Dark Side of the Moon

Inside the Impala, Dean and Sarah is sitting in the Impala, sleeping and he's wearing his leather jacket over his normal clothes. Thunder sounds and they both woke up and they gets out of the car, shuts the doors and the trunk closes, Sarah and Dean turns toward the sound and Teenaged Sam is there holding a crate of fireworks Dean says "Sammy?" Sam says "Come on, let's go." He walks off and Dean says "Weird dream." Sam places the fireworks on the ground and pulls out a couple "Either of you got a lighter?" Dean checks his pockets and pulls out an old lighter "Whoa, I haven't seen this in years." Dean lights Sam's firework then his own. The go off, shooting red sparks into the sky and Dean says to Sarah smiling "I remember this! It's Fourth of July, 1996." The fireworks die Dean looks down at Sam and Sam looks over at Dean and he's happy he says "Dad would never let us do anything like this. Thanks, Dean. This is great." Sam hugs Dean Dean looks startled then he hugs Sam back and he pulls away and Sam Sam lights all the fireworks then runs away "Fire in the hole!" The fireworks start to explode Dean, Sarah and Sam back away all three of them laugh with joy before Sam goes out to dance under the sparks. Sam nods to Dean and Sarah acknowledging the special moment. Dean nods back there is an especially loud explosion, then another, and Dean and Sarah flashes back to the hotel room and being shot by Walt. Then they're both back in the field but Sam and the fireworks are gone.

Sarah says "Sam?" Sarah and Dean goes back to the Impala and leans on the roof. The radio comes on, very scratchy Castiel on the radio says "Dean!Sarah!" Dean leans in the driver's side window "Cas?" Castiel says "Yeah, it's me." Sarah and Dean both get back into the car, Dean says "You gotta stop poking around in my dreams, Me and Sarah need some us time." Castiel on the radio says " Listen to me very closely. This isn't a dream." They both look around, "Then what is it?" Castiel says " Deep down, you both already know." Dean flashes on Walt shooting Sam, and then on Sarah who's also lying down on the bed dead and then he sees himself his face blank he's also dead.

Dean says "We're dead." Castiel on the radio says " Condolences." Dean asks "Where are we?" Castiel simply says "Heaven." Sarah says "Heaven? How did we get into heaven?" Castiel says " Please, listen. This spell, this connection, it's difficult to maintain." Dean says "Wait. If me and Sarah, then where's Sam?" Castiel says "What do you both see?" Sarah says " What do you mean 'what do we see?" Castiel on the radio asks "Some people see a tunnel or a river. What do you both see?" Dean says "Nothing, My dash we're in my car and we're on the road." Castiel says "Alright a road,For you both Follow it Dean and Sarah you will both find Sam The radio is breaking up "Follow the road." The Radio dies.

Inside a Dining Room Nighttime, A man is carving turkey. He places a huge piece on Sam's plate and sam is dressed in a white shirt and tie Father says " So, Sam. I hear you're new to McKinley." Sam says "Um, yes sir. Two weeks." Father says " Stephanie over here just can't seem to stop talking about you." Stephanie says " Dad, shut up." Stephanie smiles at Sam and he smiles nervously. She grabs his thigh and Sam jumps "Ummm." Sam looks up to see Dean and Sarah walking into the dining room Dean says "Wow. Just wow." Sam says "Dean? Sarah? What are you two doing in my dream?" Dean just makes a face in response.

Inside the Living Room, The conversation in the dining room continues even though Sam is no longer seated at the table. He is in the living room with Dean and Sarah, Father says "So, what does your father do for a living? pause for Sam's response "Hm. You don't say." Sam says "Heaven." Dean says "Yep." Sam asks "Okay, how are we in heaven?" Sarah says "All that clean living, I guess." Sam shakes his head "No, no. Okay. You... I get, sure. But me? Maybe you both haven't noticed, but I've done a few things?" Dean says "You thought you were doing the right thing." Sam says " Last I checked, it wasn't the road to heaven that was paved with good intentions." Sam looks at Stephanie's family, still eating dinner as if he's there "You know, when you bite the dust they say your life flashes before your eyes."

