A/N: Guys! You know what I just realized?! I've been working on this story for a year! Some of you have been reading this for a whole year! That's so exciting to me! Anywho, who's ready for some action?

Side note: I'm incredibly sorry for how long this took to get posted. My summer is getting away from me and I keep getting more and more busy. I promise I'm trying and I thank you for hanging around while I take forever to update. Love you all!

The last full day they had before readying themselves properly for the fight to come was filled with more of the same. Training, fighting strategies, emergency plans, and keeping everyone fed. That night had been different than the rest though. There was a growing tension in the atmosphere of the bar, fear and anxiety meshing together as everyone wondered what the next night would bring. Ana and Charlie had still been sharing Ana's bed, but Ana knew that if she was going to get any sleep at all that it wouldn't happen without Connor by her side. She had slept so poorly the night before that she hadn't even gotten out of bed that morning until ten.

After laying in bed for an hour, staring at the ceiling and listening to Charlie's even breathing she finally decided that it was worth the shot to seek out the comfort that Connor could provide. Gently getting out of bed, Ana quietly made her way out of her own room and into the small living room that housed the couch with the pull out bed that he had been sleeping on. As she moved closer to it, she considered just turning around and going back to her own bed. She'd fall asleep eventually. "Can't sleep?" Connor asked, his head not even raising up off of the pillow.

"No," she spoke softly as she moved around the couch so that she could see him, "Anytime I close my eyes I just see the ending of the vision Ora had. Everyone laying on the ground, covered in blood, eyes cold and empty." She shivered at the memory.

Connor frowned, she would be little help during the fight if she didn't get proper rest and he knew that the reason she was out of her bed was to join him. Patting the empty space of mattress next to him, he beckoned her over with open arms. She didn't hesitate as she crawled into the bed next to him, hiding her face against his chest like she always did when things were getting to be too much for her.

Finding immediate comfort with Connor's arms around her Ana pressed her nose into his shirt, taking in a deep breath and letting his familiar scent help calm her overworked mind. "Thank you." She muttered softly, happy that he hadn't turned her away.

"Of course. Try to get some sleep." He whispered to her before placing a gentle kiss to the top of her head. He hadn't slept well in the months that she had been gone and even in the time that they had been rejoined, but with her laying next to him there was no worry that he'd have another restless night. Sleep would come easy with Ana in his arms.


Charlie had woken up to the other side of the bed being empty, which was a little weird. Normally she was up first and her moving around the room woke up Ana. Assuming that the young witch had just beat her to it, she got out of bed and quickly dressed. It was no doubt going to be a long day, with the knowledge that the fight they had been waiting to happen was meant to take place before the sun rose the next day they were going to be spending the whole day making sure everyone was as ready as they could be.

Opening the bedroom door she walked into the living room, not being particularly quiet since Connor was normally already downstairs, but as she began to walk past the couch she stopped when she noticed two different bodies on the bed. A small smile spread across her lips as she saw the couple snuggled up together under a blanket and she quietly snuck the rest of the way out of the door, before gently closing it behind her and bolting downstairs to tell Dean and anyone else who was awake what she had just seen.

Just as she walked out of the hallway and into the main room of the building she paused only for a moment to scan the few who were sitting around until her eyes landed on Sam and Dean who were at a table that was still pushed up against a wall. "My bitches! You will not believe what I just witnessed!"

"Unicorns frolicking in the field out back?" Sam questioned, knowing that today was the day had him in an odd mood. Normally he wouldn't snap respond with sarcasm, that was more Dean and Ana territory.

Dean chuckled, covering it with a cough when Charlie gave them both a glare. "No, though that would be cool. Can you imagine how amazing it would be to have a unicorn. Betcha we could sell it for a buttload of money." She shook her head slightly, reigning in her imagination and focusing back on the real world. "No!" she said again as she took the empty seat between the brothers. "I just saw our resident couple all cuddly in bed together."

"I really don't need to know what those two are doing in bed together." Dean grumbled, rubbing his hands over his face. If he was being honest with himself, he was pretty happy to hear that the two lovebirds were making a little more headway in fixing their relationship, but he wouldn't tell anyone that.

Charlie scoffed, "Dude, all clothes were on. If it had been anything like that I would be more scared and less excited." she folded her arms on top of the table, looking back and forth between the two Winchester men. "It's just nice to see them doing something other than avoiding each other unless they need to work together for this mission we're on."

The brothers shared a look. Of course they were both happy that Connor and Ana seemed to be getting a little better, but with what laid ahead for them, directly ahead for them, there was no telling what would come of the young couple, or anyone else, by the end of the day. Sam was about to voice the reality of their situation, but was stopped short when Ana came almost jogging into the room. "Looks like our fearless leader is here."

