A/N Haven't updated in a while. Sorry. As always, please review.


Bella pushed Felix back into a tree, stunning him for a second. Jane stared at her, trying to use her power on her. She realized too late just how useless her power was against Bella's mental shield. Bella ran behind her and got her in a choke hold. In one swift jerk, she decapitated Jane. Felix growled furiously and ran at her. Bella dodged, sliding out of the way baseball-style on the dirt road. She looked over at Jacob. He'd already killed one of the guards, but was struggling with Demetri. Bella darted forward to help, but got knocked down by Felix. He grabbed her by the throat, holding her in a way where he could easily kill her. Then a flash of sandy-brown shot past her, knocking Felix off her. She spun around to see Seth ripping apart Felix. She smiled at him gratefully as Embry and Quil ran to assist Jacob. Seth gave her a nod as he spit out a hand. Suddenly there was a blood curdling scream. For a split second, Bella froze in complete and utter fear. Then she was off, running full speed towards her children with the wolves at her heels.


As soon as Merci, Clarke, Jace and Leah ran off, they were aware they were being followed. Leah spun around to face the vampires. The kids stopped, but seeing the look on Leah's face (which was apparent even for a wolf), kept moving. They ran through the lush forest as Leah battled the vampires, realizing she was horribly out-numbered. She decapitated two of them before a third punched her in the side, sending her flying into a tree. She howled in a pain and struggled to get to her feet through the burning pain in her ribcage. Aro looked at the vampire with a curt nod. She knew what this meant: he was to finish her off. Aro and the other guards went on after the children. She growled, knowing they were going after Jace. The vampire stalked towards her. There was a bloodcurdling scream, coming from either Merci or Clarke, she wasn't sure which. It didn't matter; if one was in trouble, they were all in trouble. She bared her teeth as she finally pushed herself to her feet. Then there was a howl she could only assume was a battle-cry before her brother Seth leapt onto the vampire. They rolled around, a mass of fur and fangs. Leah waited anxiously for her chance to jump into the fray. Then Embry, Quil and Jacob joined her. Bella darted forward, throwing her self in the middle of Seth and the vampire. She grabbed the vampire by the throat, holding him back. Then Bella realized all the other Volturi were gone; going after the kids. She threw the vampire towards Seth so he could finish him off. Just by grabbing the vampire, she'd given him a chance to catch his breath and think about how he was going to kill the vampire. He would win without a problem. Then she went on, running full speed. Seth, Embry and Quil finished off the vampire while Jacob and Leah followed Bella. She searched desperately through the forest, trying to find them. Mom! Help! Bella froze in shock. Did she just hear Clarke's voice in her head? We're at the top of a cliff. There's a river below. They're going to kill us, mom! Jacob caught up to her, froze for a millisecond as he cocked his head and then headed off towards the north. Bella followed, assuming he had heard Clarke and knew where she was. She just prayed they got there in time…


Jacob got to the treaty line first. He'd patrolled it with the pack so many times that he knew at once what Clarke was talking about. He didn't understand how she was in their head, but he took what he could get. He jumped onto the nearest vampire, Aro. Aro and Jacob fought as Leah and Bella caught up to them. Bella saw with a pang of horror that Merci wasn't with them. She hoped she'd escaped and was somewhere safe. Then Bella snarled and jumped onto another vampire, Leah taking the third. The fourth went for Clarke and Jace. Jace shoved Clarke behind him, a feeble attempt at protecting her. Clarke had found her power; projecting her thoughts. Jace gritted his teeth, hoping he'd develop his power and it would be useful in this fight. Time to die, little vampires. Jace mouth popped open in surprise. That wasn't Clarke; that was him reading the vampire's mind! He grinned. That was useful enough, he supposed. Now! Jace heard it and jumped out of the way of the vampire's path, pulling his sister with him. The vampire snarled when he missed. Little vampires don't stand a chance… Go for the girl. Jace jumped in front of Clarke, shielding her from the vampire. The vampire snarled again, furious. Fine. Just focus on the boy. Clarke placed her hand on Jace's arm, and, even though she couldn't hear the vampire's thoughts, nodded to him. Don't worry, brother, we'll handle him together. She promised him. He nodded in agreement. They leapt at the vampire. Clarke knocked him down. Jace jumped on him and pinned him to the ground. He looked up at Clarke. Way ahead of you. She told him. She grabbed the vampire by the neck and, with one quick twist, beheaded him. They turned towards the wolves and their mom. They all had vampire bodies lying at their feet. Bella looked around, suddenly realizing that Alec and the other guard were missing. Leah sniffed around, realizing the same thing. She caught Merci's scent and howled. Jacob and Bella followed her with Clarke and Jace ran after them. Clarke projected her thoughts to Bella. Merci was with us, but then she tripped and flew down a hill. We kept running, but only because we wanted to lead the vampires away from her! If we thought that those vampires would go after her, we would never have left her! Bella could feel the desperation and worry for Merci in her other daughter's thoughts. They reached the top of the hill. Bella didn't pause for a second; she darted straight down to her daughter, who she gathered in her arms. Only then did she notice that Alec was fighting the other Volturi vampire. Leah and Jacob got to the bottom of the hill too and watched in surprise the fight between the two vampires. Jace and Clarke did more of a trip-and-tumble down the hill than a run, but they made it down. Clarke hugged Merci while Jace stood in front of them protectively, watching the fight as well. Finally, instinct out-weighed the shock and Jacob and Leah jumped forward. They easily killed the one vampire. Then Leah turned towards Alec. Merci yelled a warning, though no one was sure what she said since it was mixed with so much tears and fear. Suddenly something was between Alec and Leah. A shield, a thin and clear as glass, but so strong that Leah couldn't get through. Everyone turned in shock towards Merci. She gasped and the shield dropped. But Leah didn't attack Alec; she'd gotten the message. Alec wasn't to be killed because Alec was with them now.