AN:
Here are the groups as they stand now;

Australia – Charlie, Brenna, Briggita, Fred, Aro, Picia

Texas – Peter, Charlotte, J, Bella, Spirit Walkers and Jake

La Push – Demitri, Leah and the Quileutes. Leah and Demitri will start travelling.

Volterra – Esme, Marcus, Caius, Dora, Renata, Eliza, Emmett, Rose and a few of the Elite Guard and Lower Guard (Evan and Mark are the boys captured in New Mexico and were small time Generals adopted and rehabilitated by Esme and Marcus.)

America/Mexico (travelling) – Felix, Jane and Alec. Evan and Mark will join them.

Europe (travelling) – Alice and Alistair

S. Meyer owns twilight

CHAPTER 12

BPOV

Pete was brimming with joy, waiting for Em, Rose and Chelsea to arrive. None of us had truly been able to relax since we got here. We were waiting on tenterhooks for something to happen. I had enjoyed having the alone time with J and my uncle and aunt, but I also knew the supernatural world was changing. I wanted to see our world grow, I wanted to be a part of it.

So far the Volturi had successfully aligned themselves with the spirit walkers and werewolves. I was proud to have remnants of tribal power running through me, I felt honored for the gift it had given me. I was strong and able to protect the people I cared about, I could bring the tribes closer to their spirits as well.

I called Leah the other day, she'd been in contact with the other tribes through Theresa. Her and Demitri were spreading the word of the new Supernatural government. There were a few occasions she had to leave Dem in the middle of nowhere to enter the tribal land, but they had welcomed her and her imprint on neutral ground outside the Reservations. The word was being spread that vampires would soon be forbidden from hunting all creatures. The news of the synthetic blood won over many people, although it was thanks to Theresa and Billy that they gave our species a chance.

Pete had also spoken a fair bit with Felix and the others. They were in South America at the moment. They'd run into the Amazon coven who led them to a small family of vampire/human hybrids. They sent Kachiri to Caius and Marcus in Volterra and were arranging for the hybrids to visit the Masters. Kachiri had explained to Caius directly that the hybrids were created by a vampire called Joham. When Caius heard how Joham had forced young women to bear his children he asked Felix to hunt him down and kill him.

The hybrids and their guardians were grateful for the Volturi's assistance. Joham had the power of invisibility. They had to get creative when it came to hunting an invisible vampire. Jane would called Demitri for a location and the group would travel to the area. Alec would release a burst of his power and they'd search the blast area for signs of an invisible statue. Zafrina had tried a few times to send an image of a potential victim for Joham, trying to trap him. So far they had no luck. Leah and Dem would join the search once they'd finished communicating with the tribes. I itched to join them, to destroy Joham slowly, starting with his genitalia.

We heard a car approach. Chelsea had arrived with Em and Rose. We ran out to meet them. I tackled Rose, I'd missed her. Emmett pouted playfully. I hugged him as hard as I could. "Hey there Bellzebub" he said. I laughed at my new nickname. "How long have you been waiting to use that, Em?"
"A few days." He answered sheepishly.

Pete patted Em on the shoulder, "I'm glad you're all here. We're going to have a bonfire. You'll get to hear the histories of our people." He said. Rose and Em immediately perked up as J told them about the bonfire ceremony in La Push and how my power had altered to fit the stories.

Another car approached. Theresa and Jake drove up in her jeep. Jake was looking better than I'd seen him since he left for the Texas Res. We made our introductions, Chelsea, Rose and Em didn't know the current members of the Quileute tribe and they were looking forward to meeting Theresa since dad had told them about her.

Theresa made a beeline for Emmett. "You share a bond with us." She said to him. "Yep, I'm a nephew of Peter and an uncle to Bella and Charlie." He said. She smiled at him "it's good to meet another Crow. I see you have a gift of your own. Are you a healer or protector?" She asked him. "Healer. Charlie's been training my mate and I in remedies he's learnt and created with the help of your guidance. It's an honor to meet you." He said kindly. Theresa thanked him.

We led them inside the house. Peter made some energizing tea for Theresa and some immune boosting and calming tea for Jake. They smiled in appreciation. We sat around the lounge room and discussed what was going to happen. Theresa filled them in on what Leah and Demitri were up to and the tribes they'd met. They were making good headway.

