A/N A huge thanks to my very special friend OoJasper'sAngeloO for her beta work on this chapter. She also made the cover for this story, please let me know what you think of it. I'm sorry that it took me so long to update, but I wanted to get the other two stories finished. Not much left of this story either. Hope you enjoy.
I do not own Twilight or any of the characters.
Last Time. . .
We knew Victoria though and two things were certain. One, she was only after one thing and that was my death. Secondly, she could never be trusted, yet Edward and Alice both had gone out of their way to seek her help and loyalty. Stupid assholes, think they know what's best.
Apparently they had made a deal with her. They would get her out of trouble with the Volturi, which she was already in and in exchange she would help them by getting them out of trouble with the family by coming and attacking. It was a win win or so they thought. It just showed how stupid they really were. The real problem was now her and her fucking army were on their way to destroy the family and us and would be here in a matter of an hour or so. . .
Jasper's POV
As soon as we heard that I knew what needed to be done. I needed to call the family and have them come back. Carlisle needed to inform the wolves and I needed to spend some quality time with my mate. Unfortunately the latter would have to wait.
I quickly called Carlisle and he told me that he would take care of informin' those that needed to be there with us. I also told him what direction the army would be comin' from and we both felt it a good idea to meet them away from the house and the town.
Since I hadn't hunted in a long time I explained to Carlisle that I needed to hunt to be at my best. Bella and I would go on a quick hunt and meet them in the area we decided to meet the army in. Carlisle of course didn't like it, but that meant we had to hunt in Port Angles. We couldn't go too far and I wasn't about to feed off of animals when we were about to head into a fight.
It took more than one to fill me up and cause my strength to come back fully. Fortunately we found a gang that were about to fight with another rival gang. Bella also needed the extra blood as she had only fed a little. There were a total of five, I had three and she took the other two.
I still can't fuckin' understand humans. It was three against two and the two felt smug and felt they would win even though they were outnumbered. Bella was bothered by the fact that when all five turned up missin' that it would cause a violent gang war. I simply told her that we could keep our eyes and ears open. If and when it happened, Peter, Char, Bella and I could come and take care of the rest.
On the way back I called Peter to find out what they had come up with for the actual battle. Sadly I hadn't been any part of anythin' for the past few weeks. I knew that Peter hadn't been here for the last couple of days, but I knew him well enough that just because I was out of commission didn't mean that he didn't make plans.
He was almost as good as I am and he knows how I think. He would follow what he knew to do. Of course he had his "knower" to help him and it seems as if he had done a fuckin' shit load of things to get ready. If I had been aware of the goin' ons around me I would have known that everyday more vampires were showin' up to help us.
Some where friends of Carlisle, some were friends with Peter and some were vampires that heard that the Major was about to face off a newborn army and wanted to help, just so they could see me in action. I told Peter that we needed to make sure that those vampires would have our backs. If they were here just to watch, then they needed to be gone before the battle started. Now was not the time for idiots to want to watch a good show.
He said he had already sent a couple packin' because they were there to watch only. They had been trainin' since I went into the room and stayed there. He and Char had made sure they knew how to keep a newborn from trappin' them and the quickest ways to kill. They needed to know how to keep movin', while killin' and takin' down as many as they could.
That was the secret, to keep movin' and keep killin' without stoppin' or slowin' down. Its the fastest and easiest way to fight an army of newborns. You can't stop to burn them and you can't slow down just because you think there aren't many more left.
Its also better to have two fightin' together. One watchin' the others back while fightin' those comin' from behind. That's one reason Peter and I have never lost a fight. We not only learned to watch each others back, but we also learned how to tell what strategy the other is about to use just by our body language. Even when we were facin' ten or more newborns.
We also would have two or three that followed behind the fightin' to start the fires and burn the ones already torn apart. I wanted Bella to be one of them, but she is fuckin' stubborn like she always has been and refuses to be left out of the actual fight. At least I know she can hold her own in a fight.
When we finally got to where everyone was waitin' I was very shocked. There were at least twenty-five vampires and about sixteen wolves. It was the wolves that surprised me the most. I didn't recognize most of them, but Carlisle explained that what was left of the pack called neighbouring tribes, ones that had shifters and asked for help.
We split into groups, with some waitin' on both sides and in front. The rear is where the house was and it was doubtful that they would have any comin' from that direction. The wolves would stay out of sight until the battle was in full swing and some of the vampires would as well. We needed the element of surprise as much as possible.
Peter, Char, Bella and myself would be in the lead. We knew that this way the ones behind would have a better chance at pickin' off the stragglers. Peter seemed to be worried and that made me worry.
The thing is that Bella seems to have sharp instincts. If something is goin' on she can feel it, almost like Peter. The only difference is that its like a nudgin' sensation. That's how she's described it to me. She was very jittery and she felt somethin' was off.
She finally spoke up and asked Peter if he was feelin' like something was wrong. He did indeed, but couldn't quite put his finger on it. Although what he did say made me want to pull everyone back,"I have a very bad feelin' and its so bad right now that the hair on the back of my neck would be standin' up if I was human."
I knew what that meant and he knew that I would know as well. No one else would though. I wasn't sure if it was a good idea to say anythin' either. The last time he had felt that was when Maria ordered for Char to be destroyed, but it was right before she actually ordered it.
Bella brought us both out of our memories by askin' a question that apparently no one had even thought of, "Jas, who is watching Edward and Alice?"
