"Battle Scars"
Chapter 9: Nothing Comes Without A Price
A/N #1: Hey everyone! Sorry for the late delay considering those jolts in updates just before my cruise but I figured if I was going to update at all before going into School-Mode, I might as well do it today (Sept. 13th) for TWO reasons; a) Bella's birthday and b) the Season 6 DVD Release for Supernatural!
A/N #2: Thank you so much to all my readers and reviewers (sadly I'm losing some of you *pouts*), your support truly means the world to me so THANK YOU! Now enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own Supernatural or Twilight. They belong to their respective owners (I thank them for creating them in the first place).
Summary: Bella Winchester had accepted her destiny but when she looses what she cares about the most, will she fight back or is the pain too much for her to handle; pain that not even the Cullens could truly understand.
Angel Warriors: [this section will be updated as the story progresses as you learn more about it]
- Winchesters' destiny…Bella mentioned a coming war
- Winchesters received their shared powers on Bella's 13th birthday while they got their individual powers on their 18th birthday
- All three Winchesters' tattoo, that wrap around their right arm just below the shoulder (picture on photobucket account, link on profile and on LiveJournal Master List), appeared on Bella's 18th birthday – tattoo symbolizes the connection between the siblings
- Powers are stronger when they are together
Powers (so far discovered in the story):
Dean – Pyrokinesis (manipulate fire like X-Men's Pyro)
Sam – Empathy (feeling other's emotions), Telekinesis
Bella – Cryokinesis (freeze things like X-Men's Iceman)
Shared/Together – Telepathy, Compulsion, Mental Shield, Enhanced Hearing and Sight
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Bella's POV:
[September 10, 2008]
By the time that we got back to First Beach, it was already dark enough to a point that I could see the bonfire in the distance. Once Jacob cut the engine, I immediately jumped off his motorcycle before helping him secure it in its spot.
Before I even took a step towards the fire, Jacob surprised me by offering me his arm. While I found the gesture sweet, I wasn't going to tell him that so I gave him a quizzical look which caused him to squirm just a bit.
"I wasn't sure if it was too dark for you to see in." He muttered a bit nervously and I couldn't help but smile at his behavior. It was definitely refreshing for me.
"Thanks." I stated as I wrapped my arm around his before he led the way to the bonfire. Neither of us said a word as we walked and it wasn't until I noticed that Sam was approaching us did I say something. "You know…" I started off, noticing that Jacob's head turned to face me as we continued to walk. I turned to face with a smirk on my face as I pulled my arm back. "I could see perfectly fine in the dark." I stated before I walked a few steps ahead of Jacob so that I could greet Sam with a tight hug around his waist. "Did you learn anything while I was away Sammy?"
Sam chuckled as he broke our hug. "Hello to you too Bells. How was school?" He questioned as his arm draped over my shoulders as he led me towards the others.
I groaned. "Irrelevant."
"Just hang in there. We'll be done before you know it."
I rolled my eyes. "Easy for you to say."
Sam laughed again before he slowed down our pace. "Did you have fun with Jacob?" He whispered a bit and when I looked up at him, I noticed that his attention was shifting to every dark figure in the distance.
"It was very…informative." I managed to tell him without giving too much away. Jacob and I talked about a lot of things and I didn't really want to discuss that with Sam when a whole bunch of supernatural beings could easily hear us.
Sam snickered. "I'll bet." He stated as he gave me a knowing look.
I groaned at his implication. "For the record, nothing happened."
"If you say so." Sam stated with a nonchalant shrug.
I wasn't able to say anything in return as I was being introduced to everyone from the wolf pack and from the Tribe Elders. Sam Uley and the Elders were a bit more welcoming along with a few of the younger shifters but other than that, the other shifters were on edge when they were around us.
Sam led me to a seat by Jacob as every gathered around the bonfire. Sam had to reassure me a few times telepathically that while everyone was on guard, no one was on edge enough to attack anyone. I figured that's the best that I was going to get for the night.
Once everyone was seated, Billy Black started the meeting off with a formal welcoming for me and Sam. We just remained silent as we only gave appreciative nods. When that was done, Billy went on to start on the history of the tribe and how the shifters came to be.
He first spoke of the Spirit Warriors and how their blood was believed to have magic running through it.
He then spoke about Chief Taha Aki and the Third Wife's sacrifice when it came to their confrontation with the avenging Cold Ones.
It wasn't until Billy mentioned the arrivals of hunters did I really start to pay attention.
