[AN: As awesome as it would be, I don't own Portal.]

Everyone kept going on and on about what a success the GLaDOS project was. The first human consciousness to uploaded into a computer, creating the first fully sentient computer! However, people were too busy focusing on the fact that the uploading itself had worked and their CEO's trusty former secretary was now inside a computer to notice that in the big picture, the results were… questionable. Anyone that had known Caroline could plainly see that she was a different person than the computer that her mind now inhabited. Caroline had been very dedicated to science, even the dangerous, unethical science performed at Aperture, but she wasn't evil. There really was no other word that could describe the AI- except maybe "psychotic" or "insane". But now, there was no turning back. They had sunk a lot of money in jamming this woman into a computer, and they weren't going to be getting it back any time soon.

There was a conference room, in a now rarely-used corner of Aperture Science. Right next door was the chamber that housed GLaDOS, who was currently turned off. Most employees stayed away, which wasn't all that surprising. The sulfurous smell of neurotoxin had never really left the halls. Those that did had a very express purpose: safely turning on the huge computer that lived next door. A very specialized team of scientists, the best Aperture had to offer, talked almost constantly in the small, windowless room. They passed ideas back and forth, each one as desperate and outrageous as the last. Finally, someone had the idea to attach more personalities to her. Caroline's personality was obviously too aggressive to be left to its own devices.

While GLaDOS was obviously too violent to turn on, she did provide some very valuable information. All the scientists had to do was look into the part of the computer in which Caroline was stored and study her coding. Then, they knew how to program a personality. Obviously, they couldn't upload another person into the alternate personalities. Who's to say they wouldn't end up with another dangerously violent computer? So, they got to programming. Their first attempt was nothing huge. The little robot didn't have too much of a personality: it just felt generic emotion. It was supposed to be a bit of extra human emotion GLaDOS could feel. Obviously, being uploaded into the computer had suppressed some of Caroline's emotions. Why else would she try to kill her former co-workers? (Not like she might be angry with them for putting her in a computer or anything. Crazy idea.) Finally, after months of planning, coding, and building, the small, spherical robot's red optic began to glow, which was met with much applause. They dubbed it the emotional core and attached it to the huge supercomputer.

Every scientist held their breath as they turned her on (and not just because of the possibility of neurotoxin), hoping, begging, praying for positive results. The lives of so many people depended on it. After the on switch was pressed and a multitude of passwords were entered, the huge robot slowly came to life. She moved around a bit in the way a human might after awaking from a long nap. After a moment, she seemed to become aware that something was up. Then, her optic focused on the group of scientists in a way that could only be described as staring at them.

"Hello," she said in her creepy, robotic voice.

"H-hi," responded a scientist after a few moments. His voice was shaky.

"There is something on me. What did you put on to me?" Her tone was accusatory.

"It's a core."

"I do not like this core. Please take it off of me."

Gaining confidence at the lack of hostility in her tone, another scientist spoke. "We can't do that. You'll just try to kill us again."

If GLaDOS had a face, she would have been frowning. "No matter. I have an experiment I would like to run."

"Yeah?" said one of the scientists hopefully. Maybe it had worked and she was finally going to focus on science instead of murder.

"It involves scientists, and how they react when locked in a room with deadly neurotoxin."

The color drained from every living being in the room as the familiar scent reached their nose. "Someone hit the kill switch!" yelled one of the scientists. The man that had turned the AI on was already on it, attempting to shut her off while at the same time, GLaDOS did everything she could from inside the mainframe to stop him. But she did it in a way that you knew she was toying with them. Just like always. Thankfully, they were prepared for this. Someone was already on the red phone, screaming at the person on the other end to "God dammit, turn her off!" Finally, GLaDOS's optic went dark and her figure went limp. No one would be dying today. It seemed the core hadn't done its job.

They made two more cores. The first was an Intelligence Core. Maybe if given a boost, she would turn her attention to science. They had overlooked the fact that not only was she already a genius, but she was the greatest collection of knowledge man had ever known. All the Intelligence Core did was provide her with a very odd cake recipe. Next, they created a Fact Core that was supposed to serve a similar purpose, but not be a simple intelligence boost. It never even got attached, seeing as the programming quickly became bugged and the facts it spouted soon turned from factual to outright ridiculous. Then, one of the scientists had a new idea. GLaDOS was smart enough. She didn't need a boost, she didn't need facts. In fact, maybe she was too smart.