Chapter 9 Here we go, again…
Mia dialed while running as fast as she could and when she heard, "Operator" She laughed and said, "I need an exit within 3 minutes." She listened as Lewis gave her one only a few blocks away. She answered it on the first ring.
She came to with everyone standing around looking at her. She sat up and only said, "Wow!" She jumped off the chair and went to Captain Jackson who sat a few feet away. "I couldn't just let him kill you, I had to go with him. And it was just like he said, "He only wanted to talk." Captain Jackson shook his head and said, "Mia that was crazy, he could have killed you!" Did you know that you disappeared from the monitors? We couldn't even get a heart beat? Mia shook her head ignoring what he said and answered, "He wanted to talk, so we talked." She then explained what they talked about and how he had setup a controlled area where it was neutral. Everyone was shaking their heads in disbelief and she heard someone mutter, "Better you than me." Captain Jackson just looked at her and said, "I hope you know what you're doing because this could turn ugly real fast. I'll write up a report and you had better do the same. We'll wait and see what Zion has to say about this but I'm thinking I won't like what they have to say. "
Mia went to her quarters and started her report while it was all still fresh in her mind. She wrote what they talked about – the questions she asked him and his answers. The questions he asked her and her answers. She had found out she had talked to him for almost 4 hours – it some how didn't feel like it. She now knew things about the Agents she had never thought before was possible and she was intrigued. She wrote a 10 page report in less than 20 minutes and felt excited. She had done something that no one else had ever done, she had sat and actually raised her voice to an Agent and was allowed to walk away. She looked over at the clock and realized she had a shift in a few hours so she lay down and tried to get some sleep. She was just about to drift off when she thought about the last few minutes of their encounter. He had taken the ear piece out which meant he wasn't in contact with the mainframe and had actually touched her. He had told her that he found her intriguing and again that he liked her smell. She thought about him and how he held himself and she thought that despite the fact he was an Agent, there was something attractive about him. She shook her head, there was no way she could be attracted to this... this Agent.
The next day was the same as the last. She had sent her report to the Zion Counsel almost a week ago and still had not heard back. She wasn't going back in until she was told to do so, the Captain had not brought it up so she wasn't going to either. His leg had healed well and there wasn't even a scar. They were mapping an uncharted tunnel system and Mia was at her post listening for any sentinel activity when Captain Jackson came on the desk. He came up to her and said, "Come see me after your shift, I'll be in my quarters." Mia finished her shift and went to him as requested but from the look on his face, the news was not good. She sat down in a chair and tried to keep her face neutral as she waited to hear what he had to say. Captain Jackson looked over at her and said, "The counsel seems to think this is a good idea. That we should continue these… negations. We now know things about these Agents that we never knew before – if it will help us – we don't know? They seem to be of the opinion that any information we gather has the potential to be of some use to us in the future. Now my question is, how do we know if what this Agent is telling is you the truth? Mia, they're eating this up and unfortunately it's your ass out there on the line – they want you to meet with him again."
Mia sat back and thought about it and said, "Captain, if this Agent is willing to talk, the least we can do is listen. I do think he's genuinely curious about us. Although I still don't trust him and I do think he's up to something but what, I have no idea. And this time, I want to go in alone." Captain Jackson shook his head and told her she was crazy but he saw no other options and agreed.
As Mia lay in her chair waiting for everything to be loaded, she suddenly felt nervous.
Lewis was going to try and put her as close to the address as he could but there was no guarantees that another Agent wouldn't find her first. She nodded and programmed in what she was taking with her and what she would wear. Captain Jackson wished her luck and told her if she felt any signs of trouble to get out of there ASAP – she nodded and got ready. She watched as Lewis walked over to her and whispered, "Be careful" She soon felt the connection as the real world dissolved around her.
She stood in an old apartment and went to the ringing telephone and answered it - "I'm in" was all she said and hung up. She went to the window and looked out, it was mid day and she hoped getting to the apartment would be easy. She was dressed in black leather pants, a short jacket and a black mid drift satin shirt. She again wore her chunky boots that she knew she would run in when she had to. She reached back and made sure her magnum .45 was secured in the back of her pants as she headed out of the door. She headed down the stairs and out into the street, ready for anything. She got her bearings and was only a few blocks away, so far, so good she thought.
She made it to the apartment building and took the stairs as she was too impatient to wait for the elevator. She stood in front of the door and felt her nervousness return. She tried to ignore it but something about this whole arrangement bothered her. She thought about the way he had looked at her and suddenly realized she had seen potential lovers size her up the same way. It also bothered her that she had felt the weight of his hands on her shoulders long after she had left the Matrix. She took a deep breath and cleared her mind of these thoughts, she had a job to do and that was it.
