"We've been waiting for over two hours. What the hell went on up there?"
Niobe practically yelled the moment Neo, Trinity, she and Morpheus had
gotten into their car.
"Keeping up our end of the deal." Neo stated flatly.
"And what did Persephone demand from you this time?" Morpheus asked.
"Let's just say, it had to do with sex and a visual." Trinity answered, staring out the window. Morpheus' head whipped around while Niobe's glance ticked from the road to the rearview mirror.
"Do you care to elaborate?" Niobe asked.
"Not really."
"Persephone wanted to understand our love and she knew that the only way was to watch instead of forcing me to do something I didn't want to do. So, via seven cameras, Persephone watched. Now we have a key to a locker in whichever airport is closest. The virus is in the form of a disk in that locker." Neo explained, knowing Morpheus would only continue to inquire more if he didn't say something.
"Morpheus, you can close your mouth now." Trinity commented, still continuing to stare out the window.
Morpheus, upon regaining his composure, turned to Niobe, "To the closest airport."
"Gotcha."
*** Neo, followed closely by Trinity and Morpheus, walked towards the second row of lockers while Niobe scanned the crowd for any trouble.
"Look, there's the locker." Morpheus pointed towards the third column on the wall.
Neo strode over, put the key in the lock and turned. Upon opening the locker, a yellow disk on top of a piece of paper was found. Neo picked up the disk and pocketed it while Trinity picked up the paper, reading the words aloud.
"'The finder of this disk, should it be someone other than the creator of it, will not make it out of the Matrix'. Hmm, not fun to know." Trinity turned towards Neo and handed him the paper.
"Let's go, we've been here too long." Neo said, looking around, sensing a change in the room.
"Is there something wrong Neo?" Morpheus asked. "I'm not sure. Something's changed." Neo mumbled, looking around. "You guys go on ahead, I'll catch up with you."
"No. I'm not leaving without you again Neo. Not after everything we've gone through." Trinity argued.
"Trinity, this is not a time for us to argue. Go. I'll find you." Neo turned to face her, only to freeze, looking at a spot above her head. "Don't move." Neo whispered.
Trinity flicked her eyes up to Neo's shaded glasses. "Agent?"
Neo nodded. Trinity pulled out a gun without even looking like she moved a muscle. Neo glanced down at it and then turned to face the other, hidden agent.
"Mr. Anderson." The agent drawled in a monotone voice.
"You guys have got to change your greetings." Neo commented.
Just then, a series of bullet shots came from behind him, Neo spun only to see everyone running from the airport and the agent Trinity shot morphing back into an elderly woman. Neo back flipped and spun to meet the second agent. The punching began. Neo blocked them all effortlessly before Trinity yelled, "Neo! Behind you!" And before he could react, a sharp pain dug itself into his lower back. Neo spun, roundhouse kicking the agent before sending the first agent he was after into the wall with a direct punch to his chest. Ignoring the pain, he ran towards Trinity and the exit.
"Come on, let's go!" Niobe called from the driver's seat. Neo stopped before getting in though.
"What's wrong?" Trinity asked. Neo turned away from her, revealing the bullet wound in his back that he had received earlier, but stepped away from her gasp and outstretched arm. Three agents leveled their guns at him and began to fire.
Neo raised his hand, stopping every bullet, and then watched them drop to the floor.
"Go, now!" Neo yelled, not turning around. He waited for the car to take off before stepping forward, awaiting the agents' first move.
*** "Link, we need an exit!" Morpheus called into his phone.
"Got one ready for you. It's in a closed dog kennel on 45th street." Link replied, punching a series of buttons.
"Got it."
"How's Neo?" Trinity asked from the back of the car.
Link paused, looking at the screens. Neo had just sent an agent crashing through a wall, and was doing a spin kick on the other two.
"He's fine. Shouldn't be held up too much longer."
"Okay." Morpheus shut off the phone. "We're going to 45th street."
*** Neo punched another agent, only to be blocked.
"Hmm, you're learning." He flipped backward, over the attacking agent behind him and kicked him in the head.
As he landed, Neo dropped to a crouch and stuck out his leg, tripping the agent up. Spinning around and delivering a deadly blow to the fallen agent's chest, he watched the agent morph into a 30-something man. Looking up, he saw the last remaining agent coming towards him. Neo kicked up and delivered a triple kick to the agent's face. Landing, he spun around and kicked hard enough to hear the bones in the agent's neck breaking. The agent fell, morphing into what Neo assumed was the female counterpart to the man.
Crouching down, Neo pushed off the ground, flying into the air, searching for Niobe's car. Flying forward, he spotted it rounding a corner. He flew down as he saw it slow. Just as everyone got out from it, Neo landed gently next to Trinity, causing her to jump back with shock.
"Nice to see you could make it." Niobe called over her shoulder as she kicked the door down and walked in.
The ringing phone was a welcoming sound to everyone after the day's events.
"Neo, what about your back? You were shot." Trinity turned towards Neo before anyone picked up the phone.
"Check it now, I think I fixed it." Trinity moved behind him, lightly touching his back and the hole in his jacket.
"You did. Wow." Trinity smiled at him slightly.
"I don't know about you, but I'd like to get back to the ship with that disk, thank you very much." Niobe interrupted.
Niobe turned and picked up the phone, disappearing as her RSI left the Matrix. A moment passed before the phone's high-pitched ring cut through the silence a second time.
"Well, today went fairly well." Morpheus commented before placing the phone next to his ear.
Neo and Trinity looked at each other a moment, waiting for the phone to ring a third time.
"Yes, very well." Neo answered, leveling his gaze at Trinity. The phone began to ring and they left the Matrix, itching to be together in the real world, knowing that would not happen with the disk Neo held in his pocket.
