Sorry about the long wait. But due to college and my studies, it's going to take a while for me to update any chapters. Thanks for your patient. Now, a lot of stuff is going to happen in this chapter. LM's new team gets an operator, LM meets the crew of the Mjolnir, and he gets his first mission. He's going to meet his soon to be archenemy, and you'll never guess whom it is.
Chapter Notes
The Mjolnir crew from Revolutions is going to be in this chapter.
Narrative: Italics
Disclaimer: I don't own the Matrix.
Chapter 14: LM's First Mission
LM: After my visit with the Oracle, I trained long and hard before I headed to the Mjolnir. I went through all the training programs both Morpheus and Neo taught me, gaining speed, strength, and focus. It was maybe because after when I saw my grave, I know that it was the past and I want to step forth into the future. That's why I pushed myself in training, to be better then my past self, to grow strong and not weak. A year has past and it's the day I get on the Mjolnir A.K.A. the Hammers. I was nineteen at that time and I was ready for anything now.
LM was sitting at the cafeteria with his friends, but he was real nervous. It's because today is the day that he needs to join the crew of the Mjolnir, or the Hammers to be more precise. He was sitting at the table looking down at his bowl or soggy stuff, slowly eating it while his friends thought up some names for their team, which apparently isn't going anywhere.
Night Owl: What about the Inocads?
Silent Night: Nah, too ridiculous.
Kill Switch: The Rushers?
Silent Night: Too lame.
Max Speed: The Night Riders.
Silent Night: That name's already taken. Come on guys, can you come up with any good names for our team?
Connecter: Well every time we come up with a good name you always reject them.
Silent Night: Because I don't want a name that sounds like it came from a junkyard or straight from someone's ass. This team needs a name that means something, that someone would understand.
Kill Switch: Then why don't you let LM decide on a name? I mean he's the leader for god's sake.
Max Speed: Kill Switch, LM's been training long and hard up to today. This is his day to join the Mjolnir, it's real important for him.
Kill Switch: What? He's still part of that team. Shouldn't he just quit the team if he's not into it?
LM: I can't do that. If I do quit the team, then Lock would ask me some questions, which would take forever. Besides, it's not all that bad. I'll be able to get into the Matrix; I haven't been there since I visited the Oracle.
Night Owl: You right for one thing. It's been a while since you were out of the Matrix, but you seem to be a little distracted. Are you still thinking about what the Oracle said to you?
LM: Yeah, it's kind of confusing to tell you the truth. Do any of you guys know what she means by "Something's going to happen to me at the end of the war?"
Max Speed: Don't know man.
Kill Switch: No clue.
Night Owl: Sorry LM, known of us don't have an idea what it means. It's like the Oracle said to you, you have to find out yourself.
LM: Right, right, right… (standing up) Listen, I like to talk about this but I need to get to the docks. I got a funny feeling the Roland would be little pissed off if I'm late.
Connecter: Wait LM, before you go, we got something to show you.
LM: Sorry but I really need to get going.
Connecter: But this will only take five minutes.
LM looked at Connecter, and realized that it could be important.
LM: All right, fine. What is it that you want me to see?
Connecter: O.K., remember when you said that we need an operator for this team?
LM: Yeah so?
Connecter: Well, we found someone that can be our operator. (yelling at a different direction) HEY KID, GET OVER HERE!
A young person sat up from another table and approached LM's table. The youngster is 5'1 has short brown fuzz-like hair and brown eyes. LM looked at the guy with look of both confusion and uncertainty.
Connecter: LM, I would like you to meet our new operator, Kid.
Kid shook LM's hand and had a smile on his face.
Kid: Hi LM, It's nice to meet someone that Neo trained.
LM: Uh… Nice to see you too Kid. Wait a sec, you know Neo, my teacher?
Kid: Of course, you see both you and me have one thing in common. Neo freed both of us, saved us from our eternal prison. We would be thankful for what he did for us.