It hit us all at the same time. We had fucked up big time and had not had anyone stay behind to watch them. The first thing I would have done in Victoria's place is to free the captives, it would be two more to help in the battle. It was then we heard the noise.
It was a group of vampires runnin' in the same direction. The problem was they weren't comin' from the sides or the front. They were comin' from our rear and I'm guessin' they made a stop at the house. If they had been set free, no amount of beggin' from Carlisle or Esme would save their fuckin' lives. I would kill Edward and Alice.
Before we could even blink the army was on us. I was takin' two at a time and plowin' through the vast numbers of newborns. There had to be at least fifty, maybe sixty newborns. Where in the fuck did Victoria get them from? I doubt that she could have made and controlled that many.
We were startin' to lose when the fuckin' wolves decided to join us, but the newborns seemed to be prepared for them and had already crushed two of the wolves. Neither were from the tribe in Forks. That didn't matter, two had lost their lives fightin' with us.
We finally gained the upper hand and were finishin' off the few that were left. It was kind of sad because I could tell that most of the newborns were only hours old. They had basically woken up, fed, then attacked and were killed.
Once the last of the newborns were burnin' we slowed down just to look around to see the damage. I went straight to Bella to check for injuries and was grateful that I found none. It was while I was checkin' her over that I knew why Peter and Bella had been feelin' uneasy.
I smelled them before I actually saw them. What shocked me the most though was that I was also able to smell the one I never thought I would ever see again. I turned my attention to what would have been our front to see four figures standin' there with smiles on their fuckin' faces.
They weren't friendly smiles either. Standin' there was Victoria along with Edward and Alice and next to them, Maria herself. Bella sensed who she was and whispered her name and then added, "I'm going to fucking kill the bitch!"
I didn't know if she meant Victoria, Alice or Maria, but I sure as fuck wasn't gonna let her fight Maria. She was too fuckin' dangerous.
It was Maria that spoke first, "Major, its been a long time, too long actually. Now we can stop all of this nonsense easily. Let Victoria take care of the one who stands next to you. Then you can come back to me and my bed. I know you have missed having a real woman."
Bella hissed at her and then Edward yelled that Victoria couldn't kill Bella, that she belonged with him. Maria actually laughed at him, "Did you really think that Victoria was going to allow you to leave with the one she's after. She is responsible for the death of her mate. You're nothing but a stupid boy. I should kill you myself after I'm done with all who stand between me and my Major.
So, Major are you coming with me or are you going to make me fight for you? Either way those that stand with you will all die today."
She made a signal with her hand and at least a hundred vampires stepped out. We were surrounded, and outnumbered by almost five to one. These weren't young newborns either, they were older and therefore more in control, as well as bein' better at fightin'.
Fortunately I knew this trick and so on my signal everyone fightin' with us turned and moved so that we too were in a circle facin' them in every direction. Yeah I knew that Maria was involved and made plans accordingly. I told Bella that Maria was mine, I would kill her myself.
I was distracted for a second by a high pitched scream and then all hell broke loose. Every vampire was movin' and I took a peek at where Bella was and noticed that her eyes were trained on Maria.
She was so focused on her that she didn't even see Victoria movin' straight for her. Or at least that's what I thought. She moved slightly to the side and Victoria missed her altogether. I didn't see what happened next as I was too busy fightin'.
These vampires had been trained well on how to fight and it seemed to take days before it slowed down. It was actually only a few hours, but eventually we had destroyed most of the vampires.
We had a few casualties and would mourn their loss. Although we didn't lose any family members that I could see, most of us were sportin' injuries of some kind. I was lookin' for Bella and realized that I couldn't see her anywhere. I also realized that I didn't see Victoria, Edward, Alice or Maria. I could feel myself losin' it. Where in the fuck is my mate?
Peter came up to let me know about some of the injuries. I asked him about Bella and the others. "Victoria is dead, her body, what's left of it, is over there by those trees. Emmett said that he saw Bella rippin' her ass apart. Then she saw that Maria was runnin' away and went after her. He was goin' to go after her, but got caught up in just tryin' to stay alive. I'm still tryin' to find Edward and Alice."
I took off in the direction that Emmett said he saw Bella going. Peter, Garrett, Char and Emmett followed after me. I wouldn't stop until I had found not just Bella, but the other three that were missin'.
Once I had Bella safe in my arms then I would hunt down all three, especially if they had dared to touch my mate. My main concern was if she was tryin' to fight Maria on her own. Even I had problems takin' her down in mock fights. The bitch knew how to fight to win.
Then again my mate had been taught how to fight by Maria's three best ex-fighters. Right now I just needed to make sure she was alright and safe. I knew that with Edward and Alice loose she wouldn't be until she was back in my arms.
After several miles we saw the flames. The pain in my chest intensified and I ran faster than I ever have. As soon as we got to the flames, I saw somethin' that made me grab my chest, havin' the worst pain ever.
I stopped right where the flames were shootin' up and saw somethin' layin' on the ground close to the fire. I ran around and looked down and instantly fell to my knees, roaring out of agony.
On the ground was Bella's arm that had been ripped from her body. . .
A/N Please let me know what you think. Just don't kill me or I can't finish the story. Just so you know, I have already started the next chapter. I also may be posting the new story tomorrow or the next day. I have changed the title again lol. I think I'm going to go with "A Major Change" but just so you know, it could change again. I just can't seem to find one I really like. Thanks for being patient, and I promise to have the next chapter posted within the week. Thanks to everyone who reviewed and added this story to their favorites and alerts. Love you guys.