Dean says " Your point?" Sam says "This house, it's one of my memories." Dean says "When we woke up, we woke up in one of my memories. The Fourth of July we burned down that field?" Sam says "Maybe that's what heaven is: a place where you relive your greatest hits." Dean says "Wait, so... playing footsie with brace-face in there? Then that's a trophy moment for you?" Sam says "Dean, I was eleven years old. This was my first real Thanksgiving." Dean says "What are you talking about? We had Thanksgiving every year." Sam says "We had a bucket of extra-crispy and Dad passed out on the couch." There is a rumbling noise from outside Sarah, Dean and Sam look around " I don't remember this." The lights go out, The family continues eating and the house begins to shake Sarah says "Hey They look at the family "We should, uh..." Sam says "Definitely."

They run to the far corner of the room, Sam stands up beside the window, Dean ducks behind the couch and Sarah is behind the door, The glass in a picture on the mantle breaks. The family continues eating and a searchlight streams through the window. Dean drops down lower, More furniture falls over, More glass breaks and then the searchlight disappears. The lights come on in the house and Sam, Sarah and Dean leave their hiding places. The family is still eating and talking in the background and Dean sees a radio and goes to it Sarah and Sam follows. Sam asks "Okay, what the hell was that?" Dean says "I don't know, but we are taking the escalator back downstairs. He hits the radio "Cas!" Sam asks "What are you doing?" Dean says "What's it look like?" Sam says "Like you've lost your mind." Dean gives him an exasperated look "Cas talked to me before using this phone-home radio thing, so I— Cas!" The TV behind them starts to flicker, Castiel on TV says " I can hear you."

The three of them move over to the TV. They can see Castiel but the picture rolls and is filled with static. His voice fades in and out and is sometimes distorted and Dean says "as. Hey! So I, uh, I found Sam but, but something just happened. There was this weird beam of light." Castiel on TV says "Don't go into the light." Dean says "Okay. Thanks, Carol Ann. What was it?" Castiel on TV says "Not what, whom. Zachariah. He's searching for you." Sam says " And if he finds us?" Castiel says "You can't say yes to Michael and Lucifer if you're dead, so Zachariah needs to return you to your bodies." Sam says "Great! Problem solved." Castiel says "No. You don't understand. You, hm. You're behind the Wall. This is a rare opportunity."Dean asks "For What?"Castiel says "You need to find an angel. His name is Joshua." Dean says "Hey, man, no offense but we are kind of ass full of angels, okay and You find him." Castiel says "The rumor is, he talks to God." Sarah says "And, so?" Castiel says " You think maybe—just maybe—we should find out what the hell God has been saying?" Dean says " Jeez. Touchy." Castiel says "Please. I just need you to follow the road."

Sam asks "What Road?" Castiel says "It's called the Axis Mundi. It's a path that runs through heaven and different people see it as different things. For you, it's two-lane asphalt. The road will lead you to the Garden. You'll find Joshua there and Joshua... can take us to God The pictures starts to break up badly "The Garden. Quick. Hurry." The TV dies Sam takes a deep breath and they turn to each other "So... What do you think?" Dean says "I think we hit the yellow bricks, find this Joshua cat." Sarah looks surprised "Really?" Dean says "What? Neither of You don't?" Sam says "No, uh. I'm just surprised you do. Last time I checked you wanted to break God's nose, now you think he can help?" Dean says "He's the only one who can. I mean, come on, Sam and Sarah We are royally boned. So prayer? The last hope of a desperate man." Sarah asks "Wasn't there a street out here?" Dean says " There was."

