Epilog: the stars
Star is looking up at the stars. Stars are really something. Twinkling and shining. Like me. She thinks of making a song.
After a while she thinks of something great. She makes it more like a whisper as she sings her new song.
Wheatley looks around. What time is it? He looks at a nearby clock. It says 9 am. Should probably get up. He floats up, his blanket falling off him.
He looks at it, there's a note on it, he reads the note.
Good morning wheatley, I have gone to get more food, I'll be back around lunch. So, don't worry about me. Also, I can take you to pick out something for star later, about 2 pm or 1 pm, okay? Have a good day you little cutey. -chell
Wheatley blushes at the last word. cutey…hehe. Yeah. I am a cutey. He flips his blanket over, so people don't look at his note.
He floats out of chell's bed room door way, looking for others that were awake. He saw none. He went over to the room he shared with the other two cores and goes through the door way. Star is asleep on the window sill, her eye on the cold glass. She's whispering something that's hard to hear. He goes closer to her.
"…sttaarrr…. i'mmmm…a…staaarrrr" she whispers, moving a little. Wheatley backs off, letting her rest. She must have been looking at the stars last night… did she even sleep? He looks at his bed. There's a blue and gold blanket on it. Blue with golden stars, like stars, but the inverse.
He plops himself onto it. God, this is bloody soft. He rapes himself in the blanket, getting comfortable. He didn't do much anyway, he either slept, or looked outside, or read. It was always very calm here.
He started drifting off into sleep.
It was warm and soft. He was laying on a cloud, it was very, very nice. He turned a little, looking over he saw star looking at stars. He floats over to her. "hey star! How you doing?" star looks at him.
She turns away, going over to Joyi. He tries to talk to her, but she just makes Joyi walk away. "STOP FOLLOWING ME YOU MORON!" wheatley stares in shock. "I-I'm not a-" suddenly he's back at aperture, when he turned evil. "YES, YOU ARE! YOU WERE THE MORON TO MAKE ME AN IDIOT!" glados screams at him.
"OH YEAH? WELL CAN A MORON, PUCH. YOU. DOWN. THIS. PIT?! HUH?! CAN A MORON DO THAT?!... oh no." wheatley tries not to listen, but he can't stop. "welcome to my LAIR." Wheatley winces at the sound of his own voice. "YOU'R GOING TO DIE LUV' DON'T TRY ANYTHING" wheatley starts crying. That's not me that's not me that's not me! I'm kind and nice now! I don't want this! "bit of change of plans- hold on to me- TIGHTER! GRAB ME! GRAB ME! GRAB ME!" it fades to black.
Wheatley wakes up with a gasp. He looks around. Star is still sleeping, and everything is normal. Orion's right in front of him. "you okay w-wheatley?" wheatley looks down.
"not really mate." He murmurs. Orion floats down next to him. "I can stay with you and help you feel better if you want, w-wheatley." He never knew why Orion voice with glitch if he said wheatley name. Orion plops himself down. Looking at his friend.
"okay. Go right ahead." He says numbly. He feels so sad and empty. He wants to cry, apologize, but he has already done that. Wheatley closes his eye. just wanting to forget everything that he did to chell.
He feels something hug him. He opens his eye, and Orion is 'hugging' him. Wheatley stares. "you can cry if you want to, it's okay." He says. Wheatley does not remember him being this supportive.
Wheatley cry's. He can't help it, he was such a mean and monstrous person back then. Orion is saying it's okay, he knows it's not, but he listens anyway. After a little calms down. "thank you…" he says.
Orion nods, floating back up. Wait. What time is it? He looks at the clock. It's about 1 pm or so. Oh no.
he floats up, rushing to see chell. Orion stares, then follows him. Wheatley knocks on chell's door. Chell opens it. "I…I read the note…. this morning…can…we go look…for something for…star?" he says, somehow out of breath.
Chell nods. "okay. I'm…. just going to…try to catch my breath…real quick…okay…?" chell nods again, siting down on the ground. Wheatley floats down to the ground. He breaths in and out, trying to catch his breath. Chell waits, smiling.
He floats back up. "ooohh…kay… I think I'm good. Let's go!" he says, floating towards the door as he spoke. Chell get up, walking towards the door and putting her coat on. She puts a little coat on wheatley, it's blue with little golden stars. Chell opens the door, the two going to the car to go to the store.
