"Okay where do we go?" This room was gigantic. Definitely at least three times as big as any of the test chambers.
"Theres another platform above you. Thats where you need to be" They looked up to spot the platform. It was higher than any they had seen before.
"There is no way I am getting up there" Rick had never been very good with heights. Now it was even worse. Now that he was human again he could die. There was no way he was taking that risk.
"I'm going to make this very simple for you. Either go up there now and run the risk of maybe dying or wait down here and definitely die in a few minutes time"
"....on second thoughts lets go"
They took their chances and began to climb. Somehow this was proofing more difficult than before. Every other thing they touched seemed to bend, snap or fall down completely.
"Warning. Manual overwrite needed"
"Shut up. We get it" moaned Rick. He didn't need a consist reminder of the danger they were in.
Wheatley hadn't exactly mastered the art of climbing. Which wasn't really a surprise since he still hadn't really mastered walking either. Chell pulled him up. Now that he had saved her twice she had to help him.
Twice
His kindness reminded her that there had been a time when they were friends. Back when he had protected her and shared her dream of seeing the surface. A time which she tried to push out of her mind. It was a beautiful memory tainted by the fact he had turned on her. That time was over now. He had never needed her. He just wanted power. That was it.
She knew she was lying to herself. He had tried so hard and she knew it. It was just this terrible place. It had a way of ruining everything that was good. Even them.
Finally they made it up. The catwalk felt more likely to fall through with every step they took.
"Just get to the computer. Do NOT run" They edged across the platform. It kept making an ominous creaking sound. It wasn't stable. If they put a lot of weight on one spot the whole thing would go down taking them with it.
"Levels critical. Meltdown in five minutes"
"Alright. Lets do this"
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One Last Time (Wattys 2015)
Fanfiction"I hate to cut your eternity of exile short but we have work to do" In the event of an emergency there are always some people that you don't want to call. For GLaDOS those people are Chell and Wheatley. But when the facility is in danger it seems li...
