A/N: Can't say how sorry I am for not updating. Don't really want to, either. Explanation for
my absence? Let's just say that while I was gone, I learned a very valuable lesson: Do not make
out in public. Especially when your parents are watching.
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Chapter Seventeen: Construct IV
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The ground vanished and the dojo dropped out of sight. Cat's stomach lurched as her
surroundings disappeared, feeling like she was on some sick amusement ride. Any principals of
reality she had ever managed to grasp were proved worthless in this world, and Cat wondered
why she had ever bothered to stay awake during chemistry class.
In replace of the dojo, a tall city scape came rushing towards the two women at an ariel
angle, landing them on the top of a frighteningly large skyscraper. Cat jumped, but Trinity didn't
even flinch. It was all just standard procedure.
"Its time to let go, Cat," Trinity spoke, her voice monotonous yet confident, "Everything
you learned has brought you here, but this is where knowledge can no longer help you. This," she
gestured around the rooftop, "Is a matter of faith. A literal *leap* of faith."
With those words, Trinity turned sharply and sprinted to the edge of the building, arms
pumping and knees high. In a single bound, she thrust herself over the ledge and soared with the
grace of practice to a building parallel to the one on which Cat stood. The distance nearly as wide
as a football field was long.
Cat blinking, letting her mind confirm what her eyes had seen.
"Yeah, Trinity defiantly cleared that," she said aloud. She walked cautiously to the edge
of the building and leaned over the side, checking suspiciously for any kind of mechanism that
would have propelled anyone to fly that far. She saw nothing but the busy street, seemingly miles
below.
A wave of sickness swept over the young girl and she backed up slowly, unwilling to tear
her gaze from below for fear that she would fall. She could forget about the reality wake-up in
the dojo as she fought, but seeing Trinity leap off a building and shatter the rooftop across with
her landing was far too much for the already unstable girl to handle. No way could she deal with
this. No way.
"I can't do this..." she murmured, stepping back at a more rapid pace. "I can't do this,"
Cat repeated. She shook her head slowly, feeling dizzy from the nauseating height. Turning on
her heel, Cat broke into a run, looking for any escape from that roof, any way to get out of this
world.
Any way out of the Matrix.
my absence? Let's just say that while I was gone, I learned a very valuable lesson: Do not make
out in public. Especially when your parents are watching.
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Chapter Seventeen: Construct IV
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The ground vanished and the dojo dropped out of sight. Cat's stomach lurched as her
surroundings disappeared, feeling like she was on some sick amusement ride. Any principals of
reality she had ever managed to grasp were proved worthless in this world, and Cat wondered
why she had ever bothered to stay awake during chemistry class.
In replace of the dojo, a tall city scape came rushing towards the two women at an ariel
angle, landing them on the top of a frighteningly large skyscraper. Cat jumped, but Trinity didn't
even flinch. It was all just standard procedure.
"Its time to let go, Cat," Trinity spoke, her voice monotonous yet confident, "Everything
you learned has brought you here, but this is where knowledge can no longer help you. This," she
gestured around the rooftop, "Is a matter of faith. A literal *leap* of faith."
With those words, Trinity turned sharply and sprinted to the edge of the building, arms
pumping and knees high. In a single bound, she thrust herself over the ledge and soared with the
grace of practice to a building parallel to the one on which Cat stood. The distance nearly as wide
as a football field was long.
Cat blinking, letting her mind confirm what her eyes had seen.
"Yeah, Trinity defiantly cleared that," she said aloud. She walked cautiously to the edge
of the building and leaned over the side, checking suspiciously for any kind of mechanism that
would have propelled anyone to fly that far. She saw nothing but the busy street, seemingly miles
below.
A wave of sickness swept over the young girl and she backed up slowly, unwilling to tear
her gaze from below for fear that she would fall. She could forget about the reality wake-up in
the dojo as she fought, but seeing Trinity leap off a building and shatter the rooftop across with
her landing was far too much for the already unstable girl to handle. No way could she deal with
this. No way.
"I can't do this..." she murmured, stepping back at a more rapid pace. "I can't do this,"
Cat repeated. She shook her head slowly, feeling dizzy from the nauseating height. Turning on
her heel, Cat broke into a run, looking for any escape from that roof, any way to get out of this
world.
Any way out of the Matrix.