BioShocked

by DiscipleOfAnime

The story takes place after the escape from Rapture, Jack adopts five former little sisters and raises them as his own. He thinks it's over, but he's wrong. Will faces from the past come and ask for his help or will he let Rapture rise yet again?COMPLETED

5. Destroying the Past

Chapter Five: Destroying the Past

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Jack and everyone else listened to what Ryan wanted and to Jack it was an easy choice to make. Grace put her hand on Jack's shoulder whispering, "Jack you don't know if that man really does plan to give you back your granddaughter." Jack shook her hand off telling her, "I'm going to do what's right."

Eleanor said to him, "Jack listen to her there has to be more to what he wants we only after all figured out a portion of his plan." Not listening Jack jumped down off the railing onto the same level as Ryan and his Big Sisters. Ryan and one Big Sister walked over to him bringing Jennifer with them and stopped ten feet away from him.

Ryan asked, "Do we have a deal?"

Jack looked into his frightened granddaughter's eyes and then back to Ryan, "Deal." Smiling he told his Big Sister to close the distance, treading slowly the Big Sister grabbed Jennifer's hand and walked her over to Jack. When she was close she hugged him shouting, "Grandpa don't go! It was scary there… A giant gray man and something else was inside a giant fish tank."

What she said made Jack wonder, giant blue man? Jack stopped hugging her and took her by her hand shouting, "Eleanor come get Jennifer!" Eleanor jumped down and ran up to Jack and looked down at the little girl who was holding onto his hand like a lifeline when she kneeled down to pick her up Jennifer refused, but the sound of her father's voice caught her attention.

"Jennifer go with her. We'll go back to see mommy."

She looked at her dad and then to her grandpa. Jack smiled at her, "Go on grandpa will be fine." letting go of his hand Eleanor picked her up and said to Jack, "Be careful." and turned and jumped back up to where James was and handed him his daughter. He hugged onto her tight shedding a few tears of joy that he had her back. The Big Sister came closer to Jack and aimed it's needle at his shoulder.

"She is going to inject you with a new serum that'll shut down your muscle functions. Though we have a deal I don't want you rampaging across my new city." Ryan told him. Jack didn't move and felt the stab in his shoulder and a burning liquid coursing through his body, after a minute he fell to his knees feeling his body numbing up, then fell face first into the ground. The Big Sister reached down and picked him up and turned to leave.

Ryan stayed and looked at Eleanor, "A bathysphere is ready for them to leave, you're welcome to stay as well Eleanor. I'll be dealing with you and Mrs. Holloway soon enough." He turned to leave and told them one last thing, "Oh and by the way, Happy Founder's Day." turning away he started to laugh. Jennifer told her dad, "Daddy we have to help grandpa."

James shook his head, "Grandpa will be alright."

"James you take Jennifer and the other girls back to the surface."

Looking at Eleanor who was gripping the railing in her fist hard enough to bend it, "What about you?"

"I'm going to go save him." She looked down at Jennifer and kneeled in front of her asking, "Jennifer I can save your grandfather, but only if you answer me a few questions." Jennifer tilted her head asking, "Like what?"

Eleanor put both her hands on Jennifer's shoulders asking, "Like for instance where were you being held. Were high up or were you in room where you couldn't see?"

"I remember that I was really high up I could see all the lights."

Eleanor nodded knowing what building they were going to, "How about this giant gray man you were talking about? What exactly did he look like?"

Jennifer thought about it and said, "He was way bigger than daddy and grandpa, big muscles, and he didn't have any clothes on and he was bald."

Eleanor asked, "That's it?"

She nodded, but then said, "No wait he also wasn't moving. It looked like he was sleeping."

When they heard about it Grace told Eleanor, "She might be talking about the late Frank Fontaine. I remember your mother showed me the video of the battle between Jack and Frank." Eleanor said, "I saw it too… Why does he have his body? Okay what about the giant fish tank you talked about?"

She looked a bit more scared telling her, "It was big! I couldn't really see inside, but it looked all pink and red and it was even bigger than the giant blue man."

Grace and Eleanor looked at each other and both thought, 'Could it be Gil?' Eleanor told Grace, "Father never killed Gil he left him alone in Fontaine Futuristics."

James asked, "What does any of this have to do with Jack?"

Eleanor kissed Jennifer on her forehead saying, "You are a brave little girl. More so than I was at your age." Standing up she told James, "What ever the reason Ryan has two key figures of Rapture in his building. I don't know what he could want with Frank, but Gil Alexander is nothing more than a living host of ADAM." She took a deep breath and asked the Brute Splicer, "Go get the little girls and bring them to us."

Ottis looked at Grace who nodded, he turned away and left to get the other little girls. James picked up Jennifer looking at Eleanor, "Will you be alright?"

"Yes I will. When you get back to the top, destroy the lighthouse. We didn't tell you, but there is a crate with enough dynamite to destroy it completely. Nothing of Rapture must survive this time." She told him. James looked confused, "What about you and Jack."

"We'll find a way to escape. We did last time and we'll do it again. Don't worry about us." Grace smiled at Eleanor seeing how much she's grown, "Eleanor baby, will you be leaving now?"

She nodded and leaned down hugging the elderly woman, "I am. I have to save Jack and activate those explosives." Letting her go she had her helmet strapped to her back and was about to put it on, but Grace stopped her, "Wait."

Grace reached to her neck taking off a necklace that had a purple substance in it, it looked like a Hypo Syringe. Grace took Eleanor's hand and closed her fingers around it, "Before the science division belonging to your mother died they developed this along with Gil Alexander. Your mother had this concocted incase you went insane from the experiment to turn you into a Utopian."

Looking at it she asked, "What does it do?"

"It kills the cells of any who have ADAM in their bodies. The more the person has the faster it produces."

Shocked she asked, "Why was this never manufactured?"

She explained there wasn't much to go on, "Dr. Suchong had developed the original by Ryan's request, but it proved ineffective. That is until Gil Alexander perfected it although we found out to late that the required substance to make more was lost when a bunch of Houdini Splicers destroyed the plant that produces it a year before your mother was released. She only had a little bit left."

Eleanor whispered, "Of course, nothing is that simple." Holding it in her hand she said out loud, "Actually this will be enough. I just need to get close enough to Ryan to hit him with this."

Ottis returned with the little girls, "I got'em madam." Grace thanked him and grabbed James's shirt sleeve, "James sweetie we need to get you out of here. Come on let's go." She had the little girls follow her and Ottis to the bathysphere that James came in. James held onto his daughter tightly saying to Eleanor, "Jack means a lot to his daughters and his grandchildren."

"I know. I'll do my best." She looked at Jennifer and smiled, "Don't worry you'll see your grandfather again soon." Jennifer reached into her dress pocket and pulled out a makeshift Big Daddy doll and handed it to her, "Here, I found this in my room."

Eleanor took the doll and examined it, the doll made of everyday objects was of a Bouncer Big Daddy. This reminded her of the one she had of her father, holding it close to her chest she said, "Thank you Jennifer. James take care."

"I can't thank you enough Eleanor for your help." He told her, "Give Ryan hell." After he said that he left to follow Grace to get back to the world he knows. Eleanor strapped both the doll and the hypo to her side and put her helmet on, after seeing the memories of that dead Splicer she could try and track down those other scientist Splicers, but she also needed as much help as possible.

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* Thirty Minutes Later: Ryan Foundation *

Ryan walked into his building. Unlike the older parts of Rapture this building was extremely clean and new with a Greek look to it and very brightly lit. The five Big Sisters walked behind him one dragging Jack along with them, Splicers were watching as they made their way to the science wing. The doors opened up and the Splicers in their shredded lab coats ran over to see Andrew Ryan.

Ryan looked at his head scientist saying, "I've brought him. Now get to work."

"Yes sir. Strap him to the table."

The Splicers picked up Jack and placed him on a metal table restraining him to it and stabbed needles into his arms, legs, chest, and neck watching as he winced in pain. One scientist walked up to Ryan telling him, "Sir, Gil Alexander wishes to speak with you."

Ryan looked from the Splicer to another direction and he walked to the edge of the platform looking at the giant tank, when the water cleared he was looking into a massive eye, "What is it Alexander?" There was a speaker in front of him and a man's voice came from it, "Mr. Ryan please stop this. I was wrong to side with Sofia Lamb I just had cold feet is all." Gil could see in Ryan's eyes that he didn't care, "I can still be of help. I can see that you have your son here right? Maybe take the ADAM from his body, you have a great number of it from all those Splicers and Daddies that were killed so you wouldn't need me anymore right? Just let me leave, let me go and you won't have any trouble from me at all."

