"Battle Scars"

Prologue

A/N #1: I just wanted to post this today because it's a special day. So my wishes are out (if it's ever seen) to Jensen Ackles, wishing him a Happy Birthday! Also a congratulations to the newlyweds, Jared Padalecki and Genevieve Cortese! Best Wishes!

A/N #2: I know I shouldn't be posting a new story now but because of A/N #1, I just wanted it to be published on JA's birthday! So since the site is being a pain and not letting me upload properly, I apologize for formatting and will come back when it allows me to upload the original file later on. So please enjoy the story and I hope it's one you haven't read before.

A/N #3: Italics in Alice's POV and Bella's POV mean separate things (it's obvious once you read)

Disclaimer: I don't own Supernatural or Twilight. They belong to their respective owners (I thank them for creating them in the first place). Specific quotes were taken from "No Rest for the Wicked" (SPN Season 3 Finale).

Summary: Bella Winchester had accepted her destiny but when she looses what she cares about the most, will she fight back or is the pain too much for her to handle; pain that not even the Cullens could truly understand.

Alice's POV

Nothing ever seems to happen anymore and quite frankly, I'm a little bored with it. Just because I can live forever doesn't mean that I have to be bored, right? Thing is, when the whole world is asleep, I'm confined to stay inside and avoid suspicion of why I'm up and not feeling tired whatsoever. Usually I'll drag Jasper with me to go shopping or sometimes Rosalie tags along too but it just seems so, routine if you ask me. Don't get me wrong, I love shopping and the stability, as well as the fact that I can see into the future and prevent any problems that might come to me and my family.

We currently reside in Forks, Washington which happens to have the most rainfall on the west coast. Constant rainfall is beneficial for us since we can actually go out during the day under the cloud cover. Carlisle is still the head doctor at the hospital while Esme stays home or works with home decoration. I'm truly grateful for them both, ever since I found them with Jasper, I truly had high hopes for my eternal life. Forks High School is just about wrapping up before exams, which doesn't really affect me or my siblings since we've repeated high school so many times but my 'brothers' Edward and Emmett, my husband Jasper and my 'sister-in-law' Rosalie are just finishing up another junior year with me. The others find the small town quite boring when we have to go to school but I like it, there aren't many towns that have the weather that Forks has.

It was another typical night for us, with Edward at his piano, Jasper and Emmett playing video games while Rosalie and I were looking through fashion magazines again. Carlisle and Esme were doing their own thing but once the clock struck ten, everything changed for me as I was pulled into the strongest vision I've ever had. It was blurry a little but the emotions I felt and the connection was definitely the strongest that I've experienced as the vision appeared like a montage of scenes all at once.

Flashes of a New Harmony, Indiana sign passed by, followed by the image of a clock striking midnight as it changed to read May 2, 2008 in the corner. I could hear the chiming of the clock as it continued to strike midnight. I could see the tears falling from the tall, dark shaggy brown hair man and the little girl with her brown hair in a ponytail standing beside him as they both looked to the other man in the room with short dirty blonde hair. From just the looks on their faces, I could tell that nothing good was going to follow.

The vision flashed forward like on fast-forward before it slowed to the scene with the trio in a different room looking panicked at the blonde lady standing before them. The brunette girl was ripped from the blonde man's arms as both she and the tall man were hurdled to the wall, followed by the blonde man being thrown to the table. All three being forced back by a force that I couldn't even see.

I could hear the faint cries from my family, telling me to snap out of it and come back but I couldn't. The vision wasn't over and it wouldn't let me end the connection.

I could barely hear them speak but the expressions on their faces were enough. I could see the fear and pain in the three being restrained while the blonde lady holding them back had an evil grin plastered on her face.

The next scene was horrifying as the blonde man was being ripped to shreds as if he was attacked by an animal yet there was nothing there. I couldn't see who or what was attacking him but his injuries kept on getting worse and worse. The young man's body somewhat resembled what Emmett's looked like when he was mauled by that bear yet worse in some way. I could feel the venom building in my throat at the sight of all the blood that I saw. I could faintly hear the cries and screams from the two that had to watch the young man get killed before them and the look on the girl's face was complete devastation and defeat.

