Freeman's Odyssey
Chapter: 31
Interesting Meeting
Gordon Freeman noticed a shop keeper is being harassed by a member of the night watch in a security uniform, this member seems to be unhappy about a poster that the shop keeper is putting up and is demanding the shop keeper put it down. The poster is showing President Clark as a dictator of some sort in an unflattering manner. The night watch member has a look of a snot nosed punk with a half of a brain. He did wondered why Earth Force would hire idiots like this anyway.
"I demand you take it down now or else," said the night watch person.
"No, I have the right to put up what I want," said the shop keeper "Clark is a dictator, we all know he had Santiago killed."
"I won't ask you again," said the night watch person who takes out his baton "This is traitors talk." He patted the baton at the chest of the shop keeper "Or if you don't I will beat it out of you."
"This is freedom of speech," said the shop keeper "So hell no."
The night watch person was about to strike the shop keeper in the head with his baton, but he is stopped as a hand grabs the baton and throws it aside as the young night watch officer is stunned to see a man behind him. Glaring him down coldly in which it made the young man gulp in fear but his resolved hardened as he clutches his PPG along his side.
"Back off," said the man "This doesn't concern you,"
"Or what are you going to do about it little man," said Gordon.
"You alien loving scum," said the man "Traitors like him should be shot and killed,"
Gordon raised a brow and slapped him right in the face as the young man's head snapped back as he falls to the ground and everyone else around just gasped at what the human just did, some even laughed at the young man getting slapped for being a bit too mouthy. The young man snarled as people are laughing at him, him. Even his own kind is laughing at him he got up and glared at the man again.
"For striking an Earth Force officer," said the man "And a member of night watch I will have to place you under arrest,"
The one free man just slapped him again even harder as the man just fell to the floor in a heap and rubbed his face a bit as his cheek hurt and is being laughed again. He roared with anger and grabbed his PPG as he is about to fire as Gordon kicked the weapon out of the young man's hand and then grabbed him by the collar as Gordon's green eyes pierced the soul of the young man who is scared a bit. Gordon slammed him upon the wall by holding him by the collar.
"He has a freedom of speech," said Gordon "So his opinion matters, listen carefully because I am going to say this to you once. If you harass another shop keeper again, you will be the last person to get their ass kicked who's in Night watch, Got it."
"Go to hell you alien loving scum." Yelled he young man with tears running down his eyes
"Hell is already here," said Gordon
Wordlessly Gordon throws him across the area as the man's body bounced a couple of times on the floor, the young man is in pain but alive as tears are rolling down his eyes as he just got embarrassed by a mysterious man. Everyone is pointing and laughing at him as he got up and ran away like a crying baby. Gordon nodded at the shop keeper and the shop keeper nodded back as well, then the one free man calmly walked away.
It wasn't long before he is encountered by the Minbari he has a conversation with before the one called Lennier of the Third Fane of Chu'domo who from before he'd meet with Ambassador Delenn and a woman with him looks half-human/half-Minbari she is wearing some kind of dress and has long brown hair.
"The universe puts us in places where we can learn." said Delenn with a slight bow "They may not be easy places, but always they are right. Wherever we are whatever we do. It is the right place, and the right time, a true seeker like your self would understand."
"In this universe yes, but other places that are beyond time, space and even other dimensions….no," said Gordon "So Ambassador Delenn isn't it,"
"It is," said Delenn
"It is most important that you come with us please," said Lennier
"We would acquire your help in something stranger," said Delenn "It is important."
"Finally someone asks in a nice way," said Gordon "Very well lead the way."
The both of them nod as Gordon Freeman follows them to where he is needed.
Babylon 5
2260 Blue 2 Captain Sheridan's office
The one-free-man followed Delenn and Lennier to an area of blue sector that is well guarded, until he came upon a very important office. He found a man sitting at his desk, which Gordon has seen in the personnel files Captain Sheridan, flanking to his right is Chief of Security Michael Garibaldi and left is a woman previously he has met before Susan Ivanova. A large suited creature is there and the red-headed woman who ran off screaming, along with a man he had previously met down below.
"Now you are finally here," said Sheridan "Welcome to Babylon 5, we like to ask you some questions, like who are you?"
"What do you want?" asked Ivanova
"How come there are no records of you existing on Earth," said Garibaldi
"Why can't I read your mind?" said Lyta
"Whoa!, Whoa!" said Gordon "Slow down one question at a time and has anybody ever told you, you look like Bruce Willis." Gordon said to Garibaldi.
"Bruce Willis?" said Garibaldi
"Hollywood action star of the 90's and 2000's on your Earth," said Lennier "Surprisingly you do almost look like Bruce Willis, Mr. Garibaldi."
