Delores squeaked in alarm when Balthazar suddenly jumped up from his seat and stood at attention staring towards the door way. Delores grabbed the hilt of the sword even though she couldn't see any threat, the angel's actions made her look for one.

"You don't need that magi." Balthazar explained as he relaxed. "You have another bodyguard."

"Another?" she repeated turning in a circle.

"He's not in a vessel at the moment, he wanted to warn me that he and Father are hunting a suitable temporary body for him and he will return as soon as that has been accomplished." Balthazar explained. "Father must have huge plans for you to send him."

"Who exactly is...him?" Delores asked.

"I am Michael." A man she had never seen before said as he materialized in the living room.

"Michael as in the Archangel?" Delores gasped. "Two of the four Archangels have stood in my living room?! No offense but a friend said that things tend to go south when you angels take an interest in someone."

This friend sounds an awful lot like my vessel. Dean Winchester's experiences with us were not handled in the best of ways." Michael replied. "He was never able to see the big picture as we do. Of us all only Gabriel and Lucifer have any understanding of the limited view you humans have of creation. Angelic eyes never close, we see the past set in stone for us and the present as point where countless futures stretch before us."

"Michael are you planning to confuse the magi?" Balthazar asked.

"No, I believe her mind is open to understanding and it allows us to pass the time." Michael said. "Only father can change the past, this you are aware of as he has done so already by choosing a critical point to allow the future to be changed. At this moment there are an infinite number of futures possible depending on the choices made by all at the present point in time. I can see all of these futures as clearly as if they have already happened."

"Angels can tell the futures?" Delores asked.

"No only see the possibilities." Michael said. "The possibilities are endless, the probabilities are finite. There is a good probability that Dagon will send some of his fallen here, just as there is the probability that Gabriel will once again be moved by his love of Kemuel. There is an equal probability that Gabriel will stand by and not interfere allowing Dean Winchester to finally destroy Dagon once and for all. We cannot predict the future because every decision made at this point will change the outcome."

Delores dropped down into her chair. "So the future is changed time and time again in a single moment based on the choices of billions of people."

"See Balthazar, I was correct. The magi is open to understanding." Michael said.

Dean parked the car and grabbed his sword as he got out of the vehicle. Gabriel followed suit and looked at the trees.

"Sam knows which way to go." Gabriel said. "From here on in it's up to you. I am going to withdraw behind Sam's soul otherwise Dagon might sense me. Don't screw up Deano. Kill Dagon."

"Sam?" Dean asked as his brother seemed to blink for a few moments as if coming out of a stupor.

"Yeah. Gabriel is there but he's not. He's doing the Lucifer imitation again." Sam pointed toward the trees. "That way, it's where Gabriel threw Kemuel into Purgatory. They going to use that stone as an altar for the sacrifice." Sam drew Lucifer's sword and started walking leaving Dean to draw Michael's sword and follow behind him..

God appeared in the huge mansion just as Sam stepped out of the shower. "Are you ready to see Dean?"

"You'll let me see him?" Sam asked skeptically.

"Yes, it's time for you to do your part. It's time to fix things and remove the threat of destruction from the world. This timeline is ended." She stepped forward and placed two fingers against Sam's forehead.

Dean reached out and grabbed Sam as he stumbled. "Sammy?"

"I'm okay, lets go."

"What the hell was that about?" Dean asked referring to Sam's near tumble.

"Lets just say you aren't the only one that's experienced two timelines. I think God...It was like I was somewhere else for a split second."

"Do what?" Dean said.

"I'll explain it to you, just not now. We have to stop Dagon and the fallen." Sam said pulling away and stepping forward.

"Whoa we can't just go running out there. We need a plan." Dean said.

Sam seemed to get a faraway look in his eyes for a moment. "Gabriel says that I should try to draw Dagon's attention. You have to be the one who kills him."

"What about the kid?" Dean asked.

"Just try to keep the fighting away from him and pray." Sam said starting forward.

Dagon was about to approach the altar with the child in his arms, sensing the grace of an angel he looked up pinning Sam with his gaze. "Lucifer, and here I was just about to summon our backstabbing brother to find out how to release you from your imprisonment."

"Which backstabbing brother would that be?" Sam asked stepping forward.

"The one who betrayed us both, Gabriel." Dagon answered calmly "Perhaps you would like to take part in our little ritual. We were just about to sacrifice this little one to call him." Dagon indicated the child in his arms."

"Why should I help you? You will only open the gates of Purgatory and release your Leviathan on the world. You know how I feel about those abominations." Sam answered as he walked closer to the altar.

Dagon suddenly stiffened and spun around. "What is this? One of Michael's avatars and wielding Michael's blade no less." Dagon said nodding to the fallen. "He might be an avatar but he is still only human."

Dean suddenly found himself under attack by several of the fallen and Sam Suddenly lunged forward snatching the child from a distracted Dagon who struck out with a manifested blade. Sam raised Lucifer's sword just in time to block the blow. Dagon suddenly found himself confronted with a nother Sam who scooped the child up and ran from the clearing leaving the Second Sam with his sword locked against Dagon's.

Dagon suddenly stepped back as he saw through the ruse. "Gabriel."

"Dagon." Gabriel answered. "Have you forgotten, Michael's sword, Michael's grace." Gabriel suddenly disappeared only to materialize at Dean's side.

Dagon growled. "Kill the vessel."

Gabriel suddenly manifested his angel blade in his left hand and threw it into the throat of one of the fallen creeping up behind Dean to his left.

"Shit there's no way. There's too many of them." Dean said.

"Dammit Dean get Dagon. Don't worry about these idiots. They aren't the important ones." Gabriel said as he took over Sam's body for the fight.

"But Sam," Dean protested.

"Don't worry about Sam, I'll keep him safe. These bastards aren't good enough to take me down Dean. But Dagon has to die by Michael's hands." Gabriel said parrying another blow.

"Yeah well you're an Archangel. You're supposed to be badass aren't you?" Dean gasped "Like Dickhead over there said. I'm human."

"Only because you're being stubborn. Just say yes and let Michael do it." Gabriel spat.

"What the hell?"

"Dammit Dean remember what dad put the effort into showing you. How things would have worked out if you had said yes." Gabriel said dodging a wild swing. "Get your head out of your ass Winchester!"

"But he's in the cage." Dean tried to justify his refusal.

"No he's not. Dad brought him up to do this. It has to happen this way." Gabriel explained. "Just say yes...please."