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"You're trying to get me killed!" Sam narrowed his eyes at Casey.

Casey didn't seem disturbed in the least. "Sam, it makes sense, and you know it does. You're more than powerful enough."

Sam threw his hands up in the air in frustration. "Powerful enough?! You're asking me to kill the demon that killed my mother and my father!"

Casey frowned, tilting her head to the side. "You're not scared, Sam. I don't feel fear radiating off of you, so why don't you want to do it? Don't you want Azazel dead for everything he's done to your family?"

Sam rubbed his hand over his face, frustrated. "Yes, I do, but what you're asking for is a one-way ticket to death! Demons will be trying to kill me left and right for taking out Azazel."

Casey shook her head. "No, Sam. Most of the demons will be grateful you killed that tyrant. Having demons respect you is far greater than having demons fear you."

Sam took a deep breath, regretting his decision already. "Okay, I'll do it."

"He WHAT?!" Azazel was practically buzzing with anger. Ruby had just informed him of Sam's little outburst earlier, and he was not happy.

"He doesn't want to work with me anymore, sir." Ruby kept her voice from trembling, too proud to show fear.

Azazel narrowed his eyes, then smiled. When he next spoke, his voice was quiet. "Ruby, you know Sam has always been my favorite."

Ruby nodded, confused. Calm Azazel wasn't always a good thing.

"Do you know why he's my favorite?"

Ruby shook her head. Nope, not really. Didn't really care.

Azazel walked over to Ruby, standing just inches away from her. "Sam's my favorite because he has spunk. He has a temper. Sam's my favorite because as much good as he has in him, there's twice as much unharnessed evil."

Ruby froze. The plan. The overall game plan. If she wasn't close to Sam, it would never work out.

Azazel moved closer, his mouth right next to Ruby's ear. His next words came out as a whisper. "If you can't get Sam back on track to harnessing the evil inside him, if he doesn't follow through with the plan, then you and Alistair will have a one-on-one session downstairs."

Azazel turned and walked back to his chair, sitting down. "Dismissed."

Ruby left the room, Azazel's words still echoing in her head. She needed to get Sam's trust again, but how?

Dean was eating his greasy burrito when it happened. He saw a light, first one, then more came flickering on. Dropping his forgotten burrito on the ground, Dean moved over to where Gordon was checking their weapons.

"Gordon! Lights are on in the building!" Dean whispered as loud as he dared.

Gordon looked up at the asylum, his body freezing. Moving ever so slowly, he pulled out a pair of binoculars and looked through them, scanning the house. "I see at least three demons, but we need to be prepared for more. No sign of your brother."

Dean took a deep breath to calm his nerves. He was so close to finding Sammy. "We should trap one and question it; see what we're up against."

Gordon nodded. "Let's get to work."

Ruby punched the windowsill, letting out a frustrated yell. Why did this all have to go to shit? Why couldn't Sam have just fallen in line and been a gullible little pawn? Freaking Winchester.

Time was running out, and Ruby had no intention of seeing Alistair anytime soon. How was she going to get Sam to listen to her?

Looking out the window, Ruby saw movement to her right. Looking closer, she saw the outlines of two people crouching in the foliage. Wait. Not just any people. On closer inspection, Ruby realized one of the guys was Sam's brother. Thank Lucifer, she found her way back to Sam! He'll do anything to save his brother, this Ruby knew. It was time to show Sam how much of a demon she really was.

With no time to waste, Ruby teleported to the front yard.

"Hello boys." She flashed her eyes black for dramatic effect. "You might as well come out of hiding, I know you're here."

Slowly, Dean stood up.

Ruby shook her head. "You too, sweet cheeks."

The dark-skinned one also stood up, looking considerably pissed off.

Recognition flashed across Dean's features before he scowled. "Hey, you're the demon bitch that's been brainwashing my brother!"

Ruby smirked. "Your brother has been working with me on his own free will."

That much was obvious once he threatened her. No need to tell these dweebs that.

Dean tensed, looking ready to pounce. "My brother isn't evil! He wouldn't work with a demon unless you had leverage! What are you holding over him?"

"Right now? Nothing." Ruby swept her hand to the side, knocking the other hunter to the side. Raising her other hand, Ruby threw Dean past her into the asylum wall. "But I will have leverage over him soon. You."

Dean didn't have the reaction she expected. Instead of turning white, sputtering about leaving his baby brother alone, Dean smiled. What the hell?

It wasn't until she heard the footsteps behind her that Ruby realized he thought they had a chance. Turning around, Ruby once again threw the nameless hunter across the yard. She walked towards him, taunting.