Dean followed his brother's eyes, "I thought I was the leader here?" he grumbled, watching as his daughter walked toward them. She seemed to be better rested than she had been in days and he was more than a little relieved to see it.

"Maybe most of the time you are," Charlie rested a gentle hand on his arm, giving him a sympathetic look, "but this is Ana and Connor's show. They're the ones who are supposed to beat Lucifer and Michael, we're just here for extra support and the beat down the lower ranking bad guys."

"Hey guys." Ana spoke up, halting any conversation that the three were having. Looking them all over, she decided to take a moment to register the physical well being of the three of them, knowing that it could be completely changed by the end of the night. "So once everyone is down here we need to make sure we're all prepared. Angel blades, salt, exorcisms, blood sigils, the whole nine. We'll go over the plan as a large group and then each group will go over their separate plans for the gate they'll be taking." She looked toward her father, waiting for him to say something, but he was just staring at her with a strange look in his eyes.

Sam noticed his brother's look and gave his niece a smile, "Sounds like a plan. We'll start rounding up the other's we've seen out and about if you want to start waking up those who aren't out yet."

Dean just continued to look at Ana as she nodded and moved toward the hallway to start banging on doors. He once believed there was no scarier feeling than being the one to lead a group of people into a fight and not know who was going to make it back, to know that anything that happened could fall on his shoulders for being the one to set plans into action, but watching his daughter do it was worse. Ana was more than capable, he knew that for sure. It was the grief that followed losing someone in battle that he was worried about. She was strong in many ways, but death was one of the few things she had little coping mechanisms for and he knew that if they lost anyone she would do nothing but blame herself.

It didn't take long for them to get everyone rounded up, the mismashed group had gotten used to getting up pretty early so they could utilize all of the time they had to train. With everyone surrounding the bar Ana found a spot on the serving side, right in the middle so everyone could hear and see her. It was also nice that she felt extremely comfortable there. "Alright guys, we have until the sun begins to set before we start moving. The angels in each group, Connor, and I will be moving everyone to their locations. With any luck, and by luck I mean very little of it, the gate that Lucifer and Michael will be coming out of will be one of the two that Connor and I will already be at. That way only one of us has to move."

"That's if they actually succeed in opening the cage, right?" Alex spoke up. It was rare that she talked to anyone other than Claire or Jodi, she wasn't entirely comfortable with the group of people that she was with.

Ana looked at the girl who was just a few years younger than herself. It was so strange for her to look at Alex, Claire, and Krissy, knowing that there was a very small age gap between them all and yet she was the one leading them into battle. Nodding, Ana took a moment to look at her family, knowing that very few of the group would like what she was about to say next. "It's true that our main goal is to keep the demons and angels from opening the gates, getting into Hell, and opening the cage. Reality is that they have good odds at getting past us and doing exactly that. So we hope for the best, that we're able to take them all down before they get to the cage, but we make sure we're prepared for the worst." The younger girl nodded, her eyes focused down on the map that showed where each location was.

"We all know the basic plan, we've been over it enough." Dean spoke up from here he stood directly across the bar from Ana. "What needs to be done first is a weapons check. Make sure everything you're supposed to be taking is either already on you or close enough for you to quickly get to." He swept a glance around, silently excusing everyone to do as he said.

As everyone began to move Ana took the moment to head up to her apartment. She always had her pistol on her, but the angel blade she would be taking was in her room. Making sure the door was locked behind her, she looked around the small place that she had called her own before sending up a silent prayer to Gabriel and his sister Sera who was meant to be moving between the groups as Cas was. It didn't take long for either angel to appear in front of her.

"What's going on, princess?" It wasn't odd for Ana to call on him away from the others, but he had no idea why Sera was there as well. If Ana was going to call on another angel he assumed it would have been Cas.

Ana looked at each of them, "I just want to touch base. I have a small addition to all of our plans, but I only want you two aware of it for now." She paused a moment, watching a confused look cross Sera's normally stoic face. "Just hear me out, alright?" Waiting for either angel to argue, she was glad when they didn't. "If Michael and Lucifer break free of the cage, get topside before we can stop them, I want you two with me. I'm going to instruct Cas to stay with my dad. I want Hannah to stay with Connor's group, Daniel to stay with Sam, and Jax to stick with Charlie. Connor and I will place ourselves wherever we need to be, but once we're there I want the rest of the hunters, angels, and witches moved to whichever location needs the most help and I only want you two, Connor, and I left with your brothers."

