New chapter! I'm sorry this took a bit long, I went with my family for a little trip and enjoyed some rest so I hadn't time to write. Now I'm back and here is the new chapter. Hope you enjoy it!

I saw Comstock leaving the observation room but I didn't care. I didn't know what those doctors were doing to Elizabeth but I had to stop them at any cost.

'You two men upstairs… if she gets ornery, just hit her with the machines. If she opens a tear, we will be in trouble.'- said one of the doctors from inside the cabin while moving the handle that was connected to Elizabeth and I watched she was suffering more spasms while screaming in pain.

'STOP NOW FUCKING BASTARDS! YOU'RE HURTING HER!' - shouted at them but they kept "working". I cursed and ran to a door that was on the right side. I had to find a way to turn off the machines and fast. I entered to a long corridor and at the end of the stairs there was a turret ready to attack. Quickly I threw possession and ran upstairs to meet a group of founders. I pulled out my revolver and fired first to the enemy who was closer while the turret finished the rest. I went to the next room and threw possession to other two turrets that were watching the place. These attacked the founders who were approaching and, while they were too busy trying to survive their attacks, I took advantage to enter to the first control room. There was a male nurse who was watching for a lever and when he turned, he looked at me terrified and raised his hands.

'Please, I-I...' - he said trembling.

'Get away now before I decide to shoot at your fucking head.' - said coldly and he ran out of the room. I approached to the lever and activated it. One of the generators was shut down and the doctors looked at me.

'You have to stop him!' - said one of them very nervous.

'If we don't sedate her and he shuts down the other one...' - muttered the other doctor but the first shook his head.

'We're not sedating her! Stop him now!'- Oh, that would be really difficult for them. I picked up a bottle of salts that was on a small desk and drank it as I left the place. As entered to the main room, a patriot came suddenly out of nowhere along with other founders and I ran for a cover while I was attacking them. I threw again possession to the two turrets and then threw shock jockey crystals to create a trap. I stood behind the trap and from there shot at the patriot that came to me. I used my last salts to absorb its attacks with return to the sender until it fell on the trap and when it was paralyzed, I returned the bullets to the founders. The sphere with shrapnel exploded as a grenade and killed several soldiers who were already badly wounded by the attacks of the turrets. With the founders dead, quickly circled the patriot that was still unable to move and slammed my skyhook on the back of his head to destroy the cables and gears that were in it. With the room clear, I went to the other control room and found another male nurse.

'I-' - terrified muttered as he backed away.

'Get away!' – I pushed him abruptly and walked to the lever. When I activated it, the other generator was turned off and most of the lights went out. The doctors looked to where I was and panicked.

'He shut down the other siphon...'

'She's getting up. We have to sedate her NOW!

'Elizabeth!' - I called her to make her react. Then, where the main entrance was, a tear began to form and spread throughout the wall. My eyes widened and my jaw fell. That tear... was huge! A large plain appeared and a tornado approached directly to us.

'Clark, turn it back on… please! PLEASE!'- begged one of the doctors clearly terrified.

'No way!' - I replied. I watched how the glass that was covering the cabin was starting to break and I instinctively grabbed tightly the lever. The tornado was only a few yards away and the glass broke. The doctor who had begged me flew into the tornado and the other tried to resist grabbing to anything. Then the tear disappeared in a second and I looked surprised around. Everything was destroyed, and only a small part of the structure of the main cabin was standing. Also…

'Elizabeth!' - I called her from afar but I noticed she wasn't moving. With my elbow I broke the glass that was already cracked and jumped down. Already on the floor, I dodged the debris that were scattered all around and saw one of the doctors on the ground moaning. I ignored him and ran to where Elizabeth was and she didn't look good. She was very pale, her body was full of bruises and small injuries and, the thing that most alarmed me, she didn't move. I searched for her pulse and noticed it very weak and slow. - 'Elizabeth... Come on dear, wake up.'

I stroked her cheek and felt her skin cold. Softly shook her shoulder and she moaned slightly. When she opened her eyes and looked at me, her eyes filled with an enormous relief and tears fell down her cheeks.

'Marc...' - she raised her hands to take my face and noticed her hands were trembling.

'I'm here.' - I said with small smile, trying to be calm but I had to make a great effort to contain myself. I almost lost her... and the thought that it could have happened terrified me. I went to hug her but when passed one of my arms around her, she complained of pain and I pulled away quickly. - 'I'm sorry!'

