#jackabeth

[miumiumanzo]

who am I if I'm not having them here again

[jackjolene]

BioShock/Sinking City/Vampyr: The Plan

While Andrew Ryan looks out onto the remains of his city and contemplates what his dream has become, Jack, Liz, Porter, Eleanor, Tenenbaum, Artemis, Reid, and Ashbury have a meeting to discuss their next move.

There are four factions now in play in Rapture, including their group in Minerva's Den. The most concerning of these is Orrin Lutwidge, and his hired killers, the Diamond Partners. The rumor mill says that Lutwidge is working on some big project. They are currently holed up in Arcadia, despite the fact that it's crawling with Mutants.

The dissolution of the Rapture Family saw most of its members return to their previous existence as roaming splicers, each on their own and hungry for ADAM. Most of these either became Mutants, or victims of the Mutants.

However, a good number of former Rapture Family members have created a new cult: The Church of the Son of Ryan. Based off a series of audio diaries by the late Simon Wales (Before the Lamb I-V), the Children believe that a piece of God left Him to become the Demiurge and jumpstart life on Earth and the bloody, painful process of Evolution.

After God learned of the Demiurge's actions, He banished it to the ocean. After thousands of years, Andrew Ryan came along and built Rapture right by the Demiurge's resting place. The ADAM slugs came from the Demiurge, allowing the citizens of Rapture to splice themselves and gain power, hastening the fall of Rapture. Now, with Eleanor Lamb having abandoned the Rapture Family, the members of the Church of the Son of Ryan have put their faith in Jack, that he will return to Rapture to save them.

The last and most mysterious group in Rapture is the remaining Big Sisters. They keep completely to themselves in the Little Sister Orphanages, and anyone who ventures inside is never seen again.

The end goal of Jack and Co. is to cure the remaining splicers and the Mutants, if possible, then evacuate everyone to the surface, and finally activate Rapture's self-destruct, ending the nightmare once and for all.

With the first version of SERPENT killing Mutants, Tenenbaum needs to make a new version of it that will cure them as well as the Splicers. Thankfully, she has Dr. Reid, who has been studying the new ADAM responsible for the Mutants, and also the original Thinker to aid her.

Also, rather than going through Rapture building by building and curing each Splicer and Mutant with a dart, it would be much simpler to create an aerosol version of SERPENT and distribute it throughout all of Rapture using the ventilation systems in Arcadia. Just as producing a drinkable plasmid takes ten times as much ADAM as making an injectable plasmid, so making an aerosol ADAM product uses ten times as much ADAM again!

Thankfully, through the efforts of Subject Artemis and the robotic Little Sisters, they have an absolutely disgusting amount of ADAM to work with. In fact, they have enough to not only make enough SERPENT 2.0 to cure all of Rapture, but they've got enough for Jack, Eleanor, and Porter to splice with the stronger plasmids and become every bit as powerful as Artemis is.

Their main goal is to cure Rapture's surviving Splicers and Mutants. To accomplish that goal, they will need all the help they can get to overcome Lutwidge, the Diamond Partners, and the Mutants in Arcadia to put the new SERPENT into the air supply. The plan is four-fold.

Tenenbaum and Dr. Reid will stay in Minerva's Den to work on the new SERPENT and to be the "chair guys" of the rest of Jack and Co.

While there are eight of them, Jack and Co. will need more on their side if they want to take Arcadia from Lutwidge and his people. To that effect, Jack intends on recruiting the Church of the Son of Ryan to their side. After all, he is actually there to save them. Though if things go wrong, Artemis will be there to help him.

The Big Sisters would be a great asset to their side, and as Eleanor is one herself, she may be able to convince them to aid Jack and Co. If that falls through, however, Porter will be her back-up.

And finally, they need to learn just what Lutwidge is up to. In the months prior to Jack and Co.'s return to Rapture, Lutwidge has been moving around a lot and sending his Diamond Partners out on missions all over Rapture. And yet, the Mutants in each new base haven't wiped them out. Somehow, Lutwidge is keeping them from going after him and the Diamond Partners.

To find out why, Liz and Lady Ashbury, will be going out and using their talents in stealth and infiltration to uncover Lutwidge's secrets and learn what he is planning. Neither Jack or Dr. Reid are fans of the idea, but they need answers, and the "Elizabeths" are the best they've got for the job.

After resupplying and Jack, Eleanor, and Porter splicing up to reach Artemis' level, the four groups say their goodbyes and go out into Rapture, Tenenbaum and Dr. Reid watching along with the other denizens of Minerva's Den. Andrew Ryan himself watches silently as his son goes back out into the nightmare he has created.

