Chapter 7 - Out and About
A/N: helloo everybody! I know I haven't written for like 5 years, but that's ok! I hope my work is getting better!
We looked around and saw wires that went on forever and countless screens. We saw somebody in front of all the monitors, so we walked over to see who it was.
"Hey Tank!" We all remembered who he was.
"Hi girls, you feel better?"
"Yeah we're fine."
"Well I think Morpheus would like to hear from you guys. He's in the mess hall right now."
So we all walked into the "dining room" and there was 3 bowls of snot waiting for us, and Morpheus.
"You ok?"
"Yeah, I think so," Strip said.
"Good, because today you start your training, and soon you will be going into the Matrix. Eat up; you're going to need your energy."
We all sat down near a bowl already placed for us, and one thing came to mind. Tasty Wheat. As if on cue, we all burst out laughing hysterically and Morpheus looked at us with confusion, which you rarely get to see. Therefore, Zefyr, Strip and I started reciting what took us so long for memorize, Mouse's speech.
"How did the machines know what tasty wheat tasted like? Maybe they got it wrong. What I think tasty wheat tasted like was really like oatmeal, or tuna fish! That makes you think about a lot of things. Take chicken for exa- -he he!" We couldn't stop laughing until we looked at Morpheus. He looked like he was about to explode.
"I knew I should never have done this," he said as he shook his head.
We just kept on laughing, and I took another spoonful of the Tasty Wheat. Just as I was ready to go throw the Tasty Wheat in the trash (if there even was a trash can) Tank came running in and said quietly, "We have a slight problem."
"Well, what is it?" Morpheus questioned.
"I think you need to come see it for yourself. You three come too."
"Uh, I think we have names ya know," Strip said under her breath.
We all walked up to the main computer area, and I said, "Well, what is it? A sentinel attack?"
"No, not quite. Can't you see-, oh yeah, you guys can't read the code yet," Tank answered.
"Well then, what is it?" Zefyr asked.
"There is some strange activity going around in your town."
"What's going on? Something back at Aqua's house?"
"No, not quite. There's a lot of commotion going on at your school."
"Not strange for a high school full of kids."
"Yeah I know, but.Oh no...One of the teachers just became an agent! And someone's getting.kidnapped?
SOMEWHERE IN A DARK ROOM...
"Let me go!" Blaze screamed.
"Not until you give me what I want," said the agent.
"And what would that be..."
"Your 3 little friends, and your powers."
"What powers?"
"Don't play dumb with me!" the agent yelled. He cracked his neck and started to draw his gun to prove who was in control. With rage, Blaze turned to the henchman and shook his arms yelling "LET ME GO!"
Blaze felt a surge of power go through his hands. The agent's face became torn with agony. He exploded into flames and eventually into dust.
Blaze's face was speechless. He did have a power.
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"Strip, I have been trying to contact him by his cell phone but there's no answer. I am getting worried," I said.
"So am I. I can't believe Morpheus won't let us in the matrix. I don't care if it's a trap! All I know is that we need to go help Blaze," Strip said.
"How? We could never get out of here without Morpheus's permission," Zefyr said.
I turned from Strip and Zefyr, still evaluating the situation.
"Let me into the Matrix," I said.
"WHAT!?" said Strip.
"It's better if just one of us goes in. This way we will still have people back here to bail us out."
With that said, Strip helped me get into the Matrix.
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I walked around the school a bit not knowing where to start. Oh no, I forgot.our school was full of security cameras, so anybody could be watching my every move. Thank God I practiced dodging the cameras during my boring student aid day. (AN: Actually happened!) The school was huge, and he could be anywhere, and he may even be somewhere else now. Maybe it would have been smart to ask Tank where Blaze was before I left, but then he would have seen me get hooked in. I was still looking around aimlessly, with Blaze nowhere to be found. Well a teacher got tuned into an agent, maybe he was still in a class.too bad I don't know his schedule! Schedule copies were usually in the locker, so that was the next best thing. At least I know where that is.and it's a kick-open. I got to his locker when the coast was clear, and kicked it, hoping the sound wouldn't alarm anybody.
