I’m so glad I finally read this. You did a fantastic job. Chuck revealing the trick was a clever choice. It’s unlikely the brothers would have brought up the voicemail on their own, so using him was a great way to move things forward.

Oh yes! I wished they will touch a topic about this twisted phone call from 4x22 but they didn't and I glad we have fanfics stories like your to fix this. Chuck was so right about that secrets are bad think, how many time that was something wrong between brothers because of secrets and lies. Luckily that now they done with lying to each other.

I want you to write the scripts! I can hear them saying thisveffortlessly! I really am so grateful that you're writing these amazing stories!

I knew there had to be a voicemail fix between all those other beautiful fics, and omg you did an amazing job. Reading it made me cry and wish that the show had done something like this... And not leaving that stupid voicemail alone for the rest of the show... And this: "A few hours without Sam, and Dean had sold his soul." Omg Dean Realizing all of those little but obvious things about Sam and his choices while Dean was in Hell. Wonderful. It still hurts me, thinking about how everyone blamed Sam for everything, leaving him alone... And yeah he made bad decisions, but so did others... And then we had angels and demons, screwing everything up... But Now Im glad that the recent seasons have been much better for Sam :) And we also have Dean back, looking out for Sam, and not blaming him, not pushing him away.

Thank you so much!

Thank you so much for this. Unfinished is a good name for this because it always "felt" unfinished. Sam should KNOW that Dean never said those things, and Dean should KNOW what Sam believed when he listened to Ruby. For some reason the show never gave us this closure, but you have filled it in nicely. Sam's despair and Dean's forgiveness both written perfectly. Love it.

Chuck is a lifesaver ! xD

I hope Dean and/or Sam read all Supernatural Novel so they know what each other thinking before, on the past.

oh YEAH!
Heart-rending from Sam's side, as Dean told him good-bye. And then the shock from Dean as Chuck told him about the phone message. (BTW THANK YOU for fixing that! I've been waiting for Dean & Sam to figure out that the message was wrong!) Kinda funny about Chuck asking the "WHEN" you came from, had to re-read that line a few times to actually get it to sink in. Glad that Dean figured out that the Detroit part of the story hadn't been written yet, and so could be redone. :D GREAT part from Sam, sitting in his hole, being thrown a lifeline to meet Dean in WV. Glad Dean could get the stuff straight with Sam, and that it cleared the air between them. Fresh start.

Love this.

Very much enjoyed this little montage of missing scenes. The way you wrote Sam's head just tugged my heart strings...Lovely.

THANK YOU SO MUCH for resolving the whole thing with the phone call message being different. Good point for Chuck to make. Good on you, future Chuck. You wrapped it up so perfectly and captured Sam so well here. Wow. Awesome.

I really miss reading SPN stories regarding the apocalypse. It was a really tough time for Dean and Sam but at least the storyline was not as topsy-turvy, jumbled and confused as it has been these last two seasons. There seems to be no direct line of plot and it's caused a lot of confusion among fanfic writers.

Anyway, I really, really enjoyed this. The End is one of my fave episodes; gritty, forboding and freaky-Soulless Sam was creepy, but I still think that Sam as Lucifer is such a pivotal moment. Still leaves me cold.

And yes, you made me cry... just when I didn't think I could cry over the events over the apocalypse anymore. ... no, no! That's a good thing!

So, thank you. -

Now I think there's a difference between Sam dying in Cold Oak, and Dean's death in Indiana - one a surprise, the other expected, scheduled, dreaded but planned for, however much it was denied, for a year. And I don't think Dean feels all that guilty for 'leaving' Sam all alone when he was sucked into hell and I've always been grateful that Sam doesn't blame him for what happened. At least I don't remember anything like that in Show. After all, if Dean hadn't make the deal, Sam wouldn't be alive to be by himself and make some really bad decisions that summer. Given that we wouldn't have a TV show with the lead dead... that said, this line said a lot to me:

"Was it really any surprise Sam had lost his way? That he'd let misguided guilt and the desire for a little control finally over his life delude him into some bad choices? A few hours without Sam, and Dean had sold his soul."

That helped me put some of Sam's behavior into perspective. It really did. Thank you!

Now feeling guilty that he'd helped isolate Sam, yeah, I can see that. They both heap a lot of guilt on themselves, which is part of their charm. I loved the imagery of Sam down a well, and Dean's call a bucket reaching down to him. And I liked the way you had Dean find out about the voice mail and handled it with Sam.

Phoebe

Such a heart-breaking revisit of their split-up, but even more importantly, really insightful of the brothers' eventually getting together again.

I so needed this kind of story (and fluff) between Sam and Dean when they talked about that fateful voicemail in the car.

FINALLY, something about that message that Zach changed - I can't tell you how frustrating I've found it that Dean has never found out that the message was changed and therefore never had the opportunity to correct Sam's beliefs about himself - for me, that was the worst part of that episode - because Sam wouldn't have done it if he had heard Dean's rel message and it was just so horrible to see him believing that Dean thought he was a monster and irredeemable. So this fic was very satisfying in that sense.

"...he was just sitting there in a car that wasn’t his, staring unseeingly at the dash, no place to go, no one left to call."

That just made me ACHE. Seriously, I have found it so hard to see Sammy cut off from his brother and just feeling so wretched about what he did and like he cannot be redeemed - I long to see a real reconciliation between the two and to see Sam finally be able to forgive himself and find peace. Hopefully that's what Season 6 will be about;)

oh man... you are my goddess... seriously, they need to sit up and take notes from you about these boys. you've got them nailed. not to mention it's just a damn better story this way.

That's why I read fanfiction. I really admire your ability to evoke strong images and feelings in my mind, to make me feel there, in the story. Also you're able to make me laugh out loud, or sometimes to cry while reading the fic. That "Goodbye, Sam" was too heavy to bear. I love you gave it the importance that it deserves.

The best stories fill in the blanks of the episodes and Supernatural has many, many episodes that leave us wanting more. That phone message is a "huge hole" and I truly loved your take on it.

Sam's expectation when he read "Dean's Cell" on his phone screen and then when they talked was just beautifully described. They are reunited and the hope is there again. "But no need to overdo it, right?" Right. You didn't, it's perfect.

As always, you've found the perfect title. They had unfinished business to deal with. Since I believe you've got the power of knowing what actually happens in their minds, I'll consider it finished in an extremely satisfying way.

Thank you!