Hey, everyone! I am posting up the next chapter of the story, which continues right where the last one left off. I hope you enjoy it, and please R&R!
Onward to the chapter!
I walked down the hallway I was in with tentative steps until I reached a large door shaped in the form of a half-circle. In the center of the door was a circle showing the image of a man running to an exit. As I reached out to touch it, the image of the exit turned 180 degrees as the door split apart with a mechanical whir, revealing a new room inside. This new room had the same paneling as the previous hallway, but there was a huge red button in the center of the room, as well as some kind of tube that went into the ceiling at the far left corner of the room that held a large cube inside. Blue dots built into the floor connected the button to a small panel on the wall next to a new door. The panel currently showed a blue "X".
I stepped closer to the tube, seeing two small signs imprinted on a floor panel in front of the tube. The panels showed a cube falling down from above and a human being impacted on the head with a falling cube. Both signs made me cringe in fear—just as a hiss reached my ears from above. I quickly jumped back as a very large cube fell from the tube and hit the ground just in front of where I was standing before. I stood stock still in fear for a few seconds before I assumed nothing else would drop out of the tube.
'So the signs give notice of what things I could use for this room.' I thought to myself in understanding. I then attempted to pick up the cube, but the voice from before stopped me before I could complete this task.
"All Aperture Science Weighted Storage Cubes," it said,"are capable of being placed almost anywhere in the testing area—for example, on the Aperture Science Heavy Duty Super Colliding Super Button." This prompted me to stop for another moment—a cube and a button? Those sounded like the keys to solving this problem.
Making up my mind, I reached my hands around the rather large cube and picked it up, stumbling slightly as I felt the full weight of the item on my body. The cube also blocked my direct forward vision, so I had to rely on what I could see on my sides.
'Now I see why these cubes are called 'Weighted'!' I thought as I stumbled towards the button and placed the cube onto it. The button then glowed red, a small chime was heard, and the blue blocks turned to orange ones as the panel with the blue "X" turned to an orange " √", opening the door for me.
"Good," the metallic voice said as I stepped towards the door, "please proceed towards the elevator quickly, as prolonged contact to the Super Button is not part of the test. However, before you head to the assigned elevator, please take a moment to look at the static field in front of you." Doing so, I discovered that the 'static field' the voice spoke of was actually a field of flashing particles that produced a light blue aura.
"This Aperture Science Material Emancipation Grid" the voice spoke on, "will vaporize any unauthorized objects that attempt to leave the testing area. You, however, are a highly authorized object of Aperture Science and will not be harmed by the Grid." I could swear I heard a sarcastic tone in that comment. Putting it aside, I reached out to touch the grill, hoping what the voice said about me not being vaporized was true.
As my fingers passed through the grill, I felt another tingle pass through my body as the particles slipped around my fingers rather than through them. Gathering my courage again, I stepped through the particle field entirely, feeling the surge increase drastically in strength as my vision flickered like I was having a seizure. Falling to the ground with my head in my hands, I felt something wash over me...
A woman stood in front of multiple computer consoles to the left of a large, dome-like chamber. The computers provided the only set of light in the chamber, their bright glow illuminating the silver-coated bodysuit with short sleeves and long pants the woman wore. Her wide eyes glowed bright yellow as she smiled at a certain someone completing the first of many test chambers...
I drew in a deep breath as I recovered from what I saw. Who was that woman? Why was she watching those screens? Was she the woman who saved me from death by human hands and put me into this body? Countless questions like these poured through my mind as I walked to the open elevator, the doors closing behind me as the elevator began a slightly shaky descent to an unknown place. I noticed that there were multiple pads in this elevator, but all of them seemed covered in scratches, as if someone had desperately tried to claw their way out of this contraption. Shaking my head at the sudden thought, I closed my eyes for a brief rest.
Well, that seems like a good spot to leave it for now.
What more secrets will our character discover inside Aperture? We'll see soon enough...
Anyway, I hope you appreciate the update, and thanks for the comments and views-I am pleased that people are liking this!
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