In the kitchen, I took a teapot and filled it with water before putting it
on the stove. The Twins settled themselves down around the small kitchen
table, Two folding his arms under his chin.
"First of all, that was no party we had in your living room last night." One began. "It was a struggle."
"A struggle with Smith." Two added.
"So I wasn't dreaming last night." I breathed, seating myself down in a chair next to Two.
"No."
"What's going on this time?" I asked.
"Ever since you wrecked the Merovingian's plans to take over your world that last time, he's been carrying a grudge against you."
"Last night he finally broke out into your world again and is now searching for you." Two finished.
"He's sent out his minions to help in the search, one of which is Smith."
"Somehow Smith found his way into your house last night,"
"And we came just in time to stop him from possibly killing you in your sleep."
"So that's what the struggle was about last night?" I asked.
"Yes." The Twins said together.
"Sorry about the nasty crack on the head." Two smiled. "I tried stopping Smith before he could hit you like that, but it was too late."
"It's ok, Two." I patted him on the shoulder.
"After the struggle," One continued, "Smith escaped out the backdoor. When making sure that Smith was gone, we carried you back to your bed after seeing you were alright."
"Then we settled down in the living room to keep watch and make sure Smith didn't come back for round two." Two smiled.
"Thanks." I smiled back.
All was silent for awhile, until I broke the silence.
"So what do we do now?"
"Well, it's clear that we can't stay here very much longer. Smith knows you're here, so he'll be coming back." One said.
"What do you suggest then?"
"We say we need to get as far away from here as possible." Two looked at me.
"There's one little thing we forgot to tell you." One interrupted.
I looked at him questioningly.
"Smith took your DVD."
"My Reloaded DVD? The one you two, Smith, and the Mero came out of?"
The Twins nodded slowly.
"I don't believe this." I uttered under my breath. The conversation was broken when the teapot on the stove started to whistle. I got up and took it off, then stood in the middle of the small kitchen and thought everything over. The Twins silently eyed me.
"Do you have any idea of where the Mero is now?" I asked the Twins.
"What we heard is that he was on his way to Paris. Now that Smith knows you're here, we don't know what's going on now."
"He might be in this very city by now." Two added.
I sighed to myself. I knew what we were going to have to do, but I was a little hesitant about going through with it. Sure the last adventure was fun, but it had also been dangerous.
"Let's get out of here." I said, finally.
The Twins jumped up from their chairs and walked toward me. I turned and led the way up the stairs and into my bedroom where I dragged a small backpack out of the closet and started to throw some clothes into it.
"We've got to somehow get to Paris. The Mero's house is there this time." One spoke as I darted around the room, gathering up stuff and throwing it into my pack. "If we can find him and get your DVD back, we can all rest easy."
"Are you crazy?" I stopped and looked at One, "Do you realize how much it's going to cost us to book a flight to Paris?"
"It's our only way!" One insisted. "That and finding Neo again."
"Neo's here again?" I asked.
"Yes, somewhere. He went after the Merovingian while we came here to protect you." One nudged the carpet with the tip of his boot as he spoke.
"Who else is here?"
"Trinity, Niobe, Ghost, Ice, and Morpheus."
"What's Ice doing here?" I came closer to the Twins. One shrugged his shoulders as if he didn't know.
"Beats me. She insisted on coming with us, though she didn't say why."
This whole adventure didn't make sense. I got knocked out, I wake up and find the Twins asleep in my living room. Then they tell me that the Merovingian is loose again and with a grudge against me, Smith's trying to kill me, my Reloaded movie has been stolen, and we've got to take off like a couple of fugitives and try to get to Paris to find Neo and the rest.
I stared at the Twins for a little while, trying to understand everything. I smiled when my eyes landed on Two. I picked up the razor he had given me, from off my night table, and walked over to him.
"Someone once told me, that he was going to teach me how to use this when we met again." I smiled and held the razor up for him to see. Two's lips turned into a smile at seeing the weapon. He slowly raised his pale hand and placed it on the razor and my hand and looked into my eyes.