"Oh God, just his backpack and a bunch of books," I whispered under my breath, rummaging through random papers. Suddenly, I could see a dark room, and Blaze was standing there, looking at his hands. This is just like before.these premonitions. This room looked vaguely familiar, and I finally realized that it was the same place where Zefyr, Strip, and I first realized that something strange was going on. I ran for it, still staying out of sight of cameras, until I saw the room in front of me. I still had no clue how to get in, and I could have sworn that last time there was a door.
I started knocking on wall, trying to get Blaze's attention, but knew it wouldn't do much good through the thick cement. I could sense that he was still in there, and he was thinking deeply about something. I couldn't shout, there was too great a chance somebody else would hear me, and he probably wasn't paying attention anyway. I kept knocking; moving all around the walls, until something finally stopped me. My entire hand had fallen into the solid wall, and as I walked closer, my arm became devoured. I stumbled through the enchanted spot until I was entirely inside the small room.
"Blaze!"
"Aqua, how did you get here!?"
"I don't know. I just, well, fell through the wall!"
"That must have been how I got in here; I don't remember anything after class."
Noticing the ashes on the floor, I asked Blaze what the hell happened.
"Aqua, something weird is going on. Some agent kidnapped me and somehow got me here. I was so angry and he kept taunting me about powers that he wanted. A few seconds later after I moved my hands up, he exploded!"
"What? Really? I found you here because I touched books in your locker and it somehow gave me a vision that you were here. Then I felt your cries for help..."
"You have a lot of explaining to do when you get back. The only problem is, now there are agents after me, and I can't escape the matrix. You should get out soon; I could even turn into an agent at any second."
"I can't just leave you here! Umm.can you run so fast that you break the barriers of the matrix? Or maybe fall off a cliff believing that you won't really die? God.this is going to be harder then I thought. Well at least you have your power to blow things up.Hmm, what to do. Try getting to your house. Don't take any main roads, the less people you see, the better. Don't answer the door, don't talk to strangers! Well probably contact you by phone, if your phone's not tapped by now."
"Ok, and by the way.do you have an exit?"
Oh no. I had never thought about that. I didn't have a cell phone, and even if I did, I wouldn't know what number to call to reach the Neb.
"You don't happen to have your cell phone with you, do you?" I asked, hopefully.
"Of course not! I left it at home since they are banned and all.I guess we'll both be going there."
It was a long walk/run/jog or whatever you want to call it. Blaze's house was a lot farther away from the school then mine. I'm just glad that there weren't many people along the way. Finally we got to his house and walked inside quietly. We locked the doors, and I picked up the telephone receiver. There were some faint clicks underneath the sound of the dial tone, so I knew the line was tapped.
"The line is tapped, let me see your cell," I asked Blaze.
He got it off the table and handed it to me. "This better work."
"I hope it does." I stood there looking at the buttons, clueless on what to call. Dialing 0 is for the normal operator.maybe it could get me the Neb.you never know.
"Operator," called out a deep male voice.
"Umm, hi.I uhh.just wanted to.umm."
"Aqua, is that you?"
"Yeah! I was hoping you would recognize my voice. I need an exit, and a freeing for one of my friends here," I said hopefully.
"I can get you an easy exit, there's one right next door, but your little friend will have to wait. You know only Morpheus can decide whether or not to free somebody."
"Tank! An agent is going to come if he's not freed yet!"
"I'm sorry, but I can't do anything. Your exit is the house to the right, nobody's home, and the back door is open. Just jump over the fence. Get there, now."
The line went dead and I saw that I had no choice. "I have to go. I promise we'll get you out soon. Just stay away from as many people as you can. Only use your power if you absolutely must; you don't want to draw attention to yourself."
With that, I left, running out back to the house on the right. I put the ringing phone to my ear, and woke up with a big bald head hovering over me, not looking one bit pleased.
