If anyone got a chance to see the new episode of the Teen Titans on Monday, then you should know that one of the fight scenes was similar to the first Matrix movie. There is a part where Control Freak says, "I even know Kung Fu. Whoa.", which is what Neo said in the Matrix. If anyone saw this episode, please talk to me. Now onto the next chapter. In this chapter, LM visits the Oracle for the first time, and she gives him a wealth of knowledge. Plus, LM takes a short visit to a certain grave.

Chapter Notes

This part is sort of similar to the Oracle scene from the first Matrix movie.

Disclaimer: I don't own the Matrix.

Chapter 13: Visiting the Oracle

Morpheus, Neo, Trinity, and LM were sitting at the dentist like chairs with the needle cables connected to the back of their necks. Link was typing a few key sequences on the keyboards at the control center.

Link: O.K. boys and girl, please remain seated and keep your hands and arms inside the chair at all times.

Link then pushed the button that had the double diamonds. In the Matrix, in an old abandoned hotel room, an old fashion black phone was ringing continuously. Around the phone were Morpheus, Trinity, Neo, and LM. Morpheus approached the phone and picked it up.

Morpheus: We're in.

They all then exited the back of the hotel's loading dock and into the back alley, where a black Oldsmobile Cutless Supreme with suicide doors on the back is waiting.

Morpheus: We should hurry, who knows if the agents could be tracking us.

They all got into the car, with Trinity at the steering wheel, and drove out of the ally way and entered the streets of Metro City. Ten minutes had passed and LM was starring at the back seat window, looking at the people walking by on the sidewalk.

Morpheus: Unbelievable isn't it?

LM looked at Morpheus who was in the front seat.

LM: What's unbelievable?

Morpheus: Everybody going about their lives, unaware that the truth is right in front of their eyes.

LM: Shouldn't they know that they're living inside an eternal virtual game?

Morpheus: When they realize the truth, they'll have a choice to either be unplugged remain in way they are.

LM: If they want to know the truth, why not unplugged them all?

Morpheus: Like I said before, most of these people are not ready to be unplugged yet. If we did that, then the machines won't have the efficient energy they need.

LM: Figures… So, who is this Oracle anyways? Is she some type of fortuneteller or something?

Morpheus: She is our guide LM, she help us find the path. She was the one that created the prophecy to end this war. She is old; she's been with us since the beginning of the resistance.

LM: You mean she knows about everything, and she's always right about it?

Neo: Try not to think of it as right or wrong, she can only tell you the truth and nothing more.

LM: And did she help all of you find the right path?

The crew stayed silent after hearing that question.

LM: I'll take that as a yes.

They were quiet the rest of the trip. The car then turned into a small street and parked in front of an apartment complex with the walls on the ground floor filled with graffiti.

Morpheus: We're here. Neo, you come with me. Trinity, you stay in the car, this won't take long.

Morpheus, Neo, and LM exited the car and entered the apartment building. They then approached the elevator in the main lobby as Morpheus pushed the up button and the door automatically opened. They entered the elevator as Neo pushed a button labeled eleven. The elevator headed upwards until it reached the eleventh floor and the doors opened up. They went out of the elevator and walked down a narrow hallway with a number of doors. They then approach a door with the number 1126.

LM: So, this is where the Oracle lives?

Morpheus: Yes LM, however we can only show you the door, it's up to you to decide if you want to come in.

LM slowly reached his hand to the doorknob. But when put his hand on the knob, the door suddenly opened revealing a beautiful woman in her late thirties.

Woman: Hello Neo, Morpheus. It's been a while. (looking at LM) And you must be LM.

LM: Nice to meet you too. Are you the Oracle?

Woman: No, but she's expecting you. Please come in.

Soon enough, all three of them entered the room. They all went into the main living room filled with antique furniture. LM then notices a number of kids around the living room. Two kids were sitting at a table playing chess, a young girl was sitting on the sofa reading a book, two small children were playing with blocks that were floating in the air, and a young boy sitting on a chair looking at a fireball that was formed at the palm of his hand. LM looked confused at what is going on.

LM: Uh… Who or what are these people?

Woman: These are the other potentials, ones who understands the Matrix and are waiting to be freed. I'll go see if the Oracle can see you. Make yourselves right at home.

