A/N: Remember the fight scene that I promised was coming? Here it is! Enjoy, and please review.
Jasper's POV
"She turning into the freakin' Volturi!"
"She's got powers on her side now."
"How supercalifragilisticexpialidocious ."
"Supercali-what now?"
"Didn't you ever see Mary Poppins?"
"Um...no.
"You totally should!"
"Earth to weirdos! More important things to focus on right now!"
I had no idea how long I'd been out. I could hear people around me talking. What had happened? Where was Alice?
"Why hasn't he woken up yet? Peter, Charlotte and Annabelle are all up again."
"Jasper! Wake up!" Someone was shaking my shoulders. "Jasper! Wake up, damn it!"
My eyes opened and I sat up. It was Annabelle who had woken me up.
"Where's Alice?" I asked. Annabelle glanced over her shoulder, then looked back at me.
"Maria's army is more powerful now than it was before. She's more like Aro now. She keeps the newborns with useful powers. We were all frozen or knocked out, like you. There was nothing we could do." Annabelle said, then stopped.
"Where. Is. Alice?" I asked slowly.
"Maria took her." Annabelle said. I gasped. "I'm so sorry, Jasper."
I looked past Annabelle, to Peter, Charlotte, Carlisle, Esme, Edward, Cassandra, Christina and Felicity. Everybody looked somber, especially Esme.
"I have to go after her." I said. I jumped to my feet and walked out the door.
"Jasper! Wait!" Annabelle ran after me. "Driving will be faster than running; Maria's on foot."
Cassandra, Christina, Peter, Charlotte, Melody, Felicity, Lydie, Carlisle, Esme, Emmett, Rosalie, Bella, Edward, Chloe, Gabriella, Maurice, Amelia, Ryan, Grace, Tommy, Benjamin, and Tia followed Annabelle and I outside.
"If we fill the cars to their full capacity, we'll probably all fit." Melody said, coming down from the porch. I looked at her and Annabelle questioningly.
"We're coming with you. You won't be able to get Alice out of there by yourself. Maria will kill you both." Annabelle said. I nodded. Annabelle handed me a set of keys. "You can drive my McLaren. It's th fastest car here."
I got into the drivers seat of the McLaren. Annabelle slid the passenger seat forward so that Grace and Ryan could get into the back. She slid the seat back again, and sat down in it. I started the car. Around me, all the other cars started, too. I was the first to start the drive down the long winding driveway.
"Grace, you're a tracker, right?" Annabelle asked.
"Yeah," Grace replied.
"Can you find Maria?" Annabelle asked.
"Yes. Give me a second..." After a moment, she said, "Make a left at the end of the driveway, and get on the I-5."
The car was silent, except for Grace giving directions. The sun was starting to rise as we entered Texas.
"She's heading for San Antonio, I think." Grace said. By nine, we were in San Antonio.
"Park in here." Grace said as we were passing the parking lot for a Little League baseball diamond. parked in the shade of the woods that surrounded the diamond.
"They're about two miles south of here, in a clearing." Grace said.
We got out of the car. The other cars parked around us. We all managed to get a spot in shadow. We walked quickly into the forest. After a minute, I glanced over my shoulder, then started running. Even though I wasn't the fastest in the group, no one passed me.
We ran into the clearing. Maria was standing closest to where we entered. I didn't see Alice. Maria turned.
"Jasper!" Maria feigned surprise. " What are you doing here?"
"Where is Alice?" I demanded. By that time, we had attracted the attention of all the newborns, who were slowly advancing.
"Alice?" Maria acted like she had no idea what I was talking about, which infuriated me. Through a gap in the advancing newborns, I could see Alice briefly. She was sprawled on the ground, two newborns standing over.
"We can do this the easy way or the hard way, Maria. Give her back to me." I commanded.
Her eyes hardened. "No." She said. I growled and crouched. I heard everyone else growl, hiss, snarl or some combination of the three.
Maria smiled evilly. "Take them." Maria commanded her army. The newborns had surrounded us, and now lunged. I heard several cries of pain as people in the group were bitten.
