Once again, I apologize for not updating sooner, but what are you gonna do. Any who, here's part 11, enjoy.


Part 11: Men Alike

Delta took control of the bathysphere manually, to insure that they could find a place to dock where no one could find them. He found a place that was extremely run down, it hadn't been used since the 1930s, so the wood was probably pretty rotten. There was a loading dock underneath an old pier, and no one ever came down there anymore. Delta parked the sub so it was tucked underneath the pier, and out of plain sight. Delta went out first to see how sturdy the docking area was, if it could hold his massive girth, the others would have no problem. He took a step onto the dock, and even before he put is full weight on the wooden planks, it started creaking. He hesitated to put the rest of his weight on it, but then carefully place other foot on it. The boards bent and creaked under his massive boots, but it was holding ok.

"Ok, I think it's alright!" Delta shouted to everyone in the cockpit. Sofia was the first one at the door; she put her finger to her lips and shushed him. "We don't need unnecessary attention right now." She said to him, "Oh come on Sofia, no ones down here" he said as she walked up to him. The other girls and Eleanor started to come out of the sub, but Delta quickly made a gesture with his hand for them to stop. "No girls," Delta called to them, "you stay here and watch the sub incase someone come along. We'll going to go up and see if we can find something that can help us with getting started." "What?" Sofia questioned, "You can't be serious about leaving them hear with just Eleanor. What if someone comes down here?" "Sofia" he said to her, "she was going to face the world alone yesterday, I think she'll be fine for an hour with out us."

With that, Sofia gave him a little nod and started to follow him onto the dock. Eleanor gave her father a little glare, it wasn't fair that he was going to see the world first, and she wanted to see it too. Delta glanced over at his daughter, "Eleanor, don't give me that look." He said to her. The glare left her face as she crossed her arms, and gave him a half smile, he really was her father. Eleanor quickly got the girls inside, and after that Sofia and Delta started making their way to the stair that led up to the top of the pier. They didn't know it, but they were in for the surprise of their life.

When Delta and Sofia got to the top of the pier, the first thing they noticed was the large skyscraper not very far away. "Hauntingly similar, isn't it." Delta said to her as they started walking towards the city, "All too much" she responded. After walking a short distance, they finally found a walkway that would lead the to the city. They came along an abandoned building that was connected to the docks, they both thought it may have been a fishery since there were wooden pictures of fish strewn all over it. They crept along the side of the building, to make sure that they couldn't be seen before they came out from behind it. Delta poked his head around the side to see if anyone was there, they didn't want to attract unnecessary attention, and for him, that was going to be very hard.

Fortunately, there was no one around, so they started moving again. Also fortunate for them, was the fact that the city was very close by, the only problem was, they still didn't know where they were. They walked for a short while, and then came upon a sign just outside of the city; it said, "Welcome to Norfolk, Virginia". They both glanced at each other for a second, and kept walking into the city, wonder what awaited them. They were astonished to see that there were almost no people around, and the few that were, were in stores that they passed by. It was still pretty early in the morning, and only a few of the stores were open, one in particular caught their attention though. As they walked by some of the buildings, they started to hear music, but non-like they had ever heard before.

They walked a little further down the sidewalk, and found were the music was coming from, just in time for the song to end. The doors of the store were open so people could walk in easier, and it let them see inside the store, and they were amazed to see so many different items. Radios, television sets, and numerous other electronics were all around the store, and some of the radios were turned on to play the music. They were suddenly startled by a voice over one of the radios, "Good Morning Norfolk," the voice said as they looked over to the radio, "it is Saturday April 12, 1969, the weather report for today calls for it to be at a high of 71 degrees, possible clouds rolling in, but a perfect day to get the family out and about. Now, lets get back to what you want to hear, and hears on of my favorites. Slightly old but still good, Walk like a Man."

Then the music started to play, it was definitely different from what the two had heard before. Delta actually enjoyed the new music being played; he started swaying his shoulders, partially dancing to it. Sofia on the other hand, was a little uneasy about it. She looked over at him, and just snickered as she put her hand to her face at the sight of his partial dancing. He didn't notice, until he looked at her laughing at him, and then stopped in embarrassment. "I thought we weren't trying to draw attention to ourselves." She said to him in a laughing fashion, and then they were off again, him now embarrassed. Eventually they found what they were looking for, a pay phone. "This is useless," Sofia said to Delta as he flipped through the phone book, "we don't even know if he's in this city, let alone this country." "Aha," he exclaimed pointing into the phone book, "I found it." Sofia looked to where he was pointing, "Oh come on, that's probably not even him." "It's worth a shot, we don't have any other leads. Lets just go to the address, and see if it's him." Reluctantly, she agreed to follow him. After about ten minutes of searching, they found the house they were looking for, and went up to the doorstep of the Ryan residence.

