"We need to find her!" Emmett boomed, ready to run out the door when he felt a firm reassuring hand on his shoulder, holding him back.
"And we will, but we need to calm down and figure out where they may have gone," Carlisle stated, his hand tightening slightly, hoping to calm the situation before it got out of hand.
"Well, I am not just gonna sit here while my wife could be in danger." He yelled, his voice echoing off the little room they were standing in. He pushed Carlisle's hand, rather harshly, off his shoulder, before racing out the door, vaguely aware of his family close behind him, he heard the soft tone of his mother speaking, but couldn't make out what she was saying. He felt slightly guilty for acting this way, but the anger he had was overpowering.
Emmett ran down the hallway as fast as he could to the first door he could find. With a strong hand, he ripped the door off its hinges flying it to the other side of the hall. Taking a step inside he looked around quickly.
"ROSE!" the Hollard, shaking the walls of the room. Without waiting for a response he turned around and left the room, racing for the next door.
Only mere seconds have passed, Emmett's mind raced so fast, he felt like he had been searching for hours. His mind raced of images of Rose in danger or hurt. He knew it was impossible for Rose to be hurt, but he won't let his mind think of his biggest fear. That Tempus was killing her. Her body is ablaze in some room. He had to reach her before he had the chance to even breathe on her.
After entering another room nearing the end of the long hallway, Emmett suddenly felt a wave of calm. Without turning around he knew what was going on.
"Knock it off Jasper!" Emmett said, his voice soft though he wished he was yelling.
"Emmett, you need to calm down! We all want to save Rose and Gracie, but tearing down the whole building isn't going to bring her back." Jasper explained calmly.
"It might. Maybe he is hiding her somewhere in the Castle. What if we don't get there in time. What if...what if we are too late." Emmett's voice cracked as the emotion overwhelmed him and he bowed his head. He began crying tearless tears and shaking.
Taking a step towards his brother, Jasper wrapped his arms around him. Emmett might have been the taller and stronger one, but when it came to Rose, he melted into a giant Teddy bear. "We won't be too late. Rose is strong enough to handle herself. She also has Gracie with her, you know she would do anything for any baby, Human or not."
"You are right, but I don't want something to happen to her and I didn't at least try," Emmett confessed.
Jasper released his brother but kept him at arms link. "Come on back to the nursery, we can work something out together."
Emmett shook his head in defeat. "No, I want to keep looking. Talking about it is only going to take longer."
"Emmett, we are stronger together and you know it," Jasper stated.
Emmett continued to shake his head but Jasper knew he was listening and was winning him over.
"Do you remember when Bella was human and we worked together to save her from James? Edward had Alice and I bring her to a safe place and Esme and Rose wore her clothes to distract him and put him on the wrong course, the rest of us watched over Charlie. We may not have been together in person but we were together. We came up with a plan and were able to save Bella.
"Or when we fought the Newborn Army that Victoria created, or when we fought the pack. The moment we were not working together we would be close to losing, the second we got together we were stronger. We will get Rose and Gracie back, I promise you, but first, we need to come up with a plan." Jasper pressed.
"I know we do, Jasper, if you tell anyone that I said this I will deny it but I am scared, I don't want anything bad to happen to her." Emmett sobbed, his giant shoulders shaking slightly, crying a dry cry.
"We will get her back, as a family." Jasper propelled.
With a nod, Emmett straightened up and wiped his face as if tears had actually fallen on his face. "Okay, let's go back to the nursery."
When the two brothers were halfway down the hallway they heard a whimper coming from the Nursery. Both boys looked at each other and dashed down the hallways calling for their mom.
Rose saw everything happen in slow motion. One moment she was holding Gracie close to her chest, hoping her mother would be able to talk to this monster. She felt Gracie shift in her arms. Looking down she watched Gracie give a big yawn and stretch her arm out slightly, getting more comfortable. She couldn't help but give a small smile, Gracie's innocent rating off of her.
