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Half-Life 2: Episode One is a direct continuation of the Half-Life story. It picks up right after Half-Life 2, with the Combine tower being blown up. Gordon has some unfinished business and, without spoiling too much, ends up being sent on a detour from the G-man’s plan. Going along with Ole Crowbar himself is his new hot sexy sidekick, Alyx, who’s undergone a considerable makeover. She looks somewhat different, but mostly just more detailed and better-animated.
Episode One begins after the explosion of the reactor from which Gordon was extracted by the G-Man and where Alyx Vance was left behind. Time suddenly freezes, and several purple Vortigaunts appear and rescue Alyx from the blast. After she is rescued, the Vortigaunts appear before the G-Man and stand between him and Gordon. They teleport Gordon away from the scene, much to the G-Man's displeasure.
Gordon wakes up outside the Citadel, and reunites with Alyx, who is relieved to see him. Alyx contacts Eli Vance and Isaac Kleiner, who have escaped the city, and is informed the Citadel's core is at risk of exploding at any moment. Kleiner states the explosion could be large enough to level the whole of City 17, and the only way for them to survive is to re-enter the Citadel and slow the core's progression toward meltdown. Eli reluctantly agrees when he sees no other option
Alyx and Gordon re-enter the now-decaying Citadel to try to stabilize the core and are successful in re-engaging the reactor's containment system, which delays the explosion. Alyx discovers the Combine are deliberately accelerating the destruction of the Citadel to send a message to the Combine's homeworld. She makes a copy of the message, which causes the Combine to prioritize them as targets. Alyx then locates and downloads a transmission from Dr. Judith Mossman describing a certain project she has located, before being cut off by a Combine attack. Afterwards, Alyx and Gordon board a train to escape the Citadel.
The train derails en-route, forcing the duo to proceed on foot. As they fight through the disorganized Combine forces and rampant alien infestations, Kleiner appears on the screens Breen once used to pass out propaganda, and gives out useful updates to the evacuating citizens about the latest turn of events as well as reiterating the Citadel's imminent collapse. Alyx and Gordon eventually meet up with Barney Calhoun and a group of other survivors who are preparing to move on a train station to escape City 17. Alyx and Gordon provide cover for the passengers as they board.
