Hey there everyone, apologies for making you wait it's been a nasty case of writer's block for me. There's been a lot going on so I haven't been able to keep up with some of my plots, I end up rereading things to make sure I can get the ideas back.

This chapter's going to be a little different than what I had planned originally. Here Nasia will decide what to do about the army and Victoria, but is she going to do it with the Cullens or on her own? Encounter the Volturi too, so there is a time skip here.

I wanted to get it done with the battle against the army, so I improvised a bit with my sister author AnnaBoleyna1536.

We don't own Twilight; if we did I'd get dibs on Aro while she has Marcus.

Enjoy!

A few days later:

"And…done."

"Hey Nasia, are you alright in there?" Nasia groaned in annoyance, the little pixie vampire had been agitating her for days now. With the upcoming battle and with tension on the wolves' side, there had been no quiet time in the Cullen home.

"In a minute Alice damn." she was just fixing herself up a little, to a point at least.

"There you are." Alice chirped when Nasia left the restroom, and only got a slight glare in return. "Listen Bella and Edward are going to be gone most of the day tomorrow so if you need more time to practice your skills…"

"I don't, I think I can manage with or without them in the battle. When are they supposed to come?"

"They should be leaving Seattle tonight I think, and they'll be in the meadow the day after tomorrow." Nasia stared her down, and Alice got the hint. "Well…oh yeah Carlisle wanted to talk to you he's outside."

"Alright, thanks." Alice left her alone then. Nasia didn't hate the girl it was just her perkiness and personality that threw her off sometimes. The others weren't that bad, but if Nasia liked anyone the same as Belle it was Carlisle and Esme the two ideal parents any child would be lucky to have.

Nasia found Carlisle outside like Alice said, but she noticed he was up in a tall pine tree just out of earshot from the house. This had to be important, otherwise the others might be around to listen in, or those who weren't on watch around Charlie's home. Edward and Belle were nearby but they were safe, Rosalie and Emmett were on watch patrol, and Alice and Jasper had left to hunt just moments ago. Esme was likely in town, but she wouldn't be gone too long.

"You wanted to see me?" she met Carlisle at the top branch, he was looking out towards the woods where you could barely see the meadow.

"Yes, I know you have mixed feelings on the plan. I want to hear them, if you want to talk about it." she would have guessed, Carlisle wasn't dumb or naïve he could read people easily.

"I don't want Belle anywhere near the fight, she's too much a risk as a mortal right now."

"We have to keep her close, Victoria could try anything."

"Yes but I am like Belle, I could masquerade as her with her clothes and all; after all if she believed Belle to be a newborn she could give herself reason to hunt her down…hunt me down." Carlisle stared at her.

"And then you would kill her." Nasia nodded. "You are a newborn yourself, but Victoria is good at escaping and she could find a way to throw your senses off."

"I'm not worried about that, and I have no reason to fear her. She's not going to get anywhere near Belle so long as I'm here." Carlisle gave a light smile.

"I admire your dedication to protecting Bella, you seem so determined to keep her safe from everything."

"I have to, as the older twin it's my job to look out for Belle. We lost so much all these years, but I intend to keep my promise and protect her."

"I know you do, but Nasia you aren't going to help if you put yourself in more danger than needed."

"Carlisle I have to do something, and there's something else that's bugging me."

"What is it?"

"The Volturi…you said you were shocked they'd let this whole thing go on this long, but what if there's more to it? What if the Volturi aren't doing their job as they should?" she suspected this for a while, and now she had to ask.

"Edward asked the same thing, they could be ignoring it to let us handle the army; though I do agree this is suspicious of them to let it get so out of hand." Nasia felt a little relieved.

"I want to go to Seattle, to check things out. They can't smell me so I could lay low."

"No, it's too dangerous. Even with your shield you don't know where they are."

"I do, I've been looking over the clips of the news and I recognize the area. It's in the downtown area near the docks, where runaways often go or homeless people. I checked around that spot, it's not a popular place to go unless fishermen go out. With the cold it's not possible, but some go out on long trips for it." Carlisle sighed.

"Alice would see you going."

"So what? Look Carlisle I don't care if you disapprove, I have to go. I won't get involved in the fight, but I have to make sure things are underway. If I can at least get a view of the army's size I'll know what we're up against, more so." she'd planned this for a while now, but what she just said was only part of her mission. If Alice saw it go down then fine, she would have to step in with the others but Nasia wasn't taking any more chances.

