He offers Bree to bring Diego along with her if he would come. Fred then takes off on his own to Vancouver, promising Bree that he would wait for a day for her over there. Bree refuses, however, still mistakenly believing Diego to be alive and waiting for her. He, like her and Diego, has suspected Riley and Victoria's intentions to let the newborns die in battle, personally destroying any survivors, and suggests that they leave before the fight starts. The day of the battle, Fred, also known as 'Freaky Fred', a particularly gifted member with the power to create a repulsing shield around himself, tries to convince Bree to escape with him. Unbeknowst to her, Diego has actually been tortured to death by Victoria and Riley.
He tells Bree that he has sent Diego on a reconnaissance mission with her( Victoria was referred to as her), and that they will shortly be reunited. Riley starts preparing the newborns for the battle with the Cullens, claiming that for four days a year it is safe for vampires to walk in sunlight. Diego confronts Riley about their ability to survive in sunlight, and doesn't return, leaving Bree frightened and confused.
Both Bree and Diego grow uneasy as they are unsure whether Riley is deliberately lying to them or simply ill informed in the end, he was lying.īree and Diego doubt Riley's intentions and start to wonder whether they and the other newborns are simply meant to serve a certain purpose. Together, they discover that they are able to go out in the sunlight without being fried, and that wooden stakes don't kill them, contrary to what Riley Biers, who was made straw boss of the army, has told them about sunlight being deadly to vampires. The story tells of Bree Tanner's short life as a newborn vampire and her experiences as a member of the Seattle newborn army.ĭuring a regular night hunt, she is out hunting in Seattle with three other newborns when she meets and befriends Diego, a high-ranked newborn they gradually fall in love with each other through the night.