Neo climbed up the stairs with Morpheus following. They finally
approached a door with the number 101 on it. "Well, here it is, my old
apartment," Neo said.
"Aren't you going to knock?" Morpheus asked him.
"I'm not sure. I mean, this is a different world. I don't know what lies behind this door. What if I don't want to see it?"
"I'm sure there are a lot of things we don't want to see, but the only way we can find out what is beyond this door is if we open it."
"I suppose you're right."
"I'll knock if you don't want to."
"Thanks."
Morpheus knocked on the door. A man that looked exactly like Neo opened the door. "Yes? How can I help you?" Morpheus decided he would take charge. "Are you Neo?"
"My name is Thomas Anderson. I haven't gone by that name in years. But yes, I am him."
"May we come in? It's urgent business."
"Fine," he said as he opened the door for them. "You may sit at the kitchen table if you like." Neo and Morpheus sat down, and Thomas joined them. "Who are you?" he asked as soon as he was seated.
"I am Morpheus and my colleague here is Neo," he gestured towards Neo. Neo took off his sunglasses and looked at Thomas. Thomas Anderson's face grew pallid and he looked frightened. He pointed at Neo and stammered, "He - He looks exactly like me!"
"Yes, we know. We are from a parallel universe. We crossed a barrier into your world by mistake. We visited someone here and she told us to find your apartment. There is a belief we must take someone from your household away. Is there anyone else living with you?"
"Well, there's my wife. She'll be home soon. In fact, there she is - Honey, come here quick. I have somebody to introduce to you."
A woman that looked familiar to Neo walked into the room. Then it hit him. She was the girl with the bunny tattoo, DuJour. The girl that had led him on this journey by following Trinity's instructions to 'follow the white rabbit'.
"DuJour..." he whispered.
"How does he know my old nickname?" she whispered to Thomas.
"I don't know," he whispered back.
"And why does he look like you?"
"It's a simple story, Mrs. Anderson," Morpheus cut in.
"Please, sir, just call me Elena."
"And you can call me Morpheus and him Neo."
"Neo... that was your old name, dear," she turned to her husband.
Neo replied this time. "That is because, Elena, I am him. I am only from a different world."
Just then, a teenage girl walked into the kitchen and poured herself a glass of water. She had black hair and brown eyes, and she immediately locked eyes with Neo.
Thomas placed his hand on her shoulder, and she backed away. "Oh, Horizon, I'd like you to meet Morpheus... and Neo." The two, when addressed, greeted her in return, but she remained silent, never taking her eyes off of Neo.
"Well, aren't you going to say hello, sweetie?"
She faintly spoke. "I must be dreaming."
"Aren't you going to knock?" Morpheus asked him.
"I'm not sure. I mean, this is a different world. I don't know what lies behind this door. What if I don't want to see it?"
"I'm sure there are a lot of things we don't want to see, but the only way we can find out what is beyond this door is if we open it."
"I suppose you're right."
"I'll knock if you don't want to."
"Thanks."
Morpheus knocked on the door. A man that looked exactly like Neo opened the door. "Yes? How can I help you?" Morpheus decided he would take charge. "Are you Neo?"
"My name is Thomas Anderson. I haven't gone by that name in years. But yes, I am him."
"May we come in? It's urgent business."
"Fine," he said as he opened the door for them. "You may sit at the kitchen table if you like." Neo and Morpheus sat down, and Thomas joined them. "Who are you?" he asked as soon as he was seated.
"I am Morpheus and my colleague here is Neo," he gestured towards Neo. Neo took off his sunglasses and looked at Thomas. Thomas Anderson's face grew pallid and he looked frightened. He pointed at Neo and stammered, "He - He looks exactly like me!"
"Yes, we know. We are from a parallel universe. We crossed a barrier into your world by mistake. We visited someone here and she told us to find your apartment. There is a belief we must take someone from your household away. Is there anyone else living with you?"
"Well, there's my wife. She'll be home soon. In fact, there she is - Honey, come here quick. I have somebody to introduce to you."
A woman that looked familiar to Neo walked into the room. Then it hit him. She was the girl with the bunny tattoo, DuJour. The girl that had led him on this journey by following Trinity's instructions to 'follow the white rabbit'.
"DuJour..." he whispered.
"How does he know my old nickname?" she whispered to Thomas.
"I don't know," he whispered back.
"And why does he look like you?"
"It's a simple story, Mrs. Anderson," Morpheus cut in.
"Please, sir, just call me Elena."
"And you can call me Morpheus and him Neo."
"Neo... that was your old name, dear," she turned to her husband.
Neo replied this time. "That is because, Elena, I am him. I am only from a different world."
Just then, a teenage girl walked into the kitchen and poured herself a glass of water. She had black hair and brown eyes, and she immediately locked eyes with Neo.
Thomas placed his hand on her shoulder, and she backed away. "Oh, Horizon, I'd like you to meet Morpheus... and Neo." The two, when addressed, greeted her in return, but she remained silent, never taking her eyes off of Neo.
"Well, aren't you going to say hello, sweetie?"
She faintly spoke. "I must be dreaming."