Chapter 1: portals

Wheatley is in control. He watches the two accomplices complete the puzzles repeatedly. And they were getting closer to him. He had to kill them. He sees them again, and they cut his power "wait-!" and he shuts down.

He wakes up in a place with robot parts, and full of lava. "oh no. this is android hell!" he says aloud. The crane stops and drops him over a pit of lava. He sees the two them as he falls into the lava. It hurts so badly. It won't stop. "help meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee654454656rfgfchgvcnbc" and he burns to a crisp.

Wheatley wakes up, breathing heavily. Its just a dream, just a dream. It was just… a… dream. Calm down… your over reacting. I'm not dead, or in aperture. I'm fine.

I'm good I just… he sighs full of relief as he looks around, its still space. He's turned towards the earth, and if he looks beside him, so is star. He sighs again not as shakily as the first time. Star is still in sleep mode. He looks behind himself, and sees space core, also in sleep mode, still even talking about space in his dreams.

"space… wana go home…earth. Wana go to earth… space…" seems to be unrestful too. Wonder what time it is down there. He sighs once more, trying, desperately trying, to get the fear out of him. It doesn't. trying to get calm is just making him more afraid.

I'm fine. I'm good. Star's good, she's good, space's good. I'm fine. I'm always fine.

Right? … well hehe… no not really. To be completely honest, I'm so scared. All the time. Scared of dying, scared of anger… I just want everything to be okay. But it's not.

This world, it's messed up. And I'm messed up too, I guess. Wheatley sighs once more, he doesn't want to think. He just wants a happy ending. that's all he wants.

Suddenly he sees space core get taken by someone, he goes though a blue portal. Its… Her! oh no oh no… wheatley thinks. Then a portal is placed near star and him. NONONONONONONON- wait… its… not… oh thank bloody goodness. "star hey mate! Wake up! Were goin' home!" star moves a little.

Fine then here we go. They pop though the portal, getting to the other side. "ey luv'. How ya' doing? Good right. I know ya' hate me but just listen for a sec. okay?" chell nods, ready to listen to him.

Oh wait. I never got her name. I should ask that before I say sorry. Star opens her eye. She's in the dirt, and not in space. "AAAAAHHHH OMG WHERE AM I AM I DEAD OMG AAAAAA" wheatley looks over. "hold up luv' I have to calm down a freaked-out core that's been in space for too long."

He tries to roll over to her, but it falls so he just yells over to star. "hey! Mate! It's her, fine she saved us! Stop screaming please! You fine!" star is still screaming very loudly. Wheatley looks over at chell. "ey' luv' can you help me?" chell nods, picking up star. She smiles at her.

Star stops screaming and glares at chell. "you. you were the one that trapped me in space 10 years ago! How… how dare- "she looks over at wheatley he's glaring at her. Chell looks at wheatley, then at star. "um…s-sorry… about that… I didn't mean to… I should really thank you, shouldn't I? yeah… again sorry, and um… thank you for saving us. I am forever in your debt. Also, what's your name? never heard it back then."

Chell looks at wheatley, who looks at her with a happy looking face. She ready's her voice. Looking around, at the wheat, the sky, and the ground. "my name is chell, it's nice to meet you…" star gets this happy look on her face. That's her name. I like it. It suits her. It really does. Wheatley thinks.

"star blue, star for short." She says, her voice sounding very existed and relieved. Space core is the only one who hasn't opened his eye. Star and chell stare at space core. "hey space! Wake up! Were home!" he doesn't move. Chell opens his eye up forcefully.

There's no light or color in his eye. He's not even off. He's lost all his power. Wheatley can't see what happened "luv'? what's going on?" wheatley asks chell. Chell puts star down and shows him space core.

His eye is just a hole. And he's not moving. wheatley gasps, then looks at star. "hey! I know I'm a mechanic, but I can't fix this! It's too severe!" they all stare at the unmoving space core. Wheatley doesn't know what to say.

Did the portal kill him? Or just being in space? Or… sadly wheatley realizes that he's just gone. No more screaming, nothing. Wheatley realizes he's crying. He feels bad. So, so bad.

It was nice to have someone around, even if it was someone who was obsessed with space. Chell picks him up and hugs him. Wheatley closes his eye. "I almost… forgot about my apology, so I guess I'll say now. I'm so, so, sorry. And I'm not being sarcastic, I truly am bloody sorry, I was in the wrong about everything. It's fine if you hate me. I'll except that. You can hurt me all you want, if you really hate me. Hit me, kick me, though me back into space- "chell hugs him tighter. As to say 'don't say that. I don't hate you at all. I forgive you.'

Wheatley is still sobbing, but he doesn't expect the next thing chell says to him. "I missed you so much. I forgive you. You were right. I was bossy. I really was. So, I'm sorry too." Chell says though tears. "aw, luv'… I forgive you too." Star stares at space core. I can't save you, I couldn't save you. I want to. I really do. But I can't. this kind of fixing Is way, way, to advanced for me. GOD I JUST WANT HELP HIM. Star starts crying too. She really wishes she had hands, so she could cover her sadness.

Wheatley stares at star then back at chell. "have you found a home luv'? if so… can we live there?" chell nods, and picks up star, then she stares at space core. She grabs him too. Suddenly, out of nowhere, they all hear a voice. "space… space… space! Earth!" space core's eye is glowing orange again.

Wheatley 'hugs' space core. Sobbing again. "ey' mate. Missed ya'." Wheatley says between sobs. Star looks at chell, then at wheatley 'hugging' space. She thought he hated space. Guess not huh? Star 'hugs' space as well. "welcome back to earth space" space core looks at star and wheatley with confusion, then at chell.

"lady! I was in space!" chell smiles. His contentment filling her with joy. Chell keeps walking towards her house with the three cores. "I bet you were space. I bet you were." This is the last thing wheatley hears before falling into sleep mode.

It's raining. Wheatleys looking outside, with chell. He turns towards her. "does it rain here a lot luv'?" he asks chell with joy. Chell looks at him, and then stares out the window again "…sometimes. Not all the time. Sometimes it snows, or hails." Wheatley stares at her, snow, hail? Wheatley wonders. Suddenly there's a loud BOOM outside. Wheatley shrieks out of fear, and 'hugs' chell. "or it thunder storms." Chell says with a soft tone.

"oh wheatley… it's okay. It's just thunder…" wheatley shakes and closes his eye. Making tiny noises in his fearful state. Chell picks up wheatley and puts him in her arms. "…it's okay…it's okay, wheatley…just focus on my voice. Alright?" chell asks wheatley. He nods. And chell talks more about rain, and about holidays, like one called 'Christmas' and another called 'thanksgiving' and at some point wheatley grew tired and fell into sleep mode.