"Mind telling me where we're going?" The white haired vampire asked.

We had left the warehouse and Riley about an hour ago with intentions of putting the rest of the plan into motion. However, we were currently sprinting thought the endless forest of Washington state, very lost. The sun was starting to fall low in the sky and we were running out of time to prepare for the battle.

The other newborn and I ran about ten feet apart. It was a mystery to me why he hadn't admitted who he was. Or why he even sought to hide it this long in the first place.

"We're trying to find the wolves." I said with a hint of announce. "I need their help, if this is all going to work."

"I don't think we should be out here this late. We should head back to the warehouse or the Collins and reassess this plan of yours."

"First of all it's the 'Cullen's'. Second, why did you even come? You could've said 'no' and stayed there you didn't have to come with me."

"I came to protect you of course. You have a knack for getting into really stupid situations." He paused then "Or so I hear."

There was a moment of silence then. I laughed, genuinely laughed. The boy seemed startled at first and took a step back to question my sanity but soon he was joining in in my laughter.

"You're stupid." I said between fits of laughter.

"At least I keep your life interesting!"

"Br-"

At that moment we had reached the boundary line. The stench of Wolf was positively revolting. The overwhelming odor that surrounded us was quickly followed by the sense that someone was watching us. A not so distant howl stopped us in our tracks.

"Don't say anything. Just let me explain the new situation." I said quietly.

"And if they don't like it?"

"Run."

Bella sat tapping monotonously at the piano, her eyes far away and hollow. You could see she wished desperately that Edward would burst through the door and come to sit next to her and make scenes of those keys. He had run out of the house hours ago and time was running out till the newborns would arrive.

Jasper was still missing and… out of it. Every time I would try and see his future it just showed more blood, more death, and in some visions the Volturi finding and ripping him apart. Those were the worst of them. Edward was on the last edge of his control, and Gwen was still invisible to me.

The rest of my family entered into a state of depression and littered themselves around the house, no one knew exactly what they should be doing right now. Emmett had tried several times to run after Edward and bring him back but Carlisle said he couldn't afford to lose anyone else out there so close to the army's arrival.

Carlisle had called the wolves to see if they had found anything out of the norm, he left out the part about Jasper making a buffet of Seattle. He instructed us not to utter a word of it to them till after the battle and only if we had to.

It was truly starting to look like we were going to lose. Every other vision ended in the death of this family.

The front doors flew open then, leaving sizeable dents in the walls that cushioned their impact. Everyone was on their feet, taking defensive poses the moment the plaster hit the floor. Bella was slow to react was she tried to get a look from the piano bench.

Edward staggered in looking like he just crawled out of a slasher horror movie. He was drenched in blood and fresh bite marks adorned his shoulders and arms. Two white branches dropped to the ground at his feet as he swung around my struggling husband and pushed him into the house.

I rushed up to embrace him but he snarled and snapped his teeth like a feral animal. Jasper lunged at me. I stepped out of the way and Jasper fell to his knees before losing his balance and sinking to the floor where he snarled again and attempted to regain his footing. It took us all a moment to realize why he couldn't get up. The two white branches Edward had dropped were his arms.

"It was the only way I could get him here without removing his head." Edward explained. "I did what I had to."

"Then he's still out of it." Carlisle stated then sighed. "At least you're both safe now."

"Edward?" Bella had finally made her way over to the front door. "Oh, I was so worried." She mumbled before sliding into his arms.

Edward tensed up at her touch. He stood like a statue. Esme gasped and we all looked up from Jasper to Edward. His eyes were a bright livid red and the trail of blood that covered the front of his shirt started from his mouth. Edward inhaled slowly and the reaction was instant.

His pupils dilated and a low warning growl vibrated through his chest. Edward griped Bella's shoulder and pushed her head to the side. Emmett sprang forward but not before Edward's teeth met flesh and fresh blood stained the floor.

As the commotion went on to attempt to remove Edward from Bella, an armless Jasper lays writhing on the marble floor trying to reach the growing pool of fresh crimson.

"Alice?"

My eyes snapped up to meet Rose.

"What did you see?"

Everyone turned to look at me then. Dull expressions of exhaustion stretched across their faces. They'd been getting false alarms from me all night.

"It was nothing." I quickly muttered.

They all went back to nothing after sharing a collective exhale.

"Bella?" I said as I appeared by her side.

That seemed to have pull her out of her thoughts

"Yeah, Alice? What's up?" You could hear the lack of sleep ring through her voice. She had been too worried, too stressed, to even consider taking a nap.

"Edward should be back any moment now."

Her face lite up at my words and she got to her feet faster then I thought she could move.

"I think you should wait up stairs till we get everything sorted out."

"Alice, I want to be here when Edward gets back. I'm not going upstairs." She huffed.

I looked sternly into her eyes

"Bella, you need to wait upstairs." I said lower.

It seemed to click in her head now that I had in fact seen something and she needed to listen to me right now.

Bella sighed and stood up.

"I'm going to recheck our bags then." She said before heading to the stairs.

"Please get some rest."

She waved my order off and continued up the marble.

"Alice?" Carlisle asked, concerned.

"It's nothing Carlisle, I fixed it." I said quickly before heading to the foyer. "Edward's here."

Instantly my family was on their feet and the doors burst open.

Edward staggered in, looking exactly as he had in my vision. Jasper's arms were flung to the ground followed by Jasper himself.

