(a/n: here we go, the final chapter. Enjoy and Review!)
Ch.12: the Clash at Point Prometheus
Jack, Artemis and Wally stepped off the elevator and continued on their way to the bathysphere station.
After they left Apollo Square, Tenenbaum directed them towards the nearest metro station.
The three fought their way through a dozen Splicers who were camped out near the station's entrance.
As Jack, Artemis and Wally made their way to the bathyspheres, Fontaine spoke in a condescending tone "So…you broke the spell. Good for you"
"Yep" said Jack
"And we're coming for you" added Artemis.
Fontaine grunted, "I wouldn't be so sure about that sweet cheeks. You shouldn't be putting all your chips on Mother Goose, I mean, its not like you haven't been betrayed before. You know what I mean".
Jack's eyes narrowed "I trust her more than you".
Fontaine chuckled "Hustle down to Point Prometheus and we can discuss this like men. You, me, the redhead and the blond"
"Don't worry, we'll be there" said Wally.
They reached the bathysphere. The three climbed in and Jack threw the switch.
After a journey that lasted several minutes, the bathysphere deposited them in another metro station.
Before they could climb out, a wall of fire erupted and blocked their way.
Behind the fire, Jack, Artemis and Wally saw a shape standing at the top of the stairs. It was Fontaine.
"You think you can take me?" boomed Fontaine "You lookin' to slug it out with me? Fine, but I got to warn you. I got all the ADAM in the city and I'm ready to take 'em out for a spin" he motioned for them to follow and he took off running.
Jack pointed at the flames and they were suddenly extinguished. The three jumped out of the bathysphere and hurried after Fontaine.
As they ran after Fontaine, he threw up a few more walls of fire to block their path but Jack kept extinguishing the flames each time.
They carried down a corridor but they came to a skidding halt and saw a swarm of security bots flying their way.
Jack zapped a few and Artemis shot down another few. Once the security bots were dealt with, Artemis, Jack and Wally continued their pursuit of Fontaine.
After climbing up a flight of stairs, they reached the outside of the main hall of Point Prometheus. Before they entered the main hall, a large slab of metal fell in their path with a crash, blocking the doorway.
Artemis, Jack and Wally heard Fontaine call out to them "I'm givin' you one last chance kids, pack it in now and I'll leave you and that kraut Rapture. Keep following, I'll turn this place into a fishbowl"
"Sounds tempting but I ain't buying what your selling" shouted Jack.
They expected Fontaine to respond but they heard nothing but the sloshing of water.
Jack used telekinesis and pushed the slab of metal aside and they entered the main hall. Artemis glanced around and saw that it was empty.
The door that led deeper into Point Prometheus was sealed shut and the controls were damaged.
Tenenbaum cursed and she muttered angrily "He got away"
"Sorry" mumbled Jack.
Tenenbaum sighed, "It is ok. I need moment for thinking" Artemis, Jack and Wally waited quietly for a few moments.
Finally, Tenenbaum exclaimed "Ah! But of course, this will be no problem." "What do we do?" asked Wally.
Tenenbaum ordered, "Go find a Big Daddy, preferably a dead one"
"Why?" asked Artemis. Tenenbaum didn't answer, she only said "Just do it".
The three spread out through the main hall and searched for a Big Daddy. Finally, Jack found one lying on the floor, half submerged in water.
Tenenbaum asked, "Do you see suit's control system?" "Yeah" said Jack
"Good, get it" said Tenenbaum "That is step one of turning you into one of those disgusting creatures"
"Wait, what?" said Wally in surprise. Artemis asked, "You want us to turn into one of those things?"
"The only way to get through that door is for a little one to open the door for you" explained Tenenbaum "They will only trust you if you look, sound, even smell like those large, stinking brutes".
Jack asked, "So…who's going to suit up"
"You, Jack" said Tenenbaum. Jack blinked "What? Why?"
"The little ones seem to like you more" said Tenenbaum "Besides, I can easily change you back when we are finished".
Jack looked to Artemis and Wally. He grinned sheepishly "Wanna trade?"
