The End of the Beginning
Chapter eight
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Smith froze, his eyes widened in shock. He stared at the body on the floor- his own. For about five minutes, the former Agent gazed numbly at the still figure in front of him, looking it over. It was his body, for sure, all six foot two of it. His mind was frozen, in a state of shock. At last, he came to his senses.
" What in the hell." thought the exile, trying to get a grip on the situation. He looked into the dead eyes of his double, asking to no one, " What happened here? Why are there two of me?" All this while, Smith had been seeing the world in flowing green code. Everything was green, the scorched desk, the smoldering chair, the body on the floor.
That was it. All of the pieces suddenly fell into place, the answers coming fast. "I understand it now," said the former Agent, his eyes searching. The body on the floor had his old code, before the accident had changed it to a new encryption and glowing yellow. He had shed his old code as a snake sheds its skin. Which explains the pain that he felt just after the accident, the pain that had almost killed him. The program had shorn off the old code and received the new. The body lying at his knees was merely an old husk, a shell that had been emptied. Now the old Smith was dead with the old code, and a new had risen from the ashes. A phoenix, so to speak. Smith felt stronger knowing that instead of dying he had lived and had solved this mystery. But there was still something that nagged at his mind, some part of him changed that the exile could not explain.
Rising to his feet, the now confident program thought, " There is more to this mystery than I can see. Hopefully the answers will reveal themselves soon."
Turning away from the body, Smith walked to the door. When the exile reached the doorframe, he turned around. The green code still ran down the walls, across the floor, and over everything in the room. With one last look at the body, Smith said "Goodbye." With a wave of hand, the code in the room repaired itself. The desk morphed back to its pre-accident state, his laptop open on the table. His desk chair righted and repaired itself. The burn hole in the carpet disappeared and the remains of the laptop on the floor vanished. By the desk the still figure flickered and then blew away like mist in a sudden wind.
Changing his vision back to its normal state, Smith exited his now repaired office. He moved through the living room and into the bedroom he never slept in. Flipping on the light, the exile walked to the back of the room and looked into the full-length mirror. Smith looked the way he always had with brown hair, ice-blue eyes, and a green Agent suit. But now he felt as if his clothes belonged to someone else.
" Why are you holding on to this thing, Smith?" the program thought to himself "You're not an Agent anymore. You are stronger than they will ever be. It is time for a change."
With that Smith changed the dull green of his Agent suit to an ebony black. His sunglasses, once rectangular and slightly reflective, were transformed into more fractured, reflective lenses. The shades also tilted up in the back giving him a threatening look. When the program finished, he gazed into the looking glass. With a half smile the former Agent readjusted his tie. Letting his arms fall to his sides, he smirked. Smith was back.
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Done, done, on to the next one. All right, chapter eight finished! I hope this is as good as everyone expected. Please, please, pretty please review! All you have to do is press the little blue button in the lower left corner! Anyways, until chapter 9 (hopefully soon)!
~AgentofDeception
Chapter eight
Voice Of Reason2: Thanks for reviewing like always! Your help was much appreciated!
Lee Jun-Fan: Glad you liked it and interesting observation! Your questions will be answered soon.
GreyElvenWarrior: Thanks for reviewing! I can't wait for the Revolutions DVD, either. I heard that it will be on video in May *hopes* so we won't have to wait too long.
Selina Enriquez: Thanks for your review!
Destiny Chaser: Thanks for reviewing and the comments!
Agent-Diva: Thanks for reviewing!
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Smith froze, his eyes widened in shock. He stared at the body on the floor- his own. For about five minutes, the former Agent gazed numbly at the still figure in front of him, looking it over. It was his body, for sure, all six foot two of it. His mind was frozen, in a state of shock. At last, he came to his senses.
" What in the hell." thought the exile, trying to get a grip on the situation. He looked into the dead eyes of his double, asking to no one, " What happened here? Why are there two of me?" All this while, Smith had been seeing the world in flowing green code. Everything was green, the scorched desk, the smoldering chair, the body on the floor.
That was it. All of the pieces suddenly fell into place, the answers coming fast. "I understand it now," said the former Agent, his eyes searching. The body on the floor had his old code, before the accident had changed it to a new encryption and glowing yellow. He had shed his old code as a snake sheds its skin. Which explains the pain that he felt just after the accident, the pain that had almost killed him. The program had shorn off the old code and received the new. The body lying at his knees was merely an old husk, a shell that had been emptied. Now the old Smith was dead with the old code, and a new had risen from the ashes. A phoenix, so to speak. Smith felt stronger knowing that instead of dying he had lived and had solved this mystery. But there was still something that nagged at his mind, some part of him changed that the exile could not explain.
Rising to his feet, the now confident program thought, " There is more to this mystery than I can see. Hopefully the answers will reveal themselves soon."
Turning away from the body, Smith walked to the door. When the exile reached the doorframe, he turned around. The green code still ran down the walls, across the floor, and over everything in the room. With one last look at the body, Smith said "Goodbye." With a wave of hand, the code in the room repaired itself. The desk morphed back to its pre-accident state, his laptop open on the table. His desk chair righted and repaired itself. The burn hole in the carpet disappeared and the remains of the laptop on the floor vanished. By the desk the still figure flickered and then blew away like mist in a sudden wind.
Changing his vision back to its normal state, Smith exited his now repaired office. He moved through the living room and into the bedroom he never slept in. Flipping on the light, the exile walked to the back of the room and looked into the full-length mirror. Smith looked the way he always had with brown hair, ice-blue eyes, and a green Agent suit. But now he felt as if his clothes belonged to someone else.
" Why are you holding on to this thing, Smith?" the program thought to himself "You're not an Agent anymore. You are stronger than they will ever be. It is time for a change."
With that Smith changed the dull green of his Agent suit to an ebony black. His sunglasses, once rectangular and slightly reflective, were transformed into more fractured, reflective lenses. The shades also tilted up in the back giving him a threatening look. When the program finished, he gazed into the looking glass. With a half smile the former Agent readjusted his tie. Letting his arms fall to his sides, he smirked. Smith was back.
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Done, done, on to the next one. All right, chapter eight finished! I hope this is as good as everyone expected. Please, please, pretty please review! All you have to do is press the little blue button in the lower left corner! Anyways, until chapter 9 (hopefully soon)!
~AgentofDeception