He mentioned that a few decades ago, a family of hunters, the Campbells, came onto their land in search of answers. Apparently the hunters had been tracking the small pack to a point that they knew that they weren't the typical werewolves or skinwalkers. At one point the hunters had captured one of the Elders to interrogate them about a possible demon deal going down in the past that allowed for the small wolf pack to have their new abilities. It wasn't until after the Elder spoke of the tribe legend and how their inheritable ability to shift into these giant wolves to protect themselves did the hunters let it slide. They didn't deem the pack as a threat since they only appeared when danger was near their territory…which was understandable. The fact that the pack didn't kill innocent lives was also a reason why they were spared.
Then Billy went on to talk about why Sam and I were so important which lead into what the tribe knew about us; the Angel Warriors.
It was amazing how Billy knew every detail to the prophecy but in my mind, all I could see were images of Bobby. All I heard was Bobby's voice as he delivered the exact same details to us two years ago when we were recovering from the car accident.
[FLASHBACK]
[Aug 6, 2006]
It's been two and a half weeks since Dean woke up from his coma only to have Dad being declared dead less than an hour later. We were all devastated. Not only did we lose our father but we apparently lost the only means of protection we had when it came to the Yellow-Eyed Demon; the Colt was gone.
It was just after lunch when Bobby called us into his makeshift office with books scattered everywhere. All three of us were waiting for Bobby to return as he had to check and grab something.
"Alright so have any of you heard of the Angel Warriors?" Bobby questioned as he walked into the room with a very thick book in his arms as he headed for his desk.
Sam, Dean and I looked between each other as we negatively nodded our heads while Bobby thumbed through his book.
"Nope but if you ask me, it sounds like some cheesy rock band." Dean teased as he sat backwards in one of the seats in front of the desk. Both Sam and I looked to each other as we rolled our eyes at Dean's comment.
Bobby suddenly stopped in his actions as he gave us all an incredulous look. "You've never heard the term before?" He questioned again a bit more worriedly.
"Were we supposed to?" I questioned a bit nervously as my brothers just shook their heads from side to side.
"Balls!" Bobby cursed as he slammed his hands down onto his desk. I kind of flinched at the impact because that move wasn't like Bobby so that got me worried just a bit.
"Bobby calm down. I'm reading many things from you right now." Sam stated, referring to his empathy power, as he tried to calm the older hunter down but that seemed to snap his attention straight to Sam and he was looking at him like he was searching for something.
"Do you know anything about your powers?" He questioned to Sam before he turned to look at me and Dean. "Do any of you?"
"It's kind of been like you learn as you go along basically." I explained with a nervous smile. At first it was a surprise that Dad had told Bobby because they hadn't ended things on good terms but Dad managed to tell Dean after he woke up from his coma that we could trust Bobby when it came to our powers.
"Researching is kind of hard when you can't use your contacts when it comes to it."Sam quietly added in.
Bobby looked between all of us before he exhaled loudly. "So you mean to tell me that John didn't tell you squat?"
Dean gave a humorless laugh. "Exactly that Bobby. Dad went missing just after Bella turned eighteen and any time we managed to get into contact with him over the past year it was always about the demon. Nothing else." He emphasized which got Bobby to slump down into his desk chair as he cursed again.
"Why does it matter?" I piped in a few moments later.
Bobby groaned as he rubbed his hand down his face. "Because by not telling you, he put you three in more danger."
I could see Sam's brow furrow out of confusion. "What are you talking about?"
Bobby exhaled deeply before he started thumbing through the thick book again. "Every evil thing out there is either going to want your heads on a platter or they'd want to use you for their own personal gain."
I gulped at his words as I looked to my brothers with a worried expression. "If that's the case, why wouldn't Dad mention it to us then?"
Bobby shrugged his shoulders as he continued to look through the book. "I don't know but you know that your dad and I didn't leave things on good terms the last time we saw each other right?" I remembered that…the last time we saw Bobby with Dad it had ended with Bobby threatening Dad to leave with a shotgun aimed at him. "So I was surprised that he called me out of the blue last year asking me for a research favor." Bobby continued, bringing my attention back to reality.
"He wanted you to figure out what the tattoos we got meant." Dean concluded as his attention was more on the book that Bobby was going through.
"Exactly. It took me about a month to find anything on the subject and when I called him to tell him, he was in a rush to hear it. The next thing I know, I can't get in touch with him and you three are calling me asking if I've heard from him." Bobby explained.
"So what did you tell him?" I questioned from my seat by the window.
