BELLA
We made our way to the clearing in the forest that Lizzy had seen in her dreams. We arrived ten minutes earlier to be able to set our positions.
"Okay, everyone stand where they're meant to be. Jasper keep any over excited newborns calm," Sara ordered. "This is it everyone. The day the Volturi fall." She grinned and turned to walk to the front.
Chantelle took Harry to the very back of the clearing, followed by Emmett and Rosalie with Sam hidden in the trees behind them. Lizzy and Alice walked to the far right Jasper following, the newborns were all congregated near Jasper. Edward, Eddie and I stood in the centre of the group and all the nomads, including our extended family, the Denali's and Zafrina and the Amazon coven were all over to the left. Sara stood at the front with all the hybrids in a line behind her.
"They're nearly here!" Alice shouted out. Everyone tensed up. I gripped my husbands and my sons hand tighter. The minute the black cloak were visible in the trees I took in a large unnecessary breath.
As Aro came into view he paused, looking at the vampires against him. He took a deep breath and walked right up to Sara in the centre. Halting the guard behind him.
"You have created a newborn army, that is against the rules and anyone involved along with the newborns will be destroyed," he said, no emotion in his voice.
"Even your precious Cullen's?" Sara asked teasingly. Aro scanned the area for us. He caught onto Alice and then Edward and I in the centre.
"Oh Edward, Isabella. Why did you have to be involved? I do not wish to destroy you," he said painfully putting his hands together.
"We don't give second chances Aro. Let's destroy them," Jane snarled.
"Quiet dear," he said to her. "Edward, Isabella, Alice, Jasper, Rosalie and Emmett. Take your children and leave, I do not wish to harm you but if you continue to stand with these rule breakers we will have to. What is your choice?" he asked looking at Edward.
"We're staying. You have continuously tried to pull my family apart. I have seen my daughter cry in fear of you, plagued by nightmares; I don't want her to be scared anymore. This is your last day on earth Aro," Edward said. I squeezed his hand tightly.
"Very well," Aro said and the guard took a threatening stance.
"Wait!" I heard the familiar little voice call. Aro span around to see his son run up to him.
"What do you mean wait?"
"I don't want you to kill them," he said to his father.
"Excuse me?" Aro asked completely shocked.
"I'm not going help you to hurt Bella," he said catching my eyes. I smiled at him.
"You are my son, I am your father. You will do as I say," Aro snarled at his son.
"No," Pancrazio ordered.
"Emilio! Get him out of my sight!" Aro ordered. "I will deal with you later," he said to Pancrazio and forcefully pushed him back into the guard.
"No!" I shouted letting go of my son and husband's hand's.
"Bella!" Edward hissed behind me. I ignored him walking up to the line.
"Give him a choice. He can stay with you, or come and join us," I said to Aro. I remember when I used to be scared of this vampire. I had nightmares when I was human of his icy cold, old rough skin, his face and jet black hair. Aro laughed.
"My son would never choose enemies over his coven," he said.
"So we're enemies now?" I asked. Aro didn't answer he just narrowed his eyes at me.
"I pick them," Pancrazio said running out from the ridiculous number of vampires that were protecting him.
"Pancrazio!" Aro bellowed as Pancrazio ran straight past Aro and stood at my side. "You betrayer!" He hissed at his son. He reached to grab the boy, pulling his lips above his teeth in a snarl. I threw my shield out around Pancrazio and I. Aro was knocked back, his eyes switched from Pancrazio to me and snarled furiously. Edward was at my side in a second and took my hand, tugging me back. I grabbed hold of Pancrazio and pulled him back with us.
"Sara!" Alice shouted, seeing Aro's decision.
"FIRST WAVE GO! BELLA SHIELD NOW!" Sara ordered. The newborns were released. I dropped Pancrazio's hand to grip my son's. I had my mental shield surrounding everyone except the newborns already but I wanted to be ready for anything.
"Zafrina behind you!" Edward shouted. I looked over to Zafrina who had just span around and was filling the vampires mind with her imagination. Causing him to reach out and snatch hold of air.
"Alice!" Edward called he stepped forward but I pulled him back.
"Stay back. I've got it," I said and pushed my shield to include her as a vampire snuck onto her back and was thrown back. Jasper span around snarling and ripped the head from the vampire. I noticed Edward pull a lighter out his pocket and throw it on the already growing pile of vampire parts. I noticed Caius body within the pile. I gasped scanning the area. So much was going on at a time I couldn't watch everything at once not even with my vampire eyes. I stood there in the centre with my son and husband on each of my hands. Pancrazio was standing behind me as well as Emmett, Rosalie, Harry and Chantelle; all within the protection of my physical shield. I felt my mental shield tug out of reach, I watched as a few of the hybrids ran out of my protection, I fought harder trying to include them again. I watched as Jane smiled and focused her eyes on the hybrids.
"Jane!" I screamed she turned to look at me and smiled widely at me.
"Eddie replace me with your shield. Jane is mine,"
"Bella no!" Edward said.
"Mom I can't keep it up like you can. I can't do it," he said tightening his hand on mine.
