Atonement
By BetterInTexas
Chapter 21:
Garrett POV
Edward had the gentleman seated at the kitchen table. The gentleman who looked very scared.
“Hello. What is your name?” I asked genially.
He said nothing.
“His name is Abia.” Edward told me. I give him credit. The little punk was turning out to be useful. Abia looked as if he had seen a ghost.
“Hello Abia. My name is Garrett. I’m going to ask you some questions. You are going to tell me what I want to know because you don’t like pain. You may think you can handle it. You have probably conditioned yourself to take whatever could possibly be thrown at you. But Abia I have been alive for a very long time. I promise you, I have devised ways to cause you pain that you haven’t even dreamed of.”
“Is that necessary?” Carlisle asked.
“Yes it is.” Bella answered.
“Bella…”
“I saw a Secret Service team gunned down because of these people. Pilots were killed and people were scared out of their minds. Children, Carlisle, were on that plane. If it had landed the entire city of New York would have been uninhabitable for the next one hundred years. Much like London. It is entirely necessary to cause him pain.” Bella told him while staring at Abia.
Carlisle apparently had nothing to say to that. Fucker.
“So Abia, let’s start with the obvious. Where are your friends?”
Nothing.
I saw Edward write something down, behind Abia. He looked at me and placed a finger to his lips. I suppose that was a good idea. If Abia knew what Edward could do it may make it difficult. He may have thought Edward was a fed and learned his name that way.
“Okay. Let’s try again.” I turned his chair away from the table. Reaching down, I crushed his knee cap. His scream wasn’t all I hoped it would be.
“Stone is dead, Abia. It’s over. Tell me what type of virus you plan to place in the water system?”
Edward had a look of intense concentration on his face. Finally he wrote something on his pad.
“What locations are you planning to place the virus in the water system?”
Nothing. Bella knelt in front of him.
“Tell him or I swear to God I will rip your fucking dick off you piece of shit!”
I guess Bella would be playing bad cop.
“Bella…”
Bella moved to the kitchen drawer at vampire speed and came back with a butcher knife. Her speed shocked Abia. Now he was very afraid.
Edward wrote something else and then smirked.
“Abia are there any other plans for Los Angeles? Any more cells with plans?”
Abia said nothing. I looked at Edward who appeared panicked suddenly.
He mouthed Bomb towards me.
Fuck.
“Is there a bomb in Los Angeles? Like London or New York?”
Oh shit. He said nothing.
“Fuck this. I’m cutting something off…” Bella said quickly. Abia’s eyes got very wide while Carlisle began an argument that never came out. Before Abia could react Bella had his big toe in front of his face.
“Want to guess what is next? Answer his fucking questions or I will mail you back to where you came from in envelopes.”
Yes. Bella was definitely playing bad cop. I suppose the shock of seeing his toe in front of his face wore off and Abia began to feel pain. A lot of it judging by his screams. I smirked at Carlisle and noticed Esme appeared to be sick. I had a feeling it was good that vampires couldn’t vomit.
“Ask him another question Garrett. Anything. Anything at all. I hope this fucker stays quiet.” Bella told me, while glaring into the poor man’s eyes.
“I have it, Garrett.” Edward said.
“Excuse me a moment. I will leave you in Bella’s more than capable hands. Try not to piss her off.”
I walked into the next room with Edward.
“They are staying at a Holiday Inn Express. Looks like it is in Downtown West. I don’t believe there are many Holiday Inn Expresses near Downtown. Room number 216. All of them are there. Eight men. Five briefcases full of an unknown virus. They aren’t even sure what it is. Only that it is deadly. They are globes. Small globes, blue. If they hit water or burst they release the virus. If we aren’t careful and one breaks it is entirely possible they could release the virus in the hotel. It can be airborne but thrives in water. We will have to be fast.”
“The bomb?” I asked.
“He doesn’t know. He just knows the target. Ground zero will be the US Bank building, a 73 story skyscraper. It will be driven into the parking garage on the bottom level. Time is unknown. He just knows they were told to deliver the virus and get as far away from the City as possible.”
“Shit.” I whispered.
“Yes. Shit indeed.” Edward agreed.
