Disclaimer: Oops, forgot this in the last chapter. I don't own the Matrix. However I like to
PRETEND I own Sparks. Heh heh heh....
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Chapter 18
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"What the hell is she doing?" Neo stared at the monitor in utter disbelief- an emotion he
was beginning to get quite used to. He rubbed his eyes to make sure he was reading the code
correctly, and was disappointed to see that he was. Cat was running the wrong way. Instead of
jumping the building (or at least trying to), she was running in the opposite direction.
Trinity shielded her eyes with a gloved hand, trying to block out the harsh glare of the
"sun." What was taking Cat so long? She should've been falling to her doom a long time ago.
Cat may not be the bravest person in Trinity's mind frame, but surely the girl wouldn't run from
her problems....would she?
Trinity pulled out her cell phone and had Neo on the line before it reached her ear, "Neo,
where is she?"
"I think she's taking the stairs," came the voice over, "You might wanna head her off."
"Dammit," Trinity cursed, closing the phone and bringing her hand to her side. "What are
we going to do with you, Cat?"
Wasting no time, the latex-clad rebel turned and headed for the roof escape behind her,
not bothering with knobs but kicking the metal door right off its hinges. Screws flew and sunlight
exploded within the dark, cramped, stair case that led several stories down to the ground. Trinity
bounded down the stairwell as fast as possible, skipping entire flights at a time as she propelled
herself over the railing to the landing one story below.
Cat made much slower progress as she scurried down the stairwell. What was this
building anyway? Cat didn't care- there was no time to think. She just had to get away from that
rooftop, away from Trinity. Back into the world in which she belonged: real or not, the Matrix
was her home and that's where she needed to go.
Unfortunately for her, by the time Cat reached the ground, Trinity had already crossed the
street below. When Cat burst out of the stairwell door, she was met with Trinity's arm, perfectly
level with her throat. The clothesline brought the ground to Caitlin, who lay stunned on the
pavement, struggling for breath.
"I had to do it," Trinity spoke calmly, watching the wide-eyed rebel squirm, "I was not
about to chase you all over the Matrix." She drew her cell phone once more, "Ready when you
are."
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Cat sat upright in the chair, placing her hand on the back of her head where the metal
spike had been removed. She shuddered, moving her hand to her neck, which still throbbed as
badly as her head. Glancing over at Neo as he unplugged Trinity next, she waited to catch her
breath before asking any questions.
Trinity didn't look at Cat- she was too disgusted to meet the rebel's gaze. Instead, she
stood slowly and walked back to her room without a word, leaving Neo to deal with his ex's
incompetence.
PRETEND I own Sparks. Heh heh heh....
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Chapter 18
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"What the hell is she doing?" Neo stared at the monitor in utter disbelief- an emotion he
was beginning to get quite used to. He rubbed his eyes to make sure he was reading the code
correctly, and was disappointed to see that he was. Cat was running the wrong way. Instead of
jumping the building (or at least trying to), she was running in the opposite direction.
Trinity shielded her eyes with a gloved hand, trying to block out the harsh glare of the
"sun." What was taking Cat so long? She should've been falling to her doom a long time ago.
Cat may not be the bravest person in Trinity's mind frame, but surely the girl wouldn't run from
her problems....would she?
Trinity pulled out her cell phone and had Neo on the line before it reached her ear, "Neo,
where is she?"
"I think she's taking the stairs," came the voice over, "You might wanna head her off."
"Dammit," Trinity cursed, closing the phone and bringing her hand to her side. "What are
we going to do with you, Cat?"
Wasting no time, the latex-clad rebel turned and headed for the roof escape behind her,
not bothering with knobs but kicking the metal door right off its hinges. Screws flew and sunlight
exploded within the dark, cramped, stair case that led several stories down to the ground. Trinity
bounded down the stairwell as fast as possible, skipping entire flights at a time as she propelled
herself over the railing to the landing one story below.
Cat made much slower progress as she scurried down the stairwell. What was this
building anyway? Cat didn't care- there was no time to think. She just had to get away from that
rooftop, away from Trinity. Back into the world in which she belonged: real or not, the Matrix
was her home and that's where she needed to go.
Unfortunately for her, by the time Cat reached the ground, Trinity had already crossed the
street below. When Cat burst out of the stairwell door, she was met with Trinity's arm, perfectly
level with her throat. The clothesline brought the ground to Caitlin, who lay stunned on the
pavement, struggling for breath.
"I had to do it," Trinity spoke calmly, watching the wide-eyed rebel squirm, "I was not
about to chase you all over the Matrix." She drew her cell phone once more, "Ready when you
are."
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Cat sat upright in the chair, placing her hand on the back of her head where the metal
spike had been removed. She shuddered, moving her hand to her neck, which still throbbed as
badly as her head. Glancing over at Neo as he unplugged Trinity next, she waited to catch her
breath before asking any questions.
Trinity didn't look at Cat- she was too disgusted to meet the rebel's gaze. Instead, she
stood slowly and walked back to her room without a word, leaving Neo to deal with his ex's
incompetence.