Disclaimer: Same as always.
It was dark now, which would make this mission all the easier for SAMCRO and for the Cullens. Liberty needed their help to get her kids back. But they would be in for one real challenge. Liberty led them to the graveyard, and stopped, changing back to her full human form. Older and more powerful lycanthropes were able to transform at will.
"This is it, ladies and gents. This is our hangout".
"The Graveyard? Liberty, what are the members of your group really? Necromancers? What?" Clay asked.
"No, just Were-Ringtails looking for a place".
"So…where's Juno?" Alice asked, "I think we all wanna know who attacked Eddie".
Rustling in the trees was heard, and the SOA all pulled out any hidden weapons. Liberty discouraged them.
"Put them away. It's bad enough they know I'm here. If they find you have weapons, if they see any they want, they will be confiscated".
"Of course they will. What do POUS's want with weapons?".
"Many things…trust me, Juno might not care for your bikes, but she believes in using violence of any kind if it means to defend the troupe".
"So…she's kinda the protector?" Emmet asked.
"Not really…That's Marcus's job".
"Marcus?" Jasper asked.
"He's the dominant male, mate to the queen, and leader of the queen's guard. He defends everything you see here along with several other males".
"So…females don't fight?" Jax asked.
"We do, but only in territorial fights. If it's over something minor and stupid, we just send the guys in to take care of it. We can't interfere with mating battles, or dominant male fights. Males have fighting restrictions as well. They can't interfere on a fight between two queens, they can't interfere when dominance is on the line".
"Just like your animal counterparts" Jax assumed.
Liberty smiled. "You catch on quick, Jax".
"Yeah, I kinda have to nowadays".
Liberty changed back to her lemur like form and moved amongst the graves. She was like a shadow, most of her body couldn't be seen. The only thing that the humans could see were her glowing eyes. The vampires could see her perfectly however. They could also see the primate like forms in the trees.
"Disgusting little creatures" Rosalie commented.
Liberty sniffed the air and caught the scent of Marcus's stink glands. Where he was, Juno wasn't too far away. She encouraged the humans on with vocalizations. They willingly followed despite the darkness. They were being followed, they all knew it. So they had to be careful. These things could strike at any time.
Bella stayed close to Jax, as Edward was scouting ahead with Jasper and Emmet. She didn't know what it was about him, but something about Jax Teller made Bella feel safer. He could easily blow the head off of any of these things. The thought of that made her laugh a little. She could see lemur guts flying everywhere.
Meanwhile, Alice kept looking behind her to make sure Chibs was alright. Whenever she did that, he gave her a reassuring nod and she'd smile knowing he was fine. Liberty stopped abruptly when she saw an entire circle of were-ringtails. It was the Graveyard Gang, lycanthropes and gypsies.
Juno was at the very head of the circle, along with her mother, Josephine, and sister, Sophie. In her arms was her own daughter, Jasmine. Liberty stopped right at the center and assumed her human form.
Her hazel eyes met that of the queen, and everything was suddenly quiet. Juno assumed her human form as well in attempts to stare down Liberty. It doesn't work. Liberty knew that she was older, and didn't have to put up with Juno anymore.
"Juno…".
"Liberty…why are you here? We drove you out".
"I'm here for Hogarth and Lily. Where are they?".
"Let's just say…we haven't seen Hogarth for quite a while and Sophie's really enjoying her new daughter".
"YOU…BITCH!".
"It's protocol. It was only natural that my older sister deserved better than what she's been given. She hasn't had a single child since her miscarriage seven years ago. It was only fair Liberty".
"But why?! Why Lily?!".
"You weren't there, and I took advantage of your absence. The boy's vanished, and the girl is now my niece rather than my cousin. Don't worry, we'll take good care of her".
Liberty turned her attention to her sister, Josephine. "How could you let her do this?".
Jax wasn't about ready to stand there and let this all play out. Nothing good would come of this. It wasn't right for one to steal a kid and give it away to make another happy, lycanthrope or not.
"I had no choice, sister".
"You can get her back, but only on one condition".
"What might that be?".
"You…me…fight for my crown, my title as leader".
"I don't want your title, I just want my kids".
"Fine…you beat me, you can take Lily back. If not, Sophie keeps her and your exile is permanent. So…what do you say?".
Liberty looked to the humans and vampires. Clay nodded.
"She's your daughter…fight for her. Hell…take her leadership while you're at it. She deserves it. You know it".
Liberty looked to the others, they were agreeing with him. The vampires were every bit as confident.
"You can beat her, Claire. You got something to fight for…unlike her" Alice said.
She looked back at Juno. "You're so on!".
A/N: Oh boy, next chapter's gonna be an issue. I suck at battle scenes. Will Liberty get Lily back? And where the heck is Hogarth? And is destiny playing another hand for a SAMCRO member? Find out in the next chapter of Sons of the Twilight.