Hey guys! So I'm officially on summer vacation so that means more updates! =] I think I have lost some of my readers because I barely got any reviews for the last chapter, which makes me pretty sad. I really hope I can gain everyone back again though! Anyway, for those of you who have sent a review, or favorited/followed this story or myself, I would like to give a big thank you and say that it really means a lot to me. So thank you so much. =] This chapter will be more like a filler until the next chapter. A new character, which I completely made up as I wrote this by the way, will be introduced sometime during this chapter. I'm really sorry if this chapter isn't all that interesting, but like I said it is just a filler. Now, here is the next chapter for you guys. I hope you enjoy.

Hidden Soul

Chapter Twenty-Three

Bella's POV

Alice and I phased back to run towards a safer spot in the woods for our meeting. I'm still not very comfortable with this, so I made sure I could run behind Alice in order to keep an eye on her. After a few miles of running, I told Alice to stop. We both phased back and after a few minutes, I could hear growls coming from around us. Looking around, I saw a pair of emerald eyes emerging from the woods, and I knew they belonged to Carina.

"What in the hell is she doing here Bella?" Carina growled out and stayed in her lycan form.

The others growled as well and stayed in their form too. I sighed and looked at them all before saying clearly, "Everyone needs to phase back to their human form and then I will explain everything."

There were a few hesitant responses, and it wasn't until I growled at them to listen to what I said that they finally phased back. After everyone was back to a human, I finally explained everything. Even after explaining the situation and why Alice was here, they still were glaring at her.

"I know you said that Alice actually wants to help, but what makes you think she is speaking the truth Bella? What if she is just lying to you in order to get yourself murdered?" Carina asked for everyone. I knew they were all thinking it, but I think Carina took it as herself to speak for the group tonight.

I sighed and looked her and everyone else in the eye while saying, "I don't know for a fact that Alice is telling the truth or not, but this is Rosalie we are talking about. I'm willing to take chances if that means we find her alive and this also means I get to finally kick Kevin's ass. Just put yourself in my situation everyone. If you had a mate and he or she was taken from you, wouldn't you do anything and everything to find them no matter what the cost is?"

"I know if Emmett was taken from me, I would kill anyone that stood in the way of him. I wouldn't stop fighting until I finally reached Emmett. So I will follow you Bella, I mean you are my leader and we are a pack which means we do whatever the Alpha wants." Destiny said while standing up beside me.

I continued to look at everyone else while saying, "I'm not asking you guys to follow me if you don't feel comfortable on doing so. You won't get kicked out of the pack if you fail to listen, but I am going to ask you to just think about it. Think what would you do if you were in this situation."

Natasha stood up next while saying, "Rosalie is my niece and I would do anything to save family, including saving you Bella. I may not be a lycan and I may not be in your pack, but I would follow you anywhere Bella because you are a great leader and I know you wouldn't be asking this of us unless you truly believed it." Natasha then stood next to me.

Blaine and Devin then both stood up and walked over to my group and they both smiled and nodded their head at me in the process. The only one who was left was Carina, and I moved my gaze over to her. I could tell she was having a hard time deciding on what to do though.

"What about you Carina? Will you come and help me fight for Rosalie?" I asked.

She sighed and looked at me while saying, "I'm not saying I believe a word Alice says, but let's just say hypothetically I join you guys, what would be the next step?"

I smiled at her and opened my arms, which she rolled her eyes and walked over to give me a hug. After letting her go, I looked over to Alice.

"So Alice, what do we do in order to get Rosalie back?"

She looked around at all of us, whose eyes were all on her, and then said confidently, "Well you obviously can't just march into the place because that would be setting you up for failure right then and there. The best thing to do is train each other to fight better, which I can help you. But I would need some more help and if I remember correctly, this is your father's palace am I correct Bella?"

I nodded my head yes while saying, "Yes it is, but I don't fully trust him at the moment. There's just something about Nathan that gives me this vibe that he is up to no good. I felt like he was in on the plan to get Rosalie kidnapped."

"Wait…is that what you think? Bella, I don't know what else happened on that day but I can promise you that Nathan had no part in Rosalie being taken. But I may know why you think such a thing." Alice said as she started to pace around in a circle.

I scrunched my eyes in confusion and watched Alice. "Alice, what do you mean you may know? What else is going on here?" I felt everyone else tense with me as well.

Alice looked up worried while saying, "Bella, I promise everything will be explained further in the future…"

Before she could finish her sentence, I felt myself phase and pounce on her. I pinned her up against a tree and glared at her while sending her the fiercest look I could manage. "I swear on everything that if you do not tell me every ounce of information that I need to know, I WILL murder you right here on the spot without any hesitation. So if I were you, I would get to talking."

