Disclaimer: Still don't own it. If I did, I'd have Hugo Weaving's phone
number! But, I'd probably be too shy to call him. blush Man, makes me feel
shy just thinking about it! Anyway, no flames please!
Next Part: The Conversation.
Neo was walking down the quiet streets of the city. He was thinking about how it was possible for there to be more than one Smith at a time. Then, he looked up from the road and saw, farther ahead, Agent Brown staring at him.
Neo hesitated and marched up to the Agent. Neo swayed subtly from side to side, unsure whether he should fight.
"Hello, Neo." Brown greeted.
Neo, shocked at what he had been called, stopped bristling. "Why did you call me 'Neo'?" Neo asked.
"That is your name, is it not? Your proper name would be Mr. Anderson, but I suppose you have heard that enough times to be sick of it." Brown replied.
"Oh."
"I'm not here to fight. In fact, I am seeking aid." Brown said.
"Why?" Neo asked.
Brown looked around, then back at Neo. "I am now a rogue program. An exile."
"Exile... you mean like Smith?"
"No.. Not like that monster," Brown turned his head away in disgust from hearing that ex-Agent's name, "I am an older version of the agent, thus my time has ended here, so I must face deletion... I am not a full rogue program, but I am like it. I just don't want to be deleted."
"But you've been here since I first destroyed Smith."
"Exactly. The upgrades let me stay here by disobedience. Now, my time is finally up. If I break the rules, they will turn on me."
"And what do you need me for?"
"I need your help." Brown replied.
Neo hesitated. Memories of when the Agents first asked him of this flowed through his mind. "No... it's a trick... it has to be."
Brown watched Neo pace around. "This is no trick, Neo. In less than 72 hours, I will be deleted without revenge."
Neo looked at him, "Revenge?"
"Yes. Smith has taken over Agent Jones."
"Ones? Isn't... wasn't he..."
"Yes, he was one of the older agents, like myself. The upgrades figured we could be of some use, but all we seem to do is get deleted." Brown sighed sadly.
Neo shook his head.
"I know it's hard to believe. A retired Agent asking the help of the Savior of Humans? But please, you must believe me. I must get revenge on the machines." Brown stated.
"Smith isn't even part of the machines anymore."
"I don't care. I wasted my time in this fake world by taking orders from everyone else. It's time I took charge and fought for what I believe in." Brown explained.
"... What if... what if you're just using us? What... What if you're lying!?" Neo demanded.
"Lie...? Lie? Lie?! What reason do I have to LIE!?! I've been seeking you out for a long time! I would not lie to you, Neo." Brown yelled.
Neo looked at him. "I'm sorry. I don't believe you."
"... then I'll prove it to you," Brown touched his glasses, "The eyes of an Agent are what separates us from the other programs. When you look into an Agent's eyes, you can see exactly what their greatest dream, goal or thought is... You can even see what they are thinking of at the moment. The sunglasses protect us from the prying eyes of anyone and everyone." Then, to Neo's shock, Brown threw the glasses to the ground, and crushed them under his foot. "I have chosen to let you see what I wish to do."
Neo, cautiously, stepped over to him, then looked into his eyes. Through Neo's eyes, he could see a somewhat broken Matrix coded Agent, eyes like swirling blue portals. Inside those portals were trails of information. One trail was shining brightly. Then, Neo backed away.
Brown stood motionless.
"You want... you want to help us win the war, and free Jones." Neo said.
Brown gave Neo an Agent-like smile. "My only wish is to help those in need."
"Neo!" called a female voice coming from Brown's side of the road.
It was that cat girl, and she was still wearing the clothes from before. When she caught site of Brown, she stopped dead in her tracks.
Brown turned to look at her, "Ah." he smiled.
"N-neo... what's going on?" Glitch hesitated.
"It's alright, Glitch. He's just here to talk." Neo replied.
Brown turned back to Neo. "I hope you believe me now. When you have made your decision, come back. I'll be waiting." with that, Brown disappeared in a flash of electric blue light.
In his place stood a young man. "... Where am I? Where's my basketball? Who're you!?" the boy asked.
"You're in the neighbourhood. Come, Glitch." Neo said.
As Neo and Glitch were walking away, they heard the boy yelling "How the hell did I get all the way across town!?"
"Neo, what were you doing? Talking to an Agent. You must be out of your damn mind!" Glitch yelled.
"He's not really an Agent anymore, Glitch. The upgrades are the Agents. He's a rogue program. An exile. He asked for my help." Neo replied.
"So!? He WAS an Agent! And Agents can't be trusted! You should know that!" Glitch roared.
Neo turned to her. "Brown saved you from a world of discrimination. How could you say anything bad about him?"
Glitch fell silent. Neo was right. While she was still plugged into the Matrix, she looked like a cat. Brown came to her and gave her a pill. After that, everything seemed to turn around for her. When she walked around the Matrix, everyone still plugged in saw her as a human, but she still saw herself as a cat. This began to get to her. A few months later, she went and found Niobe and Ghost. As nice as Brown's intentions were, they could not hide the truth. The Matrix was glitching.
Then, Neo told her exactly what he had seen.
"I also saw that he wants to contact Zion in anyway possible to help us." Neo explained.
"But how can he do that? He's a program! Unless he kept calling us, there's no way for him to physically help us." Glitch pondered.
Neo stopped walking. "Yes there is."
"What?" Glitch asked.
"I've gotta get to Link! See you later!" Neo sped off.
"Hey! What about me!? Arrgh! Jerk!" Glitch scowled.
***
A/N: Yes, I updated! All in a day's work! Anyway, please R & R. I would love to hear what you have to say! And once again, no flames, please. By the way, an even better explanation for Glitch is WAAAAAY later on, so bear with us... me.... nya!
