Title: It's a Long Way to the Promised Land
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 20,120
Warnings: Gen, casefic, spoilers through 4x13 After School Special, pure speculation for S5 and how it all ends
Summary: Let's pretend the series ends with the boys' relationship mended; the world didn't end; and they drive off into the sunset in the Impala. This takes place after that. Having stopped the apocalypse, Sam and Dean settled slowly but surely into retirement. Six months later, a missing cruise ship turns up, every passenger dead save for one under suspicious circumstances. Sam and Dean go to check it out, reasoning that too many people were killed for them not to, with the promise that this will be their last hunt for good.

Author's Note: For spn_j2_bigbang and also filling the 10_inspirations prompt between a rock and a hard place.

I'd like to thank the following people for the hand-holding, fact-checking, and all around encouragement: ellel, inthekeyofd, lostandalone22, elise_509, gottalovev, romelwen, rugbybaby, aoibhe, siluria, philomel, cynthia_arrow, isis2015, kikiriki23, and flyingmachine. This wouldn't have happened without you all. ♥

Prologue - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Epilogue

Art (and a fanmix!) was done by the incredible kikiriki23. Be sure to check out the art post!