"Is that why you asked Alice the deadline?" Nasia nodded. "When do you plan to leave?"

"I'm going tonight; I'll be back tomorrow morning or afternoon if I'm lucky. I have a phone; I'll call you when I get more information." She moved to jump, but Carlisle grabbed her arm. "Let go."

"I'm not stopping you, but if you plan on leaving now you can't go across the river. Go down to the docks in Port Angeles and swim south, if you go fast enough you can get there a few hours before dawn. Do you have a map?"

"I do." she pulled up her iphone, in a waterproof case.

"Please be careful." she had expected Carlisle to put up a fight, but he was letting her go. She would think on it later, right now she had a mission and that involved a homicidal redhead.

"I will." with that said Nasia leapt off the tree and ran through the woods. When she reached the town she ran and jumped on buildings until she reached the strip mall near the docks in Port Angeles. It was late, and everything was locked up so no one would be out this time of night, or not a lot at least.

'Watch out bitch, here I come.' one last look around and Nasia dove headfirst into the freezing water.

Meanwhile at the Cullens:

"Hey Alice…have you seen Nasia?" Bella had returned from her gathering with Edward minutes ago, and she wanted to see her sister but she wasn't at the house.

"I think she went out on a hunt, Carlisle was with her earlier though you can ask him."

"Where is he?"

"In his study, he shouldn't be too busy." Bella turned to Edward.

"I'll be right back." he nodded and she left to Carlisle's office door. She knocked, and heard him say 'come in' on the other side. When she opened the door she saw Carlisle at his desk going over some files. "Carlisle…" she shut the door behind her. "Have you seen Nasia?" he looked up.

"I did, but she left an hour ago to hunt."

"She did? But I thought she hunted two days ago?"

"You're right, I would say she's gone to give herself some space." Bella could tell he was lying.

"Carlisle…what's going on with Nasia? She's acting odd and she's disappearing a lot, she won't even talk to me or Charlie. Do you know something?" Carlisle closed the file.

"Sit down Bella."

"Carlisle…"

"Just sit down please." Bella did after a few moments. "I can't tell you where Nasia's gone, but I can say she's alright."

"Why is she mostly gone?"

"She's been trying to perfect her shield, trying to stabilize herself. She's also been watching the news, keeping eyes on the army." Bella's eyes widened.

"Why?"

"I don't know, she's been quiet lately. All I can say is that wherever she's gone I hope she doesn't do anything to draw attention."

"But why did you let her leave? Why not ask someone to go with her?"

"She's a loner Bella, I didn't want her going out but your twin is smart she'll know what to do. Nasia I think has some inner demons that she's still dealing with, she's been through a lot as have you but she's not as open as we might hope." Bella had to admit that was true. Nasia had been abducted and raised by strangers and then turned by the Volturi. There was no doubt a lot going through her mind, but Bella didn't completely understand.

"Why won't she talk to me about it? Why won't she let me help her?"

"She loves you Bella, loves you enough to protect you and do things for you. I think she didn't want you to worry, so she's been getting stronger to give you what she can't have."

"Can't have…a family?" Carlisle nodded.

"She's in some ways like Rosalie, but she's come to terms with what she knows. I know you worry for her Bella, but Nasia will be fine and when she's ready she'll tell you."

"But why can't she…?" Bella stopped when she heard a knock at the door and turned around. Inside stepped Alice and Edward, and Alice's face was full of concern and fear.

"What is it Alice? Carlisle stood from his desk.

"It's Nasia…she's in Seattle." Bella's eyes widened again.

"What when?" Alice looked at her.

"I don't know, I think she just arrived but she's close to the army." Bella turned to Carlisle.

"Did you know about this?" Carlisle closed his eyes, that was answer enough. "How could you let her go?" Edward took Bella by the arms.

"Bella calm down…"

"NO!" she shook him off. "How could you let her go off like that? She could be killed!"

"No Bella she won't…"

"Wait…" Alice interrupted them, and she blanked out. Edward gave a hard stare, a disbelieving one and Alice stared between the three. "It's worse…the Volturi have spotted her."

Seattle, on a rooftop:

"Well well well…" when Nasia finally arrived in Seattle she immediately raced towards the outskirts of the city where the army should've been, and while she spotted the newborns, she also came into contact with the very people she hated more than anything right now. "Look what we have here."

"Hello again Jane." Nasia smirked; she'd been crouching over the ledge watching the newborns devour some homeless people when she suddenly picked up a familiar scent. Behind her were Jane, Demetri, Felix, Alec, and two others she didn't recognize. "I see you've been around…how are you liking Seattle?"