Jack sat in his easy chair, reading his paper, enjoying the early morning silence. His life was not always so enjoyable, the puncture marks and chains on his wrists reminded him of that daily. The only good thing that came out of everything he had to do in Rapture was the five girls that he had rescued, and in turn rescued him. They were still sleep upstairs, as they often did on Saturdays. He never did understand how teenage girls could sleep so late, but enjoyed being able to have some time to alone. He read in the paper about more troops that were killed in Vietnam. He often over looked these articles, because he hated the idea of fighting, yet understood why they did it. Just as he was about turn the page, he heard a knock at the door. He folded his paper, put it on the arm of his chair, and then walked to the front door, wondering who could be at his house this early in the morning.

He unlocked the door and opened it, only to be met by a gigantically framed man in a strange looking outfit. "Can I help you, sir?" Jack asked in a very uneasy tone, with a look to match it. "Are you Jack Ryan?" the man asked him. "Yes I am." Jack said in the same uneasy fashion, "Thank god," the man said letting out a sigh of relief, "listen, you're the only one who can help us." Jack gave the man an odd look, and then took a glance over the man's shoulder. He noticed a woman standing behind him, looking very anxious. "Sir, I think you have me mistaken for someone else, now good day to you." He said as he began to close the door. The mans arm shot out and stopped the door from closing, and then spoke, "We just came from Rapture." Jack didn't say a word; his eyes just grew wide, as he swung the door back open.

Jack quickly ushered them into his living room and had them sit down. As both of them sat down on the couch, it creaked under Delta's weight. Jack paced violently in front of them, running his hands through his hair, and with a concerned look on his face. Then he turned and spoke to them with a hint of anger in his voice, "Alright, you two have a lot of explaining to do, so get to it." The two looked at each other, and then turned to him as they began to spin the reel of their tale. They told him everything. They told him about Delta's death, his resurrection, his traveling through Rapture, Sofia's roll in his travels, his doings in the various parts of Rapture, the part that his friend Augustus Sinclair played, the rescuing of his daughter, and the return to the surface.

Jack stood there, wide eyed as he listened to what was said about the man, relating to him in so many ways. There was, however, one question that he had constantly been thinking about during the discussion, and he finally asked it. "Your little sister, why do you continue to call her your daughter even after you're free?" "Because she is my daughter" Delta said to him. "That's impossible, that would mean that you and her would have…" he started to say, but then gave them a very shocked look. They then realized they hadn't told him that part of the story, and proceeded to do so. After hearing that part of the story, Jack was still shocked. "You sir, truly have a heart like that of pure gold." He said to him in a sympathetic tone, and Delta gave him slight smile. Jack sighed as he scratched his head, "Look," he started, "if all of this is true, then we need to get rid of any evidence of your arrival. Then… I think I can help you get in the right area to start your new life. Upon hearing that, immediate looks of relief and hope came to both Sofia's and Delta's face.

"Dad" said a groggy female voice from the top of a flight of stairs. Jack went to the stairs and looked to see his oldest at the top of the stairs. It was seventeen-year-old Marsha (the first little sister he rescued in Rapture) she stood there in her nightgown, hair a mess, as she rubbed one of her eyes. "Dad, what's going on, who's here?" she asked him, "I have to go out for a little while, you can go back to sleep, but if I'm not back by the time you get back, your in charge OK" he hastily said to her. She hesitated at first, but the look in his eyes was that of confidence, so she agreed and went back to bed.

Jack beckoned for Sofia and Delta to follow him out to his garage. When they got to it, Delta showed a sudden interest in the vehicle he saw. Sofia quickly broke him from the daze, and motioned for him to get into the truck. He got in after Sofia tucked her self into the middle seat, and waited for jack to enter. They took a look back to see what Jack was doing, and were quiet confused by the sight. Jack was loading up a couple of large blanket like tarps, a few canisters of gasoline, and a few objects they couldn't make out. What was he planning to do once they got there?


Disclaimer: All respective dates in time are not in acorrdance with anything in particular. References to certian thing, are also traced to their respective owners. I don't own any of the music mentioned in this chapter, but I do know that the date said was an actual time. Also, to anyone who lives in said city, respect to you. Now lets sit back, relax, and wait for part 12.