Galerian Rebirth

Part 2: Enter

Author's Note/Disclaimer: See Chapter 1 for disclaimer(s). Sorry about the delay, stupid research paper _ This is going to be pretty descript so things will sound straight later on

The code was encrypted in some areas. Different patterns.

"So, Rion. Are you ready to go in?" Neo asked looking at me, he was much shorter in real life I just now realized.

"I guess so." He nodded and led me over to a chair and I sat (or rather layed) down. He put clamps on my feet.

"Just relax, Rion. This will hurt at first." I just gripped the armrests and I felt him plunge a needle into the back of my neck. I screamed. It hurt like hell, about 3 times worse then ppec injections. I closed my eyes and tried not to squirm. I saw black and then white. I looked around to see that I was in another loading program. My clothes were different, I was dressed in all black, a sweater and jeans and boots (thanking Mother that I hadn't been loaded into my old clothing, I still don't know why Lillia would dress me so scantily). I turned around to see Neo and his friends standing behind me, except Link who I knew was the operator.

"Rion, we know that Galerians need certain power boosts to get by in this world. PPECs, correct?" Neo asked, he sounds so much more serious here.

"Yes, where can I-" I was cut off by the sound of shelves rushing towards me. They suddenly stopped and I could see what was in them. PPECs, all kinds of them, including ones I haven't seen before. I grabbed a Beeject off the top row and stuffed some of the vials into a waist pouch that I was wearing. Most of them were Breakron and Nalcon and Bustanor. A few red since I knew most other ai's could shake it off. And some D-felon which I didn't enjoy using. I saw a bottle of delmetor and grabbed a handful of them and the appolinar.

"Ready?" Trinity said, opening a door. I just nodded. And we were in a city. I looked around, people every where. So bleak, like Michelangelo except instead of tan the city was painted in monochrome colors. We walked past the other people, shoulder to shoulder. I didn't bother to ask where we were going. It didn't matter. We got into a black car and Morpheus drove. I sat in the back with Trinity. As we passed a nuclear power plant I could feel an odd power coming from there. Not nuclear, not human, it was like Ash's…

"Trinity, do you know where Ash is?" She gave me an odd stare.

"Who?" I could tell she was lying, that's part of the beauty of being a telepath.

"Don't lie to me, Trinty. Where is he?"

"Your friend Ash has been placed into a-how would you describe it?...A prison, for his mind. He's so powerful, we just had to. With his hatred for humanity imagine what could happen." I thought for a moment, trying to keep my emotions from getting the better of me. How could they do this to him?

"Why did you revive me?" I asked.

"It's complicated", she said and looked towards the front of the car. "You see, Rion, in your mind is the virus program. That program can not only destroy Dorothy's children but has the potential to infect other systems…"

"Like the Matrix?" I asked.

"Yes. The core software of the Matrix in within an underground facility towards the center of the city. Approximately 5 miles below the earth's surface." My eyes went wide, I had no clue how we were supposed to get down there.

"But…I still don't understand why Ash is in that nuclear facility. Why didn't you just kill him if he was such a threat?"

"Because we thought you'd like a reward Rion." She smiled at me, "If you help us to destroy the System, we will give you the full range of the Matrix and Ash. If not, we kill him. We don't want you going rouge on us, Rion." I was trapped then. I had experienced worse I know but Ash's life now depended on me.

"And where are we going now?"

"To see the oracle, she requested to see you, Rion", Morpheus said turning to look at me.

He went back to driving and I kind of relaxed in my seat.

Suddenly, we were hit in the back of our car! I wasn't wearing my seatbelt and my head slammed into the seat.

"Shit!" I said and picked my sore neck up to turn around and see a man in a black suit staring at me.

"Hello, Rion".