Twilight Fan fiction

Transitionals

Disclaimer: I do not, nor will I ever own Twilight. I have used some sentences directly from the book, I don't own them. I will be using the talk with James from the book, most of it at least. There are just some descriptions and dialogue that I can't bear to change and or leave out. They were originally and forever owned by Stephenie Meyer.

Alright everyone, we are getting close to the end of the Twilight section of this fanfiction. I know for one I am getting excited to start the New moon section. I will tell you now that there are definitely going to be some differences. Until then though, let's get back to where we are at right now.

This chapter I would like to dedicate to the people who have added this story to their favorites list, thank you to all of you. I can't believe over a hundred people have added this story to their favorites, I am honored that you like it.

Chapter 23

It was just after noon when Alice and Jasper glanced back up at the ceiling.

We heard the door leading to the basement open, and a few seconds later Charlie and Anna pushed the wall hiding the basement, away.

Anna rushed into my arms, clinging to me while tears slid down her cheeks.

Charlie walked in with the others behind them. The rest of the Cullens were staring with wide eyed surprise at everything.

If the situation for showing them Toby's basement wasn't so pressing, I would have laughed at their expressions.

I lifted Anna, settling her on my hip as I gestured to the stuff around the room. "What do you all think?"

Emmett's eyes were wide with joy. He pretended to wipe at a tear. "It's beautiful."

Rosalie shook her head at her husband as she passed. She sat down beside Alice.

We all took a seat on one of the couches. Edward wrapped his hands around my waist and I found myself placed on his lap before I could object.

"Is this okay?" He asked. "I know I can't do anything rash, while holding you."

I knew what he meant. It wasn't like I didn't mind being held. I gave him a smile before resting my head against his shoulder.

"Why's my book out?" Anna asked just as Jasper tried to get started.

We all glanced at Anna, who was pointing to her scrapbook.

Alice's eyes sparkled with excitement. She knelt beside Anna. "I found it, I hope you don't mind that I looked through it."

Anna shook her head. She was already flipping through the book. She turned to the family tree and pointed to one name while glancing up at Alice. "So you found Auntie in it?"

Jasper and Alice grinned while I gasped. "You knew, this whole time?" That wiped the grins off of their faces. They stared at her in shock.

A huge smile bloomed on Anna's face. She turned and climbed onto Rosalie's lap, wrapping her arms around her neck. She giggled. "I knew, first day I saw her."

I couldn't believe what I was hearing.

Rosalie gave Jasper, Alice, and me a confused look. "What's going on?"

Alice's smile returned and she showed Anna's family tree to Rosalie.

Rosalie's face went from shock, to unbridled joy. She kissed Anna's cheek, before letting out an actual squeal of delight.

"What is it Rosie?" Emmett asked, unable to be patient a second longer.

Rosalie's grin grew twice its normal size as she turned to her husband. "Anna's my niece, Emmett, you're an uncle."

Emmett blinked, when his brain finally was able to comprehend what she had said, he snatched Anna out of her hands and kissed her cheek too.

Anna giggled as she wrapped her arms around his neck. "Uncle Emmett."

Emmett calmed at these words. He held her gently, caringly. "I like the sound of that."

Anna let go of Emmett, but settled on his lap. "What's the plan Jasper?"

Jasper gave her a quick smile before explaining. "We've decided that the best way to handle this is to let them think that they have the upper hand." He hurried on to explain the rest before Edward could interrupt him. "Since we know they don't really have Toby, it won't be a problem for us to go with Bella.

"Once inside, Bella will go to the meeting on her own, but we will be close enough that we'll be able to get to her in seconds."

"James can hurt her in those few seconds before we arrive though," Edward reminded his brother with a growl.

I rested my hand against his cheek. "My physical shield can stop him long enough for you to get there though. I'll be fine."

"And what about the Undermining?" He asked, his eyes pleading with me to agree with him.

I gave Alice a beseeching glance. "Can you show him that our plan will work?"

Alice gave me an apologetic smile. "Sorry, I can't see anything about the plan, when he's so dead against using it."

I glared at Edward.

His words stopped me from arguing. "I can't lose you."

Jasper glanced at the others keeping his eyes away from Edward. "There isn't much structure to the plan, just a basic idea. We follow after Bella and when they let their guard down, thinking it's just her, we attack. We need to wait for the right moment though."

He glanced at Anna. "We're going to need your powers, can you handle that?"

Anna nodded once determinedly.

Jasper then turned to Charlie. "Can you project your shield to cover the rest of us?"

Charlie rested his elbows on his knees and clasped his hands together. "I will do my best. My shield isn't as strong as Bella's, the transition makes hers stronger. I can't promise how long I can keep it up, or how many I can protect."

