*Ok this is Chapter Two, I hope everyone enjoys this story*
Chapter Two - Morpheus v Killian
The members of the Century spent the next few days hanging out with the crew of the Benefactor as it was getting repaired.
"So Greg how much damage was taken total from the sentinels attack?" PD asked Greg.
"A lot, but it is repairable, they disconnected a pad, and there is a lot of body damage, but it should be up and running in a couple weeks, and it should be good as new in about a month." Said Greg as he studied his food.
"Would the crew of the Century please come to the council chamber immediately." said a voice over the PA system.
"Shit" said PD and Killian in unison.
"What the hell now?" Said Putz as they got up and headed to the council chamber.
They walked in PD first, Killian next, then Putz, and finally Gemini.
PD spotted the crews of the Osiris, Nebuchadnezzer, and Logos. "Why do we have the honor of being in these fine crews presence?" Piqued Killian, sarcastically.
"It seems these crews are in agreement. They all believe that you are taking to many risks in the Matrix, and that you should not be allowed back in for at least a month." said Councilor Hamann.
"And what exactly does that mean?" said Putz in a raised tone.
"YOU KILLED TWENTY-FIVE INNOCENTS LAST TIME YOU WERE IN!" yelled Morpheus.
"And you raised the alarm for the agents and endangered us all!" added Niobe.
"I had no choice, it was either kill or be killed, and I know for damn sure I am not dying at the hands of some stupid program." said Killian. "What other choice did I have?" he added.
"When dealing with agents and only fight in self-defense." said one of the other council members.
"Fuck that pacifist shit! That attitude will just get us killed and lose us this war." said Gemini in an angered tone, as he got up and headed towards the door. "This is bullshit." he added as he left and slammed the door.
"You sent us in to get a message from the oracle, so that we could send it here." said Killian, "And then we get yelled at and lambasted for doing what we had to." he added.
Councilor Hamann stood, "You and your crew, PD, are not allowed to enter the Matrix again for three months, and as far as I'm concerned, there will be a reassigning of crews. we will tell you the details at a later date."
PD stood up, "YOUR SUSPENDING OUR PRIVILEDGES? What the fuck!" he said.
The rest of the Century crew stood up and headed towards the door, Morpheus moved towards them and put a hand on Killian's shoulder to try and say something to him, but Killian turned and punched him right in the jaw, walking out wordlessly.
After the group split up and went to each others own living quarters Killian walked into his and started working out so he didn't go kill someone. He was in the middle of some sit-ups, when someone opened his door. He sat up rolled backwards and vaulted to his feet.
"Ducky! How is it going?" he said as he approached the doorway and saw who had entered.
"I heard what happened, getting suspended from going into the Matrix is bad...but Killian your in deep shit man." said Ducky.
"What do you mean?" asked Killian.
"You punched Morpheus, he has...challenged you to a duel." said Ducky.
"A duel?" said Killian.
"Yeah, you will be a guest on the Nebuchadnezzer. Morpheus said you can bring along friends to be in the construct with you." said Ducky.
"Oh isn't that just peachy." said Killian, with a sigh.
The next day Killian chose his partners for this trip, he chose PD, Ducky, and Tom, and they packed the necessary supplies for the trip, and they walked towards the Nebuchadnezzer. Killian spotted Morpheus.
"You said I could bring some friends along to be there for the duel." said Killian
"Yes, but why are you bringing your operator?" asked Morpheus.
"To keep things fair inside the program." said Killian as he walked up the ramp followed by his entourage.
Over the next few hours Killian relaxed as the Nebuchadnezzer neared broadcast depth, normally a duel in the ships construct wouldn't require broadcast depth to be reached, but Morpheus was going in to the Matrix right after the fight to get a new hacker unplugged.
"Aren't you worried at all?" said Ducky after a few moments of silence.
"Worried about what?" Killian responded with his eyes closed.
"About the fight, I'm your best friend and I'm freaking out here. Morpheus has unsurpassed abilities." said Ducky, with a hint of worry in her voice.
"No, I've fought side by side with Morpheus before...I know how he works, thus why I brought you along." said Killian, with a slight smile on his face.
"But..." said Ducky.
"No buts. Ill be fine. Be rest assured. I will be fine." said Killian finally.
As the ship neared broadcast depth, Killian started to mentally train himself. When broadcast depth was achieved, he was ready. He walked silently to the main chamber and Tom got Killian, PD, and Ducky's chairs ready.