[mathiaskillmaster]

“Wake up, Jack...” (Elizabeth X Jack) - Bioshock 

[misscryptickittysblog]

Alright so I have some brain droppings about the 4th Bioshock game. (Keep in mind I haven't fully fleshed out the exact ideas on how the game should go. I am merely basing it on some fanfics and other Bioshock theories people in the community have shared.)

I think the time period will be based between Bioshock 1 and 2 (soo, maybe between the years 1961-1967). The setting would be, of course, in Rapture.

Despite what Ken has done to Elizabeth, I think the people at Cloud Chamber would be willing to rewrite her arc by bringing her back via the prototype Vita Chamber in Suchong's Lab (how, who, and why she was brought back to life would be a mystery up until we get to the end of the game).

I'll admit, the main reason why I wanted Elizabeth to be raised back from the dead was for jackabeth shipping reasons (since I've read some fanfics and currently reading one now called: The Lion and the Lamb on AO3), but after a few months of replaying the bioshock collection, doing some more research on the franchise, and reading other people's opinions on here, my reasoning has gone deeper than that.

I don't think it's right how Ken Levine wrote off Elizabeth as a martyr at the end of Burial at Sea since 1. She let's Atlas and his bandits go and start a civil war. 2. She didn't even try to save Sally from Atlas's clutches. She literally just stood there and let Atlas kill her without even trying to get Sally away from him because reasons. And finally, 3. SHE DESTROYED AN ENTIRE CITY AND WAS THE CAUSE OF THE MANY DEATHS IN RAPTURE. All for one little sister, which in turn, killed other little sisters in the process (that is, if they didn't die or get rescued, waited until they get turned into Big Sisters). She doesn't deserve to die a martyr, unless, she is forced to face the consequences of her actions.

I think Elizabeth should go back to being the main character in the game so that she can explore Rapture in its post-civil war state, so that she can truly see what she has done to all the innocents that were turned into splicers, so that she could see the pain she has caused Jack and the other little sisters, so that she can truly try to reconcile with them and make things right.

I saw a couple of posts by @something-in-the-seas about how Burial at Sea should've ended, like how Elizabeth and Eleanor's story should've intertwined with each other, and I thought, "Hey why don't we do that, but with Bioshock 4!" Cloud Chamber could make a story about how Jack and Elizabeth could try and save the rest of the innocents in Rapture and try to help a young Eleanor bring Subject Delta back to life. I know it has been stated near the end of Bioshock 2 that Eleanor was able to bring Subject Delta via his DNA (hair samples), but they never really explained how the Vita Chambers were able to reverse from Jack's DNA to Delta's, so maybe in the next game they will touch upon that.

If something-in-the-seas sees this/reads this post, I just wanted to let you know that I'm not trying to steal/take credit for your ideas. I simply got inspired by them and wanted to expand upon them.

Despite Infinite and Burial at Sea being a royal mess to the franchise, I still enjoyed Elizabeth as a character; she wasn't by all means perfect, but she was still a fun character to explore and grow fond with, and I absolutely hate how Ken destroyed all of her interesting character traits and turned her into a former shell of herself. All because he got salty with the fact that 2k wanted to expand upon her story after Infinite was done.

Anyways I'm done rambling, what do y'all think about the next Bioshock coming out soon. Do you agree with what I have said or do you think that my ideas are stupid? Let me know y'all's thoughts since I like to interact with the fandom.

One more thing to add: Cloud Chamber, please redesign Jack's character model. No one wants to reference that wrinkly-ass, disproportionate model that the designers had lazily created in blender 3d a few years ago.

[geekgemsspooksandtoons]

You’re Important

This is a story set within my Bioshock Rebirth AU. A reimaging/reboot of the Bioshock franchise. https://geekgemsspookyblog.tumblr.com/post/626141727587270656/bioshock-rebirth-timeline-this-is-a-timeline-of-an Just as a heads up if anyone is wondering about the context. I’ve had some stories in my drafts for a long time now and I’m finally publicly sharing them.

The young man just sat on the side of the bed. He was just looking at the ground. With his elbows on his knees. It’s been a week since it all happened. How his life changed when he first got here and what he discovered about himself. He was in that room for nearly an hour. A room in Tenenbaum’s safe house. The door finally opened slowly and he put his head up to see who it was. It was Elizabeth.

“Hey can I come in?” Elizabeth asked him.

“Um sure.” Archie told her. She closed the door behind her and walked towards him. When she got to the bed, she sat to the left of him. As she saw down, she put her arms in her lap. She just looked at the man as he looked back at the ground after she closed the door. Elizabeth seemed concerned about him. Just staring at him for 10 seconds she finally wanted to ask an important question she had on her mind.

“Hey Archie I want to ask you something important.” Elizabeth asked him.

“Yeah.” He told her as he looked up to speak to her.