'It's okay...' - said with an expression of pain.

'I'll help you to get up a bit, okay?' - She nodded and with one hand grabbed softly the back of her neck, and with the other her arm. After helping her to get up and saw her back, I wished the worst to Comstock and the doctors. Something like a long syringe was connected in the center of her back and there were bruises around. - 'Okay... I'm gonna fix this but this is going to hurt. '

'Just do it.' - said nervous but agreed to do it. With one arm hugged her waist to avoid she moved accidentally and with my free hand grabbed the syringe firmly.

'Hold on to my arm if you want.' - She nodded and put her hands on my arm. - 'I'll do it fast... You ready?'

She nodded and took a deep breath. Counted mentally and then pulled the tube out quickly She gave a little cry as she grabbed my arm hard and I grimaced as I noticed her nails digging on it. She gasped slightly and cried a little in pain as I tried to calm her and hugged her softly.

'Shh... It's okay.' - I whispered stroking her hair and she was finally calmed. Her body relaxed and leaned against me, taking a long breath.

'I knew you'd come.' - said in whisper and felt she was smiling.

'I couldn't let you here.' - said resting my chin on her head and took a long breath. - 'Although... it taken too long. I'm sorry. '

'But the important thing is you arrived.' - she said looking at me this time and still smiling. I saved Elizabeth but another version of her had to help me... that just could mean that I was destined to fail.

'Yeah but...' - replied crestfallen. She frowned seeing my expression and put a hand on my face.

'No sad faces.' – said suddenly and looked at her surprised.

'Or what?' - I said raising an eyebrow. I saw as she slowly smiled and then kissed me. She took my face with both hands and forced me to come over me as she deepened the kiss. I responded to the kiss with passion and hugged her. It was proof that despite the problems, I hadn't failed that time and she was with me again. Then I stroked her back, making her moan in pain and turned away my hands guiltily. - 'I-I'm sorry!'

'It's okay.' - said with a small smile. - 'I should heal the bruises of my back but I can't get there.'

'Let me take care of that.' - I looked around and under some rubble, I saw a small kit. I took it and returned with Elizabeth. I searched inside and grabbed several gauzes, tape and a small bottle of disinfectant.

'That should be enough.' - Elizabeth said as she held the kit. I put disinfectant on the small wound that the syringe had left and covered it with gauze and secured it with tape. Also treated her bruises and finished with my work.

'I think this will help.' - said keeping the materials in the kit and she smiled gratefully. Then her eyes widened for a second and looked away with flushed cheeks. - 'Is something wrong?'

'Huh... Could you help me with this?' – she asked turning and showing me her back. I blushed as I saw the laces of her corset were untied.

'Oh! Oh... yes, of course. '- said a little nervous but then I remembered the card. - 'Someone gave me this for you.'

I gave her the card and she took it with curiosity. Then I focused on her corset and I had to make a great effort not to imagine… perverted things.

'What is it?'

'You read it. I'll try to tie this somehow... '- said not feeling sure.

'A man who had a girlfriend should know how to handle this.' - said mockingly.

'In case you don't know, in my day corsets aren't used as much as you think except for certain styles or special… moments. And the relationship with my ex didn't get as far to reach... "that".'- replied very nervous and I noticed that my cheeks were burning.

'So you are...?'

'DON'T. Say. It.' – said before she could continue and noticed that now my whole face was burning.

'Okay.' - She nodded as she focused on the card. I noticed surprise in her voice, and... approval? I'd better focus on tying the corset. A few seconds passed and she looked up with frowning.

'Your dream of Montreal... happens. And it's me... I'm the one who… causes it... '- said crestfallen. That made me to lose the concentration and pressed one of the ties too much.

'Sorry.' - I said quickly and she gestured to downplay. - 'You are not the cause... or rather, you won't. Another version of you gave me this so you don't become her.'

'We must stop him.' - suddenly said with determination as she jumped down from the stretcher and I gave a long sigh

'I know you want to stop him and he deserves to pay for what he has done. But... is not better that we leave this city? Leave and forget all this.' - she came to a piece of wood where her jacket and took it.

'We're not leaving. We're going to find Comstock. '

'Elizabeth...' – I approached to her but she shook her head.

'You saw what he turns me into, I will not allow that.'

'And I won't as well but you have to stop and think a moment about this. We are talking about revenge, not justice. And you saw it, revenge is never good.'

