I'm fast-forwarding to Dean in Perdition. Oh well!

"What do you want Castiel?" Maxine her brother.

"I need your help Maxine." Castiel said, staring at his shoes.

"It's Maxael. And no. I've had enough with Heaven. no more for me thank you very much." Maxael shot back

"We are going into Hell to rescue The Righteous Man." Castiel said. Maxael rolled her eyes.

"Fine." she said, and shoved a gun in her shoulder holster. They teleported into Heaven and Raphael greeted Maxael stiffly.

"We are going now." he said, and they left.

"Go." Maxael growled at Castiel. "Go get your prince charming."

"But-" Castiel protested.

"I'm an Archangel. You are not. Now go, before I change my mind." Maxael snarled, and Castiel nodded. He watched Maxael disappear into the fray and ran off to find Dean.

Dean sliced into another soul, relishing the screams of pain. "Dean Winchester." said a voice.

"Yeah, what?" Dean asked, blade at the ready. Dean could make out a figure in a trench coat, and then the figure grabbed his shoulder and Dean felt it burn. He tried to throw the hand off, but he felt the world spin and he landed in a forest. Dean lay back on the soft pin needles and cried. "I'm back baby!" he yelled, his words choked with sobs.

The screeching noise intensified and Dean spread salt on the window sills. The screech became a roar and Dean fell to the floor, his hands over his ears. The windows shattered and Dean was covered in shards of glass. Then it stopped, as soon as it had started.

The doors opened and a dark-haired man in a trench coat who looked like a tax accountant and a purple-haired girl in a white shirt, jeans and biker boots walked in. Dean picked up Ruby's knife and stabbed the man in the heart. The man just looked confused and pulled it out of his chest. The girl looked she was trying really hard not to laugh. Bobby flung a handful of rock salt at her face. The girl sighed and flicked it out of her eyes. "What are you?" Dean asked, not sure of he really wanted to know. "I'm the one gripped you tight and raised you from Perdition." the man said, his voice was deep and gravelly.

"God Cassie, you say it so dramatically!" The girl said, rolling her eyes. "I'm the Maxael, he's Castiel." Castiel opened the book, and Maxael sat on the table, swinging her legs.

"You didn't answer my question. What are you, werewolves, vamps, demons?" Dean asked, raising his gun.

"No, eww no, no. The gun ain't gunna work sunshine." Maxael said, grinning like a madwoman. "We're angels." she said.

"Prove it." Dean shot back.

"My pleasure." Maxael looked at Castiel and he nodded. Dean looked up. Two wing silhouettes spread across the wall. Maxael's were a whole lot bigger, reaching up to the ceiling. Maxael waved her hand, "It is not of import, they want you to do stuff which I am saying is a bad idea." she glared at Castiel. "Vessels. They want you to be vessels so they can bring on the apocalypse as it is foretold. Castiel included." Dean snorted.

"I ain't gonna be some angel condom. Not me." Maxael shot Castiel a 'I told you so' look and stood next to Dean.

"Dean. You have to understand-"

"No. I'm siding with your crazy-haired friend. See ya." Dean turned to Bobby. "Let's get the hell outta here." Maxael chewed her lip, her eyes wide with fright.

"Good idea Dean." She disappeared.

"What the hell just happened?!" Dean yelled, waving his hands were Maxael had been just a few seconds before.

"Let's just say that what scares an Archangel should scare us all." Castiel said, and then Dean and Bobby were in Bobby's house.

"Darkness." Maxael breathed, her hands clenched. A blond man smiled at her. She'd felt the Darkness calling, and she'd ended up in a disused boat shed.

"This vessel is called Nick. And you can call me Lucifer." The Darkness cocked his head. "How does it feel to be the only one who knows? To have no-one believe you? Even Gabriel and Castiel don't believe you anymore. They say I would've attacked by now." The Darkness shook his head. "I feel sorry for you. Little Archangel, has to fight the big, bad Darkness all by her lonesome." He pouted. Maxael turned on her heel. "Goodbye kiss?" He taunted, and Maxael turned back around. "In your dreams sunshine." she said, and flipped him off, then disappeared.