"You can," I said letting him go.
"Bella," Edward hissed tugging me back.
"I want her dead," I said to him. Jane stood at the edge of my shield smiling.
"Come on Bella, no abilities, just me and you. Let's do this," she teased. I dropped my family's hands and walked over to her, my shield bending willingly.
"Eddie," I told him and he nodded; his shield erupting from his body. Edward had hold of Eddie's hand. I kept my mental one up and wrapped around those that I could. The mental shield was so easy to control now it was like breathing. I could have it surrounding anyone for the rest of my existence and never feel it fight. I snarled at Jane as I reached her reaching for her neck. She grabbed my hands and span me around. I pulled my hands out of her grasp and reached for her arm gripping it tightly I started to tug. She snarled and her teeth came incredibly close to my neck, I dropped her arm, ducking under it and avoiding her teeth. I caught a glimpse of Edward watching me intently, his face twisted as he watched me, I knew he wanted to come over a help me but I shook my head. I wanted to kill Jane myself. I dodged Jane's hand as it came to my neck and I noticed Stefan as he gripped Alec's head and ripped it from his shoulders. Jane noticed it too; she paused in our fighting to scream in pain as her brother was destroyed. I took the opportunity as an advantage and did the same to Jane. I ripped a chunk out of her neck with my teeth and pulled her head off. Then throwing her body on the burning pile.
"Mom!" I heard Eddie say. I looked over to him to notice his shield flickering. "I can't hold it," he cried. Others noticed too. Aro who was being attacked by three of the newborns started to charge towards Eddie.
"No!" I screamed and ran to Eddie's side, replacing his shield with mine just as Aro reached him, I threw him back. Edward took my hand securely in his and kissed my temple.
"Well done," he whispered I turned to smile at him but there was no time for praise now. I heard Chantelle whispering behind me, I turned around to look at her hugging Harry, she was trying to comfort him.
"He's scared. She's trying to keep him in control," Edward said to me. I looked back at the fight. I looked at the newborns lying dead on the floor. There were only a few of the Volturi left. I watched as Aro was destroyed by Emmett and Rose, feeling satisfied. We'd won.
I spoke too soon.
I heard a cry from behind me, I saw Harry's eyes well up and tears fall from his eyes. I watched as he began opening his mouth as if to scream. Chantelle was desperately trying to comfort him. I watched Edward move past me, towards Harry but I knew he wouldn't get to Harry in time. I gripped my son's hand tighter, drawing his energy and expanding my shield to include every single person in the clearing that was on our side with our joint physical shield, leaving the Volturi and Harry out of it. Emmett grabbed hold of Chantelle, pulling her away from the screaming boy and into the protection of my shield. Edward continued running right out the protection and grabbed hold of Harry. But the Volturi were faster, Felix and Demetri were standing behind Harry, Demetri pulled Edward away and Felix's strong hands gripped Harry, snapping the little boys neck.
"Harry!" Chantelle screamed trying to run from her father's arms. "Harry!" she screamed again. Emmett pulled her into his chest cradling her, she began sobbing uncontrollably. I looked back at Demetri who had my husband securely by the neck.
"End this now or Edward dies," Felix said. Aro, Caius and Marcus were dead, Jane, Alec, Renata and many other members of the guard were dead, Pancrazio was on our side and Felix had lost about four fingers and an arm. But they had my husband, my reason for existing. We were standing at the front now. Everyone was protected behind us. Eddie and I standing watching our loved one struggle in the arms of the Volturi.
"Bella drop the shield or your mate dies!" Felix demanded. I didn't look at him; my eyes were locked with Edwards. He shook his head.
I stared at my husband longer, his eyes flickering from me to Eddie. His face twisted in pain and he closed his eyes. I knew how he was thinking; the last thing he wanted to see before he died was his wife and son but I wasn't going to let him die.
I just I had no idea what to do. Our biggest weapon Harry was dead on the floor in front of me. Chantelle wasn't in a fit enough state to do anything and even if she did it would take time to change all their minds one by one. I couldn't expand my shield enough to knock them away from him. I was out of ideas.
"Bella!" Felix roared again. I let go of Eddie's hand and let my shield drop.
"Bella no!" Edward said snapping his eyes open. Felix laughed.
"Well done," he said with a smile. I stared at my husband still in the vampire's arms.
"Let him go," I ordered.
"No I don't think we will."
"It's useless Felix. There are only a handful of you left. You cannot beat us," Sara said. "Even without Bella and Eddie, you are dead."
"Not before we kill Edward," he said. "And I'm pretty sure killing him will cause you more pain than if you killed us. What about his little family?" he teased looking and me and Eddie. He pulled on Edwards arm and it was ripped from his body.
"Edward!" I screamed, feeling the venom fall from my eyes, it had been a while since I cried like this but the pain rocking through me seeing my husband's face twist in pain as he was pulled apart hit me like a moving train.
"I'm not going to die," Edward said gasping his eyes locked on mine.