Hallway Nighttime, They walk back into the hallway. Dean starts looking around Sam asks "Dean. What are you doing?" Dean says " Looking for a road." Sam says "You... Dean opens the closet under the stairs "You think the road is in a closet?" Dean turns on the light "We're in heaven, Sam and Sarah , okay? I mean, our memories are coming true. Cas is on TV. Finding a road in a closet would be pretty much the most he sees something on the floor "normal thing to happen to us today." There is a small Hot Wheels set on the floor. Dean makes a face and bends down to it Sarah says "What?" Dean picks up a blue car " I used to have one of these... when I was a kid." Dean puts the car on the track and sets it in motion.

Inside Boy's Bedroom Daytime, He is now wearing sneakers with one shoelace untied Dean's wearing a T-shirt and a flannel button-up and the leather jacket is gone. Sam and Sarah is back in their normal hunter clothes "That was the road?" Dean says " I guess." Dean looks around and we see that they are in a room suitable for a young boy and they stand up, Dean asks " Kind of trippy, right?" Sam says "Yeah. Sam looks at Dean's shirt " More trippy. Um. Apparently, you 'wuv hugs'." Dean covers his T-shirt " Shut up." Sam and Sarah laughs and they look around until Dean realizes something " Wait a minute. I know where we are." Sam asks "Where?" Dean says "We're Home." Mary says "Dean..." Dean, Sam and Sarah turn to the doorway. Mary appears, looking young and pretty in a tight, white dress "Hey, Dean. You hungry?" Neither of the boys aren't sure on what they should do or react.

Inside the Kitchen Daytime, Dean is sitting at the kitchen table,Mary is pouring him a glass of milk and he has a sandwich in front of him and he smiles at her. She looks at him "You want the crust cut off?" Dean says "Yeah. I'd love that." Sam says "Mom?" There's no response. Dean looks at Sam, then at Mary. She looks at him but not at Sam " I guess this is not your memory, Sam. Sorry." Sam says " Dean, uh. We should... go. Keep looking for the road." Dean says "Just... just give me a minute, okay?" Sam says "Dean...." Dean says "Sam, Sarah Please. One minute." They both nods reluctantly, Mary ruffles Dean's hair as she moves away from the table and the phone rings and Dean turns to watch her answer it "Hello? ... No, John. ... We're not having this conversation again. ... Think about what? ... You've two boys at home. ..." Dean says " I remember this. Mom and Dad were fighting and then he moved out for a couple days." Sam says "Dad always said they had the perfect marriage."

Dean says "It wasn't perfect until after she died." Mary on the phone says "Fine. Then don't. ... There's nothing more to talk about." Mary hangs up the phone and turns away from the table. She sniffs as if she's fighting back tears Sam asks "What happens next?" Dean goes to her and hugs her "It's okay, Mom. Dad still loves you. I love you, too. I'll never leave you." Both Sam and Sarah ooks enlightened. Mary and Dean break apart and she cups his cheek in her hands "You are my little angel. She smiles too wide "How 'bout some pie? Okay." She moves away to get the pie and Dean goes to where Sam and Sarah is waiting, Sam shakes his head sadly "What?" Sam says " I just never realized how long you've been cleaning up Dad's messes." Dean frowning " Whatever. Let's keep moving." They search the house, opening cupboards and drawers. Sam finds a postcard that says Route 66 and says "I've seen this somewhere before." Sarah says "Where?"

Shack Daytime, A covered with postcards all from along Route 66. Dean steps in front of them and he's wearing adult clothes again, although he's got on his canvas coat and not the leather one, Sam's clothes have changed as well: different shirt, slightly different coat and Sarah asks "Where are we?" Sam says "No Way." A golden retriever enters the room and Sam bends down excitedly "Bones! Hey, c'mere! C'mere!" Dean and Sarah looks on as the dog licks Sam's face "Hey, hey, hey, hey..." Dean says "Bones?" Sam says "Yeah. Bones was my dog. Hey." Sam stands up and goes to a cheap coffee table. He opens up a pizza box "Your... your dog?" Sam says "Yeah."

