Chapter 2: Wheatly's Apology
Chell looked shocked. Wheatly was once her friend in Aperture science but she was betrayed by him and almost killed, which lead to him getting lost in space. Chell stood there, finding herself not able to move forward or speak. "H-hello? are you still there? can you hear me?" Wheatly asked. "Oh wait, maybe they don't speak English..." Wheatly thought out-loud "Um, Hola. mi nombre es Wheatly, me importarÃa recoger?" He asks. Chell shakes her head "Look, um, i'm going to assume that you speak English and say this. Do you happen to know a girl by the name of Chell?" Wheatly asked. Chell gasped a bit that wheatly remembered her name. "Its kinda important that I find her" Chell finally manages to move her legs and pick up the core "Aw thanks mate! I really appreciate that. Say what did you say your name was?" Wheatly was then turned around and finally saw her face
"Its me...Chell" She says
"Oh wow! your free! your alive! and you can speak! Oh man this is great, absolutely perfect!" Wheatly said as he spun his eye around, showing his excitement "wait, let me make sure you can really speak and i'm not just glitching. Say 'Apple' alright?" Chell sighs
"Apple..."
"Oh man! This is amazing!" Wheatly says happy but then sees Chell's look of anger and sadness "Oh right. best explain myself. So, yeah i'm back. I got hit into earths orbit by a bloody satellite of all things, and well..ta-da! here I am" Wheatly says. "Now look, i know you are in no mood to forgive me, and really why would you. I mean i threatened to KILL you, to make you my test subject, to see you suffe-this is not helping my case at all is it?"
"Not really"
"Well let me explain, and if you want to smash me apart afterwards i wont stop you..." Wheatly takes a deep inhale (Even though he has no mouth...odd) "I am sorry.. I truthfully am. Its just, the sudden power that went through me was amazing. Guess i just lost sight of what was important: helping my best friend escape. So, i am sorry i was bossy...and...yeah" Chell stares at the core. "Um...hello? Your still thinking or what?" Chell just put Wheatly under her arm and walked back to her bed "I'm guessing i awoke you from your sleep. Sorry just...get some sleep and you can destroy me tomorrow" Chell threw Wheatly into the corner "Ow!" She then goes back to sleep.
The Next Morning...
Chell awakes to the sound of a radio and sees Wheatly sitting on the floor and the music is coming off of him "Good morning. Did you sleep good? You did didn't you, i can see it in your eyes. So about my apology, do you forgive me or-" Then Chell just glares at him "I...I'll shut up now" Then he sparks 'Ow, that still hurts. I am pretty damaged still, then again you would expect that since i fell from outer space into cement..." He sees the companion cube in the other corner. "Oh hey i see you kept a nice toy from the facility. Speaking of which how was SHE after sending me into space?"
"She...called me her best friend and...told me to leave and never return" Chell says as she opens a box of cereal.
"Ouch. that's gotta sting" Then wheatly sparks again "Ah. I mean figuratively of course, not literally" He sees Chell look sad and confused "Look, maybe its for the best. You hated that place and now your free to live out your like here"
"That's the thing. Back there I felt important. It was an adventure and I felt exited to be apart of it. Now, I am the only one here and no one is around to talk to me..." Chell says, a few tears falling down. Wheatly thinks to himself
"Well if you truly miss it then-and you MIGHT not like to hear this-but, why not go back?" Wheatly asked. He then got a glare from Chell again "I mean, you know, if you want to feel the adventure again..."
"I can't return... she told me not to" Chell said
"Well, maybe she meant it sarcastically. You know how some people say 'I Hate You!' when they really mean 'I Love You'." Chell looked at the core
"I guess i could try to go back...maybe GLaDOS will be happy i'm back?" Chell said questioning her own words
"That's the spirit! So lets go!"
"Lets go? You mean your coming?"
"Of course partner. After all, i do have the code to get you back in. So what do you say. Be just like the old times...minus the whole...me trying to kill you thing" Chell looked at the core. Was it true? Did he seriously feel sorry for what he did? She picked him up and then walked out "Alright! Aperture Science, here we come!" Wheatly yelled as Chell walked back to the shack she escaped from
Meanwhile
"Why..." Said a female, robotic voice "Why are you doing this to the center?"
"Because this center took everything away from me.." Responded a deep male voice "Now..."
"I'm taking it all back"