Protecting Maddie
By BetterInTexas
Chapter 38:
“Holy shit that’s a lot of fucking vampires.” I commented to Jasper.
“Yeah. The bonfire may melt the ice cap.”
“Yeah. But I bet Maddie can whip up a snowstorm to keep it down. Right darlin?”
I winked at her and she smiled. She wasn’t her usual talkative self. She had left Adriana with Char and Alice. She was worried. About a lot of things.
“Kid? You got your head right? You can’t be there. Charlotte and Alice won’t allow harm to come to your child. She is safe. We need you here. With us. You here?”
“I’m here Daddy Pete. No worries.”
We were currently on top of a glacier. The Volturi was on one side of the ground. Aro and his two brothers were at the back of the line. Facing them were one hundred and six Romanian vampires. I counted 50 wolves but those guys had turned out to be a joke. They were all changed. A bunch of small wolves growling at the Volturi. And at the front of the line was the shape shifters of La Push. Stefan and Vladimir were sending them in first. Assholes.
I wanted to attack now. The plan was to wait until those idiots attacked each other and wait for Bella’s call. As soon as that call came we signaled to the wolves who would turn and begin attacking everyone. We joined in at that point. Alexander was attacking the kings of both sides first. Throw them into chaos. The rest were ours until he was done. Then it was a race to see who killed the most.
Should be fun.
Now just to wait for the call. Shit. The battle just started.
“We attack in the middle in a phalanx. I will lead. Jasper and Peter at my sides. Garrett and Maddie bring the back.”
“Phalanx? Kinda old school isn’t it Alexander?” I asked.
“What can I say? I’m old school. When we get to the middle, Maddie, levitate over the ground. Shield our family from gifts. Burn body parts. Throw people around with your mind. Just do what you do darling, okay?”
“Yes dear.” Maddie answered rolling her eyes.
There is my cocky bitch.
The Wolves attacked. The werewolves followed them. Volturi were attacking them. Other Volturi were trying to get around the wolves to go after Vladimir and Stefan. It wasn’t working. The La Push wolves were fighting for their loved ones.
“It’s not looking good Peter. We may have to help them attack the Volturi. We can’t wait.” Jasper noted.
I had to agree with them. My phone buzzed. Bella was there.
“Give it a few minutes. They can hold their own.”
BPOV
Showing up was surreal. In my trips to Forks I had never came here. No reason too. It was an empty house. I thought of burning the house. I wish I had. My family was drawn into the middle of a war between two clans because of these assholes. My daughter had nearly been found once because of these assholes. It was time for these assholes to die. I didn’t turn invisible. I walked up to the front door. Esme opened it. Figures they would send her.
“Bella.” She looked around. I guess she didn’t figure I would come alone.
“No hug this time Esme? I’m hurt.”
“What are you doing here?”
“I need to speak to the family. Are they here?”
“Yes, but how did you know we were?”
“A little doggy told me.”
“I see. Come in then.” She stepped aside.
“After you.”
I followed her inside. All were present. One armed Ed. Goofball Emmett, Doctor Fang and… now where was Rose?
“Rose not around?”
“She is taking care of some things Bella.”
“Oh you mean the captives you have in the basement?”
“So you know about that?” Carlisle asked cautiously.
“I can hear their thoughts. They are worried about their children and husbands and scared. I can feel them. You finally know what I can do, right Carlisle?”
“Yes. By now the whole vampire world knows what you can do.”
“Bella it doesn’t have to be this way. There is no reason for you to die.” Edward said from the back of the room.
“Your right Edward. There is no reason I am going to die. You on the other hand…”
“Bella, if anything happens to us, I will say the word and Rose will kill everyone in the basement. You know she is capable of that. Perhaps not the children but the women she will have no problem with. Do you really want to make them orphans?” Carlisle asked.
I took a deep breath. “No Carlisle. I really don’t.”
I stared at them and saw them go into a daze. Alec’s gift is very good. Walking up to each I touched them on the cheek paralyzing them.