LM: O.K. a couple of things we should straighten up before I could make up my mind. First of all, your name "Kid". That's the lamest name I ever heard around here. And secondly, I don't think Neo saved us from anything, we saved ourselves from the Matrix, we did it ourselves.
Kid: But I'm pretty sure that it was destiny to be with Neo.
LM: Could you give me a moment?
Kid: Sure.
LM went to his soon to be team for an explanation.
LM: What the hell is this? Is this the only operator good enough to be a part of the team?
Connecter: Only operator? This is all I got! I mean he did say that both of you got out of the Matrix thanks to Neo.
LM: Yeah well I was expecting an operator with years of experience in handling hacking and downloading in the Matrix, not some snot nose punk at the age of- (looking at Kid) How old are you Kid?
Kid: I'm sixteen, going to be seventeen in a month.
LM: SIXTEEN YEARS OLD!? GOOD GOD CONNECTER, HE'S TOO YOUNG!
Connecter: O.K. maybe he's a little young for his age but he's been learning in a class on how to hack into the Matrix and looking through the code. He's been going though it all for five months and he's already mastering it.
LM: And exactly where and when did you met him?
Connecter: He attended Matrix Hacking 101 with me. I thought it was kind of crazy to have a pod person learning to hack, but for the next two months he was a quick learner just like you. So I decided to talk to him, we became friends and somehow told him all about you and your training with Neo.
LM: Should've known. (looking at the rest of the team) And did anyone one of you know about this?
Night Owl: Well, Connecter told us about Kid but he didn't say anything about him being on the team until now.
Silent Night: Yeah, looks like he kept that part as a secret for himself.
Connecter: Hey, I was going to make it a surprise for all of you. Don't start blaming it on me like it's all my fault.
Kid: Hey is everything O.K.?
All but Kid: Yes!
LM: Listen Connecter, your sure that he can perform as an operator.
Connecter: Just give him a chance LM, he deserves it.
LM then looked at Kid and approached him.
LM: All right Kid, you want the job as an operator of my team?
Kid: Of course. I would do anything to be apart of your team.
LM: O.K. then, I'll see what you can do the moment I have my free time. Now if you excuse me, I'm already late for something.
LM left his table and exited the cafeteria, while Kid looked at him and turned to the team.
Kid: Is he all right?
Silent Night: Don't mind LM, he has business to take care of first.
LM exited the elevator shaft and into the docks. He then took out a piece of crumbled paper where it shows the Mjolnir's name and the number of the dock its in.
LM: Let's see, the paper said that the Mjolnir is in dock twelve. Now where is it?
LM walked across the catwalk to find the appropriate dock. After a few minutes, he found the right dock, cause it had the number twelve on the steel floor. He then noticed a ship bigger then the Nebuchadnezzar with multiple gun torrents on the sides, top, and bottom. He looked around to see if anyone was outside but it turned out that no one is outside. He then decided to enter the Mjolnir to see if they are inside. He climbed up the ladder and entered the main deck of the ship. He continued looking but still couldn't find anyone in the ship.
LM: Hello! Anyone in here? Sorry if I'm intruding but I didn't see anyone outside so I thought you're in here. Where did everybody go?
LM kept his eyes clear on anyone who's in when he spotted a weapons rack with some strange rifles. They had a small point at the end of it, small battery capsules around the rifle, and some kind of computer screen attached on top. LM wondered what is it and decided to grab it until someone called out to him.
Man: I suggest not touching it.
LM turned around and saw a man in his forties with salt and pepper hair and an English accent.
Man: Those EMP guns are useful incase a Sentinel gets too close, but they're very dangerous to a human. Make the wrong shot and there would put a hole in someone's torso. (walking up to LM) My name is Roland, captain of the Hammers, and you must be LM.
They then shock hands with each other then pulled them apart.
LM: A pleasure to meet you too. Tell me, you call this ship the Hammers, but the name of the ship is actually the Mjolnir.
Roland: The first name is sort of a tongue twister to us. We decided to change the name to the Hammers and hope that the Commander would approve it in the future. Now it's not like any new comer to come here late.
