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Chapter 11: Last Stand
Rosalie stood silhouetted against the third landing banister. She had turned off all the lights on the third floor to lower her chance of detection. This was it, her last chance at victory. All that remained of the ammo she had collected during the night summed to a paltry thirteen shampoo balloons, seven tubes of lipstick, and a stash of Edward's Cds. Suddenly, she was glad that her oldest brother was so music crazy. Her feet were strapped loosely to an old royal purple snow board she had found in the spare closet.. Soon, soon she would attack.
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Downstairs Alice was pacing inside the Dark Fortress, much to Emmett and Jasper's chagrin. "Where is he? He was supposed to grab Bella and be back her half an hour ago!" She threw her hands up in frustration.
"Perhaps Edward has switched sides. You do know that Bella has him completely wrapped around her little finger and you saw how easy it was for us to persuade Emmett to come to our side. I think Team Awesome has gotten to him." Jasper grasped Alice's shoulders making her stop mid step.
"You're probably right. You're probably right. We should start preparing for the final strike. If we plan to have Team Awesome under our control by the time we leave for school, we need to get to work." Alice climbed out of the Dark Fortress with Jasper and Emmett on her heels. When they were all out of the Fortress, Alice turned to face the two men before her. "Emmett, go into the kitchen and get anything that can be used as a weapon. Jasper, you go spy on Edward, see if he really has switched sides. I'll patrol the area until you two get back. We reconvene at six. Move out!" They separated, Emmett going to the kitchen, Jasper going to Esme's room, and Alice patrolling the living room. The Dark side would win, she would make sure of it!
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Rosalie smirked, she had heard everything! Now that she knew the Dark side's evil plot, it would be easier to take them down. Using her hands, she slid the snowboard to the top of the stairs. Quietly, she slid down to the second landing, ducking behind one of the support beams for cover. Peeking out, she realized that Alice still didn't have a clue about what was going on. Then Jasper and Emmett walked into the room together, both with arms laden with weapons to be used against her. She listened as they spoke.
"Is it true, did he switch sides?" Alice asked, helping the boys to lay out the weapons on the floor so that they could be divided amongst them.
"Alas, it is true. The sirens hold on him is stronger than we ever could have anticipated. But, she is not to wake for another half hour and he refuses to leave her side. We shall be victorious my love." Jasper peppered Alice's arm with kisses.
"Perfect. And how did the requisition of supplies go?" Alice eyed the products that lay on the ground with a satisfied eye.
"It went well. I believe we have enough here to bring Team Awesome to its knees." Emmett internally cringed. He hated fighting on the opposite side of his wife, but the Dark side had cookies! Double chocolate chunk cookies with cinnamon chips! Who could resist that?
"We have half an hour to take over Team Awesome! I suggest we load up and get started." Alice started to divide the artillery between the three of them. When the three piles were even, they each grabbed one before heading toward the stairs. Rosalie knew that now was the time to strike.
With a battle cry that would make Xena shake in fear, Rosalie snowboarded down the stairs while throwing Edward's cds like Frisbees of doom.
"Take cover!" Alice yelled dodging the death disks. Emmett and Jasper tuck and rolled out of Rosalie's way, chunking a barrage of apples and lettuce heads her way.
Rosalie jumped out of the snowboard straps, turning back to face the Dark side. She sent a few shampoo balloons their way, successfully covering them from head to toe. It was time for her secretest of secret weapons. Opening her bag, she took out an armful of feathers, throwing them at the dark side.
"Great! We look like chickens!" Alice mumbled, still throwing cereal boxes at Rosalie.
All to soon, Rosalie was down to her last shampoo balloon, her lipstick tubes and cds having been long gone. Alice crept closer and closer knowing that Rosalie was one balloon from being completely vulnerable. Behind her, Emmett and Jasper watched as Rosalie came face to face with her fate. The clock above the fire place read 6:45. Rosalie had to use her balloon as a last ditch effort of escape. She needed more supplies and fast. She hurled the balloon, which Alice easily dodged.
"All unarmed, are we Rose?" Alice asked with a sickly sweet smile. Rosalie stood her ground. "Ooh! Feeling brave are we? Not after I show you what I'm going to do to you." Alice opened her own bag pulling out a pitcher of cherry kool-aid.
