Chapter Twenty-Three: What's Happening in Seattle?

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AN: I'm glad I was able to update sooner than expected and I hope you liked this chapter. I just want to say thanks to everyone who reviewed on the last couple of chapters. I hope you like this chapter.

Marie's POV

I woke up to the gray cloudy morning and Embry's warm arms wrapped around me. I snuggled into his arms but soon became too hot and threw the covers off of us. Before long, I was had to jump out of bed and run to the bathroom where I threw up. That's when I looked around and noticed I wasn't at my parents' home or my home. I glanced up at the door to see Embry at the door watching me worriedly.

"I just got over heated, Em, nothing else is wrong," I told him as I stood up and went to the bathroom sink.

I summoned my toiletry bag and took my toothbrush out of it. I began to brush my teeth while Embry got dress and brought me a dress to wear today.

"Who got my clothing for me?" I asked him.

"Emily and I went to your house while you were passed out last night. Your parents made the potions that I brought to you, also," he told me.

He helped me get my dress on considering I had to bend down to pull it up and it was strapless. He pulled the dress up for me and zipped it. I found another vile of the healing potion on the nightstand and threw it back with a glass of water.

"I never thought I'd ever find anything nastier than a shot of Jack Daniel, but now I think I have," I commented as I corked the vile up and threw it back in my bag.

I looked to Embry and saw him blushing.

"What's up with you?" I asked curiously.

"I've never tasted alcohol, so what does a Jack Daniel taste like?" he asked me shyly.

Embry's question caught me off guard; this man never tasted alcohol? I've got to take him to a club next time we have some free time.

"You'll find out when we go clubbing in Seattle. I'll take Bella and Emmett with us, too," I told him.

"Why do you want to take them?" he asked me while he helped me pull my dress sweater on.

"They are fun to party with, especially Bella. She's crazy, we're the ones Emmett learned it from though I think he can take it further than us sometimes," I explained to him.

He looked thoughtful for a moment probably trying to think about how sweet, little Bella can be such a party animal. But he needs to learn that the Bella he knows it a façade that was created when she lost her memory and magic. I grabbed my overnight bag and slung it over my shoulder but cringed when it jarred my injured shoulder. Embry rubbed his shoulder as he took my bag from me and carried it to the living room. I followed behind him smelling a wonderful aroma of breakfast. I saw Emily in the kitchen cooking and Sam was at the table looking at the newspaper. He looked upset about something and I gazed over his shoulder at what he was reading.

"Do you know what's causing all those deaths in Seattle?" I asked Sam.

Sam jumped from his seat surprised and turned to smile at me, seeing that I'm better than last night. Emily and Embry laughed at me surprising Sam and causing him to jump. His expression then turned serious and he looked back at the newspaper.

"What's causing all the deaths there?" he asked me grimly.

"Newborns," I told him.

He gazed at me confused and I explained to him what a newborn was. Then it hit me. Why hasn't Jasper connected these dots yet? All these deaths could be caused by a newborn but not just one. I've seen this before but only in the South.

"Guys, I need to the Cullens. I've got the talk to the about something very important," I told them but it sounded very robotically.

"Why? What's wrong?" Embry asked worried about me.

"I just figured out something and I need to talk to Jasper about it. He's an expert in it," I told him.

I began to walk out to the bike and climb on it when Embry came out next to me.

"Marie, you're still injured," he tells me as he holds on to the bike.

I glared up at him and pulled out a dagger from my bag. Embry got scared for a second before I took it to the gauze and cut it off me. The only thing left of the bite mark was pink scars that were still healing. I fixed my dress and sweater, and hopped back on the bike. Before Embry could do anything else, I started the bike and rode off. On my way out of La Push, I saw Jacob chasing me with sad eyes. He seemed to be upset still about what he did yesterday; he must regret it.

I kept my eyes on the road as soon as I got into Forks' city limits. I had to get to the Cullen's house quick and talk to Jasper about what I figured out.

I passed my parents' house and then found that Edward and Bella were back when I passed her house. I saw him watch as I pass by.

Edward, I have something very important to tell you and your family, I thought to him as I passed the house.

