(They both run through the gate and Alyx shuts it) Alyx-Ok, Barney should be on the far side of that...canal. Well there used to be a bridge here. Let me see if I can scout a new path. Ah! Wait for me here. (Alyx climbs up a drain pipe to the top of a building) Alyx-Hey! Looks like we might be able to get through down there! Lets head that way! (Bullets are fired at Alyx) Alyx-Ah! No! Gordon! Run! Get out of here!
(Gordon runs off into the sewers)
============================================================================== 2l. Follow Freeman! ============================================================================== (After getting through the sewers Gordon finds another resistance member) Resistance 1-Dr. Freeman! Barney said you were on your way. We got split up by snipers, and he is pinned down in a warehouse up ahead. Go ahead, he is relying on you.
(Gordon heads past the snipers and finds a wounded resistance member in the basement of the warehouse) Resistance 2-Help! Is somebody up there? Help! Help me! We thought we would be safer down here. Little did we know the place was infested. The rest of them headed upstairs, took their chances with the snipers. I guess they are still up there.
(Gordon heads upstairs and sees Barney) Barney-Over here! Gordon I cant move, these snipers have got me pinned down. Gordon lob a couple grenades, that will clear them out. (Gordon blows out the snipers with grenades) Barney-Alright, thanks Gordon, now lets clear out of here.
(Gordon and Barney head out of the building and to a security gate) Barney-Let me get this gate. My Civil Protection status still gives me limited clearance. Did you hear a cat just now? That damn thing haunts me. (Barney opens the gate and they both continue on)
(They come to a building and some resistance members join them) Barney-There is an old building up ahead. A bank or museum or something like that. Whatever the hell it used to be, now it is a nexus for Overwatch in City 17. It is the main source of pain for this part of town, thanks to a huge suppression device that rains down hell from the roof of the place. (They come to a window) Barney-There it is, the Overwatch nexus. Looks like they are mobilizing big-time. You can sort of see the gate from here. I will show you when we get to street level. We have to get into that building to open the gate. Even then the suppression device will, suppress anyone who tries to come through unless we shut it down. (As Gordon goes into the next room a camera detects him and an alarm goes off) Barney-So much for stealth. We have been spotted! (They reach the street) Barney-There is the gate I was telling you about. We have to come back here after we get it open. If we get it open. First we gotta get into the nexus building.
(Barney and Gordon fight past the combine and get into the building) Barney-Uh-oh, turrets. You have the HEV suit, you deal with them. Then I will open the door.
(Barney and Gordon fight past the combine into the building and come to a room with lasers) Barney-Wow, with that much security there must be something good in there. Go for it doc. I will wait here until you shut I down. (Gordon gets past the lasers and shuts it down)
(After disabling the final generator Barney and Gordon head for the roof) Barney-Ah here it is, roof access. I am going to stay here and help other resistance members come through.
(After fighting his way up to and down from the roof Gordon finds another resistance member) Resistance 3-Dr. Freeman! Since you shut off the suppressor and opened the gate, we can really move people through now. The combine is really going to feel the squeeze! We dropped a crate of rockets across the plaza. If you can make it there you can take down the striders.
(After fighting his way through City 17 and past a whole mess of striders Gordon finds Dog bursting through a barricade of cars with Barney running behind him) Barney-Dog! Here boy! Dog come back here! Damn it all! Gordon! Hey help me out here! (They run over to the citadel wall) Barney-Dog came crashing through the plaza, knocking over walls, I think he is looking for Alyx. He seems to have it set in his mind that she is in the citadel. I figured Alyx would not want him getting into any deeper trouble but hell, you try stopping him. (Dog pulls up the citadel wall) Barney-Hey dog! Not there! You cannot get through that way! (Dog lifts it all the way up) Barney-Well I will be dammed. I think he wants you to go through Gordon, you had better hurry. (Gordon jumps into the hole) Barney-And if you see Dr. Breen, tell him I said f--- -ou!*
(Gordon heads down into the citadel through the underground)
============================================================================== 2m. Our Benefactors ============================================================================== (Gordon rides along the prison pod conveyor system to get to the top of the citadel, he gets the upgraded gravity gun and probably enjoys throwing some combine fools around the building)
No dialogue in this level
============================================================================== 2n. Dark Energy ============================================================================== (Gordon reaches the top of the citadel in the prison pod, the guards take the blue gravity gun from him and Judith comes in) Judith-I will take him from here. Dont struggle, its no use. Until you are where he wants you there is nothing you can do. I am sorry Gordon.