The sound of tearing marble would alert Rose. I had to take this slow and quiet. I lifted myself inches above the ground and began the descent to the Cullens basement. I went invisible. At the bottom I opened the door. I stepped in to see Rose staring at the door.
“Hello Rose.”
She jumped back and went to grab a woman. I stopped her. She froze in the air. I showed myself to her.
“Bella.”
“Yep.”
“What are you doing to me?”
“Telekinesis. Pretty cool huh? I have been getting really good at it. I can move any animate or inanimate object I want without touching it or them. Do you want to know what it feels like to fly?”
I guided her to the top of the wall and stuck her there. Hard.
“This is normally the part where I don’t use any powers and just fight you straight up. Unfortunately I am on a time constraint now.”
I raised my hands and her arms tore off.
She screamed. Guess it hurt.
“Besides I beat your ass once already. We know who the better fighter is. You kidnapped women and children. You gotta burn. Nothing personal. You fucking bitch.”
I touched her with my hand on fire. She lit up like a bonfire. The imprints were screaming and I sent calm their way. As soon as Rose was ashes I stopped the fire with my breath. Turning to the imprints I told them to stay. I texted Peter that the children were safe. Time to deal with the rest.
My phone buzzed.
“It’s time.” Jasper and Alexander smiled. I looked back and Garrett was smiling. Maddie had a murderous look on her face.
It was time indeed.
We slid down the glacier and hit bottom.
“Wolves!”
Half of the wolves turned on those behind them. The other half continued to fight the Volturi. We bowled into the middle of the battle and comprised a circle of vampires and shape shifters. Maddie rose above the ground thirty feet. She had been getting much better at levitating. The gathered vampires circled us. The fighting around us had stopped. The vampires and weres from both sides were standing and staring at the circle of wolves and vampires in the middle of the battlefield. Then they were staring at the little brunette floating above us.
I heard our names being whispered in the crowd. Garrett, Peter, the God of War. Why can’t I have a cool nickname like that?
The kings from both sides stood up. I suppose they were about to say something.
At least until Alexander took off after them. He went for the Romanian leaders first.
“Attack!” I yelled.
We broke into the throng of vampires. I began swinging and biting and tearing at everything I could get my hands on. One on one battle didn’t matter at this moment. All that mattered was destruction. I heard screams behind me. Jasper must be feeling the crowd with terror. I saw fireballs hitting weres. The wolves were chewing and attacking in pairs.
“The Romanian leaders are down!” I heard Aro yell to his troops. I looked up and saw my son in law standing with two heads in his hands.
“Maddie catch!” Alexander smiled.
He tossed the heads towards Maddie who was still floating. She turned and looked. The heads were ash before they reached her. The Romanian contingent stared in horror. Aro screamed for joy. At least until Alex looked at him and smiled.
Alex raced over the tops of the vampires who now continued fighting like he was crowd surfing. Asshole stepped on my head as he ran by. I swear I heard him giggle like a little girl.
I got hit in the jaw and quickly found myself covered by four snarling vampires. One pulled my head back. I felt his teeth on my neck.
Not going out like this. I pushed off the ground and twisted in the air landing on my back with him and one other under me. Turning around I bit through both their heads, unfortunately the other two vampires pulled me up. I turned to fight them and saw they were pushed back by air.
I looked above the ground at Maddie who winked at me. I smiled at her until I saw her get hit by a boulder. She lost her balance and fell into the throng of vampires fighting. I began tearing into the middle, trying to get to her.
Maddie POV
Dammit I hate falling on my ass! Who the hell is throwing boulders? Fighting was going on around me but no one was attacking me at the moment. A couple vampires fell in pain on front of me for no reason.
That can only mean… The jolt hit me like a lightning bolt.
“Jane.”
“And who might you be?”
“I’m the wife of the guy who is currently tearing your king’s heads off.”
“Ahh. The one who killed my brother?”
“Nope. I killed your brother. If you were wondering he went out like a bitch.”
