Half-Life: Source Code

Inspired by the works of Chris000

Gordon Freeman tapped his foot impatiently while he waited for Barney, a security guard, to open the tram door. He knows I'm late. That bastard just wants to rub it in. "Hurry up!" "Fine! Jeez, Gordon. You don't have to get all angry with me." Finally, Barney opened the door. They are probably going to start the experiment without me, it's going to be a huge success, I'm not going to get that raise, and that will add another year before retirement. Not that there was anything wrong with working at Black Mesa. It paid well, but Gordon was not one of those people who wait patiently for an experiment. He wanted progress at that moment and frankly, Black Mesa was starting to make him bored. He hurried into his HEV suit and came into the testing labs running. "About time, Gordon. You're late." "At least you guys haven't started the test, right?" Gordon replied to the nameless scientist. "We have not" "Then what are we waiting for?"

"Firing the Anti-mass spectrometer. Stage one, initiate." God, that thing looks huge. Gordon was right the Anti-mass spectrometer was one of the largest and most expensive pieces of machinery at the Black Mesa research facility. "Alright, Gordon. Place the specimen in the machine to begin the testing." Gordon eyed the specimen. It looked like a green, brilliantly cut gem with no flaws whatsoever. This thing looks like it belongs at a jewelry store, not a testing lab. He put the specimen in anyway.

Gordon doesn't know this yet, but he just encountered a Chaos Emerald for the first time.

It won't be the last.

Almost immediately there was an explosion. "Gordon, get away from the machine!" Following the scientist's instruction, Gordon made a mad dash to the door. "Get me out of here!" When Gordon tried the door, it was locked.

He was locked in the test chamber!

Gordon could only watch in horror at the spectacle in the center of the room. Gordon knew exactly what was going on. A Resonance Cascade. What used to be the spectrometer was now a mass of explosions, falling debris, and a portal to some unknown dimension. All of a sudden, a piece of debris hit Gordon on the head, causing him to black out. Before he became unconscious, he could swear he heard "Sonic? Sonic, where are you? Are you there?"