I want to go back to
Believing in everything and knowing nothing at all
Evanescence "Fields of innocence"
"When I first saw you, I trusted you. Maybe it was due to your programmed abilities, may be not. It doesn't matter now. It never mattered to me." Trinity was speaking very quietly, but her words still echoed in Devils head. Trinity's opinion mattered. If she could convince her, she could convince Neo, who would convince Morpheus and Niobe in his turn. But more than that Devil wanted her friend to believe her and to accept her. Meanwhile Trinity continued. "I still trust you and I still believe in you. Morpheus once said I needed a little sibling and I answered there were no one worth around. Things had changed since then. I'm used to think about you as of my little sister."
Only now Devil had realized, she was holding her breath. Her voice trembled a little, when she answered. "I'd be honored to be your sister Trinity." For a moment program inside her disappeared, taken aback by emotions. But only for a moment. "Only that programs do not have sisters nor brothers." Inner voice reminded to her. Devil regained her concentration. " You have to leave now."
"Why?" Neo asked puzzled. " This is just another program and I can deal with Smith easily. "
Devil smirked sarcastically. "Remember how you dealing with Sentinels ended last time?"
"That was…" Neo started.
"Besides," Devil continued interrupting him. "you have far more important things to do. You are destined to win the war. The only way I can help you is to handle the battles."
"Ok." Morpheus started slowly. "So we enter that door and? What waits us there?"
"I don't know." Devil admitted. "You'll enter the real world, but I have absolutely no idea of what awaits you there. May be you'll wake up in a pod, surrounded by Sentinels at the dead Earth. May be you'll find another Zion there, may be not. May be you'll find that the war is over, may be you'll find that there is no hope left. I don't know. The only way to find out is to enter this door."
"And what about others?" Niobe asked. "We leave and they stay here? Dodn't you think they have right to know?"
"Don't you think people in the Matrix have right to know they are living the lie?" Devil asked sarcastically. "But you say they are not ready yet. And I say that Zion is not ready to know the truth yet. I'll tell those who are ready when the time comes."
"So let's see if I got you right." Morpheus looked into Devil's eyes. "You want four of us to go into the world we know nothing about, without telling anyone and totally unprepared."
Devil nodded. "That's right. Oh, and you forgot about you ending the war. But that comes mostly to Neo." She suddenly smiled. "And what preparations were you talking about? Permission from Council? Imagine their reaction if you would ask for one."
All five of them laughed. Devil was first to stop. "Time to leave." She said getting up.
"But…" Neo started.
"No "but"." Devil interrupted. "It's time for you to leave. Goodbye." She seemed totally calm, nothing written on her face or seen in her eyes. She was just a program completing her task, why should she feel something? Next few minutes were nothing but a blur for her. There were goodbyes, last-minute-words, hugs but she could as well not to be there. Only when the door closed behind the only family she ever had, she allowed herself to feel. Tears were streaming down her face. She thought about herself as of a human for too long. She actually became as weak as humans were. The problem was she couldn't allow herself to be weak. Not until the job was done. But those people had been her family for too long time. She just couldn't imagine her life without them. Alone. She had to get used to being alone.
"I believe there is still hope." Devil whispered silently wiping the tears away. Hope. Something machines never knew and never had.
Scratching noise could be heard from the entrance. It looked like Smith and his Sentinels had almost gotten rid of the door. Devil smiled weakly through the tears. It was time to get rid of them now. And then… Then she would pay a little visit to her so-called "parents". Rules had changed. If she had to play this game she might as well enjoy it.
A/N: I know it took me such a long time to write such a small chapter. Shame on me, but this is really not my fault. At first I hadn't had a chance to get to the computer and now I'm have to study for my exams. Anyway, that was supposed to be the last chapter. I'm thinking about writing the epilogue though. What do you think?
Believing in everything and knowing nothing at all
Evanescence "Fields of innocence"
"When I first saw you, I trusted you. Maybe it was due to your programmed abilities, may be not. It doesn't matter now. It never mattered to me." Trinity was speaking very quietly, but her words still echoed in Devils head. Trinity's opinion mattered. If she could convince her, she could convince Neo, who would convince Morpheus and Niobe in his turn. But more than that Devil wanted her friend to believe her and to accept her. Meanwhile Trinity continued. "I still trust you and I still believe in you. Morpheus once said I needed a little sibling and I answered there were no one worth around. Things had changed since then. I'm used to think about you as of my little sister."
Only now Devil had realized, she was holding her breath. Her voice trembled a little, when she answered. "I'd be honored to be your sister Trinity." For a moment program inside her disappeared, taken aback by emotions. But only for a moment. "Only that programs do not have sisters nor brothers." Inner voice reminded to her. Devil regained her concentration. " You have to leave now."
"Why?" Neo asked puzzled. " This is just another program and I can deal with Smith easily. "
Devil smirked sarcastically. "Remember how you dealing with Sentinels ended last time?"
"That was…" Neo started.
"Besides," Devil continued interrupting him. "you have far more important things to do. You are destined to win the war. The only way I can help you is to handle the battles."
"Ok." Morpheus started slowly. "So we enter that door and? What waits us there?"
"I don't know." Devil admitted. "You'll enter the real world, but I have absolutely no idea of what awaits you there. May be you'll wake up in a pod, surrounded by Sentinels at the dead Earth. May be you'll find another Zion there, may be not. May be you'll find that the war is over, may be you'll find that there is no hope left. I don't know. The only way to find out is to enter this door."
"And what about others?" Niobe asked. "We leave and they stay here? Dodn't you think they have right to know?"
"Don't you think people in the Matrix have right to know they are living the lie?" Devil asked sarcastically. "But you say they are not ready yet. And I say that Zion is not ready to know the truth yet. I'll tell those who are ready when the time comes."
"So let's see if I got you right." Morpheus looked into Devil's eyes. "You want four of us to go into the world we know nothing about, without telling anyone and totally unprepared."
Devil nodded. "That's right. Oh, and you forgot about you ending the war. But that comes mostly to Neo." She suddenly smiled. "And what preparations were you talking about? Permission from Council? Imagine their reaction if you would ask for one."
All five of them laughed. Devil was first to stop. "Time to leave." She said getting up.
"But…" Neo started.
"No "but"." Devil interrupted. "It's time for you to leave. Goodbye." She seemed totally calm, nothing written on her face or seen in her eyes. She was just a program completing her task, why should she feel something? Next few minutes were nothing but a blur for her. There were goodbyes, last-minute-words, hugs but she could as well not to be there. Only when the door closed behind the only family she ever had, she allowed herself to feel. Tears were streaming down her face. She thought about herself as of a human for too long. She actually became as weak as humans were. The problem was she couldn't allow herself to be weak. Not until the job was done. But those people had been her family for too long time. She just couldn't imagine her life without them. Alone. She had to get used to being alone.
"I believe there is still hope." Devil whispered silently wiping the tears away. Hope. Something machines never knew and never had.
Scratching noise could be heard from the entrance. It looked like Smith and his Sentinels had almost gotten rid of the door. Devil smiled weakly through the tears. It was time to get rid of them now. And then… Then she would pay a little visit to her so-called "parents". Rules had changed. If she had to play this game she might as well enjoy it.
A/N: I know it took me such a long time to write such a small chapter. Shame on me, but this is really not my fault. At first I hadn't had a chance to get to the computer and now I'm have to study for my exams. Anyway, that was supposed to be the last chapter. I'm thinking about writing the epilogue though. What do you think?