Chapter eleven
The flight wasn't so bad, it was the taxi to the airport crammed in-between Jake and Jasper in the back seat for and hour and a half that really killed me. Edward got to ride in the front I guess we all should have known better than to play rock, paper, scissors with a mind reading vampire. It was dawn when we arrived at the castle; we hoped to go undetected as long as possible, and sneak in through a tunnel Edward had been taken through last time he was here. Jasper lifted a metal grid out of the way; revealing a dark hole dropping down into the tunnel Jake and I phased and followed Jasper and Edward in through the hole. It was cold and damp and it was lucky I was phased otherwise I wouldn't have been able to see a thing it was literally black in here. Up ahead Edward stopped walking and turned to shush us all, he and Jasper pressed their ears against a wooden door and looked at each other as if they were having some sort of silent conversation. Jake and I exchanged a glance and Jake shrugged his wolf shoulder at me, atleast he was as clueless as me. "It's dead bolted from the other side once we're through there's a good chance the voltori are gonna know we're here" Jasper tell us.
"So be ready" Edward says then busts the lock, throwing the door open with his shoulder. it swings open and we all jump into action "Jake can you feel Nessie?" Edward asks
Jake: downstairs
Me: So is Fable
"The Dungeons" Edward says reading our thoughts.
Then we make our way to the dungeons but we don't get far until we meet some resistance. The big vamp I remember from Jake's memories is Felix the blonde next to him is Demitri, Jake and I quickly confer in our heads and we both lunge for Felix "Jake no!" Edward calls out. I don't think about why Edward is telling us to stop I just keep going, I see Edward and Jasper pulling Jake back.
Me: what are they doing?
Then I'm hit in the side hard and I tumble off of the vampire I roll over a couple of times until I land on my back I find myself pinned by Fable.
Me: Fable?
"Jake don't its ok!" Nessie's voice travels and I feel Jake swell with hope, he's on his feet and he bounds toward Ness phasing and hugging her so hard he almost knocks her over.
"Ness? Baby I missed you I'm so sorry" he gasps; Ness wraps her arms around him and sobs into his shoulder.
Me: Edward? Maybe you wanna fill us in?
"Demitri and Felix are helping Nessie and Fable escape" Edwards explains and I look at the two vampires, the one called Demitri glares at me. He walks over and touches Fable's side.
"Time to go Fable, your friends can either follow us or stay here and die it really matters little to me" Demitri says and starts leading the way down the corridor. I growl at him and Fable hisses at me. Edward sighs.
"Skar? Fable said shut the hell up" he tells me and I scowl at the mind reader.
We all trail after the two Voltori guard into the main foyer, I run at Fable's side relishing in being close to her again and desperate to be alone with her. I can't wait to get out of here and hold her again tell her how much I love her and how much I've missed her.
Jake: would you quit the inner monologue?
Me: yeah because your thoughts are so different right now?
Jake: True
"Would you both just be quiet?" Edward asks from behind us.
Demitri pushes open the door into he lobby and the second he does he hits the ground writhing in pain.
"Jane stop it!" Felix shouts at her then joins his friend on his knees. Jane steps out of the shadows and another vampire joins her, Alec.
"Edward? Jasper? How nice of you to drop by" Alec smirks "Aro wants to see you"
"We have nothing to say to him Alec, let us leave in piece" Edward says to him
"I'm afraid peace isn't an option" Alec says and for a second he looks almost apologetic then black smoke starts to creep from his hands.
"Daddy?" Nessie says hugging herself into her father's side
"Alright!" Edward shouts and Alec starts to retract the vapour.
Jake: Edward what are you doing?
"The only thing I can do" he whispers "Stay with Jacob" he says to Nessie then slowly he and Jasper start to walk towards Alec and Jane
Me: we did not come this far for nothing Jake
Jake: I was thinking the same thing
Jane releases Demitri and Felix and they both collapse to the ground panting and groaning in pain. Then Edward drops to his knees and Nessie screams out to him. "Jane!" Alec warns and she stops
"Not so tough without the little wife are we?" she spits and Alec pulls her back by the elbow.
"This way" he says and Jasper helps Edward up off of the floor. We pass a struggling Felix and Demitri still laid face down on the floor. Fable presses her nose to his forehead and I see him smile, he looks up at her and I barley catch him mouth the words 'Be ready' to her, she gives a quick nod of her head then follows the others.
Once inside the throne room a very pissed off looking Vampire stands from his seat, "Edward Cullen? You enter my home uninvited with the intent to steal from me and you think you can just walk out like nothing happened?" Aro says as if he finds the whole thing amusing.
"Stealing back is more like it" Jasper says
"Did your friends not come here willingly and of their own accord?" Aro asks
"But you kept us against our will!" Nessie shouts
"Nessie?" Edward hushes her.
Jake: Skar you ready
Me: what's the plan Jake?
Jake: Jane and Alec we take them out and we're home free
Me: so which one do you want?
Jake: I'll take precious over there, you just handle her brother
Me: got it.
Jake: now!
I dive in the direction of Alec and my jaws wrap around his shoulder, all at once everyone springs to it. I see Jake and Demitri attack an unsuspecting Jane, and Fable, Jasper and Edward lunge at the three elders. Alec punches me in the gut and I slide across the marble with his arm still in my mouth I spit it out and run at him again. He dives out of the way at the last minuet and I crash into the wall, when I look up he has Nessie around the neck with his one good arm. "Stay back dog I'm warning you! Don't make me kill her" he shouts at me, I growl trying to decide weather to take the bait or not. Felix comes up behind Alec and rips him off of Ness and flinging him like a ragdoll out of the nearest window, the glass shatters and a few seconds later there's a loud thud as he hits the ground, Felix picks Ness up and puts her over his shoulder.
"You need to leave now" he tells me
Me: Jake!
I scan the room and see my alpha laid on the floor in human form clutching his head, Jane.
"No!" Jane screams as Demitri rips off both of her arms, I hear a match strike and see Fable stood over a pile of limbs that looks like it was once Caius. She drops the match and Jane screams again. Aro stands with his hand around Edward's throat just watching in horror as his brother burns. Demitri moves to Fables side and wraps his cloak around before picking her up in his arms, next thing I know he's in front of me and shoving her in to mine.
"Get her out of here now!" he shouts, I phase back and take her from him.
"Edward!" I shout he looks up at me and pushes a still shocked looking Aro off of him, I do a quick head count, we're all here we're all alive and Jake is back on his feet though weakly, and stumbling next to Jasper.
"Demitri!" Fable screams as I carry her to the door "Skar we have to go back?"
"We'll hold them off take her?" Felix says and passes Nessie to Edward before shutting us all out of the throne room.
"NO!" Fable cries
"Dad are we really just going to leave them?" Ness asks
"They'd do the same to us" Edward reasons
"No they wouldn't they risked there lives for us" she says
"Edward there's no time they'll be reassembling Jane and Alec as we speak" Jasper says
"Time to go" Edward says, and then we run.
