{"id":176,"date":"2020-06-03T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/?p=176"},"modified":"2020-06-05T14:16:18","modified_gmt":"2020-06-05T14:16:18","slug":"chapter-34","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/chapter-34\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 34"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This was a few minutes after you left, your Highness. As we shuffled off to do our own thing, Tonje and I headed to the top of Vorton. On top, there are multiple gateways to different dimensions spread out over two levels. We usually go there just to get some alone time. We sat up top, our feet dangling over the edge. I had a blanket with me as the upper levels are pretty cold. I wrapped us up and we leaned into each other. After a few minutes of just staring out into space, we had a quick smooch. We were about to wrap our arms around each other when an alarm went off. At least it happened AFTER we kissed. We darted down to the Gateway room to see Hiroki, Rusty, and X-PO there as well. \u201cX-PO,\u201d called Hiroki, \u201cwhat\u2019s the problem?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUnlawful experiments in vortex technology, that\u2019s what!\u201d reported X-PO. \u201cThe psycho A.I of Dimension P-0-R-T-4-L had caught on to how we travel through the vortex!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGLaDOS? With our tech? How?\u201d yelped Tonje.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cProbably from when Hiro was in that universe last,\u201d I mused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd with that universe claimed as enemy territory and given how close it is to us,\u201d replied X-PO, \u201cwe\u2019re sitting ducks!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTanisha, I need you and Emily to stop GLaDOS now!\u201d directed Hiroki<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEmily is busy with Emmanuel and Joshua in their medical practice,\u201d reported Tonje. \u201cLet me go with her.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t have someone with little to no experience of a certain universe stumbling around,\u201d said Hiroki, a little harsh, may I say. \u201cTanisha, since time is of the essence, you must go now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBut, what about backup?\u201d I protested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no time. You need to go,\u201d directed Hiroki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBut\u2026!\u201d I floundered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThank you, that will be all!\u201d snapped Hiroki with finality in his voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTanisha, you can handle GLaDOS,\u201d assured Tonje. \u201cYou\u2019ve done so in the games and in real life. You can do it again.\u201d I released a breath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAll right,\u201d I replied. \u201cOpen a rift.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI obey!\u201d obliged Rusty. He plugged in and got to work. \u201cTarget coordinates set! Proceed!\u201d I jumped into the rift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I landed, I was in a storage facility. I made my way to a Test Chamber door and heard GLaDOS\u2019 voice. \u201cWell, well, well, look who\u2019s back,\u201d she droned. \u201cYou must love science almost as much as me. Which is good news because I\u2019ve almost finished rebuilding the test chambers after Wheatley\u2019s incompetence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHello?\u201d called a voice I came to loathe! \u201cDid someone say my name?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYOU!\u201d hissed GLaDOS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHiya!\u201d said Wheatley. \u201cYeah, it\u2019s me! Um\u2026can I\u2026do you mind me saying, I love those new blue portally things, they\u2019re yours, right? Anyway, I have been on quite an adventure. Look at this, I even got fitted with anti-gravity!\u201d It was then I saw the giant turret go into a rift. \u201cCheck this out, I can move up! And I can move down, opposite of up! Uuuup! Look at that! Doooown! Up-down-up-down! Up-down! Up-down! Left and right probably as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWheatley, shut up!\u201d I accidentally said aloud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWho was that?\u201d asked GLaDOS. I was confused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWeren\u2019t you talking to me earlier?\u201d I quizzed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOh, the huntress,\u201d moaned GLaDOS. \u201cNo, I was talking to an unloved mute.\u201d I then realized Chell was here. I opened the door and joined Wheatley and Chell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHey! I remember you!\u201d called Wheatley. \u201cYou\u2019re that\u2026Rider\u2026thingy\u2026that rides\u2026the vortex! Yeah! You didn\u2019t see me show off the anti-grav, so\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBe quiet!\u201d barked GLaDOS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOh dear,\u201d muttered Wheatley, not listening. \u201cSomeone booted up on the wrong side of the BIOS this morning, if I\u2019m not mistaken.