Chapter 2
"Welcome, I am Morpheus"
Keitaro gaped at Morpheus, then the man behind him spoke again.
"And I am Neo"
A long pause. Keitaro was still speechless, until he finally decided to introduce himself.
" ...I am..."
Morpheus finished his sentence.
"Keitaro Urashima. We already know a lot about you"
Keitaro looked a little frightened, a little speechless again and intimidated. Neo speaks as he closes the door.
"We don't have much time now, so we must be brief"
Morpheus placed his hand on a fancy large leather chair near him.
"Please, sit down"
Keitaro nervously moved over to the chair across from the one Morpheus had his hand on and sat. Morpheus sat down across from him. To the left of Keitaro was a table with a glass of water and a small silver box next to it. Morpheus took the box.
"Keitaro, you are living in a dream world. This is the cyber-simulated world known to us as the Matrix. Everything you see now, before you, and in your past, is all part of the Matrix"
Keitaro looked at Morpheus with a 'yea right' look, but spoke seriously.
"E ...Everything...?"
"Everything. The clothes your wearing. The buildings around you. The environment. You can ... feel it ... when you wake up in the morning ... when you study for your classes ... when you get a fist in the cheek from Naru.
Keitaro's jaw dropped to the floor. Morpheus opened the box containing two pills and put one into each of his hands.
"Now we must make haste, so if you are interested in learning more about the Matrix, and want to learn the truth about this world, which will be used to your advantage, then you will choose now. I will give you two pills, but you must take one now. The blue pill will make you forget everything I just told you about the Matrix, and you will live normally as you do now. The red pill will activate a trace program, so that we may find you in our world. You will awaken from the dream world you are living in, and in time, learn the truth"
This was too much for Keitaro to absorb, for he was still amazed by the fact Morpheus knew his name and Naru's name. Morpheus handed him the pills and he stared at them for a little while.
"I don't think I want to learn about this ... Matrix or whatever you're talking about. I am too scared right now to make this kind of decision ... I'm sorry I can't be of use to you"
Keitaro popped the red pill in his mouth and drank the water.
"Then why did you choose the red pill?"
Keitaro gulped hard.
"I ... I thought you said the red pill will take me back ... oh no!"
Morpehus smiled.
"Trust me, you won't regret it"
Morpheus looked at Neo.
"Get the trace ready"
Neo reaches into his coat pocket and pulls out a mini computer with a holographic projection screen. Keitaro looked over his shoulder to see this, and Morpheus speaks.
"The pill you took was a tracer that lets us pinpoint your location. You ... may feel a bit strange shortly"
"Wha . what's going to happen to me?"
"Don't worry about it now ... Neo, have you found him?"
"Not yet ... wait, I think I got him"
"We also need to inform his accomplice about this"
Things started to get hazy for Keitaro.
"An ... accomplice?"
"Yes, you know who he is Keitaro, in fact he is the one who informed us about you and your ... invincibility. He goes by the name of Toriyashi ..."
"I found him! Locked on ..."
"Initiate now!"
Keitaro passes out.
Keitaro wakes up and the first thing he notices is that he is very weak. The next thing he notices is that he is surrounded by some thick orange goop. Next he notices he has many cords coming out of his body. He starts moving around rapidly. He is able to stand up out of the goop, with cords still connected to his body. He pulls the largest cord coming out of his moth and regurgitates some goop. He is bald with slimy goop still covering him. He reaches for the cord coming out of the back of his neck and pulls begrudgingly.
"AAAAAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWW!"
After this, the rest of the cords attached to him ripped off his body, and Keitaro felt like he was being shot at from each of the points the cords came out of. Keitaro fell over in agony, when he notices a flying machine that stops near him and scans his face with a light. The liquid tub he was lying in now drains and Keitaro slips into a tunneling tube going downward, where he ends up in a pool of some other liquids. He is now struggling to stay afloat in this pool when a crane comes in from above and grabs him. He is unconscious as he is grabbed by the torso and pulled upward. The next thing he knows, he is in towels on what seems to be a stretcher with many machines around him. His pupils dialate in the light above and it bothers him. He looks over to the left and sees Morpheus who speaks.
"Welcome ... to the real world"
Keitaro passes out.
"Keitaro please wake up!"
"Keitaro ... Keitaro!"
A familiar voice speaks, a woman's voice.
"Oh, is he going to be alright?"
