Horizon, in her sleep, heard a voice, a most beautiful voice. It sang
to her, and she could slightly keep in mind hearing that song before.
"I heard there was a secret chord, that David played, and it pleased the Lord, but you don't really care for music, do you? It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth, the minor fall, the major lift, the baffled king composing hallelujah..."
She heard that voice before, but it all seemed like a dream. It was a dream, wasn't it?
"Your faith was strong but you needed proof, you saw her bathing on the roof, her beauty in the moonlight overthrew you. She tied you to a kitchen chair, she broke your throne, and she cut your hair, and from your lips she drew the hallelujah..."
The song was so alluring... but she couldn't think of the title of it. It filled every vein of her body with warmth as she lay there on the table, but she didn't feel her surroundings, so deep in her little world.
"Maybe I've been here before, I know this room, I've walked this floor, I used to live alone before I knew you. I've seen your flag on the marble arch, love is not a victory march, it's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah..."
Then it all came back to her, and she opened up her eyes. There beside her, sitting in a chair, was Evangel. He had been waiting there, just like he said. On the other side. He looked so different from when they were in the Matrix. His hair was gone, there were no piercings, no black dragon tattoo, and there were holes all over his body. He smiled at her. "Ah, so my Sleeping Beauty has finally awaken."
"By, perhaps, a prince's kiss?"
"I am far from a prince."
"But you are a prince to me."
He placed a hand on her cheek. "Of course you would think that. Anyways, are you alright? I heard you were drowning before they picked you up."
"I don't remember much, but that is what I heard. I am fine, are you?"
"Yes, I am as strong as ever."
"Good. How long have I been asleep?"
"Two days, although there really isn't a concept of time anymore. They don't even know what year it is."
"Wow... have you been here the whole time, watching over me?"
"I love you, and I was worried about how you'd be, so certainly. Been taking my meals in here, been trying not to sleep..."
"Oh, you didn't have to do that, Evangel. I would not die without seeing you again."
Then the little voice in the back of her mind materialized. "Yet," it said. "Remember what the Oracle said..." And she did. A quiver ran throughout her body.
"What's a matter?" Evangel asked her.
"Nothing, nothing at all. Just a bit of a cold chill."
He stood up walked over to a cabinet and brought out a blanket. He then laid it over her. "There, is that better?"
"Very much better."
"Well, I will be back. I have to go tell the others you're awake." He kissed her and walked out of the room. Horizon was amazed at how much he cared for her. And he told her that he loved her...
A few minutes later, Evangel came back with a small plate of food. She was weak, but was able to sit up. He gave her the plate of food and a fork. Immediately, she began to eat. She hadn't realized how hungry she was. The food was bland and not very enticing, but she tried to ignore it. After she was finished, she put the plate aside and climbed off of the table onto the floor. Her legs weren't supporting her that well.
"Whoa, hey! Be careful!" Evangel held her up before she could fall. "You could seriously injure yourself, you've never walked before."
"I don't want to just lie here." She wrapped her arms around him. "I don't want to be feeble and pathetic, just waiting."
"I know, but..."
"Help me. I want to see the ship."
"Just wait for a bit..."
"No! I'm sick and tired of always waiting!"
"Okay, okay."
Evangel held her waist and walked slowly in step with her, not letting her go. He opened up the infirmary door and they walked through it, into the main part of the ship with many chairs arranged in a circle. There was a place with screens positioned around it. A man Horizon had never seen before was sitting there. He turned around as they approached.
"So this is the girl causing all that talk on this ship. Horizon, is it?"
"Yes, sir."
"I've heard a lot about you. I'm Tank. Pleased to meet you." He stretched out his hand and Horizon shook it. He was very strong, very muscular.
"I'm pleased to meet you too."
They left Tank working, and Horizon whispered to Evangel, "He doesn't have..."
"Holes? I know. He's was born in Zion."
"The last human city..."
He nodded. He opened up a door. It was a kitchen area, and at a table sat Neo, Morpheus, and Trinity. They all looked up at her.
"Horizon!" Neo spoke first. "Why are you walking around, you're too fragile right now."
Evangel explained, "I told her that, but she wanted to walk around anyway."
"I was tired of being in that infirmary. I was asleep for two days."
"We know," Trinity said. She pointed at Evangel. "He's been giving a constant vigil over you since he woke up."
"It's good to see you up," Morpheus cut in. "We were afraid you wouldn't make it."
Neo shook his head. "But just because you're awake doesn't mean you can automatically be fighting fit. Your muscles had to be rebuilt. I would suggest you get more rest."
Morpheus added, "You should stay in the infirmary one more night, then you can get a bunk. You'll be much better soon."
They stayed and talked for a few more minutes before Evangel walked Horizon to the infirmary and set her back on the table. She was disappointed. "I'm tired of being treated like a child."
"You must trust them, though. They are all trying to help." He climbed up beside her on the table and held her. "I will always be here for you. There is no worry."
