So this is an AU!world idea that I had, it's been floating around for a while now. That what if situation where AU!Michael (who I'm calling Mikael) does team up with Asmodeus and take over this world side by side. Hell spills over on earth and the two worlds collide, the angels go to war to defend their home, even their archangels reunite to defend their world, but not even that is enough and the world falls into apocalyptic chaos.

Until hope comes from the most unlikely source, the hope to fix their future and prevent the past, to save the world once and for all.

AN: the Winchester's and Castiel are mentioned but not featured in this story as this is not their story to be told. This is from the POV of others. About the archangels and these two people.

"Open the door!" The knocking was insistent, pounding at the door, if it hadn't been reinforced the force might have knocked it off the hinges, "Cousin I know you are in there! Open the damn door!"

The candles flickered as the figure in the room scurried to the door, casting their warm glow over the sanctuary, they hoped the other had picked more up as their currant ones were running out of life and they were the only source of light they had anymore.

After the worlds had collided, everything had changed, the humans went into hiding, the ones that survived, and the war had been ground shaking. All electricity had been lost, the mankind of the twenty first century was thrusted way back to the ways of their great ancestors. The age of technology had been downgraded back to the dark ages.

The world was a waste land now.

Heaven not much better, the angel's situation had been dire before, but now. The ones that had survived the wars had been turned to slaves. Slaves to the demons and the armies from the other world. They had put up a grand fight, defending their home until the last breath, even their archangels had come together. The war had been long, years upon years, and slowly but surely, they had crumbled.

Hell had spilled on Earth, demons taking over, following after the prince that had produced the greatest in their time. His weapon the Archangel Gabriel. He had known that the other Archangels would never harm the Messenger, not intentionally, and their love for their brother had been their downfall.

Raphael had been ambushed, cornered until they were able to pitch him back into Purgatory. Breaking his bow in two to ensure he would have no means of defense.

Lucifer had fought diligently, all passed disagreements left there, fighting at his brother's sides until the end. His downfall had been his lack of weapon, his trident having been lost in his fall from grace, left to fight the war with a sword that had no meaning to him.

Michael had been the last to fall, in front of everyone, and example and a warning. Asmodeus and Mikael were unstoppable, undefeatable, and with everyone watching they beheaded him. Michael had been defeated, long before his capture, and welcomed Death with open arms and a new light to his eyes, the worlds new owners gloated their victory before doing the deed, missing the archangel's eyes flitting to the duo at the back of the crowd, hidden by the moving bodies, the drab clothes and the shadows that had replaced what once had been light, he twitched his chin slightly, to the side, and they had taken their cue to leave.

He did not want them to see this.

As one last respect to the brothers he was to see again soon enough.

"Dammit! Jack!", the pounding on the door got louder, "Open the door! It's cold out here!"

"Hang on! I have to remove the warding first!"

He heard the other one groan from the outside, but the pounding stopped, and he placed his hand in the middle of the door just like they had been shown. The warding began to glow, a bright gold, and he reached through the solid obstruction to pull the other in.

Jack stepped to the side to avoid being knocked over as he stumbled into the room and turned back to reset the wards that had been placed to keep unwanted visitors out, the other shedding his went coat and the goggles on the old broken table. Running a hand through his wild curls, shaking out the water from the mess, the humidity in the room making them stand on end.

"Jack,", he surged forward when his friend turned away from the door, "Jack I think I found something!"

The younger boy met him half way, a smile creeping over his face, "When you say that do you mean-?"

He nodded his head quickly, curls bouncing in sync, and reached for his pack he'd left on the table with his goggles.

"Isaiah, you know what this could mean,", Jack stepped forward, as he pulled whatever it was he had found from his bag, Jack raised an eyebrow at the old dusty book, but the other paid him no mind, tossing his pack back on the table, "Didn't you say you were going out to get food?"

"I did us one better!"

Isaiah opened the book to the marked page, the spine crackled and the pages were a faded yellow, worn from time. Jack peered over the others shoulder, reading it slowly, mouth the words out, and he turned to peer at him again, "A time travelling spell?"

"And this," he flipped the page again, turning to what seemed like a new chapter, "I think I know where to find your dad's trident too."

Jack looked up in shock, that is what had been his father's downfall, not having his weapon in hand. The only way to end a Prince of Hell was to end them with the weapon they had been created with. If Lucifer had had his trident, perhaps it wouldn't have ended as it did, and their world would still be theirs.

"But Isaiah, we don't know how to time travel,", Jack turned away from him and the other boy followed him closely, "Jack this may be our only chance," "And what happens if it doesn't work! What happens if the trident isn't there!" "We can't not try. We could save our family. You barely just got to be with your dad and he was taken from you."

He froze there, it was true, he had only just gotten to be with his real father and they had only just gotten to know each other, and now all he had left was the long rose-gold feather he'd managed to save and the picture that Sam had snapped of them on the couch of the once bunker.

Jack choked on a breath and the other spun, the older boy jumped to his side in an instant, the book discarded on the table again, wanting to comfort the younger boy. He had gotten to be with his dad almost his entire life, and though he missed him terribly, he was at peace with it. Jack on the other hand hadn't had what he had. Him and his parent were just starting to get along together, get to know each other, and then he'd been taken from him.

"Jack, no, I didn't mean to make you upset,", he wrapped his arms around the smaller boy, him and his mouth, always saying things without thinking first, "Please don't cry. It's going to be a good thing. We can save our family, get our fathers back, we can be together again."

Sometimes, with all that he did, it was easy to forget just how much younger the other was then him. Isaiah hugged him close, the warm light flickering over their forms, and peered at the page over his shoulder. Jack nodded and began to pull away, in the end it was a great plan, go back to try and find his father's trident, and in the same moment, try and save their family, perhaps they could change how their future actually turned out. Isaiah let him go, but watched closely, his power was more entuned with his emotions then the older boys was, and that was all they needed right now.

But he merely retreated to his bed, curling up on his side, back facing the older boy. Isaiah sighed deeply, running a hand through his curls, he didn't have to see it to know that he was clutching the feather from his father and hugging that picture of his close to his chest. And he couldn't say anything about it either, as he himself had done the same thing with what he had left of his own parent, it was heart breaking and comforting at the same time.

He turned to read through his new found book a bit more before turning in himself, blowing out the candles one by one, but leaving the one between their beds flickering. Jack was scared of the dark and the soft light helped to comfort him.

The older boy curled up on his side, facing the younger, listening as his breathing slowly evened out. Reaching under his old pillow, he pulled a small chain out, completely whole, no link or hook, and on the other end was a medallion. He rubbed a thumb over it, once and then twice, smiling to himself slightly, and pulled it close to press a kiss to the warm metal.

"Goodnight father."

"Yer daddies are goin' be turnin' in their graves if they knew what you boys were plannin'."

The Robert Singer of their world had perished long ago, but the Robert Singer of the other world had come over when Mikael had breached the rift between both, him and what was left of their group. Though they may be two completely different people, the dissimilarities stopped at that, one may not believe that this Robert Singer was not this world's Robert Singer, they were so much alike.

Isaiah and Jack exchanged looks, rubbing at their heads, the older man gave them both a heated look and waved one of his men away. These two were no intruders nor scavengers, though they sure looked like they could be, and he'd vouch for these boys with everything he owned.

He had not taken to them as he had now back when he first met them, blaming them for the mistakes that their parent's counterparts had made, ordering the men to attack on sight, and making sure they knew to stay away. They had no place with them, halflings, angel spawn was just as bad as angels themselves. And then the boys had saved their camp, just after losing their family, and he'd warmed up to them just as everyone else had. He was not their parents, and he didn't want to assume the role, but they were as good as.

Though they lived off somewhere on their own, not even he was trusted to know where they actually stayed, and the mistrust was not taken by offense especially in the world they lived in. You didn't trust your own blood with too much, let alone a different species, not with something as important as where you slept.

