Well, here it is. This is the final chapter of LM's History. This took me seven months to write this story due to college and studying. But I'll make sure that the next story will be a lot quicker since my long summer vacation is coming up. In this chapter, LM visits the Oracle for some help. Plus end ending that happened a year later when he joined a team of teenage super heroes, The Teen Titans.

Chapter Notes

There's an appearance of the new version of the Oracle, Sati, and Seraph on this chapter. There's a quick appearance of Robin of the Teen Titans later in the chapter. Also at the ending, there's a part that matches the ending of the original Matrix.

Narrative: Italics

Disclaimer: I don't own the Matrix or Teen Titans.

Chapter 26: Choose Your Path

LM: About a month past since the death of Neo and the war ended. Things were back to normal, well sort of. Even though the war is over, it doesn't mean that the battle of the Matrix is. For some time, teams, agents, and programs have been fighting each other in order to gain territory in one part of a system to another. My team was also involved in this battle and we have helped out some of the teams to protect their territory. My team did a terrific time in those missions, but for me, it's hard for me since Neo's gone. I tried to forget about it, keep my mind off it, but no matter how hard I try, the death of Neo was still fresh in my mind. I needed to talk to someone, someone who I can trust, someone who can help me get through the pain that I'm in. And I knew just the person I can talk to.

LM was riding up the elevator in the apartment building complex when he reached to the floor he wanted. The doors opened and he continued walking down a narrow hallway that had doors everywhere and graffiti on a few walls. He then approaches a door that will take him to the Oracle. LM knew that if there was one person that can help him, it would be the Oracle. He sighed and knocks on the door a few times to see if someone's there. After a few moments, the door opened and a Chinese man with a short black hair, wearing a white Chinese vest, all black clothes underneath it, and small sunglasses over his eyes.

LM: Oh, sorry I thought someone else lives here. I'll just leave and-

Chinese Man: If you're looking for the Oracle, you can come inside.

LM looked up and noticed that he was telling the truth.

LM: O.K.

LM entered the apartment as the Chinese man closed the door. As LM entered the living room and looked around and noticed everything is still the same, except for some new kids. The Chinese man approached LM.

Chinese Man: Wait here, I'll let the Oracle know that you're here.

LM: Thanks homes, appreciate it.

Chinese Man: Please, call me Seraph.

And with that said, Seraph left LM and headed to the kitchen. LM sat down on the couch and waited for the moment to talk the Oracle, just to be in his own little world.

Little Girl: Excuse me.

LM looked up and notices a girl at the age of seven with long, black, pintail hair, and wearing a green flower filled dress.

Little Girl: What's your name?

LM: Luis Javier Morgado, but you can call me LM.

Little Girl: I'm Sati.

LM: Sati huh? That's a beautiful name.

Sati: My mom gave it to me. So what brings you here to see the Oracle?

LM: I just want to talk to her about something that's going about my mind for sometime.

Sati: What is it?

LM: It's nothing you don't want to know.

Sati: Why not?

LM: Because you're a child and you don't know anything about what I'm going through.

Sati: When are you going to tell me?

LM: Look could you please stop asking all these questions, they are all too hard.

Sati: No they're not, they're easy and you know it. And I'm sure that no matter how hard the question is, the Oracle will be glad to answer them for you.

Seraph then came out of the kitchen and approached LM who was sitting on the couch.

Seraph: The Oracle will see you now.

LM looked up at Seraph and stand up out of the couch, looking at Sati.

LM: Thanks Sati, I hope the Oracle will help me with my problem.

LM soon left the living room and enters the kitchen through the beaded doorway. He looked around and saw the Oracle but she looked a little different then the last time. The Oracle looked at LM and was quite pleased to see him.

The Oracle: My, isn't this a surprise. How long has it been since we met like this?

LM: (taking off his sunglasses) Approximately too long on my account.

The Oracle: I remember the first time you came to me. You were all curious and excited as a jittery bug. Wanting to see me like I was Santa Clause. I remember those times. Now look at you, you have changed and more mature then before.

LM: I have changed, look at you. You have changed quite drastically.

The Oracle: Yes well, every decision comes with a price. I made a decision to take care of a child, and a piece of me was taken away. I wish the person that you would be seeing was the old me. But at least I wasn't deleted.

LM decided to stop to usual chitchat and started to get serious.

LM: Oracle I-

The Oracle: I know about your problem. Please sit.

Both LM and the Oracle sat at the kitchen table.

The Oracle: I could tell in your face that you miss Neo a lot. Don't you?

LM: Yeah, I missed him ever since the end of the war. I tried my best to forget about it but that incident was still fresh in my mind. Even during the missions with my team, it's still haunting me.

The Oracle: I can imagine the pain your going through. Mostly everyone lost the one's they trusted and loved. It takes some time to get over it.