Ryan smiled and placed his hand on the tank, "Gil, Gil, Gil… I'm disappointed in you. You're such a coward that it's hard to look at you, a mighty man such as yourself has fallen so far down the ladder that it is pitiful. I'm freeing you from this cursed life Gil after all you have all the finest minds of Rapture stored away in that grotesque body of yours."

"I don't want to die!" Shouted Gil

Ryan said, "What was it you told Subject Delta? I heard the recording you made before Lamb turned you into this freak of nature, 'What ever I may say to persuade you do not listen, the man who's voice you hear now is long gone'." He could see Gil try to retreat in his tank, "Was that not what you said?"

When Gil didn't respond Ryan turned away asking the scientist, "How long will this take?"

"Sometime sir. We have to make sure that his blood can properly fuse with your new body and that'll take some hours and then the process of actually removing his ADAM infused blood-"

Ryan stomped his foot repeating, "How long will this take?"

The Splicer was afraid telling him, "A-A-A f-f-full d-day." Ryan told a few of the other scientists, "Okay then, let's begin my surgery into my new body. By the time I awaken my ambition will finally come into fruition. Let's begin now." Ryan looked at the Big Sisters telling them, "If your sister Eleanor Lamb shows up, don't be merciful toward her."

The Big Sisters screeched and left the lab, Ryan walked over to the metal table where Jack was laying, the man was glaring at Ryan with all his might. He smiled and said to Jack, "I'm guessing you know part of what I want now." Ryan could see the hate in Jack's eyes, "That's right you can't speak." He stood up and straightened out his suit and started walking away, "Don't worry that drug will wear off in a few hours." Once he left the scientists surrounded Jack ready to start the examination.

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* Noon: Lighthouse *

James finished putting the dynamite in and around the lighthouse and it was ready to blow, the girls were all on the ship waiting for him to finish. After he was done he ran to the ship and started the engine, the girls were below deck except for Jennifer who was standing by him at the wheel. He moved the ship far from the lighthouse and pulled out the remote aiming it at the lighthouse. His daughter hugged his leg with a few tears coming from her eyes, he patted her head saying, "Grandpa will come back."

She whipped her eyes and James pressed the button and an explosion ripped through the lighthouse destroying it. The father and daughter watched the burning wreckage fall into the ocean disappearing from view, James tossed the remote into the water watching it sink as well. As the sun set James said, "Good luck Jack."

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* Morning: Outside Ryan Foundation *

So far Ryan had placed Eleanor on Rapture's Most Wanted. She was attacked at every corner when she left the safety of Grace's territory by all types of Splicers. Luckily they were only in small groups giving her little to no challenge. Swimming on the outskirt of Ryan's heavily fortified building she searched for areas where she could sneak in, but knowing Ryan she knew for a fact that there was no such thing as sneaking in. The only thing she could really do was follow through with their plan they made up before Jack released himself to Ryan.

Swimming to one of the buildings close by she sat at the very top looking all over the building checking to see which areas where less guarded, but it seemed that like there was no absolutely no place that wasn't well guarded. Something however caught her attention when she looked to one section of the building and saw a large bathysphere dock on the outside of the building. Doing her best she swam underneath the bathysphere and slowly made her way to look inside through one of the windows without being seen and she saw Splicers unloading some crates. One Splicer foolishly dropped one of the crates dropping some guns. He quickly gathered them up and went back to unloading.

Eleanor grinned inside her helmet and looked at the bathysphere seeing the name, 'Hermes Delivery'. She remembered that this company delivered all across Rapture… Maybe she could use this to her advantage, she turned around and swam off going to where the base of the company was located.

* 7:00 p.m. : Ryan Foundation: Science Department *

Jack laid on the table exhausted, his strength leaving him with every passing second. His blood was being pumped out of him slowly and being replaced by someone else's blood, they obviously were not taking any chances of him dying in the process. Tubes were hooked up to his arms, chest, neck, and legs seeing red just pump through the tubes. One Splicer walked over to him and jotted a few things down on a clipboard he was carrying and checked a few machines before walking off. He barely turned his head and saw one of the Elite Big Sisters standing at the entrance way as a bodyguard, the rest no doubt were with Ryan protecting him until his operation was done.

He started to run the scenario through his mind… Ryan's plan, 'The perfect being with the ultimate city in power, nearly impossible to reach, nearly impossible to defeat.' He felt a quick pain in his arm, 'One nation that could bring all others to fall under his power. That was his plan, with this much Adam in his blood no manmade power can stop him.' He was delirious now from all the blood he's losing and the more he tried to think of a way out the more his brain turned to mush.

Nothing else he could do, this was different than from when Frank activated the Code Yellow on him. He was helpless now… The Splicer walked back up to him and said, "We're done Jackie boy! All the blood in you now is nothing more than a old Bid Daddy's blood." He pressed his hand on Jack's chest continuing, "No longer are all those nasty plasmids circulating through your body, but since you are special your body will adapt I suppose."

Jack felt weaker than he normally did, 'Of course with all 'my' blood gone…' The Splicer told another group of scientists, "Get this wheeled over to Mr. Ryan! His surgery was finished a few hours ago we have to get this fresh supply to him now!" The man's voice seemed to echo at this point with everyone leaving the room including the Big Sister. Now all he can do is wait for death.

"Mr. Jack… Mr. Jack I know that you're still alive."

Hearing his name he groggily looked around and saw the giant tank seeing a fleshy pink mass starring at him, recognizing him as Gil from when all the Splicers kept talking to him or rather messing with him. Gil looked at Jack saying, "They are not done yet Mr. Jack, they still need my blood or rather my ADAM."

"O-Okay… So?" Jack was finally able to speak. Gil whispered, "I will give you my blood instead. You see I know that Ryan will kill me even if I was of use to him… The truth is… I don't want to die, but it is no longer my choice." Gil looked around the room whispering again fearing that someone will hear, "You can live if you take my blood, I will die in the process however, but… It's better I suppose that one of us die rather than both."

Jack managed a quick chuckle asking, "H-How do you s-suppose we do that?" Huh?" Gil responded in a matter of fact tone, "I doubt that it was Ryan's mistake, but the Splicers, but they did say that they injected you with Big Daddy blood now didn't they?" Jack wanted to kick himself for missing out on such a key detail. He gritted his teeth and tried to muscle his way out of his restraints using all the power he could he ripped the leather bindings off his body and tried to stand finding that part a bit difficult, limping over to Gil he asked in a exhausted tone, "What next?"

Gil looked to his left to a control panel telling Jack, "The code is Essere Perfetto." Before Jack could ask how Gil already responded, "You didn't think I wasn't spying while I was confined now did you?" He said with a laugh. Jack was at the machine typing in the code words, "We have to hurry the Thinker will alarm Ryan soon. Look for the file that says Blood Transfusions, click it and a tube and needle will come out by me. Stab it into yourself and it'll begin the process."

Jack looked through a number of files before finding the one he needed. As said the needle came out from next to the tank and Jack grabbed it and stabbed it into his chest, "Now what?"

"It'll start now, they already hooked it up to me." Gil said. Jack looked and saw the computer read, 'Beginning Process' and he saw a glowing red liquid begin to pour into his body. Gil could feel his blood being drained and feeling like he was cold, but before he could black out he told Jack, "Listen there is a plasmid there under the cabinets."

Jack looked at the cabinets to his feet and opened it up seeing a red vile with hand shooting a stream out from the palm, also inside was an empty Hypo and started to take out the other red liquid. "That my dear boy is an atom plasmid that focuses the net electron charges into a stream of unblockable power… or if you're simple minded an Ion Plasmid…" Jack didn't need for him to say more and immediately injected the stuff into his body after he was done a bright blinding white and gold light emitted from his hands before dying out.

Suddenly an alarm sounded and Jack cursed shouting, "How much longer!"

Gil responded, "About an hour, the reason it took longer for you was because they were desperately trying not to mix the two bloods. No worries my dear boy." Jack tried to remain calm, but found it hard to in their current predicament. The next thing he saw was Splicers coming through the same doors they left in and he immediately opened fire on them with his new plasmid.

* Loading Dock *

The Splicers saw the giant Bathysphere dock and when the doors opened they saw all the equipment from guns, medicine, and other items and started to unload everything off of it when the alarm went off making all of them drop what they were doing and run to find out what was going on. One of the box's moved and the top opened up and Eleanor came out of the box and quickly took her helmet off tossing it to the side, "I'm in. Now to save Jack." When she stood up straight she looked at an oversized crate thinking, 'Just wait for my signal.' and then ran out of the room very quickly.

