Matrix Fanfic
The Matrix: Crew Of The Athena
Chapter 3
The sleep had done the crew well. Ami had fallen asleep in the cockpit. Dial had put a blanket on her. He awoke. What a dream he had just had. A little red light on the box in front of Plug blinked. Plug put on his headset and flipped a switch.
"Operator." Seraph began speaking quickly.
"Come quickly. I need help." Plug was shocked that Seraph would take the liberty to call the ship.
"Okay." He woke everyone and told them why.
"Lets go." The four were put in the upload program. Dial hid two handguns up his sleeves. Viper took a katana and 4mm Uzi. Ami took a 12 gauge shotgun. Trigger took two sub machine guns. Dial took the liberty of strapping extra weapons to the inside of his leather trench coat. The four were finally uploaded into the Matrix. They put on their sunglasses and went to the subway. Seraph leaned against a wall.
"I wondered when you would be coming."
"Why did you call us?"
"The Oracle sensed a disturbance in the Matrix. It is somewhere within the subways, that's why the trains are late. Whatever it is, it is strong." The two handguns snapped from Dial's sleeves, into his hands.
"I guess we're lucky since there are many." Seraph held two handguns as well.
"Your right. Let us go find this disturbance." The four jumped onto the rails and wandered off into the dark. Everyone in the train station starred at them. Including three figures dressed in suits, glasses to their eyes and guns in hand.
"Kill them," they said in unison.
The five followed the train rails. Lights along the subway helped them find their path.
"See anything yet?"
"No." Seraph stopped.
"What is it Seraph?"
"I can feel the disturbance around me."
On the Athena, Plug's screens were going haywire as info scribbled down the screen.
"What the hell?" Something was wrong with the subway. Plug also recognized a certain coding going down the screen.
Ami's phone rang.
"What is it Plug?"
"Two things. Both aren't good. Something is seriously screwed up in the subway."
"We know that much already. What's the other bad thing you wanted to tell me?"
"Agents are following you."
"Great." She hung up the phone and put it away.
"What is it Ami?"
"Agents." Viper gritted his teeth.
"I hate agents." The five hurried faster down the subway. Ahead laid two lights. It was a train! Something was wrong though. Everything seemed fine, yet Seraph was still jumpy, looking around them.
"Lets check on board." The four climbed into the train while Seraph stood guard. He was the only one who could handle the agents. The seats were empty. Nothing seemed to have been on this train. They had turned back when Viper noticed a Starbucks Coffee Shop cup on the floor.
"People were on this train."
"Then where are they?" Their answer soon came. The roof hatches opened and several people fell into the car. They had strange markings on their faces. It was like nothing they had ever seen before, but they had heard about it from some of the people in Zion.
"They're infected with virus'."
"Oh great, so we got ballistic super beings to fight." Trigger armed both guns.
"MOVE." The three dropped to their stomachs as a storm of hot lead pierced the several viruses'. He stopped firing. The barrels of his gun smoked.
"Well, I'm out of ammo." The four began to walk away when the ceiling hatch opened behind them. Several dozen viruses' dropped into the car.
"RUN!" The four ran out of the car. Seraph used a swift kick to break Agent Smith's neck. He turned and saw the four lock the door to the train.
"What is it?"
"Virus'." Seraph reloaded his guns. Everyone took firing positions and Trigger drew a revolver. The metal door began to dent.
"We can't let them leave the subway or they'll infect more people."
"Then we won't leave until they're fully ventilated." The metal door flew off its hinges and the five began shooting at the virus' that were pouring out of the train. The virus' had the five circled in minutes. The five began reloading their weapons.
"We're utterly screwed right now."
"It's not over until the fat lady sings as they say."
"Well that was before she got infected with a virus," remarked Jordan.
"What now?" Seraph spoke up.
"I count about twenty-five. That's five for each of us. If we maintain focus and keep our weapons armed and our wits about us, we can beat them." Dial nodded along with Viper and Ami. Trigger was skeptic. Was this what the Oracle had meant? Before he knew the five were already fighting. Dial used a mixture of focus with martial arts like Seraph to sweep them off their feet before filling them with holes.
Viper thrived on his katana along with focus. Five viruses' dropped to the ground, black liquid oozing from their bodies. Ami used her twelve gauge to put the viruses' out of their misery without question. Trigger fought them off using focus with martial arts and his revolver. They were the last of the viruses' to die. The five stood their taking breaths.
"Three agents and about forty viruses' down in one day. This is some kind of new record." Dial dusted off dirt from his trench coat.
"Dang thing tried to take an M16 from my trench coat."
"Do you have to carry so many weapons?"
"Yes I do. Thanks for asking." Ami sighed.
"Let's just find an exit and find out who the virus starter is."
"Probably a hacker in the real world."
"No one is dumb enough to make a virus."
"Who said he had to make it? He might've been infected with it and came in contact with someone. That would spread the virus to them and then to others." Ami was shocked at how Dial might've been right. Then who could it be? There wouldn't be enough time to check every ship in the real world before the virus took over Manhattan.
"Let's go." The four walked down the railroad path to an old abandoned station. The stairs were sealed off. It was probably sealed off since everything seemed to be crumbling apart. Bullet holes were line along the walls and there was a big dent in the subway tunnel ceiling. The phone rang.
"He's always right on the dot." Ami picked up. A silvery liquid covered her body and she disappeared. The phone dropped. Viper hung it up and was the next to exit. Trigger was after him. Seraph had disappeared. Dial smiled as he hung up the phone. That was always his pal. Disappearing mysteriously. His teacher of martial arts. He hung up the phone when the sealed stairway had a fist go through the concrete. Dial looked at it. The fist broke apart the rest of the concrete revealing an agent.
