Chapter 9
"Well, it was unexpected..." Sydney thought about what she had been told. Should she tell Neo? He was going to find out anyways. "She told me of another person and that this person would have to help the One reach the source. I don't know what that means."
"Another one?" he asked her. She nodded and shrugged.
"But, I don't know...She said that this other one would come after the One was found. And the other would seek only the One."
"What else did she say? Did she tell you that you were this other?" Sydney shook her head.
"All she said was that it depends on what I think. I don't know what I think."
"Does Morpheus know?" Neo asked.
"Do I know what?" a voice said. Sydney and Neo turned to the door and saw Morpheus standing there. Then, they looked at each other. Their noses were nearly touching. Sydney quickly looked away. She noticed Morpheus faintly raising an eyebrow at her.
"I'll understand if you don't want to tell me," he said, as he turned to leave. Sydney's mind was battling against itself right now.
"No, wait." Morpheus stopped and turned around. Sydney got up and walked to him. "It has to do with what the Oracle told me." Morpheus nodded. Neo looked at them talking. Sydney was whispering.
"She told me of another one. The Second One, who's supposed to help the One tap into the source and release his full powers. I have no idea what the hell that's supposed to mean.
"An untold part of the prophecy," Morpheus said. "What else did she say?" Sydney sighed.
"She also said that the Second One isn't Trinity because the Second One is supposed to have come after the One. She said it just matters on what I think." Morpheus put a hand on her shoulder.
"The prophecy will be fulfilled," he said.
"What is the source?" Sydney asked him.
"I don't know. Only the Oracle does." Then, he turned and left. Sydney turned and saw Neo getting up. He also touched her shoulder.
"I'm gonna go to bed now, Syd," he said. Sydney touched her shoulder gently as he left.
The next day, Sydney went to eat breakfast. Trinity was there, alone. Sydney took out a container and poured some food into it. She sat down across from Trinity. She didn't look up at Sydney.
"Hey," Sydney said. Trinity didn't answer. Sydney sighed. "Do you hate me?" she asked. She was surprised at her own straightforwardness. Trinity put her spoon down. Sydney noticed how strong she was, both physically and emotionally.
"I don't hate you." Sydney searched Trinity's eyes for signs of lying.
"Then, why do I feel like you're so cold around me?" Sydney was surprised at herself again. She wasn't like at all.
"It's just that it takes time to adjust with new people." Trinity stared back at Sydney.
"I see..." was all Sydney could think of to say. They turned to the sound of the door opening. It was Neo. Sydney quickly placed her empty container with the spoon on the counter and left. Neo looked at her as she left.
"We have to get back to Zion to recharge the ship. We aren't more than a few hours away." Sydney was half-scared and half-excited. She was going to see Zion. What were the people like there?
A few hours later, they reached the gates of Zion. As they got closer, a bean of light escaped through the opening in the gates. It grew larger and larger as the ship got closer. As they reached it, the light engulfed them. Link docked the ship into one of the bays and they gathered their things. When the ship opened up, there was a woman waiting for them.
"Good to see you, Morpheus," she said.
"Captain Niobe," he said, smiling. Niobe nodded to others. Then, she noticed Sydney.
"A new crew member?" she asked. "Good to have you..." she said, stopping.
"Sydney," she answered for her. Niobe smiled and turned to Morpheus again.
"There's a gathering tonight at the temple. The Council is expecting you." Niobe turned and left.
"Council?" Sydney asked. Morpheus explained that Zion was ruled by a group of men and women known as the Council. Another thought struck Sydney. "Where am I staying?" she asked them. They stopped walking and looked at each other.
"I have an extra room you can sleep in," Trinity said softly. Sydney smiled gratefully.
"Thank you," she said. She hoped Trinity wouldn't feel uncomfortable around her. For the first time, Sydney noticed how immense the city was. It was shaped in a huge cylinder, with different levels. There were houses built inside the walls of the city. The very top was a huge dome. It reminded Sydney of the night sky. There were bright lights set against the silvery and blue background of metal and steel.
They entered one of the many elevators on the ground level. Morpheus and Link got off at one of the levels and the other three were left inside. Sydney stood in the corner, wishing the elevator would go faster. She felt like a third wheel with Neo and Trinity. She could tell they wanted to be alone. The elevator stopped at a floor and they were greeted by a huge crowd. They rushed up to Neo. They begged him to look over their loved ones. Trinity started to leave and Sydney followed her.
They stopped at one of the hundreds of doors that lined the walls. Just outside the doors was a long circular rail that overlooked the entire city. Trinity unlocked the door and they went inside.
It was a small apartment. There was one large room with a kitchen- like area and a bed. Trinity dumped her stuff on the floor and showed Sydney her room. It was small, but large enough to fit a cot inside. There was also a bare desk. Sydney put her things on the floor and sat down on the bed. She turned the light off and left the apartment.
