Chapter 2: Life
For TEC, life was simple. Obey commands, gather knowledge, keep things organized. Most of his information was about these objects called The Crystal Stars, and The Palace of Shadow. How this information connected, however, he did not understand. He strived to, however, because he had to understand. He was the perfect computer.
She, too, had a thirst, a craving, a need for knowledge. She had to perform tests. Tests were all she needed to do. Collect the data: that was her job.
Both of their lives were straightforward until something came into them: a woman.
TEC had felt something strange upon first sight of the princess of the Mushroom Kingdom. And he had to know what it was.
GLaDOS felt nothing for Chell. She was the last test subject she had, and knew that testing must continue.
After Chell murdered her, GLaDOS was pissed. She wanted revenge. She wanted her to suffer. Tests for the rest of her life. And then Wheatley. Oh, was she pissed.
As soon as TEC realized what Grodus' plan was to do with Princess Peach, he was pissed. He could not let him do this to her. She was beautiful, and amazing, and he... he loved her. So much. She could not be taken over by a hideous demon. No. She had to escape, somehow.
He was in the middle of giving her instructions on how to escape, when the X-Nauts, along with Grodus, bursted into the room. Appalled at the betrayal of his own creation, he ordered his soldiers to shut him down, and erase every memory he had of the Princess. Little did Grodus know that TEC had a reserve, that allowed him to store memory and energy in case he was forced to shut down. This reserve had very little power, though, so he remained off until it was necessary to awake again.
The next time he woke, he was in the presence of Mario. Oh, the things TEC had heard about Mario. If he could not save Princess Peach himself, Mario had to. It was his only hope. He said what he thought were his last words... "I love you, Princess Peach"...and shut down completely to send the remaining energy to the teleporter room.