Disclaimer: *to the tune of If I had a million dollars *, If I only owned the Matrix, ...you get the point. The story and nous are mine tho.
Authors note: Thank so much to choirgrlalex and Kalista3 for reviewing! It made my day! Lol. I hope this chapter is a little longer for y'all. Enjoy! : )
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" Remind me to get their number."
" Ya, I'll do that." They then arrived at a wooden door. Cypher stopped, as did Nous. " Here we are." Nous looked at the door, then back at Cypher. " Don't worry, we aren't here to hurt you. Just be honest, he's a smart guy and he's a much better people person than I." Nous smiled at that.
Cypher opened the door and lead Nous into the room. Morpheus turned from staring at a picture on the wall and Nous stopped dead in her tracks.
" Hello Nous."
" Hi." She stepped forward and held out her hand. Morpheus took it firmly in his. "Nice to meet you."
" The pleasure is all mine." He said as he smiled. " I guess you're feeling a bit confused right now, like Marty in Back to the Future."
Nous raised an eyebrow at the oddball reference." Ya, ... I guess."
" I can see it in your eyes… You want to know the truth Nous? You want to know what the Matrix is?"
" Yes."
Cypher closed the door across the room from the two and stepped into the adjoining room. Switch was there, waiting. All he could do was wait. Wait if she takes the blue pill? What if she gets freaked out and leaves? Nah, she doesn't look like that kind a person. He moved to a monitor and started setting up a locate program. " You think she'll take the Dayquil or the Nightquil?" Switch rolled her eyes. He had to admit he liked switch, at least Switch had the ability to be sarcastic. This ability was fun, especially when he felt like he needed to partake in some sharp banter. Morpheus on the other hand could be as fun as a damp rag. God, it's been 20 minutes. That's a long time, no one has ever taken that long. Suddenly the door opened.
" Come this way," and Nous was right behind him. Morpheus walked her over to the chair and began hooking up the various sensors and equipment to Nous.
I double-checked that the search program was setup and ready, then I looked at Switch, she gave a nod, she was ready too. Nous on the other hand looked anything but ready. She wearily eyed the various sensors attached to her arms and forehead. Even while her curiosity insisted that she try and look at the equipment that filled the room. Finally, her eyes locked with mine. It was obvious she was looking for some type of reassurance. I smiled slightly, " Hey no worries, think of this as initiation. Minus the eating of worms and things." She smiled slightly, but began to shiver. She was beginning to feel the effects of her disrupted input/output signal.
She started looking around. "…Wha…what's going on??? What are you doing to me?" She started shivering violently and Switch started working on pin pointing her location. I checked her vitals. She was scared, going into shock and her temperature was too high. I alerted Morpheus and he called Tank. Switch moved from one piece of equipment to another, pressing various buttons and setting dials.
" Tank we need a lock", and he moved towards Nous. She was staring at one of the shinier pieces of equipment; she reached towards it but pulled back as if it had burnt her. "When Alice is in Wonderland Nous, how can she tell what is real from what is a dream? What happens when a dream seems so real you can not differentiate from it and the real world?"
" We have a lock!" shouted Switch. Then Nous form disappeared right in front of my eyes. Everyone in the room looked at one another. We all headed for the phones that were starting to ring. We didn't have much time.
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The crane came up and slowed to a stop. Inside its clutches was a frail, breakable body. So very pale, and not a speck of hair on her head. Tank wrapped a large blanket around her and held her in his large arms. Her eyes squinted open and she looked around. Morpheus stepped forward. "Welcome to the real world." I couldn't help it, I rolled my eyes. That line seemed so expected. I think he said the same thing to me. Not that you remember much of when you're first free, but I decided that I would be there for her if she needed me. She wouldn't be alone.
The next few days crawled by. Tank was working hard to rebuild Nous atrophied muscles. It was long, hard work. Nous remained very weak, because of this someone was always with her, in case anything happened. If she fell into shock, became too cold, or almost anything else for that matter, we might lose her. So tonight it was my watch. She had been taken to her own room. She was slightly curled up, like she was protecting herself, and looked so innocent in her sleep. The IV that was in her arm continued to drip nutrients into her system, but eating would probably be better for her. On second thought, when I think of the slop we eat, I think the IV seems much more appetizing. I looked at her face again. She now had eyebrows; there was also some hair on top, but not much. I could tell she was dreaming by the way her that eyes moved in her sleep. She started to twitch and move around on the bed. Even thought she was asleep I could tell she was upset. She became more frantic, the sheets were tangling around her, restraining her, and she just kept fighting harder, a glimmer of sweat on her forehead. I moved closer and lightly put my hands on her shoulders.
"Nous, wake up…Nous!"
Her eyes shot open. "Get away from me! Don't touch me!" She tore the blankets from her body and scrambled to a corner of the bed. She looked around the room wildly. " Where am I?" She was panting, taking short shallow breaths.
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