Thanks to:

GreyElvenWarrior, sorry about my email, it seems to be very temperamental. Thanks for the sites you gave me, and for the emails!

leeloo-dalas-multipass84 , oh, just wait, you'll have your request, just read on! And keep going with your own fics, they're good!

Trialia, thanks again, its actually kinda funny writing Morpheus, I'm glad you believe that it is realistic, thanks! Thanks for the encouragement with my exams, I will have to do more revision and that, so I might not be updating as much later, but I'll keep it steady now.

EmyLyii , oooh, who do you want to win? Read on to find out though! Thanks for the review!

Kal Torak , I'll try to put the link in my profile, like it was suggested. Good luck keeping your computer working, I'll pray for ya!

richard the pedantic, the standard empty threat is expected, introducing my garden to Napalm is quite an original one though, so is it as late in the day as you think?

Kal Torak, again. I'll try to get the email thing fixed, I promise! Bye!

And now, onto the chapter!

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Morpheus appeared in the sparring program as it was loaded up, Sapphire already waiting for him with her arms on her hips. They were both wearing the sparring outfits the program placed them in, and both were ready to fight.

Morpheus looked at the seventeen-year-old in front of him, seeing that she her hair was still black as it was in the real world. Her long hair was braided from the top of her head to keep it out of the way, the plat falling down her back and ending just above her waist. Her ice blue eyes that gave her a very lethal looking image, and the appearance as a whole was a lot like Trinity. She was ready to fight, and she knew how to intimidate her enemy.

Her stunning resemblance to her mother now she was in the construct did a little more than unease him. Morpheus knew how lethal Trinity had been, and rather suspected that any daughter of hers and Neo's would be equally dangerous or more so. However, in an attempt to keep calm, he told himself that whatever she might think, she had not had any downloads, and so could not be nearly as skilled as he was.

How wrong he was.

He faced her, and prepared to give his usual speech to all new recruits. She decided she didn't want to hear it.

"If you tell me to 'hit you, if I can', than you are sadly mistaken. You are going to have to try a lot harder than that. Don't hold back, and maybe I will consider trying to do so for you."

And then, without any warning, she was off. She started by throwing a few punches at him, all of which Morpheus blocked with ease. They were very simple and easy punches, aimed inexpertly at his chest. He was starting to think it wouldn't be so bad, when she caught him. She had distracted him with some easy blows, and then brought round a well-placed stunner that just oozed of style and grace. He remembered when he had tested Neo that first time, when he had managed to hit him by the end of the first training session; something that no one else had been able to do. The situation here was very different, but it just seemed to spring into his mind.

Sapphire continued her attack; Morpheus able to block some blows, unable with some others. He realised that she was actually a lot more skilful than most people around, and felt very foolish for telling her to prove herself. It seemed she was doing precisely that, and he wondered if he would be coming out in one piece or even the same colour as he went in. However, he was determined to find out the full extent of her skills, so the fight continued.

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The two crews of the Logos and the Nebuchadnezzar crowded round the operator's station, avidly watching the occurrences in the sparring program. They oo'd and ahh'd as blows were thrown, hit and blocked. They had never seen a fight as extraordinary as this before. No one managed to fight Morpheus with such skill as was being displayed here, and definitely not when it was their first time against him.

Ghost stood watching to the left of the group, frowning slightly as he tracked Sapphire's code. The majority of the group cringed as Sapphire executed a particularly stylish and painful move, but he and Niobe didn't.

"Morpheus should have known to duck that…," Ghost said, frowning again as he watched. He wasn't sure how he knew that, but it felt instinctive.

"That was one of Trinity's favourite moves." Niobe said. "You used to train with her often, didn't you?" she added as an afterthought, exchanging another glance with Ghost, from where she stood beside Link and Zee to the right of the operator's station. He didn't say anything in return.

"Well, I guess she must have inherited it." Link muttered, still staring up at the ongoing fight, where Sapphire had just knocked Morpheus into the ground again.

"No, can't be. You may be able to inherit the ability to fight well, but you don't inherit the ability to fight using the same style as your parents." Niobe stated, eyebrows frowning with the realisation of what she said, and the implications it created.

"That is something you are taught." Zee finished for her, and the three exchanged glances before looking back at the screens again.

