Right now, I was on a plane to a place I didn't want to be, and I was alone. I was going to the area's around Italy to try and get vampires to retaliate against the Volturi.
Flashback
"Alice, what has changed," I questioned her when she came out of her vision.
"I don't know exactly," she stated. "Aro has gone nuts. He's losing the power that they've once had, and they are blaming us for the conflict that was 160 years ago. He wants us to pay, and there is no true way out of it. We either get people to be on our side, or we die. The only one that can truly run away from this is you, Bella. I know that you won't, but please consider it. I don't want ever one of my family members to die."
"I am not getting out of this, Alice," I answered. "I am not going to leave my family behind for some selfish reason. I'm going to stand and fight, and I will die for all of you if I have to."
"That's the thing, Bella. You are going to be their number one target. Their plan is to kill you before we kill them. I can't see any way out of their resolve. It's either you die, or they die. Most of the visions I see is of you dying, Bella, and I can't take seeing the way you die each time. No matter what, they find some point to get to you, and you die. I don't know what to do," she sobbed.
"Alice," I stated. "If I die, it's going to be for a cause, and I will not let anything happen to you or any of my family before I pass on. If I have to go and face them right now to get rid of Jane and Alec, I will. I would rather have it be a fair fight, then have you not see anything. I could even try to kill Demetri, but I doubt that I would survive that one. I doubt I'd be able to get out of Volterra alive even if I tried."
"You can't do that, Bella," Alice yelled. "I will not let you. You can't sacrifice yourself for us. Promise me, Bella. Don't do anything stupid like going to the Volturi to try and get an advantage against them."
"I won't," I sighed. Just then, I got the perfect plan. I thought through it a little bit, and I could see that Alice was getting a vision of it.
"No," she stated when her vision was done.
"Think about it, Alice. What if I didn't go to the Volturi, but I went around them. They'd probably kill every vampire in sight just to get to us. What if I went to get more vampires to join us? It'd just be me, but I'd be more protected by myself. Demetri can't get me and he won't know about me going anywhere near them. Aro won't know that the asset to his enemy is in his territory. Besides, my powers have grown since the last time they've saw me. They won't be able to detect anybody for at least three miles away remember. If I hide the location where we are, they have to go search for us."
"You forget that once they enter your protective shield, they'll be able to sense all of us," Alice reminded me.
"That would only be if you don't get a vision of it. And they won't be able to get into my mind, so I'll be able to tell if I have to draw back or not."
"What about Alec's power," she questioned.
"You'll be able to see it, Alice," I reminded her. "You'll just have to look out for it. You remember what it looks like, and if Jane tries anything inside my shield, I'll be able to pull it back then also. I just wish that no one has to be hurt when they feel Jane's power."
"They only will when she has someone in sight," Alice explained. "And besides, Edward would be able to read her thoughts then. He'll be able to read everyone's if they're together."
"That's the thing that I'm worried about though," I said truthfully. She looked at me confused. "I don't want Edward to know that I'm the target. He'll be too protective of me, and I'm afraid that he'd get hurt during the fight to protect me or even…killed." I felt like sobbing when I thought about Edward, dead. I needed him to be there for me for all of my life. I didn't want him to be killed because of me. I don't think that I could handle that at all. I would rather die than see him tortured because of me.
"The sooner he waits to know the truth, the more protective he will be of you," Alice stated. I nodded because I knew that it was true.
"How long do we have before they decide to attack anyways," I questioned. I still didn't know when, and if I was going to do what I wanted, then I needed to go soon.
"The same as last time," she shrugged. "They don't want to rush themselves just in case they can avoid me seeing it, but they're already too late in hiding it. I've seen it, and I am warning everyone that I can." I nodded silently. I did remember my first time in facing the Volturi as a vampire. I am different than I was back then. I grew more powerful in my power, and I will beat them, just like the last time.
