BioShock
Memories of a Fallen
Visions flashed. A man stood before her. He was tall, black hair covered his right eye. He smiled down to her. "Ella, How are you?" Many visions came and gone, they were jumbled together like some memory trying to resurface. All she heard was his voice. "Ella, what are you doing?"
"Ella, what is that?"
"Where did you find that?"
"We are not going to talk about it."
"What happened in the past is going to stay there."
"I told you not to bring it back up!"
"You'll always be my little sister Ella. And I will always love you like one." Her emerald green eyes opened up and stared at the ceiling of her apartment. She brushed some of her burning red hair away from her faced. She let out a breath. "Another dream." She sat up to allow the sheets to fall off and the sun to warm her naked body. She stared out unto the city. It was the year 2027, and Ella loved looking out upon the city. She got out of bed and went to take a shower. The warm water flowed down her as she cleaned herself. For some reason, the water always made her feel weird. Once she was done, she got out and went to get dressed. After she put on her bra and panties, she put on a tight shirt that went down to where her rib cage ended. It was a grey colored shirt with the word SECFOR in black on it. She then put on her pants which followed the curves of her waist down, along with her favorite belt slanted across her waist. Over the bottom of her pants, she put on her SECFOR boots. They hissed as they tightened around her legs. She walked over and picked up her M64 SIREN pistol. She loaded a magazine and a cartridge. Once she was sure the weapon was loaded and ready, she placed it in the hilt and attached it to her right leg. She then picked up a small badge and placed it on her belt. The badge showed who she worked for. It was small, but people could see the diamond surrounded by a circle which had the words 'BlackJack Corporation Security Force.' inscribed where people could see it. Below was her name, Ella Starr. She was no ordinary security guard in the BlackJack Corp., she was a member of the elite Security Force, the corp.'s private police force. If anything threatened the company, or the employees, it fell on the SECFOR, and they never played nice. Once she had everything, she walked out into her living room and grabbed the keys to her bike. Before she left she grabbed something on the table. It was a small stuffed animal, it looked like a deep sea diver, with some things coming out of the head. She held it in her hands, staring at it. She finally hooked it on the left side of her belt. She walked out the door, locked it, and placed her hand on the small doll as she went to her bike. She talked to it, as she has always done. "Please, watch over me, Mr. Bubbles."
The building reached up to the sky. This was the headquarters of the BlackJack Corp.. She went through the parking lot and found a spot for her. She shut it down and went inside. It was the typical procedure whenever anyone entered. She had to scan her card, surrender any and all weapons, x-ray scanned, and show proof she was a member of the SECFOR. Once she was done, she took back her SIREN and went to the SECFOR floor. She went to her locker and put on her armor. All SECFOR wore it, it was the most advanced known. A man sat down by her and smiled. "So Ella, how you doin?" She looked at him, but kept a straight face. "I'm fine, David." This man was David Sage, one of her friends and combat mate. She would trust him with her life, even though he messes up half the time, she still trusted him. David kept his blonde hair very short, so everyone could see his ice blue eyes. His smile was something that everyone loved about him. He picked up the small doll that Ella had with her. "I have a question Ella, what is this thing and why do you always keep it with you?" She snatched it out of his hand and held it close. "If you do mind, this is mine, and….its important. His name is Mr. Bubbles."
"Mr. Bubbles?"
"Yes. I've had him ever since I can remember. I remember I lost it and I cried for weeks calling its name. My brother found it, and as soon as I saw it, I stopped crying. As for why I keep it, I don't know. I guess, it makes me feel safe."
"Kinda weird if you ask me."
"Not as weird as putting that Orichar medallion on every limb so you don't loose it in a fight."
"And what's wrong with that?" They shared a quick laugh, and Ella received a call on her transmitter. "This is Ella Starr."
'Ella, this is Chief Bragdon, I want you to come up to my office immediately.'
"Yes sir." She cut off the transmission, grabbed her gear and went to the office of her boss. She stepped in and saluted the elder man. He spoke to her calmly. "Come on in Ella. I have something I want to give you." She stepped in and sat down. Bragdon brought his hands together. "I know you lost your care giver…"
"Brother." Ella interrupted him. "Keit was my brother sir."
"Very well, I know you had some difficulties reconciling the death of your brother."
"My brother is not dead sir."
"He is Ella." With a few taps, he brought up a holographic projection of a tower surrounded by water. Pieces of metal were scattered everywhere. "This is the location of where your brothers Chimera went down. We scanned the area, there is nothing there." She looked down and thought for a second. "Sir, I want to go check for myself."
"Absolutely not, Ella. An investigation has already been carried out. There was no sign of life, nothing."
"All I ask sir is to take a small team, 7 bodies tops and check it out. Simple in and out sir. If my brother is dead, I want to see his body." Bragdon sighed. He knew that once Ella made up her mind, there was nothing that was going to change it. "Very well. You may take six other members of the SECFOR with you to check the area. But this investigation will be at my discretion Ella, and I can pull the plug at any time, is that understood?"
"Yes sir." She got up and saluted before leaving. She went back to the SECFOR floor, and was greeted by David. "Hey El, what did Chief want?" She continued to look down. "I have a question David, if I asked you to come with me to do something important, would you come with me?"
"Yeah, but why, what's going on?"
"We're taking a little trip, to the place my brother supposedly died."
She had her gear waiting. A case holding a ODIN shotgun, a SPECTER assault rifle, a SIREN pistol, several SERAPH grenades, quick combat armor, and harnesses for the weapons, was kept by her feet. She didn't know what was going to happen, but she wanted to be prepared. She held her doll in her hands. Keit's voice came out in her mind. "Ella, are you having fun?"
"Your always gonna be my little sister."
"I'll always watch out for you." The voice was drowned out by David. "Hey Ella, I got the rest of the team." She looked back for a moment before placing her stuffed animal on the left part of her belt and moving to see the rest of the team. 5 men stood near David. Ella looked at them. Who are you guys?" The man on the far left spoke first. "Abe Rockhill, Recon.""Kathleen Redflare, Medical."
"Buck Wilson, Sniper."
"Jerry Luck, Explosives."
"Max Davidson, Assault." Ella smiled. "Its nice to meet you all. We are going to a place to find a member of the SECFOR. If you don't want to come with, I will not ask you to stay." The one called Abe spoke up. "Yeah yeah. So when are we leavin?" Ella was caught off guard, but regained herself. "Thank you. All of you. The Chimera is over there." They all boarded and soon they were on their way to the sight. Ella placed her hand on the doll on her belt. "Please, watch over us, Mr. Bubbles."