"Bella!" Alice's voice rushed around her and in a flash she stood behind Bella, Jasper alongside. She looked at Bella and then followed her gaze onto the figure in front of them.
She studied it a bit. "But how?" She finally mumbled, eyes still locked on target.
"It's a trick—" Jasper muttered and lunged forward towards Esme with a cry.
"Jasper, no!" Alice yelled and reached for him, but she wasn't fast enough. Then suddenly from out of nowhere a flashing figure at high speed struck Jasper and collided with him onto a nearby fall. Bella gasped and backed away, coughing slightly because of the aroma of wooden debris in the air. "Jasper!" Alice cried, careful not to get too near. A cloud of dust finally cleared up and Bella saw Edward pinning Jasper to the wall with bared fangs. "What the hell is the matter with you?" He roared.
"Edward, no, leave him alone!" Bella protested.

Jasper punched him across the face and he staggered backwards, almost tripping on a huge chunk of wood. He hissed at him and lunged forward again, this time grabbing him by the throat and slapping him across the face. Bella ran forward and pried him away from Jasper, who now had a bloodless cut across his right cheek bone. "Bella stop!" Edward cried and pushed her away with all force. She gasped and brushed past Alice, watching the two in a mortal combat.

"Your wife took my daughter away!" Edward snarled as he choked Jasper with two strong arms. Jasper gagged and tried speaking through clenched teeth, "I—don't know—where she took her—Edward—let—me go," He puckered up strength and kicked Edward in the stomach, sending him hurling towards Jacob who just entered. He cried out and the two of them went sprawling out into the grass. Alice rushed towards Jasper and held onto him, "Jasper stop, don't do anythi—"

"Where's my daughter?" Edward yelled from underneath Jacob. Jacob groaned and rolled off him.
Bella turned around and looked at Esme, who had now vanished. "Jacob!" Bella cried after him and ran up to help.
She turned to look at Edward who was stomach-down on the ground, eyeing Jasper. "Edward, stop! What's the matter with you!?" Bella yelled and helped Jacob up and dusted dust off her shoulders. He slowly got up, eyes still on Jasper. "Where's Esme?"
Alice looked around, arms still around Jasper, "She's gone?"
"Of course she's gone, it's a trick!" Jasper snapped at Alice which was rewarded with a slap on his face. "You keep it down in front of him."
Bella rushed over to Edward, who was much calmer now, although the appearance of dust and debris made him look fierce. "What do you mean a trick?"
"Esme wasn't injured, she's—", Bella bit her lip. "Gone."

Edward looked at her, frowning. "Don't be silly."
"Look up in the kitchen." Alice mumbled from the other end.
Jacob groaned in the background and toppled over to the ground again with a twirl.
Edward stared at them all in awe. "You're not joking—are you?"
Jasper pushed Alice off and neared him, "Oh well now you know? How all the sudden?"
"I read it."
"Read what?"
"Your minds."
"Oh, wonderful." Jasper rolled his eyes and turned to Alice.
"My mother, is killed?" Edward turned to Bella, who grabbed her arm and rubbed the sore spot.
She looked away, "I'm—I'm sorry, but Edward, Renesmee's—"
He raised a hand in front of him and squatted down to the ground, cupping his forehead with one palm, the other dangling down from his knee.

Everybody fell silent. They all stared at each other meanwhile in the background Jacob crawled up to his feet and staggered forward, leaning on Bella's shoulder, who comfortingly lent a arm.
"Well then-"

Alice and Jasper looked up at Edward, who was still crouching on the ground. Bella looked towards his direction, too. All the least startled by a such a silent few words.
Edward took his hand away from his forehead and let it dangle along with the other, frowning and looking up at the house with glittering bits of water in his eyes, "Call all the help you can get. We're not in the mood for any more sudden surprises."

Jacob groaned and slipped off Bella's arm, falling down again, having everybody's attention but Edward's at him.