I'm BAAAAAAAAACK! And it's with a Portal story! Did ya guys miss me? Didja!? Sorry. It's 2 in the morning and I'm living off Mountain Dew right now. Mmmm, Diet Dew.
Anyways, I am back with a third story in what might become a series following Kella and the group! So, the quick disclaimer of I only own my OCs, Aperture 2.0 and anything else you don't recognize, the rest belong to Valve and the Diet Dew belongs to Pepsi. Alright, did I get it all? Oh yeah, review please. Now, unto the show!
Light shone through the window, illuminating the largest room in the four room shack. Hazel eyes raked over the scene, memories flowing behind them. The lone figure, whose chocolate brown hair now reached her mid back, smiled then locked eyes with bright green ones as they entered.
"Ready?" Rick asked. Though her ears were healing at a rapid pace, the woman still relied on reading lips since the world sounded like she was wearing headphones if Mark wasn't nearby.
"Yep," she answered. The two exited the house hand in hand and stood next to Wheatley and Chell. The two couples watched in amusement as Chell and the woman's father and Mark tried to shut the car trunk.
"Just gotta put your back into it," their father grunted. Kella chuckled then walked over, pushing the two away lightly.
"Or," she stated as she took the troublesome box out of the trunk, "you could move the obstacle to a different area, the backseat in this case." She did just that then looked pointedly at her father, smiling lightly at Chell's chuckles. Cave waved a hand dismissively.
"Where's the fun in that? I'm excited about going to this new town. I hear it has an excellent science institute." He continued on in his ramble and I turned to Mark.
"You're riding with one of us so we both don't have to listen to that." Mark glanced at the still rambling Cave and the lightly smiling Caroline. Kella was surprised at how easily they were staying young, though they both still looked in their mid-forties. The wonders of Aperture stasis.
"Agreed," Mark muttered. The group then turned to the well used motorcycles. All the boys smiled widely, Kella smiled in fond memories and Chell just chuckled lightly again. They all mounted the machines, Mark riding with Ken, then put their helmets on and hit the kick start. Each vehicle roared to life in its own way before quieting to a low growl. The brown leather jacket Chell was wearing and the black trench coat Kella wore both flew in the air from the sudden burst of air from the exhaust.
"Ready?" Rick called through the helmet radio as the five all maneuvered the bikes into position. Kella glanced back and saw the three nods.
"Yep." With that Rick revved his engine, eliciting another roar as he took off with everyone behind him towards the new house.
~Unknown Area Underground~
Ancient devices struggled to life. Lights flashed dimly and coding finally went answered. Machinery creaked as they become active, a strange symphony of noises filling the air though not able to reach any ears. Mechanical arms screeched as they moved along rails and worked together to shut down other overworked machines. Those machines slowed to a stop with a hiss, steam rising from them as they cooled off finally. Then, something many would consider magic. A ship appeared out of nowhere.
The Borealis. A magnificent ship left invisible after a failed test. The machine held early copies of GLaDOS's own coding, thus being left with some semblance of sentience. It accessed what was left of the mainframe and found an interesting scan.
The machinery roared to life once more, but this time plates were taken from the walls and machines were lifted from their spots. As the arms slowly regained their speed a shell started forming in the bridge. Ten minutes passed filled with maneuvering, manipulating and shrinking before an android shell stood on the deck. It was the brick red color of the Borealis with some black, the white 'B' from Borealis and the Aperture Science logo on its shoulders. The ship called forth all its remaining power and its code, combining the two and sending an electric bolt towards the shell.
The android jerked then activated, quickly catching itself before it fell. Its red and black eyes scanned the area as it took shaky steps towards the door and pushed it open, stumbling onto the top deck. Footsteps sounded in the cave it was in so it quickly activated the cloaking device it shrunk down. Right on time as well.
Two men entered and immediately froze. They gaped at the large ship before running an leaping over the rails.
"It's the Borealis!" one exclaimed. He placed his hands on the ancient boat before hissing and pulling back. "Why's it so hot?"
"Do you think it was here the entire time, only invisible?" the other questioned. The first man shrugged.
"That would explain why it's so hot." The android watched in fascination then turned towards the door, quickly leaping from its perch and running out the opened device. Glancing behind itself it turned the cloak off so the secret door would open and slid out, reactivating the cloak and smirking lightly at the challenge it faced. It activated a tracer and watched as a thread like item appeared in its vision before running after it and out of the facility.
Sorry it's short! Promise Chapter 2 will be longer, though this can kind of be counted as a Prologue.