The Matrix: Reverberations
Disclaimer: I did not create the Matrix. However. It is a
marvelous place to visit! See the monumental skyscrapers!
See the majestic Agents...
(an Agent once bit my sister. It's true. She was carving
her initials in the side of the Agent with...)
(we apologize for the fault in the disclaimer and would
like to notify the reader that those responsible have been
sacked.)
(mind you Agent bites can be very painful...)
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-Part 6-
Neo enterred the Matrix, having been summoned once again by the Oracle. He'd met her briefly before, just prior to learning of Smith's pregnancy. But now he had more questions for her.
Had she known about the baby? About what the news would do to him and Trinity? If so, why had she not said anything.
She sat next to him, knowing already what his first question would be.
"It was not my place to tell you," she told him, as she pulled a piece of candy from her purse and began to eat it. "When a mother learns she is expecting a child, it is her right to tell the ones she wishes to know of the good news."
"Good news?" Neo asked. "What good news? This isn't a nice young woman we're talking about. This is Smith. He's not even human."
"Oh, well," The Oracle smiled. "That all depends on how you define the word 'human'. I've seen men of flesh plugged into this world whose hearts and souls are as empty as they can be. And I know at least one former Agent who has a soul within him which is kinder than you could ever guess."
"Smith," Neo guessed.
"Do you know what he's doing right now as we speak?" The Oracle asked.
"No. What?" Neo was curious.
"Right now, Smith is trying to figure out a way to achieve a peace between humans and Agents." The Oracle explained.
Neo was confused. "Why?"
The Oracle smiled. "He believes that a peaceful coexistence between man and Agent would give his unborn child a better chance at survival. Perhaps he is right, who knows? I can't decide these things for you, Neo. I can only tell you what I see."
The Oracle got to her feet. "I have to go, Neo," she told him. "Trust your heart, no matter what."
"Will it prevent me from making mistakes?" Neo asked.
"No," the Oracle admitted as she walked away. "But you'll soon learn that making good mistakes is better than doing everything wrong the right way."
(tbc...)
Neo enterred the Matrix, having been summoned once again by the Oracle. He'd met her briefly before, just prior to learning of Smith's pregnancy. But now he had more questions for her.
Had she known about the baby? About what the news would do to him and Trinity? If so, why had she not said anything.
She sat next to him, knowing already what his first question would be.
"It was not my place to tell you," she told him, as she pulled a piece of candy from her purse and began to eat it. "When a mother learns she is expecting a child, it is her right to tell the ones she wishes to know of the good news."
"Good news?" Neo asked. "What good news? This isn't a nice young woman we're talking about. This is Smith. He's not even human."
"Oh, well," The Oracle smiled. "That all depends on how you define the word 'human'. I've seen men of flesh plugged into this world whose hearts and souls are as empty as they can be. And I know at least one former Agent who has a soul within him which is kinder than you could ever guess."
"Smith," Neo guessed.
"Do you know what he's doing right now as we speak?" The Oracle asked.
"No. What?" Neo was curious.
"Right now, Smith is trying to figure out a way to achieve a peace between humans and Agents." The Oracle explained.
Neo was confused. "Why?"
The Oracle smiled. "He believes that a peaceful coexistence between man and Agent would give his unborn child a better chance at survival. Perhaps he is right, who knows? I can't decide these things for you, Neo. I can only tell you what I see."
The Oracle got to her feet. "I have to go, Neo," she told him. "Trust your heart, no matter what."
"Will it prevent me from making mistakes?" Neo asked.
"No," the Oracle admitted as she walked away. "But you'll soon learn that making good mistakes is better than doing everything wrong the right way."
(tbc...)