Bioshock: Rifts

Rarity followed the False Shepperd, watching his moves. He would hide when necessary, getting hit to the point of near death, running out of salts. Only a little while ago he had killed a Fireman sent by the "Prophet". and he had done a very good job at it too, using Possession to make him an ally and taking down his health little by little. (Wink, Wink) Afterwards, he picked up the "Devil's Kiss" Vigor. It was amusing seeing him freak out when his hands burst to flames, then be put out like it never happened. Out in the distance, she heard gun fire and the sounds of a woman screaming... no, taunting.

"I swear... When we get back I'm going to give Rainbow a piece of my mind..." She sighed to herself.

"Who's this 'Rainbow' girl?" A masculine voice said in front of her. Looking up she saw the False Shepperd looking down on her with the pistol he had shoved in her face.

"Wa-ha-ha!" She screamed out and darted her hands up. Unfortunately, for both parties, one of her hands skimmed his teeth, and in the same motion, her hand socked his mouth. They both backed up, and held their respective parts that had been damaged, before trying again and this time he ended up hitting Rarity's forehead with the pistol, and she hitting the clef of his chin causing him to bit on his tongue. Once again, they grabbed respect parts of damage.

They both stopped and stared at each other, slowly moving back to how they were with her hands in the air and his gun level with her face. "Okay... that didn't happen, and if anyone asks, we both got jumped. Deal?" He asked.

"Sounds like a plan, darling."

He sighed and put his pistol away, not wanting to waste the bullets on this potential bad luck magnet standing in front of him. She was wearing a tight (in this case) white dress with a symbol of three diamonds in the center hole where it just small amount of cleavage. Her hair was dark enough to be brown in the dark, but with fires roaring around them, he could see that her hair took a more purple color. Her eyes were a soft baby blue, almost the color of the ocean if one looked close enough.

Rarity did the same the same thing as him: Observe his person. He wore a suit with a vest over it. (Probably to hold all his guns) His face was hard and serious, and he had stubble coming in. She glanced at the back of his hand and sure enough, there was the tell tale mark:

AD

He noticed this and quickly hid his hand. "So... you gonna freak out, try to kill me, anything?" He asked while slowly reaching for his pistol. Rarity, of course, noticed his action but did nothing to stop him. He neared closer and closer...

BANG! BANG! "He's over here!!"

"Shit, just when I thought you guys quit..." He said pulling out his pistol and shooting the policemen. Rarity hid behind him to avoid being in the cross fire.

She looked up and saw that more policemen were coming from behind. There was a small crackle, it grew louder and louder until her hand was engulfed by lightning. Crystals grew from her hands and, like a coin, flipped them out of her hands and onto the ground, she followed this action by spraying water from Undertow underneath and besides the electric crystals. "You know," Rarity called from her side. "I don't know your name. Can you tell what it is." She asked.

"DeWitt. Booker DeWitt." He said still firing at the policemen. "You wouldn't happen to know how to get to Monument Island would you?" He asked, kind of hopeful that she said yes.

"Sadly no, but I know someone who does!" She said over the gunshots. One bullet grazed her cheek, and flinched at the sting. "She's over at the Smile Emporium, she's good with maps and she's a hell of a lot faster than the cops..." She said, almost sighing out most of what she said. "You have a Sky-Hook correct?" She asked, in response, he held up the Sky-Hook and spun its hooks.

"Yeah... Why?"

"When you see silver rails with green lights above them, run and jump. Trust me, it might sound stupid, but we're in a floating city." She said, still holding off the police from behind. She wasn't expecting him to grab her waist and picke her up and over his shoulder. "Wha! Put me down this instant Mr. DeWitt!" She screamed. Her pleas though, went unheard as he ran towards a Sky-Rail and jumped. He and Rarity both screamed before connecting with the rail.

"Whew!" He sighed looking over at a very angry Rarity. "Hehe... Nothing ventured nothing gained, right?"

"...Fine I'll let you off the hook for now, but up until we're safe I'm going to give such a pinch!"

He sighed and nodded. "Alright... so where's this Smile Emporium?"

"Down there, on the left." She pointed out. Booker was just about to jump when a puff of smoke appeared and the screeching of crows and ravens was heard behind them. Rarity gave a scream, then it stopped just a suddenly as it began. He looked back at the puff of smoke, then toward the Emporium.

"Sorry lady... but I got my own problems." He said before jumping down in the middle of town square.

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Cold.

Dark.

That's all Fluttershy felt right now. They forced her into drink it. They forced her into sending the note. Now, she was forced to kidnap her friend and do something absolutely horrible to them.

"Please! I just want to go home!" A black man said as he struggled against the chains on the table. She sighed heavily and put on a white mask that was in the shape of a beak. She turned to the man and opened her arms, as if to hug him.

"I know you do... I want to help you, I really do... But if I don't do this they'll kill us both." She explained. " I'm not doing this to save myself, goodness no. I'm doing it to free you from the torment you've been living through." With that, she herself gave a mighty screech and crows and ravens burst forth from the darkness ripping the man to sunders. When the crows and ravens disappeared, the man was still breathing, but barely. Her arms, still up, wrapped around the man and gave him a comforting hug.

"Shhhh... It's fine, just let it go and everything with be fine."

"Hush now, quiet now it's time lay your sleepy head...
Hush now, quiet now it's time to go to bed..."

He gave one last gurgle, and then he fell limp against the table. All the while Fluttershy, ripped the mask off her face to reveal the tears that she shed for him as she took away his last moments...

"Why care for him?" The Head Zealot asked her. At the sound of his voice, she screeched and attacked him with the crows and ravens. He only chuckled as the birds flew into his coffin.

She turned and held a scowl on her face. "I care because everyone, good or bad, male or female, young or old, they all deserve a chance of redemption... even those who we know are unredeemable..." She said, the last part especially for him. Once again he laughed and walked out to lead the sermon. Fluttershy all the while looked at the man again before undoing his chains and grabbing a shovel.