"No way" said Wally
"Nope" said Artemis.
Jack sighed, "Ok, what do I do?"
Jack, Artemis and Wally made their way through Point Prometheus in search of Big Daddy parts. Tenenbaum explained that they needed to find parts of a Big Daddy's suit, some pheromones that would make Jack smell like a Big Daddy and a voice box to make him sound like one.
So far, they found a pair of boots that were lying on a counter in a nearby library.
As they continued their search, Fontaine sneered "Why do you bother Jack, where will you go? You have no family up on the surface or down here. Nobody loves you. You're a motherless freak. Born from a whore and a tyrant, raised by a heartless child killing bitch and turned into a weapon by a half baked science experiment"
Artemis noticed that Jack wanted to say something buthe just kept silent and ignored Fontaine. He glanced to his left and he went off to search a nearby corridor.
Artemis wanted to kill Fontaine. Fontaine manipulated Jack his entire life. He programmed Jack to kill his own father and than kill himself once he was finished.
Once they find Fontaine, Artemis wanted to give him a piece of her mind.
Jack shouted back to Wally and Artemis "This way!"
They hurried down the corridor and found Jack standing outside a large door with a sign. The sign read "Failsafe Armored Escorts"
Jack, Artemis and Wally entered Failsafe Armored Escorts. They entered a small decontamination room that automatically cleaned them.
Once the room finished, they stepped out into a sterile white hallway. Tenenbaum spoke "This is where Ryan built his monsters. You can find the pieces you need here".
Jack, Artemis and Wally spread out and searched Failsafe Armored Escorts.
As Jack was busy searching through a storage room, Artemis asked Tenenbaum "What did Fontaine mean by child killing?"
"The experiments that later made the little sisters, not many survived the first trials" explained Tenenbaum sounding remorseful "Fontaine built an orphanage for children and I used those children"
She sighed "To this day, I still remember the screams"
Artemis shivered. Tenenbaum asked, "Why do you ask?" Artemis explained Fontaine's taunts about Tenenbaum and Jack. When she finished, the archer heard Tenenbaum growl, "If I get my hands on that imbecile I will make him suffer"
"I second that" said Artemis.
The three regrouped and they entered a spacious room where a long line of hooks on the ceiling held dozens of Big Daddy body suits.
Wally smiled "Jackpot".
Fontaine spoke in a threatening tone "You're playing a bad hand kid, go back to Mother Goose or else this whole place goes boom!"
Jack frowned and looked to Wally "Is it me or does he sound…weird?"
"Weird how?" asked the speedster.
Jack shrugged "I don't know but he sounded…paranoid. He sounded like a Splicer".
Artemis just waved a hand dismissively "Forget about that jerk, lets just get you into a suit".
Jack slipped into one of the suits Artemis unhooked from the ceiling. The suit was a size too big but Jack had to make do. Wally found a helmet and he placed it on over Jack's head. It was heavy and thick. Artemis and Wally spoke, their voices were muffled but Jack could understand them.
"How are you feeling?" asked Artemis.
Jack gave her a thumbs up. Tenenbaum told Artemis "You need to find the Pheromone and the voice box"
"Where do we find the pheromone?" asked Wally.
Wally, Artemis and Jack stood outside of Little Wonder's Educational Facility.
A pair of large nutcrackers stood on either sides of the door and held up a sign made of alphabet blocks.
Wally frowned at the seemingly cheerful exterior and asked Tenenbaum "Run this by me again, what do we do again?"
"The pheromone comes in three separate parts" explained Tenenbaum "Once you applied all three to Jack, his stench will draw the little ones to him like bees to honey."
Wally nodded "Right, ok" he tossed the radio to Artemis and he said "I'll be back in sec" he took off at super speed into the educational facility.
While they waited, Artemis and Jack heard Fontaine speak remorsefully "Hey Jack…I-I'm sorry about what happened between us. I mean, we used to be close and if things were different, we would've been runnin' this town together. But now…" the radio went silent.
Artemis frowned at the radio and she looked to Jack. He had an inquisitive look on his face. They were both confused by the sudden change in tone in Fontaine. Just minutes ago, he was taunting them and threatening them but now he was apologizing. It just confused them even further.
