Chapter 8
To Rescue or Not to Rescue
A/N: Howdy everyone, welcome back to the marvelous messed up world of the Matrix. I know it has been forever since I last updated, but with school and all, things can get a little hectic. Well, have fun.
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"Umm, hi?" I said trying to make the mood a bit lighter, but I was failing miserably.
"WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING??" Morpheus yelled at me. Strip detached the plug from my head and gave me a not-so reassuring smile.
"I'm sorry, I just.."
"Don't blame her, I said she should do it," Zefyr said.
I can't believe she's taking the blame! I was the one to put myself into the matrix.
"It's my fault too!" Strip exclaimed. "If it wasn't for me, she would have never gone in." I gave them strange looks, but was thankful that I maybe I wouldn't get my ass kicked as badly now.
"How did you ever think you could go in and not get killed? You knew that there were agents there. I just want to know, are you OUT OF YOUR MIND?"
Wow. This was really weird. I could imagine Trinity or even Tank yelling at us like this, but never Morpheus. I was expecting him to yell "go to your room!" any second.
"I'm sorry! You know we couldn't just let him stay there! Did you really want an agent to kill him?!" Zefyr exclaimed.
"Somebody actually with some training could have gone in. You had no experience on what to do! No weapons, no directions, nothing!"
"Well I got out just fine," I said as I got up out of the chair and walked to my room. Zefyr and Strip followed me back. They were trying to smile, but they were just as bad as me at faking it.
"Umm, that went..well?" Strip said.
"Ugh, I knew I shouldn't have done it, but I wasn't going to let Blaze stay there!"
"It's ok. We wouldn't have helped you if we didn't think it was right."
"There's something else I need to tell you guys. I know it sounds stupid, but it's true. I think we have powers." Now, Strip started cracking up hysterically, and Zefyr looked confused.
"You mean like magical I-can-levitate-and-fly powers?" Zefyr asked skeptically.
"Um, I'm not so sure about that, but I know I get some sort of premonition."
"Woah! Like you can see the future?" Strip asked.
"Not quite. I've only seen the present, but in other places."
"Do you think we have powers too?"
"I don't know, maybe. But guess who else I know has powers."
"Who?" they both asked in unison.
"You're not guessing!"
"Just tell us!"
"Blaze."
"Really? What can he do?" Zefyr wondered.
"He blows up objects, and even people."
"Wow, you don't want to get on his bad side."
"Yeah, how come he got the kick-ass power?"
"Just tell us what happened when you were in the Matrix."
* * *
Later that night, Zefyr and I were laying on their beds, talking.
"You have to tell the rest of the crew." Zefyr said to me.
"About what?" I said in my half-asleep daze.
"Uh, Blaze, your powers."
"I have the feeling that Morpheus doesn't really want to be bothered by me right now."
"Well, don't forget about Tank, Neo, and Trinity."
"Can't we just wait until morning? I need my sleep!"
"Uh, hun, there is no morning here. Remember, no sun?"
"Oh well, you know what I mean."
"But anyway, do you really want to keep Blaze waiting there for another 8 hours? You should have said something a long time ago."
"Oh fine, I guess I'll pay "the one" a visit. Wanna come with me?"
"Sure, let's try to go without waking up Strip."
We walked over to Neo & Trinity's room. The door was shut as usual, but when we knocked, there still was no sound.
"Oh well, they're probably sleeping."
'There's still Tank. I already told him that I needed to help one of my friends on the phone."
"Why didn't you say so?! Arg, why does everybody have to lack common sense around here?"
* * *
"Hey!"
"Hi Tank."
"Hey girls. Come sit down." He said, motioning towards the bench.
"Remember before I told you I needed a freeing for a friend?"
"Who's this "friend" of yours?"
"Blaze. But I think there is something else you need to know"
"And that would be?.."
"Well..I know it sounds stupid.."
"What is it?? Just spit it out!"
"Um, I think I have..a..power."
"I don't believe this!" Huh? I gave Zefyr the "I told ya so" look. "I thought Morpheus was insane.."
"Wait what? Morpheus knew about this?" Zefyr's voice started to rise. "You've got to be kidding me!"
"Well I don't think he exactly knew, but he did say that there was something different in the code about you three. That's why he wanted to get you out. But wait, what does this have to do with Blaze?"
"It's not just us. Blaze has a power too."
"How? That's impossible. Morpheus searched that code so many times he was certain it was only you three."
"I saw the pile of ashes on the floor. He was able to blow up an agent!"
"No, he can't. Only Neo can destroy agents. Did you actually see him blow up an agent?"
"Well, no. But why else would a random pile of ashes be there? Wait..why would ashes be there? Aren't agents programs?"
"Their form imitates the human body, and if a human body is burning, there's going to be something left. But after the mainframe will realize what happened, they will probably clean the mess up."
"O..K..but can you please still talk to Morpheus about getting him out? He could be very valuable to this ship you know.."
"Fine. I'm still not sure if this is the best idea though."
* * *
Tank walked into Morpheus' room, and it was a few minutes before they came out. We all were starting to get worried, but then they finally came out.
"We're going in to get Blaze. I don't want you to come, but you're not going to listen to me anyway. Go get ready." Morpheus said before he turned around and walked away.
