Chapter 25

Wall•E collided with the glass platform hard, but thankfully it didn't break. He got up as fast as he could and looked ahead to make sure that the platform wasn't going to just go into another trap, but it seemed like it was only going through the middle of the Enrichment Center. He had landed on one of a long line of platforms.

He looked up at where he had jumped from, he was surprised he had survived. The giant screen was still hanging there, but then it started to move back to some other place, the same direction that Wall•E was going. Probably going to… Wall•E thought for a moment. He knew he'd have to get to Wheatley's lair, but was it such a good idea to jump all the way down onto this platform? What if that screen was going to be sent back to his lair?

He continued to watch the screen, then suddenly realized it was going toward a place where he could put a portal, so he put one there immediately. He had to wait a moment before he came upon that same place. He went over to it and placed the opposite portal on the wall as well. He reached over and grabbed the wall and went through the portals.

The giant screen had already passed, but Wall•E could still see it a distance from where he was. He wasn't sure how good this was going to be, but at least he was going to try it, he put the portal gun into his compaction chamber, keeping it sort of open but leaning back to make sure it didn't fall out. Then he leaped and grabbed the railing that the screen was on.

He moved himself so that one hand was holding on to each side of the railing, and he started to climb along the railing as fast as he could, keeping an eye on his hands so that he didn't grab the wrong place and fall to his death. He was moving faster than he thought he could, which was very good, but he could see that the railing was going to go straight up soon. He was not looking forward to that.

"Wherever you are, brown bot, I would like to point out that what you're trying to do is a terrible idea. Rescuing that little white probe isn't going to help anyone. Especially you. The only thing that lies ahead is your death." Wheatley's voice boomed throughout the entire open area, Wall•E hoped he didn't know where he was. But no matter what that little blue sphere said, it wasn't going to stop Wall•E from rescuing Eve.

The sound of wheels carrying something light caught his attention just before he went up the vertical rail; he turned his head to see something coming at him fast, hanging from the rail as well. Wall•E readied himself, then when it was just beside him, he jumped onto it, using it to ride on the rail faster.

"I recommend you stop… With the whole 'rescuing' thing… Did you stop yet? Because I'm not quite sure you've stopped." An alarm went off and he quickly said, "Well, that's my cue to go. I'll work on the assumption that you're still trying to rescue her and… You know, destroy everything that gives me the sign that you are still alive. Bye!"

Wall•E clung onto the hanging thing, still keeping his chamber a little open to keep the portal gun safe. He was also looking around for any places to put portals and looking for overall places to go. Who knew if Wheatley would suddenly break the railing because he assumed he was alive and on there. Wall•E almost expected explosions to go off around him, but they didn't.

He continued to look around and he saw a little cove with a door far away. He zoomed in to see that the door said, "WHEATLEY Emergency Shutdown and Cake Dispensary" The cake dispensary part was odd, and it was obviously a trap, but at least it seemed promising. Besides, the walls could hold portals. Wall•E leaned back and opened his compartment and took out the portal gun with one hand. After shooting a portal over there, he waited until he came to another enclosed area where he could put a portal.

After putting the other one there, he leaped into it. Finally, he was on solid ground. He turned to the door and pulled the knob. The door suddenly started to timber, and Wall•E freaked out.

"Ahahaha!" Wheatley's evil laugh came over the intercom, and the panels behind the fake door moved to reveal a screen with Wheatley on it. "I knew you would fall for that! Well, I was only pretty sure, but at least it worked! The same trick that GLaDOS pulled on that brain damaged lady!" The open wall closed with more panels, and the portal disappeared as the panels behind it moved as well. "Now who's the moron? Huh? Who is it? NOT me! Oh yeah! Who's the boss?" Wheatley started to celebrate as Wall•E raced around the small room trying to find a way out. Then he suddenly stopped his chanting, "Oh, and I'll take this…" A claw reached down and grabbed the portal gun from Wall•E's hands before he could react, "Thank you very much. And now, lights! Camera! Action!"

The floor fell out from under Wall•E and he landed in a small room, then one side opened to reveal a huge hanging robot, the blue sphere on the end indicated that it was Wheatley. Out of curiosity and determination to find Eve, Wall•E moved into the lair with a strong posture.

When he looked around the lair, he couldn't help but wonder if he was expecting someone to come and try attacking him. Something about the set up. Maybe he was waiting just for him.

Wall•E charged, aiming to attack the blue-eyed villain hands-on. As he leaped up, Wheatley spun a three-sixty and smashed Wall•E to the wall.

Or cage…

Definitely a cage… The opening shut with a sudden slam

Maybe it was going to be harder than Wall•E thought…