Dawn was just breaking and she was still asleep. After last night, he couldn't stay. The argument was too heated and well… Things wouldn't last between them. They were too different and it would just never work. They weren't different on an emotional or personal sense, but different in a physical sense. He was an android for God's sake. She needed a human to be with. Throwing on a black snow coat and leather shoes, Wheatley opened the door of the apartment to the snow-covered town. Taking a final look to the bedroom in the hall, his mechanical heart breaks.

Taking a small breath, the android walks out of the apartment, closing the door behind.

For the past month, he had replayed his android life from the beginning and he still didn't know if it was an accidental gift or a living hell like she intended it to be. Either way, he just walked through the town– Heading to the familiar highway that carried on for miles and miles. Where he wanted to go would take a day, but by foot in the snow, would mean his fate. That's not what he wanted… At least… Not yet.

Taking a deep breath, he placed on foot in front of the other foot. He carried on the like this for five minutes, until a red car slowed beside him with the passenger window rolling down.

"Hey!" A young driver called. "Need a lift?"

"I'm fine," Wheatley replied.

"Are you sure? Nothing is out this way. Are you lost?"

He just released a fog of breath, not knowing what to say.

"Get in." It was a gentle order.

Knowing this would get him to his distention quicker, Wheatley opened the back door, climbed in, and closed it. He buckled himself up.

"Where are ya goin'?" The accent of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan was thick on the young, blond man, who started to pull away from the curb.

Wheatley looked at the window.

The core fell to the floor with a clatter as the facility began to yield to a stand still with GLaDOS now back in control. The human woman, Chell, looked down at the white, metal core whose blue eye looked tired in a way. Wheatley, the core who was a moron and who nearly destroyed the whole place let alone try to kill her and a potato GLaDOS, was now at their mercy. She could've allowed him to float in space for the rest of eternity, but it didn't feel… right as her breath began to relax after nearly being shot out to space, but GLaDOS saved her life and Chell saved Wheatley's.

The core then began to look around as if realizing what had happened. "I-I'm on Earth?" He sounded happier. "Oh, man alive! You forgive me? That's, um…" He and GLaDOS locked optics, making the core shrink back.

"You need to die," the female robot stated, bringing the human's attention to her. "You don't deserve to live." She drew a large claw over to Wheatley.

The little core began to shake. "What? You brought me back here to kill me?" He sounded horrified, turning to the human. "Is that why you brought me back here? When I thought you saved me?"

The robot then stopped and looked down at him with her yellow optic. "Why in the world would she want to save you? You tried to murder her." She drew her gaze to the human with a heavy sigh, lowering her claw. "You know, after everything we went through, I realized that you were not my greatest enemy, but instead my best friend. Now that one who tried to destroy this place is my enemy. Even though I was a potato for most of the adventure, it was still an adventure and I have no reason to kill you, instead, I saved your life. So," she took another heavy sigh, "go. You can leave. No strings. You're as free as a bird like the one that tried to eat me. I'll deal with this moron. Don't you worry."

Chell and Wheatley were both taken aback by the robot's words, but the human still wasn't sure if she was lying. It certainly didn't sound like it. When the elevator was brought down, she turned to the door with a heavy heart. The human made her way to the elevator, turned, and looked at the robot on final time, then to the core.

Wheatley stared at her with his optic wide open, silently begging her not to leave.

The woman had to admit, she felt bad for Wheatley, knowing that GLaDOS was going to kill him. The little guy was better off in space, but like GLaDOS said, he did try to kill her. With that, she stepped on the elevator and when the doors closed, up she went.

Wheatley stirred, slowly opening his eyes to find himself in a white room. "What the–" He slowly sat up, then his eyes snapped open. Looked down and saw that he had a human body dressed in a orange jumpsuit, making him jump off the table in fright. He looked at his pale hands with wide eyes and began to desperately pat his head, feeling wavy hair. He ran over to a nearby mirror, looking into the blue-eyed and brown-haired reflection of a man with a narrow face. Wheatley screamed.

"I know it is quite the shock," an unamused voice said, making his blood run cold and freeze with fear.