"Uh… right," said Garibaldi
"My name is Doctor Gordon Freeman," said Gordon "It's simple I don't from this Earth, but A Earth that is more different than this Earth." He pointed out "I do have a long story to tell you."
"…Why…" said Kosh
"Because I can," said Gordon "So here is my tale."
He started explain about himself as he is or was a native of Seattle, Washington life in which he always had it's ups and downs since he got a job to join Black Mesa research facility, as he told them he was an orphan with no parents in which the only thing that people found on him at when he was found on the door step of an orphanage is his name and nothing more.
Gordon explained that he was already regarded as the quiet type and willing to adapt to any situation until he was in his teens as the orphanage at first put money away for him to go to college considering how smart Gordon is who is willing to learn and grow upon in life.
His childhood heroes were Albert Einstein, Stephen Hawking, and Richard Feynman because books were his friends in which that is all he had. He told them about a exhibited an early interest in theoretical physics, especially quantum mechanics and the theory of relativity. After observing a series of teleportation experiments conducted by the Institute for Experimental Physics at the University of Innsbruck, the transmission of matter became Gordon's obsession.
He told them he had no known dependents. As he explained he graduated from MIT with a Ph.D. degree in Theoretical Physics. His doctoral thesis on the teleportation of matter through extremely dense elements was titled Observation of Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen Entanglement on Supraquantum Structures by Induction through Nonlinear Transuranic Crystal of Extremely Long Wavelength (ELW) Pulse from Mode-Locked Source Array.
He told them he took up residence in Black Mesa however his job in general in regards was nothing more than a joke like manual labor, despite his qualifications. Consisting of little more than pressing a button and pushing a cart as he found that to be a little embarrassing at times, but it paid well and Gordon often wondered if he would be doing this utter nonsense for the rest of his life. At time he spent in Black Mesa he only said a few words and kept his mouth shut most of the time, he considered himself a little anti-social being an orphan and all.
An interdimensional rift in space time happened and his world changed forever, as he told them in detail in which he became something he would never thought in becoming. A hero, he never dreamed he was one. In which he explained he survived all the challenges and got the respect of a few people for his acts of bravery. Then he wound up in another dimension called Xen and doing battle against an alien warlord named Nihilanth
He told them to never mind about the name, as he told them he killed the alien warlord and then he was confront by a being he despises the most, the G-man. The people noticed in the room how angry he got with that name. He was given a choice to live or die in a form of a deal. Gordon did not want to do either, then all of sudden the choice was made but not by him. No it was the G-man himself. Gordon explained in detain It wasn't until two decades later he had learned the G-man put him in a place far from time, space, thought and even Earth itself.
"That must be a side effect of why I cannot read your mind," said Lyta
"A wise choice…." said Kosh "Not….to deals with him…."
The G-man stated the right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world it wouldn't be an understatement it is a fact as Gordon found himself in the middle of the occupation by an interdimensional alien empire known as the Combine. They in fact conquered the Earth in seven hours thanks in part to a traitor named Dr. Wallace Breen, that name alone made his blood boil.
Then he went to explain uprisings, creatures and other things as well in which began as Gordon helped in many ways often doing battle against combine forces until finally driven out of his dimension. Then finally he explained after the death of a friend of his, his other friends went off to the artic in finding a ship owned by Black Mesa had survived and after discovering technology like the Hazardous Environmental Suit that was on board the Borealis
Finally told them he went on several adventures in other dimensions. Gordon finally cleared his throat as he stared at all of them in which he got stares back as if he had grown a second head, Gordon did check but found nothing at all. There is silence from all of them in lingering from their thoughts; Delenn sheds a tear of sadness and Lennier gives a silent prayer.
"You have gone through so much," said Delenn "Will you ever be at peace."
"Guys seriously," said Garibaldi "It's a good story, but that is what it is, a good story. I don't trust him."
"I don't know Michael," said Sheridan "You can tell by the man's eyes, they have seen so much with the experience behind them it sounds like he is telling the truth…..but I agree it's just a story."
"Oh I've come across this before," said Gordon "You want proof, you got it. Some of you come with me."
"Where are we going?" asked Sheridan.
"My dimension," said Gordon "I will show you the proof is in the pudding."
Gordon Freeman activated his portal program from his suit as he put in the coordinates of his home dimension. A portal opens up in front of them as they are amazed at this.
"I'll go," said Sheridan
"Send me a postcard," said Ivanova
"Ah, what the hell," said Garibaldi "I'll go."
"I shall come," said Delenn
"Sure why not," said Lyta
"Rangers go to the darkest places no one dares to venture," said Marcus "So I will go."
"Then follow me," said Gordon
Sheridan, Garibaldi, Delenn, Lyta and Marcus Cole follow Gordon Freeman into the portal that he created and they all simply vanished moments later.
Chapter: 32
Babylon-Half-life