"Yea we know, but we're gonna do it, we have to uncle Bobby.", Isaiah tried to make their case, as it was some of his people that they needed to get some of the items needed for the spell, Bobby met his gaze head on and stared until the younger lowered his gaze to the ground. Jack looked between them both, scratching at his forehead under the hat he wore, not saying a word at the moment, and that was for the best. Just the thought of possibly getting to see his father again, getting to save him from his future, was enough to make him choke anytime he opened his mouth to speak.

"I dunno boys. It sounds more like a suicide mission then anything. We don't exactly have many people to spare for this sorta thin'."

Isaiah groaned miserably, scrubbing his hands over his face, "Uncle Bobby, if we can do what we think we can do, then these people won't have to worry about living in this shit hole.", Bobby reached a hand up to smack the boy over the head again and the youngin ducked back quickly, so he pointed instead, "Yer daddy would wash that mouth out if he ever heard you talkin like that."

He'd met the boy's father a few times in passing, he wasn't exactly a soft-spoken archangel, rough around the edges, but he was good at what he'd done. The Healer of Heaven had spent much of his free time in the camp, fixing what he could, and keeping his child from falling victim to any raids, he wasn't what he would call a soft person, but he was liked by the children, despite his hard tones and sharp orders and he cared deeply. He was fond of his boy, very fond, often rubbing a hand over his thick curls, keeping him close when he himself was not on the battle field with his brothers, and leaving the boy here when he was, always returning for him.

Until he didn't.

"My daddy ain't here."

Bobby wasn't phased by this, "I'd do so myself."

"Like to see you try old man."

Jack sighed and tugged his cousin back, Isaiah falling silent immediately, knowing when the younger boy needed his moment. He had been so new to the world before it had fallen apart, and he still was, he hadn't even turned a year old yet before everything hit the fan, "Uncle Bobby, we need the chance to try, we could go and fail or we could go and succeed, but how will we know if don't try?"

He sure hated it when his words were thrown back at him, and by the baby of the family, he had sure inherited his daddy's smooth tongue. He knew how to make his case, and Bobby would be damned if he didn't feel at least slightly proud of the kid for knowing how to get his way without resorting to some of the words the other did, and in that he made their argument more convincing.

"You,", Jack smiled as he pointed at him, "Yer daddy would be proud to hear you pleadin your case like that. Little brats."

He turned, waving them forward, and they shared a grin, "Thanks kiddo.", Isaiah whispered in his ear as they jogged to catch up with the man they called their uncle, their only living uncle that is, Bobby lead them to a small tent that he called his home, and pointed at the cot, "Sit.", the plopped down together as he rummaged through a chest at the back of his tent.

"We've been keeping an eye out since word of your plan reached out ears.", he huffed in triumph at finding whatever he had been searching for, "A scroll, one of Uriel's, wisdom.", he passed the old yellowing scroll to the younger of the two, Jack took it in hand, holding it delicately, "A dove, Chamuel, love.", Isaiah made a face as he passed him the dead bird. Holding it away from his face, despite his parentage, he had no desire to see the broken neck of the symbol of love, "And Ryder donated his stuffed dog, symbol of innocence, you needed four things but we aren't going to risk ourselves getting the last one."

The last, a symbol of courage, something from the tree of life, as the angel of courage had guarded it...courageously...until he himself had been struck down. Jack was silent a moment, looking down at the scroll and the stuffed dog, they were so close, he was so close to getting to see his father again, even a father from another time was better than his father now, and all they needed was one more ingredient to their spell.

"I can get it."

"I don' like this boy. But I know nothin' I say is gonna stop you.", Bobby stood, holding the tent flap open for them as they exited the tent behind him, tucking the items in the older boy's pack. "Jus' be careful alright. I don' wanna have to explain to your daddies why you joined them before I did." Jack hugged him tightly for a long minute, one of the few that got to, and he tugged the older boy into a quick embrace. Isaiah clapped him on the back and tightened his arms around him for a moment before pulling back.

"We'll be back uncle Bobby. I promise. I trust Jackie when he says he can get us the fruit."

"It's not that I don' trust you boys," Bobby walked with them to the camp line, where their camp blended away into the heavily wooded protections of their dense forest, "I promised yer daddies I'd watch out for you if anything was to happen to them. I don' wanna see anythin' happen to ya."

They hugged the older man one last time, Jack pulled his hood up, and Isaiah pulled his leather fingerless gloves on, "Come back in one piece, ya hear."

It was well after dark when they made their way back into the human camp, sneaking in with the shadows, some men jumped as they approached, reaching for their weapons, but quickly settled down upon seeing who it was. Younger children cheered softly and waved, running up to greet them, asking about their adventure and if they had gotten what they needed. Jack kept his hood up, doing his best to divert questions to the older boy next to him, Isaiah side-eyed him, trying to note what could be wrong without the boy actually telling him.

Jack was not one to tell you when he was in rough shape. He'd only ever told his father, who didn't tolerate him keeping it to himself, and that was it. Otherwise if one assumed something was wrong it was up to them to figure out what and then address it. He didn't say anything on it though, letting him have his moment of knowing he'd succeeded just as he had said, fruit from the tree of life safely among the rest of the items in his pack.

Bobby met them half way, arms crossed, face set in its permanent sternness. But they knew he was happy to see them, and in one piece as he had said, he assumed anyway. They would never tell him if they weren't anyway, so his always hoped his assumptions were right.

He raised an eyebrow when the younger boy grinned, holding an extra fruit up, tugging it out from his hoodie pocket, "Told you uncle Bobby."

The man caught the fruit when he tossed it, staring at it in awe, before handing it off to someone to be put away for safe keeping. They all knew what the fruits were worth and what they were capable of, new life, healing, you name it. It was like having a piece of God with you, and in this world, they lived in, they could most certainly use something like that.

"So now what?", he turned when Isaiah grinned, "Now we hit the time stream."

"Cheeky little shit."

They spent the rest of the night in the human settlement, Jack played with the other kids, as Isaiah watched him from his spot by the fire. They laughed and chased each other for a while until even that got too much and they sat together, in a group, and watched the Nephilim boy make shadow puppets. He was so cheating with his powers but he didn't have the heart to call him on it.

"So, how're ya really doin?"

Isaiah looked up as the older man sat next to him on the over turned log, and heaved a sigh, for a moment, a quick fleeting moment, Bobby got to see the kid that sat next to him. And then it passed, walls shooting back up, defenses back on high alert. Jack was better at hiding his emotions then his older cousin.

"I miss him uncle Bobby."

"I would call you crazy if ya didn.", there was no mistaking who him was. Bobby felt for the boy, having lost his father and then his entire family in one foul swoop, all because a certain weapon had not been there to turn the tides of the war. They had searched for it, everyone searched everywhere, but no one could find the thing, and then it was too late, "And I feel guilty about it too."

Bobby turned to look down at the boy, raising an eyebrow at the confession, "Why in your granddaddy's name would you feel guilty about it?"

Isaiah shrugged, tucking his knees up close, resting his chin on his crossed arms, "Because I didn't see it. I didn't see as my dad was struck down, tossed back into Purgatory, and the gates locked behind him. But Jack," he spared the younger a look, smiling as he smiled, "He did. He saw Lucifer get struck down, saw him bound and hung, saw him stripped and beaten, he saw it all uncle Bobby. And then he watched as he was killed."

"I'm not gonna defend the devil, not matter what he's done to try and make up for his past mistakes," Isaiah gave him a heated glare and he raised a hand to stop him from interrupting, "But that S.O.B adored that boy. Just as your daddy adored you. They'd have taken what they had a thousand times if it meant you didn't have to suffer it."

He too looked over at the late Morningstar's son, watching him carefully, he had become alarming talented at hiding his true intents and emotions. For the longest time he had blamed the captive Messenger, blaming him for being weak and so easily caught, blaming him for what had befallen their family. The Messenger no doubt blamed himself, up in whatever construct or cage he was being held in, the only remaining member of his family, his brothers all gone and their children scattered to the winds without any sort of guidance or protection. Knowing he was responsible for it all.

Both boys had blamed him for the longest time, until they finally moved passed it, and realized that he had lost just as much as they had, if not more.

