kay, this just dawned on me. I've been trying to do a Bioshock R.P. for years, and honest to gods this hit me now. I'm going to write it, and well here it is. It dawned on me that most people have Tony Harris as an asshole, and yeah he is, but why? Sure all abusers have "Reasons" but what if Tony Harris's reason is something much dark and much lower than any of us think?
Disclaimer, I do not own Bioshock or BVtS, or any of the character herein.
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Anthony "Tony" Harris walked down the side walk towards his crap shack of a house pretty easily. It would be hard for most people to tell the man was drunk, but then again Tony Harris wasn't the type of guy who stayed drunk long. As Anthony walked down the sidewalk just as he had hundreds of other nights he didn't even visibly notice as two "men" followed him. However as he got a typical sensation most people got, and far too many drunks ignored, he stepped into the alley and unzipped his fly pissing on the side of a building.
As Anthony saw the two men still there as he zipped up he shook his head, "Normally the smell of piss gets your kind to leave me alone, blondie must be doing her job, and your kind must be getting desperate."
One of the vampires charged him but Tony Harris didn't move, he didn't even flinch as the thing Anthony Harris had long ago learned wasn't human approached him he brought his knee up sending the creature down even as it's jaw hung uselessly shattered beyond human means of repair. Never one to let an opponent win he grabbed him by his legs smashing him HARD into the side of the nearby building over and over again, not stopping until the creature dusted. If he'd bothered guessing or caring he'd have figured it was the vertebrae pounding against the side of the building. The other vampire screamed, "You son of a BITCH, you killed Tony!"
The vampire then blindly charged in only for Anthony to grab him by the throat. Even as he slammed the vampire down to the ground he put his foot between the struggling vampire's jaw and shoulder before grabbing the bloodsucker's foot and yanking HARD. The vampire's head counted as being cut off once the spine was snapped and it was dust seconds later.
Tony Harris then turned and started to walk down the street only to say, "You can come out Jack, I can smell the ADAM from here."
A dark haired man stepped out of the shadows, he wore oddly old looking clothes a suit based on the style of the fifties, white pinstripes going up and down, both sleeves rolled up to his elbows, his hair was brushed back showing an unremarkable face as he said, "It's good to see you too Tony."
Tony Harris didn't even bother turning around as he said, "What do you want Jack, I thought when I came up here you promised no strings attached, then again Ryan said the same thing going into Rapture didn't he?"
Jack sighed as he said, "I know Tony, but he's back, or someone claiming to be him is, they attacked in mass, got at least half of Rapture before I was able to get the few remaining Big Daddies and turrets operational enough to stop them."
Tony still not bothering to turn around said, "Why am I not surprised, no strings attached until you need help."
The man sighed obviously growing more annoyed, "Tony I'm not going to force you, if you want Rapture to burn then fine, stay here being a drunken abusive son of a bitch and I won't give a shit about you."
Anthony Harris spoke so softly that even Jack had a hard time hearing him, "I can't go back Jack, not after Mareen and Sarah, I can't do that to their memories Jack, I swore once I got out I'd NEVER be going back."
The man nodded saying, "I'm sorry Tony, I know it doesn't matter, I know the Splicer's who took your girls away from you could tell you they were sorry and you'd blindly attack them with your bare hands, but I truly am sorry."
The man spoke, "Your right Jack, it doesn't matter, I hate my son for not being them, I hate everyone for letting them die, but I blame your father not you."
The man nodded somberly, "If it helps at all I seriously doubt Andrew Ryan ever figured we'd come up with a way to keep Big Daddies alive as we removed their suits, undid their programming at least as much as can be undone, I think he intended for people made Big Daddies to die Big Daddies."
Anthony Harris snorted, "I'm sure he did, and no, not helpful."
As Anthony Harris took a step Jack spoke, "So you're going to let more of them die, you'll give me NO help?"
Anthony stopped and for the first time turned saying, "Ask my kid, Alexander's a hundred times the man I am now."
Jack nodded, "I'll do that Anthony, thanks."
Jack turned as Anthony spoke a single sentence before he disappeared, "Jack, if I lose a third child to Rapture, you'd better hope I never get my hands on Nuclear Launch codes."
Jack smirked, "Tony you're so drunk I doubt you can even remember where Rapture is."
As an impressive amount of smoke covered the area white or maybe light blue Tony Harris listed nine numbers, before walking home. Even as he tried to remember which cabinet his bottle of whiskey was in.
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There you go folks, let me know if I should continue or leave it as is. I think this is a good stand alone fic, but I can also see potential in adding more.