BELLA
Something is going on. Jen made the team split without talking to anyone about it. When I asked her about it, she told me that she had a feeling that this arrangement would be needed specifically by the end of the night. I have yet to see her instinct fail her, so I didn't push the matter. However, when Dakota offered to look ahead to check it out, Jen said that would be a bad idea. She had a good point though. If something did go wrong in the vision, we would be distracted with trying to change the outcome. We would not be able to do what we were there to do. And there's the question you always have to ask yourself when a vision is involved. Do you do something because you would have anyway, or because the vision said you would?
I shake away these thoughts and look around. Everyone that is going is milling about the foyer, except Jen. She comes from the direction of the study that Carlisle is holed up in, must have gone to see if he was all set. We all head to the tree line. Both teams travel together for a ways. There are some murmured conversations.
Once we split up, we head to our respective entry points. My team actually enters the residence in search of Jane and Alec. They will probably be found in a large training room on the underground level. While their powers don't work on witches or sirens, they are very effective on vampires. In anticipation of this, the vampires on our team will hold back until it's time for the kill.
We get to the room and find the repulsive members of the Elite Guard that were are after. Believe it or not, they are shackled to the far wall. They look scraggily, like they have been here a bit. I can't help but smile at their theatrics. Really, who would believe this scene? Jen moves forward and then stops about halfway across the room.
"Well, well, well. What have we here?" Jen asks in her quiet, deadly voice.
"The Volturi are holding us here," Jane tries for scared and innocent.
"I don't believe that, do you Bella?" Jen sneers.
"Not for the briefest of moments," I join her in sneering at them.
"It's true. When you guys killed Chelsea, we realized we were not really tied to them. We tried to get away, but they caught us and imprisoned us," Alec attempts to convince us of our charade.
"Hmm…nope, I'm still not buying it. Are you?" Jen turns to me.
"I can't say I'm convinced," I answer.
"I'll tell you what, though. I want this to be fun, so we're going to give you guys a bit of a head start," Jen informs the doomed vampires.
"I suggest you take it and not waste any time," I add.
We stare Jane and Alec down. They stare back for a second. Then, they shed their 'restraints' and bolt out the door. None of the vampires that came with us cry out in pain, so I guess they took my advice. Jen nods at the guys. I grab Sarah's wrist and the three of us project to the edge of the Volturi's land. Eliot arrives moments after us. He told the Emmett, Jasper, and Edward to wait five minutes and then meet us here. We don't have to wait much more after that before our targets arrive. They stop dead in their tracts.
"As you have probably noticed by now, your powers don't work on us," Jen states coldly.
"What if we help you?" Jane tries to bargain.
"Clearly loyalty is not a virtue you possess," Jen responds.
"But I find it interesting, though not surprising in the least, which you are trying to latch on the most powerful side. You know that the reign of the Volturi is at an end," I comment.
"And you two will head the new regime," Jane simply says it like a fact.
"I don't think so," I look at her like the idiot she is.
"We prefer to leave the governing to more qualified individuals in the Council," Jen snidely adds.
Sarah's eyes and lips glow blue as she comes forward. Ancient Greek patterns glow blue as they snake across her skin. She starts to sing in her native tongue. Alec falls under her spell quickly. He didn't have a chance. Slowly he turns to face Jane and uses his power to cut off her senses. Jane reacts in the only way she knows how, by using her own power on Alec to try and make him snap out of his trance.
Due to the time constraints, what with vampires that can be affected by the powers of the dynamic duo, Sarah stops her fun. I snap my fingers and blue sparkles shimmer around my fingers and Jane and Alec. Just then, Edward, Jasper, and Emmett show up. Unfortunately, so do a handful of underling members of the Elite Guard who are apparently truly loyal to the Volturi. Either that, or they think the Volturi have a shot at winning, which they don't.
"We're leveling the field," Alec sounds smug.
"Darlin', there is no way in hell that you can level the field with us," Jen informs them.
"You are playing with the big kids now," I add.
"Is there nothing we can do to change your minds?" Jane seems to finally understand that they are going to lose.
"Nothing comes to mind," Jen rolls her eyes.
"At all?" Jane persists.
"At all," my tone leaves no chance for a debate to continue.
One of the Guard members gets jumpy and launches at us. Eliot unsheathes his sword and cuts off an arm in one, smooth motion. The vampire staggers back and assesses the damage. Then, he tries again…idiot. This time, Eliot cuts off the other arm. Usually, by this point, the opponent realizes how the fight will end, not this time though. The poor bastard keeps on going. Eliot cuts off both legs at once. Then, the fallen vampire actually tries to curse us. Like that is going to work coming from someone with no magic. Please, let's leave that shit to the professionals. He gets decapitated for his trouble. Green flames consume the pieces. In its light, I can see the fear in the eyes of the rest of the vampires going up against us. I almost feel bad for them…almost.
Emmett and Jasper decide to take a more proactive role in the matter. Each of them make short work of their opponents and I help them out with blue flames to finish the job. Edward is staying close to me. He thinks he's being subtle. Sarah goes for a vampire of her own. People underestimate her abilities in combat because of her musical talents…and she's so thin that if you look at her wrong, you snap her in half. The fact of the matter is she holds a few black belts. Sarah calls martial arts her music in motion. I guess I can see that, you do have to be rather graceful to do well in them.
Eliot and Edward launch at the two remaining underlings. It's about time Edward got involved. They tear their opponents apart, Eliot with his sword and Edward with his bare hands. By this time Sarah has gotten tired of messing with her prey and finishes the thing off. Jane looks pained and Alec looks panicked.
"What's the matter? Can't use you powers?" Jen teases them.
"What did you do to us?" Alec has desperation lacing his tone.
"You can't do that!" Jane screams, outraged.
"Magic can be a bitch that way," I answer her.
Jen jumps to Alec's shoulder and then to a tree. Alec turns to face her new location. That leaves Jane for me, perfect. That bitch is going down. We both watch as Jen plays around a bit with Alec. She shoots violet lighting at him while he leaps about attempting to dodge it. Jane tries to attack me then, but I just deflect her into a tree. We spar a bit before I get down to business. The others on our team have finished the other targets off. There were only a few piles of ashes to indicate anyone had been there in the first place. I remember a spell that brings your opponent to the brink of death, and often pushes them over. I get ready to cast it. The timing has to be just right. My hand comes up and glows blue as Jane leaps at me. Wait for it…wait for it… Out of nowhere, Edward knocks me out of the way right at the moment I was waiting for. I tried to stop the spell, but it was too late. I felt the energy leaving my fingers. The only thing to do is watch in horror as my spell hits Jen. She falls from the tree and lands in a pile on the ground. I rush over to her…but she's lying on the ground…not moving at all.