Chapter 4
Sydney stared at the both of them. The other man motioned to the other chair. She wasn't sure if she should trust him, but if he was Neo, she might as well. She sat down on the other chair.
"Who are you?" she asked the other man.
"My name is Morpheus," he said. He looked at Neo.
"How-how come I don't know you?" she asked him.
"I don't know. You were supposed to." Neo cleared his throat.
"You want to know what the Matrix is?" he asked, turning to Sydney. Sydney nodded slowly.
"Are we the only ones who know?" she asked them.
"No, there are others. Many others. But, compared to the people who are in the Matrix, there are few," Morpheus said. Sydney took a deep breath to calm herself. She was nervous and excited at the same time.
"Is it one of those things that you can't be just told about?" Morpheus chuckled.
"Yes." Sydney nodded. Neo and Morpheus leaned forward.
"Are you willing to give up all that you have to find out the truth? Because there is no turning back after this." Sydney was silent for a moment. Was she ready? She wasn't sure. Then, she got this feeling in the pit of her stomach. The feeling you get when you really want something and you just have to get. She looked up at them.
"Yes. Yes, I am." Morpheus gave a small smile. They got up and walked to another door. Sydney followed them. They opened it and entered a room filled with computers and wires. Morpheus sat down at the computer and took out his cell phone. Neo pointed to a chair and Sydney sat down. Morpheus took out his cell phone and dialled someone.
"Link? We need a location soon. Good." He hung up and typed something into the computer. He nodded to Neo. He took out a briefcase and pulled out a needle filled with a clear liquid. Sydney suddenly got scared, but trusted Neo. He was sure he knew what he was doing. He rolled up her sleeve and injected the liquid into her. Almost immediately, the drug began to take effect. Her vision became blurred and she started to sweat. She thought she was going into an epileptic fit, but instead, blackness started to surround her and cover her. The last thing she saw and heard was Morpheus saying to Neo, "We have a location."
Sydney's eyes opened slowly. She was lying down. She coughed and a bubble came out of her mouth. She felt slimy gelatine between her legs and all over her body. She looked around and saw she was in a metal skeleton- like container. On the inside of the metal was a red slippery skin and inside that was her and the gelatine. She saw wires grafted into her skin all over her naked body. She started to thrash and the red skin of the container burst, like when you push your finger through the plastic in a plastic bag. She sat up and started breathing deeply for air. The wires popped out of her body violently. She felt extremely weak and couldn't bare sit up. She looked around with squinted eyes and nearly fainted in shock when she saw thousands, maybe millions, of the same red egg-shaped containers surrounding her.
She heard a loud whirring and saw the biggest mechanical looking bug she'd ever seen. It looked at her curiously and grabbed her with mechanical hands. It shone an extremely bright light into her eyes, which made her scream in pain. Her throat hurt when she did. Then, it let go of her and she fell back into the gelatine. A hole opened up at one end of the container and sucked all the gelatine like a vacuum. She screamed as she slid down a long tube. It was like one of those water slides at the pool. She fell into a large pool of black and silvery liquid. She struggled to stay on the surface, but her muscles made her feel extremely tired and weak. It was dark and she couldn't see. She was sure she was going to drown.
A shaft opened up above her. A large mechanical hand came down over her. She tried to swim away from it, but she wasn't fast enough. It grabbed her and pulled her out of the liquid. She fainted while it took her up.
When she woke up, she saw Neo standing over her. She was still naked, save for a blanket covering her from her shoulders to her knees. She noticed Neo's eyes for the first time. They were deep and brown. They looked like they were always thinking about something. She tried to talk, but her throat wouldn't let her. Instead, a croaking sound came out. She started to drift in and out of consciousness. Finally, she fell into a coma-like sleep.
Sydney opened her eyes. She expected them to hurt, but they didn't. She realized she was lying on a cot. She sat up and discovered she was wearing clothes. They looked extremely old, but at least they covered her. She rolled up the sleeves and was shocked to discover small plastic holes that were stuck to her skin. She put her hand to her back and felt them. She touched one on her arm. She wondered if she could take them out. She fingered it and wondered how they got there. She brushed the hair out of her face and lay down again.
The door opened with a heavy and loud clank. Neo stood in the doorway. He was also dressed in old looking clothing. He didn't look at all like the way she had seen him in her dreams.
"What's happened to me?" she asked him. She was also surprised that she could speak. But, her throat felt hoarse when she did. Neo turned and walked away. Sydney got up and followed him. She discovered that she was in something that was moving. The place was horribly cramped. There were a lot of wires everywhere and mechanical looking things.
She realized Neo had stopped walking. She stood in front of a small group of people. One man sat in front of a dozen monitors with green lines of a strange looking language streaming down them. Morpheus and Neo stood beside a woman. She had sharp features and short black hair. Sydney noticed her holding hands with Neo as he joined her. Morpheus stepped forward and put a hand on her shoulder.
"Sydney...welcome..." he said.
"Are you going to tell me what the hell has happened to me?" Sydney asked. She tried to stay calm. She took deep breaths to clear her mind.
"I'm Trinity. Obviously, you've met Neo and Morpheus," the other woman said to her. Morpheus motioned to one of the seats. They reminded Sydney of the chairs at the dentist, except they had a toilet bowl shaped cushion to rest your head on.
Sydney sat down and put her feet on the foot pedals. Trinity strapped her feet and her arms. Sydney leaned back and rested her head on the cushion. Trinity took out a huge looking needle which almost made Sydney die of a heart attack. She hated looking at needles. Trinity reached behind her and pushed the needle into one of the holes on the back of her head.