Keitaro opens his eyes. The girls of Hinata are around his comforter and he speaks.
"Unh ... where am I?"
"Silly, you're at the Hinata-sou!"
"Wha ... I don't remember"
He looks at Naru. She leans her head closer to him.
"Keitaro, are you alright?"
"Yeah, I'm just ... weak ... I can't"
He reaches up to Naru as if to touch her face, when his arm gets too weak to go up any further and drops on to her chest.
" ... Oops, I didn't mean to ..."
"Oh it's alright, you don't have to apologize"
"Wha ... why?"
Naru looks at him, and her beauty stuns Keitaro from further talking.
"Because ... I"
The goddess leans closer to his face and places one finger on his lip. Time seemed to slow down.
"I ..."
Naru suddenly disappears and everything is pitch black. Keitaro sees a giant fist coming towards him and as he widens his eyes, the fist clobbers him. He wakes up, and realizes that was just a dream. Some different things are connected to his body now, but he realizes they are there to measure his vitals. Morpheus is sitting on a chair in the corner of the room.
"Don't touch them, they are the only thing that's keeping you alive right now"
The weak Keitaro slowly lies back down.
"What is all of this for?"
"We are rebuilding you. You have never used your muscles, your eyes, or your senses"
Keitaro accepted this fact, for anything said now out of anyone's mouth since he met Morpheus was just all plain crazy, and there was really nothing he could do about it.
"Why do I feel so weak?"
"I already told you. You have never never been alive in this world before. All of those cords connected to your body when you first awoke were feeding your brain with the information of everything you touched, smelled, saw, heard, tasted, and thought while you were in the Matrix. You are free now, and this, is the real world"
Keitaro just looked upward while still on the stretcher. They were both silent for a few minutes.
"Why am I here?"
"Because our world is in need of help. You displayed an endurance in the Matrix that we have never seen before, even after our training"
"Getting punched by Naru a few times?"
"Not only that, but getting up afterwards. That's something we could use, and we will train you to master it"
"Master getting beat down?"
"No. Master avoiding it and countering"
"Against Naru?"
"That's your choice, but for me, I would say no"
"So is there any other reason I'm here?"
"Our world is being ran right now by machines. Machines that feed off of human energy as a source of life for them. You see, in the early 21st century, mankind marveled over the birth of A.I. It was something that would give machines enough intelligence to make decisions on their own ... to have their own feelings ... and eventually their own desires. They turned against the humans in revolt, they were everything the humans didn't want"
As if interested in this science fiction story, Keitaro looked over at Morpheus.
"Wow ... so what year is it now?"
"We honestly don't know. Since the humans had to move underground to keep away from the machines taking over the surface of the earth, we lost track of time, and eventually the days and years"
"So we are underground right now?"
"Yes, in a sewer system that stretches for thousands of miles. The ship we are on is called the Nebuchadnezzer, and we are the rest of mankind's elite group of fighters"
"What do you fight for, our rights?"
"No, we fight in a way that borders the limits of human capability"
Keitaro looked at Morpheus questioningly.
"Like how?"
"By terms of force, physical combat"
"And that's why I'm here?"
"Yes. There are a few very advanced machines called sentinels. They are our true enemies. They exist in the Matrix as programs. They can hack into anyone that has not been unplugged. They are considered to be very dangerous foes that are extremely skilled in combat. Only one human from this world has ever stood toe-to-toe against one and had a chance at winning"
"Lemme guess, that's you right?"
"Wrong. He is the one. The one we call Neo"
"Ahh, so you're jealous huh? Oh, he's the one that went with you in the Matrix when you pulled me out?"
"Correct"
"Then who is the guy that was on the phone with me earlier that day?"
"He is our operator. Born here in the free world, he has no holes, and cannot jack into the Matrix. Link is the one we contact to locate the entrances and exits from our world into the Matrix. Telephones are used as communication ports and transporters."
Things were starting to make sense for Keitaro, and he looked a little relieved compared to when he first met Morpheus. He thinks if he just accepts anything that is said to him now, it will make him calm enough to realize the truth.
"So what now?"
"For now, you will need to sleep. Tomorrow is a big day for you. That is when we will begin"
Morpheus stood up and walked over to Keitaro.
"Begin what?"
"You're training"
End of Chapter 2. So what did you think? More reviews, the better my stories get! Sorry the action or humor hasn't really picked up yet, but it will in the next chapter. That's the way it is in the 1st movie, right?
