Sorry about the wait guys
Without further ado here's the sixth chapter!
The black void tumbled on endlessly, from what I could see. It almost felt like I was in water but there was nothing under me.
It's like I'm falling.
Eternally falling with no hope of ground.
What did Tenenbaum do? Should I still trust her? Who can I trust?
Questions swirled around my head with no hope of stopping. I began to feel a mob of emotions bursting from my head.
I felt overwhelming sadness. Sorrow for a city I once loved, but joy that it had crumbled to the ground. I felt like I was missing something, that I had left something behind but at the same time I was glad it was gone. I felt boastful that I survived, but shame, shame that I could not save the people subsumed to temptation. Happiness and sorrow, giddiness and humility.
But there was an overwhelming sense of
Rage.
I felt angry that they had the choice to walk away from that horrid city but didn't, that they fell to temptation, that to rise in their own means by the killing of another, and most of all,
They tried to kill my loved ones.
I felt a burning in my core, the very fiber of my being.
But most of all I felt hunger.
Hunger for their blood to be spilled on the pavement, to see the life drain away from their worthless eyes, to hear their screams of pain as I rip the bones out of their body. They are going to pay, and it will not be a painless death.
The endless black void filled with red. Like ink spilling into water uncurling like smoke.
And then I remembered.
This feeling was not new. It was the same one I felt in the tunnels running with Eleanor.
Did Lamb really fix the bond? If so why is it still taking affect?
I can't think about that right now. If I don't resist the broken bond then I'm no better than the splicers.
This will not consume me! I will not let me swallow me up! I fought back, and it was hard. I let out a mighty groan as fought the imaginary force. I have people I care about, if I fall into this mess I won't ever get out! The red faded away slowly. I cannot give up! I must succeed! Eleanor… Eleanor is waiting for me!
My eyes shot open as I sat up and clutched my heart. I was breathing heavily. I looked at my surroundings. I was in a cellar like place. A single light bulb on a string hung from the ceiling. Illuminating only a little. I looked at my gloved hands and at my booted feet. They were still rusted and covered with dried blood and scratches. I rolled over onto my stomach and pushed myself up.
Bonk.
Damnit! The ceiling was lower than I thought it was! I ducked and held my head trying to stop the ringing. I scanned the room once more with difficultly. There were stairs behind me and a trapdoor at the top. I walked over to the stairs and climbed them. I pushed on the door but it wouldn't budge. I let out a groan of irritation. I pushed on the trapdoor once more and it slightly moved. With a grunt of annoyance I reared back my fist and with most of the strength I could muster punched right through the annoying door. I grabbed hold of the outside and pulled the door in. Splinters and pieces of wood broke apart in my hand. I looked up through the new hole and saw a giant white ball hanging in the dark blue sky. It looked strange. How the hell did someone get a giant ball in the sky? And the sun! How is it just suspended up there? I made the new hole bigger and ripped apart the wood. I climbed out of the makeshift cellar. And then I saw the ground.
It was covered in green stuff! In Rapture they had a place called arcadia. For some reason they never let me go there. I heard stories from Eleanor about it. She said there was hairy things on the ground that where green. Maybe this is what she was talking about! I put my boot on the…umm green stuff. It was soft! Well you know I can't physically feel it but my boot just sunk right in! Did I break it? Can it be broken? Ugh the surface is weird. But compared to rapture this place is heaven.
I was staring at the back of Jack's house. Now why in the hell did they put me out here? Okay okay think what happened last. Tenenbaum drugged me, fought with an imaginary force , woke up in a cellar. Wow I feel so loved. I started to trudge across the field, I left big dents in the green stuff as I walked. When I finally reached the back door I knocked firmly 2 times. Nobody answered. I saw no lights on in the house. Maybe its best if I let them sleep? I sat down and leaned against the wall for support. I thought back, when have I ever sleep on my own accord? Unless it was forced or I fainted I have never actually slept! Well let's give it a whirl. I shut my eyes and let the ground and the wall take all of my weight. The tanks on my back no longer pulled down on my shoulders. I started to drift off, not like being swallowed but being embraced my hands fell to my sides and I tilted my head forward. And for the first time I could remember
I
Fell
Asleep.
Switching Povs to Jack(*snicker* povs… sounds funny)
I opened my eyes to see my window pouring in white sunlight. I sat up in my bed and gave a deep groan. Everyday my voice sounds different. I swung my feet over the side of the bed. My bare feet touched the soft carpet. I stood up and walked across the room to my bathroom. Once there I preformed my daily ritual. Use the toilet, brush my teeth comb my hair. I grabbed my robe of the chair in my room. I slipped it on as I headed upstairs to wake the girls. It's still summer but school starts in a few weeks. I opened the door to Marias room first. She's always the toughest to get up.
