Into The Matrix

by Isabelle

Disclaimers: The characters of BTVS and AtS belong to Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy, UPN and Warner Brothers and they are being used for Entertainment. The film The Matrix belong to Warner Brothers, film production company.

Summary: To try to stop Buffy from finding their hideout the Trio of nerds zap both Buffy and Spike, accidentally trapping them in the Matrix dimension, and the only way to get back if for 'Neo' aka Buffy to find her power within... along side the vampire who was told by an Oracle that he would fall in love with the chosen one.

Rating: R, for curses and violence. Spoilers: Set post 'Normal Again'

Author's note: I needed a serious adventure after the depression of Normal Again, so here it is. Special thanks to Heller for her Beta!! *g*

Feedback: If you'd like bih80reviews@yahoo.com

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"The Matrix is everywhere, it's all around us, here even in this room. You can see it out your window, or on your television. You feel it when you go to work, or go to church or pay your taxes. It is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth." Morpheus, The Matrix

Part 1: The Blue Pill

"Are you sure this is the place?" he asked her, looking up at the building. Buffy sighed. "This is were I was before I got attacked by the wax-job."

He studied her. "You sure you're feeling alright, luv."

Buffy fidgeted and nodded. "I'm fine, really I am." She looked up at him. "I wasn't myself."

Spike took one last drag from his cigarette and crushed it under him. "Right, I get it.... the poison talkin'."

Buffy sighed again. "Let's just go in get these dorks out of here, we'll talk later." Spike gave her a 'yeah right' look and just followed her, grabbing the tranquilizer gun.

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"Guys, this is so not cool, I mean how many times is she going to find us." Andrew asked the other two, though he only expected an answer from Warren since Jonathan was glaring at both of them.

Warren licked his lips and stared at his Mac screen were both Buffy and Spike walked to the entrance of the apartment. "I have an idea."

"Another idea? Much good the other one did," Jonathan snorted.

Warren spun around to glare at Jonathan. "Hey! The last one was to make her think she was in an alternative reality...this time, why don't we actually put her in one?"

Andrew smiled while Jonathan frowned. "Are you sure this will work?" Andrew asked.

"C'mon, Jonathan... what reality do I put her in?" Warren asked, almost sinisterly.

Jonathan looked around--uncomfortable and licked his lips. "I don't think..."

"Don't think--just 'do', buddy," Warren asked smiling. "Where to, captain?" The palms of his hands trembled and he looked around. "Maybe a place were she still has super powers?"

"Man, why don't we send her inside the Matrix?" Andrew asked excitedly.

Warren smiled slowly. "What do you saw Jonathan? Time to use your magic bone again?"

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"Let me climb up, maybe they're on the second floor..." Buffy huffed as she went up the fire escape ladder.

Spike watched her climb and looked around, making sure there was no one around--then he looked back up at her. "Buffy?" he called.

She stopped and looked down at him. "What?" she hissed.

The look on his face was priceless. He pouted his lips just a bit and his eyes squinted. "Be careful, huh?"

She looked at him for a moment then gave him a small smile. "I will."

Spike nodded as she continued climbing. He had actually been terrified when he had left her that way. Afraid that perhaps it was true... was he only figment of her imagination? All those years were nothing... particles of cells in her brain. But then why would she want him to fall in love with her...a small smile appeared in his face. He was too focused on his own thought to see what happened before she screamed and started falling off the building. But he quickly snapped to attention and leap up, to catch her before she hit the pavement. He quickly hugged her to him and she wrapped her small arms around his neck.

"What happened?" he asked looking around a place to put her. Though she weighed nothing--like a feather. Her face was buried in his neck and she was breathing heavily. He finally yanked an abandoned car door opened and placed her gently on the passenger seat. She still wouldn't let go of his neck and he had to pry her small powerful hands from his neck. "Pet, let me look at you." he pleaded.

She slid her hands from his neck and sagged back on the seat, calming down. He quickly checked her legs and arms, then her chest... she wasn't hurt. He frowned. "What happened?" he asked quietly.

Buffy shook her head. "The band of idiots shot me with some type of ray gun, and the light from the gun covered all of Sunnydale."

Spike growled. "They shot you again?"

She looked at him. "How did you move that fast?"

Spike arched his eyebrow. "Vampire," he reminded her.

She shook her head. "No, I mean you moved fast...faster than anything I've ever seen." Spike wanted to dismiss it, the thought of her being splat in the ground made him move that fast... until he actually looked at her. When they came hunting for the nerds she was wearing a white coat. Now she was dressed head to toe in... black leather. He stood up and looked at her... her hair that was loose when they came was tied in a pony tail and she had sunglasses on.

Buffy finally looked at him... sure, Spike was always in black and leather coat... but she didn't think she'd ever seen him in... leather pants....and sunglasses. "Ok...Neo, what the hell is going on?" she asked.

"Oh, you're asking me, Trinity." he countered, then looked in horror to himself.

Buffy quickly got out of the car and glared at herself. "Where's my coat?"

Spike fumed. "Where's mine?"

"Ok, I'm going to kill them," Buffy fumed as she walked towards the building again. Only to stop at her tracks. She looked around.... it was daylight... Spike was in the daylight... and this was most definitely not Sunnydale. "Spike." she said softly, looking at all the people around her-- this was what it looked like New York. Spike was busy looking under the car for his coat. "Spike!"

