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   | title     = Past Power
   | valve-title = Past Power
   | map       = st_a2_past_power
   | map         = st_a2_past_power.bsp
  | previous  = Portal Stories: Mel Once Upon
   | screenshot = Mel_past_power.jpg
  | next      = Portal Stories: Mel Ramp
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== Hazards ==
== Hazards ==
* Falling to Death
* Falling to Death
* [[Death Fizzler]]
* [[Turrets]]


== Walkthrough ==
== Walkthrough ==


== Video walkthough ==
===Story Mode===
====Chamber====
* Press the [[Pedestal Button]] to dispense [[Repulsion Gel]] on the floor.
* Place your first portal on the floor underneath the [[Repulsion Gel]] tube.
* Place your second portal on the wall on the ledge at the back of the room.
* Press the [[Pedestal Button]] again to dispense [[Repulsion Gel]] onto the ledge.
* Jump up to the grate platform with the [[Repulsion Gel]] on the floor and ledge.
* Walk outside and press the [[Pedestal Button]] to drop a [[Cube]] onto the raised platform.
* Move your first portal to the wall above the outside [[Pedestal Button]].
* Walk back inside and move your second portal to a spot on the floor close to the grate platform.
* Jump into the portal to fling yourself to the raised platform.
* Pick up the [[Cube]] and jump to the grate platform.
** If you miss the jump, you can use your portals to get up without losing the [[Cube]] in the [[Material Emancipation Grill]] doorway.
* Bounce over to the door to the second area.
* Place the [[Cube]] on the [[Heavy Duty Super-Colliding Super Button]] to open the door.
* Enter the second area.
* Move your first portal to the wall next to the second [[Heavy Duty Super-Colliding Super Button]].
* Return to the first area.
* Pick up the [[Cube]] and take it through the portal to the second area.
* Place the [[Cube]] on the second [[Heavy Duty Super-Colliding Super Button]] to disable the [[Material Emancipation Grill]] in the second area and turn on one blocking off the [[Cube]] and [[Heavy Duty Super-Colliding Super Button]].
* Place your first portal on the floor behind the disabled [[Material Emancipation Grill]].
* Place your second portal on the floor in the first area.
* Go through the portal to the first area.
* Jump up to the grate platform with the [[Repulsion Gel]] on the floor and ledge.
* Jump into the portal from the grate platform to fling yourself upwards in the second area.
* Press the [[Pedestal Button]] at the ceiling in the second area to change the [[Death Fizzler]] to a [[Material Emancipation Grill]].
* Walk through the [[Material Emancipation Grill]].
* Drop down to the [[Repulsion Gel]] tube and walk across it to Pump Station Beta.
 
====Pump Stations====
* Drop to the ground.
* Head to the left and enter the door that opens.
* Walk to the rear-left pillar.
* Place your first portal at the top of the pillar, on the spot marked with a red X.
* Place your second portal on the floor at the base of the pillar.
* Drop through the portal and land in the portal again as you're falling to fling yourself to the pump station.
* Walk inside the pump station and flip the switch to turn on the [[Propulsion Gel]].
* Drop to the floor.
* Move your first portal to the wall through the broken window below the pump station.
* Move your second portal to the floor underneath the [[Propulsion Gel]].
* Wait a few seconds to let the [[Propulsion Gel]] dispense in the hallway.
* Drop through the portal and run through the hall, grabbing or knocking over the turret at the end to stop it shooting you.
* Pull the lever in the officer labelled "OVERRIDE".
* Walk through the [[Material Emancipation Grill]] in the hallway.
* Turn left and walk through the door.
* After following Virgil's directions, turn around and walk back and enter the door on the right.
* Flip the switch to turn on the [[Repulsion Gel]].
* Walk through the gate that opens and follow the catwalk to the right, going through the door at the end.
* Walk through the hall to the next door.
* Go through the door and [[Material Emancipation Grill]], then go up the stairs to the left to the next door which opens to the next big area.
* Place your first portal on the floor portal surface you see immediately out of the door.
* From the ledge you can see another floor portal surface below and to the right. Place your second portal there.
* Jump into your second portal to fling yourself upward from your first portal.
* While in the air, move your second portal to the nearby wall portal surface (as high as possible) to fling yourself onto the top of the next test chamber.
* Walk toward the large "EXIT" decal and drop down to the catwalk to access the elevator.
 