When we told them about the Guard's mission in South America; hunting Joham. Theresa paled. "I've heard of him. Decades ago a group of women joined us, they'd heard of our invisibility to Vampire kind and sought refuge. They described how their daughters and sisters would come home after a walk in the woods, they'd been impregnated by a beast. Lobisomem, they called him." Rose patted Theresa's hand "he will be destroyed. I promise he won't be able to hurt another living being. Our Masters were enraged when they heard of him."

"How did the Volturi not know about Joham?" I asked, surely someone would have reported it. Pete growled lowly and explained "Carlisle. He led a campaign of slander against the Volturi for centuries, spreading discord with tales of barbaric experiments and greed. It was all to make himself look pure. No doubt rumor spread to South America. Edward himself was fleeced, accusing Aro of cruelty during the trial, saying Aro dissects vampires and living beings out of morbid curiosity. The Romanians heard about Carlisle's twisted perception of the Volturi and used it to recruit followers. If it hadn't been for Rose, Esme and Aro their plan could have worked. The scar Carlisle has left on our world is starting to heal. The Hybrids will be free of Joham."

"Hybrids?" Theresa asked. "Half human, half vampire. Born from Joham and his victims." Char growled out. Jake started to shake, I pulled him up and ran with him into the forest. I knew he wouldn't hurt me. When we reached the bottom of the valley he exploded out of his skin. His large red wolf tore up trees and boulders.

Eventually, his wolf slumped and whined. He slowly phased back to his human form. "The amount of evil in this world kills me." He said. I walked up and sat next to him. "That's why we fight. There is good in the world too, it needs protecting." I explained. "How am I supposed to trust a species that hurts so many people?" He asked. It had been difficult for all the Quileutes to trust vampires, but they did their best to alter their perception. "It's not your obligation to trust them, Jake. It's their obligation to earn your trust. You trust my family and me because you know us. Just like we trust you because we know you. Having Pete around helps; his gift can send us any information about threats."

"How many vampires have you killed?" Jake asked after a while. "Hundreds." I answered. "Were they all evil?" Jake asked. I shook my head, "I don't think so. Many had been created to fight in a war. They were a danger and had to be put down." Jake looked puzzled. "Why not rehabilitate them?" He asked. I sighed. "There were more than we could handle. In a way it was a kindness. The newborn wars are hell on earth." I said.

"Your mate and uncle were born into the Wars." He said hesitantly. I nodded. "They were, Jake. Few survive the wars. Those that lived past the newborn year usually became generals or created their own armies. J, Pete and Char were lucky to survive and find sanctuary in the north. I think Pete's gift kept them sane." I told him J's full story. He was quiet as he listened and stayed deep in thought.

"How are you enjoying the Res here?" I asked him, changing the subject. He smiled. "It's amazing. The knowledge of the Spirit Walkers is incredible. I've been spending time with the Healers and Protectors. They've taught me how they deal with their destiny. There's a girl on the Res who's a Protector, Samantha. She just started training, she's a shield too. Micah and Sally were relieved there was another shield, they were both feeling overwhelmed being the only people able to protect the Res.

"Samantha and me are both learning to cope with the responsibility. Theresa's helped us a lot; she saw my blood line and has been teaching me leadership, law and skills to help my people." He said. "Have you been able to connect with your Spirit Wolf?" I asked carefully. He looked ashamed as he replied, "yeah. I was so angry with it because it took away so many choices. I didn't choose this life, Bella, I don't want all the responsibility that comes with being a protector."
"I understand that, Jake. It's been hard accepting my Fate as well."
"How do you cope with it?" He asked. "I know I'm here to help people. Pete, Char, J and I are here to put an end to suffering. It's been hard, but I know the bad times will pass. In fact we have passed the bad times and now peace has begun."

There was a moment of silence. "Do you know much about the Vampire Newborn year?" I asked. He shook his head. I explained about the difference in strength, how my senses went berserk and how hard it was not to kill humans. He shuddered, "I would never have been strong enough to go through that, Bells. That sounds insane."
"It is, but as Spirit Wolves the Quileutes have their own difficult rebirth." I pointed out. He nodded, "yeah, the first phase is fucking painful, for a week you go through fever and your bones break and reset. You get nightmare visions from the Spirit Wolves who lived before. You get all these voices in your head. It's hard to see it as an honor." He said.

