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Chapter Fifty-Seven

*Bella's POV*

"This was supposed to be peaceful!" Carlisle growled rather viciously as we fought off various Volturi guards. "We came here in peace!"

I was surprised seeing our adoptive father, our leader, our overall vampire role model getting quite annoyed with various Volturi guard members. Luckily, no one's gotten killed off yet, but there were multiple different battles happening all over the Volturi's castle and they were starting to get intense.

"Damn, Carlisle. Didn't think you had it in ya," Emmett whistled, earning a glare from his adopted father.

It all started when we came face to face with the vampire they call Antonio. Soon, one punch later, we found ourselves calling for backup. I was with Emmett, Rosalie, Edward, Carlisle, Esme, and Fred, the nomad, as we tried to battle off as many as we could.

"You are going to give us my nieces and friends and that's that," Rosalie added in a snarl, kicking one of the guards away from us.

"Damn honey, that was hot," Emmett said, purring as he watched his wife fight.

"If we all make it out of this, you, Emmett Cullen, you and I are going to take a long needed vacation," Rosalie said before going off to help Esme with some Volturi guards.

"The brothers will be returning and when they return, it's not going to be good," Carlisle told us worriedly.

"Well they shouldn't have taken my baby in the first place," I said venomously as I pushed a child of the moon away from my husband. Edward looked at me with his infamous crooked grin before helping me fight off more creatures. I knew my baby was here. She was somewhere and I was going to get her, even if it was the last thing I did.

"Watch out!" Edward shouted, grabbing me as a witch let off an explosion. The two of us scrambled back in surprise as we watched various warlocks and witches shoot spells at us that caused the ground to rumble and shake. Fire and smoke began to overtake the area and I had a nervous feeling in the pit of my stomach about the humans surrounding the village.

"Don't worry, Ava is casting a protective charm around the city," Edward said as if he read my mind. Even if he couldn't read mine, he could always tell what I was thinking. "She and Zach are protecting the humans."

"Good," I whispered, my stomach still in knots.

"Bella!" cried a new voice. I turn around to see Alice, Jasper, Daniel, and a new man running towards us.

"Alice!" I yelled. My pix of a sister began to run towards us in a mad dash and with a wild look in her eyes.

"I had a vision," She cried out. "Of the girls! Right after we found Danny's father! They're alive, Bella! And they're here, they're coming home! Oh they're coming home!"

A hopeful smile appeared on my face as I gathered Alice in my arms, ignoring the fighting around us.

"Let's make sure of that," Jasper said, causing Alice and I to break apart to look at him. Jasper was standing there with Daniel and a new man. However, before we could even say a word to Jasper, he growled and ran to fight a few of the guards in an angry mad dash.

"Anyway this is my father, Jamie," Daniel explained, motioning to the new man. He looked a lot like Daniel with dark brown hair and brown eyes. The biggest difference was that he was about an inch taller and had a beard.

"I heard Mer's here," Jamie responded gruffly. He had a thick Scottish accent and his eyes looked desperately for his wife.

"She's around here somewhere!" Carlisle said, looking around to check his surroundings.

"Except last time we saw her she was a crazed zombie!" Emmett remarked, earning an odd look from Jamie.

"Well, if my dear Daddy-O wants to help us out, he can help. Anyway, I see my friend George and he probably needs my help," Daniel said before running to where George Knight was fighting against a few other guards.

"On it," Jamie responded, rushing head first into battle.

"Why aren't they killing anyone?" I asked, looking around to see there were no fatalities yet. At all.

"They can't kill us without permission from Aro," Carlisle explained to us. "As long as we keep the fight up and once we rescue the girls we can escape here without any issue."

"They've gotten more powerful," Jasper mentioned, looking around. "They've recruited more people."

"So have we," I said, looking around. "If this isn't the end of all fights then there will be one more. This fight is going to keep going until one side is all dead."