If they went back now, they could find the trident, they could save their family, both sides. They could keep Gabriel from falling into Asmodeus hands, stop the rift between worlds, and if the war still had to occur, they could give them a better chance. Jack would get to be with his father again and he with his, and they could be together again, without the worry of what would become their future.

And on the other hand, they could fail.

They could not find it, and come back to here, after having to live it a second time around.

"An' they'd tan both yer hides if they knew what you were doin',", time was never something to mess with, he's heard that more than enough, it was difficult to do too. But they were children of archangels. They were stronger than the average Nephilim, stronger than the average angel, "And if that bein how they'd respond then I think you should do it."

"Are you... Are you giving us your blessing?", Bobby shook his head, "Oh hell no. If you do succeed and I have to see those two again, I want it very clear that I was against this idea of yours, don't want to be on their bad side."

They settled into a companionable silence, watching the fire crackle and dance in front of them, listening to the soft giggling from the children behind them.

"How're ya gonna do it?"

"Jack can open the portal", Isaiah tossed a twig into the flames, "I can charge the portal with enough power to open the time rift."

There was no more talk about it, not until the next morning, for now they blended in with the crowds and enjoyed their last night with what they knew, before venturing off into the unknown.

Jack shook with the force of the portal he'd opened, his powers straining, eyes blazing bright gold, sweat beading on his temple. He grits his teeth as the familiar sensation of his power rising from somewhere deep, like his belly was twisting, as he called for more. Isaiah pulled his goggles down over his eyes, reaching deep within himself for that same reaction, pulling at his power like his cousin had, blue sparks jumped sporadically from his arms until they formed what looked like tiny lightning bolts, pushing his power into it as much as he could, the blue intensified, concentrating, and he reached for the portal when he knew it would be enough.

The gold mixed with the blue, swirling together in perfect harmony, sparks jumped from the swirling vortex, into the ground and nearby trees. The camp was ready to move, the sonic boom that had echoed when the portal opened no doubt heard by unwanted ears, and they would come to investigate, hoping to find the two.

Bobby stood at the front of the crowd, all watching the two, hoping that it was the last time they'd be seen. Hoping that they could achieve what they were setting out to do, and that there was still hope for their future, no matter what happened in the meantime.

Isaiah reached for Jack's hand, gold met blue, and they spared the camp and its people one final look, before running into the portal. There was another boom, and the people began to disappear into the woods, to get a head start on any that might come to investigate, Bobby stayed a moment longer watching until the portal closed behind the pair.

He doubted that God listened to them anymore, and he wasn't a religious man, seeing as to what had happened to him and his kind without any intervention, but he sent a prayer up for those two.

A smile slowly spread over his bloody lips, tugging at the stitches, his head hung low and grace nearly gone. But even he was strong enough to feel the pull, heard the echoing boom as the portal was opened. Asmodeus appeared in the doorway of his cell, demanding answers despite knowing that he'd sewn his mouth shut, and he merely smiled.

Chuck and Amara shared a smile, hands intertwined, Dark and Light united at long last. He turned to look at the older hunter, eyes shining with renewed joy, being reunited with one's other half must do that, "I think we're going to go away for a while and..."

"Hey, yeah," Dean held up his hands, no further explanation was needed, he understood what was needed, "Family Meeting. I get it."

The calmness in the atrium shifted, the wind shifted directions, and the all froze at the sudden change in atmosphere. The light mood being replaced by something more, something harder, something stronger, and lightning cracked. Dean looked to Chuck, who shook His head, Amara looked around Her, trying to find what had interrupted their moment of reconciliation.

There was a soft pop, Dean jumped back as a swirling mass of energy came to life, spinning and spinning and spinning, gold mixed with blue, sparks jumping from the rotating vortex of color, Chuck stepped forward examining the vortex and the charge imbedded in it, Amara following Him on the other side.

"Do you know what the heck this is?"

Chuck ignored him for a moment and Dean waited as patiently as Dean Winchester can wait, "Chuck!"

"It's a time portal, the charge," He weaved His fingers in the glow and swirls, energy swirled around His fingers, "I've seen it before but that's impossible."

The vortex released a bang as it took hold, Chuck stepped back carefully, watching as the mouth of the portal opened wide. There was darkness on the other side, and for a moment He feared that the ones who had made the portal had not made it through, and then they broke through the back.

Running through the end of the portal and out the front came two boys, covered in dust, and drab worn clothes that had surely seen better days. Dust flew from the elder's curls as he caught the younger around the waist.

Dean was shocked still at the sudden appearance, Amara not much better, but Chuck seemed to recognize them. Well, one of them, and He stepped forward, "This is impossible.", though nothing was really impossible when it came to His Family, "You're just a babe."

"Brother?", Amara stepped up beside Her brother, watching cautiously as Chuck reached out for the taller one, tugging him around, he grunted slightly as he was tugged with the other still struggling to catch his bearings, "Do you know this boy?"

Chuck hummed in reply, reaching to tug the boys goggles up, away from his shining eyes, "I do. Not this version, but I know him," the boy looked up at Him, meeting His gaze, "Granddad?", He hummed again, "You were just born."

Despite contrary belief, He had no problems with the Nephilim, the good ones. He knew when His third eldest son had conceived a child with a human medicine woman. He'd been excited when He'd learned He was going to be a grandfather.

"Grandfather?"

The other turned in his grasp to look up at the being he'd only ever heard stories of and peered up at Him, Chuck smiled, as comforting as He hoped He was able, not knowing exactly what these boys had been through, but if one was to go by their appearance it wasn't anything good.

"You", He pulled the others hood down, revealing dirty blonde hair and shaded blue eyes, "Aren't even born yet."

"Granddad.", Isaiah surged forward, curling around the scruffy man, and Jack huffed as he was pulled forward by association. Hugging himself close to his grandfather despite his cousin being in between them. Amara walked up behind them, peering over her brother's shoulder curiously. The little one was achingly similar to the light bringer.

"Hey I got you", Chuck held him close for a moment, peering over at his Sister, "Amara...?"

She nodded softly, this was a family matter, and she wanted to see how this family really interacted, "Brother for them to come back from whatever time they are from, it must be important.", Chuck smiled at His sister over the boy's curls, petting them back for a soft moment, "I think we should head back. They must have a story to tell."

Dean wanted to voice his protest, he didn't even know these kids, didn't know who or what they were. All he did know was that they called Chuck 'grandfather' and that they had somehow travelled through time. Had he not just been through what he had been through it would have been a bit more mind-blowing. Perhaps once the shock had worn off he would still be mind-blown, but until then, he shrugged.

Chuck pulled the youngster away only slightly, cupping his cheek for a moment, "Come on boys.", He turned his attentions to the other two in the room, keeping the boys close for a bit longer. "Sister I need you to find Lucifer.", she tilted her heard slightly, and he curled a hand around the shorter boy's cheek absentmindedly, "You must recognize him?"

She nodded slowly, and then it dawned on her, her mouth falling open slightly.

"His...son..."

Chuck nodded, Jack looked up at them silently, hearing his father's name.

"He needs to be present for this.", Amara nodded in agreement and vanished in a soft lift of the wind. Dean looked between Chuck and the two kids.

"Lucifer has a son?"

"Not yet.", Chuck looked down at the boy, "Soon. But not yet."

"No!", Jack pulled himself from Isaiah's grip, Chuck's grip, and threw a hand up. The bullet froze midair, golden energy surging from his fingertips. Sam looked stricken, seeing Dean alive and well, Chuck with him, and now this. Toni Bevell gasped as her breath seemed to leave her, pulled right from her chest, eyes wide as she stared at the new arrivals. This should not have happened, according to her sources and planning, Sam Winchester was free for the taking, and Dean Winchester was no longer an issue.

This was not in her plan.

"Leave him alone."

Chuck reached for the youngster a moment too late, he threw his hand to the side and the woman was sent flying, "Hey hey hey, get back here.", he tugged him back and gave him a stern look, "Do not do that again.", he curled a hand around the boy's temple, despite the dirt and caked on dust, "You still weak from opening that portal and maintaining it. Take it easy."

