Okay, sorry guys for the long wait. I was actually typing this story for about a week now and then I didn't like it so I started over... And then I typed it up again and I didn't like... SOOOOOOO long story short, I had no idea how I wanted to do this chapter.
But I finally got it!
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Isabella's POV
I stepped outside the car, not giving the others a second glance. My biggest concern was now getting the entire Cullen family to safety. They had nothing to do with this fight, not yet at least. So they didn't even know what's about to happen. Or even why. I'm sure Edward would be able to figure it out, though I wasn't sure how much he knew.
I threw up my shield around myself and the Cullens, blocking them from any powers (mainly Jane)...
I walked in front of the Volturi, which my head and confident up high. They wouldn't be able to touch me, not without losing an arm or their head.
"Volturi..." I said.
"Please tell me these rumors are not true, Isabella." Aro said.
I decided to play dumb, unless they truly knew I was going to kill them. "What rumors?"
Caius narrowed his eyes at me and looked at Aro. "The rumors about building an army, to rid us."
I stood there, unsure of what to say. They all looked unsure of what was happening. Not sure if they should believe the rumor or not.
"Who told you I was building an army? Does it look like I've been building an army?" I asked. "Are you questioning my loyalty for you?"
I almost wanted to laugh at their expressions. They were complete idiots to believe me instead of the rumors.
"So, you believe rumors rather than your own guard who has been here for the longest time? Interesting..."
"Why was your home a mess when we arrived? No one was there." Caius said. "As well as Dominic..."
"You know the girls hate being there for so long without doing much. I'm here with Emmett so he can see his family. Really rude if you ask me." Idiots...
"Why do I not believe you?" Caius asked.
"Caius, you never liked me, so of course you're not going to believe me. Ask one of the Cullens, any of them. They have no idea what's going on." I said. Really, I shouldn't have said that because if Aro asked Emmett, I was screwed. Any one else and I was fine.
The silence filling the air was very tense. Then Jane threw everyone off again.
"If you're not against us, why are you shielding everyone including yourself?" Jane asked. She smiled evilly at me, having that hatred we had for each other settle into each others' eyes.
"First of all, why are you trying to hurt someone to know that I was shielding them?" I asked.
"Jane..." Aro warned, putting his hand up.
"Sorry Master." Jane said. "I just don't trust her."
"It's alright." Aro said then turned to me. "I hope you can understand our dilemma Isabella. I hope you can understand that we do know your loyalty, it's the rumor that confuses us."
"It's alright Aro." I said. "What do you need to see my loyalty?"
"I would like to read one of the Cullen's mind." He said. "Possibly..." Please not Emmett, not Emmett... "Edward's for instance."
I relaxed and looked back to the car. The Cullens stepped out of the car and walked next to me. Edward looked at me, completely confused, which is where I wanted him. Luckily with me blocking Emmett's mind, he thought I was doing it so he wouldn't have to hear Emmett's dirty mind. I was doing it so he wouldn't know the plans for the Volturi.
Edward walked forward and reached out for Aro's hand, until Caius stopped him.
"Why are we using Edward, Aro?" Caius asked. "Isabella probably shielded Emmett's thoughts."
"You speak as if she already betrayed us, brother." Marcus said. l
Aro grabbed Edward's hand anyway. After a small moment, Aro's lips pursued and turned towards me.
"He knows nothing of a fight. He doesn't know what's going on at this time of moment." Aro said. "Isabella did, however, block Emmett's mind because of his... sexual behavior."
Emmett looked at me, trying to hide a smile. "I'm hurt Bells..."
I smiled and rolled my eyes.
"Ah, I didn't see Emmett as your mate." Marcus said.
"It's quite alright Marcus." I said, smiling. "We just got together."
I threw down my shield, glancing at Jane to make sure she wouldn't do anything she regretted. Caius, of course, didn't believe Aro when he said Edward knew nothing. He wanted to make sure I wasn't betraying them and asked for another Cullens' hand.
"Caius, Isabella is not against us." Aro said.
"I just want to make sure." Caius said.
"Why don't we just read her thoughts?" Alec asked.
"I can't. Her mind will always be blocked no matter how hard we tried to break into it." Which was not true at all, I just told them that...
"We ask for Emmett's." Caius said.
Then I started to become tense again.
"Isabella and Emmett just arrived at the Cullens' home not long ago. Emmett and Isabella have been living at the same home for years. When we arrived in Sheldon, the house was a complete mess. When we arrived here, it looked to us Isabella was trying to pack us the Cullens and leave as quick as they can. Does that, brother, not question her loyalty to us?" Caius asked.
"Isabella..." Aro said, looking at me. "Do you mind?" He reached out his hand towards Emmett.
Emmett looked at me and gave me a nod. I didn't know what that meant but I knew the Volturi was about to find out my plans. Emmett walked towards Aro and held out his hand. When Aro grabbed Emmett's hand, surprisingly, Emmett grabbed Aro and threw him straight into Jane. I then threw up my shield around everyone just when the guard started to grab for us.
"Get closer." I said to the Cullens.
