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Chapter Forty-Nine

*Renesmee's POV*

I woke up with a start. My mind was racing as I shot up in the bed. I tried to control my breathing, but my thoughts were everywhere. Was that even real? Was…Did I make that all up?

My movement caused Jake to shoot up in a frenzy. He was half asleep, but he was looking around rapidly in distress, "What's happening!?"

"Shhh, everything's fine," I said quietly, looking back at my fiancé. I swallowed hard as I then tried to take my surroundings in. That's when I felt it.

"Ness…What's going on?" Jake asked, his voice sleepy. "Did you have a nightmare?"

I didn't answer. Instead I slowly lifted up my hand and opened it up to reveal a crinkled piece of paper. Jake looked at me in confusion as I then opened it up to reveal the map Lizzy had given me. My heart pounded hard against my chest as I took a deep breath.

"Please tell me what's happening," Jake begged, now looking very concerned.

"Lizzy," I said simply, looking at him with tears in my eyes. I held up the piece of paper which had him looking at me with raised eyebrows. "It's...Lizzy."

"I don't think I'm following what you're trying to say, Ness," Jake replied slowly.

I tried to think back to her face, but it was disintegrating fast. I tried to hold onto it as much as I could, but all I could see was my sister, as a baby, crying out for help.

"She's in pain, Jake," I whispered, the tears rapidly falling down my cheeks. "We have to get the others! We have to!"

"Babe, I don't know what's happening. Please, calm down," Jake pleaded, grasping my arms in an attempt to calm me down.

"Lizzy sent me a message," I told him, my throat tightening. I then held up the parchment, "She left me this! She left me a way to find her! We gotta get her Jake, we just have to!"

"What's going on?"

Jake and I both looked up to see my grandparents standing in the doorway. I could also see Aunt Rosalie and Uncle Emmett close behind them.

"Mutt, you didn't upset her, did you?" Aunt Rose growled protectively.

"No! Why would I, Blondie!?" Jacob hissed.

"We heard what you said, dear," Grandma Esme said, walking forward to be my side. "What happened?"

"She came to me in a dream, like last time," I said, hiccuping. Jake gently grasped my hand in his, rubbing soothing circles on my skin. I then showed them the map, "Except this time, she gave me the key to their escape."

Grandma gasped and looked towards my shocked Grandfather. My aunt and uncle also had mixtures of shock and surprise written across their faces.

"Quickly. It's time to call a family meeting," Grandpa announced, looking towards everyone. "We'll meet at Bella and Edward's cottage. Rose, tell them we're coming. Emmett get Alice and Jasper, they're out patrolling. Esme, get Masen and Grace, and I'll get the Elaine and her family. Renesmee and Jake, I want you to wake the others- Aidan, Jennifer, Lily, and Ethan."

"Okay," I said, nodding my head. With that, my vampire family was gone. I looked towards Jacob who wiped the tears from my eyes. I reached out and kissed him on the lips, "Come on, let's get the others. We need to talk."

"Alright," Jake said. I could tell he was worried for me. I was still shaken by the news and I know that Jake knows this whole process hasn't been exactly an easy one for me.

The two of us headed towards the others room, fetching Lily, Aidan, Jen, and Ethan in the process.

"What the heck is going on?" Jen mumbled sleepily.

"Yeah, I'm trying to get my beauty sleep here!" Aidan added, yawning before wrapping an arm around Jen's shoulder.

"Some of us were in the middle of things," Lily said, coming over with an annoyed expression on her face. I could tell Ethan was a little irritated too as Jacob turned up from behind me.

"You knew what they were doing and still sent me in," Jake said to me defectively.

"Hey. I'm a bit traumatized here," I said, holding my hands up in defense. "Anyway, it doesn't matter. It's about Lizzy. We're going to the cottage now to talk."

Aidan's eyes widened once he heard that, sharing a pained look with Jen. The two of them took off while Lily looked worried now. I looked towards Ethan, a glimpse of hope in his eyes.

"Are you okay, Ness?" Lily asked me softly.

"I'm fine. We just need to talk, that's all," I said to her. "As a family."

"Of course," she replied. Without anymore words, we all ran at full force to the cottage. When we got there, I wasn't surprised to see the whole family waiting for us. Grandpa and Grandma stood at the center of this all. Elaine on the left side of the living room with Ava, Zach, Rob, and Cordy. Meanwhile, my parents, Aunt Rose, Uncle Emmett, Masen, and Grace were on the other. All looking worriedly. I could sense that Lucia, Tyler, Lexie, and Tommy were sound asleep in the other room.

