Only 3 chapters and the epilogue to go. Hopefully I can finish this soon :)

Chapter Twelve

Rescue

"How are we going to do this?" Rosalie asked, looking up at the imposing walls of Volterra.

"I have an idea, and it'll work." Alice announced.

"So what is it?" Emmett asked.

"Okay, first we…"

Aro sat on his throne, Marcus and Caius either side of him. The doors opened and eight Vampires in the red cloaks of the Volturi guard ushered a bunch of humans in. They all looked terrified. Aro smirked, he loved the smell of fear.

It didn't register to him that the scents of the Vampires were unfamiliar nor that the smell of fear wasn't as potent as with the usual crowd of humans, nor did he realise that it was too early for the feeding.

Come to think of it, no one noticed anything strange about the guards or the prisoners.

"Ah, welcome to Volterra. I'm afraid this will be your last visit." Aro drawled, standing and opening his arms wide.

"What are you talking about?" A young boy in the back gasped. He had black hair and fierce emerald eyes hidden behind a pair of round glasses. A red headed woman, his wife, curled into his side.

"We are the Volturi and you are our food." Marcus added, as he and Caius moved to stand by their brother.

"Vampires!" Gasped the red headed woman. "I knew those eyes weren't normal!"

Aro chuckled darkly. "Yes, young lady, we are Vampires and we shall be the last sight you ever see."
The woman screamed and several others began to cry. They began to push towards the doors and the sound of their cries and yells echoed in the room.

In all the commotion, no one noticed three of the guards slip out of the room.

Alice, Edward and Hermione threw off the cloaks of the guards and Hermione turned to Alice.

"Where do we go now?" She asked.

"This way. Aro has them in a room next to his. He is trying to take your place as their father, but the twins are resisting." Alice told them, thinking about a vision she had had the night before while they waited till dawn.

"So they're safe?" Edward sighed.

"Yes." Alice confirmed.

Hermione let a soft sigh of relief. "Thank Merlin."

"But we have to go now. The distraction won't last long." Alice told them.

"Lead the way." Hermione motioned for Alice to lead the way down the corridor.

Guy sat huddled in a corner, tears running down his pale face from his topaz eyes. His honey brown hair was messy from where one of the wives had run her hands through it.

"Kali?" He whispered.

Kali turned to him from her place by the door.

"I'm scared." Guy whimpered.

Kali crawled over to him and hugged her brother. "Me too." She whispered.

"I want Mama." Guy cried.

"And Daddy." Kali wailed.

The twins clung to each other as they cried, each trying to seek comfort from the other.

Hermione paused as she walked down the corridor. "Do you hear that?"

"No. What is it?" Alice asked, cocking her head to the side to listen.

Hermione turned to Edward. He too looked confused. He obviously hadn't heard anything either.

Hermione held her breath and listened again. The faint whimpers and cries once more reached her ears. She grinned. "Guy and Kali!"

She tore off in the direction the crying was coming from, leaving Edward and Alice to follow her.

Kali heard footsteps and moved slightly in front of her brother, as she was the braver twin.

She let a low growl come from her throat, reminiscent of an angry puppy.

The door burst open and Kali stopped as she went to charge at the newcomer.

"Mama?"

Hermione let out a soft cry of joy as she was greeted by the sight of her two children.

Kali's eyes were quickly changing from jet black to topaz again and Guy was grinning widely.

Edward and Alice entered behind them. "You found them!" Alice gasped.

"Must be a mother's instinct. I heard their cries." Hermione told them, hugging her children.

"But we were so far away? We didn't hear them." Edward argued, shocked.

"Hmm, Carlisle will want to look into this some more." Alice told them.

"Yes, but right now we need to get out of here." Hermione said, picking both twins up.

She moved them onto her back and they clung on tightly. She quickly did a sticking charm so they wouldn't fall of and then looked at the others.

"Let's go."

Hans was holding his breath as he watching Harry's head be tilted to the side to expose his neck by Aro. Harry was using Occlumency to feed the Vampire false images of his life, indicating he was on his honeymoon with Ginny and they lived ordinary lives.

The doors burst open and Aro's head jerked up, seconds away from biting Harry.

Hans breathed a sigh of relief. In the doorway stood Edward, Hermione and Alice and on Hermione's back were Guy and Kali.

"Hermione!" Aro gasped, staring at the imposing figure of Hermione Cullen.

Hermione growled darkly and moved to the rest of the group. "Release the boy."

"Release my meal? Why should I?" Aro snarled.

Harry pulled out his wand and pressed it into the Vampire's neck. "If you don't, you will be burned to ashes."

"A wizard?" Marcus hissed, glaring at Harry.

Amongst the group, wands were drawn as the Order made themselves known.

Aro reluctantly let Harry go. The Boy Who Lived walked back to the group, never turning his back. "Lets get out of here." He told them others.

They turned and ran. The guards went to go after them, but Aro held up his hand. "Let them go. We'll give them a five minute head start."

Once they were out of Volterra, thanks to the help of a portkey, they stopped to relax.

Harry hugged Ginny and kissed her deeply, thankful that Hermione hadn't been any later.

Ginny pulled out of the kiss and hit him upside the head. "You prat! You almost died!" She hissed.

Harry hugged her again. "I love you too."

Hermione and Edward were fawning over the twins and everyone was happy they had done a good job, so no one noticed when Alice slipped into a vision.

The English Cullen Home's beautiful green lawn was charred and body parts littered the ground.

It was the Cullens, minus the twins and Hermione. The twins were being held by Jane and Hermione was held by Aro. She was staring lifelessly at the body of Edward who was burning in the fire along side Alice, Jasper and Emmett.

"You, my dear, will grant me the gift of pure children, and stand by my side as my wife." Aro purred. "You know, I would have never stopped chasing you, my prize."

Hermione whimpered sadly and bowed her head.

Alice gasped as she came out of the horrific vision. "They're chasing us and they'll never stop, unless we make them." She told everyone. "We need to go to Forks."

Please Read and Review. I think the ending is a bit naff, but meh. I hope you enjoyed it none the less. Next Chapter: They arrive in Forks and we see Bella and Jacob again.