(Author's note: I'm dead tired right now because I just came back from my
school's spring concert, but I'm bored, too. I should be studying for a
geography test, but what the hell? I'd rather be writing this chapter.
BTW, I MADE UP the stuff about the Louvre in here. If you're going to
bitch about the "factual" errors in this chapter, fine. That's your
problem, not mine. Oh, and if you don't like my story, why the hell are
you reading it?)
Chapter 15
"The keys are in a museum called the Louvre, which is in Paris. The safe that the keys are kept in is opened every hour by a scientist from the museum. The Louvre is heavy with security systems," Neo explained.
"You can't go in by yourselves," Niobe said. Morpheus looked at her. "Do you have a plan?"
"We go in through the air vent system. When the safe is opened, Neo and I will go to the room where the safe is. You can distract the guards," Sydney explained.
"Sounds like a good plan to me," Niobe said. "We'll need the building schematics.
"Link can get them," Neo said.
"How much time do we have before we go in?" Niobe asked.
"About three and a half hours," Neo said.
"What about the door?" Morpheus asked.
"The Wiseman said that the location of the door can only be revealed once the keys have been retrieved," Sydney explained.
"Why don't you get some rest before we go in?" Morpheus suggested. Sydney nodded and went to her room. She couldn't sleep. She was too nervous. In less than 30 hours from now, the machines would reach Zion. What they didn't retrieve the keys and find the door in time? Sydney lay down on her cot and rolled over on her stomach. Her breathing lulled her to sleep.
Three hours later, Sydney woke up. She walked to the dining room and found most of the people there.
"Are you ready?" Niobe asked her.
"More ready than ever," Sydney replied. Fifteen minutes later, they all gathered at the plug-in site. Trinity and Link plugged them in. They were all in one car. Neo started to drive through the city.
Once they reached the Louvre, they parked the car and climbed up to the roof. They found the one of the ducts coming up out of the roof. Sydney pulled the covering out and Neo and Niobe climbed in. When they reached an intersection in the ducts, they went their separate ways.
Niobe crawled around until she found a vent. She peeked through it and saw a man in a security guard uniform with his feet up on a desk. The desk had numerous monitors showing the different places of the museum. Meanwhile, Neo and Sydney found the vent that was in the room of the safe. They opened and waited for whoever it was to come and open the safe.
The security guard put his feet down and took his coat. He left the room and they heard him lock the door. She fell through the vent and onto the floor.
She went behind the door and drew her gun. A man walked up to the security control room and was surprised to see the door locked. He took his key to unlock it. When he opened the door, he was greeted by a flying Niobe, who kicked his face. His nose started bleeding. Niobe kicked at his knees, which made an ugly cracking noise. He fell down and started screaming. She did a neat roundhouse kick and he was knocked out. She dragged him out in the hall and locked the door again. Glancing at the monitors, she saw an old man go down the hall to the room where the safe was.
At the same time, Sydney and Neo saw a man enter the room. They nodded to each other and they jumped down. The man turned in surprise. He started shaking when he saw them. Sydney kept her gun at him. She pointed to the safe.
"Ouvrez le sûr!" she yelled. "Ouvrez-le maintenant!" The man shook as he frantically tried to open it. He pressed his thumb on a little pad on the side of the safe. Then, he pressed a few buttons on a number pad. He leaned to a speaker and said "Champignon" into it. The safe gave a little hiss as it opened. The man stood rooted to the spot as Sydney nodded to Neo. He reached in and pulled out two old-fashioned looking keys. They were silver and chipped in some places. Neo put them in his pocket and started to walk toward the door. Sydney lowered her gun.
"Allez," she said, pointing to the door. The man whimpered a little and ran out of the room.
"I didn't know you spoke French," Neo said.
"Hey, I lived in Canada," Sydney replied, giving a small crooked smile. On the monitors, Niobe saw the man run out. Suddenly, she saw a security guard wandering down one of the halls, toward the safe room. Niobe took her phone and called Sydney.
"There's a guard coming your way," she said. Sydney looked at Neo. They looked out the door and heard footsteps coming down the stairs. They quickly shut the door and stayed completely still. Sydney tried to breathe properly. The footsteps came closer and closer. Suddenly, they stopped. Sydney could see a shadow moving through the crack under the door. She began to sweat as the shadow moved around some more. Then, the footsteps started again and faded away. Neo and Sydney sighed in relief. Sydney called Niobe.
"We have the keys. It's time to go," Sydney said. She hung up and jumped up to the air duct. Neo did the same. They crawled around until they saw some light shining through an opening. They crawled through it and found themselves back on the roof. They found Niobe on the roof, waiting for them.
They all clambered down the roof and ran to their car. Niobe jumped into the driver's seat, intoxicated by their success. Neo handed the keys to Sydney. She turned them over in her hands and thought about the door. Where was it? She looked back at the keys and noticed they seemed to be glowing. The glowing seemed to intensify as she stared at them.
She turned around and looked at the road behind them. She had this strange feeling in her chest.
"Do you feel that?" she asked Neo. He looked at her.
