Chell's Story: Part C
Chapter Four

As the last note of the song ended, a light turned on above me. The musicians carefully stowed their instruments in their spots and headed off the stage to the table where I was.

Four of the musicians I realized were the four Cores that had been attached to GLaDOS until I had thrown them into the incinerator. The other four completed a rainbow arrangement between them.

The blue Core searched his person before looking around and seeing the green Core holding a knife.

I opened my mouth to speak, but the blue Core beat me to it. "Alright, are you going to cut the cake, Rick?"

"Yep. I got it, Wheaters." The green Core plucked the candle from the cake and made four cuts through the cake, leaving eight wedges of equal shape and size.

The blue Core produced a stack of small plates. "Okay, everyone take a slice, and we'll form a queue to take turns feeding the test subject."

The orange Core looked from me to the cake. "Do you think she'll eat it all?"

The red Core shrugged. "Probably. I mean, she does look in desperate need of food."

The aqua Core took his piece of the cake. "So, what order are we going in?"

The purple Core looked around. "How about I start, then Hannah, Sam, Victor, Wheatley, Andy, Rick, and Walter."

The pink Core spoke up. "According to most advanced algorithms, the world's best name is Craig."

As soon as everyone got their cake slice, the blue Core spoke up. "Alright, Martha, whenever you're ready."

From the color arrangement in the line of robots, I was able to determine the names of each Core. One by one, each Core walked up to me and fed me their piece of cake.

I can't say if I've ever tasted anything more delicious in my entire life. Chocolate, cherries, whipped cream, all bundled together in each bite. At first, I was unable to move my face, so I started out being baby fed. But with each bite, moisture returned to my mouth and my strength began to replenish, allowing me to eat the cake more and more easily.

By the time I had eaten the last piece of cake, all the tubes attached to me had been removed, and bandages were applied in their place.

Wheatley walked by me. "Alright, let's get her to the Extended Relaxation Center."

Martha's voice sounded behind me. "Alright. You have the sedative gas, right?"

I heard Rick walk over. "Yep. I got it." He appeared with a canister in one hand and a mask attached by a hose in the other. "Alright, hold still..." He slid the mask over my face and handed the canister to Martha.

"Alright, let's get going."

I heard a hissing sound, followed by my body going numb starting at the face, and I blacked out to be presented with more flashbacks.