"What's going on baby?" My mom asked, clearly worried.

"Lizzy contacted me again," I stated. My mother and father both shared looks with one another before looking back at me with wide, curious eyes. The helplessness in Masen's eyes now shone with hope.

I then explained to my family what happened, how she contacted me, the dream, everything about it. "And with this, I think it'll help us infiltrate the Volturi," I said, finishing as I held up the parchment.

"What is it?" Uncle Emmett asked.

"It's a map of the castle," I continued, showing it off to the others.

"How?" Robert whispered, starring at in awe.

"It's of the tunnels," Cordelia said. "We knew they existed, but never got the chance to fully explore what's beneath the castle. We were always under careful eye."

"They must've had help creating these. A guard," Robert said, examining it.

"I bet you it was Felix," Lily declared. "After all he risked his neck to give Ness the message in the first place."

"The fact it's Felix surprises me. He isn't exactly the softest vamp in the building," Robert murmured. "Maybe Heidi or Demetri…Felix liked to joke with us but he never seemed like the kind to put his neck out for anyone or disobey his masters for that matter."

"Well Felix is a complex man to begin with," Cordelia added, biting her lip. "Half the people in that coven are."

"Maybe Lizzy was able to connect with him somehow," Grandma said. "She's always been kind in nature. Never one to back away from something that frightened her."

"Why do you guys think it's Lizzy?" Seth questioned. "Why not Abby? Or Dru? Lucas?"

Emmett snorted, "I'm surprised Abbs didn't torch the place down."

"I have to agree with that one," Aidan said, chuckling. "Abby is hotheaded. A kind and wonderful person, but she isn't the one I picture friending big bad ole Felix."

"As for Felix, Dru and Lucas may have been friendly with him, but like I said, he wouldn't stick his neck out for either of them. Trust me," Cordelia stated.

"If it is Lizzy, what is she even doing with him?" Aunt Rosalie mentioned. "I mean, we're talking about the same man who helped rip Irina Denali to pieces."

"Rosalie is right," My dad said. "Irina may have almost destroyed us, but she didn't deserve the ending she received. Felix took part in that."

"Look, does it matter?" Masen said, standing up. "What this means is we have a way to reach Lizzy, Abby, Lucas, and Dru. I don't want to wait any longer. We keep saying we're going to do something but we never do. It's time to take action. I say we study this plan. Meet Jo tomorrow when Jackson and May bring her."

"Besides that, we have more people coming to help," Grandpa said.

"George has some old buddies of his coming tomorrow as well," Zach announced to the group. "A few people that left Victoria's newborn army before it became effective. They want to help."

"Along with that Alice and Jasper will be joining Daniel in the search for Meredith's husband," Grandpa said, turning to the two. "Before either of you leave, I want your help creating a plan. Jasper you're expert on strategies, and as for Alice, hopefully you can give insight."

"Of course," Aunt Alice said, holding hands with Uncle Jasper.

"I think I'm going to call Nahuel tomorrow!" Jen blurted out suddenly. This caused all of us to stare at her in surprise. Her cheeks turned bright red in the process.

"Why?" I asked curiously. Jacob growled next to me at his name, which had me rolling my eyes. I could see my dad not looking to happy and my mother mimicking me in the same fashion.

"Well…It's just that…I think we could use all the help we can get storming the castle," Jen told us timidly. "I didn't want to bother him, but I think we could use his help. He's a skilled fighter and I'm sure he'd love to help."

"I think it's a great idea, dear," Grandma said, placing a hand on Jen's shoulder.

"In the meantime, let's make sure all the people we need are here tomorrow and then we figure this out," Uncle Jasper said, rubbing the back of this head.

"Exactly," Grandpa Carlisle confirmed.

"This is key," I said, holding the parchment close. "This is going to save them."

Later that night, after saying goodnight to my parents and other family members, I decided to take a few minutes to myself, seating myself on a log in the middle of the dark forest. I was just trying to process everything. We were all trying to fathom the idea of seeing our long lost family member again. My heart ached with anticipation and longing.

"So…What's going on in that brain of yours?" Jake asked, sitting down beside me.

"A lot," I muttered, shrugging. I turned to my fiancé with soft eyes, "Jake…I saw her. She…She was older and…I saw her. I actually talked to her and she's so close."

"I know," Jacob said, grabbing tightly to my hand.

