The group walked out into the sunlight, immediately feeling the heat blazing down on them. Walking quickly to a car and two motorcycles, the group stood deciding who would ride in or on what, before Trinity and Neo moved towards the separate motorcycles. Neo paused a moment before flipping out his cell phone, dialing Link.

"Operator."

"Link, I need to learn how to ride a motorcycle."

Link nodded before typing furiously. Pressing 'Enter', he watched the eyelids on Neo's sleeping form flutter before going still again.

Neo closed the phone and swung a leg over the sleek, black Ducati, smiling at the memory of his last ride on one. Revving the engine slightly, he kicked into gear and lined up next to Trinity, behind the black sedan. Inside the car, Morpheus opened his phone to call Sparks.

"Operator."

"Sparks, just where are we going exactly?"

"Well, you see a sign up ahead? Follow its directions. We don't know what to expect, just, something different." Sparks replied before hearing the phone shut off.

~~*~~

After almost and hour, Neo swung his bike closer to Trinity's so he could speak to her.

"Trinity, where the hell are we going?"

Trinity shook her head in response before tapping her phone, indicating he should call Morpheus, which he did.

"Yes? Neo. What is it, is something wrong back there?"

"No. Nothing like that, I was just wondering if something was going to happen in maybe the next five years."

"If you would like, we'll pull over and you can fly ahead. You're much faster flying than any car driving." Morpheus replied.

"All right. Let's do that." Neo hung up his phone as he watched Ghost drive off to the side of the road.

"Neo, what's this all about?" Trinity asked, killing her engine.

Morpheus got out of the car, with Detrick and Ghost following quickly behind.

"Neo, are you sure you want to do this?"

"Yeah. We are already too far away from any hard-line to be safe. This is just plain, dangerous. If we keep driving, and something goes wrong, we could never get out in time. I'll just go ahead, I'll be back as quickly as possible."

"I'll go with you." Trinity moved to his side quickly.

"Trinity-" Neo began but was cut off by Morpheus.

"That's a good idea. It is reconnaissance, and four eyes are better than two."

Neo nodded before turning and walking into the middle of the road, Trinity following closely behind. Grabbing her around the waist, Neo bent slightly, one hand forming into a fist before pushing off the ground. Trinity gripped him tightly as he flew, passing nothing but open land. After about five minutes of nothing, Neo stopped in midair, flipping open his phone and adjusting his grip on Trinity.

"Operator." Sparks and Link called in unison.

"Guys, where am I, in reference to farming land or something, where the fuck am I?" Neo asked, slightly irritated.

"Well, according to us, you're right in the middle of a city, but then again, your coding is right in the middle of all the new coding. Though it's like a funnel, you're in the middle and nothing is touching you, it's just, going around you." Sparks replied, fingers pressing a few buttons.

"And the others? Are they in too?"

"No. They're about and mile out of it."

"So we're right in the middle of all the new coding and I'm supposed to see a city underneath me?" Neo asked, trying to get everything straight.

"Yup. Do you?" Link questioned.

"Link, there's nothing but sand as far as my eyes can see."

"Look at the coding for yourself." Link replied, waving his hands at the screen.

Neo sighed before switching off the phone and putting it back in his coat.

"So, we're in the middle of the exact thing we're just supposed to be looking at?" Trinity asked, an eyebrow arched just above her glasses.

"Uh huh. Hold on to me a little tighter, I may lose my grip."

"Why?" Trinity asked, gripping him a bit harder.

"Because I'm going to look at the code and I'm not sure what I'm going to see." Neo replied, blinking to see the coding that was the Matrix.

Flying backwards a few feet, Neo ripped his glasses off, eyes wide. Trinity could tell they were focusing on something she could not see, something that wasn't there, or was, if you really thought about it. His eyes moved, back and forth, as if reading a book.

"Holy shit. What the hell is this?" Neo mumbled.

"What is it?"

"The coding, it's- it's- I'm not sure what it is." Neo tilted his head, concentrating. "It's not normal."

"3-D?" Trinity asked.

"No. Looks 4-D. Its too damn complicated, if I keep looking at it-"

"Stop. Neo," Trinity placed a hand on his cheek as she tightened her hold on his shoulders. Turning his face towards hers, Trinity could tell he was still looking at code. She pulled his lips to hers to break his concentration. Silently congratulating herself on succeeding in making him not look at code anymore, she savored the few moments they kissed before pulling away.

"Thanks." Neo whispered, letting out his breath.

"Anytime." Trinity replied, smiling gently. "If I hadn't done that, would you have still been looking at code?"

"Yeah, it pulled me in, so I couldn't get out, I was so confused. Then when I looked at you, I saw the much simpler coding of the normal Matrix human, which calmed me down, but then you kissed me, which forced me to stop looking in code."

"What did you see?"

Neo closed his eyes for a moment before responding.

"Something that shouldn't be here. We'd better get back, I want to make a sample of this in the Construct and try to figure it out." Neo turned and began flying. As he came to the area where the new coding ended and the regular Matrix coding began, Neo slammed into an invisible wall.

"Neo!" Trinity cried out, wincing in pain.

"I'm sorry, I don't know-" Neo stopped and quickly pulled out the phone and dialed.

"What the hell just happened?" Neo asked, not waiting for either Operator to speak.

"I don't know, one minute your coding is flying through the new coding, and the next, it's like, a wall came up, blocking you from getting to the normal coding." Link replied, his voice wavering.

"Not shit. I figured that out when I slammed into it. But why is it doing this?" Neo replied. He wanted an answer, not a summary.

"Look, the new coding has somehow locked you into it. I don't know what's inside that coding, or who. I don't know whether it's bad or good. My bets are on bad. The only thing you have going for you is that it's not touching you." Sparks responded slowly.

"Yeah, but when I look at the coding, I feel as if something's reaching into my mind, picking my thoughts apart and I can't stop it." Neo replied.

"Well, don't look at then coding, and hope it doesn't decide to touch you." Link answered.

"What if I made it?" Neo asked.

"What?" Sparks was taken aback at the idea.

"What if I made it touch made, interact with me, like the regular Matrix is supposed to?" Neo explained.

"Well, just wait for us to get everyone else out before. We'll call you when everyone's back." Sparks concluded.

"Fine." Neo answered, closing the phone.

"So what are we doing?" Trinity asked as he put the phone away.

"Nothing stupid." Neo replied dryly, getting a look of annoyance shot at him from Trinity.