Nick POV

The clock struck twelve and I could only think of one thing at the moment. My eyes trailed over to the door that was keeping me and my sister from our freedom, and I waited for the monster to enter. Backing up, I at once stood guard in front of Esther, not daring to let Aro through.

As soon as the chimes of the clock tower from the distance faded, the door creaked open and Aro's ghostly form entered along with Alec, Demetri, and Jane. Demetri gave me a look of sympathy as he and the others approached.

"Hello Nicolas. How are we doing on this fine night?" Aro asked, his casual voice making me feel even more out raged.

"You come near her and I swear I'll burn you to pieces!" I growled, then got into a defensive crouch like I had seen other vampires do. Aro chuckled at my actions and said, "You are so much like your father. Always using the same threat on me."

Growling, I stood straight and then said through my teeth, "Leave!" Alec and Jane laughed, and I turned to their grinning faces with fury. Aro sighed and said, "I grow tired of all this drama. Demetri. Jane. Please restrain Mr. Ross so that I may go on with the plan."

At once I lit my hands and a vast amount of fire exploded from my skin. It was the most vicious flame I had made in my life. "Don't you dare come any closer!" I yelled, ready to attack if I had to.

Jane growled, and then her red eyes looked into my silver ones. At once pain came into every part of my body and I dropped to the floor as I screamed in agony. Curling into a ball I tried to fight the pain that was suddenly on every part of my skin, muscles, and in my heart.

Finally Aro shouted, "Enough!" The pain at once left me and I was left gasping from the agony I had just felt. Before I had time to recollect myself, Jane and Demetri pulled me off the ground and restrained me in their stone like grips.

Aro let out a sigh of relief, then nodded to Alec saying, "You know what to do." Alec stared over at my sister, then nodded at Aro as if saying he was ready. Then he made his way toward my sister and took hold of both her arms.

Aro smiled brightly and then went over to my sister as well. With rage I began to struggle in Jane and Demetri's grip, yelling, "Don't touch her you monster!" Aro ignored me however and continued over to my sister.

Once he reached her he brushed a strand of her brown hair out of her face, and as his cold skin touched her own I let out another growl. Demetri and Jane tightened their grips, knowing I would most likely attack Aro and end up killing him.

Aro then inclined Esther's head and brushed his nose against the hollow of her neck. At once I began to struggle once more, growling even louder than before. Aro ignored me still, and he opened his mouth ready to make his mark. As soon as his white teeth dug into my sisters skin, the door to the room smashed open and flew across the room.

Seth's giant wolf form stood in the doorway, his brown eyes staring with rage at the man who had just bit my sister. As Jane and Demetri were distracted, I at once shot fire at the both of them making them shriek at the flames that now evaded there clothing.

Taking my new freedom as an advantage, I charged at Aro and smashed into him with so much force that we both flew across the room into the wall. Aro was shocked by my move, but I was already off of him and charging toward Alec who was holding down my now shrieking sister.

Edward entered the room suddenly, and his eyes went straight to my sister who was now wide awake and in pain. "The venom Edward! You have to suck it out," I yelled as I shoved Alec into the wall beside the bed.

Edward listened to me and at once went over to my sister, whose screams were getting louder by the minute. He went to suck the venom out of her body, but then suddenly fell to the ground in agonized shrieks of pain.

Seth let out a howl and charged toward Jane who was staring at Edward with rage. He smashed into her hard and they both flew across the room. Edward stood at once, as if the pain meant nothing to him, and he went back to my screaming sister.

He went to bite her but then he stopped with shock. "It's to late! The venoms already closed the wound!" he shouted over my sisters screams. Seth let out a howl of agony at Edwards words and then turned to a shocked Aro in fury. Jane and Alec at once stood in front of him, their eyes full of fire. With one final growl from Seth, he charged into the air and hit Alec with so much force that the room shook.

Demetri went to pull Seth off and I at once flew forward, shooting a blast of fire at the vampire and causing him to fly backward by the impact. Then I felt hard stone hands shove me down to the floor and I yelled out in fury as Jane's small form pinned me to the stone ground.

She began to crush my ribs with her hard hands, which made me scream in agony. Seth let out a howl of pain as well, and I looked across the room as Edward was trying to pull Alec away from Seth's now beaten body. Aro had disappeared however, obviously hiding from the danger he had caused on his coven.

As Jane crushed my ribs some more, my vision became misty and my head began to lose focus of what was happening. It was only when I was about to black out that I heard aloud shriek and a furious, "NO!"

Esther POV

Every part of me- my muscles, bones, heart, skin, and even every blood vessel in my body- had suddenly felt like it was being placed in boiling lava. My whole body was on fire, and I screamed and cried out in pain, trying to fight the burning that now consumed me.

It seemed like forever that the fire ate at my body, and for a moment I prayed deeply for death to come. And then after who knows how long, the fire began to move from my hands and feet and it rushed to my heart which was beating like the sound of a thousand drums.

