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Chapter 7 - Answers
Morpheus came into the room. "How is he?"
"No change," said Trinity, "He stirs a couple of times, but then goes back to this."
Morpheus walked over to her, and laid an almost fatherly hand on her shoulder. "He's going to be all right, Trinity."
"I hope so," she said. Morpheus also watched Neo for a moment, then turned to Asha.
"How are you today?"
"I'm better," said Asha, "I'd like to get up, though."
"Of course you can," said Morpheus. Asha sat up slowly, and sat with her legs hanging off the side of the bed.
"You said... you said you'd explain all this to me."
"I did," said Morpheus. "Well, it all begins with the prophecy."
Asha smiled. At last, she was finding out just what was happening.
"The Oracle prophesied that there would one person, who would end the war between Zion and the machines. That person is Neo. But recently, she made another prophecy. She foresaw the One being in peril, and that another would come to his aid in our darkest time - the Second Hope."
"Right. And you think that's me?"
"Asha," said Morpheus, with a slight smile, "We know that it's you."
Asha was quiet. "But you must have made some mistake. I've told you that before."
"We haven't made a mistake," said Trinity, "Your name, Asha; it means hope."
Asha stared at them both. "Okay, so that's some freaky coincidence. There are millions of people called Asha. I'm sure loads of them will look better in black leather than me. I'm not the second hope!"
"But you are," said Morpheus, "And you'll realise that soon. But for now, you need to be trained."
"Training?" said Asha. Her eyes lit up.
"I see you remember this from the film," smiled Trinity.
"Remember it? Its one of my favourite bits!"
"Tank?" called Morpheus, "I think she wants to start her combat training now."
Tank came in, and grinned when he saw the fifteen year old bouncing up and down on the side of the bed in excitement. "Well, lets get started, then."
* * * * *
Many hours later, Asha opened her eyes again. "Isn't there any more?" she asked hopefully.
"Nope," said Tank, "That's all your combat training, and I even threw in a couple of extras since you were enjoying it so much. You can now also ice skate, bungee jump and play the flute."
Asha felt a little disappointed. The feeling had been amazing, like a great adrenaline rush. "So, can I have a go at fighting?"
"Sure," said Tank, "I think Morpheus is busy, and Trinity is still looking after Neo... Tell you what. Imagine the person you like least, and I'll load them up onto the computer, and you can fight them."
Asha grinned. She'd always wanted to kick Hannah's ass. She was going to enjoy this.
* * * * *
The next morning she woke up and wandered out onto the main deck. Morpheus was at the controls with Tank; Trinity was still watching Neo. Asha walked over to her.
"Still no change?"
Trinity shook her head, not taking her eyes off Neo. "We're going to see the Oracle, and ask her what's wrong. Rather - you are."
"Me?" said Asha.
"You," said Trinity, "You need to see her, and get her advice." Trinity turned to face Asha. "You remind me of someone. My sister. She was your age when I was unplugged."
"How old were you then?"
"Twenty one."
"Twenty one?" said Asha, "Is that the sort of age people are when they're unplugged?"
"Well, Neo was about thirty six. You were an exception, because we had no time."
"Have you seen your sister since?"
Trinity shook her head.
"I'm sorry."
"Don't be," said Trinity, "It was years ago."
"I left someone behind," said Asha, "My best friend Jon. I hate the idea that he's still stuck in the Matrix."
"He's probably happy, Asha," said Trinity, "Apart from the fact that you're not there, of course."
"I was wondering about that," said Asha, "When you're unplugged, do you - I mean, do people-"
"You vanish in the Matrix," said Trinity.
"Wow," said Asha. She sat down on the bed next to Trinity. She looked at Neo for a second. He was still lying completely motionless. She took a deep breath and decided to ask something that had been on her mind for some time. "Um... when we go and see the Oracle... can I go and see Jon?"
"No," said Trinity, "It raises too many questions."
"But he wouldn't tell anyone."
"I'm sure he wouldn't mean to," said Trinity, "But under questioning something may slip out. And don't forget, the agents are still looking for you. Jon could turn into one of them any second."
"Oh," said Asha, "I didn't... I didn't think of it like that."
"No-one ever does," said Trinity. Morpheus came out from the controls and smiled when he saw Trinity and Asha talking.
"We've reached broadcast level."
Asha jumped to her feet. "Does that mean?.."
"Yes," said Morpheus, "We're going in."
*******
OK, I know these chapters are short, so I'm gonna try and update midweek as well this week, cos otherwise its just mean.
Stormhawk - I'm writing, I'm writing! Sheesh.
Im a Brandybuck - Totally! Bubbles wouldn't know what hit her.
Trinity - Muffins? MEEEEEP!!!! And yes, Neo is most excellent! *air guitar*
Amy - Yup, there's loads more! I just meant that I'd finished writing it, not uploading it. I'm just going through it and changing some bits so that they fit..
Jack Cole - I'M HURRYING!!!! Do you people think I have no social life? ..You're right, I don't.
Miaka Neko - I don't normally like this kinda fic either.
Cam-il - Check my bio, its got my e-mail there.
KnowInSight - Hmmm.. What kind of muffins?
Nicky - I'm a big Matrix fanatic too. Its amazing how many of us there are.
Cirfia - I'm better than the new Harry Potter book? THAT'S SO SWEET!!!! I liked the new one, except who died.. That was a bit of a bummer..
Lindzs - Thanks for the suggestion, but I've already decided what's gonna happen to Neo.. I already know the end as well! HAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Ahem. sorry. But again, thanks for the suggestion!