I made a heartbreaking sound at the sight of my husband reduced to something worse than the broken boy I had found all those years ago. This will devastate him. He won't recover from this. I've lost my Jasper again.

"It was the only way I could get him here without removing his head." Edward explained. "I did what I had to, Alice."

"I know Edward."

"At least he's safe now." Carlisle came and rested a hand on my shoulder. "He's not out there anymore."

"I know."

I wanted nothing more than to just cry. I've never felt this helpless in my entire existence.

Emmett and Edward proceeded to carry Jasper into the house and propped him up on the stairs.

"Where's Gwen?" Esme asked.

Edward's jaw tightened and his muscles looked like then where about to spring apart. He turned around then and I heard the gasp.

A thin African American girl with high cheek bones and large almond eyes lay unconscious in the rubble of a house. She was soaked in blood and a hand shaped bruise ending in puncture wounds covered her neck.

The girl's eyes fluttered open then. They seemed confused as they tried to focus on the surroundings. Something shifted then and the girl started to scream.

Edward looked at me with his bright red eyes large with fear.

"Edward?" I looked up at him. "What did you do with that girl?" I asked, afraid of the answer.

He didn't answer at first.

"Edward." Carlisle stood in front of him now. "What did you do?"

"I-" He didn't know what to say then. "I didn't mean to Carlisle. I had to use her to get Jasper and I just-"

"You just?"

Anger I've never seen splashed over Carlisle's face.

"Edward." He said sternly. "What did you do?" Anger seeped into every syllable.

"I lost control for a moment. I pierced her skin. And I drank from her. I didn't bite her."

"Where is she?"

"I don't know Carlisle!" Edward yelled. "She probably bled out, I wasn't exactly gentle with her."

Total chaos broke out. Everyone started screaming and pointing fingers. Jasper writhed on the floor, howling and snarling in excitement.

"This is all your fault!" Emmett roared and launched himself at Edward.

Emmett and Edward staring wrestling on the ground while Carlisle tried to break them up and Esme just stood screaming in horror of the situation. Rose and I exchanged terrified looks, in all the years we've been a family, we have never seen it react like this.

The doorbell rang strong and bright through the racket.

Silence fell over everyone and Emmett and Edward ceased their fighting.

There was a knock then, as if someone was growing impatient.

Hesitantly and very confused, Carlisle made his way over to the door and opened it.

You could hear a strand of hair brush the floor.

Two large wolves along with Jacob and a white haired vampire, whose gender I was unsure of, all followed by Gwen stood on the front porch.

"Now, before we all freak out." Gwen quickly threw out. "Let me explain."

Edward moved to attack but was quickly stopped by one of the wolves. We all took a step closer together, unsure. Carlisle moved forward.

"Gwen." Carlisle asked for her attention. "I don't care what you did or how and why it happened. I just need to know that you can fix this right now and that my family will be safe."

She paused.

"I swear to you that I will do everything in my power to fix this for you Carlisle but-" He eyes darted to everyone's, pausing on mine with apology. "I can't promise everyone in this house will be standing here tomorrow."

Carlisle kept nodding in agreement before he pinched the bridge of his nose and shut is eyes, a very Edward like habit. He took a deep breath.

"Ok."

Gwen gave a half smile and reached a hand of comfort out to Carlisle. He turned sideways as if dodging an arrow. Hurt flashed across Gwen's face but she shook it off and approached the stairs.

"Jasper?" she asked meekly.

She was answered with a snarl form my husband. She stood frozen, just staring at him. Gwen's face glazed over, unreadable, lifeless.

"Hold him." She muttered.

Edward and Emmett moved to hold Jasper still as he continued his caterwauling and thrashing.

"Jacob, please explain to the others what we are about to do." Gwen said. "And the alternative plan as well." Her voice wavered.

"Of course." Jacob said. "And the alternative will never happens."

"The alternative?" Rose questioned.

Gwen looked at Edward and they shared a brief moment before fear and sadness crossed his face and she looked away.

"It's not an issue right now, drop it." He said.

Gwen crouched down then, almost nose to nose with Jasper. He gave a low warning growl and showed his teeth. Gwen quickly gripped his jaw in her hand, forcing him to look at her.

Gwen paused.

"I don't know exactly how this works, or what I'm even doing." She stated. "But if I come out like this," She gestured to Jasper with her eyes and took a deep breath. "Kill me."

With that Gwen's eyes flashed a dull blue and both she and Jasper fell limp.

We all stood waiting.

Edward cringed and I looked at him with concern. Something felt wrong.

"Edward?" I pleaded. What's going on in there?

"The alternative."

The wolves made a sound of anguish.

"Carlisle?" Jacob asked.

Carlisle had been standing in the same position, looking deep into the spot Gwen had been when she tried to embrace him. He looked up then to look at Jacob.

"She had a good plan here. You need to trust her, we can't win this without her at this point."

"And the alternative?" There was no hope in Carlisle's voice. It sounded to alien and mortal I had to question the slight chance I thought we had of making it out of this.

Jacob seemed unwilling to answer the question as his eyes moved everywhere but at Carlisle emotionless face.

"The alternative is that we all die" I said with absolute certainty. "And I don't need a vision for that."

Sorry it's so short! I have a ton of crazy ass AP classes D: so how bout 250 GOOD REVIEWS till I continue! the climax it upon us!