So I played Portal 2 the other day and let me tell you, it was one of the best games I've ever played. Not only was I able to beat it in a few days (something I've never done before), but it provided a challenge that was stimulating and entertaining and not at all was it ever tedious.
And after watching the ending and literally tearing up at all the feels I had, I officially became addicted to any and all things Portal.
I suggest everyone reading this to go play it now! (Or, you know, after reading.)
Also, thank my brother Matthew for owning the game in the first place.
(Expect more Portal!AUs)
I don't own Hetalia or Portal.
Matthew had been hanging from the broken railings for quite some time now. Ever since that support beam had fallen onto the railing and trapped him in one of the deserted testing rooms, he'd just been sitting there, occasionally waking up from a self-induced suspension, just to make sure he hadn't rusted.
It was quiet, except for the soft hum of the sentry turrets standing vigil for a test subject who would never come. Something creaked every now and again from the grey sky above, but Matthew didn't like thinking about what that could mean. Not after the last time things in Aperture creaked.
It has been a long time. Matthew had no way of keeping track, he had no clock of any sort to record how long he'd been down there, so he could only generalize, thus he'd been down there a long time.
Then one day (or night, or evening, afternoon maybe), the door to the left whirred and opened, revealing a human.
He wore the orange jumper pants and white t-shirt that was customary for testers, and he held in his hands a Portal ray gun. He glanced around the room, scoping it, looking for a way to the next door.
The sentry turret, ready for his entry, beeped and said in a high-pitched, babyish-voice, "Target acquired."
The human instantly reacted, shooting a portal underneath the turret and then another to the other side of the room, effectively knocking it over and shutting it down. Then he sat down and took a few deep breaths.
Matthew analyzed the human. He looked thin, suggesting prolonged subjection to the Aperture testing chambers. Sustenance was not available to organics while in testing mode and the only exit was behind the last chamber, many doors away from them.
It was only when the human was suddenly hanging from him that Matthew was pulled from his thoughts. He frightened and screamed, accidentally releasing his locks and they both fell to the ground.
"Oh, ow," the human murmured, rubbing his head. Matthew scanned his new perspective and did a quick scan, checking that all his functions still worked properly.
"I didn't think you'd fall off the rail so easy. So, what's a core, like you, doing all the way down here?"
Matthew stared at the human. "I'm trapped. I have no railing to lead me out. It broke a very long time ago."
"Well, I could take you up a few floors. If you want a new room to sit in? This one must be boring by now." The human stood up, taking Matthew in his arms and the Portal gun was slung over his shoulder.
"I'm Alfred, by the way, if you were wondering."
"I wasn't."
Alfred chuckled. "Alright. What's your name? Or do you not have one?"
"It's Matthew. Although, I am also called the Modesty Sphere."
"You don't sound very modest."
"I would assume that has something to do with the fact that I was corrupted a very long time ago, before I was trapped in this testing chamber."
Alfred chuckled again. "You remind me of someone. I knew him a long time ago. Tell you what. How about you come with me and we can take you to one of the core hubs and get you checked out and possibly even fixed?"
"It's not like I have much choice, you will do with me what you will, whether you decide to carry me or not and then for how long you will carry me should you decide to do so."
"Well, you know what, Matthew? I'm going to take you all the way up to the core hub and you'll get fixed and that's what I will do, don't you doubt it."
"If you don't die of hunger first."