The woman went into another room that had beads for a door. LM and Neo sat on the sofa next to the girl while Morpheus stood next to the sofa. LM was watching Looney Tunes on an old fashion television (Of course that's what's on the TV since there are kids in the room) wondering what the Oracle would say. He then decided that maybe he should talk to Neo about her.

LM: Hey Neo.

Neo: Yes.

LM: I was wondering about the Oracle, is what she says always true?

Neo: Truth or not, whatever she says will make us believe. That's all I could tell you about.

LM: What did the Oracle said to you when you first visit her?

Neo: She told me that I need to make a choice, either Morpheus's life or mine.

LM: And did you made the right choice?

Neo: You could say that.

LM: And what about the war? Did she tell you how you're going to end it?

Neo: That I'm pretty sure the Oracle doesn't know. But when we reach the end of the war, I'll do what's right to protect Zion, even if it means sacrificing my own life.

LM: I see.

The woman then returned to the living room and approached LM.

Woman: LM, the Oracle will see you now.

LM looked at the woman and stood up. He was about to reach the next room when Morpheus stopped him, telling him something he should know.

Morpheus: I should let you know LM that the Oracle will tell you something that you must do in the future. What she'll say to you is for you and you alone.

LM nodded and entered the other room through the beads. When he walked through the door he was in an old fashioned kitchen. When he looked around and noticed an old lady with frizzle hair, wearing a green flower dress with an orange apron looking at the inside of an oven.

The Oracle: I know you're LM, be there in a second.

LM: Are you the Oracle?

The Oracle: Bingo! (looking at LM) Not quite what your expecting right?

LM: No not at all. I thought that the Oracle is a-

The Oracle: A goddess? Fraid not. Sometimes the Matrix has many surprises in store. Almost done. Mmmmm… The smell of homemade cookies can really bring warmth to the heart.

She then put on her oven mittens, opened the oven, took the tray of cookies, and placed it on the kitchen counter.

The Oracle: Now I know that I would like you to sit down, but I know you're not going to. And don't worry about the vase.

LM: What vase?

LM's arm hit the vase of flowers and made it fall to the floor, shattering it to pieces. LM then realized what happened.

The Oracle: That vase.

LM: I'm so sorry. I didn't really mean to-

The Oracle: I said don't worry about it. I'll get one of my kids to fix it.

LM: Wait, how did you know- (realizing) Uh, never mind.

The Oracle: You are more clever then I thought.

LM: I have my reasons. Now if you're the Oracle, then you must know about me.

The Oracle: Indeed. I know you had that dream about the real world and it haunted you every night. You then met Neo on a chat room and freed yourself from the Matrix. Neo trained you by teaching you all the skills he has. And now you are with me and want to know what your future will bring.

LM's face was dumbfounded when the Oracle said everything LM did.

LM: O.K., this is starting to get real freaky.

The Oracle: Don't worry LM. Here in the Matrix, you have to expect the unexpected. Now let me take a look at you.

The Oracle put on her glasses and looked at LM.

The Oracle: Now open your mouth and say Ah.

LM: (opening his mouth) Aaaaahhhhhh…

The Oracle then checked the palm of LM's hands.

The Oracle: Oh my. Oh my my my…

The Oracle sat on a chair grabbing a cigarette box off the kitchen table. She took a cigarette out of the box and lit it up to start smoking. LM didn't know what is going on.

LM: So what happened? What do mean when you said, "Oh my." Is it something bad?

The Oracle: Sorry kid, you got the guts and the skills, but it's not going to prepare you for what lies ahead.

LM: Why, is it bad?

The Oracle: No it's not that. It's just that something's going to happen to you at the end of the war.

LM: What's going to happen, am I going to die?

The Oracle: I really wish to tell you but sadly I can't. Only you have to find out yourself.

LM: What about the path before the end? What's going to happen to me?

The Oracle: Why do the young ones ask so many questions? All I should let you know is that what's going to happen to you after you leave here will make you a different person. You have to make the right decisions in order for you to get closer to your enemies. You have to be brave at the face of danger. Do what's right in both your heart and soul.

LM understood what the Oracle said but somehow, in his mind, he had major doubt too. The Oracle noticed it and decided to comfort him taking a puff from her cigarette.

The Oracle: I could tell by the look on your face, there's something troubling you. There's a question spinning around in your head, a question that everyone has after they were unplugged. Why didn't I take the blue pill?

LM looked at the Oracle and was surprised that she said the question that was in his head.

