Sorry it took so long to update. Final exams are a real pain in the ass. Here's an extra long chapter to say sorry.
My friend also gave me an idea. Whoever writes the 105th review gets a character in the story named after them. (I was gonna say 100th reviewer, but that's way too overdone.) The chapter that the character appears in will dedicated to the reviewer. Good Luck!
BPOV
Three Months Later
I walked towards the newborns, now perfectly trained, and I thought back to my first day here.
Flashback
As I walked out towards the newborns, Maria came up behind me, and handed me an iPod.
"It will help you concentrate." She said nothing more, but walked away.
I scrolled through the list and put on Bleed it Out by Linkin Park. .Yeah here we go for the hundred time
Handgrenadepins in every line
Throw 'em up and let something shine
Going out of my fucking mind
Filthy mouth, no excuse
Find a new place to hang this noose
String me up from atoptheseroofs
Knot it tight so I won't get loose
Truth is you can stop and stare
Run myself out and no one cares
Dug a trench out, laid down there
With a shovel up out of reach somewhere
Yeah someone pour it in
Make it a dirtdance flooragain
Say your prayersand stomp it out
When they bring that chorus in
I bleed it out, digging deeper just to throw it away
I bleed it out, digging deeper just to throw it away
I bleed it out, digging deeper just to throw it away
Just to throw it away, just to throw it away
I bleed it out, go, stop the show
Choppy words in a sloppy flow
Shotgun, I pull, lock and load
Cockit backand thenwatch itgo
Mama help me I've been cursed
Death is rolling in every verse
Candypainton hisbrand newHearse
Can't contain him he knows he works
Fuck this hurts, I won't lie
Doesn't matter how hard I try
Half the words don't mean a thing
And I know that I won't be satisfied
So why try ignoring him?
Make it a dirtdance flooragain
Say your prayersand stomp it out
When they bring that chorus in
I bleed it out, digging deeper just to throw it away
I bleed it out, digging deeper just to throw it away
I bleed it out, digging deeper just to throw it away
Just to throw it away, just to throw it away
I bleed it out
I've opened uptheseskies
I'll make you face this
I pulled myself so far
I'll make you face this now
I bleed it out, digging deeper just to throw it away
I bleed it out, digging deeper just to throw it away
I bleed it out, digging deeper just to throw it away
Just to throw it away, just to throw it away
I bleed it out, digging deeper just to throw it away
I bleed it out, digging deeper just to throw it away
I bleed it out, digging deeper just to throw it away
Just to throw it away, just to throw it away
I bleed it out
I bleed it out
I bleed it out
The second that I stepped onto the battle field, I was attacked by the newborns. Suddenly, it felt like a switch had been turned on in my mind. I felt myself slip away to be replaced by a ruthless assassin. The world seemed to slow down around me, as a ripped and tore at anything that got in my way. I must have ripped my way through twenty newborns, before I heard Maria's voice ring out.
"Enough!"
I growled at her, and she lunged at me, biting into my shoulder. I roared in pain, before realizing my cover, and falling into a submissive pose on my knees.
"Very good. It seems you have replaced my major easily. With you on our side, I doubt we will lose any battles. However, we will lose if you decide to take out all of the newborns before training them."
I nodded at her, and turned back to the newborns.
"If you attack me, you will burn. If you do not listen and do as you are told, you will burn. Gather the ripped up newborns and dispose of them. Then line up and prepare to train them. Move!"
I heard Jasper's proud voice in my mind. "Remind me not to piss you off, my angel. Or shall I say my goddess of wrath."
End of Flashback
Throughout these three months, I gathered many scars. I had nearly as many as Jasper, many from Maria herself. It pissed Jasper off to no end when I received one, and he tore Peter's arm off many times when it happened. Speaking of Peter, the idiot actually went out and bought two replicas of Oscars and put them in my room for my "awesome actin' skills".
I also started pickin' up a southern accent, which really got to Jasper (wink, wink).
