A/n Good morning friends. I just wanted to tell you guys that I am super-excited to get this chapter in progress. I have a bunch of ideas for my future of writing. Hope you guys enjoy the chapter. -Bandie24x7; the one and only.

We all had prepared for the battle to come. I rested my back against the wall of a building and looked up and closed my eyes. Adela and I had been separated yet again. Reeve needed her to go somewhere different and needed me to adventure forth and set up some traps and prepare for the invasion that was about to come. Rapture was gonna give it it's all in this next attack, and we needed to prepare. Reeve gave me a few new toys to play with. I had been given a mini-gun and was ordered to set it up on the ridge looking overhead. I couldn't find a good place for it, so I moved on to my next task. Some small barricades had needed to be built. I was about 200 yards from the HQ but the battle was gonna take place farther away, to avoid causalities. I looked around and found the perfect place for the gun-emplacement. I set it up and lit the flare. Reeve lit his flare showing that his group was ready. Adela was inside the HQ's infirmary. Luckily she had some slight experience in helping people and healing their wounds. Reeve knew there would be several injuries and we needed to be prepared. A small group went out looking for medical supplies. Rapture truly wanted us dead, because we were the only ones that could fight back. I sat down next to my gun-emplacement knowing this was to be my station. I was for the most part hidden pretty well, but I wanted to be closer to Adela. I missed her. I wanted nothing more than to hold her close, back in Portsmouth. I wanted our old life back. I began dreaming about what life would be like once we got out of here. I held on very tightly to what it would be like. Being... happy. With my eyes closed and my head looking to the sky, wanting nothing more than to see Adela happy. I began seeing images. I shook my head and opened my eyes.

"Can't dream, gotta stay awake. Stay alert," I said to myself as another flare was lit. All stations were ready.

I sat up and loaded the gun. My job was to wait for the wall of Big Daddies, and then mow them down. It wasn't a hard job, but I was so far from the HQ several things could go wrong. What if they got through? Would I make it in time to save Adela? Would I be able to do whatever was needed of me to win this battle? I shook my head getting the thoughts out of my mind.

"William. Don't worry, she'll be fine," I heard a voice from the radio say.

I picked it up, "I know, I'm just worried. It's nothing."

"Ha, don't worry man. We have about a hundred men willing to risk their lives for our cause. Every one of those men would drop their lives instantly for any other of this resistance," the voice said again.

"Yeah, thanks."

"Now, get ready. Squad 3 is almost in position in front of you,"

"Right. The war for Rapture starts today!" I screamed as the clanging of Big Daddies and the stomps of the splicers came within hearing distance.

I held the gun tightly in my hand. None of these freaks could get through. I had to hold them at the front-lines. I swallowed as they came knowing that it was up to me and Squad 3. The splicers had arrived and were charging through taking shots at Squad 3. I had no clue what to do, I hadn't yet received the signal to start firing. I was told to wait for the signal. Half the Squad had fallen, the splicers kept advancing. I couldn't justify sacrificing human lives. Reeve's plan was flawed, very flawed.

"Reeve!" I said grabbing my radio.

"William, hold on. Keep calm," Reeve answered acting like nothing was wrong.

"I can stop all this in one move. Tell squad 3 to fall back, I'll deal with this."

"I can't do that, I can't risk you. You're one of the main players."

"You either have them fall back, or I'll fist fight every single one of those things myself."

"Fine, Squad 3. This is the retreat order, I repeat Squad 3 retreat. You've got 5 minutes William."

"That's all I'll need."

I clasped my hands together and focused as much as I could, Electricity began spreading throughout me. At first I just wanted to create a sphere around me, and hold them back. Now I had decided to push everything I had into this attack. The blast started shaking the building I was standing near. I figured I may have been putting too much power into this, but I needed to end this attack soon. I thrust my arms up into the air, and a gigantic ball of lightening had appeared. I felt a little light-headed, but that was nothing. I had overcome all this, I wouldn't end it now. I grabbed the ball with Telekinesis and slammed it into large group rushing towards us. The ball of lightening splashed into the ground and the shock had sent the Big Daddies flying back. I heard footsteps coming from behind me and spun around just in time to dodge a pipe. A splicer had found my location, this was bad. I shocked him once and shot him with the pistol. He fell, dead. I spun around to see several more heading up my way. I reached out with Telekinesis and grabbed the gun-emplacement that I had set up, I put in in between me and the splicers and began unloading. I stopped after the last one had fallen, and just sat down to catch my breath. The gun was nearly out of ammo, which again was bad. I heard several shots coming from below.

"Squad 4 here, we've got your back William. Good distraction," A voice over the radio said.

"Thanks," I said grabbing one of my pistols and walking closer to the bottom of the hill.

My back-up was clearing out the remaining splicers. Until a fireball came and hit them and sent them all flying in different directions. A man started walking closer to me, his hands aflame. He had a look of bloodlust on his face. I stepped back charging up Electro Bolt, and prepared for a battle.

"William here, I've got a non-splicer enemy. Plasmid user. Requesting back-up!" I screamed as a fireball rushed past me.

I ran up to him and tried a simple punch, he blocked and pulled out a knife. He went for a straight stab. I stopped his blow with telekinesis and he jumped back. He looked at me and charged again. This time with some kind of wind plasmid backing him up. A fireball had grazed his face and he fell backwards. Adela came running up beside me and launched another fireball at him.