Chapter 7 - Answers
Morpheus came into the room. "How is he?"
"No change," said Trinity, "He stirs a couple of times, but then goes back to this."
Morpheus walked over to her, and laid an almost fatherly hand on her shoulder. "He's going to be all right, Trinity."
"I hope so," she said. Morpheus also watched Neo for a moment, then turned to Asha.
"How are you today?"
"I'm better," said Asha, "I'd like to get up, though."
"Of course you can," said Morpheus. Asha sat up slowly, and sat with her legs hanging off the side of the bed.
"You said... you said you'd explain all this to me."
"I did," said Morpheus. "Well, it all begins with the prophecy."
Asha smiled. At last, she was finding out just what was happening.
"The Oracle prophesied that there would one person, who would end the war between Zion and the machines. That person is Neo. But recently, she made another prophecy. She foresaw the One being in peril, and that another would come to his aid in our darkest time - the Second Hope."
"Right. And you think that's me?"
"Asha," said Morpheus, with a slight smile, "We know that it's you."
Asha was quiet. "But you must have made some mistake. I've told you that before."
"We haven't made a mistake," said Trinity, "Your name, Asha; it means hope."
Asha stared at them both. "Okay, so that's some freaky coincidence. There are millions of people called Asha. I'm sure loads of them will look better in black leather than me. I'm not the second hope!"
"But you are," said Morpheus, "And you'll realise that soon. But for now, you need to be trained."
"Training?" said Asha. Her eyes lit up.
"I see you remember this from the film," smiled Trinity.
"Remember it? Its one of my favourite bits!"
"Tank?" called Morpheus, "I think she wants to start her combat training now."
Tank came in, and grinned when he saw the fifteen year old bouncing up and down on the side of the bed in excitement. "Well, lets get started, then."
* * * * *
Many hours later, Asha opened her eyes again. "Isn't there any more?" she asked hopefully.
"Nope," said Tank, "That's all your combat training, and I even threw in a couple of extras since you were enjoying it so much. You can now also ice skate, bungee jump and play the flute."
Asha felt a little disappointed. The feeling had been amazing, like a great adrenaline rush. "So, can I have a go at fighting?"
"Sure," said Tank, "I think Morpheus is busy, and Trinity is still looking after Neo... Tell you what. Imagine the person you like least, and I'll load them up onto the computer, and you can fight them."
Asha grinned. She'd always wanted to kick Hannah's ass. She was going to enjoy this.
* * * * *
The next morning she woke up and wandered out onto the main deck. Morpheus was at the controls with Tank; Trinity was still watching Neo. Asha walked over to her.
"Still no change?"
Trinity shook her head, not taking her eyes off Neo. "We're going to see the Oracle, and ask her what's wrong. Rather - you are."
"Me?" said Asha.
"You," said Trinity, "You need to see her, and get her advice." Trinity turned to face Asha. "You remind me of someone. My sister. She was your age when I was unplugged."
"How old were you then?"
"Twenty one."
"Twenty one?" said Asha, "Is that the sort of age people are when they're unplugged?"
"Well, Neo was about thirty six. You were an exception, because we had no time."
"Have you seen your sister since?"
Trinity shook her head.
"I'm sorry."
"Don't be," said Trinity, "It was years ago."
"I left someone behind," said Asha, "My best friend Jon. I hate the idea that he's still stuck in the Matrix."
"He's probably happy, Asha," said Trinity, "Apart from the fact that you're not there, of course."
"I was wondering about that," said Asha, "When you're unplugged, do you - I mean, do people-"
"You vanish in the Matrix," said Trinity.
"Wow," said Asha. She sat down on the bed next to Trinity. She looked at Neo for a second. He was still lying completely motionless. She took a deep breath and decided to ask something that had been on her mind for some time. "Um... when we go and see the Oracle... can I go and see Jon?"
"No," said Trinity, "It raises too many questions."
"But he wouldn't tell anyone."
"I'm sure he wouldn't mean to," said Trinity, "But under questioning something may slip out. And don't forget, the agents are still looking for you. Jon could turn into one of them any second."
"Oh," said Asha, "I didn't... I didn't think of it like that."
"No-one ever does," said Trinity. Morpheus came out from the controls and smiled when he saw Trinity and Asha talking.
"We've reached broadcast level."
Asha jumped to her feet. "Does that mean?.."
"Yes," said Morpheus, "We're going in."
*******
OK, I know these chapters are short, so I'm gonna try and update midweek as well this week, cos otherwise its just mean.
Stormhawk - I'm writing, I'm writing! Sheesh.
Im a Brandybuck - Totally! Bubbles wouldn't know what hit her.
Trinity - Muffins? MEEEEEP!!!! And yes, Neo is most excellent! *air guitar*
Amy - Yup, there's loads more! I just meant that I'd finished writing it, not uploading it. I'm just going through it and changing some bits so that they fit..
Jack Cole - I'M HURRYING!!!! Do you people think I have no social life? ..You're right, I don't.
Miaka Neko - I don't normally like this kinda fic either.
Cam-il - Check my bio, its got my e-mail there.
KnowInSight - Hmmm.. What kind of muffins?
Nicky - I'm a big Matrix fanatic too. Its amazing how many of us there are.
Cirfia - I'm better than the new Harry Potter book? THAT'S SO SWEET!!!! I liked the new one, except who died.. That was a bit of a bummer..
Lindzs - Thanks for the suggestion, but I've already decided what's gonna happen to Neo.. I already know the end as well! HAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Ahem. sorry. But again, thanks for the suggestion!