Bobby shrugged his shoulders. "Not much. I found out a lot more later on but he never picked up his phone so that I could update him about it."
"Alright, so what do they mean? What'd you tell him?" Sam asked just before Bobby slapped the book down in a triumphant manner.
Bobby pointed to the elaborate design in the book and it wasn't until I got up to take a closer look at it did I realize that one third of the design looked very familiar to me. I looked to Sam and Dean as they too got closer to the book and I could see the same expressions on their faces.
Without a moment to spare, Sam and Dean started rolling up their right sleeves to a point that their tattoos could be easily seen. I waited for Dean to roll up mine since I had managed to break my left collarbone in the accident so I couldn't really do the action myself. Once all three of our tattoos were exposed, we maneuvered ourselves as best we could until our tattoos appeared to be linking; just like the picture in the book.
My eyes widened at the realization. Since the three of us have been together, we've never looked at our tattoos collectively before.
Bobby kept on checking between our tattoos and the book as he concluded that it was a perfect match. The intricate spherical design easily showcased the three separate segments yet when put together (even though we had to deal with the real versions not being on flat surfaces) it was easy to see that they belonged together.
"Holy mother of peril."Bobby stated with a sense of awe in a slight whisper.
"What's with the face Bobby? I'm not liking what that face could mean." Dean interjected as he was the first to start rolling his sleeve down.
Sam rolled his eyes. "Knock it off Dean."
Bobby shook his head from side to side, as if to get rid of a certain thought, before he cleared his throat. "It's just those tattoos, the connection tattoos, is what proves that you are who the prophecy talks about." He elaborated as Dean finished off rolling my sleeve down for me.
"Back up…what prophecy?" I asked as I took my seat by the window again as Dean took his original seat while Sam grabbed an empty chair from the kitchen.
"The prophecy talks about three warriors…three siblings that would fight for humanity against the things that were deemed unnatural." Bobby explained as he flipped a page over in the book.
I felt my brow scrunch up out of confusion. "It just sounds like it's talking about hunters in general."
"Hang on." Bobby stated as he started skimming the book for the correct passage. It wasn't long before Bobby started reading the contents to us. "With the blood of the angels flowing through them, they would have abilities that no human would possess. They would have abilities that they would share and some they would call their own as they used them to fight for the greater good."
I gulped after hearing those words. Blood of Angels? Fight for the Greater Good? This all just seemed like too much.
"There's no such things as angels." Dean immediately protested when he had the chance.
Sam scoffed. "Then how do we have powers?"
Dean groaned. "How should I know Sam? But there has been no proof that angels exist…no hunter has ever come across one."
"There's no proof that they don't exist either." I counteracted before Sam had the chance to answer. I already knew that if I didn't interrupt in some way then my brothers would be fighting again and that was not what we needed.
Dean groaned again as he leaned his head onto his crossed arms that were resting on the back of his chair (he was straddling his chair again).
Bobby gave me an amused look for Dean's behavior before he continued to read on from the book. "Anyways, together the three warriors who were deemed the Angel Warriors would be unstoppable but if separated in the most extreme way, the extent of their abilities would be weakened."
"Wait, separated how?" Dean interrupted again with a skeptical look on his face.
Sam groaned. "Could you stop interrupting Dean?"
"It's a valid question Sam. Hell, you went off to Stanford, I've been on hunts away from the two of you, so has Bella yet nothing changed when it came to our powers." Dean pointed out as he glared at Sam. I just shook my head a little disappointedly…it wasn't just Dean's anger that we were dealing with but Sam's as well since he's been subjected to feel Dean's anger.
"It means separation by death. If any of you three die, your powers are weakened and it's shown through the connection tattoo." Bobby explained before a full-blown argument got started between my brothers.
"How? It just changes color?" I quipped as I found the idea ridiculous.
Bobby gave me a sheepish smile. "Well…yeah. According to the book, it will turn into a faded tattoo."
"Awesome." Dean sarcastically stated as he pinched the bridge of his nose.
Sam sighed. "Is there anything else we should know?"
"It predicted that when the time came, it would be these three warriors that would stop the end of the world." Bobby continued on but with every word it seemed like my worries only grew.
"As in…the Apocalypse?" I managed to ask even thought every bone in my body, broken or not, already knew the answer but it didn't stop me from closing my eyes as I waited for the answer.
"Unfortunately yes."
