He promised her he wouldn't be late
The shadows get closer as though right behind him but he knows he can't stop. With the brushing sounds of the leaves and trees encompass the forest, Edward begins to hear whispering voice surrounding him.
He stops and faces the direction he was surging towards...
The forest seemed to anticipate his movement and stopped with him..
An awkward Silence…
Only the soft sound of the wind flowing through the forest...
"Who goes there?" Edward echoes.
He notices the shadows moving in a distance behind the deeper forest trees.
"What is your business with me?" he calls as he slowly steps forward, leaves crackling under his feet.
There is no reply and with the frustration of time against him to be with Bella, Edward he begins to grow impatient.
"Show yourself!" he exclaims.
Still... Nothing. Everything, just still...
Then, without warning , a beam of blinding light shot before Edward from the sky lifting the forest bed like a giant magnet would to paper clips. The grounds shakes and the trees start to bend as though a force from above were pushing them out of the way.
Hovering in mid-air over the beam, Edward notices a large dark circular saucer shaped craft with wings on either side that held a loud humming sound. A loud hissing sound as though coming from a large hydraulic mechanism boomed as a large platform dropped from the hovering craft. The light became bright as the crafts interior was begun to expose itself.
A voice from the inside of the craft ushered Edward towards the platform.
"Please.... We don't mean to startle you.... Step on to the platform".
Startled by the occurrence at hand, partly blinded and confused, Edward did what the voice asked. The protruding platform swallowed Edward into the large hovering craft. As it suddenly appeared, so too did it vanish with Edward in it leaving the forest as it were with the forest bed indented.
Back at the Cullen’s residents where Bella was residing waiting for Edwards return, Jacob and his 3 man clan sense a change in the wind.
Jacob runs to Bella to share with her the strange goings on he sensed.
"Something’s wrong Bella"
Bella, unbewildered by Jacob’s sudden approach, gasps and looks at Jacob for reassurance.
"It's seems as though he's fallen of the radar"
Bella looks around the room to find Alice staring blankly out the large glass window.
"I can't feel him either" she confirms
Bella stands up and is cupped by Jacob in comfort.
Jacob holds her firmly and reassures her that he is ok.
She struggles out of Jacobs hold as Jacob releases her and runs to Alice.
"Alice.....Why can't you see him Alice??......Alice!"
Alice reassures her as did Jacob.
"He's ok Bella, It's strange though. I can't see him at all. It seems he's gone behind some kind of force field that's blocking my visions, but he's ok Bella"
Bella cups her hands together locking her eyes outside the large glass window in hope that Alice and Jacob are right.
Back on the mysterious craft that Edward boarded, the blinding interior lights subdued and Edward regained his vision. As he looked around he noticed himself surrounded by a smorgasbord of very sophisticated flight control panels.
"Welcome to the 'Stark Enterprise'" a voice said from behind.
Startled, Edward spins around and was greeted with a man with his hand out. He looks at the man, then to his hand in distrust.
"Please, pardon my method of approach...... Time is not on our side my friend... Allow me to introduce myself... Billionaire, philanthropist, entrepreneur, most intelligent man in the world... Tony Stark.... Most know me as the 'Iron Man?" the man says with a big grin as steers into Edwards eyes.
Edward, still seemingly unsure of his surroundings and unsure of the man that stood before him reacts in defensively and without hesitation makes a lightening dash to the far side of the craft's interior to get a better view of his approacher.
"I can see why you chose him" another voice utters.
Edward looks to see a group of strangely dressed men looking down at him from a mezzanine floor.
Feeling a little vulnerable with his hand over his brow to get better view of the group Edwards asks,
"What do you want from me?"
"Lay it on him Stark" one of the men mutters from the upper mezzanine floor.
"Let me start off by saying, we're the good guys my friend, and we'd like for you and your group to join us, or at least form an alliance with us.... There is a darkness coming, like nothing the world has seen. Your special group have extraordinary skills that will help us in time of battle".
"How do I know you're 'the good guys?'" Edwards asked as he scanned the craft.
"We haven't ripped your head off have we?"
Edward grins and with a moment of consideration he agrees to form an alliance with Stark. "My family is waiting for me. I must return immediately"
No sooner did Edward request to leave did Starks ordered to open the platform.
As Edward was dismounted from the craft he turned to Stark with a sly grin and said,
"A Simple Knock at the door would suffice next time Mr Stark"
"He's known for his grand entrances" one of the other men says as Edward dismounts and turns to watch the craft ascend and vanish as quick as it appeared initially.
Edward carried on with his swift journey home to be greeted with a big hug from Bella.
"Sorry I'm late.... Let’s go inside.... I'll explain everything"
They both go inside to join Jacob and Alice who are eagerly awaiting to hear about Edwards Mysterious disappearance.
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