"Yes. What is it?" he asked her. She was about to say, "I don't know," when suddenly, everything turned black. She looked around in confusion. Everything became black. She couldn't see or hear anything anymore.
Chapter 15
"The keys are in a museum called the Louvre, which is in Paris. The safe that the keys are kept in is opened every hour by a scientist from the museum. The Louvre is heavy with security systems," Neo explained.
"You can't go in by yourselves," Niobe said. Morpheus looked at her. "Do you have a plan?"
"We go in through the air vent system. When the safe is opened, Neo and I will go to the room where the safe is. You can distract the guards," Sydney explained.
"Sounds like a good plan to me," Niobe said. "We'll need the building schematics.
"Link can get them," Neo said.
"How much time do we have before we go in?" Niobe asked.
"About three and a half hours," Neo said.
"What about the door?" Morpheus asked.
"The Wiseman said that the location of the door can only be revealed once the keys have been retrieved," Sydney explained.
"Why don't you get some rest before we go in?" Morpheus suggested. Sydney nodded and went to her room. She couldn't sleep. She was too nervous. In less than 30 hours from now, the machines would reach Zion. What they didn't retrieve the keys and find the door in time? Sydney lay down on her cot and rolled over on her stomach. Her breathing lulled her to sleep.
Three hours later, Sydney woke up. She walked to the dining room and found most of the people there.
"Are you ready?" Niobe asked her.
"More ready than ever," Sydney replied. Fifteen minutes later, they all gathered at the plug-in site. Trinity and Link plugged them in. They were all in one car. Neo started to drive through the city.
Once they reached the Louvre, they parked the car and climbed up to the roof. They found the one of the ducts coming up out of the roof. Sydney pulled the covering out and Neo and Niobe climbed in. When they reached an intersection in the ducts, they went their separate ways.
Niobe crawled around until she found a vent. She peeked through it and saw a man in a security guard uniform with his feet up on a desk. The desk had numerous monitors showing the different places of the museum. Meanwhile, Neo and Sydney found the vent that was in the room of the safe. They opened and waited for whoever it was to come and open the safe.
The security guard put his feet down and took his coat. He left the room and they heard him lock the door. She fell through the vent and onto the floor.
She went behind the door and drew her gun. A man walked up to the security control room and was surprised to see the door locked. He took his key to unlock it. When he opened the door, he was greeted by a flying Niobe, who kicked his face. His nose started bleeding. Niobe kicked at his knees, which made an ugly cracking noise. He fell down and started screaming. She did a neat roundhouse kick and he was knocked out. She dragged him out in the hall and locked the door again. Glancing at the monitors, she saw an old man go down the hall to the room where the safe was.
At the same time, Sydney and Neo saw a man enter the room. They nodded to each other and they jumped down. The man turned in surprise. He started shaking when he saw them. Sydney kept her gun at him. She pointed to the safe.
"Ouvrez le sûr!" she yelled. "Ouvrez-le maintenant!" The man shook as he frantically tried to open it. He pressed his thumb on a little pad on the side of the safe. Then, he pressed a few buttons on a number pad. He leaned to a speaker and said "Champignon" into it. The safe gave a little hiss as it opened. The man stood rooted to the spot as Sydney nodded to Neo. He reached in and pulled out two old-fashioned looking keys. They were silver and chipped in some places. Neo put them in his pocket and started to walk toward the door. Sydney lowered her gun.
"Allez," she said, pointing to the door. The man whimpered a little and ran out of the room.
"I didn't know you spoke French," Neo said.
"Hey, I lived in Canada," Sydney replied, giving a small crooked smile. On the monitors, Niobe saw the man run out. Suddenly, she saw a security guard wandering down one of the halls, toward the safe room. Niobe took her phone and called Sydney.
"There's a guard coming your way," she said. Sydney looked at Neo. They looked out the door and heard footsteps coming down the stairs. They quickly shut the door and stayed completely still. Sydney tried to breathe properly. The footsteps came closer and closer. Suddenly, they stopped. Sydney could see a shadow moving through the crack under the door. She began to sweat as the shadow moved around some more. Then, the footsteps started again and faded away. Neo and Sydney sighed in relief. Sydney called Niobe.
"We have the keys. It's time to go," Sydney said. She hung up and jumped up to the air duct. Neo did the same. They crawled around until they saw some light shining through an opening. They crawled through it and found themselves back on the roof. They found Niobe on the roof, waiting for them.
They all clambered down the roof and ran to their car. Niobe jumped into the driver's seat, intoxicated by their success. Neo handed the keys to Sydney. She turned them over in her hands and thought about the door. Where was it? She looked back at the keys and noticed they seemed to be glowing. The glowing seemed to intensify as she stared at them.
She turned around and looked at the road behind them. She had this strange feeling in her chest.
"Do you feel that?" she asked Neo. He looked at her.
"Yes. What is it?" he asked her. She was about to say, "I don't know," when suddenly, everything turned black. She looked around in confusion. Everything became black. She couldn't see or hear anything anymore.