LM: I'm sorry captain, but I was busy with other things and-
Roland: Being busy is not an excuse for being late.
LM: I'm sorry sir, it will never happen again.
Roland: I hope you keep that promise. Now let me give you the grand tour of the Hammers.
Roland took LM to tour around the Hammers, showing him the main deck, the cockpit area, the gun bay, the infirmary, and the bedrooms. He then took LM to the mess hall where five members were at the table eating some of the white slop.
Roland: And this is the mess hall where we eat. Now LM, I would like you to meet my crewmembers. This is Cas, Colt, Mauser, Maggie, and our operator, AK.
LM: Hi, how's everyone doing today?
Cas: Hey, are you the kid that Neo taught?
LM: Uh… Yeah. How do you know?
Mauser: We heard about you, they say that you have every skill Neo has. Perhaps maybe you can show those moves to us in the Matrix.
LM: Well, I don't know. You have to wait.
Just then the alarm just went off in the ship and everyone noticed it.
Roland: Looks like we won't have to wait that long. Everyone to the main deck!
Soon the Hammers team went to the main deck with AK at the control council.
AK: This is the Hammers reporting for duty.
One of the screens flickered as Commander Lock's face appeared.
Commander Lock: (on the screen) This is Commander Lock, is Captain Roland there?
AK took off his headset and gave it to Roland. Roland then put on the headset and sat on the operator chair.
Roland: This is Captain Roland of the Hammers. To what seems to be the problem commander.
Commander Lock: (on the screen) I see you all already met your new member, but I'm afraid we have to cut the introductions short. We got trouble in the Matrix.
Roland: What is it this time commander.
Commander Lock: (on the screen) Reports indicate that Merovingian's up to no good again. For what we know so far is that he had stolen a device capable of deleting a system. I want your team to investigate this and find the device. I already got three additional teams ready to take down Merovingian's plans when the device is located.
Roland: Understood sir.
Commander Lock: And one more thing captain, make sure that LM gets a what's to come.
Roland: Of course sir, I'll make sure that LM will be ready for anything.
Commander Lock: Good, Commander Lock signing out.
The screen then went blank as Roland looked at his team, who were waiting for his orders.
Roland: All right team, Merovigian is up to his old tricks again, this time he's stole a device that can destroy a system in the Matrix. We're going to investigate and find the device before it's activated. Once the device is located, we'll call for help, we got three other teams ready to attack Merovingian's base and deactivate the device. We have to act now. Colt, get the ship up and running, we'll be leaving the docks shortly. AK, when we reach our broadcasting level, make sure that the Matrix is online. We'll be entering the Matrix as soon as we land. Let's move it team!
Soon enough everyone was moving around the main deck, getting ready to depart. But LM just stood there wondering about the name of this enemy Roland talked about.
LM: Merovingian, who's he?
After a few minutes, they left the docks in their ship and into the tunnels of real. Both Roland and Colt were at the cockpit driving the Mjolnir ship in different directions.
Colt: Sir, are you sure that we can broadcast in this sector?
Roland: I'm pretty sure.
Colt: I don't know about this. I'm sensing some serious Sentinel activity around this area.
Roland: As long as they're far away, it's fine by me.
LM then entered the cockpit area, knowing what's going on. Roland noticed him and looked at LM.
Roland: Shouldn't you be in your quarters until we start broadcasting.
LM: My apologize captain, my room was a little confined so I thought I could walk about the ship to get use to it's surroundings. (looking at the front view window) So, what is it that I'm looking at here?
Roland: You're looking at one of the many service and waste systems in the real world.
LM: You mean sewers.
Roland: They use to be connected to cities and could go hundreds of miles. Now these sewers are all that's left after the battle. We use them to travel through the tunnels looking for a broadcasting station. However this is where the sentinels dwell as well.
LM: Sentinels?
Roland: They are killing machines that travel in groups. They are design for one thing and one thing only, search and destroy.
The ship then headed up to a desolate spot and scanned the area to see if there's any unusual activity. The ship then opened its landing gear and parked carefully on top of the metal debris. With the ship on the ground both Roland and Colt flipped some switches to deactivate the cockpit controls.
