Redemption Road

Redemption Road is a fan-generated, large-scale AU project created by members of the Supernatural and Dean/Castiel fandom. It consists of over 24 individual fanworks (or "episodes") written by 17 writers and the entire series runs approximately 650,000 words. In addition, artwork by xxx artists accompanies each episode. Finally, "DVD extras+ are also offered which they define as "outtakes, deleted scenes, missing scenes, and episode tags/codas that take place before, during, or following an aired episode."
Summary: 
==On The Possibility of A Sequel==
In an March 17 2014 tumblr post, one reader of the series asked about a sequel:
==Table of Contents==
Episode SCHEDULE
:Episode 1: World Leader Pretend
: Written by: zatnikatel
: Wordcount: ~10,300
: Posting date: October 6, 2011
: Summary: Team Free Will is sent reeling as Sam struggles with the aftermath of his time in the cage, and Dean struggles to cope with the loss of his best friend. Meanwhile, Castiel's miracles have unforeseen consequences that may force Bobby's hand…
:Add-ons: "Title Card" a video by jackvelvet and "The Road So Far", a video by betaartemis
: Art: Chapter banner by smilla02. Digital painting by usarechan
: Episode 2: Do Angels Dream of Celestial Sheep?
: Written by: nanoochka
: Wordcount: ~10,400
: Posting date: October 13, 2011
: Summary: Dean dreams.
:Art: Chapter banner by smilla02. Drawing by danny_sama
: Episode 3: Breakdown
: Written by: dotfic
: Wordcount: ~9,800
: Posting date: October 20, 2011
: Summary: In the eye of the storm, Sam and Dean tackle a regular old-fashioned monster hunt. But Sam's memories of being in Lucifer's cage aren't done with him yet, while Castiel continues reaching out to Dean in frightening dreams that aren't just dreams...
:Art: Chapter banner by geckoholic. Drawings by danny_sama
: Episode 4: Lead Us Not
: Written by: electricskeptic & zatnikatel
: Wordcount: ~14,000
: Posting date: October 27, 2011
: Summary: The Lord giveth...And the Lord taketh away.
:Art: Chapter banner by geckoholic; digital painting by artmetica
:: DVD Extra: Resist
:: Written by: jackvelvet
:: Wordcount: ~6,000
:: Posting date: November 10, 2011
:: Summary: Sam starts to deal.
: Episode 5: 3:10 to Purgatory
: Written by: swordofmymouth & tiptoe39
: Wordcount: ~20,000
: Posting date: November 3, 2011
: Summary: As Castiel erodes beneath the weight of evil, Dean discovers the answer is still where Death told him it would be – in the souls…
:Art: Chapter banner by smilla02 (using a font based on Dean's handwriting); digital painting by daggomus_prime
: Episode 6: Over the Hills and Far Away
: Written by: nyoka
: Wordcount: ~24,000
: Posting date: November 17, 2011 and November 23, 2011
: Summary: Once upon a time there was a little boy who wished for the moon.
:Art: Chapter banner by animotus.
: Episode 7: Into the Mystic
: Written by: murron
: Wordcount: ~17,000
: Posting date: November 25, 2011		
: Summary: You realize that no one who tried this has ever succeeded, not even in the old days?
:Art: Chapter banner by animotus; cover art by slinkymilinky and comic by made_of_tin
: Episode 8: Homeward Rolling Soldier
: Written by: shane_mayhem
: Wordcount: ~12,000
: Posting date: December 1, 2011		
: Summary: Back in Sioux Falls, Castiel, Bobby, and the Winchesters find themselves in a strange holding pattern. What Castiel is now, after everything, remains to be seen.
:Art: Chapter banner base art by orlisroses29, altered with permission; digital painting by usarechan
: Episode 9: Sioux Falls
: Written by: nyoka & zatnikatel
: Wordcount: ~25,000
: Posting date: December 8, 2011
: Summary: December moves in, inevitable as it is grueling.