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou test my patience,\u201d hissed GLaDOS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhatever patience you have,\u201d I said to myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat are YOU doing back here?\u201d GLaDOS demanded of me. \u201cHaven\u2019t you caused enough damage already?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGLaDOS, it\u2019s come to my attention that you\u2019re experimenting in rift technology,\u201d I hissed. \u201cSurrender it at once. That kind of power is not to be trifled with!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAfter the damage you and your friends caused, I think I am owed this technology,\u201d replied GLaDOS. \u201cYou, on the other hand, owe me a lot of testing.\u201d It was then that the Test Chamber sign turned on and showed it as Test Chamber 89.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOf course, you won\u2019t surrender it,\u201d I muttered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWell,\u201d mused Wheatley, \u201cas I really don\u2019t know how I got back here, what we should do is crack on with these tests and try and retake over the faci\u2026I mean, escape, by that, what I mean is escape, just\u2026yeah\u2026just escape. Let\u2019s get going.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat kind of power is intoxicating, isn\u2019t it?\u201d I observed. Chell then tapped my shoulder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCan you use Sign Language?\u201d she signed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFluently,\u201d I signed back. She grinned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou have no idea how refreshing it is to meet you,\u201d she signed. \u201cThat stupid computer kept calling me all sorts of names and I knew she would just shrug off what I was saying if I used sign language. She would make bad charades guesses, I bet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSo, you\u2019re not deaf?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNo,\u201d she signed, \u201cjust mute. In any case, we have to beat her!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou read my mind!\u201d I replied. \u201cQuick question, though, is your name pronounced with a hard \u2018Ch\u2019 or a soft one?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHard, why?\u201d she signed. \u201cAnd how do you know what my name starts with?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSomeone owes me $500 dollars,\u201d I explained. \u201cAnd, to explain, I come from another universe where your exploits are done up in a computer game franchise called&nbsp;<em>Portal<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy suffering was done up for entertainment?!\u201d she signed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m afraid so,\u201d I replied. \u201cLet\u2019s just beat GLaDOS and get you out of here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGood idea,\u201d she signed. \u201cAnd I have a way.\u201d She whipped out her portal gun and made an orange portal on a white panel near us and a blue portal near the top of a ledge. \u201cAfter you,\u201d she signed. I curtsied and went through the portal. Dear God, that was awesome! I then saw that the door was locked and required something. I went to the blue portal and spoke to Chell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have a weight switch up here and no Companion Cube,\u201d I reported. \u201cCan you find one down there?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOne minute,\u201d signed Chell. She disappeared and I heard something fall. I then looked over the edge and saw her get a Companion Cube. She used the portal gun to grab it and went through the portal to get to where I am. She set the cube onto the switch, unlocking the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd open sesame!\u201d called Wheatley. \u201cWe really are quite the formidable team. I got the brains and beauty, and uh, you two are also involved.\u201d I snorted. We went to the elevator and entered Test Chamber 90.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDid I mention I\u2019m still getting around to cleaning the facility up,\u201d droned GLaDOS, \u201cafter Captain Moron nearly blew it up with his stupidity?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSo, um, still a bit bitter about that, are we?\u201d mumbled Wheatley. We went up a ramp to see the door connected by some new sort of panel. It looked like some sort of target.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSo, do we need a turret?\u201d signed Chell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYeah, let\u2019s go ask one to shoot at that repeatedly,\u201d I muttered. I then looked around to see if inspiration would come. My eyes then stopped on some part and a glimmer of an idea formed, then it went from glimmer to full blown idea, and then it took off. \u201cThen again,\u201d I mused, \u201cwe could make our own.\u201d I drew out my i.d tag. \u201cHenshin!\u201d I said. I then went through the whole sequence and donned my persona as Kamen Rider Hunt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cErm, how\u2019s that gonna help?