Chapter one
I looked at the video game some people call life. I couldn't believe how so many people could all be slaves to computers, and how so many people could believe that this was real. Nephi whistled under his breath, placed a hand on my shoulder, then whispered to me, "Let's go."
I smiled at strangers who passed us as we headed towards a computer company tower. I looked at Laman who was watching his feet. "Remember-" I told him. "We're looking for Neo Anderson, we cannot kill civilians this time." He nodded and shoved his hands into his pockets of his leather pants. Nephi stopped and looked up. "What the-?" He asked. Laman and I looked up too. "Abigail is that-?" Laman asked. "Neo!" I finished in a loud yell, I sprinted to the doors and stopped. A girl dressed in leather sat on a Motorcycle, she was gazing around, then up to the sky where Neo was. I looked at the car behind her. Cops.
A cell phone landed next to me. I picked it up, then gazed up to see Neo's arm waving as he lost his balance. Laman was whispering under his breath. "Are those-?" Laman asked in a loud voice. "Agents." Nephi whispered. "Oh no." I said. I slowly glanced around then headed for the door's in a fast walk. The girl on the motorcycle ran up to me. "HEY YOU!" She called out. I spun around and placed a hand on my neck where my plug would have been. "Who are you?" She asked putting on sunglasses. I noticed she was fairly pretty with a perfect complextion and short black hair.
"Abigail." I said. "I was born a slave." She inhaled. "You're from the real world?" She asked. I nodded. "Get out of here now!" She said. "There's three agents. They're trying to get a man who we think is the one!" She stepped back. "Who?" Nephi asked. "Neo.." I put a hand over my mouth. I felt Laman's hand on my shoulder. "No casualties." He whispered, So much for going and rescuing him. "Our ship is the Ulysses Cruiser." Nephi said. "Find us in the real world." Then we pressed ourselves up against the wall as the agents and cops drug Neo down into their car. The girl sped off on her motorcycle, leaving us against the hard marble building.
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"She was not a slave! She was from the real world!" I told Elijah. He rolled his eyes and dug into his dinner, which as always was "yellow snot." I looked at my food as I remembered that girl. I wished I would of asked her name, then maybe we could join cruisers and actually have a ship. We could have a double crew, and more allies against the agents. If only.
"We need to find them." I announced to Elijiah.
I looked at the video game some people call life. I couldn't believe how so many people could all be slaves to computers, and how so many people could believe that this was real. Nephi whistled under his breath, placed a hand on my shoulder, then whispered to me, "Let's go."
I smiled at strangers who passed us as we headed towards a computer company tower. I looked at Laman who was watching his feet. "Remember-" I told him. "We're looking for Neo Anderson, we cannot kill civilians this time." He nodded and shoved his hands into his pockets of his leather pants. Nephi stopped and looked up. "What the-?" He asked. Laman and I looked up too. "Abigail is that-?" Laman asked. "Neo!" I finished in a loud yell, I sprinted to the doors and stopped. A girl dressed in leather sat on a Motorcycle, she was gazing around, then up to the sky where Neo was. I looked at the car behind her. Cops.
A cell phone landed next to me. I picked it up, then gazed up to see Neo's arm waving as he lost his balance. Laman was whispering under his breath. "Are those-?" Laman asked in a loud voice. "Agents." Nephi whispered. "Oh no." I said. I slowly glanced around then headed for the door's in a fast walk. The girl on the motorcycle ran up to me. "HEY YOU!" She called out. I spun around and placed a hand on my neck where my plug would have been. "Who are you?" She asked putting on sunglasses. I noticed she was fairly pretty with a perfect complextion and short black hair.
"Abigail." I said. "I was born a slave." She inhaled. "You're from the real world?" She asked. I nodded. "Get out of here now!" She said. "There's three agents. They're trying to get a man who we think is the one!" She stepped back. "Who?" Nephi asked. "Neo.." I put a hand over my mouth. I felt Laman's hand on my shoulder. "No casualties." He whispered, So much for going and rescuing him. "Our ship is the Ulysses Cruiser." Nephi said. "Find us in the real world." Then we pressed ourselves up against the wall as the agents and cops drug Neo down into their car. The girl sped off on her motorcycle, leaving us against the hard marble building.
~*~
"She was not a slave! She was from the real world!" I told Elijah. He rolled his eyes and dug into his dinner, which as always was "yellow snot." I looked at my food as I remembered that girl. I wished I would of asked her name, then maybe we could join cruisers and actually have a ship. We could have a double crew, and more allies against the agents. If only.
"We need to find them." I announced to Elijiah.
