Deep in the forest, rain started falling faintly, soon progressing to heavy slanted pencil streaks. Effy awoke where she lay on a mossy tree trunk. Her face stung from the icy rain and her wrists were bruised with flecks of dried blood visible from under the vine bondages that the pale-faced monsters had devised. Two days had passed like this and she felt like Death was nearing with each second.
Edward was pacing in his room when his senses picked up a dog-like stench coming closer. This was very strange because Alice's visions were usually quite accurate and consistent, but of late she had hours of blanks, not even anticipating the strange visitor. Alice opened the door for Jacob Black and the smell of werewolf filled the entire house.
"I'm sorry for just showing up here, but the pack and I need extra help. We have a crisis in the forest near La Push beach." Jacob cut to the chase, he wasn't in the mood for mindless small talk.
"Has it got anything to do with the new vampire arrivals?" Carlisle asked, anticipating the answer before Jacob nodded.
"Oh my goodness! Edward, my blank visions, they must have been intercepted by the werewolves. Well, that would mean that you've been near her... Is she- ?" Alice interjected, her mind firing in several directions at once, trying to make sense of the situation.
"The girl is alive, yes, but barely. We've been tryin' to get her away from them, but these vampires...they're "super" versions of you lot. Their strength and speed is insane, like in comic books and movies." Jacob replied.
Carlisle explained the mystery, "They must be from the older generations, probably under the leadership of an ancient they serve. They tend to draw power and strength from their leaders."
Then Edward finally spoke: "Where is she, Jacob?"
"I'll show you all once we've planned a strategy with your family and the pack.
"Tell me now, please don't make me hurt you."
"Listen here,Dracula, those vampires will rip you to pieces if you get near her. Its bizarre,almost like they're guarding her or something." Jacob explained, still puzzled by whatever was going on there.
Edward restrained himself, knowing that the mutt was right, they needed to combine forces to beat the newcomers.
"Tell Sam we meet in an hour, at the beach. If we don't acts soon the girl's death will be on all our consciences ." Carlisle spoke in a tone that was difficult to dominate, so much so that Jacob ran off into the woods - transforming into a red-brown wolf - to tell the pack leader,Sam Uley, of Carlisle's orders.
Thousands of miles away, in Bristol, Freddy McLair sat at his desk. He had been staring at the computer monitor for an hour, though he was no longer seeing what was on it. Open in an internet tab was an article entitled : "Forks high school student, Elizabeth Stonem, missing".