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"Keeping up our end of the deal." Neo stated flatly.
"And what did Persephone demand from you this time?" Morpheus asked.
"Let's just say, it had to do with sex and a visual." Trinity answered, staring out the window. Morpheus' head whipped around while Niobe's glance ticked from the road to the rearview mirror.
"Do you care to elaborate?" Niobe asked.
"Not really."
"Persephone wanted to understand our love and she knew that the only way was to watch instead of forcing me to do something I didn't want to do. So, via seven cameras, Persephone watched. Now we have a key to a locker in whichever airport is closest. The virus is in the form of a disk in that locker." Neo explained, knowing Morpheus would only continue to inquire more if he didn't say something.
"Morpheus, you can close your mouth now." Trinity commented, still continuing to stare out the window.
Morpheus, upon regaining his composure, turned to Niobe, "To the closest airport."
"Gotcha."
*** Neo, followed closely by Trinity and Morpheus, walked towards the second row of lockers while Niobe scanned the crowd for any trouble.
"Look, there's the locker." Morpheus pointed towards the third column on the wall.
Neo strode over, put the key in the lock and turned. Upon opening the locker, a yellow disk on top of a piece of paper was found. Neo picked up the disk and pocketed it while Trinity picked up the paper, reading the words aloud.
"'The finder of this disk, should it be someone other than the creator of it, will not make it out of the Matrix'. Hmm, not fun to know." Trinity turned towards Neo and handed him the paper.
"Let's go, we've been here too long." Neo said, looking around, sensing a change in the room.
"Is there something wrong Neo?" Morpheus asked. "I'm not sure. Something's changed." Neo mumbled, looking around. "You guys go on ahead, I'll catch up with you."
"No. I'm not leaving without you again Neo. Not after everything we've gone through." Trinity argued.
"Trinity, this is not a time for us to argue. Go. I'll find you." Neo turned to face her, only to freeze, looking at a spot above her head. "Don't move." Neo whispered.
Trinity flicked her eyes up to Neo's shaded glasses. "Agent?"
Neo nodded. Trinity pulled out a gun without even looking like she moved a muscle. Neo glanced down at it and then turned to face the other, hidden agent.
"Mr. Anderson." The agent drawled in a monotone voice.
"You guys have got to change your greetings." Neo commented.
Just then, a series of bullet shots came from behind him, Neo spun only to see everyone running from the airport and the agent Trinity shot morphing back into an elderly woman. Neo back flipped and spun to meet the second agent. The punching began. Neo blocked them all effortlessly before Trinity yelled, "Neo! Behind you!" And before he could react, a sharp pain dug itself into his lower back. Neo spun, roundhouse kicking the agent before sending the first agent he was after into the wall with a direct punch to his chest. Ignoring the pain, he ran towards Trinity and the exit.
"Come on, let's go!" Niobe called from the driver's seat. Neo stopped before getting in though.
"What's wrong?" Trinity asked. Neo turned away from her, revealing the bullet wound in his back that he had received earlier, but stepped away from her gasp and outstretched arm. Three agents leveled their guns at him and began to fire.
Neo raised his hand, stopping every bullet, and then watched them drop to the floor.
"Go, now!" Neo yelled, not turning around. He waited for the car to take off before stepping forward, awaiting the agents' first move.
*** "Link, we need an exit!" Morpheus called into his phone.
"Got one ready for you. It's in a closed dog kennel on 45th street." Link replied, punching a series of buttons.
"Got it."
"How's Neo?" Trinity asked from the back of the car.
Link paused, looking at the screens. Neo had just sent an agent crashing through a wall, and was doing a spin kick on the other two.
"He's fine. Shouldn't be held up too much longer."
"Okay." Morpheus shut off the phone. "We're going to 45th street."
*** Neo punched another agent, only to be blocked.
"Hmm, you're learning." He flipped backward, over the attacking agent behind him and kicked him in the head.
As he landed, Neo dropped to a crouch and stuck out his leg, tripping the agent up. Spinning around and delivering a deadly blow to the fallen agent's chest, he watched the agent morph into a 30-something man. Looking up, he saw the last remaining agent coming towards him. Neo kicked up and delivered a triple kick to the agent's face. Landing, he spun around and kicked hard enough to hear the bones in the agent's neck breaking. The agent fell, morphing into what Neo assumed was the female counterpart to the man.
Crouching down, Neo pushed off the ground, flying into the air, searching for Niobe's car. Flying forward, he spotted it rounding a corner. He flew down as he saw it slow. Just as everyone got out from it, Neo landed gently next to Trinity, causing her to jump back with shock.
"Nice to see you could make it." Niobe called over her shoulder as she kicked the door down and walked in.
The ringing phone was a welcoming sound to everyone after the day's events.
"Neo, what about your back? You were shot." Trinity turned towards Neo before anyone picked up the phone.
"Check it now, I think I fixed it." Trinity moved behind him, lightly touching his back and the hole in his jacket.
"You did. Wow." Trinity smiled at him slightly.
"I don't know about you, but I'd like to get back to the ship with that disk, thank you very much." Niobe interrupted.
Niobe turned and picked up the phone, disappearing as her RSI left the Matrix. A moment passed before the phone's high-pitched ring cut through the silence a second time.
"Well, today went fairly well." Morpheus commented before placing the phone next to his ear.
Neo and Trinity looked at each other a moment, waiting for the phone to ring a third time.
"Yes, very well." Neo answered, leveling his gaze at Trinity. The phone began to ring and they left the Matrix, itching to be together in the real world, knowing that would not happen with the disk Neo held in his pocket.
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