"That's war for you, Bella," Jasper said before heading out to join the battle again. My stomach turned at the thought of my children being in this.

"Watch out!" Fred shouted, taking out one of the guards by pushing him away before he could attack us.

"Thanks," I replied, looking around the area.

"This is going to be a long fight," Edward told me warily.

"Whatever it takes to get our kids back," I stated, growling as we charged through the guards. All I could think about as we fought was of my children. I was going to do this for my family.

*Dru's POV*

"You know, I think the red looks better on you than the green," I said to my girlfriend as I flipped through the pages of a magazine. "The red makes you stand out."

"Really?" Iris hummed, looking at the two shirts she was comparing in the mirror. "I always thought green was my color."

"I think it's red," I confessed to her. "It's bold, just like you. But green works quite well on you as well. To be honest, you look beautiful in any sort of outfit."

"Someone's overzealous," Iris teased, placing both t-shirts down on the nearby chair to join me on our bed.

"I'm always jumpy around you, babe," I said, grinning as I pressed my lips to hers. Iris grinned as well and we kissed some more. Even if my father kept us hostage, I didn't mind it because all I did was kiss Iris all day long. My body hummed with pleasure as the two of us grew more and more passionate- but that's when I heard an explosion.

"What was that?" I croaked, setting up straight in the bed.

"I don't know," Iris said, her voice hesitant.

Iris and I both froze, sharing looks of concern. I heard more shouting and then more loud rumbles. We both ran to the window to see there was a full on battle starting to happen outside.

"Oh no," I whispered, running towards the door. When we looked outside I noticed guards were rushing all over the building. However, I noticed Wesley right away. He was sobbing his eyes out as he hid from all the madness.

"Wes!" I called out to him, running towards the little boy.

"Dru!" Wesley sobbed as I picked him up and cradled him in my arms.

"What's happening?" I asked, trying to shield him the best I could.

"I don't know! But I can't find Bo or Stefano anywhere!" Wes said. Before he could tell me anymore I grabbed him in my arms and rushed him towards my room. Iris was there, ready to shut the door tightly. I quickly placed Wes down on the bed before helping Iris barricade the door with our two dressers.

"Something's happening," I said, looking at her with a wild look in my eyes. "And I have no idea what."

"Someone stormed the castle," Iris stated simply as I paced around the room. "Dru…I don't know who it is."

"It could be a lot of people," I said, thinking about all the enemies the Volturi's made in the past. "It could be the Romanians. I wouldn't be surprised if they grew an army to storm the castle or even the Egyptians. Amun is still bitter about Aro taking Demetri from his coven."

Iris nodded, taking a seat next to Wes on the bed. He immediately curled into her side and watched the two of us with wide eyes.

"Does it matter who it is, they're here to kill us!" Wes squeaked, causing Iris to hush him gently and hold her in his arms even tighter.

"They're not going to kill us, Wesley," I told him sternly.

"Should we stay in here?" Iris asked me fearfully. "What about Abby, Lizzy, Lucas, and the boys. We can't forget them, what if they're in danger."

"Well figure something out," I said frantically, licking my lips as I placed my hands on my mate's shoulders. "Let's be methodical but quick. I don't' want to waste any time if they're in trouble."

As I said that, I noticed a look of realization hit her face. She then looked up at me with her big gray eyes. "You…You don't think it's the Cullen's? Do you?" Iris whispered hesitantly. The moment she said their last name, my chest tightened.

"I hope. I mean we did send them the message," I said, my voice cracking. "But it can't be just the Cullen's. This seems too monstrous. If it is, I give them a lot of freaking credit."

Just as I said that, I could hear something coming from behind our wall. I immediately jumped and stood up in front of Iris. She grabbed Wes and held him close to her while we backed away from where the banging was becoming louder.

As I said that, the wall opened wide. Wes screamed with Iris while I stood in front of both of them, ready to take down whoever this was at any chance.