"I wish I could be that confident."
"I heard there was a secret chord, that David played, and it pleased the Lord, but you don't really care for music, do you? It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth, the minor fall, the major lift, the baffled king composing hallelujah..."
She heard that voice before, but it all seemed like a dream. It was a dream, wasn't it?
"Your faith was strong but you needed proof, you saw her bathing on the roof, her beauty in the moonlight overthrew you. She tied you to a kitchen chair, she broke your throne, and she cut your hair, and from your lips she drew the hallelujah..."
The song was so alluring... but she couldn't think of the title of it. It filled every vein of her body with warmth as she lay there on the table, but she didn't feel her surroundings, so deep in her little world.
"Maybe I've been here before, I know this room, I've walked this floor, I used to live alone before I knew you. I've seen your flag on the marble arch, love is not a victory march, it's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah..."
Then it all came back to her, and she opened up her eyes. There beside her, sitting in a chair, was Evangel. He had been waiting there, just like he said. On the other side. He looked so different from when they were in the Matrix. His hair was gone, there were no piercings, no black dragon tattoo, and there were holes all over his body. He smiled at her. "Ah, so my Sleeping Beauty has finally awaken."
"By, perhaps, a prince's kiss?"
"I am far from a prince."
"But you are a prince to me."
He placed a hand on her cheek. "Of course you would think that. Anyways, are you alright? I heard you were drowning before they picked you up."
"I don't remember much, but that is what I heard. I am fine, are you?"
"Yes, I am as strong as ever."
"Good. How long have I been asleep?"
"Two days, although there really isn't a concept of time anymore. They don't even know what year it is."
"Wow... have you been here the whole time, watching over me?"
"I love you, and I was worried about how you'd be, so certainly. Been taking my meals in here, been trying not to sleep..."
"Oh, you didn't have to do that, Evangel. I would not die without seeing you again."
Then the little voice in the back of her mind materialized. "Yet," it said. "Remember what the Oracle said..." And she did. A quiver ran throughout her body.
"What's a matter?" Evangel asked her.
"Nothing, nothing at all. Just a bit of a cold chill."
He stood up walked over to a cabinet and brought out a blanket. He then laid it over her. "There, is that better?"
"Very much better."
"Well, I will be back. I have to go tell the others you're awake." He kissed her and walked out of the room. Horizon was amazed at how much he cared for her. And he told her that he loved her...
A few minutes later, Evangel came back with a small plate of food. She was weak, but was able to sit up. He gave her the plate of food and a fork. Immediately, she began to eat. She hadn't realized how hungry she was. The food was bland and not very enticing, but she tried to ignore it. After she was finished, she put the plate aside and climbed off of the table onto the floor. Her legs weren't supporting her that well.
"Whoa, hey! Be careful!" Evangel held her up before she could fall. "You could seriously injure yourself, you've never walked before."
"I don't want to just lie here." She wrapped her arms around him. "I don't want to be feeble and pathetic, just waiting."
"I know, but..."
"Help me. I want to see the ship."
"Just wait for a bit..."
"No! I'm sick and tired of always waiting!"
"Okay, okay."
Evangel held her waist and walked slowly in step with her, not letting her go. He opened up the infirmary door and they walked through it, into the main part of the ship with many chairs arranged in a circle. There was a place with screens positioned around it. A man Horizon had never seen before was sitting there. He turned around as they approached.
"So this is the girl causing all that talk on this ship. Horizon, is it?"
"Yes, sir."
"I've heard a lot about you. I'm Tank. Pleased to meet you." He stretched out his hand and Horizon shook it. He was very strong, very muscular.
"I'm pleased to meet you too."
They left Tank working, and Horizon whispered to Evangel, "He doesn't have..."
"Holes? I know. He's was born in Zion."
"The last human city..."
He nodded. He opened up a door. It was a kitchen area, and at a table sat Neo, Morpheus, and Trinity. They all looked up at her.
"Horizon!" Neo spoke first. "Why are you walking around, you're too fragile right now."
Evangel explained, "I told her that, but she wanted to walk around anyway."
"I was tired of being in that infirmary. I was asleep for two days."
"We know," Trinity said. She pointed at Evangel. "He's been giving a constant vigil over you since he woke up."
"It's good to see you up," Morpheus cut in. "We were afraid you wouldn't make it."
Neo shook his head. "But just because you're awake doesn't mean you can automatically be fighting fit. Your muscles had to be rebuilt. I would suggest you get more rest."
Morpheus added, "You should stay in the infirmary one more night, then you can get a bunk. You'll be much better soon."
They stayed and talked for a few more minutes before Evangel walked Horizon to the infirmary and set her back on the table. She was disappointed. "I'm tired of being treated like a child."
"You must trust them, though. They are all trying to help." He climbed up beside her on the table and held her. "I will always be here for you. There is no worry."
"I wish I could be that confident."