"time to get u-" the sheets were thrown back and Maria was nowhere to be found. It didn't look like she was forced out.
"Maria?" I called. No answer. I ran out of the room and into ivy's.
"Ivy-"same thing too.
I ran into all other rooms as well. Alex, Bailey, Marsha, and all the other girls have disappeared! Where are they?
I ran down stairs and turned for the phone. Wait I forgot to check Eleanor's room!
I checked and with a sinking heart found that she'd gone too. Now Delta's gonna kill me! Wait Delta!
I ran through the back door, and to the cellar where we put him after Tenenbaum gave him the ADAM sickness antidote. What I saw made me jump out of my skin. The trapdoor to the cellar was completely destroyed. I knew I shouldn't have trusted him i-
I turned around saw the missing girls asleep in a heap on top of a sleeping Delta. Relief washed over me until I saw the neighbors daughters as well piled in with the sleeping behemoth. I wasn't until then though when I started breathing through my nose. Even from this distance you could smell the big daddy pheromones that were coming from this guy! It smelled like sweat and honey all mixed together in a terrible combination. I know I still vaguely smell like that because the stuff was made to linger. But original big daddies like him have it worked into their system to genetically make the stuff, but man his systems are on overload! I coughed and covered my nose with my hand. What is up with this guy! I know the ADAM sickness cure sometimes have side effects but God almighty he reeks! I stumbled across the yard to the back door. I barely made it back through the back door without vomiting! I got the phone and dialed the hotel Tenenbaum and porter where staying at. Once they put me through I explained all that had seen. She replied
"Verdammt! This is bad child! In Ordnung wake him up without waking the girls. If they do wake they might be feral und aggressive. Achten child! Und keep me online!"
"okay" I set the phone down. I grabbed a naptkin from the kitchen and stepped back outside. I grabbed a twig off the ground and looked for any part of delta that isn't covered in girls. I held the handkerchief to my nose to lessen the smell. Wait aren't the pheromones attracting the older girls? Wasn't it only supposed to be only prepubescent girls? No matter I'll ask Tenenbaum once I get this over with. I poked his visor twice which was glowing a dull yellow. Nothing happened. I poked at it again and he stirred the oval glass glowed more vibrantly and turned from yellow to green. Then I guess he realized what had happened the potal turned white and he jolted. I stepped back and he turned his head towards me. He visor turned a purple color as if to question what happened. I shrugged.
"have no idea but you stink. I'll be right back just don't move." I said into the hankie. I ran inside and picked up the phone.
"okay he's awake, what now?" I said into the telephone. No answer came from the other line. "Hello? Are you still there?" no answer. Jesus Christ! Of all times now she doesn't pick up? I heard a knock behind me and I turned around to see Tenenbaum along with porter carrying her stuff.
"Where is he?" she asked.
"This way" I answered back. I turned towards the back door.
"Wait child take this it will be easier to breathe." She tossed me a gas mask. She actually brought these? Isn't that a little to dramatic? I quickly put it on and headed outside. When out I realized porter along with Tenenbaum had their masks on.
"I brought diese because once her delta awakes das pheromones will become stronger." She said.
"How do you know all this?" I asked.
"When I was back in rapture developing the cure without the thinker I got a rough imitation of what I have now. I tried it out on a big daddy hoping it would work. I didn't. All it did would knock out the daddy und increase the pheromones it gave off. It attracted all of the little ones und if you tried to move them they would retaliate. When the daddy awoke the pheromones got too strong und attracted all sorts of trouble. The same thing happened to her Porter when I gave it to him but not quite as strong as this. This ADAM sickness cure will still work though." She explained. "achten not to touch and leave ihnen alone for now."
I nodded
"But wait what about him?" I looked at Delta who was trying to stay still.
" Usually it takes around 15 minutes to wear off but sense for some reason her Delta you will have to wait a little longer." She answered.
He nodded.
"In the mean time I will get to working why this happened." She went inside and porter followed. I went inside and grabbed a chair and brought it outside. I put it on the ground and straddled it.
"Wouldn't want to leave you alone. I probably need to be here when they wake up." I said. "Plus my daughters are in there too. And when they wake up they'll probably be scarred shitless!"
I worked for a very long time on this chapter for no apparent reason