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Chapter 12: Zion
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Everyone was relieved that the EMP was not fired. If it was, getting to Zion would take much longer. Brown, now switched on again, noticed Glitch was plugged in. Link was laughing about something. "Where is she?" Brown asked.
Link looked at Brown. "Oh, hey. You wouldn't believe this, but she's actually talking to the Agent in Mouse's version of the Agent Training Program."
"Who's Mouse?" Brown asked.
"He's a deceased member of the team. He worked here about 6 months ago, but he was shot by the feds." Link replied, watching the conversation between the old fake Agent Smith and Glitch.
Brown would have bit his lip if he had one. He changed the subject. "Why does Glitch like Agents so much?"
"It's beyond me. Even though they've tried to kill her many times, she still likes them. It's kind of funny. She told me that when they tried to question her, she almost accepted their offer!" Link chuckled.
"Why didn't she?" Brown couldn't help but ask.
"She liked Morpheus, and she liked Niobe and Ghost, and wanted to find out what the real world was like." Link replied.
Brown watched the screen. The fake Agent Smith was talking to Glitch. She seemed to laugh, then turn around, waving. Smith waved subtly, then also left.
Glitch awoke, and Brown removed the plug. She sat up. "Hello, Brown!" she said cheerfully.
Link turned to her. "How'd it go?"
Glitch smiled gleefully, "He asked me out to dinner!"
Link laughed loudly. "You do realize you are going to dinner with a fake Agent program, don't you?"
"I figured that if I couldn't make friends with the ones now, I'd make friends with an old one! Besides, it took me a hell of a while to find that old program." Glitch replied.
"Just don't go hacking into OUR computers anymore, Glitch. Morpheus would get angry." Link warned.
"Yep. I know." she said, wagging her tail. "Oh, I can't wait to see Zion again! That'll be great!"
Brown looked at the floor. "I'm not so sure about that."
Glitch and Link looked at each other, confused. "Why is it a problem?" Glitch asked.
Brown looked at her. "I am a machine. An android. You are humans, or humanoids. You are currently fighting against us."
Glitch gave Brown a nice hug, "We won't tell them you are an Agent. That'll help. Trust me."
"Yes, ma'am." Brown replied.
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About an hour later, Link and Glitch were playing a depressing game of "I Spy". Then, Morpheus called Brown by P.A. "Brown, report to the control room of the ship. There is something I must show you."
Brown got up and walked to the front of the ship. "Yes sir?"
"Look. Sit here and look." Morpheus pointed.
Brown sat down beside Morpheus and looked at scene in front of him. There was a giant metallic gate a few feet in front of them. Brown was filled with wonder at what he'd find behind those doors.
Morpheus called Zion Control. "Zion Control, we're asking for entrance to Gate 3 for the Nebachudnezzar."
"This is Zion Control, we are granting your request for entrance."
For a few moments, there was silence.
"Nebachudnezzar, you have been granted access to Gate 3."
"Thank you, Control." Morpheus said.
The doors began to open. Brilliant white light shone through the open areas. Brown began leaning forward, excited and curious. Morpheus smirked.
"Door's open, bed's made. Welcome home." replied Zion Control.
"Good to be home." Morpheus smiled.
Passing through those doors was an even greater experience for Brown. The white light enveloped the ship. Passing out of the light, Brown awed at the city of Zion. It was made of many different pieces of metal, steel, machines . . . anything. 'Like me.' Brown thought.
Brown heard Glitch radio Morpheus in. "It's TIME to LAND!" she sang off tune purposefully.
Morpheus cringed. "Yes, Glitch. I am well aware. Thank you."
The ship pulled into the landing dock. Brown was watching a group of people coming over to meet them. One of them was just a crew member. The man had thick grey eyebrows, a bit of stubble, and a strange glare. When the man looked at Brown, or the front of the ship, Brown jolted back in his seat. He panted and held his head.
"What is it?" Morpheus asked as the ship landed.
"I don't know . . ." Brown replied.
Glitch ran up behind Brown and looked out the window. "There's Menorik! Yeah! Let's go!" she sped off, her tail almost whipping Morpheus in the face.
Brown looked at his captain. "What's a Menorik?"
"Menorik is a male operator for two ships. Captain Ballard's ship, and also the ship 'The Corrinthian.' Menorik was unplugged from the Matrix, meaning he can also jack in if he wants to. In the Matrix, the machines made Glitch and Menorik believe that they were long lost brother and sister." Morpheus replied as he turned off the power.
"Is he a humanoid? Like Glitch?"
"No, he is just human."
Brown pondered. "How is that possible?"
"They aren't actually related at all. Before you gave that pill to Glitch, the machines didn't know what to do with her. She is such a euphoric girl that she generates lots of energy, so killing her off would be no good. So, to make her believe that there is no such thing as the Matrix, they let you give her a pill, and they also gave her a purpose. To find her brother. To make her try and believe she isn't just a screw up." Morpheus explained, getting up.