Alice started to shake, which I could tell it was out of fear and not anger, and nodded her head quickly. I glared at her for a few minutes longer and then I finally let her go and I phased back. The rest of the group slowly became less tense and I went and stood by Natasha.

Alice sighed and looked at all of us. "Alright, so back when I was changed Kevin was talking about how he knows this guy who could help us out with this great plan of his to get revenge for his father. This guy was a fairly handsome looking man I must say, and if I was swinging for his team then I would totally go for him. Anyway…this guy's name was Marcus Chee and from the sound of Kevin's description of him, he knows exactly what he is doing. Apparently this was Kevin's greatest key in this big plan and at the time I just thought Kevin was bluffing or something. I honestly didn't think he would go this far into this."

"I'm beyond confused by this Alice. What in the hell does this Marcus Chee guy do that is so possibly dangerous? Is he a lycan like us? If so, I'm pretty sure I can handle him." I said while glaring.

"Bella…you don't understand…Marcus…he isn't anything like I have seen or even heard of before. He's not a lycan, werewolf, or even a vampire…all I know…the only thing I know is that if he is around then all of us are truly in danger, especially your father. The Nathan you have seen before, it probably isn't the real Nathan. It is Marcus disguised as him and Kevin is using those means to get more information from you."

"What do you mean that Nathan isn't the real Nathan? How can someone disguise themselves as another? Wouldn't that be a form of witchcraft of some kind?"

"That's the thing, I'm not quite sure what he is exactly. But all I know is that he is very dangerous. But I also know that Marcus isn't always around the palace, which means that your father is actually around." Alice said while looking at me.

"Um, I may be able to help in a way on figuring out when it is the real Nathan or not." Natasha said, finally speaking up. Everyone has been dead silent, intently listening to Alice.

I turned to her while saying, "What is it Natasha? What do you know?"

"Well…my grandmother may actually be able to help you more, but there is probably no way to find out for sure until we go back to Forks, and I know we won't leave here without Rosalie. But, if Marcus is what I think he is, then there can be ways to tell when it is actually Nathan. Do you know if your father has any specific traits or scars or something like that?" Natasha asked.

I thought it over for a minute or two and then suddenly remembered something. "Yeah I believe he has a little scar on the left side of his forehead. I remember seeing it the day we first came here."

"And I know Marcus wasn't here that first day because we were all trying to find where your father lives at. So what about his scar Natasha?" Alice asked.

"Well, if it's actually Nathan, then he will have the scar on his forehead, but when it is Marcus…I am pretty sure he won't have that scar. What Marcus is…he can only disguise himself as the person, which means he can't actually take form of every physical appearance such as a simple scar on the face, so when you talk to Nathan just look for that simple little detail and that should help greatly." Natasha said while smiling at me.

I smiled at her back and nodded at her in appreciation. "Alright, so I say tomorrow I go and talk to Nathan, only if it's really him, and ask him if he would train us…all of us, which means you as well Alice. Do you think you would be able to meet us back here at any certain times?"

"I believe I can manage to get away for a few hours in the day, most likely in the afternoon."

"Alright, then how about you meet us here tomorrow afternoon. We can start training then." I said.

After all of us agreed, we all went back to the castle, and Alice back to where the warehouse is at.

Rosalie's POV

After several long hours of waiting, and a few beatings from Kevin, I finally saw a pair of glowing green eyes that I recognize as Alice's, come into the room I was in. Alice quietly walked over and kneeled beside me.

"Did you speak to Bella? Did she believe you? How is she?" I asked all in one breathe.

Alice placed her hands on my shoulders while saying quietly, "Rosalie, one question at a time. Yes, I spoke to Bella, and after being pinned down to the ground and almost killed, she thankfully finally listened to me. After I told her what happened, she took me to her pack and we all had a meeting. I met your aunt Natasha by the way, and she seems nice. But anyway, I told her that the way to save you is if we all get trained because Kevin is really skilled and even though Bella is powerful enough, she still won't be able to just walk into here and expect to beat him. I did figure out some new information, which may have changed the plans just a little bit though."

I scrunched my eyes up in confusion. What does she mean by it changed the plans? "Alice, what exactly do you mean by it changed the plans?"

Alice sighed a little bit while saying, "It's nothing of too importance. I believe Bella has everything under control, but let's just say if you ever hear the name Marcus Chee, stay out of his way or sight. This man is almost as bad as Kevin is, and he will not hesitate to kill you. I'm sure Bella will fill you in once everything is settled though."

"When will Bella be here?" I asked hopeful.