An instant slam was heard, followed by loud cursing. "How the flying fuck are we supposed to stop the Apocalypse?" Dean protested angrily and I hoped my eyes to see Dean pacing around his fallen chair.
Bobby's eyes narrowed at Dean. "Boy you better watch your tone around me and again, I don't know. It just says that when the time comes, the three warriors would be called upon to finish what was destined to happen." He stated as the last part was referring to another part of the book's text.
"Well I say screw destiny! I'm not fighting in some apocalyptic pissing match."
"You'd rather let millions of people die then?" I questioned Dean which had him halting in his pacing steps.
Dean growled under his breath a bit. "Do not guilt trip me Bella!"
"But that's what's gonna happen if we just ignore it!" I snapped back without a second thought.
Sam groaned as he rubbed his temples in circular motions. "Guys stop it! I can't deal with both your anxiety issues right now on top of my own." I instantly gave Sam an apologetic smile.
Dean scoffed. "Well my anxiety isn't just going to go away Sam just because you tell me to!"
"Dean that's enough." Bobby ordered which managed to shut Dean up immediately which was very rare.
I could see Dean looking between me and Sam before he groaned…both Sam and I had defeated looks on our faces due to the prophecy's declared certainty.
Dean groaned as he ran his fingers through his hair. "You guys can't seriously believe this prophecy. If we are these three powerful warriors then why the hell couldn't we take down the Yellow-Eye Demon? If we couldn't take him down then how in the world are we supposed to take down the one that wants to bring on the fucking Apocalypse?" He argued as he made his way to Bobby's alcohol stash.
I shrugged my uninjured shoulder as best I could. "We'll figure something out, we always do."
Dean shook his head disappointedly as he came back with four cups and a brand new bottle of Bobby's whiskey. "So you would rather have the fate of the whole world resting on your shoulders than to just forget about this and move on?" He question as his eyes never left mine as he placed his items carefully onto the desk.
I could only nod as my answer since Dean's stare was just daring me to contradict him…I knew I wouldn't be able to if I actually said something.
Dean exhaled deeply as he uncapped the large bottle. "That's a hell of a lot of responsibility Bella, you do realize that right."
I rolled my eyes for his superior attitude. It wasn't like I was a kid anymore; I'm nineteen for Christ's sake! "I'm well aware of that Dean and I thought you liked having powers."
"Of course I do but not when they come with an apocalyptic prophecy that I need to take part in down the line." He immediately defended himself as he poured everyone a glass of whiskey before he took a swig from his own.
Once his glass was empty, he placed it onto the desk before grabbing another glass to hand to me. I reluctantly took it but I figured that now was a good enough reason to get drunk.
"What do you wanna do then Dean? It's not like we can return our powers back to the original sender you know. They're a part of us…you out of any of us should know that best since you've had them for nine years now." Sam questioned as he went to grab a glass of whiskey for himself.
"Thanks for the reminder Sam." Dean sarcastically stated after filling his glass up again.
"But seriously what do we do?" I questioned before I took my first gulp of the burning liquid in my glass.
Dean drank his second glass quickly before he exhaled deeply. My attention was more focused on the substance in my glass at this point as I swirled it around but I heard the definitive clink of his glass hit the table before I heard his voice. "Does it predict when this big battle is gonna happen?"
I took another small sip of my whiskey as Bobby gave a negative nod. "Nope. It just keeps repeating the phrase when the time comes." He stated before he himself consumed his drink.
I watched as Sam and Dean had one of their silent conversations before they turned their attention to me with the same questions in their eyes. I just shrugged as my answer, considering that it would be awhile anyways before I was able to get back into the hunting ring.
"Well, I guess we continue to do what we've been doing for the past nine years then." Dean declared before he prepared himself another drink.
[END FLASHBACK]
I was pulled out of my thoughts when I felt someone shaking my arm slightly. It took me a couple of moments to realize that it was Sam that was trying to grab my attention.
"Yeah?"
The fire shone onto my brother's face, allowing myself to see him give me a quizzical look. "You okay?" I didn't really know what he meant but I guess by my expression, he felt the need to elaborate. "You were favoring your shoulder just a moment ago, did something happen earlier today?"
The moment he mentioned it, I found my hand ghosting over the shoulder that had been affected by the car accident. "No, I was just remembering an old war wound that's all." I explained with a small smile causing Sam to give a light chuckle.
"Broken collarbone?" I nodded, very pleased that he just knew. He shook his head amusedly. "Should of known." I heard him mumble as he stood up before he offered his hand out to me. "You ready to go?"
