Chapter 13
Neo looked around and walked to the elevators. The doors opened and they got in. He pressed the button to the eighth floor. Sydney followed Neo to an apartment and opened the door. They walked inside. They looked around and found the Oracle sitting on a couch.
"Well, well. I didn't think I'd see you two so soon again," she said.
"What do you have to tell us?" Sydney asked. The Oracle raised an eyebrow.
"I know you're wondering what the source is and how you're going to get there. If you really want to know, I'll tell you. The source is where the One receives and gives his powers. It's a cycle. The source gives him his powers and he gives it back to the source. One cannot exist without the other."
"These powers exist only within the Matrix," Neo said out loud. The Oracle nodded.
"You're getting closer..."
"And the Matrix is powered by the machines," Sydney concluded. The Oracle smiled and gave a little wag with her finger.
"Bingo," she said, chewing on a piece of candy.
"So what did you mean when you said that the Second One must help the One go to the source?" Sydney asked. The Oracle sighed.
"Between the One and the source, there is a bridge. That bridge is the only way the One can reach the source and vice versa. And guess who that bridge is?" the Oracle asked. "There is a man – well, a program – called the Wiseman. Only he knows the location of two keys that must be used to open a door that leads to the source. He can be found at a cyber club known as 'Cyberneticks.' However, he will not hesitate to kill you if he wants to. So, you must be careful when you approach him. Be at the club at midnight. You will know who he is," the Oracle said.
"Why can't you tell us? You're the Oracle," Sydney asked.
"I'm afraid there are some things that must be done the hard way," the Oracle sighed.
Sydney and Neo left the building. She was nervous. He didn't seem concerned at all. Ever since she had found out about the Second One, one burning question had stayed in her mind: What if they fail? Neo's phone rang and he stopped to pick it up. He hung up and grabbed Sydney's arm.
"We have to go!" he said. He started to run and Sydney followed.
"What's happening?" she yelled.
"There are sentinels coming. We have to get to an exit!" He ran into an alleyway.
"What are you doing?" Sydney asked him. He picked her up and Sydney felt her face burning. He bent low and he took off the ground. Sydney thought he was going to jump on the roof of a building or something. But, instead, he soared higher and higher. Soon, they were within the clouds and Sydney clutched tightly onto Neo's neck. Her stomach churned. He turned slowly in the air, still holding Sydney in his arms.
He flew straight down at a payphone. It started ringing as he reached it. He picked it up and handed it to Sydney. They soon woke up. The alarm was blaring and flashing.
"They're coming," Trinity said.
"There's no time to charge the EMP," Morpheus said.
"We have to get out of here," Link said. They ran to the armoury and grabbed some weapons. Then, they ran out of the ship. Sydney could see a flashing metal ball being hurled straight at the ship. Balls of fire came shooting out and soon, the ship was covered in fire. It kept on burning until it turned black and there was nothing more of it.
Suddenly, sentinels appeared. They had little satellites on the ends of their tentacles. They flew around the ship as Sydney and the others tried to run. Sydney tripped and landed on scrap metal. A sentinel turned sharply and headed towards them. They kept on running and Sydney tried to keep up with them. Then, Neo stopped.
"Neo, what are you doing?!" Trinity yelled as the sentinel stopped right in front of him. Sydney stopped, too. The sentinel raised its tentacle to kill Neo. Sydney ran towards him.
"Neo!" she screamed as she ran towards him and tackled him to the ground. The sentinel started shaking and electrical sparks flew everywhere. Sydney heard a terrific clank as the sentinel dropped to the ground. Then, to everyone's surprise, especially to Sydney, the sentinels stopped and flew away. Sydney lifted herself off of Neo. He had dirt all over his face.
"Are you alright?" she asked him. He opened his eyes.
"What...happened?" he asked her. Morpheus, Trinity and Link ran to them.
"Are you both okay?" Link asked them. Sydney nodded.
"What the hell just happened?" Trinity asked them.
"I don't know," Sydney admitted. A few moments later, they heard a deep rumbling noise. They saw another ship pass over them. Link and Morpheus smiled in relief.
"It's the Logos!" The ship landed in front of them and the hatch opened. They ran inside and heard the hatch hiss as it closed behind them. Niobe was standing in front of them.
"I thought you went back to Zion," Morpheus said.
"We couldn't. The machines are blocking all the lines to Zion." Morpheus sighed.
"We can't do anything, but wait here. The Oracle has told Sydney and Neo that they must go to a club in order to obtain information about two keys. They have been told that the keys will lead to the source. They have to go in three hours," Morpheus explained.
"Morpheus, you know I don't believe in this prophecy shit. We only have 37 hours left," Niobe said.
"I know that, Niobe. When the One reaches the source, this war will be over. Isn't that enough to take a chance to find out if I'm right?" Morpheus asked her, staring down at her. Niobe sighed.
"Fine," she said and left. Sydney glanced at Neo. He didn't seem worried at all. Then, she glanced at Trinity. She looked half-sad, half- worried. Sydney stared at the floor. She wasn't ready for this. It was so overwhelming.
Two and a half hours later, Neo told Sydney he wanted to go in early.
"Why?" she asked him. She didn't want to go in just yet.
"Because I want to see the Oracle," he told her. She stared at her hands. She respected him and they were supposed to do this together.
"Okay," she said. They walked to the plug-in site and sat down in the chairs. Niobe plugged them in and Link took a seat in front of the monitors.
"They're in," he said.
