"He's been a resident in the Zion Detainment Center for three months, that
is, until recently. One morning, he wasn't in his room. We could never find
him." The councilor explained.
"He was a crewmember on board the Conquistador. The ship answered our S.O.S. call and dropped him off to help us." Neo replied.
"The Conquistador last checked out the night before we came upon his empty cell. I guess they took him. Another problem is that the Conquistador is a ship that very few officials, even Commander Lock, like to deal with. If tomorrow we needed every ship in Zion, a call would be sent to the Conquistador, but we would not expect them to come. They are renegades. They do the job that every other unplugged and freeborn person does, just, not along our rules and much less discretely, if that is at all possible."
"So they took him out of his cell, and then handed him over to us? Why was he detained?" Trinity asked.
"He was found to be interacting with agents within the Matrix. We uncovered a plan he had for giving away the codes to Zion. He was to be detained for a minimum of ten months. Then, put to a trial."
"Neo, do you think he may have tried to contact the agents again?" Trinity turned towards Neo.
"Most likely, but for what purpose now?" Neo asked back, eyes searching hers.
"If I may." The councilor gently interrupted. "Neo, if it is possible for you, to have him found and for you to hide."
"Hide?"
"Yes. You are the One. If he tried to find the codes last time, this time, with the discovery of the One, the agents may have him try to kill you. You seem to be their primary target right now." The councilor voiced his fears.
"Where would I go? Not back to our room, nor Morpheus's or Link's places. Or even yours. I can't be around anyone I know until he's found." Neo paced back and forth, thinking.
"Why don't we leave Zion without telling anyone? You and me, on the Neb until he's found. Zion is big, but not like the Matrix, where, if you're inside it, you can't find anyone." Trinity asked.
Neo nodded once before turning towards Councilor Hamann.
"Councilor? Can you find a way for command to let us out quietly?" Neo implored.
"I can. I'll need a few minutes. You two stay in here." The councilor rose and left, shutting the door tightly behind him.
~~*~~
Tsunami watched Councilor Hamann exit his room. He had heard voices in there, Neo's and Trinity's distinctly. Deciding that walking into that room now would most likely get him caught, and possibly killed, he retreated into the shadows, heading for the docking bay.
~~*~~
"What if they can't find him? What if he hides on a ship that's leaving?" Trinity voiced her concerns at the seated Neo.
"They'll find him." Neo replied sternly, more to reassure himself that her.
"I don't like this. Running and hiding."
"You don't? It was your idea." Neo glanced up at Trinity, amused.
"Doesn't mean I have to like it." Trinity replied curtly.
"Never does."
~~*~~
"Thank you Councilor, I hope you will find him soon. Tell Morpheus for us." Neo spoke into the earpiece of the headset on the Nebuchadnezzar.
"I will. Take care. We'll contact you as soon as we find him. Good bye for now." The Councilor cut the transmission, leaving only static to crackle into Neo's ear.
"Well, we're off. Where to?" Trinity inquired, typing in coordinates for a place to land the ship several miles out of Zion.
"Paradise?" Neo asked, a smile gracing his face.
"If you consider our room paradise, I almost feel bad for you." Trinity commented as she rose from the captain's seat, the coordinates set.
"Almost?" Neo stood and grabbed her arm, turning her around.
"Almost." Trinity replied, allowing Neo to push her backwards.
"Care to elaborate?" Neo continued.
"Not really." Trinity answered as her back pressed against the door and Neo's lips sealed over hers.
Sliding a hand down her arm, Neo pressed his body against hers. A moan escaped Trinity's throat- only to be drowned out in Neo's mouth. Before all reality was lost to them however, Neo heard a crash from outside the door. Moving quickly away from Trinity, he allowed her to turn around and glance out of the dirty window. Shrugging at Neo, she pressed the button that released the door lock.
Moving out to the corridor, Trinity looked down the ladder before slowly descending down it. When the pair had both feet on the main deck, they split apart, checking out opposite sides of the core. As Neo moved around the shadows near the plug-in chairs, he heard the scuff of a foot behind him. Whirling around just in time for the EMP gun to slam into his face, Neo called out in surprise. As darkness began to seep in around his consciousness, Neo heard the distinct sound of the gun being fired.
Trinity landed on the deck, her arm scorched only slightly from the blast. She had jumped out of the way just as Tsunami fired, but she wasn't fast enough. Wincing as she stood, Trinity ran forward, slamming the shoulder of her good arm into Tsunami's body, knocking the gun from his hand and, in turn, knocking him over. Grabbing the gun, Trinity stood up, only to feel the pain of a boot kicking her in her face. Stumbling backwards, Trinity regained her balance before aiming at the very spot that Tsunami had been only moments before.
Turning and ducking at the same time, Trinity missed being hit again, and instead fired on Tsunami's legs. Yelling in pain, he fell to the floor. Trinity stood and ran over to him.
"Go to hell." Tsunami bit out vehemently.
"You first." Trinity replied before slamming the gun into his temple and knocking him out.
~~*~~
"Councilor, we have Tsunami in our custody. He hid on the Nebuchadnezzar and attacked us soon after we left." Trinity reported into the headset. Next to her sat Neo, holding an icepack against his bandaged head, while Tsunami, still unconscious, lay behind them, his hands and feet bound by chains.
"Are you two all right?" Came the worried reply.
Trinity glanced at Neo before responding,
"We'll live."
~~~~~~~~~
Okay! There, the supposedly big, but actually small show down between Tsunami and Trinity. Oh come on, didn't you just know from the beginning that it'd be Trinity who kicked his ass and not Neo? Ok, well onto the next chapter...I think only a few more will be coming along...Sorry, but I need to focus on school and soccer. I promise not to abandon any of my fics, but you do have to wait a week for each update. Anyways, review 'cause it makes me happy!
