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"They're testing us, you know?" Skylar's voice could be heard through the door.
"Yea, I know." Taigan replied, "I will make a 100 on this test too."
Jasper lightly knocked on the door.
"Another batch." Valery informed the others.
"No guys, it's us!" whispered Emmett forcefully through the door.
I could picture Skylar raising her eye brow like she did so often, "Emmett?"
"Guys, how do we get in?" Jasper said twisting the door knob over and over again.
"Jasper's here too!" I could here Erika's shrill voice and her feet patting on the floor.
There was a slapping noise, "He's asking a question you ditz."
"We've tried Jasper, its Fayda proof." Somebody said. They're voices were beginning to sound so much alike and I didn't care to put a face to each phrase. We only need to get out of here soon.
Emmett raised his finger like someone would in a movie or a comic book, "But is it Emmett proof?"
He walked swiftly to the door and bumped into it causing a hole to form in the wall.
"Did somebody order a rescue party?" The big bear stood heroically in the door way.
Erika smiled, "Yea, we did."
"Now let's go!"Taigan said running out the door. The rest of us trailed behind her.
We darted through the confusing Hallways creating our grand escape.
"So, where is Elijah?" Asked Valery. She must have been talking about that guy she came here for.
Hally spoke up, "Chill Jazzy, he's home with Carlisle and Esme."
I could hear Valery sigh.
An old, pale vampire came around a corner and I remembered his name was Aro. "Where do you think your going?"
Erika was never one to be assertive but here she was, her head held high and her tone firm, "We are going home, where we belong. Now, if you'll kindly excuse us Aro, we would like to get by."
"You'll have to fight an army to get 'home'." He placed air quotes here suggesting that it was not our home. "Are you willing to risk the fatalities?" His voice sounded fierce but his eyes held some form of resolution. The real question was: was he willing to risk the fatalities. This old man was putting his life, as well as others, on the line for nine girls.
"Yes, we are; and if you were smart then you would simply let us by and save your life, as well as the lives of others. I believe you forget that we know your inner workings, Aro. Don't underestimate our abilities." Taigan entered the conversation with a firm voice.
Aro's eyes narrowed, "Let the war begin."
With that, he swiftly walked away, His black robe dragging behind him.
"Sounds like fun." Emmett smiled happily. It worried me that he would get over confident and wouldn't be careful enough.
"You'd think so wouldn't you Emmett?" Hally repeated her sentence from earlier.
A gust came from Jasper's mouth, "We don't have much time. Guys, who is your best fighter?"
Skylar pointed to her tall friend, "Taigan, she was a Spartan in her human life."
Taigan only smiled proudly.
"Spartan?" I asked.
Edward smiled at me, "Spartans were the ultimate warrior in Greece. Sense birth they are trained to fight. A non-healthy baby was not permitted to live. They were often tossed of cliffs or left for the wild animals. Normally, a child was taken away from his/her mother for training around ages 6-8." I felt like I had just had a history lesson on the Spartans.
"Uh huh…" It sounded like such a harsh life style. That was all I could say. How could a mother bear to have her child killed simply because it was not a perfect specimen? It sounded so cold hearted, so irrational, so animalistic.
"Alright, so we'll fight in a triangle. Best battalions towards the front and sides, the rest towards the back and middle." Jasper commanded. We went into formation. Jasper and Taigan in the front; Alice behind them with Edward and Emmett on either sides; Me behind Edward and Alice; Hally beside me and behind Edward; Erika on my other side; Skylar next to her; Austrella behind Skylar; Samantha behind Skylar and Erika; Ani after Erika and me; and Rosalie at the rear of Hally and me.
Hally tilted her head to talk to us, "Are you guys ready?"
"I don't know." I replied nervously. I had every right to be nervous. I was about to be in my first fight ever and it would be compared to a war.
Erika squeezed my hand reassuringly. "It will be alright Bella, I promise."
"I hope your right." I squeezed her hand back.
"Edward," I said before he turned around to look at me, "I love you. Forever."
"I love you. Forever." He answered.
As we walked down the hallway towards the army of newborns, I could smell the adrenalin pumping through everyone. I could feel the possibility of death in the air.