Chapter 1:

It was just like before. She was running down a corridor in Rapture, shouting for Mr Bubbles to save her. The splicers were growing louder by the minute. The corridor was endless.

Debbie tripped and hit the floor hard. NO! Get up! Crying she dragged herself a long the floor struggling to stand.

A spider splicer dropped down in fron of her. The madness in his eyes froze her on the spot. All she could see was his despair, his need for ADAM. The hooks in his hands shimmered in the dim light.

He pounced on her. She screamed

"Debbie! Wake up!".

She practically threw herself into an upright position, nearly knocking away Marsha in the process. She was breathing heavily and clutching tightly at the sheets. The curtains were still drawn and she could hear the others down stairs getting breakfast.

Marsha was at the side of the bed looking worried. "It was that dream again wasn't it?"

Debbie looked away then got out of bed and opened the curtains. Their's was the only house on the street but they weren't too far away from town. Jack had managed to claim Ryan's assets when they returned. The media frenzy was apalling at the time, but it died down.

"Debbie, we have to talk about this" Marsha insisted.

Ignoring her again Debbie walked over to the dressing table and looked at herself in the mirror. She was 16 now. Like all the other girls in the house she was tall for her age and fairly skinny. Her hair was much longer now going down to the middle of her back. She never put her hair into pony-tails.

She sat down calmly and started brushing her hair. Marsha moved behind her, staring sternly at the mirror.

"There is nothing to talk about" Debbie said flatly.

Marsha rolled her eyes "Eight years you've peddled crap like that".

"What do you want me to say?! I still think about Rapture? Its stuck in my mind like an infection?" Debbie snapped.

Marsha placed her hands on Debbie's shoulders "We're free Debbie. Jack and Bridge-"

"Don't say her name" Debbie warned.

Marsha sighed. After getting out of Rapture the girls had become some what divided over Tenenbaum. All of the girls with Jack, save for Marhsa and Beth, now resented her. Marsha heard that a few of the girls Tenenbaum had left when they turned 16.

"Ok I won't talk about her" Marsha walked over to the door "But you need to talk about it Debbie".

The door closed behind her. Debbie stopped brushing her hair and started shifting through her wardrobe for something to wear. Why is it just me? She couldn't help but think.

Everyone thought things would just get better when they were out of Rapture. Which was true in a sense, they had a house, they had friends, they had money, and they were still a family. Tenenbaum visited them, although most of the girls have something urgent to excuse them from the house when that happens.

Jack, along with Marsha and Beth, thought the girls were being to harsh on Tenenbaum. He'd been making it more obvious now that she deservered a chance after everything she went through.

Pulling on a simple skirt and jumper Debbie went downstairs to the kitchen. There were six girls in the house, including Marsha, Beth and Debbie. Elle decided to stay with Tenenbaum.

Jack looked up from the table "Morning Debbie".

"Morning Jack".

"You feeling alright today?"

Debbie glanced at Marsha who was deep in talk with Beth.

Smiling she said "Yes just couldn't sleep properly".

Jack nodded, but his face showed he was unconvinced. Debbie poured herself some cereal and just focused on eating it. Thanks Marsha, now I will have to worry about getting some kind of pep talk today.

Amanda, the red head sitting next to Debbie leaned over "Say, you know James?"

"The quarter back?"

Amanda nodded eagerly "Well Simon asked me to hang around after practice, and while I was waiting James kept coming over everytime he got a free minute".

"That's nice" Debbie swirled the milk in her bowl.

Frowning Amanda continued "And every time he asked about you".

"That's... wait, what, when?" Debbie stuttered.

"Last Friday" Amanda said with a smirk.

"What did he ask? No hang on, what did you say?" Debbie demanded.

"He asked if you've ever had a boyfriend, what sort of food you liked, and if you'll be going to Simon's birthday party" she continued to smirk.

"But what did you say?!" Debbie demanded again.

"I said of course she'll be there".

"Damn it Amanda!" Debbie shouted. The bowl in front of her was thrown off the table into the wall.

Everyone was silent. Everyone was staring at Debbie.

Did I just?.....

She stood up "I'm going to school" then practically bolted out of the front door.

Jack simply stared after her. He knew Debbie was having problems of late, but he didn't realise how far it went.

Marsha was the first to get up, she went over to the wall and started cleaning up.

Beth shoved Amanda "What did you say to her?"

"Nothing! We were just talking about James" Amanda snapped and pushed Beth back.

Hannah, sitting on Jack's left shook her head "For the love of God Amanda when will you stop forcing the girl?"

"How am I the bad guy? Its not my fault she's still a freak!"

"Enough!" Jack shouted.

Amanda closed her mouth and then stomped off upstairs. Hannah sighed and went after her. Beth grabbed the brush and pan to help Marsha.

Jack sighed Bridgette said something like this could happen. Jack had been on the surface for a year before Tenenbaum showed up with the other girls. He'd been so happy to see her. The girls on the other hand had mixed reactions.

What they didn't know though is that Jack and Tenenbaum met up quite regularly. The talked about the girls the most. How they were adjusting. Now Debbie was showing signs of what they feared.

"That was telekenesis" Marsha said, throwing soaked paper towels in the bin.

"Yes"

"But that's a plasmid"

"Yes".

Beth stared at Jack "Does that mean all of us can-?"

"I would assume so" Jack stood up and walked over to the phone.

"Marsha, how long has Debbie been dreaming of Rapture? And please be honest here." Jack asked.

Marsha kept her back to him "Ever since we left".

Jack nodded and started dialing "Keep a close eye on her. Make sure she isn't stressed, keep her away from large crowds".

"At a high school?" Beth said with a raised eyebrow.

"Just make sure she isn't a threat" Jack said.

The girls looked at one another. He could tell what they were thinking. How could Debbie go from being part of the family to a threat in a matter of seconds? Something jack wondered himself.