It Is Only Wreckage
The rain had stopped, and the clouds began to clear. I sat in my room, alone. It was an amazing site, the clouds. Then there was a knocking at my door, and Isis came in.
Isis- Morning.
She came in quietly, and sat down next to me.
Isis- How's the storm?
Smith- It has cleared.
Isis- Good.
We sat there for a while admiring the clouds.
Isis- We'll go outside the city today. After I get some food.
Smith- Alright.
I got up slowly, and Isis yawned as we walked down the hallway. She turned and turned on her monitors, and checked the weather. I stood and watched her.
Isis- Oy.
Smith- What is it?
Isis- I had the weirdest dream last night.
Smith- And what was it.
Isis- Well. . . I dreamt of you and Neo in a. . . bathtub.
What!? Neo and me in a bathtub!?
Isis- You had clothes on! But it was just weird.
That is impossible! Hell no!
Smith- Indeed.
Humans, and dreaming. Such a strange subject.
Isis then jumped up, and grabbed her coat. She got a banana, and grabbed a metal container.
Isis- Let's go.
I followed her, still thinking about the rain. In the elevator she leaned against me. I didn't know why. I looked down at her, but she didn't notice. The elevator opened and she pulled me through the Lobby.
Isis- Hey, Nova.
She said waving to someone there. The person waved back, and gave a second look. Seeing an Agent being pulled by a child. I didn't care. I didn't want to pull my hand away. I just didn't.
We walked by that damn statue again. Then continued through the crowds. Isis clearly didn't like the traffic.
Isis- Ok. You're used to chasing people, right?
I didn't understand.
Smith- Yes. . .
Isis- Ok. Then chase me!
She jumped onto the window of another apartment building and jumped onto the stairs. She continued running up. Then I realized she was getting away. I started after her. A typical human, finding ways to get there faster, impatient. It doesn't matter though. I ran up the stairs onto the roof. Seeing Isis was jumping onto the next building. Impressive, but I suppose I should stop underestimating her. Luckily for her, these buildings are so close together. I quickly jumped after her. I got closer to her each jump. Until she finally stopped, and I picked her up from her side off the ground. She started kicking.
Isis- Hey! Let me go!
Smith- I caught you.
Isis- Is that a joke!?
Was it?
Isis- Put me down!
I set her down. She brushed herself, and jabbed me. Then pointed forward. I looked up and- - Sentinels. . . Everywhere. I couldn't imagine this. It's as if the city just stopped, and a desert of twisted metal began. In front of me, were machines. Isis jumped down, and I followed her. She started walking into the desert of metal. Piles were everywhere. As tall as 30 feet of broken machines. There was a fog there. An eerie fog was on the floor when I followed Isis. It was like a graveyard. A spark flared to my right, and a Sentinel eye glowed red for a moment. Isis began to climb onto a pile of metal. I hesitated.
Isis- Come on.
I followed her, climbing on the pile. It took a moment to finally get to the top. Isis stood in a proud position, as I stared at it all. The desert went on forever. All I could see was piles of metal, and this fog. We stood there in silence. I couldn't believe it. On and on.
Smith- How could you?
Isis- What?
Smith- Humans could have never been able to defeat all of these Sentinels. The odds are impossible. I didn't know there were so many.
Isis- It's easier with Neo.
Yes of course. Only Neo could have made this happen. Then there was a silence. Only a piece of small metal falling down broke the silence. We stood there. It was strange. All of it. The fog, the remnants of metal, the smell, everything. Why was it that way?
Isis then jumped down, and walked in one direction. I followed her. She started to put some things from the pile in her container. She examined a piece, and looked up at me.
Isis- I want to show you something.
She grabbed my hand tightly. Is she afraid? Am I? This place does have a terrifying feel to it. We walked over the pieces of metal, and the bolts. Until we turned around. And there was something that seemed like an omen. Something telling the two of us to leave. Something that seemed like desperation. In front of us was a Sentinel. It was sloped down on a pile of metal with its head leaning down, looking straight at us. Three of its claws were around us, appearing to be dragging the Sentinel, while one claw was hanging above its head ready to kill us. Its eyes were as red as fire, and a couple of them were broken. The other claws stretched behind it. It looked like it was about to kill us.
Isis- There are rumors that this was the last Sentinel alive.
Smith- I wouldn't deny it.
Rumors may not be trusted. But the way this looked. The Sentinel looked like it was crawling, still trying to fulfill its purpose and kill. I could picture Neo standing just where I stood, holding his hand up. The Sentinel still trying to destroy him, when it just would stop working. I could just see it. I started to walk up to it. I had to touch it. I had to feel it. This machine that had created me. As Isis put it my parents. I had to touch it. I came closer to it, I could see my reflection in its fireball eyes. I touched the glass eye, and it broke into pieces. I stepped back at the sound of the glass breaking. The pieces fell to the ground. Why did it break when I touched it? Isis came to my side. Holding my arm. We walked on top of pile that the Sentinel was on. We looked at the back of it. Seeing the arms stretched out. This place was eerie. This Sentinel was eerie. Everything here was eerie. I didn't like it. Isis grabbed my arm tighter. I looked down at her.
Smith- I know.
I did. She was scared.
Isis- I don't come here often, not without anyone else.
I bent down and picked up something that looked like a power cord. I held it tightly in my hand, and scanned the area again. The gray landscape, and the omen of a Sentinel.
Smith- It is ok. It is only wreckage.
I told Isis this, and she smiled.
