"Did you really think I would let you go that easily?"

I kept waiting to hear that. I was sure GLaDOS wasn't finished with me. I looked around. Everything seemed to be normal, or at least what I thought of as normal. The sky was a bright blue with clouds slowly moving across, the very real wheat field going on forever.

I started to walk away, but I looked back. I saw the companion cube and wondered whether I should take it with me. I decided not to. If I was going to leave, I didn't want any reminders of the Aperture Science laboratories.

I continued walking, then started running. I broke into sprint, desperate to return to the real world. I saw something in the distance. It looked like a small building. I ran towards it at full speed. As I got closer, I realized it was a barn. I ran faster. When I finally got to it, I was exhausted. I ran into the open doors, closing them behind me.

I collapsed onto the muddy ground, trying to catch my breath. I looked around, but there wasn't anything in the barn except for a single door in the back. I walked to it, wondering what was on the other side.

I opened the door and looked down, but I couldn't see very far down due to the darkness. I started down the stairs, keeping one hand on the railing. It was much longer than I expected, but I kept going.

After what seemed like hours, I finally reached the bottom. I couldn't see a thing, but I smelled something. I couldn't place a name of the it. I continued walking, keeping my right hand on the right wall so I wouldn't get lost. If anything happened, I could just turn around and walk with my left hand on the left wall and end up right where I started.

I walked for another few minutes until I bumped into a wall. I felt a doorknob and turned it. On the other side was a blinding light, so I shielded my eyes with my arm. Finally my eyes adjusted, and it stopped seeming so bright. I opened my eyes and saw only a small, white room. I walked in and shut the door behind me. I walked over to the right wall and looked at it. There seemed to be some writing on it. I brushed it off a little, and saw something very familiar. The Aperture Science logo. GLaDOS's voice came from above.

"Congratulations. You were able to solve this test. You figured out that I didn't really let you go. You're going to spend the rest of your tiny, insignificant life doing nothing but testing. What fun. Well, not much point chatting. We have so much to do and such little time to do it. This will be fun."

A green gas started to fill the room. At first, I thought is was neurotoxin (again) but then I heard GLaDOS's voice again:

"Don't worry, this won't kill you. I'm saving that for later. This is just to put you to sleep for a while for a second time. Although I am looking forward to when I do get to kill you."

That's when I blacked out.