Rev awoke and looked around her- she was in a small, cramped room lying on a dingy cot. The walls were

a pastel gray and there was a faint light flickering above her head. So it wasn't a dream.

A metal door swung open and Morpheus entered, "Hello Rev. Feeling better?"

She nodded weakly, embarrassed about her reaction on deck the other day. She met the crew, but had

wanted to go back- back to the matrix. She'd thrown a major temper tantrum and knocked several expensive before

someone stopped her- was it Neo? Yes- he wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her to the floor where she

kicked and screamed until she passed out- which wasn't too long.

Rev just couldn't take the reality- she always thought...about the matrix, but never had she dreamed of a

harsher reality than the one she now faced. She looked up at Morpheus.

"It's time for your training."

Rev looked up- confused, "Training?"

Morpheus smiled.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Trinity flicked her spoon and watched it make its way around the bowl of 'food.' She really didn't think

she could hold it down today, once again, her stomach was bothering her. Neo walked into the room and sat down

across from her and next to Spark.

"Not hungry?" he asked her with a smile.

"Nooo," Trinity didn't mean for it to come out that way, but it did.

Neo frowned and Spark pushed his bowl aside, "It doesn't seem right- after eating Matrix shit, you know?

I mean, going back to this...stuff- it's just...depressing."

"So are you, " Trinity pushed aside her bowl also.

Spark raised an eyebrow, "Okaaay- someone's in a bad mood this morning." Trinity clenched her fists

under the table- there was nothing she despised more than when your in a bad mood and someone "kindly" points

it out.

"Sooo," Neo tried, "Where's Rev?" He regretted the words the minute they escaped his mouth. He just

meant whether she was in training or not yet, but knowing how much Trinity didn't like Rev, and how she was

obviously in a bad mood. he knew he'd pay for asking.

"Rev? What- is she your girlfriend now? Huh?! Ever since you saw her at the office all you ever care about

is Rev! Why don't you and her just go to hell! Okay, Neo?! How's that sound?!"

She stood abruptly and shook the table, causing the slop to spill from the bowl. Trinity stormed out of the

room and slammed the metal door behind her.

"That was uncalled for," Spark muttered. Neo put his head in his hands and sighed.

"What's eating her?"

"Please don't mention food." Spark held his stomach, "Those candy bars are giving me hell..."

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Rev still felt strange- as if all of her life, she was out of her body- watching it move from outside of it, not

within. But then again- that's what she'd been doing.. Tank had given her the basic training programs and a few

extras she might need along the way. She was exhausted from her three hours of training and Morpheus let her go.

Tank looked up, "She's strong, but Neo took ten."

"Neo's different."

Trinity was kicking herself for the way she snapped at Neo. Why was she so moody? Ugh! She

sat on her bed and kicked the floor. Maybe I should apologize... she thought. Trinity sighed and stood up. She

opened her door and stepped into the hall.



Rev wandered down the halls, she had a feeling that she'd passed her room already. But it was so easy to

get lost on this ship- everything looked the same. And it was very cold. She shivered in her worn gray long sleeved

shirt. Her black pants had holes in the bottom. She heard laughter coming from around the corner. Spark and Neo

were talking as they leaned against the wall outside the "cafeteria." Rev walked over and leaned against the wall

beside Neo.

"So, this is the real world?"

"You get used to it."

Her eyes followed his body from his dark hair to his black boots. Damn, he's fine! Just then Trinity

walked over to them, but stopped short when she saw Rev and Neo talking. Trinity suddenly felt this urge to let

Rev know who's boss- to stake out her territory. She fumed to see Neo talking to her- she'd show Rev...

Rev watched Trinity walk over and stand in front of Neo. Suddenly, she put her hands on his face and

pulled him in for a long, passionate kiss.

Damn, he's taken.

Spark cleared his throat loudly.

Neo was slightly confused, but nonetheless glad that Trinity obviously wasn't angry anymore. He wrapped

his arms around her waist and kissed her back.

Rev looked over at Spark, who just shrugged.

Trinity assured herself, That'll show her...