Chapter 2: Homecomings
"What happened?" Morpheus asked Link on his cell phone.
"I dunno. Agents just suddenly appeared. And then the code got all weird."
"Is—"
"Hey, wait a second...why do you still have a cell phone? Didn't Neo drop your phone in the first movie?"
"No, this is a different phone. I have a whole room filled with cell phones."
"Oh."
"Anyway, is Neo alright?"
"'Alright'? You shoulda' seen him! He's rough, he's tough, and he don't take no guff!"
"Aww. Now I feel bad that I didn't see it."
"Ha-ha!"
"Shut up. Where is he now?"
"He's doing his copyright breach thing."
At that moment, Neo was flying through the air like Superman (registered trademark of DC Comics). Eventually, he landed...somewhere...I can't remember...
The script I'm using sucks.
He took out a cell phone.
"Where are you?" he asked.
Something might have happened between here and where I'm about to go, but I can't remember.
Stupid ...
"This is the Nebuwhatever on approach to Gate 3," said Link into the headset.
"Gate 3 ready," said the person in the big white room.
"Sweet."
"Door's made, bed's open. Welcome home."
"Umm...I'm going to pretend to understand that...hey, where are you anyway?"
"I'm in a big white room."
"Why?"
"Because I got locked in here."
"Ha-ha."
Later, the Nebu...uh...the Nebu docked, and Neo, Morpheus, Trinity and Tank—er, Link, got off the ship and went down an elevator to the docks. Captain Mifune, captain of the Vishnu, greeted them.
"Morpheus."
"Mifune."
"Neo."
"Mifune."
"Trinity."
"Mifune."
"Neo."
"Morpheus."
"Trinity."
"Neo."
"Trinity."
"Um...do I know you?"
"Yeah, it's me, Steve."
"Um..."
"I'm your stalker."
"Oh."
"Yeah."
"Nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you!"
"Pleasure."
"Can I take pictures of you in your sleep?"
"No."
"Too late."
"Huh?"
But Steve was already gone...
Ooh! Dot dot dot! Suspenseful!
Anyway.
"Are you here to escort me to the stockade, Captain?"
"I'm just ridin' the wave, baby."
"Cool."
"Excuse me," said the other guy, "But Commander Lock demands—"
Mifune coughed loudly.
"What's the matter? Sore throat?" asked the guy.
"Grrr...no, I was trying to subtly tell you to not say 'demands', but that train has sailed."
"Oh, right! Okay, let's try this again."
AGAIN'd!
"Are you here to escort me to the stockade, Captain?"
"I'm just ridin' the wave, baby."
"Cool."
"Excuse me," said the other guy, "But Commander Lock demands—"
Mifune coughed loudly.
"Oh, my bad. Commander Lock de-quests your presence."
"Whatev."
Mifune, Morpheus, and the other guy walked off.
There was a pause. Neo began to cry.
"I MISS THEM!ï