Chapter 50

VPOV

After two weeks of just sitting in the dungeon, and being ignored, except for meal times, I was beginning to lose it. James and I could touch each other with our hands, but that was it. Laurent came down one afternoon that is when we hatched the plan to shoot Bella on her wedding day. Laurent's second in command was willing to take the chance and for the next two weeks, we went through the plan and how to manipulate the cameras. His second was suppose to kill her and aim for her heart, but he missed because when he took his shot Bella moved. The bullet got her in the shoulder.

Now we're back to square one. Bella, Rose, and Alice were back at full guards and we had to wait for Bella to heal and be back to moving around the castle. We knew Bella, Alice, and Rose would have backup guards with them because the three main guards were having their final fittings. Laurent got his second in command and yet another one of his guards assigned to Alice and Rose for an hour that was all the time they would need. Once the girls were together in the gym working out, the guards waited outside. Laurent came by with a laundry basket and waited at the door. The two other guards went in and used chloroform on Alice and Rose. The guards put both girls in the laundry hampers and took them to the back docks and got on one of my husband's yachts and sailed off. We got Alice and Rose tied up on the boat. Once we were on the back of the island and the pirates were protecting us, I called the head of security.

"This is Emmett. May I help you?"

"Yes, this is Victoria. I have Princess Alice and Princess Rose. If you want them returned unharmed, please send Queen Isabella to the back western edge of the island. You have six hours to get her to us. My pirates will escort you in when you deliver her. Do you understand this, Emmett?"

"Yes, Victoria. I understand and I'll deliver the message to the Queen."

BPOV

We slowly distracted a guard at a time and unfortunately, they were each killed. Edward stabbed one and used my spear gun on the other. I was handling it okay I kept telling myself this was for Alice, Rose and myself. Edward kept watching me to keep see if I was okay. Then, Edward lifted me up the side of the boat, and I slid my other knife to Alice and Rosalie so that they could cut themselves free. We secured our gear so we could get it quickly if we needed it. We were at the back ledge of the boat. When we heard Laurent calling for one of his guards, Edward had just finished climbing up on the ledge when Laurent got to the back of the boat. Edward drew on him and told him, "Drop it."

"No way, Edward, you drop your gun or else I'm going to shoot about three feet over and three feet down and hit the beautiful queen." I smirked and slid under the boat because Edward and told me to stay underwater.

"Go ahead, Laurent. Bella is safe and sound on the island under full guard."

Laurent shot anyway and that is when Edward shot him. Laurent dropped and was dead. But now I knew we would have company very soon. Edward leaned down and helped me out of the water. I grabbed my gun. As we got on the boat, James came out with his gun drawn at me and Victoria had Alice and Rosalie protecting her.

Victoria said, "Bella, turn yourself over to us or these two may die next."

"Bella, don't," Alice said.

"Yes, Bella do. Please put your gun down if you haven't noticed the pirates have their guns aimed at you."

"Yes Victoria, I did. But how about I throw my gun onshore, then I don't have to worry about you guys getting it."

"Sure, if you would like."

I did and instead of my gun hitting the ground, Emmett caught it and said, "Drop the guns you two because now I have two aimed at the doctor."

Then Jasper said, "Don't turn around, Victoria because I have one aimed at your back."

"I have my pick," said Edward and started to move towards me. When Alice and Rosalie realized the doctor was going to fire towards Bella, they dropped their bindings and pushed on the doctor. His bullet went astray that he had fired. It hit the water between Edward and myself.

Emmett yelled, "Get down, Rose and Alice."

Jasper shot at Victoria's back because she was aiming at Bella now that Alice and Rose were out of her line of fire. Victoria fell right away.

"Emmett, my gun," and he tossed it back. We thought the doctor was out cold, so we helped get Rosalie and Alice off the boat to Jasper and Emmett. "Get them away," I ordered. I said, "Edward," as I turned back around, "James is gone."

"Stay behind me, Bella." As we went into the main cabin of the boat, we heard sounds under us. I pointed Edward to the stairs that led below. Edward went down and waited for me to come down after him. We found James in the engine room, "Stay back, you guys. I'll activate the bomb."

"You will anyway," I said.

"No, just let me go to the pirates."

"I'm sorry, James. I can't because I know you'll be back. Please give me the detonator, James."

"Here, catch it," and as I reach up to catch it in the air, James shoots it. Edward must have guessed his next move because as the gun went off I was already falling down. James tries to run and I turn and shot him right after Edward rolled off of me because he knew I had the angle. James fell right in front of me.

