Well, this is it. The conclusion. Like I said, there's a bit of a time gap in here- the part that deals with her mom- and I know I've said it before, but I left it out on purpose. I didn't need to include that whole section to tie the ending neatly, so I chose to leave it to handle in a separate fic where I could happily do my crossover.

Hope you like!

Time Jump: One month

It's been a month since I walked through the door to the bunker. My breakdown was, for lack of a better word, epic. I screamed, I cried, and I had nightmares galore. I ended up pretty much living in my room for the whole month, only leaving for the bathroom and food. I never once stepped foot outside the bunker.

In any event, I didn't have a nightmare last night, I haven't cried in a week, and there've been no flashbacks in two weeks. I'd say that's progress and I think I can actually say that I've managed to exit the breakdown. I'm back (mostly) to normal.

Wow, my normal is fucked up.

Any-who, it's time to get down to business finding my mom. I pull out my laptop and set my fingers on the keyboard. Avallon Moore is dead. But Lonnie Mason, the alias Romero knows her by, is very much so alive and kicking.

Time skip: one week

It takes me a whole week to find everything I can on Lonnie Mason. I know now what town she's operating out of. But I can't figure out what name she's using to purchase land. I just know what name she's using to distribute drugs. That doesn't help me find her "legal" name.

Still, if I know the town, I can find her. I know what she looks like all too well. So now, Sam and Dean will have to help me find somewhere to live. And I'll need a fake passport and birth certificate.

I'm moving to Japan.

Time skip: two weeks

With my passport and ticket in hand and all my bags already delivered to the apartment, I stride through the airport, Sam and Dean right behind me, all the way to the security line.

"I love you guys," I say, wrapping them in tight hugs. "I'll text you when I'm boarding, when we're about to take off, and when I land. I'll call once I reach the apartment." I pull them close once more, "and don't worry, I'll see you guys next week when Cas brings you."

"Love you, Ava! Stay safe over there," Sam orders, pressing a kiss to my forehead.

"Love you, kiddo," Dean rumbles, mimicking Sam and kissing me. "We'll miss you."

"I'll miss you, too," I agree. "But I think this will be good for me. Plus, if nothing else, I'll get to finish high school." They both laugh at that and give me a gentle push to the gate.

It's the third week of April and, while I'm a little late to the start of the school year, I'm not so far behind that I can't catch up. I'll get to finish my education over there, catch my mom, and maybe even heal a little. Who knows?

Epilogue: 10 years later

Shortly after waking up every morning, I shuffle through the kitchen. I have a restaurant of my very own. No, I'm not a hunter anymore. Heck, I don't even live in the States anymore. After that long year, I chose to stay here in Japan.

Yes, my mom is in jail, serving a heck of a long sentence. And that brought me more satisfaction than seeing that bastard die.

If you couldn't tell by the fact that I chose to stay in Japan, coming here was one of the best decisions I could have made. I like to believe that everything bad that happened to me before means that I won't have to handle as much hardship now. I've got the normal stuff now, just bills and relationships and annoying brothers, but aside from that, my life is almost terrifyingly apple pie.

After I came to Japan, I made a bunch of friends. Some of which, I ended up being even closer to than Jacks. I guess I should say, he became a full-time hunter. I knew he'd be good at it, but being full time… Well, it wasn't the right choice. He's not a Winchester, so for him, there was no second chance. He died mid-way through my first year here. It was a vampire nest, one he tried to take on all alone. I can't say I set a good example, so I can't call him an idiot. Am I angry my choices led him down that path? Yes, very much so. But do I think anything could have stopped him? No. He was going to do something like that eventually. It's a hunters life. They all die young.

I still get pictures of people from Nikolai sometimes, asking if they're safe. It's not too frequent anymore. He and Ten seem to understand that I need to be cut off from that world now that I own my own business. My boyfriend, who I met in high school, helped me start it up. He went to school for a business degree while I attended a culinary college. We've been dating a very long time, but neither of us is ready for marriage. We've discussed it, but we just aren't there yet. Not because we don't love each other or think we'll ever break up, but because marriage just isn't our ideal.

My brothers still visit every other week. Cas and Dean are a couple- I won that bet and earned myself forty bucks. Sam and Gabe also ended up together shortly after, but the winner there was Jacks. Despite everything, I've distanced myself from their job. They all still hunt. Dean, I know, is looking to get out. He wants a kid, I think, but believes he can't have that with the job. I'd have to agree, but I think the name is going to be the bigger problem.

The thing is, I no longer publicly call myself a Winchester. That name is dangerous. I've left behind Ava Winchester, only taking on that name when I need to protect my family. Aside from that, everything that happened to me under that name is something that no longer affects me. I've put that into the past. The new me is strong, and confident, and independent, and finally, finally off medication. The new me can kick ass to protect her family at the same time that she preps dinner. The new me is someone I love and will never give up.

So today, as a djinn once again tries to punch me in the face, I grin and beat him back. I don't seek out monsters, sometimes they just show up. But it gives me a way to keep my skills sharp.

"Who are you?" he gasps as I raise the blood-coated dagger. "You're just a little girl? How could you beat me?"

"Don't you know not to underestimate the Winchesters?" His eyes go wide and he mouths the word "you," but the dagger is already through his heart. I haven't lost my touch yet, and I don't intend to.

After all, I am Winnie Jackson, the fourth Winchester.

I want to say a few things before you go. Thank you to everyone for reading this! It really means a ton to me, from those who have been there from the beginning to anyone who may read this in the future. Having someone enjoy my writing is what I live for, so thanks! And to anyone who reviewed, it really meant a lot to me and the encouragement is what kept this fic going, even if I did have a bad habit of disappearing for a while without warning... So please, let me know how you felt about the ending, and if you have any comments on my writing style or anything you think I could improve on for future fics, let me know in a PM. I'd love any advice I can get.

Also, this fic spanned a great deal of time, both in the fic and in the real world. It's been over a year since I started it and I'm so, so glad I did. I got to work out a bunch of things I was struggling with in here and I'm really, truly grateful that I wrote it.

For anyone wondering, I do plan to write the boy's POV for this, so stay tuned. That'll probably get started once I've gotten about ten or so chapters into my next fic. I don't anticipate either POV being nearly as long or intensive as this is, but I will try to make it as detailed and accurate as possible!

As for some stats on the fic:

Pages: 101

Words: 58,808

Chapters: 50

Time: A year and a half (551 days)

Again, thank you to everyone for reading and I'll miss you all! ~

Edit: May 1st- I made one little change to chapter 48 that literally has no effect on the story but removed almost exactly eighty words. (84, to be exact) It affected my sequel though, by messing with the timeline, so it had to come out. Sorry for the random change! I doubt, if you reread the chapter, that you'd even notice it, but I feel like I need to let you know that happened anyway! Bye~