'Don't start moralizing, Marc. I think I had enough.' - said while putting her jacket. The tone in which she said that... it hurt. I looked down while sitting on the stretcher and Elizabeth approached me guiltily. - 'I'm... sorry. I didn't mean to talk you so. It's just... he has to pay for what he has done. '

'I know. But I'm not going to let you kill him.'

'Marc-'

'I'll do it for you.' - said with determination. She gave a long sigh and took my hand in his.

'Then... we can go and start a new life.' - she said softly with a smile. - 'I go to Paris.'

'Of course.' - I said smiling and gave her a little kiss. - 'Come on. Let's find that old man before I start to protest again.'

Elizabeth smiled gratefully and we left the cabin, dodging the debris of around. Then we saw the doctor crawling on the floor while moaning.

'Doctor Pettifong.' - called Elizabeth grimly. He slowly turned his head and when he saw us, turned to crawl, this time trying to go faster.

'Elizabeth, why don't you wait in the next room? I have to ask a few questions to the doctor.'

'Okay.' - said still looking at him and went to the door.

'Well, well... You and I have to talk.' - Grabbed him from the robe and dragged him toward the cabin. He tried to struggle but he was too weak to escape from me. When we arrived, I suddenly dropped him to the floor next to the stretcher.

'Please, don't...'

'Let's see... Where can I find Comstock?' - I asked kneeling next to him but he didn't respond. I got up again and took a long breath. Then I took the syringe that Elizabeth had stuck before and stuck it on Pettifong's hand. He gave a cry of pain and writhed but I grabbed his neck and squeezed him hard on the floor. - 'I won't repeat it again. Where is Comstock?'

'The H-Hand of the Prophet.' - said with wincing.

'What is it?' - I asked again but no one answered. I twisted syringe and he returned to writhe in pain.

'AN AIRSHIP!' - Said almost crying and I loosened my grip. When I got up, he laid on the ground shaking.

'You see? It wasn't so difficult '- said coldly. He slightly raised his head and looked at me with hatred.

'You... you honor the name they call you, False Shepard. You're a monster.'

'Monster?' - Repeated as I approached to him menacingly and frightened he tried to back away. - 'You are the real monster, just like Comstock and all the bastards who help him. You left alone a poor girl in a tower since she was a little girl and a few minutes ago you were torturing her. '

'It was the only way to contain her.' - he said trying to justify himself but he wasn't going to win that battle. Not with me.

'Oh, really? And kill her by an accident was also an option to contain her?'- his eyes widened in surprise. The look of a man who had been discovered. - 'Oh, yeah. I know all about your plan about cause an "accident" that would have finished killing Elizabeth.'

'Her power was too dangerous... we were in danger.' – said trying to justify himself again. Then I grabbed him roughly by the collar and put him up in front of me.

'I should kill you right now. Just because of having thought about killing her you deserve to die.'- said with so much hate that I noticed he was shaking. Then I heard footsteps and looked over my shoulder. Elizabeth was approaching us... and from her expression, I knew she had heard us.

'Elizabeth...' - went to tell her to leave but she made a gesture with her hand to not continue.

'You know, doctor? Sometimes I'm not able to control my own power but one thing is sure: I'll never use it against people... '- then looked up and stared with such hate that I felt chills. – '...except to those who deserve to pay for what they have done. '

'No, no... please...' – muttered the doctor who got pale. Elizabeth extended one arm and the tear from before reappeared. The tornado was nearby and the wind stirred everything, carrying objects and debris into the tear. The man squirmed in my grip as he looked terrified at the tornado. - 'Please! I'll do what you want but stop!'

'It's too late for that.' – replied Elizabeth coldly. Then he looked at me.

'Please! Tell her to stop!'- he begged. I was watching at the tornado and Elizabeth from a mixture of awe and fear. Elizabeth was really powerful... and when she was furious, she could be really scary. I looked into her eyes for a few seconds and then looked at the doctor with indifference.

'As she said, it's too late for that.' - His eyes widened in panic and he tried to escape while I dragged him to the tear. He begged again and again, but I ignored him and threw him into the tear, and flew directly toward the tornado. Elizabeth closed it and then everything went silent. She approached to hug me and I noticed that she was trembling. I knew she was making a great effort not to cry. I hugged her gently and rested my chin on her head.

'You can cry. I'm here.' - I said in a whisper, and after that, she began to cry until there were no more tears to shed.

After allowing her a few minutes to Elizabeth to unburden and calm down, both looked at the next way to continue and found fence blocking an entrance.