"You really think you can stop me? I'm Azazel's second in command, his most trusted demon! I have more power than you could imagine." She threw the hunter further, slamming him into a tree. "And you know what? I have big plans for Sam. He is going to become more powerful than even Azazel himself. All the demons will bow down to him. And no pathetic hunter will ruin that!"

Ruby threw herself forward, ready to finish off the hunter, when an invisible force stopped her.

"What the hell?" Ruby looked down, moving the vines away with her shoe. Devil's trap.

The hunter smiled at her. "We are gonna have a nice, long chat."

Dean threw more holy water at the blonde in front of him. "You were so talkative earlier, why clam up now?"

The demon glared at him with her black eyes. "You really wanna know the truth? Fine. Ask away. I promise you'll hate the answer."

Dean narrowed his eyes. "Don't lie to me-"

"I won't lie; it'll be too much fun seeing you react to the truth." The demon sneered.

Dean looked at Gordon, but the other hunter's face was blank. Squaring his shoulders, Dean turned back to the blonde bitch in front of him.

"What's your name?"

"Ruby."

"Okay, Ruby, when did you first meet my brother?"

Ruby smiled. "I saved his ass while you were dealing with the Seven Deadly Sins."

Dean frowned, the pieces falling into place. "You're the reason Sam vanished on us!"

"Give the man a cookie!"

Dean threw more holy water on her. "Shut up, bitch. You answer questions or you shut up."

Ruby rolled her eyes. "You won't exorcise me until you have the information you need, so I can and will be as annoying as I want. Whatever you do to me now is nothing compared to what'll happen to me once I'm sent downstairs."

Gordon stepped up to the demon. "I have one question, and one question only: is Sam evil?"

Dean bristled. "Walker!"

Gordon held up his pointer finger, silencing him. "I get my one question."

An evil smile crossed Ruby's face. "Sam has the potential to destroy the world."

Dean slapped Ruby, not doing the demon much harm but making him feel better. "That doesn't answer the damn question!"

"Oooh, I thought you had faith in that brother of yours?"

Ruby was getting on Dean's nerves, and he knew that was a dangerous thing. Taking a deep breath to calm himself, he said, "I do have faith in Sam, but I've already told you that you would be answering our questions, and he asked you a question."

Ruby rolled her eyes. "Whatever lets you sleep at night." An evil smile crossed her features. "But, fine. Here's your answer: Sam has more evil locked inside of him than you could ever imagine."

Gordon nodded, leaving the room.

Dean wasn't done. "You said Sam had the evil 'locked inside of him.' You didn't say he was evil."

"You are in a world of denial, Dean." Ruby's smile didn't waver.

Dean changed the subject. "Why did Sam kill Bela Talbot? He wouldn't kill for no reason."

Ruby thought about her answer. "Hmm, Sam killed Bela because, uh... because I threw her against the tree."

She looked way too proud of herself.

Dean narrowed her eyes. "I can make this uncomfortable for one of us."

Ruby sighed. "FINE. Sam killed Bela because she had a mortal wound in her side from where a tree branch was sticking out of her side. Happy now?"

Dean nodded, relieved. "Very. Next question: who's Azazel?"

"You're not as smart as you think you are. Did you honestly think we'd just call him yellow eyes? All demons have names."

Dean's eyes widened. "The demon who killed my parents?!"

"The one and only. Sam is his second in command, getting ready to lead the demon army against all of mankind." Ruby's eyes went black. "Sam's been using those powers of his, and you know what? The more he uses them, the darker he gets."

"Where is my brother now?" Dean growled.

Ruby shook her head. "I don't know."

Holy water splashed across her face. "Liar!"

Ruby yelled back at Dean, "I'm not lying! Sam didn't want me around anymore, so he kicked me to the freaking curb! That's why I tried to capture you! So he'd have to listen to me!"

Dean set the bottle of holy water down. "Why'd he get rid of you?"

Ruby looked at Dean with such hatred it almost startled him. Almost. "Because your stupid brother and his stupid ass morals decided he wanted to fuck with the game plan, and he couldn't stand me withholding information."

That got Dean's attention. "Game plan?"

"Yeah, game plan. End game. What would you prefer me to call it? The end-all-be-all?" Ruby's voice was dripping with sarcasm.

"Listen, bitch. You're going to tell me what this game plan is-"

"Or you'll send me to Hell?" Ruby interrupted. "Like you're not already planning on it. Why don't you go to Hell?"
Dean pulled out his dad's journal and flipped to an exorcism."Exorcizamus te, omnis immundus spiritus... should I keep going?"

Ruby was sweating, but she glared at him in defiance. "Go to Hell."

"Omnis satanica potestas, omnis incuriso infernalis adversii. Omnis congregation et secta..."