A/N: so the next three chapters is telling Caroline's, Cody's, and Cyra's past. Just improvising and telling the background story on Cyra and Cody.

Rouge Guardians: Portal: Cyra and Cody

Part 1: Before Chell

ch 4 Caroline's Past

it had been three days and tomorrow was the GLaDOS activation day and Caroline was watching a test subject go threw a series of test. When the test subject fell into the acid pit she wrote down the results of the test. She had finished the current test information so she decided to take a brake and think about the past. Just to pass time.

it was late afternoon and Caroline and Cave had just came back from the hospital with there new child they named Chell. At their house Doug, Fredrick, Cyra, Cody, and Luke were waiting at Caroline's and Cave's house.

"hi!" Cyra yelled "you two came back late."

"sorry." Caroline said sweetly. "traffic was bad."

"oh! oh!" Cody yelled in excitement trying to get Caroline's attention.

"yes?" she replied

"Cyra made a present for you!"

"oh... I didn't know we were doing presents..."

"we weren't Cyra just felt like it." Cody said looking at Cyra awkwardly.

"well?" Luke said from behind them. Cyra turned around and gave him the "what do you want" look. "go get it." Luke demanded but Cyra acted like he wasn't there. Luke just folded his arms to show he wasn't happy. she walked over to the dining table and grabbed two stacks of drawings showing them to Caroline.

"oh how beautiful!" she exclaimed. The first was a vary detailed drawing of all of them at the park. and the other ones were drawings of them individually. The second stack had pictures of what Cyra and Cody thought Chell would look like and they were vary accurate.

"I didn't know she could draw..."Cave mumbled.

"Cave!" Caroline said. "don't be so mean. She made these as a gift!"

"no we she didn't." Cody spoke up.

"Cody!" cyra yelled. "shes trying to make a point!"

"sorry Mrs. C..." Cody muttered.

"your still using that?" Cyra asked shaking her head remembering all that times Cody said that.

"well. Gift or not. Thanks Cyra." Caroline said gently hugging Cyra. Cyra eyes widened. She felt like she hadn't been hugged lovingly like that in what seemed like a hundred years.

"wow..." Cody and Luke said together in amazement.

"she didn't kill you?"Cody yelled in confusion. He turned to Cyra. "why?" he asked.

"I'm not evil Cody!" she yelled.

"yes you are!" Luke yelled.

"don't push your luck! Lukey." she yelled slyly.

"don't call me that..." Luke muttered folding his arms.

"what? did you say something?" Cyra replied.

"ugh..." Luke ground in irritation. Everyone, especially Caroline, laughed at Luke. Caroline went up stairs into Chells new room.

It was four years later and Chell was now on her fourth birthday (obviously) and Cave was kind enough to invite some of the scientist to Chell's party. Unfortunately Cody and Cyra were not included because they kept blowing stuff up in the lab. All the time! Caroline watched Chell play out side with her friends. It was almost time for them to eat. They made Chell's favorite food tacos. She looked at a clipboard with papers on it. It was order forms for moon rocks. It had to be finished in two days and there was seven pages to Finnish. Plus she had to do testing and take care of Chell. She sighed. It would be even more busy and stressful with Chell around. But she could do it.

"hay, Caroline." someone said behind her. When she turned around she saw Doug behind her looking vary worried. "you OK?" he asked.

"I'm fine." she replied trying not to show sines of stress.

"no your not. Whats wrong?" he asked again. She sighed.

"just stressed..." she answered sadly.

"about what?"

"everything..."

"tell ya what. Ill take care of the order forms and you go play with Chell." Doug said happily.

"what? Don't you have work of your own?" she asked concerned.

"yes but not as much as you. Now go spend time with Chell before the party is over." Caroline nodded and want out side with Chell and her friends.

One hour passed and it was time to eat. All the kids ran to the fold out table on the lawn. Caroline passed out the plates and napkins to all the kids and Fredrick placed the tacos on the kids plaits. The kids ate fast from eating nothing but candy all day. after a few minutes it was time for cake. Caroline and Chell loved cake. Caroline dint know why but she loved it. Her favorite was chocolate cake with strawberries and wiped cream. After handing out the cake she stole a piece for herself because it might help with stress. Comfort food always did that for her. with her seventh bite of cake she already felt better. After a while all the kids finished there cake and Caroline felt stressed again. Chell walked over to Caroline looking at her worried.

"mommy?" she asked.

"yes honey?" Caroline replied trying not to show her feelings.

"are you OK?"

"yes honey I'm fine." Caroline said wiping a tear off her cheek.

"you don't look OK." Chell protested. Caroline sighed in defeat. Chell was vary persistent.

"I'm... I'm just stressed out right now."Caroline squeezed her fist trying not to cry.

"mommy?"

"Caroline!" both of them looked up to see Doug standing above her. "you OK?"

"no..." Caroline muttered. "just... just stressed out..."

"Caroline..." Doug whispered as Fredrick took Chell to Cave. "i said I would take care of Chell and the order forms. Just do testing and take it easy. K?" Caroline nodded and got up wipe the tears of her face.

"thanks Doug your a good friend."

"now." Doug said getting up. "lets go inside for presents OK." she nodded and went inside with Doug to start the presents for Chell.

Caroline wiped a tear of her cheek and continued with the test results. Three hours passed and she was done with testing for today. She headed to caves office to check out and go home.