Title: Moments

Author: Daylight

Summary: A moment of revelation... overwhelming... beautiful... One glimps to make it all so clear...

Rating: PG - For adult themes and concepts.

Category: Drama/Romance

Spoilers: Revolutions

Disclaimer: I do not own the Matrix or any of the characters present within it. I take no credit whatsoever from the awesomeness of the Wachowski brothers and their unique genius. But I do agree with Midnight in that, I wouldn't mind owning Neo.

Author's notes: It all began with the word, memory, and a fascination with what went through Trinity's mind before the ship crashed in the machine city. I have played a little with the format and run it through a spell check. I hope it's improved.

Thanks: To the Wachowski brothers for giving me a brilliant scene to interpret. And to ya all for taking the time to read it.


Moments

I can't recall the impact, only the moments before...

Up we fly, continual elevation. Adrenaline pumping, heart racing, fear evoking. Fear of the unknown. I'm terrified, a feeling I've come to recognize more than ever with You. 'I can't lose You.'

Lightening. Sentinels. Darkness. Sky...sun.

I have never seen the sun. The real sun that is and not Zion's simulations or the digital foolery of the matrix. I never thought that such a simple sight could stir me so, and yet all I can do is stare in wonder and awe. In these few seconds it's as if I hold eternity in my hand, and in my heart. With You. My face relaxes, eyes wide, mouth agape... overwhelmed... mesmerized by this sight before me. I am unashamed..

"Beautiful."

The word seems to come from someone else's lips, like a distant memory I haven't lost or forgotten, simply suppressed. In these few short moments I am not Trinity the soldier, the deadly warrior in vinyl, ready and able to kick ass at any necessary moment: I am Trinity the woman, frail and vulnerable in tattered clothes from a broken world, like a frightened rabbit suddenly encompassed in a comforting presence, no longer afraid and trembling... I believe.

In these few short moments I re-dedicated myself to the cause I have fought for my entire life. Because in these few moments I have realized an undeniable truth. Gazing at the sun I feel more than overwhelmed. I feel free. Like a bird that has been let out of it's cage, free of captivity and enslavement. Free to soar. I want fly. I am unashamed.

Yet, as soon as the thought crosses my mind, I can't help but think of all the people who have never seen such a sight. Never felt the joy and exhilaration that such a simple sight can produce. And suddenly the sky is falling. I know I will never see it again. And I promise You, and I promise myself on everything I believe in these moments, on everything I know, that I will not let myself be the only one to experience this. 'I wish You could see what I see.'

So as we slowly plunge back into the abyss, I gaze across at You, the man I owe this feeling, this moment, this freedom to, and promise I will do everything in my power to see that You succeed.

"I'll tell you something...six hours ago I told the Merovingian I was prepared to give anything and everything for you. Do you know what's changed in the last six hours?"

"What?"

"Nothing."

Embrace. Feel. Love. Know. You.

Those words were ours. A promise, sacred and true. Unshakable. I hope You still know love, as I grasp Your hand tighter. We are picking up speed. Facing our inevitable fate. We have to finish this. Not just for us, but for the good of the human race...

...Because everyone deserves moments like these.