Sam sits on the couch, pulling pizza out of the box. Bones is right beside him, tail wagging. Dean is looking around, not happy and he asks " Is this Flagstaff?" Sam looks happy "Yeah, He pets Bones. "Hey, boy." Dean says "This is a good memory for you?" Sam laughing "Yeah. I mean, I was on my own for two weeks. I lived on Funyuns and Mr. Pibb." He feeds Bones some of his pizza Dean unimpressed "Wow" Sam says "What?" Dean says " Well, you don't remember, do you? You ran away on my watch and I looked everywhere for you. I thought you were dead and Dad came home..." Sam looks guilty. Dean looks upset before he turns away "Dean, look, I'm sorry. I never thought about it like that." Sarah remains quiet and Dean says "Forget it. Let's roll." Sarah and Dean strides out of the room leaving Sam behind. He gives Bones a final treat before standing up to follow Dean and Sarah Bones follows him so he bends down to give the dog a last pet "Stay. Bones-y, stay." He walks out the door.

Street Nighttime, Dean and Sarah had walked outside into daylight, but it's now night. Sam joins Dean and Sarah in the middle of the street across from an old house with a wrap-around porch. When they turn to look at the shack they'd just left, it's gone. Sam obviously remembers where they are. It takes Dean a moment but he also figures it out " What memory is this?" Sam obviously lying says "No idea. He sniffs "Alright, come on Sarah, Dean... Road. God. Remember?" Dean says " Wait a minute. Wait a minute. This? He looks at Sam accusingly This is the night you ditched us for Stanford, isn't it? This is your idea of heaven? Wow. He laughs painfully "This was one of the worst nights of my life." Sam says "I can't control this stuff." Deann, who had turned away, turns back to face Sam "Seriously? I mean this is a happy memory for you?" Sam says "I don't know. I mean, I was on my own. I finally got away from Dad."

Dean turning away "Yeah, he wasn't the only one you got away from." Sam says "Dean, I'm sorry. I just, uh..." Dean says " I know. You didn't, you didn't think of it like that." Sam says "Dean!" Dean says "C'mon! Your heaven is somebody else's Thanksgiving. Okay. It's bailing on your family. What do you want me to say?" Sam says "Man, I never got the crusts cut off my PB & J. I just don't look at family the way you do." Dean says "Yeah, but I'm your family." Sam says "I know..." Dean says "I mean, we're supposed to be a team. It's supposed to be you, Sarah and me against the world, right?" Sam says "Dean, it is!" After a long pause "Is it?" Sam looks devastated but before he can answer a searchlight hits them. They look up. Then they start running toward the trees at the side of the road, Dean says "Go! Go!"

Forest Nighttime, They run through the darkened woods eventually jumping over a log and hiding behind it. They are breathing hard. Cut to a man, walking after them, in nice, shiny dress shoes. It is Zachariah " Wow. Running from angels. On foot. In heaven. With out-of-the-box thinking like that I'm surprised you boys and girl haven't stopped the Apocalypse already." Zachariah snaps his fingers and it's daytime. Forest Daytime, "Guys. What's the problem? I just want to send you back to Earth, that's all." The three of them peek over the log. Zachariah is standing a few yards away with his back to them " I mean, that is, after I tear you a cosmos of new ones. You're on my turf now, boys and girl and by the time I through with you, you're going to be begging to say yes." Dean, Sarah and Sam take off running. Zachariah turns and sees them. He smiles the three of them are running flat out. They stop abruptly because Zachariah is in front of them "Guys, c'mon. You can run but you can't run." The three of them turn around and run back the way they came. This time they come to a halt when confronted by a slim figure in a colorful mask and a gold cape. The figure lifts one finger to his mouth to indicate they should be silent.