LM: But Neo is different. He was a great teacher and the only friend I can trust. He once made a promise that he'll come back to Zion after the war's is over. But he broke that promise and gave up his life. (breaking out in tears) Now that Neo's gone, I don't know what to do. I'm lost without him.

LM put his head on the table and cried with tears streaming down his face. The Oracle felt sorry for LM and decided to tell him something that will change his life.

The Oracle: Poor boy, I can tell that you're lost, but in reality, you are not lost.

LM stopped crying and raised his head up with a confusing face and tears streaming down his face.

The Oracle: Indeed the path of the one his over, but that doesn't mean that you can stop from there. Everyone, in and out of the Matrix, walk their own path from beginning to end. And in some paths, we have our own choices to make.

LM: I don't know where you're going with this.

The Oracle: LM, you have a path the same as everyone else. But there are some forks in the road that prevent you from going further and will trick you into going the wrong way. You must choose your path; choose your destiny. Then and only then that you will know what's right for you.

Seraph then walked into the kitchen, waiting for LM to leave.

The Oracle: Our time is up.

LM: (standing up) Wait, I need to know more information. When am I going to choose my path?

The Oracle: I'm sorry, but I can't tell you that. You have to see it for yourself. I don't know how you're going to do that, or when, but all I know is that you have to make your own decision for yourself.

LM nodded and was about to exit until the Oracle stopped him.

The Oracle: One more thing.

LM turned around to see the Oracle.

The Oracle: I can tell that you are a strong kid LM. I never had seen someone like you to take the risks in protecting the Matrix. I want you to be as strong as you are and never give up hope. I'm pretty sure that Neo is proud of you.

LM gave a nice warm smile and put on his sunglasses.

LM: Thanks Oracle, I'll see you again soon.

He then walked out of the kitchen a different person.

One year later…

It was a peaceful and quiet day in Jump City. Cars drive around the streets and people walking about doing their own business. Of course the city isn't always safe, sometimes it always gets under attack by criminals, aliens, and crazed egomaniacal maniacs. But in this city, there's always a group of teenage super heroes, and they are called The Teen Titans. There are seven members on this team. Robin, the courageous leader and martial arts expert, Starfire, the alien from Tamaran, Cyborg, the half human half robot hybrid, Raven, the mysterious telekinetic Goth, Beast Boy, the green changeling, and Terra, the earth mover. The seventh member is new but has experience in handling with extreme measures. He's a shooter, and fighter, and a risk taker. This member is the honorary Titan, LM. In the middle of downtown Jump City, LM was sitting at the outside area of a local café. On the table was a coke cup and a Dell Inspiron 9300 notebook that has a voice recognition program, so the user talk to the computer and the words he or she says gets imprinted on the screen.

LM: For about a year, I felt better then before and was ready to lead my team into many missions. But through out that time, I never had a chance finding the path I've been looking for. Of course that's when Commander Lock discovered that Merovingian had created the Alterer, a machine capable of changing the Matrix into anything. Normally the device was supposed to be the property of 01, but the Trainman transported the device to the Matrix, under the Frenchman's orders. And with the help of a mastermind named Slade, Merv has everything he needs to create his new world order. The Commander and the Council ordered me to take out the Alterer, but they told me that I needed to join a different team, The Teen Titans. Now I was a little pissed off because I battled them last time and I was pretty sure that they want redemption after I whooped their asses. But we managed to work together in one way or another, I took down Slade, we destroyed the Alterer, and ruined Merovingian's plan for world domination. But in the end, The Titans think that I would make a good addition to the team. And now I'm an honorary member of the Teen Titans. (drinking his coke) So that's the end of my story, from the strange dream that I had to the death of Neo. It was sort of like an up and down hill for me through that time. But from what I learn from all this is that sometimes you can't escape the path that you choose. But once you believe in yourself, you can do whatever you want, no matter what happens. One day, I'll help Last Hope and the other teammates through the missions they'll have. But for now, I had chosen my path, being with the Titans. And it was all thanks to my teacher and true friend, Neo, rest his soul.

LM then heard a ring coming from his cell phone. He quickly took out his Samsung Cell and looked at the monitor blinking "Robin" on the screen. He quickly picked it up and placed it in his ears.

LM: Hello.

Robin: (on the phone) LM, Cinderblock had been spotted in the power plant. We could use your help.

LM: On my way. (hangs up the phone and continued talking at the computer) Well, duty calls. It's been nice talking about my history, but I got some ass to kick.

LM closed the voice recognition program, shut down the laptop computer, and placed it carefully underneath his trench coat. After a quick pay for the soda, LM left the table, put on the sunglasses that belonged to Neo once, and was ready to fight. He looked up at the sky and focused. He then flew up in the air over the buildings and rocketed towards the camera.

The End

Finally, I'm all done with this story. Took me long enough to type though. I hope everyone enjoyed reading this as much as I wrote it. If any Matrix readers want to know more about LM, go ahead and read "Teen Matrix" on my profile page. Please Review.