Brown got up as well. "But now that they know they are related, why does she still like him?"
"They have grown so attached to each other. She spent 5 years of her lonely, confusing, trapped life looking for him. Do you actually think she'd brush him off that easily?" Morpheus chuckled.
Brown began to help pick up heavy containers as if they were as light as small children.
Glitch patted Brown's shoulder.
"Brown, I think you should probably exit the ship last." she warned.
"Yes, ma'am." Brown nodded.
The door of the ship opened. Many people were gathered to see Neo. Morpheus exited first, putting his stuff on the ground. Immediately, 3 men came to him. Morpheus nodded, and after speaking with Link, left.
Trinity, Neo and Link came out. Glitch ran towards the group of captains and crew members. "MENORIK!" she squealed happily, and hugged a tall, tan coloured man. He had some stubble, and thick brown eyebrows. His hair was very thin and brown, and his eyes were a wonderful grey.
"Glitch!" he replied, lifting her up and twirling around.
"I'm so happy to see you again, bro!" she laughed as Menorik set her down.
"Who is she?" asked the man with the thick grey eyebrows.
"Her? She's my sister! Well . . . not really . . . it's hard to explain. Here, let me introduce you two." Menorik offered.
"Glitch," Menorik said, "This is Bane. Bane, this is Glitch."
Glitch looked at Bane intently. "Who's he with?"
"He's with me. Er . . . I mean, we both work of Ballard's ship." Menorik replied.
Glitch made an incredulous grin. "Really?" she turned to Bane, who was still staring at her. Glitch put out a hand. "It's an honour meeting you, Bane. Ballard is an amazing guy."
Bane shook her hand. "No, the honour is mine."
Glitch smiled. "See ya Menorik. Bye Bane."
Bane nodded. Glitch walked inside the ship. She walked up to the nervous android. "It's time."
Brown looked at her. "How many are there?"
Glitch made her way to the door. "Many."
She proceeded outside, Brown by her side. People's joyous faces turned to fear. Many back away from Brown as he marched outside. Neo looked at Brown, then at the kid who offered to help him earlier. The Kid was frightened out of his mind.
Brown tried to see while the light of this place shone on him. Captains, officers, crew members and citizens all stared. Brown was shaking nervously. "Glitch . . ."
"It'll be fine, Brown, stay with me." Glitch whispered.
Someone broke the silence. "It's a . . . a sentinel!"
Murmuring and whispers filled the area. Brown calmed down. 'If this is it, then I'll be fine.' he thought.
Suddenly, something metallic smashed into the back of his head. Everything blurred for a few moments. He dropped the containers and collapsed on the ground. He vaguely heard Glitch shriek. He struggled and looked at what hit him. It was a shell grinder. A shell grinder had smashed him in the head.
Everything returned to normal speed. Glitch rushed to him. "Brown . . . Brown? Are you alright!?"
Link growled. "Ok, who did it? Who threw that!?"
A woman walked out. "I did."
"Why!?" Link asked, "I worked hard on that android!"
Gasps were heard. "You built that sentinel?" Ballard, who also walked out of the crowd, asked.
Glitch got up. "He's NOT a SENTINEL! Does he look like a squiddy to you!? Did he look like he wanted to hurt you? He was carying things for us! He is our friend, ally, and crew member!"
Brown struggled to his feet. People backed away. "I . . . do not wish . . . to hurt any of you."
The girl walked away. Ballard growled. "How can we trust you?! Your kind has killed many of us!
"I made a promise . . . to protect . . . Zion . . . humans . . . In exchange of the end of the war . . . the end of an evil program." Brown sighed.
"I don't believe you!" yelled a young boy. He ran at Brown and began hitting him with metal things. Brown did not move. "I made a promise."
The boy stopped, and backed away. Brown's body was scrapped up, full of dents, scrapes and sparks. He knelt down, and put out his hand to the boy. "Thank you for now believing in me. It is what I came to understand. We have caused you so much death and destruction. It is now time for me to end that."
The body whimpered and actually hugged Brown. "Will you try?"
Brown stared into the boy's eyes. "As long as I function properly."
(Here's the Disney scene!)
Many people started to clap. The area filled with clapping. Menorik and Bane were un-phased. Ballard looked at them. "What's wrong with you two?"
"Sorry sir. I will need further proof of who's side he's on." Bane replied.
Menorik agreed.
A/N: YEESSSSSS! FINALLY FINISHED ANNOYINGLY LONG CHAPTER WITH THE DISNEY ENDING THAT I HATE! I actually updated! And now, I must sleep! I'm too lazy to tell you what happens in the next chapter!