* Thirty Minutes Later: Science Department *

Jack knocked over a few tables and desks that were around as a shield and shot back with his Plasmid, so far it was a standoff and Jack still had another half-an-hour left before he got enough blood from Gil who speaking of which his skin turned from pink to a paler color with each passing minute. Gil could feel his strength leaving him and couldn't do much to help Jack except for give him his blood.

Looking over his barricade Jack aimed his right and left hand out and a ball of yellow light formed into a ball before it was shot out in a thin stream that cut through the Splicers easily and later shots were fired out from the doorway making Jack take cover cursing, "Fuck! If I don't do something soon I'll be overrun, they don't have a use for me anymore."

"Not necessarily…" Gil said weakly, "You have my blood now… They'll need you..."

Jack understood, they needed him alive now that Gil's blood is coursing through his body now some bullets came sailing around his barricade making him hide. As he hid and waited for an opportunity to counter attack, but suddenly heard screams of fear and the gunfire falling deathly quiet. Slowly he peeked out from his makeshift barricade and saw Eleanor without her helmet standing amongst a pile of dead Splicers everywhere.

"Am I fucking glad to see you." Jack exclaimed, he moved forward, but the limited amount of from the tube stopped him before he could get close. Eleanor walked up to him holding onto the throat of a Splicer scientist, "Jack thank God you're alright!" She hugged him briefly before dropping the Splicer on the floor, "Jack I have this stuff here it can kill Ryan."

Gil saw the purple Hypo as Jack examined it asking what it was, "That stuff.. Eleanor where did you find that?" Eleanor looked at Gil examining him, "You're Mr. Alexander aren't you?"

"Yes I am Eleanor. I wish we could've seen each other again under… better circumstances…" Gil said, Jack moved forward holding up the Hypo, "What is this stuff Gil?"

They both saw that Gil looked uncomfortable, but he answered, "It's called Hydra's Wrath…"

Eleanor told Jack excitedly, "Jack if we inject this in Ryan it'll kill him destroying his ADAM-"

Before she could finish Gil interrupted her, "That isn't exactly how it works…" Both Jack and Eleanor looked at Gil confused, "It's not a injection that you think you can just stab in him and it'll kill him… It's a Plasmid, actually it's the strongest biological strain that we've created. Jack in order to kill Ryan with that… You must first inject it into yourself and give it exactly ten minutes to grow…"

"Then what Gil?" Jack asked him, "This stuff is fatal right? It'd kill him instantly?"

"No I designed this Plasmid and tested it seven times… I hid it's real power and although it is true that it destroys ADAM, but it also kills it's user at a slow rate…" Gil told him, Eleanor asked him, "But Gil… It was suppose to be for me wasn't it?"

Gil nodded, "Yes it was… However your mother was so sure that you wouldn't fall off your destined path, so we hid it away… This Plasmid is a one shot, if you miss your chance to hit Ryan with it, then you will die Jack…"

Eleanor shook her head, "No, no, no this can't be. You're sure Gil?" Gil nodded confirming it. Jack stared at the Hypo as Eleanor said that they couldn't use it now knowing that it kills it's user. Jack looked at Gil asking him, "How long before it kills the user?" Eleanor was shocked that Jack would even consider using it. Gil answered, "It varies on the user… The longest living user was a Alpha Big Daddy who lasted three days… It's impossible to destroy as it quickly goes through mitosis namely why we called it Hydra except the more ADAM it destroys the more it multiplies..."

Jack nodded understanding also asking, "How long before it kills someone like Ryan?" Gil looked like he was thinking, "Very quickly his body is all ADAM at this point normally it'd take twenty minutes, but understand that some of the Hydra cells will be left in your body which is why you must hit Ryan with it within twenty minutes or it'll turn on you…" Gil warned him. Jack looked at Eleanor before saying, "I have no choice."

Eleanor grabbed his arm saying, "You do have a choice we fight Ryan and kill him the old fashioned way." Jack disagreed with that, "He's to strong now… He has two hearts, a shit load of ADAM in his body on top of mine, and he has Frank's body… We can't win without this… This is our only shot at killing him."

"Then let me be the user." Eleanor said to him, Jack chuckled saying, "No chance in hell I'm letting that happen, because I'll be the one to use this and I'll be the one to finish off Ryan… I should've ended it all those years ago and because of my mistake this all happened."

She reasoned, "You have a family Jack they need you."

"They think they do, but I don't have much time left as it is… Eleanor, please don't make this difficult… I've made up my mind." Jack said sternly, Eleanor looked away as Jack approached Gil telling him, "Alright Gil we're going to go find the Thinker and start up the destruction sequence, but first we're getting you out of here."

Gil shook his head, "I'm afraid not… my boy." Gil said, Eleanor asked looking at him, "Why not? Gil if they come back they'll-"

"I know Eleanor… you see I live off of ADAM… There is not enough to sustain me… I have given a large portion of my ADAM to Jack… I will die… soon." Gil explained. Jack shook his head, "No we can get you out of here there has to be ADAM here somewhere you can live!"

Gil laughed for a minute, "Then what? With Rapture soon to be gone where would I go? The world will not have a monster like me… I'm so tired of all this…" When his momentary cheery tone died down it was replaced with grief, "Jack my boy if you wish to help me… Then please end my life." Both Jack and Eleanor were shocked that he would ask such a thing, "Please while I still have my sanity… I've spent my whole adult life an insane man… if this is what it feels like to be sane, then please grant me a quick death… kill me…"

Jack looked at Eleanor and saw that she was unsure if he should. Gil told them, "I've ruined many lives you see… Mostly yours Eleanor… I turned you into a Little Sister and was going to turn you into the first Utopian… I am to blame for this as well." He looked to Jack begging, "Don't let me die by them Jack… Please end my life now… I'm begging you."

Eleanor sobbed for a minute, but Jack asked, "You sure?" he then saw Gil nod his head without hesitation, Jack said, "Okay… as you wish." His right hand started to glow and he aimed his hand at Gil ready to shoot. Eleanor looked away as Jack was prepared to do what was asked of him, but before he did he said to him, "Gil… believe it or not, but you're more of a man now in this form then from when you were human."

Gil smiled replying, "Thank you."

Jack quickly shot a thin ion beam that shot through the tank and through Gil's head making some water come out form the tank mixed with blood. There was a brief silence between the two and the water hit their feet, Jack looked to Eleanor and he told her, "Eleanor… We have to keep going we cannot let this stop what needs to be done."

Eleanor wiped her eyes and took a few staggered breaths, "I know, but just give me at least a minute to say a prayer." Jack sighed, but knew that she needed this so he stepped off to the side and watched her kneel in front of the tank containing the dead body of Gil. She brought her hands together to say a prayer for the dead man, she never hated Gil since he was the one to give her and her father a connection that could never be broken. After she was done she told Jack, "Now what?"

He pointed to the dead scientist saying, "Extract his ADAM and see where the Thinker is at and start the process… I'm going after Ryan." Eleanor agreed, walking over to the dead Splicer she stabbed into it and extracted the ADAM from it's body along with it's memories. A minute went by and Eleanor looked at Jack, "It's in the basement. I can get there quickly if I go now. This one also knows where Ryan is, he's on the top floor."

Jack nodded, but stopped her saying, "Eleanor, the moment you activate the self destruct sequence I want you to swim for the surface as quickly as possible understand?" Eleanor looked at Jack wondering, "What about you?"

"Whether I make it out alive or not doesn't matter." He looked at the Plasmid telling her, "But I will not die here, I will see my family again." Jack looked Eleanor in the eyes and smiled at her, "We're both be getting out of here you here me?"

She nodded grinning at him, "Sounds good." She turned around to leave, but gave Jack one last look and said, "Let's end this nightmare."

"Sounds good to me." Jack replied and they both left going opposite directions. As Eleanor started running she momentarily closed her eyes thinking, 'It's time.' she sent out a telepathic signal to her backup.

* Ten Minutes Later: Ryan's Office *

Jack was on a tear of Splicers killing as many as possible on his way up to Ryan's office. Security got tighter closer to the top, but so far there were no signs of any Big Daddies which was a good sign, most likely they were being sacrificed to Ryan for more ADAM. He finally reached the main doors seeing two Brute Splicers standing guard, Jack snatched two machine guns from two dead Splicers. Placing them on the ground he looked around the corner and the two brutish Splicers took notice of him and both started cracking their knuckles.