"It's my job to find her," I told him firmly. "She called out to me. I need to get her….Do you remember when we were really little and Lorenzo attacked us that one day?"

"The day he almost killed Lizzy. The day you ran charging at a crazed killer when you were only about physically ten years old. I remember that vividly. When I came running in there you were swatting at him and yelling at him to get away…" Jacob mused, chuckling.

"Yeah," I said, shaking my head at the thought. I paused, "Well, I promised her something that day. That night as we lay down for bed and I held on tightly to her hand, I told her I'd always protect her. It's my job to protect her…And I didn't do my job…."

"Ness," Jacob said gently. "You need to stop blaming yourself for everything. Especially with Lizzy. What happened wasn't your fault and I will tell you this a million times over and over again, it never was. You're doing your job right now. You're pushing to save her. You're fighting. That's what counts."

"Well, I'm not gonna rest until I get her back," I said fiercely. "I won't."

"I know you won't," my fiancé said, smiling bittersweetly at me. "And that's what I love about you. You don't give up in the face of danger. I worry- but you keep proving to me time and time again how strong and fearless you are. You risk it all for your family and you don't let anyone get in your way. Your courage inspires me everyday, Renesmee."

I smiled at Jacob, cupping his face with my hands, "And you'll stay by my side through this whole thing? No matter what?"

"Always," Jacob vowed, holding on tightly to my arm now.

"Good," I said, leaning my forehead against his. "I love you too."

Jacob chuckled as the two of us kissed on the log. I could hear the clearing of a throat and turned around to see Lily and Ethan.

"Yes?" I asked with raised eyebrows.

"You interrupted us, so I thought I'd exchange the sentiment," my cousin said, winking at me.

"You aren't serious are you?" Jacob responded flatly.

"Only a bit," Lily teased, chuckling. Ethan smirked, bringing his girlfriend into his side.

"We're on your side till the very end, Ness!" Aidan declared, walking over with Jen and Seth.

"If this can really bring the girls back, we're down. No matter the cost," Seth added.

"Well good, because if this works maybe we'll have the girls home by Christmas," I said, my heart light with the possibility of being able to celebrate the holidays with my little sister and cousin. Now all we had to do was plan and attack.

*Masen's POV*

"Dad? Mom? Do Lucia and I have to have lessons today?" Tyler asked me. Grace, Robert, Cordy, and I were all currently walking with our children down a forest path. It was a cool October day here in Forks. The leaves were falling, the air was brisk, and the air smelt strongly of Autumn. Halloween would be approaching soon and I couldn't help but feel my gut twist at the irony of what was to approach.

"Yes, you do," Grace informed him. "Don't you want to learn more things?"

Everyday we'd take the kids towards the main house. It's there that one of our relatives would teach the children. It was either Grandpa, Grandma, my parents, Aunt Rose, or Uncle Jasper. Lately Aunt Rose in particular has been taking over a lot due to my grandparents trying to hoist a bunch of mythological creatures while also trying to hold us all together. Meanwhile my parents and Uncle Jasper and Aunt Alice were running around to help them to get their children back.

Elaine and Ava will also tutor them at least once a week in witch subjects considering the two kids both have magical lineage. I know Tyler practices magic more being that his entire being is made of magic. However, Lucia seems to be more involved in her vampire roots. Although Lucia is technically a mixed breed, we've noticed she acts more like a regular human-vampire hybrid if anything. Just a lot more powerful due to her witch genetics.

"We do Auntie Grace, but we wanna see the new vampires today," Lucia explained.

"You'll do no such thing," Robert warned.

"How do you two even know about that?" Cordelia questioned with raised eyebrows.

"We heard you guys last night," Tyler confessed, shrugging.

"You weren't very quiet," Lucia added.

"Oh brother," Robert said, rubbing his temples.

"This is what happens when you name your child after Lucas Rider," Cordelia teased before ticking her daughter's sides, causing the little girl to squeal. "You get a trouble maker!"

"I can't wait to see Uncle LuLu again," Lucia declared happily. "We're gonna pull a bunch of pranks, like Ty and I do with Uncle Aidan and Uncle Emmy!"

"Do you think Aunt Lizzy will wanna prank with us?" Tyler asked me innocently, batting his eyes.

My heart twisted at my son's words. "I think she would love to prank," I told my son, patting his head. "She was a prankster, that one."

"Good, because if she's here for her eighth birthday then I wanna have a big prank war with her," Tyler explained animatedly.