:Art: Chapter banners by smilla02; digital painting by usarechan
: Episode 10: In the Midnight Hour
: Written by: electricskeptic & swordofmymouth
: Wordcount: ~26,000
: Posting date: December 15, 2011
: Summary: During a hunt on the Texas Gulf Coast, Team Free Will face their demons as the mass disappearances that span the globe threaten one of their own…
:Art: Chapter banner by kasienka_nikki; digital painting(s) by artmetica
:: DVD Extra: The Magic Faraway Tree
::Written by: zatnikatel
:: Wordcount: ~10,000
:: Posting date: December 22, 2011
:: Summary: "You're not alone in the darkness, Cas. Neither of us is…"
:: DVD Extra: Where the Drifts Get Deeper
:: Written by: nyoka
:: Wordcount: ~6,000
:: Posting date: December 27, 2011
:: Summary: There's something about this cabin that makes Dean willing to say crazy shit, do crazy shit that he can't imagine doing anywhere else. There's something about this place that makes him braver than he really is.
:: DVD Extra: If the Fates Allow
:: Written by: dotfic
:: Wordcount: ~2,400
:: Posting date: December 27, 2011
:: Summary: Christmas at Bobby's.
: Episode 11: Back in Black 		
: Written by: takadainmate
: Wordcount: ~18,000
: Posting date: January 19, 2012		
: Summary: There are omens spreading out all along the Eastern seaboard, the disappearances in Galveston a tipping point, and Castiel is almost certain his dreams are omens too.
: Episode 12: Journey to the West
: Written by: peroxidepest17
: Wordcount: ~22,000 	
: Posting date: February 4, 2012		
: Summary: This story is an old story.
: Episode 13: The Horse Whisperer
: Written by: darksilvercat
: Wordcount: ~17,500
: Posting date: February 9, 2012		
: Summary: "I can't even remember the last time we had a straight-up honest-to-god urban-legend-come-to-life hunt like this," Dean says, and he sounds almost childishly giddy at the prospect.
: Episode 14: Through the Fire
: Written by: dotfic
: Wordcount: ~22,000
: Posting date: February 16, 2012		
: Summary: Some memories never fade.
:: DVD Extra: It Takes a Village (People)
:: Written by: zatnikatel
:: Wordcount: ~170
:: Posting date: July 4, 2012
:: Summary: "I can't believe that's your ringtone…"
: Episode 15: Ghosts
: Written by: zatnikatel
: Wordcount: ~40,700
: Posting date: February 23, 2012 and March 1, 2012		
: Summary: Bobby casts his vision up again to see Castiel's eyes sparkle cold and calculating, see the angel smile the wolfish smile of a predator…
:: DVD Extra: Subtext
:: Written by: zatnikatel
:: Wordcount: ~250
:: Posting date: March 3, 2012
:: Summary: "I don't understand that reference…"
:: DVD Extra: Who You Gonna Call?
:: Written by: zatnikatel
:: Wordcount: ~2,460
:: Posting date: March 8, 2012
:: Summary: "You shattered my Shatner…"
::DVD Extra: Date Night
:: Written by: peroxidepest17
:: Wordcount: ~3,540
:: Posting date: March 15, 2012
:: Summary: It's not a date…
: Episode 16: Mad World
: Written by: nyoka
: Wordcount: ~37,500
: Posting date: March 25, 2012 and April 2, 2012		
: Summary: The thought that they could lose any of this – whatever peace and friendship and love they've found – scares Sam more than anything else. The fragility of it is almost too much to bear…
:: DVD Extra: Interlude
:: Written by: nyoka
:: Wordcount: ~3,300
:: Posting date: May 21, 2012
:: Summary: Buying Castiel new clothes apparently involves making out in the men's fitting room for half an hour.