"We have to take them out as soon as possible," I whispered. "I know that Carlisle isn't going to like the idea of a fight happening, but a fight is inevitable. We're going to have to work extra hard on this, and we have to do something about it soon."
"What do you want me to tell the others," Alice questioned. "I see you leaving as soon as our conversation is over."
"I want you to tell them to go nowhere near the Volturi. I want Emmett and Rosalie to go to Africa, and you'll have to remind them that there is no sex to be had until this is over and they are home." She nodded at that. I could see that she understood why I was saying this.
"I want Edward and Renesmee to go to Central America and South America," I commanded. "Zafrina would be able to find them quicker than anyone else, especially because of Renesmee. She'd be happy to see her also, even if this is a sad time." I remember the last visit that we went on to South America, and Renesmee didn't want to leave because of Zafrina's power. She was trying to get Zafrina to come with us, but she didn't feel comfortable about leaving her homeland.
"I want Carlisle, Claire and Esme to go throughout Asia to find vampires," I stated. "And I want the Denali coven to get as many vampires as they can to come from North America and the Caribbean. They can split up if they want, but I doubt that they would."
"Carmen and Eleazar would go together, and Tanya and Kate, along with Garrett would go where ever together," Alice stated.
"I'd like one of them to ask if they'd go to Australia and New Zealand area. The Philippines if they know if there are vampires there also."
"What would you have Jasper and I to do," she questioned.
"I want you to stay behind," I commanded. She looked so upset. "I want you to stay behind, so you can help everyone with your visions. I especially need your help with them. I don't want to run into any Volturi members when I am so close to them." She nodded in agreement. "You also have to help Edward and Renesmee when looking for everyone is South America. That's a lot of rainforest to cover for two people."
"I won't be able to help them," Alice stated. I gave her a confused expression. "Zafrina has disappeared from my visions. I believe that Nahuel and Huilen had decided to join the Amazonian Coven, or they are possibly dead. I didn't have a vision about the latter one, so I think it's the first one."
"Well, have them find whoever they can anyways," I commanded. She nodded.
"What are the wolves to do," she questioned.
"They are to stay here and talk to the wolves in La Push," I stated. "We vampires can't go there, but they can. If they want to join in on the fight, then they can. If they don't want to, it'd be a good thing to warn them about what's coming."
"When are you leaving," she asked.
"Right now," I stated. "You and the others can solve the rest."
"Be careful," she whispered when she pulled me into a close hug.
"Don't let Edward know about me leaving," I commanded. She just nodded as she dry sobbed onto my shoulder. After a couple minutes, she let go, and I took off.
End of Flashback
Now I was on my way, and I was missing Edward terribly. I felt my phone vibrate in my pocket, and I knew it was Edward trying to talk to me. I couldn't though. If I did, then that would mean that I'd want to head back to him. I quite possibly would. I never want to part with him, but this is something that I must do.
My phone vibrated again, and this time, I didn't stop myself. I picked up the phone, and I said, "Hello."
"Come home now," Edward commanded me.
"I can't, Edward," I whispered.
"Yes, you can," he disagreed.
"I have to do this, Edward," I stated.
"No, you don't," he disagreed once again. "Why didn't you let me go with you?"
"Because you could be caught, and I can't let that happen," I whispered an explanation.
"So you send me off to a different continent, half-way around the world," he demanded.
"We need to find Zafrina," I stated. "And Alice thinks that Nahuel is with them as a coven. It's going to be hard to find, but with your mind reading skills, you'll be able to find her once you look into her mind. That's why I sent you off to South America, Edward, and I sent Renesmee with you because you are her father. I also thought that she'd like to her since they haven't in a long time."
"Renesmee wants you though," Edward whispered.
"All children want their mothers, Edward," I sighed.
"She doesn't want anything to happen to you," he stated.
"I'll make it home as soon as I can," I whispered.
"Be safe, for the family," Edward demanded.