Dean rushed forward, watching the bullet drop out of midair, whatever was holding it back no longer holding it. Sam met him half way, the collided in a hug, throwing the rule out the window in this moment that they both knew the other was alive and well.

Jack curled around the older boy's arm, mumbling about a headache, and Isaiah smiled sadly at him.

"Small price to pay for getting us here?"

"I hate you."

"Love you too cousin."

Chuck smiled at the pair, but turned His attentions to the two hunters, looking around the room silently for a moment.

"Where is Castiel?"

Sam pulled away from his brother at the question and motioned to the sigil on the wall, "He was banished,", Chuck inclined His head slightly, 'Sister?'

'I will get him.'

'Thank you.'

"He's going to need a vessel."

"Who?", Sam tilted his head, looking to his brother for help, he was left thinking that everything had returned because his brother was dead, Chuck and Amara were dead, and here they were. Chuck most certainly alive and well, Dean alive and kicking, and he was sure Amara was still out there somewhere because it didn't seem to him that any sort of balance was broken.

Dean shook his head.

"Lucifer.", Chuck met Sam's look with one of His own, daring him to say something, Jack looked up at the mention of his father's name again, "Father?"

"Yes son, your father," He waved a hand at the empty couch across from them, a blonde man appeared, not making a sound, no movements, an empty shell waiting for its inhabitant. He looked between both grandchildren and turned an imploring gaze on the Winchesters, "Mind allowing them to get cleaned up?"

Dean nodded, leaving Sam for a moment, showing the two where the showers were. Jack shook his head when he was shown to his own shower, and held on tighter to his older cousin's arm, Isaiah thanked the hunter softly, tugging the younger into the bathroom he'd been shown to. Chuck made sure they had clean clothes to change into, taking their old ones, and Isaiah's pack.

Unhooking the latch, he tossed the top of the knapsack back, and began to rifle through it. Sam sat across from him, tilting his head in confusion, "Chuck...Should you be..."

"I will search through my own grandson's bag if I so choose to."

He pulled out little things, knickknacks and trinkets, pieces of metal, no doubt to conduct his power. He pulled free some blades, a few throwing knives, and some pictures. One of the younger of the pair, he was sitting somewhere in the open, sun shining in the background, the blonde man next to him ruffling his hair. A rose-gold feather. Some broken arrow heads and other various things. And of course, the biggest item in the bag, the book.

Flipping it open to the marked page, He felt His insides twist, just what had the boys lived to lay witness to that they needed Lucifer's trident?

Amara appeared behind Him, with the two angels in question, Lucifer took to the vessel waiting for him immediately, rotating out the kinks and cramps.

"Oh, sweet Nick.", he looked to his Father a moment, "He made it to Heaven, right?"

"With his wife and child."

He smiled and thanked his Parent silently, Chuck nodded in return, looking at all the things scattered on the library table, reaching for a single broken arrow head, "Aren't these Raphael's?", Chuck nodded silently and Lucifer hummed, running a finger over the carvings in the fine moon stone. These particular sets had been a gift from him to his little brother.

"Brother, where are-?"

"They are getting cleaned up and will join us in a moment."

Amara nodded, taking a seat next to Her brother at the table, reading the book He's passed to her. Castiel had made his way to the Winchesters side, frowning at the unfamiliar presence in the halls, fingers curling around his blade tightly when he heard the soft padded footsteps on the stone flooring. Lucifer looked up from the picture he'd been examining, both angels turning to look at who or what was headed their way, one on defense and the other curious, a boy turned the corner, new flannel and jeans, socked feet softly stepping over the cool floor, Castiel stepped forward threateningly, but the boy paid him no mind, his eyes focusing on the archangel near the table.

He didn't even seem to care that their pack had been emptied.

"Father?"

Lucifer huffed as the boy rammed himself into his chest, arms tightening around his middle, and he looked up at the others in confusion. His Father smiling at him knowingly, Sam's mouth had fallen open in shock, and Castiel's eyes widened. Slowly he curled his arms around the small shaking frame, taking a moment to realize that the boy was crying, crying into his chest, soaking through his shirt, whispering about his 'father' and they stood like that for a moment.

The boy was small, his grace much smaller than his physical age would dictate but looks could be deceiving. He was just born, still a mere babe, and Lucifer curled his free hand around the back of the boy's wet head, "Did you just call me 'father'?"

Lucifer looked up at them again, eyes wide in a multitude of different emotions; fear, disbelief, hope, uncertainty. Chuck nodded at him, motioning to the doorway with His chin, and they turned to look at the other as he came to a stop, eyes taking in his bag having been upturned, "Uncle?"

"I guess you could say that this entire thing started, when you didn't come back Grandfather, you left again."

Chuck felt shame heat up His face as they recounted their story, from beginning up until the moment they had arrived here in that atrium at the park. Jack hadn't let go of his father's arm since they had met, even though this version wasn't really his father, in the same breath it was, seeing as they didn't honestly hop universes, this was just a younger version of his father. Lucifer had taken it in stride, curling his arm around the youth's shoulders and pulling him close.

Knowing he was a father was something that he was still having a hard time wrapping his mind around. This was his boy, this child here at his side, was his son. He wanted to keep him as close as ever since finding out that the fledgling was his fledgling.

"Sam and Dean blamed dad for many of the things that went wrong, he helped them and they still treated him like the bad guy, he had done what they'd asked, and in putting himself on that line, in thanks, they tried to put him back in the cage again."

Lucifer looked down at his boy, that was clearly a subject he had some opinions on that he was withholding from them, perhaps they weren't as respectful as this version of it had been, he was proud that his son would try and remain respectful.

"They were mad that he possessed Castiel even though he gave him permission to do so."

Sam and Dean exchanged looks, "And uncle Luci was mad at you for apologizing for leaving like you did, Granddad, and then you left him again without so much as saying goodbye."

Chuck looked down at His hands in shame, as that was what He had been about to do again, up until the two boys had made their appearance. If one really thinks about it, the only reason they had stayed, they had went after Lucifer after the fight, was because of the fledglings interrupting their departure. Lucifer gave his Father a long hard look, and when Chuck couldn't meet his gaze, he hummed in understanding.

"So, your apology, all those fancy words you used, were they just ploys to get me to agree to fight for you?"

"Brother", even Amara sounded surprised, Lucifer turned his gaze on Her but She ignored him in favor of Her brother, "Is this true?"

Chuck couldn't answer a question that they already knew the answer to, and it wasn't a good answer either, Isaiah jumped in before anything could be said that would cause the peace to break and war to start. That's all they needed, was to escape one war only to start another, and motioned for Jack to continue.

Amara shook Her head at Her brother.

"Right, um, okay, and then Jack?"

Lucifer looked down at the little guy in his side and nodded, "Yea, and then kiddo?"

"Well you jumped around a lot, vessel to vessel, a Rockstar, even then President," Dean interrupted him, "He possessed the President?", Jack nodded, "That's where you met my mom, her name was Kelly Kline, shew as the president's assistant."

Lucifer took note of his tone and frowned, "She did not make it passed childbirth, did she?", Jack shook his head slowly and he pulled him closer, "I'm so sorry little one. If she was anything like you she has surely made it to paradise, she must have a pure soul,". Jack looked up at him in surprise, never expecting his father to say something so heartfelt, and he meant it, he could tell. Though the father he knew had never actually said anything, to his face anyway, derogatory about his mother he had thought that surely his father would not regret any human's death.

"And then Crowley trapped you. Instead of being sent back to the cage he took you prisoner. I'm not really sure what happened during that, you didn't like talking about it a whole lot, but you managed to get out."

They listened closely to what they were told, anger was shared between them at some instances, and then sadness. Lucifer's grip noticeably tightened around the young man in his side at some intervals, and at others he looked down right murderous, clearly living up to the title Satan when it came to whatever rolled through his mind during those moments.