'It's well blocked but I should be able to open it a few minutes.' - said Elizabeth as she approached to examine it.

'Okay. I'll look around for supplies' – she nodded and began working with the lock as I walked around the room. There were corpses of the founders who I killed before and gave a long sigh. I picked up some salts bottles and ammo, plus some snacks. Then I noticed a voxaphone was near to one of the entrances to the control rooms and the owner was Dr. Harrison Powell. It must be the other doctor who was with Pettifong.

'The procedure should help immensely with the... issues we've had with thegirl. Once thedeviceis implanted, any effort on her part to...alter the state of thingswill emit a most painful electric shock.Pavlov made a dog salivate. We'll make this one weep.'- said the doctor's voice mockingly. When the recording finished, I felt I was shaking. I felt a strong anger and wanted to hit someone... That doctor was lucky to have flown to the tornado because if I had caught, I'd have tortured until he was dead. I walked around trying to calm down but I was furious. In my way I found a wooden bench and kicked it, moving it several meters.

'Easy, easy...' – I said to myself as I leaned on the wall and ended up sitting on the floor. Those people... were sick. How could think in that way about hurting Elizabeth? I just couldn't...

'Marc?' - I looked up and saw Elizabeth coming toward me. - 'I have heard something falling and I saw a bank moved from its place... Did something happen?'

'I...' - but I couldn't continue. Elizabeth came over to me and knelt as she looked at me worried.

'What's wrong?'

'Those doctors... they were determined to hurt you. They wanted to reach their goal at all costs even if it made you to suffer so much pain.'- said crestfallen. When I looked at Elizabeth, I noticed she wasn't surprised.

'Where I was locked up, there were several siphons that prevented me to open any tear. Seeing that and the way doctors were treating me, I knew I was going to suffer a lot of pain.' - said as she watched her pinky and then offered me her hand. - 'But they will never again get away with it.'

'No, they won't.' – I took her hand and got up from the ground. As we walked towards the fence that was already open, Elizabeth slowly took my arm, like she was hugging it. Both walked to the elevator that was waiting us and this ascended to our next destination. I looked at Elizabeth who was still hugging my arm and she leaned her head on me.

'Do you like my arm?'

'It's comfortable. It would be a good sleeping pad.'- I couldn't help but smile and kissed her head. Then the doors opened and we entered to a large room with large windows. Through them we saw a giant airship rose before us and Elizabeth looked at it with that grim.

'The Hand of the Prophet...'

'Have you heard about it?'

'Of course. They mentioned it a lot of times since they caught me. They wanted to get me there as soon as the operation finished.'

Elizabeth opened the glass doors and as we went over the balcony, we heard a loud noise.

'What's that sound?' - I asked with a frown.

'Look!' - Elizabeth pointed to the great airship was moving away and watched rockets launched in our direction.

'Careful' - took Elizabeth to bend down and covered her with my body. Heard as something fell but there was no explosion or fire. When we got up, I noticed that on the bridge there was something like a capsule.

'They must be duds.' - Elizabeth asked, looking fearfully large structures.

'Nop, they aren't duds. The problem is... '- suddenly the nearest pod opened and a motorized patriot appeared from inside. – '...that. '

I pulled out my machine gun and shot at the Patriot while Elizabeth called an air turret. Both moved into a great pillar for cover and saw several founders approaching. I threw wild horse followed by an explosive grenade and went back to attacking the patriot.

'Look around you, Elizabeth. I built all of this for you!'- said Comstock from the speakers that were around. - 'You are my heir, and my blood! And what has Clark ever done for you? To him, you are now what you always were: a means to an end.'

'You're wrong man!' - yelled as I was attacking the patriot and after throw a grenade, it exploded.

'Salts!' - Elizabeth threw me the bottle and took in the air. I moved forward and grabbed the crank gun of the patriot. I attacked a gunner who was trying to throw missiles but I moved fast and quickly killed him. I turned to saw another patriot and threw several crystals of shock jockey to electrocute it and also paralyze temporarily. After that, I used emptied all the ammo of the crank gun until the patriot fell to the ground and stopped moving. I pulled out my machine gun again and I moved forward, eliminating several founders meanwhile. After clearing the bridge, I moved to the next part and found more founders. I hid behind a large pillar and shot my enemies but then I ran out of ammo.

'Shit...' - muttered while looking for a cartridge that could be used.

'I tried to find more ammo but couldn't find anything.' – said Elizabeth. I went to get my rifle but then had an idea.