As soon as all the fire arrived into my heart I couldn't hold in the agony any longer. At once I let out the loudest scream I could, but to me it was mute in my ears. The fire was so much, that soon I could no longer feel any other part of my body. Just the intense burning of my heart.

Then just as the venom had come, it had stopped, and I felt my heart stop as well. For a moment- just a single moment- I thought I was dead. Peace filled inside me and I enjoyed quiet and calm that I had longed for, for so long.

And then it all went away…

Because suddenly my dead heart gave a small thud. That sound brought me back to reality, and I was at once relieved that I wasn't really dead. Nick would be destroyed if I was gone, that I knew for sure. Another Thud was heard, and at this thud I heard noises in my head. Some noises were louder than others, while others were just in the back ground.

Another thud… My skin tingled at the feel of the fabric underneath me as my senses began to return by each beat. Soon my hearing was fully attuned, my touch completely repaired, and when I opened my eyes I could see. But what I saw did not bring me joy.

Sitting up on the bed I had been lying on for so long, I stared at the room in horror as I watched the fight scene in front of me. My eyes stared in horror as I watched my best friend Seth being bitten by Alec. They then became teary as I watched Edward (My adoptive brother) being held down by Demetri. But then I saw Jane crushing my brother, and at once my whole world fell apart.

With rage, I jumped off the bed faster than I had ever done before and shrieked, "NO!" in total rage. Thunder sounded in the distance as my rage built, and soon I could hear rain pound against the walls around us. As my fury built, the storm outside grew, and I knew at that moment that I was one controlling it.

Without another thought, I threw my hand forward and a bright white light erupted from my palm. The white light went forward and struck my brothers attacker, forcing her across the room and causing her to slam into the wall. Without looking at my stunned enemy, I shot another lightening bolt at Demetri which shot him against Alec. They both flew across the room and hit the wall with a loud smash.

Once I saw all of the monsters were stunned, I extinguished the lightening and without a second thought, rushed to my injured brother. Falling on the floor beside him, I removed the splint which covered my newly healed hand and then pressed both my palms to my brothers skin.

Closing my eyes, I felt tears fall down my cheeks as I forced all the energy I could muster to travel into my brothers bones. As the energy flowed I could feel the healing take place inside the new breaks on his ribs. As I healed him, I thought about everything we had been through together…

Our dad leaving us… Our mother shoving us in the closet… Her protecting us from harm… Being treated as Experiments most of our lives…

And then my mind went to the good things that had happened. Like my brother and I escaping… Us meeting the Cullen's and our soul mates… Seeing our father again, alive and well… Roberto finally getting what he deserved… And then seeing mom, who was never dead in the beginning.

At this final thought, I broke all of my energy from my brother and fell on his worn body in sobs. Everything that had happened these past months was washing over me like rain, and I could hear the thunder fade as my tears of joy spilled. Despite being put through hell most of my life, I couldn't help but be joyful for everything that had happened. My heart beat in a smooth rhythm as my tears flowed from my burning eyes.

A cool hand touched my hair and I closed my eyes tighter in relief. Nick softly shushed me as he stroked my hair gently. At once I pulled my tear streaked face from his wet shirt and looked at my brothers silver eyes. He smiled at me and said softly, "You know what I said about healing me… It always makes me feel like I'm the younger sibling." At once I smiled and laughed at his words, then grabbed him into a hug. He hugged me back, pressing his face into my hair and holding me tightly against him. We stayed there for a moment, brother and sister united, enjoying the small moment of peace.

Then a moist nose touched my face and I jumped in shock. Seth's sandy colored wolf form stood in front of me, his brown eyes looking happier than ever before. "SETH!" I cried, and pulled him into a hug as well, though my arms barely circled around his furry neck.

Edward laughed at my excitement and helped Nick off the floor, then helped him over to us. As if on cue, Leah trotted into the room, her eyes full of relief that Nick was in one piece. "What should we do with them?" I asked, pointing to the groaning vampires that were scattered around the room.

Edward scoffed and said, "Leave them… The others are waiting for us down in the throne room any way." Looking at him confused, I asked, "The others?"

Edward smiled and said, "Our family, and then the others from La Push." Hearing these words, my eyes brightened and I said, "Really! Let's go then!"

A voice however stopped us, and we froze when Alec asked, "How the hell did you change into a vampire that fast?"

Rolling my eyes at his question, I turned and said to him, "There's one thing you and your idiot of a coven leader forgot…" He was confused by my words, which made me smile widely. "You forgot that I'm already part vampire. All the awful venom did to me was enhance my powers and make me able to beat you and your filthy coven!" I spat, and then without one last word, I shot lightening above Alec's head which caused the stone wall to break and hard pieces of stone to fall on Alec's head. He soon was covered by rubble, which made Nick and I burst into laughter.

Finally we left the busted up room- Nick holding onto Leah since he was still weak from the fight. Seth trotted between me and Edward, his tail swinging at me in a playful manner. As we walked Edward asked, "Don't you feel any different?"

Laughing, I said, "Yes actually. Despite my eye sight and hearing getting better, I now think I have enough power to beat Emmett at a fight!"