"What's going on?" a familiar voice coughed. I frowned, my posture relaxing the moment I saw that in front of me was Robert Martin. Behind him was Aidan Hale while Jennifer Peterson and Jacob Black even peered out.

"Okay. I take that back. I give them enough credit," I said to Iris and Wes, who immediately stopped screaming.

Robert then looked at me and his lips formed into a smile, "Drusilla Volturi. Oh boy, am I glad to see you."

"Rob," I cried gleefully, running towards him. He chuckled as I ran into his arms at full force. "I missed you so much! The last two years here have been weird without you!"

"Dru?" Another voice called out. I broke away from Robert to see a new face emerging from the group, which had the tears welling up in my eyes.

"Delia," I whispered. There was my little sister, in the flesh. She stood there with a smile on her face and tears in her brown eyes. Without another word, I wrapped my arms tightly around her and we both just held onto one another for as long as we could.

"You're alright," Cordelia said, pressing a kiss to my temple. "Thank god."

"I missed you so much," I sobbed, holding onto her tightly. "I'm so sorry, Delia. I'm so sorry."

"Why? You went in place of me," she whispered, cupping my cheek. "I should be the one saying sorry."

"I love you so much, baby sis," I said, pressing a kiss to the top of her head.

"Me too," she replied tearfully, burying her face into my shoulder.

"One down, three more to go," Aidan said, earning a glance from Jennifer and a smack upside the head from Jacob. However, this caused me to chuckle. I forgot how lighthearted Rosalie and Emmett's boy was.

"Who are these people, Dru?" Wesley asked, causing everyone to look at him. Iris looked at me for some sort of answer.

"These are my friends," I told Wes as I broke apart from my sister. "This is Cordelia, my sister, and Robert's her husband. Aidan, Jennifer, and Jacob are all close friends of ours."

"Jenny?" Iris questioned, looking towards the blonde in surprise.

"Ris," Jennifer exclaimed, looking at the girl. "It's been so long. Sweetie, I'm so sorry about everything. If I knew-"

"It's okay, Jenny," Iris said, her eyes full of tears.

I took Wes in my arms while Iris ran to greet Jennifer with a hug. Aidan sheepishly watched from far away while his mate embraced her niece.

"Is this Wes? Caius and Sylvia's son?" Cordelia asked, looking at the frightened little boy in my arms.

"Yes, he is," I confirmed, brushing his hair gently. "We're getting out of here, Wes. They came to save us."

"Father and Uncle Aro have been terribly cruel," Wesley told Cordelia and Robert. "The other day he hurt Abby and before that Jane and Alec hurt Lizzy but they don't remember because of Bo."

Robert and Cordelia gave me a puzzled look while Jacob and Aidan froze hearing about Lizzy and Abby.

"He hurt them!" Aidan growled. "That bastard! When I get my hands on him!"

"Let's find them first," Jacob said, the worry in his eyes evident. "I promised Ness I'd find them and god knows where she, Grace, Masen, and Seth are. If anything happens to the girls they'll all have my neck."

"Not just your neck, Jacob," Aidan remarked, rolling his eyes at the wolf's dramatics.

"Well, what are we waiting for?" Iris said, grabbing my hand. "Let's go find them. We know where their towers are and if they escaped they mustn't be too far."

Cordelia smirked noticing Iris's hand intwined with mine, but I blushed and shook it off as we all left our room. Now all we had to do was find the others and this could be our way to freedom.

"I can hear Lily's thoughts," Aidan said, grabbing Jen's hand. "They're this way! I can feel it! My twin is that way!"

"No! We can't go that way! What about Bo and Stefano?" Wesley pointed out. He was currently clinging to Iris as we ran through the madness.

"They have to be this way," Cordelia said gently. "If we can find some of the others, I'm sure that's a sign."

"And I think I smell Lizzy," Jacob declared, walking in the opposite way. "The rest of you, go towards the other direction. I'm going to check something out quickly."