Chapter 12: Zion
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Everyone was relieved that the EMP was not fired. If it was, getting to Zion would take much longer. Brown, now switched on again, noticed Glitch was plugged in. Link was laughing about something. "Where is she?" Brown asked.
Link looked at Brown. "Oh, hey. You wouldn't believe this, but she's actually talking to the Agent in Mouse's version of the Agent Training Program."
"Who's Mouse?" Brown asked.
"He's a deceased member of the team. He worked here about 6 months ago, but he was shot by the feds." Link replied, watching the conversation between the old fake Agent Smith and Glitch.
Brown would have bit his lip if he had one. He changed the subject. "Why does Glitch like Agents so much?"
"It's beyond me. Even though they've tried to kill her many times, she still likes them. It's kind of funny. She told me that when they tried to question her, she almost accepted their offer!" Link chuckled.
"Why didn't she?" Brown couldn't help but ask.
"She liked Morpheus, and she liked Niobe and Ghost, and wanted to find out what the real world was like." Link replied.
Brown watched the screen. The fake Agent Smith was talking to Glitch. She seemed to laugh, then turn around, waving. Smith waved subtly, then also left.
Glitch awoke, and Brown removed the plug. She sat up. "Hello, Brown!" she said cheerfully.
Link turned to her. "How'd it go?"
Glitch smiled gleefully, "He asked me out to dinner!"
Link laughed loudly. "You do realize you are going to dinner with a fake Agent program, don't you?"
"I figured that if I couldn't make friends with the ones now, I'd make friends with an old one! Besides, it took me a hell of a while to find that old program." Glitch replied.
"Just don't go hacking into OUR computers anymore, Glitch. Morpheus would get angry." Link warned.
"Yep. I know." she said, wagging her tail. "Oh, I can't wait to see Zion again! That'll be great!"
Brown looked at the floor. "I'm not so sure about that."
Glitch and Link looked at each other, confused. "Why is it a problem?" Glitch asked.
Brown looked at her. "I am a machine. An android. You are humans, or humanoids. You are currently fighting against us."
Glitch gave Brown a nice hug, "We won't tell them you are an Agent. That'll help. Trust me."
"Yes, ma'am." Brown replied.
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About an hour later, Link and Glitch were playing a depressing game of "I Spy". Then, Morpheus called Brown by P.A. "Brown, report to the control room of the ship. There is something I must show you."
Brown got up and walked to the front of the ship. "Yes sir?"
"Look. Sit here and look." Morpheus pointed.
Brown sat down beside Morpheus and looked at scene in front of him. There was a giant metallic gate a few feet in front of them. Brown was filled with wonder at what he'd find behind those doors.
Morpheus called Zion Control. "Zion Control, we're asking for entrance to Gate 3 for the Nebachudnezzar."
"This is Zion Control, we are granting your request for entrance."
For a few moments, there was silence.
"Nebachudnezzar, you have been granted access to Gate 3."
"Thank you, Control." Morpheus said.
The doors began to open. Brilliant white light shone through the open areas. Brown began leaning forward, excited and curious. Morpheus smirked.
"Door's open, bed's made. Welcome home." replied Zion Control.
"Good to be home." Morpheus smiled.
Passing through those doors was an even greater experience for Brown. The white light enveloped the ship. Passing out of the light, Brown awed at the city of Zion. It was made of many different pieces of metal, steel, machines . . . anything. 'Like me.' Brown thought.
Brown heard Glitch radio Morpheus in. "It's TIME to LAND!" she sang off tune purposefully.
Morpheus cringed. "Yes, Glitch. I am well aware. Thank you."
The ship pulled into the landing dock. Brown was watching a group of people coming over to meet them. One of them was just a crew member. The man had thick grey eyebrows, a bit of stubble, and a strange glare. When the man looked at Brown, or the front of the ship, Brown jolted back in his seat. He panted and held his head.
"What is it?" Morpheus asked as the ship landed.
"I don't know . . ." Brown replied.
Glitch ran up behind Brown and looked out the window. "There's Menorik! Yeah! Let's go!" she sped off, her tail almost whipping Morpheus in the face.
Brown looked at his captain. "What's a Menorik?"
"Menorik is a male operator for two ships. Captain Ballard's ship, and also the ship 'The Corrinthian.' Menorik was unplugged from the Matrix, meaning he can also jack in if he wants to. In the Matrix, the machines made Glitch and Menorik believe that they were long lost brother and sister." Morpheus replied as he turned off the power.
"Is he a humanoid? Like Glitch?"
"No, he is just human."
Brown pondered. "How is that possible?"
"They aren't actually related at all. Before you gave that pill to Glitch, the machines didn't know what to do with her. She is such a euphoric girl that she generates lots of energy, so killing her off would be no good. So, to make her believe that there is no such thing as the Matrix, they let you give her a pill, and they also gave her a purpose. To find her brother. To make her try and believe she isn't just a screw up." Morpheus explained, getting up.