Edward shook his head in disbelief and muttered, "I'd like to see that happen."

Finally we arrived at the throne room, where the whole vampire coven was being surrounded by ten enormous werewolves, seven furious vampires, Renesmee, and my dad. We entered the room and every eye went straight to us, some with fury while others with relief.

Esme was the first to run over to us and she pulled Nick and I both in her embrace, "Thank God your alright! You had all of us worried." We both hugged her back with the same amount of force. "It's good to see you Esme," I whispered meaning every word I said.

"So that's it then! Were just supposed to let these children leave!" Cauis- who I had only met once- shouted across the room. The wolves all snarled at Aro's brother and Seth got into a defensive position in front of me, just as Leah did with Nick.

Aro, who was standing in the shadows, said strictly, "Even if you leave, your father may not go with you. He made a pact with the Volturi. He works for me, as he has for the last 12 years!" My father, who was being restrained by other members of the guard looked toward the ground in sadness.

With pain I shouted, "You can't keep him as your prisoner! My father never did anything wrong!" By my words the whole Volturi clan burst into laughter which made me even more furious.

After a moment of laughter, Aro silenced the room and then looked straight at me with a stern gaze, "Actually, your father did the worse thing any vampire could do. He told your mother about the existence of vampires! It's one of the most forbidden laws we have. Because he broke the law it was either immediate death, or being sworn to the Volturi for life."

His words only made me more furious, and I yelled at him, "He's not even a vampire! He's more human than any of you monsters know!"

Aro glared at me and hissed, "Your father is to be held responsible, regardless of whether he's a vampire or a human! He told your mother about-"

"The only reason he did that was because she was about to give birth to a half vampire that may have ended up killing her!" I yelled, and a loud boom of thunder shook the building.

Aro was now speechless by my words, and he stared at me in a new found amazement. A wave of silence fell between us, and I grabbed Seth's fur slightly fearful for what Aro would do next. Alice skipped up beside me and whispered, "No ones ever spoken to Aro like that before. You've left the whole room in shock."

Her words made me smile slightly, and I watched as she skipped back to join her husband who was trying to send as much calm waves as he could. Edward caught my eye as I looked at the group of vampires behind me, and he gave me a crooked grin.

Aro suddenly broke the silence saying, "I will let your father go free if and only if you take his place." With shock, I looked at Aro and felt my blood run cold. I'd have to stay at this horrible place if it meant letting my father go free. Would my life ever be at peace?

"No! Absolutely not!" My father shouted, his eyes full of rage. "My daughter will not be forced into this horrid life! None of my children will be forced in this horrid life."

As my father went on and on with his furious rant I went over the options in my head. Either I decline and leave, forcing my father to continue his eternal prison sentence, or I accept and take my fathers place. Accept and never see Seth, Jacob, Leah, the Cullen's, dad, Nick, or mom again. My blood began to boil with fury and I felt hot tears flood my eyes. Seth nudged me and whined, but I shook him off gritting my teeth in fury.

Hard wind could be heard outside, pounding against the walls of the enormous castle. Thunder shook the building ten times worse than it had before causing some vampires to gasp in horror. The rain pounded hard against the earth, each drop sounding like a thousand drums.

"What is she doing?" A vampire shouted, fear echoing from his voice.

With pain, rage, and ultimate determination I yelled, "You'll let my father, me, Nick, and everyone else go! Otherwise I swear I'll take this castle down and reveal you to all of Volterra!"

Everyone around me stared in shock and horror, and I could just picture the Cullen's and the wolves completely amazed. Aro was staring in a new found horror and shouted, "Alright, alright! I'll let your father go! Just stop whatever your doing!"

At his words my fury faded, and I calmed down taking slow breaths. The thunder, rain, and wind soon calmed and the building stopped shaking as I let my rage fade. All the vampires sighed in relief and I could even hear Nick let out a hard breath beside me.

The power I had used to create the storm had made me slightly weak, and I lost my balance beginning to fall. Luckily Edward read my mind because he caught me before I hit the stone hard floor. "Thanks," I muttered, managing to pull myself straight again. Edward sighed and said, "Remind me to never anger you." Laughing weakly I said, "I'll try."

Father was suddenly beside me and he pulled me into a hug. Holding me there for a while, he said softly, "You are one insane child." Smiling against him I said, "I get it from your side of the family." Dad laughed and said, "Yes. I suppose you do."

Nick came over to us and pulled us both into a hug, then said, "Let's go home."

At first I was about to agree with him, but then I stopped and said, "No. Not yet. We need to make one stop before we head back to Washington."

Both of them looked at me confused and I smirked at them asking, "How do you both feel about seeing an old friend?"

Okay... So this chapter took longer than I had expected, but I blame it on my crazy mind. I've been coming up with so many story ideas that I keep getting carried away from this one. So sorry about the continuous wait, but I'll try really hard to get the next chapter up faster than this one. Thankyou for your patience and I hope you like this chapter. There will probably be either one or two more chapters, so we'll just see how it plays out.

Oh. And sorry for the cruel cliff hanger. But I had to save the next part for another day.