As I awaken I feel water on my back. Panicing I sit up and look for injuries on my body. Finding none that are still bleeding I look over and see the funniest sight of my life.

GLaDOS, Queen of Aperture, is sitting over where the debris has lessened, licking one of her Long Fall Boots.

I spoke up again, an eyebrow raised and a smile on my face.

"Why?" I asked simply.

"Science." replied GLaDOS "I never tried out this prototype. It was equipped with a lot of human like features and senses such as taste and touch. In my curiosity, because I didn't even need that core funnily enough, I decided to try and feel and taste things. By the way, blood and glass both taste really bad. So do sweat and rocks and shoes, but I like the sensation."

GLaDOS was like a little kid, looking so innocent and maybe even adorable.

"So what you are saying is?" I asked again, my voice shaky and my smile wide.

"I tasted some of the blood and glass that was in your back, and licked your face and legs to see if there was taste differences. Both were what my sensors describe as salty."

"You... licked... my..." I slowly spoke.

"Your face and legs. Keep up with the programme, or was that moron right about the brain damage? Hmm..." even now she makes fun of me! I cover the heat in my face with a facepalm.

"I did not know what humans taste like!" the AI was not helping...

"I'm gonna pretend I didn't here that, we have bigger problems." I said, pointing towards the dark, hidden lab we were located inside of.

"Yes... I have no maps on this part of the facility. And we only have one Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device between us." GLaDOS said, picking up the portal gun and contemplating licking it.

I watched the android, trying to keep a steady face at her thinking about tasting the device.

"You enjoy feasting on things right tubby? Well... have you tasted the Handheld Portal Device? Likely after I denied you cake before you murdered me. Maybe feeding you would have meant not reliving my death forever." Immediately bringing up her 'murder' and calling me fat. Honestly what else should I have expected from the AI?

I pull the portal gun from her grasp and sigh.

"Ok, where are we?" I asked, curious as to the large amount of damage in this part of the facility.

"Old Aperture. Or should I say Aperture Science Inovators."

"Old Aperture? How come I never knew about it?"

"Why would you need to know? You are a test subject." with that she grabs the portal gun and begins moving through the facility, placing portals and closing them just as I enter them. This excitable GLaDOS really wanted to get around quickly...

Eventually the pair of us stop on a catwalk near a large vault door.

And thats when I panic. I broke my vow. From the moment I woke up in Aperture with no memory of my life before I vowed not to speak until I met a human. Even after I found out the memory loss was down to my brief time in cryo-sleep in the stage 2 relaxation vault, I still promised not to speak.

After Wheatley tried to coax me into speaking I thought I had played the mute card very well... but GLaDOS, my true enemy, turned ally... has heard me speak and we had spoken so casually...

Even back when I initially woke up, before first killing GLaDOS that seemed to irk her. My silence and determination.

She truly has... no. This could be a new leaf? Maybe if we act like friends she might let me go after we unplug the moron?

"Chell! Theres a second button to open this thing! Go press it when I say go!" shouted my companion from one of the control centre things near the vault door. Wait... when did we get here? Did I really get that distracted?

Silently I rushed over to the opposite button and pushed it when GLaDOS finished counting down.

The sirens of the door rang out and I covered my ears. As the door opened GLaDOS hopped around giddily.

And then the mighty vault door opened revealing a normal sized door. GLaDOS was very dissapointed and I laughed as I opened the door.

"Keep up bud!" I joked as I pushed through.

Toxic goo filled the next area we walked into, dangerously close to the unstable catwalk we tread on.

My eyelids seem to get heavier with each step I take on the old catwalks. GLaDOS quickly passes by me. She portals into a corridor that was blocked off and I yawn a bit. Something is up...

GLaDOS already stands at the opened door to the next area.

"Hurry up buddy." she laughs and tosses me the portal gun, running further in.

If I hadn't seen the transfer take place I would assume this was a different person but with GLaDOS' voice. Suddenly a new voice boomed around us. In my panic I missed part of his speech.

"-auts, war heroes, olympians, you're here because we want the best. And you are it. So, who is ready to make some science?" came the echoing voice of the man.

"I am!" came a womans voice from the speakers and GLaDOS' lips at once.

The man laughed a little.

"Now you already met one another on the limo ride over so let me introduce myself, I'm Cave Johnson. I own the place. That eager voice you heard is the lovely Caroline, my assistant. Rest assured she has tranferred your honourarium to the organisati-" two audio reels overlapped at this point making it impossible to tell them apart as myself and GLaDOS reached the next building.

As we walked through my eyes drooped further and everything went fuzzy.

"Chell? Chell! We have to keep goi-" GLaDOS' voice was cut off as I fell asleep.

And that concludes chapter 2. I absolutely love Portal and the lore behind Old Aperture, GLaDOS and everything else.

I also love the ship ChellDOS, especially after reading two amazing fanfictions, Strange Bedfellows and The Garter, both by the amazing talented Pandora.Writing, be sure to check out her amazing pieces of literature!

Anyways... I think that concludes my notes for this chapter. I plan to expand the time the duo spend on Old Aperture by a lot compared to what we see in game and I will probably make references to the amazing mod, one of the best I have ever seen, Portal Stories: Mel.

Until then, see you next chapter, CrazyGamerJack