"RADIANCE! NO!"
The silver mare shook her head as the memories of the past flashed through her mind again, causing her to sit down in the empty tower--empty except for the four items that sat on four of the six pedestals. A golden crown with a lightning bolt, a green armband with a radioactive symbol, a necklace with a bat in the center and a tiara with an azure wand.
'I must stop myself from looking into the past so often,' she thought to herself as she stood back up, cutting off her spell that allowed her to see into the past. 'Nothing good can come from reliving those memories. I must focus on the present and the champions.' Just as she said this, the tower shook from an unknown power and one of the pedestals was shaken to its core. When the shaking stopped, the silver mare looked at the stand to see a golden shoulder pad with a grey drill in the center of it.
'I wondered if he was going to ever give that up,' she thought to herself with a smile as she looked out the window, remembering the first time she had met "Mr. Bubbles."
==K>
The flash of the gun barrel. The scream of a child. The pain as the shotgun round tore through his helmet and pierced his skull. And the blackness that follows such a wound. The sweet embrace of death, death for a creature whose life was stripped away from it and replaced with a life of servitude. An escape from the pain. For what seemed like an eternity, the metal behemoth floated in nothingness, free of all pain and suffering. Free...wait, it felt something, something pressing against its chest. The behemoth reached out with its hand, feeling the ground resist its push. Was it alive? It had been certain that it had been killed, why was it alive? The monster took a chance and opened its eyes, not sure what to expect.
As the Big Daddy regained consciousness and looked out of the eight view ports on its helmet, he was met with a sight before it that was not to be expected of one that was dead. The Daddy was surrounded by pure white, a room made of solid white. It turned its body to the left to see more white for miles. A look to the right resulted in the same view, utter whiteness for infinity. It was while it was looking out at the endless white that the Big Daddy realized that its ports and helmets were no longer damaged as they had previously been. It moved its right arm in front of one of the view ports, examining itself for any other signs of damage. The drill on its right hand was its first priority, as the weapon was his greatest asset. Using the mental command embedded in his mind, the Big Daddy ordered the drill to begin spinning. Gears began to move, circuits began to operate again, and after a few seconds the drill finally began to spin at full speed.
He let out a small moan of approval and began to examine the rest of his suit, which seemed to be in satisfactory condition, besides a few dings and nicks. There were no holes or leaks in the brass armor, the most important aspect of a suit designed for underwater movement. A full test of the oxygen and the gas showed that nothing was out of the ordinary. With all systems green, the Daddy began to lumber forward and try to figure out where it was.
'You are in the space between everything and nothingness.' The Big Daddy spun around with a wail of rage, spinning the drill at full speed and taking a defensive stance. But while it had been expecting a splicer or a person in general, even it was confused by the sight in front of it. A small, ponylike creature stood before it, with a long flowing mane of pure white that complimented its white, empty eyes. The pony's body was as white as the area around it, and against the white background it was practically invisible. Daddy let out a warning moan, informing the creature that attacking it was a bad idea.
'Do not worry, I mean you no harm,' she said in a careful tone, slowly walking up to the behemoth. 'I bet you are wondering how you got here...or why you are even alive to begin with.' The Daddy lowered its drill slightly, waiting for the pony to finish speaking. This creature knew how he had come to this land, if he could call it that. The pony began to circle him, looking at him in interest. The Big Daddy turned to keep the pony within sight, never allowing it to escape its field of vision.
'You are quite different from the creature that I had heard you were. I was led to believe that humans had heads on top of their bodies and that they had pinkish skin--well, at least the one I knew did. My spell was designed to bring a regular human to this land, not a titan such as yourself. However, I got you instead,' she said with a slight shake of the head. The Big Daddy growled at the pony and took a threatening forward step. The silver mare barely flinched at his movement, but took a step back as a precaution. 'I did not mean to offend you, but you were not what I had expected. I also found that there have been many modifications to both your brain and being in general. I tried to remove as many of the more animalistic ones as I could, but there is still a lot in there. Apparently, what Tenenbaum said about you varies depending on the reality." The Big Daddy kept his eyes on her as she said this, noticing that he felt a bit different than before.
'However, you are here now.' The Big Daddy spun around to the pony which had somehow managed to get behind him in an instant. He roared and tried to drive his drill into the pony's chest, but it had simply vanished again. 'I see that you have a temper, but I have used most of my magic to bring you here. You will have to do.' He spun to find her standing behind him again, eyes glowing with power. He rushed forward and brought his drill to her chest level, when his vision faded to white.
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The sound of the waves crashing against the shore greeted the Big Daddy as he woke up staring at a blue sky. He forced himself back to his feet (an impressive feat for him) and found himself standing on a beach by the ocean. He stared at the water for a while, memories of the past flooding his mind--memories of Rapture, his Little Sister, and of what had happened to the city. Was Rapture still down there? Had he just surfaced after a bad dream? Maybe it was just-
Find Little Sister.
