A loud alarm rang from the hallways and woke me up out of my cot. I rubbed my eyes sleepily, and looked at the clock above my head. It was about 7 A.M. and as I peeked out of the window, the sun was beginning to rise.
People scurried outside the door of my "office" and someone banged on the door. I unlocked it and Mari was there, fully dressed with a blue ribbon in her hair. She nodded at me as if to say, "IT's starting," and I immediately became alert.
She grabbed my hand and blinked us a few feet away from the battle. I could easily spot my friends, as well as the William's soldiers.
Mari and I ducked as a fireball flew our way, and I crawled to the end of the lobby to get a better view of the scene. Mackenzie reappeared next to us instantly and motioned to Mari. Mari disappeared and Edward reappeared in her place. "It's time, Keri," he said to me.
I sucked in my fear and reappeared in front of William, who had just fought off one of the rebellion warriors. I put my hand in front of his face, and he nodded.
"ENOUGH!" he yelled, and the fighting ceased. All the attention was on us now.
Mackenzie nodded and I began, "Well, William, how does it feel to learn that the tables have turned. You're evenly matched and unprepared. I'm giving you the chance to surrender now, while you still can."
William laughed menacingly and replied, "What can I say, Keri? You make a pretty good actress, for the most part. I really did believe you. But I guess that was just some flaw on my part. You managed to have my soldiers turn against me, and let your weirdo friends break into my facility. It was a good plan, but not good enough."
"Where is my father?" I demanded.
William pondered for a minute, and I noticed Edward and Mackenzie shuffle towards the back entrance. "Hmmm, I'm not going to tell you, but that's your problem," William decided.
I brewed up all the energy and anger I could and focused it on William. William flew back into the back wall and into what seemed to be a copy room. I flung him into the window and threatened, "You still have time, William, if you want to live. I don't want to have to kill you myself."
William pulled himself off of the floor and balled his hand into a fist. I immediately gasped for air and collapsed on the tile floor. My hands flew to my throat, which was tightening every second.
William grimaced, "You might not want to kill me, but I want to have the honor of killing you. You betrayed me, humiliated me, and now I'm taking it back. Any last words before I crush your throat in half?"
I gasped, but no words came out. Some of the fighting had resumed once I knocked William through the wall, and I couldn't make out who was winning or losing.
I closed my eyes and gasped, " I…love…you…Jacob."
Suddenly, I heard a loud crash as a dark figure knocked William into the window. I gasped for air as my throat opened up. "Keri, are you alright?" my dad's voice yelled out.
My dad lifted me off of the floor and hugged me tight. I cried tears of relief and joy as I returned his embrace. "I'm so sorry, Dad. I never meant for you to get caught up in this. I so glad you're okay!" I blubbered between sobs.
"Sorry to interrupt this touching family reunion, but we need to get her out of here, NOW," Jacob said darkly.
Dad nodded as I noticed William attempt to get up. Mackenzie appeared in the gaping hole in the wall and motioned for us to leave. I turned back to William as he huffed, " No, this isn't over yet! I'm gonna kill you, Keri!"
Mackenzie shuffled into the room past us, and I heard a piercing snap. Jacob and Dad pulled me through the hallway and toward the back door. Another alarm went off and a voice over the intercom began a countdown.
"What's happening?" I yelled. Mackenzie appeared behind us and followed us deep into the woods. Dad and Jacob stopped for a moment so I could catch my breath.
Suddenly, Willliam's facility exploeded and crumbled before my eyes. Mackenzie smiled at me as I stared at her in horror. " Don't worry, everyone made it out safely. After Edward and I rescued Uncle Josh, the facility's self-destruct timer went off. I tried to disengage it, but it didn't work. Then, I informed everyone to make it out as quickly as possible. Uncle Jay, Jacob, and I went to find you, and Emmett, Edward, and Bella made sure that all of the members of the rebellion made it out okay and directed them to Carlisle's house." I smiled in relief and embraced my cousin for the first time in over five years.
Xxx
The Cullen's house was beyond packed with teenagers, vampires, and the werewolf packs. Carlisle would examine the unknowns' injuries, and Bella, Esme, Edward, and I were comforting the rest. Mari came up to me and thanked me.
A few of the others came up behind her and I replied, "No, thank you. If it wasn't for you guys, we would've been outnumbered. But now William's dead and you have your freedom back. You can start a new life or return to your families if you wish. I all I ask is that you never tell anyone of what happened today, or tell them about us."
They nodded and spread the word to the others. Mari said, " Trust me, I don't think anyone in their right mind would believe us anyway. Besides, we owe you one."
One by one, the rebellion members disappeared out of sight. Mackenzie promised a few of them, including Mari, that she would keep in touch. After I said my farewell to the final unknown, I plopped on the couch next to Jacob and laid my head on his shoulder.
He wrapped his toned arm around me and kissed my forehead. "I really admired you today. You've really got guts, you know that?" Jacob whispered in my ear.
"Thanks for saving my life today. You really are my knight in furry armor," I whispered back. Jacob snickered, and I fell asleep in his arms.