Gabriel turned slowly toward Seraphiel with a raised eyebrow, their eyes meeting only for a moment before he turned back toward Ana. "What do you have planned?" It was clear that she had some secret plan stashed in that devious brain of hers.

Ana shrugged, "Nothing… yet. In one of the vision Ora had, it was the four of us standing against Lucifer and Michael. The other showed the others there with us, dead at my feet." she diverted her gaze. "So I'm going to go with the first option."

"Do you know what the sacrifice was that your ancestor spoke of?" Sera asked. The angel rarely spoke and gave off an extremely deadly vibe, but Ana trusted her, if for nothing more than because Gabriel seemed to trust her just as much as he trusted Cas.

"No, I don't." The young witch shrugged, "It could be anything, literally, but with the way things have been going I assume it's going to be pretty big." Brushing a hand through her hair, Ana closed her eyes, "Just please tell me you'll both be there."

Gabriel looked at her, seeing the deep changes within her since the loss of her daughter and everything that would be happening very shortly. The young girl he had once placed his grace inside of had hardened into a warrior fit for battle against his brothers, something that should have never been asked of anyone. "Of course I'll be there. I'm not leaving your side." He slowly turned his body until he was facing Sera, knowing that this decision would be completely her own. His sister did nothing she didn't want to.

"You are very brave for being such a young human, even for a powerful witch. I would be honored to fight at your side." Sera finally answered, her face still as emotionless as ever. As every angel did she had little knowledge of the legend that spoke of the Good and Mohr witches, but never had she thought that she would be aiding them.

Letting out a relieved sigh, Ana nodded. "Thank you." she told them both, wondering if there was anything else she needed to do in last minute preparation for the fight they were about to run head on into. "I'm going to grab my angel blade and head back downstairs, we need to stick together so we can move quickly once it's time." she instructed, not surprised when Sera was suddenly gone, but Gabe still remained.

The archangel watched as she moved toward her room, knowing exactly where the weapon was she was looking for. Ana had never really been a normal child, not after what had happened with Brandon, but she still had normal enough experiences. Scrapped knees, crazy stunts, mud pies, fantasies of the future. The works. He honestly never thought that she would end up growing up too fast for her own good, no more than she already had anyway. Her dreams of being a doctor, having a family, being a mother had all been things he had been rooting for her since the day he'd set his eyes on her. Knowing now that a lot of that wouldn't happen the way she had dreamed upset him. There was no doubt that she was a strong woman, witch or not, she was determined and smart. He just wished she would have been able to stay young for a while longer. Ana walked back into the room and he pulled himself from his thoughts, right now the best thing he could do for her was be at the top of his game. "Ready?"

"As I'll ever be." She responded with a tight smile as she tucked her angel blade into her belt next to her pistol. It wasn't extremely comfortable, but it would do until she needed it in her hand.


The sun was beginning to set which meant that the group was slowly running out of time. Since they would be fighting for their lives that night they had kept training to small things; reciting exorcisms, angel banishing sigils, and, for the witches, attacks that they knew would work the best against their nonhuman opponents. Looking around the group it was easy to point out those who had gone up against the extremely dangerous before and those who were less experienced. Sam, Dean, Gabe, and Cas were the most collected out of the twenty-seven bodies gathered. Though none of them were happy about the situation, they knew all too well how to handle what was going to happen next.

This wasn't Ana's first bout with the heavy hitters of the paranormal world and it wasn't the first time she would see either archangel, but she was nervous none the less. These people were following her into battle, they were working off of the plan she had made, and they were relying on the combined power of her and Connor to get them to the finish line as the victors. Slowly looking around the room she took in each person who was willing to risk their life for the greater good of the world. People who she had grown attached to. She had gone from having very little family to finding her father and uncle, to adopting all of these new people into a new type of family. If only she could make sure that everyone lived through what laid ahead.

"You alright?" Dean's voice seemed to jolt Ana out of her focus, he had been watching as she studied the room and was beginning to worry as she didn't move for a few minutes. She was worried, hell, so was he, but he could tell that it was beginning to get to her.

Turning to look at her dad, she shrugged. "As much as I can be." She knew that he would understand what was going through her head. It hadn't been long since they had been in each others lives, but they were so similar in some ways that the understanding between the two had developed quickly.

Dean sighed, "We're as prepared as we can be, kiddo. You've done so much to help them be ready for this and you've made a solid plan. All there is left to do is kick some ass and hope that we can stop them before they open the cage."

"I brought them all here." Ana's voice was soft, she didn't want anyone else to overhear their conversation. "They came because we couldn't do this alone and a lot of them are here because they know me. I don't know what I'm going to do if we lose anyone."