The Big Daddy shook its head and looked behind to see an old Vita Chamber behind him, with what seemed like silver energy channeling through what remained of it, which was weird to him because the chambers were supposed to run on electricity. Was that how he was alive? The last thing he remembered was being shot...
Find Little Sister.
He shook his head and growled, wondering where that errant thought had come from. He looked in front of him to find that there was only one path off the beach. So with no other real option, the Big Daddy began to lumber forward to the next destination. Once he had left the beach, he found himself entering some sort of forest. It had been so long since he had seen trees that he had almost forgotten what they had looked like in general. It was a nice forest though, with light shining through the trees and creatures playing in the woods. He looked up through the trees to see the sun directly overhead. The sun...how long ago had he last seen the sun? He couldn't remember. But while the light gave warmth to everything in the forest, he felt none of it. He lowered his head and continued to walk through the forest, in awe at the beauty of it.
'It's beautiful, isn't it?' The Big Daddy's drill started up and it spun around with a roar, recognizing the pony's voice. But to its confusion, there was no one behind him. He continued to look around when the voice once again spoke, seeming to come from the inside of the helmet.
'I noticed that you had a radio of sorts placed inside your helmet, so I figured I'd keep you company and explain a few things to you. First, don't bother asking for my name; that's not important. What is important is where I want you to go. Go to the town north of here, if you please.' The Big Daddy growled and started to head west, not caring for the pony on the radio. '...Okay, that's not north. Are you lost? Look, I know that this must be weird for you, but going to that town is in your best interest. Besides, it's not like you have anywhere else to go.' The Big Daddy stopped, taking in the pony's words. He hated the way she ordered him around. It was like that Ryan guy, but she was right in saying he had nowhere else to go. Plus, he might find his little sister there. So with a groan, the metal behemoth turned and started to head to the north.
'Glad to see you're taking my advice. The reason I brought you...well, any human in particular here was to help. I feel a dark presence on the horizon, seeking the destruction of Equestria and the Elements of Harmony...which you probably know nothing about. Okay, the land you're in is called Equestria and the Elements are...crap.' The Big Daddy knew the reason why she had stopped talking. On the road in front of him were two ponies standing in the road, with bandanas on their heads and an eyepatch covering the brown one's eye. They hadn't noticed him, but he didn't care.
'Those are bandits. Trust me when I say you do not want to fight the bandits here. You should probably try your best to go around them and-' The Big Daddy ignored her advice and started to move forward, heading towards the two bandits. Their ears flicked at the sound of his heavy footseteps and they turned to face him, surprise written on their faces. The surprise quickly turned to smiles and they advanced towards him, drawing weapons with magic.
"Well, well, what do we have here? A pony in a tin can, eh?" the one with the eyepatch chuckled, starting to circle the Daddy. "Your suit must be worth a fortune to the right buyer. How about you take it off and we let you keep your life?" Instead of answering, the Daddy continued to walk forward, pushing the pony's partner out of his way.
"HEY, I'm talking to you?" the bandit roared, smacking his club across the Daddy's back. A metallic clang echoed throughout the forest, scaring off some of the woodland creatures. The bandit looked at his weapon, which had snapped in half, and slowly up to the monster. The Daddy slowly turned to face the pony, eye ports changing from yellow to the bloodiest red. It let out an angry roar and started the drill on its right arm, using its left hand to lift the pony into the air. His partner had just woken up from the slap the Big Daddy had given him and turned around, rubbing his head.
"Don't just stand there, you fool! Help me-AAAAAARRRRRRGGGGHHHHH!!" he cried out as the massive drill went straight through his torso. The Big Daddy let go of him and the bandit started to spin around in the drill, blood spraying everywhere. Once he was thoroughly destroyed, the Big Daddy stopped his drill and pulled it out of the dead horse's gut, dropping the carcass to the forest floor. It was about to move on when a bolt of electricity surged through its body, causing him to roar in pain.
"Fry you freak!" the other pony yelled at him, firing more and more electricity. But just to the Daddy's surprise, the pain began to subside and the electricity began to move to his left arm. He clenched his fist as bolts of electricity began to fly from it. As he got back to his feet, he heard a female's voice over his radio.
"Thank you for purchasing the electro bolt from Ryan industries. We hope you have a shockingly good time using it." The Big Daddy turned around to find that the pony had gone. But he could still hear the pony crying behind one of the trees, doing its best to remain quiet.
"Don't let it get me. Dear Celestia don't let it-" his words died in his mouth as a shadow covered him. He looked up through tear-stained eyes at the giant monster, with its eight eyes still glowing red. The bandit started to cry as the drill started up once more and the monster slowly advanced towards the pony.