===Advanced Mode===
====Chamber====
* Walk outside through the [[Material Emancipation Grill]].
* Place your first portal on the wall above the grate platform.
* Place your second portal on the wall beside you.
* Go through the portal and press the [[Pedestal Button]] to drop a [[Cube]] onto the raised platform.
* Walk back inside on the grate platform and move your second portal to a spot on the floor close to the grate platform.
* Jump into the portal to fling yourself to the raised platform.
* Pick up the [[Cube]] and jump to the grate platform.
** If you miss the jump, you can use your portals to get up without losing the [[Cube]] in the [[Material Emancipation Grill]] doorway.
* Move your first portal to the floor near the ledge with the door.
* Jump into the portal to fling yourself up to the door.
* Place the [[Cube]] on the [[Heavy Duty Super-Colliding Super Button]] to open the door.
* Enter the second area.
* Move your first portal to the wall next to the second [[Heavy Duty Super-Colliding Super Button]].
* Return to the first area.
* Pick up the [[Cube]] and take it through the portal to the second area.
* Place the [[Cube]] on the second [[Heavy Duty Super-Colliding Super Button]] to disable the [[Material Emancipation Grill]] in the second area and turn on one blocking off the [[Cube]] and [[Heavy Duty Super-Colliding Super Button]].
* Place your first portal on the floor behind the disabled [[Material Emancipation Grill]].
* Place your second portal on the floor in the first area.
* Go through the portal to the first area.
* Walk outside through the [[Material Emancipation Grill]].
* Get up to the grate platform with your portals as before.
* Walk inside and move your first portal to the floor behind the disabled [[Material Emancipation Grill]] in the second area, which you can see through a grate wall.
* Place your second portal on a spot on the floor close to the grate platform.
* Jump into the portal from the grate platform to fling yourself upwards in the second area.
* Press the [[Pedestal Button]] at the ceiling in the second area to change the [[Death Fizzler]] to a [[Material Emancipation Grill]].
* Walk through the [[Material Emancipation Grill]].
* Drop down to the [[Repulsion Gel]] tube and walk across it to Pump Station Beta.
 
====Pump Stations====
* Drop to the ground.
* Head to the left and enter the door that opens.
* Place your first portal at the top of any pillar on the inside.
* Place your second portal at the base of the pillar.
* Go through the portal to get to the high-up platform.
* Walk to the left side of the platform and move your first portal to the floor between the platform and the pump station.
* Walk to the opening in the middle of the grate platform and move your second portal to the floor below.
* Jump down into this portal to fling yourself into the air beside the grate platform.
* While in the air, move your first portal to the top of the rear-left pillar, on the spot marked with a red X, to fling yourself to the pump station.
* Walk inside the pump station and flip the switch to turn on the [[Propulsion Gel]].
* Drop to the floor.
* Move your first portal to the wall through the broken window below the pump station.
* Move your second portal to the floor underneath the [[Propulsion Gel]].
* Wait a few seconds to let the [[Propulsion Gel]] dispense in the hallway.
* Drop through the portal and run through the hall, grabbing or knocking over the turret at the end to stop it shooting you.
* Pull the lever in the officer labelled "OVERRIDE".
* Walk through the [[Material Emancipation Grill]] in the hallway.
* Turn left and walk through the door.
* After following Virgil's directions, turn around and walk back and enter the door on the right.
* Flip the switch to turn on the [[Repulsion Gel]].
* Walk through the gate that opens and follow the catwalk to the right, going through the door at the end.
* Walk through the hall to the next door.
* Go through the door and [[Material Emancipation Grill]], then go up the stairs to the left to the next door which opens to the next big area.
* Place your first portal on the floor portal surface you see immediately out of the door.
* From the ledge you can see another floor portal surface below and to the right. Place your second portal there.
* Jump into your second portal to fling yourself upward from your first portal.
* While in the air, move your second portal to the nearby wall portal surface (as high as possible) to fling yourself onto the top of the next test chamber.
* Walk toward the large "EXIT" decal and drop down to the catwalk to access the elevator.
 
==Easter Egg walkthrough==
* Follow the regular walkthrough until you are on top of the test chamber at the end.
* Look to the left from the "EXIT" decal to see a structure with a portal surface at the bottom. Move a portal there.
* Jump down to a safe spot that isn't the catwalk to the elevator.
* Find another portal surface and move your other portal there.
* Hop through the portal to get to the structure.
* Follow the catwalk to the vitrified door, ignoring Virgil.
* Open the door.
 
== Video walkthrough ==
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==Trivia==
[[File:Mel borealis_2.png|350px|thumbnail|A Borealis graffiti]]
* [[Borealis]] floats and graffiti can be found near a few of the Vitrified doors.
* The music played during this chamber is known as Out of Order.


==Achievements==
==Achievements==

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Title: Past Power

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This chamber has the Repulsion Gel and the Cleansing Gel and advanced Portal jumping.