Neo looked around and walked to the elevators. The doors opened and they got in. He pressed the button to the eighth floor. Sydney followed Neo to an apartment and opened the door. They walked inside. They looked around and found the Oracle sitting on a couch.
"Well, well. I didn't think I'd see you two so soon again," she said.
"What do you have to tell us?" Sydney asked. The Oracle raised an eyebrow.
"I know you're wondering what the source is and how you're going to get there. If you really want to know, I'll tell you. The source is where the One receives and gives his powers. It's a cycle. The source gives him his powers and he gives it back to the source. One cannot exist without the other."
"These powers exist only within the Matrix," Neo said out loud. The Oracle nodded.
"You're getting closer..."
"And the Matrix is powered by the machines," Sydney concluded. The Oracle smiled and gave a little wag with her finger.
"Bingo," she said, chewing on a piece of candy.
"So what did you mean when you said that the Second One must help the One go to the source?" Sydney asked. The Oracle sighed.
"Between the One and the source, there is a bridge. That bridge is the only way the One can reach the source and vice versa. And guess who that bridge is?" the Oracle asked. "There is a man – well, a program – called the Wiseman. Only he knows the location of two keys that must be used to open a door that leads to the source. He can be found at a cyber club known as 'Cyberneticks.' However, he will not hesitate to kill you if he wants to. So, you must be careful when you approach him. Be at the club at midnight. You will know who he is," the Oracle said.
"Why can't you tell us? You're the Oracle," Sydney asked.
"I'm afraid there are some things that must be done the hard way," the Oracle sighed.
Sydney and Neo left the building. She was nervous. He didn't seem concerned at all. Ever since she had found out about the Second One, one burning question had stayed in her mind: What if they fail? Neo's phone rang and he stopped to pick it up. He hung up and grabbed Sydney's arm.
"We have to go!" he said. He started to run and Sydney followed.
"What's happening?" she yelled.
"There are sentinels coming. We have to get to an exit!" He ran into an alleyway.
"What are you doing?" Sydney asked him. He picked her up and Sydney felt her face burning. He bent low and he took off the ground. Sydney thought he was going to jump on the roof of a building or something. But, instead, he soared higher and higher. Soon, they were within the clouds and Sydney clutched tightly onto Neo's neck. Her stomach churned. He turned slowly in the air, still holding Sydney in his arms.
He flew straight down at a payphone. It started ringing as he reached it. He picked it up and handed it to Sydney. They soon woke up. The alarm was blaring and flashing.
"They're coming," Trinity said.
"There's no time to charge the EMP," Morpheus said.
"We have to get out of here," Link said. They ran to the armoury and grabbed some weapons. Then, they ran out of the ship. Sydney could see a flashing metal ball being hurled straight at the ship. Balls of fire came shooting out and soon, the ship was covered in fire. It kept on burning until it turned black and there was nothing more of it.
Suddenly, sentinels appeared. They had little satellites on the ends of their tentacles. They flew around the ship as Sydney and the others tried to run. Sydney tripped and landed on scrap metal. A sentinel turned sharply and headed towards them. They kept on running and Sydney tried to keep up with them. Then, Neo stopped.
"Neo, what are you doing?!" Trinity yelled as the sentinel stopped right in front of him. Sydney stopped, too. The sentinel raised its tentacle to kill Neo. Sydney ran towards him.
"Neo!" she screamed as she ran towards him and tackled him to the ground. The sentinel started shaking and electrical sparks flew everywhere. Sydney heard a terrific clank as the sentinel dropped to the ground. Then, to everyone's surprise, especially to Sydney, the sentinels stopped and flew away. Sydney lifted herself off of Neo. He had dirt all over his face.
"Are you alright?" she asked him. He opened his eyes.
"What...happened?" he asked her. Morpheus, Trinity and Link ran to them.
"Are you both okay?" Link asked them. Sydney nodded.
"What the hell just happened?" Trinity asked them.
"I don't know," Sydney admitted. A few moments later, they heard a deep rumbling noise. They saw another ship pass over them. Link and Morpheus smiled in relief.
"It's the Logos!" The ship landed in front of them and the hatch opened. They ran inside and heard the hatch hiss as it closed behind them. Niobe was standing in front of them.
"I thought you went back to Zion," Morpheus said.
"We couldn't. The machines are blocking all the lines to Zion." Morpheus sighed.
"We can't do anything, but wait here. The Oracle has told Sydney and Neo that they must go to a club in order to obtain information about two keys. They have been told that the keys will lead to the source. They have to go in three hours," Morpheus explained.
"Morpheus, you know I don't believe in this prophecy shit. We only have 37 hours left," Niobe said.
"I know that, Niobe. When the One reaches the source, this war will be over. Isn't that enough to take a chance to find out if I'm right?" Morpheus asked her, staring down at her. Niobe sighed.
"Fine," she said and left. Sydney glanced at Neo. He didn't seem worried at all. Then, she glanced at Trinity. She looked half-sad, half- worried. Sydney stared at the floor. She wasn't ready for this. It was so overwhelming.
Two and a half hours later, Neo told Sydney he wanted to go in early.
"Why?" she asked him. She didn't want to go in just yet.
"Because I want to see the Oracle," he told her. She stared at her hands. She respected him and they were supposed to do this together.
"Okay," she said. They walked to the plug-in site and sat down in the chairs. Niobe plugged them in and Link took a seat in front of the monitors.
"They're in," he said.