Angel was sprinting through the woods as she gasped for air, running for her life. Her fear spiked as she heard the familiar growl of a hellhound in front of her. Stopping her panicked fleeing, she stopped and gaped at its gruesome face. Unable to move she stood for a couple beats staring at it in horror. The blood pumping through her body was all that she could hear as she waited to get attacked. Suddenly Angel turned and bolted the opposite was she was running before as she screamed for her brothers. The hellhound was hot on her trail and it suddenly tripped her by the ankles. It flipped her over and tore into her as it growled and barked angrily. She screamed and wailed in agony as blood splattered her face and the surrounding trees.

Angel then jerked awake in bed as she gasped for breath. Her entire body was covered in sweat and her heart was beating erratically. Her green eyes shifted around the dingy cabin as she slowly realized where she was and that the previous scene around her was nothing but a nightmare. One of a many she's been having lately as the hours to her mortality ticked by. She sat up on the bed and wiped her face of the sweat there before her eyes shifted to the nightstand. A book she was reading before she fell asleep laid open. A book about hellhounds. She picked it back up and studied the picture it held of them. Not the prettiest things in the world with faces and bodies made out of humans remain.

"Ang?" Asa knocked on the door before coming in followed by Sam and Dean, "We've got some decent news."

"Yeah?" She put her feet on the floor before setting the book down and wiping her face again, "What is it?"

Sam eyed the book and then her with soft eyes, "Dig up anything good?"

"No. Not good." She cleared her throat, not looking any of them in the face, "What's your news?"

Dean explained as he took a seat across from her, "Bobby found a way to find Lilith."

"Yeah? With just uh-" Angel looked at the watch around her wrist with haunted eyes, "Thirty hours to go." She managed a smile, "You know, we could just high tail it reno or vegas or someplace for a last hoorah, boys. Live it up together while we can."

"What, like a TJ run?" Dean added with a smile, "Senoritas, cervezas, uh… What's Spanish for 'donkey show'?"

Sam snickered as he took a seat next to Dean and looked at Angel, "So if we do save you… Let's never do that."

She forced a laugh, "Yeah…"

"How about after we save you then we do go to Vegas?" Asa offered as he sat next to her and tried to rub her back as soothingly as he could, "Black Jack and liquor seem like a good reward for killing the queen of crossroads."

She studied Asas face sadly, memorizing it almost, "Sounds like you've got it all worked out…"

"Might've given it some thought."

As she looked away from him quickly Sam studied the worry and fear on her face, "Hey…" He sighed, "I know we're cutting it close, but we're gonna get this done."

"We will, Ang." Dean squeezed her knee, "It doesn't matter what it takes. You're not gonna go to hell. We're not gonna let that happen." She looked up at that, her eyes bouncing between them, "I swear, everything's gonna be okay."

"You know…" She managed a little laugh, although it held no genuine humor, "I'm the big sister. I'm supposed to tell you that."

When her eyes met Deans again fear ripped through her at the sight of his face completely distorted. It was almost flinging to the sides at a rapid pace as it stretched. Almost immediately he changed back to the normal Dean again, showing that she was just having a hallucination. Her wide terror filled eyes locked back down to the floor boards quickly before she could have another one.

"Yeah, well face it." Dean patted her knee again, "We're protecting you for a change."

In the morning…

Bobby placed an old tracking device over a huge map of the United States. The device had three wooden legs coming out from a glass or crystal ball at the top. The ball had a flat, metal piece wrapped around it with symbols engraved on the metal. Further down the legs there was another metal piece, only bigger. From the ball hung a pendulum device that was sharp on the end so that it can pinpoint a specific place. Asa took a stance beside Angel with crossed arms as he studied the weird contraption closely.

"So, you got a name?" Bobby asked as he looked amongst the four hunters, "That's the whole kit and caboodle. With the right name, right ritual, ain't nothing you can't suss out."

Sam met his eyes, "Like the town Lilith's in?"