"That's all we can ask for," Carlisle reassured Charlie that that was enough.

Jasper nodded towards me. "The floor is yours Bella."

Alice handed me the floor plans she had drawn for me. I had given her the layout of the house so that we could have a basic idea of where everyone should be.

"Whoever told them about this safe house, most likely also told them about Toby's study." I quickly pointed to a large room in the very center of the house. "The room would be the obvious place for them to want to meet me in. What they don't know, is that there are a total of four ways to get into this room.

"Only Toby and the family members he told about this house, know the other three ways into the room. As far as anyone else knows, you can only enter through the door." I pointed to the double doors that led into the room.

"Two of them are behind a bookcase." I ignored the grin from Emmett. "The final one is a trap door in the floor. In fact, the tunnel under that room, connects to this house."

"Esme, Charlie, and Alice, will stay with the girls under the floor. That way Alice and Anna can use their powers to predict what will happen and let us know of any changes that need to be made to the plan." Jasper explained. "Charlie, can your powers work through the floor?"

Charlie nodded. "That's something I can deal with."

Jasper turned to Esme. "That leaves you to care for Cissy. We can't separate Cissy from Anna, so Cissy will have to be there."

Esme glanced down at the baby she was already holding. "I can handle Cissy. She won't be a problem."

Jasper spared Cissy a glance before turning to the rest of his family he hadn't addressed yet. He pointed to a spot behind the desk. "It will be harder to get out of this door. Edward, Carlisle, and Rosalie, will wait behind that door. When the time is right, Edward will go to Bella and Carlisle will back him up."

He glanced at Rosalie. "You'll back up Emmett and me. The two of us will be behind this door."

"If Bella's right, and only the people on the phone and James, will meet her in the room, then we only have to deal with two other worlders, and one vampire. When we leave we would run into more members of the Undermining." Alice took the floor plans and replaced them with a map of the tunnel. "This is the path you need to take to get to the safe house."

Esme glanced at the map and nodded.

Alice then showed the others how to get to the hidden doors, to get into Toby's study.

Toby's no longer so secret safe house came into view. I spent the hour drive going over the plan. I had to make sure everything went perfectly. I needed the others help, I knew I couldn't do this alone. I trusted Alice and Jasper's plan. They wouldn't let me down. Everyone would be in place and waiting by the time I would need them. I didn't have to worry.

Sadly though, as I walked up to the front porch, that was what I was doing.

I took my key out and unlocked the door. There weren't any lights on, making the house eerie. I took a deep breath and walked in.

The walk through the house was quiet. As I passed the dining room table I saw the note. They had graciously left me instructions of what I was supposed to do. I sighed but did what they asked. I emptied my pockets and left my coat on the dining room, before heading to Toby's office. I slipped my ring on my finger, Alice wouldn't be happy that I was wearing it, but I wasn't going to leave it behind.

I stepped into the office and a half a second later the door was shut. I couldn't help it. I jumped, spinning around to come face to face with James.

"Sorry about this Bella, I'm just following orders." His voice was courteous, kind.

I knew though that he was lying. He wasn't just following orders. I could see in his eyes that he was enjoying this.

"Where's Toby?" I asked, keeping up the charade.

James leaned against the door casually. "If we get what we want he will be delivered safely to his daughters."

I sighed, but nodded my understanding.

James pushed himself away from the door. His dark eyes assessed me with interest. The irises were nearly black, just a hint of ruby around the edge. He was thirsty. "I will give your world this, the people can be quite interesting. Hunting your kind has been far more exciting than any of the other prey I've hunted. The Undermining does make it worth my while."

I tried to back away from him slowly, but he saw everything, even the slightest of trembles he tracked.

He scoffed at my attempts to move stealthily, before continuing his story. "When the Undermining first found me, I didn't want anything to do with them. I don't work for anyone." He smiled slightly. "But then they made the deal too sweet to pass up. I have been hunting transitional creatures, and the members of your precious Rebellion for almost a year now. And it's been exhilarating.

"When I was asked to track down a transitional who had gotten away, I eagerly agreed to the challenge. The Undermining can't find you in the state your father lives in, but I'm not from the other world. The spells hiding you from them couldn't protect you from me. Sadly this little game was too easy. The Undermining was able to give me your scent, it didn't take me long to find you.

"I had hoped that this little game would be made a little harder with you mind reader mate. It was easy enough to slip away from him and the others. And clearly they're not qualified to protect you, if you were able to get away from them."