Killian sat stone-faced in his chair ready to get this thing started. Him and Morpheus were jacked in first, then PD, Trinity, Ducky, and Cypher showed up in the construct. Trinity and Cypher stood to one side of the room and PD and Ducky stood on the other as the sparring chamber was loaded. The four spectators were placed on the upper balconies.
Killian stood in a black sparring uniform with blue trim, which wasn't the default color showing that he had Tom hack him a better looking outfit, Morpheus stood in one of the normal ones that the program provided. Killian took a stance he had developed himself over the years and Morpheus took one of the many basic Kung Fu stances. Killian cracked his neck and then motioned Morpheus to start the fight.
Morpheus ran up and tried to kick Killian in the face but Killian rotated under his leg and punched Morpheus in the side forcing him to spin away with his back to Killian. Killian approached from behind and tried to kick the back of Morpheus' knees but Morpheus spun and backhanded Killian in the jaw making a distinct cracking noise. Killian staggered backwards and grabbed his jaw and cracked it back into place.
"Again." Killian said as he spat blood.
Morpheus took a wide stance, and Killian took a different one he taught himself in. Morpheus waved Killian forward and Killian approached and feigned a kick that Morpheus went to block as Killian's real attack nailed him in the ribs, Morpheus leaned in pain at the punch to his ribs. Killian brought his knee up and kneed Morpheus in the face. Morpheus staggered away and then lunged at Killian haphazardly.
"Big mistake. You lost your focus." Killian thought to himself.
He let Morpheus run at him and Killian deftly dodged and elbowed him in the back of the head.
"Morpheus. What was that you lost your calm, your focus, you are acting like a savage, you know better than that. We were trained better than that." said Killian.
Morpheus walked to the back wall and pulled down a naginata that was on the wall and snapped the blade off, and got ready for another round with his unfair advantage.
"The game has changed." said Morpheus with a sneer.
Killian looked up to the balcony and nodded to his friends.
*End chapter two. What will happen to Killian, will he get the snot beat out of him with a staff, how are his an Morpheus' training connected, why did he nod at his friends in the balcony...find out in Chapter Three: The ever changing game.*
Chapter Two - Morpheus v Killian
The members of the Century spent the next few days hanging out with the crew of the Benefactor as it was getting repaired.
"So Greg how much damage was taken total from the sentinels attack?" PD asked Greg.
"A lot, but it is repairable, they disconnected a pad, and there is a lot of body damage, but it should be up and running in a couple weeks, and it should be good as new in about a month." Said Greg as he studied his food.
"Would the crew of the Century please come to the council chamber immediately." said a voice over the PA system.
"Shit" said PD and Killian in unison.
"What the hell now?" Said Putz as they got up and headed to the council chamber.
They walked in PD first, Killian next, then Putz, and finally Gemini.
PD spotted the crews of the Osiris, Nebuchadnezzer, and Logos. "Why do we have the honor of being in these fine crews presence?" Piqued Killian, sarcastically.
"It seems these crews are in agreement. They all believe that you are taking to many risks in the Matrix, and that you should not be allowed back in for at least a month." said Councilor Hamann.
"And what exactly does that mean?" said Putz in a raised tone.
"YOU KILLED TWENTY-FIVE INNOCENTS LAST TIME YOU WERE IN!" yelled Morpheus.
"And you raised the alarm for the agents and endangered us all!" added Niobe.
"I had no choice, it was either kill or be killed, and I know for damn sure I am not dying at the hands of some stupid program." said Killian. "What other choice did I have?" he added.
"When dealing with agents and only fight in self-defense." said one of the other council members.
"Fuck that pacifist shit! That attitude will just get us killed and lose us this war." said Gemini in an angered tone, as he got up and headed towards the door. "This is bullshit." he added as he left and slammed the door.
"You sent us in to get a message from the oracle, so that we could send it here." said Killian, "And then we get yelled at and lambasted for doing what we had to." he added.
Councilor Hamann stood, "You and your crew, PD, are not allowed to enter the Matrix again for three months, and as far as I'm concerned, there will be a reassigning of crews. we will tell you the details at a later date."
PD stood up, "YOUR SUSPENDING OUR PRIVILEDGES? What the fuck!" he said.
