am a soldier as a soldier it is my job to fight." Anael looks at Castiel Cas nods and smiles at her. Anael smiles and turns back to Dean. "I think it's time me and Michael had a chat. I want to show him that I am not the disappointment he thinks I am."

"You sure about this?" Sam asks.

Anael looks at every face in the room. She then nods.

"I'm sure. Let's do this."


Dean felt tense as Mary added the last of the electrodes to his head. Flashbacks to when he woke up after Rocky's Bar go across his mind. Waking up with electrodes attached to him, his usual flannel was replaced with that stupid suit.

Dean blew out a sigh as Mary finishes up. She gently squeezes his shoulder and gives him a reassuring smile. Dean smiles back but it wasn't genuine deep down the hunter is terrified.

"It's done." Cas steps back from Sam. "Anael you know what to do?"

Anael sits next to the younger Winchester.

"Yes." She smiled.

"Are you sure you can do this?" He asked with concern.

Anael looks at the Winchesters.

"Too late to back out now."

"Hey." Lucifer squats down so he is eye-level with her. "If something goes wrong or Michael tries to attack you back out okay? You get the Hell out of there!"

"Do you really think I will just stand there and let him hurt me?"

"No." Lucifer sighed. "I am being serious here. If Michael tries anything you go. Understand?"

"Wow Lucifer I didn't think you cared."

"You might hate my guts and I really don't blame you for that what I did to you was wrong but...I'm not the cold-hearted monster you think I am. I do care. I do care about you."

Anael narrows her eyes as she tries to detect a lie. She can't find anything that showed he is lying. Anael couldn't believe she was going to say this but it seemed the Devil is for once telling the truth.

"What happened to you down there?" She asks.

"The Empty?" Lucifer huffs a laugh. "A lot of things actually...It um... It got thinking about some things you know?...Life. It has made me realize that I need to do better...I want to do better."

"Saving your son is the start?"

"Yeah." Lucifer nods. "Alongside other things."

"Am I one of those things." His sister tried to tease.

"Maybe." Anael raises an amused brow. "If we get out of this alive maybe we can start over? I can take you to Paris! They got Coco Chanel, Jean Paul Gaultier, Yves Saint Laurent. They are all your favorites right?"

"I don't know whether to be impressed or disturbed by the fact that Lucifer knows fashion."

"I did have a movie named after me. The Devil wears Prada." Lucifer smirked. Anael snorted at that. Lucifer leans forward. "So are you interested?"

"I'll think about it."

"So it's a yes."

"I never said yes." His sister smiled.

"Uh guys." Dean glares at them. "We haven't got all day."

"Alright alright keep your hair on." Lucifer rolls his eyes. He then pats Anael on the back. "Go and get em tiger.

Anael rolls her eyes as Lucifer goes next to Mary.

"Let's get this over and done with." Dean says.

Anael places her hand on Sam's shoulder. Cas switches on the machine.

Suddenly Dean found himself surrounded by darkness.


I love writing Anael's interactions with the archangels ha ha. The next chapter will be quite important it will be about Michael and the Empty. Some readers have asked me about when Jack is coming back. He should be back soon. I know some of you want to go back to the main storyline but I promise you all of this will come together in the end :)

Next chapter coming soon. :)