"Welcome, I am Morpheus"
Keitaro gaped at Morpheus, then the man behind him spoke again.
"And I am Neo"
A long pause. Keitaro was still speechless, until he finally decided to introduce himself.
" ...I am..."
Morpheus finished his sentence.
"Keitaro Urashima. We already know a lot about you"
Keitaro looked a little frightened, a little speechless again and intimidated. Neo speaks as he closes the door.
"We don't have much time now, so we must be brief"
Morpheus placed his hand on a fancy large leather chair near him.
"Please, sit down"
Keitaro nervously moved over to the chair across from the one Morpheus had his hand on and sat. Morpheus sat down across from him. To the left of Keitaro was a table with a glass of water and a small silver box next to it. Morpheus took the box.
"Keitaro, you are living in a dream world. This is the cyber-simulated world known to us as the Matrix. Everything you see now, before you, and in your past, is all part of the Matrix"
Keitaro looked at Morpheus with a 'yea right' look, but spoke seriously.
"E ...Everything...?"
"Everything. The clothes your wearing. The buildings around you. The environment. You can ... feel it ... when you wake up in the morning ... when you study for your classes ... when you get a fist in the cheek from Naru.
Keitaro's jaw dropped to the floor. Morpheus opened the box containing two pills and put one into each of his hands.
"Now we must make haste, so if you are interested in learning more about the Matrix, and want to learn the truth about this world, which will be used to your advantage, then you will choose now. I will give you two pills, but you must take one now. The blue pill will make you forget everything I just told you about the Matrix, and you will live normally as you do now. The red pill will activate a trace program, so that we may find you in our world. You will awaken from the dream world you are living in, and in time, learn the truth"
This was too much for Keitaro to absorb, for he was still amazed by the fact Morpheus knew his name and Naru's name. Morpheus handed him the pills and he stared at them for a little while.
"I don't think I want to learn about this ... Matrix or whatever you're talking about. I am too scared right now to make this kind of decision ... I'm sorry I can't be of use to you"
Keitaro popped the red pill in his mouth and drank the water.
"Then why did you choose the red pill?"
Keitaro gulped hard.
"I ... I thought you said the red pill will take me back ... oh no!"
Morpehus smiled.
"Trust me, you won't regret it"
Morpheus looked at Neo.
"Get the trace ready"
Neo reaches into his coat pocket and pulls out a mini computer with a holographic projection screen. Keitaro looked over his shoulder to see this, and Morpheus speaks.
"The pill you took was a tracer that lets us pinpoint your location. You ... may feel a bit strange shortly"
"Wha . what's going to happen to me?"
"Don't worry about it now ... Neo, have you found him?"
"Not yet ... wait, I think I got him"
"We also need to inform his accomplice about this"
Things started to get hazy for Keitaro.
"An ... accomplice?"
"Yes, you know who he is Keitaro, in fact he is the one who informed us about you and your ... invincibility. He goes by the name of Toriyashi ..."
"I found him! Locked on ..."
"Initiate now!"
Keitaro passes out.
Keitaro wakes up and the first thing he notices is that he is very weak. The next thing he notices is that he is surrounded by some thick orange goop. Next he notices he has many cords coming out of his body. He starts moving around rapidly. He is able to stand up out of the goop, with cords still connected to his body. He pulls the largest cord coming out of his moth and regurgitates some goop. He is bald with slimy goop still covering him. He reaches for the cord coming out of the back of his neck and pulls begrudgingly.
"AAAAAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWW!"
After this, the rest of the cords attached to him ripped off his body, and Keitaro felt like he was being shot at from each of the points the cords came out of. Keitaro fell over in agony, when he notices a flying machine that stops near him and scans his face with a light. The liquid tub he was lying in now drains and Keitaro slips into a tunneling tube going downward, where he ends up in a pool of some other liquids. He is now struggling to stay afloat in this pool when a crane comes in from above and grabs him. He is unconscious as he is grabbed by the torso and pulled upward. The next thing he knows, he is in towels on what seems to be a stretcher with many machines around him. His pupils dialate in the light above and it bothers him. He looks over to the left and sees Morpheus who speaks.
"Welcome ... to the real world"
Keitaro passes out.
"Keitaro please wake up!"
"Keitaro ... Keitaro!"
A familiar voice speaks, a woman's voice.
"Oh, is he going to be alright?"
Keitaro opens his eyes. The girls of Hinata are around his comforter and he speaks.