"No! That is going way too far!" Rosalie's eyes were wide with fright.
"Everything is fair in love and war, sweetie. Might wanna close your eyes." Alice advanced on the poor blonde, hoisting the pitcher higher and higher.
"Stop right there shorty!" Bella's voice called from mere inches behind Alice.
"Or what?" Alice didn't even look back to see what Bella was doing. After all, what harm could a human do to a vampire?
"Or you'll regret it." Alice heard the buzz of an electric shaver millimeters from her scalp.
"You wouldn't dare!" Alice tried to hide the fear in her voice.
"Try me." Bella moved the shaver closer, so close that Alice could feel the vibrations.
Rosalie used this distraction to roll out of the way, grabbing a ketchup bottle from Emmett's utility belt. She came to a halt standing three feet from Emmett, the bottle pointing at his head. Jasper moved to attack, his arm slowly reaching for the banana that was perched behind his ear like a pen.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you." Edward held a portable vacuum cleaner up to Jasper's hair. Jasper moved a millimeter more. "Ah ah ah… I believe you remember how hard it is to untangle your hair from this baby. Isn't that how your hair got this short in the first place?" Edward chuckled at the memory.
"I thought you had thrown that away." Jasper hissed dropping his hands to his side.
"Jasper, Jasper, Jasper. You of all people should have known I was lying." Edward snickered.
Bella watched the exchange with a look of confusion on her face. What was going on and why did Edward have a portable vacuum pressed against Jasper's head? Noticing her distraction, Alice grabbed the electric shaver from Bella's hands twisting around so that Alice now held the shaver to Bella's hair.
"Drop you weapons! I'll do it!" Alice's finger moved to the on off switch on the shaver.
"Don't listen to her! I'll be fine! My hair will grow back eventually!" Bella yelled to the other members of Team Awesome.
"You had better do what Alice says, Rose." Emmett whispered. Rosalie ignored his statement, choosing instead to edge closer to her husband.
"Now why would I want to do that when I could hold you hostage?" She purred into his ear, her free hand sliding down his toned stomach to rest against the hem of his jeans. In a motion that left him shaking, Rosalie had grabbed the mustard bottle from his belt and now held it to his right ear while the ketchup bottle was in his left. "One move sugar and you get a combination ketchup/mustard wet willie." Her expression was intense as she stared into his topaz eyes.
"I love it when you get aggressive." Emmett growled leaning forward to try and kiss her.
"Sorry baby. Just because you're my husband that doesn't mean that you get special treatment." Rosalie squeezed the bottles send a shock of cold air into his ear, letting him know she was serious.
"You are so HOT right now." He murmured just loud enough for her to hear.
"Watch it!" She hissed when he leaned forward again. "And thank you." She allowed her lips to form a small smile. Despite the situation, Emmett couldn't help but smile back at her.
"You have no idea the things I wanna do to you right now. I-"
"I do and that is just gross Emmett!" Edward cut him off before he could utter another word.
"Just wait until you and Bella do the deed my brother. Just wait." Emmett smiled as Edward continued to gag over the mental images that Emmett had thought.
"Excellent plan Emmett!" Alice cheered when Jasper was accidentally set free by Edward who was still reeling from all of the graphic images.
"Emmett, I will make every one of your fantasies come true if you come back to Team Awesome!" Rosalie's words were hurried, she needed more people, she needed to beat the Dark side!
"I don't know Rose, they gave me double chocolate chunk cookies with cinnamon chips. How can you beat that?" He asked pulling one of the aforementioned cookies from his pocket, taking a huge whiff of it.
"Emmett!" Rosalie dropped the bottles she was holding to grab two huge fistfuls of his hair, pulling his face to meet hers, the cookie forgotten on the floor. "Every…Fantasy…" She whispered as she placed gentle kisses along his chin and cheeks, careful to avoid his lips.
"Every one?" He asked, moving his face to try and catch her lips.
"Every One. Do we have a deal?" She asked leaning her forehead against his.
"Yeah. It's a deal." He crumbled like the cookie that was now under his boots. When he caved, Rosalie crushed her lips against his letting out all of the frustration and tension that had accumulated over the night.
