Hell House:
Good Jacob:
Rapture, Entrance To The Medical Pavilion: ?
"Red...I think I'm lost." Jacob admitted as he stopped walking. He felt like he had walked for hours, who knows, maybe he had. But he couldn't tell because all the clocks hung around the walls were either not working or had all different times on them, plus he was who knows how deep underwater. Its was very difficult, if not impossible, to tell how much time had passed.
Stopping in place Jacob sighed, "Ugh I am so stupid" he muttered as he slapped his helmet. Taking it off Jacob picked up the necklace he had hung around his neck. opening the pendant he saw the clock, which by some miracle still worked, and saw it was 9:00 am.
'I wish this clock could tell me what day it is. How long was I out?' He mused.
"Yep... Your lost alright, you took a wrong turn and ended up in the Medical Pavilion." Red said, interrupting his thoughts.
"Medical Pavilion? Is it safe here?" Jacob asked.
"You are, without a doubt, the most naive person I have ever met." Red said in a rather amused tone. "You need to get out of there now."
"Why?" Jacob asked back. The place seemed a little run down sure, but not dangerous.
"Because that place is not like a hospital you might see on the surface. This place is a nut house, the hell hole of Rapture." Red explained.
"I thought Rapture itself was already a hell hole?"
"True, but every hole has a part where it's deepest. The Medical Pavilion just happens to be Rapture's."
"What happened?"
"If I tell you you must promise to leave as soon as possible. But I promise you, its pretty gruesome." Bargained Red.
"Okay." Jacob nodded.
Taking a pause for a deep breath Red began. "Originally, when the Medical Pavilion was founded, it became the hub for all medical business and inquiries in Rapture, and was responsible for treating all illnesses and health-related problems. As Adam became widely distributed among the citizens of Rapture, its self-healing abilities practically removed the need for all of the Pavilion's healing facilities, aside from a doctor trained enough to inject the patient with Adam that is... However, due to the instability of Adam caused by its excessive use amongst many of Rapture's citizens, unforeseen physical mutations began to occur. In response, many hospital facilities quickly became replaced by cosmetic surgical facilities such as Dandy Dental and Dr. Steinman's Aesthetic Ideals."
"Doctor. Stainman?" asked Jacob,
"No... not Stainman, Steinman. Although that name would fit rather well after what happened to him." Red muttering the last part before continuing his tale. "Dr. Steinman was one of the highest ranking doctors, a cosmetic surgeon who was known to be a perfectionist in his work. Dr. Steinman was the head surgeon in the department of Aesthetic Ideals, and believed strongly in the remarkable effects of Adam. However, as Dr. Steinman began to progress with constant use of Adam, he began to suffer chronic brain damage and physical mutations. The more deformed he became, the more he pondered on "perfecting" his skills by deforming his patients as well. Out of all the reported cases of his surgical abuse, the most famous was of Diane McClintock, whose face was probably distorted even more after Atlas's attack. Dr. Steinman's growing insanity shows what "splicing" can potentially do to anyone, and how inhumane the prospects of Adam and plasmids can truly be."
Hearing the story made Jacob feel nervous. Was that doctor still here? Because if Dr. Steinman was here Jacob would prefer to receive his mother's wonder cure than meet the crazy doctor.
"Don't worry Kid, he's long gone, dead." Red eased, like he was reading his mind.
"That's a relief." Jacob sighed.
"But there are lots of splicers there. Many of them are loyal to his... how can I put this... beliefs?"
"That's not so good." Jacob muttered.
"I hate to tell you this, but the only way you can reach The Lounge now is to go through there." Why did he have a feeling Red was laughing at him...
"WHAT? YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING ME!" Jacob shouted.
"Unfortunately not." Oh he was going to pay for that smug tone in his voice, jacob promised himself.
"Oh no, I am NOT going in there!" Jacob yelled. The place scared the crap out of him now. He wished he would have kept his mouth shut and not asked about the place's history.
There was an inhuman shriek somewhere behind him.
"... Running now." Jacob said grimly as he sprinted into the surgical center.
Rapture, Medical Pavilion: 9:15 am
It was dark, so dark it seemed like someone had boarded up all the windows and then threw a blanket on top of him. Jacob was terrified, his eyes and ears were on full alert as he looked around at what became of the Medical Pavilion as best as he could with what little light his helmet provided. His boots splattered against the ground, which indicated the whole place was probably flooded.
*SPLASH!* Jacob sunk into the ground, and suddenly all he could see was water. Panicking, Jacob jumped out of the hole and back onto dry-er land, breathing heavily Jacob tried to calm down. His heart rate was through the ceiling.
"That was a good one." Red laughed.
"GOOD! I NEARLY DROWNED!" Jacob shouted.
"Jacob... your wearing a DIVING suit. You can breath and survive underwater." Red pointed out.
