Landon woke with a jerk as he heard screaming from outside his door, he grabbed his shot gun and ran out to see what was going on. It was mass chaos. Splicers running rampant threw the base slaughtering anyone they could catch. He started shooting them, in a frenzy, his mind racing. Why was this happening?

Suddenly his arm was yanked back causing him to drop his gun, a rope was digging into his skin, and then another rope circled his torso, and another bound his legs.

"GET OFF ME!"

"ATLAS!" Jimmy shot the splicers that were holding Landon down and ran for him, but was cut off by more splicers.

Landon grabbed his gun. "Run! Jimmy! Get out! Just get out!"

Jimmy ran and Landon was shot by a leadhead splicer. He screamed falling back, and hissing in pain. Then shot the splicer in the face. They were everywhere, there was no where to go. What the hell was going on? Why was this happening!

He was overpowered by the splicers and tied up. They dragged him along cursing at each other.

This is wrong... why capture me? That's not what splicers do... I can see they're all wearing butterfly masks and pins. That means they're with Lamb...

When they finally stopped he saw her; Sofia Lamb.

"Hello, Atlas."

Landon was furious, he wanted to rip her head off.

"I'm sorry it had to come to this, but an example must be made. You are an agent of the 'self', you and your band of thieves."

"That's bullshit! We never stole anything from you!"

"Oh no? Food, tools for your little 'bathysphere project', all stolen from us."

"From splicers."

She shook her head. "That is irrelevant, you steal from one of us you steal from all of us; the entire Rapture Family."

He glared at her. "That's your excuse for killing all those people! You make me SICK!"

Lamb carefully pushed back some of her hair and sat down. "I understand your pain Landon, but your brought this on yourself."

Landon went cold.

Lamb continued. "Yes, I know who you are. Landon Barker. Son of Joey and Nichole Barker. Who now holds the name of Atlas. At first I thought you actually might be him, but after meeting you I knew the truth. That's probably why Jennifer never let me see you before her... degeneration."

Jennifer... what about her? And Jimmy? Walter? What happened to them? Were they all...

"I've brought you hear to give you a choice Landon. Serve the Rapture Family and our goals, or be made an example of. It was not you who started the pilfering and thievery, but... her, so I will give you a chance to redeem yourself."

He spat at her, not thinking twice about it. "Fuck you!"

She closed her eyes for a moment "Take him away."

Landon was lifted up and dragged along Lamb's splicers laughing and kicking him on the way. They took a rope and threw it around a pipe and forced him to stand on a platform, wrapping a noose around his neck. Then they pushed him off the platform.

Landon's neck didn't break in the fall, they splicers let out a cheer as he struggled, dangling in the air.

Then five security bots flew out and opening fire on the splicers. The rope was released and he fell choking. He felt someone grab him, and a familiar voice yelling at him.

"Get up! Quickly!"

He was still gasping, when he got a good look at his rescuer. "T-Tenenbaum!"

"There is no time, hurry!"

He stumbled along after her, she lead him threw many twists and turns before reaching an hidden elevator. Tenenbaum pressed the button and Landon was stumbling over his words as he passed out from everything that had happened.

When Landon awoke he saw girls, Little Sisters, but they were human... one of the girls saw him and ran to Tenenbaum pulling on her dress, and pointing at him. She gave him a weary smile and brought him a drink.

"Finally awake? Good we have much to discuss, and I'm sure you have many questions."

He guzzled down the water, then took a moment to rub his sore neck. "You're back!"

She nodded. "Yes, am I back."

"Why?"

So Tenenbaum explained to him what he didn't already know.

About Sofia Lamb kidnapping girls from the surface to brainwash and eventually sacrifice them for her cause. And because of this Tenenbaum chose to return. She considered herself responsible, and was not going to let Lamb get away with it.

"But why do all this?"

Tenenbaum shook her head. "I don't know. I was hoping you would tell me."

"I have no idea... but before I do anything else I have to..." He choked, he still couldn't wrap him mind around what happened, Tenenbaum touched his shoulder. "What is it?"

"We had a base... a... home... Lamb destroyed it... I have to know if anyone survived..."

She nodded. "I understand." She opened a desk drawer and have him a health pack, a gun, and a radio. "I will keep in touch, and help you along the way. But... I must ask you to do something for me as well..."

He nodded. "What is it?

"There are many little ones in need of rescuing that I cannot reach. If you can I would like you to do that for me." She reached into her bag and pulled out a red vile. "By using this you can free the Little Sisters from Sofia Lamb."

He took it. "Alright. I'll do what I can."

She nodded. "Thank you, and Landon... be careful."

Landon left Tenenbaum and the girls behind, before he left one of the girls gave him a candy bar.

"What's this for?"

She looked down sheepishly. "Payment..."

"For what?"

She pulled out a picture, pointing at the young boy in the picture. "For finding my brother. He went missing. Tell him Lucy wants him to come back, and I'll never bug him again, okay? Please?"

He smiled and nodded. "Yeah Lucy, I'll keep an eye out for him."

Lucy hugged him, and ran back to the others as the door closed and locked.

Landon headed back to 'home' praying that he would find something left.