Oops! I know some of you received a new chapter alert. I got a little overzealous and hit the wrong button before I could correct my errors. Sorry about that. So here is the new chapter.

Once again I do not own twilight or any of its characters. Unfortunately however, I must claim Victor and his coven as mine since I made them up.

Jen! Thank you for all your wonderful help and advice. I would never have even started this without your encouragement.

Chapter 11 – Attack of the Red Eyes

Edward's POV

"Oh no," Victor chided. "Your timing is perfect for me to be rid of you all. Andrew! Shut them down! We will not be threatened by them. Protect our coven and you will be spared."

I saw what he was thinking. Bella had opened her mind to me already. We were both protected. She wanted me to signal her when she should protect our brothers also. I gave her a slight nod. Then it hit us. I watched as Andrew's power incapacitated all but Bella and me, thanks to her powerful shield. We didn't move yet. Then Victor made the decision to let the newborns attack us while we were immobilized. I signaled her to protect us all with her shield. Alice, once again had been right. I would have to grovel to her again, later. So be it.

Bella stalled for time. "What are you doing to them? Stop it!" She yelled. Victor felt he had the upper hand now. "I warn you this will not work!"

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Her shield covered us all. We moved infinitesimally to discern that we were free of Andrew's hold as Jasper had already planned out before we arrived at the manor since Alice has seen the attack by Andrew before we arrived at the manor. Then we went on the offensive.

Alice and Bella took the innocents inside as Alice had 'seen' in her vision. She saw that Alistair and Karyn were not to blame and that Andrew was being forced to comply. That way we were not distracted into wanting to protect them. Victor left as soon as he gave the kill order to his minions. Karyn, realizing she was no longer in danger, took her brother, Andrew, inside to help explain to everyone what was going on outside. Now we would get to fight.

The newborns came at us cautiously at first then full force. Jacob phased into his werewolf form and the fight was on.

Percy POV

I watched the Cullens go into fighting mode immediately after they were released from Andrew's power. They behaved like a synchronized unit; with almost military like training. They instinctively knew what the other was going to do. They somehow communicated with each other and backed each other up.

The big one was a bear of a brute as he tackled two of the red eyes and took them down. They could not get close enough to him in order to attack. He was fast for his size and understood exactly how to fight the red eyes. He crushed the one he caught from behind in a bear hug worthy of one of these killers. Then he proceeded to behead and dismember him immediately. The red eyes are stronger when they are new like this, but this Cullen knew how to defeat them. Emmett as he was called, grabbed the second red eye flipped him and delivered an exceptional example of the American wrestling move called the pile driver. He then proceeded to grab the injured vampire and bite so deeply into his neck his head flew off and landed two feet away from him.

The blond one was even faster and deadlier than the larger one. I believe they called him Jasper, and he was an inspiration to watch. He moved in a blur and never let them near him. Two red eyes came at him from both sides. Jasper crouched into his attack stance and waited. He moved left as one reached for him but not enough for the other to capture him. Jasper did some kind of arch that led into a graceful flip that would put any gymnast to shame and landed directly behind the one on the right. He grabbed the assailant's arm and pulled it back behind his shoulder, too fast to even see. The vampire's arm now hung strangely at his side as he howled in rage. This man had done this before; more than once. He took out three before the big one had killed his two.

The young one was a vision in speed. He was able to dismember an opponent and move on to the next red eye before the first one's limb hit the floor. Edward as this one answered to ran headlong into another red eye, locking arms and falling immediately dragging the unsuspecting enemy down with him. With that, he was up in a flash flipped him over and snapped both arms off simultaneously at the elbows. He immediately finished him off and chased down a third one that was heading toward his blond brother's back. The red eyed one never saw him coming and was down before he could take a second step as Edward gave him the kiss of death by biting just at the neckline and severing the head completely in one move. I have never seen this type of cohesiveness in a fighting unit before.

But what I found most frightening was watching the young Indian human with them, turn into one of the largest wolves I have ever had the misfortune to gaze upon. A werewolf, working in collaboration with a group of vampires was beyond expectations. He tore through the red eyes with a viciousness that frightened them all as they saw this one attack. He was quick and agile never letting the one get behind him. He snapped with jaws that could crack our marble forms like brittle bones. One over confident red eye grabbed at his neck but stepped in too close to the wolf, who suddenly spun around was then behind the culprit where he bit him nearly in half with one snap of his powerful jaws. He finished the kill and gave a sort of wolfish laugh. I saw a red eye coming up behind him, but the bronzed one yelled 'Jake behind you' and the wolf turned and immediately attacked without question. There was no way the boy could have seen the red eye behind the wolf. I was the only one at an angle high enough to see it. Yet Edward knew it was there. Did he actually read my mind and tell his friend? That was not possible.

We were not prepared for this type of force. Victor could not win a match like this and he had forsaken us all for his own pursuits. His miscalculations, greed and ambition were nothing compared to his inability to actually put forth any effort to achieve anything the proper way. He was always after the quick way to a reward. Those types never are satisfied with anything. I stood there dumbfounded watching until all the red eyes were destroyed. Then 6 pair of golden eyes and one menacing pair of black ones glared in my direction, daring me to challenge them. Then the blond one spoke and I heard a thick accent.

