I do not, and will never, own any part of Portal, it belongs to Valve.
The bed felt soft and comfy, nice pillows, a soft blanket, she didn't want to wake up, afraid that she would find herself at the start of another course, another test for the AI to try and kill her. Chell finally opened her eyes and was confused, it looked like the Extended Relaxation Vault, but different. It looked, lived in, the TV was bigger, the walls were covered in floral print, the desk was covered in papers and a computer, and in front of the window was a dresser covered in doodads and baubles that seemed familiar.
She slowly got to her feet, unsteady like she hadn't stood up in days, and started walking around. A buzzer sounded and she heard a knock at the door, she froze before darting into the closet and closing it almost all the way. She noticed all the clothes that seemed to be her size, but was distracted by the voice, HER voice.
"Chell, are you awake? Please open the door; I would like to come in." Chell tried to hide farther back in the closet shaking in fear. The knocking continued for a minute then stopped, this only scared her more.
She screamed when the window went clear, and the AI could be seen, her optic focusing in on Chell. The screaming lasted for a few seconds before Chell passed out, collapsing on the floor, all the systems monitoring her sending out blazing warnings.
GLaDOS quickly paged the medical team and sent the pod to the dock, crying out, "Chell? Chell are you ok? Say something Chell please. Let me know you are ok please." But Chell did not respond.
As the pod docked Dr. Rattmann raced into the room and moved Chell onto the bed, quickly checking her vitals as the medical data scrolled on the TV screen. He glanced at the screen, Chell then GLaDOS, "GLaDOS, you are sending her fear response into overdrive, you have to stay away for now, please it is for her own good."
GLaDOS backed away, looking guilty, "I'm sorry, I wanted to make sure she was ok, I'm sorry…" lingered as the AI vanished onto the network of rails at the roof of the room.
Doug stayed with Chell until she woke up, thrashing madly and screaming, he just barely managed to calm her enough to speak. "It's ok you are ok nothing is going to hurt you I promise. She is not here now you are safe Chell."
She looked at him, her eyes wide with fear, "Wheatley?" she croaked, confusion clouding her eyes. "Who is Chell?"
Doug's jaw dropped, this was much worse than he had though. "You don't remember anything?" he whimpered out.
"Remember what?" Chell asked not understanding. "Cave is gonna kill me."
A/N: Once again first fic, I suck at writing so any tips and all are appreciated, thanks for reading so far, and stay tuned.
