Hello world, it's supermariogirl! Sorry for the long wait. I've been having trouble thinking of how to write this chapter, but I think I know how this chapter will go. I have a main idea on what will happen in this story, but the little details I have trouble with. Maybe putting ideas in the reviews might help!

L: Yes, I've seen the musical, and I thought it was awesome! Although, one day I hope to see a Portal 2 musical authorized by Valve with original songs in it.

PixelsShattered: I actually didn't realize I had made that reference until you pointed that out! Haha. But the reference is actually when Cate Johnson mentions someone getting fired. I won't say what it's a reference of, but I guess some people will get it.

Also, this story has more than 730 views! That's awesome, but after checking the stats, I think someone is just reloading the page over and over again. That, or is reading it 17 times a day, because the other day I had one visitor but 17 views. But whatever, on with the story!

The Disclaimer Song:

I make stories for me and you,

But I own nothing so please don't sue! Dum!


When Whitney woke up, she saw Chett sitting in one of the chairs, eating breakfast. She sat up and yawned.

"G'morning. Oh, is that what you say to people when you wake up, right?" she mumbled. He turned around and saw that she was awake. He just nodded. Just then, a small kitten walked up to Whitney. It had white fur, and looked like it was only a few months old. "Aw, what a cute creature!" she said. The kitten looked at Whitney and ran off. The kitten walked up to Chett and purred as he pet it. "Is it yours?" she asked. Chett nodded. He walked over to the couch and sat at the end opposite to Whitney. He got another piece of paper and wrote something down. After a few minutes, he gave the paper to her.

Her name is Taylor. I found her all alone in an alley a few months ago and I couldn't bring myself to leave her behind.

"Well, that's really generous of you. She's adorable." Whitney told him. "She's a.. what do you call it? A cat-ten? They're called cat-tens, right?" Chett silently chuckled and Taylor meowed. The kitten hopped onto Chett's lap and meowed. Chett grabbed the remote and turned on the TV. Chett changed the channels and stopped at what looked like a documentary. After five minutes, Whitney was slightly interested. "Hey, what's this lady babbling about?" Chett rolled his eyes and wrote down something else on the paper.

She's talking about the Combine War.

"Combine War?" she asked, confused. "What the bloody heck is a Combine War?" Chett continued writing.

About 70 years ago, there was a war between the human race and the Combine. The Combine invaded the Earth 20 years before, and enslaved humanity. They kept people from reproducing and forced them to live in heavily monitored cities.

"Well, that's not really nice of them, is it?" Whitney asked. Chett continued.

No, they weren't nice. But anyway, 20 years later, a resistance was formed. Led by someone named Gerda Freeman, they managed to defeat the Combine. Since then, humanity has been recovering. That's why technology has only improved a little bit. The population isn't as large as it was before the invasion, but it's getting better since then.

"Wow." Whitney responded. "It's hard to believe something like that happened." Suddenly, a knock was heard on the door. "Oh, I wonder who that is..." she wondered. Chett got up from the couch after Taylor hopped off his lap. He walked over to the door and opened it. There were two guys there. One of them had messy, blonde hair, and pale skin. He had blue eyes, and wore a light blue shirt and dark blue jeans. The other had neat, brown hair, brown eyes, and pale skin similar to the other man. He wore a dark blue shirt and indigo colored jeans.

"Hey, dude!" the blonde greeted, his voice had a cheery tone. The other one laughed.

"Malcolm, calm down." the brunette said in an accent that sounded as he was either from Australia or New Zealand. "It's still a bit early."

"Aw, Percy, you're such a buzzkill!" Malcolm replied. "Anyway, Chett, can we come in?" Chett nodded and they both walked in. They came into the living room and noticed Whitney sitting on the couch. "Hey, Chett, who's this?"

"Oh, I'm his friend." Whitney told him. "My name's Whitney."

"Hello Whitney." Percy greeted. "I'm Percy, and this is Malcolm." Chett wrote something down. Percy and Malcolm read it.

I have to warn you guys, she isn't well, the brightest.

"What do you mean by that?" Percy asked. Suddenly, the volume on the TV started getting louder. The three turned around and saw Whitney fiddling with the remote. The screen on the TV started getting brighter as she was messing with the settings.

"Um, I think I might have broken the telly, there." she simply said. Chett rolled his eyes and walked over to Whitney and took the remote from her. "I don't know how to fix it, and I don't think my hacking skills will fix it." she mumbled. Malcolm and Percy just looked at them funny.

"I think I know what you mean now." Malcolm replied.

"Malcolm, don't be mean! She just, needs to learn how to use the remote." Percy told him. Chett sighed. This would not be easy.


Sorry the chapter was short, but study hour starts soon so I don't have much time, and I wanted to get it done. BTW, Malcolm and Percy aren't OCs. Malcolm is Male!Mel, while Percy is a genderbent version of Persephone from the mod Portal Unity. I couldn't think of who Chett's friends would be, and I thought it would be cool to include the scrapped character that was originally the main character of Portal 2, and Portal Unity is an awesome mod(even though the laptop doesn't let me play it because of some weird error.), and mod characters don't get enough recognition. It's AU though, so don't expect these two to know anything about Aperture(If you were hoping Percy would have some crazy past involving the events of Portal Unity, sorry to disappoint you.). They won't be appearing too much, they'll just be supporting characters.

Also, keep in mind that I've only played the first Half Life game(I'm waiting until I turn 17 next month before I play the second one), so if my facts about the Combine were wrong, please correct me. Anyway, remember to review and leave constructive criticism! BTW, the kitten was named after Taylor Swift. I was listening to her music while typing the chapter.

Question of The Day: What Portal mods do you like?