Sydney stared at the both of them. The other man motioned to the other chair. She wasn't sure if she should trust him, but if he was Neo, she might as well. She sat down on the other chair.
"Who are you?" she asked the other man.
"My name is Morpheus," he said. He looked at Neo.
"How-how come I don't know you?" she asked him.
"I don't know. You were supposed to." Neo cleared his throat.
"You want to know what the Matrix is?" he asked, turning to Sydney. Sydney nodded slowly.
"Are we the only ones who know?" she asked them.
"No, there are others. Many others. But, compared to the people who are in the Matrix, there are few," Morpheus said. Sydney took a deep breath to calm herself. She was nervous and excited at the same time.
"Is it one of those things that you can't be just told about?" Morpheus chuckled.
"Yes." Sydney nodded. Neo and Morpheus leaned forward.
"Are you willing to give up all that you have to find out the truth? Because there is no turning back after this." Sydney was silent for a moment. Was she ready? She wasn't sure. Then, she got this feeling in the pit of her stomach. The feeling you get when you really want something and you just have to get. She looked up at them.
"Yes. Yes, I am." Morpheus gave a small smile. They got up and walked to another door. Sydney followed them. They opened it and entered a room filled with computers and wires. Morpheus sat down at the computer and took out his cell phone. Neo pointed to a chair and Sydney sat down. Morpheus took out his cell phone and dialled someone.
"Link? We need a location soon. Good." He hung up and typed something into the computer. He nodded to Neo. He took out a briefcase and pulled out a needle filled with a clear liquid. Sydney suddenly got scared, but trusted Neo. He was sure he knew what he was doing. He rolled up her sleeve and injected the liquid into her. Almost immediately, the drug began to take effect. Her vision became blurred and she started to sweat. She thought she was going into an epileptic fit, but instead, blackness started to surround her and cover her. The last thing she saw and heard was Morpheus saying to Neo, "We have a location."
Sydney's eyes opened slowly. She was lying down. She coughed and a bubble came out of her mouth. She felt slimy gelatine between her legs and all over her body. She looked around and saw she was in a metal skeleton- like container. On the inside of the metal was a red slippery skin and inside that was her and the gelatine. She saw wires grafted into her skin all over her naked body. She started to thrash and the red skin of the container burst, like when you push your finger through the plastic in a plastic bag. She sat up and started breathing deeply for air. The wires popped out of her body violently. She felt extremely weak and couldn't bare sit up. She looked around with squinted eyes and nearly fainted in shock when she saw thousands, maybe millions, of the same red egg-shaped containers surrounding her.
She heard a loud whirring and saw the biggest mechanical looking bug she'd ever seen. It looked at her curiously and grabbed her with mechanical hands. It shone an extremely bright light into her eyes, which made her scream in pain. Her throat hurt when she did. Then, it let go of her and she fell back into the gelatine. A hole opened up at one end of the container and sucked all the gelatine like a vacuum. She screamed as she slid down a long tube. It was like one of those water slides at the pool. She fell into a large pool of black and silvery liquid. She struggled to stay on the surface, but her muscles made her feel extremely tired and weak. It was dark and she couldn't see. She was sure she was going to drown.
A shaft opened up above her. A large mechanical hand came down over her. She tried to swim away from it, but she wasn't fast enough. It grabbed her and pulled her out of the liquid. She fainted while it took her up.
When she woke up, she saw Neo standing over her. She was still naked, save for a blanket covering her from her shoulders to her knees. She noticed Neo's eyes for the first time. They were deep and brown. They looked like they were always thinking about something. She tried to talk, but her throat wouldn't let her. Instead, a croaking sound came out. She started to drift in and out of consciousness. Finally, she fell into a coma-like sleep.
Sydney opened her eyes. She expected them to hurt, but they didn't. She realized she was lying on a cot. She sat up and discovered she was wearing clothes. They looked extremely old, but at least they covered her. She rolled up the sleeves and was shocked to discover small plastic holes that were stuck to her skin. She put her hand to her back and felt them. She touched one on her arm. She wondered if she could take them out. She fingered it and wondered how they got there. She brushed the hair out of her face and lay down again.
The door opened with a heavy and loud clank. Neo stood in the doorway. He was also dressed in old looking clothing. He didn't look at all like the way she had seen him in her dreams.
"What's happened to me?" she asked him. She was also surprised that she could speak. But, her throat felt hoarse when she did. Neo turned and walked away. Sydney got up and followed him. She discovered that she was in something that was moving. The place was horribly cramped. There were a lot of wires everywhere and mechanical looking things.
She realized Neo had stopped walking. She stood in front of a small group of people. One man sat in front of a dozen monitors with green lines of a strange looking language streaming down them. Morpheus and Neo stood beside a woman. She had sharp features and short black hair. Sydney noticed her holding hands with Neo as he joined her. Morpheus stepped forward and put a hand on her shoulder.
"Sydney...welcome..." he said.
"Are you going to tell me what the hell has happened to me?" Sydney asked. She tried to stay calm. She took deep breaths to clear her mind.
"I'm Trinity. Obviously, you've met Neo and Morpheus," the other woman said to her. Morpheus motioned to one of the seats. They reminded Sydney of the chairs at the dentist, except they had a toilet bowl shaped cushion to rest your head on.
Sydney sat down and put her feet on the foot pedals. Trinity strapped her feet and her arms. Sydney leaned back and rested her head on the cushion. Trinity took out a huge looking needle which almost made Sydney die of a heart attack. She hated looking at needles. Trinity reached behind her and pushed the needle into one of the holes on the back of her head.