“After last week there was this question that was lingering in my mind. Since Archie isn’t your real name. Because it’s Jack....do you want me to call you Jack from now on? Or do you want me to call you Archie still?” Elizabeth was asking him. He was surprised seeing her ask this. She strangely look saddened by asking this. But to her this was important to know.

“I don’t mind either name actually. But I wanna call you by a name you feel more comfortable with. Maybe you might go with Jack because that’s your real name. I just don’t know. But it’s your choice and your identity. I just wanna respect that.” She was telling him.

“...call me Archie.” Archie told her. Hearing this got Elizabeth’s eyes to widen.

“What? Really? Are you sure?” Elizabeth asked him. She just stared at him with surprise.

“Yes. I really appreciate you asking me. Yet don’t be sad. Archie is my name. My name might of been Jack. But I’m Archie. And that’s my choice and that’s okay. So don’t worry. But thank you very much for asking me.” He told her, reassuring her. Elizabeth smiled back at him.

“Thanks.” She said and gave a warm smile. They just stared at each other for 5 seconds until Elizabeth decided to look at his chest. He had this usual military jacket on. She slowly raised her right hand to put it on his chest. Archie was surprised and confused.

“I honestly love this jacket you wear. It just feels....soft. Kind of like you.” Elizabeth told him as she looked back at his face.

“Yeah...I like it as well.” He told her. They just sat there for a good minute. She just had her hand on his chest. He didn’t wanna bother her. Including he liked that she was just touching his chest. But after that minute and thinking back to the whole asking about his name. He started thinking as he looked at her. She was just looking at his chest. These weird emotions went through his head.

He slowly got close to her and hugged her.

“Archie?” Elizabeth asked. Her eyes widened and she was surprised. She wasn’t expecting this. Just feeling the tall man wrap his arms around her. But after that she smiled and wrapped her arms around him too. She closed her eyes as she did that. But after that, she started to hear sniffing. Her eyes opened up and she was surprised. She then heard a little bit of crying.

“Archie. Are you okay?” Elizabeth asked him.

“I just met you last week. This may seem crazy...but you’re one of the most important people in my life.” He said as he was tearing up more. “I love you so much. Your smile, just who you are as a person. So many things about you are wonderful and I don’t care what people say.” He continued on.

“I was trying so hard to make sure you felt safe. I didn’t want you to see me like this. Because I really wanted to make sure you were okay during everything. After everything horrible thing you saw and the other things that happened to you. I wanted to make sure you didn’t change for the worse. If you saw me breaking down I worried you wouldn’t feel safe.” He told her as she can clearly hear him breaking down.

“I found out that my life was a lie...that I was a mistake...yet you and Brigid got me to keep going. But God it still hurts me inside. I am so sorry for crying.” He said as he started to sob more and even hiccup a bit. Hearing this broke Elizabeth’s heart. She got out of the hug and wanted to look him in the eyes.

“Hey....it’s okay to cry. I admire that you wanted to stay calm for me. The fact you did all of that for me? You taught me to be strong. But there’s no shame in crying. Please don’t think you can get emotional in front of me. It’s okay.” She told him as she put her hands on the side of his head. Including she gave him a smile to reassure him. “You’re really one of the bravest people I’ve ever met. And I admire you for just being you.” She told him.

“You aren’t a mistake. I love you.” She told him. After that she just looked at him. The crying was slowly stopping. She decided to wipe those tears with her thumbs. “You’re gonna be okay too.” She said.

After that, she thought about it. Then she did it. She slowly put her lips on his lips. Just for about five seconds. Archie was surprised by that. His eyes were widened and her eyes were closed. She took her lips off of his lips.

“I think I just got my first kiss.” Archie said sounding very surprised.

“Me too I think.” Elizabeth said. “Do you want me to stay in here with you for a while? I don’t have anything to do. I can stay here as long as you want.” She asked him.

“Are you sure you’re not busy?” Archie asked her.

“I’m not busy don’t worry. I just wanna be with you right now. I want to make sure you feel okay.” She told him.

They both just had lay down on the bed. She was close to his chest and held on to him. She had her eyes closed. He just lay there too and he closed his eyes. They just embraced each other, feeling so comfortable with each other’s company.

Last week he was mostly wanting to keep her sane and safe. He wanted to make sure she felt comfortable. Now again it was Elizabeth’s turn to help him. To give him that comfort he gave to her. Because he deserved it more than ever.

[captainjulliets]

“This world values children, not childhood.”

BioShock: Elizabeth and Jack Aesthetics

[merlikesbioshock]

[the-depths-of-the-sea-fic]

Arcadia (Elizabeth/Jack, 1056 words)

It's only in Arcadia that they find a rare moment where they can rest, relax, and recuperate. After the ambush by Ryan's Splicers in the Smuggler's Hideout and their brief separation, respite is dearly needed before they continue through the rest of Arcadia. 

