This is it. The final chapter. I think you might be surprised. Sammy's a sneaky boy.

Well, thanks for reading, guys. I really appreciate the effort and al the reviews. They make me feel special!

Epilogue

By Now You Should Have Somehow Realized What You've Got To Do

"I have this idea," Sam said slowly, watching her stalk the room, pacing like a big cat, graceful and beautiful and dangerous. He hated the fact that he had called her, but he needed help. He needed to save his brother, and he'd finally figured out a way.

"Shoot," she said, her voice tired and disinterested. Maybe Dean was right. Maybe she couldn't be trusted. Maybe these things were all the same. But it was Sam's only shot.

He hated lying to his brother, hating hiding the fact that he remembered everything he had done while under the cape's influence. But it was for the best that Dean didn't know. After all, Dean had tired to stop him, and that was back when the task wouldn't have been life-threatening.

"The thing that holds the contract to Dean's soul," Sam explained, his eyes following her steps through the room that he'd rented for this specific reason, this meeting of the minds, "the crossroads demon said it was big and bad. I figure it's hanging out in a nice warm summer home down under. If I want to save my brother, I have to take out the demon, right?"

She stopped her pacing to consider it. "Yeah," she finally said, "so?"

"So, I figure that if I can get into Hell, I can find this thing and kill it. If I kill it, Dean will be free, right?"

She shrugged. "Sounds like a plan. How you gonna do it?"

"I'm going to kick down the doors of Hell- go back to Wyoming and bust into the fiery pit, you know? I'm gonna march right down in there and kill everything that I can find. Eventually, I'll get the right one."

She nodded slowly before going back to pacing, her hair flying out behind her as she walked. "All right." She stopped again, watching him with appraising eyes, trying to judge just how far he was willing to go. "What do you need me for?"

Sam hung his head and sighed. He hated asking her for help, allowing himself to fall deeper and deeper into her debt, but the plan couldn't fail. "I need help," he said, "I didn't think I would at first, but then things changed."

"Why not just ask Dean?"

"You know he won't put me in jeopardy. After all, me being dead is what got him into this in the first place."

"Well, what do you want me to do about it?"

He swallowed hard. "I need you to round up some of your friends. Tell them that I'll grant them immunity if they help me break into Hell."

"Helping demons now?" She asked, sitting down beside him on the bed. "Sam, I'm surprised."

"Just spread the word, all right?"

"I can't do that. Not sure if you heard that crossroads bitch, but I'm not held in especially high regard within the demonic community. Miss a couple of host-warming parties and they'll completely turn on you."

"So, what, I'm on my own here?"

She shook her head. "Silly Sammy. You're not alone."

"But I need help to do this."

"And you'll get it. You just need to realize one thing."

"What's that?" Sam asked finally turning to look at her, into pitiless black eyes that held all of the answers.

"It was never about you," she said softly, "you humans are all such egomaniacs. Just because a demon has plans for you, doesn't mean that you're the one he's after."

He narrowed his eyes. "What's that supposed to mean?"

Ruby giggled- actually giggled- and scooted uncomfortably close. She leaned up toward him until her lips were practically pressed to his ear. "Why do you think," she whispered, "Azazel left you his army?"

Well, that's it. The end. Nice, huh?

So, does anyone remember our little game? The one with the chapter titles? Just figured I'd post the song names here for you in case you were curious.

Prologue- Wonderwall by Oasis

1. Superman by Five For Fighting

2. Save Me by Remy Zero

3. Crank That by Soulja Boy Tell 'Em

4. Hero/Heroine by Boys Like Girls

5. Hero/Heroine by Boys Like Girls

6. Superman by Five For Fighting

7. Crank That by Soulja Boy Tell 'Em

8. Superman by Five For Fighting

9. Save Me by Remy Zero

10. Superman by Five For Fighting

11. What I've Done by Linkin Park

12. Kryptonite by Three Doors Down

13. What I've Done by Linkin Park

14. Save Me by Remy Zero

15. Hero/ Heroine by Boys Like Girls

16. Superman by Five For Fighting

17. Kryptonite by Three Doors Down

18. The Last Ten Years (Superman) by Kenny Rogers

Epilogue- Wonderwall by Oasis

Hope you enjoyed reading the story as much as I enjoyed writing it :)