"Saves us the trouble of comin' to look for ya!" one shouted. The two started running to Jack ready to take him down, but when they got close Jack aimed both his hands at the two and a blindingly bright light emerged from his hands blinding them both. The moment they covered their eyes with their hands Jack took his chance to charge both his hands with enough power to do massive damage. He slammed both his hands onto their stomachs and the Ion energy ripped through their bodies blowing them in half. The streams of his attacks destroyed the double doors blowing a giant hole in the wall. Determination was in his eyes as he picked up the two machine guns and strolled through the hole.

The remaining scientist Splicers were in shock after seeing Jack and grabbed as many surgical tools as possible and ran at him. Not afraid Jack aimed the guns at the Splicers shooting as many of them as possible seeing one after another fall to their death, his clip ran dry and one still lived by using one of the dead Splicer's bodies as a shield. Tossing the body aside he had a scalpel in his hand about to stab Jack, but the elderly man was quicker and dodged the attack and grabbed the Splicer by it's face and shot a beam of energy completely destroying it's head. Jack watched the body fall and looked around the room and he saw Ryan sitting in a chair looking right at him.

As Jack approached Ryan he looked over and saw an active Vita-Chamber and blasted it with his plasmid destroying it, then he walked over to Ryan who was sitting comfortably in a chair letting light emit from his hand, "This time I'll make sure that you're dead!" When Jack got close he saw that Ryan was completely still… he hadn't even moved a muscle. Cautiously Jack gently pushed Ryan and saw him fall to the ground, shocked Jack saw that in the back of Ryan's head was a massive hole… 'Too late.' Thought Jack.

"Hello boy."

Jack spun around quickly and saw the very thing he fought so long ago, but in actuality it was now a different man. Jack backed up and aimed both guns at the massive muscular man and began firing, the bullets just stopped before they even got close floating in mid air.

"You disappoint me boy."

Jack tossed both the guns away cursing, "Fucking Ryan…" He backed away and watched as Ryan approached his body glowing blue from all the ADAM coursing through his body. Ryan snapped his fingers and the lights in the room brightened giving Jack a better look at him now, "What do you think boy? I've been planning this ever since I found out about Frank's little experiment."

"Why do all of this Ryan? I know that you want to make your own country? Makes no sense." Jack asked trying to buy time. Ryan smiled and walked away from Jack stepping on his old body without a care until he came to a stop to his window looking out at the city, "Monopolization."

"What?" Jack asked.

Ryan looked at Jack explaining, "Monopolization… There are so many wars in the world that it's difficult to tell what could spark another. By creating a nation like the one here I can send aid to whoever pays the most money sending in armies of Splicers, Big Daddies, Little Sisters, etc… Countries would pay by the billions to win wars and I plan on using Raptures expertise in doing so."

"You've always despised the 'parasites' of the outside world why drag yourself in their wars?" Jack practically shouted. Ryan faced Jack and explained, "It's simple… I help the parasites win wars. They supply me with money, I use that money to further expand Rapture crossing over all of the Atlantic making a mega city. People would flock to Rapture after seeing the power I will unleash and then once I have my mega city not a single country would be able to stand up against me."

Ryan's back turned to Jack as he continued looking out at the city lights and meanwhile Jack was charging a small ion beam in his index finger while Ryan spoke, "By making Rapture a city of the new marvels of technological advancement decades ahead of the parasites they'll see who really holds all the power. A single Big Sister is enough to bring armies to their knees. Imagine how much damage five could cause to the world? Rapture is impossible to reach by any other submarine and with Rapture's defenses there is no way to damage Rapture."

Jack smirked replying, "Johnny 'Topside' made it to Rapture alone."

The room was deathly quite between the two, Ryan put both his hands behind his back and let out a small breath, "True… However… The world has greater standards now than when he came to Rapture. Standards that have sent them back in their 'technical knowledge'. I don't need to worry about them anymore… Not with the power I hold now."

Jack shouted, "You'll never get the chance to use it!" He aimed his finger at Ryan shooting a thin ray of light at Ryan. It was like slow motion Ryan spun around and held out his hand and the beam focused in the palm of his hand into his skin. Jack stopped the attack and saw Ryan smiling, "Plasmid Leech… I should thank you for your blood. Once I was able to move this new and all that blood of yours was transferred to me… I could just feel all that ADAM flowing into me. Pity that I don't have Gil's blood… yet."

Jack was now actually afraid, he couldn't stop his hand from trembling. Ryan walked forward, "You don't think I know about what you, Eleanor, and Gil were planning? I know that you have Gil's blood in you and I will get it." Jack was speechless at how he knew, but before he could ask Ryan pointed to his head telling Jack, "I see everything the Thinker sees, I've heard your plan to destroy my creation. While few can control one or two Security Bots I have complete control of the Thinker. I am Rapture now!" He stepped into Jack's direction continuing, "You really think that that whore's daughter can reprogram the Thinker into destroying itself and do you really think that I would leave the Thinker unprotected?" He waved his finger at Jack, "You really don't know me then boy. When Eleanor reaches the Thinker she'll be overpowered. The sisters will make sure of that."

Jack's eyes widened thinking, 'Eleanor is walking into a trap!'

* Thinker's Room *

Eleanor was using stealth to avoid as many Splicers as possible, but killing a few quietly. She was in the vents and found the room where the Thinker was at, there were no Splicers at all it was completely unprotected from what she could see. Opening the vent slowly she looked all over and didn't see a single living thing in the room. She jumped down and onto the ground making a little noise. She suddenly heard a buzzing sound and suddenly the numerous monitors in front of her lit up and an image of a red ball of light appeared on every screen and an robotic voice came from the speakers on the monitors.

"Eleanor Lamb daughter to Sofia Lamb."

She walked up to the massive console and asked, "You know about me?"

"Of course Miss Lamb, I've been programed to know about you specifically when you were meant to be the Utopian."

Looking at the keyboard Eleanor started typing a few things and the Thinker asked, "I know what you are trying to do Miss Lamb."

She replied, "Then there is nothing to talk about. We are bringing an end to Rapture."

"I can not allow that Miss Lamb."

"Who's gonna stop me." Eleanor replied.

"They are."

She stopped what she was doing and slowly turned her head to look behind her and she saw the five Elite Big Sisters standing at the entrance.

"They were waiting for you to come here. Their orders are to kill you." said the Thinker.

Eleanor sighed and lightly punched the edge of the console, "We were careless…" She turned around looking at the five sisters all of them were just standing motionless watching Eleanor. "You will not survive Eleanor." said the Thinker. Eleanor was looking from one of the sisters to the others knowing full well that fighting five Big Sisters single handed is suicidal…

'My father fought two Big Sisters by himself. Although they were not Elites he was still able to kill them both without a single scratch on him. I am my father's daughter and I will not fall here!' Eleanor thought to herself, she aimed her needle at the five shouting, "Who wants to be the one to tell Ryan they killed Eleanor Lamb!"

The five Big Sisters let out a howling screech and all of them charged Eleanor ready to kill her.

* Half an Hour Later *

Jack was avoiding lightning attacks, fire balls, flying objects, ice shards, and many other numerous plasmid attacks. Ryan laughed watching as Jack ducked behind anything he could to evade the attacks, but his cover was always blown when bombarded by attacks. Every time Jack returned fire Ryan would absorb the attack and retaliate and it just forced Jack to retreat and hide again.

'Fuck! I can't get close to him!' Jack looked out from behind the corner of the wall and saw that Ryan started unleashing his newest Plasmid, Jack saw a black sphere form in his hand and it started pulling Jack toward him and everything else. Reaching out Jack grabbed something to hold onto and Ryan stood there sucking up everything using this invisible force after it was done it exploded outward toward Jack. A few flying debris hit Jack and sent him flying through the wall dazing him, he could barely hear Ryan laugh as he approached closer and closer, "To think that you could stop me."

Jack was suddenly picked up and he was staring into Ryan's pure white eyes, "Do you know why you're still alive boy?" When he got no response Ryan said, "It's because I allowed it. I'm giving you a chance to work with your father to rule over Rapture with me. You say yes I'll make sure that Eleanor Lamb lives and your family can come back and live here with all of us and they'll be perfectly safe."

Jack smiled asking, "And if I say no?"

Ryan slammed Jack into the ground cracking it a bit, Jack nodded replying, "Okay I get it." Ryan held him up to look at him saying, "Come rule with me boy. Despite what a pain in my ass you've been I've made an exception to kill you because of your power, join me and we'll rule everything no one would dare even think of talking back to us. I'll even have the scientists reverse your aging so that you can be younger again."