"And then Uncle Gabriel fell victim to Asmodeus, and he used his power to wreak havoc on the world, Mikael-", "Who?", "Michael from another universe, evil, killed his you, before killing our you, everyone's dead. The universes mixed. There were wars. Lots and lots of wars."

Chuck leaned forward, pointing at the book He'd found in Isaiah's bag, "That's why you have the book, I'm assuming you stole it, you were trying to find a way to defeat him."

Isaiah nodded, taking over for his younger cousin, Jack smiled at him gratefully and let himself be tugged into his father's administrations, looking him over for any minute injury, leaning deeper into his side, and Lucifer tugging him as close as he could, pressing a chaste quick kiss to his head.

"Asmodeus uses uncles power to strengthen himself, it gives him new powers on top of his powers he has as a Prince of Hell. He keeps him prisoner now. He used him to defeat the others, he knew that they would never willingly fight their youngest brother, and he used that to his advantage. Casting my father back into Purgatory without any means of defense, hunting down uncle Michael and taking him prisoner, finding where Lucifer had hidden and dragging him back before turning the blade on him. Michael was the last one to go."

"They cut his wings off father," Jack whispered into the Morningstar's shoulder in horror, recalling that day almost as if it had happened only yesterday, "Then they drained his grace from him."

"Before they chopped his head off."

Lucifer hushed the hatchling next to him, pulling him back into his chest, petting at his hair tenderly until he fell silent and his breathing calmed again.

"The only thing that could defeat a Prince of Hell is the weapon that made him a Prince of Hell. But no one knew where your trident was. We all looked, everyone, but no one could find it. Not even you.", Isaiah nodded at his book, "We figured if we could come back and stop certain things from occurring your trident wouldn't be lost completely and we could save everyone."

"We honestly hadn't meant to come back this far," Jack piped up softly, "I sort of miscalculated the distance and we only had enough ingredients to jump once."

He smiled as his father scratched at his cheek softly, "Hey kiddo, even that is an accomplishment, being this young and coming back at all is something to be proud of, don't sell yourself short."

"We were kind of hoping", Isaiah looked at him with wide hopeful eyes, "That perhaps you'd just misplaced it and forgot in your older ago?"

Lucifer narrowed his eyes, but ignored the joke on his age for the moment, there was a time and a place but shook his head. Honestly, he had no idea where his trident had gone, he'd dropped it during the fall and assumed that Michael had found it.

"I'm sorry, I wish I did, but I dropped it during the fall and when I went back to get it, it had disappeared. I have no idea where it went. I assumed that Michael had taken it."

Jack and Isaiah exchanged glances.

"Uncle doesn't have it."

"Father you had once said that your Trident was part of you, like, it was a part of your grace?", Lucifer hummed from where he was leaning over a book, upon the realization that he literally and honestly had no idea as to where it could be they had started research almost immediately, Sam and Lucifer had retreated to the library, with Jack in tow, to crack open the books. While Dean, Castiel, and Isaiah made their way into Purgatory.

If they were being honest when they said that Gabriel was alive, but injured, then there was one they would need to fix him.

Chuck and Amara had went to the cage, to see what could be done about Michael, see if there was any way to fix what had been broken after years and years trapped within his own mind.

"Yes. It's tied to it. But not in the way that I can call it like magic. More so it's tied to my strength and power, to my core precisely, literally made for me and only me."

Sam looked up as he seemed to understand where the boy was going with this question, leaning over his book as he leaned forward slightly, "Lucifer you burn cold."

"Now is not the time for jokes Sammy."

"I'm being serious", Lucifer looked up, leaning over Jack's leg to peer up at the hunter, and nodded once, "Yes Sam. I burn cold. Literally the element of Ice. Some call me snow miser."

Jack giggled softly, clearing the tension, "I like that movie.", Lucifer grinned up at him, "So do I. We're going to have to watch it some night before bed."

Sam smiled at them, "Lucifer if your trident is tied to your core, Ice as you say, if you dropped it what would it do?"

"Conceal itself. As precaution, in case any humans were to wonder upon. The wouldn't know what it was."

The younger hunter nodded, turning to look at the fallen angel's son for a moment, his next question for him, "You said that you had all searched everywhere you could? Right?", the boy nodded his head, leaning against his parent's shoulder as Lucifer went back to reading whatever manifest or atlas he had found among the many shelves of books.

"We looked everywhere we could."

Sam tapped the map he was looking at, an idea forming, "What about the icecaps?"

Jack shook his head, "They all basically melted. What was left was taken up to the 'Kingdom in the Sky'."

Lucifer looked up, turning to give the hunter his attention again, "You don't think...", Sam gave a shrug but looked back down at his book, "According to this, the coldest place on earth, an ice sheet known as the East Antarctic Plateau, has a record of temperatures plummeting down as low 136 degrees, between the high ridges of Dome Argus and Dome Fuji, two summits.", "And if it was the coldest thing on earth at the time-", they looked up at each other at the same moment, "The continent would have formed around it."

The two jumped up at the same time, "If they had control of the ice caps in the future, clearly they know something is there, something they couldn't risk letting anyone get their hands on, we should look there first.", Lucifer nodded, snapping his fingers hastily, Antarctic gear appearing on the hunter instantly. Jack looked between the two men, jumping down from his spot on the table, tugging on Lucifer's arm, "I want to come to!"

"Absolutely not", Lucifer shook his head and sat him in a chair, "You're still recharging after bringing your cousin and yourself here in the first place. You will stay here."

"But I can help!"

Sam kept himself silent as he watched the interactions, he was still somewhat skeptic on their being together, he didn't trust easy, and when it came to trusting someone like Lucifer that was even worse, but he appeared to truly have his heart in the right place when it came to the son he never knew he had, not yet anyway, briefly he wondered if it would still be, what with Jack and Isaiah changing things up already.

Chuck had stayed, not leading Lucifer to have to take measures and cause havoc, he didn't have to jump from vessel to vessel like he had in the past that Jack knew and if he didn't have to jump from vessel to vessel then he would never possess the President, never meet Kelly Kline, and never impregnate her with Jack.

Had their coming back too far changed so much that only one would return to the future?

Sam shook his head to the matter, not something they could worry about now, they had to find what they had come back here to find in the first place, and then worry about the consequences that might follow.

"You can help by staying here waiting for your Grandfather to get back", Lucifer was firm on the matter at hand, he didn't want his son to place himself in that sort of environment, not while he was still here, "And tell Him where we went."

"But-"

"Jack I'm not going to be persuaded on this. You're staying here and that's final."

He huffed, crossing his arms, as he fell into an angry pout. But he let the matter drop, seeing that he was fighting a losing war in this instance, and Lucifer gave him a look of approval before reaching for the hunter on the other side of the room, "Don't you dare follow.", one final word to his son and they were gone. The fledgling huffed and threw himself down in the chair his father had vacated, not liking being left behind, his father was dead in the future so excuse him for not wanting to be away from the one in the past who wasn't.

"Where's Jack?"

They had left the boy in the library, and he wasn't there now that they were back, Isaiah was pointedly ignoring the other archangel seated at the head of the table. Lucifer was momentarily stunned into silence as the dark brown eyes finished skimming the page of whatever book he had found interesting enough to read.

The breath left his chest almost entirely, "Raph...You're alive?"

"Of course,", finally he looked up from his book, "We are not so easy to kill, a blessing and a curse," Lucifer smiled at him, finally breaking from his reverie, crossing the room quickly. Dean made a noise in the back of his throat when he saw the normally so stoic archangel crack a smile, because he was sure that he didn't know how to do such things, and he stood from his seat to meet him half way.

Both archangels clutched at each other, hugging the other as tight as they could in their corporal vessels, taking in each other for a long moment. There was a soft sigh, Sam looked passed them to the shadow in the doorway, Amara met his gaze and smiled, looking pointedly at the two brothers again.

"Of course it was a surprise to see my newborn as a young adult", was he...was he trying to joke?, "that was enough to shock a few years off my life."

"Yea, well, my newborn is apparently still a newborn."

