"More humans are escaping"

"I didn't want to do this, start the sentinel program." ............................ Neo walked down the dimly light street. His eyes darted from left to right, searching through the green mass of letters displayed before him. It started to rain, droplets splashed onto the street and into the gutters.

"Stop."

The rain stopped and the moon came out, revealing a beautiful night. Neo rounded a corner and was confronted by a man wearing a nice looking business suit and dark sunglasses.

"Hello, Neo. We've been expecting you"

"You are going to try to kill me, aren't you, Smith?"

"How did you know I was Smith? I was only initiated minutes ago."

"I can see it. in your code."

"Interesting. No matter, my orders are clear."

Smith lunged at Neo, missing by centimeters. Neo dodged to the right and elbowed Smith in the back as he flew by. Smith crashed into the alley wall and Neo turned around.

"Now you are going to kick at my face, then my chest, then try a few punches here and there. You can't win, I know every move you're going to make before you can make it."

"What about us?"

Two more men in black suits and dark glasses stepped out from doors in the alley.

"Can you handle three on one?"

"Try me"

All three Agents flew towards Neo, punching and kicking. Neo dodged each blow effortlessly, infuriating the agents more.

"You gentlemen are boring me, I've gotta go."

Neo began to walk past them without so much as a punch thrown.

"You can't get away, just like that!" Smith shouted.

The Agents gave chase but were stopped when Neo raised his hand. He turned around to face them and stared into their eyes.

"Don't follow me."

The Agents were all thrown back by unseen forces and crashed into the alley walls.

Neo continued down the alley and entered into his apartment. He turned around and locked his dead bolt. ............................ "The humans seem to be settling down, now that the Agents are in place."

"Good."

"You know Ms. Oracle, now that the humans are in place and can't escape there is now need for you to be around."

"What are you saying?"

"It's time. You are obsolete and must be deleted."

"You can't delete me! I created half the Matrix!"

"I created the other half, I get to watch over it, you are no longer necessary. Guards!"

"I won't let you delete me."

She ran out of the room and into one of the Matrix's control rooms.

"They won't be able to find me in here"

She inserted herself into the Matrix. ............................ The Oracle opened her eyes and found herself in a run down apartment kitchen. Yellow wallpaper lined the walls with a few cooing appliances.

"They shouldn't be able to find me here, the Matrix is too big. Now, about those backstabbers, I must find Neo."

She reached into one of the cabinets and pulled out a gun. Walking out of the apartment she turned and walked down the hall. Walking down the stairs she passed a man, when their eyes met the man appearing to be growing sunglasses.

"Don't even think about it." She held the gun to the man's face.

The man turned white as a sheet and the sunglasses disappeared. He turned and fled up the stairs. The Oracle continued down the stairs and outside. She walked down a few city blocks and came to Neo's apartment. She knocked softly.

"Who is it?" came the muffled response from beyond the door.

"A friend"

Neo opened the door to behold the strange woman staring back at him.

"Hello Neo."

"How do you know that name?"

"I know everything about the Matrix, just as you do."

"Who are you?"

"I am the Oracle. I helped to create the Matrix. After its completion, I was no longer necessary and they tried to delete me. Since that happened, I decided to help the humans. There isn't much I can do though. You are the One who can set them free. You must show them the truth; show them this isn't real. Show them what freedom is. Oh, one more thing. Before this is over, you will die. Not from the machines, but from old age. After you have died, the human race will suffer much, but you will come again. In a different body, you will be the One, you will set the humans free, when that happens, it will hail the destruction of the machines."

The Oracle's body shifted from human form to the green Matrix letters and was gone.

To be continued... (The Matrix)

*THE END Don't particularly have anything planned for after this. Please review this. Please, tell me what you thought.