Graham turned to us with the answer from the DC council as he got off the phone. He didn't seem surprised by the their response.

"The Cullens can come." He replied. That wasnt surprising to me as werewolves rules as much less strict that than of vampires.

"Ok, when are we going?" My Bella asked in a very cute fashion. It was just the tone of voice she used that made it adorable. Graham replied " We have an early appointment so we can leave just after breakfast."

"Fantastic" I replied in the voice of the Ninth Doctor to which my son Percy got a good laugh.

"I think you'd make a great Doctor dad." I was flattered even though I'm not much of an actor but I decided to be gracious and said to my son, "Thanks but im not British so im ineligible for the part."

"I think we should all get back to bed for our early appointment." Bella said to which I agreed.

In the morning we had breakfast and we all headed out into Washington to go visit the DC council. It was a short walk downtown from the hotel. We entered a rather ornate building in Downtown and headed for the front desk. A middle aged woman gave us a confused look at the sight of several muscular young men entering the building. I couldn't really blame her as this wasn't New York.

"Can I help you?" The woman asked still seeming rather confused.

"Yes we have an appointment with Lunar Consulting." Graham told the woman. Lunar Consulting I thought, that's a clever way of covering up what they really are. This is Washington, DC after all and many think tanks, consulting firms and lobbying groups are located there.

"One moment please" The receptionist replied."May I have your name?"

"Dr. Graham Blackfox."

The receptionist made a quick call to what I assumed was the front desk of "Lunar Consulting" and said "Head to the elevator on your left. top floor. " She explained.

We all got in the elevator and headed up to the office/residence. It had a seating area with ornate sofas and armchairs around a coffee table overlooking the city. Off to the left was beautiful library nook.

We were greeted by a shirtless handsome young African American gentlemen wearing leather pants. He was well built and defined with a midnight complexion. He looked to be mid to late twenties but then again that's how most werewolves look. What is it with werewolf leadership and leather? I wondered.

"Greetings Dr. Blackfox. Its been awhile" Said the young man in a deep voice perfect for narration as he turned to me and my friends.

"You must be the famous Jacob Black." he said shaking my hand. Famous Jacob Black? I liked that. I didn't realize I was well known in wolfdom. I guess taking down Count Dracula will do that to one's reputation.

"Isiah Rainey. DC council chairperson. Its a pleasure to meet you" He said shaking my hand as he turned to Bella and said "Lovely to meet you as well Ms. Black and these must be your lovely children." Isiah continued as acknowledged my kids and shook their hands just as another shirtless young man entered the room.

He was muscular, toned, had several tattoos and light brown skin. My intuition told me he was Brazilian.

"Isiah sorry to interrupt but the delegation from Maryland canceled their meeting due to an emergency summons to Baltimore. There have been several dragon raids on the Eastern Shore. They must be looking for something " He spoke with a heavy accent. I could tell that he was gay just from his voice, but it didn't matter to me at all a Diego and Isiah seemed to give a curt look to the Cullens.

"Sorry for not introducing myself to you. And you are? " He continued as he shook Carlisle's hand.

"Carlisle Cullen. Thank you for inviting us to your humble abode. I am still surprised the werewolf world is so accommodating and welcoming to us." Carlisle replied as he proceeded to introduce his family. Isiah greeted them all warmly seemingly apologizing for his curt look without directly saying it.

"We are not stuck in the past like they are. Times change and so must we." Isiah informed Carlisle which put away my intuition he was being rude. Isiah reminds me very much of Azarel.

After he greeted them all he lit up and said "Dr. Blackfox said you needed my assistance. How can I be of service?"

"We are looking for the third of seven keys forged from silver created by the Ancient Ones thousands of years ago to bring down Vladuin's regime. The last key pointed us here." I informed Isiah hoping he could be of help.

"Ah yes. Vladuin has returned. You know I can almost sympathize with him. He's not wrong with his Captain Planet likeness but his methods are callous and cruel. Regarding the key I dont have it Jake." Isiah informed us. I thought about what he said for a second and agreed with him. Vladuin isn't wrong but he would destroy my home if he deemed it a threat to his agenda. It got me thinking what type of regime he would create if he was victorious. Something to ask Eli if I got the chance.

