THE FIRST STORY CONTEST HAS COME TO A CLOSE! Give a round of applause to Skagui the Sniper, Winner of the first contest with his OC, Lucas [REDACTED]!

"So that was a large espresso with cream?" Chell said. She had recently got the job as a cashier and coffee machine worker at a local coffee shop. "Would you like a bagel to go with that?"

"No thank you, that's fine." The man who she was serving gave her a once-over "Uh, some weird ball thing with a blue light with a crack down the middle was asking if I saw you yesterday." Chell was surprised to hear that, Wheatley was up in space! How could he have got down? She wasn't sure that she wanted him to find her. The man paid and left. Then she went into the back.

"Excuse me, can I clock off early?" Chell asked the manager.

"Why?"

"Well, someone said that someone would be coming to find me here, I'm not sure I want them to find me at the moment."

"Okay, if it's a matter of life and death, I'll let you clock off early." She said jokingly

"Thanks!" Chell hurried off at a brisk walk, she knew that that moron, Wheatley, wouldn't be far behind.

*Sadie P.O.V*

I saw Chell clock off and leave, I said good-bye to her, and she seemed to be in a hurry. I went back to my station and saw that Chell had left her duffle bag behind. I tried to call after her but she was too far away, so I went to take it too her. It was very heavy, but I managed to lug it over to Chell's apartment. She wasn't there, and as I had noticed that she carried the duffle bag with her everywhere, she must think that what's inside is so valuable that she can't leave it behind anywhere. Some may call it crazy, or that she has the Ring of Power in there, I call it obsessive compulsive. I went to the police station for help, they didn't. "A person must be gone for over 48 hours before considered missing." They said, Police these days, they aren't as helpful as you want them to be.

*normal*

Chell had an idea; she'd go to the docking bay at the spaceport. She had seen a cargo freighter land there yesterday and must still be unloading cargo. Wheatley must have been picked up from there. She'd go and check it out.

Chell arrived at the docking bay at the spaceport and immediately saw that she was right. There on a sort of mecha suit thing, was that core called Rick!

"Oh, hello gorgeous! I knew that you'd come back to me!" Rick said in his usual suave tone. Chell rolled her eyes and went up to him.

"Where's Wheatley?" Chell asked.

"Who?" Rick said

"Wheatley, personality core, like you only with a blue eye." Chell said, describing him.

"Oh, him, you were fighting him about a week ago! Yeah, I know where he is, well, I know where he's going, he's looking for you. Said something about being sorry. If you ask me, I don't have any idea what he's talking about."

Chell knew though, she had to find him, and fast. She didn't know how long his battery had till it died, and him along with it.

TBC