The rest of the Century crew stood up and headed towards the door, Morpheus moved towards them and put a hand on Killian's shoulder to try and say something to him, but Killian turned and punched him right in the jaw, walking out wordlessly.
After the group split up and went to each others own living quarters Killian walked into his and started working out so he didn't go kill someone. He was in the middle of some sit-ups, when someone opened his door. He sat up rolled backwards and vaulted to his feet.
"Ducky! How is it going?" he said as he approached the doorway and saw who had entered.
"I heard what happened, getting suspended from going into the Matrix is bad...but Killian your in deep shit man." said Ducky.
"What do you mean?" asked Killian.
"You punched Morpheus, he has...challenged you to a duel." said Ducky.
"A duel?" said Killian.
"Yeah, you will be a guest on the Nebuchadnezzer. Morpheus said you can bring along friends to be in the construct with you." said Ducky.
"Oh isn't that just peachy." said Killian, with a sigh.
The next day Killian chose his partners for this trip, he chose PD, Ducky, and Tom, and they packed the necessary supplies for the trip, and they walked towards the Nebuchadnezzer. Killian spotted Morpheus.
"You said I could bring some friends along to be there for the duel." said Killian
"Yes, but why are you bringing your operator?" asked Morpheus.
"To keep things fair inside the program." said Killian as he walked up the ramp followed by his entourage.
Over the next few hours Killian relaxed as the Nebuchadnezzer neared broadcast depth, normally a duel in the ships construct wouldn't require broadcast depth to be reached, but Morpheus was going in to the Matrix right after the fight to get a new hacker unplugged.
"Aren't you worried at all?" said Ducky after a few moments of silence.
"Worried about what?" Killian responded with his eyes closed.
"About the fight, I'm your best friend and I'm freaking out here. Morpheus has unsurpassed abilities." said Ducky, with a hint of worry in her voice.
"No, I've fought side by side with Morpheus before...I know how he works, thus why I brought you along." said Killian, with a slight smile on his face.
"But..." said Ducky.
"No buts. Ill be fine. Be rest assured. I will be fine." said Killian finally.
As the ship neared broadcast depth, Killian started to mentally train himself. When broadcast depth was achieved, he was ready. He walked silently to the main chamber and Tom got Killian, PD, and Ducky's chairs ready.
Killian sat stone-faced in his chair ready to get this thing started. Him and Morpheus were jacked in first, then PD, Trinity, Ducky, and Cypher showed up in the construct. Trinity and Cypher stood to one side of the room and PD and Ducky stood on the other as the sparring chamber was loaded. The four spectators were placed on the upper balconies.
Killian stood in a black sparring uniform with blue trim, which wasn't the default color showing that he had Tom hack him a better looking outfit, Morpheus stood in one of the normal ones that the program provided. Killian took a stance he had developed himself over the years and Morpheus took one of the many basic Kung Fu stances. Killian cracked his neck and then motioned Morpheus to start the fight.
Morpheus ran up and tried to kick Killian in the face but Killian rotated under his leg and punched Morpheus in the side forcing him to spin away with his back to Killian. Killian approached from behind and tried to kick the back of Morpheus' knees but Morpheus spun and backhanded Killian in the jaw making a distinct cracking noise. Killian staggered backwards and grabbed his jaw and cracked it back into place.
"Again." Killian said as he spat blood.
Morpheus took a wide stance, and Killian took a different one he taught himself in. Morpheus waved Killian forward and Killian approached and feigned a kick that Morpheus went to block as Killian's real attack nailed him in the ribs, Morpheus leaned in pain at the punch to his ribs. Killian brought his knee up and kneed Morpheus in the face. Morpheus staggered away and then lunged at Killian haphazardly.
"Big mistake. You lost your focus." Killian thought to himself.
He let Morpheus run at him and Killian deftly dodged and elbowed him in the back of the head.
"Morpheus. What was that you lost your calm, your focus, you are acting like a savage, you know better than that. We were trained better than that." said Killian.
Morpheus walked to the back wall and pulled down a naginata that was on the wall and snapped the blade off, and got ready for another round with his unfair advantage.
"The game has changed." said Morpheus with a sneer.
Killian looked up to the balcony and nodded to his friends.
*End chapter two. What will happen to Killian, will he get the snot beat out of him with a staff, how are his an Morpheus' training connected, why did he nod at his friends in the balcony...find out in Chapter Three: The ever changing game.*