Ash says "Shh He waves them forward "Hurry! This way." He leads them to a small wooden shack. He scribbles some symbols on the rusted door then opens it and runs inside Sarah, Dean and Sam follows. Inside the Roadhouse, Sam asks " Wait. Who are you?" The room is much bigger than it should be, Even though it's dim, tables and chairs are visible in the light from windows on the far side and the figure pulls off his mask and his cape "Buenos dias, bitches." Sarah says "Ash?" Ash claps his hands twice and the lights come on. He spreads out his arms "Welcome to my blue heaven." Dean and Sarah looks around stunned. Sam smiles. They're in Ellen's Roadhouse.

Dean says "ood God, the Roadhouse. It even smells the same." Ash picking up his cape and mask "Bud, blood and beer nuts. It's the best smell in the world. He walks behind the bar and snaps his fingers. "How 'bout a cold one? Up here? No hangover." Sarah, Dean and Sam sit on the bar stools, Sam says " So... no offense..." Ash interrupting says "How did a dirt bag like me end up in a place like this? I've been saved, man. I was my congregation's number one snake handler." Sam smiling "And you said this was your heaven?" Ash says "Yup! My own... personal..." Ash shotguns his beer while Sarah, Sam and Dean watch. He burps ": And when the angels jumped us? We were..." Ash says " In your heaven." Sarah asks "So there're two heavens?" Ash says "No. More like a hundred billion. So, no worries, it'll take those angels boys a minute to catch up." Dean completely confused "What?"

Ash says "See, you gotta stop thinking of heaven as one place. It's more like a butt-load of places all crammed together. Like Disneyland except without all the anti-Semitism." The three of them look confused Sam says "Disneyland?" Ash says " Mm-hmm. Yeah. See you got Winchesterland He holds up his hands to indicate the bar, "Ashland. He points all around outside the bar "A whole mess of everybody-else-lands. Put them all together: heaven. Right? At the center of it all? Is the Magic Kingdom. The Garden." Dean says "So everybody gets a little slice of paradise." Ash says " Pretty much. A few people share—special cases. What not." Sarah asks "What do you mean 'special'?" Ash says "Aw, you know. Like, uh, soul-mates.Anyway. Most people can't leave their own private Idaho's."

Dean says " But you ain't most people." Ash says " Nope. They ain't got my skills. Hell, I've been all over. Johnny Cash. André the Giant, He turns to Sam " Einstein. Sam, that man can mix a White Russian. Hell, the other day? I found Mallanāga Vātsyāyana." Sam asks "Who?" Ash says "He wrote the Kama Sutra. Huh, that boy's heaven? Ah, sweaty. Confusing." Dean says "All this from a guy who used to sleep on a pool table." Ash says "Yeah. Now that I'm dead, I'm living, man, a whole lot more." Sarah asks "So how'd you find us?" Ash says "I rigged up my very own, holy-rolling police scanner. hat's angels. Blabbing Enochian, okay? I'm fluent and I heard that you were up. Of course I had to come find you. Again." Dean surprised "Again?" Ash says "This ain't the first time here. I mean, you boys die more than anyone I've ever met." Dean even more surprised says "Really?"

Ash says "Ah, yeah... you don't remember. God! Angels. Must've Windexed your brain." Sarah says "So, uh. I mean, have you found anybody else? Ellen and Jo?" Ash taken aback " Ellen and Jo are dead?" Dean looks upset and doesn't answer. Ash looks to Sam. Sam looks guilty and sad "Uh, yeah. Yeah. A few months now. Sorry." Ash takes a minute to compose himself "Um, hmm. Uh, they went down fighting?" Sam nods "'Til the end." Dean bitterly " Yeah, a lot of good it did. How 'bout our folks?" Ash says " I've been looking all over for John Winchester, Mary too, but so far: nada. I'm sorry. But hey! There is somebody that wants to jaw with you. Hold up." Ash leaves the bar and goes into the back room that used to be his. There are symbols on it like the ones he chalked onto the door of the shack. It only takes moments before he's returning with Pamela Barnes. Sarah, Sam and Dean look happily surprised Sam says "Pamela." Pamela says " Nice to see you boys and girl again." Ash fake shivering "Ooh."

