Part 6: For Those Forgotten
On the surface of the bathysphere, Delta, Sofia, and Eleanor were ushering the small girls inside so they could prepare to leave. "Come on girls" Eleanor said to them, "it's going to take a while to get to land. So the faster we get everything ready, the sooner we'll be there." Eleanor finally got the last of the children inside, before going in herself. Delta and Sofia looked on happily as their daughter herded them inside. They both looked up at each other, and they both smiled at one another.
Delta then looked over to where the light house was, and the grin lift his face. He walk over to the edge again, trying to get as close as he could to the light house. Sofia walked up next to him, he looked to her, and she was giving him a confused stare. He looked back to the light house very seriously, "Something needs to be said" he said to her. She paused for a moment, and then gave him a slight nod, as she knew what he meant.
He reached down to one of his pockets on his right side, and opened it. As he reached in, Sofia wondered what he was looking for. That's when he found it, he pulled it out of his pocket very slowly, it was the rose that he found in the box at Dionysus Park (left by a little boy who had intended for it to be given to a little sister he saw). He looked down at it, examining the pure elegance of it. He then extended out the hand he had the rose in and looked towards the light house with a mournful face. Sofia face the light house while she stood next to him, and lowered her head in respect.
"This rose" he began, "will serve as a symbol to those of us who were lucky enough to escape the hell that was Rapture, to remember the people in it, who tried to do actual good there, or tried to make amends for the wrong they had done before. To all of those people who are either still fighting, or have fallen due to others corruption. For all of those people, we will now take the time, to stop and remember you."
Eleanor was getting curious as to what was happening, for her mother and father hadn't come into the cockpit yet. She took a look outside, and saw them standing close to the edge of the bathysphere. At first she didn't understand what they were doing, but that was before she was the rose in Deltas hand, and he was talking loud enough for her to hear.
Delta went on with what he was saying, "Mark Meltzer, the man who came to Rapture with a simple mission, to find his daughter. I'm sorry that I had to be the one to separate you and your daughter, but I gave you peace by releasing you from that monstrous form. Your daughter is now safe, and may you rest in peace. Bridgette Tenenbaum, you were the one that started ADAM and turned small girls into little sisters. But, you realized what you did was wrong and tried to bring them back to what they used to be, and even helped me get my daughter, and my life back. Augustus Sinclair, you were a man who cared about what happened to yourself, and you only helped people who you thought could help you. But, in your final moments, you showed that you were willing to give, even if there was nothing for you in return, and revealed that you were selfless. You were also the only person who I would have actually called a friend, may you be at peace now. Grace Holloway, you didn't know what my true story was, and in doing so you tried to have me killed. But, I showed you that there was more to me then the stories told, that I was more than just a monster, and in doing so you forgave ma and gave ma another chance, I hope that you are safe. Gilbert Alexander, you were the man that created me into what I was, because you thought that it would help better Rapture. You became something so inhuman you didn't know what was actually going on, and that is something that no person should go through."
He took a pause to regain his composure, for this was taking a lot to talk about the past. "Did we forget anyone?" he asked Sofia with a lump in his throat. Sofia slowly shook her head, as she let out a sorrowed sigh, for she felt pain over what she had done to some of those people. Delta continued after taking in a long breath, "To all of these people, we are sorry that you could not be with us to come back to sanity. For those of you that are still alive in that hell, try to be safe, and hopefully you will find a way out yourself. We will remember you, not for what you may have done wrong, but for the good things you have tried to do right. We now say goodbye, to those forgotten."
He opened his hand, and let the rose fall to the water. It drifted slowly to the ocean, and rested there for a few short moments, before it was swept away by the current. Both of them watched the rose slowly float away, and then they faced each other. "I'm so sorry for everything that I've done to you, and all of those people." Sofia said to Delta. He placed his hand on her shoulder, "I told you" he said with a smile, "I've already forgiven you. And now we have a new start in this world." Sofia smiled at him, then they looked deep into each other's eyes, and felt a sort of connection they had never felt before.
They turned back to the were the door was, and saw that the girls had been watching them. Eleanor was looking at them with a grin, for she knew that those two had finally agreed with something. Delta and Sofia just smiled on, as they walked side by side to the door. "We were just paying our respect." Sofia said to the group. "I know" said Eleanor, "I heard what was said. It was the right thing to do." "Alright everybody" Delta said in a slightly happier tone, "let's get this tub moving, we might just be able to hit land by tomorrow morning." With that said everyone hurried inside, Delta allowed Sofia to enter first, and she gave him a pleasant "Thank You" to him. Before going in himself, Delta took one last look at the light house and closed the door behind him. It was finally done, now it was time to start anew.
End Part 6: Well they are off, but the question is, where will they be taken? Find out on part 7, and thanks for all of your reviews and support.