"Oh please sir," Jasper sneered as I stood there in what may have been perceived as a haughty manner. I was actually still sore from my confrontation with Dr. Cullen earlier. His southern accent, now much more pronounced, assured me just how angry he was.

"You helped kidnapped my mother. You tried to kill my father. My desire to kill you is so strong that nothing will appease me more than to have you try and fight us now. You have one chance to tell us what we want to know and perhaps I can persuade my brothers to allow you to continue to live."

I looked at this blond warrior closely now, it was very apparent that he was a warrior indeed. Scars that were not evident to me before were displayed on every part of his body imaginable. The amount of fighting and death this man had witnessed were there in his demeanor and his eyes and he meant business.

"Where are my mother and father?" He demanded with the reverence of a son about to wreak vengeance on behalf of those he loved.

"I don't know what you mean child," I replied directly intending to insult him. If I died it would not be giving away any of Victor's secrets. He moved in a flash and I was suddenly standing there without my left arm. I realized the screaming I heard was my own. The excruciating pain I had just experienced made me rethink my loyalty to a man who I was sure had no intentions of coming to offer any aide to me or his own family.

Victor POV

I had to get my Esme away from here lest they try to take her away from me. I knew once I removed her from the manor, she would awaken from Andrew's sleep. So I had to be prepared for her reaction to finding herself gone from the manor as she would still probably be a little upset. I ran with her in my arms to my secret tunnel that led to the other side of my little village. Not even Percy knew about my secret tunnel for escape. I exited out on the other side the neighboring village. It put me closer to the caverns I so loved to roam when I was younger.

We had trapped Carlisle inside one of the outer caverns and set explosives to demolish the caves. I hoped it was enough to render him no longer a threat. Neither Percy nor I had time to go back and check. After I had repaired his nearly severed arm, I went about setting things up to seduce my new mate. I set up a cavern stronghold a while ago should I ever need it. Due to the impenetrable walls of the cavern and the confusion of the caves mazes, I felt pretty safe and comfortable. Plenty of wildlife frequented the caverns and unless you knew your way around like I did, you could get pretty lost for days in there, even weeks if you were back far enough.

"Umm…" Esme was coming awake. "Where am I? What are you doing, Victor? Why are you carrying me like this?" she asked me as we flew toward the caverns secrets.

"We are heading to safety, my dear. My coven was attacked and my father sent me to take you and Karyn to safety. But Karyn went back to be with my father against his wishes; she will not leave his side. I did not wish to put you in harm's way. My father was afraid there would not be any survivors since there were so many red eyes attacking us. But it wasn't just the red eyes, there was also another coven trying to overpower us."

"Oh Victor, I am so sorry," she said with such heartfelt sympathy, I was moved. "Oh your poor father, and your family; you must be so heartbroken. Is there anything we can do?"

"No Esme, we must prepare to hide out for a few days until this blows over. My father, if he survives this, knows how to contact me when everything is safe. If we don't hear from them, then we are on our own." I told her trying to look dejected and saddened at the possibility of losing my family.

"Victor, I need to contact my family. My children need to hear from me. Do you at least have a cell phone or some way of contacting the outside? They must be worried by now. My daughter, Alice, would have realized something has happened to us. I am sure they must be searching for us. I need to find Carlisle, Victor. He has to be alive. I don't care what they say. I need to locate him. He has friends in the Volturi. He can contact them. Who is attacking your coven? Do you know what they want?"

"I was not there when the altercation originally began. But when I returned, father said we needed to make preparations for the safety of the women in the manor. Right now it is just us, Esme. We must be strong for each other. I promise you I will take care of you."

"I don't know what you are planning, Victor. But my children are special. They will find me as soon as Alice sees something is wrong. I wouldn't be surprised if they are not already on their way."

"They cannot locate you here in these caverns because they have special properties. The only explanation we can find is the fact that there was an extremely large population of dire wolves that inhabited this area long ago. These creatures were more than likely the ancestors of our own werewolves we have today. Their bones and DNA markers are all throughout these rock formations and stones. It is impenetrable for us, even as vampires, to break out of or into the walls of this cavern. I would also assume it is not possible to use any powers through the walls since we are subject to it properties." I explained.

I wanted her to know she was safe and protected and there was no way to be found. She was mine and I wanted her to get used to the idea that I was the one caring for her, protecting her from harm. I would have this woman for myself and I needed her to accept that.

She folded her arms around herself and fell to the floor in a tearless crying that nearly broke my resolve. I grabbed her from behind and pulled her into my arms as she cried. I gently smoothed my lips over her caramel colored hair. It was soft, silky and smelled of peaches. I used to love peaches before I was turned. I kissed its soft waves as she shook in my arms.

I squeezed her to me. I felt my body react to the closeness of hers. I wanted this woman for my own. I had to have her. She froze as I turned her in my arms. Her crying stopped. Was she…could she feel the same way? I had to know so I went for it and kissed her full on the mouth.

"Oh, Esme! my love."

Like that? Review please. Let me know what you think. I was thinking of letting Esme kiss him back. What do you think?

Also, how did you like my fight scene? This is my first attempt at writing a fight scene and I did not have a lot to go on.