The newborns listened to me, and treated me with respect. I trained them exactly as Jasper had trained his newborns back when he was with Maria. Now, I know, you'd think this would be a problem durin' the final battle. However, it was actually part of the plan.
Jasper was able to train everyone how to counter the newborn attacks perfectly, while we all developed our own fightin' styles that Maria wouldn't be expectin'.
The attack itself would be takin' place tonight. Jasper had finished trainin' everyone, and they were headin' here now.
I'm sure Alice will see somethin' soon.
Well speak of the devil and she shall appear wearing stiletto heels.
"The enemy approaches. Maria wishes to speak with you."
I followed her into Maria's tent, givin' the newborns strict orders to continue trainin' without killin' one another.
I walked in to find Maria lookin' at the plans again. She began speakin' as soon as I entered.
"The Whitlocks attack with the Volturi and Cullens tonight. Are we ready, Isabella?"
"Yes, ma'am."
"Excellent." She smirked to herself, obviously thinking she would get what she wanted. Well, what she didn't know would definitely hurt her.
Jasper spoke to me. "You better believe it darlin'."
JPOV
I hated being separated from my goddess, but I would see her soon. We were taking the Volturi's private jet as close to the battlefield as we could, and then we were runnin' the rest of the way.
The battle training went excellently. Everyone knew how to work against the newborn's trainin'. I would have trained Bella through the mind link, but she was soo good she didn't need it. I was scared though. I couldn't bear the thought of losing her, my siblings, or anyone else.
I turned to see Peter sit down next to me.
"Listen bro, I know you're worried, but we're all gonna be fine. That I know for sure. Bella is the goddess of wrath to your god of war, and together, there's no way you'll be taken down."
"I'm not just worried about her."
"We will ALL be fine, Major. Relax and get your battle gear on. We're landin' in five." He clapped me on the shoulder and got up to go sit with Char.
"Well fuck!"
Everyone stopped talking and stared worried at Peter. I felt his emotions: worry, anxiety, anger, and confusion.
"Peter, what the fuck is going on?"
When he didn't respond, I walked up to him, the Major comin' out to play.
"Report Captain, NOW!"
Peter shook himself out of his stupor, recognizing my tone. I wasn't gonna be fucked with right now.
"Something's off. Our plan isn't gonna go accordin' to plan. We may not all be fine, but someone else will be."
I didn't need this cryptic shit right now. I grabbed his neck and pushed him against the wall of the plane.
"Jasper, STOP!" I immediately relaxed at hearing Bella through the mind link.
"Thank….god…..thanks…..Bells…" He said gasping.
Everyone already knew about the mind link, to make things easier to explain to the trainees. After all, there was no other way to explain how I had a copy of Maria's battle plans otherwise, was there?
He started explainin' "Look, Major. I don't know what that was about. It was as cryptic to me as it was to me. All I know is that we're all gonna be fine. I think that other part, though, means…"
He hesitated. "Means what, Peter?"
He looked at me, worried. "I don't think we'll get 'em all today, Major."
"FUCK!" Bella and I both shouted it. Thank god she was alone, or that would look bad.
I knew what Peter meant. This was just too easy.
"What's going on?" Nandy's voice broke me out of my thoughts.
I looked at my little sister, hating that she had to be involved in this. But this was her battle just as much as it was mine.
"It appears that Maria, and probably Edward or Alice, if not both, will survive today's battle."
Everyone got angry at this, and started talking all at once.
"SHUT UP!"
"We follow the plan as if nothing has changed. Once we figure out what happened, we'll improvise."
The plane landed quickly, and we all began running towards the battlefield. Maria's army was standing on the other side of the field, but I only had eyes for Bella.
BPOV
Maria had us all run out towards the battlefield at twilight.
"It's the safest time of the day for us."
I looked at Edward, remembering a time when those words would have meant somethin' different.