Thinking about it for a second Jacob felt rather stupid. "But splicer's can't, you can use this to your advantage." Red explained. Thinking about it Jacob could see the advantage of that. Nodding he got an idea. Hopping forward a bit he easily sank to the bottom.
He didn't knew why, but the Medical Pavilion looked a lot nicer underwater. He swam as best as he could underwater. The suit was light, it floated up slightly, but was heavy enough to keep him underwater.
Looking around he saw he was in a huge corridor, up ahead were stairs, taking them they went down. Lower and lower. "Kid... I thi... our... reak... p..." Red talked, but there was too much static, Jacob could barely hear what he was saying.
And so downward Jacob swam. As he did the whole place began to look more like a basement. The further down he got the more it looked like something that was being build, but not quite finished.
There was a door up ahead, one of the airlocks. But why was it under the Medical Pavilion? Entering it Jacob saw it was almost like an elevator aside from the various sea life growing in it. The doors closed, and the water was drained before it began to move... further down?
There was a ding, the doors opened, and Jacob found himself in a long hallway filled with pipes and drains.
"Kid, KID, CAN YOU HEAR ME?" Red voice finally broke through the static.
"OW, I'm here. Why don't you yell a little louder. I think a few people on the surface didn't hear you..." Jacob complained, his ears ringing.
"Sorry... Where are you?" asked Red.
"I don't know, it looks like some sort of basement or something" Jacob said as he looked around.
There was a pause before, Red spoke again. "I think your in what used to be a passage."
"A passage? A passage for what?" asked Jacob.
"Its the foundation, your in one of the old passages used by builder back when they were first making Rapture." Red explained before he paused. This pause was different however. It was a creepy, eerie silence. The type of silence you use when you know something, but you don't want to tell the person your talking to about it.
"Kid, I suggest you don't go in. If you do you might discover something that's supposed to be hidden... and stay hidden" Red told him.
Jacob looked ahead and thought about it. He took a deep breath before he took a step forward. With that he began to walk ahead, like some sort of power was controlling his body, making it move on its on.
"I hope your ready for whatever you find down there." Reds parting words echoed through his head.
Evil Jacob:
Entrance to the Medical Pavilion, time ?:
"Red. I think we're lost." Jacob said angrily as he stopped.
He felt like he had walked for hours, who knows, maybe he had? But he couldn't tell because all the clocks hung around on the walls weren't working. Plus he was who knows how deep underwater. Its was impossible to tell how much time has passed.
"Ugh I'm so stupid." Jacob muttered as he slapped his helmet. Taking it off Jacob took the necklace he had hung around his neck and opened the pendant. There he saw the clock, which by some miracle, still worked.
It read 9:00 am.
'Earlier then I thought it was.' He felt rather good for it being nine In the morning. He never was much of a morning person.
"Yep... your lost alright. You took a wrong turn and ended up in the Medical Pavilion." Red spoke up, interrupting his thought's.
"Thanks a lot Red, I thought you knew what you were doing?" Jacob said accusingly.
"Gimme a break, I'm only human. I make mistakes to ya know." Red deadpanned befoe he turned serious, "You need to get out of there, now."
"Why." Jacob asked impatiently. Why cold rapture just be straight? It would be so much easier if everything was designed like it was on a single street.
"Because that place isn't like the hospital's your familiar with on the surface. This place is a nut house, the hell hole of Rapture." Red warned.
"I thought we had already both agreed Rapture itself was a hell hole all on its own?" Jacob pointed out.
"True, but every hole has a deeper end, the Medical Pavilion just happens to be Rapture's" Red answered.
"Fair enough. What's the worst thing that could be waiting down there?" Jacob asked, he wanted to get it over with, the more he knew te better prepared and thus the faster he could move through.
"If I tell you you have to promise to leave as soon as possible. I promise you it'll pretty gruesome, not for the faint of heart... " Red warned.
"..." Jacob knew Red couldn't see his deadpan face but the situation just called for it so much. "I just violently killed a little girl a few hours ago. I think i'll be fine." He said slowly.
"I'll give you that one. Anyway, originally when the Medical Pavilion was founded, it became the hub for all medical business and inquiries in Rapture. It was also responsible for treating all illnesses and health-related problems. As Adam became widely distributed among the citizens of Rapture its self-healing abilities practically removed the need for all of the Pavilion's healing facilities aside from a doctor to pump the patient full of the stuff. However, due to the instability of ADAM caused by its excessive use amongst many of Rapture's citizens, unforeseen physical mutations began to occur. In response, many hospital facilities quickly became replaced by cosmetic surgery facilities such as Dandy Dental and Dr. Steinman's Aesthetic Ideals"
"Doctor. Stainman?" Jacob asked, having to hold back his laugh. He'd heard some pretty stupid doctors names before, like Dr. Barney, but that one took the cake.
