Chapter 12: Triad/The Revolution begins
Strong winds blew harsh against the four people on top of the building. Frey, Dauphin, and Eizus were soaked with sweat and bruises were burdened across their faces. Bacchus withdrew two automatic pistols for protection and decided to stay a good distance away from the heat of battle. The moon was covered by dark clouds, blackening the matrix in shadow. The only light that shone fourth were the lights of buildings, streetlights, and cars that were tiny dots from their point of altitude.
"Shall we?," challenged Eizus, cracking his knuckles,"I suppose we have a limited time, and you expect to get this duel over with?""
"Cut the small talk, and let's finish this now!" Frey intimidated
"Very well, but you are mistaken," he added. The gusts of wind picked up, their trenchcoats flapping rapidly against it. The three glared at each other, waiting to see which one would strike first. Then.....
Dauphin and Frey charged towards Eizus, who in turn, sprinted straight at them. Two feet away from colliding into each other, Eizus held out both of his arms and swinging them forward, he clothes-lined both Dauphin and Frey. The two grabbed each of Eizus's arms in mid air and shot a hard kick in both sides of his back. Eizus kneeled down in agony, but quickly recovered by lifting up the two men and slamming them against each other.
Dauphin spun his right foot against Eizus, while Frey jumped back from the attack. Eizus was swept off his feet by the swift counter and before he hit the ground, Frey grabbed him by the legs and elbowed him hard in the stomach, knocking out all air from him. Eizus fell back to the ground. He jumped up and immediately swung his fist at Frey, knocking him flat. He ran towards Dauphin and tackled him to the ground. Dauphin felt the force of Eizus hitting him as if he had been blasted by a cinder block flying at two times the speed of sound. He hit the ground and the floor underneath him cracked. Frey ran into Eizus and caught a fist to the face and also fell to the ground. Dauphin jumped up from the ground again and slammed his fist Into Eizus, who caught it and threw him back. Frey jumped up and attempted to kick him in the face, Eizus caught that and was about to slam him in the ground when he felt bullets fly by him. Bacchus had opened fire on him.
"You piece of shit!!" She shouted, as shell by shell hit the floor. Eizus dropped Frey and the ground and the gunfire stopped, he walked towards Bacchus. Each step echoing loudly through the wind that whipped past him.
Dauphin jumped in the air and broke into a sprint towards Eizus. He lowered his shoulder and shouted, "Hey!". Eizus whirled around and caught Dauphin's shoulder directly in the chest. He flew backwards. Dauphin threw a punch at him and felt Eizus catch it, he threw another punch with his other hand and Eizus caught that one too. They both stared at each other, each side attempting to force the other down. Then Dauphin placed a foot on Eizus' knee and jumped up, slammed his foot into Eizus chin knocking him backwards.
Frey caught Eizus' falling body and slammed it over his knee, knocking Eizus to the ground. His back bent, he jumped right back up and leaned back, a loud crack echoing through the air. He then walked up to Frey and smiled, "Time to stop playing games!". His skin began to have veins pop through it. His face became angrier and he began to smile, his hair flew backwards in the wind, and he slammed a hard fist into Frey, knocking him all the way back to the edge of the building. Dauphin charged at him and attempted to kick him in the air, and Eizus phased out of the way like a ghost. He punched Dauphin in the back and watched him fly through the air. Frey jumped up again from the ground and tried to punch him, Eizus grabbed him by the throat and held him up in the air, "Your predecesors died like this, they will never be successful, not even you as reincarnates will be able to kill me".
"Try me" he heard a voice say. Frey was smiling as his face turned blue. Dauphin was behind Eizus, and he jumped high into the air, his face almost as high as Eizus'. Dauphin slammed a foot into Eizus arm and heard the bones shatter inside. Frey was dropped, he was out of breath, but jumped at him and grabbed Eizus' now broken arm and threw him into the ground. He slammed a foot into his shoulder and stood over him, "To hell with my predecesors"
Eizus grabbed Frey's foot and jumped up, he flipped backwards and attempted to hammer Frey into the ground,. Dauphin caught him and rolled to the left.