"We shouldn't split up, Jake!" Robert called out even though the wolf was halfway down the hall. "Remember what Carlisle said!"

"I got him," I said, looking at the others. I then turned to my sister, "Watch Iris and Wes. Make sure they're okay."

"Of course," Cordelia said like it was the most obvious thing in the world. Before she could say anything else, I was scrambling after Jacob towards the direction of Lizzy's scent.

*Lucas's POV*

My mind raced as the three of us traveled through the corridors of the castle. Abby behind me with Stefano in between us. There were guards rushing all over the place, pleading to get Aro or something.

Too bad none of us could teleport. That would be amazing. I hope my kid has teleportation or something. Well, first let's try to get out of here and see about those children.

"Let's go this way," Abby suggested, pointing down one of the hallways.

"No, that's too obvious. We'll go out the back entrance," I told her, my mind looking towards the next hallway. "Come on."

"Rider!" she called to me, but I didn't listen. I mean, when do I ever listen?

"I have a bad feeling about this," Stefano murmured as we all rushed into the next room.

"Lucas Rider! What a pleasant surprise," an eerie voice crooned. I swallowed hard seeing it was none other than Antonio. He was followed by some of his own personal guards and the witch, Rowena.

"Oh bugger," I muttered, starring down at them.

"Rider!" Abby hissed, bringing Stefano close to her. "What did I tell you!?"

"Sheesh, I'm sorry Sparks," I said, looking back at the enemies we were about to face.

"You know I can't let you leave," Antonio said, starring us down. "If I do, the masters will not be pleased."

"And I'm not very pleased with your babysitting, Tony, but you don't see me complaining," I pointed out, looking around. "Please, come at me. I dare you!"

"Rider!" Abby scolded, but I didn't listen. This was between me and good ole Tony.

The red eyed vampire snarled at me before charging. "Oh please! This takes me back! Come on, bring it on you stupid jerk! Is that the best you got!"

"I have plenty more, Rider," Antonino snarled. The two of us going head to head in a brawl. I looked to see Abby was behind me, currently trying to fight off Rowena with help from Stefano, but I could tell the poor kid didn't know what to do. He's never seen war in his entire life.

"Eat my dust!" I cried out, lunging at him. We kept fighting. It was getting more heated and heated, until finally, Antonino got the better of me. Suddenly, the wind was kicked out from under me and I went flying.

"Ow! Damn it!" I hissed as the red eyed vampire placed his foot on my chest, preventing me from getting up.

"I've wanted to do this for such a long time, Lucas Rider," Antonio said, smiling wickedly at me. However, before he could strike, someone took him out– causing him to fly into the nearby stone wall.

"Damn, Abbs. That was good," I said, still staring where the vampire got thrown.

"Wrong person," replied a new voice. I then looked up to where a hand was reaching out to help me up. I frowned, hesitantly taking it. But, then saw a pair of familiar blue eyes looking down at me.

"Ethan," I breathed, my lips quirking into a smile as my brother pulled me to my feet.

"Brother, we really need to stop meeting up like this," Ethan quipped, causing me to bring him into a fierce hug. I think this surprised him as the two of us then hugged it out. Before I could finish, I noticed a new vampire was coming straight for us.

"I think we gotta hold off on this sweet precious moment," I told my brother, bringing him out of the way before the vampire could get us.

"Not today you son of a bitch!" I then saw Lily Hale, my brother's fierce blonde mate come crashing down on him.

I whistled, "Lily. Good to see you're still kicking."

"The same goes to you, LuLu," she quipped, winking at me.

"And you better watch your back!" Someone else yelled, causing me to whip around. I was then tackled by another vampire. I cried out in surprise but pushed them off with the help of another.

"Jeeze, Lucas. You're really off you're game today!" my rescuer said in between our fight.