We waited on the field for about an hour, before Jasper and the other's showed up. I tried to focus on anything but him, not wantin' to alert anyone as to which side I was on.
Maria smirked at Jasper. "You should have stayed, Major. Now, you shall pay the ultimate price. ATTACK!"
We were attacking in waves. I hardened myself, forcin' away all emotions as we began the attack. I was in the first wave, which consisted of the gifted newborns.
I focused on using one of my gifts to create a thunderstorm. I copied the fire starter's power, but I didn't know if I could control it, so I wouldn't use it. I spread my shield to locate the gifted newborns and used my telekinesis to make them hover in midair. Then I focused on making lightning shoot down from the sky, striking the newborns, incinerating them on contact.
I turned towards Maria, who looked shocked and really pissed off. Although, for some reason it seemed as though she were putting on an act.
"Never fuck with me, Maria. You think you can hurt the people I care about and get away with it? Well, you were wrong." Maria motioned for the rest of the newborns to attack, just as Jasper and I had guessed she would, while her high pitched laugh reverberated through the air. Shit.
"Pobresita. You thought I didn't know. I am old, child, but not stupid. I have had spies among the Volturi for centuries. I know all about your little mind link, your powers, your shield. I fed you fake information. I would have told Edward and Alice, but I must admit it was fun watching you fuck with their heads. Good luck. I doubt you'll die today, but I'll be back to make sure it happens."
She stepped away from me. Alice went to her side, saying "Tell Edward I'm never a second choice. He should have been with me when he had the chance". They joined hands with another newborn, one I had never seen before, who teleported them away from the battle."
I screamed in rage, and watched as a second newborn army we hadn't been expecting burst forth from the trees.
I pushed away my thoughts and emotions again, acting on my instincts. I turned towards the nearest newborn and ripped his head off. Never piss off the goddess of wrath.
Jasper and I were faring the best out of everyone, but we had both been bitten a couple of times, each one enraging us further. Peter, Charlotte, Nandine, and Justin were also doing very well, having trained with Maria and Jasper way back when. Aro, Marcus, and Caius, as well as their wives were fighting exceptionally well for people who just sat on thrones all day.
The guard, the Cullens, and the Denalis fought very well, but not with the skill of people who spent their lives, or large parts of their lives, fighting. I noticed some of them were missing limbs, which pissed me off even more.
The odds were four to one, but we were slowly turning them in our favor. Soon, almost all of the newborns were dead. Only Edward and some newborns remained. The ones that were left were gifted, so we all gathered in the center of the field while I put both a physical and mental shield around all of us.
Everyone looked at me, happy that I was alright, and then refocused on the remaining newborns.
JPOV
One of the newborns, a boy who couldn't have been older than 10, was just staring at us without moving a muscle. Then, Bella fell to the ground, crying out in pain.
Her shield wavered, but did not drop. It was a mental attack, and this newborn's power was strong enough to penetrate her shield.
I quickly spread my mind shield, strengthening hers, which was enough to block his power.
Once the pain stopped, Bella stood slowly, much to the newborn's shock. There was a dangerous smirk on her lips, and it seemed as though my goddess was going to exact her revenge.
She concentrated for a moment, and then the boy fell to the ground crying in pain. He didn't have a shield, so the power worked to its fullest on him. The pain seemed to drive him crazy, and he ripped clawed at himself, ripping himself to pieces. Everyone on our side gasped in shock, realizing how dangerous Bella had truly become.
Edward laughed. "So, you have to rely on you powers, huh? Can't even fight a fair fight?"
I growled at him, but Bella was laughing. "Can you?" she asked.
"Put your shield around my mind, and pick someone to fight me. Our numbers are even. We can play a little game. One on one, to the death, and no powers."
"No way. I…"
"Fine."
I looked at Bella, wondering why the hell she just did that. She just whispered into my mind, "I have a plan."
"I get to lay out the rules."
Edward just smiled at Bella and nodded, acting as if she were a young child too naïve to make her own decisions rather that a badass warrior.