I could faintly hear Jasper asking Edward what I was seeing. I could only guess he was worried because of the emotions I was feeling, emotions that weren't even mine but of those in my vision as well as my response reactions.

The final scene had the blonde lady laying next to the ripped body as the two remaining scurried over to him, not caring for the blood or the other lifeless body. Both the girl and the taller man were crying but I could see the man trying to hold back his pain for the girl's sake. The scene itself wanted me to cry yet I couldn't. I was pulled out of the vision once the little girl said "That bitch is gonna pay."

I gasped as I was released from the vision. It felt like forever yet it was only for ten minutes. I didn't need to breathe but the action of taking in deep breaths seemed to fit with the situation. My family was bombarding me with questions on what I saw and I could see that Edward was in pain too, from my guess is that he had seen the horrible vision too.

It suddenly occurred to me that maybe I could stop it. Maybe I could stop the young man from dying. My emotions were definitely changing and I could see it in Jasper's eyes as he cringed. I gave him an apologetic look before looking for the clock. 10:10pm. The vision happened at midnight, okay now the date….I found the calendar and saw that it was May 1, 2008. Okay, so I had two hours before my vision was to happen. But then it hit me.

"Carlisle!" Everyone was looking shocked at me for I had been quiet this whole time, trying to get my thoughts straight and figure out how to stop it. I could see Edward squirm, possibly from my scrambled thoughts giving him a migraine or from my family's thoughts, I don't know. I could see from my family's faces that Edward didn't tell them what I saw. I quickly shook the thought away as Carlisle came to sit beside me.

"Alice, what is it? What did you see?" I could hear the concern and worry in Carlisle's voice. I usually only got visions like these if vampires were involved which meant danger for us but that wasn't the case. If only that was the case, then I could change the outcome easily.

"What time is it right now in Indiana?" All I saw was confusion on their faces.

"Indiana? Why Alice?" Jasper questioned as he gave my hand a reassured squeezed.

"Please, I need to know." I pleaded.

"Ugh." Carlisle paused as he checked his watch. "It should be ten or fifteen minutes after midnight." My eyes widened.

"So in Indiana, right now, it's May 2, 2008 with it being fifteen minutes after midnight?" I needed a confirmation that I didn't want to hear.

"Yes Alice." Carlisle confirmed and I instantly wanted to scream. I could see Edward bow his head down in shame and I just wanted to cry. I watched that poor man get ripped apart as it was happening and I couldn't stop it.

"It's not your fault Alice." Edward stated but it didn't help. I had my head in my hands as I was rocking back and forth. I felt the calm waves from Jasper as he tried to calm me down but it wasn't enough, I felt guilty, depressed and devastated for the brunette girl who just lost someone so close to her just a few moments ago.

"I can't save him." I kept muttering that over and over again.

"Edward." Carlisle and the others looked to him for answers since I wasn't giving them any. I wasn't paying much attention because the vision kept playing in my head over and over, pausing at the sight of the girl's tears streaming down her face. The vision may have been a little blurry but the tears were clear enough.

"The vision was of someone dying but it was more like a live-feed. He's dead now." My family gasped and all I wanted to do was run up to my room and curl up into a ball. And that was what I did. I instantly went to my room after all eyes were back on me. I didn't hear anymore whispers from downstairs; Edward was probably shaken up like me and he didn't want to burden the family too.

The vision had been too much. I've always been able to change my vision's outcome if I wanted to. What's the point in having a vision if I couldn't do anything about it? Why did I have to see that man die? Why?

Bella's POV

The clock finally struck midnight, the welcoming of Sam's birthday but the ending of Dean's deal. As the clock chimed twelve times, my need to cry was growing as my grip around Dean had increased. As we all looked back from the clock and at each other, I could see that Sam wanted to cry yet wouldn't and Dean wasn't going to show his fear for what was next to come.

"I'm sorry Dean. I wouldn't wish this upon my worst enemy." Ruby sincerely stated before Dean whipped his head around to look at the dining room. I could feel Dean tense up as he looked to an empty space.