"We have to get him" Frey said. "Huh, no shit" Dauphin mumbled.
Frey broke into a sprint and ran towards Eizus again. Eizus slammed his fist into Frey as he ran at him. Dauphin attempted to tack Eizus and Eizus kicked him in the stomach into the air. He hammered into the ground. He attempted to jump up and punch Eizus again only to be knocked all the way backwards. He pushed himself up and stood, his body still sliding on the ground and saw his feet leaving marks in the ground. Frey jumped onto Eizus shoulders and Eizus flipped him forwards. Eizus tried to punch Frey into the ground but found Frey blocking him. Dauphin kicked Eizus arm and then slammed his foot into Eizus stomach. Frey jumped up into the air, sailing by the small tower that sat atop the elevator building piece. He came down and slammed his two fists over Eizus head. Eizus reacted to both of them by knocking them both back.
And then the rabbit hole deepened.
Dauphin threw more punches and kicks, he felt himself gaining strength. Frey also threw in a volley of punches too. The adrenaline was flowing through both of them now.
And then they got closer to the bottom.
"Guys!! We have to go now!!"
Dauphin and Frey continued to volley with Eizus who would continue knocking them back after every punch and kick. Dauphin and Frey would both sprint forward and strike him, all three of them now feeling more pain than they had ever felt before.
And then the world around them seemed to explode…
Frey saw something, strange. Eizus seemed to slow down, he moved and saw that images of his body were being left in trails behind him. He glanced over at Dauphin. Dauphin's face seemed to be appearing all over, it was like there were static images of his face and it was as if they were splitting apart and shattering into small pieces, the rest of his body did the same. Dauphin shouted and ran at Eizus.
What happened next would have stunned anyone…..
Dauphin nailed Eizus in the stomach with an earth shattering kick and Eizus flew into the air, his face contorted in pain, Dauphin jumped after him and slammed a few punches into him and Frey jumped up, trails of his own body following him. Eizus body fell towards him. Frey caught it and looked around, he saw the small radio tower and took his own body in mid air and fell towards it, as he fell he threw Eizus and saw Eizus eyes turn red and his face turn to utter surprise.
Eizus body slammed into the radio tower and was impaled through the stomach. His eyes went black and his mouth hung open, blood dripping down the tower and out of his mouth. Dauphin and Frey slammed into the ground, leaving the concrete shattering into a giant cloud of dust.
Bacchus dropped her guns and ran to their side. Both Dauphin and Frey were on the ground exhausted to death. Brusies were now cuts and blood was trickling in some parts of their faces. Frey struggled himself up, while Bacchus grabbed and picked Dauphin up back to his feet. The two men were both out of air and breathed heavily. Dauphin stared into Bacchus's eyes, but before the two could have a moment, Frey grabbed them and made them run towards the small radio tower.
"Not now guys, this gonna blo-" but his sentence was drowned by the deafening explosion that rumbled the entire balcony. As the three ran, they felt the ground loosening right under their feet. They dared not to look behind them, for they felt debris and the scorching heat from the flames that was bursting behind them. Dauphin dove off first, while Frey pushed Bacchus off the building with so much strength, she rocketed off and fell into Dauphin's arms. Within a split second, Frey quickly went down on bended knee, and launched himself off, before the edge he was standing exploded into bits.
Explosions echoed throughout the Matrix, as the building was engulfed in fire, and smoke. Debris shot in every possible directions like rain, coming in different sizes, some the size of boulders. Nearby buildings where crumpled, crucially damaged, and cars nearby were destroyed. Nothing but hundred degree heat eradicated from the explosion. As the explosion rised into a mushroom shaped cloud, the remains crumbled into the ground, with nothing left but pure destruction.
Dauphin rolled hard against the balcony holding the radio tower. He protected Bacchus with every limb he had to offer; she on the other hand, tucked herself down in his chest. They tumbled hard against the concrete until the tumbling stopped dead in the center of the balcony, underneath the tower. Dauphin laid spread eagled, face tightened in pain. Bacchus kept her head buried as falling debris tapped and hit the tower and ground. When the explosion subsided, she rised her head, hair drooping down her face. She saw Dauphin's bruised face, his blue hair soaked with sweat.
