This is just to thank everyone for following along. I know it's taken me a
while to update and I'm sorry but with so much going on - Real life does
tend to some times get in the way of fun time. I'm not so sure this latest
stuff is up to snuff with the rest of the fic - but I've been wanting to
get it out there so I hope it's okay.
Thanks !!
Chapter 28 - Blind Reasoning
Mia followed Lewis in and sat down on her bunk. She was so tired but she figured she had better get this over and done with. Lewis sat in the chair opposite of her and said, "Mia, do you know that Smith called me? He actually called me to tell you that you were okay and to - gloat." Mia could only stare at Lewis and couldn't think of anything to say as Lewis went on. "He was very pleased that you were back within the Matrix again. Mia, you were with him again weren't you? What the Hell are you doing with this program again? Mia, answer me!"
Mia just shook her head and said, "Lewis you don't understand. He saved me. If it were not for him, I wouldn't be sitting here right now having this discussion. He's. . . different when he's with me. He unplugs from the Mainframe and they don't know about us. That's what Agent Brown was trying to figure out. He wanted to know exactly what was going on when we met. It seems that Smith is not his usual Agent self after our meetings and Agent Brown wanted to know why. He followed me and wanted to ask me personally what Smith has been up to. It seems that Smith now has a private life and Agent Brown what's to know about it."
Lewis stared and said, "Mia, would you listen to yourself? This is an Agent we're talking about! Not some guy you met at some party some where! And Mia, he went so far as to tell me that you were his and he was yours. What the Hell does that mean? He also said that you were *his* both in and out side the Matrix. Mia, I don't know about you but I myself think that's a bit scary. "
Mia sighed. She knew Lewis was right. She shook her head and answered, "Yes. I know and everything you're saying is true. I just need to think about things. I don't know what he means when he says that - maybe he thinks he's in love with me or something. I know, I know - programs are not supposed to fall or love or even get possessive. He's a program inside the Matrix, what can he really do besides send the sentinels to attack us? He certainly can't keep me inside the Matrix and he knows that. Who knows, maybe the counsel will decide all meetings are still off. They won't want to reopen negations. Then, will that make you happy?"
Lewis looked away and said softly, "Mia, you know this isn't about us. He's a program from the Machine world! His job is to find any means necessary to destroy us. You do remember that? Right? I just feel that he's up to something. What that is, I don't know."
Mia lay down on her bunk and closed her eyes and said, "Lewis, I know things have not been easy and I'm sorry. I never meant for any of this to happen. I never meant for Smith and I. . . ' Lewis stood up and interrupted her saying, "Yeah, well we didn't mean for a lot of things to happen but they did. Mia, I don't know what more I can tell you. I think if you go back in, you're going to get yourself into a world of hurt. I think him knowing the name of your ship, gives him more leverage than you think it does." Lewis shook his head then opened the heavy door and left. He had the feeling no matter what he had to say, Mia already had her mind made up and there was not a damn thing he could do about it.
Mia closed her eyes and sighed as he heard him shut the door. She couldn't think of anything that Smith could do with her ship's name other than send the sentinels to attack them. Mia could feel the meds began to take effect and welcomed the deep sleep that was slowly over taking her. She thought that Lewis was over reacting - as always. Smith could never reach her out here - in the real world.
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Along the narrow corridor, a lone low powered sentinel sat watching the Prometheus. Smith would now know the exact location of Mia's ship at all times.
Thanks !!
Chapter 28 - Blind Reasoning
Mia followed Lewis in and sat down on her bunk. She was so tired but she figured she had better get this over and done with. Lewis sat in the chair opposite of her and said, "Mia, do you know that Smith called me? He actually called me to tell you that you were okay and to - gloat." Mia could only stare at Lewis and couldn't think of anything to say as Lewis went on. "He was very pleased that you were back within the Matrix again. Mia, you were with him again weren't you? What the Hell are you doing with this program again? Mia, answer me!"
Mia just shook her head and said, "Lewis you don't understand. He saved me. If it were not for him, I wouldn't be sitting here right now having this discussion. He's. . . different when he's with me. He unplugs from the Mainframe and they don't know about us. That's what Agent Brown was trying to figure out. He wanted to know exactly what was going on when we met. It seems that Smith is not his usual Agent self after our meetings and Agent Brown wanted to know why. He followed me and wanted to ask me personally what Smith has been up to. It seems that Smith now has a private life and Agent Brown what's to know about it."
Lewis stared and said, "Mia, would you listen to yourself? This is an Agent we're talking about! Not some guy you met at some party some where! And Mia, he went so far as to tell me that you were his and he was yours. What the Hell does that mean? He also said that you were *his* both in and out side the Matrix. Mia, I don't know about you but I myself think that's a bit scary. "
Mia sighed. She knew Lewis was right. She shook her head and answered, "Yes. I know and everything you're saying is true. I just need to think about things. I don't know what he means when he says that - maybe he thinks he's in love with me or something. I know, I know - programs are not supposed to fall or love or even get possessive. He's a program inside the Matrix, what can he really do besides send the sentinels to attack us? He certainly can't keep me inside the Matrix and he knows that. Who knows, maybe the counsel will decide all meetings are still off. They won't want to reopen negations. Then, will that make you happy?"
Lewis looked away and said softly, "Mia, you know this isn't about us. He's a program from the Machine world! His job is to find any means necessary to destroy us. You do remember that? Right? I just feel that he's up to something. What that is, I don't know."
Mia lay down on her bunk and closed her eyes and said, "Lewis, I know things have not been easy and I'm sorry. I never meant for any of this to happen. I never meant for Smith and I. . . ' Lewis stood up and interrupted her saying, "Yeah, well we didn't mean for a lot of things to happen but they did. Mia, I don't know what more I can tell you. I think if you go back in, you're going to get yourself into a world of hurt. I think him knowing the name of your ship, gives him more leverage than you think it does." Lewis shook his head then opened the heavy door and left. He had the feeling no matter what he had to say, Mia already had her mind made up and there was not a damn thing he could do about it.
Mia closed her eyes and sighed as he heard him shut the door. She couldn't think of anything that Smith could do with her ship's name other than send the sentinels to attack them. Mia could feel the meds began to take effect and welcomed the deep sleep that was slowly over taking her. She thought that Lewis was over reacting - as always. Smith could never reach her out here - in the real world.
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Along the narrow corridor, a lone low powered sentinel sat watching the Prometheus. Smith would now know the exact location of Mia's ship at all times.