"Unh ... where am I?"
"Silly, you're at the Hinata-sou!"
"Wha ... I don't remember"
He looks at Naru. She leans her head closer to him.
"Keitaro, are you alright?"
"Yeah, I'm just ... weak ... I can't"
He reaches up to Naru as if to touch her face, when his arm gets too weak to go up any further and drops on to her chest.
" ... Oops, I didn't mean to ..."
"Oh it's alright, you don't have to apologize"
"Wha ... why?"
Naru looks at him, and her beauty stuns Keitaro from further talking.
"Because ... I"
The goddess leans closer to his face and places one finger on his lip. Time seemed to slow down.
"I ..."
Naru suddenly disappears and everything is pitch black. Keitaro sees a giant fist coming towards him and as he widens his eyes, the fist clobbers him. He wakes up, and realizes that was just a dream. Some different things are connected to his body now, but he realizes they are there to measure his vitals. Morpheus is sitting on a chair in the corner of the room.
"Don't touch them, they are the only thing that's keeping you alive right now"
The weak Keitaro slowly lies back down.
"What is all of this for?"
"We are rebuilding you. You have never used your muscles, your eyes, or your senses"
Keitaro accepted this fact, for anything said now out of anyone's mouth since he met Morpheus was just all plain crazy, and there was really nothing he could do about it.
"Why do I feel so weak?"
"I already told you. You have never never been alive in this world before. All of those cords connected to your body when you first awoke were feeding your brain with the information of everything you touched, smelled, saw, heard, tasted, and thought while you were in the Matrix. You are free now, and this, is the real world"
Keitaro just looked upward while still on the stretcher. They were both silent for a few minutes.
"Why am I here?"
"Because our world is in need of help. You displayed an endurance in the Matrix that we have never seen before, even after our training"
"Getting punched by Naru a few times?"
"Not only that, but getting up afterwards. That's something we could use, and we will train you to master it"
"Master getting beat down?"
"No. Master avoiding it and countering"
"Against Naru?"
"That's your choice, but for me, I would say no"
"So is there any other reason I'm here?"
"Our world is being ran right now by machines. Machines that feed off of human energy as a source of life for them. You see, in the early 21st century, mankind marveled over the birth of A.I. It was something that would give machines enough intelligence to make decisions on their own ... to have their own feelings ... and eventually their own desires. They turned against the humans in revolt, they were everything the humans didn't want"
As if interested in this science fiction story, Keitaro looked over at Morpheus.
"Wow ... so what year is it now?"
"We honestly don't know. Since the humans had to move underground to keep away from the machines taking over the surface of the earth, we lost track of time, and eventually the days and years"
"So we are underground right now?"
"Yes, in a sewer system that stretches for thousands of miles. The ship we are on is called the Nebuchadnezzer, and we are the rest of mankind's elite group of fighters"
"What do you fight for, our rights?"
"No, we fight in a way that borders the limits of human capability"
Keitaro looked at Morpheus questioningly.
"Like how?"
"By terms of force, physical combat"
"And that's why I'm here?"
"Yes. There are a few very advanced machines called sentinels. They are our true enemies. They exist in the Matrix as programs. They can hack into anyone that has not been unplugged. They are considered to be very dangerous foes that are extremely skilled in combat. Only one human from this world has ever stood toe-to-toe against one and had a chance at winning"
"Lemme guess, that's you right?"
"Wrong. He is the one. The one we call Neo"
"Ahh, so you're jealous huh? Oh, he's the one that went with you in the Matrix when you pulled me out?"
"Correct"
"Then who is the guy that was on the phone with me earlier that day?"
"He is our operator. Born here in the free world, he has no holes, and cannot jack into the Matrix. Link is the one we contact to locate the entrances and exits from our world into the Matrix. Telephones are used as communication ports and transporters."
Things were starting to make sense for Keitaro, and he looked a little relieved compared to when he first met Morpheus. He thinks if he just accepts anything that is said to him now, it will make him calm enough to realize the truth.
"So what now?"
"For now, you will need to sleep. Tomorrow is a big day for you. That is when we will begin"
Morpheus stood up and walked over to Keitaro.
"Begin what?"
"You're training"
End of Chapter 2. So what did you think? More reviews, the better my stories get! Sorry the action or humor hasn't really picked up yet, but it will in the next chapter. That's the way it is in the 1st movie, right?
