Chapter Nine Disconnected

"Sit down, Hon," the Oracle said to Arwen, gesturing at a chair. "Have a cookie."

"I'd rather stand, thanks," Arwen replied.

The Oracle shrugged. "Suit yourself. Remember what I told you the last time you came here?"

"You said I was going to save Zion."

"That's right. You are a link in a chain."

"What does that mean?"

"Mind if I smoke?" Without waiting for a response, the Oracle lit a cigarette. "If he fails, Neo dies. If Neo dies, Zion falls."

"If who fails?"

"You know who."

Arwen inhaled sharply. "Leet?"

The Oracle smiled. "You're smart. That's what I've always like about you. Yes, Leet. You're the only person he still trusts. Because of that, you're the only person who can save him, no matter what." She sighed. "You may have to kill him."

"Kill him to save him?"

"Yes. He needs you now. Go."

Arwen turned, and ran out the door.

Neo went first, then Trinity. Morpheus put his hand on the phone, waiting for it to ring again. When it did, he lifted the receiver up, but did not put it to his ear. Leet shrugged.

"After you," he said. Morpheus put the receiver to his ear, and watched as the real world began to fade away. As it did, he saw a man in a suit walk into the abandoned building. An agent.

"Mr. Weiss," the agent said, smiling down at Leet. Morpheus tried to cry out, but he was already waking up. The last thing he saw before being transported to the real world was the phone being shot. Andy was trapped into The Matrix.

Okay, first real cliffhanger of the story. Assuming I get some reviews, this story will continue, picking up the pace. And Leet's life will depend on whether or not I like the reviews I'm getting. Heheh. Er, just kidding. I think it's already decided whether he lives or dies. But my decision could always change.