(Author's Note: Hi...I'm sorry it took me nearly a week to put this chapter
up, but I went on a trip last week and I just came back two days ago. I
was sick for a day after that, so I didn't finish this chapter until...well,
now. So anyways, I hope you enjoy it...God, the ladybugs are haunting me.)
Chapter 18
Sydney and Neo ran as fast as they could to their exit. They were about to reach it when they saw a figure coming out of a building. It was Smith.
"Mr. Anderson!" he said gleefully.
"Shit..." Sydney whispered. Agent Smith walked up to them. He was staring right at Sydney.
"It's always such a pleasure to see you," Agent Smith said, in his malicious voice. He tried to throw a punch at Sydney, but she managed to block it. She jumped up and kicked him in the head. Neo picked him up and threw him into the air.
"Go!" Neo said to Sydney.
"What about you?!" Sydney screamed. He just waved at her and she stood there for a moment before bolting to the payphone. He continued to fight Smith as Sydney answered the phone.
She woke up with a small gasp. She glanced over at Neo. He was shaking slightly in his chair.
"What's happening?" she asked Niobe.
"There are sentinels here! We only have a few minutes before they find us," Niobe said urgently. They stared intently at the monitors. After a silent, tension-filled moment, Neo awoke.
"God...," he said, cradling his ribs. He coughed and a small trail of blood trickled out of the side of his mouth. He wiped it away. Suddenly, they heard a loud clanking noise.
"Oh, shit," Niobe said. The entire crew ran towards the armoury and grabbed several EMP guns for themselves. They heard the metal ripping apart and could see the sentinels trying to break in. They ran out of the ship.
Sentinels were swirling and flying everywhere. The sight nearly gave Sydney a heart attack. The sentinels were flying around the largest and most gigantic machine Sydney had ever seen. They covered their heads with their arms and found a large hole in the mass of metal and waste. They crawled into it, which could barely contain them.
Sydney held her breath as she watched the sentinels. They couldn't run any farther. The sentinels were blocking all the mainlines. Then, after a few moments, the sentinels slowed down. They were still flying around the huge machine, but slowly. They seemed almost as they were drifting into sleep. Sydney took a few heavy breaths. The huge machine turned. It had numerous bright red metallic circles that resembled eyes. It seemed to be searching for them. It groaned and clanked as though it was talking. Neo was staring at it. Hypnotized, he climbed out the hole. Trinity tugged his sleeve.
"Neo!" she said tightly.
"No...," he said to no one in particular. Sydney looked at Neo, then back at the machine. Slowly, she climbed out too.
"We finally meet...," a ghostly voice said. It sounded like it had difficulty talking. Sydney jumped slightly.
"What do you want?" Neo asked the machine defiantly.
"The end...of everything," the voice said.
"It will end."
"Yes...one of us must be...destroyed," the voice replied.
"How?" Neo asked.
"We must...fight...to the...end."
"Then, we will fight until one or both of us are destroyed." A sentinel came and stopped in front of Neo. Unsure of what to do, Neo and Sydney stood there.
"The second...must...come." The sentinel reached out with its tentacle and grabbed Neo and Sydney. It flew up to the machine. Sydney stared into its eyes, or what looked like its eyes. A small platform came out and the sentinel gently placed Neo and Sydney on it. They looked around. Sydney looked at the ground and found small snake-like wires crawling towards them. She tried to step on them, but they coiled around her leg and climbed up to her arm. They had small needles on the ends and they inserted themselves into her holes.
Sydney and Neo found themselves in a field. The wind gently blew the grass and the sun beat down hotly on them. The field seemed endless. The wind grew stronger as the dust blew and swirled around them. They looked around and saw a dark figure in the distance. It grew bigger and bigger as it came nearer.
It stopped in front of them. It was a man. He was bald and extremely pale. He wore white clothing and a cloak that seemed to flow like water in the wind. His eyes were piercing and dark brown.
"Are you the source?" Neo asked.
"Yes, of course. I am the residual image of it," the man replied. He took a step closer to them. "Only the One and I must fight. The Second is here to complete the gap between us. Only us," the source said, emphasizing the last part. Sydney took a deep breath and gulped. She was nervous and scared. She felt helpless too because there was nothing she could do to help Neo.
The source jumped up and flew into the air, his cloak billowing behind him. He landed on the tallest branch of a nearby tree. Sydney watched as Neo flew up and landed beside him. They started to fight in the tree. She could feel her heart resounding in her chest.
Neo kicked his opponent. Caught by surprise, he fell to the ground. He picked himself up with a distinct air of dignity as Neo flew down beside him. Sydney stood there, dumbly. A punch knocked the wind out of Neo momentarily. He managed to pull himself together and bent down. He picked up the man and threw him as far as he could.