She attacked me. Bitch was quick. I was hit in the stomach and the face and before I knew it I was on my back.
“YOU are going to feel more pain than anyone in history.” She stared at me and I waited.
Finally I stood up and brushed the snow off my suit.
“You don’t know who I am do you?”
She moved to attack again and I opened the brand new shiny Christmas wrapped box in my head.
“Pain.”
She fell to the ground clawing at her face and screaming.
I walked up to her and grabbed her by her tight little pony tail.
“I would love to do this all day. You deserve it. But unfortunately for me and lucky for you there is a battle going on. So good bye.”
I ripped her hair back and bit. Her head fell off with no effort. A glare and she was up in smoke.
I turned and couldn’t see anyone from my family. Volturi was fighting Romanians. Somewhere my family was fighting everyone. I began running through the crowd touching everyone I could grab, leaving paralyzed bodies behind me. I finally found Jasper. He looked like a demon from hell. His clothes were torn. He had venom all over him. I immediately saw three new bite marks on his neck. But he seemed to be enjoying himself. I froze the ones he was fighting and he looked a little annoyed. He tore the limbs patted me on the back and jumped back into the crowd, knocking a vampire off who had gotten on top of Wolf. I saw Garrett kicking a vampire and laughing loudly. He looked at me and screamed.
“NOW THIS IS A FUCKING PARTY, MADDIE!”
My family is a bunch of lunatics. Wonder what Mom is doing?
BPOV
I walked slowly up the stairs. I grabbed each Cullen and tossed them into the yards. Their eyes were moving. They knew what happened. Emmett looked especially frantic.
I hopped out the shattered glass into the backyard facing the river. It really was a pretty place. I unfroze the Cullens.
“Go ahead and call Rose, Carlisle. See what happens now.”
“What did you do to her?” Emmett screamed.
“I burned her. I turned her into nothing.”
Like I expected the idiot ran at me. So typical. Attacks like a newborn.
I slid under him. Carlisle attempted to grab me from behind. I threw my hand back throwing him back thirty feet, never touching him. I was doing this one on one. Emmett swung again. He was strong but not very fast. Not after sparring with Peter, Jasper and Alexander the Great. I let him swing three more times before placing a sidekick to his head. He rolled over onto his stomach from the ground to get up. Dumb. Never leave your neck exposed. I jumped on his back and bit through the back of his neck. I couldn’t get through the thick bastard in one bite. He raised up and I flew back landing on my feet.
“Hey big brother.” He turned to look, holding his head on with his hand. I jumped over his head grabbing his curly black hair and ripping his head from the body. I burnt it in my hand while staring at the remaining Cullens.
“Carlisle, Esme. I’ve been a bad girl and killed Rose and Emmett. Don’t you want to punish me? Take away my Volvo or something””
Edward tried to run and I held him back with my mind.
“You stay right there Edward. No one is going anywhere today except Hell.” I pressed him with my telekinesis to the ground. Esme and Carlisle took the opportunity to attack me at once. Since they couldn’t do it themselves I suppose using powers won’t hurt. I disappeared and shot up to the sky. They stood on the ground looking around. Looking in the air. I floated behind them.
“Psst.”
They turned and I flipped back allowing my feet to kick them back into Edward. They stood and I reached out to the sky. Two bolts of lightning struck them.
I floated towards them. I didn’t have too. But the effect was cool.
“Bella please…”
“Don’t beg Carlisle. You know by now that you can’t defeat me. The only question left to you is if you are going to go out like a man or the coward you have been since I have known you.”
Esme attacked first. I stepped to the side and as she ran by grabbed her neck. Her own momentum twisted her head off.
I tossed it to Carlisle.
“Esme.” He whispered.
“It was.” I lit her head on fire while still in Carlisle’s hands. He screamed and dropped her head. Looking up at me he finally looked like a vampire. Took him long enough.
“You fucking bitch!”
