Disclaimer: Still don't own it! I own . . . . NOTHING! BAHAHA! Anyway . . . no flames.

Chapter 7: The Real World

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The disk popped out of the disk drive. It was labeled "Agent Brown".

Link went over to the android and put the disk into the back of its head, then he hit the on switch. He backed off and sat back down.

Brown opened his eyes. He looked around. Everything looked so strange. "Where am I?" Brown asked, still having his own voice.

"Welcome to the Real World." Link replied, keeping his eyes on the screen.

Brown looked at himself. He was a metal robot made from many parts of other things. And he looked awesome. He placed his hands on Link's shoulders and leaned next to him. "Where are the others?"

Link shook his head and laughed. "Dude, you look really scary. The others will be here soon enough. Um, would you like it if I made some sort of skin-like substance for you?"

Brown looked at himself again. "I doubt that'll be necessary, thank you."

"Alright, suit yourself. Oh, Trinity's back." Link smiled.

Brown looked over at Trinity's unconscious state. He walked over to her, noticing her monitor flick off. He saw Link nod to him, and Brown, gently, removed the plug from the back of Trinity's head.

Trinity breathed in and exhaled calmly. Then, she looked up at the skull-like face of Brown staring at her, intently. She gasped in fear.

Brown, shaken by her sudden movement, backed away.

"Trin! Trin, it's alright. It's just Brown." Link reassured while running to her.

Trinity exhaled once again, then got up. She walked over to Brown and put out her hand. "Welcome aboard the Nebachudnezzar, Agent Brown."

Brown, trying to smile in his metallic frame, shook hands with Trinity. Flesh on metal. "Sorry frightened you like that."

"Oh, that's alright. Come, help me unplug the others." Trinity smiled and walked with Brown.

They unplugged Neo and Morpheus.

Neo looked at Brown, who's height had increased dramatically do to the stature of androids. "So . . . what was the process like?"

Brown turned to Neo. "Painful."

"Pain may described differently when used with machines. What was it like?" Trinity asked.

"It is difficult to describe. I understand you humans go through an entirely different process at the Power Plant. You would not know what happens in a downloading process," Brown replied, "I felt as if I was being torn apart. It pained my soul and body. I was unsure of how I would survive. I no longer remember that pain, for I am now inside an Android. The words to describe this "pain" were: Loneliness, fear, bareness, cold, and paralyzed.

"I guess it's actually just like the power plant process. I felt like I was being torn apart, too. Nothing made logical sense anymore. I felt all of those words." Neo explained.

"Yes," Brown nodded, "I suppose it is very much the same now that I put my mind to it. There seems to be no easy way out of the Matrix."

Suddenly, they heard Glitch yelling and screaming, "GET IT OUT! HELLO!? I'M STILL HERE! HELP!" she cried.

Link unplugged her, and she ran to Brown, "Oh my g-OD!" her happiness to see him quickly changed to fear of what he had become.

"It's nice to see you, too." Brown chuckled.

"Wow, you look freaky, Brown." Glitch pointed out as she admired him, "Like, this android was scary looking enough with it's eyes closed, but now that they're open . . . just scary."

"We were in an important conversation, Glitch." Trinity informed.

"Oh . . ." Glitch bit her lip, "Sorry."

"It is alright," Morpheus replied, "Brown?"

Brown looked at Morpheus. "Yes?"

"There is something I must show you. I realize you know very much about the Matrix, but you have never been unplugged from it." Morpheus explained.

"That is correct, sir." Brown nodded.

"Then come with me." Morpheus led Brown to one of the chairs they had used, and he lied down in it.

"We did not want you to feel . . . different, or uncomfortable while you are in the real world. So, we designed you with a hole where your neck meets your head. This is where we enter a needle and you arrive in the Matrix. This needle has been designed especially for you so it can read the disk in your head." Morpheus explained.

"Ok . . . wouldn't it have been easier to just insert my disk into the computer?" Brown asked.

"Yes, but like I said, you would probably feel different from everyone else." Morpheus informed.

Brown stared un-objectively at the screen for a few moments.

"You'll get used to it. Trust me." Morpheus then grabbed the needle, "This may feel a little weird." he then inserted it.

Brown stayed silent, then looked at Morpheus. "Now what?"

Glitch snickered as Morpheus also lied down in a chair. She pressed "LOAD".

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A/N: Sorry for the none-updates. This chapter was long on paper. I don't know how long it is normally. The next chapter is kind of short, I believe. Anyway, I also just finished another fanfic. It focuses on Smith. (Dodges trash) I know! There are too many Smith stories, but I really wanted to write one! Anyway, until next time... read and review! Oh, yeah, no flames please!