Moving closer to his daughter, he placed an arm around her shoulders and pulled her close. "We're going to fight as hard as we can to help everyone return alive." he whispered in her ear before placing a gentle kiss to the top of her head. Turning his attention toward the windows, he stealed himself as he noticed the still dimming light in the sky. "We should get everyone in their groups so we can head out soon."

Ana nodded, ready to call everyone to the center of the room for one last pep talk before they all headed out, but the loud sound of a rock song filling the room made her stop. Reaching into the back pocket of her jeans she pulled her phone out and lifted it to her ear, knowing from the ringtone that it was Crowley.

"Really? Hail to the King?" Logan looked to her from across the room with a raised eyebrow. He had known that she had a thing about personalizing the ringtones for her contacts in her phone, but was lost at the irony of the song.

She shushed him before turning her attention to Crowley on the other end of the call. There wasn't any time for her to get a greeting out before his gruff voice was filling her ear. "Say that one more time?" she questioned, wanting to make sure that she was hearing him right. "What the hell?! I thought you were going to warn us as soon as they started moving! It's not even dark out yet!" Everyone in the bar turned their attention toward Ana as her voice raised. "Damn it!" she swore and hung up, turning to her dad with wide eyes. "We need to move out. Now."

"Everyone to your groups!" Dean commanded, moving toward Cas as the room broke out in a flurry of motion. "What happened?" he called to Ana as everyone began to position themselves.

"Crowley said the groups are moving. There were no signs until they all started showing up to the gates." She explained, her eyes meeting Connor's as their groups came to stand with them. It didn't take long for everyone to be in their groups, looking around she double checked that everyone was in the right place. "We're showing up late to this party guys. Be instantly aware of your surroundings and fight smart. Remember, if you see Michael or Lucifer you do not engage. Leave them to me and Connor." The barroom was filled with dead silence, everyone preparing themselves for what they were about to jump into. "Be safe." Were her last words to everyone before they all began to disappear from in front of her. Opening up the bond between herself and Connor all of the way, she gave him a long look before sending a message of love. She quickly placed a hand on Logan and Claire before teleporting them to the gate that they were assigned to.

The group of four that was under Ana's command appeared at the gate that was in southern Oregon. Devil's Gates were placed in numerous and various locations around the world, but the only ones the demons and angels under Gadreel's command were interested in where in North America and thankfully so. It kept the groups a little closer together. Ana had imagined that all of the gates would be in cemeteries, similar to the one in Wyoming, but the one that they were standing mere meters from was located in a rock formation in what looked to be an abandoned clearing that ran parallel to a large cliff face. Demons and angels were already gathered around a large crack in the rock face, there were symbols drawn next to it and chanting could be heard from the few who stood facing the cliff. There had to be just about twenty bodies facing toward them, each face turning menacing in its own way once the enemy had appeared.

Ana barely had time to suck in a breath before her group was being charged at. Taking the time to share a quick glance with Gabriel, the two of them disappeared from where they stood to reappear within the mob of bodies moving toward the three hunters who still stood in their places. It had been the plan all along for Gabriel and Ana to take on as many as they could so that Claire, Logan, and Xavier would stand a better chance of making it through the fight alive. The three hunters watched as Gabe and Ana took on their first bout of enemies while the others continued toward them. Slowly they spread apart, wanting to disperse the enemy as equally as possible. With their angel blades in hand, they waited for the fight to come to them, knowing that it would do nothing to slow down the demons and angels but it would pull more of them away from the gate so that Ana or Gabe could stop the others before they got it open.

Claire had managed to take a few steps forward from the line she formed with the two men who were on either side of her. She had a little more experience with the monsters they were going up against and she was more than ready to shove the blade in her hand through some bodies. The first demon who reached her wasn't even trying to use any of his powers on her, focusing on trying to disarm her. The female demon that was directly behind the man in front of Claire had a hand lifted and was beginning to wrap her power around the young huntress' throat. That is until Ana caught sight of it from across the field. Within seconds she had the demons and angels immediately around her pushed back while at the same time pulling the female demon near Claire toward herself, grabbing the angel blade out from her belt and hurling it toward the body with a practiced ease. Waiting until the blazing light filled up the body that the demon was possessing was gone, she summoned the blade back into her hand and turned back toward the beings who were fighting to get past the thin barrier she had used to hold them off.

Logan and Xavier were holding their own relatively well, while trying to keep an eye on Claire at the same time. Not that neither of them had the idea that she couldn't take care of herself, they had both just been asked by Castiel to keep an eye on her. It seemed that the flow of angels and demons coming at them wasn't going to end any time soon and Logan was beginning to wonder if they were ever going to get through this onslaught so they could keep the gate from being opened. He had been so focused on those directly in front of him that he hadn't noticed the angel that had made it's way behind him.