"You brother?", Raphael pulled back, his eyes shining mischievously in the light of the library, "Now I really have heard everything."

Lucifer chuckled as they pulled apart, "Yea well, wait until you hear this, Dad admitted He wasn't perfect."

"You are right, now I have heard everything," Chuck gave a mocking bark of laughter, and they turned a smile on their Parent, He rolled His eyes but there was no fire behind it, this was all in good fun.

"Do tell though brother", Lucifer set a hand on his nephew's head, "What has gotten your young one so down? How severe of a tongue lashing did you give him?"

"I doubt as severe as the one yours will receive once you manage to locate him."

That was what brought them around again, he made a noise in the back of his throat, "Where has my son gone?"

Dean tilted his head, "He said something about Russia?"

Lucifer nodded in thanks, "See you soon brother mine.", Raphael inclined his head only just, turning back to his book he'd found, raising a hand in farewell. Isaiah made a small noise but went otherwise ignored for the moment. He had almost forgotten what it felt like to be on the other end of one of his dad's scolding's, and it had been a surprise all parties witnessing the unfolding lecture, when the normally stoic teenager broke into tears and folded himself around the third archangel.

Even Raphael had been shocked silent.

"I do believe that when I said to 'stay in the bunker' that Russia was not a part of it at the time.", Jack went still at the voice behind him, ducking his head slightly in the way only a child can do when caught with their hand in the metaphorical cookie jar, "Care to tell me when that changed?"

"I can explain!"

He had after all been told to stay in the bunker, and there had been no possible way to say there was a misunderstanding. The boy jumped around, eyes wide, a deer caught in headlights, and it wasn't until he saw the expression, that familiar 'you aren't going to sit comfortably for a week' expression that he realized just how badly he had messed up.

They had come here on a mission, clearly, they had not taken into consideration just how their parents of this time would react having all of this thrown at them, some things had changed and some things had not.

"Oh, you can?", Lucifer crossed his arms, both eyebrows raised, "Please do, I think I want to hear this one."

Jack licked his lips, thinking hard and quick for his explanation, "I think I found it."

"I told you to stay."

He backed up a step when his father moved forward a step, "But-", Lucifer shook his head, "No Jack, I told you to stay, you deliberately disobeyed me. Why did you leave? And for... Oymyakon, Russia?", he was being tossed a line here, if for the moment, and he took it like it was his only saving grace.

Jack smiled excitedly, "I was thinking about what you said, and thought to myself, the supposed location as to where you fell, versus the location, and it didn't take me to Antarctica it brought me here."

"And why didn't you call for me?"

"I—I-"

"Show me what you think you found, and then we are going to have a chat, this is not going to happen again."

"Brother? Were you not wearing a belt before?"

Lucifer nodded, hands tucked into his pants pocket, and his younger brother spared a sympathetic look to the hall behind him. The poor boy wouldn't sit comfortably for some time to come. He spared his own child a look and turned back in question, "Did he really find what they had come to find?"

Raphael and Isaiah looked to the Morningstar with the same question on their tongues, and waited to see what his answer would be, there was a brief pause and everyone waited on baited breath. Lucifer stretched slightly, reaching over his shoulder, and much like they'd seen some do, pulled a long weapon back over his shoulder. The item glistened in the light, shining with cool metal and ice, three prongs, and ice like jewels around the cuff that connected the prongs to the staff, was Lucifer's trident. He smiled at the thing, looking it up and down, holding it out for the Nephilim at the table, "Is this what you two came looking for?"

He shot from his seat, reaching for the archangel's weapon, "You found it! You actually found it!"

Lucifer smiled as he took the trident from his hand, holding it steady with two hands, looking it over closely. A smile slowly spread over his features, "Do you know what this means?"

They all went silent as the boy spoke, side conversations hushing at the emotion that leaked into his voice, tears soaked his eyes. His fingers tightened around the cool metal, this trident was the key to saving their family, to saving everything and everyone.

"We have a home to go back to.", he took a deep shaky breath, "And I'm not talking about that run down little one-bedroom shack full of candles."

Raphael stood up a tad straighter, he had never been told much of what the future had held for his nearly grown son, but by what little he gave away, in the little side comments, he was starting to deduce that perhaps his future was not the future a parent would want for their child.

He looked back at his father, tears making his eyes shine, "Dad this means that you won't... you won't...", the Healer stepped forward, hushing the boy softly, pulling him into a protective and comforting embrace, "Hush my boy, do not say it," he had known that perhaps things might have been different but never had he thought they would be that different, "think not of the future you left but of the future you will return to."

Isaiah held the trident back out to his uncle, Lucifer took it up in hand, tucking it back into his grace quickly, and joined his brother in hugging his nephew.

It was their last night before returning to their own time, and they laid out on the roof of the bunker, staring up at the clear starry sky. Isaiah was curled into his father's shoulder, his head leaning against his collar bone, and the archangel threaded his fingers through his fingers, twirling curls around in his fingers as they whispered to one another.

Lucifer rubbed at the young one's shoulder, tapping his thumb against collar bone, and dug the picture he'd kept from his nephews pack out of his pocket, "Is this us?", Jack turned to look up at the picture and nodded, reaching up to hold the other side of the photo, their fingers brushing together lightly, and he nodded, "Yes. We had a lot of fun."

"Fun? What sort of fun?"

"You were showing me how to use my powers, on uncle Michael, but it was fun."

He smiled at the boy's tone, wiggling his free fingers into his side until he gave a soft giggle, "Hopefully we'll have more fun and I can explore that giggle a bit more."

Jack squirmed, giggling softly as the fingers wondered from his side, "Does this spot make you giggle too?"

"Father, yehehes!"

"How about here?"

"Fahahather!"

He chuckled, "Ohohoho, this spot made more than a giggle,", Jack squeaked adorably when those fingers wiggled into his belly again, "I think I like this spot."

"Fahahather! Plehehehease!"

"When I see you in the future, we'll pick up here, right, here", he clawed one last time at the boy's belly, and chuckled when he jumped slightly, barking out a soft laugh, "Because you're young and don't giggle nearly enough."

"Father?", he looked down as he was called, humming slightly, Jack smiled up at him, "Can you make me a promise?"

Lucifer nodded, "Of course."

"When I accidently bald your wings six years from now please don't ground me for a month."

"You", they heard the other archangel chuckle softly, "Bald his wings?"

"I don't mean to!"

"You bald my wings and you're asking me to go easy on you?", Lucifer looked down at him carefully, and Jack felt as if he had let too much slip, and now he was in trouble, "How do you even accomplish that?"

He shrugged, "I don't know!"

Both archangels chuckle and the elder angel nods, "Sure, I'll take it easy on you," Jack yelps as he's suddenly flipped over and both hands dig into his belly and he shriek's before falling into happy childlike laughter, "Then.", hands sneak up under his shirt and he jump's, shrieking in laughter, "So I'll take it out on you now.", he doesn't go easy, digging deep into the skin, and leaving no spot untouched, "And go easy on you then."

Raphael chuckles as he watches his brother reduce his fledgling to a squirming pile of shrieking angel child, reaching down with a free hand, to lend his nephew some aid, and pressed his fingers to the boy's temple, the fledgling jumps and screams, squirming all that much harder, as the Healers tingly grace helps his brother in teaching him this lesson. Isaiah smiles at him, happy to see his little cousin happy, and scoots closer to his father. Raphael looks down at him and brushes a soft kiss to his temple.

"Let this be a lesson to you my son, your uncle is not the forgiving type, especially when it comes to his wings."

His older brother is very well taught in the fine art of teaching such lessons to fledglings, and its long into the night that the poor boy suffers his punishment for the act that hasn't even happened yet, before his brother finally feels satisfied that the lesson has been learned and lets him go. Jack collapses back, flopping tiredly, still giggling from the resolute tingles in his belly. He tugs his shirt back into place and Lucifer chuckles down at him, brushing his bangs back.

"Now I'm satisfied."

He curled into his parent, trying to catch his breath again, rubbing the remaining tingles out. Lucifer smiled and fell back, tugging him close again.