Suddenly, Sydney noticed her shadow on the grass. Everything seemed to grow darker. She looked up at the sky and saw the sun slowly sinking into the horizon.
Chapter 18
Sydney and Neo ran as fast as they could to their exit. They were about to reach it when they saw a figure coming out of a building. It was Smith.
"Mr. Anderson!" he said gleefully.
"Shit..." Sydney whispered. Agent Smith walked up to them. He was staring right at Sydney.
"It's always such a pleasure to see you," Agent Smith said, in his malicious voice. He tried to throw a punch at Sydney, but she managed to block it. She jumped up and kicked him in the head. Neo picked him up and threw him into the air.
"Go!" Neo said to Sydney.
"What about you?!" Sydney screamed. He just waved at her and she stood there for a moment before bolting to the payphone. He continued to fight Smith as Sydney answered the phone.
She woke up with a small gasp. She glanced over at Neo. He was shaking slightly in his chair.
"What's happening?" she asked Niobe.
"There are sentinels here! We only have a few minutes before they find us," Niobe said urgently. They stared intently at the monitors. After a silent, tension-filled moment, Neo awoke.
"God...," he said, cradling his ribs. He coughed and a small trail of blood trickled out of the side of his mouth. He wiped it away. Suddenly, they heard a loud clanking noise.
"Oh, shit," Niobe said. The entire crew ran towards the armoury and grabbed several EMP guns for themselves. They heard the metal ripping apart and could see the sentinels trying to break in. They ran out of the ship.
Sentinels were swirling and flying everywhere. The sight nearly gave Sydney a heart attack. The sentinels were flying around the largest and most gigantic machine Sydney had ever seen. They covered their heads with their arms and found a large hole in the mass of metal and waste. They crawled into it, which could barely contain them.
Sydney held her breath as she watched the sentinels. They couldn't run any farther. The sentinels were blocking all the mainlines. Then, after a few moments, the sentinels slowed down. They were still flying around the huge machine, but slowly. They seemed almost as they were drifting into sleep. Sydney took a few heavy breaths. The huge machine turned. It had numerous bright red metallic circles that resembled eyes. It seemed to be searching for them. It groaned and clanked as though it was talking. Neo was staring at it. Hypnotized, he climbed out the hole. Trinity tugged his sleeve.
"Neo!" she said tightly.
"No...," he said to no one in particular. Sydney looked at Neo, then back at the machine. Slowly, she climbed out too.
"We finally meet...," a ghostly voice said. It sounded like it had difficulty talking. Sydney jumped slightly.
"What do you want?" Neo asked the machine defiantly.
"The end...of everything," the voice said.
"It will end."
"Yes...one of us must be...destroyed," the voice replied.
"How?" Neo asked.
"We must...fight...to the...end."
"Then, we will fight until one or both of us are destroyed." A sentinel came and stopped in front of Neo. Unsure of what to do, Neo and Sydney stood there.
"The second...must...come." The sentinel reached out with its tentacle and grabbed Neo and Sydney. It flew up to the machine. Sydney stared into its eyes, or what looked like its eyes. A small platform came out and the sentinel gently placed Neo and Sydney on it. They looked around. Sydney looked at the ground and found small snake-like wires crawling towards them. She tried to step on them, but they coiled around her leg and climbed up to her arm. They had small needles on the ends and they inserted themselves into her holes.
Sydney and Neo found themselves in a field. The wind gently blew the grass and the sun beat down hotly on them. The field seemed endless. The wind grew stronger as the dust blew and swirled around them. They looked around and saw a dark figure in the distance. It grew bigger and bigger as it came nearer.
It stopped in front of them. It was a man. He was bald and extremely pale. He wore white clothing and a cloak that seemed to flow like water in the wind. His eyes were piercing and dark brown.
"Are you the source?" Neo asked.
"Yes, of course. I am the residual image of it," the man replied. He took a step closer to them. "Only the One and I must fight. The Second is here to complete the gap between us. Only us," the source said, emphasizing the last part. Sydney took a deep breath and gulped. She was nervous and scared. She felt helpless too because there was nothing she could do to help Neo.
The source jumped up and flew into the air, his cloak billowing behind him. He landed on the tallest branch of a nearby tree. Sydney watched as Neo flew up and landed beside him. They started to fight in the tree. She could feel her heart resounding in her chest.
Neo kicked his opponent. Caught by surprise, he fell to the ground. He picked himself up with a distinct air of dignity as Neo flew down beside him. Sydney stood there, dumbly. A punch knocked the wind out of Neo momentarily. He managed to pull himself together and bent down. He picked up the man and threw him as far as he could.
Suddenly, Sydney noticed her shadow on the grass. Everything seemed to grow darker. She looked up at the sky and saw the sun slowly sinking into the horizon.