After a few minutes, Wally returned carrying three bottles filled with a foul smelling liquid.
Artemis and Wally pinched their noses. "Eww that's so gross" said Artemis grimacing.
Tenenbaum said "I am glad that I am nowhere near that awful stench".
Wally dumped the pheromones all over Jack, completely bathing him in the horrid stench of the Big Daddy.
They made their way over to Optimized Eugenics where Tenenbaum said they could find the voice box.
After a half hour of wading through flooded rooms, fighting splicers and searching, they reached the Live Subject Control room. On the wall was a high tech machine with the label "Voicebox modification machine".
Jack stepped up to the machine and a claw attached a box like device on Jack's helmet, near his throat.
There was a small shower of sparks as it was welded to the helmet. Jack groaned a little and his voice changed.
Once the machine was finished, Jack stepped away.
Wally asked, "How do you feel?"
Jack responded by letting out a deep drone, similar to a Big Daddy's.
Tenenbaum spoke "Good, now you are a Big Daddy. Now go to a Little Sister's vent near the main hall".
As the three made their way out of Optimized Eugenics, Fontaine growled "I got Rapture now! I have all the ADAM now! You think that little suit's gonna put the scare in me?"
"Actually yeah" said Wally "Why? Is it working?"
Fontaine grunted something and the radio went silent.
Back at the main hall, Tenenbaum told Wally and Artemis to hide as Jack draws out a Little Sister. Jack marched up to a Little Sister vent and he knocked it with his wrench. After a minute of waiting, a Little Sister crawled out of the vent.
She looked Jack up and down and smiled "Mr. Bubbles!"
Jack droned and the girl hugged his leg. The little girl went over to the sealed up door and a small section slid open.
It was too small for Jack, Artemis or Wally to crawl through but it was large enough for the Little Sister. The little girl crawled through the opening. Jack waited and he saw the doors slid open with the Little Sister standing there waiting for him.
The Little Sister grinned and said happily, "Lets go find angels Mr. Bubbles" she grabbed Jack's hand and she pulled him along.
The little girl and Jack went through the door, Wally and Artemis followed from a short distance behind.
Artemis, Wally, Jack and the Little Sister passed through a bulkhead door and entered a spacious lobby. Ahead was a large staircase with large lamps faintly illuminating the way.
Tenenbaum told Artemis "The little one will lead you to Fontaine but you must protect her"
"Got it" said Artemis. They climbed up the front steps and entered through another door that the Little Sister opened.
Artemis and Wally saw that they were in the upper atrium of a museum.
Hanging from the ceiling were massive whale skeletons and other sea creatures. There were gunshots coming from the floor below and loud groans of a Big Daddy. Artemis and Wally followed Jack and the Little Sister to the other side of the upper atrium.
There was a loud snap and the whale skeleton crashed to the floor, shattering it into a thousand pieces.
The small group passed through the south exhibition hall that was filled with sea creatures and models of coral.
Suddenly, they heard Fontaine laughing insanely on the radio. Wally asked, "What's so funny?"
"I really wound ya up with that wife and child bit, didn't I?" asked Fontaine smugly. He slipped back into his Atlas voice and he pretended to weep "Oh me poor Moira an' me wee baby Patrick" he burst out laughing and said "Maybe one day I'll get a real family, it plays well with the suckers".
Wally scowled "This guy is really getting on my nerves"
"You said it," muttered Artemis in agreement. They heard a scream coming from up ahead.
Artemis and Wally ran towards the sound of the scream and saw that a Splicer had attacked Jack and the Little Sister. The Splicer tried to grab the Little Sister but Jack shot him a few times.
Nursing his wounds, the Splicer scurried away screaming something about revenge.
Artemis saw the Little Sister emerge from hiding. The little girl was hiding behind a large chunk of coral and she ran up to Jack.
She hugged his leg saying "Thank you Mr. Bubbles".
Jack droned and they continued on.
As they walked through the museum, the wooden floor creaked loudly and in the distance they heard Splicers screaming at each other or talking incoherently.
