The End
Disclaimer: I don't own these characters and all that jazz; I'm just playing with them. ;)
Summary:This is if the final battle in BD didn't end happily. Sad version. This is the first 'battle' scene I've ever written, so it's not great, but the majority of the story is just to set the scene for the last several sentences. Feedback is welcome. Enjoy!
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I looked over at my daughter atop of Jake, the two of them ready to take flight at a moments notice. It seemed so silly now, the fuss I'd made about her being nicknamed for a sea monster. It didn't matter; nothing mattered, as long as she lived. My time with her and Edward had been all to short, but I would sacrifice my happiness, my heaven on earth, gladly, if it meant she would live. That was all that mattered now.
I reluctantly brought my attention back to the proceedings. I needed to focus now more than ever; Jane had already begun her attack of my shield. So far so good, it was holding and didn't seem like it would snap back any time soon.
She screeched with rage at her futile attempts to get past my shield. I couldn't help a smug smile, no matter how immature that might be. Her brother Alec reached over to calm her; then focused his attention in our direction.
"Edward? Is he attacking?" I asked. I had no way of knowing if my shield was holding his power back.
"Yes, he is, but it takes several seconds to work." As he answered, I saw a pale mist rising towards us. Benjamin saw it to and tried to blow it away with fierce winds. The mist was unaffected. Next he tried ripping a gorge between our party and the mist; it merely floated over it; but he did manage to get the attention of the three Volturi huddled in conversation. They turned and stared in shocked awe, their jaws dropping. Then as the mist continued it's slow crawl towards us, it hit my shield; it seemed to stop; then slowly started creeping up and around, trying to find a way through. Alec's confidence wavered. He'd obviously never been thwarted before, and he was becoming visibly shaken. The mist now showed the extent of my shield; there were several gasps of amazement and a few "Way to go Bella's!" Edward stared at me in awe, so did the Volturi.
After a moment, Caius's hanging jaw snapped shut and he pressed his lips together in a hard line, obviously annoyed. He turned sharply back to Aro. "Well?! Let us finish our deliberations, brother." They returned to their circle to deliberate.
I could still feel Chelsea trying to break our relationships, Jane's impertinent stabbing, and the numbing taste of Alec's mist; but none got past my shield.
"This is it," Edward said tersely a few moments later.
The Volturi broke from their circle and turned back to face us. Marcus looked as bored as ever, Caius angry and smug, Aro, actually managed to look apologetic as well as disappointed.
"Let us vote," he said.
Caius, "Destroy them all," his vote really wasn't surprising.
Marcus, "I do not believe destroying them is necessary at this time. We can return and reevaluate that decision at a later date should the need arise." His voice was as soft and uncaring as a light breeze.
Aro, "Well, I suppose that makes mine the deciding vote then." Aro paused and sent an agonized look towards Carlisle. "I am truly and sincerely sorry it has come to this my old friend…." He turned back to the others after glancing solemnly at Edward and me. Carlisle's face was rigid. Edward snarled.
"I vote," Aro paused as if truly regretting what he was about to say; and causing a snarl to rip through my throat; "that they … must be destroyed." The sentence hung heavy in the air; there was no sound at all other than the heartbeats of Nessie and the wolves; not even a bird. But it only lasted a moment.
Several things then happened at once, and a blur of actions ensued. Demitri started to charge me at the same time that Edward rushed to counter him. Tanya raced towards Caius, determined to avenge her sister Irina. Kate, Garret, and Vladimir went for the witch twins; Kate's skin sparking brighter than I'd ever seen when we'd practiced. Heidi tried to surprise Carlisle, but he, Rosalie, and Esme jumped her as she got near them. Emmett cut off Felix as he too made a dash towards me.
With a symphony of howls and snarls, the wolves attacked. Jacob paused in the chaos for a brief moment and whined his misery at leaving us before quickly turning and running with Nessie safe on his back, for the forest. I couldn't spare my concentration to watch them go, but in my peripheral vision I saw that two wolves broke off and followed them, guarding Jacob's flanks. I thought it looked like Quil and Embry, but from where I stood I couldn't be sure. I felt a wave of gratitude and assumed that Sam had given the order to make sure that Jacob and Nessie got away.
I checked to make sure that Sam was still within my shield; it was proving vastly difficult with all the fighting to cover the right people; when I noticed with horror that he was down, along with at least two of the younger wolves. Their life lights had vanished from my senses, and Sam's was barely lit. I choked back a cry only to find that my vampire family was falling as well.
Even though the Volturi were being taken down; some of the younger wolves had managed to take out the wives, and snap off some pieces of Marcus before getting killed themselves; so were we.
