Water and Salt Don't Mix

by GeothermalVents

A construct awakens deep in Aperture's bowels. Humans are discovered. Aperture is in jeopardy. Aperture was built in a salt mine, surrounded by salt. Water and salt dont mix that well. You can guess what happens next. Rated T for mild language and gore, contains OC's and portal characters. I do not own portal.

1. Where Did They Go?

It'd been a while is an understatement.

The last time he rebooted was over 15 years ago, back when Aperture was at it's peak of scientific discovery. Why the hell was I so slow? My thoughts came and went in a flurry of confusion. Where was I again? I had to wait. My optic sensors still hadnt fully rebooted.

the first sensors to reboot were my temperature sensors. It felt cold, not component breaking cold, but compared to what it used to be, it was a noticeable difference in temperature. okay, so that meant something, right? I was obviously somewhere cold, probably abandoned since where ever humans were, it was warm.

Once my optic rebooted I decided now would be a good time to take a peak at just what my predicament was. I'm still on a rail? That's... surprising. Since when was Aperture so quiet? and why is it so dirty and overgrown? If it meant the humans werent here anymore, then I'm not complaining. God, those damned humans. I hate them with my whole core. They tore us open, installed whatever whenever, and shut us off without even a hint of conscent. It really bugged him that they did that, but he was still concerned where they all went because Aperture was usually never this quiet. He started poking himself in and out of offices as far as his rail could reach, but nothing. No humans anywhere, come to think of it, there wasnt much of anything here. Even though as far as he remembered, the last time he was on they were so busy about some new project going on, whatever that meant. They wouldn't just leave him to rust would they? He was their first proper AI for god's sake!

But really, where were those damned humans? He was determined to find one even if it meant he burned out his batteries and reserve trying to. He was curious, and once he was curious he was dead set on finding an answer.

he realized, that he was a little bit lonely without all the humans around.

And so, he pressed onwards down the darkened and overgrown hallway towards the exit.

Hi there! this is my first ever story, ever. I've never done anything like this before but typed it up in a short bit while I was bored. so uh... tell me how I did I guess! if you see any mistakes please tell me and I'll correct them as soon as possible. see ya in the next chapter!

-Geo