"Well, that's the thing. I know why I've been having the dreams. They were
to make me more aware of the Matrix, so I'd be unplugged. And, I also know
how I've been having the dreams..." started Naz.
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Josey fell from the plane and watched as it bombed into the ocean. The many things that fell with her had gone past as she slowed herself down in the air by doing a star kind of pose.
'So, what are you going to do now?' asked Smith in her head.
'It's not real! I'll just land softly and find another way to China Town.'
'Josey! I know how you think! I've been in your head now for about three months. But despite what Morpheus has said, this is not a dream! According to your mind and the system, you are really here! You haven't been anywhere else. It may not really exist, but the programs of this world will affect you!'
'You mean...when I hit the ground, I'm gonna really hit the ground? Because the ground is a program, and it'll affect me?'
'Yes!'
'Jeeees....I'd better hope for a miracle!'
'Don't worry, I feel one coming ....'
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Naz and Morpheus walked back into the mess hall, Naz looking a bit shy and ashamed again, and Morpheus no longer looking quite as upset. Niobe, on the other hand, could tell that he'd been crying. She looked at him with her 'Well?' face, and in reply, he nodded. Satisfied, Niobe sat back and smiled slightly. Naz took the same seat as before and looked back at Morpheus. He nodded again as an encouragement, and she turned to face everyone, ready to speak.
"Um....I don't know how to say this but I," Naz stuttered, "I have something to tell you...." and she paused. Everybody looked around at each other and back her.
"Well then? You might as well tell us now that you've warned us" assured Ak. Naz smiled and got on with her story.
"Neo is still alive. He died during his fight for Zion by the hands of Smith-" Naz did this really blank face as she realised her pun, but then carried on, "anyway, after Smith imprinted him, Neo tore Smiths code apart again and Smith was also destroyed. Afterwards, however, the Machines were supposed to be at peace with the humans and free the minds that wanted out....but I can tell they didn't uphold their half of the bargain-"
"How'd Smith die?" interrupted Mauser.
"Well, Neo and Smith were connected. Smith couldn't die if Neo was still alive, so Neo sacrificed himself. They needed each other to live-"
"Wait, so, you said Neo was still alive, right?" Sparks butted in.
"Well, yes, that's right-" Naz was cut-off, yet again.
"And Neo needs Smith to survive...." Niobe came to the realization, "Oh god!"
"That's what I'm trying to tell you! Now if you just stop interrupting me, I'll get on with my story of where Neo is!" shouted Naz, making everybody look ashamed and sit down.
"Sorry..." came the mumbled replies from the crew.
"Right! Okay then! As I was saying, after they 'died' Neo and Smith returned to the source to confront the Architect and the Oracle. They gave them a choice, either they could go to what the machines considered as 'heaven' or, they could return to the Matrix. Both chose Matrix. Problem was, the machines couldn't put them straight back into the Matrix because they needed time for their bodies to heal. They made a deal with the machines, the deal being, they were placed into the minds of whatever coppertop they chose and they were then freed when the coppertop was unplugged, causing great pain on both sides. Once Neo regained consciousness within my head, he couldn't control me at all, but he began giving me dreams about what he remembers about his life with the Matrix and he also shared some of Smiths memories. This was because he wanted to make me more aware of the Matrix, so I'd get noticed and be unplugged. As you already guessed, Smith is also still alive and in the head of a coppertop. But, because of the connection between Smith and Neo, they wanted to stay close, so as to keep an eye on each other in case anything happened to us." Naz nearly finished.
"Josey..." said Morpheus under his breath. Naz turned and looked at him. The face she gave him was a 'That's the way it is....' face.
"Yep! Smith chose to be placed in Josey's head. If you're wondering why they chose Wales to take cover, it was because not many people expected them to be there, as it is rather secluded" added Naz.
"So, now that you've been unplugged, where's Neo? Did his code just leave yours or something?" asked Link. Naz was about to answer, when she realised, she didn't really know.
"Well, um.... I suppose he'd be where I was unplugged, I guess" she finished, looking rather embarrassed.
"Oh, he's much nearer than that!" came a voice from the other room.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Josey wasn't scared, she just felt a bit stupid at the fact she didn't realise the Matrix was like playing a computer game. But still, she didn't quite understand how things worked.
"Smith!" she called out loud.
'Yes Josey?' he replied in her mind.
"I don't get it!" she finished.
'Ok. You see, when you play a computer game or console game, such as 'Zelda' for example; you know that it's a computer-generated game. But the character you play as doesn't. They think it's real and that they are actually fighting big monsters with swords. You can still say it's not real, and run into an active 'Bomb Flower', but you'll still get hurt. Understand now?'
"Um....ye, I think so...."
'I know you do'
"Oh, yeah. So, how are we going to get out of this mess?"
Suddenly, Josey realised she was but a mile away from hitting the ground. Her heart raced as she covered up her scared face with a 'When will this be over?' face. She looked down and she realised where she was. She was at 'Disney World' in Florida.
"Oh great! I'm gonna die getting an autograph off Mickey Mouse and with a nice tan!"
"No you're not!" came a voice from beside them.
* * * * * * * * * *
Naz froze. Everyone was in here, or at least she'd thought so. She counted everyone in the room, and then counted again in her head, and the numbers matched! So, who was in the other room? She looked around, everybody looked blank, and Naz slowly backed out of there to see who was watching the Matrix. She turned and walked to the ladder, where someone was coming down. She stepped back so they wouldn't land on her head and she gasped.
"Hello, dear Natalie....." the figure said.