"No matter. We have Bella as our hostage." Alice and Jasper back up toward the stair case. Edward was about to speak when he was interrupted.
"Children! Time to get ready for school!" Esme called from her bedroom. Taking advantage of the distraction, everyone dived in a different direction, coming up to face each other. Jasper was holding a table leg, Alice tightly clutched the electric shaver, Edward still had his vacuum, Rosalie had the ketchup, Emmett had the mustard, and Bella had a fire poker.
"What? Like it could actually hurt you!" She scoffed tossing the fire poker aside when they refused to stop staring at her. "Fine." She huffed.
"I said it was time to get ready for school!" Esme yelled coming into the living room, the pan of pain clutched tightly in her hand.
"Yes mama." Edward squeaked, grabbing Bella up into his arms. Faster than normal, Edward disappeared up the stairs. He knew first hand the kind of injury the pan of pain could cause and he was not looking forward to experiencing that again anytime soon. Following Edward's example, the others ran to their rooms so they could get ready for school.
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"We've got to hurry if we plan to strike before school starts." Alice hopped out of her shower, towel drying faster than a human could blink.
"Come on." Jasper finished blow drying his hair just as Alice finished getting dressed in the new clothes he had bought her yesterday. Together they walked out of the house hand in hand, hoping to set some traps before the others could even step out the front door.
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"Hurry up Edward! We're going to be late!" Bella called from his bedroom.
"You're one to talk, you're not even dressed yet!" Edward came out with only a towel wrapped around his waist. He went to his dresser then to his closet before her noticed that Bella wasn't speaking. "Bella?" He turned to find her passed out on his bed. Looking down at himself, he realized that he probably should have gotten dressed in the bathroom. A knock on the door interrupted him from his thoughts.
"Go dry your hair pretty boy. I'll take care of Bella." Rosalie pushed him out of his room so she could dress Bella.
"Stupid pushy sisters." Edward mumbled as he walked to the bathroom with his clothes in his hands.
"I heard that!" Rosalie called. In no time Bella was dressed, her hair brushed until it shone in the dim light. "Once more, I have created perfection." Rosalie admired her handy work. "She's all yours." She yelled walking back to her room on the second floor.
"Hey baby, you done with Bella?" Emmett asked as he tied his shoe lace.
"I am. Let me get dressed and brush my hair then we'll leave." Rosalie disappeared into her closet reemerging minutes later dressed in her everyday best. Her expression was one of disgust as she slipped on an old pair of flats. "I am so going to kill her." She muttered eyeing the shoes.
"Come on Rose." Emmett picked her up, setting her down on her vanity stool.
"Thank you." She kissed his cheek, picked up her hair brush and began to make herself presentable.
"We're leaving!" Edward called as he carried Bella past the door to Rosalie and Emmett's room.
"We'll see you there. Be careful, you never know what the imp has planned." Rosalie once more glared at her shoes.
"You too!" Bella called.
After she had finished brushing her hair, Rosalie turned to Emmett. "Ready to go?" She stood up holding out her hand to him.
"Umm, Rose? What did you do to your hair?" He asked eyeing her head.
"Nothing. Wh- Alice!" Rosalie turned around to look into the mirror.
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An ear splitting scream tore through the atmosphere making Bella and Edward look back to the house. "Alice has struck again." Bella mumbled.
"Don't worry love. I'll protect you." Edward gently kissed her cheek before starting the car. Outside the rain came down in torrents, but when didn't it in Forks, Washington. The dashboard clock read 7:50, school started in ten minutes, what would this new day bring for the Cullen clan?
End Chapter 11
Again I am so sorry about not updating for so long. Considering that tomorrow is Halloween I won't be able to update as I will be handing out candy.
The next chapter the Cullens and Bella are in school. Anyone who would like to be in the story just leave what you want to be called. The scene will be Bella and Edward walking into the school covered in this goopy stuff. If you want to say something like "What are they covered in?" Or just something about them in general, just tell me and I will put it in the story. Please keep it to two or less sentences. Deadline is Thursday. I will add in all the people and sentences and have the chapter posted by Saturday afternoon because there is a big football game Friday night.
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