"Kid, when I get done, we'll know the street."

"Good." Dean slapped his hands together, "Start it up."

Bobby began the ritual by starting the swing for the pendulum as he chanted in Latin. The four hunters watched as the pendulum began to search over the map until it suddenly stopped.

"New Harmony, Indiana." Angel looked up from the map as Bobby spoke, "And we have a winner."

"Alright." Sam pushed the pendulum away before looking around at everyone with conviction, "Let's go."

As everyone started to gear up Angel halted, "Whoa, wait-" She looked around at them as she frowned, "Let's just all hold on for a second okay?"

Sam looked over confused, "What's the problem?"

Dean as well, "You alright?"

"What's the problem? Come on, where do I start? I mean, first of all, we don't even know if Lilith is the one that actually holds my deal. We're going off of Bela's intel. Dean you're the one that said 'when that bitch breathes, the air comes out crooked.' Remember that? Second, even if we could get to Lilith, we don't have any means to kill her. And third, isn't this the same Lilith that wants your giant head on a pike Sam? Should I continue or does one of you have enough sense to back me up?"

Bobby frowned, "Ain't you just bringing down the room."

Asa shook his head as he tensed, "It's her gift, actually."

"Maybe it is…" She rolled her eyes, "But all of you know I'm right."

"I'm sorry." Sam scoffed, "What are we supposed to do then, Angel?"

"Look." She took a steadying breath, "Just because I'm taking a one way ticket to burn town doesn't mean the people I care about the most have to die too, alright? All I'm saying is we go in smart or we don't go in at all."

"Okay, fine." He challenged, "If that's the case I have the answer."

Dean turned with a raised eyebrow, "You do?"

"Yeah. A sure-fire way to confirm it's Lilith and a way to get us a bona fide demon-killing ginsu."

"Damn it, Sam." Dean scoffed in anger, "No."

Angel looked between them for a second before she understood what Sam was suggesting and immediately got angry, "Have you lost your mind, Sam? No way am I letting that happen!" She scoffed at him before turning her back and walking a few steps away, "We're not going there."

"We're so past arguing. I am summoning Ruby."

Angel whipped back around to him, "What did I just say?"

"I don't care!"

"We have enough problems as it is, Sam! I said no!"

"Stop!" Dean yelled between them, "Just stop fighting. That's the last thing we should be doing right now."

"Exactly." Sam walked up to them, looking between only Angel and Dean as Bobby and Asa studied them closely, "And we've got no time and no choice either."

"Come on, man." Dean pleaded, "She is the Miss Universe of lying skanks, okay? She told you that she could save Angel, huh- lie. She seems to know everything about Lilith but forgot to mention, oh right- Lilith owns Angels soul!"

"Okay, fine. She's a liar. She's still got that knife."

Bobby sighed softly, "Angel…"

"Sam, come on!" Angel yelled back loudly, "For all we know, she works for Lilith!"

Bobby tried again, "Angel."

Dean motioned, "She's right, Sam."

"Then give me another option, either of you. I mean, tell me what else."

Bobby finally earned their attention as he spoke even louder, "Sam's right."

"I said no damn it!" Angel's voice rose to a loud frustrated volume, earning not only a surprised wide eyed look from Bobby but from her brothers and Asa as well, "I'm sorry." She took a breath to collect herself, "Just… no. We're not doing this again. We're not going to keep making the same mistakes over and over again, alright?" They all looked at her in shock and confusion as she continued, "You wanna save me? I'm all for it. Just find something else."

They all watched as she stormed outside upset. Asa sighed and grabbed their coats to go after her. Dean stood with a contemplative look as he wiped his face with his hand in stress. Sam also took a steadying breath before looking over to Bobby who had grabbed his jacket to put it on.

"Where are you going, Bobby?"

"I guess to…" He threw out his arms in frustration, "Find something else."

Sam sighed and watched as Dean followed him before staring into space.