\u201d asked Wheatley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThank you for proving GLaDOS\u2019 point, you moron,\u201d I hissed. I ignored Wheatley\u2019s protests as I swapped out my i.d tag for a certain Master Builder\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWyldstyle Steel!\u201d announced my belt. I then donned the Wyldstyle armor. Chell was surprised when she saw the whole sequence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDoesn\u2019t it hurt when that\u2026thing slams its sides onto you?\u201d she signed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNot at all,\u201d I answered. \u201cThere\u2019s enough space for a human to stand in and then some.\u201d I then took my fist to the parts, making them into Lego bricks, built a turret, and it solidified into the real thing. This one looked at Chell but didn\u2019t fire on her. Chell looked at me. \u201cI programmed Sign Language into it,\u201d I assured. She then turned to the turret.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCould you shoot that target?\u201d she signed. The turret turned and fired repeatedly. It undid a door lock. Chell went up a ramp, fired an orange portal near her and a blue portal at a panel on a ledge across from her. She went through and saw a laser beam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat Thermal Discouragement Beam is not part of this test,\u201d relayed GLaDOS, \u201cplease disregard it.\u201d Chell did so and pressed a button that released an energy ball from the wall. It traveled to a socket and activated a ledge for the door, unlocked it, and allowed a panel to tilt down. She went through the portal again to join us before moving the blue portal to the panel above the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAway we go!\u201d I called.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt appears that your unparalleled ability to solve even the simplest of tasks has not deteriorated,\u201d droned GLaDOS. \u201cYou must be very proud of yourself.\u201d We ignored that comment and went through the portal to use the elevator. I pressed the summon button on my belt and got the turret with us into the elevator. We traveled all the way to Test Chamber 91. There were rows of turrets along a large gap. Chell used the portal gun to get us across. She rode the turret through the portal, I was surprised it held up an average human\u2019s weight, and I followed behind. Wheatley stayed, thankfully, silent. The turret found another target switch and Chell ordered it to fire. It let a panel tilt down, so Chell changed the orange portal\u2019s position to the one on the newly tilted panel. She went through, then came to view again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a weight switch up here,\u201d she signed. \u201cIs there a Companion Cube button down there?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou mean there\u2019s none up there?\u201d I asked. She shook her head. \u201cSorry,\u201d I said as I cancelled my transformation, \u201cthere\u2019s none here.\u201d She folded her arms in annoyance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHow are we supposed to solve this now?\u201d she signed. A light went off in her head. \u201cCan you try summoning the Companion Cube from the first test chamber?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI can try,\u201d I muttered. I pressed the summon button and a Companion Cube popped up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNot another unknown variable!\u201d wailed GLaDOS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPut up or shut up!\u201d I called, swapping accents to the Brooklyn one I got when I moved to America. \u201cComing up!\u201d I warned Chell. She got out the portal gun and I tossed it to her. She caught it and set it down on the switch. It activated some sort of energy transporter; the wiki calls it an Excursion Funnel. That was when Wheatley spoke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat over there looks interesting, doesn\u2019t it? I would point, but, you know, no arms. We discussed it.\u201d He muttered. We went into the energy beam and floated along it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAperture Science cannot be held responsible,\u201d reported GLaDOS, \u201cfor anything occurring as a result of leaping aimlessly into Excursion Funnels. These include (but are not limited to) missing limbs, unconsciousness, and in some extreme situations, thinking you can escape the testing facility.\u201d When we landed, a ramp came up, leading us to the door. It was locked and needed a Companion Cube to open it. I summoned it and we got it onto the weight switch. The door opened and we entered the elevator. It was at that point Wheatley decided to talk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLook at us, eh?\u201d he chuckled to Chell. \u201cLike old times. Completing test chambers together\u2026and\u2026doing other things together. Yes sir!\u201d He got a little too close to Chell. \u201cThe old band, back together. Back on the road. Playing the hits. Talking to the groupies and uhhh\u2026you know\u2026well, just talking to them.\u201d Chell pointed her portal gun at Wheatley, then the elevator stopped. \u201cUm, heh, one quick question,\u201d asked Wheatley, \u201care elevators meant to do that? It\u2019s just that I\u2019ve not had much experience with them, on account of not having fingers for any button pressing, which seems quite fundamental if you want to move a lift\u2026elevator.