"Bertie!" I exclaimed, recognizing that it was Robert Martin before me. The two of us grinned as we then embraced, my hands gripping to my best friend's shoulders for dear life. I then pulled apart and playfully cupped his cheek. "I could kiss you right now!"

"We don't know where those lips have been, let's not get too carried away," Robert said jokingly, causing me to grin at him and plant a big wet one on his cheek anyway.

"Are you love birds done or are you going to help out?" said a new voice. I then look to see Cordelia chagrinning into the area, ready to take down another vampire.

"Cordy! It's like a twisted family reunion!" I sung as my best friend's mate began to tackle a nearby vampire.

"It's good to see you too, Lucas," Cordy said, pressing a quick kiss to my cheek before fighting off the other vampires in rage.

"Almost done here!" Lily shouted, knocking a vampire to the ground.

"We're here to help!" exclaimed a few new voices. I look to see Aidan Hale and Jennifer Peterson were also here, ready to fight.

"Not quite!" sung a voice before sparking Rowena right across the floor into the hole where Antonio was knocked through earlier.

"Yo, that was badass," Aidan chirped, looking at where the powerful witch once stood.

"I like to think so," a melodious voice declared.

I then turn around to see Abby making her way over with a smirk. She looked like a total badass with her leather jacket and jeans. Her brown curls sprawled all over the place like a goddess and her gray eyes twinkling with excitement.

"And who are you?" Aidan said with a whistle. That earned him a smack upside the head from Jen. "What!? I'm not hitting on her!"

"Jeez, Aidan," Abby said lightly, hands on her hips. "You'd think you'd recognize your own cousin?"

"Abby!?" Cordelia exclaimed in surprise along with all the other shocked members of the Cullen coven.

"Things really did change in the last two years," Aidan said with wide eyes.

"Damn, Sparky. That's your best yet," I announced, ignoring whatever everyone else was saying. "You burned that witches' ass!"

"Don't compliment me now, Rider," Abby huffed, angrily making her way towards me. "If you listened to me just for five minutes we wouldn't be in this mess!"

"Hey we wouldn't be here with your family and my family," I pointed out with a grin.

"Oh shut up you cocky bastard," Abby said, ramming right into me. Before I could process, I felt her lips on mine. My eyes still wide from shock suddenly relaxed as I kept kissing the brunette before me. Soon, my hand was resting against the back of her head as we kissed.

"Things really did change in the last two years," Lily repeated as everyone looked at us with wide eyes.

"Finally," Stefano, who was usually quiet, cried out, causing everyone to look at him. This caused Abby and I to break apart and look at the young Lux Lamia. "What? They're always all over one another. At least you'll give me some bloody peace of mind now."

"Calm down, little brother," Abby said, earning a few more glances of confusion.

"Aw damn," Iris said, running into the area with Wes in her arms. "I owe Dru five dollars now."

"You were betting on us?" Abby questioned incredulously at her sister.

"Stef!" Wes exclaimed, running towards Stefano who brought the younger boy into a hug.

"What the hell is happening here?" Aidan cried out. Before we could respond, I heard a short gasp. I turn to see it was Ethan. Blood was starting to pool in the center of his white shirt.

"Ethan?" Lily called out, her voice scared and confused. As she said that, my brother stumbled forward and without any hesitation I caught him before he fell down.

"Brother," I whispered, trying to lay him down on the ground even though he was shaking.

"Ethan!" Lily now shrieked, running to him and cradling him in her arms. Blood was now pooling out of his shirt rapidly and even out the corners of his mouth.

"Well, well, I think the tables have turned." We all look to see Antonio standing before us with Rowena by his side. Soon, more vampires crowded the area leaving us surrounded.

Oh crap…


A/N: Hey guys! Since it's the final countdown I'm gonna try to be updating more frequently because I do wanna finish this by the end of the summer. Anyway, hope you all enjoy and keep a look out for the next update :)