"Here kiddo.", and handed the picture back to its rightful owner, Jack tucked it back in his pocket, "I'll find you. I promise."

"As soon as you get back you are to find me," Raphael pulled the goggles up over his son's head, resting them on his curls, "Do you understand me?"

"Yes dad."

He leans forward, holding the boy's face in both hands, pressing his lips firmly to his forehead, "Good."

Behind them, Lucifer was doing much the same with his young son, pulling his jacket on, fixing the collar, and tucking a new picture into the front breast pocket, a picture from now, 'just in case' he had said, and he brushed his hair back, "Be brave little light bearer. I am always with you."

Jack surged forward quickly, hugging him around the chest one last time, and he smiled, returning it with much vigor. If tears gathered in his eyes no one made mention of it.

They parted one last time, Isaiah reaching to take hold of his cousin's hand, Jack settled at his side.

Lucifer reached over his shoulder again and pulled his trident into existence, running his fingers over the runes, "And I don't intend on losing this again."

Chuck let them say their goodbyes, but then it was time to send them back, time was fluid, and it was never good to allow the future and past to interact for too long.

"Boys I can give you a boost, but like when you two arrived, you're going to have to get yourselves back."

Jack nodded and reached out with his powers, tugging his hood back up, as his eyes began to swirl with their threatening gold. There was a gust of wind and a loud bang, and a rift ripped into the atmosphere around them. It ripped a long line, and then it opened, weaker than the first had been upon arrival, but enough that they could jump in. Isaiah took a deep breath, feeling his father behind him, his power in the room, and he reached up to pull his goggles down over his eyes again, reaching out for the portal. Sparks jumped from his arms, down his fingertips, and he gripped the edges of the portal, letting his power mix with his cousins.

When he was sure it was charged enough, he turned, reaching a blue hand out for his cousin, and their fingers interlocked. Gold met blue, another bang shaking the room, and without looking back they bolt into the portal.

And with a pop it closes behind them.

The landing this time around isn't as easy as it was the first time, Jack's not nearly up to the level he needs to be to make sure they landing is sound, and they are sent flying from their sudden portal of entrance, crashing into a wood pile. People around them scream in surprise, calling out names, ordering people to move.

Isaiah rubs at his head, pulling his hand back warm and slick, red painting his finger tips and the bottom of his gloves. His vision is fuzzy, and not just from his dusty goggles still covering his eyes, and he shakes his head to try and clear his vision and head.

Beside him his younger cousin groans from the impact and turns slightly, not wanting to move, Isaiah tugs his goggles off and looks around as his vision begins to clear. They've crashed into the human camp, nothing looks different, save for some faces he was sure he had seen perish staring back at him in amazement and awe.

There's voices coming from behind, he recognizes Bobby, and a few others he knows but can't place a name to. But there's one he knows, one he would recognize anywhere, and against his better judgement, despite the slow headache starting to rock his mind he jumps to his feet.

It's so surreal he doesn't believe it, not even as he slams into the man's chest, knocking them both over and the scent and familiar feeling of wings surround him.

Vaguely he can hear the other familiar voice of his uncle calling out to him, large hands cradling his face from the side, but he pays it no mind, burrowing into the man's chest underneath him, breaking into a gut-wrenching sob that he can't stop even if he wants to.

"My little one, why do you cry so?", that voice whispers into his ear and it makes him sob harder, hands pet back his curls, stroking down the back of his neck, "Hush my son. You are alright."

There's only one way that this voice is whispering down to him, and he peers over when he hears another, coming closer and closer, and then another, the last is strained, raspy, but just as strong as the other and he sees his uncle carrying his cousin. Jack laying on his shoulder, an arm curled around his neck, and he turns to press a soft kiss to the side of his head.

"What...what happened?"

"We won little one", uncle Luci speaks softly as to not disturb the Nephilim resting on his shoulder too much, "I personally delivered the blow. And well. When one is intending to lock the eldest in a prison, one should ensure he doesn't carry the key. It's done."

Jack huffs and mumbles under his breath, and Lucifer chuckles, reaching into his own pocket.

Michael smiles at them, kneeling to cup the older boys cheek, "Now we can focus on you two.", Isaiah smiles up at him, from the corner of his vision he sees the dark thumb rubbing over his cheek, and hears the chest hum underneath him, "As we were meant to."

Finally, he pulls out what he was looking for, and holds the worn little photo up for his son, Jack leans his head up slightly and takes the photo with his free hand.

"You remembered?"

"I remember."

Isaiah smiles at them as his father helps him sit up, brushing his curls this way and that as he looks him over for any bumps from their crash.

"Brothers?", he hears uncle Gabriel whisper, his voice still weak as his grace, "I think we should get them home."

Both boys exchange looks, "Home?"

Michael smiles at them both kindly, taking a moment to caress both boys cheeks, "Home little ones.", and gives them both his own sort of once over, "The home we had wanted to give you from the start.", he stands, helping his brother up with the child curled in his arms, "Where you can grow and learn."

Isaiah smiles at the sound of that, so much different than the life they had lived once already, having space to grow and play was a new ideal to him, they had grown up in a war, with little items but what they were able to find and steal.

"Can we get our stuff first?", He turns to look up at his father and Raphael smiles down at him, tilting his head slightly in question, "Your things?"

"Treasures," Jack chimes in from where he's laid his head on his parent's shoulder, and the four archangels exchange looks for a brief moment, it's long enough that another interrupts them, Bobby motioning towards both boys, "You should take this opportunity, they won't even show us where they live."

Michael hums in soft disapproval, turning a look on both young Nephilim, and smiles to thank the human man they had trusted with their fledglings. Raphael takes his cue and turns to nod at his child, "Of course, but we will come with you, there will be no other way."

Isaiah nods in agreement, "Yes father."

Jack showed his father all his little knick-knacks, lounging together on the new bed, up in his new room, in the home that his father and uncles had grown up in. Lucifer took the little objects in hand delicately, as to not break them, and listened intently as he was told the story of every little thing, not wanting to miss a word.

"And this is the feather I saved when...", he looked up as the boy trailed off, and quick thinking, curled his three might wings around them as he pulled the boy closer. Jack sniffled into his shirt and Lucifer hushed the tears away. "Hey now, don't think that, we're back, and we sure aren't going anywhere."

The boy sniffled and nodded, burrowing into his chest, and he reached to set his little treasures aside as he tugged him up further on his chest, "Why don't you try and get some rest?", he brushed some hair out of the fledgling's eyes, "You're completely spent."

"Promise you won't go anywhere?"

Lucifer smiled and rubbed soothing circles in his boy's forehead with his thumb, "I swear it."

Across the hall, another conversation was being had, to the same affect, both parents were not so easy removed from their children's side now that they got to be together again.

"Thank ya for comin'.", the four mighty beings sat around the fire silently, most of the humans had retreated to their tents and such for the night, save for a few children whose family had not returned with the others, they still sat around the campfire, staring into the orange dancing flames, a little boy was leaning against the Viceroy's leg playing with the straps on his boot, and the archangel smiled down at the little one, rubbing a large hand over his head.

Lucifer nodded in response for all three of his brothers, watching the settlement leader carefully, "You said you had some things to share regarding out fledglings?"

Bobby nodded, sitting across from them on his own stump, hands resting on his knees. The boys would not like him sharing what he knew of their lifestyle, of their past, what they had done to make it so they could all be sitting here today. They would most certainly not be happy about it.

"Of course.", he leaned forward, "There are a few thin's I think you all shou'd know."

They exchanged looks, "Your tone makes me believe that you have things you wish to share that we are not going to approve of."

The human man nodded, looking down a moment, "Tha's 'cause there is. A few thin's."

Again, they exchanged looks, looking back to the man that had looked after their little ones longer then they had been able to. There had been a fear that had been had that they would look to him more so than they would them, a fear that was unwarranted, but a fear well placed.

"We are all ears."