"Dauphin, wake up!!" she said, shaking his head,"We did it!" His eyes opened halfway, and as if it hurted him, he forced a smile on his face .
"Where's....that pizza?" he groaned. Bacchus giggled
"All of your bones must be broken, and the first thing you worry about is a pizza?!" she asked.
"There are other things I worry about much more," he said, stroking her hair.
The gazed they had earlier resumed, and like bait, her face slowly moved closer to his. Dauphin's eyes went wide, as he saw a figure coming down at them like a meteor.
"INCOMING!!!!" said the figure. Dauphin and Bacchus both rolled out of the way as Frey slammed into the spot they were laying on. The ground rippled like a tidal wave when he made impact, followed by a huge crunching noise. He got up and saw Dauphin right on top of Bacchus.
"Ohhhhh I see what's going on" he said grinning.
"It's not what it seems you turd!!!" snapped Dauphin,"Did I mention you have THE worst timing in existance?!"
Frey rolled his eyes, but as he glanced up, a bright green light flashed on top from the radio tower. All three of them covered their eyes, until after four bright flashes, it mysteriously stopped. The three looked at each other, wondering what that was all about.
"What the fuck was that?" said a confused Bacchus. The answer came shortly after she asked, for a white trenchcoat came fluttering to the ground. Frey went over to pick it up.
"Eizus..." he said in daydream, just then green code began to scroll all over the coat, until it dissolved into nothing. Frey turned back to see if they saw anything.
"Did you guys just....see.....that?" he trailed off, as he signed and turned around, to not make any interruptions to Dauphin and Bacchus' kiss.
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"Echo said the exit is right up ahead, and about time too. Being in the matrix too long is making me sick."
"Frey, you talk too much, shut up" laughed Bacchus. Dauphin chuckled as he caught up with Frey.
"I'm glad you didn't tell Echo what happened while you called her on the payphone in the radio tower."
"Whatever.....it's not like I never loved anyone before"
They came across an old abandoned warehouse. Fire engines, cop cars, and paramedics were rushing down the street toward the building that blew up. Rain began to sprinkle, so they paced themselves faster to get inside. There was a distant ringing of a phone nearby, which didn't take long to find in the dark. Dauphin signaled Bacchus to answer first, and with a wink, she picked up the phone and was sucked into it. He hung it back up, and in a few moments it rang again. Dauphin answered and with the receiver inches away from his ear, he saw which he thought, impossible.
From the window in the front entrance, Frey and Dauphin caught glimpse of an Agent, or was it? There was no earpiece linked to him, but he wore the business suit that the Agents of the matrix were clothed in. But that wasn't the thing that frighten them, it was the other crowd of Agents that looked dead on like the one they saw. One by one, they came in groups of ten, and soon they approached the warehouse door.
"Quick, let's get out!!" Frey shouted. Dauphin didn't need to be told twice; he pushed the receiver to his ear and disappered instantly. Frey hung it back up as quick as he could, waiting for it to ring. The door burst open with a loud BOOM. Frey turned and saw the menacing faces of Agents. The one in front grinned, as well as the rest.
"Going somewhere?" asked the agent.
"What are you?!" asked Frey. One by one the agents came through the door, each one talking right after the other.
"I am a virus of this system,"
'A plague'
'Who's purpose is to spread and find The One'
'We are waiting for him'
'When you see Neo'
'Tell him Smith is waiting'
'But that won't happen'
'Because you will tell him'
'As one of us'
The phone rang, but at the same time, the crowd of Smiths charged at Frey like a army. Frey picked up the phone and left the matrix at last, with his last image being the enormous crowds of Smiths, which all look like copies of one man, coming to get him.
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"WHAT WAS THAT?!" said Frey, jumping out of his chair as the needle was taken out from his head.
"Fuck if I know," said Echo,"The code got all funny, and then encyption I never seen before in my LIFE appeared."