"Bella, run we have three minutes; the timer on the dynamite is counting down."

We hit the back of the boat and Edward says, "Where to?"

"Down by the cave, we swam through?"

"Hurry, Bella, you know the island lead the way." We were in the water and threw our BC's over our backs without fastening them put our rebreathers on and we grabbed one scooter and raced straight down. Within thirty seconds of being under water, the explosion went off. Edward and I let go of the scooter and clung to each other. We were sent into the caves with the force of the explosion. Rocks started falling around us. We protected one another as much as we could. Several hit my arms and legs but at least none hit my head. After several minutes had passed and rocks stopped falling all around us, I was able to get my bearings I looked around to see where we were and what had happened. I knew I still had Edward's hand. I looked at his face and smiled, but then I realized we were trapped. It was like we were sealed in a rock cave. His head came up at me and we checked our gauges. My head hurt some from the quick descent and I worked on clearing my ears.

Edward got my attention. When he asked if I was okay, I did the sort of symbol and pointed at my head. I did the same symbol to him and he said the same thing. We soon were on our second tanks of air. We had been under at about 100 feet for over an hour and our air was getting low. I signed to Edward, I love you and I started to relax into my yoga deep breathing hoping to survive as long as possible. I used Edward's beautiful face to stay lost in my yoga and simple breathing. Suddenly, someone had my foot and I started screaming and kicking. Edward tried to figure out what was going on, but he couldn't help he had just passed out from running out of air. As soon as I started struggling to get free of who was pulling on me, I got my last breath of air from my tanks. I was pulled out quickly from an opening made under us. My rebreather mask was pulled off and I felt myself drifting away, but then a regulator was forced into my mouth and purged. I choked in a quick breath. My eyes burned from the salt water, but I finally manage to see that Emmett had me. I mouth Edward and he points under us to Jasper. Jasper has him and I see Edward sucking in breaths on Jasper's spare regulator. We have to descend to 125 feet to get out from under the fallen rocks and caves. As we are swimming to clear the ledge, I notice Emmett's air levels and I signal we're at 200 psi.

I know he signals. I assume the other two are in the same condition. We are another 15 minutes before we hit open water. Now we are at 50 psi. The other two are swimming to us to get air; they are out. We're all taking turns breathing on the two regulators. I decide to drop my BC, I tug on my locket from the boys in a gesture thanking them for everything, then swim for the surface and pray. Edward realizes what I am doing it. He does the same thing and as Jasper is taking his final breaths and dropping his BC. Emmett starts unbuckling his BC to drop it as well. We all start free swimming for the surface. I am praying that Carlisle is there waiting for us and not the pirates. I broke through the surface and gasped for air. I heard a splash please be Carlisle or my men, but my head hurt and I felt nauseous. Edward quickly broke through followed by Jasper and Emmett. It was Carlisle and his men pulling us onto a boat. I was laid down on the boat deck along with my godfathers. Carlisle asked, "What happened?" Emmett starts explaining, but I don't really care because everything hurts on me. Jake and Carlisle are trying to talk to me and I'm just holding my body tightly trying to get the pain to subside. My knees, legs and arms hurt so does my head and my stomach.

Carlisle was on his phone with the US surgeon and said, "Hyperbaric chamber now for four including Queen Isabella." I pulled on Carlisle and though I was in excruciating pain. I motioned for pen and paper. I wrote, "Rosalie is the next queen of Isla Crepusculo Luna followed by Alice on the oath as the Queen of Isla Crepusculo Luna and I cited where in the constitution I could do that. I then laid the rest of the way back down and suddenly Edward managed to get a hold of my hand. I couldn't really say anything I was exhausted, but I was glad I could feel him.

CPOV

As Bella was wheeled into the bright lights of the emergency room, she passed out from the pain finally. She was alive for now. They were left in their bathing suits and put on stretchers for the hyperbaric chamber because it's designed for two but by using the stretchers sideways over the two beds we could fit all four. We had to guess at their depths because their gear didn't make it up with them. We had an idea of their depth because Bella was wearing a tracking beacon on her wetsuit. Bella remained unconscious the whole time in the chamber; her body size compared to everyone else was doing her in.

BPOV

Two days later, I wake up in my bed at the castle resting comfortably in my own room. I am surrounded by Emmett, Jasper, Alice and Rose.

"Where is Edward?" I ask quietly with a scratchy voice.

"I'm sorry, Bella," Jasper says.

Oh my god, I lost him, I thought to myself; Edward died for me and I roll into Jasper's arms crying.