A scream came from the kitchen.
“Perhaps we should return before there is nothing left of him to talk to?” Edward suggested. It was a good idea. Bella seemed to be in a mood. It was probably the witches spell. Or the demon cutting her.
“Bella…” Carlisle started. I then heard a large bang. We ran into the kitchen to see Bella had Carlisle pinned against a wall. By his neck.
“This is fucking war Carlisle. If you can’t take it go outside. We have work to do.” She growled and then let him go.
Okay.
“Bella why don’t you step outside and get air. If Abia refuses to talk again I will definitely call you.”
Abia shook his head furiously.
“I think that is a great idea. Carlisle, why don’t you walk outside with me? I’m sure we have a lot to catch up on.”
“Y… yes. Okay.”
“I’ll come to. I’ve seen… enough.” Esme whispered.
The three walked out, Bella at the lead. I turned to Edward.
“Anything else?”
Edward shrugged his shoulders.
“Abia, I know about the bomb at the US Bank building. I know about the Holiday Inn where your comrades are waiting with the virus. Any other thing you can think of that I need to know?”
He seems surprised of course. Then again he was probably more focused on the knee cap I broke and the other one Bella broke. Also his missing toe was probably on his mind.
I looked at Edward who shook his head.
“Okay then. I guess we are done. I commend you on not talking. Of course you would have eventually but this did save time.”
“So we kill him now?” Edward asked. I looked up expecting to see revulsion on his face. Instead he seemed… interested.
“Edward what is with you?” I had to ask.
“What do you mean?”
“You. You’re being very… helpful. You haven’t bothered Bella about being together or even stared at her much. You have been… you seem good with everything. I mean I honestly thought you would have a problem with Bella being with me. But you don’t seem to have a problem with it. What is going on?”
“Just trying to help Garrett. This is important. I haven’t really done anything important in a while. Many, many years actually.” He said.
Bullshit.
“That’s it?”
I caught his face. He tried to hide it but then smiled a little.
“Bella looks at you like she used to look at me. She is in love with you. I only ever wanted her happy.”
Uh huh.
Bullshit.
“That right? Why do I think there is more to this story?”
Edward grinned.
“You would die before you let harm come to her, correct? If you were there to stop it?”
“Yes. Yes I would.” I told him immediately.
“You apparently live a very dangerous life, Garrett. The chances of you dying and her living are pretty good. I’m thinking if I can hang around…”
“I’ll be dead and Bella will be free and grateful to you for helping.”
Edward shrugged his shoulders.
“I suppose if that bothers you I could stop helping you. But I really do want to help Garrett. If you happen to get killed by a demon or werewolf one day, then… what do you expect me to do?”
Edward laughed. It wasn’t a sarcastic laugh. Just a laugh. I grinned at him.
“It’s a good plan, Edward. But I plan to stay alive for a very long time.”
“I know. I hope you do. I really do just want her happy. I wouldn’t interfere with that. Besides Bella would have never been happy with our lifestyle. She has taken to yours with gusto apparently. She is a natural. The both of you are lucky to have found each other.”
I couldn’t disagree with him.
“Could I see a doctor please? Shouldn’t you read me my rights?” Abia said, talking for the first time.
“Yes, let me get you a doctor.” I told him. I then pulled my sidearm and shot him in the head, while looking at Edward.
“Well he isn’t in pain anymore.” Edward laughed.
“I don’t trust you Edward. Let me rephrase. I don’t exactly trust you around Bella. I trust you with everything else though. I am glad you are here.”
“So am I Garrett. So shall we go find some terrorists? I would love to fire one of those. I don’t believe I ever have.”
“I suppose I can show you on the way to the Holiday Inn.”
I didn’t trust him around Bella. But he seemed honest. Too honest really. Waiting for me to die… fuck him. But still, while we would never be friends he was starting to grow on me.
If he tried anything with Bella I would burn him.
Bella POV
“What the fuck is your problem Carlisle? Do you not understand what is at stake?” I asked, tired of this crap.
“I understand. But Edward could have read his mind without anyone torturing him. He was thinking about the answers to the questions Garrett asked him.”
