Authors Note
So, this idea came from my two friends, Batman (or Laura) and Beatrice (or Bea). They both came up with this idea, but I have decided to put this idea into motion. So, before you even read on, you must go to YouTube and listen to 'Don't Worry, Be Happy', who is by Bobby McFerrin. Why, you may ask. Well, the reason why is that in this story, Bobby is a core. A very interesting core, if I do say so myself. Now, I will stop babbling about the core, and get into the story of Bobby the Happiness core. Enjoy!
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Chell looked around outside. The blue sky, the smell of flowers. It was weird to Chell, that GLaDOS had let her out of the laboratories to easily. Chell's gut was telling her it was a trap, telling her GLaDOS would never let a test subject just get away so easily. But Chell ignored all of it. All of what her gut was telling her, and took a small step forward. This is a new beginning for me,she thought, happy to finally have a breath of fresh air.
GLaDOS's voice pierced the silent air behind Chell. "It's been fun, don't come back." I won't, Chell thought hastily and started to run.
All of a sudden, a mechanical hand reached out and grabbed Chell by the waist. Chell let out all of her breath as she the hand clenched her waist. GLaDOS's voice pounded through her head and body. "You really thought I would let you go that easily?" The mechanical hand dragged her back to the horrible place. "I'm sorry I had to do this. Let's put this behind us, for science." Chell couldn't believe it! She had fallen for another one of GLaDOS's schemes.
Chell squirmed in the hand. As the hand pulled her into the entrance of the dark depths of Aperture Science, she saw a community of people. She saw people staring at her, as the hand held her in place, dragging her into a hell. "Help," she screamed, not being able to contain her voice any longer. She couldn't stand spending her life in that hell like she could have before. Before, there had been no hope in escape. No hope in being able to leave GLaDOS and testing behind her, to make a new life outside of Aperture Science. Then, Wheatley had come along and had given her hope.
She longed to be outside of Aperture Science walls as the hand dragged her deeper into the depths of hell.
GLaDOS's voice filled the air. "You know, I've been thinking. Maybe I should make you something that could be with you in testing. And I think I will. Would you like that?" Chell thought for a moment, and nodded slowly. Chell had always been alone, and she needed someone who could fill the empty air of the test chambers other than GLaDOS.
Chell looked down, and saw a totally white room. The hand set her down in the room, and, right before Chell's eyes, the hand changed form. It changed at once into a white ceiling. Finding no exit to the room, Chell looked around, and saw a table that had pieces of metal and scraps of robots and (as Chell believed) pieces of failed cores. There were little mechanical hands working very fast, taking the metal and scraps to make something.
Chell slowly walked over, and saw the shape of a core forming. The hands worked very quickly and steadily to form the core. Soon enough, the hands stopped working and went into the walls.
She picked up the core in her hands. The ball looked like Wheatley or the Space Core. Thinking of Wheatley and the cores (Adventure Core, Space Core, Fact Core) stuck up in space brought tears to her eyes. Chell had loved Wheatley dearly, and dreaded when he turned evil and took of Aperture Science. And the cores were the only way to stop him. Chell felt weak holding the core, as memories of Wheatley flooded into her mind. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
Chell once again opened her eyes to see the core had opened its eyes and was staring at her. The cores eye looked like the Space cores, but the color was different; The Space Core had yellowish colored eyes while this core was dark brown, almost a black color. The core looked up at Chell, and "said", "Don't worry, be happy, mon." Chell noticed that the core had a Jamaican accent, like Wheatley had a British one.
GLaDOS overhead said, "This is Bobby The Happiness Core. He will speak to you during tests." Chell smiled at the core. "Now we must start testing." Chell didn't object as the mechanical hand appeared once more, picking her and Bobby up, and taking her to the first test chamber. Chell was surprised as she felt excited to start testing, and she soon realized it was because of Bobby. He was a Happiness Core, and would be testing with her. She wouldn't be alone in the hell with GLaDOS. She had her own companion. And, for the first time in her life, she was happy she was at Aperture Science.
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Authors Note
Was that good? I have no idea, but I don't know how to word what GLaDOS would say, so I'm going to make Bobby speak most of the time. He I should know, as I was helping creating him. So I hope you enjoyed.
~Mary, or HeyyImInsaneAboutAnime