My Story

My name is Shadow. My name is Forever. I love a man. . . I love a woman. . . My name is One, I am Two. Cain. Abel! I am Katana. The name's Pyro! Smith. . . My name is Mathew. Josh, Josh Parker. Agent Brown. Pyro! Former Agent Harper. I am Shade. Diablo! Nova, Chara. I'm Steps. . . My name is Neo. . .

"I have to avenge my family. . ."

"I love him, I didn't mean it. . ."

"I've never walked before. . ."

"What am I going to do with this?"

"Tell us everything Brown!"

"I didn't want to leave you!"

"When I grow up, I want to be The One."

"Neo! Save my soul!"

There are so many voices, so many words spoken in the world of the Matrix. So many stories untold, purpose unknown, deaths have gone unnoticed. It is a war, and there cannot be just one story. There is not just the path of The One. There are the stories of the soldiers. The stories that have come and gone, untold, unknown. What about the believers, the traitors, backstabbers, potentials, Exiles, Viruses?

Let the people, the programs that sacrificed, that conquered tell their stories.

Let it be known, there was more than just Neo.

There was more than Morpheus and his ship, Smith and his take over, Niobi and her love. There was more, more than any could have thought.

Let the stories be told. . .

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Video Archive, File 101303

"Hey." The young, bald girl says. "Is this thing on?" She taps the camera. "Guess so." She sits back down.

She hasn't chosen a name yet, only having been freed a week ago. She looks pale in the face, and weak. Only a kid. Only a kid left her home, and left everything. Only a kid had the courage to take the red pill.

"Hey." She starts out again, but her voice fades. "I guess you're watching this. Yeah, sometimes I watch these videos, these. . . Journals." She speaks quietly. "Sometimes I wonder what happened to these people, kids my age."

Her gaze drifts away from the camera, and she looks away.

"Sometimes I ask Morpheus what happened to these people. But he never answers me. . ."

There is silence for a few 3.4 seconds.

"Well, this is it. The Real World." She smiles half-heartedly at the camera. "It's not that hard when you think about it to accept it. How can you really tell what is real? How can I tell this is real right now? I guess you just have to live with it."

She goes to sit down on her bed.

"I remember when I first read that question. What is the Matrix? I thought it was a scam. I didn't hack to find the answer. I hacked to change my grades on tests. I hacked for fun, not to find myself. I already knew myself."

She bites her lip.

"My parents used to scream a lot. I remember that when I was really young. Then dad left, and I didn't go crying to my already crying mom. I just cried, and hacked. I. . . It isn't that hard to forget my old life. I just hope mom is used to people leaving her. I told Trinity I wanted to call her, but she says that's a bad idea."

There is a silence for 6.7 seconds.

"Morpheus told me about the prophecy. I don't know. . . I guess I believe, what chose do I have? I mean, those machines up there, they could kill us in a minute, couldn't they? I guess you have to believe someone there is a 'one' just to give you some hope. I mean, I believed in Big Foot and Aliens, but now I find out they're just rebelling programs. Ironic I guess."

Static for 5.6 seconds.

"I'm supposed to see the Oracle tomo-"

Error—Error—

"I don't know if I believe in an Oracle."

Error—Error—

"But I guess I have to believe."

She begins to hit the camera.

Error resolved.

"I'm supposed to go to Zion too. Supposed to get a room, to see the caves. Dance. I'll go dance with Tank." She smiles.

"I haven't come up with a name yet. Maybe Eternity, or something cool like that."

Silence for 10.9 seconds.

"I wish I could be here with someone. I miss him. Adam if you ever see this some day. . . I'm sorry I left. I'm sorry I did this to you. I'm sorry for everything. I love you, and I'd never want to hurt you."

Silence for 33.6 seconds.

End Video.

Extra:

"Adam? Adam!" She yells in the phone.

"Jess?" A man asks.

"Adam! I'm coming, Adam I'm coming!"

"Where have you been!? I've been looking for you everywhere!?"

"Adam. I can't tell you yet. I love you. Just trust me."

"I love you too. I trust you."

End.

Searching. . .

Profile:

Name: Essence

Age: 23

Ship: Nebechanezzer

Rank: Engineer

Status: Deceased

Reason: Went back for a "Adam" Agents killed them both.

End.

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Next Story: The Source

This is a collection or short stories that pop into the mind of me, that unfortunately are not long enough for me to credit full stories.

More, and better to come.

Please R/R