\u201d The floor then opened up beneath us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNo, and they\u2019re not supposed to do that, either!\u201d I yelped as I got my i.d tag out. \u201cHenshin!\u201d As I transformed, gravity caught up to us and we fell. Chell grabbed onto Wheatley and I grabbed Chell\u2019s legs. \u201cPULL US UP, YOU IDIOT!\u201d I shouted. \u201cYOU HAVE ANTI-GRAVITY!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNot enough\u2026for all\u2026three\u2026of us!\u201d strained Wheatley. He then sparked. \u201cOh bother!\u201d he said. We fell again with Wheatley repeating \u201cbother\u201d over and over. We reached the end and landed as a cat would. Chell and I were lucky as we had shoes designed to soften the impact. Wheatley bounced to the bottom. \u201cCheers, thanks for catching me,\u201d he said, sarcasm heavy on his voice. We looked around and saw a run-down place. I\u2019d say we were below the facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOh,\u201d droned GLaDOS, \u201cyou were in THAT elevator. I must not have got around to fixing that one yet. Whoops.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOh! Old Aperture!\u201d gulped Wheatley. \u201cWe\u2019ve gotta get out of here, I\u2019ve heard this place is full of vicious birds!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCan we leave him?\u201d signed Chell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNo, we need him,\u201d I sighed. An intercom crackled to life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCave Johnson here!\u201d called the voice. \u201cRemember me? C.E.O., I kind of own this place and, by extension, you. Anyway, here at Aperture Science, we want to push you beyond your limits in order to further mankind\u2019s potential. Speaking of which, we also went beyond our bank account limits, so, until I can secure us a small, multi-billion dollar loan or government grant, just pretend that any leaking pipes or broken platforms are all part of the tests.\u201d Speaking of leaking, blue goo was dripping from a pipe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOh, the bouncy goo!\u201d signed Chell. \u201cWhat did Cave Johnson call it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s called Repulsion Gel,\u201d I guessed. \u201cAfter you?\u201d Chell then jumped down and bounced higher than she fell. She landed on a platform and waved me up. I indulged a bit as I cancelled my transformation and bounced up in my civilian form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou just wanted to bounce in a dress,\u201d signed Chell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe F.N.S has a trampoline back at our castle,\u201d I answered. \u201cSometimes we dress wearers indulge ourselves.\u201d I then saw something. \u201cWhat is this, Geonosis?\u201d I quipped. There was a crusher blocking our path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think we need the turret again,\u201d signed Chell. She pointed out a target switch. I summoned the turret and it started firing on the switch. The crusher stopped and allowed us passage. There was a portal accepting floor at the bottom and another platform with an overhanging panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLooks like we\u2019ll have to take the plunge,\u201d I replied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI couldn\u2019t agree more,\u201d signed Chell. She made a blue portal at the bottom and an orange portal at the overhanging panel. We then jumped into the orange portal and ended up on the platform across. We went through an energy barrier and saw a ledge that was too high up for us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy kingdom for Repulsion Gel,\u201d I sighed. I then saw a blue tube over a platform and a tilting panel before the ledge. A switch could open the tube. \u201cMaybe I DON\u2019T need to go that far,\u201d I mused. \u201cChell, could you make a portal under the tube and leading to the panel? I have an idea.\u201d Chell nodded and did so. I stepped on the switch and released repulsion gel through the portal. It landed below the ledge. After I made sure the area was completely covered, I stepped off the switch. The gel tube closed, cutting off the flow and we bounced up to the top of the ledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOh, look,\u201d called Wheatley, \u201canother elevator. Hopefully, that one will go right back to the top.\u201d Cave Johnson\u2019s voice rang through the facility again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCaroline,\u201d he told his personal assistant, \u201cI think I\u2019ll have extra cheese on my four-cheese burrito today. Throw in a side of coleslaw too. Oh, wait, is this thing on?\u201d We entered the elevator and went up to another level in Old Aperture. \u201cCave here!\u201d boomed Cave Johnson\u2019s voice when we arrived. \u201cRemember, there is no \u2018I\u2019 in science. At least, not a capital one, except, maybe, if you shout. But, throw in a \u2018w\u2019, and there IS a \u2018we\u2019. And together, WE can do anything WE put our minds to. And, by WE, I mean YOU. By the way, there\u2019s no \u2018u\u2019 in science, either. Another thing there aren\u2019t any of are limits, thanks to that contract you signed on the way in, so get moving! Caroline, they DID sign it, right? Good. Okay, good talk. Goooood talk!