A/N Hey, I hope you all are enjoying me and O.N. Labbit's comic book for the summer. Too bad there's no art to go along. :D

A Plan to Save a Wolf

(Bella's POV)

As Edward drove the hummer faster and faster across the two lane highway I watched the unconscious shape shifter being held in Alice's arms. She seemed to be quite fond of the woman. I couldn't believe everything happened just as Alice told us it would. She was amazing in her own right as a psychic. I'd never met a psychic or a shape-shifter before. It made me feel even more insignificant.

The shape-shifter was really pretty. I'd never seen someone so beautiful this close up. It made me feel very subconscious because I was so plain in comparison. She had these light brown eyes that looked like Topaz gems. I was pretty sure they sparkled as she looked into my eyes when I introduced myself… just before she passed out. That was very awkward.

Edward yelled from the front seat, "Hey I'm going to head to Needles. I think maybe DesertVamp will be able to help us out with the wolf girl."

"Her name is Leah," Alice told him, and then proceeded to brush down the wolf girl's hair gently.

"Alright - Leah," he muttered, sounding frustrated.

For being so intelligent he was very dense when it came to people skills.

"How…" I needed to yell louder, "How much further… to Needles?"

"Probably around a hundred-forty miles away, so my guess is with all the non-interstate roads we'll need to take before finally reaching the forty it's… two and a half to three hours."

I looked to Alice holding Leah "Is she going to make it?"

She closed her eyes and then smiled, "I think so - but… not easily. They were very mean to her." Her eyes lowered to Leah, running her hand across her hair again, looking saddened at how broken she was. She whispered to her, "Hold on."

I was surprised they didn't kill her. I was surprised they didn't kill us. I wasn't sure which of these three were crazier: the psychic who talked us into coming here, that nerd that drives like a maniac and wants me to keep vampire parts, or the shape-shifter who was near death in the seat beside me.

Edward let out a loud groan, as if he was upset over something.

I sat back in the hummer. So far this day I'd met a crazy old neighbor, a psychic, a shape-shifter, and was chased by a vampire whose leg was sitting on the floor. I'd forgotten about the leg, and quickly lifted my legs to the seat, grasping my knees close to myself. Again, just as the night before after those men attacked me, I was shaking and didn't realize until one part of my body touched another part. This time I realized my knees were knocking together.

Closing my eyes my thoughts drifted back to how I ended up here.

Earlier this morning….

Edward opened the door to Alice who immediately ran in and up to me, grabbing my arms, her eyes pleading. "I'm going to tell you something, Bella, and you need to listen to me."

It was so out of nowhere that I nodded my head in rapid little segments, slightly fearful of her intensity. She had awesomely big eyes that were a shade of dark brown that neared black, like a sugar baby creature.

"We need to talk Edward into driving us into Sedona, and since he used to have a thing for you it would be best if you helped me with this."

"Oh hey – whoa," Edward protested while locking his front door. When he was finished he straightened nervously and asked with hands on his hips, "Who are you again?"

Alice turned on her right toe, spinning to face him. "I'm Alice, Edward, and I know all about you."

I could swear she winked and he instantly became quiet, and then his eyes widened.

He asked her slowly, "What… did you need me to do… Alice?"

"We need a vehicle and then we need to head to Sedona. The vampires are going to kill Leah if we don't get there by tonight."

"Whose Leah?" I asked.

They both turned to me.

Alice answered me, "She is a superhero and a shape-shifter, and she saved you the other night at the Quik Mart. She saved me too and now she's going to die because of me, and she shouldn't."

Edward watched Alice and when the two looked to one another it was strange, as if they were communicating without talking. She was a mesmerizing little person, petite and very cute. Her big dark eyes shined in the light of the entry.

"Okay," he said to her, "Why don't we go to my garage in the back." He walked ahead of us toward the kitchen and waved for us to follow him.

I tentatively moved, not sure why I was following. I should maybe have left. It was like he answered a question she asked, but I was sure I didn't hear her ask a question at that moment. These two seemed more involved in communication that I was definitely not a part of.

We walked through his kitchen and then I saw the aluminum pans with gooey looking stuff inside them. Five pans lay on the kitchen table, with varying shades of clear and yellowish goo. That was the strong polyurethane odor I'd smelled when I first arrived. I asked, "What is that?"