"Oh yeah mind boy?" Demetri teased tightening his hold on his other arm. I wasn't ready to watch them tear my husband apart; I closed my eyes, my heart throbbing in pain. Just imagining him gone from my life. Could I stay here in this world without him? With our children? I couldn't leave Renesmee and Eddie, but I couldn't live without him either. It would destroy me. I felt the cool venom fall down my cheeks faster, feeling the familiar pain in my chest. The pain from when he left me the first time, only this time it was intensified. Jacob wouldn't be able to save me from this. No one could. I would be dying along with Edward. I couldn't live forever without him.
"I'm not going to die," Edward said again his smile growing wider. I opened my eyes to look at him, wondering why he seemed so smug. He was still looking directly at me.
"How can you be so sure?" Felix asked curious now.
"Because…" he began, but before he continued there was a big crash coming from the trees in front of us. Everyone turned to see who was coming; there was the sound of paws, a lot of paws, running through the trees. Then the familiar red/brown wolf burst through the clearing, followed by about twenty other wolves. I had never seen them all together at once, all of them in sync, leaping together into the clearing, it was incredible seeing it but I was soon distracted by Jacob as he grabbed hold of Demetri's head and pulled it off, dragging Demetri's body away from Edward. I took this opportunity to run over to my husband now on the floor and pull him into my arms.
"Erm… dad," Eddie said bringing Edward detached arm over to him. Edward laughed and took it, putting it back where it should have been.
"Thanks son," he whispered and I watched as the venom healed the wound. I pulled him into me and I kissed his bronze hair over and over. He adjusted himself to look at me properly. I didn't care that our son was right by us; I crushed my lips to his passionately, enjoying the response. I cried as I kissed him and the hole in my chest started feeling whole again. He pulled away from me and brought me into his chest; he also put his arm out and wrapped it around Eddie. We all hugged each other and I closed my eyes whilst the wolves finished off the Volturi. When there was no more noise I finally opened my eyes to see fire surrounding us all, purple smoke rising. I sighed in relief.
"Daddy!" I heard from behind me, I looked up to see Renesmee running for us. Although I wished she hadn't followed Jacob I was glad she was here so Edward could have his daughter in his arms again.
"Renesmee! No!" Edward called out, dropping us from his arms and running towards Renesmee, but he was too late. The hidden vampire grabbed her and threw a punch into the middle of her back; I heard the snap and Renesmee fell to the floor.
"Renesmee!" I screamed in sync with Eddie. I tripped over my step as I ran to my daughter, I felt like I wasn't running fast enough, everything was in slow motion. I heard a howl from behind me coming from Jacob as I reached her. The wolves quickly killed the vampire who had hurt my daughter.
"Renesmee," I sobbed, she couldn't die, my baby girl couldn't die. I pulled her into my arms and Edward wrapped his around us. Her heart was still beating. "Renesmee," I whispered into her ear. Eddie soon joined us, his hand on Renesmee's chest feeling her breathing.
"Bella let go of her," Edward ordered.
"No!" I cried holding tightly onto my daughter.
"Bella, let me handle her," Someone said behind me.
"No," I repeated.
"Bella I can heal her. Lay her on her back, she needs to be straight," the hybrid said. I did as he asked and laid my daughter on the floor. She had her eyes closed.
"The pain knocked her out but she's still alive," Edward reassured me as if he had read my mind.
"Renesmee," I heard Jacob bawl from behind me, he was running now in his human form over to us. Edward held his hand out, stopping him from reaching her. "Nessie!" he called again trying to get past Edward. Jacob had tears running freely down his face. I ran up to him pulling him into my arms. He cried with me as we watched Renesmee lie perfectly still on the floor. Eddie came over to us and comforted Jacob with me. I had noticed the growing friendship between my son and best friend but I never thought that they would become close. They were best friends; Jacob was, after all, the only person other than Chloe Eddie really knew out of his family.
"She's not dead Jake," I assured him. He didn't say anything. The hybrid leant over Renesmee's body and placed his hands on her stomach and he closed his eyes. Within a minute the hybrid took his hands off Renesmee and stood up. I was deeply afraid at that moment he hadn't been able to help her.
"She's okay. Her back is mostly healed, there may be a bit of bruising but that's about it, she just needs a second to wake up," he said. I let out a sigh of relief and smiled at Jacob who had stopped crying but was still staring at Renesmee on the floor. I let go of him and he slowly made his way over to her. I could see the bruises on his body where I had held him too tight. But I knew that wasn't what was hurting him at the moment. I watched as he gently pulled Renesmee into his arms and the bruises disappeared. I made my way over to them and placed my hand on Renesmee's cheek. The moment my skin touched hers her eyes opened.
"Momma," she said staring at me. I smiled widely and kissed her on the forehead. She was okay. Jacob pulled her up to his chest and she wrapped her arms around him. I stood up and walked over to my husband standing only a meter away. He wrapped his arms around me. I sighed.
"This will be the last time Bella. They're all dead." Edward said gleefully. I looked up at him and smiled. He was right. It was all over. No one would ever be able to harm my family again. I nodded to him. I looked down at Renesmee now being embraced by Eddie. Looking at my children, I smiled. They could be happy now, never have to worry about the Volturi again. Ever.