Sam and Ash are sitting at the bar, Ash is working the laptop "So this is how you get around up here?" Ash says "Hm, more or less. It's awesome to finally have an application—a practical application—for string theory." Dean, Sarah and Pamela, sitting at one of the tables in the raised section Sarah says "So..." Pamela says "So! She reaches over and swats him lightly on the head "That's for getting me killed." Dean says "eah. That's... probably less than I deserve. Makes you feel any better, we got Ash killed too." At the bar, Ash raises his hand in a rock salute "I'm cool with it." He snaps his fingers, Dean says "He's cool with it. So you... you good?" Pamela says "I'm good. Really. Remember my death scene? Gut shot. Coughing blood. You told me I was going someplace better."

Dean says "I was lying." Pamela says "You were right! My heaven? It is one long show at the Meadowlands. It's amazing! You should see it." Dean nodding his head "Yeah." Pamela says "You don't believe me." Dean says "No, I do, it's just, you know. Spending eternity trapped in your own little universe while the angels run the show, that's lonely. You know. That's not Nirvana. That's the Matrix." Pamela says " I don't know. Attic's still better than the basement." Sarah says "Yeah, but you know this place feels real, but it's Memorex. Real is down there." Pamela says "Yeah, well, close enough. Look, Dean,Sarah I'm happy and I'm at peace." Dean says "What? Are you trying to sell us a time share? I mean, what's with the pitch?" Pamela chuckling I know that Michael wants to take you out for a test drive." Dean interrupting "Pamela..." Pamela says "Just saying. What happens if you play ball with them? Worst case." Dean says "A lot of people die." Pamela says " And then they come here. Is that really so bad? Look. Maybe... you don't have to fight it so hard. That's all I'm trying to say." Sam and Ash turn on their seats, stopping whatever Dean might have said in reply "Hey! Found a short cut to the Garden." Ash gives them a thumbs up and Pamela returns it and Ash says "Oh yeah."

Ash says "All Access Pass to the Magic Kingdom." Dean standing behind him "Good." Ash turns to look at him "Not good?" Ash says "That Zachary fella's going to be watching every road to the Garden." Behind Dean, Pamela is engulfed in Sam's hug "Watch your ass." Sam nods and leaves. "Sarah." They both hug and she says "Take good care of those two and stop them from doing something stupid and Dean." They both hug and then Ash says " Ah, gentlemen and Lady I don't mean to be a downer or anything but... I'm sure I'll see you again soon." Dean says "Well, keep a sixer on ice for us." Ash nods "Yeah." Ash opens the door and they walk through, Sam first.

In the Living Room nighttime, It's the house in Lawrence. It's dark, empty and kind of spooky. A train's whistle can be heard in the background and Dean asks "What the... Why we back home?" Sam says " don't know. So what are we going to do?" Sarah says "Keep looking for the road again, I guess." Behind Dean, Mary appears. She's in her nightgown, the same one she was wearing the night she was killed " Honey. Why are you up?" Dean says "Look. I'm-I'm sorry. I love you but you're not real and we don't have time—" Mary asks "Did you have another nightmare? Tell me." Dean says "I gotta go." Mary says "Then how 'bout I tell you my nightmare, Dean? The night I burned." As they watch, blood appears on the nightgown above Mary's stomach. Dean shakily "Sarah, Sammy let's get out of here." Mary says "Don't you walk away from me. Dean stops "I never loved you. You were my burden. I was shackled to you. Look what it got me" She blinks and her eyes turn yellow.

