Here we go everyone! The last chapter of Shaded and the end of the Grace Trilogy. It has been a fun ride and I am sorry that I took so long but I hope you enjoyed this ride as much as you did. As always I love you all!

~ Noxy

Chapter 20: The Wings of an Archangel

"Gabe do something!"

"I can't Sam!"

"Please Gabriel! Dean is dying!"

"Castiel I know!"

"You're the Archangel of Healing!"

"No shit Michael!"

"You've healed far worse then this Gabriel!"

"Tell me something I don't know Raph!"

"Mum please! Save Poppa!"

"Monica please! Step back!"

"You can help him Mom! I know you can!"

"It's not that simple Razael!"

"Gabby hurry! His pulse is fading!"

"What do you want me to do Lucifer?!"

"Save him!"

"I CAN'T!" Gabriel yelled, making the room fall silent even as he kept a tight grip on the dying hunter. "The poison has already begun liquefying his internal organs! It's advancing too quickly! I don't have enough time to make an antidote."

Dean gripped Gabriel's hand weakly. "It's okay Gabe...I had a good run..."

"Please don't say that Pappy!" Monica cried. "Mum will find a way to save you. I know he will. Won't you Mum?"

Gabriel shook his head. "I can't counter the poison. It's moving too fast through his body and doing too much damage. He's doesn't have long. A half hour at most. And hour if he's stubborn."

"So that's it then?" Sam asked angrily. "You can't do anything?!"

"I didn't say that." Gabriel said softy.

Raphael frowned when he saw the gears start turning in his little brother's mind; he knew that look as, his baby brother was about to do something incredibly stupid. "Gabriel? What are you thinking about doing? Don't do anything reckless."

"Dad...It's time." The blonde called, his gold eyes fixed on the dying hunter.

Lucifer frowned. "Time? Time for what?"

Chuck appeared and he had a forlorn look on his face. "I guess this means that your time has come Gabriel."

Michael let out a growl. "Dad? What's going on?!"

Gabriel nodded. "We knew this day would come. Better now then later. Dean's still fairly young. This will work."

"I don't understand. What's happening?" Razael demanded to know.

"I know." Chuck said.

"Father please! Can you save Dean?" Castiel begged.

The deity reached out and grabbed the dying hunter and his youngest archangel son grabbed his mate and the four vanished. Sam had to close his eyes at the bright light that blinded him. When he opened them again he blinking in surprise. He looked around not sure why he was here or even how he was here.

"What's going on?" Sam asked. "Bobby's house burned down."

"Yeah. I know." Gabriel said, laying Dean down on the couch. "Just hold on Dean-o okay? This isn't the end for you. I promise."

Dean nodded and laid back resting. "No worries there. Just...Watch out for Cas yeah? Just in case I don't make it?"

"I didn't raise you to talk like that boy!"

Sam whirled to find Bobby standing there. "Bobby?!"

"Don't just stand there you idjit!" The older hunter snapped. "Get over there next to your brother while I help this angel of yours!"

Sam rushed to Dean's side, upset to see that there was blood starting to come from his brother's nose, ears, and mouth. "Guys! He's getting worse!"

Gabriel curse and moved to his side. "Okay Sam. I need you and Dean to trust me. Can you do that for me?"

Sam nodded and Bobby pulled Sam away. Gabriel crawled over top of Dean and his six huge wings came out to fill the room. Chuck knelt down next to him and placed one hand on Gabriel's shoulder and the other on Dean's. Bobby held Sam tight, pulling him a bit further away so they wouldn't be in the way.

"Time for some pay back Dean. For once...I'm kissing you." Gabriel said before his lips gently met Dean's in a soft kiss.

Chuck closed his eyes and began to channel his power making both the hunter and archangel glow. As the glow got brighter as ringing sound began that Sam easily recognized; the true voice of an angel. As Gabriel's voice got louder it was easy to tell that he was hurting; whatever was happening was causing his angel harm. Sam tried to more forward but Bobby held him tight.

"Just let them be. They know what they're doing Sam." Boddy said. "This is going to make your brother better."