The Oralce: I know you once had a happy life. You had a loving family, best friends, everything you'd ever wanted. But after your dream, you had questions about what's real and what's an illusion. (smoking) So you gave up your life in order for you to see the truth. Losing everything you cherished and loved was a great sacrifice, even though you know that it's all fake. You got to put it all behind you, it's all in the past now. You have to look forward into the future if you want to survive.

The Oracle put her cigarette away, stood up out of the chair, and approached the counter where the tray of cookies are. She then picked it up and offered it to LM.

The Oracle: Please have a cookie they taste wonderful.

LM took a cookie off the tray and tasted it.

LM: Not bad. In fact this is the only thing that's edible I had for the past three months.

LM kept eating the cookie while the Oracle bend over and picked up a red rose from the flowers that were in the vase. She then gave it to LM who was finishing his cookie.

LM: What's the rose for?

The Oracle: In case you want to visit your past. Don't worry about it LM, once you leave this place, you will feel better. I hope we meet again someday.

LM nodded and left the kitchen. He entered the living room where Neo and Morpheus were waiting. Morpheus then approached LM.

Morpheus: What she said to you is an important part of your life. There's no point in changing your future, you just have to see it yourself. Come.

Morpheus, Neo, and LM left the apartment complex and went into the car where Trinity was parked. When they went in the car, Trinity put the shift gear to drive, left the apartment, entered the busy street. LM kept looking at the side window, noticing more people walking about. He even noticed that he still had the rose in his hands. He decided to do what the Oracle said and visits his past he left behind.

LM: Morpheus, can we make one more stop before we jack out?

Morpheus: For what purpose LM?

LM: I just want to visit my past.

Later on, they were in a cemetery on a steep hill in Union City. The car was parked close to a dumpster with the team from the Nebechadnezzar and LM inside.

Morpheus: I want you to be back here in five minutes, after that we're leaving. Is that clear?

LM: Don't worry Morpheus, this won't take long.

LM exited out of the car and walk through the fields of graveyards, with a red rose in his hand. Back in the car, Trinity, Morpheus, and Neo waited for LM in the car.

Trinity: I don't like this. Why would LM want to come here? He should know that agents are patrolling the area.

Morpheus: True, but he has to do something that would keep himself in balance.

Neo understood what Morpheus said but decided to give LM some company. He then opened the back seat door and exited the vehicle.

Trinity: Neo, what are you doing.

Neo: I thought it would be nice if LM likes some company.

Trinity: But-

Morpheus: Leave him Trinity, let him do what he must.

Trinity nodded as Neo followed LM's path through the cemetery. Meanwhile, LM kept looking through the tombstones finding the right grave. It was then he noticed a tombstone that made his soul dropped. The grave had something written engraved to it. It reads:

Luis Javier Morgado

May 25, 1983 – April 23, 2001

Beloved Son

A tear went down on his cheek, as he knows that this was his past he gave up on. He looked down and saw a stone vase with some dying flowers. He took the dead flowers out of the vase and placed the red rose in it. He was silent the whole time but someone interrupted him.

Neo: Is this your grave?

LM looked up and saw Neo behind him.

LM: Oh Neo, didn't know that you were there. Yes, it is my grave. Weird don't you think?

Neo: What's weird?

LM: Someone who died in this world three months ago is visiting his own resting place.

Neo: Oh yeah. It's hard for most people to except the truth. But hardest part is to give up the past they once had.

LM: I know, but it's tough for me to get through this. I missed my family, my friends, my very own life, even if it was a lie. I'm sure that you had a nice life too.

Neo: Afraid not. Before I was unplugged my life was pure hell. My job sucked, I barely knew my family, and I was hacking through illegal material. I couldn't stand it much longer so I decided to look for Morpheus in the hacker circles. Once I found him, he helped me free my mind.

LM: Well, we both came from different paths. Who knows, maybe we can meet each other in one path in the future.

Neo: Maybe. We should go; we don't want to get into trouble.

Neo and LM then headed back to the car. But before LM continued walking down, he looked at his gave one last time.

LM: Good-bye my old life. Good-bye Luis Javier Morgado.

LM then turned his back on his tombstone and headed back to the car.

That's the end of chapter 13. If it's confusing to you, I'm sorry about what I wrote down. The next chapter is going to be LM's first mission. Please Review.