Vladimir was pulling Alec to pieces, while Kate and Garrett were having difficulty getting close enough to take out Jane; but Jane could only concentrate on torturing one at a time, so they were making some headway. I tried to once again encompass them in my shield. Kate was so consumed with rage that the electricity was crackling and sparking several feet out from her body now; intent on taking out Jane. Jane was screaming in pain and rage, but still managed to use her ability on them sporadically as my shield fluctuated around them, trying to keep in only allies.
Maggie ran from Siobhan's side towards Chelsea, who was now cowering behind the fight, attempting to hide. Siobhan chased after Maggie, followed closely by Liam; but they are cut down by Felix who has momentarily evaded Emmett. Maggie, oblivious to what has just happened behind her, dashes and weaves in and out of the fighting tackling Chelsea. After a few terse seconds of scraping around, she is joined by two wolves.
Felix is immediately taken back on by Emmett, whose enraged cries would terrify me if I didn't know he was on my side. I notice in nearly the same instant what Emmett has already seen. Rosalie's down, and her life light promptly winks out of existence.
Pain grips me, squeezing my insides, choking me, 'Am I to lose everyone?'
Everything is happening so fast, only seconds, maybe minutes have gone by. Edward is still locked in a deadly dance with Demitri. Apparently we underestimated the Volturi's guard; they're better trained than we could have imagined.
Jane is now dead, I'm sure, but so is Garrett, Stephan also, but he seems to have taken at least one of the guards with him. Senna and Heidi are also down. Carlisle and Esme don't look so good, their life lights are weak, especially Esme's. Eleazar and Seth have ripped Renata, Aro's personal shield, to pieces and are starting towards Aro's fleeing back. Several wolves, Sam among them, are also giving chase.
Tanya is still struggling with Caius, artfully dodging his flame thrower, but getting in some good swipes where she can.
Kate sneaks up behind Caius, sending electric shock waves rolling over his ancient body just as he turns in her direction and fires his flame thrower. Kate's ashes in less than a second; with a high pained, shocked, and enraged shriek, Tanya deals the final killing blow to Caius.
The flames however, are spreading.
The wolves have chewed up a few more of the guard, but more of them have fallen as well; some will never rise again.
Zafrina and Benjamin are doing their best to protect me, but the last of the guards are persistent in there pursuit of my demise. I feel as well as hear the clash of Emmett and Felix as they continue to wrestle.
The flames from the irate flame thrower have spread; fallen comrades and enemies alike are being consumed by the flames. Those who aren't fighting are trying to pull the unconscious ones away from the flames so they don't burn as well as the dead. Esme is holding Rose's limp body, shaking and rocking.
Demitri and Felix both break from their fighting partners and make a charge towards me; or so I thought. They scramble with Zafrina and Benjamin. Edward and Emmett jump them from behind, followed closely by Tanya. They all look the worse for wear. I jump back several paces quickly, getting out of the way. Several of the wolves are circling too, but they can't interfere for uncertainty of who they'd be attacking. A sickening deafening crack makes its way to me.
Edward's life light is flickering dangerously low. Benjamin's winks out, followed closely by his mate's and Zafrina's. Felix is down; Emmett finally managed to get in the killing blow, it seems. To my horror, I watch as Edward falls a fraction of a second later. My scream never makes to my lips; Demitri turns to me and crushes my neck and shoves his fist through my gut. I fall to the ground next to Edward.
I hear the sound of wolves' jaws snapping, but can't see them.
My shield hasn't completely failed yet, I try to keep it around Emmett's flickering life light, as well as the others that haven't fallen yet. To my vague surprise, Demitri falls on my other side; he's dead; I must have missed Emmett killing him. Horror grips me yet again as I see Felix rise up behind Emmett. I try to scream, to warn him, but I'm too late. Felix attacks with his final breath, and takes Emmett with him; I see them tumble backwards, away from us. Emmett's light flickers once, and then dies.
I hear a scream, I think, I can't tell.
Edward is lying to my right; we weren't quite dead just yet. He gazes into my eyes, and with the last of our strength, we reach for each others hands. In the chaos and bloodshed around me I am at peace looking in his eyes.
I feel my love for our daughter fill my heart, and I will it to her; I will that she would feel my love for her wherever she was.
Edward and I are unaware any more of our surroundings, only of each other and the love in our eyes for one another. He whispers "I love you." I try to tell him with my eyes, I can't speak. The fire consumes all around us now, but we don't even notice while we burn. We just stare into each others eyes, at peace in our love for each other, till the end.