Edward told me, "Oh just a few experiments. I am constructing an indestructible coating to be placed over my vehicle. We'll need it in the war ahead with the vampires."

Oh brother, I didn't know why I asked him such things.

"You're very smart, Edward," Alice told him.

He then burst out with a quick short laugh. Her comment really stroked his already large ego, I think.

Alice turned to him, again making a look like she was peering into his brain.

He suddenly said, "No, I actually already have the Hummer prepared."

Again it was like they were talking without words. Were they both telepaths? I knew one thing - I was pretty sure they were both geeks.

Edward turned to glare at me. "You know, you're lucky you are involved in this. This is a once in a lifetime adventure. We're going to have to save the shape-shifter."

"And who's going to save us?" I asked, feeling petulant.

"She will," Alice answered with a smile across her face, as if the answer was simple. "Leah will make sure we're all right. She's a superhero – and that's what they do – save people."

Oh brother, they were both insane, but somehow I followed along. I was too curious for my own good.

We were soon in a smelly garage that had a lingering odor of gas, oil, and body odor from Edward working in this garage. It was fairly disgusting, crowded with all kinds of metal parts, tires, and pieces of junk. I held my hand over my nose.

He then pulled a tarp down, off from over a large vehicle.

It was a black Hummer that looked like he designed it to be a tank. The wheels were hidden under plates of steel. The windows were all very thin and small with darkened glass. It looked recently waxed. Basically, it was a tank. Ah men, and their toys.

"I've been working on this project for nearly two years," he told Alice.

"I know," she said easily.

He then laughed, running his hand through his hair. "Please… it really wasn't that impressive."

"Okay," I held up my hands, standing between the two. "Are you two communicating with your minds or something? You are definitely talking in some way where I can't hear you. It seems like there's…" I shook my head, "…something is going on. You're both kind of freaking me out now."

"Bella," Alice told me, "we're about five minutes later than we're supposed to be, so can we talk about this later?" Alice then spun on her toe toward Edward, "Can I use your bathroom real quick – we have a long drive." She looked to me, "you should probably go too."

"Second door on the left when you pass the kitchen," Edward told her, and then opened the hood of his tank.

I wanted to ask more questions. I didn't want to be rushed into something before I knew what I was getting myself into. But, Alice was more worried about potty time, and Edward was intently looking over his Hummer.

I asked him, "Did… you say this protects you from vampires?"

"Yes – not much can. I have plating that is actually harder than their skin in this vehicle."

I placed my hand over my mouth, trying hard not to laugh. "They… have thick and hard skin?"

"Yes – quite impenetrable. I think that is why these giant wolves are here now – their teeth and claws can rip into the skin of a vampire."

I moved my hand over my face, my shoulders slumping and head shaking. He really believed this stuff.

"I think I'm going to go and you an Alice can go vampire hunting. Okay? It was… nice seeing you again, Edward."

"You have to go with us," Alice told me as she walked back into the garage. "And by the way – you seriously should take advantage and use the bathroom now."

"Hey," I forced a smile. I didn't want to be mean because she seemed so winsome and sweet, and I also felt badly because she didn't seem all there. "I have a job and I can't just take off to Sedona. Sorry."

Alice stared at me. Her eyes locked on mine and she wouldn't turn away. I finally turned away she was so intense. She finally said, "So that's how you repay her saving your life?"

"No."

"Well you're needed – or it doesn't work."

Edward watched our interaction closely now.

"Look," I tried to be polite, "I really do have to get to work tonight and if I'm in Sedona I'll be late. I'll get fired. And… frankly I don't believe all this stuff."

Alice's shoulders slumped. "Well then, I guess you'll have to be fired – since you'd have to quit any way. We have a lot of traveling to do and you really can't work right now."

I held up my hands, "Whoa, okay, I'm going to go. I'm not going to be doing a lot of traveling, especially…" I pointed out the Hummer, "in that thing."

Edward became very animated, "Look, the wolf saved you and you should repay her at the least. What kind of person would turn their back on the chance to save the world?"

"Most people like me – average – do not go around saving the world. And I think you should have that problem with grandiose delusions checked out by a psychiatrist… Ed… Ward."

He merely huffed at my comment and turned back to working on his Hummer.

"But you're not average," Alice said, "you're one of us and you have to do this. Or you'll keep listening in on emergency calls, always wishing you were able to do more. Going home at night sad and crying over the person that wasn't reached in time."

