This is after the first matrix movie

CHAPTER 1

(A few days later)

"How are you feeling neo?" Morpheus asked.

"Like I've been run over!"

"I'm proud of you neo, we all are, I just wish the whole crew were here." Morpheus bowed his head, "Switch, Apac, Dozer, Mouse. But we must remember they sacrificed themselves for the cause. We will remember them. By the way, the Nebuchanezzer should be back to operational status within the hour, our sister ship, the Phoenix will depart and we can get underway."

"Okay, can you ask Trinity to come in please?"

"No need, she's right outside." Morpheus grinned and walked out of the compartment as Trinity brushed past him roughly in her eagerness to see Neo.

"How are you?" she asks with concern on her face, her hands clenched Neo's unresisting fingers. "Morpheus wouldn't let me see you, he thought you were too tired for visitors." She fussed around sorting out his bedclothes.

"Trinity" Neo said, a strange expression on his face, "I want to go back in, I want to be reinserted back into the Matrix."

"But it's too soon!" Trinity cried "You may be The One but you need to rest, get your strength back."

"My strength is not in my body, you should have realised that by now Trin. I need to get back in, finish what I've started." With that he got up and walked out of the room, Trinity watched him go with disappointment.

Outside Neo climbed the metal ladder to the hub where Tank was testing the equipment needed for broadcasting the signal. Neo watched him for a few minutes, noting the fresh bandages covering the burns caused by Cypher's attack.

"Are we operational now Tank?" Neo asked suddenly. "Whoa, Neo, you scared the shit outa me!" Tank exclaimed, "yeah we're just about to part from the Phoenix and go to broadcast depth, Morpheus thought you'd want to go back in."

"He did? He never ceases to amaze me."

"I know, he's a true leader and a truly great man. But we expect so much from you too Neo." Tank replied.

"Yes, well Morpheus was right, I do want to go back in, no I need to go back in, the world and it's people need me to free them from the machines."

An hour later, Neo was in the chair, the crew around him watching and waiting for the fireworks to start. With expectant faces they watched as Tank leapt into his chair and put on his headset.

"Good to go Neo?" he asked excitedly.

"I'm ready, boot me up."