I do not own any of the orginal Matrix characters. Or anything involing the Matrix, wish I did, but I don't.

Five years before the original Matrix..

Trinity ran.

She ran like Satan himself was after her.

But in a sense.he was.

She ran through the alleyways, the twists and turns of the path, hopping fences.

She jumped through a window.

Not looking behind her she ran up the stairs.

Up, up, up she went.

She heard ringing.

The phone.

She was almost. There.

She saw the phone.

But then suddenly a gunshot rang out. The phone was no more.

She looked behind her to see her purser. An agent

Agent Banner.

Banner was tall, strong, and under other circumstances, maybe handsome... in a rugged sort of way.

He smirked as he took his now-smoking pistol and aimed it at Trinity's face.

Trinity closed her eyes.no use fighting.

Suddenly a loud BANG rang out, and Banners brain tissue exploded out of his forehead.

Trinity looked in amazement as Banner fell down dead. His body began to shift and change as he returned to civilian form. She saw a rather overweight and old police officer take Banners place. She looked up to see Morpheus holding a smoking Magnum in his hand.

"Trinity lets go!"

Moving quickly Trinity and Morpheus moved down the stairs.

They ran Faster and faster down the alleyway until they reached a pay phone. It started ringing.

Trinity picked it up first and disappeared.

Morpheus hung the phone up and.

Felt a bullet pierce his side.

Agent Banner walked up slowly to Morpheus's crumpled form.

He grinned as pulled out his handgun. He looked at Morpheus and said "Got you now you little f-."

Just then Morpheus pulled out a meat cleaver that Tank had just downloaded and flung at Banner, hitting him in the shoulder. Banner cried out and stared firing at Morpheus. Morpheus focused and pulled the ringing phone to his hand. He instantly disappeared.

Banner stood there and glared at the phone. Then he walked off.

He pulled out the keys to his pure black Bentley. He got in and drove to head quarters.

On the way he thought about Morpheus. He was dangerous. Banner knew best. He had been fighting him for ten years. He had risen to be the top Agent. ***********************************************************************

Banner arrived at head quarters. He "heard' the Calling in his ear piece. When an Agent got the Call, It was best he answered. He got into the elevator and went to the top floor. There he entered a door.
Then he was in a room with thousands of television screens. Each screen showed his face. He looked straight ahead.
And in a chair before him sat the Master, the Creator, and the Savior of Machines..
The Architect.
The Architect smiled as he looked at Banner. He stood up and said, "Ah, program 13352/BANNER/beta. it's been awhile."
Banner looked at his Master and said, "Yes it has"
The Architect looked banner straight in the eye and said " I summoned you here because I wish to inform you of your new assignment."
Banner raised his eyebrows questionably "New assignment?"
The Architect grew serious, " I already know what happened today 13352/BANNER/beta.you failed in capturing Morpheus.you HAD him!!"
Banner bowed his head in shame. "My master he was tricky.."
"TRICKY? You are the first agent ever built!!"
"I am sorry."
"Sorry doesn't cut it, I'm taking you off the case. You will be reassigned to Japan."
"Who will replace me?"
"A friend of yours.. come here my servant."
Banner looked to his left and out of the white door there, Agent Smith walked out.
Smith.
Banner felt hate surge through him. The Architect looked pleased that he had gotten a tense reaction from both Banner and Smith.
"You may both leave." The Architect said, and they both left.
Smith looked at Banner as they walked through the agent headquarters.
"Looks like you lose Banner." Smith grinned.
"We'll see you bastard." Banner growled.
"Oh, don't get all bitchy, I hear Japan is BEAUTIFUL this time of year."
"Go to hell Smith." Banner muttered as walked away.
Smith glared at the back of Banners head. He really hated that bastard.