"Who cares?! We did it!!" said Cross
They all cheered and gave hugs and high fives. Jord, Cross, and Echo's jaws dropped as they saw Bacchus and Dauphin kiss once more. Frey shook his head, as he seen it before. They all went to the kitchen to grab a bite after hours of being in the Matrix. Dauphin and Frey explained their battle with Eizus.
"......and I think the flash on the radio tower was him" finished Frey.
'Think that's where he was impaled at?' asked Cross
'Probably, but that's nothing compared to clones of Agents.'
"It wasn't an Agent," answered Echo,"He wasn't reading out like a Agent when I saw it on monitor."
"Whatever it was, we'll leave it to Neo to handle." said Jord with confidence.
"Umm well.....that won't happen either," answered Echo with her head down.
"Echo, tell us what's going on," requested Dauphin.
She stared at her cup of ice water, and stirring it with the spoon she used for eating her wheat, she took a deep breath and spoke.
"During your battle with Eizus, I got an incoming message from the Hammer. The operator told me that the Nebuchanezzar was destroyed by squiddies. It seemed they were upgraded and now carry bombs, which blew the Neb away. The Hammer found Trinity, Morpheus, Link and Neo, who went unconscious. Their okay now. Then the operator told me something he got from Link."
"And what's that?" asked Dauphin.
"The prophecy is bullshit. The One was just a set up from the machines. Neo went to the source, but the war is still going on."
"But Morpheus always yapped about when Neo got to the source, it would put an end to the Matrix!!!"said Frey slamming his fist on the table.
"Like I said before......the prophecy is bullshit"
They all sat there, in silence, for the only hoped they had, was now just a set up created by the very thing they were fighting against, the Matrix.
After the meal, the six resumed their business. Jord, Bacchus, and Cross went to rest, while Echo got back to her computer to monitor the Matrix. Dauphin and Frey sat at the pilot seats, getting ready to lift off.
"It's weird," Frey said,"The only answer to ending the Matrix, the only thing everyone hoped, was just total crap."
"I know, but it's no use now. Those machines are going to come, and we'll be ready for them."
With one final look around the pipelines, they powered up their ship, The Archeron. Their only destination was back to Zion. They all knew there was a war to be fought, and they were gonna be ready for it.
Strong winds blew harsh against the four people on top of the building. Frey, Dauphin, and Eizus were soaked with sweat and bruises were burdened across their faces. Bacchus withdrew two automatic pistols for protection and decided to stay a good distance away from the heat of battle. The moon was covered by dark clouds, blackening the matrix in shadow. The only light that shone fourth were the lights of buildings, streetlights, and cars that were tiny dots from their point of altitude.
"Shall we?," challenged Eizus, cracking his knuckles,"I suppose we have a limited time, and you expect to get this duel over with?""
"Cut the small talk, and let's finish this now!" Frey intimidated
"Very well, but you are mistaken," he added. The gusts of wind picked up, their trenchcoats flapping rapidly against it. The three glared at each other, waiting to see which one would strike first. Then.....
Dauphin and Frey charged towards Eizus, who in turn, sprinted straight at them. Two feet away from colliding into each other, Eizus held out both of his arms and swinging them forward, he clothes-lined both Dauphin and Frey. The two grabbed each of Eizus's arms in mid air and shot a hard kick in both sides of his back. Eizus kneeled down in agony, but quickly recovered by lifting up the two men and slamming them against each other.
Dauphin spun his right foot against Eizus, while Frey jumped back from the attack. Eizus was swept off his feet by the swift counter and before he hit the ground, Frey grabbed him by the legs and elbowed him hard in the stomach, knocking out all air from him. Eizus fell back to the ground. He jumped up and immediately swung his fist at Frey, knocking him flat. He ran towards Dauphin and tackled him to the ground. Dauphin felt the force of Eizus hitting him as if he had been blasted by a cinder block flying at two times the speed of sound. He hit the ground and the floor underneath him cracked. Frey ran into Eizus and caught a fist to the face and also fell to the ground. Dauphin jumped up from the ground again and slammed his fist Into Eizus, who caught it and threw him back. Frey jumped up and attempted to kick him in the face, Eizus caught that and was about to slam him in the ground when he felt bullets fly by him. Bacchus had opened fire on him.