I got a tad annoyed and said with slight anger. "What do you mean you don't have it? Where is it?"

"It means what I said. As for its location its in the same place its been for decades now. The American Museum of Natural history." Isiah replied in a scholarly like tone

"What in the world is it doing there?" Jared asked inquisitively. I was wondering the same thing myself to be honest. The first key is the middle of public square. The second under a mountain and the third was in one of the most prestigious museums in the world? There seemed to be no rhyme or reason for their locations.

"The museum is huge bro. How will know where to find it?" Asked my cousin Quil sounding a bit brusk.

"Its with the gems and minerals near the Hope Diamond." Isaiah told us. That seemed a bit of a odd place to put it. Silver is not exactly a precious stone.

"Odd place to exhibit it however none of us are curators so who are we to judge,." Embry chimed in as my son cut in.

"Mr. Isiah why do we need these keys? Couldn't conventional weapons of today bring down a dragon?" I looked at Percy for speaking out of turn but Isiah didn't seem to mind. I also wondered why he was calling Mr. Isiah but quickly realized he was going by what he knew from the Werewolf High Council and was applying it in this instance which greatly impressed me. Isiah gave a beautiful beaming smile as he looked at me,

"I must say Jake and Bella. You have raised a very formal and inquisitive young man. " He told me as I was flattered. That's how I've tried to raise him. It was nice to hear someone else say it.

"Thank you sir." I told Isiah as Bella thanked him as well. He then turned to answer my son's question.

"You can just call me Isiah and you ask a great question my young friend yet the answer is simple. What you see in film and tv is inaccurate. Dragons are immensely powerful creatures. They all posses some magical ability but some are more powerful than others. An arrow cannot bring them down and neither could a bullet. In the air they are nearly invincible. I don't know exactly how it works but I hope that answers your inquiry. " Isiah explained as I realized just how powerful an enemy we were dealing with. If Vladuin could do what he did in Norway and that was only an inkling of his power I couldn't even fathom what he could do at his full potential.

Edward spoke up and said. "Chairman Rainey if Vladuin is going to be as powerful as some have implied how will these objects help us vanquish him?" Oddly enough I was thinking the same thing. Perhaps he was reading my mind and he is well aware of much that irritates me. I gave him a slight glare to express how I felt.

"A good question sir and one which I don't think can be answered. There is very little written about them. All that is known is the Ancient Ones created them and as to their power picture the Infinity Stones but not quite as powerful" Isiah explained. I'd aways liked the Marvel Cinematic Universe and a reference to it helped put into perspective given the huge phenomenon it still was.

Carlisle let out of sigh of resignation and said "well thank you for your time Chairman Rainey we shall get going." Normally i would say that but he is the matriarch of his family. I nodded and Said "great to meet your sir" But just as i turned Isiah spoke in his deep voice.

"I'll be joining you on your excursion to the museum. Id like to see what happens when this key is brought into contact with the others." Isiah informed us. "Just give me a second to make myself look presentable for the museum." I wondered why he wanted to come with us but he seemed very sociable and merely wanted an excuse to get out into the streets.

"He seems cool." Diego said and his brother Percy chimed in" Yeah i like him."

A few minutes later Isiah came out wearing a black sleeveless shirt and a black leather jean jacket.

"You look quite stylish Mr. Rainey." Said Quil in an approving manner. I had to agree Isiah had a good fashion sense.

"Thank you. Let's be off everyone." Isiah said as we all headed to the elevator as I though how awesome it was we where going somewhere with a member of werewolf leadership. A few years ago I never imagined id be doing that.

We got down to the lobby and the women we spoke to earlier waved to Isiah and said "Looking good Mr Rainey. Enjoy your day." to which he replied back "Thank you Gretchen. You as well."

We headed out into the lobby to which I inquired "We are walking there?" I felt awkward for asking such a stupid question but I had never been to DC before.

"Its not far, besides its your first time in our nation's capital. You should see as much of it as you can while your here." Isiah told us we walked out the door.