He swung at me. Eight times. I dodged 4 and blocked 4. He was not fast. He was not a fighter. But he was trying so hard. I dropped and leg swept him. He hit the ground and I straddled him. I began hitting him in the face until his head began cracking. I continued to hit him. I was screaming. My fist hit dirt. I was confused at first until I realized I had punched through his head. That had to hurt. I lit him and jumped off. I turned and looked at Edward fucking Cullen. He looked scared. I just beat his “father’s” head into nothing. I suppose he should be. I smiled at him.
“So it looks like it is down to us Edward. The Lion and the Lamb. Want to guess which one of us is which?”
Peter POV
I couldn’t get to Maddie. I couldn’t see her. I bit through an arm and ran to a crowd. The crowd was knocked down. Alex. I felt the vampire behind me. He jumped on my back. Big guy. I prepared to flip him off when he was gone. I turned around and saw him levitating in the air. I ripped his legs off and sure enough he lit up quickly. I turned and there was my daughter.
“Don’t worry. I’ll protect you.” She smiled. Suddenly I heard silence. Alex was standing there smiling. Garrett, Jasper were thirty feet away. Headless bodies everywhere. The wolves were limping but all seemed alive. Other than the wolves and us, everyone on the field was dead.
Jasper was pissed.
“What the hell Alexander? He was mine!”
“You were taking too long. I want to get back to my baby girl.”
I had to laugh.
“Well, I guess we are in charge now.” I commented.
“If there is anyone left to be in charge of.” Jasper replied.
“You guys have fun ruling the vampire world. I’m heading back to Louisiana.” Garrett said smiling.
“The fuck you are. You are just as much as fault for this as we are.” Jasper told him glaring. Maddie ran up to me and hugged me.
“Did you get bit?”
“Only slightly baby girl. What about you?”
“As if.” She answered rolling her eyes.
Alexander was laughing. “I can’t believe you guys! You look like hell! Your clothes are torn. Your hair looks horrible Look at me! Not a hair out of place. Jasper you got bit. Peter you got bit slightly. I swear you all act like you have never taken on two hundred vampires before. Amateurs. All of you. Would any of you like to know how many I killed, taking my time? Would you? The only one who could match me on this field was my beautiful wife. I wish my mother in law could see… Wait.”
He took his phone out and took a picture of us, texting it to Bella. I admit we did look rough. None of our shirts survived except Maddie’s and Alex’s. The Wolves were now human and naked and looked like they had been on an all night bender.
Maybe the picture would make a nice Christmas card next year.
“I need to call your Mom.” I told Maddie pulling out my phone. I and no doubt she could kill the Cullens. I was just worried she would get carried away and blow up Forks.
BPOV
“Bella please. Don’t. Let me go and I will never… you will never hear from me again.”
“You got that right Edward. I will never hear from you again.”
I jumped into a tree.
“As if you could outrun me!”
I jumped down and pulled a root out of the bottom and tossed it over his head.
“As if you could fight me off!”
I landed in front of him and walked up inches from his face.
“As if I would need any of that.” I whispered. “I am the most dangerous predator in the world. I am designed to kill.”
The look on his face was priceless. I smelt fear. It made my demon rise to the surface.
“I tell you what Edward. Let’s make this fair. You can’t use your power so I won’t use my infinite powers. I will even not use my right arm. I promise. Let’s do this.”
He didn’t make a move so I slapped him with my left hand. He dropped to his knees. I kicked him in the face. He fell back on his ass.
“Fight me you fucker! Fight me! For once be a man!”
He tried to sweep my leg and I jumped over. He was quick. He always was. I flipped back. He rushed me. I did a cartwheel to the side using my left arm. He turned quickly and swung. I dodged. I let the others feel they were doing well. No way, no how was he getting a shot on me. He swung again and I ducked again. This time striking with my left palm into his abdomen and followed with a left elbow into his jaw. He fell back, but was on his feet in a split second charging me. I did a forward kick and sent him into the trees.
“Edward we need to talk. Why don’t you come into the woods with me?” I grabbed his hair and tossed him deep into the woods. I caught him by the neck before he hit ground and slammed him into the ground. He lay back, not moving. He was done.