My breath hitched in my throat.

"I could see right away that you don't like what you're doing – always in the background. You wanted to be a paramedic, but you fainted at the sight of blood – right?"

Again she was saying things like she knew me.

Alice placed her small hands on my shoulders, staring into my eyes. "You'll regret it forever if you don't do this now. Do you really want another regret in your life?"

I looked to Edward and he only had an odd, crazy look on his face like his mind was somewhere else. I don't even know why I looked to him as if he'd have an answer.

How'd Alice know me? How'd she know what I did, and how I felt, and the regret I felt toward losing my mom?

I couldn't believe what I was going to do next. I was going to leave with them.

"I just need to make a phone call," I told the two, and left for more privacy inside to call Jess and then my work – tell them I had to leave town suddenly and wouldn't be back tonight.

Alice yelled, "Don't forget to use the restroom."

She and her restroom protocol… sheesh.

Driving down highway 40 to Needles….

Leah woke suddenly, "Where…" she looked over to me and then up at Alice, who waved with a smile. Sweat was all over her brow so thick her hair was soaked. Her bright Topaz eyes sparkled, like she was from another world.

"Oh yeah, almost forgot," she breathed, still sounding in pain, "I'm in the Mystery Machine with Velma, Fred and Daphne."

I laughed, "Does that make you Scooby Doo the dog?"

Alice seemed to like my joke and also laughed. The shape-shifter didn't have a sense of humor, and only glared at me.

She smirked, and then dead-panned, "wow, a dog joke – how original."

"You know – we saved your butt and you could at least be a little nicer. All you do is pick on us?"

"Some people just make it easier than others." She groaned, holding to her side. Her arm was all misshapen.

"Um…" I said, "I have some Tylenol."

"I," she looked at her arm, "its healing crooked. I need to re-break the arm. Yo Fred, pull over."

"My name is Edward and you could ask with a please."

"Fredward, please pull over," she growled mockingly.

Alice giggled again. She seemed to like Leah's snarky comments.

"Wait a minute," I nearly gasped, "Did you say you're going to re-break your arm?"

"Yeah – because it started healing in my wolf form and now I'm human and it's crooked, so I have to re-break it."

"That… sounds so painful."

"That's life as a shape-shifter." Leah's eyes lowered, "it's all about pain." She quickly looked up toward the front seat, "Yo Fredward, can you please just do what I say?!"

"It's Edward."

Leah smiled to herself. She knew exactly what she was doing.

I told her, challenging her, "Call him Edward."

"Why?"

"Because… because you're being mean."

"So?"

"So…" I was so flustered, "so it's not right. You're supposed to be nice – like all superheroes."

"What comics do you read?" She laughed at me mockingly again, her brow rising.

"I… don't read comics."

"Then don't talk about something you don't know about Daft-nee."

Man, she was frustrating and such a jerk.

Edward laughed in the front seat. I don't know what he thought was so funny.

I sat back on the seat, my legs still pulled up. I saw Edward eyeing me in the rearview mirror. When he saw I saw him his eyes quickly averted forward.

Leah's face was grimacing in pain, although she tried to act tough. I could see her legs were all broken up too. I was thankful I couldn't see where she was bleeding under the thick blanket – or, I'd be passed out across this back seat. I always passed out at the sight of blood. I think the only reason I didn't when we first pulled her in the tank was because Alice covered her up so quickly and I was partially in shock.

Leah was gasping, her fever was so high. She needed water.

"Shoot." I looked over the flooring, pushing aside the vampire leg. "There has to be some down here. I thought…"

"You mean this?" Edward's hand was over the front seat with a water bottle dangling. "Is this what you need?"

"Yeah… thanks." Again it was like he was reading my mind. I took the water from him and opened it, putting it to Leah's lips. "Here, you need to drink some water."

Her hand shook as she took the bottle with her good hand and eased it to her lips. She finished off the bottle in a couple of heavy gulps. Wow, she drank water fast. It surprised me how quickly she lapped up the water.

"You probably shouldn't have any more for now. You don't want to throw up," I told her.

Leah again had that look, like she'd chew off my head in a second. But after a moment she said, "Thanks… Bella."

"You're welcome." Did she just say my real name… and was actually thankful?

Alice had a large grin across her face as she watched us.

Leah's eyes rolled back into her head, as she passed out again. I guess she wouldn't be breaking her arm right now.

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