To Rescue or Not to Rescue
A/N: Howdy everyone, welcome back to the marvelous messed up world of the Matrix. I know it has been forever since I last updated, but with school and all, things can get a little hectic. Well, have fun.
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"Umm, hi?" I said trying to make the mood a bit lighter, but I was failing miserably.
"WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING??" Morpheus yelled at me. Strip detached the plug from my head and gave me a not-so reassuring smile.
"I'm sorry, I just.."
"Don't blame her, I said she should do it," Zefyr said.
I can't believe she's taking the blame! I was the one to put myself into the matrix.
"It's my fault too!" Strip exclaimed. "If it wasn't for me, she would have never gone in." I gave them strange looks, but was thankful that I maybe I wouldn't get my ass kicked as badly now.
"How did you ever think you could go in and not get killed? You knew that there were agents there. I just want to know, are you OUT OF YOUR MIND?"
Wow. This was really weird. I could imagine Trinity or even Tank yelling at us like this, but never Morpheus. I was expecting him to yell "go to your room!" any second.
"I'm sorry! You know we couldn't just let him stay there! Did you really want an agent to kill him?!" Zefyr exclaimed.
"Somebody actually with some training could have gone in. You had no experience on what to do! No weapons, no directions, nothing!"
"Well I got out just fine," I said as I got up out of the chair and walked to my room. Zefyr and Strip followed me back. They were trying to smile, but they were just as bad as me at faking it.
"Umm, that went..well?" Strip said.
"Ugh, I knew I shouldn't have done it, but I wasn't going to let Blaze stay there!"
"It's ok. We wouldn't have helped you if we didn't think it was right."
"There's something else I need to tell you guys. I know it sounds stupid, but it's true. I think we have powers." Now, Strip started cracking up hysterically, and Zefyr looked confused.
"You mean like magical I-can-levitate-and-fly powers?" Zefyr asked skeptically.
"Um, I'm not so sure about that, but I know I get some sort of premonition."
"Woah! Like you can see the future?" Strip asked.
"Not quite. I've only seen the present, but in other places."
"Do you think we have powers too?"
"I don't know, maybe. But guess who else I know has powers."
"Who?" they both asked in unison.
"You're not guessing!"
"Just tell us!"
"Blaze."
"Really? What can he do?" Zefyr wondered.
"He blows up objects, and even people."
"Wow, you don't want to get on his bad side."
"Yeah, how come he got the kick-ass power?"
"Just tell us what happened when you were in the Matrix."
* * *
Later that night, Zefyr and I were laying on their beds, talking.
"You have to tell the rest of the crew." Zefyr said to me.
"About what?" I said in my half-asleep daze.
"Uh, Blaze, your powers."
"I have the feeling that Morpheus doesn't really want to be bothered by me right now."
"Well, don't forget about Tank, Neo, and Trinity."
"Can't we just wait until morning? I need my sleep!"
"Uh, hun, there is no morning here. Remember, no sun?"
"Oh well, you know what I mean."
"But anyway, do you really want to keep Blaze waiting there for another 8 hours? You should have said something a long time ago."
"Oh fine, I guess I'll pay "the one" a visit. Wanna come with me?"
"Sure, let's try to go without waking up Strip."
We walked over to Neo & Trinity's room. The door was shut as usual, but when we knocked, there still was no sound.
"Oh well, they're probably sleeping."
'There's still Tank. I already told him that I needed to help one of my friends on the phone."
"Why didn't you say so?! Arg, why does everybody have to lack common sense around here?"
* * *
"Hey!"
"Hi Tank."
"Hey girls. Come sit down." He said, motioning towards the bench.
"Remember before I told you I needed a freeing for a friend?"
"Who's this "friend" of yours?"
"Blaze. But I think there is something else you need to know"
"And that would be?.."
"Well..I know it sounds stupid.."
"What is it?? Just spit it out!"
"Um, I think I have..a..power."
"I don't believe this!" Huh? I gave Zefyr the "I told ya so" look. "I thought Morpheus was insane.."
"Wait what? Morpheus knew about this?" Zefyr's voice started to rise. "You've got to be kidding me!"
"Well I don't think he exactly knew, but he did say that there was something different in the code about you three. That's why he wanted to get you out. But wait, what does this have to do with Blaze?"
"It's not just us. Blaze has a power too."
"How? That's impossible. Morpheus searched that code so many times he was certain it was only you three."
"I saw the pile of ashes on the floor. He was able to blow up an agent!"
"No, he can't. Only Neo can destroy agents. Did you actually see him blow up an agent?"
"Well, no. But why else would a random pile of ashes be there? Wait..why would ashes be there? Aren't agents programs?"
"Their form imitates the human body, and if a human body is burning, there's going to be something left. But after the mainframe will realize what happened, they will probably clean the mess up."
"O..K..but can you please still talk to Morpheus about getting him out? He could be very valuable to this ship you know.."
"Fine. I'm still not sure if this is the best idea though."
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Tank walked into Morpheus' room, and it was a few minutes before they came out. We all were starting to get worried, but then they finally came out.
"We're going in to get Blaze. I don't want you to come, but you're not going to listen to me anyway. Go get ready." Morpheus said before he turned around and walked away.