The boys stared at Gabriel, eyes still wide. Gabriel scoffed and said,

"You two idiots look like a couple of fish out of water. Seriously get me out of this thing."

"What are you doing here Gabriel?" Sam asked not taking his eyes off the archangel.

"Oh nothing that concerns you Samsquatch. Or you Princess." He replied, turning to smirk at Dean.

"Seriously though, anytime now would be great. I'm tired of standing here. I've got stuff to do, people to save."

"What do you mean people to save? What's going on Gabriel? What the hell is this town?" Dean snapped. Gabriel put his hands up in a defensive gesture.

"It's just a friendly desert community where the sun is hot, the moon is beautiful, and mysterious lights pass over head while it's citizens all pretend to sleep."

"What the hell does that even mean?" Dean retorted as Sam sighed exasperatedly.

"Well he's not wrong." Carlos said, speaking up from the corner where he had finally picked up his beloved clipboard. The brothers had almost forgotten he was there. They turned to glance at him as he began to pace, muttering quietly to himself.

"You ok there Carlos?" Sam asked. Carlos put his hand up, silencing Sam. He scribbled something on his clipboard. He glared at the clipboard then his head snapped up and he stared over at Gabriel.

"That isn't your true form is it?" Gabriel blinked slowly, as if he didn't comprehend the question. He nodded once and Carlos took in a sharp breath. He jotted something else on his clipboard as he muttered I knew it. The Winchesters watched the interaction with rapt curiosity. Something about Gabriel doesn't seem right. Sam thought idly. He isn't smart mouthing the scientist. Maybe Dean and I are just the lucky ones then.

"What makes you ask Doc?" Carlos shrugged,

"It was just a guess really, based off some of what the Man in the Tan Jacket told me."

"Man when I get out of this, I'm gonna give Cas a piece of my mind. He's messed with matters that don't concern him one too many times."

"Isn't that what you're doing though?"

"Hey that's different Doc. I'm an archangel. It's like, my job to mess with you humans.

"Says who?" Gabriel scoffed at this and turned away from Carlos. He locked eyes with Sam,

"Let me out of here. Now."

"Ouch looks like someone hit a nerve." It was Dean's turn to smirk.

"Watch it princess. Your boyfriend is part of the reason we are all even in this mess."

"Cas isn't- "

"Gabriel if we let you out will you tell us what is going on. We can help fix it." Sam interjected quickly. Gabriel glanced over at Sam from the corner of his eyes, and sighed heavily.

"Sammy you drive a hard bargain. I suppose I could tell why I personally am here but other than that..." He shrugged,

"Can't help ya."

Sam looked over at Dean, who contemplated for a moment, then nodded. Sam glanced around for a fire extinguisher and jumped back as Carlos presented him with one.

"Geez man, give some warning before you sneak up on someone like that." Carlos shrugged and held out the extinguisher. Sam took it, turned back towards the blazing circle, and sprayed the foam over the flames.

"Watch it Samsquatch, you get white goop in my hair I'll have to kick your ass." Sam rolled his eyes as the last flame was put out.

"So? What are you doing here? What did you mean by people to save?" Gabriel dusted off his jacket and stepped forward. He sighed and pointed over at the scientist.

"Him. There is a lot of other reasons, but he's the main one." The brothers looked over to the scientist. He looked confused. Very confused.

"I don't understand... And that's a very unusual occurrence for me."

"Yea well it's about to get a lot worse than unusual for you if I don't stop this."

"Stop what?" The Winchester's replied simultaneously. Gabriel sighed and shook his head.

"This is gonna take a while."