Team Free Will was creating a plan.
"There are three Winchesters- minus the dad- he was the manipulator of the family, even though he was just human. He turned his kids into monsters. Mary- she's the firepower. Literally. She can summon fire, and use it against us. Sam has demon blood. He gets flashes of the future and can move things with his mind. Dean is pure human, believe it or not. He's just insane. He found out how to control Hellhounds, and has five of his own. Castiel is my little brother, a fallen angel, who has the usual angel powers, but he can see into people's minds and control them. That's them versus us. A half-human crossroads demon, a powerless witch, a bookworm, and an archangel who lost his wings. We're outmatched."
"So we should use our skills to defeat them. I was the best strategist back at MoL." Toni said. "Second best tolerance to mind control."
"You should fight Castiel."
"Even though I'm 'powerless', I still have a few tricks up my sleeve. I can protect myself from fire."
"Rowena to Mary."
"I can see Hellhounds." Crowley said.
"Crowley to Dean."
"And that leaves…" Toni said, her voice trailing off. "You and Sam."
"Okay. Well, this may be a suicide mission, but we have to save Crowley's son."
"And my grandson." Rowena said.
"Everyone in?"
"We'd follow you 'til the end. To save the world."
Dean stroked the hellhound, watching Sam read.
"No one else reads these days." Dean said softly. Sam looked up, glaring. The title of the book flashed gold. 'Alternate Universe Theory'.
"Really Sammy?" Dean asked.
"Knowledge is power." After Sam said that, there was silence as Dean smirked. Thunder rumbled, shaking the room. Dust fell down from the ceiling.
"That wasn't thunder, was it?" Dean sighed. "HOUNDS!"
Sam stood up as Dean's dogs raced into the room, by his side. Mary and Castiel walked out from the hallway. Castiel sighed.
"I read Gavin's mind. It's the freedom fighters. They're unravelling our wards."
"Can we stop them?"
"Why would we?" Dean asked. "This is gonna be fun."