"So, you guys are leaving town now?" Sarah asked. She, Sam and Dean stood on the dock, waiting for the ferry to arrive that would take them out of Bright Falls.
"It's about high time we got outta here, Sheriff," Dean answered. "I don't know what the hell happened that just reversed everything that happened, but I am not planning on sticking around."
"My brother and I have other matters to attend to," Sam put in. "I hope this was the last of the Dark Presence this town will see."
"You and me both, Winchester," she said. She sighed. "Good luck with…whatever it is you're doing." She offered them a warm smile. "Take care of each other." Dean glanced over towards his brother, and his brother at him. He felt a surge of love for Sam course through him. Of course he would take care of his baby brother. After what'd happened in the Dark Place – how the Dark Presence had brutally slaughtered Sam right in front of him – he would continue to do everything in his power to keep him safe.
That's my job after all, isn't it? he thought to himself. Looking after my little brother? "We will," he assured her.
"You don't have to worry about us," the youngest Winchester said. "What matters is that the Dark Presence is not going to resurface."
"I'm certain it won't," said Sarah. "Whatever happened – whatever Alan did – it undid everything. By any means, I shouldn't be standing here."
"You died," Sam realized. It wasn't a question.
"Alan went to Cauldron Lake," she told them, "and he's not coming back. Not this time. Wheeler – he left town just yesterday. Not that I blame him. I would too."
"What's stopping you?" Dean asked.
"I'm the sheriff. It's my job to protect this town," she explained. "You guys…go do what you have to do. We all have our duties, mine to the town and you to…" She trailed off. "Looks like the ferry's here. Goodbye, guys."
"Bye, Sheriff," the brothers said in unison. Dean and Sam climbed into the Impala and revved it onto the ferry. The sights of Bright Falls were soon no more than a blip, and Sam said, "You ready to close the gates of Hell for good?"
"We got work to do."
FIN.