“He thought about it a lot harder after I was done with him. People, a very,very large number of people are dead. Do you think they give a fuck who hurts? This is war. Our people are under attack. You say you want to save lives. I give you credit for being a doctor but every problem can’t be solved in a hospital. Grow up or go home.”
“Grow up? This is you now Bella?”
“Yes it is.” I growled.
“I know better.”
“You don’t know a damn thing.” I told him.
“Maybe not, but when you came to our house I knew you didn’t want to kill anyone else.” He countered.
“I don’t want to kill innocents. But I have no problem killing these fuckers. Maybe if that virus got out and you were stuck in a hospital trying to treat dying people and not being able to do a damn thing about it, you might have a different view. If it’s that bad go back to your big house in Oregon and hide. But stop getting in our way.”
“Fine. I won’t say another word. I just don’t like what Garrett is turning you into.”
Hold the fuck up.
“What he is turning me into? What exactly do you think I am Carlisle?” I walked towards him. Esme tried to step in my way.
“Bella he didn’t mean…” I pushed her aside.
“Go ahead Carlisle. Tell me what Garrett is turning me into?”
“This… damn it Bella, I let you down! I got you killed. I never should have left you. Never. Not with her still roaming free. But I did. I thought it would be best for you. I agreed with Edward and I made a bad call. It cost you everything. Now I find out that you were suicidal. That you went to the damn government to try to find a way to die. That you are fighting these monsters. I’m responsible. It was my decision to go along with Edward. I made a bad call and it cost you everything. Now… I am watching the sweetest girl I have ever met in my existence breaking kneecaps and cutting off toes! Getting opened up by a monster with a flaming sword. Having witches throw spells at you. I feel guilt okay? I feel a lot of guilt. I am taking it out on Garrett because I haven’t figured a proper punishment for myself.”
“Well… stop.” I told him.
“What do you mean stop?”
“Stop taking it out on Garrett. Stop feeling guilty. It’s too late to do anything about the past. I am where I belong. I am happy. So just let it go. I train against Garrett every day. If you piss him off too much he will rip you apart and then I will feel guilty about that. So stop.”
“But… just stop…?”
“I forgive you, Carlisle.” I told him honestly.
Carlisle stood in silence. Esme wrapped her arms around him.
“Thank you. But I don’t know if I will be able to forgive myself.” He whispered.
“It’s not your choice. You wronged me. It’s over. I forgive you. It would be selfish of you to hold on to something that has already happened. It’s over. We have work to do. It isn’t about us Carlisle. This is bigger than us. I need you to be with us when we find these viruses. If one gets out, you are going to need to be there. If there is anybody who can find an antidote, it would be you.” I told him honestly.
“Okay.” He said after a moment. “So what’s next?”
I heard a gunshot. I guess Garrett found out everything he needed to know.
“Now we go to the Holiday Inn Express.” Garrett said walking out with Edward.
Good. I needed to let out some aggression. That witch and demon really pissed me off.
Ty POV
There that fucking house is. Average looking house. Kinda isolated. You would never guess there were bad men with a lot of guns behind those walls.
“Why don’t we call the police?” Major dumb fuck asked.
“Cause we ain’t takin them, alive. This is it. We take them, we are done. You two stay out this. Me and the James Bond wannabe got this.”
“Yes. Me and Tupak are all over this jasper. Just relax.” Clive added…
Tupak?
“Tupak?” I asked him.
“You would prefer Biggie Smalls?”
“No. I would prefer Jay Z, long as we are takin requests, but I’m a bad motherfucker in my own right.”
“Are you quite done?” Clive asked.
“Are you quite done?” I said, imitating his voice. I took off my shirt.
“Why are you takin your shirt off?” Billy Bob asked.
“Cause I like this shirt. I’m gonna have some fun with these fuckers and let them shoot me. I don’t want bullet holes in my shirt. Any other stupid questions?”
“Yeah. Why not just kill them all quickly and we can be on our way?”
“Listen, when you got terrorists you want to kill, I’ll tag along and let you do it your way. Me and Clive got our way. So chill the fuck out and watch how the vampires who are actually bad asses, do things.”
