Wheatley was shocked. GLaDOS was human? All the cores were... human? Then, who was I?

"Who was I?" Wheatley accidentally said.

"Yes."

"You were so, so amazing. You were so kind, and funny. Everyone down here always found you funny, like a comedian." Avery was starting to tear up. "Then, one day, Cave asked for you, and you never came back." She felt tears falling, washing away all of the grime on her face. "Everyone thought you had been fired or that you quit, but I built the core you were put into, as part of my internship, so I knew what happened. I knew what happened to Morgan; morality core, Sweet little Lucy, one of the other worker's daughters, who ended up as curiosity, Anger was a dog, not a person, Logic was a scientist named Logan, Rick was adventure, Fact was a man named Justin, and space was a young boy named Kevin."

Wheatley looked ready to cry also.

"Why are you sad? You should be happy." Avery asked.

"Space core, he was hit by some space debris, and he shattered."

Avery's expression changed from sad to shocked, then back to sad. "I'm so sorry."

Wheatley let out a sigh.

Avery took his hand, and then, out of instinct, she hugged him. After a moment of surprise, Wheatley hugged her back. It was odd hugging a robot, but Avery didn't care. She had survived alone for so long, she needed someone who cared enough to know her.

Avery muttered a few lines of her favorite song, which she had made a parody of in her time alone;

"You're the king of the facility and I'm a subject of yours.
We were friends right from the start, that from fate got torn apart.
I will try to protect you from everything that hurts,
And I'll do as you'll say, even the evil way."

"How touching. No, really, I'm crying." GLaDOS commented. Avery went stiff.

"Oh, God, no. Oh, please please please no," Avery silently cried.

"I knew you'd never kill him." GLaDOS continued. "You and I are smarter than that. You would do anything to save the little moron. I know that."

"But I bet she never knew, I will always try to save you. If she's calling you evil, I know someone like you. I am evil, I'll take blame, 'cause you and I are just the same." Avery whispered a few more lines into Wheatley's ear.

"You don't have to do this. Please, don't." Wheatley begged Avery.

Avery walked away from Wheatley, glancing momentarily back, then yelled at GLaDOS, "Take your anger out on me. I brought him back. This is my fault, not his. Just let him go free."

GLaDOS replied, "You are a better subject. You are the only human left, anyways. I guess I can use you."

All of a sudden, a panel slammed through the rail Avery was standing on, and it lifted her up and out of the room. As she was transported, Wheatley saw her tear-filled face smile.

"Go on. I'll be here." Avery said.