The light finally faded away and with it Gabriel's screams. The angel moved away, stumbling towards his mate. Sam caught the clearly exhausted angel as he slumped down, gently lowering him to the floor. Once he was certain that his mate was fine he looked up to check on his brother only to have his jaw drop open in shock.

"Dean?"

SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

"It's been days." Michael said, holding his son Jared close. "Why aren't they answering us?"

Lucifer looked up from where he had just finished putting his daughter Ariah, Jared's twin sister, in a new dress. "Calm down Mike. I'm sure that once Dean is better they'll be back."

"How can we even be sure they found a way?" Razael said bouncing his own son, Jophiel on his knee while he played with his own food.

"If Dean was gone I would know." Castiel said. "Our Bond hasn't Faded but it has changed somehow. I just don't know why."

"But Poppa's okay right?" Monica asked. "I mean he's not hurting right?"

"No. Whatever Gabriel and our Father has done to him he's no longer in any pain." Castiel confirmed. "He's healed."

Michael held Jared closer. "It still makes me nervous. Especially with our children here. I don't want to leave the twins and Jophiel here alone."

"Wow...Talk about a vote of confidence." Raphael said to Crowley. "I guess we're invisible."

"What does that make us?" Crowley asked, bring in two freshly made bottles. "Chopped liver? We can watch the tykes."

Lucifer took one of the bottles. "Thank you for the offer, both of you, but Mike hasn't gotten past the separation stage yet. He doesn't even let the kids sleep in the nursery the Balthazar set up for them."

The First Born flushed. "I can't help it. I want them safe."

"This is the safest place outside of Heaven." Chuck said as he walked in. "Morning."

"Grandfather!" Monica said rushing over and hugging him. "Where's Poppa? Where's Mum and Pops? Why aren't they with you?"

"You mean us?" Dean asked as he came around the corner only to have Monica nearly tackle him to the ground. "Easy Sweetheart. I'm okay. Sorry I scared you. Believe me. I scared myself."

Castiel rushed from his seat and joined his daughter in hugging his mate. "Dean I was so worried! What happened?!"

"Chuck and Gabe had to take some drastic measures to save me but I'm okay now." Dean said kissing him. "I promise."

Lucifer breathed a sigh of relief. "I'm glad you're okay Dean. Where's Sam and Gabby?"

"Right here."

Crowley looked up at that; he knew that voice. "Robert?"

Bobby let go of Gabriel's arm and rushed into the room where he was met by a very happy demon. "I told you I'd find a way home. I'm just sorry I took so long."

"It's fine. You're here now." Crowley said before looking past his mate and towards the blonde archangel who as watching them. "Gabriel...I can't thank you enough."

Gabriel nodded, leaning against the wall. The blonde was pale and hard dark circles under his eyes. He looked almost the way he had nearly seven years ago when they had first found him. Michael passed Jared to Raphael as he rushed to his younger brother's side.

"Gabriel? What's wrong? You feel really weak and you look horrible." Michael said, carefully pulling his younger brother into a hug.

"I did what I had to. Right Sam?" Gabriel asked weakly.

Michael looked up only to freeze as he locked eyes with the hunter. Sam's eyes were a bright emerald green and nearly glowing with power. He felt his jaw drop as he tasted the power that was coming off the hunter. Not sure why he turned to Dean and could feel the same power coming off the older hunter.

"What the hell?!"

"Hey! Mike finally learned to cuss!" Gabriel said with a giggle. "Raphael, you owe me some money! Pay up!"

"Gabriel what the hell did you do?!" Michael asked, gripping his brother tight to look into his nearly hazel colored eyes.

"There was no way to save me." Dean said. "So Gabriel made the ultimate sacrifice for both Sam and I. He gave us each a piece of his Grace and...well..."

"I had three set of wings." Gabriel said. "In order for a human to become an angel an angel has to give that human a pain of wings. I had two sets to spare. I gave Sam and Dean each a set of wings. They are angels like us now."

There was a stunned gasp from around the room.

"So...does that mean..." Castiel asked, his voice filled with hope.

Gabriel nodded. "Old age will never claim them. They are ours to keep. Once I recover my strength then we need to begin training them how to use their Grace. For now...I think it' time to welcome our newest archangels into the fold. The Archangel's of Hunting, Sam and Dean Winchester."