"No, not Stainman, Steinman. Although that name would fit rather well after what happened to him..." Red corrected, muttering the last part to himself before continuing his tale. "Dr. Steinman was one of the highest ranking doctors, a cosmetic surgeon who was known to be a perfectionist in his work. Dr. Steinman was the head surgeon in the
department of Aesthetic Ideals, and believed strongly in the remarkable effects of Adam. However, as Dr. Steinman began to progress with constant use of Adam, he began to suffer chronic brain damage and physical mutations. The more deformed he became, the more he pondered on "perfecting" his skills by deforming his patients as well. Out of all the reported cases of his surgical abuse, the most famous was of Diane McClintock, whose face was probably distorted even more after Atlas's attack. Dr. Steinman's growing insanity shows what "splicing" can potentially do to anyone, and how inhumane the prospects of Adam and plasmids can truly be."
Hearing the story made Jacob eager to meet the doctor, maybe have a little fight. Who knows, maybe he could get a little extra Adam, more plasmids would be useful in the future.
"Steinman was killed a long time ago though." Red's final comment ruined that idea for him. "Damn" Jacob muttered, actually feeling rather disapointed.
"But there are lots of splicer there around. Many of them are loyal to his... I suppose you could call the beliefs?" Red tried to explain. Finding the right words were difficult when you were describing why lunatics were loony...
"Good enough for me!" Jacob grinned.
"Since your so enthusiastic I suppose it's safe to tell you, the only way you can reach The Lounge now is to go through there."
"Meh, alright." Jacob shrugged dismissively and walked into the Medical Pavilion.
Rapture, Medical Pavilion: 9:15 am
It was dark, but Jacob's red helmet light was the only light source. I worked rather well though. He wasn't scared, he felt exited as his eyes and ears were on full alert as he looked around at what had became of the Medical Pavilion. Looking for "victim's" his boots splattering against the ground as he walked, which indicated the whole place was probably flooded. He had less then a second to react when his foot didn't land on solid ground, instead it split right through the empty water, pitching forward into the watery depths.
*SPLASH!* Jacob moved before he even thought about it and jumped out of the hole. Looking it over from the top he could only make out a few feet from himself. But it look like a normal hole in the ground leading to the floor below. He must have jumped off of a desk or something.
"That was rich!" Red laughed.
Jacob didn't pay attention, he was more interested in what he was going to do, "Jacob... your wearing a DIVING suit. You can breath and survive underwater. But splicer's can't, you can use this to your advantage."
Jacob scoffed, he didn't need cheap tricks to win a fight. Although it could be useful, fighting dirty was always something he planned out but never implemented. It was odd how much killing someone did for ones self confidence...
He jumped into the water a second later, easily sinking to the floor of the level below. Jacob didn't knew why, but the Medical Pavilion looks a lot nicer underwater. Swimming as best as he could underwater, the suit was light, it floated up slightly, but heavy enough to keep him underwater he realized, he made it outside of the office he had landed in.
Looking around he saw he was inside of a huge corridor. Noticing a flight of stairs ahead he took them down. Flight after flight he swam down until his radio suddenly came to life. "Ki... I thi... ur... oin... to... ar... own..." Red tried to talk but the static grew louder and louder the more flights of stairs he passed.
Giving a shrug he swam faster, Red was annoying at times but he was useful. Coming to what seemed to be the bottom floor, as it looked like a basement, he noticed a door. It was one of those airlock things Delta and his dad had told him about. But why was it under the Medical Pavilion? Entering it Jacob saw it was almost like an elevator, if you ignores the barnacles growing in it.
The doors closed, and the water drained out completely before it began to move even further downward.
There was a soft *ding.* a minute later and the doors opened. Jacob found himself in a long hallway filled with pipes and drains, "Kid, KID, CAN YOU HEAR ME?" Red shouted.
"Gah, my ears! Shut up! Yes, i'm here!" His were ringing and he was rather pissed about it. He was gone for like fie minutes, no reason to start freaking out.
"Sorry, where are you?" Red asked.
"I don't know. I seem to be in some sort of basement or something" Jacob described as he looked around.
There was a pause, before Red spoke. "I think your in what used to be a passage."
"A passage? A passage for what?" Jacob asked.
"Its been there since the beginning. Your in one of the old passages used by builder back when they were making Rapture." Red explained before he stopped, there was an awkward silence for a few seconds, Jacob was probably supposed to stay quiet and respect the mood Red was trying to set but he kinda wanted to explore already.
"Aaand...?" He demanded slowly.
"Kid, I suggest you don't go in there. If you do you might discover something that's supposed to be hidden. Something that's supposed to STAY hidden." Red warned.
Jacob barely spared the warning a thought and was already walking through the mass of pipes and machinery.
"I hope your ready for whatever you find down there." Red warned one last time before going silent.
to be continued...
BETA'd by: Slicerness