He pulled out and glared at her. "They took m'bloody coat, Slayer!"

She pointed around her. "Look were we're at! You're in the daylight! We aren't in Sunnydale!"

Spike looked around himself and focused on the sunlight, playing on his hands. "Bloody 'ell."

Buffy nodded and sighed. "Yeah, bloody hell is right."

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"It worked!" Warren cried happily as the body of both Spike and Buffy disappeared before their eyes.

"Wont they be killed?" Jonathan asked worriedly.

"Maybe, but it's not out doing now." Warren smiled. "Let's see if the slayer and her vampire are fast enough."

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Spike and Buffy stayed close together as they walked slowly through the streets of the city.

"So it isn't New York?" she asked him. He shook his head. "But it looks like New York." He nodded. Buffy sighed. "This is ridiculous! How much more do those jerks want to screw my life up?"

People passing by stared at her outburst and Spike promptly grabbed her pulled her to a nearby alley.

"You saw the film, right." he asked her.

She nodded. "Everyone saw the film."

"Do you know what's out to hunt us?"

Buffy's eyes went wide. "Those men."

"Right, the agents."

"But... but we don't have a phone to run to." She said, looking around. "How about weapons?"

Both of them opened their coat and starred at awe at the weapons on them. "Holy shit," Buffy whispered.

Spike smirked as he brought his gun up and studied it. "Oh yes."

Buffy glared at him. "Hello! We're trapped in some type of Matrix-like dimension and we have no idea how to get back!"

"I don't think this is a Matrix dimension, pet." Spike whispered.

Buffy frowned. "Then what."

"I think we're in the actual movie itself."

"Maybe we got poisoned and we're hallucinating," She said, very hopeful.

"Maybe..." he said. "But if we were... then we better run."

She looked at him as he replaced his gun and his body went rigid. Ok, she had to admit he did look damn fine with those sunglasses.

"Why is that?"

Spike looked at the mouth of the alley. "Cause we've been found."

Buffy slowly turned to look and there were three men dressed in gray suits sporting black sunglasses and poised to fight.

"Run!"

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She had no clue how she had become so fast and strong in a matter of minutes, but this was definitely not slayer strength... it was as if she was yielding the powers of nature and the powers of mind and body, from what she could see he was doing it too.

.... they needed to find out what the heck was going on.

Spike's legs moved and turned in a way he never even dreamed, what gave it away was the harsh breathing coming from his chest.

He saw an opening in the sewer and grabbed Buffy's hand, increasing their speed.

Buffy turned to look at the men following them but Spike's tugging of her hand distracted her.

Suddenly Spike stopped... a dead stop. He had no clue how he did it, but they were stopped. He turned around to look at the gray-suited men and pulled out his gun, aiming it at them

Without thinking it he shot them--five straight shots. Following his lead, she pulled out her own weapon and shot them.

Right before their eyes the men moved so fast the bullets wouldn't touch them. Spike stopped and cursed.

The men straightened themselves and smirked.

"Go!" Spike pushed Buffy down the sewer and jumped in after her.

"We need to get to the ringing phone!" She cried at him.

Spike looked both ways, almost expected to slip into his demon facade but nothing happened. He cursed the darkness for the first time in a long time.

Before either could think of anything else the three suits fell through the sewer hole after them. Buffy ran the other way, pulling a confused Spike with her.

"We wont find a phone in the sewer!" he cried at her, running with all his might, the water in the floor splashing as they ran.

Then in an instant, a little intercom in Buffy's ear started talking.

"Buffy! Are you there?"

The confused slayer looked around, Spike in the meantime took out his gun and started shooting again, making the gray suits stop and dodge the bullets.

The slayer pressed her finger to the ear phone. "Who's this?"

The voice sounded clear. "Buffy, it's me, Tank--there's a phone on 25th and Rolston--you can make it."

Buffy looked around wildly finding a wood door she kicked it opened and grabbed Spike's arm with her. They closed the door behind them, both breathing hard. "We need to get to 25th and Rolston... do you know were that's at?" she asked him.

Spike shook his head.

Buffy pressed her finger to the ear piece. "Listen, you have to guide me through it, I don't know were I'm at."

A deeper voice got on the line. "Ok, Buffy listen to me. Make a right on the corridor you're at." Spike followed Buffy as they went though the tunnels. "There will be some stairs about twenty feet form you," he paused. "Stop! Don't move, don't breathe."

Both slayer and vampire stood stock still.

"Run up the stairs, NOW!"

She grabbed Spike and they leaped up the stairs, coming to the light once more, without looking behind her she knew the agents were following her.

"Make a left on the coming street and enter the little flower shop."

They did as told.

"Run to the back!"

They leap to the back. "Go out the back door and run towards your left on the alley."

People screamed at them as they knocked stuff over in their run.

"Climb the metal fence."

Spike looked at her and without even trying they were almost flying over the fence, as they handed their hands intertwined and she pulled on him. "Run to the end of the alley and there the phone will be at."

Sure enough the phone was ringing.

Spike looked at her and then at the agents.

"Go!"

She quickly got the phone and pressed it to her ear.

Spike watched as she disappeared into it, he blinked twice before he felt a bullet his shoulder. He cried out and turned to looks at the agents.

"Bloody bastards!"

The phone began ringing again and he quickly picked it up.

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TBC.....