So,here's part 8.The redhaired man,Yohji and Schuldig are characters of the anime Weiss Kreuz.If you haven't watched it take them as original characters.

Metallica - The Unforgiven

New blood joins this earth

and quickly he's subdued

through constant pain disgrace

the young boy learns their rules

with time the child draws in

this whipping boy done wrong

deprived of all his thoughts

the young man struggles on and on he's known

a vow unto his own

that never from this day

his will they'll take away

what I've felt

what I've known

never shined through in what I've shown

never be

never see

won't see what might have been

what I've felt

what I've known

never shined through in what I've shown

never free

never me

so I dub thee unforgiven

they dedicate their lives

to running all of his

he tries to please them all

this bitter man he is

throughout his life the same

he's battled constantly

this fight he cannot win

a tired man they see no longer cares

the old man then prepares

to die regretfully

that old man here is me

what I've felt

what I've known

never shined through in what I've shown

never be

never see

won't see what might have been

what I've felt

what I've known

never shined through in what I've shown

never free

never me

so I dub the unforgiven

you labeled me

I'll label you

so I dub the unforgiven

They were in the Matrix again-in a old two-storey building.Trinity caught their image in the dirty cracked mirror on the wall.They looked so different here.Especially the clothes-as if everyone wanted to make up for the rags they wore in the real world.Well,maybe it was so.Morpheus signalled that they were going.

The street in which they found themselves after going out of the building was filthy and stinking and they definately stood out in their shiny clothes and even shinier car.Hastily the Neb crew got in and left that part of the city.

"Our informator said that they have moved the Keymaker from Merovingian's mansion in a building in the center of the city.Here's the address."Morpheus informed them matter of factly.

Without anymore words the car turned and headed the said street.

Pair of violet eyes watched them carefully as the Mercedes disappeared behind the curve.A hand in leather glove tucked locks of crimson hair behind an ear.He smiled.Merovingian would be pleased.He turned to his companion:

"I told you,Yohji,they're going back for him." the velvet voice was quiet and quite amused.

The other man smiled like a cat who ate the canary.

"Yes,you are always right.How do you do that?"

A cold smile was the only answer.

The silver Mercedes pulled from the street and stopped.They were one block away from the building were the Keymaster was supposedly hidden.

Morpheus,Neo and Trinity got out from the car.

"Operator,do you have any reading how many people are there in the bulding?"asked the captain.

"No,Morpheus,the building is completely blurred on the screen...You realize that they are waiting for you and this is a trap,don't you?"Tank sounded more than worried.

"Of course I do.Don't worry,I have a plan."

On the Neb Tank looked at screen and said to himself:

"I start worrying everytime you say that,boss."

Morpheus was looking in the cat-green eyes of his informator.

"Are you sure that this way is safe,Schuldig?"

The man had a careless smirk always plastered on his face like a mask,a smile that never reached his eyes.

"Yes,Morphy,I am quite sure.When you guys appear in the building and take the Keymaker under da boss' nose they'll never know what hit them."

"For your sake I hope you're right."

"Awwww,Morphy,are you threatening me?What are you going to do,hmm?Kill me?"

The man cackled maniacally as if he said the biggest joke in the world.

They had no choice but to follow him in the dark,dank tunnel the entrance of which he had showed them in the building next to their objective.

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The Neb crew quickly disposed of the guards in front of the Keymaster's door and set to work to open it.Finally after nearly 10 minutes of work on the codes they opened the door.The Keymaster was in the room alone,Merovingian or the other Twin were nowhere to be seen.

"Come on let's go" Neo took the old man's wrist and pulled him from the chair on which he was seated.

"Yes,Neo,let's go." that voice definitely was not the Keymaker's.The man shapeshifted in front of their eyes.Where before the tiny elderly asian man had stood now was a young man,also asian,with crimson hair and stunning violet eyes.Schuldig was nowhere to be seen.

"Who the hell are you?"growled Morpheus

The young man snatched his arm from Neo's grip.

"An old friend of Merovingian,I owe him a favour.He's getting annoyed of your attempts at taking the Keymaster,Morpheus."

"Oh,and what makes you think that you can stop us?And where is the other albino pest?"

"You mean Neil?Come on,Morpheus,I know you know his name.You know the Twins from before.And as for where is Neil,well,he's somewhere around."

He looked behind them.

"Right,Neil?"

"Yes"

The voice came behind them

"Hello,Morpheus.Neo."

They turned to see the white creature standing behind them pointing machine gun at them.

"Where is my brother,Morpheus?"

"Oh,he is somewhere around."

tbc...