Despite his grief (whether real or fake Elizabeth cannot tell) Atlas had directed them to one of the safe houses his men had established throughout Rapture. Canned food and a (suspiciously dirty and stained) mattress would await them there. The other end of the radio had gone silent after that and Jack left it clipped to his belt in favor of holding his pistol in one hand and Elizabeth’s in the other.

It takes them a bit of time to find the safe house. Big Daddies and Splicers must be avoided after all and they’re running low on med kits. When they finally reach it, Jack replaces the planks and crates hiding the entrance while Elizabeth begins to poke around to see if there was anything else hidden away. The food consists of a few cans each of sardines, canned fruit, and potted meat. A couple jars of fresh water are tucked away in a corner along with a bottle of whiskey that is about one-thirds full.

Elizabeth moves their refreshments over to the small card table that the food rests on and neatly arranging everything before starting to consider just how they’re going to eat the canned fruit and potted meat without forks or spoons. She doesn’t hear or realize that Jack is done with keeping them well-hidden until she feels his arms wrap around her waist from behind. For a moment she’s taken by surprise but quickly she leans back against him, reveling in the comfort and warmth his large frame and build provides. His face presses into her hair (gross, grimy hair that’s been tangled with blood and Lord knows what else) and she feels him shudder and sigh against her in relief.

“I was worried for you back there.” Jack’s voice is quiet, only a whisper against the top of her head. “If you’d been down there alone when the Splicers came...” He trails off and his grip around her tightens in a way that Elizabeth perceives as protective. She remains silent and he continues speaking. “I don’t...I don’t think I could go through what Atlas must be going through right now if I ever lost you, Elizabeth.”

His confession fills her with a pleasant warmth and it makes Elizabeth’s cheeks flush a bit. Her hands curl around his wrists, thumbs rubbing over his knuckles. “I was worried for you too. I wish I’d been there with you.” She lets herself admit, because it’s the truth. A silly truth but she knows the extent of Jack’s strength and that he could probably take on fifty Splicers, maybe even a hundred, at once with that wrench of his.

“Good thing Atlas was down there with you. We’re lucky we’ve got him helping us out.” That remark makes Elizabeth grimace and she’s glad that he can’t see her face right now. The ever-lingering guilt in her stomach that had stayed with her since she and Jack had met in the Welcome Center was beginning to make its way up to her throat. She absolutely hated having to keep everything she knew, from Atlas’s true identity to all the lies he’d been feeding the younger man and to who Jack really was.

In the short time they’d spent together a bond had formed between the pair. Elizabeth wasn’t sure, however, if her feelings toward Jake were similar in how she’d felt about Booker or if they were something more. Maybe that was why she loathed what she was keeping from him. And the manipulation to do good by saving the Little Sisters instead of harvesting them for their ADAM, as Atlas had pointed out after he’d pulled her out of the submarine bay.

They stay like that; front to back, two bodies fitting together perfectly, for a few moments longer before Elizabeth releases Jack’s wrists. She swivels around so that his hands are at the small of her back. It’s her turn now to embrace him with her own tight hug and her head resting on his shoulder.

“I’m glad you’re the one that found me down here, Jack.” Her voice is muffled by his sweater but he can still hear her anyway. She picks her head to look up at him with a small smile and her hands slide up to cup his cheeks and tilt his face down so they can properly look at each other. One soft thumb rubs against his cheek, over a bandage covering a nasty cut she’d patched up for him, and he can’t help but smile back at her.

Seeing Jack smile makes the guilt in Elizabeth’s stomach lessen for only a moment and it’s long enough for her to think “fuck it” and lean up to kiss him. It doesn’t take Jack long to reciprocate and his grip on her tightens ever so slightly. A feeling like butterflies fluttering swells in her stomach and her heart beats wildly against her chest.

The kiss ends but they stay locked in their embrace, his chin tucked over her head, and she finds herself wanting this moment to last forever. Outside a Splicer can be heard stomping about and muttering to himself but he’s ignored as the pair cling tightly to one another. Elizabeth can feel Jack’s heart beating against her cheek and the rise and fall of his chest as he breathes.

For a short time they find comfort with one another. Two practical strangers oddly united by destiny. The Splicer beyond the small safehouse and everything else from Andrew Ryan to Jack’s mission to the crackle of Atlas’s voice over the radio is forgotten. All they focus on is the simple comfort of the embrace of another living and breathing another human being. For that long Elizabeth can forget about the secrets she’s kept, what she knows that Jack doesn’t, and the guilt that grows and gnaws on her from the inside out the more she spends time with and gets to know Jack Wynand and fall in love with him.

It’s a shame when it finally does end and they have to move on.