Chell continued moving toward the building she had seen in the distance. It seemed to be the only thing for miles, besides, of course, the Enrichment Center. Suddenly, something hit the car with immense force, flipping it over and leaving Chell unconscious...
Colette Green sat in her lab, repairing one of the sentry guns. The lab was nothing like Black Mesa, as they had built it in an abandoned military outpost ten miles away from Aperture Science. After escaping from Black Mesa, she and the other survivors had fled to the city. Unfortunately, it wasn't long before the Combine arrived. Of the escapees, only Richard Keller seemed prepared to follow Breen's plan of submission. The rest of them came here, were they thought they would be safe.
Truthfully, they couldn't have picked a better location. Most of the Combine in the area concentrated on Aperture Science, but troops assigned to that building were as good as dead. Whoever controlled Black Mesa's old competitor didn't seem to have any interest in seeking them out, so they were, for the most part, safe.
Doctor Green sighed and hit a switch on her desk, then proceeded to speak into the intercom "Kooy, come here and pick up your damned machine!" The voice on the other side responded with a "Yes, ma'am!" Soon the former security guard was walking out of Green's lab with his newly repaired device.
She smiles as she watched him go then took a seat at the large console that controlled most of the machinery in the room. A few buttons were pressed and one of the screens activated, though it only showed static. "God damn it! The signal isn't strong enough to contact anyone beyond North Outpost." she said, frustration apparent in her voice "Maybe I can have them relay the signal. No, that wouldn't work. Ill just need to get some of the other satellites back up and running."
There was a knock at the scientist's door. "Come in!" she instructed. Kooy returned with three rebels, all of them former HECU soldiers, an unconscious woman, and a strange gun-like device. Kooy, who was obviously the leader of the group, spoke up "These three found her in a wrecked car a few miles from here. Apparently it was a hunter that did it. We managed to kill it, but she was already knocked out. We found this in the car, along with some Aperture Science posters and a coffee mug. The car's already being fixed up, so we should have a vehicle soon." Green nodded at this "Great. Try to get her conscious, take the posters and mug with you, she may as well keep her possessions, and give that thing to Doctor Bennet." The rebels nodded and left to carry out their task as Colette got back to the communications system.
High above City 17, Wallace Breen prepared for his next meeting. The man in the suit was coming again, and the doctor had to make sure that this went well, lest he end up like that Nihilanth. Breen sat back down at his desk, put on his best fake smile, and greeted this person, if it truly was a person. He was disappointed when the man chose not to sit in the chair set aside for him, and simply said "We have received a far more...appealing offer for the service you are interested in. Miss Vance, though, has proven herself to be most...valuable, and is not committed to any contract at the moment." Breen frowned at the being "Vance? Absolutely not! She is a mere child, and of no practical use to anyone! I have no need for your services." The G-Man simply nodded, stood, and left.
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Yay character introduction! I think I managed to advance the plot somewhat in this one, at least more than in the last ones. No GLaDOS, though shell soon become a major player in this