"There's one choice that's been returned to you." I said. He looked at me puzzled, "When the imprint is broken you can choose a mate. You won't be tied to another person, dependent on them for your wellbeing." I said. He smiled and said, "That's pretty cool." I continued, "you knew about imprinting before it happened, would you have been able to form a relationship with someone you loved if there was a risk it would shatter from an imprint?" I asked, he shook his head and replied, "definitely not, I saw the shit it caused between Sam, Emily and Leah. I guess you're right. Maybe I was given a shitty imprint so I wouldn't put everything on hold waiting for it to happen. Maybe I was supposed to have a choice." He said, looking relieved.

"Come on, Jake. Let's get you back to the house, I'm sure J or Pete will have a change of clothes for you." I said. Jake looked down at his naked body and shrugged. He phased back into his wolf form so my vampire family wouldn't cop an eyeful of his junk. I appreciated the gesture.

Jake, in wolf form, followed me into the house. "Can anyone spare some clothes for Jake?" I asked, Em nodded and ran upstairs. "I think Em's clothes will be the only ones that will fit him." Rose said. Em came downstairs and guided Jake outside to give him some privacy.

Alice POV- Norway

Alistair stood by my side. I saw his joy and freedom and I began to sob. Every now and then I'd be overwhelmed by how lucky I'd become. He smiled and held me, he knew these were happy sobs. He understood how awe inspiring our healing had been. He kissed a trail down my cheek, 'happy tears' he called them.

We were in Norway, scouting for a potential site where the Volturi could build a distribution center. We had already found sites in Spain, Austria and Romania. Marcus had given us criteria; lower human population, proximity to major cities and blood factory sites, and ease of access for our kind. By ease of access for Vampires, Marcus meant somewhere safe for our kind to feed.

Marcus had worked hard to go through Aro's contact list. He'd interviewed quite a few people looking for factory sites. These sites would remain hidden. Bunkers would be built to ensure their safety. He had arranged underground factories to be set up beneath Italian Embassies. There were vampire friendly government workers who could orchestrate the construction under the guise of updating the buildings' foundations. Vampires would be the builders; this would ensure the renovations wouldn't take too long, leaving humans suspicious.

Some factories would be in areas with extreme temperatures and unforgiving terrain. These factories would employ werewolves. The factory in Siberia was already under construction with a few of Fred's wolves and local human builders. From the outside the factory would look like a vetenary hospital under quarantine.

A fleet of decommissioned mobile blood banks had been bought by the Volturi, they would travel from the distribution centers, to areas where nomads are known to visit. They would sit in the bat cave until the distribution centers were built. The Masters had also purchased a few special vehicles which would survive in the harshest weather, they had to make sure synthetic blood was available to all vampires.

Em and Rose had been busy making odorless and scentless vials of beneficial viruses. The concoction of herbs the Reservation in Texas ate to make them unpalatable to vampires had been altered; the plant DNA was extracted and manipulated into strains of RNA. The human scientists that worked for Aro were already unwitting patients to human trials, their scent no longer caused venom to release and they smelled unpleasant to us. The Masters were going to make it impossible for vampires to hunt any living creature.

Rose an Emmett had applied the virus to human blood, animal blood, werewolf blood and the venom of vampires and werewolves before trialing it on the scientists. In human and animal blood it boosted the immune response. The two Healers experimented with the unexpected side effect. They used Aro's Vampire genome map and extracted parts of the DNA from their own venom. They cut and added segments of Vampire DNA onto the beneficial RNA virus and ensured it wouldn't be contagious... yet.

The changes had been shocking. There were changes to the white blood cells, macrophages no longer died when they 'ate' bad bacteria or other viral infected cells, instead it secreted a toxin that destroyed non beneficial infections. The white blood cells would still die, the virus hadn't interfered with programed cell death. New cells would be created with the virus implanted, destroying infection and protecting the human body.

Other viruses and illnesses had been added to the RNA 'infected' blood. If the blood didn't have antibodies the new infections would take over, humans and animals would still get sick if they encountered contagious illnesses, but they would recover quickly when their immune system created antibodies. If there were antibodies already present they were strengthened and attacked the infection at a much faster rate. This was a miracle cure for many illnesses. If livestock could be inoculated against foot and mouth the disease would die out. In humans it would wipe out so many diseases, however some infections evolved too quickly and would still be a problem for humanity; staph infections, HIV and influenza especially.

When the beneficial virus was added to werewolf blood there was no change. The species excreted the virus with its waste. The venom from both species had a negative response to the virus; there was a slight weakening. It took the venom a while to recover. Vampires and Werewolves who fed on humans would be weakened for months.