"It's a sad little city, nothing like Volterra."

"And I can assume that's because of you." Nasia's smirk turned into a sneer. "From not doing your job." Jane frowned.

"Have you enjoyed your time with the Cullens?" she changed the subject, but Nasia wasn't fooled.

"That's my business, yours is to extinguish this army. Unless of course…" Nasia felt her shield growing. "You were going to let them leave?"

"We were about to make a decision, the leader is nearby." good, golden opportunity.

"How close is she?"

"You know it's a woman?" the unknown female guard asked.

"Yes, I do." Nasia felt the shield ripple around her, it was slowly moving around the group and they didn't see it.

"In a building just a few blocks down…but let's talk about you." the girl's smirk returned. "You've been rather naughty lately."

"Master Caius wants you to come back." Demetri spoke up. "He is waiting for you."

"Well he won't be getting me any time soon." Nasia took the opportunity and the shield surrounded the group, and tightened them into a circle with their backs against each other. "Now…tell me what you know."

"What…is this…?" Felix tried to get free but it was futile.

"My shield, and I wouldn't move. The more you struggle the tighter it will get." Nasia walked closer until she got full eye contact with Jane. "How long have you been here?" Jane didn't look ready to answer, so Nasia tightened the shield some more and small cracking sounds were heard. "I won't ask again." Jane looked ready to spout venom at her.

"A while, we don't keep track." Alec answered her.

"You've been watching the army, have you killed any?"

"No." Demetri answered that time.

"You were ordered to come here an investigate yes?" they nodded. "Then to also…take care of things?"

"Yes." Jane snarled.

"Then why haven't you? You were going to let them go? Let them attack the Cullens, and my sister?" Nasia's hand went around Jane's throat. The girl's arms were pinned as were the rest so no one could stop her. "I guess your bunch isn't as powerful as some would think." she tightened her grip.

"We don't have to answer to you." Jane growled out. "You are just a concubine of Master Caius'." her grip tightened again and this time she felt Jane's skin cracking. Jane gasped as she squeezed, and Nasia leaned in closer, nose to nose closer.

"I am no one's property, I belong to no one. If your master craves me so badly he'll just have to come himself. For now…you are going to do as I tell you."

"And what will you have us do?" Felix had fear in his eyes, despite his attempts to keep a straight face. Alec looked mad, and Demetri and the other guards were all like Felix but Jane seemed furious.

"You will take care of this army as you should've done before, and I'll deal with Victoria. If not…well I can't say all of you will make it back to Volterra." she released Jane's throat.

"You are in no position to give orders." the shield disappeared from around them. "We don't answer to you."

"Perhaps not, but you don't' have a choice. Either you do as I say…or you'll die." Jane's power couldn't affect her, and Nasia's shield was strong enough to crush a group of vampires so she could easily trap them all. Granted it wasn't perfect, but it was damn near close. "Now where did you say their creator was?" they all looked to Jane, and the girl pointed to the left at an old warehouse.

"In that building, she should be alone somewhere inside." Nasia glanced, and then turned back to the group.

"When I come back, the army had better be dealt with. The Cullens I suspect will arrive soon, so it's best you finish this now than regret it later."

"Fine." Jane was ready to kill, so perhaps she could blow off some steam here. Nasia took the chance and jumped down onto the rooftop of the next building, carefully so as the army didn't see her. Thankfully Nasia had changed clothes when she arrived, keeping Belle's shirt dry through the swim in a big Ziploc bag under her shirt. Her hair was pulled up since it was still wet, and her pants were now dry.

Nasia broke the lock on the door leading onto the roof, and she ran at vampire speed downstairs when she picked up a scent. It had to be Victoria, the whole building up was torn apart and all she smelled now was cement, oil, copper, and rust.

"Who's there?" a voice echoed on the other side, and then the sound of rushing footsteps before Nasia came face to face with the redheaded whore. "You." pearly white teeth let out an evil grin.

"Hello Vicky."

Get ready and prepped guys because next chapter comes the big showdown between these two! I know I'm evil with the cliffies, but I will try and have the next one up as soon as two weeks if I'm lucky. I'll try and make it as long as possible too.

Next chapter we have the big brawl that's been awaited, and we will flip from one spot with the Cullens and Volturi to Nasia and Victoria. Also…Bree will be involved too but I have a plan for her.

R&R

Later!