The problem with being severely outnumbered, other than the obvious, is that when being completely surrounded by the enemy it can be incredibly difficult to see what is going on with the rest of the people fighting. Ana had been so focused on the angels and demons around her that she hadn't been able to keep an eye on the others like she had planned to. It wasn't until she heard Xavier shout that she even noticed anything had gone wrong. All she wanted to do at that point was go to see what had happened, but she had too many bodies around her and the moment she was gone they would turn their force on one of the others. Sending up a quick prayer to Sera, she hoped that the angel had time to come help them so Ana could she what had happened. When she felt the warrior's presence at her back she let out a small sigh and she shoved her blade into an enemy angel's chest. "Please tell me the other's are having an easier time of this?" she questioned.

"ANA!" Xavier's voice made it over the sounds of battle directly around her and her stomach sank. She had only met the hunter a few times before this, but she could hear the panic in his tone.

Sera had already begun to fight off those who had been to Ana's back. "Go, I've got this covered." she instructed, being able to sense exactly what was going on across the battlefield.

Not needing to be told twice Ana teleported away from Sera and toward where she had last seen the hunters. Claire and Xavier were paired together, seeming to be fueled by anger as they fought off the enemy in front of them. Turning to look for Logan, her heart dropped into her stomach as her eyes landed on his bloodied form on the ground. She hurried to his side and slid to her knees, her hands instantly on his chest as she checked for a pulse or any sign of life, even if it was wishful thinking. The amount of blood on the ground told her everything she needed to know. Logan was dead. Pushing down the grief she felt at the loss of her friend Ana stood up slowly, ready to unleash all of her power on the angels and demons who were left, but the ground began to tremor before she could even take a step away from Logan's still warm body.

"They've opened the gate!" Sera yelled, being able to see the rocks move to open the gateway to Hell. She and Gabriel were the only two close enough to see the five that had been chanting around the entrance make their way into the space that had been forced between the two sides of the cliff.

Their first plan had failed. The gate had been opened and unless they were willing to jump into Hell to try to finish the fight there, Lucifer and Michael would be released shortly. Though the decision had been already made that no one would attempt to enter Hell after the groups who had gotten through the gates, Ana thought that it sounded like a pretty decent idea at the moment. Instead she teleported back over to where Sera stood, "Get on angel radio, tell me if any of the other gates have been opened." she instructed before forcing those who were nearest to them to the ground.

Sera sent a direct message to those angels who were fighting on their side. In quick recession they all responded, the mixed answers making her grimace. "Jax, Cas, and Hannah say that they've been able to keep them from being open. Daniel says that they're dangerously close to opening the one he and Sam are at."

Thinking over her next steps quickly she slowly nodded to herself as a plan formed in her head. "I want you to take Claire and Xavier to Sam's location. Send a message to the others to stick to their spots until they've taken out every angel or demon that's there. Do not let Cas leave my dad. Tell him that you're here helping me and the others. It's going to only be you, me, Gabe, and Connor here." Sera gave a curt nod and disappeared. Turning to watch the angel appear between Xavier and Claire then the three of the disappearing, Ana knew that all attention in the field was about to turn to her and Gabriel.

The archangel flew the Ana's side and watched as those who were still standing began to move toward them. "Are you ready for this, princess?" he asked. She had been fighting hard, using both her power and her body. Then there was the fact that a close friend of hers had just died and the gate that they had hoped would stay closed was now open meaning that his two oldest brothers were about to make an appearance; he would completely understand if she wasn't ready.

"Let's do this." She responded before charging into battle, taking down any angel or demon who was in her path. Angel blade in one hand while the other focused her magic as she lashed out with it, each being she passed did not live long after. With how quickly she and Gabe were clearing through the remaining bodies, Ana almost had the hope that they would be able to beat this, but she thought again as the ground began to shake for a second time. Quickly turning around so that she was facing the gate she watched as two forms walked out of the door from Hell.

Time seemed to freeze as Michael and Lucifer strode onto the battlefield, causing all remaining fighting to stop. The two archangels didn't stop until they were standing directly across from Ana with a chunk of space between them. Gabriel was instantly at the young witches side as his brothers' eyes focused on her, both of them sporting the hungriest grins he had even seen on either of them. "Winchester." Michael spat the name.

"Ana, isn't it?" Lucifer added, his grin slowly turning into a sly smirk at the sight of only the witch and their younger brother standing against them. Finishing the two would be easy enough and then it would take nothing for him and Michael to take out the rest of the world.