"Well Doug...only 10 minutes to go. You ready?" Chell's father looked over his paper s one more time. This project cost 10 trillion dollars, so if it didn't work, they could kiss Aperture goodbye.
"As ready as anyone ever could be plugging in a homicidal robot that could make or break this facility. Are you sure this will work, I mean, can this robot really help Aperture?" Rattman eyed the robot suspiciously. Sure it was off right now, but in that cold hard shell could just feel something was going to go wrong. "And why did we decide to have a Bring-Your-Daughter-To-Work-Day the same day as this thing huh?"
"Dude, don't worry. We put the intelligence dampening core in today. This thing is specifically designed to constantly spew out bad ideas. We gave it a paradox today 'This sentence is false', and its response was true." Doug laughed, but he looked back at the machine. He just couldn't shake the feeling that something just wasn't right. "Doug…it's going to be okay."
"I just hope your right."
"Okay girls, it's time for you to see the special surprise that Aperture Science has in store. Over the past decade, Aperture has been working on a special project called GLaDOS which stands for Genetic Lifeform and Disk Operating System. It was designed to help our facility with our work since our boss Mr. Cave Johnson passed away. His assistant, Caroline, volunteered to put her personality in this robot, since she was the most knowledgeable in Mr. Johnson's work. With this AI our work will increase 10fold and hopefully it will also boost our experimental Portal project which will include using physics to transport a person from 1 place to…" The Aperture worker stopped as she notice the blank stares of the girls. "Uhh, anyway…let's get into a straight line and walk over to the lab where GLaDOS is warming up as we speak." The girls all got in a line and began walking to the robot.
"I can't wait to see it. My Daddy has been working on this for a long time but I haven't been able to learn anything about it." Chell hopped up and down as she walked.
"Yeah, my Daddy said that this took a lot of money and time, but he said it would really help." Anne walked beside Chell with as much enthusiasm. At this time the girls entered the lab and began to file into the chairs.
"Alright girls, now just sit here for five minutes. The machine will be up soon." The children waited patiently in their seats, not knowing just what they were going to be up against.
Rattman took two more capsules from his container, he would need a straight head for what he was about to see. He looked up one more time at GLaDOS, and with hesitation he flipped up the last switch that would complete the robot's warm up procedure. In two minutes, she would be totally functional, well hopefully functional. "Hey Doug, is she all set?" Chell's father came behind him and slapped him on the back.
"Everything looks in order, and you're sure that this intelligence dampening core is secure?"
"Yeah he's all set. Well," he looked down at his watch and noticed all the other scientist scrambling to their positions, "time to get this show on the road." Rattman nodded, got his clipboard, and made his way next to the machine.
Chell's father went out to the front of the lab. "Excuse me girls! Excuse me…thank you. For over a decade Aperture Science Laboratories has been working on our robot GLaDOS. After many years of testing and redesigning, GLaDOS has proven herself to be fully functional, and will now be unveiled before you. Are we ready ladies and gentlemen?" The other Aperture employees nodded their heads, all of them at different parts of GLaDOS's control panel. "Well then, let's do this." Chell's dad nodded to Rattman. He then began typing vigorously to start up GLaDOS, but it didn't take long now that she was warmed up. His hands began to shake as he saw the yellow light begin to glow in her eye. He took a deep breath as the screen shown GLaDOS was at 100%, and a voice stated 'GLADOS IS NOW FULLY OPERATIONAL'. Her giant robot body moved around and surveyed to room, children, and adults.
"Hello, do you know what your name is?" Rattman asked, a little fear in his voice. After a couple seconds, GLaDOS responded, "I am GLaDOS, which stands for Genetic Lifeform and Disk Operating System." Chell gasped and her mouth opened wide as she looked at Anne.
"Very good, and do you know what your purpose is?"
"I was designed to help the workers of Aperture Science, and protect its technology from the enemy Black Mesa." Rattman sighed, it seemed like she would work out after all. "Are you ready to start working?" he asked as he looked to Chell's father, who had a big smile on his face.
"I am…except…" Rattman's stomach dropped, this was how it started last time.
"Yes?" His voice was shaky and his breaths were starting to come out rapidly.
"I have one thing to say."
"Go-go on."
"Goodbye." Suddenly the room went dark, and Rattman could hear the screams of the girls fade away.