Ryan let go of Jack seeing him fall to his knees, "It's your choice and remember, 'A man choses, a slave obeys'." That familiar phrase rang through Jack's head that familiar phrase along with 'Would You Kindly'. Jack stood up and looked up at the giant smiling with blood oozing a bit from his mouth. Jack turned away from Ryan walking toward the center of the room with Ryan watching him closely.

From how Jack stood Ryan didn't see Jack pull out the Plasmid in his pocket and inject the stuff in his wrist, "You say that a man choses and that a slave obeys… Well joining you would be slavery."

"Chose wisely boy." Ryan warned him.

Jack looked at Ryan who could now see the empty vile in his hands and Jack's left arm was starting to turn black, "I am choosing, I chose to be free."

Ryan overlooked the strange discoloration of Jack's arm and shook his head, "You've chosen death over power. Fine. I'll be more than happy to oblige you!" Ryan ran at speeds so incredible that Jack had no time to react and was hit in his stomach sending him flying into the wall behind him. Ryan approached Jack shouting, "I'll finish this futile effort to overpower me right now!" He grabbed Jack by his head about ready to crush his skull with all his might.

Before he could Jack let out a very bright light from his hands blinding him for a moment, Jack charged his plasmid in his hand and let out a large blast of energy that knocked Ryan off his feet making him skid across the ground. Jack fell down face first feeling the pain course through his body from Ryan's attack and then he suddenly felt a forceful kick into his side knocking him into the air and another strike the again knocked him into the wall.

Jack coughed up blood and saw that Ryan started strolling over to him, forcing himself to stand up Jack smiled at Ryan holding out his right hand making the hand gesture 'bring it'.

*20 Minutes Later *

Eleanor leaned against a wall missing her right arm, cut, bruised, battered, and bloodied up she saw that two Elite Sisters were left standing and they weren't in the best condition either, she had successfully killed the other three Big Sisters leaving only the two left. Eleanor was breathing very heavily and the remaining two Sisters started to walk over to Eleanor with their weapons at the ready, she fell slid down the wall to sit down seeing the Sister approach closer and closer.

When one stood in front of Eleanor it aimed it's needle at her throat ready to strike, but Eleanor smiled at the Sister whispering, "Backup has arrived."

A loud knock came at the door enough to dent the metal, this stopped both the Big Sisters as they looked at the door and saw another dent was made in it over and over until eventually the doors were knocked off the hinges and out popped a Lancer Big Daddy making a mighty roar this one had an Ion cannon in it's left hand and a drill on it's right. Distracted Eleanor moved quickly and stabbed the Big Sister in front of her with her needle on her left arm straight through it's chest and unleashed an incineration on the Big Sister burning it's insides and killing it.

The last Big Sister took it's attention off of the Lancer and was about to attack Eleanor, but was hit by an Ion beam knocking it to the ground. It stared at the Big Daddy and ran to kill it, which it did by stabbing it through it's chest hitting the heart Eleanor quickly ran at the distracted Big Sister and stabbed it through it's back and hitting the Lancer in it's stomach.

Eleanor shouted, "Father now!"

The Lancer roared and stabbed the Big Sister with it's drill and started it up making blood fly everywhere and both listened as the Big Sister screamed in pain before the portholes in it's eyes died out. A moment went by and Eleanor gritted her teeth saying the best she could, "Dad I'll save you now." The Lancer made a low moan and Eleanor started to drain out her father's essence that she put inside of the left over Lancer patrolling outside of Rapture.

She saw the portholes go dark and both the Big Sister and Daddy fall lifeless to the ground. Eleanor smiled happily thinking, 'I have you back father. I'm never doing that again.' She looked at the computer and limped over to it.

"Stop Miss Lamb you do not know what you are doing."

She grunted at the machine and started typing with her one arm saying to the Thinker, "Shut your speaker! I'm doing this!" Loosing a lot of blood caused her vision to blur and her body to tremble, but she couldn't stop now, not now, not when they are so close to ending this nightmare once and for all. Searching the Thinker she found the files listed for the self destruct sequence and found all the firewall protection programs coming up, but because of her father's expertise at hacking that she inherited after taking him into her she was able to hack into the machine making the password screen pop up. Eleanor typed in what she believed was the password, 'Mary-Catherine Jolene' the next thing the come up on the screen was 'DENIED'.

Eleanor thought again put in other possible codes like Ryan, Rapture, Jasmine Jolene, 11-5-1946, and other possibilities… She slammed her fist on the table screaming, "Dammit! What could it be. I don't have much time before the Thinker fixes itself!"

Idea after ideas ran through her head of what they could be. She thought about the history of Rapture and anything leading to what could the password be… until she thought of the most unlikely thing it could be.

She typed with her right hand quickly putting in 'Jack Ryan'. The loading screen came up and all of a sudden the words, 'CONFIRMED' appeared. She let out a dry laugh thinking to herself, 'You gotta be fucking kidding me.' A list of things popped up and she looked down the list and said as she typed, "Begin detonation sequence of the entire Rapture city starting with outlining areas leaving Ryan Foundation to be the last to go."

The computer took in all the information and huge letterings appeared on the screen, 'DETONATION INITIATED'. Soon sirens went off and all the lights turned red with a voice booming over the speakers all across Rapture, "SELF DESTRUCT ACTIVATED PLEASE EVACUATE!"

Eleanor smiled to herself and quickly logged onto the computer looking for the Bathysphere files and quickly sent a signal out to shut them all down so that no Splicers could try to evacuate, but left one activated for hers and Jack's escape.

She thought to herself, 'Aunt Gracie should have enough time to escape as well.' After she was done she charged a fireball in her hand and aimed it at the Thinker, "You're the only thing left to dispose of." and quickly blasted the Thinker blowing it up, but the explosion was bigger than anticipated since it knocked Eleanor back with great force enough to send her flying out of the room and knocking the wind out of her. Eleanor stood up and started running ignoring the pain in her legs as fast as she could back up to where Jack was.

* Same Time *

Jack avoided Ryan at all costs blinding him so as not to get caught by the giant, his body at times refused to move making it difficult to fight against him. If Jack had to like anything about himself it was that his body could take massive damage before he falls and he was thanking God at this point for what he wasn't sure. Jack hid again looking out to see if Ryan could see him, good news he couldn't.

"SELF DESTRUCT ACTIVATED PLEASE EVACUATE"

Ryan stopped in his tracks shouting, "What! How is that possible!"

Jack smiled thinking, 'Eleanor-' his thought was cut short when his arm started to pulse with pain making Jack's entire arm turn black and purple the pain was enough to make Jack scream. Ryan spun around seeing Jack laying on the ground holding his arm, he ignored him and tried to contact the Thinker to shut down the process, but it was useless he couldn't connect with it. Ryan could feel tremors most likely the sections of Rapture were being destroyed this very moment.

"That little bitch!" Ryan looked at a computer that was undamaged in the room off to the far side and started running to it, "I have to shut everything down!"

Jack forced himself to stand up screaming, "Hey Ryan!"

Ryan looked back and saw Jack charge his Ion attack again, but the color was different it was a bright violet color instead. Jack shot out the blast and he saw Ryan hold out both his hands absorbing the attack into his body, but immediately stopped when a shot of agonizing pain pulsed through his whole body making stop and also take Jack's attack. When hit Ryan flew back into the computer damaging it to far to use or repair.

Ryan was on his hands and knees looking at his hands as they rapidly began to turn black and purple and the pain was to excruciating for him, "WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO TO ME!" Ryan screamed looking at Jack.

The color of the skin of Jack's arm returned to it's natural color, but his veins were turning a bright purple color, "I just hit you with the Hybrid Plasmid." Jack said smiling. Ryan's eyes widened in shock and fear, "What! How did you get that!"

Jack cracked his knuckles grinning, "Doesn't matter!" Jack ran at Ryan and punched him in the face hard enough to hear cracking sound. Ryan stood up despite the pain and tried to retaliate, but Jack avoided the attack and punched Ryan in his chest hearing another sickening crack sending the giant to fall to his knees. Jack charged his Ion attack ready to strike.

Ryan saw the once again blinding bright light and was going to absorb it, but the moment before the attack Jack stopped the Ion energy and punched Ryan's open hand, "Take more of my infested blood!" Ryan's plasmid immediately began absorbing the infested Hybrid blood. Ryan gripped Jack's fist and lifted him high in the air and with the last of his strength he punched Jack in the chest with his right fist sending Jack into the window cracking it. The cracks began to spread.