::DVD Extra: Apt Pupil
:: Written by: zatnikatel
:: Wordcount: ~650
:: Posting date: May 13, 2012
:: Summary: This game transmutes forty years of horror into something Dean can own and control…
: Episode 17: Dreamcatcher
: Written by: daymarket
: Wordcount: ~15,800
: Posting date: April 5, 2012		
: Summary: Dean closes his eyes, fighting back the whimpers that threaten to claw their way out of his throat. This is a duty, he knows, one that he deserves. This is who he chose to be, he thinks, and it's only when he hears Alastair's laugh that he realizes he spoke aloud…
::DVD Extra: The Meaning of Pie
:: Written by: squeemonster
:: Wordcount: ~8,300
:: Posting date: April 12, 2012
:: Summary: "If we ever get past all this, I think I'd like us to find a house somewhere…"
::DVD Extra: In-Laws
:: Written by: peroxidepest17
:: Wordcount: ~10,700
:: Posting date: April 19, 2012
:: Summary: Cas is just another piece of the puzzle that fits solidly within the lines of the bizarre pattern Bobby's life is turning out to be.
::DVD Extra: Give a Little Whistle
:: Written by: dotfic
:: Wordcount: ~1,850
:: Posting date: April 26, 2012
:: Summary: You don't have to say anything.
: Episode 18: Adam
: Written by: electricskeptic
: Wordcount: ~18,500
: Posting date: May 3, 2012		
: Summary: This thing between Cas and his brother is something huge, incomprehensible, and Sam knows that Dean will be utterly destroyed if all that is snatched away from him now…
: Episode 19: The Calm Before the Storm
: Written by: murron and nyoka
: Wordcount: ~36,150
: Posting date: May 24, May 31, and June 8, 2012	
: Summary: After all the predictions about how the world's going to drown, it's kind of ironic that it hasn't rained in days.
: Episode 20: Smoke on the Water
: Written by: murron
: Wordcount: ~35,400
: Posting date: June 14 and June 21, 2012		
: Summary: Team Free Will travel to Brazil in order to search for an artifact that might help to defeat Cthulhu. Arriving at the Green Coast, the team finds itself clashing with Cthulhu cultists, and Dean has to deal with an unexpected case of jealousy when their local contact, former-priest-turned-hunter Jonas Harper, falls for Cas.
: DVD Extra: Small Hours
: Written by: murron
: Wordcount: ~2,290
: Posting date: June 18, 2012
: Summary: It's been a while since he's been unbalanced by a handsome face…
: DVD Extra: A Book of Days
: Written by: zatnikatel, dotfic, peroxidepest17 and squeemonster
: Wordcount: ~7,100
: Posting date: June 28, 2012
: Summary: "Is this the journal of a hunter? Am I a hunter now, or am I still an angel? I don't know…"
: Episode 21: The Sprinting Dead
: Written by: nyoka
: Wordcount: ~54,500
: Posting date: September 6, September 13, and September 25, 2012		
: Summary: The last thing Dean expected on this little misadventure was a paradise of ancient cities, crumbling, towering ruins, wild, misty jungles, and the walking dead…
: Episode 22: The Call of Cthulhu
: Written by: swordofmymouth and zatnikatel
: Wordcount: ~16,000
: Posting date: September 27, 2012		
: Summary: The dreamer has stopped sleeping...
: Episode 23: Achilles' Last Stand		
: Written by: swordofmymouth and zatnikatel
: Wordcount: ~15,000
: Posting date: September 28, 2012		
: Summary: "There are things out there...bad things."
: Episode 24: Redemption		
: Written by: swordofmymouth and zatnikatel
: Wordcount: ~85,000
: Posting date: September 30, October 4 and October 7, 2012 	
: Summary: "Love is stronger than death…"
==Reactions/Reviews==
One fan recorded her reactions to reading each chapter by doodling them into a notebook. She then posted photos of those doodles on her tumblr which can be read here.
==Gallery==
Each episode is accompanied by a banner along with artwork in many different styles. Below is an example of each, along with the cover art designed for 900+ page PDF/Word/ePub/mobi versions made available for fans to download and read.
==Other Inspired FanWorks==
In addition to the art and videos that were integrated into the episodes, fans made their own fan art and in some cases videos. Below are a few examples
Videos
*'Redemption Road' Virtual Season Trailer by badhalo (Feb 2012)
Podfic
*A podfic project was begun by tenoko1 in 2012 but never progressed to completion due to Real Life issues and the complexity of the project
==References==
Category:Virtual SeasonsCategory:2011Category:2012
Category:Destiel Fanfiction