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Bit of a shorter chapter, I know. Don't worry though, you'll be in for a treat in the next one! Reviews are greatly appreciated! Enjoy the chapter!
The test subject walked out of the Portal Device manufacturing area. Now for the second part of the plan!
After another half an hour of wandering about, she found the area she was looking for. The sign above the entrance read;
GEL PUMPING STATIONS
Bingo. The girl walked inside, and was greeted by what looked to be huge heavy-duty pumps. Through the see-through parts of the pipes, different coloured gels could be seen flowing through.
After a bit of walking over the catwalk, she found one of the smaller pumping stations, housing repulsion gel. The blue gel could be seen flowing through pipes at various places, some ending up here, and being pumped onwards.
There was a small control panel with some switches on the side. The test subject quickly scanned the labels, until finding the one she was searching for.
EMERGENCY GEL OUTPUT
When she pulled the lever, sirens could be heard once again. A few metres away, a small pipeline was redirected onto a portalable surface, surrounded by metal drains.
The sirens ended as the blue liquid flowed onto the surface. The unused gel flowed neatly into the drains on the side.
Satisfied, Chell placed a dark orange portal onto the surface.
After making sure the pipeline wasn't on a timer, the girl walked back onto the catwalk, and out the door.
The vault door closed behind her. Now for the last part.
She went back to wandering around the manufacturing wing again, in search for the last thing she would need.
Another good hour later, stumbled upon a broken catwalk. On the other side, was another door. She couldn't read what exactly it said above it, but she was fairly certain it was what she was here for.
Remembering the portal she'd placed in the pumping station, she looked around for a white surface. Soon after finding one, the girl fired the other portal at it.
The blue-ish portal opened with a snap, and soon enough, the blue gel came flowing steadily through it. The gel coated the broken off bit of catwalk below, that had stuck there after it fell.
She relocated the portal, so it wouldn't come raining down on her, and jumped down without hesitation. She bounced back up, the gel making a sound similar to a big ball hitting the ground, and landed gracefully onto the other side of the platform.
The girl strolled towards the door, and cracked a smile when she read the letters above it.
EDGELESS SAFETY CUBE ASSEMBLY LINE
The vault-door automatically opened, and the test subject walked through to the other side. It was mostly just a conveyor line, carrying various parts around the place, and assembly boxes.
She approached one of the assembly boxes, and watched as the robotic arms assembled one in front of her. A sort of generator-looking object went inside, and got surrounded by light-emitting stripes and a two-part white casing.
She walked further along the catwalk, until finding a small room. In it was a control panel, with a big screen above.
On the monitor, it showed an extremely simplified map of the vacuum tubes around the facility.
There was a search function. The girl slowly typed; 'central ai chamber' into the search bar. The map moved, and showed a multitude of vacuum tubes running alongside, and inside the chamber.
She commanded the delivery of about fifteen balls into the Central AI Chamber. The girl then heard the movement of the pipes, and proceeded back to the chamber.
Boy, this was going to be fun.