"You piece of shit!!" She shouted, as shell by shell hit the floor. Eizus dropped Frey and the ground and the gunfire stopped, he walked towards Bacchus. Each step echoing loudly through the wind that whipped past him.
Dauphin jumped in the air and broke into a sprint towards Eizus. He lowered his shoulder and shouted, "Hey!". Eizus whirled around and caught Dauphin's shoulder directly in the chest. He flew backwards. Dauphin threw a punch at him and felt Eizus catch it, he threw another punch with his other hand and Eizus caught that one too. They both stared at each other, each side attempting to force the other down. Then Dauphin placed a foot on Eizus' knee and jumped up, slammed his foot into Eizus chin knocking him backwards.
Frey caught Eizus' falling body and slammed it over his knee, knocking Eizus to the ground. His back bent, he jumped right back up and leaned back, a loud crack echoing through the air. He then walked up to Frey and smiled, "Time to stop playing games!". His skin began to have veins pop through it. His face became angrier and he began to smile, his hair flew backwards in the wind, and he slammed a hard fist into Frey, knocking him all the way back to the edge of the building. Dauphin charged at him and attempted to kick him in the air, and Eizus phased out of the way like a ghost. He punched Dauphin in the back and watched him fly through the air. Frey jumped up again from the ground and tried to punch him, Eizus grabbed him by the throat and held him up in the air, "Your predecesors died like this, they will never be successful, not even you as reincarnates will be able to kill me".
"Try me" he heard a voice say. Frey was smiling as his face turned blue. Dauphin was behind Eizus, and he jumped high into the air, his face almost as high as Eizus'. Dauphin slammed a foot into Eizus arm and heard the bones shatter inside. Frey was dropped, he was out of breath, but jumped at him and grabbed Eizus' now broken arm and threw him into the ground. He slammed a foot into his shoulder and stood over him, "To hell with my predecesors"
Eizus grabbed Frey's foot and jumped up, he flipped backwards and attempted to hammer Frey into the ground,. Dauphin caught him and rolled to the left.
"We have to get him" Frey said. "Huh, no shit" Dauphin mumbled.
Frey broke into a sprint and ran towards Eizus again. Eizus slammed his fist into Frey as he ran at him. Dauphin attempted to tack Eizus and Eizus kicked him in the stomach into the air. He hammered into the ground. He attempted to jump up and punch Eizus again only to be knocked all the way backwards. He pushed himself up and stood, his body still sliding on the ground and saw his feet leaving marks in the ground. Frey jumped onto Eizus shoulders and Eizus flipped him forwards. Eizus tried to punch Frey into the ground but found Frey blocking him. Dauphin kicked Eizus arm and then slammed his foot into Eizus stomach. Frey jumped up into the air, sailing by the small tower that sat atop the elevator building piece. He came down and slammed his two fists over Eizus head. Eizus reacted to both of them by knocking them both back.
And then the rabbit hole deepened.
Dauphin threw more punches and kicks, he felt himself gaining strength. Frey also threw in a volley of punches too. The adrenaline was flowing through both of them now.
And then they got closer to the bottom.
"Guys!! We have to go now!!"
Dauphin and Frey continued to volley with Eizus who would continue knocking them back after every punch and kick. Dauphin and Frey would both sprint forward and strike him, all three of them now feeling more pain than they had ever felt before.
And then the world around them seemed to explode…
Frey saw something, strange. Eizus seemed to slow down, he moved and saw that images of his body were being left in trails behind him. He glanced over at Dauphin. Dauphin's face seemed to be appearing all over, it was like there were static images of his face and it was as if they were splitting apart and shattering into small pieces, the rest of his body did the same. Dauphin shouted and ran at Eizus.
What happened next would have stunned anyone…..
Dauphin nailed Eizus in the stomach with an earth shattering kick and Eizus flew into the air, his face contorted in pain, Dauphin jumped after him and slammed a few punches into him and Frey jumped up, trails of his own body following him. Eizus body fell towards him. Frey caught it and looked around, he saw the small radio tower and took his own body in mid air and fell towards it, as he fell he threw Eizus and saw Eizus eyes turn red and his face turn to utter surprise.
