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Chapter 12
Sydney was sleeping when she suddenly woke up to a blaring alarm. She got up and walked out of her room. Everyone ran out of their rooms and to the cockpit. Sydney hurriedly followed them. When they got there, Sydney was shocked to see huge octopus-like shaped robots flying around.
"Quick! Set the ship down!" Morpheus said to Link. He set it down and placed his hand on a glowing red switch.
"What's going on?" Sydney asked.
"Sh...they'll hear you," Trinity said tightly. They can hear? Morpheus nodded to Link and he turned the switch. Sydney saw the robots dropping like dead flies.
"What the hell were those?" she asked.
"They're sentinels, robots designed to find and kill humans. They're extremely intelligent. We use that electromagnetic pulse to stop them. It knocks out anything electrical within a certain radius," Neo explained.
"Any damage?" Morpheus asked.
"We were lucky. They were about to break the hull when we caught them," Link said. Everyone went back to their rooms to go back to sleep. Sydney lay awake for a while because she was afraid that they might come back. She told herself that the EMP had knocked them out, but she was still a little afraid.
A few days later, Link suddenly burst into the dining room. "The Logos have sent us a message. They want to meet," he told Morpheus. They got up and gathered at the plug-in site.
"Who are the Logos?" Sydney asked.
"Captain Niobe's ship," Trinity said. They all sat down on the chairs as Link plugged them in. They walked down a dark tunnel deep underground. Sydney thought they were in a sewage tunnel, but then, they stopped in a wide circular area, with a small table in the centre.
"Morpheus," Niobe greeted him. He nodded at her.
"We've got scans that show that the machines are travelling through the old waste and mechanical lines. They're going to take a while, but that's what they're hoping for: to surprise us."
"How long do we have?" Morpheus asked.
"If they continue at the speed they're at, probably about 40 hours," Niobe said. Sydney noticed that she had an extremely large crew. Morpheus looked at them through his dark glasses.
"I'm sure that all of you are aware of this. But, the prophecy is to be fulfilled soon. This war will end and Zion will be at peace. However, we must wait until the Oracle brings word to us."
"Why can't you go to the Oracle?" one of the crew members asked.
"Because she will know when to call us. We cannot be rash and act on our own immediately. I trust her and I know that she will do what's right. The fact that a new part of the prophecy has been revealed makes me anxious, but I am sure the Oracle knows what we must do." A murmur broke out among the members.
"What do you mean a new part of this prophecy?" Trinity asked urgently. She gave a small quick glance over to Sydney.
"The Oracle has told Sydney," he said, nodding to her, "that there is another who must aid the One into finding the source. To be honest, I don't know what that means, but I am sure that the Oracle will tell us in time." Trinity's mouth turned into a thin line as she listened to what Morpheus said. Sydney fidgeted slightly. She had been afraid of this.
"What about Commander Lock? He's ordered us to come back to Zion," Niobe said.
"I'm afraid we cannot go back until the Oracle has contacted us," Morpheus said. Niobe exhaled and tried to think.
"You've got 40 hours," she finally said to Morpheus. He nodded and turned. Sydney, Neo and Trinity followed him out.
"What do we do now?" Trinity asked Morpheus.
"We must wait for the Oracle to call us." Sydney wondered what that meant. They reached an exit and were brought back to the ship. Sydney was worried. What if the Oracle didn't "call" them? What if they didn't complete whatever they had to do on time?
A few hours later, Link excitedly pointed at the screen. Morpheus looked over his shoulder.
"It's the Oracle. She's calling us. She wants to see Sydney and Neo." Morpheus looked at them.
"Will you be alright?" he asked them. Sydney looked over at Neo and nodded.
Sydney eased herself into one of the chairs. Neo did the same. Trinity put her hand protectively over Neo's chest and whispered something to him. He whispered something back to her, but Sydney didn't hear. But, she knew he said something like, "I will." She had tried to teach herself how to read lips because her grandmother knew how to read lips since she had been deaf for a majority of her life. Trinity gave Neo a small kiss on the lips. Sydney clenched her jaws together.
They were jacked in and Sydney found herself in the middle of a city. Everyone walked past them, paying no attention.
"Follow me," Neo said to her. They walked down the street for a while, until they reached a building. "She's here," he said.
"How do you know?" Sydney asked him.
"I can see the Matrix as the code. I can see her here," he told her, looking up at it. He opened the door and Sydney walked inside.