“That’s a nice suit Clive.” Short stuff said.
“Thank you dear. I do like to dress my best when I am… what’s the term Ty? Blowing fuckers down?”
“Let’s go.” I told him impatiently. I got time for this? I could have left their asses back at the casino.
The two of us ran to the door and went through it. There they are.
Wait.
What the fuck? Vampire scent. They got more vampires? God damned club going on. Those Volturi fuckers suck at what they do.
Twenty of these fuckers were here. All human. All lookin at me and Clive.
“So you bitches gonna fuck up my friend’s suit here or what? Fire already!”
“Vampires.” One whispered.
Yep. There were vampires around. The back door opened. Somebody was runnin.
“You got this?” I asked Clive.
“Yes I do. Go after them.”
I took off and saw a vampire running not far ahead. Poor bastard. You can’t outrun a great athlete like myself.
I caught the fucker within ten seconds. Tackling from behind. We both hit the ground. I turned him over and…
“You fuckin lyin ass bitch!”
Kebi.
She head butted me. I was a bit surprised by her lyin ass and took the shot. She tried to run again.
“I ain’t done with you bitch.”
I hit her with my power and she ran into a tree. Then she fell. Now she was moaning. I let up and walked over to her.
“What the fuck?!”
“Go to hell you bastard. You killed my husband, didn’t you?”
“No. The brother inside causing all those screams killed your husband. So you knew the entire time?”
“Of course.”
“Ben? Tia?”
“No.”
“Yeah right. You a helluva liar. I bet you was a shoplifter when you was human, weren’t you?”
“Excuse me?”
“Shoplifter? Thief? Uhhh Alli Baba and the forty thieves or something like that? Yeah. You a sketchy bitch ain’t ya?”
“I honestly have no idea what you are talking about. I really don’t care.”
I smelt them immediately.
Six of these motherfuckers.
Turning I saw they weren’t happy.
“Kill him.” Kebi whispered.
“Fuck that.” I stomped a foot in her chest and pulled her right leg off, twisting that fucker like a wishbone. Momma used to always let me have the wish bone. I was good at it.
The other fuckers attacked. I focused my power but only got two of them. The other three hit me.
Shit.
I backed up and laid some kung fu on their asses. Fuckers were strong. Must be really new. Probably why they were in the woods and not with the other fuckin bastards.
One came at me from the side. I picked Kebi up by the one leg she still had attached and used her to hit him. Home mother fucking run.
One came at me who was on the ground dizzy. I ripped his fucking head off. But then a ninja kicked me in the head from behind. Dirty motherfuckers.
We all stood up. Five left. Time to stop playin around.
“You bitches better run. I’m about to go medieval on ya’lls candy asses.”
I found myself at the bottom of a dog pile. They was trying to pull me apart.
Ty Gavin don’t go out that way. I stood up and tossed these fuckers off. Time to bite. Attacking, I got four arms and two heads.
“Whoooo! Who’s next? Let’s go boys! Don’t be shy! Ty wants to play.”
Yeah I got three now and they were lookin scared.
Now they looked tired. What the fuck?
They just went to one knee.
Oh hell no.
Jasper flew in and ripped their heads off. He was smirking.
“What the fuck was that?”
“What? You looked like you could use some help.”
“How you figure? Half of em are down, the other two are missing arms and only one is still whole. How you figure I need help? This is what I do bitch!”
“You’re welcome.” He said sarcastically.
“Fuck you. Go away. Go back to your Daddy’s house and chill.”
“Hey no problem. Next time you are about to get your ass handed it to you, I’ll stand by and cheer for the bad guys.”
“My ass? Bitch please. Can’t no one take me.” I told this fucker. Leroy needed to get straight.
“Oh really? I’ve never been defeated in a fight.”
“Yeah? You ever fought a brother? Watch boxing sometimes. Black guy always wins.” I pointed out.
“Yeah? Fightin me is kinda like a horror movie. How do black guys fare in those?” He grinned.
No this fucker didn’t.
“Right here, right now. No bullshit powers. Me and you. Let’s go.”
“Can I have my leg back, if you two are going to fight?”
