Councillor Hamann was restless that night, as he always was. Although that night he had a reasonable excuse for not sleeping, which he usually never did have.

It was two days after the great fight. Two days of endless non-stop repair and restoration to the community around him. Two days since two of their best and most precious fighters had departed on a small ship for the Machine City, Zero-One, and had somehow succeeded in ending the fast becoming slaughter in Zion. Something which everyone there in the human city had been unable to do.

Hamann worried about them. About their fate, about how they managed to succeed. Did they survive the journey to Zero-One, or could one of them have perished in the attempt? Were they coming back home at all? He had to know. He had talked to the One himself, and had seen in him what few of the residents of Zion had seen. A real person, with hopes, dreams and fears. Not just some tool to aid them in an upcoming battle. And that's why he needed to know. If it remained a mystery, that is probably what the 'legendary' Neo and Trinity would become- viewed as either tools, or mysteries, or just plain legends.

Hamann stopped outside Morpheus' door (he hoped he remembered correctly) and knocked, knowing that the inhabitant was unlikely to be asleep.

Captain Niobe answered the door. Or alone.

"Is Morpheus in? I need to talk about a rather urgent matter with the both of you."

"Yes, of course, Councillor," She replied, revealing the other person in the room. He stepped inside, and began to talk.

"I have a proposition for you two. You say it was two days ago since Neo and Trinity left on your ship for Zero-One. They obviously succeeded somehow, but we need to know what the agreement was with the machines, if we are ever going to keep this fragile peace. If they did give their lives for us, we don't want to go throwing their sacrifice away. We also need to know what happened to them, to our friends, to the One and his one. I know I'm not the only one who wants to know what happened to Bane. At the least, as your, er, ex would probably say, we need the ship if they are down." Hamann said to them both, looking at Morpheus when he said 'ex', with a raised eyebrow and a smile on his face.

"I have a private hovercraft, a small one, only holds 4 people, and that's using the two beds in sick-bay. That means only two people can go to find Neo and Trinity if we are to bring them back to us. You two."

"We'll do it. Don't worry, we'll do it."

"Ah, good. Thank you. Straight to business. You can leave now, if you want; I will personally give you clearance, and anything else you need. Just call me and I'll try my best to help you with that, so long as it is within my powers. I do have one further request, though. I'd appreciate it if no one else knows about this. It would cause too many complications. I have your word?"

"Yes, of course." Came the reply from both Niobe and Morpheus, and they turned round to gather what little possessions they needed for the ship as Councillor Hamann left the room, smile on his face at the possibility of having the heroes back, The One and his one.