It took us a little while to get to the museum. Isaiah was being a tour guide along the way. As we walked I noticed how i enjoyed the sounds and bustle of the city. Percy and Diego seemed fascinated as well. Perhaps is was time for me and my family to think about moving to a major city but that was something to consider for a later date.

When we got to the museum we all placed a small donation in a plastic box as there was no admission fee but Isiah gave a one hundred dollar bill. I looked at him with a bit of surprise but then quickly realized like Carlisle and Azarel he is probably very rich. It was nice to see him doing good with his wealth.

"Minerals and gems are on the second level." Isiah told us as we headed that way.

"It seems like an odd place for the key to be." Said Edward as I agreed with him but im not a curator so perhaps there was a reason it was there

The museum was packed with people but that would expected. I was amazed by its grandeur and my kids seemed thrilled as well. My Bella was being quiet which wasn't like her. Perhaps something was on her mind? I would be sure to ask her later.

A few minutes later we reached the gems and minerals display. The Hope Diamond was in its own case on a spinning platform.

"So that's the Hope Diamond?" Bella Asked. "It supposedly brought grave misfortune to anyone who owned it."

"Yes that is true. Its called the most evil stone in history." Isiah explained as Bella appeared notice something in another part of the room.

"What is it honey?" I asked my darling looked towards her and she pointed to a case with a silver cylinder.

"That has to be it." She said as Isiah confirmed she was correct and we all walked over to it. It was a perfect shiny cylinder. The display read "This mysterious object was discovered in Iraq around 1800. Its origin, function and method of construction are unknown. X rays have revealed it to be a solid object lending more credence to its mysterious nature.

"How are we going to get it out of here?" Bella asked softly as to obviously not arouse suspicion.

"Perhaps the other keys?" Quil inquired as I thought for a moment.

"Good idea." I said as I took the other three out. What happened next is almost indescribable. The three keys floated around the case and begin to spin around it. The cylinder began to glow with a bright light. People all around the room stopped to look at what was occurring. The glass began to crack and then shattered on the floor.

A security guard came over and just as she was about to speak the building appeared in an image above the cylinder and then like the other times we found a key it appeared to whoosh across land and sea and we were shown an image of Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio De Janeiro. A burst of fire then appeared and we saw Vladuin yet again but this time we saw his whole stature. He appeared to be standing on a mountain of sorts. The entire room appeared to be in total awe of what they were witnessing.

"You are persistent. I will give you that. Oh you have an even larger audience this time and a likely global one. I see some sort of recording device. Allow me to introduce myself. I am your soon to be ruler. For too long you have pillaged this planet, overused natural resources, cut down forests and treated other species like they are an annoyance, dumped toxic waste, polluted the air and water. You are an irresponsible species and not worthy of the dominance you have. I will make it better. Your empire over this world will soon end and the age of the dragons will soon begin. Pledge your allegiance to me and my brethren. Resistance is futile." Vladuin said in his deep evil sounding voice as he turned to me and me friends.

"As for you your efforts will be in vain. My power continues to grow. You only saw an inkling of my power. The next catastrophe will be even worse than the prior three. Instead of fighting me i offer you chance the join me and rebuild this world. Farewell for now" At the conclusion of his speech he vanished in fire as he seemed to do every time he addressed us. Everyone in the room stood in stunned silence. Some looked at us with their mouths gaped open. I couldn't blame them. They had after just seen something that was supposed to be pure fiction and straight out of movie. Except this wasn't a movie.

A little kid spoke up after a few moments of silence and said "What was that mommy?" to which she replied "I don't know baby."

The security guard spoke "Folks please clear the room as it temporarily closed." The crowd obliged and began to leave the room as the guard addressed us. "Do you mind telling me what the hell just happened?"

"I don't know how to describe this to you Madam without sounding insane but that creature you just saw is trying to take over the world and that item is essential to stopping him. We are going to be needing it." Bella said clearly trying to sound scholarly. I wondered what would happen next. Were we really going to be taken seriously?

"I want to believe you but I cannot allow you to take an item from the museum without speaking to the curatorial staff. That object has been a point of contention for many years. If you will follow me please?" The guard ordered as we all followed her as none us wanted to be detained.

We didnt have time for this but i wasn't going to argue.