(Author's note: This chapter is kind of boring and Animatrix-ish because
Sydney is told of the Matrix. Oh, just read! Remember, please R&R. Thank
you, I love all of you who reviewed this! *Hands out cookies to rest of
the reviewers* I still wish I owned Keanu Reeves. Sigh.)
Chapter 5
Sydney felt a whoosh of air push against her. She felt like she was on a roller coaster that was travelling at light speed. She blinked and when she opened her eyes, she was in the middle of the city again. She looked around and saw normal looking people walking around in a normal looking city. She looked down at herself. She was wearing normal looking clothes. She turned around and saw Morpheus, Neo and Trinity standing behind her. They were wearing black clothing and dark sunglasses. It felt like a dream.
"No, it's not a dream. But, that's what it's supposed to be. This will be hard to accept, Sydney."
"Lots of things are hard to accept."
"But, what I am about to tell you can drive you to insanity."
"Yes, it can. But, it doesn't mean it will," Sydney said. She and Morpheus stared each other down. Morpheus turned and walked into an old apartment building. Sydney followed him and Neo and Trinity walked behind her. They entered the building and walked into a door. The room was empty except for a projector screen, a projector reel and a chair. Sydney sat down on the chair. The projector whirred and clicked to life. It stalled for a few moments before the picture was displayed clearly on the screen. The picture was a cartoon of a man and robot that looked like a servant.
"Around the end of the twenty-first century, humankind created robots and artificial intelligence. However, this AI created a whole new species of different organisms. The AI worked tirelessly for the humans. One day, a robot stood up against his own masters and killed them." Another picture popped up. It showed a robot in front of a bloodied mess that once was a living man.
"The robot was tried and the government ordered that all the robots to be destroyed." A picture popped up onto the screen. It showed thousands of robots in gigantic piles. Sydney knew they were nothing but scrap metal, but they looked like dead mutilated humans.
"After that, some of the robots broke away and created their own nation. However, the humans refused to co-operate with them. Eventually, a war began between the humans and the machines. We found out that they were dependent on solar energy and destroyed the sky." A picture of a black stormy sky was displayed. Sydney stared wide-eyed. She couldn't register any of it.
"The machines captured humans and studied our simple bodies. They found out that we produce more energy than a 120-volt battery. So, they had found their new power source." This time, the picture was of a robot probing a man's brain. Sydney felt her stomach churning. A picture of the enormous fields of containers came up. Sydney started to breathe hard.
"So...your question is: What is the Matrix? It is nothing more than a box created to keep us distracted from the truth. But, the irony of it is that it is so obvious that we don't see it. After all, why are there so many boundaries and rules that we must follow in this world?" Sydney stared with an open mouth up at Morpheus.
"So...we are nothing more than batteries for these machines?" she asked in a small voice. "It's not real?"
"I told you it wouldn't be easy to accept." She stood up abruptly and knocked a chair over. Neo and Trinity glanced at each other. It was too much for her. It couldn't be true. She burst from the room and out of the building. She tripped and tumbled down the stairs in front of the building. A thin line of blood trickled down the side of her mouth. She looked at the people passing her. They weren't real. They just weren't real. Did they know? How could they not? The thoughts were in a jumble in her brain. She grabbed her head and looked up at the sky. It wasn't real!!!!
Sydney fell to her knees and started screaming. She hit the concrete with her hands until her knuckles started bleeding. Neo, Trinity and Morpheus came running out of the building. Neo grabbed her. Sydney tried to punch him, but she was too tired.
"Let go of me, you little bastard!!!!" she screamed. She spit and her blood landed on his shoulder. She tried to beat him with her fists, but he was too strong for her. She crumpled and sobbed until she felt like she was going to faint.
"It's not true...no, it can't be..." she mumbled.
"We've got to get her out."
"I told you it was going to be a mistake to unplug her," Trinity said to Morpheus.
"Well, this is how I reacted when I was unplugged," Neo said.
"Yes, but it was not as violent. She started screaming and hurting herself," Morpheus said, pointing at her knuckles. He took his phone out. "Link, we need an exit," he said. He nodded to Neo and Trinity. They followed him down the street. Sydney kept on mumbling, "It's a lie...it's not true...I'm dreaming," in Neo's arms. They reached a telephone booth. It started ringing and Neo put the phone to Sydney's ear. She evapourated and the phone fell from Neo's hand.
Sydney woke up on the chair with a gasp. Link took the restraints off as Neo, Trinity and Morpheus woke up. Sydney stood up and grabbed a monitor for support.
"You're lying," she said in a drunken voice. She could barely stand up. Her knees buckled and she fell to the ground. She could taste blood in her mouth. She sat there for a few moments before she started crying. It was soft crying, like when you're really sad. It wasn't like when you were angry and screaming at the same time. Neo sat down beside her.
"Hey, it's okay. I know how you feel. I really do because this is how I reacted when I first learned about it." Sydney looked at him with her tear-streaked eyes. His eyes showed sympathy and compassion. She sniffled and got up. She walked to her room without looking back at them.