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Next Chapter: Surprise Visit
Trinity and Raven are coming! Yay!! Oh and sorry it took so long. School. *sigh*
The rain had stopped, and the clouds began to clear. I sat in my room, alone. It was an amazing site, the clouds. Then there was a knocking at my door, and Isis came in.
Isis- Morning.
She came in quietly, and sat down next to me.
Isis- How's the storm?
Smith- It has cleared.
Isis- Good.
We sat there for a while admiring the clouds.
Isis- We'll go outside the city today. After I get some food.
Smith- Alright.
I got up slowly, and Isis yawned as we walked down the hallway. She turned and turned on her monitors, and checked the weather. I stood and watched her.
Isis- Oy.
Smith- What is it?
Isis- I had the weirdest dream last night.
Smith- And what was it.
Isis- Well. . . I dreamt of you and Neo in a. . . bathtub.
What!? Neo and me in a bathtub!?
Isis- You had clothes on! But it was just weird.
That is impossible! Hell no!
Smith- Indeed.
Humans, and dreaming. Such a strange subject.
Isis then jumped up, and grabbed her coat. She got a banana, and grabbed a metal container.
Isis- Let's go.
I followed her, still thinking about the rain. In the elevator she leaned against me. I didn't know why. I looked down at her, but she didn't notice. The elevator opened and she pulled me through the Lobby.
Isis- Hey, Nova.
She said waving to someone there. The person waved back, and gave a second look. Seeing an Agent being pulled by a child. I didn't care. I didn't want to pull my hand away. I just didn't.
We walked by that damn statue again. Then continued through the crowds. Isis clearly didn't like the traffic.
Isis- Ok. You're used to chasing people, right?
I didn't understand.
Smith- Yes. . .
Isis- Ok. Then chase me!
She jumped onto the window of another apartment building and jumped onto the stairs. She continued running up. Then I realized she was getting away. I started after her. A typical human, finding ways to get there faster, impatient. It doesn't matter though. I ran up the stairs onto the roof. Seeing Isis was jumping onto the next building. Impressive, but I suppose I should stop underestimating her. Luckily for her, these buildings are so close together. I quickly jumped after her. I got closer to her each jump. Until she finally stopped, and I picked her up from her side off the ground. She started kicking.
Isis- Hey! Let me go!
Smith- I caught you.
Isis- Is that a joke!?
Was it?
Isis- Put me down!
I set her down. She brushed herself, and jabbed me. Then pointed forward. I looked up and- - Sentinels. . . Everywhere. I couldn't imagine this. It's as if the city just stopped, and a desert of twisted metal began. In front of me, were machines. Isis jumped down, and I followed her. She started walking into the desert of metal. Piles were everywhere. As tall as 30 feet of broken machines. There was a fog there. An eerie fog was on the floor when I followed Isis. It was like a graveyard. A spark flared to my right, and a Sentinel eye glowed red for a moment. Isis began to climb onto a pile of metal. I hesitated.
Isis- Come on.
I followed her, climbing on the pile. It took a moment to finally get to the top. Isis stood in a proud position, as I stared at it all. The desert went on forever. All I could see was piles of metal, and this fog. We stood there in silence. I couldn't believe it. On and on.
Smith- How could you?
Isis- What?
Smith- Humans could have never been able to defeat all of these Sentinels. The odds are impossible. I didn't know there were so many.
Isis- It's easier with Neo.
Yes of course. Only Neo could have made this happen. Then there was a silence. Only a piece of small metal falling down broke the silence. We stood there. It was strange. All of it. The fog, the remnants of metal, the smell, everything. Why was it that way?
Isis then jumped down, and walked in one direction. I followed her. She started to put some things from the pile in her container. She examined a piece, and looked up at me.
Isis- I want to show you something.
She grabbed my hand tightly. Is she afraid? Am I? This place does have a terrifying feel to it. We walked over the pieces of metal, and the bolts. Until we turned around. And there was something that seemed like an omen. Something telling the two of us to leave. Something that seemed like desperation. In front of us was a Sentinel. It was sloped down on a pile of metal with its head leaning down, looking straight at us. Three of its claws were around us, appearing to be dragging the Sentinel, while one claw was hanging above its head ready to kill us. Its eyes were as red as fire, and a couple of them were broken. The other claws stretched behind it. It looked like it was about to kill us.
Isis- There are rumors that this was the last Sentinel alive.
Smith- I wouldn't deny it.
Rumors may not be trusted. But the way this looked. The Sentinel looked like it was crawling, still trying to fulfill its purpose and kill. I could picture Neo standing just where I stood, holding his hand up. The Sentinel still trying to destroy him, when it just would stop working. I could just see it. I started to walk up to it. I had to touch it. I had to feel it. This machine that had created me. As Isis put it my parents. I had to touch it. I came closer to it, I could see my reflection in its fireball eyes. I touched the glass eye, and it broke into pieces. I stepped back at the sound of the glass breaking. The pieces fell to the ground. Why did it break when I touched it? Isis came to my side. Holding my arm. We walked on top of pile that the Sentinel was on. We looked at the back of it. Seeing the arms stretched out. This place was eerie. This Sentinel was eerie. Everything here was eerie. I didn't like it. Isis grabbed my arm tighter. I looked down at her.
Smith- I know.
I did. She was scared.
Isis- I don't come here often, not without anyone else.
I bent down and picked up something that looked like a power cord. I held it tightly in my hand, and scanned the area again. The gray landscape, and the omen of a Sentinel.
Smith- It is ok. It is only wreckage.
I told Isis this, and she smiled.
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Next Chapter: Surprise Visit
Trinity and Raven are coming! Yay!! Oh and sorry it took so long. School. *sigh*