"Damn."
Chapter 3
The sleep had done the crew well. Ami had fallen asleep in the cockpit. Dial had put a blanket on her. He awoke. What a dream he had just had. A little red light on the box in front of Plug blinked. Plug put on his headset and flipped a switch.
"Operator." Seraph began speaking quickly.
"Come quickly. I need help." Plug was shocked that Seraph would take the liberty to call the ship.
"Okay." He woke everyone and told them why.
"Lets go." The four were put in the upload program. Dial hid two handguns up his sleeves. Viper took a katana and 4mm Uzi. Ami took a 12 gauge shotgun. Trigger took two sub machine guns. Dial took the liberty of strapping extra weapons to the inside of his leather trench coat. The four were finally uploaded into the Matrix. They put on their sunglasses and went to the subway. Seraph leaned against a wall.
"I wondered when you would be coming."
"Why did you call us?"
"The Oracle sensed a disturbance in the Matrix. It is somewhere within the subways, that's why the trains are late. Whatever it is, it is strong." The two handguns snapped from Dial's sleeves, into his hands.
"I guess we're lucky since there are many." Seraph held two handguns as well.
"Your right. Let us go find this disturbance." The four jumped onto the rails and wandered off into the dark. Everyone in the train station starred at them. Including three figures dressed in suits, glasses to their eyes and guns in hand.
"Kill them," they said in unison.
The five followed the train rails. Lights along the subway helped them find their path.
"See anything yet?"
"No." Seraph stopped.
"What is it Seraph?"
"I can feel the disturbance around me."
On the Athena, Plug's screens were going haywire as info scribbled down the screen.
"What the hell?" Something was wrong with the subway. Plug also recognized a certain coding going down the screen.
Ami's phone rang.
"What is it Plug?"
"Two things. Both aren't good. Something is seriously screwed up in the subway."
"We know that much already. What's the other bad thing you wanted to tell me?"
"Agents are following you."
"Great." She hung up the phone and put it away.
"What is it Ami?"
"Agents." Viper gritted his teeth.
"I hate agents." The five hurried faster down the subway. Ahead laid two lights. It was a train! Something was wrong though. Everything seemed fine, yet Seraph was still jumpy, looking around them.
"Lets check on board." The four climbed into the train while Seraph stood guard. He was the only one who could handle the agents. The seats were empty. Nothing seemed to have been on this train. They had turned back when Viper noticed a Starbucks Coffee Shop cup on the floor.
"People were on this train."
"Then where are they?" Their answer soon came. The roof hatches opened and several people fell into the car. They had strange markings on their faces. It was like nothing they had ever seen before, but they had heard about it from some of the people in Zion.
"They're infected with virus'."
"Oh great, so we got ballistic super beings to fight." Trigger armed both guns.
"MOVE." The three dropped to their stomachs as a storm of hot lead pierced the several viruses'. He stopped firing. The barrels of his gun smoked.
"Well, I'm out of ammo." The four began to walk away when the ceiling hatch opened behind them. Several dozen viruses' dropped into the car.
"RUN!" The four ran out of the car. Seraph used a swift kick to break Agent Smith's neck. He turned and saw the four lock the door to the train.
"What is it?"
"Virus'." Seraph reloaded his guns. Everyone took firing positions and Trigger drew a revolver. The metal door began to dent.
"We can't let them leave the subway or they'll infect more people."
"Then we won't leave until they're fully ventilated." The metal door flew off its hinges and the five began shooting at the virus' that were pouring out of the train. The virus' had the five circled in minutes. The five began reloading their weapons.
"We're utterly screwed right now."
"It's not over until the fat lady sings as they say."
"Well that was before she got infected with a virus," remarked Jordan.
"What now?" Seraph spoke up.
"I count about twenty-five. That's five for each of us. If we maintain focus and keep our weapons armed and our wits about us, we can beat them." Dial nodded along with Viper and Ami. Trigger was skeptic. Was this what the Oracle had meant? Before he knew the five were already fighting. Dial used a mixture of focus with martial arts like Seraph to sweep them off their feet before filling them with holes.
Viper thrived on his katana along with focus. Five viruses' dropped to the ground, black liquid oozing from their bodies. Ami used her twelve gauge to put the viruses' out of their misery without question. Trigger fought them off using focus with martial arts and his revolver. They were the last of the viruses' to die. The five stood their taking breaths.
"Three agents and about forty viruses' down in one day. This is some kind of new record." Dial dusted off dirt from his trench coat.
"Dang thing tried to take an M16 from my trench coat."
"Do you have to carry so many weapons?"
"Yes I do. Thanks for asking." Ami sighed.
"Let's just find an exit and find out who the virus starter is."
"Probably a hacker in the real world."
"No one is dumb enough to make a virus."
"Who said he had to make it? He might've been infected with it and came in contact with someone. That would spread the virus to them and then to others." Ami was shocked at how Dial might've been right. Then who could it be? There wouldn't be enough time to check every ship in the real world before the virus took over Manhattan.
"Let's go." The four walked down the railroad path to an old abandoned station. The stairs were sealed off. It was probably sealed off since everything seemed to be crumbling apart. Bullet holes were line along the walls and there was a big dent in the subway tunnel ceiling. The phone rang.
"He's always right on the dot." Ami picked up. A silvery liquid covered her body and she disappeared. The phone dropped. Viper hung it up and was the next to exit. Trigger was after him. Seraph had disappeared. Dial smiled as he hung up the phone. That was always his pal. Disappearing mysteriously. His teacher of martial arts. He hung up the phone when the sealed stairway had a fist go through the concrete. Dial looked at it. The fist broke apart the rest of the concrete revealing an agent.
"Damn."