I turned and remembered Kebi was on the ground. Oh yeah.
“Sit tight lady. Trust me, you ain’t got no place to go. Daddy’s about to show Junior how to fight.”
Shit. Now the other two were here.
“Jasper!” Alice called his name. Clive walked over. His suit was shredded by bullet holes. I had to laugh.
“What happened to your suit, brotha?”
“You told them to fire and then left. You owe me a suit.”
“That’s cool man. I saw a purple pimp’s suit the other day. Had a matching purple hat. You’ll look good in it.”
“If you two are done, perhaps I could interrogate the lady we left in Egypt who should have stayed there?” Clive suggested.
“Yeah. You go ahead. Me and Merle here got some business to work out.”
“You really don’t. Mission Ty. Focus.” Clive reminded me.
“Cool. You got lucky cuz.” I told blondie.
“Lucky me. I was lookin for another war to win.”
“Yeah. Another? How did that one against General Grant work out?”
“Fuck you.”
I didn’t respond. Just shot him the finger, picked Kebi up by her thick ass hair and started dragging her back. Time to get some answers and find out who exactly is in on this shit. Getting tired of uninvited vampires showin up.
ARO POV
“Master, you have an email.” I heard Gianna’s annoying voice inform me.
“An email? Who would send me an email?”
“I think you should see it Master. It is very disturbing.”
“Fine. Bring me a computer.”
Within moments Chelsea had a laptop in front of me. I clicked on the annoyance in my inbox. Caius swears I have to have one of these to keep up with the times. I found them to be bothersome.
The email opened and I saw a video attachment. I clicked on it and my computer screen filled up with the face of a human.
“Hello. My name is Bernard Stone. If you are watching this Aro, it means I am dead. That is my problem. You however have another problem. I am the man behind the terror attacks going on around the world. A vampire named Amun and his Mate, Kebi have been assisting me. I am sure if I am dead, they are as well.
Your problem is quite simply that your secret is out. Humans do know about vampires. They have known for a very long time. The good news is not many know. The President of the United States, a general at the Pentagon, and a group of Navy Seals led by a man named Jason Connolly. All these humans work with three vampires. One I believe you know. His name is Garrett. The other is a sort of protégé of his named Tyrone Gavin. Recently a third has joined them. Her name is Bella Swan. You may be interested to know that she was with the President’s daughter during the recent attack right outside your city. Were you perhaps missing any vampires after that event? Regardless, as I said, I am dead. I don’t really give a damn what you do with this information. But I have an idea. You certainly cannot let the President of the United States know your secret. A General Mathieu in the Pentagon? Not good. A Seal team? Manageable. Shouldn’t be a problem for you to silence them.
These three vampires however? Traitors to your kind. They side with humans. We both know you cannot let that stand. They are currently running around the country trying to stop my best laid plans. They may succeed. They certainly never saw London coming.
That said, I leave this information in your hands to do with as you please. I am sure you will do what is best for the survival of your kind. Take care.”
I closed the email and tried to ignore the shiver that ran along my spine. My Guard, Caius and Marcus had all come into the room.
“We cannot let this stand!” Caius seethed.
“Of course not.” I agreed.
“Master? This Bella Swan? She must be the one who killed my sister.” Alec said quietly. The anger though was radiating off of him.
“Yes. It appears so. I am not sure how she did it but…”
What to do about this? Believe this man?
He was telling the truth. Perhaps not about everything but…
“Demetri I want you to conduct surveillance. I want to know the President of the United States schedule. I want to know the location of the residence of General Mathieu. We also need to locate this Jason Connolly. Hack into the defense network.”
“The vampires? Garrett?” Caius asked.
“We deal with the humans first. Then we will deal with the traitors. First we take this Connolly. He has information I need. He will know the names of his team. Where they live. He will know if any other military personnel know of us. If he is the leader of this Seal team, I want him. Make it happen Demetri.”
“As you wish Master.”
This was a problem that would be dealt with.
“Master?” Alec whispered. I knew what he wanted. She was like a daughter to me. But she was his twin. He deserved it.
“I promise you, Alec. You will be the one to throw the match on Bella Swan’s body.”
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