Author's note: Thanks for the most views in two nights I have gotten ever, well so far anyway.

DrRichtofen115: Thank you for being the first to review you really made my day. :D Anyway, sorry the accents were hard to understand I will tone them a good bit down for you. I can't get rid of them completely because, well... *looks back to the gun pointed at her and shudders when she hears it cock* I can't. Just remember that if the word looks weird the "z" will normally be "th." There are more accents than just French in this story I will tone them down and give you guys a guide if needed.

I think I will stay to an updating schedule on every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, until the summer ends. I hope I will be done by then because once school starts I will be to busy.

Disclaimer: I do not own anything except for my OC's and this story line.

Gordon's POV

"There's no way you're born in the 70's! You'd be in your 50's!" claimed Sarah. "You can't be more that 35." Gordon sighed.

"This is going to be hard," he thought. "Well, I ... um .. it's ... kinda hard to explain." answered Gordon. "I'm not even sure I can explain."

"'Went away'? Is zere something zat you are not telling us, Monsieur?" interrogated Bella.

"I was wondering that too," said Barney. "It's like you vanished for like 20 years and all of a sudden you show up one day."

"Oh god what can I say." he thought. Right before Gordon could reply the world seemed to slow to a stand still.

"Dr. Freeeeeeeman." (1) a male voice said.

"Oh no. No no no no no not now," thought Gordon as a male figure approached out of nowhere. But he didn't look like "the mutual friend."(2) He had on a dark gray suit instead of blue. He also looked a lot younger, with jet black hair.

"I know who you work for," he said. "Don't worry, unlike 'him' I'm here to help." Gordon gave him a confused look.

"Who are you?" he asked, surprised he could speak.

"Not important. Have you ever heard the saying, 'The enemy of my enemy is my friend'?"(3) the man asked, smirking. "If they ask anymore questions, just say 'The shadow man is taking care of it'. Bella and Sarah will understand what that means." The 'shadow man' walked out of view as the world slowly returned to normal. The group was looking at him, waiting for an answer, while Gordon was in shock.

"Gordon?" asked Alyx, worried about him.

"I don't really know how to explain it," he said before looking at Bella and Sarah. "But some guy called 'the 'shadow man' is taking care of it." He added with uncertainty. Sarah and Bella looked at each other in shock then let the subject drop.

"The what man?" asked Barney. As Bella told him to drop it, Gordon couldn't stop thinking:

"Who is this guy? Who is this 'Bella'? Who is Sarah's dad? Do I know him? Should I know him? Would I remember him? How do they know about this 'shadow man'?" Gordon had a lot of questions, and even fewer answers. He couldn't remember anyone from Black Mesa except for Barney, Eli, Alyx, Azian, Kliner, and Magnuson. He couldn't even remember his family or if he had one. Ever since the "mutual friend" took him from the alien world Zen, he couldn't remember anything about who he was or who he knew, except for almost the entire Black Mesa Incident. It was all so confusing.

"Why can't I remember anything?" Gordon thought, hopelessly "Will I ever remember? ..."

"We're here!" announced Sarah as she got out of the camper van. They had parked near an old barn with the roof and parts of two walls missing. The entire structure was covered with snow. There was also a strange, metal, flat, circular object in the center of the barn. Sarah turned to face them and announced,

"Welcome to Coldfront!" Sarah, already out of the van stated,

"I have one question. How could the Resistance not find this base or the other ones you guys have?" Sarah paused for a moment before:

"Well, most of our bases are ..."

"Sarah! There you are! I was starting to worry about you!" shouted an approaching woman with long rusty red hair, accompanied by a girl with black hair, carrying a black-haired baby, which Gordon immediately noticed in shock. Bella, who was apparently the mother, took the baby from the girl.

"Oh hi Lissa. I was just explaining something to these guys who were in the helicopter I shot down." answered Sarah in an extremely casual way.

Alyx's POV

"Wait. What did she say?" thought Alyx, as Gordon elbowed her, trying to get her attention.

"You shot down the helicopter?" asked Barney, unaware of the baby.

"Yeah," Sarah answered sheepishly, "but I thought-"

"Who are these people?!" demanded the redhead. "And why did you bring them to the base?!"

"Excuse me!" thought Alyx. Sarah bit her lip.

"Lissa, control yourself," Bella answered. "Zese are ze survivors of ze helicopter crash zat you assisted capturing." Lissa's face went to one of shock and anger.

"What! Why did you bring these traitors here!?" Lissa shouted. The baby started crying receiving shocked expressions from Alyx and Barney. Bella gave her an icy look, as she left to quiet the child.

"Quiet down Lissa. Baby Pierre is here!" scolded said the dark haired girl, with a slight French accent.

"Wait! Bella has a baby?! Why didn't she mention this?" thought Alyx.

"He can wait! This is treason!"

"Lissa shut up!" screamed Sarah in such loudness and fierceness that everyone, including Lissa, was silenced. After composing herself she stated, "They are Alyx Vance, Barney, and, Gordon Freeman." Sarah answered pointing to each one in order, then turning to Lissa angrily. Lissa's face was complete shock, while the girl just raised her eyebrows.

"Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry, I-I didn't realize who you were." stammered Lissa. Gordon just raised an eyebrow.

"Next time, think before you start pointing fingers," Sarah responded. Lissa looked down and became silent, before she was called away, by a male voice.

"Whoa! I take it you're not one to mess with." joked Alyx.

"You have no idea," laughed the French girl. Sarah looked at her.

"Don't press your luck, Destiny. If these guys were combine you could have screwed us over." Sarah replied sternly, but only lightly. Destiny lowered her head,

"I apologize for my younger sister's mistake, but know zat she, possibly, may make more. She's just seventeen." stated Bella, returning to the group with a now calm Pierre.

"Wait, what? How can someone be seventeen? How can there be a baby?" Alyx thought. "The suppression field's only been down a month. How did they get around the field?"

"It's fine, she's still training," answered Sarah.

"Wait. How is she seventeen? How do you even have a baby?" asked Barney, also confused.

"Our main base is,... let's just say, out of reach, of ze 'suppression field'." answered Bella, seemingly searching for the right words, while Gordon, Alyx and Barney gave her confused looks, and Lissa rejoined the group looking nervous.

"Out of reach? Wha-" asked Barney, before he was interrupted.

"Um, Sarah. There is something you should know. Commander Roberts is pretty mad at you for bringing 'those maggots' here without permission." interrupted Lissa, stammering.

"Are you serious! Ugh! Lissa, no offense, but your uncle really gets on my nerves." said Sarah exasperated.

"Bella, Destiny, can you two show them to an open room?" Sarah asked, hardly holding in her temper, before she stormed off, furious followed closely by Lissa.

"Zis way to your rooms," answered Bella, as she and Destiny led them. Near a strange, random-looking pipe they turned left then entered a garage door to their right. After walking straight, they entered another door which led to a hallway with four rooms on each side.(4) Bella turned around to face them, while Des entered the first room on the right.

"All ze rooms to ze left are open. If you happen to become lost, follow ze blue arrows." Bella said.

Authors note: Okay after this chapter things start getting a bit interesting. XD Now, to the references.

(1) This is a reference to one of the G-man's opening lines to Gordon.

(2) I hope I don't have to explain this.

(3) This and the title are an ancient Arab proverb (I think).

(4) I am trying to describe their route from the barn to the Blu base if this needs to be corrected/described better let me know.

Thank you and please review.

-Elizabethia