Authors Note: Yeah, I got reviews. Thank you so much. I'm terribly sorry I
had to leave it at a cliffhanger. This one's the same. Don't hate me. This
time I have more thank yous!!! Thanks to all who reviewed me, I feel loved.
And to Tru, who was shocked that I write so much graphic stuff.
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Chapter 2 ~ Getting out and going in
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Neo watched as Trinity crippled over in pain. Droplets of blood fell to the sidewalk.
"Shit!!" Trinity swore. She held her hand to her chest. Blood began to flow through her hands. Neo cringed at the sight of it. She began swaying. Neo ran over and steadied her with a hand on her shoulder before she could fall. He carefully set her down on the sidewalk; almost afraid he might hurt her even more. His arms began to shake with panic when the Agent walked over to them.
"Mr. Anderson," the Agent began, " You are nothing with out her. She is your weakness and you know it. You cannot stop me with out her." He pointed his gun at Trinity, who was trying to make the blood stop flowing.
"Well, who the fuck do you think you are?" Neo spat at him. The Agent laughed slightly at his attempt to seem non-afraid.
"Smith. Agent Smith. I am the alpha of your omega. I am the beginning to your end." The Agent moved his gun over to Neo, who tightly shut his eyes. "Good-bye Mr. Ander--. " The shot almost didn't register with Neo. When he was sure he wasn't dead, he opened his eyes to see a middle-aged man lying on the ground in front of him, bullet through his head.
"God, he really pisses me off." Trinity rolled her eyes. Neo couldn't say anything. Trinity had begun breathing harder, the effects of being shot finally kicking in. Neo helped her up and pressed the ringing phone to her ear. Within seconds she was gone, and neo was right behind her.
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Back on the Neb, Morpheus was waiting for them. Upon seeing Trinity, he slowly unplugged her and asked Neo to carry her to the infirmary. When Neo got there, he set her down on the table. Morpheus pushed past him and examined Trinity's chest.
"Neo, it's bad," he said, "You don't want to see this. You better leave." Neo nodded, took one last look at Trinity, and left the room.
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"Tell me Neo," Morpheus said as he slid into the pilot's chair. Neo was quietly sitting in the co-pilot's chair, staring at the blackness of the sewers, "What did you see?" Neo wouldn't answer. He just kept his eyes on the focused on the darkness. "Neo, I need to know." Morpheus repeated. "I.can't say." Neo's voice trailed off. He almost looked into Morpheus' eyes, but pulled back at the last minute. "I just.can't say." "Neo," Morpheus began slowly. He was about to continue when Neo cut him off. "God, don't you get it? I'm not the One. I never have been and I don't want to be. I don't believe in fate Morpheus. You off all people should understand that. Trinity's hurt and what I saw back there.it doesn't matter. None of it matters because I'm not the fuckin' One!!" Neo smashed his fist against the wall. He ran out before Morpheus could say any thing else and locked himself in his room.
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Days later, Trinity was out of the infirmary. Neo hadn't come out of his room, not even to eat. Morpheus' had told Trinity about his speech and she came to visit him.
"Neo?" She asked as she knocked on his door, "Are you okay?" There was silence on his side until it was broken by the sound of his lock opening. He creaked the door open a bit and told her to come in. When she sat down on his bed, he shut the door and re-locked it.
"I don't understand, Trinity. How can I be the One? Why is it me that has to stop the war?" He sat down next to her, "I just don't get it."
"Neo, the Matrix cannot tell you who you are. You'll know who you really are when the time comes." She turned to look him in the eye, but he dodged her gaze.
"What do you think Trinity? Do you think I'm the One?" He brought his eyes up to her and Trinity could see worry and fear mixed within them. She gave him an odd look, almost like she didn't understand the question. When she finally did answer, it was only a whisper.
"You have to be the One." She said.
"How do you know that?" Trinity was silent for a minute then stood up.
"Morpheus wants to see you." She said. She unlocked his door and left, Neo following close behind her.
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"Neo, this mission may be dangerous. I need you to see the Oracle again. She has something to tell you. Now normally, I would have Trinity go with you, but she's still recovering and I must stay here. So you're on your own." Morpheus was talking to Neo, who was sitting patiently in the Construct. Upon hearing he was going in alone, Neo jumped up in protest.
"Morpheus, you can't send me in alone. I'll be killed for sure!!"
"I'm sorry Neo, but this has to be done. You know where she is, go talk to her." Morpheus said and hit the load key, sending Neo into the Matrix. When Neo realized Morpheus had just sent him in he was outraged.
"FUCK!!" He swore loudly, attracting awkward glances from the people walking by. He tried to dial Morpheus on his cell phone, but there wasn't any connection. Finally, when he realized getting through to anyone was going to be impossible, he sighed and headed toward the Oracles'.
