Kleiner suggests using the technology of the Borealis against the Combine, while Eli insists that it be destroyed to avoid another Black Mesa Incident. It reveals that the “project” is none other than the Borealis, an Aperture Science vessel which mysteriously disappeared some time before and is rumored to carry powerful technology.ĭr. Kleiner and Eli who have completed decoding Dr. Gordon defeats the attack force, consisting of Hunters and soldiers, and closes the silo doors that are allowing access to the facility.Īfter successfully repelling the attack, Gordon meets up with Alyx, and the two return to Dr. They are interrupted when a Combine attack penetrates the base. Gordon and Alyx learn that the White Forest team is preparing a special rocket which they plan to use, in conjunction with Alyx’s data packet and the satellite array launched during the events of Half-Life, to close the Combine superportal. Magnusson in person, another former Black Mesa scientist who is egotistical, verbose, authoritarian, and holds a grudge against Gordon. Kleiner and Eli Vance, and Alyx finally delivers the transmission packet acquired in Episode One to them. The Replay Experience Experiment aka TREEĪrriving at White Forest, Alyx and Gordon reunite with Dr.Half-Life 2: Episode Two: Our Mutual Fiend | RTSL Menu