His face turned thoughtful. "The Undermining made sure I had all the information I could possibly need. The let me know that I would have to guard my thoughts. The information was welcomed, If I hadn't have known to watch what I was thinking your mate might have ruined all my fun."

He grinned evilly. "You see when Victoria and I found you in the clearing, I wasn't expecting to see the only prey who had ever escaped me."

I didn't know what he was talking about.

He took in my confused look and laughed. "I know, I don't let anyone get away. It happened though once, oh, ages ago. The one and only time my prey escaped me.

"You see, the vampire who was so stupidly fond of this little victim made the choice to save her. When the old one knew I was after his little friend, he stole from the asylum where he worked - I never will understand the obsession some vampires seem to form with their natural prey - and as soon as he freed her he made her safe. She didn't even seem to notice the pain, poor little creature. She'd been stuck in that black hole of a cell for so long. A hundred years earlier and she would have been burned at the stake for her visions. In the nineteen-twenties it was the asylum and the shock treatments. When she opened her eyes, strong with her fresh youth, it was like she'd never seen the sun before. The old vampire made her a strong new vampire, and there was no reason for me to touch her then." He sighed. "I destroyed the old one in vengeance."

"Alice," I breathed, astonished. Alice had had her powers while she was human. That would mean she had been part of the other world.

"Yes, your little friend. I was surprised to see her in the clearing. But it made my job more fun, more exciting. So I guess your friends and your family ought to be able to derive some comfort from this experience. The Undermining can have you, and I won't go after her. The one victim who escaped me, quite an honor, actually.

"And she did smell so delicious. I still regret that I never got to taste… She smelled even better than you do. Sorry- I don't mean to be offensive. You have a very nice smell. Floral, somehow…"

I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Not only had James' words proved Alice was from the other world, they also told us she had been a transitional. If she smelled better to him than I did she had to have been one. And since she had been changed by a vampire, she hadn't been able to complete the transition.

James interrupted my thoughts by lifting a lock of my hair and sniffing it delicately. Then he gently patted the strand back into place, and I felt his cool fingertips against my throat. He reached up to stroke my cheek once quickly with his thumb, his face curious.

"What do they want with you?" He finally asked.

"That's for us to know." A man I didn't know, but I recognized his voice, walked into the room.

James backed off. "Just curious."

The man glared at James for a full second before turning back to the door. "Why don't you join us Duke?"

I turned to the door, my heart threatening to beat right out of my chest. It couldn't be, I didn't want to believe it, I couldn't believe it.

Duke Shavvers walked into the room, a look of peace on his face.

No, Toby treated Duke like a loving older brother would. For crying out loud Duke had been in love with my cousin Amanda. He was my friend. He had volunteered time out of his busy schedule to fly me to and from Chicago. Toby trusted him enough to babysit Anna.

"Bella," Duke dipped his head slightly, and pretended to tip a hat to me.

My voice was a snarl. "How could you?"

Duke shrugged, pretending to think about it. "It wasn't too difficult, it's quite easy to change your mind. Go on give it a try."

"What about Amanda?" I couldn't get her name passed my lips any louder than a whisper even though I had wanted to scream it.

He shrugged again, the nonchalant action made my blood boil.

"I'm terribly sorry to interrupt this moment, but I have other business that I need to attend to." The unknown man who was working for the Undermining, spoke with a bored tone. "You said you know what we want, so you have two choices Miss Swan. Join or die. We are willing to trade your cousin for you."

"How do I know I can trust you?"

He laughed at my foolish question. "Trust, it's a funny thing. Not many people want anything to do with trust. It's meaningless to them." His face twisted into a sickening grin. "I suppose you can't trust us."

I don't know if it was his words or his thoughts, but which ever it was, it caused Edward to fly through the hidden door.

James intercepted him and the two of them crashed into each other, making a noise as loud as thunder.

Emmett and Jasper were in the room before I could blink, and by the time I had opened my eyes again Rosalie and Carlisle had joined us.

The man took a crystal container out of his pocket, aiming it at Jasper. My heart picked up. The Undermining couldn't be allowed to use Jasper's power against us.

My mental shield reacted almost instantly, faster than it had ever done before. I didn't have time to wonder about that though. We were in the middle of a fight.

Jasper had joined Edward in fighting James, no doubt after hearing that he had hunted Alice while she was human. Emmett was fighting the member of the Undermining, while Rosalie fought Duke. Carlisle was staying out of the others way. I knew he didn't like violence, but I knew he wouldn't hesitate to help them if they needed it. He stood slightly in front of me, ready to protect me, while I used my shields to protect the others.

This wasn't how I thought this fight would go down. Where was the female vampire, was she waiting with the other members of the Undermining.