"I will, Edward," I stated. I didn't know if I could make that promise truly, but I had to try at the very least.
Someone was asking a question to Edward, but I couldn't make it out on the phone. I didn't really need to. "Carlisle wants to talk to you," Edward sighed. I could tell that he didn't want to get off the phone with me, and I truly didn't want to either. But it had to be done.
"Bella," Carlisle greeted once he got the phone.
"Hello, Carlisle," I stated.
"When do you want us to leave," Carlisle questioned.
"I want you to leave as soon as you can," I answered. "The quicker we get people together, the faster we get this job done, the better. If we wait too long it would be too late. We have to be ready for them, Carlisle. They aren't going to stop for nothing this time."
"So a fight is inevitable," he whispered. I just nodded because I knew he was having a hard time with this. "How are you doing?"
"I'm almost to Europe now," I stated. I'm going to start off with going through Italy, and then I'm going to work around that."
"No," I heard Edward shout. I didn't know if he had heard my plan, or if he'd heard that I'm the target. Either way, I was in trouble.
"What is he shouting about," I questioned Carlisle.
"He's mad about your plan," he explained.
"Let me talk to him," I sighed.
"You can't do that, Bella," he yelled. "You have to stay as far away as you can from those vultures."
"I'll be home as quick as I can," I stated. "And I'm the only one that can do this job, Edward. I'll be fine."
"You could be caught," he argued.
"I won't be though," I stated. "And I don't dare farther than I need to go to the Volturi. Alice is going to help me with this."
"Alice's visions fail, Bella," he argued. "It won't work. Come home, now."
"I can't, Edward," I stated. "I have to do this."
"No, you don't," he argued. "Let someone else do this. Please, for me."
"I can't, Edward, and you know that," I stated. "If I send anyone else, then they're going to die. I can't have that on my conscience."
"They won't die, Bella," he stated, trying to get me to come home.
"Yes, they will, Edward," I yelled, causing everyone to jump on the plane. "Sorry," I whispered. They all gave me disapproving looks, but they went back to what they did before. "I want you to put Jasper on the line."
"Jasper," he yelled away from the phone.
"Hello," Jasper stated.
"You have to take care of Alice for me, Jasper," I said, cutting to the chase. "She's going to get emotional with all of this, and I want you to calm her down as soon as you can. She can't be near the werewolves at all, and the visitors that come can't be near her. I need her to stay calm, so she can do her job. That's why I had you and Alice stay home. You are the asset to our team, Jasper."
"You are even more, Bella," he disagreed. "You can block everything that comes to your mind, and we need that. You have to stay safe. We won't win, if we don't have you."
"I'll make it home as soon as I can," I stated. "I just need to do this, and Edward can't come and find me no matter what. He's got to stay in the America's. I don't want him be in the same hemisphere as me because he might try and find me."
"Alice was seeing visions about it earlier," Jasper informed me. I was a little disappointed by that fact. "He wasn't happy when you were the only one to come home. Renesmee didn't like it either."
"Yeah, I'm sure of it," I agreed. "Do you know of what the Denali are doing?"
"We've informed them of your plan, and they are willing to do it," Jasper stated. "Garrett was thinking about going to Europe to find some more nomads, but we persuaded him out of it."
"That's a good thing," I stated. "I don't have to worry about anyone getting too close to the Volturi. This will be easier. The only thing that I am worried about is if Demetri is trying to use his ability to try and track where we all are," I expressed. "They might move the time limit up then, and I don't want that to happen. It'd be a disaster."
"It might happen, if they want to try and round us up early if we try anything," he said thoughtfully. "That's why we have Alice, though."
"That's why we have Alice," I agreed. We are soon landing in Rome, Italy. Please buckle your seatbelts. "I have to go, Jasper."
"Be safe," he stated.
"I will," I hung the phone up then. The plane landed soon after. I was the first one to get off of the plane. Here we go, I thought to myself before leaving the airport.
