Chapter 5 – Plans and Visions

Volterra, Italy.

Aro, Marcus and Caius were holding a meeting with their wives and a select committee of their guards in their war chamber. Aro and his brothers sat on almost regal like thrones as they carried out the meeting.

It had been many months since the confrontation with the Cullens and their supporters, but they were still bitter about it. The fact that they did not have the advantage over them in the fight was still weighing very heavily on Aro's mind.

They were discussing holding a small party in the city for tourists so that they could lead some into their tunnels and have a feast when the door swung open. It had been a while since they last treated themselves to such an event

All eyes darted to the door, which flung open and one of the guard ran into the room and bowed his head. "Please forgive my intrusion, but we have news that we think will be of great interest to you all"

Aro ignored the grumbling protestations of his brothers and urged the guard to carry on and deliver his news.

As the guard shared the fact that Edward, Bella and Renesmee were alone at Isle Esme, with one of the shape shifting wolves the whole room fell into hushed whispers.

"See my brothers, all it takes is a little patience, I knew we'd get our chance someday" Aro sang out happily!

Marcus turned to the guard and asked. "What of the other Cullens where are they now?"

"They are all in Forks going about their usual duties. There is nothing would indicate that any of them plan to travel any time soon. In fact Carlisle and Esme have recently returned. We've also kept tabs on the pack of wolves as you requested and none of them show any signs of going anywhere." The guard explained.

After going through some more details with him Aro dismissed the guard and he and his brothers began to plot their next move.

The current travel information suggested that would need to work quickly, but they all agreed that this was the opportunity that they had been waiting for. If they could acquire Edward, Bella and Renesmee not only would they have all those extra powers at their disposal, but they would have the perfect bargaining chips to get Alice to join them too.

The Cullen Mansion

Emmett and Jasper were watching a game and arguing over which side would win, when Alice, who had been sat nearby leafing through a fashion magazine suddenly froze.

Jasper recognised that glazed over look instantly. Alice was having a vision. He swiftly moved to sit near her and passed her some paper and a pen in case she needed to write or sketch anything down.

Alice saw flashes of Aro and his brothers in some sort of meeting. She sees a guard telling them that Edward, Bella and Renesmee are at Isle Esme with Jacob. She can see them making plans to go to Isle Esme, but then everything disappears.

She relays this all to Jasper and Emmett. "With Renesmee and Jacob there I can't see anything other than what the Volturi are planning. I can't even tell if they are captured or anything!"

Alice placed her head in her hands and rocked gently. She didn't like this; she didn't like it at all!

Whilst Jasper tried to console Alice, Emmett called Carlisle and filled him in. He told him to get everyone together so they could discuss their next steps.

As they family sat around the dining room table to discuss Alice's vision they debated what to do next. Emmett wanted to grab the first plane to Isle Esme so he could be there to fight, but Carlisle pointed out that even if the whole family reached Isle Esme in time they were no match for the Volturi.

"We have to do something" yelled Emmett, whilst banging his fists on the table.

Carlisle took a few deep breaths and closed his eyes to think.

"Okay here's what we are going to do. Alice, you, Rosalie and Esme are going to stay here. One of you can call Edward and let him know about Alice's vision. The other two see if there is any way we can get them all on a plane home as soon as possible, maybe we can get them away from danger in time."

Carlisle paused to make sure they had got that.

"Emmett, Jasper and I are going to La Push to speak with Sam. One of their own is in danger and I would like to give them a say in what we should do next."

Without hesitation he busied themselves looking at travel plans to see what the quickest route possible would be, whilst Alice tried to get in touch with Edward.

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Carlisle had called ahead to warn Sam that they were coming. As they drove to Sam's house they were almost amused by what they were greeted with. There was Sam, with almost the entire pack flanking either side of him.

"Still as trusting as ever" groaned Emmett.

As they were exiting the car, Carlisle called over to Sam. "Thank you for agreeing to meet with us – I am sorry it was such short notice, but this is really quite urgent."

Carlisle approached cautiously with his sons following closely behind.

"Alice had a vision earlier today. The Volturi have become aware that Edward, Bella, Jacob and Renesmee have travelled to Isle Esme. They appear to have decided to go after them. The problem is Alice can't see anything that happens next. With Jacob and Renesmee there she is unable to see anything. We are trying to warn them now, but we felt you would want to know and have a say in what we do"

Sam's eyes narrowed. "How many of the Volturi could Alice see planning to go?"

Jasper stepped forward to speak. "Her visions are subjective, but from the flashes she could see it looked like Aro, Marcus and Caius planned to take the bulk of the guard leaving only the wives and a handful of others behind"

The pack started to bicker and talk over each other. Paul seemed as eager as Emmett to rush into battle, but the rest of the pack seemed to be a little more cautious over rushing into anything.

Sam couldn't think for the noise and shouted over everyone else. "Quiet! Please!"

Carlisle marvelled as the pack seemed to quieten almost instantly.

"I think that we should wait to see if we are able to get in contact with them. They are doing their best to make travel plans and there is a possibility that they could hop on a plane before the Volturi get close. If we are unable to get in touch or make the alternative travel arrangements then I am prepared to travel to the island to try to save my family. If it came down to that choice would we have the support of the pack?"

Sam thought long and hard.

"Given how many of the Volturi are going I assume that even if the pack and your family stood side by side it wouldn't be a very even fight." Sam asked warily.

"That's right we wouldn't know if Bella was captured or not. Without her shield we would be at a disadvantage especially if Alec and Jane are there. That said I would still rather try to help them otherwise they face certain capture. Aro is very interested in Edward and Bella's talents. I think he would also like very much to study Renesmee in great detail. I don't however think he'd have any plans to keep Jacob so I fear very much for his safety" replied Carlisle.

Carlisle could see the aggravation in the eyes of the pack.

"I'm sorry to have put it so bluntly, but with or without you my family plans to do everything we can to save all of them. We would be very grateful for your help."

Sam narrowed his eyes at Carlisle. "If that had to happen you can count on us. Jacob is one of us and we don't turn our backs on our pack. We also have a very strong tie to Renesmee. When a pack member imprints on someone the bond isn't just with that individual, the whole pack feels it."

After discussing practicalities and agreeing to keep the pack well informed Carlisle, Emmett and Jasper headed back home eager to find out if Alice and the others had any luck.