The Matrix Preloaded

Chapter 4:

Just Missed the Trainman

Authors Notes: It has come to my attention that some parts of this story are confusing so I will try to explain a few things. 1st off I wrote the story before I chose my pen name. Secondly regarding the sizes of the ships The Gemini is twice as big as the Hammer and the Virgo is a scout ship. It is about 1/3 the size of Logos.

Omri stepped outside onto the chateau's balcony and plucked a cigarette from the standard pack. The Maruei shelled program cursed under his breath. The last time he smoked was to cycles ago when he had, had the Merovingian's programmer Aclepsius tattoo him in the traditional style of the New Zealand natives, cutting the lines in his face and rubbing ash in them before they scared. With the painkillers that were developed during that cycle, he wondered how the natives had endured it on the island of New Zealand. I wonder if there's an old Zealand was his next thought before a smooth baritone voice interrupted him.

"You know that those things cause lung cancer right", the voice asked?

"I don't have lungs Cain, I'm not a human", Omri quickly retorted, " and even if I did, the damage I'd risk it under the circumstances".

"True, true", Cain responded "just think of it, if he's this angry now imagine what he'll be like when Adam gets here".

Omri shuddered; it was a well-known fact that The Merovingian and Adam hated each other. Adam blamed his "brother" on the deletion of his wife Eve, although it was common knowledge that Maverick, the one of the previous cycle had deleted the program. Adam reminded Merv every chance he could that if Tiger and Esau hadn't dropped there guns and ran at the first sign of the anomaly she may have not been deleted. The Merovingian of course always countered with cause and effect. If Adams men were capable of handling a couple of rebels Tiger, and Esau would not have had to guard Eve. Of course to make the feud even sillier Merv refused to let the trainman bring Eve back into the Matrix. On top of that the two still met once a year to argue about the fact that Eve was still in limbo. As Omri inhaled a puff of smoke he heard Tigers excited voice screaming.

"Abel hacked into the agents earphones, you have got to hear this", Tiger yelled!

"What", Cain asked?

"A rebels playing chicken with agents", Tiger responded "on the freeway".

The vampire, demon, and werewolf all shared a glance before running into the building and heading for the library.

"So explain to me one more time, why I'm going back," Daimyo asked?

"Because, I'm this ships Captain and I say they need help", Ceres responded.

"They don't need help they need a miracle" Disk retorted before sending the now leather jacket clad Daimyo through the matrix's software until he appeared at a road box about 10 miles away from Orcus.

"Ready or not," he told himself starting his engine "Here I go".
"Why do they persist in this game of cat and mouse", Agent Gill addressed his partner Agent Parker.

"I do not know", Parker replied in his monotone drone, "perhaps they believe that we will give up if they make chase".

"Unlikely" both responded in unison.

Agent Gill saw an opening in the lane ahead of them and decided to go for it. Slamming on the gas he plowed his way through a yellow punch buggy catching the attention of Daimyo.

Focus, the rebel reminded himself. This isn't a kamikaze mission, you want to live, it's dangerous he thought but if I do it right I just might survive. He slowed down his motorcycle and removed his left arm from the handlebar. Reaching into his trench coat, he found what he was looking for. Out of one pocket Daimyo pulled out something that Morpheus had programmed the day before yesterday a remotely detonated grenade. He pulled his hand up and placed the explosive inside his left breast pocket. He then reached onto his inner belt feeling for a small sheath. Finding it he pulled out a tanto and stuck the blade in his teeth. Regaining control of the motorcycle Daimyo piloted it until he was about two meters behind the agent mobile. Jumping off the motorcycle and into a forward flip Daimyo rose into the air pulling out the grenade with one hand and the tanto with the other. When he reached the side of the agents car he used the tanto to pry open the gas tank before tossing the rather small grenade into it. Ushering a quick prayer to whatever higher power existed Daimyo jumped forward from car top to car top until he reached the car Lincoln that the crew of the Icarus was driving. Ballard opened the sunroof and pulled Daimyo into the back seat were the Japanese man quickly pressed a button on his watch and boom.

"Holy Shit" Abel cried out from his computer listening to an explosion and then static before hearing shaking bodies and curses. "They just missed the trainman".

Mr. Clark had elected to drive Bobby, and Danielle home from the weekly trip to Grandma's while Mrs. Clark accompanied her light and joy to the hospital after Danielle had found him lying on the floor blabbering something about Orcs, Uzi's, Minks and kisses and biting Muko's. Just then a madman cut of her father on a motorcycle.

"Damn European", he yelled at the young rider "your on the wrong side of the road". He honked and honked but the European seemed to be following a bright pink caravan that had Daisy-May day care on the side. The riders were strange men in black suits. She'd seen them before in her dreams until. She thought about them again as her father stopped at a four-way intersection.

"Holy Crap" Morpheus called out, "What the hell was that".

The rebels excited to see a car wreck falling into the side of the road. With super human strength Apache broke the door off its hinge and pulled out a small child.

"He's good"; Apache called out "just a mild concussion".

"Who are you", asked the boy?

"My name is Apache, don't worry your safe now".

Puck took the little boy into her arms and began cradling. Mink on the other hand was on her cell right away having Mifune instruct her to the nearest hospital. Morpheus was now carrying a girl in his arms. Eva almost cried when she saw the girl's face.

"That's Niobe, our, our potential", Eva cried out "We have to save her".

"Anyone else in the car", Mink called out?
"Yes", replied the boy "my pop".

"How is she", asked Eva looking at Danielle?

"Unconscious," Morpheus told her "but still breathing".

"What about the father, he's beat up pretty bad " Eva told them, "do you think we can get him to a hospital".

"No point", Apache said looking the boy in the eye "Sorry kiddo".

"What", Bobby asked?

Apache gazed up at the rest of the crew "He's dead".

Authors Note: Readers today my favorite story ended. It was written by my Beta-Reader and accomplished author Dark Puck. The story Matrix Legacy. So please fellow readers give this story the proper recognition it deserves by reading it. I guarantee it won't be a waste of time