Lily just wanted out of there. Those guys seemed nice enough and she knew they were in the same situation as she was, but they were nuts. If there was a demon around, you bailed. She had never even believed in demons until today, but even she knew that. She thought she heard giggling and turned around. Nothing. She hurried on. Then she felt something tearing into her. She twisted her head and saw that creepy little girl demon. She reached out to touch her and stop her heart, but it didn't work. She should have listened to Sam.

SSS

Andy heard a noise and stepped back over the salt line into the other room. "Ava? Didn't you hear us calling?" he asked. He had assumed she was dead. He was glad to see that he was wrong.

"I heard," Ava said.

Andy noticed a weird tone in her voice. Then she closed her eyes and started to rub her temples.

"What are you doing?" he asked.

The echeri demon appeared next to her. It attacked him and he felt his blood splatter all over him. It was just like his brother all over again. Someone he had thought was his friend was not. Well, if he ever had the chance, he would never trust anyone ever again.

SSS

Ava was done explaining herself to Sam. He was a boy scout. She had liked him when they had first met. She had been a little fearful when she had first seen him here. She knew there was more to him that met the eye and he was probably very capable. But, it all came down to the fact that he didn't want to hurt anyone. Wanted to save the world. Well, that's not what the yellow-eyed demon would want in the leader of his demon army. "It's over," she said. As she felt her neck snap, she realized that she had forgotten about Jake. She had been so close. She had killed dozens of people, only to come in third place. She hoped Sam kicked Jake's butt… but she knew he wouldn't.

SSS

Sam leaned down and picked up the iron rod. He hefted it up so that he could bring it down on Jake and kill him. Then he stopped. Just two hours ago, he and Jake had been bonding in the barn. Jake wasn't a bad guy. He had just listened to the demon. He could be reasoned with.

Plus, if he killed Jake, he would be playing right into the demon's hands. For all he knew, the demon would have some way of controlling him once there was only one left. He dropped the spoke. He would explain to Jake and this time he would listen.

He heard his name being yelled. He turned and walked towards it. It hadn't been loud enough for identification, but he sure hoped it was Dean. He saw Dean and Bobby come through the trees.

"Sam," he saw Dean sigh with relief.

"Dean," Sam answered back. He knew exactly how Dean felt. He had been afraid that Dean had met the same fate as Ava's fiancée.

Suddenly he saw Dean's face change from relief to horror. "Sam, watch out."

The fight had tired him, though. He wasn't quick enough to turn around. He felt a white hot pain.

"NOOOO!" Sam heard Dean yell.

He was running at him, but it was like it was in slow motion. He couldn't hold himself up any longer. He fell to his knees. Before he could fall the rest of the way, Dean was there catching him. If Sam had the energy he would have smiled. Dean was always there to catch him.

"Let me see," Dean said.

Sam knew that Dean would make this all better. He always did. He felt Dean pull him forward into a hug as he felt the wound on his back. The next thing he knew he was being pushed back and Dean was in front of him again.

"It's not that bad," Dean said.

Sam could see he was lying. Dean was a world class liar. He could probably even win competitions in it, if there were such things. But, Sam saw the worry etched all over his brother's face. Plus, he couldn't even feel most of his body anymore. He knew it was over.

"I'm going to patch you up," Dean was saying.

Sam wished he could speak. He just wanted to tell Dean that he loved him and that he appreciated all that he had ever done for him. He wanted to warn him about Jake and the demon. But all he could do was close his eyes, as he listened to his brother try to comfort him one last time.