The human slowly turned around, a round camera watching him. "What did you do?" He whispered stepping towards it, knowing that GLaDOS was watching him.

"I found a human android and placed your data card into the brain. Now you are a human android," she simply explained. "You are not made of blood and muscle, but wires and metal. The flesh is real, though, and it is the closet thing to being human you'll ever get to."

Wheatley took a deep breath, trying to calm himself, then his eyes noticed something in the far corner of the small room and approached it, but jumped back when he saw what it was. His old core body was laying before his white boots, lifeless. "I think I'm going to be sick," he murmured, taking a step back. Even though he was technically alive, he's old body wasn't. It was surreal.

"Please don't be. It'll only be temporary. Now," the door in the room opened behind him. "Please exit the room and follow the arrows. You and I have somethings to take care of." Her voice turned dark.

The humanoid swallowed at the tone of her voice, but did what he was told, quickly adapting to his new body as thoughts were running through his head. The human had left him and emShe/em was going to kill him or even make him a new test subject. He followed the arrows as the sound of his boots were echoing through the halls. He couldn't believe that he was a humanoid and wished that he wasn't. Well, he had to admit that it was better than being stuck on a rail and relying on a human to carry him. He could move freely around, but only to a certain extant. The humanoid made his way to the elevator which led him down, where he proceed to walk up the stairs, through a door, that looked to lead to a testing chamber, but when the door slid open, he swallowed in fear.

Instead of a test chamber, it was GLaDOS's chamber.

"Well," she said coldly with her yellow optic locked on him. "Hello, Wheatley. Or should I say Moron-Who-Nearly-Destroyed-Everything."

He curled his lip at that, but only one thing mattered to him. "Why did you make me a human?"

"I am going to kill you and this seemed more fun– Also it's been awhile since I killed a human."

Wheatley tried not to show fear even though the emotion was coursing through his being. "So you're just going to kill me? Just like that?"

"Not exactly. I want to have to fun first." There was dark humor in her tone.

"What do you mean?"

"You'll see," she mused.

Before he could say anything, she drew a large claw over to him and picked him, holding him tightly. Fearing that she was going to crush him like before, he began to tremble as he tried to get out of her constructing grip, but it was no use. He then remembered hearing the robot say that he deserved to die. So. That was it? The lady was free and he was left to die? Well, he had to admit that she did deserve freedom, but he didn't want to die. He loved being alive, even as a core. However, like she said herself, he didn't have bones to break or blood in his body. He was practically an android. What pain could she cause an android?

"You won't have any peace," the robot's voice broke his thoughts, bringing his attention to her. "I will make you beg for mercy at the end, moron, but even begging won't work."

"He slowly shook his head with dread and whispered, "No."

Her voice grew cold and dark. "I will make you wish that the lunatic left you in space."

Anger and determination grew as he narrowed his blue eyes. "I will not go down that easily. Don't think I won't, GLaDOS!"

"Good." There was humor in her voice. "Then this should be fun." She carried him to a tube. "If this kills you, I'll be deeply disappointed."

Before Wheatley could say anything, he was released, falling into the tube, screaming in terror, then landed suddenly. He slowly heaved himself up, looking around his surroundings to find himself in a blank hall, then staggered to his feet. "Where is that lady when you need her?" he muttered to himself. Since he had no braces or a portal gun, he had no idea how he was going to get through any tests, if he was that is. He then froze in wonder. Come to think of it… Where was the human woman? He knew she left, but where was she now? Was out to live her own life? Make her own path? He hoped that she was happy and safe, wherever she was. No-one was trying to kill her and she was away from this torment, while he was taking her place.

He took a deep breath, then carried on his way down the hall. Yeah. That's how it would be. He knew that he wasn't going to die right away because GLaDOS wanted to torment him. How? He didn't want to know what that monstrous robot was planning. The only thing he knew that it wasn't going to be pretty or short.

When he came across to an automatic door, he stopped walking.

Whatever was going to lie after that door, was not going be fun for him, but fun for GLaDOS.

Bravery washed over him as he narrowed his blue eyes in determination.

He was not a coward and he was not a moron. He will prove that he will not go down without a fight!