Eizus body slammed into the radio tower and was impaled through the stomach. His eyes went black and his mouth hung open, blood dripping down the tower and out of his mouth. Dauphin and Frey slammed into the ground, leaving the concrete shattering into a giant cloud of dust.
Bacchus dropped her guns and ran to their side. Both Dauphin and Frey were on the ground exhausted to death. Brusies were now cuts and blood was trickling in some parts of their faces. Frey struggled himself up, while Bacchus grabbed and picked Dauphin up back to his feet. The two men were both out of air and breathed heavily. Dauphin stared into Bacchus's eyes, but before the two could have a moment, Frey grabbed them and made them run towards the small radio tower.
"Not now guys, this gonna blo-" but his sentence was drowned by the deafening explosion that rumbled the entire balcony. As the three ran, they felt the ground loosening right under their feet. They dared not to look behind them, for they felt debris and the scorching heat from the flames that was bursting behind them. Dauphin dove off first, while Frey pushed Bacchus off the building with so much strength, she rocketed off and fell into Dauphin's arms. Within a split second, Frey quickly went down on bended knee, and launched himself off, before the edge he was standing exploded into bits.
Explosions echoed throughout the Matrix, as the building was engulfed in fire, and smoke. Debris shot in every possible directions like rain, coming in different sizes, some the size of boulders. Nearby buildings where crumpled, crucially damaged, and cars nearby were destroyed. Nothing but hundred degree heat eradicated from the explosion. As the explosion rised into a mushroom shaped cloud, the remains crumbled into the ground, with nothing left but pure destruction.
Dauphin rolled hard against the balcony holding the radio tower. He protected Bacchus with every limb he had to offer; she on the other hand, tucked herself down in his chest. They tumbled hard against the concrete until the tumbling stopped dead in the center of the balcony, underneath the tower. Dauphin laid spread eagled, face tightened in pain. Bacchus kept her head buried as falling debris tapped and hit the tower and ground. When the explosion subsided, she rised her head, hair drooping down her face. She saw Dauphin's bruised face, his blue hair soaked with sweat.
"Dauphin, wake up!!" she said, shaking his head,"We did it!" His eyes opened halfway, and as if it hurted him, he forced a smile on his face .
"Where's....that pizza?" he groaned. Bacchus giggled
"All of your bones must be broken, and the first thing you worry about is a pizza?!" she asked.
"There are other things I worry about much more," he said, stroking her hair.
The gazed they had earlier resumed, and like bait, her face slowly moved closer to his. Dauphin's eyes went wide, as he saw a figure coming down at them like a meteor.
"INCOMING!!!!" said the figure. Dauphin and Bacchus both rolled out of the way as Frey slammed into the spot they were laying on. The ground rippled like a tidal wave when he made impact, followed by a huge crunching noise. He got up and saw Dauphin right on top of Bacchus.
"Ohhhhh I see what's going on" he said grinning.
"It's not what it seems you turd!!!" snapped Dauphin,"Did I mention you have THE worst timing in existance?!"
Frey rolled his eyes, but as he glanced up, a bright green light flashed on top from the radio tower. All three of them covered their eyes, until after four bright flashes, it mysteriously stopped. The three looked at each other, wondering what that was all about.
"What the fuck was that?" said a confused Bacchus. The answer came shortly after she asked, for a white trenchcoat came fluttering to the ground. Frey went over to pick it up.
"Eizus..." he said in daydream, just then green code began to scroll all over the coat, until it dissolved into nothing. Frey turned back to see if they saw anything.
"Did you guys just....see.....that?" he trailed off, as he signed and turned around, to not make any interruptions to Dauphin and Bacchus' kiss.
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"Echo said the exit is right up ahead, and about time too. Being in the matrix too long is making me sick."
"Frey, you talk too much, shut up" laughed Bacchus. Dauphin chuckled as he caught up with Frey.
"I'm glad you didn't tell Echo what happened while you called her on the payphone in the radio tower."