==k>
The Big Daddy had left the forest behind and had found his way onto a grassland, with rolling hills and waves of grass as far as he could see. The new scenery was nice, and even better, the pony on his radio had stayed quite since the bandits. Odd that the bandits would look like ponies, but he had seen far stranger in Rapture. Maybe they were so spliced that they didn't even resemble humans anymore. None of that was important, as he was getting closer to the town. At the top of one of the highest hills, he could see the small town in the distance. While he continued walking, he looked up at the rising sun. A night had come and gone while he had walked, but the lights from his helmet had illuminated his path. But now that he sun was back up, he didn't need the lights.
'...What are you?' The Big Daddy growled in annoyance, the pony's voice flooding back through his radio. 'Those bandits may have been mean, but there was no need to do what you did to them. The last one even begged for mercy, yet you...tore him apart.' The Big Daddy did not respond, only continued to head for the town in the distance. He looked to his left hand and watched the electricty flood through it. He had never been able to utilize offensive plasmids before, so how could he now?
'If you're wondering about the electricity, when I was going through your memories I found traces of others like you with these kinds of powers. I simply used my magic to activate yours, but to unlock more you will need to absorb more magical energy,' she said through the radio. 'If I had known that you were this violent, I would have reconsidered.' The Big Daddy growled and continued his march, turning his hand over and watching the electricity run through it.
He eventually reached the edge of the town, walking into another small forest. He trooped through it, scaring away any and all animals that crossed his path. His walk took him closer and closer to the town, and in the distance he could see what looked like a red farmhouse as well as a huge tree near the center of the town. But another building that caught his attention was a red schoolhouse near the forest--or at least it looked like a schoolhouse from the books his Little Sister used to look through. And the book had said that's where little girls went to learn, so his best chance of finding a little sister was there.
'Alright, I see your destination and I know what you are thinking, but let me say this to you now. If you harm any of those foals, I will bring you down myself,' the silver mare threatened in his radio. The Big Daddy ignored her and continued to walk towards the building, but then a faint voice caught his ears and he turned slightly to where it was coming from. He turned his massive frame and headed for the voice, the pitch and tone of it reminding him of one from his home. He eventually reached a small clearing that allowed him to look through the trees--to reveal a small horse standing at the base of a tree. And the moment his ports allowed him to look at her, only one thought went through his mind.
He had found a Little Sister.
FINALLY IT IS HERE!!!!
Tracking and reading
"Armored Father"....OH GOD DAMNIT.
I just noticed something, it has eight eyes mean that this your ordinary Big Daddy and plus his action seem to be just like the ordinary Big Daddy
I thought he is going to be Subject Delta though but well you the one who wrote the story thus I wing it. Though I thought that Big Daddy will go insane if their Little Sister died (missing) and it can't be replaced. They often became crazy and suicidal. Unless this is subject Alpha though they still have some failure. From What I know, Subject Delta and Subject (Theta? can't remember) are the only successful Big Daddy whose can adopt. Still they required the original Little Sister.
Awesome to see the new story up! You're off to a great start with this one. So, judging by the beginning of the story, it seems we already have confirmation that this Big Daddy is our fifth hero. Interesting choice. I'm looking forward to seeing how you make this one work.
This is a curve ball. Then again, I've never played any Bio-Shock games, so I never would have Connected it no matter how many clues you gave.
No matter what, this shall be an interesting read.
4292931 Yeah, he got us with that one. When he mentioned that in the Hulk story I was so certain that it was Batman. Things about to get really bloody in Equestria.
Thiis has my yesses. I've actually never seen a good bioshock crossover. I hope this story turns out well!
Will we ever know what these mysterious mares have in store with the hero's of these stories
Whens next chapter!?!
I like this storie, alot.
Nice start, if a bit bloody. I can't wait to see how Mr. B and his new little sister get along. But if it is Dinky like the character icons indicate... There will be much cuteness.
This is going to be an interesting one.
Also.
Downvoted because there's a spelling error in the story description
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It was noted that the silver mare had...tinkered with this ones mind, to what extent we have yet to see.
This will be quite the story, the speech impediments alone have their uses i think.
Nice. I bet bad things are afoot once he's in Ponyville. In fact, the pony he found, THAT will make them think he is a metal abomination.
Can't wait for the next chapter and ponvilles reaction to the big daddy with appleboom (i thinks it's applebloom)
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Yes, but he believes that she is his little sister. Just looks different.
I can already tell that this story is about the past and doesn't have to do with anything with the pedestals yet.
Ms. White summoned forth a heavily armed and heavily armored creature from another dimension specifically to perform acts of violence in order to protect the Elements. She knows he was physically and mentally altered for combat. In fact, she altered him even further, unlocking his plasmids. He even attacked her during their introduction.
