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*Sorry that this update is a little later than usual guys. This chapter was a little difficult for me to write and with the computer issues i mentioned on my profile, it took longer to finish this than expected. Hope you enjoy it. Please R&R.

Chapter 10

Rose POV

"Okay they will be here soon. Bella can use her shield around us since we don't know who these vampires are or what power they have. You all know how to kill one of your own kind, but Strigoi are very different. They aren't quite as strong as us so they are easier to kill. I looked towards the Egyptian clan and found the man called Benjamin.

"Benjamin, you can use elements right, like fire?" I asked and he nodded. "If we get swamped, set their heads on fire. It will create enough distraction until we get to them to kill them." I smiled. That will give is three fire users on the field so we should be good."

"What do you mean three?" Benjamin asked and I smiled wider.

"Abe is a fire using Moroi and I have a little firepower of my own." I produced fire in my hand and the others widened their eyes, but none as much as Abe. "I guess that the venom awakened the Moroi part of me and since dad is a fire user, that's what I got." I shrugged.

I pulled my stake and the other vampires were confused. I smiled at them and then tensed as the Strigoi nausea grew stronger. I felt the presence of others like us as well. The Strigoi entered the field and leered at me especially. I guessed that was because I was not like the others and Abe and I still had blood running through our veins. I was still tensed and I knew that the other vampires were waiting in the tree line for us to engage the Strigoi. I had an idea but no idea how to get the message to Jake. If I could do it, it would be a surprise to them and they wouldn't expect it, giving us an advantage.

"Jake. Come here please." I called as the Strigoi stood on the ready to attack. Jake came up in human form while the others were concealed in the trees with Sam and his pack. I whispered so only Jake could here and he caught on to the plan. Jake started to walk off and I called to him. "Jake what are you doing? Get your ass back here and help us fight." I yelled. The others were confused except for Edward.

"No Rose, we didn't sign up for this. We are leaving." Jake ran into the woods and I acted like I was really distressed they left. I sighed convincingly.

"It's okay guys we can beat them without the mutts." I said. The Strigoi laughed and I growled at them.

"You really think you can beat us Damphir? Even with your immortal friends and your Moroi you can't beat us." The first Strigoi said. I smiled evilly.

"Sure, we will see about that." I said and they charged us. The first wave fell, consumed by fire and the second replaced them. Dad and Benjamin were setting some on fire while the others were ripping heads off. I was lighting heads and staking as fast as I could. For every Strigoi I killed, a new one replaced him. Minutes later I heard a commotion in the trees and as I stake my Strigoi, I looked up to see that the wolves had used my plan. They had discreetly circled the field and cut off the exit for the other vampires like the Cullen's. They were taking them out while we handled the Strigoi and the vampires that were in the trees ran into the field to get away from the wolves. After what seemed like forever, the numbers on the Strigoi side died down (no pun intended but it works right?). When the final Strigoi hit the ground we saw that the wolves had their fun destroying the others. We cheered for a minute and piled the bodies to burn. We finished just as the sun was rising in the sky.

"Rose that was a brilliant idea, how did you know that the others were there? We didn't even sense them." Edward said and I smiled at the expression he wore.

"Just like I did when the Volturi were watching us and besides, why send the weaker species to defeat us? They didn't have a chance." I said. "I knew when they came out first, they had backup." They all stood there looking stunned and I smirked.

"We never thought of it that way." Emmet said. I laughed.

"Of course not Em, that is part of the reason you guys keep me around. I am good for something besides to look at you know?" I said and they laughed. When the cleanup was done, we went back to the Cullen home and met with the Moroi. Bella and Edward went to get Renesmee from Charlie's. We were waiting for them to get back and sitting in the large living room. Abe was just sitting there kind of staring at me strangely.

"What Abe? Why are you looking at me like that?" I said. He had a strange look in his eyes I didn't recognize. It wasn't like the looks Abe usually portrays, but softer, almost fatherly pride, but I didn't get my hopes too high.

"Rose I am just so proud of you. You have always taken a bad situation and made it work, not for yourself, but everyone." He said and I was speechless. Never had I seen the great Zmey get all emotional and start the mushy stuff, especially with me. I really did love him as a father, I just never expected him to be like this with me. "I know I have never been the ideal father to you and for the longest I wasn't one at all, but I would like the opportunity to make up for it now. You are my daughter and I love you, I just never thought my absence would hurt us both so much."

"I would like that Dad. I want you in my life. Hell I want mom in my life too, but she and I clash so much I'm not sure she would ever be the 'motherly type' I imagined she might be." I said and I hugged him tightly. I didn't care that the others were watching because this was a long time coming for us. We broke apart, both of us still smiling at each other and I went to sit with Dimitri. He scooted over on the couch to give me room but I didn't want that, so I sat on his lap as he chuckled at me. Carlisle entered the room with Bella, Edward and Renesmee and we discussed the battle we had just survived.