Anyway... what is Neo's plan? Find out later!
Next Part: The Conversation.
Neo was walking down the quiet streets of the city. He was thinking about how it was possible for there to be more than one Smith at a time. Then, he looked up from the road and saw, farther ahead, Agent Brown staring at him.
Neo hesitated and marched up to the Agent. Neo swayed subtly from side to side, unsure whether he should fight.
"Hello, Neo." Brown greeted.
Neo, shocked at what he had been called, stopped bristling. "Why did you call me 'Neo'?" Neo asked.
"That is your name, is it not? Your proper name would be Mr. Anderson, but I suppose you have heard that enough times to be sick of it." Brown replied.
"Oh."
"I'm not here to fight. In fact, I am seeking aid." Brown said.
"Why?" Neo asked.
Brown looked around, then back at Neo. "I am now a rogue program. An exile."
"Exile... you mean like Smith?"
"No.. Not like that monster," Brown turned his head away in disgust from hearing that ex-Agent's name, "I am an older version of the agent, thus my time has ended here, so I must face deletion... I am not a full rogue program, but I am like it. I just don't want to be deleted."
"But you've been here since I first destroyed Smith."
"Exactly. The upgrades let me stay here by disobedience. Now, my time is finally up. If I break the rules, they will turn on me."
"And what do you need me for?"
"I need your help." Brown replied.
Neo hesitated. Memories of when the Agents first asked him of this flowed through his mind. "No... it's a trick... it has to be."
Brown watched Neo pace around. "This is no trick, Neo. In less than 72 hours, I will be deleted without revenge."
Neo looked at him, "Revenge?"
"Yes. Smith has taken over Agent Jones."
"Ones? Isn't... wasn't he..."
"Yes, he was one of the older agents, like myself. The upgrades figured we could be of some use, but all we seem to do is get deleted." Brown sighed sadly.
Neo shook his head.
"I know it's hard to believe. A retired Agent asking the help of the Savior of Humans? But please, you must believe me. I must get revenge on the machines." Brown stated.
"Smith isn't even part of the machines anymore."
"I don't care. I wasted my time in this fake world by taking orders from everyone else. It's time I took charge and fought for what I believe in." Brown explained.
"... What if... what if you're just using us? What... What if you're lying!?" Neo demanded.
"Lie...? Lie? Lie?! What reason do I have to LIE!?! I've been seeking you out for a long time! I would not lie to you, Neo." Brown yelled.
Neo looked at him. "I'm sorry. I don't believe you."
"... then I'll prove it to you," Brown touched his glasses, "The eyes of an Agent are what separates us from the other programs. When you look into an Agent's eyes, you can see exactly what their greatest dream, goal or thought is... You can even see what they are thinking of at the moment. The sunglasses protect us from the prying eyes of anyone and everyone." Then, to Neo's shock, Brown threw the glasses to the ground, and crushed them under his foot. "I have chosen to let you see what I wish to do."
Neo, cautiously, stepped over to him, then looked into his eyes. Through Neo's eyes, he could see a somewhat broken Matrix coded Agent, eyes like swirling blue portals. Inside those portals were trails of information. One trail was shining brightly. Then, Neo backed away.
Brown stood motionless.
"You want... you want to help us win the war, and free Jones." Neo said.
Brown gave Neo an Agent-like smile. "My only wish is to help those in need."
"Neo!" called a female voice coming from Brown's side of the road.
It was that cat girl, and she was still wearing the clothes from before. When she caught site of Brown, she stopped dead in her tracks.
Brown turned to look at her, "Ah." he smiled.
"N-neo... what's going on?" Glitch hesitated.
"It's alright, Glitch. He's just here to talk." Neo replied.
Brown turned back to Neo. "I hope you believe me now. When you have made your decision, come back. I'll be waiting." with that, Brown disappeared in a flash of electric blue light.
In his place stood a young man. "... Where am I? Where's my basketball? Who're you!?" the boy asked.
"You're in the neighbourhood. Come, Glitch." Neo said.
As Neo and Glitch were walking away, they heard the boy yelling "How the hell did I get all the way across town!?"
"Neo, what were you doing? Talking to an Agent. You must be out of your damn mind!" Glitch yelled.
"He's not really an Agent anymore, Glitch. The upgrades are the Agents. He's a rogue program. An exile. He asked for my help." Neo replied.
"So!? He WAS an Agent! And Agents can't be trusted! You should know that!" Glitch roared.
Neo turned to her. "Brown saved you from a world of discrimination. How could you say anything bad about him?"
Glitch fell silent. Neo was right. While she was still plugged into the Matrix, she looked like a cat. Brown came to her and gave her a pill. After that, everything seemed to turn around for her. When she walked around the Matrix, everyone still plugged in saw her as a human, but she still saw herself as a cat. This began to get to her. A few months later, she went and found Niobe and Ghost. As nice as Brown's intentions were, they could not hide the truth. The Matrix was glitching.
Then, Neo told her exactly what he had seen.
"I also saw that he wants to contact Zion in anyway possible to help us." Neo explained.
"But how can he do that? He's a program! Unless he kept calling us, there's no way for him to physically help us." Glitch pondered.
Neo stopped walking. "Yes there is."
"What?" Glitch asked.
"I've gotta get to Link! See you later!" Neo sped off.
"Hey! What about me!? Arrgh! Jerk!" Glitch scowled.
***
A/N: Yes, I updated! All in a day's work! Anyway, please R & R. I would love to hear what you have to say! And once again, no flames, please. By the way, an even better explanation for Glitch is WAAAAAY later on, so bear with us... me.... nya!
Anyway... what is Neo's plan? Find out later!