Oh, Lizzy. I tried to get a glimpse from Renesmee as to what she looked like now. I know my father was curious as well. We all wished to see her. Even just the slightest glance. I know how desperately my son wanted to meet the aunt he hasn't seen since he was a day old. A woman he only heard about in stories- someone who gave her own livelihood up so he could be raised by us and not the Volturi.

"So…Can we see the vampires?" Lucia asked.

"How about you two meet them after your lessons," I said, deciding to compromise here. "Don't worry, they'll be there when you're done."

"But-"

"No but's. That's final," I stated.

"Come on. I think I see Lexie and Tommy up there," Cordelia said as the two children grabbed both of her hands. "Why don't we rush there so these lessons are faster for you."

"I'll race ya Lucie!" Tyler giggled. Soon, the two children were rushing up to the steps of the Cullen household. I could also now make out the images of a twelve year old Lexie Williams and her little brother.

Grace and Cordelia began to talk after that, leaving Robert and I. The two of us were pretty silent until Robert cleared his throat, "It's…It's not easy."

"Huh?" I questioned.

Robert shrugged meekly, "It's just…My family was in this position a couple of years ago. I was a worried brother thinking about his sister…I know exactly what you're going through Masen, and it's not easy."

"No, it's not," I agreed sadly, sighing. "I've been thinking about her a lot recently. In light of everything and…I don't know. I can imagine this isn't easy on you and Cordy either."

"No. With Dru and Lucas gone we're missing some excitement," Robert joked lightly. "But, I don't think it's been easy for anyone. We're all just trying to get our loved ones back as fast as we can."

I nodded, patting Robert on the back as we walked towards the main house. "Robert! Grace!" their mother exclaimed, walking towards them.

"Hey Mom!" Grace said in surprise. "What are you doing here?"

"I don't know, Carlisle and Esme called me over. Something about the new guests being here?" Elaine mentioned, uncertain.

"Oh no," Grace said, turning to me. "Masen, do you mind making sure the kids aren't bothering them. I promise I'll be there in a second."

"Anything for you, love," I said, chuckling as I pressed a kiss to her temple before walking into the family's main house. My family and the Denalis were gathered around. It seemed like most of the others went out.

"Masen!" Aidan exclaimed, waving towards me. I looked to see he was standing with Jackson, May, and two new faces. "Over here!"

"Hey," I said, approaching them. The first person I noticed right away was the girl and only because she looked like Abby. She was dressed in jeans and a yellow t-shirt. Nothing fancy, but she was beautiful. She had short chestnut brown hair that went around her chin. It was a lighter chestnut though, almost like Abby's hair. She also had the same gray eyes.

This girl was standing besides a man, who I presumed to be her mate. He was dressed in a dark blue t-shirt and a pair of jeans as well. His hair was a curly black and he had a warm smile. I approached them and smiled, "So, you two are…?"

"Masen, this is Josephine Valentino. Or Jo," May explained, introducing us. "She's my niece. Iris's sister and Serena's daughter with Lorenzo."

"Oh, right," I said a little lamely.

"I had a feeling I'd get that reaction," Jo said, shaking my hand anyway. "Look, no hard feelings. My parents tried to kill your entire family, your parents killed mine. We're even, no need to get feisty with one another."

"Sure," I said hesitantly.

"But if you try anything funny I won't hesitate," Jo muttered while her boyfriend rubbed her shoulders.

"I'm Caleb," the man said, reaching out to shake my hand. "Jo's mate."

"He's a child of the moon," Maysun explained. "Not many of them left out there."

"Aren't many of your kind aligned to Caius now?" I questioned curiously.

"Many of us are dead because of Caius. He only recruits them with the use of fear. Most are loyal to avert death," Caleb said, his tone tight. "My entire pack was wiped out by Caius. I then met Lorenzo in the nineties. Joined his coven thinking they had good intentions."

"We met through that and it's been love ever since," Jo continued. "We were living with my sister and mother for a bit after the death of my grandfather, Joham. Then the two of them just disappeared one day and next thing you know I'm learning that my mother tried to kill your coven and resurrect my father while also giving birth to my half sister?"

"Sounds about right," I said, shaking my head. "It must've been a wild couple of years for you."

"It sure has been," Jo replied.

"Wait, so you're a child of the moon?" Uncle Emmett asked. "How do you even work?"

"Emmett Dale McCarty Cullen!" Grandma Esme scolded. "Don't be rude!"

"No offense but like…I'm curious about that too," Seth added, chiming in with an also curious Jacob.

