'Where am I? Oh my head.' I opened my eyes slowly as I looked to a pile of rubble. "What happened?" I stood slowly and looked at the scene. The memory returned to me as I searched for Anna.

"Anna! Where are you?" I tried to move but, my legs felt stiff. I saw I had bruises and cuts from the destruction. "Anna! Are you here?" 'Where could she have gone?' I moved slowly back toward the ballroom. Along the way, bodies lined the floor. People covered in blood and their bodies lying motionless on the cold tiles. 'How long have I been out? I have to find Anna and then I will find mom and dad.' I made it to the door and tried to open it. It was sealed shut. I could hear the metal bending against the water pressure. 'She couldn't have gone this way then.'

I made my way back to the station and saw one bathysphere in the platform. 'I guess I should head home. Maybe she managed to get there herself.' I jumped inside and pulled the lever to "Windy Sails". This was the living quarters of the people who lived in the southern region of Rapture. It launched and I saw the damage inflicted from the projectiles. The dome completely collapsed. 'This is awful. How could this have happened?'

It took only a minute to arrive at my destination. I saw that the building had been hit too. 'Oh crap, I hope mom and dad are okay.' The sphere docked and the station was unharmed. I ran out and quickly headed toward my home. I passed through corridor after corridor as I rushed home. I saw there was damage to the buildings. I ran until I reached the home section. 'Room 317'

I ran up the stairs and saw our door. It was wide open. I came to the door and yelled, "Hey anyone home?!" I walked in stepping over knocked over furniture and glass.

"Mom, dad are you here? Anna!" I went into the kitchen and saw every cabinet open and everything was on the floor. I saw a pool of blood in the center. 'Oh no, please be okay. Please be okay. Everyone please be okay.' I ran upstairs to my parent's room. The lights were off and I tried the light switch. It sparked and shocked my hand. 'Well, that won't work.' I could barely see but, I made out a figure on the bed. I reached on the dresser near the door for the flashlight my parents had. I turned in on and said, "Thank God. At least this works." I shined the light into the room. My eyes widened, "Mom!" She laid there covered in blood. I ran to her side. It looked like there was a stab wound in her chest. Her eyes were wide open as tears filled my eyes. 'Mom, no. You can't be dead. No, you can't be dead.'

I wiped my eyes. 'I'm sorry mom. I wish I could have been here to protect you.' Then it hit me. 'Where is dad?' I closed her eyes and covered her body with an extra sheet I found on the floor. I left the room and headed for Anna's room. 'If she came back, she would have come to her room.' I felt hesitant as I came to her door. Afraid I would see someone else I love dead. I saw her door wide open and a light flickering. I walked up to the wall and peeked in. I saw a shadow hunched over in the corner. 'Who could that be?' I motioned closer and I step on a piece of wood. The noise spooked whoever it was as their shadow disappeared. 'Crap, I scared them.' I walked in.

"Hello, who's there?" I looked at the lamp that was hanging by a cord. There was a body sprawled on the ground. I creeped over and kneeled down near the body. It was wearing a white shirt and grey slacks. "Hello, are you okay?" I placed my hand on the arm and shook him. Unresponsive. "Hey, are you okay?" I rolled him over and he grabbed my arm.

I tried to jump back as his face was covered in blood. "Let me go!" I saw through the blood and recognized who it was. "Dad, is that you?" He nodded. "Dad, what happened to you?" He tried to speak but, nothing came out. Suddenly his eyes widened and he let go of my arm. "Dad, what's wrong?" He pointed behind me and mouthed the words "Look out."

"Little boy!" I was pulled back by my collar and launched into the wall. I hit hard and before I could move; they were on top of me. It was a female's voice but I couldn't see the face behind a bizarre rabbit mask.

"Well, seems like I have another man to play with." She was really close to me and I looked at what she had in her hand. 'Meat hooks. She's going to kill me!' She raised the hook above me and thrusted it down. I blocked with my arm and kicked her back. She flew back and her mask flew off. She jumped up and her face was a disaster. It was like someone held an open flame to her face as it melted. "How dare you? You're just a monster."

"Look who's talking! Who the heck are you and why are you here?"

"I'm just taking back what's mine."

"This house belongs to my family and my family alone."

She laughed manically. "This house is only apart of what was ours. You people came here thinking you could just claim whatever you want. But, your hands had no part in building this city. I built this section and you dare say it's yours." She stood up fully and held her palm up. A fire ball appeared in her hand.

'She has a plasmid power. I'm in trouble now.' "Catch this pretty boy." She threw it at me and I rolled toward her. I grabbed the meat hook she dropped and jabbed it into her stomach. She fell back and cried out in pain. 'What have I done?' I rushed over to her side. 'I never had to hurt anyone before.'

A smile creeped onto her face. "Seems like your more of a man than he was. He let me have my way and it was pathetic. Now you have a chance to survive here."

"I'm not an animal. I'm just a kid."

"A kid who fought for his life. I like you kid. Here is a piece of advice; you have to let out that darker side you showed to survive down here. The weak and soft hearted will die. This is war and there is no room for sympathy."

"War? What are you talking about?"

She smiled and coughed. "Do you believe those rockets hitting the dome two days ago were an accident?"

"Two days! I can't believe this." 'I have to stay focused. "What do you mean? It was an accident." She shook her head.

"No, it was the start of war between our founder and the person who wants his throne. You may be the only survivor of their initial attack."

'This can't be real. Who would be crazy enough to fight Andrew Ryan?' No name came to mind. She looked up at me and said, "Well, it appears my time is running out. If you want to live, you have to get out of here. They are planning to turn this place inside out to win. They are using us splicers to fight."

"Splicers? Is that what you are?" She nodded and tears filled her eyes.

"All I wanted was beauty and love. I went in to get surgery to finally feel comfortable in my skin but, it went horrible wrong. I came out looking like this and was forced into hiding. Then, I met others and found out we were spliced to fight for the city. But, the need for Adam become too much for us and we lost control."

"Adam, you mean what is used to make Plasmids?" She nodded.

"Yeah, we have to have it no matter what and those little sisters gather it." 'I heard about them. At first I heard they were just orphan girls who were given a job to collect it with Big Daddys. That's was all I knew though. I've never personally seen one myself.

"I saw one little sister that was new to me. I usually follow them and take whatever Adam they gather. I don't hurt them of course but, this one didn't wear the typical blue dress provided to them. She wore a white dress with red shoes."

"What! When and where did you see her?"

"She was… in the Blue Lagoon re..staurant yeste…rday."

"Thank God. She's alive. But, you said she was a little sister. How do you know that?"

She coughed up blooded and struggled as she said, "She had…a needle just like the other girls and her… her.. eyes were a….." Her face fell to the floor. 'She's gone now. I've killed someone. Why did this have to happen with me?' I stood up and covered her body too. I looked over at a picture of Anna smiling at the park. 'What happened to Anna?' I left the woman and headed back to my dad. He was already dead. 'I have to find her and get out of here.' If they were willing to kill all of us just to clear the playing field, we are in big trouble.' I covered his body, walked to my room and changed clothes. I went to the bathroom to clean my wounds and got two hunting knives from my dresser. 'I have to go now or else we may not live to see tomorrow.' I looked at knives my father gave me. Engraved in the wood was "Gabriel Knox". 'Time to head to the Blue Lagoon and save Anna.'