Vick says
: Agent Smith has a plan to find the codes for Sion's mainframe using a human to find a hacker known as Sonic, this is chapter 1 of a long story of two books, please read and understand I can't spoil you with the rest of the plot for your own good.Most Important:
This plot and story are not related to any of the two parts of Matrix...I only use the universe and technology set by the movies in order to create a new story based in the elements of the movie and not in the characters or plot...so...you'll never hear from Neo and the others beyond a quick reference of 'a young guy named Morpheus' in chapter 7 ..the only one appearing here is my old friend Smith and his merry boys...The prime objective of Fanfiction is to create and explore new plots and situations for our favorite show or movie
Feedback point : vickpena@yahoo.com.mx please use encrypted email engine with fake DNS address, I suspect agents have been chasing me...
Disclaimer. Agent Smith, the Matrix and other characters related are property of other very creative persons and not mine, a fan who wants to write an entertaining and interesting Sci Fi piece based in this outstanding movie.
THE MATRIX:
Firewalls
By Vick
Vickpena@yahoo.com.mx
Book 1: The Agent and the Hacker.
Chapter 1
Shiva.
The coded data scrolled down the monitor.
The woman smiled in victory.
The computer displayed a new window informing her she was accessing a forbidden area of the system...the smile turned in a short laugh...she knew what she was doing...in fact...she was just doing her job.
She typed some commands.
Another window informed her that the program she was trying to upload was not allowed to be executed in that level of the system.
But she was very persuasive and after a few more commands the program began uploading
A black window with a blinking green cursor opened.
A phrase was written in that window.
I know what you're trying to do.
The woman smiled and knew, without any doubt, she was heading the right direction.
"Hello Sonic" she whispered.
Another line appeared in the screen below the other.
Your fable attempt makes me laugh...what is this?....a trace program in the form of a virus?...clever...most clever...but not effective against me.
"We'll see..." the woman said and began typing again
the computer displayed a little window on the bottom left corner of the screen with the upload process in it...when the level filled up and the load was complete a message informed the woman that there was an incoming file from an unknown user.
She clicked DENY to that petition but she really didn't expect Sonic to give up that easily.
She was right.
The screen tilted preventively and then shut off momentarily.
The signature effect of Sonic...she knew it so damn well.
When the screen illuminated again there was only one window in it.
You're not match for me
"keep talking" the woman said, still typing, she expected all that and was prepared to it.
Her program was designed to make Sonic believe she was unable to find him but reality was that it was a virus that would stick to every program he would write..., next time he tried to hack into some server the virus would send her an email with the phone number...the real phone number he was using to connect to the internet...that would take them to his location and voila!, another hacker out of the streets thanks to her.
Thanks to Shiva.
You know you can't beat me...
Sonic's ego really amused her but she understood that guy who, protected by anonymity, could break all rules and laws and cheat every security interfase in 32 bits...the list of Sonic's crimes was long and included sabotage to very important networks like that of the White House and the FBI criminal data base...he wasn't trying to delete himself from there, oh, no, he was not...he was looking something unknown...
He was a challenge.
That was the main reason for the why they assigned that case to her.
Her career as FBI expert in cyber terrorism was long in spite of her age, she was very skilled and had a long list of cyber criminals out of the streets and into prisons...she had respected position in the Bureau and her reputation was stellar not only there but in the cyber space.
Every hacker was afraid of the Queen of Life and Death... Shiva, that was her identity in the binary lands.
So...Shiva...want to know my number?...we could spend some quality time together...
Shiva laughed.
Sonic was a hacker with the soul of a comedian.
"keep talking..." she said, looking how a new window informed her the program was successfully infecting the hosts file's ...soon, the phone number of that man would appear in the screen and she would hack the hacker
She decided to play along to win some time
So she replied to his message.
"want me to cook?, how about Italian?"
the answer appeared below
Nah, I prefer mexican if you don't mind.
"Mexican it is then...I will make sure you'll receive some nice chiles poblanos in jail " she typed and chuckled. Two more minutes...
Sorry but I won't be in jail...as a matter of fact...you're the one that is in jail....
She frowned.
"what?"
The Matrix, Shiva... the Matrix has you...
She leaned back...the Matrix was some sort of legend among hackers...all of them talked about it...it was something they wanted to discover but nobody knew how...
"show me the Matrix, Sonic..."
the answer caught her by surprise.
I will, Shiva...but you're not ready yet...they control you and you don't even know it...look around...you're surrounded by the Matrix and you don't even notice...but I assure you...you will be with me and we will be invincible.
"are you proposing to me?" She typed but the words in the screen were so much to pass unnoticed...her natural curiosity was awaken...maybe once he was taken in custody she would ask him was what all that Matrix Hocus Pocus .
The trace program sent her the information she wanted.
Sonic's phone number.
She swirled in her chair until she was facing another computer.
She typed the number and waited.
A soft chime from the other computer made her look that way.
Want my phone number, eh, Shiva?
She returned her attention to the monitor in front of her.
The phone number she got was from Seattle.
And it was her mother's telephone...
Shiva opened her mouth in shock...
Just then her cellular phone rang.
She flipped it open and looked the number in the little screen.
It was her mother's...but she knew she was not...
"yes?"
"Digital telephony...I love it " a male's voice said.
"I will get you, Sonic" Shiva said, angry
"oh, don't be that hard on you, Shiva " Sonic said and laughed " I have certain help you will have someday"
"you..."
"I gotta go, sweetheart, " Sonic said , " and, by the way...you just deleted the FBI employee data base...you better have some money saved up because there will be no pay check this week...and...you better come up with an explanation because emails had been sent to all your co workers informing what you just did..."