“Are you ready to end this?” I asked him.
“What do you think killing me will solve Bella?” He whispered.
“Well, I was thinking about that on the way up here. Want to know what I came up with? You won’t be kidnapping anymore kids.” I bit his neck. I hated to touch him with my mouth but I did tell him I wouldn’t use my right arm. I grabbed his head from his body, holding him by the hair. I lit my hand on fire and watched his blinking head burn. Looked like he wanted to scream. Nothing personal Edward. You don’t mess with kids. And you sure as hell don’t fuck with me.
I lit the rest of him and ran into the basement of the house. The wives and kids were there. I smelled blood.
“Is one of you injured?”
I looked in the corner and saw a cute little boy cuddled into the side of a pretty Quileute woman. I slowly walked up to him.
Getting on one knee I smiled at him.
“You okay buddy?”
“I..I cut my hand on some glass on the floor.”
I saw his hand was bleeding.
“What’s your name?”
“Ephraim Black.”
I ripped the bottom of my shirt off about two inches. I gently took his hand and wrapped the cloth around it.
“You keep this on and squeeze. The bleeding will stop soon. Your momma can check it upstairs to make sure no glass is in the cut okay?”
“Thank you ma’am.”
“You can call me Bella. You know I used to make mud pies with your daddy and aunts.”
“You did?”
“I sure did.” I stood up.
“The Cullens are dead. Who wants to go home?”
The women were not as excited as I thought they would be. I felt my cell phone go off and I answered.
“Hey baby. Bad guys all dead? Everybody okay?”
“Bad guys dead and family and wolves all accounted for. How about you?”
“Cullens are dead. Hurry back. I miss my family.”
“On our way darlin.”
“See you at home. I am going to get these women and children home, say his to Charlie since I am here and be on the first plane to San Antonio.”
I looked back at the women.
“All the wolves are safe. The bad guys are dead. Let’s go home.”
They relaxed. They all smiled. A few hugged me. It was a touching moment even if they did step back a second after touching me. I get it. The cold skin can be weird at first.
We all walked upstairs. I walked into the garage and saw a Mercedes, a Volvo, a black SUV, a Lamborghini. Great. I looked back. 6 women and 12 children.
Taking out my phone I called Dad.
“Bella?”
“Hey Dad.”
“Where are you?”
“In front of the Cullen’s former mansion. I need you to gather some La Push people and some cars and get over here to take these women and kids home.”
“You did it? You rescued them?”
“I’m going to ignore the shock in your voice and assume that is happiness. Now come on. You can piss on the Cullen’s ashes if you want but you better hurry. The wind is kicking up.”
Thirty minutes later a caravan of cars pulled up. Charlie and Sue ran to me. Charlie wrapped me in a hug.
“Oh my God baby. What about Maddie? The wolves?”
“Yeah, the wolves are okay. Probably a bit cold even for them. Maddie is fine. Peter is fine, everybody is fine.”
“The vampires?”
“Toast.”
“Which side?”
“All of them Dad. All of them.”
I turned and saw the wives and kids being loaded into vehicles. Sue walked up and hugged me.
“Thank you so much Bella.”
I was a little shocked but returned her hug. I backed up and she had tears in her eyes.
“Two of those children are my grandchildren.” Sue told me.
“I thought I saw the family resemblance. By the way Dad. You need to come to Texas in the next couple weeks. You are a great grandfather.”
‘What are you talking about?”
“Maddie has a baby.”
The look on his face was worth the trip.
“How is that even possible?”
“Remember hearing about the 136 humans who were rescued off the Chilean Coast from terrorists?”
“Yes.”
“Those weren’t terrorists. They were vampires. Maddie raided the boat and saved the people on it. There was a Serbian Baby on board. The vampires killed the baby’s parents and brought her along because she would be a rare vampire if turned. Maddie saved her. The baby has no other family so Maddie has taken it on herself to raise the child. Hence, you are a great grandfather. Congratulations.”