"Well, it was unexpected..." Sydney thought about what she had been told. Should she tell Neo? He was going to find out anyways. "She told me of another person and that this person would have to help the One reach the source. I don't know what that means."
"Another one?" he asked her. She nodded and shrugged.
"But, I don't know...She said that this other one would come after the One was found. And the other would seek only the One."
"What else did she say? Did she tell you that you were this other?" Sydney shook her head.
"All she said was that it depends on what I think. I don't know what I think."
"Does Morpheus know?" Neo asked.
"Do I know what?" a voice said. Sydney and Neo turned to the door and saw Morpheus standing there. Then, they looked at each other. Their noses were nearly touching. Sydney quickly looked away. She noticed Morpheus faintly raising an eyebrow at her.
"I'll understand if you don't want to tell me," he said, as he turned to leave. Sydney's mind was battling against itself right now.
"No, wait." Morpheus stopped and turned around. Sydney got up and walked to him. "It has to do with what the Oracle told me." Morpheus nodded. Neo looked at them talking. Sydney was whispering.
"She told me of another one. The Second One, who's supposed to help the One tap into the source and release his full powers. I have no idea what the hell that's supposed to mean.
"An untold part of the prophecy," Morpheus said. "What else did she say?" Sydney sighed.
"She also said that the Second One isn't Trinity because the Second One is supposed to have come after the One. She said it just matters on what I think." Morpheus put a hand on her shoulder.
"The prophecy will be fulfilled," he said.
"What is the source?" Sydney asked him.
"I don't know. Only the Oracle does." Then, he turned and left. Sydney turned and saw Neo getting up. He also touched her shoulder.
"I'm gonna go to bed now, Syd," he said. Sydney touched her shoulder gently as he left.
The next day, Sydney went to eat breakfast. Trinity was there, alone. Sydney took out a container and poured some food into it. She sat down across from Trinity. She didn't look up at Sydney.
"Hey," Sydney said. Trinity didn't answer. Sydney sighed. "Do you hate me?" she asked. She was surprised at her own straightforwardness. Trinity put her spoon down. Sydney noticed how strong she was, both physically and emotionally.
"I don't hate you." Sydney searched Trinity's eyes for signs of lying.
"Then, why do I feel like you're so cold around me?" Sydney was surprised at herself again. She wasn't like at all.
"It's just that it takes time to adjust with new people." Trinity stared back at Sydney.
"I see..." was all Sydney could think of to say. They turned to the sound of the door opening. It was Neo. Sydney quickly placed her empty container with the spoon on the counter and left. Neo looked at her as she left.
"We have to get back to Zion to recharge the ship. We aren't more than a few hours away." Sydney was half-scared and half-excited. She was going to see Zion. What were the people like there?
A few hours later, they reached the gates of Zion. As they got closer, a bean of light escaped through the opening in the gates. It grew larger and larger as the ship got closer. As they reached it, the light engulfed them. Link docked the ship into one of the bays and they gathered their things. When the ship opened up, there was a woman waiting for them.
"Good to see you, Morpheus," she said.
"Captain Niobe," he said, smiling. Niobe nodded to others. Then, she noticed Sydney.
"A new crew member?" she asked. "Good to have you..." she said, stopping.
"Sydney," she answered for her. Niobe smiled and turned to Morpheus again.
"There's a gathering tonight at the temple. The Council is expecting you." Niobe turned and left.
"Council?" Sydney asked. Morpheus explained that Zion was ruled by a group of men and women known as the Council. Another thought struck Sydney. "Where am I staying?" she asked them. They stopped walking and looked at each other.
"I have an extra room you can sleep in," Trinity said softly. Sydney smiled gratefully.
"Thank you," she said. She hoped Trinity wouldn't feel uncomfortable around her. For the first time, Sydney noticed how immense the city was. It was shaped in a huge cylinder, with different levels. There were houses built inside the walls of the city. The very top was a huge dome. It reminded Sydney of the night sky. There were bright lights set against the silvery and blue background of metal and steel.
They entered one of the many elevators on the ground level. Morpheus and Link got off at one of the levels and the other three were left inside. Sydney stood in the corner, wishing the elevator would go faster. She felt like a third wheel with Neo and Trinity. She could tell they wanted to be alone. The elevator stopped at a floor and they were greeted by a huge crowd. They rushed up to Neo. They begged him to look over their loved ones. Trinity started to leave and Sydney followed her.
They stopped at one of the hundreds of doors that lined the walls. Just outside the doors was a long circular rail that overlooked the entire city. Trinity unlocked the door and they went inside.
It was a small apartment. There was one large room with a kitchen- like area and a bed. Trinity dumped her stuff on the floor and showed Sydney her room. It was small, but large enough to fit a cot inside. There was also a bare desk. Sydney put her things on the floor and sat down on the bed. She turned the light off and left the apartment.