"Dean, what is it?" I questioned as I looked up at Dean, loosening my grip around his waist.

"Hellhound." I tensed at his statement.

"Where?" Sam frantically asked.

"There." I followed Dean's glare and felt his arms move around me to hold my hand.

Before I knew it Dean was dragging me in a run into the next room with Ruby and Sam trailing behind us. Once Sam was inside, we barricaded ourselves behind the door while Dean applied the Goofer Dust like you would apply a salt line. Once the rumbling against the door stopped, Dean moved to apply the dust by the windows. I was slowly backing away from the door while Ruby was getting agitated.

"Give me the knife, maybe I can fight it off." Ruby demanded Sam as I was now watching Dean.

"What?" Sam questioned.

"C'mon! That dust won't last forever." Ruby was loosing her patience. Dean had finished what he was doing and was joining me, his arms wrapped instinctively around me before he looked to Ruby just as Sam was about to give her the knife.

"Wait!" Dean demanded, stopping Sam in his tracks.

"You wanna die?" Ruby was pissed now.

"Sam, that's not Ruby." Dean stated causing Sam to look shocked at Ruby. I tensed at Dean's words and I could feel his arms tighten around me as he placed his body between me and Ruby. "IT'S NOT RUBY!" Dean repeated as Sam tried to stab 'Ruby'.

Before Sam could complete the swing, 'Ruby' flung Sam into the wall causing him to drop the knife. 'Ruby' then separated Dean and me, flinging him to the round table and me to the wall to join Sam. I couldn't move once again as I was restrained against the wall. Only one demon came into my mind. Lilith.

"How long you've been in there?" Dean questioned Lilith as he struggled to sit up.

"Not long. But I like it, it's all grown up and pretty." Lilith admitted as she looked to the ground before looking back at Dean with her eyes now all white. Both Sam and I were still trying to get free.

'Sam? Do your powers work on Lilith?' I asked Sam telepathically.

'Doesn't look like it.' Sam's replied made me cringe. His powers not working was not a good sign.

"And where's Ruby?" Sam questioned as he stared Lilith down.

"She was a very bad girl, so I sent her far, far away." Lilith explained as she looked between the three of us.

"You know I should have seen it before, but you all look alike to me." Dean quipped while trying to force himself up. Lilith looked away and focused on Sam and me on the wall.

"Hello Sam. Izzy." Lilith greeted as she walked slowly towards the duo. I cringed at the way Lilith said my nickname. Only my family could call me that.

"Don't call me that." I spat out at Lilith with distaste but the she ignored me.

"I've wanted to meet you for a very long time, all three of you actually." Lilith declared as she eyed us all individually, which sent bad shivers down my spine. Lilith then raised herself to Sam's level and took him into a forceful kiss. Both Dean and I had distasteful looks on our face as we tried to get free. I felt really bad for Sam kissing a demon. As Sam was trying his hardest to repel from her touch from where I could see, I tried to think of a plan with Dean.

'Dean? Do your powers work?'

'No luck Bella. Yours?' Dean replied telepathically.

'Nope. What now?'

'An exorcism is my only guess.'

'Would it work against Lilith?'

'Only option now. Sam, how you hanging?' Dean telepathically asked Sam.

'I feel like I'm gonna throw up.' Sam telepathically replied.

'I'm gonna try an exorcism Sammy.'

'Let's hope she sticks around for all of it Bella.'

Lilith finally ended the kiss but she still held onto Sam's face.

"Alright so you have us, let Dean go." Sam stated as he tried to get out of Lilith's touch.

"Silly goose, you want to bargain, but you have to have something that I want. But you don't." Lilith easily stated as she stepped back.

"You have us Lilith, what more do you want?" I finally spoke as I gave her the look of daggers in my eyes.

"I have all that I want." Lilith said with another evil grin plastered on her face.

"So this is your big plan, huh? Drag me to Hell, kill Sam & Bella and then what? Become Queen Bitch." Dean quipped as he continued to fight back Lilith's hold on him. Lilith turned abruptly at Dean and I couldn't help but swallow at that action.