"Well…I believe if she gets all of us trained every day, I think it can easily be up to a week. I'll keep you posted on it though, I promise."

Ugh, I just want Bella to get here soon.

Bella's POV

The next day, I made it my mission to find my father. Luckily, I managed to find him in the courtyard and it was actually him this time, which was a major relief. When he saw me coming his way, a big smile appeared on his face.

"Bella! What brings you out here? I figured you would be out searching for Rosalie." Nathan asked, his deep purple eyes shining lovingly at me.

"About that father, I have a favor to ask of you."

"Sure Bella, anything you need I am happy to help."

"Well um…I was wondering if it was possible to train my pack and me. I know I'm powerful and everything, but I feel like I really need to get myself and my pack trained enough so we can beat Kevin." I asked while looking at him.

"Why of course Bella! You didn't even have to hesitate to ask. I think that is a great idea to get yourselves trained and ready to go after this asshole. But I feel like this isn't everything you have to ask of me, am I correct?" Nathan asked while walking over to a bench and patting the spot next to it.

I smiled a little and walked over and sat down. "You are correct father…um…there's a little bit more to the reason behind it…but it is really complicated to explain this, and if I do I am afraid you will either get mad at me, or you will get hurt."

I felt a hand on my shoulder and I looked up to find my father looking at me with concern. "Bella, I promise you that no matter what it could possibly be, I would never get mad or upset with you. I mean, I'm your father and I will do whatever means necessary to keep not only you, but your pack and mate safe. I feel like a failure already about what happened with Rosalie. It's almost as if I don't even remember what exactly happened that day."

I sighed while saying, "That's the thing…I think I may know what happened…" And so I told him absolutely everything. I started off about how at first I didn't trust him, but then explained how there was a reason why he was acting funny. I told him everything that Alice and Natasha explained last night, and how also Alice wants to help me finish Kevin off for good. I told him about the Marcus guy, and how he may be disguising himself as Nathan, which completely freaked him out. Father then completely agreed to train all of us, including Alice, and his guard to fight even better.

After everything was explained thoroughly, I told my pack to meet at the training area Nathan had, while he told his guard to do the same. Then, father and I went to go meet Alice at the spot I told her to meet us at last night. After Alice arrived, we all went to the training grounds to meet up with everyone else.

"Alright, so most of us here do not know how to truly fight when it comes to combat. Heck, some of us might not even know how to fight. My goal today and for however long it takes is to prepare you…all of you even if you are lycan or not…how to fight the enemy. And for those of you who do not know the full story, Kevin is the enemy. He is the reason why Bella's mate has been taken. It has also been brought to my attention that an imposter has been walking around the palace, possibly giving my guard false orders. I would like to warn everyone of this matter. Bella explained that a man who goes by the name Marcus Chee can somehow disguise himself as anyone he pleases. But the one flaw of this is that he cannot replicate simple physical characteristics such as scars or birthmarks. In case you were wondering on how to tell if I am me or not, just look on my forehead. If you don't see a scar on the left side of my head, then it is NOT me. If it is the imposter, I had been told it is best to just find a way to avoid him. We haven't quite figured out on what exactly he is and I have been told that he is very dangerous. Does everyone agree to this?"

Everyone nodded their heads and Nathan went on explaining further of what exactly he we trying to train us to do. For the first training lesson, he thought it was best to pair us off with someone who would be an equal to us and then duel one another. That way he can get a basis on what everyone's strongest spot is and what area they need improvement on. So naturally I was paired up against him. Oh boy…this will be very interesting.

Alright, I know that this is a smaller chapter and everything. But I really felt like this story just needed a filler for a chapter. I know I keep saying that this story is slowly coming to an end, and I promise you it is. I just have to get everything set up for the big fight between Bella and Kevin. As you can see, I introduced a new character in this chapter: Marcus Chee. As I was typing up this chapter, I randomly thought of a completely different way to take this story, and it also kind of helped me create a better idea on how to end the story and how to create a sequel. I promise you will get to know a little bit more detail and everything on Marcus, but I'm not quite sure when it will be. But obviously he is some kind of supernatural creature and my question is for you guys, what do you think Marcus will turn out to be? If you have any guesses, feel free to either private message me or state it in a review. Also, I really hope I will slowly gain back all of my readers that I feel like I have lost during my long absence. But I am always welcoming any new readers as well. =] But thank you all for the reviews, follows, or favorites that I have gotten. It really means the world to me. I will try my best to update more often since I am officially on summer break. But I may be getting a job soon, which means I will be a little busy at times. But please be patient with me and I promise I am not giving up on this story. =]