Ryan saw the spreading of the Plasmid and the frailty of his body, he was loosing breath and his body was giving out. His skin was turning darker and darker, Jack shook himself awake and looked at Ryan, "That's a gift from Gil… The more ADAM in your body the faster it replicates… Normally it'd take twenty minutes, but your whole body is nothing but ADAM so the speed in which it's spreading is most likely tripled."

Ryan sneered at Jack and stood up again limping too him, "Y-You little fucker! I curse t-t-the d-day you were b-born!" He stood over Jack looking down at him, "I'll f-finish where Fr-Frank failed! Killing YOU!" Ryan rose his foot to stop down on Jack the moment his foot came down he saw a blur of white shoot by and Jack disappear. His foot crashed to the ground and he looked over and saw Eleanor was laying on the ground, she had jumped onto Jack knocking him away from Jack.

Ryan watched her struggle to stand, "You die here Ryan!" She said glaring at him. Ryan chuckled and looked to his feet and saw a broken pipe sticking out of the ground from their battle and picked it up, "I'm afraid not girl!" He held it like you would a javelin and his eyes glided over to Jack who was barely about to stand back up after being knocked down. Eleanor saw where Ryan was looking and the next thing that happened was Ryan tossing the pole at Jack trying to impale him.

Jack looked up seeing the pole fly his way, but before it reached him he saw Eleanor dive in front of Jack getting impaled through her stomach blood gushed out a bit splashing on Jack and she fell to the ground. At that moment something snapped in Jack…

"RYAN!" Jack roared loudly, he glared at Ryan and shot a beam of Ion energy his way. Ryan tried to move, but at this point his body was no longer obeying him and he was hit square in his chest hitting the wall behind him. Jack screamed loudly as the beam got thicker and thicker as Jack let out more power. It got to the point where it covered Ryan's whole body and knocked him through the wall. Jack could hear Ryan scream in agony as he was blasted through many walls hitting the final wall that separated the ocean from the inside building.

Jack fell to his knees and crawled over to Eleanor, "Hey Eleanor get up!" When he reached her he saw that she was awake and smiling. Jack shook her, "Hey you okay? Come on speak up!"

Eleanor gurgled and some blood seeped out from the corners of her mouth, "I-I-I-I'm f-f-fine Ja-" she couldn't finish her sentence since she coughed up more blood. Jack was worried, "Oh God. Okay I'm gonna pick you up and get you out of here!" Eleanor grabbed his shoulder and was gently pushing him away, "N-No… H-head for t-the basement… T-The s-s-s-sub i-is t-there..."

"What? Eleanor but-" He argued. She tried to smile at him, "Y-You won't make it- (cough) l-l-leave m-me." she said quietly. Jack shook his head, "NO! I lost Tenenbaum, Gil, and I refuse to lose you too!" Jack screamed.

The light in Eleanor's eyes was slowly dying out, Jack saw this and tried shaking her awake, "Hey don't die that's an order!"

Eleanor laughed no longer feeling the pain. She's heard how when you're close to death that you feel cold, but that's not what she's feeling she feels a warmth over her. Eleanor looked to Jack again and widened her eyes there standing above him was, "D-D-Daddy?"

Jack was confused and looked behind him not seeing anyone, he felt Eleanor move and he saw that she rose her one arm up past his head and she whispered, "D-Daddy y-y-you c-came to s-s-see m-me…" Eleanor could see that behind Jack was her father Delta she could feel that warmth her father gave off, he stood above the two, but his outfit was different his outfit was white and his helmet, gloves, boots, belt, and oxygen tank was golden. She held her hand up and her father took her hand. Eleanor smiled brightly whispering, "Thank…. you… Daddy…..."

Jack watched as her arm dangled for a moment in the air before falling down onto her lifeless body, her eyes began lighter, her skin paled, but what didn't change was the smile on her face. Jack felt some tears fall from his eyes as he genuinely cried openly, he ignored the tremors that seemed to get more violent. He wiped his eyes and he grabbed the pole sticking out of her and ripped it out tossing it in a random direction. He laid her perfectly on the ground, brought her left hand up to cover her heart and closed her eyes, she looked like she was sleeping peacefully. Jack touched some of her blood and wrote on the floor.

'Here Lies an Angel of God:

Eleanor Lamb

Born:1952- Died:1981

Here Lies a Warrior of God:

Delta

Born: ?- Died:1958,1968, & 1981'

After he was done he brought his hands together to say a silent prayer for her finishing with, "God if you can hear me… Please take care of her." He made the sign of the cross and took a few steps away from her and was about to leave, but he was curious. He quickly made his way through the wreckage he caused by his attack and found Ryan's body, his skin now completely black and purple, but was still alive. Jack asked, "Shall I put you out of your misery?"

Ryan looked up not moving his head just starring at him, Jack held out his hand to unleash one final attack. Ryan saw the light brighten every second meaning Jack was fully prepared to kill him like a dog, Jack felt extreme hatred for this man and wanted him dead at all cost… but then he'd be a no better man than him. Jack stopped his attack whispering, "You're not worth it." and he turned around and started running away.

The siren sound got louder and louder, Ryan knew that it was only a matter of time, 'I wonder what will kill me first? The explosion… or… the…-' Ryan's mind seem to go blank, but despite the massive damage being done to his body internally he stood up and limped as quickly as he could back to his office.

Jack stopped abruptly feeling that the tremor got even more stronger and he picked up the pace. As Jack ran he passed up numerous Splicers who were ignoring him trying to reach the bathyspheres to find that they were all shut down. Jack ignored them all and ran as quickly as he could to the basement to get out of here before the place blows.

* Pauper's Drop *

Grace was sitting in a living room in one of the apartments with her record player going playing one of her old songs. She could feel the tremors even this far out from the newer district of Rapture, but she knew that escape was impossible despite that charges were never put in the older districts. Ottis came charging in holding a suitcase, "You should leave to go up top."

Grace was facing the window looking out at the city as it was being destroyed, "There is no point Ottis baby. Once that explosion causes enough damage to the ground that glow from beneath the city would destroy everything around here."

Ottis looked confused scratching the top of his head, "What do you mean?" She looked over at Ottis giving him a weak smile, "It means Ottis baby, that nothing would be able to escape it even if we leave now." She frowned and asked him, "So while we wait. Why don't you make us some tea and we'll enjoy each others company in the brief moments we have left."

Ottis seemed to let a small tear well up and used one of his fingers to wipe it away, "Yes ma'am. I'll get right on it." He turned away from her to go get the tea. Grace sat silently with a picture sitting in her lap of her it was of James her love running her fingers over the photo, she saw some water drops fall on his face and she realized that they were not water, but her tears. She wiped her tears away and looked out at the city again seeing more of Rapture fall from a distance, 'The ADAM vein that spans out farther than Rapture ever could… Once that is gone nothing living would survive. You tried to destroy Rapture didn't you Mrs. Lamb?' What did it matter back then, Rapture was a dying city that should've faded into the darkest parts of history never to be discovered again.

Maybe the inhabitants of Rapture should disappear as well… everyone who has ties to this damned city. She noticed that Ottis returned carrying a tray with two cups and a kettle, she smiled at Ottis thanking him and asking him to sit. She may not have been able to have children, but there were only two that she's seen as her own kids… Eleanor and Ottis. He poured the tea and the two just sat there talking waiting for the end.

* Ryan Industries: Basement Level *

Jack finally made it down into the basement and saw that it was a storage area, but this area should have an emergency escape incase something happened. Knocking over shelves to clear a path so he could see better he couldn't find anything that is until he saw an entrance and he quickly ran into it seeing the Bathysphere once inside he tried turning it on, but nothing happened. Could it be that Eleanor shut down this one by accident? He shook his head at that thought knowing that Eleanor wouldn't do that, this was both of their escape had she survived. The more he tried to turn it on and seeing the console remain off made his ray of hope get dimmer and dimmer.

Angered Jack slammed his fist on the control and broke it shouting, "Fuck! God dammit!" Jack was panicking now, running out of the bathysphere he looked around again maybe there was a room he overlooked. Searching around he found nothing, it couldn't end her not after everything that has happened. Losing Tenenbaum, Gil, and Eleanor on this venture to kill Ryan and destroy Rapture once and for all and he hoped that the bathysphere would be his way out to see his family one last time, but that hope was now gone.

He fell to his knees defeated, there was no sign of there being any other escape… He looked down at the ground feeling helpless for the first time in his life… Jack had lost hope. A sudden sound caught his attention and he looked over to a section of the room where a secret door slid opened followed by a 'ding' sound. Jack cautiously approached the room and peered inside seeing that it was a bathysphere… A very old bathysphere.