The Little Sister stopped a few times and harvested ADAM from a few corpses. She drove the needle into the stomach of each corpse and the red liquid flooded into the bottle on the other end.
Artemis grimaced as the little girl hummed about angels "That's going to be in my nightmares".
The Little Sister led them through the Central Atrium muttering, "I see angels dancing in the sky".
Artemis and Wally carefully stepped around the shattered whale skeleton to catch up with Jack and the little girl.
Carefully wading through the flooded north exhibition hall, they heard Fontaine babbling "Never Spliced this much the whole time I was in this godforsaken aquarium but now….Woooo! This stuff makes me see all the colors of the rainbow".
Artemis's eyes widened in realization muttering, "So that explains it"
"What does?" asked Wally.
She glanced at the speedster "Think about it, Fontaine says he never spliced too much before. But he said that he has all the ADAM in Rapture now. He must be using more than the recommended dose of Plasmids"
"Ok and?" said Wally.
Artemis sighed "And, Fontaine said that it would take years of use for the Plasmids to turn you into a Splicer. If he uses more than anyone else-"
"Than the effects will take hold faster" concluded Wally.
Artemis nodded "Right" she glanced at the radio in her hand "Right Doc?"
"It is possible" said Tenenbaum "It would explain the mood swings and inane prattling. But that can't be good. If he is taking in all that ADAM than he will not only be completely unhinged, but also very, very powerful".
Jack and the Little Sister crossed through another part of the upper atrium and they followed.
They passed by a Gatherer's Garden machine and trudged down a dark corridor.
Fontaine screamed on the radio "More! I need more! I need to splice but there is nothing left to splice with!"
Artemis muttered, "That's not a good sign" "Fontaine is close, be careful" warned Tenenbaum.
Jack and the Little Sister came to a stop in the middle of a large common area where on the far side of the area was an elevator.
Tenenbaum told Artemis and Wally "You need the needle of the little one to drain Fontaine of the ADAM. It is the only way to defeat him".
Wally saw the Little Sister hand Jack her gathering device and said, "Take this. Stick it in the bad man"
Jack accepted the needle and nodded. He placed a hand on the girl's head and cured her.
The little girl crawled into the Little Sister's vent and departed.
Jack inspected the gathering device in his hand and droned about something. Meanwhile, Artemis and Wally scavenged around for some ammunition from a nearby Circus of Values vending machine.
Once they were ready, the three crammed inside the elevator.
Tenenbaum warned "Fontaine waits above. Once you go up, there is no going back. Are you ready?"
"Yes we are" said Wally. Jack pressed the up button and the elevator ascended.
As the elevator slowly carried them up, Artemis and Wally helped Jack shed his Big Daddy gear.
First Tenenbaum instructed them on how to safely remove the voice box without ripping apart Jack's vocal cords.
Second they removed the helmet and suit. Once the helmet came off, Artemis and Wally saw that Jack was drenched in sweat.
Wally asked "So what was it like being a Big Daddy?"
"Difficult, actually" replied Jack in a raspy voice. He wiped sweat off his brow saying, "What with all the Splicers attacking and taking care of a little girl, it's a lot of hard work. But I sure as hell won't be doing that again".
Jack reloaded his weapon and he injected himself with the one of his EVE hypo syringes.
Outside the elevator, they saw advertisements go by. They passed several floors that were crawling with Splicers.
As they waited for the elevator to reach its destination, Fontaine spoke on the radio.
His voice was ragged, tired and out of breath "I remember when me and the kraut put you in that sub. You were no more than four or five. You were my ace in the hole but…you were also the closest thing I had to a son"
"Same here" said Jack softly "You pretended to be my Uncle but I always thought of you as my father".
Fontaine chuckled a little and coughed "I know kid, I know. But this is why it hurts. Betrayal. Life ain't strictly buisness".
The light outside of the elevator went out and it carried the three in pitch darkness.
After a moment of complete blackness, a pale green light filtered into the elevator.
Once the gate slid open, the three stepped off the elevator and they stopped dead in their tracks.