\u201d The voice switched off. There were crushers blocking our path in front of pipes. There was a button there, so, I HAD to press it. The pipes released orange goo and coated the floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPropulsion Gel!\u201d I called. \u201cWanna race?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUnfair for you, really,\u201d signed Chell. \u201cYour dress will trip you up!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWanna bet?\u201d I challenged. \u201cFirst one to the end of the crushers wins!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s do it!\u201d signed Chell. We got into running positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThree! Two! One! GO!\u201d I said. We raced along at top speed and reached the end when I skidded to a stop, causing Chell to bump into me. There was a gap between us and another platform! \u201cARE YOU KIDDING?!\u201d I yelled. I looked over the edge and saw a pipe pointing to a tilted panel. There was another tilted panel above us. Chell made a portal between the two panels and pointed below a walkway past the crushers. I saw a button below us. \u201cLet\u2019s hope it leads to the pipe,\u201d I gulped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cConsidering it\u2019s the only one,\u201d signed Chell, \u201cI should hope so.\u201d I went down the walkway and pressed the button. It released Repulsion Gel through the portal and onto the platform we needed. We walked to the beginning of the crushers and sped through them, this time, ending up bouncing on the Repulsion Gel and onto the ledge. There were two platforms up high that needed a target switch and a button press. Behind us were pipes, one with an orange label and one with a blue label.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUmm,\u201d mumbled Wheatley, \u201cjust wanted to say\u2026um\u2026hopefully, no hard feelings about the whole \u2018trying to bump you off\u2019 thing, which, let\u2019s be honest,\u201d Chell decided to use a walkway to find the button for the blue pipe, \u201cit DOES seem like a rather common occurrence around here,\u201d continued Wheatley. \u201cBut, anyway, um, hope that\u2019s all in the past,\u201d I caught up with Chell, \u201cand, um, that we can be\u2026BFF\u2019s! Can we BFF\u2019s? Can we? I will take, from your deafening silence, that we are now BFF\u2019s! BFF forever!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou have no intention of putting that incident in the past, do you?\u201d I whispered to Chell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat moron tried to kill me!\u2019 signed Chell after she pressed the button. \u201cNo way am I letting that go!\u201d We went up the walkway to see that the pipe we opened released Repulsion Gel on the floor near the platform with a weight switch. Chell then pointed out a button hidden by a cage with a white panel and pointed out another panel under the target switch ledge. She made a portal between the two areas and pressed the button to release Propulsion Gel. I bounced up to the weight switch and summoned the Companion Cube. It set down on the switch and tilted a panel on my ledge up. Chell then changed one end of the portal to go onto the panel I released. Cave Johnson spoke again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe next bi-yearly raffle is nearly upon us,\u201d he announced. \u201cThe Grand Prize is whatever shower curtains I can dig out, a true piece of our company\u2019s history.\u201d I jumped down, leaving the cube on the switch and raced along the Propulsion Gel to go through the portal at high speeds and land on the target switch ledge. I summoned the turret and it fired. It powered down a force field and allowed us to get through. I jumped down as Chell changed one end of the portal to go onto a white panel behind the former force-field. We went through and approached an elevator!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAh, another elevator!\u201d called Wheatley. \u201cAnd I still don\u2019t have fingers for the buttons, so, that\u2019s not gonna\u2026hang on, I\u2019ve got an idea!\u201d He bashed himself into the elevator. \u201cOw! No? Hang on, I\u2019ve got another idea.\u201d He turned himself around and put his back to the controls. \u201cI should\u2019ve thought of this sooner,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ll just plug myself into the controls.\u201d He tried various ways, none of them succeeding. Chell rolled her eyes and used the Portal Gun to ram Wheatley into the controls. \u201cAnd away we go, ladies!\u201d Chell and I entered the elevator and we ascended back into modern day Aperture Science.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This was a few minutes after you left, your Highness. As we shuffled off to do our own thing, Tonje and I headed to the top of Vorton. On top, there are multiple gateways to different dimensions spread out over two levels. We usually go there just to get some alone time. 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