As I fought of countless newborns, I saw Maria shrink back, away from the fight, just like she always used to. She had never gotten involved in a fight. She had always stood by and watched, and told us when to retreat.
Six newborns took advantage of my distraction, and lunged at me. The six newborns bit me simultaneously. Neck, jaw, forearm, shoulder, side, and leg. Air rushed from my lungs in a long hiss at the excruciating pain. I fought off and dismembered the newborns quickly.
Somebody had managed to break away from the fight long enough to start a fire. Or had the fire already been lit when we entered the clearing? Doesn't actually matter that much. I tossed the limbs toward the fire, leaving the torso's for later. It's not like they're going anywhere.
I tore another five newborns apart. We were quickly winning the fight. From a quick glance, it appeared that the cries of pain earlier had mostly been the newborns. I broke away from the fight and charged at Maria. I knocked her to the ground. I was almost positive I would be able to win the fight.
Maria sank her teeth into my shoulder. I hissed, and she threw me off of her. Alice stirred. Her eyelids fluttered. I threw myself toward her. Maria got there first. She pulled Alice up and back quickly away from me. I jumped to my feet.
Maria was holding Alice up; Alice was leaning back against Maria, not conscious enough to hold her own weight yet. Maria's teeth were an inch from Alice's neck. One wrong move on my part, and Maria would kill Alice.
"Proceed with caution, Jasper." Maria warned me.
"Don't." I begged.
"It's not like I want to do this, Jasper." Maria smirked.
The fight was quickly winding down behind me. The incense-like smell of burning vampires filled the clearing. Someone was running toward me. I didn't turn to see who it was.
Alice's eyes flashed open briefly, and she looked at me. Her eyes closed again. I felt surprise coming off the person next to me, smugness coming off Maria, and terror and anticipation coming off Alice.
I wondered what the anticipation could mean. I had just concluded that she must be anticipating pain, when the anticipation was replaced with determination, and she twisted in Maria's grasp. Maria hadn't realized that Alice was awake, and in her surprise, Alice twisted away, and kicked her in the face. Maria stumbled back. I grabbed Alice's hand and pulled her away from Maria, who glared murderously at her.
I only now saw that the person next to me was Annabelle. Maria crouched, baring her teeth at Alice. Emmett and Edward were suddenly right next to me as well.
Annabelle lurched forward as Maria lunged. Anna kicked Maria in the stomach. Maria bit Anna's shoulder. Emmett was about to jump forward to help Anna, but I threw out my arm to stop him.
"No. Go back. Annabelle and I can handle this. Go." I said. I pushed Alice toward Edward and Emmett, but she threw herself back at me.
"No." She gasped.
"Go. Please. It'll be okay, Darlin'." I promised. Alice looked at me fearfully, then nodded.
"Jasper!" Annabelle yelled. She had Maria's arms pulled behind her back.
"We'll meet you back at the cars." I said. Emmett pulled Alice with him as he and Edward started to run.
I jumped into the fight. Maria had escaped Anna's hold, and had Anna pinned on the ground. I pulled Maria off of Anna, and ripped one of her arms off, then tossed it aside. Anna jumped up and yanked her other arm off. Maria tried to make a run for it, but was off-balance without her arms, and fell almost immediately.
Anna and I ran over to where Maria was having trouble getting up. I kicked her over, and she fell onto her back. She screamed as Anna pulled one of her legs off. With one quick motion, I twisted her Maria's head off. The screams choked off. We finished dismembering the body quickly and tossed the pieces into the fire.
"Wow." Anna said. "I never realized how big my fear of her still was until now."
"Yeah," I murmured. "Thank you, Anna. I couldn't have done it without you.
She turned toward me. "You're welcome." She smiled.
After a long look at Maria's burning remains, I said, "Let's go."
Anna nodded, and we turned away from the fire and ran. Leaving our past burning behind us.
A/N: Please review. The only thing left now is the epilogue. Hope you liked it.