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Please give thanks to my wonderful betas Cullen Vamps and cullennbella. This chapter was a little difficult to write; I had to pull out my guide in order for it to be as close as possible to the facts. There will be some facts from the story that change along the way.

In this chapter, Carlisle finds himself in Chicago during the Spanish Influenza. Jasper and Garrett then find themselves in Biloxi, Mississippi saving Alice, and then we finally see the reunion of Esme and Carlisle.

Chapter 25

"Spanish Influenza"

CPOV

I stay in Columbus, Ohio and try to keep myself from following Esme around. I have Garrett check out where she lives a time or two getting reports from him. While I work the night shift at the hospital, Ashton shows up behind a curtain a few days later.

"I told you not to follow her." I nod he did and I have been having Garrett check on her.

"I know, but I couldn't help it. I wanted to make sure she was alright." He nods.

"Well, you have to leave. You are heading to Chicago. Do whatever you need to, whether it is transfer or resign, but leave as soon as possible. Edward Masen will die in 1918 from the Spanish Influenza, his mother and father will die first prompting Elizabeth his mother to beg you to change her son." Ashton said.

"Where are Jasper and Garrett going to be at this time?" I asked

"Jasper and Garrett are to go to Nova Scotia and find the nomad Mary. She will be needed at the clearing." Ashton says

"Is that all I have or is there more?"

"Once Edward has come out of his newborn phase, you are to move to Biloxi, Mississippi. All of you will be need to get Mary Alice Brandon. She will be having visions of your coming, and her father will hire you to kill her mother. Make sure you are the ones he hires. He is a jeweller in town. She will be sent to an asylum if you are unable to get to her before that. At the asylum one of the workers is a vampire, make contact with him. See if he is tied to a coven, and let him see the proposal. Being that James is not around to having a falling out with him and kill him, he might be of some use to you." Ashton said.

"Will he die later if he is saved now?" I asked. He said that someone else could come after the girls if I killed Laurent and James. I wonder if the same fate befalls him and he dies anyways.

"The vampire life is fated just as the human life. He may then again he may not, I don't know who he is so, I can't say if he is at Volturi in the future or not."

"Tell me about your history." I ask wanting to know how and when he appears.

"I was born on September 14th, 1983 in California, my parents were biochemists. They decided to have a child together. Neither was in love, so I was fertilized in a test tube. They altered me genetically to be the best of everything. I went to MIT, when I was 15; I am a scientist like Joham. I worked on aspects of time travel during my human life. I had dreams all my life about being able to jump time, and I think I did a couple of times. That's what I was researching when I was injected with a needle resulting in this. I don't know who transformed me, but I was transformed on September 11th, 2006. I was transformed the same time that Bella and Renesmee were, and I haven't been able to find the link." He said

"Why did you go to Volturi in the first place? In the year 2014?" I ask curious as to why he is there.

"I went to Volturi after receiving a letter from Aro talking about wanting me to help with experiments. Aro knew that I was a vampire and a scientist, but he didn't know about my time jumping. I can block a few things about myself. That was something I learned during my time as a human. You always have someone trying to steal your ideas; you have to learn not to give anything away." He shrugged "I was to help Joham experiment with making the hybrids better or fine tuning how to get better hybrids or vampires with special abilities. When I came the only Cullen's still alive was Bella, Edward, Jasper, Alice, and Renesmee. I learned there were more, but didn't know what happened."

"They killed the rest of us didn't they?" he nodded.

"Yes, you were of no use to them. Your compassion for the humans and no special ability is why they disposed of the rest." Ashton said. It saddened me to hear that they would kill me for being compassionate.

"Is there anything else I know your time is running out?"

"Once you have Edward and Alice move to Ashland, Wisconsin this is where you will find Esme. Set up the same routine and this will be how you find her." I nod "I have to go. Bella asked me to give this to you; it is a letter for Edward. Bye "he was gone, once he had to go he was gone. He didn't have the luxury of time right now. I met with the others telling them their assignments and we all head our separate ways. I will meet them in Biloxi, Mississippi in 1919 at least, Garrett and Jasper agreed to go earlier and set up the residence.

I pulled into Chicago in 1917, bought a house and got a job at the local hospital. Things were moving along nicely. When January of 1918 come so did the first patient that was admitted with the illness. The first wave of the illness wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I came into the ward after my rest and was given the details of the new patients admitted to the ward. One of the names caught my attention, Edward Masen Sr. would be the first of the Masens that would suffer from the illness and die. When he died I kept tabs on the Masen for any symptoms that they might too suffer the illness.

August of 1918, the second wave of the illness spread through Chicago, this wave was deadly and would cause the worst systems. I could work all the time because I don't sleep, but to keep up with pretences I had to act like I went home to sleep. Sometimes, I would stay in the lab downstairs in the hospital and work on trying to find a cure for the influenza. The strain had changed since the first wave to the second and I still wasn't any closer to figuring it out. The majority of the patients were thought to have cholera or typhoid fever, but it was the flu the most striking complication was hemorrhaging from the mucous membranes especially the nose, stomach, ears, or under the skin. The majority of the death attributed to the illness was bacterial pneumonia. This would cause haemorrhages and edema in the lung making the patient not be able to breathe.

