As Neo began to outline the events leading from his departure with Trinity to 01, to the handicapping battle with Bane, to Trinity's demise, down to his ultimate sacrificial victory; in the kitchen, the Oracle has an audience all her own. The Kid, bemused as to why he is to hold court with the wise one instead of Morpheus, yet, he has had some questions of his own. He sits in front of the elderly black woman, who's smoking a cigarette, smiling gaily at him. The awkward silence was making the Kid grow more and more tense.
"So… self substantiation? I knew you were different than the others. Not quite The One, but special in your own right." She takes a long drag on her cigarette. "I'm sure your wondering: why am I talking to the Oracle before Morpheus? And there's probably several thousand other questions lurking in that mind of yours. But I'm only going to tell you a few things. Things that you need to know; and when the time is right, you'll see some things for yourself, things that you could not have imagined. They will be things that you've hoped for but, haven't dreamed would come true." Flicking her cigarette ash into the ashtray before her, she stands up and walks to the oven.
"I've heard you're quite the hero. Fulfilling your destiny, without being told that you had one…that's the true mark of a hero, Kid. You've got spunk. And you're going to need it." Hearing those words, the Kid feels that what he's about to hear is going to be both good and bad news rolled into one, as the Oracle continues.
"I once told Neo that everything that has a beginning has an end. But what I did not tell him is, with every end, brings a new beginning. As Morpheus is learning, the new beginning is peace. But with peace, comes unrest. The Merovingian, whom I hope you are familiar with, is not to fond of this new found peace between man and machine. He himself has become a so-called exile. And this, dear boy, is where your journey begins."
The Kid sits and ponders this revelation. And he can't help but think; what would Neo do?
In the other room, Neo comes to the end of his explanation of his battle with Smith, and his eventual sacrifice and assimilation into the fold of Smiths. Morpheus, captivated by Neo's account of his struggle sits silently and in awe of the information that is given to him. His emotions swaying fiercely from one end to the other, wishing that he could have been with his crew, seeing the real sun in the real world for the first time, wishing that he could have helped pilot the ship, saving Trinity, wishing he could have jacked into the Matrix, fighting along side Neo. But alas, he knows that none of this was possible, for it was how everything was supposed to be.
"Morpheus, after my body was surged with energy by the head machine, my heart stopped. My limbs went numb and the last thought I remember from that moment was, this is how it was supposed to be, for Trinity, for everyone. But then I realized that I was still conscience. And I was able to think more clearly than I ever had. As my body was being carted away, I saw that light energy was emitting from my body. The Machines took me to the core of 01. There, I was jacked into the Matrix, yet, it was like the construct that we have aboard our hovercrafts. I did not have access to the full Matrix at that point, and I wasn't sure where I was until it was explained to me by…" his voice trailed off for a moment, unsure of how to continue. "Trinity. The machines had scanned my mind for something that would be familiar and comfortable for me as my guide. Trinity was the natural choice for them. They began to explain to me the true nature of the Matrix. What I'm about to tell you may be a bit…unsettling. The Matrix is about control, as you know. But it's deeper then that. This whole war began because…
…We struck first, Morpheus."
