AN: Hello again readers. Unfortunately, my laptop crashed when I wrote this chapter so I might need to rewrite it. :(
Chapter 5 – From Nightmares to Reality
~Chell~
I quickly run out of the hall and towards the car park. I pull on my gloves and boots by the car and quickly grab my helmet out of the back seat. I slam the car door and begin to run into the night. I pull on the helmet and the system boots up almost instantly. The system begins to read my mind for any commands. I instantly think 'start-up super speed' and I feel the motors within the boots speed up.
I look back periodically and both AIs are still chasing me. I turn right and head towards the demolition site of old offices. I see a fence coming up in front of me, so I quickly command the suit to activate the elevation feature. I'm then sent flying over the fence and land on the other side.
I continue running when I find her being catapulted into the air and on the other side of the fence and Wheatley climbing it at an extreme speed. I begin to sprint when I notice a staircase.
I immediately bolt for the stairs and run up them at an almost breakneck speed. I make it to the top floor when the stairs end. I run towards the ledge of the floor when they both find me at the edge of the broken floor. My heart is racing again as she comes closer to me. I then finally gather the courage to speak. "If you want me dead, GLaDOS, then come and do it." I say, my voice slightly croaky.
She then moves even closer to me, ready to get me. She pushes me of the ledge and she does, I open a portal behind her and one below me in the ground. I turn around in a flying kick position and fly through the portal. I kick GLaDOS square in the back, forcing her forwards. I land and turn around, ready for her to come through the portal.
As she flies towards me, I punch her in the face, sending her flying towards the wall next to him. He stares at me in shock and amazement, mainly because I spoke for the first time. Before he says anything, I start up the motors and fly back to Stonefield.
I feel different somehow. Almost like I've conquered my darkest fears, but I know that deep down within me, I can't vanquish my demons. Even if I tried my hardest, I could never for get what had happened in Aperture. His betrayal, him turning GLaDOS into a potato battery, the countless times he tried to KILL me and me sending him into space. Even 6 years of freedom couldn't make me forget what happened back in Aperture. I make it back to the car park of Stonefield Laboratories and start to pack my things into the car carefully. I just hope he doesn't come back any time soon with her...
~Wheatley~
I watched the Lady fly off before I could say anything. I then stare at her, lying on the cold, hard floor unconscious for a few moments. Once she wakes up and manages to stand, she looks at me with anger shining within her pair of bright yellow eyes. "Why did you let her get away, moron?" she asks me furiously. "I...Look, she..." I stutter, fearing what might happen to me. "What?" she asks me again.
"I...Couldn't catch her. She was...um...To quick to catch." I say hesitantly. She looks at me and then looks towards the skyline of the city. "I want you to find her," she begins, turning to face me. "And if you don't come back with that Lunatic I will make you regret your entire life."
I nod, agreeing to do what she wanted me to do. She then walks off, leaving me in the dark with only the street-lights as sources of light. I don't want to give in to her but I know that if I want to apologise to the Lady, I have to find her.
~GLaDOS~
I storm out of the demolition site without looking back, heading back for Aperture. I know that the moron is going to mess it up again, I can feel it. He probably won't follow my orders and try to run off, out of my sight.
I know one thing for certain though. He'll refuse to go back to Aperture. Back to testing. Back to what both him and the Lunatic know as hell. But if he doesn't come back, I'll to force him to come back. Besides, I can probably tell where he's going next...