“Wait a minute. Little Maddie raided a boat filled with vampires? Where the hell were you?”
“About a mile underground in Mexico.”
“She has a baby now? I mean she is taking care of…”
“Yep. Her name is Adriana. She just turned one. Come see her old man.”
I hugged Dad one more time and turned to leave.
“Bella?”
“Yeah Dad?”
“You’re a grandmother at 36. Karma is a bitch huh?”
I had to laugh.
“Love you too dad. I’ll be sending plane tickets in a couple weeks. Sue I hope you can come.”
“I will be there Bella.”
3 years later.
“Whatever you do son, do not say anything to Maddie about watching Cinemax after dark. If you do then you won’t be able to watch it with us again. Understand?” I asked Alexander.
“I understand. I promise. Mum’s the word. Now can we watch Alabama Jones and the Crystal G String tonight?”
I looked at Jasper who nodded. “He’s ready, Peter.”
Bella walked into the living room, Alice following her.
“Got bad news for you boys. Maggie from Ireland just called. A nomad is in a territory dispute and she is making a boatload of newborns. Somebody has to go tone it down. Maggie is worried about the attention it might bring to her coven.”
“Why can’t she handle it?”
“I asked her that. She told me it wasn’t her job.” Bella replied rolling her eyes.
“How many newborns?” I asked.
“Only 6 so far. But the other nomad in the dispute is considering making some baby vamps himself. I’ll give you two a map of where they are going to be tomorrow.” Bella said offhandedly.
“Now wait a damn minute. It is your turn to go out. 8 vampires shouldn’t require more than two of us. You and Maddie are next on the rotation.”
“Yeah, not gonna happen Cowboy. We girls have to get Adriana ready for her recital tomorrow night. You and Jasper can go.”
“I want to go to the recital tomorrow night! Fuck Maggie!”
“If you leave now you can make it back in time. Assuming you can handle your business in a few hours on the ground.”
“Now?”
“Yes.”
“Why can’t Alexander go?” I asked looking at Jasper who had already given up without a fight and was walking to pack his things.
“Adriana needs her Daddy there, Peter.” Bella casually replied.
“What about Garrett? She needs me there too. Right?” I hoped.
Bella let out a deep breath. Her way of telling me that the discussion was ended.
“Call Garrett. He went to the Congo last month with Charlotte to take care of that vampire who slaughtered that whole village. Maybe he will do you a favor.”
“I’ll pay him.” Garrett was a sucker for money. Not that the bastard needed it.
“I’ll pick him up on the way Peter. Enjoy the recital.” Jasper said walking in with a duffel bag.
“Don’t you want to make the recital?”
“You know, I really do, but uh, I guess duty calls and all.”
“You don’t want to go do you? Wait till I tell Maddie.”
“I would appreciate it if you wouldn’t.”
“You will talk Garrett into it?”
“Yep. I got your back, old man. Go be a Grandpa.”
Jasper kissed Alice goodbye and headed out the door. Bella sat on my lap.
“You got out of that one smooth enough.”
“It was you and Maddie’s turn.”
“True but we have to be here. Moms, Dads and Grandmas and Aunts are indispensable. Grandpas are expendable.”
“Ouch. How nervous is Maddie?”
“Pretty damn nervous. It should be fun to watch. I’m thinking of putting a shield around Adriana so Maddie can’t see her future.”
“That’s cold, Bella.”
“Maddie shouldn’t be so over protective. I’m sure Adriana will be great.”
I held in my laugh.
“Don’t say a word Peter. I’ve been doing very well.”
“You have sweetie. Why don’t you head to the hot tub and I will be over in a bit?”
She kissed me on the cheek and walked away.
Alexander looked at me.
“So I’m confused. We are watching Alabama Jones tonight, right?”
“You bet your ass, we are Alexander.”
I kicked back and stretched my legs. Life was pretty good.
The end. For now?
Bella MacLeod's Twilight Fanfiction 
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