Why the fuck is she surprised he killed those two bandits?
4294180 Not only that, but she said that she researched his memories in order to give him the ability to use plasmids. She should have seen at least a few violent memories, even if she only researched a little bit of his memories.
Ah, it's good to finally have on of your stories back on my bookmarks bar I love the story, just wondering how the big daddy is going to distinguish between "splicer" pony and pony.
Much blood will be shed. Unless mr. b and his new little sister are left alone. And you don't get in his way. Cause they tend to be gentle giants when left alone.
I haven't played the first Bioshock yet, so I was going to pass over this for now. Then it hit me. The armored father. The Big Daddy.
Bioshock crossover!!! And it's a normal Big Daddy this time! You outdo yourself once again, Onomonopia!
Now I have a consistent story to look forward to.
I got around to thinking... When all the chosen are united at last, I wonder how they'll react to the Big Daddy (who is not even in a superhero continuum to begin with, which makes the meeting all the more interesting). I can already imagine Hulk and the Big Daddy getting irritated at each other.
A good start. I cannot wait for the next installment.
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I think its gonna be Sweetie Belle.
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4295153 My guess is Dinky, simply based on the character tags the author has provided.
Another Bioshock/Equestria crossover story that is going to be on hiatus soon and then cancelled.
So, this is how the Silver Mare thinks: 'Equestria is in danger from a powerful enemy, solve it by summoning a random human from a random reality.' What if the human she summoned needed life support and died minutes after arriving in Equestria?
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I don't think it will go this route. This author has a good track record with finishing his other stories. So i beleive he will finish this one
"Daddies" is the plural of daddy. "Daddy's" is a contraction of "daddy is." The case is similar with "sisters" and "Alphas."
"To reign" is to rule with sovereignty or to be primarily controlled by a certain condition (when used figuratively). "To rein" is to direct, restrain, or control, almost always in a literal sense.
I'm telling you this because seeing grammar and spelling errors in a description is more likely to put me off from reading a fic than most anything else. I see it as a reflection of the material that it's describing, and I doubt I'm the only one who feels this way.
I'm probably going to end up reading it anyway if the comments are anything to go by, but I just thought that you should know.
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Sorry bout that, the description was written back In '12. Haven't had it updated.
This is awesome! I really like Bioshock and the ideas for the Big Daddies and Song Bird. I do wish there were more. And a blessing from above appears when my favorite fimFiction author decides to make a story with the Rapture universe!
On a side note, I sure do hope the Little Sister turns out to be Dinky. Dinky just seems like a cute little sister kind of character, and It would be interesting to see how he defends the innocents who get bullied .
Nice!
4292959 if I remember correctly big daddies either go batshit crazy or go in a state of depression if they lose their little sisters
4306312 she removed some of his more animalistic traits.
well for those who think that a big daddy go insane and suicidal if they lost their little sister
those are the the Alpha series they became too unstable after lost a little sister that they just go depressed
and aggressive so they design them so they will shutdown if they lost them also because of that
Alpha series are the only ones who can not just adopt but Link with a little sister but just once so the first is also the last one
the other Big Daddy series aren't like that since they don't need to be linked to a little sister they are more tanky and expendable
as well as easy to produce and can just pick up or adopt a little sister if they don't have one they just wander around doing patrols
and giving maintenance to the city when needed also they are violent if provoked or strangers get close to their little sister
so by keeping that in mind they are actually harmless if you don't mess with them
in audio logs they sometimes were mentioned so that mean that regular Big Daddies
were among regular people before the civil war of rapture
That's some Burial at Sea stuff there
I played the game once and maybe it is not my favourite game just because the Gerne (Genre)? , but i like it how the capter turned out.
I think i will read more.
'... if you please.'
I wonder if that's going to be like 'would you kindly'.
The fight between him and the bandits brought back memories of me attacking big daddy's. A thing that'll haunt you forever even though you played it on easy. So horrifying they are, big daddies. ; _ ;
10/10 story btw
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That's not criticism; that's being a child.
4293535 You're pathetic...
Honestly, be real. Maybe if you don't realize, none of us are perfect. Making a typo is normal. Would you dislike the story because he missed one piece of punctuation?
Some people...
4441421 That's not even a good reason.. Downvote for that? Pah.
4293535 worst reason for a down vote ever
Congratulations, you managed to horrify me a bit within the first half of the first chapter.
The consequences of this instinct as they may come to reflate to big eyed little girls(ponies) are just worrisome, which is impressive, because the idea of this story sounds silly at best.
whelp they gonna think he a pedo or pono whatever
I want to read this but the level of writing is just ruining it for me (sorry author)... Does it improve as the story progresses or is it a constant?
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You are the dumbest downvoter ever to exist. even derpy hooves surpasses you in terms of intelligence, and you are a moron.