Sydney lay on her cot, thinking. In a strange, bizarre way, everything Morpheus had told her felt true. It made sense to her. She didn't understand why she had not been able to see it before. She turned over and pulled the ragged blanket around her. She closed her eyes and fell asleep.
Chapter 5
Sydney felt a whoosh of air push against her. She felt like she was on a roller coaster that was travelling at light speed. She blinked and when she opened her eyes, she was in the middle of the city again. She looked around and saw normal looking people walking around in a normal looking city. She looked down at herself. She was wearing normal looking clothes. She turned around and saw Morpheus, Neo and Trinity standing behind her. They were wearing black clothing and dark sunglasses. It felt like a dream.
"No, it's not a dream. But, that's what it's supposed to be. This will be hard to accept, Sydney."
"Lots of things are hard to accept."
"But, what I am about to tell you can drive you to insanity."
"Yes, it can. But, it doesn't mean it will," Sydney said. She and Morpheus stared each other down. Morpheus turned and walked into an old apartment building. Sydney followed him and Neo and Trinity walked behind her. They entered the building and walked into a door. The room was empty except for a projector screen, a projector reel and a chair. Sydney sat down on the chair. The projector whirred and clicked to life. It stalled for a few moments before the picture was displayed clearly on the screen. The picture was a cartoon of a man and robot that looked like a servant.
"Around the end of the twenty-first century, humankind created robots and artificial intelligence. However, this AI created a whole new species of different organisms. The AI worked tirelessly for the humans. One day, a robot stood up against his own masters and killed them." Another picture popped up. It showed a robot in front of a bloodied mess that once was a living man.
"The robot was tried and the government ordered that all the robots to be destroyed." A picture popped up onto the screen. It showed thousands of robots in gigantic piles. Sydney knew they were nothing but scrap metal, but they looked like dead mutilated humans.
"After that, some of the robots broke away and created their own nation. However, the humans refused to co-operate with them. Eventually, a war began between the humans and the machines. We found out that they were dependent on solar energy and destroyed the sky." A picture of a black stormy sky was displayed. Sydney stared wide-eyed. She couldn't register any of it.
"The machines captured humans and studied our simple bodies. They found out that we produce more energy than a 120-volt battery. So, they had found their new power source." This time, the picture was of a robot probing a man's brain. Sydney felt her stomach churning. A picture of the enormous fields of containers came up. Sydney started to breathe hard.
"So...your question is: What is the Matrix? It is nothing more than a box created to keep us distracted from the truth. But, the irony of it is that it is so obvious that we don't see it. After all, why are there so many boundaries and rules that we must follow in this world?" Sydney stared with an open mouth up at Morpheus.
"So...we are nothing more than batteries for these machines?" she asked in a small voice. "It's not real?"
"I told you it wouldn't be easy to accept." She stood up abruptly and knocked a chair over. Neo and Trinity glanced at each other. It was too much for her. It couldn't be true. She burst from the room and out of the building. She tripped and tumbled down the stairs in front of the building. A thin line of blood trickled down the side of her mouth. She looked at the people passing her. They weren't real. They just weren't real. Did they know? How could they not? The thoughts were in a jumble in her brain. She grabbed her head and looked up at the sky. It wasn't real!!!!
Sydney fell to her knees and started screaming. She hit the concrete with her hands until her knuckles started bleeding. Neo, Trinity and Morpheus came running out of the building. Neo grabbed her. Sydney tried to punch him, but she was too tired.
"Let go of me, you little bastard!!!!" she screamed. She spit and her blood landed on his shoulder. She tried to beat him with her fists, but he was too strong for her. She crumpled and sobbed until she felt like she was going to faint.
"It's not true...no, it can't be..." she mumbled.
"We've got to get her out."
"I told you it was going to be a mistake to unplug her," Trinity said to Morpheus.
"Well, this is how I reacted when I was unplugged," Neo said.
"Yes, but it was not as violent. She started screaming and hurting herself," Morpheus said, pointing at her knuckles. He took his phone out. "Link, we need an exit," he said. He nodded to Neo and Trinity. They followed him down the street. Sydney kept on mumbling, "It's a lie...it's not true...I'm dreaming," in Neo's arms. They reached a telephone booth. It started ringing and Neo put the phone to Sydney's ear. She evapourated and the phone fell from Neo's hand.
Sydney woke up on the chair with a gasp. Link took the restraints off as Neo, Trinity and Morpheus woke up. Sydney stood up and grabbed a monitor for support.
"You're lying," she said in a drunken voice. She could barely stand up. Her knees buckled and she fell to the ground. She could taste blood in her mouth. She sat there for a few moments before she started crying. It was soft crying, like when you're really sad. It wasn't like when you were angry and screaming at the same time. Neo sat down beside her.
"Hey, it's okay. I know how you feel. I really do because this is how I reacted when I first learned about it." Sydney looked at him with her tear-streaked eyes. His eyes showed sympathy and compassion. She sniffled and got up. She walked to her room without looking back at them.
Sydney lay on her cot, thinking. In a strange, bizarre way, everything Morpheus had told her felt true. It made sense to her. She didn't understand why she had not been able to see it before. She turned over and pulled the ragged blanket around her. She closed her eyes and fell asleep.