Chapter 12
Sydney was sleeping when she suddenly woke up to a blaring alarm. She got up and walked out of her room. Everyone ran out of their rooms and to the cockpit. Sydney hurriedly followed them. When they got there, Sydney was shocked to see huge octopus-like shaped robots flying around.
"Quick! Set the ship down!" Morpheus said to Link. He set it down and placed his hand on a glowing red switch.
"What's going on?" Sydney asked.
"Sh...they'll hear you," Trinity said tightly. They can hear? Morpheus nodded to Link and he turned the switch. Sydney saw the robots dropping like dead flies.
"What the hell were those?" she asked.
"They're sentinels, robots designed to find and kill humans. They're extremely intelligent. We use that electromagnetic pulse to stop them. It knocks out anything electrical within a certain radius," Neo explained.
"Any damage?" Morpheus asked.
"We were lucky. They were about to break the hull when we caught them," Link said. Everyone went back to their rooms to go back to sleep. Sydney lay awake for a while because she was afraid that they might come back. She told herself that the EMP had knocked them out, but she was still a little afraid.
A few days later, Link suddenly burst into the dining room. "The Logos have sent us a message. They want to meet," he told Morpheus. They got up and gathered at the plug-in site.
"Who are the Logos?" Sydney asked.
"Captain Niobe's ship," Trinity said. They all sat down on the chairs as Link plugged them in. They walked down a dark tunnel deep underground. Sydney thought they were in a sewage tunnel, but then, they stopped in a wide circular area, with a small table in the centre.
"Morpheus," Niobe greeted him. He nodded at her.
"We've got scans that show that the machines are travelling through the old waste and mechanical lines. They're going to take a while, but that's what they're hoping for: to surprise us."
"How long do we have?" Morpheus asked.
"If they continue at the speed they're at, probably about 40 hours," Niobe said. Sydney noticed that she had an extremely large crew. Morpheus looked at them through his dark glasses.
"I'm sure that all of you are aware of this. But, the prophecy is to be fulfilled soon. This war will end and Zion will be at peace. However, we must wait until the Oracle brings word to us."
"Why can't you go to the Oracle?" one of the crew members asked.
"Because she will know when to call us. We cannot be rash and act on our own immediately. I trust her and I know that she will do what's right. The fact that a new part of the prophecy has been revealed makes me anxious, but I am sure the Oracle knows what we must do." A murmur broke out among the members.
"What do you mean a new part of this prophecy?" Trinity asked urgently. She gave a small quick glance over to Sydney.
"The Oracle has told Sydney," he said, nodding to her, "that there is another who must aid the One into finding the source. To be honest, I don't know what that means, but I am sure that the Oracle will tell us in time." Trinity's mouth turned into a thin line as she listened to what Morpheus said. Sydney fidgeted slightly. She had been afraid of this.
"What about Commander Lock? He's ordered us to come back to Zion," Niobe said.
"I'm afraid we cannot go back until the Oracle has contacted us," Morpheus said. Niobe exhaled and tried to think.
"You've got 40 hours," she finally said to Morpheus. He nodded and turned. Sydney, Neo and Trinity followed him out.
"What do we do now?" Trinity asked Morpheus.
"We must wait for the Oracle to call us." Sydney wondered what that meant. They reached an exit and were brought back to the ship. Sydney was worried. What if the Oracle didn't "call" them? What if they didn't complete whatever they had to do on time?
A few hours later, Link excitedly pointed at the screen. Morpheus looked over his shoulder.
"It's the Oracle. She's calling us. She wants to see Sydney and Neo." Morpheus looked at them.
"Will you be alright?" he asked them. Sydney looked over at Neo and nodded.
Sydney eased herself into one of the chairs. Neo did the same. Trinity put her hand protectively over Neo's chest and whispered something to him. He whispered something back to her, but Sydney didn't hear. But, she knew he said something like, "I will." She had tried to teach herself how to read lips because her grandmother knew how to read lips since she had been deaf for a majority of her life. Trinity gave Neo a small kiss on the lips. Sydney clenched her jaws together.
They were jacked in and Sydney found herself in the middle of a city. Everyone walked past them, paying no attention.
"Follow me," Neo said to her. They walked down the street for a while, until they reached a building. "She's here," he said.
"How do you know?" Sydney asked him.
"I can see the Matrix as the code. I can see her here," he told her, looking up at it. He opened the door and Sydney walked inside.