(Hey guys..! Back with another chapter! Apologies for the cliffhanger! Didya figure out the mystery lady?! Well, I'll reveal her, but for now let's get right into it!)
The Lady narrowed her eyes, picking her revolver up off the floor. "I do not enjoy your tone, Miss... I am merely curious as to how you broke free of your pro-"
"Forgive her, she's just. She's not usually like this... Especially around me." John interrupted, looking at their hands, noticing Serana's fingers still intertwined with his own. Not that it was a bad thing, but he was mostly too worried that Serana'd snap at any moment now.
Serana slowly turned to him, her helmet turning a calm-ish yellow coloring. The Lady noticed it, and the hand-holding, gasping a bit. "Dear lord, she..! I, see how she did! How you did! F-Follow me to my office! Quickly, before Splicers show up!" The Lady ran off down the hall to her office, quickly glancing around.
Serana kept staring at John. "...I don't trust her. Not one bit. What if she, tries to hurt me? Or Vikkie?" Serana hated the Lady for nearly killing John. And for calling her 'Miss'. She wasn't even scared of her. That fueled her rage even more.
Serana would mention harming John, but she already would never allow that. Not before she hung the Lady onto the ceiling with her own insides wrapped around her damned neck. All she needed was one more slip-
"Don't worry, I won't let anyone hurt you two. I promise. Your Big Bro's here for ya." He ruffled Victoria's hair.
Victoria giggled, pushing his hand away playfully. "Stop it, Big Bro..! I don't like nuggies!" She joked.
John laughed slightly. "Okay, okay... I suppose we should go meet he-" He turned to Serana, noticing her helmet off. "...Are ya nuts?! What if ya get capped in yer brain, I can't fix brain-matter on th' walls!"
Serana tilted her head a bit, before straightening it, deciding to push that past her as she leaned forward. She, wanted to try to-
"You three coming. Or what..?" A familiar Thick-German accented voice said over an intercom. John brushed himself off, heading to the office. "We're coming..!" Serana looked down at the floor a bit, putting her helmet back on.
Serana was kind of disappointed, but followed John nevertheless. "Fine..." She said Monotone-Like. Victoria skipped ahead of them, singing a song. Something about a Brother and a Sister, some love, and a Mister Bubbles sleeping.
John sighed, turning to Serana. "What's with the attitude with me..? I didn't do anything to you, did I?"
Serana hesitantly shook her head. "...No, I. Suppose you didn't. Sorry, I just. I know her from somewhere. Sometime, long ago. I swear I do, but I. I just don't know where."
Serana was clearly frustrated and angered by the lady. Maybe Serana knew more than she was letting on... But couldn't remember. This got John thinking for a moment. "...Tell you what. If she tries to kill us, I'll let you have your way with her-"
"Or if she touches you. If she touches you, she's dead. I should have looks at you but that can't be helped." Serana cut in sharply. John blinked a couple times. "...Deal, now. We should go meet up with her. At least find out who she is."
Serana sighed a bit. "...Okay. But you owe me twice, now." John raised an eyebrow. "Twice..?! I'd say I owe ya once, considering I let you stay with me. I think that's fair, isn't it?" Serana bit her own cheek, nodding hesitantly. "...I suppose. But you still owe me."
John shrugged. "Fair enough, that one I deserve for dragging ya both into danger, I take full responsibility for whatever happens." He said truthfully. He didn't want to seem like he was lying, because he wasn't. He didn't know this Lady, and it could all be an act for all he knew...
Serana smiled very slightly under her helmet. "Okay... I-" "Hurry up, now! Any time would be a great time right about now!" The Lady said through the intercom. John flipped the intercom off. "We're comin', give us a moment! Jeez..!"
Serana tilted her head, confused by his gesture. He'd seen people do it to her, but she never understood it. "...What does that mean?" John glanced over at her, lowering his hand. "It, basically means 'Fuck You' in a way. Kinda stupid, hence why I don't do it too often."
Serana straightened her head. "Ah... I, somewhat see now."
John smiled a bit, before dropping it, opening the door to the office, surprised by what he saw before him. Girls. Not just any girls, they. Looked like Little Sisters... Except normal. Hell, some Little Sisters were there in the mix, too.
Serana stood behind John, noticing the Little Sisters. Only one word showed up in her head. Protect. She had to-
John squeezed Serana's hand gently, noticing her clench her fists, snapping her clean out of her 'thoughts', smiling at her reassuringly. "It's alright, calm down. No one's tried to kill us, yet."
Serana nodded a bit, calming down. Protect. Yes, she. Had to protect John. He was her Charge... And hers only. "...You're right, I. I'm sorry."
A few Little Sisters and human-like girls looked at them. "Big Sister..! Are you gonna try to hurt us again?" Serana tilted her head. "That wasn't m-"
"Good. You're finally here. Now, I suppose we shall start with introductions..." The Lady looked at the Little Ones, finally noticing them.
Serana growled lowly. She was getting tired of being interrupted by this Hussy... If John wasn't around, she'd have killed her by now.
John felt his hand being squeezed, glancing over at Serana, giving her one of his Award-Winning Reassuring Smiles, mouthing 'Calm.' To her. "Yes, I. Suppose we should." The Lady gave them a nod. "I am Doctor Tenenbaum, (Apologies if I butchered the name.) And I aim to help you any way I can."
Serana stifled a laugh. "...That's funny. You tried to kill him not too long ago, and now you're helping us. I don't care who you are, but I have a hard time trusting anyone that outright attacks us." Serana growled, narrowing her eyes.
Tenenbaum sighed. "It was a mistake, and I apologize for said mistake. You have every right not to trust me, but. I can save your Little One. Make her human. It won't even be a painful process, and you'll get ADAM From it. If you can trust me."
Victoria glanced at Serana, somewhat-scared. She knew Big Sister wasn't too happy about any of this... She wanted to help, but. She was way too shy to try to help. So she stayed hidden behind Serana and John.
John turned to Serana, mouthing 'Don't get us all in trouble.', before turning back to Tenenbaum. "How do we know that what you say is true?" Tenenbaum motioned over to the little ones. "Some I have managed to save. I just lack the recources to continue it. But you can save your Little One."
(Aaand so ends this chapter..! I am getting a lot better at keeping constant with my updates on my chapters! I even made a schedule for myself! Anyways, see you guys in the next one!)