Story: A MIRROR IN THE MATRIX

Key:

'Speaking'

Thoughts

Chapter 1: Neo Vs. Neo?

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Neo awoke in his shabby bed and sat up. Immediatly he saw Morpheus with his head in his hands,

'What's up?' asked Neo.

'It isn't good, not good at all...'

'What is not good, tell me!'

'The Programs, they've copied your structure, Neo, they released one mind and made him into a virtual copy of you by combining it with an agent.'

This news hit Neo hard, he knew he was the 'One', but to face a human and an agent together, probably with the same controls over the Matrix, definitly was not good.

What do we do? Neo mulled the thought in his head, he went to the main deck and talked to Tank.

'Is he in at the moment?' Neo said, fear hanging on his voice.

'If 'he' is the new Program, the answer is yes. I think he can't come out at will like us, only the Machines can let him out.'

'What is his name?'

'Well the Agents call him Mr. Lewison, but also known as, Crest. For unknown reasons...' Tank trailed at the end, as Neo got prepared to go into the Matrix.

He sat in the chair and said, 'Load me up as near as you can to him, lets see what he's made of.' Trinity came up to the deck and saw Neo, she ran over to him and exclaimed, 'What the hell do you think you are doing? Are you totally gone off your rocker...'

'Shut up and plug me in.' Ordered Neo, 'I have to do this, Trinity.'

Trinity gave him a look and nodded, He's got balls, but they might kill him one day.

In the Matrix, Crest felt something strong enter. He sensed Neo. And Neo sensed him, Neo took out his mobile and rang Tank. 'Where is he Tank?'

'Outside the building, quick, he's coming up. EXTREMELY fast'

'Shit.'

Neo looked for a vantage point.

Crest entered the room and looked around, This isn't right, he is in this room, but I can't see him!. Suddenly Neo jumped down from the wall above the door and shut the door. Crest spun sround and got kicked square in the gut by Neo's boot. Crest was wearing a white suit, with a siver tie and black buckle shoes. Neo was wearing a black cotton top with black trousers and a long black leather trenchcoat, (like when he attacked the lobby in The Matrix) they stood staring each other out, until Crest came with a high kick to Neo's head, which was blocked and countered by Neo crouching on the floor and spinning with an outstreched leg to trip up Crest. Neo then cracked the concrete floor with a missed punch, then he jumped up and turned around. Crest was standing in a Ju-Jitsu stance ready for hand to hand combat. This is when Neo pulled out his uzi's and fired a clip each at Crest, and then Neo dropped the guns in disbelief. Crest had stopped the bullets in their tracks! But then he grabbed one, as the others fell to the floor, and threw it at the hardline phone. It broke the phone like the bullet had been shot out of a gun!

At this point, Neo was freaked out by his new rival.

'Scaring you am I, Neo?' questioned Crest.

'You are good, but your weakness is not your technique. It is...' Neo cut himself off and tried to punch Crest as fast as he could as many times as he could, Crest either dodged them, blocked them or punched Neo's actual fist. Neo was worn down and hunched, breathless. At this point Crest, actually turned into an Agent, just in time to be shot by Morpheus in the back.

'I had it...covered!' Neo said breathlessly.

'From what i saw you didn't, come there is someone you must meet.'

'Who?'

'Crest's former brother.'