Brown got up as well. "But now that they know they are related, why does she still like him?"
"They have grown so attached to each other. She spent 5 years of her lonely, confusing, trapped life looking for him. Do you actually think she'd brush him off that easily?" Morpheus chuckled.
Brown began to help pick up heavy containers as if they were as light as small children.
Glitch patted Brown's shoulder.
"Brown, I think you should probably exit the ship last." she warned.
"Yes, ma'am." Brown nodded.
The door of the ship opened. Many people were gathered to see Neo. Morpheus exited first, putting his stuff on the ground. Immediately, 3 men came to him. Morpheus nodded, and after speaking with Link, left.
Trinity, Neo and Link came out. Glitch ran towards the group of captains and crew members. "MENORIK!" she squealed happily, and hugged a tall, tan coloured man. He had some stubble, and thick brown eyebrows. His hair was very thin and brown, and his eyes were a wonderful grey.
"Glitch!" he replied, lifting her up and twirling around.
"I'm so happy to see you again, bro!" she laughed as Menorik set her down.
"Who is she?" asked the man with the thick grey eyebrows.
"Her? She's my sister! Well . . . not really . . . it's hard to explain. Here, let me introduce you two." Menorik offered.
"Glitch," Menorik said, "This is Bane. Bane, this is Glitch."
Glitch looked at Bane intently. "Who's he with?"
"He's with me. Er . . . I mean, we both work of Ballard's ship." Menorik replied.
Glitch made an incredulous grin. "Really?" she turned to Bane, who was still staring at her. Glitch put out a hand. "It's an honour meeting you, Bane. Ballard is an amazing guy."
Bane shook her hand. "No, the honour is mine."
Glitch smiled. "See ya Menorik. Bye Bane."
Bane nodded. Glitch walked inside the ship. She walked up to the nervous android. "It's time."
Brown looked at her. "How many are there?"
Glitch made her way to the door. "Many."
She proceeded outside, Brown by her side. People's joyous faces turned to fear. Many back away from Brown as he marched outside. Neo looked at Brown, then at the kid who offered to help him earlier. The Kid was frightened out of his mind.
Brown tried to see while the light of this place shone on him. Captains, officers, crew members and citizens all stared. Brown was shaking nervously. "Glitch . . ."
"It'll be fine, Brown, stay with me." Glitch whispered.
Someone broke the silence. "It's a . . . a sentinel!"
Murmuring and whispers filled the area. Brown calmed down. 'If this is it, then I'll be fine.' he thought.
Suddenly, something metallic smashed into the back of his head. Everything blurred for a few moments. He dropped the containers and collapsed on the ground. He vaguely heard Glitch shriek. He struggled and looked at what hit him. It was a shell grinder. A shell grinder had smashed him in the head.
Everything returned to normal speed. Glitch rushed to him. "Brown . . . Brown? Are you alright!?"
Link growled. "Ok, who did it? Who threw that!?"
A woman walked out. "I did."
"Why!?" Link asked, "I worked hard on that android!"
Gasps were heard. "You built that sentinel?" Ballard, who also walked out of the crowd, asked.
Glitch got up. "He's NOT a SENTINEL! Does he look like a squiddy to you!? Did he look like he wanted to hurt you? He was carying things for us! He is our friend, ally, and crew member!"
Brown struggled to his feet. People backed away. "I . . . do not wish . . . to hurt any of you."
The girl walked away. Ballard growled. "How can we trust you?! Your kind has killed many of us!
"I made a promise . . . to protect . . . Zion . . . humans . . . In exchange of the end of the war . . . the end of an evil program." Brown sighed.
"I don't believe you!" yelled a young boy. He ran at Brown and began hitting him with metal things. Brown did not move. "I made a promise."
The boy stopped, and backed away. Brown's body was scrapped up, full of dents, scrapes and sparks. He knelt down, and put out his hand to the boy. "Thank you for now believing in me. It is what I came to understand. We have caused you so much death and destruction. It is now time for me to end that."
The body whimpered and actually hugged Brown. "Will you try?"
Brown stared into the boy's eyes. "As long as I function properly."
(Here's the Disney scene!)
Many people started to clap. The area filled with clapping. Menorik and Bane were un-phased. Ballard looked at them. "What's wrong with you two?"
"Sorry sir. I will need further proof of who's side he's on." Bane replied.
Menorik agreed.
A/N: YEESSSSSS! FINALLY FINISHED ANNOYINGLY LONG CHAPTER WITH THE DISNEY ENDING THAT I HATE! I actually updated! And now, I must sleep! I'm too lazy to tell you what happens in the next chapter!