She turned the door handle and went in…
Mia dialed while running as fast as she could and when she heard, "Operator" She laughed and said, "I need an exit within 3 minutes." She listened as Lewis gave her one only a few blocks away. She answered it on the first ring.
She came to with everyone standing around looking at her. She sat up and only said, "Wow!" She jumped off the chair and went to Captain Jackson who sat a few feet away. "I couldn't just let him kill you, I had to go with him. And it was just like he said, "He only wanted to talk." Captain Jackson shook his head and said, "Mia that was crazy, he could have killed you!" Did you know that you disappeared from the monitors? We couldn't even get a heart beat? Mia shook her head ignoring what he said and answered, "He wanted to talk, so we talked." She then explained what they talked about and how he had setup a controlled area where it was neutral. Everyone was shaking their heads in disbelief and she heard someone mutter, "Better you than me." Captain Jackson just looked at her and said, "I hope you know what you're doing because this could turn ugly real fast. I'll write up a report and you had better do the same. We'll wait and see what Zion has to say about this but I'm thinking I won't like what they have to say. "
Mia went to her quarters and started her report while it was all still fresh in her mind. She wrote what they talked about – the questions she asked him and his answers. The questions he asked her and her answers. She had found out she had talked to him for almost 4 hours – it some how didn't feel like it. She now knew things about the Agents she had never thought before was possible and she was intrigued. She wrote a 10 page report in less than 20 minutes and felt excited. She had done something that no one else had ever done, she had sat and actually raised her voice to an Agent and was allowed to walk away. She looked over at the clock and realized she had a shift in a few hours so she lay down and tried to get some sleep. She was just about to drift off when she thought about the last few minutes of their encounter. He had taken the ear piece out which meant he wasn't in contact with the mainframe and had actually touched her. He had told her that he found her intriguing and again that he liked her smell. She thought about him and how he held himself and she thought that despite the fact he was an Agent, there was something attractive about him. She shook her head, there was no way she could be attracted to this... this Agent.
The next day was the same as the last. She had sent her report to the Zion Counsel almost a week ago and still had not heard back. She wasn't going back in until she was told to do so, the Captain had not brought it up so she wasn't going to either. His leg had healed well and there wasn't even a scar. They were mapping an uncharted tunnel system and Mia was at her post listening for any sentinel activity when Captain Jackson came on the desk. He came up to her and said, "Come see me after your shift, I'll be in my quarters." Mia finished her shift and went to him as requested but from the look on his face, the news was not good. She sat down in a chair and tried to keep her face neutral as she waited to hear what he had to say. Captain Jackson looked over at her and said, "The counsel seems to think this is a good idea. That we should continue these… negations. We now know things about these Agents that we never knew before – if it will help us – we don't know? They seem to be of the opinion that any information we gather has the potential to be of some use to us in the future. Now my question is, how do we know if what this Agent is telling is you the truth? Mia, they're eating this up and unfortunately it's your ass out there on the line – they want you to meet with him again."
Mia sat back and thought about it and said, "Captain, if this Agent is willing to talk, the least we can do is listen. I do think he's genuinely curious about us. Although I still don't trust him and I do think he's up to something but what, I have no idea. And this time, I want to go in alone." Captain Jackson shook his head and told her she was crazy but he saw no other options and agreed.
As Mia lay in her chair waiting for everything to be loaded, she suddenly felt nervous.
Lewis was going to try and put her as close to the address as he could but there was no guarantees that another Agent wouldn't find her first. She nodded and programmed in what she was taking with her and what she would wear. Captain Jackson wished her luck and told her if she felt any signs of trouble to get out of there ASAP – she nodded and got ready. She watched as Lewis walked over to her and whispered, "Be careful" She soon felt the connection as the real world dissolved around her.
She stood in an old apartment and went to the ringing telephone and answered it - "I'm in" was all she said and hung up. She went to the window and looked out, it was mid day and she hoped getting to the apartment would be easy. She was dressed in black leather pants, a short jacket and a black mid drift satin shirt. She again wore her chunky boots that she knew she would run in when she had to. She reached back and made sure her magnum .45 was secured in the back of her pants as she headed out of the door. She headed down the stairs and out into the street, ready for anything. She got her bearings and was only a few blocks away, so far, so good she thought.
She made it to the apartment building and took the stairs as she was too impatient to wait for the elevator. She stood in front of the door and felt her nervousness return. She tried to ignore it but something about this whole arrangement bothered her. She thought about the way he had looked at her and suddenly realized she had seen potential lovers size her up the same way. It also bothered her that she had felt the weight of his hands on her shoulders long after she had left the Matrix. She took a deep breath and cleared her mind of these thoughts, she had a job to do and that was it.
She turned the door handle and went in…