"Rose I will say that even though that idea with Jake was brilliant, you had the rest of us a little nervous." Eleazar stated and I laughed.

"Yeah I've kind of made a living by making people nervous. Hell it must be the Mazur side of me." I said smiling at Abe while we all laughed. "I was just lucky that my 'acting' was convincing enough."

"Well Edward was probably the only one that didn't believe it and it wasn't because of your acting. It was brilliant." Eleazar said. "Have you gained the rest of your power yet?" He asked and I was utterly confused now.

"What do you mean Eleazar? I didn't think I would have but one power." He smiled at me.

"You will have more power. My gift tells me what types of powers that we will develop and I am sure that you will have even more." He stated and I was utterly surprised at the thought of having more power than I already possessed.

"Anyway, I should probably call Alberta and let her know that the issue with the Strigoi has been dealt with." I said and Carlisle nodded. I excused myself from the room and called her.

"Guardian Petrov" She answered.

"Alberta. It's Rose." I said.

"Oh hi Rose, what is it you needed?"

"I just wanted to tell you that the information you gave on the Strigoi in Forks was correct and they were dealt with." I said and the line went silent for a minute.

"What do you mean 'dealt with' Rose?" Alberta asked.

"What I mean Alberta is that they have been destroyed." I replied.

"How? How many were there in the group, and who killed them?" Alberta shot questions rapidly and I almost couldn't keep up.

"Chill, Alberta. We counted a little more than 75 Strigoi and at least 50 of the other variety of immortals." I answered and the line went silent again. I thought she was having some kind of attack on the other end of the line until she spoke again.

"Okay Rose listen. There have been many more attacks. Several of the attacks have been close to the court. They are clean kills like the ones I mentioned to you at the academy. I would assume that they are waiting on confirmation that Lissa is at court before attacking. We tried attacking their locations but we can't pin them down. Do you have any ideas Rose?" She said. I thought for a minute and smiled.

"I think I have something that just might work Alberta." I continued telling her my plan and it was a good one in theory, if we could make it work. Once I was done with Alberta, I called Adrian.

"Hello Little Damphir." Adrian answered and I swore I could hear the smile in his voice. "What can I do for you?"

"Well I was wondering where you were right now? I have a little chore for you and Lissa to work on." I said and I explained the plan to him and what I needed from him and Liss.

"It will work I think. As long as the compulsion would fool the vampires like the Cullen's and Lissa would have to be in a safe location for the attack. You know she won't like the idea, but I will talk to her." He said.

"Thanks Adrian. See you soon." I said and hung up. I walked back in to the room where the others were waiting. They were all looking at me expectantly and I just shrugged and sighed. I wasn't sure how to get all this out and how my plan would be received. I sat there for a minute thinking about how I would approach this. I finally sighed and started to tell them my plan. They liked the idea for the most part but we were at a loss as to where Lissa could go and be out of sight until Abe spoke up.

"Rose, I have an estate close by that is warded and I have several guardians that are privately hired and not under the court's control. She could go there." Abe said. It was the best option so far.

"But Rose if they see 'me' and not you they will know something's up. We need someone to stand in your place." Lissa said. Damn I hated it when she was right. Who could pull that off though, being me is hard, even for me.

"They would have to be a guardian just in case something went wrong though and we can't afford to involve others." I stated and the more I thought about it, the harder this plan was to pull together.

"Liss, You and Adrian will make the rings as planned. Don't worry I have someone in mind. She might not like it but this will work. You will go with Abe and stay low while I take care of things at court." I said. "I know you want Christian to be with you, but unfortunately I need him with me for this to be believable. The Cullen's and the others were confused as to what was going on but this was the only way. I made a call to the person who would be my stand in. She reluctantly agreed but saw that this was the best and safest option for Liss.

Adrian met up with us and he and Liss got to making the rings like I had requested. Abe took Liss to his estate as soon as they were finished and Jasper and Edward went with her. Adrian also stayed there with Abe and Lissa so he was out of the attack. Dimitri, Eddie, Christian and I were meeting the other person in a few minutes. I didn't want any mistakes so I involved only those that were necessary. They were surprised to see that Alberta was the person I recruited, but she was the best choice I had without involving anyone else. Alberta and I slipped on our rings and we were all set.

Alberta played her part pretty well, but didn't have my snarky attitude. I had an easier time as Lissa since I was used to how she thought and her mannerisms. It was hell having to be so nice to Pyro though and he of course used it to his advantage. I managed to avoid taking her place at council meetings and we had been there a few days when I felt like someone was watching us.

The next day as the sun was setting signaling the Moroi day, I felt the Strigoi nausea and I sent Alberta to alert the Guardians. Naturally the guardians rushed to me (Lissa), trying to get me to a safe place. I whispered our little secret about Liss being in a safe place and he seemed a little relieved once I revealed myself. There were many Strigoi and also some other vampires there as well and I told Hans to leave those to me. He nodded but I could tell he wasn't sure what I meant but he would very soon. I didn't involve the Cullen's or the Denali because the guardians wouldn't honor a friendship with them while under attack. I did however have a backup plan waiting around the court just outside the wards and out of sight of the Guardians and Moroi.