I pulled into the driveway and saw Alice waiting on the porch for me. I went to the garage and parked the bike where it usually was. I ran to the porch and saw Alice still waiting for me.

"I saw you coming but I don't know why," she told me then she froze. "Edward and Bella are on their way, also."

"So, do you know why I'm here?" I asked her jokingly.

"No," she responded with a smile and hugged me.

I cringed when she threw her arms over my shoulders and hugged me. She pulled away from me, worried she had harmed me. I shook my head and pulled her into a side hug from the other side as Edward pulled into the driveway. He turned off the car and ran around the car to open the door for Bella. Alice released me and ran to hug Bella and Edward.

"Welcome home, you too," Alice yelled excitedly.

I smiled at them as I rubbed my shoulder where the bite was. I probably should drink the last vile of healing potion soon or take some kind of pain relievers, those did work good last night. Now that I think about never mind on the last. Edward gazed at me curiously.

"Get out of my head before I burn your balls off," I threatened Edward.

"Marie, calm down, he doesn't mean anything," Bella told me.

"What happened to your shoulder by the way?" Alice asked me worried.

"It's a long story," I tell her as I remember how it happened last night.

I turned to walk inside with Alice when Edward's voice made me turn to him angry.

"I knew that Jacob Black was dangerous," Edward whispered, thinking I couldn't hear him.

I lunged at him, making Bella scream out of surprise, and I hold his throat to the ground. He looked uncomfortable and I could see out of my peripheral vision that Alice was holding Bella.

"The truth is Edward, is that he's just as dangerous as you, so you want to say anything else?" I asked him.

I stood up when Edward didn't say anything else. Emmett opened the front door and was about to say something when I threw Edward through toward him. Emmett quickly stepped out of the way with a smirk on his face as Edward went sliding on the floor.

"What did he do this time, Aunt Marie?" Emmett asked as Alice, Bella, and I walked inside.

"He got on my nerves about his dislike for the wolves," I told Emmett.

Emmett oohed and glanced at Edward. The family was already in the living room. Rosalie was flipping through a fashion magazine, Esme had a sketch pad on her knees as she leaned against Carlisle, and he had a medical book in his hands that he was reading. Darien, Vera, and Henry sat on the other couch watching a movie as a family. I walked up behind Carlisle and saw one of the chapters he was reading: technology in the medical field. The advancements and the new technologies they're introducing.

"You know they're introducing robotics into many hospitals to help with certain surgeries that may be too small or deep for surgeons to reach," I told him and glanced up at me surprised.

"Really, that's interesting," he commented.

"Yes, my dad has worked at some hospitals that had them. He's thought about trying to raise enough money to gain money to get something like that here for Forks," I said as I came to sit in an arm chair.

As I sat in the chair, I saw Jasper sitting in front of couch that my brother and his family were sitting in. Alice went and sat in his lap while Edward pulled Bella into his lap in another arm chair.

"So what's the emergency that you need to tell us?" Edward asked.

"You've been keeping up with everything in Seattle, right?" I asked them as everyone stopped what they were doing.

"Yes," Carlisle told me. "Most certainly, we've been keeping an eye on it to see what we can do to take care of it ourselves so the Volturi won't have to come here."

"Well, I believe I know who's causing all that trouble there," I told him.

"Who?" Carlisle asked.

"It is newborns and I believe it must be Victoria controlling them," I told him.

"I thought about it being newborns, too, Marie, but what makes you think that it's Victoria controlling?" Jasper asks me.

"Yes, Marie, I've been keeping an eye on her decisions," Alice told me.

"But Alice, you can't see everything," I commented sadly.

"She's right, Alice. It's possible that there are newborns in Seattle that are being run by Victoria," Jasper told her.

"Now that I think about it, it is possible that Victoria did create a newborn army because I did follow her into the South," Edward said.

It was quiet for a moment while everyone thought about it.

"What do we do now?" Bella asked worried.

"We prepare for the coming fight," I told her as I looked over at Jasper.

AN: Ooh, cliffy…What do you think actually caused Marie to get sick? Please leave a review and let me know what you think or if you have any questions about anything, I'll try to answer them. Thanks for everything.