Alice stepped back a pace, and I could see that she was taking in the dumbfounded expressions on my face, on Emmett's and on Edward's. We'd all thought she was dead, Edward had said she was dead, and Carlisle too. Now, to see them here, not only alive but responsible for rescuing my daughter? It was almost too much to believe. I didn't see how I could believe it.

"How did you…how did you get away? I thought you were dead." Edward asked incredulously.

"I saw it. I had just killed the vampire I was fighting, when I saw Felix chasing after Jacob and Nessie. I saw, just a glimpse-this was before I decided to come after the two-of him killing Jake and then killing Nessie," Alice shuddered just thinking about it. "I decided to come after them and the future changed. I saw myself getting there in time and I also saw a brief glimpse that seemed to indicate that Carlisle would be coming too. Then that future changed and I saw myself saving Jake and Nessie, I had already decided to do this, but this time, Carlisle wasn't with me and Aro killed him. So I knew that if he came with me, then we'd save Jake and Nessie and if he didn't, then he'd die. There was a chance that I would still be able to save Nessie and Jacob but I figured it would be better to be safe. So I grabbed Carlisle and told him what I'd seen." Alice turned to her father to finish the story.

"So of course, I agreed. We left the fight and followed Jacob's scent here. Alice said we couldn't stop along the way and check on Leah and Seth…that we had to get here as fast as we could. It seems we just made it, too." Carlisle smiled slightly.

I had been so shocked by the presence of Alice and Carlisle that I had completely forgotten about the one I'd come to save. Whirling around, I raced across the clearing to the russet-brown werewolf and the little girl. Scooping up my daughter, I settled her against my hip and grinned at her.

"Momma!" she exclaimed and pressed her hand to my throat. Instantly, I saw everything she had seen while riding on Jake's back. I saw Leah turn away from the fleeing group to try and hold off their pursuers, I saw what Renesmee had seen when she had been thrown from Jake's back. I saw brave, young Seth trying to fight off Felix. And I experienced her ecstasy when Alice and Carlisle had shown up. I gave her a hug as if I was afraid that if I let her go, she'd be gone, nothing more than a hopeful fantasy. Now that Renesmee was safe, Jake limped away into the trees and came back a few minutes later, wearing only shorts, and sat down, letting his body finish healing.

Suddenly, I tuned back into Edward's and Carlisle's conversation; something had caught my attention.

"How many did we lose? How many…are gone?" Carlisle asked slowly, as if he already knew he didn't want to know the answer.

Emmett turned away, striding over into the trees. In a sudden fit, he grabbed hold of a large limb and yanked, pulling it from the oak tree and flinging it across the meadow. Then he collapsed into a heap under the same oak tree.

Edward looked at Carlisle and sighed, "A lot. Siobhan, Carmen, Garrett, Tia, Stefan, Kate, Zafrina, Maggie…none of them survived. And…oh, Carlisle…Rosalie is dead."

At each name, Carlisle seemed to wilt. Alice buried her face into her hands, but at the last name, at the name of her sister, she jerked her head up, staring Edward in the face.

"What?" Edward whispered lightly. "What do you mean, you see her?"

Under the oak tree, I could see Emmett raise his head ever so slightly, as if sensing hope but refusing to allow himself to believe anything. I left Jake where he was, knowing that he was healing and walked over to join the three in the middle of the meadow.

"What's going on?" I asked. Edward had obviously read something in Alice's mind but I had no idea what it was.

"Alice…Alice says she saw Rose alive. Says that while they were running here, she kept having flashes of Emmett in pain, but not physical pain. Emotional pain. Says that she saw Rosalie and that Rose and Emmett were dancing in this very meadow. I don't know how though, we all saw her ripped in pieces." Edward mused.

He hadn't finished speaking before Emmett was up and standing with us, unbridled hope now shining in his eyes. "You saw her alive, Alice? Please, you saw her alive?"

"Yeah, I did…but you say you saw her ripped to pieces? Maybe my vision was wrong." Alice seemed unwilling to commit to this course that might give Emmett false hope.

"I have to get back," Emmett whispered. "I have to see for myself." He turned, ready to leave, when Carlisle laid a hand on his arm.

"Wait, Emmett. Alice's vision might be wrong. I don't want you getting your hopes up for nothing." Carlisle was obviously concerned. "Besides, we should probably check on Seth and Leah first."

Jacob perked up at the mention of his friends. "Seth's okay? And Leah? She's okay too? I was afraid they'd been killed. Where are they?"

"They're fine. Both were knocked unconscious in their fights. Jasper is with Leah, waiting for Sam to show up. Quil's on his way to help Seth. They're both going to recover." Edward reassured Jake.

"Sam, Quil? But what about the others? Embry and Paul…are they ok?" Jake's voice was worried. He seemed to cringe in anxiety, with worry about the answer he might receive.

"Sam…and Quil…and two other wolves, wolves that were new to the pack, a chocolate brown one with a silver stripe and a deep reddish one were the only survivors. All the others didn't make it." Edward's voice was low, pain evident in his voice. I'd never considered the fact that maybe he could hear the thoughts of the dying in his head…

"No…NO!" Jake yelled. Sobs began to wrack his body and he leaned over, clutching his knees to his chest. "I shouldn't have left. I should have been there. That was the biggest fight and I should have been there to help. I could have saved them. I could have-"

I interrupted him, speaking quietly, "Jake, if you hadn't left the fight, Renesmee would be dead. You did what you had to. And Embry, Paul, they did what they had to do. They died saving innocent lives. You know they wouldn't have wanted to go out any other way."

He nodded slowly but I could see the pain being held at bay. During this whole exchange, Emmett had been pacing up and down one side of the meadow and now he turned and yelled, "I'm going back! Come with me or stay here, but I've got to find out about…about…I'm gone!"

And he took off into the trees. Glancing at Edward, I nodded and he raced after Emmett.

"I'll follow in a bit," Jake answered my unspoken question, and I whirled back around, clutched Renesmee to my hip and dashed after Edward. Alice and Carlisle followed right behind me.

I hope Emmett can deal with whatever happens, I thought hopefully.