Shiva threw the phone away
It hit the nearest wall and become a pile of tiny plastic and electronic junk.
The door to her office was knocked.
She collapsed in her chair and closed her eyes.
The door swung open
A bunch of angry looking employees walked in.
Shiva knew the day was officially becoming a bunch of crap.
***
The man across the desk was very angry.
And she didn't think it was related to the Data base issue.
Mr. Richards, FBI director for Seattle's office took off his lasses and cleaned them with the soft towel he always had in the top left drawer of his desk.
When he was satisfied he looked at Shiva.
"Agent McPherson ...the report here " and he pointed at a file in his desk " says Sonic called you to your cellular phone and that you destroyed it by throwing it against a wall...is that true?"
"yes, sir "
"I will put aside the fact that you left us without pay check this week and until the data base is fixed for now and will concentrate in business..." a pause " Gillian, you knew very well that the capture of Sonic would be managed using the regular tracing methods, don't you?"
"yes sir "
"and you knew all attempts to find him had to be authorized?"
"yes sir "
"then why you created a program, uploaded it to our networks, contacted Sonic and let him fool you leaving the entire Bureau without pay check In the process?"
Gillian cleared her throat and leaned in.
"Sir, I had every reason to believe Sonic had access to our networks and that his access was granted easier than we thought "
Richards frowned.
"yes...he found out my mother's phone number even when my personal data is encrypted in one of our servers...if he was able to do that then I chose to believe he knew when we were going to look for him"
Richards pondered the matter for a couple of seconds.
"and the software you created...?"
"it was a tracing program in the form of a virus, it was supposed to give me his phone number but he ...." pause "he ..."
"he simply used it to hack into our data base using your identity..." Richards completed the sentence
"yes..." Gillian blushed " he is very good"
Richards sighed.
"get out " he said " ad if you try to do this once more time consider yourself out of the case, ok?"
Gillian was about to reply to that when a cold and sharp voice was heard.
"you may want to reconsider, Mr. Richardson "
Gillian looked over her shoulder to the trio of me in gray suits who just walked in, they were using sun glasses and they were hard wired.
"Who are you?"
"I am agent Smith " the man replied, taking of his sunglasses to reveal a pair of unnatural Ice blue eyes. " and I am here to inform you of agent's McPherson's transference."
"transference?" they both asked at unison
"We have been following her career since she started " another man in gray suit said sounding just like Smith.
"and we want her to work for us" the third man completed the sentence in the same cold tone.
"where are you from?"
Smith pointed at Richard's computer
"you just received the notification "
Richards looked at the monitor with curiosity.
A window said he had an important email in his inbox.
"what are you, Merlin?" Gillian asked
Smith smiled coldly.
Richards opened the e-mail and read it.
Gillian looked at the trio of mysterious men and shivered, there was something completely strange in those characters...they looked like some sort of machines...efficient....sharp...cold and without soul.
Not humans...like Terminators in suit.
She sighed...where she was being transferred after all?
Richards nodded and turned to face Smith.
"Ok...she is yours, " he said " agent McPherson, it seems you just got a promotion and will be working for the National Security agency...your immediate superior is Agent Smith here"
She sounded quite confused and so was she
Agent Smith reached his hand and she shook it mechanically.
"if you'd follow us please there is something I want to discuss with you"
Gillian nodded and followed the other two out of the office.
"oh, " Smith paused at the door holding it open while he put his sunglasses on again " and your data base is fixed...lucky us that we got a copy of it"
"How...?"
but Smith was gone leaving Richardson wondering how he could find out so soon .
"Damn clairvoyant"
Smith opened the door to an empty meeting room and motioned Gillian in.
Terminator 2 and 3 remained outside.
she sat
Smith sighed and sat across the table.
"so, Agent McPherson, it seems that you're a very skilled hacker working for the good side"
"nice Ice breaker " she smiled " yes, I'd say so"
"you're just 25 and your record is impressive " Smith continued " I am sure you'll be a nice asset to our agency"
"is there a point looming somewhere in the horizon?" Gillian asked, leaning back.
"Sonic" Smith said " we want Sonic"
"Me too"
"I see you share our enthusiasm in meeting him that is why you're working for us now...you are wasted in this office and the hackers you usually shot down are no match for this guy"
"I know " Gillian felt flattered even when that man caused a tremendous repulsion to her "so..when do I start?"
"you start tomorrow, Gillian " Smith said pulling out a cellular phone from of his pockets and an ID with her photo and name on it " this phone will one take my calls and this ID is the only way to get into our building so don't miss it...it won't be replaced "
"Ok...and where am I gonna show up tomorrow?"
"The address has been sent to your email, read it and delete the message immediately and be there at 8 am tomorrow "
"Ok " she rose " is that all?"
"yes...I only have one more question..."
"yes?"
"what Sonic told you about The Matrix?"
She chuckled " don't tell me you believe in that ?"
"listen, Agent McPherson if we are going to work in a trust based relationship I would suggest you to tell me everything, is that understood?"
"if that's an order..."
"it is not an order but an advise...for your own good of course, "
Gillian nodded " ok...he told he would show me what the Matrix is"
"see how easy it is?" Smith smiled " now go, and don't worry about your stuff, Agent Jones and Kane will move them to your new desk"
"perfect..."
She left.
Agent Jones walked in followed by Agent Kane
"she is the target this time" Agent Jones said
"Sonic will try to look for her and then we will make our move" Agent Smith stated
"why don't we wire her?"
"No, they would find out easily..." Smith explained " this time we have to be more cautious...we will keep an eye on her as she try to bust Sonic and then we will get him and the codes for Zion's mainframe"
"what if she finds out and help him?"
"the usual...she will be destroyed "