Roland: (looking at LM) What are you still doing here?
LM: I was just wondering about this Merovingian you talked about earlier. Who is this guy anyways?
Roland: Merovingian is not human, he's a program.
LM: A program?
Roland: Yes, he's a program sent by the machines to balance the Matrix like the Oracle and other programs. But unlike other programs, he disregarding the rules and wants to take over the Matrix his own way. He became so obsessed over power ever since.
LM: If he wants that kind of power, why won't the machines delete him out of existence?
Roland: The machines tried that but couldn't erase him out. He's using a firewall to protect himself from any deletion device. The machines thought that it's best not to get involved with a program so egomaniacal as Merovingian.
LM: So this program is tough. Figures.
Roland: Yeah, it isn't easy taking someone like him out of the picture. Now head to the main deck, will be entering the Matrix ASAP.
LM, Roland, and Colt left the cockpit and entered the main deck. And just like that. The Hammers team, except for Maggie, were in the dentist chairs with the needles attached to the back of their necks. AK was at the control center punching sequences on the keyboards then pushed the double diamond button. In the construct, the Hammers were dressed up in suits and were ready for battle. LM however was in his original clothing not knowing what to do.
Roland: You know, you better suit up for battle is you want to survive in the Matrix.
Roland then took out his cell phone and called AK.
AK: (on the phone) Operator.
Roland: AK, give LM some weapons and clothes for combat.
And just like that, racks of weapons and combat clothes appeared out of nowhere. LM stood there in disbelief when he saw everything he can use and wear.
Roland: Pick whatever weapon and outfit you need and be ready in ten minutes.
LM nodded and proceeded picking some clothes and weapons and proceeded to a dressing room that showed up next to the racks. Ten minutes later, he came out of the dressing room showing his new look to the Hammers crew. He was wearing black suit pants, black army boots, a red buttoned sleeve shirt, a black tie, and a black leather trench coat to covers most of his red shirt.
LM: How do I look?
Roland: Not bad, but where are your weapons?
LM gave them a small smirk on his face and opened his trench coat. Underneath it is a weaponry belt with straps that go around the shoulders. The weapons he carried were two P227 pistols, two Mac 11s, four clips for each gun, four explosive grenades, two stun grenades, and two flash bangs.
Roland: Interesting, you seem to be a little protective on yourself.
LM: Hey, I'm new to this whole thing; I need to be careful on what I'm up against.
Roland: Indeed, better safe then sorry as the old saying goes. Here we go.
Suddenly, a black Hummer H2 appeared from above, then the walls, a floor, and a ceiling came in different directions, and multiple inanimate objects came rushing all over them until they all form what looked like the inside of the warehouse. LM stood there silent when he saw all that happening then started to say something.
LM: Damn…
An old telephone came down from the ceiling and landed on a table. It then started to ring as Roland picked up the phone.
Roland: We're in.
AK: (on the phone) You know what the commander said, just investigate and locate the bomb. We don't have any leads so far so it's best if you could go to one of Merovingian's clubs to find some clues.
Roland: Got it.
AK: One more thing, if LM performs some of Neo's skill, could you tell me what happens?
Roland answered by hanging up the phone looked on to his team.
Mauser: So, where do we start captain?
Roland: Well we don't have any leads yet, so our only option is to go to one of the French man's club and gather clues. The one closest to where we are is the club call "Hell". We'll start from there then work our way to the top.
They all approached the Hummer but LM wants to know one more thing.
LM: Hey Colt, what does the captain mean by the French man?
Colt: That's a nickname we gave to Merovingain because his favorite language is French. It makes him sound all romantic.
LM decided to let that pass and entered the Hummer with the rest of the Hammers crew. With Colt on the steering wheel, they left the warehouse and into the streets of Metro City, thus the beginning of LM's first mission.
Well, that's all for chapter fourteen. The next chapter's going to be somewhat twisty, but all good along the way. Please review.