The Strigoi sneered on the front lines of the hoard and I simply smiled in true Rose Fashion. One Strigoi that appeared to be their leader stepped forward in front of the others. I also saw there were several humans lingering on the front lines. They would go first. The leader sneered and looked straight at me.

"Rosemarie Hathaway, the head guard for Queen Dragomir." He stated. "I shall enjoy killing you." I swear they all say the same lines before they are staked. Why are they so predictable? Oh yeah, they have no brain. I rolled my eyes and then smirked at him.

"They all say the same thing, right before I stake them." I mused sarcastically and the Strigoi growled. They charged with the humans in the front, preparing to stake the wards. I focused on the humans briefly and I surprised myself by mentally pulling the stakes away from the humans, leaving them no way to stake the wards. The humans looked scared and the strigoi growled in frustration. I would have laughed if this wasn't such a serious situation. I walked slowly towards the wards and the front line of the strigoi. I felt a strange feeling of overwhelming power inside of me and the next thing I knew, the strigoi in front of me hissed in pain and were screaming. I wasn't sure what exactly I did to them but at the moment I was only concerned about eliminating the threat. They were all so busy hissing and writhing in pain that the guardians moved in to stake them while they were distracted. The other vampires in the group were also affected, but some were able to shake some of it and move towards the biggest threat which at this point was me. I watched as they moved on my faster than any strigoi could even move. The guardians were amazed that I dodged them and fought back. They could see subtle differences, but as far as they knew, these were some type of super strigoi.

The guardians were staking the strigoi left and right and I was killing the others. There had to be several hundred strigoi and although the guardians had the upper hand with them being disabled, I could see the fatigue growing in them. I set the other vampires on fire and they fell into a heap on the ground. I used the darkness inside me and pulled all I could from Liss. While still disabling the strigoi, I used the darkness to move faster than any of the guardians had ever seen and staked the strigoi in quick succession. The guardians stopped fighting and watched in amazement as I went to each strigoi and had all of them staked in a matter of a few minutes. After they were all lying dead at my feet, I sent fire to their bodies, reducing them to ash in seconds. I knew that there would be some explaining to do when this was all done, but the court was my concern. As the last of the bodies were reduced to ash, Dimitri came towards me with Eddie and Hans wasn't far behind them. Hans jumped ahead of them and started his interrogation.

"Guardian Hathaway, where is Queen Vasilisa? And what the hell was that out there? Magic was being used and I demand to know what Moroi was using it during the attack." Hans fumed and I just groaned.

"Guardian Croft, everything will be answered to the best of my ability in just a minute. For the time being, calm down, you are going to give yourself and aneurism." I stated and he fumed even more. I sighed, knowing he wasn't going to give up. "Okay, go to the council room and I'll meet you there in a minute. This will have to be a private conversation and I will not explain it to anyone but you for now. Right now, I have to call Lissa and check on her." He nodded but I could tell he didn't like being out of the loop. I called and checked on Lissa and gave the subtle signal for the wolves to leave. I knew that without them we would have faced that many more today.

After I was finally finished with those little chores, I walked to the council room and Hans was waiting. He must have thought I was stupid because I detected the heartbeats of the council members hidden in the room, listening for the conversation that we were about to have.

"I told you Guardian Croft to come here alone, not hide the council in the corner and carry on like it was nothing. Eavesdropping is something I cannot stand. Tell the council to get out of here or I will walk out that door without the explanation." I said. Hans growled low in his chest. I guess he thought I would be intimidated by that, guess not. He was also surprised that I had detected the council's presence as well.

"Guardian Hathaway, I am your superior and I will not be spoken to in that manner. You will give your explanation now and the council will hear it. Any refusal from you and I will throw you into a cell until you cooperate." He stated and I growled at him. My growl seemed to have more affect than his did. Good.

"Look Guardian Croft, all you are going to hear with the council here is that Lissa is safe and sound. The strigoi were eliminated and none of the Moroi used magic during the fight." I said.

"Moroi must have used magic, I saw it with my own eyes." He said and I smirked.

"Of course you did Guardian Croft. Just like you saw Queen Vasilisa here at court for the past several days. Looks can be deceiving and things aren't always as they seem." I said while he seethed in anger and frustration. "Vasilisa is safe. I had her stay away from court but I had to make an appearance as her because there was reason to believe that the strigoi were waiting for her arrival before attacking. As for the magic, Moroi aren't the only ones in the world that have magic Guardian Croft." With that vague answer I turned and made my way out of the room. I probably was in danger of throwing my guarding career away at this point or being jailed, but at that moment my only concerns were keeping Lissa safe and keeping the Cullen's secret. I had no doubts that the Volturi had some level of responsibility in this. I cast that out of my mind as Dimitri, Christian, Eddie and I went back to Lissa and the Cullen's.