Horizon woke up in her own bed, not knowing how she got there. The
last thing she could remember was talking to Tank as he surveyed the
Matrix. He had probably carried her there - so kind of him. She wrapped her
blanket around her and walked out of her room, across the ship, and into
the kitchen. Evangel, Morpheus, and Neo were eating breakfast as she sat
down at the table.
"Good morning," Evangel whispered, giving her a quick kiss.
"Morning," she mumbled back.
Morpheus omitted his greeting, instead, saying, "I heard you had trouble sleeping last night, Horizon. Is there a problem?"
"Uh... um... not really."
"Are you sure?" Neo decided to start interrogating her too. "Because if you're concerned about something, there's always someone here to listen." And so this is how the rest of the morning went. Everyone was worried, fussing about her. She didn't even tell them about the dream, and she knew she wasn't going to. It would only make things worse.
Horizon rested in the afternoon, and no one complained about it. She was rather bothered by all of them. Evangel had become more careful with her, they all had. She was a china doll to them and she had to be taken proper care of. She would be fine, she knew it.
She just couldn't explain it to anyone...
That night she left her room again, got a glass of water, and sat down to talk to Tank again. She actually asked him of he could teach her how to read the Matrix. He laughed. "Now, you're not planning on taking my job or anything, are you?"
"No, but if I learned, you could get more sleep."
"Girl, I already told you. I don't need much sleep, I'm used to that."
The next day was just like the one before. Soon it was only two days before the Nebuchadnezzar would reach Zion. Horizon had been lying in Evangel's arms as they rested on his bed when there was a loud knock on the door. It was Trinity. "We're having a meeting, pronto." In a few minutes, everyone was assembled around the station. Morpheus began the assembly. "There has been a call for help from another ship. Some people are trapped in the Matrix and there is only one operator on the ship. We have been asked to go in and find out what is keeping them. This is going to take everyone's cooperation and help. Tank is staying here. Now, for our newest crewmates, be careful. You should know by now that the Agents are deadly and only one person has been able to fight them and survive."
The rest of the crew agreed, and in a few minutes, they were plugged into the Matrix. While they waited in the construct getting weapons, Horizon walked over to Morpheus. "Which ship called for help?" She asked him.
"It was the Gnosis."
"Oh no... Jacinth and Xander are on that ship! We have to save them!"
"I know. We shall try our best to save them, Horizon, but there is a chance we might not be able to. And let's hope that's not the path this mission takes."
"Yes, sir."
"Good morning," Evangel whispered, giving her a quick kiss.
"Morning," she mumbled back.
Morpheus omitted his greeting, instead, saying, "I heard you had trouble sleeping last night, Horizon. Is there a problem?"
"Uh... um... not really."
"Are you sure?" Neo decided to start interrogating her too. "Because if you're concerned about something, there's always someone here to listen." And so this is how the rest of the morning went. Everyone was worried, fussing about her. She didn't even tell them about the dream, and she knew she wasn't going to. It would only make things worse.
Horizon rested in the afternoon, and no one complained about it. She was rather bothered by all of them. Evangel had become more careful with her, they all had. She was a china doll to them and she had to be taken proper care of. She would be fine, she knew it.
She just couldn't explain it to anyone...
That night she left her room again, got a glass of water, and sat down to talk to Tank again. She actually asked him of he could teach her how to read the Matrix. He laughed. "Now, you're not planning on taking my job or anything, are you?"
"No, but if I learned, you could get more sleep."
"Girl, I already told you. I don't need much sleep, I'm used to that."
The next day was just like the one before. Soon it was only two days before the Nebuchadnezzar would reach Zion. Horizon had been lying in Evangel's arms as they rested on his bed when there was a loud knock on the door. It was Trinity. "We're having a meeting, pronto." In a few minutes, everyone was assembled around the station. Morpheus began the assembly. "There has been a call for help from another ship. Some people are trapped in the Matrix and there is only one operator on the ship. We have been asked to go in and find out what is keeping them. This is going to take everyone's cooperation and help. Tank is staying here. Now, for our newest crewmates, be careful. You should know by now that the Agents are deadly and only one person has been able to fight them and survive."
The rest of the crew agreed, and in a few minutes, they were plugged into the Matrix. While they waited in the construct getting weapons, Horizon walked over to Morpheus. "Which ship called for help?" She asked him.
"It was the Gnosis."
"Oh no... Jacinth and Xander are on that ship! We have to save them!"
"I know. We shall try our best to save them, Horizon, but there is a chance we might not be able to. And let's hope that's not the path this mission takes."
"Yes, sir."