"Eaden"

Chell's hand clawed limply at her coat pocket, then went still. As Wheatley pulled the map from said pocket, he realized something:

Eaden, whatever it was, was reeally far away.

So far away in fact, that Wheatley was almost sure he couldn't carry her there before she bled out, so far away that there was no hope of her survival, so far away that they had gone through all of this for nothing.

But wait.

Wheatley suddenly remembered a story Rick had told him once, a story about a machine that could not only save Chell, but let her live forever. The only question was, did she want that?

Wheatley realized he was faced with a difficult decision, not unlike the one had had been faced with not one minute ago, because apparently the universe hated him: Option A, he could take Chell to this Eaden place and hope she didn't die before he could get help (if whoever lived there even could help). Option B, he saved Chell, but forced her into a life she may not want.

Wheatley made his decision. It wasn't a decision, really. Chell could hate him for the rest of forever if she wanted, but Wheatley had already realized he couldn't live with himself if she died.

Wheatley sighed, and, taking one last look at the blue sky, carried Chell back into the facility.

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Transfer completed. Personality Sphere 1498: "Chell" booting.