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Dun dun DUN.
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Chapter 2 ~ Getting out and going in
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Neo watched as Trinity crippled over in pain. Droplets of blood fell to the sidewalk.
"Shit!!" Trinity swore. She held her hand to her chest. Blood began to flow through her hands. Neo cringed at the sight of it. She began swaying. Neo ran over and steadied her with a hand on her shoulder before she could fall. He carefully set her down on the sidewalk; almost afraid he might hurt her even more. His arms began to shake with panic when the Agent walked over to them.
"Mr. Anderson," the Agent began, " You are nothing with out her. She is your weakness and you know it. You cannot stop me with out her." He pointed his gun at Trinity, who was trying to make the blood stop flowing.
"Well, who the fuck do you think you are?" Neo spat at him. The Agent laughed slightly at his attempt to seem non-afraid.
"Smith. Agent Smith. I am the alpha of your omega. I am the beginning to your end." The Agent moved his gun over to Neo, who tightly shut his eyes. "Good-bye Mr. Ander--. " The shot almost didn't register with Neo. When he was sure he wasn't dead, he opened his eyes to see a middle-aged man lying on the ground in front of him, bullet through his head.
"God, he really pisses me off." Trinity rolled her eyes. Neo couldn't say anything. Trinity had begun breathing harder, the effects of being shot finally kicking in. Neo helped her up and pressed the ringing phone to her ear. Within seconds she was gone, and neo was right behind her.
***
Back on the Neb, Morpheus was waiting for them. Upon seeing Trinity, he slowly unplugged her and asked Neo to carry her to the infirmary. When Neo got there, he set her down on the table. Morpheus pushed past him and examined Trinity's chest.
"Neo, it's bad," he said, "You don't want to see this. You better leave." Neo nodded, took one last look at Trinity, and left the room.
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"Tell me Neo," Morpheus said as he slid into the pilot's chair. Neo was quietly sitting in the co-pilot's chair, staring at the blackness of the sewers, "What did you see?" Neo wouldn't answer. He just kept his eyes on the focused on the darkness. "Neo, I need to know." Morpheus repeated. "I.can't say." Neo's voice trailed off. He almost looked into Morpheus' eyes, but pulled back at the last minute. "I just.can't say." "Neo," Morpheus began slowly. He was about to continue when Neo cut him off. "God, don't you get it? I'm not the One. I never have been and I don't want to be. I don't believe in fate Morpheus. You off all people should understand that. Trinity's hurt and what I saw back there.it doesn't matter. None of it matters because I'm not the fuckin' One!!" Neo smashed his fist against the wall. He ran out before Morpheus could say any thing else and locked himself in his room.
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Days later, Trinity was out of the infirmary. Neo hadn't come out of his room, not even to eat. Morpheus' had told Trinity about his speech and she came to visit him.
"Neo?" She asked as she knocked on his door, "Are you okay?" There was silence on his side until it was broken by the sound of his lock opening. He creaked the door open a bit and told her to come in. When she sat down on his bed, he shut the door and re-locked it.
"I don't understand, Trinity. How can I be the One? Why is it me that has to stop the war?" He sat down next to her, "I just don't get it."
"Neo, the Matrix cannot tell you who you are. You'll know who you really are when the time comes." She turned to look him in the eye, but he dodged her gaze.
"What do you think Trinity? Do you think I'm the One?" He brought his eyes up to her and Trinity could see worry and fear mixed within them. She gave him an odd look, almost like she didn't understand the question. When she finally did answer, it was only a whisper.
"You have to be the One." She said.
"How do you know that?" Trinity was silent for a minute then stood up.
"Morpheus wants to see you." She said. She unlocked his door and left, Neo following close behind her.
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"Neo, this mission may be dangerous. I need you to see the Oracle again. She has something to tell you. Now normally, I would have Trinity go with you, but she's still recovering and I must stay here. So you're on your own." Morpheus was talking to Neo, who was sitting patiently in the Construct. Upon hearing he was going in alone, Neo jumped up in protest.
"Morpheus, you can't send me in alone. I'll be killed for sure!!"
"I'm sorry Neo, but this has to be done. You know where she is, go talk to her." Morpheus said and hit the load key, sending Neo into the Matrix. When Neo realized Morpheus had just sent him in he was outraged.
"FUCK!!" He swore loudly, attracting awkward glances from the people walking by. He tried to dial Morpheus on his cell phone, but there wasn't any connection. Finally, when he realized getting through to anyone was going to be impossible, he sighed and headed toward the Oracles'.
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Dun dun DUN.