Hi friends, here is another chapter for your reading pleasure. Have a great week. None of the characters are mine. Enjoy!

Chapter 21

IPOV

I was sitting in my cage chained to the wall still when a vision came to me. Mary Alice had finally decided to come and get me. It only makes sense. Peter's gift has been keeping me informed of all of the vampires coming to help Alice and Edward eliminate the Volturi. Sure it decided to work when I don't need it as much. Loser gift of random voices.

Well, I think what is happening is that some are just coming to see what Carlisle wanted. They may have tricked them into it because some of the most loyal Volturi supporters have arrived and I think they are confused.

Among those that arrived are Maggie and the Irish Coven and some from Africa, oh and Benjamin man am I excited to see him again. I wonder if Alice knows how many of these people will not stand with her when the time comes. I have saved almost all of their lives at one point or another they just don't know who did it.

I found that if nobody knows who the General actually is there seem to be fewer problems. If Alice hadn't have taken Jasper and hidden before I got there I would have just erased the information about me from her head and left it, but she was ready. As useful as technology has made staying in touch with friends easy, it has also become a pain in my ass. If I could have gotten the phone from her or ensured that she wouldn't have to tell the person on the line not to kill Jasper we would have been fine. I will never let my guard down around strangers again and I need to think of a way to keep someone from using technology against me again. I have kept myself alive this long while still keeping from adopting as much tech as I should have, but not anymore.

It's funny how when you have someone to lose you start to get sloppy with your own safety and theirs. After this battle and encounter with the Volturi, no one will be foolish enough to take the mate of The General.

As I waited for Alice to show up, I tried to keep myself focused. The werewolf teeth are really doing a number on my wrists and ankles. They have almost gnawed all the way through the skin, tissue, and bone, but I will not let them know how weak I am.

It is painful to have limbs removed and I know the pain well, but in the South, Maria would find joy in seeing how many newborns I could fight without an arm or a leg. The leg was always harder, but she is a sadistic bitch and wanted to push me.

I think I was taking the punishment for Officers escaping for years after they left simply so I would be too scared to run off. We see how well that worked out. After 3 hours the sickly sweet scent of Alice wafted toward my prison. Time to woman up and make a scene.

"Hello Isa, how are you doing today. I just wanted to pop by to bring you some blood. I know that you are probably getting weak from venom loss and ya know being chained to a wall for a week."

Huh, it's been a week now. I lost track of a day in my meditation this last time. That is a week of torture she will endure after I get my Jasper back.

"I brought you this," in came a skunk and a squirrel. So that is how she was going to play this. Try to keep me weak but still expect me to take on the army for her. "Drink up and listen to me, you little bitch. You are going to help me take over the Volturi. You cannot try to stop me from doing so, nor from helping me. If I see any bit of deceit from you or think you are going to try to get away I will call Jasper's keeper and he will be dead before you can even get there. Now come, you are the secret weapon and the show is about to start."

She grabbed the chains from their secure holder and started to pull me along behind her. The pain in my extremities was extensive even though I had drunk the vile blood provided for me. I know better than to turn down a meal. Especially when I am going to be using so many powers today.

As we walked I comforted myself with the fact that Garrett wasn't far behind me. Garrett, my friend, it sure took you long enough to find me.

Isa, I am so glad to see you! Want me to take her out so we can get going? Peter found Jasper and is doing some recon until you can get there to sort this mess out. You know he is with Maria right? Garrett was running beside us far enough into the trees to keep Alice from noticing but then again he is a trained warrior and I have kept him up on his skills lately.

Of course, I know that. I found him using Peter's gift. I am glad he knows where Jasper is exactly though. We are going to let Alice think she won for a little longer though. I was going to meet the Volturi earlier this week anyway, so may as well do it now.

You are surprisingly calm for someone who has been away from their mate for so long, Isa. Garrett was shocked at my demeanor. I could see it in his mind but as I turned my head to look in his direction he could see the fire burning deep in my soul and the flames flickering in my eyes. How Alice has not seen is beyond me. The animal blood must be doing a number on her. Perhaps it is also because she was in an insane asylum before her change.