That's when it hit Jack, Tenenbaum had a personal bathysphere, so maybe this was Ryan's secretly hidden away incase anything happened. Eleanor probably saw this room on the Thinker and assumed that there was a bathysphere in here, smiling he opened the hatch and pressed the ignition and a miracle happened, it turned on. Though old Jack was able to see that most of the newer bathyspheres had similarities with the old ones. Operating this was easy, another tremor made Jack loose balance and he quickly started the engine and set it to go to 'Maine, U.S.A.' Once logged in the bathysphere started to move and he sat back and felt it move. Looking out of the window he saw that he entered a tunnel that was dimly lit.

Jack was smiling now, but he wondered if he'd escape the force of Rapture's demise.

* Ryan's Office *

Andrew Ryan was by a wall where his desk used to be by and used his hidden console activating his private bathysphere made by Anton Kinkaide. He smiled and rolled on his side, "Y-You w-win… boy…" he just remained still looking up at the ceiling. This was the end of an empire and though he'd never admit it to anyone living… 'Rapture was a complete failure.' Ryan thought dryly. He suddenly felt the building shake and stir, 'I guess this building is next.' Ryan looked over and there was a cigar rolling over to him. Picking it up he put it in his mouth and lit a fire with his index finger, a very weak flame. Lighting it he thought, 'Hell will need a lot more than fire and pitchforks to stop me.' he thought jokingly.

The next thing that happened was the building exploding destroying everything inside.

* Bathysphere *

The sub had escaped the tunnel, but the tremors shook him around the bathysphere. There was a rear window and he looked and saw something he didn't understand a blindingly bright light coming from beneath the cracks of the city, the tremors continued as the city was being destroyed he could even see parts of Rapture disappear under the earth. Once a huge chunk of Rapture fell the tremors turned to quakes. The light shone brighter, died down… then a huge explosion was cast out from beneath the city heading right toward Jack. It looked like it was a far greater force than a volcanic eruption, holding on tight Jack braced himself for impact and was jolted around by the force.

The bathysphere shook and spun as the shockwave formed a dome as it blasted outward catching the bathysphere tossing it around with poor Jack inside.

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* An Hour Later: United States *

James had docked at Maine instead of returning to the port where they got the boat and upon return Rose was beyond joy having her daughter back in her arms. Everyone asked what happened to Jack and James had told them that he stayed behind to finish business and that he was fine… he hoped. They were at a hotel room together after people in town were panicking about some kind of attack in the Atlantic Ocean. When they got together they began flipping through channels of every language to see.

-Channel 12 American Reporter: 'An explosion on a massive scale and miles wide was recorded in the Atlantic close to Iceland. We are not sure what caused the explosion all we do know is that the explosion was massive enough equivalent to a force stronger than a nuke-'

-Channel 7 Spanish Reporter: 'Hemos conseguido palabra que estén actuando los Naciones Unidas rápidamente y hemos mandado las naves para investigar este phenomenom y cuáles la causa era-'

-Channel 10 American Reporter: 'So far neither the U.S.A., U.S.S.R., U.K., nor any other nations have claimed responsibility for this so investigations are on the way-'

Nicole searched through the news channels seeing that there was no word what was the cause of this, but a lot of Americans were saying that this might've been a missile test, but no country is taking credit for this which was causing quite the stir in people both here and foreign. The girls were worried their father was in that area and they weren't sure what had become of him.

Amy perked up saying to her sisters, "Dad is fine… He is I just know it. Nothing can stop that stubborn mule." Nicole, Emily, Rose, and Arya agreed there was no way that their father would die.

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* Somewhere by the Frozen Triangle *

A few U.S. battleships were posted close to the border of the Frozen Triangle keeping a distance. Submarines were also underwater reporting a few seismic waves, small now and not a threat. All the captains of the battleships had gotten word that ships from all over were around the triangle as well doing their own research and that unless they received orders they were not to fire.

In one of the submarines captain walked over to one of the men operating the radars, "Okay son what do you have?"

The man replied, "Sir I've found something I can't quite identify. Look." he pointed to the screen and the captain looked at it. He shouted, "Okay men listen up we have something on screen! Follow it and tell the Captain Wilder of the S.S. Virgil that we have something and to standby!" His men followed orders and followed the blip on the radar.

* Thirty Minutes Later *

The S.S. Virgil posted over the location of the object and sent a dive team down to get the object. It wasn't to far from the surface as it was slowly rising.

Captain Wilder was on deck looking over the side and he saw the dive team come back up alongside what looked to be a small submarine. Wilder looked around shouting, "Men from this moment on this remains classified by order of the President of the United States! Understood!"

"Yes sir!"

He looked back shouting to his men, "Good now we'll return to port and get this cracked open! All hands to your stations!"

As per his orders the Virgil turned around towing the bathysphere along with them back to the United States to find out it's origins.

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* Maine *

The bathysphere was in a dock that the military took over to dock their ships that were going to and coming back from the Frozen Triangle. At the docks they took out many Jaws of Life to try and pop open the door after seeing inside the portholes that there was indeed someone inside. Five men slammed the tools into the jammed door and all at once the five tools broke open the hatch, quickly moving out of the way a few army soldiers held their guns at the entrance incase something happened, slowly one moved forward seeing the unconscious man he checked for a pulse and shouted, "We need a medic! He's alive!"

A few medics on standby ran forward with a gurney putting the unconscious man onto it and rolling him to an ambulance. The commanding officer ordered that they get his identification off of him, they pulled his wallet and handed it over. He looked at the I.D. and read the information on the card mumbling to himself, "Jack Ryan… This is the guy the president told us about." Closing the wallet he told two of his men, "You two go with them to the hospital around the clock watch on him! Go now!" Following orders they followed after the medics while the commander walked off to get the needed information.

* Two Days Later *

They all extended their stay at the hotel, still no word from their father nothing. After the explosion people were still on edge, but it wasn't as bad as a few days ago. The kids were at the park with their fathers save for Wesley and Ethan who left to get some food for everyone. The girls were all on edge they knew that their father was a tough man and wouldn't die easily… but with no word from him.

Arya said, "Hey why don't we all go for a walk. Nicole and Amy will need some exercise no use just sitting around here." Her sisters agreed and they got up to leave. Emily wrote a note on the table and left it for their husbands telling them that they were going for a walk to stretch their legs. They forgot to turn off the T.V. as they left missing an announcement that concerns them.

-Channel 12: Reports from the military that a man in his early forties possibly late fifties escaped from a Military base and has hijacked a truck. The truck was found, but the hijacker was not, the military is reluctant to release information about this mysterious man that they called 'Jack'.

* Former Ryan Estate *

Instead of walking like they agreed upon, they caught a cab and headed to their old home to pay their respects. They grew up in that mansion and it was the only place they truly felt safe, but now all that was left was a huge chunk of the cliffside missing and numerous cracks in the ground that looked like they would give way. When they got out of the car Rose saw a car was crashed into the iron gate.

"What the hell?" Arya whispered. The driver got out of the car to investigate seeing that it was empty, Amy looked around and her eyes fell upon a figure standing by the cliffside where the house should be, "Look over there!" Everyone saw the lone figure standing atop the hill perfectly still. They all approached slowly not being able to see his face.

The driver asked, "Hey mister you okay?" The girls were close together not sure if the man was dangerous or not, at the call however the man turned around and looked at them. The girls were shocked to see that it was-

"Dad!"

They shouted at the same time and they quickly ran over to him hugging him. Jack nearly fell back, but he used a lot of his strength to stay standing, Nicole looked at her father and saw this black splotch that was on his neck in fact it was on his arms as well numerous ones of various sizes, "Dad what happened?"

Jack smiled and fell to his knees saying, "Nothing."

Arya shouted to the cab driver, "Please go get an ambulance hurry!" The driver nodded and got in his cab to head back into town to get some help. They helped Jack to sit down and Rose was behind her father to keep him sitting up, looking at his shirt it was covered in dry blood. Jack let out a small chuckle and said, "Look at this scene… I'm always the one taking care of you five, but it seems like it's the other way around now…"

"Dad you mustn't talk right now save your energy." Rose told her father. Jack looked around and whispered, "Remember when we first moved here?" Looking at each of their faces he saw them nod remembering when he bought the place. Jack's breathing was a bit off and he started to lay down, "I remember that day very well…"

Looking at their father they saw that he had a few tears in his eyes, that hurt them as well. Their dad was always the strong man who never cries and when he did they would cry just because it's a sight they never want to see. Jack started to choke out a sob, "Girls… theres something I have to tell you…" He felt all of them grab his hands holding his hands tightly as if he'd disappear. Jack closed his eyes feeling a sharp pain in his body, "I'm not your real father…"

When he opened their eyes he saw their eyes were wide open and they had one hand covering their mouths in surprise. Jack looked in a random direction and told them the truth about who he really was and who their real parents were… He told them the whole truth… and nothing but the truth.