A/N: helloo everybody! I know I haven't written for like 5 years, but that's ok! I hope my work is getting better!
We looked around and saw wires that went on forever and countless screens. We saw somebody in front of all the monitors, so we walked over to see who it was.
"Hey Tank!" We all remembered who he was.
"Hi girls, you feel better?"
"Yeah we're fine."
"Well I think Morpheus would like to hear from you guys. He's in the mess hall right now."
So we all walked into the "dining room" and there was 3 bowls of snot waiting for us, and Morpheus.
"You ok?"
"Yeah, I think so," Strip said.
"Good, because today you start your training, and soon you will be going into the Matrix. Eat up; you're going to need your energy."
We all sat down near a bowl already placed for us, and one thing came to mind. Tasty Wheat. As if on cue, we all burst out laughing hysterically and Morpheus looked at us with confusion, which you rarely get to see. Therefore, Zefyr, Strip and I started reciting what took us so long for memorize, Mouse's speech.
"How did the machines know what tasty wheat tasted like? Maybe they got it wrong. What I think tasty wheat tasted like was really like oatmeal, or tuna fish! That makes you think about a lot of things. Take chicken for exa- -he he!" We couldn't stop laughing until we looked at Morpheus. He looked like he was about to explode.
"I knew I should never have done this," he said as he shook his head.
We just kept on laughing, and I took another spoonful of the Tasty Wheat. Just as I was ready to go throw the Tasty Wheat in the trash (if there even was a trash can) Tank came running in and said quietly, "We have a slight problem."
"Well, what is it?" Morpheus questioned.
"I think you need to come see it for yourself. You three come too."
"Uh, I think we have names ya know," Strip said under her breath.
We all walked up to the main computer area, and I said, "Well, what is it? A sentinel attack?"
"No, not quite. Can't you see-, oh yeah, you guys can't read the code yet," Tank answered.
"Well then, what is it?" Zefyr asked.
"There is some strange activity going around in your town."
"What's going on? Something back at Aqua's house?"
"No, not quite. There's a lot of commotion going on at your school."
"Not strange for a high school full of kids."
"Yeah I know, but.Oh no...One of the teachers just became an agent! And someone's getting.kidnapped?
SOMEWHERE IN A DARK ROOM...
"Let me go!" Blaze screamed.
"Not until you give me what I want," said the agent.
"And what would that be..."
"Your 3 little friends, and your powers."
"What powers?"
"Don't play dumb with me!" the agent yelled. He cracked his neck and started to draw his gun to prove who was in control. With rage, Blaze turned to the henchman and shook his arms yelling "LET ME GO!"
Blaze felt a surge of power go through his hands. The agent's face became torn with agony. He exploded into flames and eventually into dust.
Blaze's face was speechless. He did have a power.
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"Strip, I have been trying to contact him by his cell phone but there's no answer. I am getting worried," I said.
"So am I. I can't believe Morpheus won't let us in the matrix. I don't care if it's a trap! All I know is that we need to go help Blaze," Strip said.
"How? We could never get out of here without Morpheus's permission," Zefyr said.
I turned from Strip and Zefyr, still evaluating the situation.
"Let me into the Matrix," I said.
"WHAT!?" said Strip.
"It's better if just one of us goes in. This way we will still have people back here to bail us out."
With that said, Strip helped me get into the Matrix.
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I walked around the school a bit not knowing where to start. Oh no, I forgot.our school was full of security cameras, so anybody could be watching my every move. Thank God I practiced dodging the cameras during my boring student aid day. (AN: Actually happened!) The school was huge, and he could be anywhere, and he may even be somewhere else now. Maybe it would have been smart to ask Tank where Blaze was before I left, but then he would have seen me get hooked in. I was still looking around aimlessly, with Blaze nowhere to be found. Well a teacher got tuned into an agent, maybe he was still in a class.too bad I don't know his schedule! Schedule copies were usually in the locker, so that was the next best thing. At least I know where that is.and it's a kick-open. I got to his locker when the coast was clear, and kicked it, hoping the sound wouldn't alarm anybody.