Looks can be deceiving dear Brother. Now get to the battle and act like you are on the Cullen's side. This is going to be an interesting evening. I flashed him a mental smile as he took off around our path to reach the destination before we did. Alice is a horrible vampire. Honestly, if not for Jasper being in this family for so long they would have died long ago.

We continued through the dense forests, me slowing Alice down as much as I could. I wanted all of the Volturi to show up and be ready before she walked out. Trying to mess up more of her visions was fun, but I was not as successful as I had hoped. I could have escaped, but at this point, I was here for the entertainment factor and to get the Volturi to end the animal blood diet for good. This madness cannot continue. Their friend Carlisle should be evidence enough of the insanity that comes with drinking animal blood exclusively.

As we approached the meeting area Alice turned to me. "Just remember Isa, anything that worries me about you changing side will result in me pressing this button right here. Do you know what it does?" I rolled my eyes but she didn't notice. "This is a panic button. When I push it the person with the transponder will get an alert and your precious mate will be ashes in the wind before you even have a chance to find him. Now be a good little warrior and do what I say."

Huh, that technology thing is really getting to be a pain in my ass. Before she turned around she unlocked the chains from around my hands. I guess the fact that everyone was close to us gave her some degree of comfort. Probably also the fact that I would need my limbs to fight. That won't save her though.

In all of my meditating, I was trying to figure out how to get the phone from her the next time she came so Jasper would be safe. I had finally come up with a plan that I wasn't sure would work, but I had to try. My entire existence would be over if we were not successful.

We entered the field as the Volturi were finishing filing in. My eyes scanned the field and noticed a few people Peter's gift had forgotten to mention. Like the Romanians and their extension of loyal followers. Well, this definitely just got more interesting. As I looked around I noticed that Emmett and Rosalie were distancing themselves from the Cullen trio of crazy. They were trying not to bring attention themselves, but I was trained to notice these things. They were watching me and their anxiety was growing as I stayed statue still in the field looking over my openets.

Garrett, I need you to help me with something. Alice has been threatening Jasper in my presence. She constantly talks about this piece of technology that will give a signal to her companion to kill him. I need that device. You need to get it from her. I will be occupied with something else at the time.

He sent me a mental head nod and I kept my focus forward. Waiting for the show to start.

"Ahh Carlisle, my old dear friend. Who are all of these friends that you have gathered here today? I was in the area to meet up with a caller and they did not show up, so I thought that I would come and visit, but it seems as though I am interrupting."

"Don't lie Aro. I know that you were coming to take my children from me."

"Carlisle, I was not intending to do any such thing. You know that the Guard stopped recruiting that way several decades ago. There has only been one individual to stop them and we believe that person to be dead right now." Aro looked genuine and using Jasper's gift I could tell he was telling the truth, well Maggie's gift was a better indicator in this situation. Jasper's gift told me that Alice was losing her patients with this.

"No, Carlisle, I told you he would try to feed us these lies. Why else would he have brought the twins with him." She was playing into every delusion he had been having for the past 50 years to get him into this fight.

"Aro, we will not stand here as you destroy our family. We are all prepared to fight you for our right to be together and unharmed by your selfish and greedy ways." Carlisle was really laying on the guilt of the people around him. Survivors of attacks by the Volturi before they had stabilized.

"Carlisle, please don't do this old friend." Aro's voice showed the pain that killing his friend would bring, but that didn't change anything in his reasoning for fighting them if it came to that.

"Brothers, please tell this group why we are in the area once again. I will not be the spokesperson with all of this animosity on the field today." Aro was trying to deflect some attention to his co rulers to diffuse the situation.

My amusement was about up from this discussion. Especially as I could feel the hidden forces behind me getting antsy. They must be from the Romanian coven. They are always ready for a chance to return to power. Even I wouldn't allow that though. That was horrible from what I have heard and I don't want to have to fight for that kind of life.