Thinking of Duke, I turned to watch him. Duke wasn't a fighter, at least the Duke I knew.

Rosalie on the other hand was a fighter, I could tell with how she was able to control her anger and use it to her advantage.

A loud screeching noise filled the room and I turned to where it was coming from.

Edward and Jasper were tearing James apart.

"Bella is there anything important that the girls would want or Toby would want them to have?" Carlisle asked, watching the different fights.

There were plenty of things that Toby wanted his daughters to have, but thankfully they weren't in this house. "There isn't anything personal in this house."

He nodded.

The trap door in the floor flew open, startling everyone.

Surprised by the sudden group of people emerging from the floor, the member of the Undermining paused, giving Emmett plenty of time to clobber him.

James was in pieces and the member was unconscious, Duke was on his own, and he knew it.

"Give up Duke." I glared at him, making my voice hard.

Duke smirked at me. "We always knew you wouldn't come willingly Bella. We also know you won't join us. That's why we're getting rid of you."

Before any of us could question him, a loud explosion sounded, causing the house to shake.

"Good luck getting out!" Duke yelled. He swiftly shoved Rosalie out of the way, grabbing a silver ball out of his coat pocket. He set his hand on the unconscious member of the Undermining and the two of them vanished before we could stop them.

"That is so not fair," Emmett grumbled.

Another explosion, closer to where we were shook the room.

"We need to get out of here, they rigged the house to explode." Edward growled lowly as he started to light the pieces of James on fire, not willing to take any chances.

I headed for the tunnel, only to be stopped by Edward. He grabbed my arm, pulling me to his chest.

"They knew about the tunnel, they had someone block it off once we were all set up outside the room. We need another way out."

I glanced over at Anna; she nodded. She ran over to Rosalie, reaching her arms up.

Rosalie lifted her but her attention was turned to me. "What's going on?"

"Anna's going to lead the way out."

"Does Anna know the way out?" Emmett asked hopefully as another explosion sounded.

I shook my head. "Anna's never been here, but her powers can get us out of here."

Rosalie headed for the door, with the rest of us on her tail.

Most of the house was in flames, and explosions were still going off. The Undermining were trying their best to make sure none of us made it out alive. Toby's safe house would be a crater by the time they were done blowing it up.

We raced through different halls, ending up going deeper into the house. It didn't surprise me though. The Undermining would be sure to destroy the main exits first. We would have to get creative to get out. I wasn't surprised when we had to back track. And the whole, turning the corner to find a cave in, wasn't a surprise either. I was having a severe case of déjà vu.

"Down!" Alice yelled, as Edward dove to the ground, his arms and body forming an iron cage around me. The wall to the right of our group erupted into flames, before blowing up in our direction. The wood hit my shield, shattering the wood even more.

"That was too close," Emmett grumbled, picking himself off of the ground.

We all hurried to our feet, continuing down the way Anna had told us to go, before the wall exploded. We were forced to stop, the hall was blocked. The ceiling had caved in. We backed up, back the way we had come from.

"Where do we go Anna?" Rosalie asked worriedly. She gently shook Anna when she didn't answer.

"Anna?" Why wasn't she answering?

Edward growled too low for me to hear over all the noise, but I could feel the rumble in his chest. "This is too much like that night?" He explained before I could ask.

I turned back to Anna, knowing exactly what night he was meaning.

"Alice, start making decisions, and get us out of here." Edward glanced over at his dark haired sister.

Jasper pulled Alice into his arms as she closed her eyes.

Edward took off without a word from Alice. He read her thoughts, seeing everything she did.

The heat was intense, and smoke was getting thicker with every second. There hadn't been an explosion for a few minutes, but the house was falling apart around us.

"How long can you keep your shield around us?" Edward asked, tightening his grip on me.

I already had my physical shield around everyone. Even with wearing my ring I wouldn't be able to keep my shield around the eleven of us, much longer. I gave him the simple answer. "I don't know."

He grimaced, before his face took on one of fear. I didn't get a chance to ask what was wrong.

The floor underneath us rolled and my line of vision was engulfed by flames. Something slammed against my shield. The force of the hit rippled against my shield, knocking the wind out of me. The last thing I saw before losing consciousness was Edward's terrified face.

Author's Note

I'm sorry. I'm so so sorry. I promise I will not make you wait until next Saturday for the next chapter. I will get it to you as fast as I can. Monday at the latest.

Good job for the people who won the challenge, whether you answered in a review or silently to yourself. How do you think Alice handled learning that information?

So, what do you guys think is going to happen next? How do you think they are going to survive this disaster?"

Until next time,

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