Mary is staring at Dean with her yellow eyes, Dean is frozen in place and Sarah says "Dean." Dean finally turns to Sam and Sarah he oks devastated. Then the lights in the house change color, taking on an unhealthy green hue. The room changes around them; the doors are gone. Mary blinks and her eyes are her own again "The worst was the smell. The pain, well. What can you say about your skin bubbling off? But the smell was so... You know, for a second I thought I'd left a pot roast burning in the oven. But... it was my meat." Dean moves away from Mary, going to the wall to investigate where the doorway used to be. It's bricked over " And then, finally, I was dead. The one silver lining was that at least I was away from you. she takes a deep breathe "Everybody leaves you, Dean. You noticed? Mommy. Daddy. Even Sam and then it will be your beloved fiancee Sarah." Sam looks very upset at her words but he doesn't say anything "You ever ask yourself why? Maybe it's not them. Maybe, it's you." She chuckles, Zachariah says "Easy now, kitten."

Zachariah walks in behind Mary while she smiles in evil glee, Sam accusingly " You did this." Zachariah says " And I'm just getting started. I mean, guys. Did you really think you could just sneak past me into Mission Control?" Sam says " You son of a bitch." Very large angel goons appear behind Sarah, Sam and Dean, holding them easily in place "You know, I'd say the same thing about you, Sam, but I have actually grown quite fond of your mother. Or at least the Blessed Memory of her." Zachariah moves Mary's hair then bends down and kisses her neck. Dean has to look away "I think we're going to be logging a lot of quality time together. I've discovered she's quite the... MILF."

Dean says "You can gloat all you want, you dick, you're still bald." Zachariah says "n heaven, I have six wings and four faces, one of whom is a lion. You see this because you're..." Zachariah breaks off to run his fingers down Mary's arm. It's Sam who can't watch this time, "...limited." Zachariah snaps his fingers and the image of Mary disappears " Let's brass tack this, shall we?" Dean says "You gonna ball-gag us until we say yes? Huh, yeah, I've heard that one too." Zachariah steps up to Dean and slams his fist in Dean's stomach. Dean folds over with a pained groan " I'm going to do a lot more than that. I've cleared my schedule. Get him up." Zachariah punches Dean again. Sam struggles against the angel holding him " Let me tell you something. I was on the fast track once. Employee of the month, every month, forever. I would walk these halls and people would AVERT THEIR EYES! I HAD ''RESPECT''! And then they assigned me you. Now look at me, I can't close the deal on a couple of flannel-wearing maggots? Everybody's laughing at me... and they're right to do it. So! Say yes, don't say yes; I'm still going to take it out of your asses. It's personal now, boys, and the last person in the history of creation you want as your enemy is me. And I'll tell you why. Lucifer may be strong, but I'm... ''petty''. I'm going to be the angel on your shoulder for the rest of eternity."

Joshua says "Excuse me. Sir?" Zachariah turns to face the newcomer. A slight, older, black man " I'm in a meeting." Josh says " I'm sorry. I need to speak to those three." Zachariah shocked " Excuse me?" Joshua says "It's a bad time, I know, but I'm afraid I have to insist." Zachariah says "You don't get to insist jack-squat." The newcomer doesn't back down, just stares at Zachariah. It seems to unnerve him "No, you're right. But the boss does. His orders." Zachariah uncertain "You're lying." Joshua says " I wouldn't lie about this. Look, fire me if you want. Sooner or later, he's going to come back home and you know how he is with that whole wrath thing."

Zachariah looks at Sarah, Dean and Sam He looks back at Joshua but Joshua doesn't back down. There's the fluttering of wings and the next look we get, Zachariah and his goons have disappeared, Sarah, Sam and Dean move closer to each other, staring at the new angel.