"I don't have to answer to puppy chow." Ruby said in a deadly tone before walking over towards the door.

My eyes widened at the realization of what she was about to do. I stated reciting an exorcism that I had committed to memory, praying that this was strong enough to do something to Lilith. It didn't seem to phase her as she looked evilly towards the three of us. "Sic' him boys." Ruby said in an innocent voice before she opened the door to release the Hellhounds onto Dean.

In an instant, Dean was pulled off the table and I could see claw marks forming on Dean's body. Dean was turning over in pain as the Hellhound dug in deeper into his flesh. Dean let out a few cries of pain but I was hyperventilating at this point. Tears nonstop as both Sam and I demanded that Lilith call off the Hellhounds but with no use, I knew it would do nothing but the basic instinct told me to try everything. I could see the blood spilling from Dean's body as multiple claw marks appeared all over his body. I continuously called out his name as Sam yelled for Lilith to stop as we both tried so much harder to break free from Lilith's hold on us. Lilith kept on laughing at the sight in front of her before a ray of light was shooting from her hands. I immediately thought that this was the end for all of us, that it wasn't just Dean's life that would end tonight but mine and Sam's as well. Instinctively I closed my eyes and waited for my death.

Once the light disappeared, I opened my eyes to find myself on the floor beside Sam with a confused Lilith standing in front of us. I looked to Sam and saw that he too was confused by what happened.

'Sam, the knife.' I ordered telepathically and he nodded to me in response. Sam stood up and headed towards Lilith. I started to recite the exorcism again as I was filled with rage against the demonic bitch.

"Back." Lilith raised her hand to have nothing happen as Sam advanced on her. "Get back." Lilith repeated as she stepped back.

"I don't think so." Sam replied as he picked up Ruby's knife and was ready to swing at her. I was almost done the exorcism but before either Sam or I could make the final attack on Lilith, she left Ruby's body in her demonic smoke as it escaped through the vents leaving Ruby's lifeless body behind.

I followed Ruby's body as it hit the ground and my eyes traveled to the body beside her and all my tears started flowing down my face once again. Dean's lifeless body that was mauled by the Hellhounds was laying in a pool of his own blood. I instantly crawled to Dean's body before Sam could walk towards us as I took Dean's hand in mine as I looked into Dean's eyes, eyes that were once a lively hazel green but were now empty as I felt. I looked up to Sam as he bent down on Dean's other side as he grabbed his other hand. I could see the tears in his eyes and that made me want to cry even more. My brothers rarely cried and seeing any of them cry made myself want to cry even more.

"We were so close." I heard Sam whisper to himself as a tear fell onto Dean's face. I knew there was no point but I still tried to see if I could reach Dean telepathically.

"I can't hear him Sam." I whispered through my sobs in defeat. "He's really gone."

"Don't say that, we'll get him back." Sam said in determination as his head snapped up to meet my eyes. I stopped sobbing in an instant and looked to my brother as I saw it in his eyes that he meant it. That no matter what it took, he wasn't going to give up Dean so easily. I wasn't going to either.

"Dean will come back." I stated in a whisper but Sam could still hear me.

"Yes. Like he said, we'll still fight. Yet we fight to bring him back and to kill Lilith once and for all." Sam declared and all my anger came back at the mention of that demonic bitch's name. Demons have taken most of my family, Azazel took both my parents and now Lilith with Dean. I'll be damned if they get me or Sam. We will get Dean back and we will cause havoc and chaos to all demons.

"That bitch is gonna pay." Is all I had to say and Sam just nodded in confirmation. Once I'm through with them, demons would have wished they never pissed off an Angel Warrior.

A/N: So many questions that will be answered in the next few chapters. I just wanted to set the story up since this is very important moment. I warn you that there will be some tweaking of the Winchester history (because of Bella obviously but for some other reasons too) so hopefully you stick around to see what those are. Sam & Dean will still be the same but Bella is definitely not like the ones in 'Twilight'.

I hope you enjoyed the prologue and tell me what you think with a review. I would love the feedback. =D

Originally Published: March 1, 2010
Edited: May 6, 2010