"What? Already?" I questioned as I took his hand, having him pull me up from my spot.
"For us yeah, Billy told me earlier that the ending is mainly for the shifters so I told him will be gone by then." He explained as he led us away from the bonfire. "Besides you looked like you're going to drop at any second." He said with a small smirk on his face.
I rolled my eyes. "Now that's not true."
Sam scoffed. "C'mon Izzy, you need to get some sleep."
"Hey wait up!"
Both Sam and I stopped in our steps when we noticed someone was running to catch up with us. I already knew by the voice who it was but Sam was the first to say anything. "Hello Jacob."
Jacob came to a halt just in front of us as he gave Sam a curt nod. "You guys leaving already?"
"Got a little heads up a little earlier so we're just gonna take off." Sam answered but Jacob's attention seemed to be more focused onto me.
"Oh." Jacob said a little dejectedly and I found myself feeling kind of bad.
"Thanks for picking her up today for me Jacob, I appreciate it." Sam stated but I had this feeling that something was up with him.
Jacob smiled when he looked to Sam before returning his attention back to me. "It was no problem."
"I'll give you two a moment." Sam stated, bringing my attention back to him, just in time to see an amused smile on his face before he turned to head back to the Impala.
"How much longer are you going to be in town for?" Jacob questioned a few moments after Sam was out of earshot of us.
I shrugged my shoulders. "I'm not sure yet. I haven't finished what I needed to at the school."
Jacob's eyes seemed to widen. "You're going back there? But the Cullens…"
"I don't really have a choice at the moment and I can handle them." I quickly interrupted him before he truly voiced his concerns for me. It was sweet for him to care but for some reason, they affected me in some way.
"You don't know that." Jacob firmly stated.
I smirked. "You still doubt me? After everything you heard tonight." I quipped as I tried to get him to lighten up. For some reason the thought of this guy being all worried and broody didn't sit well with me.
Jacob gave a slightly nervous laugh. "You can't really blame me for having those kinds of thoughts."
"Alright, I'll let them slide…for now." I stated with a wholehearted laugh before I started walking backwards. I only managed to take a few steps back before Jacob mimicked my movements. It didn't take long until Jacob was walking me back to the Impala.
"Promise me you'll say goodbye before you leave town." He whispered to me a few minutes into the walk. I turned to look at me before I smiled at him.
"I'll do you one better; how about we hang out on Friday after school." I suggested and that seemed to brighten Jacob's mood.
"Any chance you'll need a ride?"
I made an exaggerated thinking gesture. "Most likely."
Jacob chuckled. "I'm there then."
My smile widened after hearing his acceptance but it died down a bit when I was only a few feet away from the Impala.
"I better go." I stated as I motioned towards the car just behind me. He nodded before I started walking backwards. "See you later Jacob."
"Bye Bella." He waved before I turned around and took off in a quick sprint to the shotgun seat.
I was greeted with an amused expression before Sam pulled out onto the road. I didn't even bother to ask because I knew that my brother was having a field day with whatever he uncovered tonight.
"So what did you learn today Sam?"I asked once we got on the main road.
"Are you really up for it tonight?" He bemusedly questioned as his attention was on the road ahead of him.
I shrugged my shoulders. "Hit me with it brother because I'll be dead to the world once I get back to my bed."
Sam laughed. "Alright…you asked for it."
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A/N #3: So what did you think? Does it answer some of your questions? Did it form some new ones? From the start I wanted you guys to learn about the prophecy through the flashback so I hope that was alright with you guys when it came to the bonfire (and I really didn't want to have to repeat the tribe's legends). So what else did you think Sam uncovered during his day with the tribe? Did anyone recognize the name of the hunters that Billy was referring to? How was Bella and Jacob in the end? How were Bobby and the Winchesters in the flashback? LET ME KNOW IN A REVIEW!
A/N #4: I was thinking about doing Sam's POV sometime soon but I'm not quite sure yet. I would have to think about it during the semester which brings up my bad news...this story is put on temporary hiatus so that I could focus on my university studies this semester (boo! yet it must be done). I will still think about the story and hopefully when the time comes to write the next chapter out, I'll have enough notes to work with. =D Thanks for understanding!
A/N #5: So don't forget the Season 7 premiere for Supernatural is on Sept. 23rd! And don't forget the Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 release is on Nov. 18th! Now good luck everyone for the new school year! Check out my LJ account if you wanna know how I'm doing with everything (ie: story status, school craziness, etc.)
Originally Published: September 13, 2011