A/N: Sorry its been so long...here's a shorty for you...
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Editing/beta work was done by the wonderful Mist...
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Chapter Thirty-two:
OH NO...
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Its pretty difficult for a vampire to loose his or her footing, specially for someone as graceful as a dancer as Alice was, yet it happened.
She was following the others to the basement when her gasp, loss of balance and the grip her hands on her head in combination with her excruciating screams called the attention of half the individuals heading down ahead and following her stopped to catch sight of her, wondering...
what now?
**VISION**
She watched as four innocent humans were tortured by Aro, his two brothers and a few of the Volturi guards...
...bones cracked, snapped and pulverized...faces contorted in agonizing, silent screams...pleas for death going ignored, if not laughed at...
"MASTER! MASTER!" Their enjoyment was cut short by two others carrying a weakened female and holding back a thrashing male.
"GET YOUR FILTHY HANDS OFF HER!" the restricted male yelled.
"What is the meaning of this?" Aro said intrigued but not at all bothered by the sight, as the others just stared at the impromptu meeting. The background was filled with whimpers of pain and sorrowful sobs from those they had been torturing prior.
"She was crying blood my lord!" The one holding the female pushed the female forth towards the royal, presenting her, bowing slightly...
"THIS WAS NOT PART OF OUR DEAL, ARO!" The restricted male declared, interrupting the messenger, then demanded, "SHE IS TO REMAIN UNHARMED AND UNTOUCHED!"
"That is right, Trepkos. It's what we agreed on." Aro said nodding, the restricted male didn't relax though as the royal continued - Alice understood why, "however, in recognition of these events I cannot consciously ignore that she seems to have an ability, and that – dear Trepkos – we agreed on was part of the deal. I own any, if not all, of the special talents we come across." he finished with a smile towards the blood stained beauty.
"DON'T YOU TOUCH HER! OR I WILL-!" Trepkos thrashed harder against his captor as his threats were unheeded – Aro had already dropped the yelping human to the floor and was placing a hand on his new found plaything...
As soon as his hand laid on her skin, images from her immediate recent sight into the future flooded his mind in incoherent flashes of fire and destruction...screams of horror and flays of pain slashed through his body...then...a clear view of brimstone...four ghostly creatures in horses floating over four shadowed images...more screams and the unexpected joining of unearthly growls...
Aro took his hand from the female as if she had burned him, his face contorted in a weary expression as he tried to make sense of the images he had just absorbed from her.
She fell to her knees, panting unnecessarily, as she was a vampire as well.
Her blood marred face lifted to land on the four victims held. Her face changed expressions quickly, from that of sorrow and pain to one of horror. As she pushed herself as far as she could, Trepkos was allowed to get loose. He reached where she was and held her to himself as she tried her best to hold on to him as if she was absolutely terrified of these flawed weaklings.
Ignoring everyone in the room, his attention was fully on her and helping her find solace, but he needed to know, "what did you see, love? What has you so frightened?"
She turned to him, her eyes wide as more tears of blood stained her paled cheeks, "it's here..." she whispered, "the four..." She said not making sense to him at all.
"No riddles, Andraleigh, my love!" He begged her, "I am too distraught seeing you like this!"
**END OF VISION**
"Oh no..." Alice said as normalcy returned.
"Alice..." Jasper asked as his hold tightened around her, and expecting the worse, he asked, "What did you see?"
The ones circling them, moved closer in suspense while Alice searched the correct way of delaying the coming events, "Um...guys? Remember how we already have a very big problem?"
"Stop with the games and tell us already!" Quil asked exasperated and anxious to know. Everyone held their breaths as she disclosed her knowledge.
"It's Armageddon..." She whimpered, "Aro's bringing forth...The Four...they ride again..."
A/N: don't feel cheated guys. I promise more soon...