Disclaimer~ All things in the matrix universe are owned by Wachowski and Co. and Warner Brothers Inc.

This takes place on a different ship, and since the Matrix timeline is really jumbled, I'm altering it to my liking.

Glitch

Prologue

Casablanca, Morocco - Javelin Hotel

Three guards are sitting at a metal desk in front of a metallic elevator with stairs to the right of it.

"So did any of you see the Giants game last night? Boy that was a snoozer." The first guard asked.

"Who are the Giants?" The second guard queried with a confused look on his face.

"You know, football?" The first guard said.

"What is foot-ball?"

"A very popular sport…oh yeah, I'm not in the US anymore." the first guard had a home sick look on his face.

"The only sport I know is croquet, and the grand final game was a masterpiece!"

The third guard interrupts the conversation.

"Ah yes, croquet, I'm quite good at that game my self if I don't mind my saying so."

The US guard sighs, and then bangs his head on the metallic desk.

There conversation is interrupted when two people enter the building.  One is a tall Caucasian man, and the other is a Hispanic woman.  The man is wearing a black duster, which is hiding most of his body, and the woman is wearing a gray top and black leather pants.  They are both wearing sunglasses.

They walk over to the service desk and ask for a room.

"Excuse me sir and maam would you mind walking through the metal detectors." Asks the first guard who is now on his feet.

The couple walks over to the metal detector and as the man walks through, the alarm sounds.

"Sorry for the inconvenience sir but I'm afraid we are going to have to pad you down. This will only take a minute."

The guard approaches the man and reaches for his arms when the guard fumbles forward from a shot to the back.  The other two guards now are taking cover and have their guns drawn.

"What the hell is going…"

Then the guard starts to change form and becomes a tall man in a black suit and tie.  The woman is now running towards the elevator with the man following behind her.

"Echo, is it an agent?" asks the man in the duster.

"Yep Dimitri" she replies,  "and there's only two options: run or fight."