"Oh God, just his backpack and a bunch of books," I whispered under my breath, rummaging through random papers. Suddenly, I could see a dark room, and Blaze was standing there, looking at his hands. This is just like before.these premonitions. This room looked vaguely familiar, and I finally realized that it was the same place where Zefyr, Strip, and I first realized that something strange was going on. I ran for it, still staying out of sight of cameras, until I saw the room in front of me. I still had no clue how to get in, and I could have sworn that last time there was a door.
I started knocking on wall, trying to get Blaze's attention, but knew it wouldn't do much good through the thick cement. I could sense that he was still in there, and he was thinking deeply about something. I couldn't shout, there was too great a chance somebody else would hear me, and he probably wasn't paying attention anyway. I kept knocking; moving all around the walls, until something finally stopped me. My entire hand had fallen into the solid wall, and as I walked closer, my arm became devoured. I stumbled through the enchanted spot until I was entirely inside the small room.
"Blaze!"
"Aqua, how did you get here!?"
"I don't know. I just, well, fell through the wall!"
"That must have been how I got in here; I don't remember anything after class."
Noticing the ashes on the floor, I asked Blaze what the hell happened.
"Aqua, something weird is going on. Some agent kidnapped me and somehow got me here. I was so angry and he kept taunting me about powers that he wanted. A few seconds later after I moved my hands up, he exploded!"
"What? Really? I found you here because I touched books in your locker and it somehow gave me a vision that you were here. Then I felt your cries for help..."
"You have a lot of explaining to do when you get back. The only problem is, now there are agents after me, and I can't escape the matrix. You should get out soon; I could even turn into an agent at any second."
"I can't just leave you here! Umm.can you run so fast that you break the barriers of the matrix? Or maybe fall off a cliff believing that you won't really die? God.this is going to be harder then I thought. Well at least you have your power to blow things up.Hmm, what to do. Try getting to your house. Don't take any main roads, the less people you see, the better. Don't answer the door, don't talk to strangers! Well probably contact you by phone, if your phone's not tapped by now."
"Ok, and by the way.do you have an exit?"
Oh no. I had never thought about that. I didn't have a cell phone, and even if I did, I wouldn't know what number to call to reach the Neb.
"You don't happen to have your cell phone with you, do you?" I asked, hopefully.
"Of course not! I left it at home since they are banned and all.I guess we'll both be going there."
It was a long walk/run/jog or whatever you want to call it. Blaze's house was a lot farther away from the school then mine. I'm just glad that there weren't many people along the way. Finally we got to his house and walked inside quietly. We locked the doors, and I picked up the telephone receiver. There were some faint clicks underneath the sound of the dial tone, so I knew the line was tapped.
"The line is tapped, let me see your cell," I asked Blaze.
He got it off the table and handed it to me. "This better work."
"I hope it does." I stood there looking at the buttons, clueless on what to call. Dialing 0 is for the normal operator.maybe it could get me the Neb.you never know.
"Operator," called out a deep male voice.
"Umm, hi.I uhh.just wanted to.umm."
"Aqua, is that you?"
"Yeah! I was hoping you would recognize my voice. I need an exit, and a freeing for one of my friends here," I said hopefully.
"I can get you an easy exit, there's one right next door, but your little friend will have to wait. You know only Morpheus can decide whether or not to free somebody."
"Tank! An agent is going to come if he's not freed yet!"
"I'm sorry, but I can't do anything. Your exit is the house to the right, nobody's home, and the back door is open. Just jump over the fence. Get there, now."
The line went dead and I saw that I had no choice. "I have to go. I promise we'll get you out soon. Just stay away from as many people as you can. Only use your power if you absolutely must; you don't want to draw attention to yourself."
With that, I left, running out back to the house on the right. I put the ringing phone to my ear, and woke up with a big bald head hovering over me, not looking one bit pleased.