Esme leaned over the group of Quiluete children, that included little Renesmee.

"In the beginning, there was only ocean, until the Mother Island emerged. Te Fiti. Her heart held the greatest power ever known. It could create life itself. And Te Fiti shared it with the world. But in time some began to seek Te Fiti's heart. They believed if they could posses it, the great power of creation would be theirs. And one day..."

Renesmee leaned forward.

"The tribes were born. There were the Cold Ones...and the Quiluete. For a long time, the tribes were at war, and who could gain Te Fiti's heart first would be the one who would emerge victorious. Until one day..."

Renesmee stared, intelligent eyes at Esme.

"The Alpha of the Quiluete Pack, Jacob Black, with his shape-shifting powers, stole the heart of Te Fiti. But without her heart, Te Fiti began to crumble giving birth to a terrible darkness. Jacob tried to escape, but was confronted by another who sought the heart. Te Kâ! A demon of earth and fire."

The children gasped.

"Jacob was struck from the sky...never to be seen again. And his magical fish hook and the heart of Te Fiti were lost to the sea. Where, even now, a thousand years later, Te Kâ and the demons of the deep still hunt for the heart. Hiding in a darkness that will continue to spread, chasing away our fish, draining the life from island after island, until every one of us is devoured by the bloodthirsty jaws of inescapable death!"

The children wailed.

"But one day, the heart will be found by someone who will journey beyond the reef, find Jacob, deliver him across the great ocean to restore Te Fiti's heart and save us all."

"Whoa, whoa, whoa! Thank you, Mother. That's enough." Edward said, coming in and scooping up his daughter.

"Papa." Renesmee said.

"No one goes outside the reef. We are safe here. There is no darkness. There are no monsters." Edward said.

He accidentally set off all the tapestries of monsters.

"Monsters!" All the toddlers screamed.

"There's no monsters, no monsters..." Edward calmed them.

"It's the darkness!" Toddlers yelled.

"No, there is nothing beyond our reef, but storms and rough seas." Edward said sternly.

"I'm gonna throw up." Toddlers wavered around.

"As long as we stay on our very safe island, we'll be fine." Edward said.

"The legends are true. Someone will have to go." Esme scolded.

"Mother, La Push is a paradise. Who would want to go anywhere else?" Edward said.