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EDWARD
Jasper and I ran as fast as we could to the house after Alice saw a vision of Chase talking to Bella. Alice drove back in the Volvo but she was driving fast enough to catch up with us. We will make it, Edward. Jasper reassured me in his thoughts. He probably thought I needed it because I was not just scared for Bella but I was blaming myself for leaving her there. I hoped the others were with her but according to Alice, Bella was alone.
I saw the clearing where our house stood and I ran even faster so I could get to Bella first before Chase. I ran so fast that I slammed into the door but I was too late. I saw Chase grinning at me and Bella floating in midair before they both disappeared in smoke.
"No!" I screamed as Jasper grabbed hold of me as I grasped the air where Bella hung a moment ago. "Not again!" In an instant, my family was in the living room.
"What's going on?" asked Esme. Rosalie and Emmett entered the house as well when they heard my screams. Alice arrived shortly after.
"Chase took Bella," said Jasper.
"What?!" exclaimed Emmett. "We heard her pacing around the living room a few seconds ago."
"The guy works quickly," said Jasper. My family started apologizing for not watching her closely enough. I held up a hand to silence them.
"It's my fault," I told them. "I should have warned you about it. If I wasn't bent on keeping Bella from knowing the truth, we would have been prepared for this. I am the one who should be sorry."
"It's no one's fault," said Jasper. "We will find her. Where is she, Alice?" Alice looked apologetically at me and shook her head.
"I can't see either of them," said Alice.
"We need to talk to the warlocks." I told them. "They will know where to find Chase. Let's go. Mom stay here and wait for dad to come home."
"You will not do this alone," said Esme. "When you're father gets here, we will follow you where you're going. No one is allowed to object, are we clear?" I nodded reluctantly and kissed her goodbye. My siblings followed suit and hugged our mother if not for the last time. Alice stopped in her tracks and then looked over at the door.
"The warlocks are here and they're not really up to helping us," said Alice. I listened intently before going out of the house.
We need to do this. We need to. Caleb
Hold on, Kate. Please hold on. Pogue
It sucks to be a puppet but this is for all my future girlfriends. Reid
I'm sorry Bella. Tyler
"Chase is blackmailing them to kill us," I told them.
"They're not gonna change their minds, Edward." Alice said grimly.
"Then we have no choice," I said to them. "Ready?" We heard their breathing and smelled their blood. They were nervous but very determined. I couldn't blame them for doing this, but I can't let them hurt my family. I opened the door slowly and arrived face-to face with Caleb, Pogue, Reid and Tyler.
They all looked conflicted with what they were about to do but apparently they were determined to go through with it. Caleb raised his hand and blasted me through the door. I fell on top of jasper and Emmett. We quickly stood up and went back outside followed by the girls, including Esme. We ran around them dodging every blast of energy they threw at us.
I was up against Caleb. He kept throwing blasts of energy at me which I was unsuccessfully dodging. I kept getting thrown into the trees which were now falling down as if being attacked by ten chainsaws each. I tried pouncing on him but every time I did, he threw me away using his powers. Emmett and Jasper were stalking Pogue but even with the two of them, they were no match. Pogue was throwing them against each other in midair every time they tried striking him. Reid was trying to blast Alice and Rosalie from the ground but it was useless because they were too agile for him. Tyler was up against Esme who was trying to dodge his blows. Suddenly we heard Esme scream in pain. We saw Tyler holding her up in the air and her hands were spread out as if she were being ripped apart.
"No!" we all yelled. Tyler looked at us and stopped stretching Esme. He looked so devastated at what he was about to do. Caleb, Reid and Pogue stopped attacking as well. It was a prefect time for us to strike but none of us could do it. Suddenly, I felt a slight calm wash over me. I looked over at Jasper who was concentrating very hard to calm us all down. Everyone stood in their place, as I listened to their thoughts.
I can't do it. Caleb
I can't do it. Pogue
I can't do it. Reid
I can't do it. Tyler
"We know why you're doing this," I said to them calmly. They all looked at me but Tyler refused to let Esme down in case we were thinking of tricking them. "We know Chase is blackmailing you."
"Duh, mind reader much?" exclaimed Reid. His voice was sarcastic but anyone could sense the dread in them. They didn't want to do this. They didn't want to kill anyone.
"He has Bella," blurted out Alice.
"What?" said Caleb.
"I'm sorry for saying no to you earlier," I told them. "I didn't know how powerful Chase would be. Actually, it's us who need your help. Please don't kill our family." They all looked at each other and nodded. Tyler let Esme down and then apologized for trying to rip her into pieces.
"We're sorry," said Caleb. "We had no choice. He's going to kill our families and he has Sarah as well." I felt for Caleb. He was in the same situation as I was. I would do anything for Bella. If Chase had given us the same ultimatum, I would have done the same thing.
"What can we do to help?" I asked them.
"We really don't know," said Caleb. "We can't find Chase. We tried locating him but we're just wasting our time."
"Alice has tried as well," I explained to them. "But no such luck. We're going to try and track them."
"By the time you find them, Bella might be dead!" said Tyler.
"He won't kill Bella." I told them. "I think Chase wants to keep her alive."
"But he will kill Sarah and our families," said Caleb. "We're not invincible like you guys."
"Children," said Esme. We were all startled by her sudden words. "Let's all come inside and we will all think of a plan first. Now that these warlocks are here, we can work together to find Bella and Sarah faster." We all agreed and followed her back into the house.
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