The virus had been successful in its original function; it changed the scent of the scientists, they no longer smelled appetizing. When the factories were built and availability to synthetic blood was at its peak the virus would be make contagious and released into the human and animal populations.

Rose and Em had altered the structure of the cloned blood so it would be resistant to infection from the beneficial virus. It was an extreme measure, but the benefits would be worth it; vampires wouldn't be able to hunt humans and any vampire who turned a human would be weakened, this would dissuade the start of newborn wars and our kind would gain a new appreciation for life and peace.

We took photos of areas in Norway that could be used as a possible distribution site. We called it a day and headed back to the hotel to send the information to Marcus. This area spooked me a little, I felt a pull to the sea. Alistair noticed my shudder. "What's wrong?"
"I don't know. I feel strange, like I have to go to the sea."
"Have you ever felt this way before?" I shook my head. The pull was increasing with each second.

"Which direction is it pulling you?"
"West." He thought for a moment. "Does the pull hurt?" I shook my head and explained as best as I could. "It's like a feeling in my bones, my body wants to obey but I don't know why."
"I'll call the Masters. We can get their advice and see if we can investigate it safely." He said. This sounded like a good plan. I listened as he spoke to Caius. "Could it be Iceland?" Caius asked. As soon as he said the name the pull grew stronger. I shuddered and locked my joints, my body wanted to obey the call so bad.

"I think you're right Caius." Alistair said. I heard Caius' voice reply. "I'll call the pack leader there. You'll be safe to travel, the inhabitants are our allies." He said. Alistair smiled at me as he replied. "We'll go to Iceland. I can see my mate struggling against the pull, we'll keep you posted. Thank you Caius." He hung up. "Let's grab our stuff from the hotel and check out. Feel like a midnight swim?" He asked. I could see excitement in his eyes and looked at him questioningly "Charlie had an interesting response to Iceland, he said it was refreshing. There aren't many people on the island, it sounds like a perfect spot for a vacation." He explained.

We put our important documents, phone, money and clothes in waterproof bags, we'd seal the bags in a metal drum when we reached the docks and carry them as we walked under the water. Alistair checked out of the hotel and paid. I waited outside nervously.

We sprinted to the coast. I started to worry when I my foot dipped into the sea. "What if this is something bad?" I asked Alistair. "Caius said there are allies on the island, we've both met the wolves. The full moon is a week away, they've taken the medicine the Healers made and might not change when the moon is full, even if they do transform they know how to restrain themselves with rowan wood. We'll be safe." He said. I smiled and thanked him.

We walked along the seabed, jumping over trenches. The pull grew stronger, Alistair was jogging to keep up with me. The land ascended and Iceland came into view. As our heads rose out of the water the smell of sulfur hit our noses. We recoiled. No wonder the population was free from vampires. It was a horrible smell. My body pushed me forward.

The silhouettes of two people rushed towards us. We could make out the altered smell of werewolf and moved to a submissive pose. "Alice, Alistair?" They called. I looked up and saw it was Einar, Fred's second in charge, and his mate Freja. We relaxed and greeted them. Alistair explained my predicament. I was trying not to run in the direction of the pull. "Let's see where you lead us, Alice." Einar said. "We'll have to cross the geothermal fields, the smell will be worse. Try not to breathe." Freja suggested.

I gave into the pull, my legs carried be forward at a fast rate. The wolves were struggling to keep up, I heard Einar phone the pack, I couldn't understand what he said. Freja translated for us "he's letting the pack know our course. They'll meet us at a few points to ensure our safety." Alistair thanked them, he was still holding our luggage in a metal drum we'd stolen from the docks of Norway.

The smell got a lot worse, I didn't hold my breath in time. The smell of sulfur was stuck in my sinuses so I gave up and breathed normally. The warmth rising from the ground was incredible. I picked up speed, turning slightly north. The night sky swirled with neon green light. I felt something change within me. I felt faster and stronger.

I jumped over rivers and blurred through the alien landscape. I felt like I was running towards the sun, vibrations of power both pushed and pulled me. I felt like I was lost in a tumultuous sea, battered from all directions.

A loud crack vibrated through the earth as my speed had picked up. The scenery blurred. I could smell the faint scent of werewolf as I passed them.

My body stopped suddenly and there was a pain in my chest. I was standing in front of two young women and could see the hilt of a strange dagger sticking out of my chest. It's blade stuck inside me where my heart used to be. I heard a strange voice say "what the fuck?"