A little girl wandered up to the Healer, holding her little hand out, burnt brown from when she'd fallen into the fire while playing and interrupted them when she tugged on his sleeve. Raphael looked down at her, leaning over so he could get a better look, and she looked up at him with wide expectant eyes.

Chuckling softly, he took her delicate little hand in his own, cradling it in his palm, and leaned over further to press a kiss to her burnt little palm. She giggled softly as the Healer's tingly grace surged through her hand and he smiled down at her, folding her little hand in both of his, he hooked his fingers under her arms and pulled her up to sit in his lap. She smiled happily and leaned back into his chest, giggling softly as he crossed his arms around her, letting her little fingers play with his left hand.

And on with the stories.

There was still some things that was taking some time getting used to, like the curfew, the things they could use their powers for and the things they couldn't, the rules. And then there was the other things that they had a hard time getting used to, the new sounds and new sights, certain things and sounds that once shared meanings.

Like the thunder and lightning, a natural occurrence, that either came about when Isaiah's father was upset about something or when the weather was perfect for it.

Jack jumped at the loud rumbling boom, whimpering softly, the thunder wasn't what he thought it was, it was not an attack or the other one. Whenever there was an attack or at times through the war, this is what they heard, right before...

"Father! Faaaather!"

His door was thrown open and Isaiah poked his head in, looking around carefully for the threat, powers just under the surface. "What's wrong?", another roll of thunder and the younger jumped again, tears making his eyes shine.

"Isaiah this was the sound!"

"What?"

"The sound!"

His cousin tilted his head, "The sound?"

"When Mikael came over and and..."

The elder nodded slowly, as the information and knowledge slowly sunk in, and he shared a look with his younger cousin and nodded. He was right of course. This was exactly the sound that had been heard when those things had happened, and though they both knew it was impossible, Lucifer had delivered the killing blow, there was still somethings that was going to take some time to get over.

Isaiah shivered at the rumble, curling his arms around himself slowly, and he shared a glance with the younger boy, "I want my dad."

"But they are in a meeting with the humans and creatures.", Jack crawled over to the edge of his bed and leaned over the side, "We shouldn't interrupt."

Thunder rumbled outside the grand window, lightning illuminated the garden on the other side of his window and he swears he saw a face grinning back at him from outside and he decides enough is enough and jumps from his bed. Father had said that he could come to him whenever he needed him, and this was most certainly a moment that he needed him, especially if someone was outside roaming in the garden.

Jack bolted passed his cousin, Isaiah following closely on his heels, running through the halls to the great 'war' room, there was no other name that fit it just so well. They bolted passed angels in the hall, running around corners, the thunder chasing after them and closing in fast, as they threw their hands out to throw the doors open.

"Dad!"

"Father! Father!"

The four archangels looked over at the interruption and were instantly on their feet. Lucifer huffed as a fledgling slammed into his chest, forcing him back a step, and he curled his arms around the boy and looked down at him in concern, petting a hand down the back of his head. Jack burrowed into his arms and clutched at his shirt, peering at the door behind them, curling his fingers into tunic tightly.

"Jack?", he tugged lightly at the tips of the boy's soft hair, "Is everything okay?"

Isaiah lunged at his father, curling around his arm, not sorry in the slightest about interrupting their meeting. Raphael pulled him close, humming in his chest, and caressed his cheek softly. Michael and Gabriel exchanged concerned looks, coming up on their other side, looking towards the door to see what had caused them such fright.

Nothing came around the corner behind them, though thunder did make the air buzz around them, and it was the sound of the rumbling thunder that made the youngest hide his face in his parent's chest.

Lucifer pet his hair back, "Jack?"

"There's someone outside my window!"

Michael stood up straighter, dismissing the others in the meeting room, his fingers itching closer to his sword near him leaning against the wall. Motioning for the guards posted at the doors to follow as they made their leave. Lucifer was drenched in concern, keeping his son close to him, his wings raised in a semi-threatening gesture making sure that any and all knew that this was his and should anything happen to him, they would face one pissed off archangel, and then his brothers when they caught up to him.

"I'm sorry we interrupted your meeting dad.", Raphael hummed, rubbing his cheek with a thumb, and smiled down at him a moment later, "Nonsense child, I told you once and I've told you a thousand times, you could never be an interruption.", Isaiah grinned and leaned into his father's shoulder for a brief moment as they rounded a corner. Guards moved with them, swords at the ready, waiting for their commander's order.

All the archangels were protective of their fledglings, they were the archangels light, the glue that kept them together and whole.

Anything that dared frighten their young ones would face them.

The parents of their quartet held back at the door as the others entered the newborns room, looking over and under, leaving no shadow untouched. Michael gazed out the window, looking from one side to the other and back, "Cariel, Sampson," the two stepped forward, "Go, take a squad, search the garden.", though there was doubts that there was actually anyone out there they weren't taking any chances.

Raphael stopped them in the doorway, a hand curled over his son's curls, picking at them absently, "Be sure to wear your cloaks with the hoods up, it is really coming down, we do not need any of your catching anything.", he turns his attentions back to the fledgling in quick succession, "And you, stay inside tonight."

Isaiah smiled innocently up at him, "Whatever are you talking about? I stay in every night.", his smiled widely as his father gave him a look, Raphael tapped his nose once, "Little one, there is not much that happens around here that we do not know about."

Gabriel shakes his head upon finding nothing out of the ordinary and steps away from his older brother's side, Michael is before the window, watching the guards slowly make their way across the garden outside.

"There isn't anything that we can see,", he watches with a careful eye, as the thunder rolls and lightning illuminates the garden outside, and the youngest jumps as he burrows into his older brother's arm. Lucifer pulls him close, rubbing at his back and shoulders, "Jack? Are you frightened of the storm?"

He nods silently, embarrassed at such a fear, and avoids eye contact with all in the room. Michael peers at them from over his shoulder, and though he can't see it, his smile is a fond one.

"Brothers, we have had a busy week", he turns slightly, arms folding behind his back, and they peer back at him from their various doings, "Perhaps it would do us all some good to spend the night together."

Gabriel turned a look up at his brother for a moment, before catching on to what he was doing, Lucifer curled the little one into his chest lightly.

"We could get a warm fire going and some snacks."

"Healthy snacks."

The messenger made a face at the healer. Jack giggled at the pair as he peered out carefully from his father's shoulder, fingers curled in the Morningstar's soft robes, a hand rubbing down the back of his head comfortably. Isaiah nodded excitedly, peering up at his own parent curiously, as they turn to get the boy in his pajamas and gather his comforter before they make their way to the 'family room'.

Gabriel leaves them next to meet with the guards as they make their way back inside, Michael moving to follow after him, Jack separates from his father's side if only to hug himself to his uncle's chest. Michael chuckles as he mumbles his thanks for not giving away his secret, and he leans down to press a firm fond kiss to his head and tilts his head up with a curled finger under his chin.

"It is of no problem little one", he smiles down at him, "But fear is not weakness and you should not worry over such things.", the elder smiles at him and spares his younger brother a mischievous look, "And you father was most certainly frightened of such things as a fledgling as well."

Jack giggles and leans closer, "Really?", he whispers.

"I would not kid about something like that.", he leans closer, "But your secret is safe with me."

Lucifer reaches a hand out for the young one, his blanket draped over his other arm, and Jack gives his uncle one last hug before turning to curl into his father's side. They stepped out a moment before Michael did, stepping passed the guards in the hall, whispering with the messenger on their findings or more so, what they hadn't found.

"It's good ta see those two actin' like kids again."

They visited the human encampment and settlement often, the boys were fond of 'uncle Bobby' and the archangels owed the man for watching over their fledglings, they smiled at him, peering over at the pair for a mere moment before returning to their conversation.

And the human children loved it when the archangels visited, often able to pull them into their games, or using the two eldest as their personal jungle gyms, not that any of them minded. They adored the children just as much as the children adored them.

A loud crash interrupted their conversation and the five of them jumped to their feet.

"Jack did it!"

"No, I didn't!"

Lucifer and Raphael exchanged looks, they loved being parents, they really did, and they loved their children, they really did.

They really really did.