"He was a crewmember on board the Conquistador. The ship answered our S.O.S. call and dropped him off to help us." Neo replied.
"The Conquistador last checked out the night before we came upon his empty cell. I guess they took him. Another problem is that the Conquistador is a ship that very few officials, even Commander Lock, like to deal with. If tomorrow we needed every ship in Zion, a call would be sent to the Conquistador, but we would not expect them to come. They are renegades. They do the job that every other unplugged and freeborn person does, just, not along our rules and much less discretely, if that is at all possible."
"So they took him out of his cell, and then handed him over to us? Why was he detained?" Trinity asked.
"He was found to be interacting with agents within the Matrix. We uncovered a plan he had for giving away the codes to Zion. He was to be detained for a minimum of ten months. Then, put to a trial."
"Neo, do you think he may have tried to contact the agents again?" Trinity turned towards Neo.
"Most likely, but for what purpose now?" Neo asked back, eyes searching hers.
"If I may." The councilor gently interrupted. "Neo, if it is possible for you, to have him found and for you to hide."
"Hide?"
"Yes. You are the One. If he tried to find the codes last time, this time, with the discovery of the One, the agents may have him try to kill you. You seem to be their primary target right now." The councilor voiced his fears.
"Where would I go? Not back to our room, nor Morpheus's or Link's places. Or even yours. I can't be around anyone I know until he's found." Neo paced back and forth, thinking.
"Why don't we leave Zion without telling anyone? You and me, on the Neb until he's found. Zion is big, but not like the Matrix, where, if you're inside it, you can't find anyone." Trinity asked.
Neo nodded once before turning towards Councilor Hamann.
"Councilor? Can you find a way for command to let us out quietly?" Neo implored.
"I can. I'll need a few minutes. You two stay in here." The councilor rose and left, shutting the door tightly behind him.
~~*~~
Tsunami watched Councilor Hamann exit his room. He had heard voices in there, Neo's and Trinity's distinctly. Deciding that walking into that room now would most likely get him caught, and possibly killed, he retreated into the shadows, heading for the docking bay.
~~*~~
"What if they can't find him? What if he hides on a ship that's leaving?" Trinity voiced her concerns at the seated Neo.
"They'll find him." Neo replied sternly, more to reassure himself that her.
"I don't like this. Running and hiding."
"You don't? It was your idea." Neo glanced up at Trinity, amused.
"Doesn't mean I have to like it." Trinity replied curtly.
"Never does."
~~*~~
"Thank you Councilor, I hope you will find him soon. Tell Morpheus for us." Neo spoke into the earpiece of the headset on the Nebuchadnezzar.
"I will. Take care. We'll contact you as soon as we find him. Good bye for now." The Councilor cut the transmission, leaving only static to crackle into Neo's ear.
"Well, we're off. Where to?" Trinity inquired, typing in coordinates for a place to land the ship several miles out of Zion.
"Paradise?" Neo asked, a smile gracing his face.
"If you consider our room paradise, I almost feel bad for you." Trinity commented as she rose from the captain's seat, the coordinates set.
"Almost?" Neo stood and grabbed her arm, turning her around.
"Almost." Trinity replied, allowing Neo to push her backwards.
"Care to elaborate?" Neo continued.
"Not really." Trinity answered as her back pressed against the door and Neo's lips sealed over hers.
Sliding a hand down her arm, Neo pressed his body against hers. A moan escaped Trinity's throat- only to be drowned out in Neo's mouth. Before all reality was lost to them however, Neo heard a crash from outside the door. Moving quickly away from Trinity, he allowed her to turn around and glance out of the dirty window. Shrugging at Neo, she pressed the button that released the door lock.
Moving out to the corridor, Trinity looked down the ladder before slowly descending down it. When the pair had both feet on the main deck, they split apart, checking out opposite sides of the core. As Neo moved around the shadows near the plug-in chairs, he heard the scuff of a foot behind him. Whirling around just in time for the EMP gun to slam into his face, Neo called out in surprise. As darkness began to seep in around his consciousness, Neo heard the distinct sound of the gun being fired.
Trinity landed on the deck, her arm scorched only slightly from the blast. She had jumped out of the way just as Tsunami fired, but she wasn't fast enough. Wincing as she stood, Trinity ran forward, slamming the shoulder of her good arm into Tsunami's body, knocking the gun from his hand and, in turn, knocking him over. Grabbing the gun, Trinity stood up, only to feel the pain of a boot kicking her in her face. Stumbling backwards, Trinity regained her balance before aiming at the very spot that Tsunami had been only moments before.
Turning and ducking at the same time, Trinity missed being hit again, and instead fired on Tsunami's legs. Yelling in pain, he fell to the floor. Trinity stood and ran over to him.
"Go to hell." Tsunami bit out vehemently.
"You first." Trinity replied before slamming the gun into his temple and knocking him out.
~~*~~
"Councilor, we have Tsunami in our custody. He hid on the Nebuchadnezzar and attacked us soon after we left." Trinity reported into the headset. Next to her sat Neo, holding an icepack against his bandaged head, while Tsunami, still unconscious, lay behind them, his hands and feet bound by chains.
"Are you two all right?" Came the worried reply.
Trinity glanced at Neo before responding,
"We'll live."
~~~~~~~~~
Okay! There, the supposedly big, but actually small show down between Tsunami and Trinity. Oh come on, didn't you just know from the beginning that it'd be Trinity who kicked his ass and not Neo? Ok, well onto the next chapter...I think only a few more will be coming along...Sorry, but I need to focus on school and soccer. I promise not to abandon any of my fics, but you do have to wait a week for each update. Anyways, review 'cause it makes me happy!