"Cullen Coven, what Aro has said is correct. 3 weeks ago a member of your coven, The Major called to speak to us. Well, he was the messenger to get through the secretary, there was a young woman who wished to speak to us. We invited her and her mate to come to visit by way of using our private jet. We were unable to wait to meet her, more specifically Aro was, so we all accompanied the jet. Now if you don't mind us asking, Where is Major Whitlock.

Garrett are you ready, it is about to be your chance.

"My son and his mate left suddenly about a week ago. We were not aware they would be leaving or that they had contacted you." Some of Carlisle's guests started to get uncomfortable at this statement.

From what I had read in their thoughts, The Cullen coven, sorry family, had said that Jasper would be here today. That is why many showed up. They wanted to see the legend in action. They will just have to settle for me.

I added some suspicion and anxiety to the emotions around the field. I also put a lot of doubt and distrust into Carlisle's followers. They were flashing looks at him and Edward and Alice as if they had a disease. Disgust was freely flowing by the time my emotional cocktail had made its way through the crowd.

Alice started shifting from foot to foot communicating mentally with Edward. I decided to interject in their conversation a little. What can it hurt right now?

What do we do now Alice? Edward was starting to panic. He did seem like the follower in this situation.

I don't know, I didn't see this happening. But nothing has changed since my last vision. Alice was going through her memories and visions that I had been feeding her for the last week

Mary Alice, did you really think you could beat me? He body turned to me immediately. I am stronger than you could imagine. I have been fighting most of my life. He entire attention was on me, so she didn't see Garrett run up behind her and take the device from her right hand. Animal blood has done awful things to her brain if she didn't notice that.

However, it is not my problem. Jasper will be safe, so now I can move freely.

"It was you! You have been manipulating all of us." Alice shrieked as she scrambled away from me.

It was a pretty good plan considering none of the people on our side had noticed my entrance with Alice except her siblings who were shaking with fear by now. Rose always has been afraid of this from what Jasper tells me.

The witnesses on our side crouched low noticing my scars and obvious strength since I was only wearing a tank top and some shorts. I hadn't had time to change from them. Nor clothes to change into.

I kept my head held high and did not try to approach any of them. "Aro, my name is Isa, I apologize for not making our planned meeting. I seem to have been held up. Many of these people are not here to fight you, they have been tricked into it. Fed lies by the ones who lead this coven. Let me help straighten a few things out for you." I kept my words civil and waited for his response.

Unfortunately, before he could say anything the Romanians must have given the let's go fight them now signal and there were vampires flowing onto the field from behind Carlisle's group. Great now I really do get a fight.

I turned around and let loose one of the loudest growls that I have ever possessed. Every bit of my vampire demon was out and now I want blood.

Before they reached me I had encased all of my previous friends in a bubble shield and started moving them to a single location by the Volturi. I then added a layer of a physical shield to keep anyone from getting out and coming for me.

They were basically locked into a cage at this point. The only ones I kept out were Garrett and Emmett. They would collect limbs. Unfortunately, I have so little blood in my body that I was too weak to keep myself shielded as well.

I rolled my shoulders as the fighters got closer and took in their movements. They were a little sloppy in their formation, poor leadership, they were also looking all over the place instead of at the main target. Since I was standing in front of the brothers they should be focused on me. I also noticed the bright red eyes. Recently fed, not much older than a year. My favorites.

My crouch got lower and I attacked them before they get a grip on me. I would love to tell you about it. How I took down well over 15 fully trained soldiers without any help from my companions. And I did all of that, but I also do not remember it. I guess since the movements are so ingrained into my being I don't think about it anymore. I happened to get a few bites and almost lost an arm, but it wasn't anything I couldn't handle fighting with.

My instincts took over for the 5 minutes it took to dismember the attackers and I only resurfaced as Aro was asking me to spare the Romanian brothers.

I shook my head at him and put them in the prisoner's position. On their knees hands behind their head with their eyes bowed. And stood at attention beside them.

The brothers were impressed to say the least.

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