The fight was still going strong, and Morpheus also seemed to realise whom Sapphire's fighting technique was similar to. He had started to accommodate for that, twisting round to avoid a scorpion kick that surly would been given to him if he were fighting Trinity. He then dropped to the floor preparing swipe Sapphire's legs from under her while she altered the failed move into a type of back flip. Instead of landing where she should have done, she carries her momentum forwards through a handstand position and sprang upwards into the air, gaining great height. She twisted round in mid air in an almost cat like manor, righting herself as she began her descent, and landing with an attack already formed. Morpheus, totally unprepared for the sequence of moves, did not move out of the way in time. Sapphire continued her attack, frequently varying moves and even her technique from time to time to keep Morpheus on his toes. She was getting more and more of her hits through, and was blocking many more of Morpheus' blows. She was winning again.

There were frequent calls of "wow!" or "did you see that!?" coming from the crews surrounding the operators station still as the fight became more enthralling. Niobe, Link and Zee eagerly watched the ongoing occurrences, however also continuing their small discussion between themselves.

"You know what I don't understand? When we unplugged him," Niobe said, nodding her head in the direction of Rabbit, who was anxiously bobbing up and down watching the fight with a big smile pasted over his face, "And Sapphire joined in the fight? I don't think she specifically knew at first that the two programs were werewolf-based at first."

Link and Zee frowned and leaned in closer to Niobe, willing her on to continue. "She killed them with silver bullets in the end, but I remember she fired her gun at them before that, when she first joined the fight, but it didn't even hinder them when it hit."

"What are you saying?" Link asked quickly.

"I'm saying that she had normal bullets loaded, I'm sure of it. You wouldn't normally put a mixture in your gun, especially if your not even expecting to use it. I think that she realised what the programs were, and then accommodated for it." More blank stares. "I'm saying she changed the coding of those bullets to make them silver when she fired them."

"But, how is that possible?" Link asked curiously.

"Just think who her parents are. She must have inherited the ability to manipulated things like Neo did." Niobe reasoned.

"Of course!" Zee exclaimed loudly, making her husband jump.

"Sorry luv. It's just, it makes sense. Morpheus told me that when he went to meet her, her whole appearance was different. Shoulder length red hair, I think he said, and green eyes. I think she must have the ability to change her appearance at will! That's why you had those weird readings off her. " She said to Link. He still looked clueless.

"Yeah, maybe, but why would she want to hide her appearance?" he said, completely confused.

"Because Morpheus would recognise who she looked like, and that would lead to questions. I imagine the Matrix Angels wanted Morpheus to unplug her as quickly as possible, save the questions for later. You don't know, he might have refused to unplug her all together." Niobe answered for him.

They looked back at the fight again, and mulled the conversation over in their heads. This was all very weird. Sapphire was still fighting Morpheus with everything she had, using a verity of moves and styles that showed just how skilled she was, and how long she must have trained for. She was mesmerising as she fought, her movements were so smooth and well placed, it seemed to be almost tranquil.

She finally stopped her attack and stood calmly in front of her opponent. She wasn't even breaking into a sweat, whilst Morpheus lay supporting himself on the floor, panting heavily. Sapphire had made sure not to give him any blows that could seriously hurt or injure him, but had still put him through his paces. She eyed him with a slight smile on her face, watching him pant, before crouching towards him and saying, "You think that's air your breathing now?" before straightening up again. Morpheus' eyes went wide as he inaudibly muttered "Bloody hell!" before slowly standing up on his feet again and declared, "Yes, I think you can see the Oracle soon."

The whole crowd around the screens burst into applause and laughter at this, and watched with glee as the two fighters were unplugged again. Morpheus and Sapphire were then surrounded by their adoring crewmates, babbling and asking them random and petty questions. Niobe asked Zee and Link to meet her in the Neb's mess hall an hour after the lights were powered down before she began to push through the crowd. She moved through, giving a big and sincere 'Well done' to Sapphire, before coming to a stop in front of the other captain. "Well, I think someone was a little bit mistaken here." She said, arms crossed and stern expression on her face, which broke into a rare smile as she watched the man struggle out of his chair.

"Remind me to listen to you in future." Morpheus muttered, before Niobe took him into a long and passionate kiss.

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