Jack, Artemis and Wally were standing in an enormous room filled with high tech equipment and machinery. The room was about the size of an aircraft hanger.
In the middle of the room was what could only be Fontaine.
He looked inhuman. Fontaine's body looked like it was made completely of bronze. He had massive arms and legs, a muscular torso and a smooth bald cranium. At first glance he looked like a statue of a Greek god or Titan but upon further inspection, Jack realized that it was actually Fontaine.
Fontaine stood on a platform in the heart of a complex machine. His arms and legs strapped to metal supports, holding apart his arms and legs as large tubes fed ADAM directly into his body.
Orange energy glowed as it raced through his veins towards his heart.
Fontaine's eyes were closed and he had a serene expression on his face. Artemis paled at the sight of him. Fontaine was at least twice their size and look strong enough to crumple a tank with his bare hands.
Tenenbaum snapped them out of their daze by barking "What are you waiting for!? Go! Now!"
Jack, Artemis and Wally snapped into action.
Jack took off running at Fontaine with the Little Sister's gathering needle in hand.
As he approached, Fontaine opened his eyes and he sneered "You ready to get serious kid?"
Jack nodded "Yep". He took the needle and drove it into Fontaine's heart.
Fontaine howled in pain as Jack drained ADAM from his body. Orange sparks of energy crackled and danced all over Fontaine's body. With one powerful swing, Fontaine broke his restraints and he knocked Jack back.
Jack went flying like a ragdoll and he landed on the other side of the room.
Artemis exclaimed "Jack!"
"Come and get it!" roared Fontaine as he jumped down from the machine.
Fire ignited and enveloped his fists. Fontaine launched himself at Artemis swung a fiery fist at her. Artemis threw her self to the side and Fontaine crashed into the wall, leaving a massive dent in it.
Wally fired a few shots at Fontaine, hoping to wound him but the bullets bounced harmlessly off of his bronze like skin. Fontaine spun around and he launched himself into the air. The massive bronze man soared and he came hurtling back down like a meteor towards Artemis.
Wally zipped over and he pulled Artemis out of the way, leaving Fontaine to slam down on an empty floor.
Wally frowned "ok, this isn't going to be easy"
Jack who was on the other side of the room sat up and rubbed his head.
His head throbbed and ached but Jack got to his feet. Fontaine saw him get up.
He shifted into a wrestling stance and said, "You think you can take your ol' man?"
Jack nodded "Yeah, I do". His fist began to crackle with electricity. Jack charged at Fontaine and he slugged him in the jaw with his electrified fist.
Fontaine stumbled back and laughed, "Is that it? That tickled".
Jack shook his head "Nope" he ignited a small fire in his hand and he hurled a fireball at Fontaine. The bronze man just swatted aside the fireball snorting "Amateurish. Let me show you how its done" he ignited a pair of massive fireballs and he hurled them at Jack.
Jack dived behind a row of computer consoles.
While Jack was busy with Fontaine, Wally eyed the gatherer's needle lying on the floor where Jack had landed. The speedster zipped over and he scooped it up. He quickly ran up behind Fontaine. Wally raised the needle and he rammed it into Fontaine's lower back.
Fontaine howled in anger and pain. He spun around and smacked Wally aside. The speedster went flying and he tumbled to the floor.
Artemis gritted her teeth in anger and she shot to kill. Most of her shots bounced off of Fontaine's tough skin but suddenly one managed to pierce his shoulder.
Fontaine yelped and he grabbed his shoulder. He looked at the archer in shock then he glanced to the machine. The bronze man crouched down and he launched himself into the air.
Gracefully, he landed on the platform in the heart of the machine. He quickly reconnected the tubes to his body and resumed feeding himself ADAM.
Artemis saw the gatherer's needle on the floor. She sprinted over and scooped it up. Quickly, she hurried over to the platform and she drove the needle into Fontaine's heart snarling, "This is for manipulating Jack and all killing those people on that plane you bastard!"
Fontaine gritted his teeth and he bellowed "Get off me!" he swatted at Artemis but she managed to duck in time.