"Here they are:
As of this point, no more use of powers by ANYBODY on the field.
The fight is to the death. No mercy, no matter what.
No one may attack out of revenge for someone else's death.
We fight one on one until everyone on one of the sides is dead."
I looked at Bella, wondering what trick she had up her sleeve.
"I will also be keeping shields up around those who aren't fighting to make sure no one uses their powers without my knowledge."
"Very well, love."
Bella and I growled at Edward.
"Now, now, let's act like human beings, shall we. We aren't animals."
Dickward was really beginning to piss me off.
Bella grabbed my hand to calm me down, and dropped her shields, saying "You pick first."
The battles went by quickly. Our side won every battle, but many of us were injured badly.
Edward's fight was last. My heart froze when I saw who he would be fightin'.
Nandy stepped forward.
"NO!"
She turned back to look at me and Justin, who had shouted at the same time I did. "I'll be fine. Go get some marshmallows so we can toast them while celebrating around his grave."
Nandy and Edward stepped out of the shield.
Edward suddenly screamed, "WHY CAN"T I HEAR HER THOUGHTS?"
Bella smirked at him, and responded. "Remember Rule #1? I learned that not only can I copy someone's powers, but I can also take them away completely. The only way to undo this is if I die, and that's not gonna happen."
That's my girl.
Edward roared in outrage and attacked Nandy. They were locked in a deadly dance. It was far too close in skill levels. There was silence except for the occasional sound of a hit or cry of pain.
Suddenly Nandy forced herself to get angry; it always made her fight better.
She hit Edward with a kick in the balls, making him fall to the ground.
"That's for my sister Bella!"
She ran over to him and picked him up, throwing him across the field.
"That's for my brother Jasper!"
Finally, she got behind him and positioned her teeth at his neck.
"And this! This is for the Cullens, the Volturi, and everyone else you have hurt or betrayed through your lies and actions." She started whispering, but we all heard her words as clear as day. "I hope you are happy Edward. You could have had a great life, but you fucked it up. We do have souls. People like Bella, Jasper, Carlisle, Esme and everyone else here are too good not to. It's not what you are, Edward. It's who you are. You have a soul, but you were always too blind and masochistic to see it."
She ripped head off quickly, making sure he didn't suffer. I knew she was thinking of Carlisle and Esme, who shouldn't have to see their son suffer, no matter what he did.
Bella finally dropped her shield, and we all stood in silence. I turned to Bella. Edward may have hurt her, but he was her first love, and I knew she was hurting.
She spoke, "I don't love him anymore. I haven't for a while. But it still hurts. Knowing I'll never see him be happy one day, after he fixed his mistakes. I just…If I never met any of you, this wouldn't have happened."
I cradled Bella's sobbing body to my chest.
"Shh…It's not your fault Bella. He made his bed, and he has to lie in it. Everyone makes mistakes, but it was never a mistake to include you in our lives. If I never met you, angel, I wouldn't be the man I am right now. The Volturi and Cullens never would have been this close; I swear that we're all becoming a giant family. This battle would have happened either way. Maria would still have wanted revenge, and Alice and Edward will still have turned on us, wanting to take over the vampire world. The only difference is, you wouldn't have been here to unite us and help us see past or differences. The difference is that we would all probably be dead if it wasn't for you. So do what you have to do. Scream, cry, or blow shit up, but don't you dare feel guilty for something that isn't your fault."
Bella nodded her head into my chest, wrapping her arms around me as she cried. I kissed her forehead and just held her.
Still holding her close, I looked around to survey the damage. Mates were tending to each other, re-attaching limbs and closing wounds. Those without mates helped others where they could.
I spoke out, and everyone turned to look at me.
"I am tired of this, tired of the bloodshed and pain. NO ONE fucks with my family, my friends, my mate, and gets away with it. This will end, and all who stand in my way shall fall. This battle just became a war."