Botanical Gardens Daytime, They are no longer in the house with its creepy green lighting. They are in a verdant, green garden—a conservatory. They are surrounded with the sounds of a forest. They walk down stone steps, approaching Joshua and Sam asks " This is heaven's Garden?" Dean says "It's-it's nice... ish. I guess." Joshua says " You see what you want to here. For some it's God's throne room; for others it's Eden. You two, I believe it's the Cleveland Botanical Gardens. You came here on a field trip." Sam nods in agreement and remembrance "You're Joshua." Joshua nods "I'm Joshua." Sam says "So, you talk to God." Joshua says "Mostly, He talks to me." Sam says "Well, we need to speak to Him. It's important." Dean asks " Where is he?" Joshua says "On Earth."

Sarah asks "Doing what?" Joshua says " I don't know." Sam asks " Do you know where on Earth?" Joshua says "No, sorry. We don't exactly speak face-to-face." Dean says " I... I don't get it. God's not talking to nobody so..." Joshua says "Why's he talking to me. I sometimes think it's because I can sympathize—gardener to gardener—and, between us, I think he gets lonely." Dean disgusted "Well, my heart's breaking for him." Sam says "Well, can you at least get him a message for us?" Joshua says "Actually, he has a message for you. Back off." Dean says "What?" Joshua says "He knows already and everything you want to tell him." Sarah says "But...." Joshua says "He knows what the angels are doing. He knows that the Apocalypse has begun. He just doesn't think it's his problem." Dean stunned "Not his problem?" Joshua says " God saved you already. He put you on that plane. He brought back Castiel. He granted you salvation in heaven and after everything you've done too. It's more than he's intervened in a long time. He's finished. Magic amulet or not, you won't be able to find him."

Dean says "But he can stop it. He can stop all of it." Joshua says "I suppose he could, but he won't." Dean asks "Why not?" Joshua says "Why does he allow evil in the first place? You could drive yourself nuts asking questions like that." Sarah says "So he's just going to sit back and watch the world burn?" Joshua says " I know how important this was to you, Sarah I'm sorry." Dean emotional "Forget it. Just another dead-beat dad with a bunch of excuses, right. I'm used to that. I'll muddle through." Joshua says "Except... you don't know if you can, this time. You can't kill the Devil, and you're losing faith, in yourself, your brother, and now this?" Sam and Sarah looks at Dean and they're realizing just how desperate and depressed Dean really is, Joshua says "God was your last hope. I just... I wish I could tell you something different." Sam concerned " How do we know you're telling the truth?" Joshua says "You think that I would lie?" Sam says "It's just that... you're not exactly the first angel we've met." Joshua says " I'm rooting for you boys! I wish I could do more to help you, I do! But... I just trim the hedges." Dean says " So what now." Joshua says "You go home again. I'm afraid this time, won't be like the last. This time, God wants you to remember."

Inside Motel Room Daytime, Castiel, looking lost and without hope, leans against the divider while Sarah, Sam and Dean pack up their gear, Castiel says "Maybe... maybe Joshua was lying." The three of them look at him. Dean already has on his jacket; his bag is packed and Sam says " I don't think he was, Cas. I'm sorry." He sighs, Dean watches as Castiel moves into the entryway. Castiel looks up, Castiel says "You son of a bitch. I believed in..." Dean looks as if he wants to approach Castiel. Castiel searches above for any sign, anything... There is nothing. He turns back to the brothers, looking at Dean. He pulls the amulet from his pocket "I don't need this anymore." Castiel tosses it to Dean who shakes it out so we can see what it is "It's worthless." Castiel turns away, Sam says " Cas. Wait." he sound of wings is heard and Castiel is gone. Sam tosses his shirt on the bed angrily. Dean hasn't looked up from the amulet in his hands and Sarah says "We'll find another way. We can still stop all this, Dean." Dean finally looking up "How?" Sam says "I don't know, but we'll find it. You, Sarah and Me , we'll find it." Dean doesn't look like he believes him, Sarah and Sam knows it. Dean picks up his bag and walks past Sam and Sarah without saying anything. He doesn't even look at them At the door he pauses and drops the amulet in the trash. He opens the door and leave and behind him Sarah and Sam takes a deep breath and they both looks sad, but determined.