"Alice, DON'T" she heard Edward yell. In a flash, Rose looked up and saw Alice was standing between the two of them and Tempus. Before anyone could react, Tempus launched forwards and placed his hand up Alice's Cheek. The second he made contact, Alice let out a blood-curdling scream. Rose turned away covering Gracie. She watched as Alice's body began bending in ways she feared she would break in half. What seemed like hours Tempus finally let go of Alice, and her limp body collapsed on the floor.
Rose watched as the rest of her family ran to Alice, she began to fear when she didn't move that she was dead.
"What was that?" she heard Jasper asked, watching him take Alice in his arms and hold her close to his body, cradling her. Rose thought if he could cry he would be.
"Alice saw something in her vision she didn't want to happen. She sacrificed herself." Edward explained.
Rose began to shake, why would Alice do this, she could take care of herself. She would have dodged Tempus somehow. Alice didn't have to do this!
"What did you do!?" Rose screamed, turning towards Tempus. Her voice rough and horse, screaming loud enough to scare Gracie, who began crying into her chest. "What did you do to my sister?!"
Before she could react Tempus was behind her, wrapping his arms around both her and Gracie. With a wide eye look around, she saw none of her family was looking in her direction, they were all making sure Alice was still alive. Effortlessly Tempus lifted both of them into his arms and vanished before Rose could reach Edward with her thoughts.
In an instance, Rose could no longer hear her family. Everything around her was dark, she continued to hold Gracie close. She felt velvet cloth rubbing against her arms. She realized he must have wrapped them both up in his cape. A shiver ran down Rose's spine. For the first time since before she was human she was cold. The cape seemed to be getting colder. She felt the air growing thinner and it was getting hard for her to breathe. She began to worry about Gracie, who was still breathing in her arms but had stopped crying. Rose held her breath, hoping there was enough air left in the cape for Gracie to breathe.
There was a sudden shift and the robe was lifted causing Rose to tumble out. She moved her arms to make sure and she rolled out onto the ground that Gracie wouldn't get hurt.
The moment they hit the cold damp floor, Rose tightened her grip on the baby and wished more than ever that she was human to keep her warm. She looked around quickly, looking for Tempus to keep him at bay. She looked around the room and noticed there were no windows and no doors. She wasn't sure how they got here, but she also couldn't find Tempus.
"Looking for me?" Tempus asked, breaking down her neck.
"Where are we?" Rose asked, turning around. Her voice was strong and stern.
"Give me the child." Tempus pressed, ignoring her question.
"No! Not after what I just saw you do my sister, there is no way you are ever going to get her!" Rose hissed.
"Oh, you will eventually." Tempus laughed, a wicked smirk on his face.
"What is that supposed to mean?"
"To go back to your earlier question, you are in limbo," Tempus stated, looking around, admiring their dark and cold surroundings. "I brought you to a place where time does not exist and yet it is everywhere. Time will pass all around you, at different speeds or it can stop altogether. I know time doesn't matter to us, but it does when you realize you will never see your coven again." Tempus stated, leaning forward slightly to reach eye level with Rose
"They are my family," Rose yelled back, rage-filled within her.
"Right. Family." Tempus groaned, standing back up straight. "I know you love them and it seems they love you, If you give me the child, you will be reunited with your family."
"Never!" Rose stated.
"Fine, have it your way. You will only put the human in more danger then if you were to let her go."
"You are lying! Gracie is safe with me" Rose pulled Gracie tighter, still worried she hastened cried yet.
"You have forgotten who you truly are, haven't you. You and your family have been brainwashed. You are a vampire, your instincts will take over eventually." He said, turning around as if walking out of a room.
"I would never hurt a never human."
"You would if it was your only food source. You see, you are still going to age while you are here. Which me you will get thirsty, and with no other food supply.."
"You are wrong!" Rose interrupted
"The child will die if you don't hand her over. You will either kill her or she will die of starvation." After a sudden flash of light, Tempus was gone, leaving Rose and Gracie alone.
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