(Judith leads the pod into a room with Eli and Dr. Breen talking) Dr. Breen-..ancient stars colonized by sentient fungi. Gas giants, inhabited by vast meteorological intelligences. Worlds stretched thin across the membranes where dimensions intersect...Impossible to describe with our limited vocabulary! Eli-What I have seen is also beyond words Breen. Genocide, indescribable evil...Good god. Dr. Breen-Well if it isnt Gordon Freeman at last. (The guard shows Breen the gravity gun) Dr. Breen-Oh what is this? Put it over there. (The guard puts it on the desk) Dr. Breen-You have my gratitude Dr. Freeman, first you lead me to the doorstep of my oldest friend, then you deliver yourself. If I had known you were going to come straight up to my office I would not have bothered hunting you in the first place. Having both of you in my keeping ensures I can dictate the terms of any bargain I care to make with the Combine. Judith-Dr. Breen..Wallace.. Dr. Breen-Yes what is it Judith? Judith-The bargain we should be making is for his life so he can continue his research! Dr. Breen-Thanks to you we have everything we need in that regard. You are more than qualified to finish his research yourself. What neither you nor I can do is convince that rabble in the streets to give up their senseless struggle. Yet Eli refuses to speak the words that would save them all. Eli-Save them?! For what?! Dr. Breen-Eli.. If you will not do this for the good of all people, maybe you will do it for one of them. (The mechanical arm takes Alyx out of the prison pod) Eli-Alyx..Honey.. Alyx-Dad! Huh.. Gordon? No.. Eli-God damn you Breen! You let her go! Dr. Breen-That is all up to you my old friend. Will you let your stubborn short sightedness doom the entire species? Or will you give your child the chance her mother never had? (Alyx spits in his face) Alyx-How dare you even mention her! Dr. Breen-Alyx my dear you have your mothers eyes. But your fathers stubbornness. Alyx-You have not seen a bit of it yet. Dr. Breen-Really? Well lets see how it serves you, on the far side of a combine portal. Eli-Go ahead Breen! If that is the worst you can do, send us through your portal. Dr. Breen-Oh it is hardly the worst. But you might find that hard to believe once you get there. Judith-It isnt necessary! Dr. Breen-I agree it is a total waste. Fortunately the resistance has shown it is willing to accept a new leader. And this one has proven to be a fine pawn for those who control him. Eli-No! Alyx-Dont listen to him Gordon! Dr. Breen-How about it Dr. Freeman? Did you realize your contract was open to the highest bidder? Alyx-Gordon would never make any kind of deal with you! Dr. Breen-I understand if you dont wish to discuss this in front of your friends. I will send them on their way and then we can talk openly. Eli-Dont struggle honey. Alyx-Dad.. Im so sorry. Eli-Alyx..sweetheart. (Judith uses the hacking tool on the console) Dr. Breen-Judith, what do you think you are doing? Judith-We are doing what I could never do alone. We are stopping you. Alyx-Yes! (Breen uses the intercom) Dr. Breen-Guards! Get in here! (Judith uses the hacking tool on the intercom, the guards begin banging on the door) Dr. Breen-They know you betrayed them, they will turn on you, Judith.. Dr. Mossman please! Judith-I am sorry Wallace, you are all out of time. (Judith begins using the console, Breen tries to stop her) Judith-Dont! (As Judith is freeing Gordon Breen grabs the gravity gun) Alyx-Hurry! Dad hang on! Dr. Breen-You fool! Alyx-Watch out he is gonna.. Dr. Breen-No! (Breen fires the gun, Gordon gets up and he is free) Alyx-Dad! Eli-Oh no no no. Dont worry about me honey. Judith-There is no time Alyx, he is on his way to the portal. You will need this. (Judith gives Alyx the hacking tool) Alyx-Dr. Mossman..Judith.. Look after my father. Judith-Dont you worry. Alyx-Dad I am not saying goodbye. Eli-Never. Alyx-Come on Gordon, lets go.
(Alyx and Gordon get into the elevator) Alyx-Gordon.. We have not known each other very long, but I know you did not have to do this. I had to rescue my father, but you.. well.. thanks for coming after me. Alyx-Hey listen! (Breen is talking to someone) Dr. Breen-It is me you should be concerned about, I can still deliver earth but not without your help. Alyx-That is him! Dr. Breen-The portal destination is untenable surely you can set the relay destination elsewhere. There is no way I can survive in that environment. A host body? You must be joking, there is no way I can possibly.. Alyx-There he is! Dr. Breen-Oh alright dammit if that is what it takes. Just hurry! He is right behind me! (Alyx uses the hacking tool on the force shield) Dr. Breen-Oh shit! (Gordon picks up the gravity gun, and Breen gets into another elevator and shuts the door before he can get in) Alyx-Dammit! Not again! Huh! The gravity gun! He does not have a clue does he? I wonder where he is going. (The metal shield opens up to reveal the top of the citadel) Alyx-Oh my god! This is the dark fusion reactor. It powers their tunneling entanglement device. We will never have a chance like this again. We have to stop him! (Alyx uses the consoles) Alyx-I cannot shut it down, looks like he has turned control over to the other side. You will have to go into the core and do what you can. Get into the elevator and I will let you in. Do not forget to charge up your suit.
(Gordon gets into the elevator and Alyx lets him down into the core, he sees Dr. Breen in the tower in the center inside a glowing orb, as he goes up the chamber Breen taunts him) Alyx-Its Dr. Breen! There he is! Dr. Breen-Dr. Freeman, you really should not be out there. At the moment of synapse as I teleport this chamber will be bathed in deadly particles that have yet to be named by human science. Perhaps when I have the leisure to do the work myself, I will name one after you. That way you will not be completely forgotten. When the singularity collapses, I will be far away from here, in another universe in fact. You on the other hand will be destroyed in every way possible, and even some essentially impossible. Alyx-What the hell? Oh no, combine soldiers, where did they come from? Dr. Breen-I do not know what you can possibly hope to achieve, apart from your own annihilation. Alyx-Do not listen to him Gordon! Dr. Breen-I warned you this was futile. Alyx-He is bluffing Gordon. Do not listen to him! (Gordon reaches the center)
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