Wheatley looks around at toys. "look at this one! Its cool looking!" chell looks at what he is. It looks like…slime? "well…maybe she can't use it but, it still looks cool!" chell looks back at the books that she was looking at. "what do you think star would like if I got her a book?" she asks wheatley, who is still looking at toys.
"hmm… well nothing to due with space, she doesn't really like that so, um…I think I saw her reading from that old bookshelf the other day. It was a book about…cat's or something? I think it was called… warriors? Think it was book one, so maybe get her book 2 and 3? I bet she would like that…" wheatley says, mumbling the last word.
Chell picks up some warriors books. Is... this 2? Looks like it…is this 3? No…that's 4, hm. She looks around for book three.
Wheatley looks around some more, and then he goes over to the stuffed animals. He sees blue ones, grey ones, green ones, but none of them look good. He groans out of frustration. Why is this so bloody hard? I'm just looking for ONE toy! He floats by something, then back tracks, seeing what it was. It's a blue… owl? It has tiny golden stars on it.
Jackpot.
Chell finally finds book 3. She sighs. That took FOREVER…ugh. "wheatley? Did you find what you wanted for star?" Wheatleys silent for a moment, then chell hears slight noise. "y-yeah! I can't pick it up though, I don't have hands… I got handles. You can't use a handle like that, unless you can, but I don't know how." Chell goes over to him.
He shows her the owl plush, and she picks it up. "this is lovely. She'll love it!" chell says, smiling at wheatley. Wheatley floats behind her as she goes to the counter to buy the presents.
Star wakes up, looking at the window that is right in front of her. she falls backwards in surprise, falling onto the ground with a 'thunk' she winces, floating up. She can see Orion in the darkness of the room. He floats over to her. "are you okay starry?" star looks at him, about to nod, then she falls a little.
"s-starry?" she floats back up, slowly. "hi, um…yeah I think…I'm fine…" she says, looking around the hall, and down the stairs. She sees chell and wheatley. She hides back in her room. This is a great time to give them my presents! She goes behind the book shelf. Grabbing a mechanic book for chell, and a drawing for wheatley, along with a blanket that's really big and has the drawing on it.
I hope star likes her gifts…what if she doesn't? what if she HATES them? No…she's my friend. I know what she likes…I think. I think this will be fine. Wheatley's thoughts are filled with panic. He looks over at chell. She has readied the gifts. "star! Come down stairs!"
"star! Comes down stairs!" star grabs the things and gives them to Orion. "follow me" she whispers to him. They go down stairs. They go behind a corner. "stay here until the signal, the signal is 'psssstttt' okay?" he nods. She comes out.
"hello! Um… hello?" it's dark in the room. The lights turn on. "surprise!" star jumps, out of surprise. Chell pulls out some gifts for her. "for…me?" chell nods.
There's two books, the ones in the book series she's reading, and a blue owl with tiny golden stars on it. He eye's sparkle, full of joy. "thank you so much!" star looks at her friends happily. "oh, I almost forgot, I have somethings for you guys too! Hold on." Whispers the code to him. Orion comes out and gives the presents to star.
Star gives the present to their owners. Wheatley looks at his gifts happily, there's a card with it.
Thank you, for everything. To both of you, no, all of you. Thank you for letting me stay here, even though you never knew me. So, I made this drawing. It's of all of us, chell made it, I gave her the idea.
-star blue. Gold
Wheatley gives chell the note to read as he looks at the drawing. There siting on a hill, star in the air, and above all of it says, 'star's blue' chell reads the note, then puts it on the table. "I also have a song for you."
I'm a star, gone very far, to space seen the stars, now I'm here with my friends.
Though I'm still scared, I know you're here, here for me.
Do do do…do do doooo!
You're here, I'm here, even though you don't want to go, I'll be here.
Space is boring, but that is fine. Maybe one day, you'll get home again.
Oh again.
Your hereeee. I'm hereeeee.
Forget about anything other…I'm here.
Do do do…do do do doooooooo….
I will be here, you will be here, all of us matter!
Even if you don't think you do, just remember these words, 'you mean the world to me'
That's not a joke, really, you mean the world to meeee….
Every possibility…you mean the world…to me.
Like a star in the sky, shine so, sooooo… bright.
You mean the world…
You mean the world to…us. To me. To her, to him.
I'm here.
Chell looks at all her friends and smiles. A happy ending.