"What is going on?" Esme asked.
"The rumors are true. I have been making an army against the Volturi. I plan to kill all of you." I said.
Caius growled and walked forward to put his hand on my shield. "Just remember this Isabella, I will find a way to kill you. And when I do, it will be the worst death a vampire can even handle. I will end you like I did to your mother... and your brother. And then, I will kill every single one of those girls after I torture them. I will make you watch as I kill every single person you love. You will not win this fight Isabella... You will not survive this war and I will make sure of it."
I felt Jasper push confidence to me, trying to suppress the fear that eroded inside me. With this new confidence, I walked up to Caius, just before stepping out of my shield and smiled.
"Good luck." I said.
We were staring at each other when I heard growling coming from the woods. I turned to see Dominic, some of the wolves, and the guys walking from the forest line. I had to expand my shield to keep them safe from Jane. I smiled when I realized the Volturi were outnumbered.
"We're leaving." I said. "If anyone follows us, I will kill them. Demetri, you track us, I will know, and I will kill you."
I left the Volturi standing there as we ran through the woods. We reached a clearing with a jet waiting for us. Dominic and I waited for everyone to step in, making sure the Volturi weren't following us. I made sure no one would follow us.
"We're good." Dominic said.
I nodded and stepped onto the plane with them. I looked at everyone sitting on the plane. The wolves, all my guys that helped around the house, and the Cullens. All of them, except Emmett, were confused.
When we were in the air, I started to relax.
Emmett grabbed me and kissed my head, indicating that we were safe. Death was standing in front of us, yet we escaped.
"What is going on?" Carlisle asked.
"Oh yes, I'm very sorry Carlisle. I never meant for something like this to happen, not without your willingness." I said. "The rumors are true, I am making an army to fight against the Volturi. Apparently they found out about it and now want to kill me and my army. Though, none of you knew, except Emmett. I was going to ask you, if you wanted to join us, but now you have to come with me. The Volturi think that you are on my side, though you possibly aren't. They would want you dead, and I'm not letting that happen so you are staying with me. I am terribly sorry if this is something you were not expecting to happen."
"And as for the reason you cannot see, Alice, is because of the wolves. When the wolves are near, you lose your sight." Dominic said. "One of Isabella's girls is also a psychic. She knows all the advantages and all the disadvantages."
Everyone was waiting for the Cullens to react, though they kept quiet.
"You don't have to join this fight, I just need you to stay with me." I said.
"A chance to kill the Volturi... is something I would never pass up." Jasper said and smiled. "I'm in."
"Me too." Edward said.
"I go where Edward goes." Rose said.
"This other psychic, do you think we would become friends?" Alice asked.
"Of course." Dominic said.
"I'm in." Alice said.
"Carlisle, I know you are friends with Aro." I began.
"Friends." Carlisle snorted. "I never liked Aro. I thought, at the beginning of my years, he was amazing. Then I realized he was a power hungry... bastard. Of course I'll fight against him."
I smiled and looked at Esme. "Esme, even if you want to fight, I don't think you will. Your the mother figure to many people who you don't even know. I will need someone strong enough behind to protect the little ones. I cannot have them out in that fight. If it is alright with you, I wish for you to stay behind."
Esme nodded, smiling a little. "Who are the little ones?"
"The wolves." I said.
"Hey..." Derek said. He was one of the strongest wolves I ever met, and I was not talking about him.
"Not you..." I said. "Little ones as in Amanda, Cole..."
"Oh." He said. "Never mind."
"Now, are there any questions?"
"Yes, who is joining with you?" Edward asked.
"Uh... The Denalis, the Amazons, the Irish, Romanians, almost all of the nomads, you.. many more."
"That's a lot."
"Not enough. Even with the gifted, including Isabella, we still could lose. It's something we are trying to avoid. I don't want to lose anybody during this fight." Dominic said.
"I'm sorry. Who are you?" Carlisle asked.
"Dominic." I said. "The one I found in Louisiana after I came from Maria." I looked at Emmett. "I need to talk to you."
He nodded and we walked to the front of the small plane. I looked at my pilot, who was Stephen and he walked out. I sat in one of the chairs and curled into a ball, wanting to scream the living hell out of me. Emmett was the only one who knew how to calm me down when I was stressed. He was the only one who could relax me. He knew I was scared and upset without me telling him that I was.
"Come here." He said and bent down to my level. He held me and rubbed circles in my back. "You've made it this far. Don't break down just yet. We still have a long way to go Isabella. Just hold on a little longer."
"He told me he killed my brother. My family... you..."
"Bella, he could be lying. We don't know if he killed Elijah or not. You haven't seen your brother ever since he went off for war." He said. "Plus, he wouldn't know your brother's appearance. He's just doing this to throw you off. He knows your weakness Bella and that's love and family. He is incapable of that except for one thing. His wife... that's the only person he cares about other than himself. He would care less about Marcus and Aro and you know this is true. You hit him where he has tortured you."
Emmett kissed my forehead and wrapped his arms around my waist to stand me up. I knew he was right about Caius. He was my main goal to get rid of. I hated him and he knew it. Everyone knew it...
