Fixed a few small things in the last chapter. Spelling and such. I got kind of carried away about wanting to publish. I really like this story. If you do too, review! Questions welcomed!

"And there you go! All done." I sat up. I ran my hand down my arm, felt my hands, and touched my shoulders. It had felt like my body had been in damp air for years, and was finally let out of its trap. I let the fresh air tickle my skin for a moment. Then, I looked straight up into Charlie's eyes and sprung forward.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you!" I shrieked.

She staggered back surprised, but welcomed my hug. "You're welcome, you're welcome…" She grabbed my shoulders and pushed me back, looking at me with a smile, "…And you're welcome.

"Now, we should get some new clothes on you. That dress is very…dirty." She said twisting her mouth.

I smiled brightly and nodded. "Do you have something I could wear in your room?"

"Well…I didn't want anyone to see you before you were ready, so I brought you this" She pulled me to a corner of the garage.

I stared into the closet there, gawking at the one piece of clothing hanging and smiled. "I love you Sis."

"Daddy, please!!!"

"Please, Daddy I want to see her!"

"Daddy! Don't be mean!"

The Littler Sisters were nagging at me as I sat in the living room, reading a book. "They'll come out when she's ready!" We were all awaiting Eleanor to appear without her suit on. The Sisters had been awaiting it ever since they found out about it from someone (Autumn never could keep her mouth shut). They all sat down disappointed "The longer you wait the better it'll be"

And almost as if on cue, a door behind me shut and Charlie spoke, "Everyone! I'd like to present to you…Eleanor Topside."

I stood up quickly and spun around, stepping forward, "Finally! We've been…"

Surprised, I found myself no more than three inches from Eleanor's beautifully blue eyes. They twinkled, reflecting off the sparkly blue of her dress that cut off above her knees. It also seemed a bit too big for her. "I made it to fit my…upper body, but she's a bit smaller" Charlie said smartly.

Eleanor blushed and looked down, "It feels good to be back"

I grinned, "I can tell." The dress was beautiful on her, especially since she had been in that horrid suit for so long. It wasn't until now that I noticed how small she was, how young. The Big Sister suit had made her bulkier.

"To celebrate, what do you say I take you to the mainland tonight? We can go see the sights, eat with the people"

Eleanor looked up at me, her eyes bright and dazzling, "Really! I mean, you'd do that?!?"

I smiled, "If Charlie is okay with taking care of the girls"

Charlie smiled and nodded once back, "Have her back before midnight"

I rolled my eyes at her, "Will do, M'am"

Eleanor sat beside me, dipping her feet in the cool tide, entranced by the setting sun.

"It's even more beautiful on the topside, isn't it?" I asked quietly.

She nodded sheepishly.

We had gone all over the coast city, starting by visiting a restaurant. I let Eleanor pick, and she decided to go to a local burger diner. After we ate, I took Eleanor to a board walk, where she was more amazed by the water and sun then the people. Although nice, unaltered, normal people were a refresher for her, Eleanor had seen people in Rapture; so, she focused on the things she had never seen: the sun, boats, surfers, the palm trees. After this, I took her in town where we could shop and see the city. In Rapture, you'd never really see the giant buildings in front of your eyes. You were always inside them or a train. She loved being outside, by other people, in the bustling city, doing things that she could never do down in Rapture. After she told me she loved the fresh salt breeze, I took her to the beach.

"I don't see how Ryan could have wanted to be so disclosed in Rapture. It's so beautiful and wonderful up here!"

I smiled slightly, "He got tired of it. Tired of the men who strived for order, but didn't see the beauty and freedom they would take away from the world. Tired of laws and taxes, tired of people that believed to live as a whole meant making everyone perfect. He didn't want the world to become what it was; so he changed it. Started it anew. Created Rapture."

She looked down at the sand, drawing pictures in it, "His dream sounded so perfect…"

I nodded, "But the very men he strived to escape destroyed his dream; turned it into a nightmare. They turned him against himself. They made him fearful and paranoid." I paused. "When he created Rapture, he thought he could run away from his fears. Run away from the world, run away from his life. But we can't always run away from things. Then it'd be the whole world in chaos. In Rapture."

She put her head on her knees. "I ran away. And got Father killed."

I set my hand on her shoulder. "You didn't run away. You adventured. You tried to come back to our world, looking for a better life, a better purpose. No one in the right mind would stay in Rapture; examples would be your mother, or my father. Your choice was the only option. You tried the impossible so you could save this…Delta. You were thinking about what it would be like when you got to the surface, but how you would save him. Your Father would be proud."

She looked at me, "You think so?"

I nodded softly, "I know so."

She curled herself back up and said, "I don't see how. What does he have to be proud of me? I haven't been able to do anything in my whole life! I couldn't save him! I'm useless! I'm a mo-"

"Don't you dare say it! I'm tired of hearing that Eleanor. You saved those Sisters!" I tilted her head gently with my hand to look me in the eyes. "You saved them. You gave them a chance at life. That's exactly what your Father did with you. He gave you a new chance. A chance to live the ways you always wanted to! He didn't care about surviving to watch over you, he just tried to make sure you got out of that hellhole!"

I saw her body softly shaking with sobs and moved over, wrapping my arms around her. "He succeeded too. Now you're safe with us." I wrapped my hand around the side of her face and turned her head to meet my gaze, "With me."

She looked at me drowsily for a few moments before closing her eyes and moving closer to me. I did the same, and we both held our position, assuring the other's approval first. A hair's breadth away from each other's lips, I felt her warmth radiating through the air and laying itself upon me. Her hair tickled my face, and as I decided to move forward and seal the kiss; the impossible happened.

"Frau Lamb! Herr Ryan! You are here!"

We both separated and spun our heads around to see none other than the creators of the Little Sisters standing on the road.

Brigid Tenebaum was alive. And out of Rapture.

Although my breath was still heavy and my face hot from my…events with Jack, I tried the best I could to refocus on what I saw.

It was Brigid Tenenbaum, as if she had teleported out of thin air.

But it was not her who interested me. It was the teenage boy standing behind her.

"Amir…"

How'd you like that! Never expected a German scientist and an old crush to end the dramatic romance moment now didya! But anyway, I'd like to point out the whole, "Presenting Eleanor Topside!' deal. Obviously, Eleanor DOES NOT want to be called Eleanor Lamb anymore, so I gave that little Easter egg. Don't whine if I forget to do it again in later chapters. Also, if you DON'T know, Amir is found in little Eleanor's audio diaries. He was an 'interesting dog-eater' and Eleanor's crush as a little girl. They planned to return to the surface but never did (obviously). Next chapter, we'll learn about Tenenbaum and her Sisters, along with having Eleanor and Amir catch up.