"It's fine, Mrs. Cullen," Caleb said, chuckling. "I understand, not many people know about us because of the Volturi."

"As long as you're comfortable dear," Esme said, giving a warning death glare towards the others. "I know my boys can be a bit abrasive."

"Well, let's see," Caleb said, trailing off. "Ok, so first off you get bitten. That's how you transform and I can transform into a wolf when I please, but it's always when it's a full moon when we are at our most powerful. I was changed into a wolf when I was twenty-two during the sixties. I joined a pack and stayed with the lifestyle ever since."

"Children of the moon don't have a choice in being immortal, unlike shape shifters," Jo added.

"Well, I hope you coming here will find our missing family members," I said.

"Iris has to be in Volterra. No one can do what your sister did without help from mine," Jo told me. "It has to be here and the Volturi are keeping her alive."

"Let us hope," I said, earning a soft smile from our new guest. I then looked around to see if I could find my son. Instantly, I saw him by George and Daniel. The warlock and the vampire were too busy chatting to see that my son was talking to two new vampires. One of them had blonde hair and red eyes who kept to himself. Something about him made me feel…Repulsed.

"Oh sorry dude," he said, looking at me. He must've noticed my facial expression, but none the less I frowned as he held his hand out, "The name's Fred. That's my ability."

"What?" I questioned, raising my eyebrows.

"Fred's power is to repulse people, dear brother," Renesmee said, coming over.

"Ah, how's the little hybrid doing?" Fred teased.

"Quite well," Renesmee chuckled. "Anyway, Fred was changed by Victoria. He escaped before her army tried to come and kill our family."

"Oh," I said, trailing off. "Well, this must be awkward for you."

"Nope," Fred said, shrugging. "I'm used to being in odd places. Back in that army I was known as Freaky Fred. No one really liked me, except for Bree that is."

"Bree?" I asked curiously.

"She was in the newborn army. Tried to get her to come with me, but she stayed behind," Fred stated, his voice distant. "I wonder what ever happened to her…"

"Anyone that was in Victoria's army was destroyed," Renesmee explained woefully.

"Ah. Some of us escaped," Fred said. He then turned and motioned at another vampire, "My buddy over there, he was changed by Victoria. He escaped before they could take him to the army. We met through George a couple of years ago. We all ran into each other and since then, Ty-Guy's been the only guy willing to stick around by me."

"Ty-Guy?" I questioned, frowning.

"Dad!" Tyler suddenly cried out.

"Yeah, son?" I asked, heading towards my child. I look to see he was eagerly conversing with a vampire. He had brown hair and golden eyes. Quite tall, but something about him was...Familiar.

"This is Tyler! We have the same name!" Tyler explained joyfully. The vampire laughed, shaking his head.

"Boy, he reminds me of my kids. They used to be just as energetic," The vampire explained to me. "My daughter used to be all over the place like this, my son, not so much but he had his moments."

"Kids?" I asked curiously.

The man nodded, "Yeah. I had a family before I was changed."

"Have…Have you seen them since?" I asked.

"No," the vampire answered, shaking his head. "You have a good choice in names," He said, clearly wanting to avoid the last topic.

"Oh yeah," I said, chuckling as I look at Tyler. I patted the top of his head.

"I'm named after my grandpas," Tyler explained proudly. "Tyler Edward Cullen!"

"Wow, what a fantastic name!" the vampire praised. I smiled seeing how Tyler interacted with the vampire. It was like two friends meeting up with one another after a long time. It was rather sweet.

"Masen?" Grace called out to me.

"Love?" I responded.

Grace smiled as she walked over to me, "I was just talking to my mother and-"

"Mommy! Meet Tyler!" Tyler exclaimed, catching her attention.

"What baby?" she asked her eyes looking from our son and then to the vampire. In that moment, my fiancé gasped. I could hear her heartbeat beginning to pick up and notice that her body was trembling.

"Grace? Babe, what is it?" I asked frantically.

"Grace?" The vampire chocked out, taking a double take of my mate.

Before I could ask anymore questions, I heard a sob echo through the day. I turn around to see Elaine in the doorway, a hand covering her mouth. Meanwhile, Robert looked as if he'd seen a ghost.

"What's going on here?" I questioned, looking around.

"Masen, this is Tyler Martin," Grandpa Carlisle spoked up, approaching us. "Grace and Robert's father."


A/N: SUPRISE! I guess the cat's out of the bag now, but I think a lot of you assumed this for a long time lol ;) Anyway, thanks for reading, please review, and keep a look out for the next update!