"Whatever.....it's not like I never loved anyone before"
They came across an old abandoned warehouse. Fire engines, cop cars, and paramedics were rushing down the street toward the building that blew up. Rain began to sprinkle, so they paced themselves faster to get inside. There was a distant ringing of a phone nearby, which didn't take long to find in the dark. Dauphin signaled Bacchus to answer first, and with a wink, she picked up the phone and was sucked into it. He hung it back up, and in a few moments it rang again. Dauphin answered and with the receiver inches away from his ear, he saw which he thought, impossible.
From the window in the front entrance, Frey and Dauphin caught glimpse of an Agent, or was it? There was no earpiece linked to him, but he wore the business suit that the Agents of the matrix were clothed in. But that wasn't the thing that frighten them, it was the other crowd of Agents that looked dead on like the one they saw. One by one, they came in groups of ten, and soon they approached the warehouse door.
"Quick, let's get out!!" Frey shouted. Dauphin didn't need to be told twice; he pushed the receiver to his ear and disappered instantly. Frey hung it back up as quick as he could, waiting for it to ring. The door burst open with a loud BOOM. Frey turned and saw the menacing faces of Agents. The one in front grinned, as well as the rest.
"Going somewhere?" asked the agent.
"What are you?!" asked Frey. One by one the agents came through the door, each one talking right after the other.
"I am a virus of this system,"
'A plague'
'Who's purpose is to spread and find The One'
'We are waiting for him'
'When you see Neo'
'Tell him Smith is waiting'
'But that won't happen'
'Because you will tell him'
'As one of us'
The phone rang, but at the same time, the crowd of Smiths charged at Frey like a army. Frey picked up the phone and left the matrix at last, with his last image being the enormous crowds of Smiths, which all look like copies of one man, coming to get him.
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"WHAT WAS THAT?!" said Frey, jumping out of his chair as the needle was taken out from his head.
"Fuck if I know," said Echo,"The code got all funny, and then encyption I never seen before in my LIFE appeared."
"Who cares?! We did it!!" said Cross
They all cheered and gave hugs and high fives. Jord, Cross, and Echo's jaws dropped as they saw Bacchus and Dauphin kiss once more. Frey shook his head, as he seen it before. They all went to the kitchen to grab a bite after hours of being in the Matrix. Dauphin and Frey explained their battle with Eizus.
"......and I think the flash on the radio tower was him" finished Frey.
'Think that's where he was impaled at?' asked Cross
'Probably, but that's nothing compared to clones of Agents.'
"It wasn't an Agent," answered Echo,"He wasn't reading out like a Agent when I saw it on monitor."
"Whatever it was, we'll leave it to Neo to handle." said Jord with confidence.
"Umm well.....that won't happen either," answered Echo with her head down.
"Echo, tell us what's going on," requested Dauphin.
She stared at her cup of ice water, and stirring it with the spoon she used for eating her wheat, she took a deep breath and spoke.
"During your battle with Eizus, I got an incoming message from the Hammer. The operator told me that the Nebuchanezzar was destroyed by squiddies. It seemed they were upgraded and now carry bombs, which blew the Neb away. The Hammer found Trinity, Morpheus, Link and Neo, who went unconscious. Their okay now. Then the operator told me something he got from Link."
"And what's that?" asked Dauphin.
"The prophecy is bullshit. The One was just a set up from the machines. Neo went to the source, but the war is still going on."
"But Morpheus always yapped about when Neo got to the source, it would put an end to the Matrix!!!"said Frey slamming his fist on the table.
"Like I said before......the prophecy is bullshit"
They all sat there, in silence, for the only hoped they had, was now just a set up created by the very thing they were fighting against, the Matrix.
After the meal, the six resumed their business. Jord, Bacchus, and Cross went to rest, while Echo got back to her computer to monitor the Matrix. Dauphin and Frey sat at the pilot seats, getting ready to lift off.
"It's weird," Frey said,"The only answer to ending the Matrix, the only thing everyone hoped, was just total crap."
"I know, but it's no use now. Those machines are going to come, and we'll be ready for them."
With one final look around the pipelines, they powered up their ship, The Archeron. Their only destination was back to Zion. They all knew there was a war to be fought, and they were gonna be ready for it.