DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN PORTAL, PORTAL 2 OR ITS CHARACTERS. I do, however, own Eve. :3
"Well, well, I wonder what we have here. Actually, I'm not really wondering; I kind of know since I'm seeing you right now. Obviously human. I only found you last night, but since you were sleeping, I really didn't want to wake you…I can't believe that I didn't find you earlier…Ha." He laughed wryly.
" If She was around, She would've given me a mouthful or called me a moron, which I am not, by the way. But, to our luck, She's not here no- Oh, I see you're finally getting up. Sure took your time."
The woman rubbed her eyes and looked blankly up at the flat screen moving closer towards her. A bespectacled young man peered at her from within.
"Hello?...Aren't you going to explain how you escaped my watchful eye for so many years?" The screen flew towards her face and she rolled off the bed she was sitting on, and curled up on the floor, her chest heaving.
"How did you stay alive all these years without life support? Was She helping you? But that couldn't be so; I took care of Her, took care of them both. And I doubt She'd be helping anyone anyway, that murderous…"His voice trailed off as he noticed how quiet the woman was. She didn't seem too old or too young for testing. Probably about 20 years old.
The woman stayed silent, staring at the man curiously.
"Don't tell me you can't talk. Just don't say that. Say something like...Wheatley! Because that's my name. How about your name? Do you have one?"
The woman blinked, emitting a groan from the man.
"How about Eve? I think it's a nice name! Yes, Eve's the way to go! You know that there's a person in the Bible called Eve. And you know how I know that? Because I read books, and that proves that I'm not a moron. Not that you thought so anyway."
She noticed that the walls in her confinement were segmented, rectangular, as if large tiles. She precariously walked up to them, inspecting them, and proceeded to touch one. She jumped back in terror when the 'wall' moved. The other panels moved as well, slipping upwards in smooth motions; first to go was the roof, then the walls around her.
"So, ready to test, luv?"
The man had suddenly appeared behind her, making her stumble in shock. He had lifted himself off of a wired chair, but still various wires clung to his back. He was taller than she thought he would be, and she could've sworn that his black hair was tinted blue, but that couldn't be right; people don't have blue hair…unless they were…
"You're currently residing in Wheatley Laboratories, my Laboratories ! And do you know what you are?"
She slightly shook her head.
"My new test subject~!" He clasped his hands together gleefully.
Test subject? She let the words roll over her dormant mind. I sounded strange to her, foreign, but at the same time, familiar…
"Ok, what you do is you run as fast as your little legs can go, complete these puzzles I set for you, of course dodging any harmful obstacles in your way, aaaaaand that's about it. Really! It is that simple. I'm not pulling your leg or anything. I'll just sit in my chassis." He gestured to the wired, floating chair. "And watch you. Complete. The tests. Great! I'll call up an elevator and we can get started!"
Just as he promised, an elevator made its way up to the floor and Wheatley led her in. He pushed her chin up with his thumb.
"Don't worry. You will be just fine." He pet her on the head and the elevator's door separated them. As she shuttled downwards, she heard him mumbling: "Finally. I can get rid of that nasty Itch...She better be good."
Note: I know this chapter is a bit short, but please bear with me. This is my first fanfic, so i'd like some feedback before I submit the next chapter. Thanks.
