One moment changes everything

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Summary: Set almost a year after Breaking Dawn. One night changes everything for the Cullen family when they come up upon a similar scent but an unfamiliar vampire.

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Chapter 1: The sent

Carlisle POV

We were waiting; waiting for the herd of deer that Alice said was coming down from the north. The closer the deer got the stronger the scent was. I got ready to chase them when Alice suddenly had a vision.

"What's going on?" Emmett asked.

"The deer they have turned around."

"What could have…?" I started but stopped when a new smell hit. It was almost over powering. I knew the scent, for I had smelled it a couple times in the past. The first time was when it was just Esme, Edward and I. Each time the scent would come back when a new member would join our coven. Each time we would try to find the source of the scent it would disappear.

"Whose scent is that?" Bella asked.

"We don't know all we know is that it's another vampire who's a female." Edward replied.

"I say we go hunt this vampire down." Emmett said. That's when the smell got stronger the vampire was coming towards us. Emmett being Emmett couldn't resist going to meet this new comer and took off.

"Emmett no come back." I shouted but it was no use he was gone. Rosalie took off after Emmett. Edward, Bella, Jasper and Alice took off in different directions. It left just me and Esme in the clearing.

"Go follow Rosalie and Emmett and I'll follow Alice." I order and took off.

Alice POV

I could smell the stranger's scent it was so strong surely she was close by. Jasper was hot on my heels. The more I followed the scent the stronger it got. I got ready to attach.

Emmett POV

The other vampire was coming right at me I couldn't wait to fight with her. I heard other footsteps coming up behind me and I knew that it was Rosalie. The smell was not as strong any more she must have turned around coward I thought. I ran faster, I jumped at her but what I had thought was the stranger was just a silly deer.

"What the hell." I said as Rosalie caught up with me.

"She planned this out it's a trap." Rosalie realized.

"Yeah, a trap for what?"

"Don't know let's head back to the others."

Edward POV

Bella and I followed the scent. Faster and faster we went until it was so strong which meant she was close by both Bella and I prepared to attach. I signaled at Bella to get ready to attach. A few more paces and Bella and I leaped. Unfortunately at that same moment Alice and Jasper attached at that same moment. Emmett and Rosalie ran into all four of them. In an instant all of us got back up.

"What the hell? Didn't you scene us?" Rosalie asked quiet annoyed.

"Sorry we were distracted, thought we had her." Alice spoke up. "What happened after Emmett rushed off?"

"Well apparently she is very smart; she put her scent marked a deer. She must have scent marked something around here to make us think this is where she is." Emmett said.

"It's like she's trying to separate us." Rosalie said. "What about you Edward, Bella?"

"Same thing as Alice and Jasper." Bella said.

"Carlisle and Esme are coming." Alice announced. A moment later Carlisle came out of the woods from the right and Esme came up the center of Edward, Jasper, Emmett, Alice and Bella.

"Emmett what were you thinking taking off after this stranger who has eluded us many time before?" Carlisle said sternly. Emmett looked away from Carlisle's piercing eyes. "You all know what happened the last time."

"What happened last time?" Bella asked. No one answer her. Bella turned to Edward. "Tell me I want to know."

"Last time we tried to hunt her down our powers stopped working."

"All of yours?"

"Yes all of us."

"That's why it was idiotic for Emmett to chase after her the way he did." Carlisle interrupted.

"Well maybe I could protect all of you with my shield."

"On your right." Alice butted in.

"Ok never hurts to try, form a circle around her maybe we can trap her in." Carlisle said.

The Cullen's took off, Edward, Carlisle, Bella and Esme took the left while Jasper, Emmett, Alice and Rosalie took the right. Up in the distance we saw her just standing there. We could not see her face for she was standing in the shadows. I tried to read her mind but I couldn't. A little panicked I tried to read Emmett's mind but couldn't, even with Bella's shield up.

Alice POV

Maybe with the help of Bella's shield we would be able to take down this stranger. We neared her and she took off. I tried to get a visual of what she was going to do next but couldn't. So I tried Esme nothing happened I couldn't see anything.

Carlisle POV

"She's slowing down." I yelled at everyone. I saw as Edward picked up speed. He started to veer off to his right. Out of the corner of my eyes I saw Jasper moving to his left. Behind me I heard Esme, Bella and Emmett slow down. No doubt they were closing in the circle. As soon as she stopped, we all did. We turned to face her. She was still a good couple of yards away. I notice we had come up on a hill. But she somehow was still in the shadows.

"Give up we have you surrounded."

"Seems you have, but not all of you are very good fighters." She said in a cool voice. She gave an eerie laugh. I saw as she darted towards Bella I moved to intercept her along with Edward. Both Edward and I were blocking Bella. On my right were Rosalie, Esme and Alice; to my left was Emmet and Jasper. We now formed a semi circle. She was almost upon us, when she quickly darted to my right and leaped at Esme. I was horror struck as I watched her and Esme tumble down the hill. I quickly run down the hill. What fool I had been to allow my family to chase after her. I should have known that Bella's shield would not have affected her.

I ran as fast as I could her scent was strong enough to track her. Faintly I could smell Esme's scent. Far off in the distance I saw a figure just standing there. I lifted my nose and sniffed. It was Esme, but where was the other. Faster I ran towards Esme I was so close to her when all of a sudden I hit something. I fell backwards past my children. With a loud thud I landed hard on the forest floor. Bella and Alice came to help me up.

"What was that? One moment I see you running and then the next you're flying backwards." Bella asked with concern creeping in her voice.

"I have no idea." Together the three of us walked up to Rosalie, Emmett, Jasper and Edward.

"I think you hit some sort of force field." Jasper told me as I came up to them.

"Maybe if I put up my shi…"

"No Bella you are powerless like me and I'm assuming Alice and Edward and powerless also."

"Carlisle what should we do." Rosalie said.

"I don't know." I saw that Esme had not even moved, it was strange surely she had smelled us and if not that heard us. I just stared at Esme until the stranger calmly walked up to Esme. I shouted for Esme to move, but still she did nothing. The stranger walked closer to Esme. Franticly I rammed myself into the force field to get the stranger's attention.

"Carlisle stop." Edward said putting a hand on my left shoulder. Looking straight ahead I saw her, realizing that she didn't want us to see her face sneaky. Shrugging Edward's hand off my shoulder, once more I ran at her force field but came to a sudden halt. For there was pure white streaks running across the force field. The vampire put up one of her hands and shot Carlisle with a bolt of lightning.

Bewildered Emmett took a step back. "Wow this is one powerful vampire." Shakily Carlisle got back to his feet with the help of all of his daughters. He smelled burned clothes. An ear splitting shriek was heard. Carlisle knew it had come from Esme it broke his heart to hear her scream like that. He saw that the stranger had her teeth sunk into Esme's neck. Slowly she released her grip on Esme. Carlisle saw Esme fall at the stranger's feet.

"Catch me if you can but I know you can't." with that said she took off. Carlisle quickly took off towards Esme this time he was not electrocuted. Carlisle knelt down by Esme she had her eyes closed. Carefully Carlisle shook her.

"Esme? Wake up sweetheart please come on open your eyes." With no success Carlisle lifted Esme in his arms.

"Back to the house I need to examine Esme." Carlisle headed back to the house with his kids right behind him.

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