Down the darkest alley she had ever seen, there is where Horizon
stood. It was so cold, it was snowing. Snow stuck to her hair and eyelashes
making it hard for her to see.
She was not supposed to be here, something was wrong. She could feel it again, this ghostly sensation. She could barely glimpse the outline of him. She had only seen him in training programs. Her enemy.
"Well, well, well, Miss Anderson," he said in a grimly monotone voice. "Are you feeling lucky today? The cards are on the table."
"Luck? Bah! Who ever heard of luck? It is skill that makes you win!"
"Not in this game, Miss Anderson."
"What do you want from me?"
"What do I want? The question is, what do you need that I have?" He lowered his sunglasses a bit so she could see his evil eyes. Immediately she understood.
"Evangel! Where did you take him, you bastard?"
"Of course I wouldn't tell you. We wouldn't be able to have our little negotiation..."
"Negotiation?"
"Yes, a negotiation. You get what you want and I get what I want. Then everything would be equal, it would all be in place."
"No."
"But you wouldn't want your lover hurt, now would you?"
"If you lay one fucking hand on him..."
"Now, Miss Anderson, this can all be solved in a peaceful matter. If you just give me your Savior, you can have your lover back."
"I'm not giving up my own father, our rescuer. Take me instead."
"But why would I want you?"
"I could surprise you with how useful I could be."
"If you could be the Savior, you would be of use to me. But you are not. You are a waste of time, nothing more. You shouldn't even exist. You were born a glitch in the Matrix, and forever you shall be a glitch. I have no choice but to delete you." He pulled out his Desert Eagle, aimed, and fired.
Horizon woke up with a start. The gunshot still echoed in her mind. She was breathing heavily, and she had been sweating. It really shook her up.
"It's okay," she told herself. "I'll just go get something to drink and try going back to sleep." She got out of bed and opened her door. The ship was so cold, she hated it.
Tank was sitting at his usual spot. He spotted her. "Girl, what are you doing up at this time? Everyone's asleep."
"That is, except for you. Are you always doing this?"
"No, Trinity, Morpheus, or Neo takes over for a couple of hours a day. I mainly do this because I can't go into the Matrix."
"Don't you sleep?"
"Only one or two hours a day, that's all I need. Why aren't you asleep?"
"I had a nightmare..."
"Ah, a nightmare? Don't worry, kid. It's only a dream. Dreams can't hurt you if you don't let them."
Horizon just stood there.
It had seemed so real...
She was not supposed to be here, something was wrong. She could feel it again, this ghostly sensation. She could barely glimpse the outline of him. She had only seen him in training programs. Her enemy.
"Well, well, well, Miss Anderson," he said in a grimly monotone voice. "Are you feeling lucky today? The cards are on the table."
"Luck? Bah! Who ever heard of luck? It is skill that makes you win!"
"Not in this game, Miss Anderson."
"What do you want from me?"
"What do I want? The question is, what do you need that I have?" He lowered his sunglasses a bit so she could see his evil eyes. Immediately she understood.
"Evangel! Where did you take him, you bastard?"
"Of course I wouldn't tell you. We wouldn't be able to have our little negotiation..."
"Negotiation?"
"Yes, a negotiation. You get what you want and I get what I want. Then everything would be equal, it would all be in place."
"No."
"But you wouldn't want your lover hurt, now would you?"
"If you lay one fucking hand on him..."
"Now, Miss Anderson, this can all be solved in a peaceful matter. If you just give me your Savior, you can have your lover back."
"I'm not giving up my own father, our rescuer. Take me instead."
"But why would I want you?"
"I could surprise you with how useful I could be."
"If you could be the Savior, you would be of use to me. But you are not. You are a waste of time, nothing more. You shouldn't even exist. You were born a glitch in the Matrix, and forever you shall be a glitch. I have no choice but to delete you." He pulled out his Desert Eagle, aimed, and fired.
Horizon woke up with a start. The gunshot still echoed in her mind. She was breathing heavily, and she had been sweating. It really shook her up.
"It's okay," she told herself. "I'll just go get something to drink and try going back to sleep." She got out of bed and opened her door. The ship was so cold, she hated it.
Tank was sitting at his usual spot. He spotted her. "Girl, what are you doing up at this time? Everyone's asleep."
"That is, except for you. Are you always doing this?"
"No, Trinity, Morpheus, or Neo takes over for a couple of hours a day. I mainly do this because I can't go into the Matrix."
"Don't you sleep?"
"Only one or two hours a day, that's all I need. Why aren't you asleep?"
"I had a nightmare..."
"Ah, a nightmare? Don't worry, kid. It's only a dream. Dreams can't hurt you if you don't let them."
Horizon just stood there.
It had seemed so real...