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TIME FOR CLIFFHANGERS!!!!! I just love how many cliffhangers I put in here. So many different scene changes. Anyways, I can't be bothered to do replies. I just want to get this chapter up! But I might do replies next chapter. Cyas! Hope you liked!!! ~ ~ ~ ~ Josey ~ ~ ~ ~
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Josey fell from the plane and watched as it bombed into the ocean. The many things that fell with her had gone past as she slowed herself down in the air by doing a star kind of pose.
'So, what are you going to do now?' asked Smith in her head.
'It's not real! I'll just land softly and find another way to China Town.'
'Josey! I know how you think! I've been in your head now for about three months. But despite what Morpheus has said, this is not a dream! According to your mind and the system, you are really here! You haven't been anywhere else. It may not really exist, but the programs of this world will affect you!'
'You mean...when I hit the ground, I'm gonna really hit the ground? Because the ground is a program, and it'll affect me?'
'Yes!'
'Jeeees....I'd better hope for a miracle!'
'Don't worry, I feel one coming ....'
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Naz and Morpheus walked back into the mess hall, Naz looking a bit shy and ashamed again, and Morpheus no longer looking quite as upset. Niobe, on the other hand, could tell that he'd been crying. She looked at him with her 'Well?' face, and in reply, he nodded. Satisfied, Niobe sat back and smiled slightly. Naz took the same seat as before and looked back at Morpheus. He nodded again as an encouragement, and she turned to face everyone, ready to speak.
"Um....I don't know how to say this but I," Naz stuttered, "I have something to tell you...." and she paused. Everybody looked around at each other and back her.
"Well then? You might as well tell us now that you've warned us" assured Ak. Naz smiled and got on with her story.
"Neo is still alive. He died during his fight for Zion by the hands of Smith-" Naz did this really blank face as she realised her pun, but then carried on, "anyway, after Smith imprinted him, Neo tore Smiths code apart again and Smith was also destroyed. Afterwards, however, the Machines were supposed to be at peace with the humans and free the minds that wanted out....but I can tell they didn't uphold their half of the bargain-"
"How'd Smith die?" interrupted Mauser.
"Well, Neo and Smith were connected. Smith couldn't die if Neo was still alive, so Neo sacrificed himself. They needed each other to live-"
"Wait, so, you said Neo was still alive, right?" Sparks butted in.
"Well, yes, that's right-" Naz was cut-off, yet again.
"And Neo needs Smith to survive...." Niobe came to the realization, "Oh god!"
"That's what I'm trying to tell you! Now if you just stop interrupting me, I'll get on with my story of where Neo is!" shouted Naz, making everybody look ashamed and sit down.
"Sorry..." came the mumbled replies from the crew.
"Right! Okay then! As I was saying, after they 'died' Neo and Smith returned to the source to confront the Architect and the Oracle. They gave them a choice, either they could go to what the machines considered as 'heaven' or, they could return to the Matrix. Both chose Matrix. Problem was, the machines couldn't put them straight back into the Matrix because they needed time for their bodies to heal. They made a deal with the machines, the deal being, they were placed into the minds of whatever coppertop they chose and they were then freed when the coppertop was unplugged, causing great pain on both sides. Once Neo regained consciousness within my head, he couldn't control me at all, but he began giving me dreams about what he remembers about his life with the Matrix and he also shared some of Smiths memories. This was because he wanted to make me more aware of the Matrix, so I'd get noticed and be unplugged. As you already guessed, Smith is also still alive and in the head of a coppertop. But, because of the connection between Smith and Neo, they wanted to stay close, so as to keep an eye on each other in case anything happened to us." Naz nearly finished.
"Josey..." said Morpheus under his breath. Naz turned and looked at him. The face she gave him was a 'That's the way it is....' face.
"Yep! Smith chose to be placed in Josey's head. If you're wondering why they chose Wales to take cover, it was because not many people expected them to be there, as it is rather secluded" added Naz.
"So, now that you've been unplugged, where's Neo? Did his code just leave yours or something?" asked Link. Naz was about to answer, when she realised, she didn't really know.
"Well, um.... I suppose he'd be where I was unplugged, I guess" she finished, looking rather embarrassed.
"Oh, he's much nearer than that!" came a voice from the other room.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Josey wasn't scared, she just felt a bit stupid at the fact she didn't realise the Matrix was like playing a computer game. But still, she didn't quite understand how things worked.
"Smith!" she called out loud.
'Yes Josey?' he replied in her mind.
"I don't get it!" she finished.
'Ok. You see, when you play a computer game or console game, such as 'Zelda' for example; you know that it's a computer-generated game. But the character you play as doesn't. They think it's real and that they are actually fighting big monsters with swords. You can still say it's not real, and run into an active 'Bomb Flower', but you'll still get hurt. Understand now?'
"Um....ye, I think so...."
'I know you do'
"Oh, yeah. So, how are we going to get out of this mess?"
Suddenly, Josey realised she was but a mile away from hitting the ground. Her heart raced as she covered up her scared face with a 'When will this be over?' face. She looked down and she realised where she was. She was at 'Disney World' in Florida.
"Oh great! I'm gonna die getting an autograph off Mickey Mouse and with a nice tan!"
"No you're not!" came a voice from beside them.
* * * * * * * * * *
Naz froze. Everyone was in here, or at least she'd thought so. She counted everyone in the room, and then counted again in her head, and the numbers matched! So, who was in the other room? She looked around, everybody looked blank, and Naz slowly backed out of there to see who was watching the Matrix. She turned and walked to the ladder, where someone was coming down. She stepped back so they wouldn't land on her head and she gasped.
"Hello, dear Natalie....." the figure said.
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TIME FOR CLIFFHANGERS!!!!! I just love how many cliffhangers I put in here. So many different scene changes. Anyways, I can't be bothered to do replies. I just want to get this chapter up! But I might do replies next chapter. Cyas! Hope you liked!!! ~ ~ ~ ~ Josey ~ ~ ~ ~