She withdrew the needle and jumped back.
Fontaine disconnected himself from the machine once he was sure that he had enough ADAM.
Fontaine's arms glowed blue and he chucked a bolt of lightening at the archer. One soared over her head, another struck the ground next to her. One bolt almost struck her in the chest but Wally managed to tackle her to the ground.
Artemis glanced at Wally "Thanks"
"No problem" said Wally.
Fontaine let out a loud roar and he charged at the two teenagers. Jack jumped in the way and used his telekenisis to knock Fontaine back.
The massive bronze man went flying and he crashed into some computer consoles on the far side of the room. Jack's knees wobbled and he sank to the floor. Artemis and Wally rushed to his side.
"Are you ok?" asked Artemis.
Jack nodded a little spoke, sounding out of breath "Yeah…I…just…it took a bit of power". Some blood began to trickle out of his nose.
The three of them watch as Fontaine jump back onto his feet looking ready for another round.
Wally groaned, "Is there any way to beat this guy?" "Yeah" said Artemis "There is".
She explained her strategy to Jack and Wally "We fight Fontaine and drain him of as much ADAM as we can. Once he is drained of it, he will rush to the machine for more. But in that time he is vulnerable. We need to drain him of ADAM"
Jack nodded in understanding "Yeah, your right".
Fontaine called out "Hey kids! You going to sit there or do you want me to go over there and kill you?"
"We'll be right there!" Jack shot back.
Artemis handed Jack the gatherer's needle and she nodded to Wally saying "We'll run interference and Jack will gather the ADAM"
Wally nodded "Ok".
Once all there were briefed on the plan, they split up. Wally, moving at super speed, attacked Fontaine. The bronze man felt Wally's punches. While they barely hurt, they annoyed him to no end.
He swung his massive limbs in vain, trying to hit the speedster. Artemis provided some cover fire. The bullets bounced off Fontaine's skin but she managed to get in a few good shots.
Fontaine growled "Ok, enough of this". He paused for a moment and he swung at Wally as hard as he could. The speedster was struck down by Fontaine's massive fist.
Fontaine scooped up the incapacitated speedster and he chucked him at Artemis.
Wally's unconscious body knocked Artemis over and the two fell to the ground. Fontaine glanced around looking for Jack when suddenly he felt a sharp pain in his back.
He screamed and he thrashed about. As Jack drained away the ADAM in Fontaine's system, he heard a little girl shout "Get him Mr. B!" he glanced back and saw a girl watching from inside a Little Sister vent in the corner of the room.
Fontaine snarled, "That's it, no more Mr. Nice guy" he snapped his fingers and a pair of security bots descended from the ceiling. The security bots attacked Jack.
Jack hastily removed the needle and he took cover behind some consoles.
Low on energy, Jack injected himself with the last of his EVE hypo and he unleashed a barrage of lightning on the security bots. The robots managed to dodge a few and hit Jack with a couple of bullets to the shouler. Jack yelped in pain.
The lightning bolts struck the hovering security bots which caused them to explode after being overwhelmed by the electricity.
Fontaine laughed insanely "That all? I'm just getting warmed up".
Jack looked to Fontaine and he saw that he was already back in his machine. Jack sprinted over and he rammed the needle into Fontaine's heart one last time.
Fontaine let out an earsplitting scream that shook the entire room.
Fontaine struck Jack and Jack's body sailed across the room. He tumbled around and he dropped his gun. Jack tried to move but the bullet wounds and the massive bruise that Fontaine gave him made him wince and remain lying on the floor.
He looked up and saw Artemis and Wally trying to get up but Fontaine used his telekinesis to force them to the floor.
Fontaine jumped out of his machine and stomp over to Jack.
He growled "I raised you, I sent you topside, I called you back home and I showed you what you were capable of. This is how you repay me?" he ripped the gatherer's needle from his chest and tossed it aside.
Fontaine stomped closer to Jack and growled "You were my family! Once I'm done with you, I'm going to find Tenenbaum and I'll-!"
"Get him!" cried a voice. Fontaine frowned and before he could react, a pair of small girls jumped onto his back. He tried to throw them off of his back but they held on tight.
