"I sure hope you know what you're doing- if this fuel cell is wasted."
Niobe let her words of caution trail off.
"That cell only is a back up, in case the ship is off- then it will switch on- manually of course." Neo explained.
Trinity, along with the rest of the crew were all in the core, awaiting the commands of work, but this unexpected change of events caused more interest than normal.
"Just what are you trying to do?" Ghost's unbelieving voice spoke out.
"Let's not go into details now, since it may not work at all." Morpheus covered.
"If it may not work, then why are we trying it at all?" Grace asked gently.
"We have to try something. After the amount of losses we've gained, we need anything we can get." Neo responded. Only Trinity, Morpheus and Link knew of which door he chose when he was with the Architect. If anyone else knew, they might not take his ideas so lightly.
"Well, you might want to get to work then, if you need half of a day." Morpheus added, halting any questions with a mere statement.
Neo nodded, and turned to Trinity as Grace and Link gathered some of the equipment.
"Try to make it work." She said as he kissed her forehead gently.
"I will." Neo smiled as he turned away, gathered the rest of the equipment, and followed the others.
"Okay, what's first?" Link asked the moment they entered the furthest room from the core with all the cables and switches that got the ship running.
"Let's see, Grace, do you know where the main wires for the EMP are?" Neo asked, looking around.
"Over in the corner."
"And where's the main power switch?"
"To your left, the big, black handle."
"Thanks. Link, I want you to cut the cover of the EMP wire, but don't cut the wire. Grace, try to find the wires behind that switch." Neo turned and began to look for a specific connector for the energy cell.
"'K, I got the wire showing."
"I found the hidden wires, which one do you want?'
Neo looked up from what he was doing, to answer. "The connector wire for the EMP. When you find it, cut off the cover."
"Gotcha." Grace began picking out different wires, looking for that specific one.
Some time later.
Link, via intercom, told Niobe to shut off the entire ship.
"Are you crazy? We'll be a sitting duck." Niobe scoffed.
Neo's voice came clearly over the intercom. "Niobe, the only way to make this work is to restart the whole ship."
Niobe glanced around the core at everyone in it. Turning to Ghost, "Shut her off."
Ghost paused, a pause that did not go unnoticed by anyone, least of all, Trinity. A few switches of the buttons and the room became dark, silence enveloping them.
"Power offline."
Niobe nodded, waiting for something, anything. Suddenly, Neo's voice cut through the darkness.
"Who wants to go check and see if this works? Go to the main deck, the driving area." Everyone rushed forward, leaving Ghost to man the power station.
"What are we looking for?" Trinity asked.
"Ghost, switch on the power- manually."
"Manually?"
"Yes." Neo's one word answer finished any questioning.
A few moments passed before the lights flicked on and the normal hum of the ship returned.
"Neo? What are we looking for?" Morpheus asked.
"You'll feel a shudder pass through the ship and then look for a blue wall almost going away from the ship. It'll become invisible when it stops so don't blink." Neo explained.
Suddenly, the ship rocked slightly and then, to the amazement of the crew, a blue, curved wall flew out from the ship, disappearing almost instantly.
"It worked Neo, you can come back up now." Niobe shut off the intercom.
"That cell only is a back up, in case the ship is off- then it will switch on- manually of course." Neo explained.
Trinity, along with the rest of the crew were all in the core, awaiting the commands of work, but this unexpected change of events caused more interest than normal.
"Just what are you trying to do?" Ghost's unbelieving voice spoke out.
"Let's not go into details now, since it may not work at all." Morpheus covered.
"If it may not work, then why are we trying it at all?" Grace asked gently.
"We have to try something. After the amount of losses we've gained, we need anything we can get." Neo responded. Only Trinity, Morpheus and Link knew of which door he chose when he was with the Architect. If anyone else knew, they might not take his ideas so lightly.
"Well, you might want to get to work then, if you need half of a day." Morpheus added, halting any questions with a mere statement.
Neo nodded, and turned to Trinity as Grace and Link gathered some of the equipment.
"Try to make it work." She said as he kissed her forehead gently.
"I will." Neo smiled as he turned away, gathered the rest of the equipment, and followed the others.
"Okay, what's first?" Link asked the moment they entered the furthest room from the core with all the cables and switches that got the ship running.
"Let's see, Grace, do you know where the main wires for the EMP are?" Neo asked, looking around.
"Over in the corner."
"And where's the main power switch?"
"To your left, the big, black handle."
"Thanks. Link, I want you to cut the cover of the EMP wire, but don't cut the wire. Grace, try to find the wires behind that switch." Neo turned and began to look for a specific connector for the energy cell.
"'K, I got the wire showing."
"I found the hidden wires, which one do you want?'
Neo looked up from what he was doing, to answer. "The connector wire for the EMP. When you find it, cut off the cover."
"Gotcha." Grace began picking out different wires, looking for that specific one.
Some time later.
Link, via intercom, told Niobe to shut off the entire ship.
"Are you crazy? We'll be a sitting duck." Niobe scoffed.
Neo's voice came clearly over the intercom. "Niobe, the only way to make this work is to restart the whole ship."
Niobe glanced around the core at everyone in it. Turning to Ghost, "Shut her off."
Ghost paused, a pause that did not go unnoticed by anyone, least of all, Trinity. A few switches of the buttons and the room became dark, silence enveloping them.
"Power offline."
Niobe nodded, waiting for something, anything. Suddenly, Neo's voice cut through the darkness.
"Who wants to go check and see if this works? Go to the main deck, the driving area." Everyone rushed forward, leaving Ghost to man the power station.
"What are we looking for?" Trinity asked.
"Ghost, switch on the power- manually."
"Manually?"
"Yes." Neo's one word answer finished any questioning.
A few moments passed before the lights flicked on and the normal hum of the ship returned.
"Neo? What are we looking for?" Morpheus asked.
"You'll feel a shudder pass through the ship and then look for a blue wall almost going away from the ship. It'll become invisible when it stops so don't blink." Neo explained.
Suddenly, the ship rocked slightly and then, to the amazement of the crew, a blue, curved wall flew out from the ship, disappearing almost instantly.
"It worked Neo, you can come back up now." Niobe shut off the intercom.