I walked into the ward after taking a pretended lunch break and was surprise to see not only the mother, but also the son lying in the bed beside hers. I looked over the chart and neither of them was going to make it through, I have seen enough in the last months to know when it wasn't going to work. They had lasted a month when I was setting there, and the mother woke from her nap coughing and spitting up blood, I raised her up to help her. She looks me square in the eyes.

"You must do everything in your power. What others cannot do, that is what you must do for my Edward." She said to me. I nodded letting her know that I would do everything in my power to save her child. I wondered if she knew what I really was. She died a few minutes after asking me. She must have been satisfied with the answer. I pulled the blanket over her head, and said a silent pray for her. The son never knew what was going on he never woke. I waited to the end of my shift, and cover Edward's head with a sheet. I offered to escort him down to the morgue myself, and took him home.

Once I got Edward settled in my room, I started the task of transforming him. I called and quit my job talking about the stress of the situation, they understood but were surprised. I had to leave in order to ensure Edward didn't harm himself or others.

EPOV

I woke up thinking I would still be in the hospital, but I wasn't, I was in someone's house. I could hear all kinds of things in my head. I could determine the noises from the street were amplified, but also I could almost hear the thoughts of others. I could hear the thoughts of someone sitting around me somewhere.

I wonder if he will do alright as a newborn.

I hope he doesn't fight me too much.

We have to move for a while, so he can make it through the newborn phase of this life.

I lifted up and looked around the room noting the colors that stood out to me, they were different deeper, richer almost. I looked around and could hear the heartbeats all around me, making my throat rage with fire. I was almost sprinting to the door of the room, ripping it off the hinges. I couldn't believe my strength. Someone stopped me before I could get to the main door of the house.

"Edward" the voice said, "You have to calm down, we need to get you out of here, and feed but you have to try to control the burn at the back of your throat." I brushed past him, and ran outside looking for the heartbeats and the swooshing of the blood running through it. I wanted it terribly bad.

Before I knew what was happening or even recognized it there were two others holding me back from attacking the woman coming out of her house. She looked at us and scurried to her car, and left. The others dragged me to the woods. I was putting up a good fight, but wouldn't let them over take me, that was until I felt the wave of calm that engulf my whole being. I stopped fighting them, and the one who stopped me the first time.

"My name is Carlisle Cullen. The others are Garrett and Jasper Whitlock; we are all just like you." He said.

Carlisle proceeded to tell me about what I was and what had happened at the hospital with my family. He had me sign papers that allowed me to inherit all the things from my parent estate. He said he had everything lined up for me. He told me about the rules of our kind, and told me that his lifestyle was to drink from animals instead of humans. I feed from three deer in the woods, when we re-emerged, Carlisle handed me a note.

"That note is from your mate and wife. It is from the future I do not want you to be scared, or afraid. It is something that will come about in time. There is a vampire, that visits me often to inform me about Bella and he tells me where to go. It would seem that we have lived this existence once before, but things went terribly bad the first time, we are here to redo that time."

"Will I meet her again or has she died?" I asked curious about this mystery person.

"You will meet her again when it is time. Right now, she isn't even thought of yet. It will be about 100 years before we see her. You will know when you do."

I head to a small corner in the woods to read the letter that was written to me.

My Dearest Edward,

I hope that this letter finds you in well, I sent this letter through Ashton the time jumping vampire to Carlisle with the instructions to give to you when you have changed. I want to start with I love you very much and miss you terribly. I miss our daughter too. I cannot wait to see you again even though I know I have a smaller amount of time than you do.

I want you to be strong, you can make it, and you are not a monster. You have a soul and it is beautiful to me. You are a wonderful lover, father, and husband. I will want you forever.

I want you to write me when you can, and have a chance to communicate through our time travels. I want you when you see me to become immune to my smell because I am your singer. A singer or la tua Cantante is a human whose blood particularly appeals to a certain vampire, when you see me for the first time it will be hard to resist me, but you must. Please don't be mad at me when you do meet me. I can't provide that sent to you know for I am no longer human, and unable to bleed. I will have Alice or someone like her come and get a sample when I time travel myself. This will help you to anticipate my coming. Don't ever invite me to play baseball, I will refuse.

Stay with Carlisle doesn't ever leave his side, this is best for both of you. He loves you a great deal you are his son in every way that counts. He will be there were your father wasn't, and when he finds Esme she will be like a second mother to you. They both love you a great deal.

Alice will be along shortly she will be the best thing to help you along your way. She might be able to locate me too, and show you the future. That is her talent, she sees the future. You are able to read minds, but you can't read mine. Jasper is great; he had problems the first time around with me being human. He might not this time, time will tell. Emmett will pick on you, don't let it bother you, his bite is worse than his growl. Rosalie will be sore at first, make friends with her and try to understand the travesty of her situation.

Once we are together, again you will see the love that we have for each other. I love you. I will send another letter when Ashton returns.

Love Always and Forever,

Isabella Marie Swan Cullen

I don't know her, but she sound like she cares for me deeply. I can't wait to see her; maybe writing to her will be interesting. I will write her and try to get to know her while we are in this purgatory.

A/N: Alright, everyone Edward has been turned, Mary the nomad listened to the boys, and things are going as anticipated. The next chapter will be Alice's change, we will also learn more about Ashton. Please review let me know if you like it or hate it.