Jack saw that they were the Little Sisters he rescued.
The girls impaled him with their gatherers needles and quickly drained him of whatever ADAM he had left. Fontaine coughed violently and he stumbled around.
Several more girls appeared and stabbed him in the legs.
The massive bronze man toppled to the ground and wheezed. Before he could crawl away, the former little sisters swarmed him and began impaling him with their needles shouting at him.
Within a matter of seconds, Fontaine was no longer moving or breathing.
Jack winced in pain and he forced himself to sit up. He saw Artemis and Wally get up as well. They stood and they approached Fontaine's body.
Jack, Artemis, Wally and the former Little Sisters all stared down at what remained of Frank Fontaine.
Wally frowned "I can't believe it"
"I know" said Artemis "It's finally over"
"No not that" said Wally. He looked down at the little girls and said, "Our butts just got saved by a bunch of little girls".
Jack knelt down and he looked them each in the eye saying sincerely "Thank you".
They all smiled and they ran over and tackled Jack. Jack hugged each of them and laughed a little as they all piled on top of him "Ok, ok, stop! Please! Ow!"
Wally glanced over towards the elevator and he saw Tenenbaum standing there. She watched the little sisters and Jack interacting. A smile appeared on her face.
The doctor walked over saying firmly "Ok little ones, get off before you hurt him" they obeyed.
Jack got up onto his feet, nursing his bruised ribs and a bloody shoulder. Tenenbaum embraced Jack.
Jack groaned "Ow, ow, ow" "Don't worry" said Tenenbaum "I can take care of that".
She broke off the embrace and she looked towards Fontaine's body. Tenenbaum marched over and she pulled a small bronze square of metal that Artemis, Wally and Jack recognized as the key of Rapture.
She handed it to Jack saying "Rapture is yours now".
Jack took the key and he inspected it in his hand. He frowned a little saying, "Having my own city is cool but I'm going to pass on it."
Tenenbaum nodded "Wise choice. That key can access the bathyspheres to the surface. We can finally leave this horrible city"
"Yes!" cried Wally excitedly.
Artemis and Wally crawled into the bathysphere and glanced back at Jack and Tenenbaum.
After taking an express bathysphere back to the metro station, Artemis and Wally abandoned their weapons in a trashcan.
Jack summoned a bathysphere and told them to just throw the switch and the sphere will take them back to the lighthouse.
Artemis asked Jack "Aren't you coming with us?"
Jack shook his head "No. I'll be taking another bathysphere up." His expression hardened "And please, no matter what, do not mention this place. If people were to find out about Rapture, all hell will break loose"
"We promise" said Artemis and Wally.
Artemis flipped the switch and as the door closed, Jack, Tenenbaum and the former Little Sisters waved goodbye.
Once the bathysphere left the station, Tenenbaum tended to Jack's wounds. Once she bandaged him up, Jack turned to Tenenbaum and asked, "Where's the reward you promised me?"
"Did I promise you a reward?" asked Tenenbaum coyly.
Jack nodded "Yeah".
She smiled "Ok, close your eyes".
Jack closed his eyes and Tenenbaum spun Jack around.
She told him "Open your eyes". When Jack opened his eyes he saw the former little sisters all looking up at him.
Tenenbaum explained, "You gave the little ones something that no one else did. A chance. You gave them a chance to learn, to grow and to live their lives. And in return, you will have what you always wanted, a family".
Jack glanced back at Tenenbuam and smiled "Thank you mom".
She hugged Jack saying "You're welcome, my son".
Artemis and Wally stepped outside of the lighthouse and they shielded their eyes from the bright afternoon sun.
As a cool, ocean breeze swept through them, Artemis breathed in the salty sea air saying "Fresh air"
"We made it" said Wally.
Ocean waves lapped up against the lone lighthouse and the steps. The two stood on the steps of the lighthouse for several minutes.
Finally, Wally frowned and he turned to Artemis asking, "Now what?"
End of chapter
(A/N: this is the end. I'm adding a prolog. So please review and all that)