'I don't know if this will work but I'll try.' - I left my hiding place and I advanced without any weapon in my hands. My enemies came and pointed their guns at me.

'Marc! What are you doing?!'- asked Elizabeth very alarmed but said nothing. I raised my hands and the founders approached.

'Kneel now and don't move!' - I ordered one of the soldiers... and I obeyed.

'Marc! Come back here!'- said Elizabeth but I ignored her again. The founders came slowly and I felt my hands were vibrating.

'Don't fail me.' – I muttered and then put my hands on the floor.

'What are you-?' – a founder was going to ask but then from the ground a small tornado appeared and approached to them. The wind sucked my enemies before they could react and started spinning at full speed. I got up slowly with outstretched hands and advanced forward. The tornado moved at the same pace as I did and as I approached to the edge, I saw that a shuttle was approaching to our position with several founders. Mentally I thought the tornado was bending forward and I was a little surprised it did. I spread my arms forward and the tornado flight towards the ship, sweeping away the soldiers and throwing them into the void. The shuttle swayed by the wind but stabilized again and came close to the edge. Then I turned and saw Elizabeth approaching.

'That was very dangerous.' - said with a frown. I made her angry.

'I know... but it worked.' - said smiling. She was going to protest but then stopped and laughed.

'You know? One of the things I like about you is that you usually have a good mood in difficult times and smile after you almost were killed.' - said as she climbed into the shuttle and I followed her.

'Hey, never told you that you get good results if you do it smiling?' – with a big smile and turned the lever that allowed the ship to move.

'That's a great tip.' – said smiling as well.

'Anyway I can't do that when I'm fighting. That would be… sick.' – said looking down.

'You had no choice but... do you think it's possible to redeem the kind of things that we've done?'

'No. I wish we could, but in these situations we can we just move on.'

'Marc, are you afraid of God?'

'No.'

'What about me?' - I looked surprised at her and shook my head.

'Never. Because I know you.'- she nodded thoughtfully and then heard a horn. From the distance we saw a gunship approaching and numerous founders were aboard. - 'Shit... We have to resist until the shuttle arrives at flagship.'

'I have something that could help you.' – when I looked at Elizabeth, she offered me an RPG.

'That was very timely.' - I said surprised.

'It was already there.'- replied with a shrug. I pointed to the boat and fired to the engine. It exploded and the ship began to fall into the void without the soldiers could do something. I saw two air turrets approaching at full speed and they started shooting but exploded after throwing a grenade to each one.

'Marc, another gunship on the left.' - I turned and again pointed to the ship but then another came out of nowhere.

'Shit...' - quickly pointed to the first's engine and it exploded. Then I pointed to the second but I realized that it was going away. - 'Where is it going?'

'There, a gunship of the Vox.' – said Elizabeth pointing to the ship that approached to the other to collide and the Vox and the founders started fighting. I decided to take advantage of the moment and fired the engines of the two boats to make them fall. With no more enemies in our way, the shuttle moved slowly and got closer to the Hand of the Prophet.

'There he is! We have to land below and fight our way up to him.'- said Elizabeth looking with determination at flagship.

'Or we can take this ship and go to Paris.' - suggested softly and Elizabeth crossed her arms.

'If you want, you can leave and go. I won't force you, Marc.'- she replied without looking at me. I gave a long sigh and approached to her. When I was behind her, put a hand on her shoulder and she looked at me.

'I won't leave you, Elizabeth.'

'I wouldn't ... would you?' - said shyly.

'Never. How could I leave the girl I love?'- said with a small smile and she blushed.

'Thank you.' - Elizabeth said with a smile and gently pinched her cheek, making her laugh. When we were getting close to the airship, she pointed it.

'There are skylines all over the surface of the flagship. They're covered with those motorized patriot pods.'

'I wouldn't touch those skylines while those things are in the middle. We'll have to find a way to clear them.'

'Sure there's somehow. Comstock is at the top of the ship. Let's head up.'- While we were getting near to the surface of the airship, I took Elizabeth's hand.

'Elizabeth, this is going to be very dangerous. Are you ready?'

'Always.' - she said with determination. I pulled out my rifle and prepared myself.

'All right. Here goes nothing.' – and the we jumped to the flagship.

The final encounter with Comstock is close... I know you can feel it. The next chapter will be intense, at least that's what I think now lol Promise to write fast but there will be important decisions...

If you have anything to say or any suggestions, now it's the time!