We walked out the pilot's cabin and sat with the others in the back. We were flying into Tristan da Cunha, which was in the south of the Atlantic Ocean. There was no other way to fly out to the island or arrive on a boat. Of course being vampires, we chose to fly out. The Volturi would be able to track us by boat, so we used a jet instead. It was impossible for a vampire, even trackers, to track down a vampire's scent in the air. So, the Volturi would not know where we are.
About three hours later, I was pacing the small jet, wondering how the girls were while we were out. I knew they would be safe, but it's something I've always hated. I hate leaving the girls alone to defend themselves, even with the guys there, even with the wolves there. No matter how much I trained those girls, or how much I've trained the wolves, I always felt like they were vulnerable.
"Isabella, they are fine." Emmett said, grabbing my waist. "The girls can take care of themselves. And if anything were to happen, we know Zila would kill them by just looking at them."
"I know..." I whispered.
"So why worry?"
I didn't answer and looked down to the floor. "You never know."
"The Volturi don't know about this place. Hell, I barely know." He said. "Everything is fine, Isabella, you will see."
"If it makes you feel any better, I don't see anything wrong." Alice said.
"Still doesn't." I said. "You know me and my good or bad instincts. This one is telling me it's bad. So yes, something is wrong. Something is completely off."
"We will cross that bridge when we get to it." Dominic said. "I promise."
About an hour later of everyone trying to calm me down, we finally landed in Tristan, on the other side of the island. I didn't like being near the other humans on this island. I wanted some space from humans so I demanded that I get a house on the other side of the island, which did happen.
"Dammit, I told the girls to stay inside the house." I heard Dominic say.
I looked out the window to see all of the girls and the rest of the pack standing outside the house... well mansion, smiling.
"They're just happy to see us safe." Emmett said.
I quickly walked off the plane to be surrounded by all of the girls, completely happy to see me. I smiled at all of them, happy that they were safe. My instincts, completely being wrong.
We said all our greetings and walked inside the house. When I did, I saw many vampires standing there, completely still.
"Wait, they are here to help." Hollow said. "All the vampires that are going against the Volturi."
"Why?" I asked. "They're not supposed to be here."
"Well, considering the Volturi will be looking for the 'rebels'... they want them dead, they needed to be safe. I saw what happened." Fay said. "If they didn't come here, they would be dead."
I nodded, relaxing a bit more. "Nice to see you all."
"I suppose you are the 'general' of this fight." a man said.
"Isabella... or Bella." I said. "And you are?"
"Amun... of the Egyptian coven." He said.
"Nice to meet you." I said. "I thank all of you, for helping me in this war. You do know you didn't have to volunteer for this."
"Well, it was either go against or go with. And I refuse to help the Volturi in any way." another man said with a heavy Romanian accent.
I nodded and looked at all the faces of each vampire. I saw a small girl with dark red hair... Maggie I believe. Her name has been spreading through the Volturi, wanting her to join.
"Maggie." I said. The girl looked at me. "I would like for you not to be in this fight, if you don't mind. I just need you here, but not in the fight."
"Why?" She asked.
"Well, your names has been used in the Volturi. They want you. As well as Alice, Benjamin, Zafrina... many more. You're much younger than the others, I just don't want you in this fight. However, it is up to you whether or not you want to listen to me."
She nodded, not giving me an answer. I knew she would think about it, though I needed to know soon.
"Uh, have the girls showed you your rooms?"
"Ah yes, very big house of yours. Not expecting more than 30 rooms in the house. We've all been paired up of course." a woman said.
I nodded and walked off to the side.
"We start tomorrow. This fight will be a lot sooner than we thought. For the rest of the night, rest, get to know each other. Be friendly to the pack, I don't need any fighting in this house. If you have a problem, come talk to me. I will always be open. Do not hunt anyone on this island, we have blood bags. I will kill you myself if I find out. Animals you can hunt, though there's not much. Not till the next shipment or you get on a boat and go to the main land, however, I prefer you wait." I said. "I will be mean, if I have to. I'm only doing it to keep you safe. I don't want anybody to die through this fight. No one. If I die trying, I die trying." Emmett tensed and looked at me. I knew he was going to give me hell for that one later on. "Any questions?" Silence. "Good. Relax, talk... I'll be around."
I started to walk away until I heard someone say something to me.
"Wow, you don't change much." I heard a voice say.
I turned around to look at the speaker. When I did... my body froze over.
"What's wrong Is?" He asked and smiled at me.
Emmett growled and stood in front of me, not sure if he could be trusted. Everyone else was confused.
"That hurts Is... that you wouldn't want to give me a hug." He said and walked in front of Emmett. "I'm not here to hurt you, of course. Why would I do that?"
"Your dead..." I whispered.
He smiled and ran his fingers through his curly brown hair. "I don't look dead..."
"He told me you died." I whispered.
"Bella..." Emmett said. "Who is this?"
He smiled and stuck out his hand towards Emmett. The smile that I haven't seen in years.
"The name's Elijah. I'm Isabella's brother."
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