"Adela, what are you doing?" I screamed as he launched a fireball towards her, I grabbed it with telekinesis but he used that wind plasmid to push it even harder.

Adela had shot a large fireball towards him, together with my telekinesis we pushed the fireball back at the man, he held out his right hand and the fireball vanished. I looked around and saw a small plate of metal. I charged it with electricity and threw it at the man. He blocked it with his elbow and it just flew away. A few gunshots came from behind us and two splicers fell. Reeve stood there with a rifle aimed at the man. He shot but I grabbed the bullet with telekinesis and slammed it on the ground. I knew what would happen if that bullet had hit that man. It'd of bounced right off, and went back to Reeve. Reeve looked at me surprised but I gave him no time to say anything I was already rushing towards the man lightening in my hand. By the time I arrived however he had already rushed past me using his wind plasmid. He was heading towards Adela. I grabbed him with telekinesis and threw him into the air.

"NOW!" I screamed sending a gigantic bolt of lightening into the air.

Adela fired a fireball and bot the lightening and flames gripped the man, and his body turned to ash. I stood there emotionless, as several more splicers began rushing up the hill towards us. Quick gunfire silenced them. Another squad of resistance members were standing there aiming at the oncoming splicers, there were so many dead bodies all over the area. I looked around and saw Adela looking at the mess that was created. She looked scared. Sad. I walked up and wrapped my arms around her. Knowing we had to leave the main battlefield.

"Reeve. I'm gonna take Adela, and run. I'll keep the radio. Best of luck to all of your men. I'm sorry that we can't be any more help," I said as I grabbed Adela's hand and lead her away from all the fighting.

Reeve didn't reply just motioned for us to follow a path. He rushed over with the back-up squad and fought off several more splicers. He knew that Adela and I weren't meant for this war. Yet, we were one of the people that started it. Adela was safe for the time being, and we stopped for a break.

"Adela, are you okay?" I asked as we sat down on the cold ground.

"Yeah. I'll be fine William. I just wanna get out of here, and go back to Portsmouth. I miss it," She said resting her head on my shoulder.

I put my arm around her, "Don't worry. When we're all done here. Happiness will finally come," I said smiling.

"As long as I'm with you, I'll be happy," She said snuggling up very close to me.

"Same here," I said holding her tightly.

We heard the sounds of the battle coming to a slow conclusion. This was just the first battle, I knew the resistance had more to go before finding freedom. I stood up and Adela followed. We walked into a small building and heard crying. I opened a small closet door to see a woman sitting there her hands over her head, she was the one crying.

I pulled my pistol and prepped for anything, "Ma'am are you okay?" I asked reaching towards her.

She jumped up her face was full of cuts, and there was blood dripping from her face. She screamed in some kind of rage. I closed my eyes and with a pull of the trigger ended her misery. Adela and I slowly started walking out. Outside we saw that everything had quieted down. There was no radio chatter, there was nothing. We walked around the building to see a small meadow of flowers. Adela's eyes lit up and she ran towards them, pulling me along with her. She quickly laid down on the ground with the flowers and I laid down beside her. She rested her head on my chest and smiled very wide.

"This is perfect. We're almost free William," She said as I put my arm around her.

"Yeah. Once we're free everything will be better than it was originally," I said as we heard some slight footsteps.

I jumped to my feet pistol at the ready. The footsteps got a little louder. I aimed the pistol in the direction they were coming from.

"Walk out very slow, hands up!" I ordered as I saw the outline of a body come into view of the shadows.

"William!" I heard the voice scream with surprise.

The figure came out of the shadows to reveal Abigail. I was shocked, I lowered the gun. I just stared at her.

"Abigail?" I said shocked.

"I can't believe it. I found you!" She screamed coming closer.

Adela had pulled her gun and pointed it towards Abigail. "Identify yourself!"

"It's okay Adela, she helped me get here. She helped me find you," I said trying to calm Adela down.

"Yeah, and I know the way out of Rapture. The capital building has a sub-like vehicle. We can use it to get to the surface and we'll be free," Abigail explained, "With the Resistance fighting their way through the capital the three of us could get on safely, and get out of here."

"No. If Reeve doesn't get to escape none of us do," I said.

"Reeve?" Adela said questioningly.

"He helped us get this far, he deserves a way out. You, Abigail, and Reeve can escape. I'll find some other way out," I said smiling.

"No! If anyone is staying it's her," Adela said pointing towards Abigail.

"She helped me get here, she helped me save you!"

"I don't care. She just now shown up!"

"We'll discuss this later, right now we need to get back to the HQ!" I ordered as I started walking.

The two girls followed me and we eventually came to the HQ. Reeve was sitting in the main room, laughing at his victory. The resistance lost thirteen men, but they lived another day. Reeve had people searching for food, and supplies. He stationed Abigail as far away from Adela as possible. He knew just like I did that she almost hated her. I couldn't really blame her. She was living a rough life. Adela and I laid down in the barracks where we had slept the night before and quickly fell asleep.

A/n Okay, I know that the past few chapters have been pretty actiony. But I figured that there needed to be a few big fights. There is gonna be a very big fight coming up soon. Hope you guys are enjoying this story. As much as I am enjoying writing it. :D Love you guys. -Bandie24x7