"So he did." Two's smile turned into a grin.
"First of all, that was no party we had in your living room last night." One began. "It was a struggle."
"A struggle with Smith." Two added.
"So I wasn't dreaming last night." I breathed, seating myself down in a chair next to Two.
"No."
"What's going on this time?" I asked.
"Ever since you wrecked the Merovingian's plans to take over your world that last time, he's been carrying a grudge against you."
"Last night he finally broke out into your world again and is now searching for you." Two finished.
"He's sent out his minions to help in the search, one of which is Smith."
"Somehow Smith found his way into your house last night,"
"And we came just in time to stop him from possibly killing you in your sleep."
"So that's what the struggle was about last night?" I asked.
"Yes." The Twins said together.
"Sorry about the nasty crack on the head." Two smiled. "I tried stopping Smith before he could hit you like that, but it was too late."
"It's ok, Two." I patted him on the shoulder.
"After the struggle," One continued, "Smith escaped out the backdoor. When making sure that Smith was gone, we carried you back to your bed after seeing you were alright."
"Then we settled down in the living room to keep watch and make sure Smith didn't come back for round two." Two smiled.
"Thanks." I smiled back.
All was silent for awhile, until I broke the silence.
"So what do we do now?"
"Well, it's clear that we can't stay here very much longer. Smith knows you're here, so he'll be coming back." One said.
"What do you suggest then?"
"We say we need to get as far away from here as possible." Two looked at me.
"There's one little thing we forgot to tell you." One interrupted.
I looked at him questioningly.
"Smith took your DVD."
"My Reloaded DVD? The one you two, Smith, and the Mero came out of?"
The Twins nodded slowly.
"I don't believe this." I uttered under my breath. The conversation was broken when the teapot on the stove started to whistle. I got up and took it off, then stood in the middle of the small kitchen and thought everything over. The Twins silently eyed me.
"Do you have any idea of where the Mero is now?" I asked the Twins.
"What we heard is that he was on his way to Paris. Now that Smith knows you're here, we don't know what's going on now."
"He might be in this very city by now." Two added.
I sighed to myself. I knew what we were going to have to do, but I was a little hesitant about going through with it. Sure the last adventure was fun, but it had also been dangerous.
"Let's get out of here." I said, finally.
The Twins jumped up from their chairs and walked toward me. I turned and led the way up the stairs and into my bedroom where I dragged a small backpack out of the closet and started to throw some clothes into it.
"We've got to somehow get to Paris. The Mero's house is there this time." One spoke as I darted around the room, gathering up stuff and throwing it into my pack. "If we can find him and get your DVD back, we can all rest easy."
"Are you crazy?" I stopped and looked at One, "Do you realize how much it's going to cost us to book a flight to Paris?"
"It's our only way!" One insisted. "That and finding Neo again."
"Neo's here again?" I asked.
"Yes, somewhere. He went after the Merovingian while we came here to protect you." One nudged the carpet with the tip of his boot as he spoke.
"Who else is here?"
"Trinity, Niobe, Ghost, Ice, and Morpheus."
"What's Ice doing here?" I came closer to the Twins. One shrugged his shoulders as if he didn't know.
"Beats me. She insisted on coming with us, though she didn't say why."
This whole adventure didn't make sense. I got knocked out, I wake up and find the Twins asleep in my living room. Then they tell me that the Merovingian is loose again and with a grudge against me, Smith's trying to kill me, my Reloaded movie has been stolen, and we've got to take off like a couple of fugitives and try to get to Paris to find Neo and the rest.
I stared at the Twins for a little while, trying to understand everything. I smiled when my eyes landed on Two. I picked up the razor he had given me, from off my night table, and walked over to him.
"Someone once told me, that he was going to teach me how to use this when we met again." I smiled and held the razor up for him to see. Two's lips turned into a smile at seeing the weapon. He slowly raised his pale hand and placed it on the razor and my hand and looked into my eyes.
"So he did." Two's smile turned into a grin.