Hazards

Walkthrough

Story Mode

Chamber

Pump Stations

  • Drop to the ground.
  • Head to the left and enter the door that opens.
  • Walk to the rear-left pillar.
  • Place your first portal at the top of the pillar, on the spot marked with a red X.
  • Place your second portal on the floor at the base of the pillar.
  • Drop through the portal and land in the portal again as you're falling to fling yourself to the pump station.
  • Walk inside the pump station and flip the switch to turn on the Propulsion Gel.
  • Drop to the floor.
  • Move your first portal to the wall through the broken window below the pump station.
  • Move your second portal to the floor underneath the Propulsion Gel.
  • Wait a few seconds to let the Propulsion Gel dispense in the hallway.
  • Drop through the portal and run through the hall, grabbing or knocking over the turret at the end to stop it shooting you.
  • Pull the lever in the officer labelled "OVERRIDE".
  • Walk through the Material Emancipation Grill in the hallway.
  • Turn left and walk through the door.
  • After following Virgil's directions, turn around and walk back and enter the door on the right.
  • Flip the switch to turn on the Repulsion Gel.
  • Walk through the gate that opens and follow the catwalk to the right, going through the door at the end.
  • Walk through the hall to the next door.
  • Go through the door and Material Emancipation Grill, then go up the stairs to the left to the next door which opens to the next big area.
  • Place your first portal on the floor portal surface you see immediately out of the door.
  • From the ledge you can see another floor portal surface below and to the right. Place your second portal there.
  • Jump into your second portal to fling yourself upward from your first portal.
  • While in the air, move your second portal to the nearby wall portal surface (as high as possible) to fling yourself onto the top of the next test chamber.
  • Walk toward the large "EXIT" decal and drop down to the catwalk to access the elevator.

Advanced Mode

Chamber

Pump Stations

  • Drop to the ground.
  • Head to the left and enter the door that opens.
  • Place your first portal at the top of any pillar on the inside.
  • Place your second portal at the base of the pillar.
  • Go through the portal to get to the high-up platform.
  • Walk to the left side of the platform and move your first portal to the floor between the platform and the pump station.
  • Walk to the opening in the middle of the grate platform and move your second portal to the floor below.
  • Jump down into this portal to fling yourself into the air beside the grate platform.
  • While in the air, move your first portal to the top of the rear-left pillar, on the spot marked with a red X, to fling yourself to the pump station.
  • Walk inside the pump station and flip the switch to turn on the Propulsion Gel.
  • Drop to the floor.
  • Move your first portal to the wall through the broken window below the pump station.
  • Move your second portal to the floor underneath the Propulsion Gel.
  • Wait a few seconds to let the Propulsion Gel dispense in the hallway.
  • Drop through the portal and run through the hall, grabbing or knocking over the turret at the end to stop it shooting you.
  • Pull the lever in the officer labelled "OVERRIDE".
  • Walk through the Material Emancipation Grill in the hallway.
  • Turn left and walk through the door.
  • After following Virgil's directions, turn around and walk back and enter the door on the right.
  • Flip the switch to turn on the Repulsion Gel.
  • Walk through the gate that opens and follow the catwalk to the right, going through the door at the end.
  • Walk through the hall to the next door.
  • Go through the door and Material Emancipation Grill, then go up the stairs to the left to the next door which opens to the next big area.
  • Place your first portal on the floor portal surface you see immediately out of the door.
  • From the ledge you can see another floor portal surface below and to the right. Place your second portal there.
  • Jump into your second portal to fling yourself upward from your first portal.
  • While in the air, move your second portal to the nearby wall portal surface (as high as possible) to fling yourself onto the top of the next test chamber.
  • Walk toward the large "EXIT" decal and drop down to the catwalk to access the elevator.

Easter Egg walkthrough

  • Follow the regular walkthrough until you are on top of the test chamber at the end.
  • Look to the left from the "EXIT" decal to see a structure with a portal surface at the bottom. Move a portal there.
  • Jump down to a safe spot that isn't the catwalk to the elevator.
  • Find another portal surface and move your other portal there.
  • Hop through the portal to get to the structure.
  • Follow the catwalk to the vitrified door, ignoring Virgil.
  • Open the door.

Video walkthrough

Trivia

A Borealis graffiti
  • Borealis floats and graffiti can be found near a few of the Vitrified doors.
  • The music played during this chamber is known as Out of Order.

Achievements

Curious
Curious
Find all the Vitrified door messages
You Shouldn't be Here
You Shouldn't be Here
Experience a Deeply Unimpactful Moment