After he told them not once did they speak interrupting him as he told them about their real parents. Jack could hear sirens coming from a distance he looked up at them and saw that now tears were flowing freely from their eyes, but they never let go of his hands. He heard them speak finally.

"So?"

Jack was a bit confused to what Nicole said, "They weren't there for us… You were."

"They didn't save us… you did." Amy said smiling.

Arya wiped her eyes telling him, "You treated us as your own children."

Emily gripped his hand tighter, "You put us through school and gave us everything even when we wanted nothing."

Rose wiped Jack's eyes of his tears, "And it was you who protected us and called us 'daughters'."

They gave him a big smile and said together, "You 'are' our daddy." The girls heard many footsteps and saw the police chief and some medics run over. The medics squeezed themselves in and checked Jack, the chief told the girls to stand back so that they could get Jack onto the stretcher. They let go of his hands and everyone followed the medics to the ambulance. When they loaded him in the medic said, "You'll have to follow us there is not enough room." and closed the doors.

The Police Chief told the girls, "Come on we'll take my squad car!" Following the chief they ran to the car and got inside and they followed the medics to the hospital.

* An Hour and a Half Later *

The husbands and kids came back shortly after the girls left. Emily called the hotel room and told them what happened and they quickly rushed to go and see Jack. They were all in the waiting room waiting to see the doctor or Jack. It was a very long time that they had to wait before the doctor walked out carrying a clipboard under his arm. The adults all stood up and crowded around the older man.

James asked him, "How is he?"

The doctor sighed and rubbed the bridge of his nose, "Not good."

Everyone froze and prepared for the worse. The doctor looked at the kids asking, "Can the kids go into the room to see him while we talk?"

The James and Wesley told the kids to go and see grandpa while they talk with the doctor. The kids quickly ran into the room to see him. When the kids were gone the doctor took a deep breath telling all of them, "We're not sure exactly what's wrong with him, but it's an internal problem. Surgery is useless at this point it's spread all across his body. Whatever it is, it doesn't seem to be contagious as he's not coughing, spitting, or anything else of how it would spread. All we do know is that his heart is failing…"

The girls wanted to just cry after hearing all this. Richard was holding onto Emily asking, "How long?"

The doctor replied not liking what he was about to tell them, "Less than an hour I'd say." He looked back at the room hearing the kids perk up, "You can all go see him now… I'm so sorry." The doctor walked away leaving the ten adults. They all cautiously walked in and saw Jack laid out on the gurney he was awake, but he was so pale and he looked just so weak. Jack had numerous tools coming out of him the kids were crowded around him sniffling with Jack trying to calm them down, "Hey, hey, hey no tears now…

The kids tried to wipe their eyes of their tears but were failing. Looking around Jack said to the kids, "Hey kids you have to be strong for your mommies and daddies understand?" When the kids nodded understanding what he was saying Jack touched both Nicole and Amy's stomachs saying, "That goes for you guys in here."

Nicole and Amy let out a small bit of laughter that immediately disappeared. Jack looked at all of his son-in-laws saying in a serious tone, "You men… I've told you all before the day of each of your weddings that I am trusting my daughters to you… that doesn't change you hear me? You will take care of my angles you got that?"

James, Wesley, Richard, John, and Ethan agreed and put it on their lives that they will protect them. Jack mumbled 'good' and leaned back in his bed looking at the ceiling, "Hey boys take the kids in the hallway I need to talk to my daughters." The men agreed and left the room with the kids. Jack held out his right hand and the girls took his hand holding onto it.

Jack said, "I've had bad luck with you five…" The girls looked at him strangely as he continued, "You all grew up into fine young women…" The girls let out a chuckle knowing that he wanted to lighten the mood. Jack closed his eyes again feeling the pain, "I guess I just didn't want any of you to grow up and leave… It's like what that one guy said, 'A father is always making his baby into a little woman. And when she is a woman he turns her back again'."

Emily replied to her father, "That was a woman dad and her name was Enid Bagnold."

Jack looked at her funny then smiled, "See how smart you girls are… I wish that we could go back to when it was just us." His daughters held onto his hand even tighter. He was doing what people tend to do right before they die. Jack let a tear roll down his cheek telling all five of them, "You all listen to me and listen good." They leaned in closer letting a few tears drop themselves.

Feeling numb Jack said, "You all must be strong from here on out… I may not be here physically, but know that I am always with you watching over you. I'll always be with you." The girls were now sobbing at this point, Jack felt the pain lessen and it was replaced by numbing sensation. He could feel his body getting far weaker, looking up at his girls he said to them individually.

"Nicole listen you are going to be a mama and that baby will be depending on you long after it's left the nest. Be the mama it'll need okay?" She gave her father a reply, "I will daddy."

"Emily your professor told me that you're the best damn engineer he's ever met… even better than the boys. When you have your own business be sure to shove that in a man's face real good okay?" Emily was proud of her accomplishment and hearing it from her father made it more special, "Thanks daddy and I will.

"Rose, you have a good man… a very good man. Your paintings are beautiful and should be shared with the world." Rose smiled saying, "Okay daddy."

"Amy like Nicole you need to be strong, but know that you won't go through this alone your sisters are there for you and I'll be there too." Amy wiped her eyes and leaned over to kiss his hand, "I understand daddy."

"Arya. You're the oldest and your sisters depend on you as their strength, be strong for you daddy okay?" Arya didn't speak, but leaned forward kissing his cheek, the other girls did the same. Jack let more tears fall as he said, "You make your old many very happy and proud. I love all of you…"

The girls said together smiling, "We love you too daddy."

The sound of the heart monitor dropped lower and lower… until it flatlined. They saw Jack's eyes slowly close and his grip loosened on their hands… Jack was dead. The girls husbands rushed in the room and saw the monitor and saw that they were crying their eyes out and doing their jobs as husbands they walked over and hugged them telling them that it was alright. The kids were in the walkway with the nurse who stopped them from going inside.

The doctor walked in and moved over to Jack and checked his pulse and his watch, he looked at the clipboard and marked on it, 'Time of Death: 7:32 a.m.' He adjusted the sheet so that it covered Jack's face… now all that was left… was the funeral.

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* Three Weeks Later: Washington *

The president had gotten word the day after Jack's death, he decided that it would be best to bury the Rapture secret forever. He had ordered the recovered sub to be destroyed and all information that dealt with Rapture to be destroyed so that no one would ever know about that horrid city. That was the least they could do for not handeling this situation sooner.

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* Maine: Cemetery *

It was around noon everyone was dressed in black. Jack was burred and only the girls and their husbands were at his tombstone still that read:

'Here Lies Jack Ryan

Born: 1932-1981

A Loving Father and Grandfather

He was loved and cherished by his family. We'll miss you Daddy- Ryan Girls'

The husbands were holding onto their wives looking at the mountain of flowers around his grave. The whole town knew Jack and they all wanted to pay their respects to him and so many flowers were given to him. The girls found out that before Jack left he had put in his will that his daughters get his entire fortune in his bank and that it would be divided up evenly amongst them. Jack always thought of everything. James, Richard, Ethan, Wesley, and John decided that they would all move here in the town to be closer to Jack, the girls and kids loved the idea after all this is where everything started for them.

The flowers laid out were of all kinds except for roses… Arya, Emily, Rose, Nicole, and Amy all had one red rose each and they laid them on his grave. The girls said one final prayer for their father and turned around to the limo, they were going to a home they rented out for the funeral reception. As they got in the cars the girls took one last look at the grave and when they did they saw him.

Standing above the grave was Jack in his youthful days. He was wearing a plain button up shirt, brown pants, and a brown coat, his right hand was raised waving goodbye to them. Surrounding Jack was a golden light and his smile was just as bright.

They were distracted when their husbands called for them, when they looked back Jack was gone. Asking if anything was wrong the girls replied, 'Nothing… Nothing at all…'

* END *

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Thank you everyone who had read my story. I hope that this was good read for everyone and I think I did a good job. Anyway I have my Bioshock Infinite paid off now I just need to wait for it's release and I'm wishing that it'll be a good game despite not taking place in our favorite underwater city!

Thanks for reading!