Chapter 29 - Between Agents
Smith hung the receiver up and turned to face Agent Brown. The two Agents stood staring at each other for several minutes before Brown said, "You let her go. I do not understand." Smith covered the distance between the Agents in a matter of seconds. He was now standing face to face with Agent Brown and said, "Mia - the Human belongs to me. She is mine. "Agent Brown never blinked and answered right back, "Is the act of physical contact making you react like this? I believe the word is 'possessive'?" Agent Brown watched as Smith clenched his fists and looked like he was ready to draw his weapon. He began to wonder if perhaps he had pushed him too far but only said, "I only wish to understand."
Smith stared at Agent Brown and said, "There is more going on than you are aware of. A plan is being formulated for the destruction of Zion and Mia is the key - my key. She is not aware of the role she plays in the destruction of her city and nor do I wish her to know of it. She is only a pawn but one that I will keep after the game is finished. Agent Brown, if you jeopardize this situation, I will personally see that your program is recompiled and defragmented. Do you understand - that?"
Agent Brown blinked and then nodded his head. He watched as Smith walked towards the door and just as he was about to reach for the door handle he said, "Do you plan to reinsert her body back into the Matrix once Zion is destroyed? I am curious as to what the Mainframe has to say about this?" Smith stopped and stood in the doorway. Agent Brown watched as Smith cracked his neck and then his knuckles. Smith then slowly turned towards the Agent and just looked at him. Agent Brown found that he involuntary took a step backwards. He had seen Smith do this very tactic when he was ready to kill someone. Smith said in a very calm but oh so deadly voice, "Agent Brown, our conversation is finished. What I do with *Mia* when the time comes is none of your concern and I would hope that it never becomes your concern ever again. Again, do you understand?"
Agent Brown could only nod. He had the distinct feeling if he opened his mouth and said anything, Agent Smith would attack him.
Smith only hesitated long enough to reinsert the ear piece into his ear and then left the room. He had to figure out a way to get Mia into the Matrix when all the other ships of her fleet would be called back to Zion. He would disrupt their radio transmission so her ship would never get the call to return to home. He would then after Zion was destroyed, have the sentinels take her ship. It didn't matter how many sentinels the crew managed to destroy, there would always be more until they couldn't fight them anymore. Smith would then simply have a sentinel take Mia and reinsert her back into a pod and she would rejoin the Matrix once again. He surmised that she would be angry but once she was already there, she would be able to do very little about it. He thought he would even be generous and offer to have a favourite crew member or two reinserted as well. Smith smiled as he thought he would definitely have Lewis reinserted back into the Matrix if just to watch his face when he realized that Mia was going to belong to him and him alone for as long as he wanted - which was a very long time.
Smith would never let Mia know that Zion had been destroyed. He would only tell her that it was his - he searched for a word. He did not think is was love but he knew he felt *something* when he looked at her. What exactly it was he was uncertain. Agent Brown's use of the word 'possessive' came to mind and he thought that was an accurate description. Mia was his and he was hers - simple as that. He would tell her it was his desire to have her with him that drove him to bring her back into the Matrix. He wanted her be part of his world - even if it was an artificial one. Mia would understand. She would have to - she herself told him she would do anything to make sure she got back into the Matrix to see him. He would now just make her stay permanent.
He would wait until she came back into the Matrix again and then everything would begin. He would have the sentinels set off the alarms around Zion and that would trigger the call for all ships to return to Zion - except the Prometheus would never hear the call. He would disable their ship and then he could just have the sentinels go in when ever he was ready. Zion would be destroyed and they would never know it. Smith had even queried the mainframe about what would happen to the Agents once Zion was destroyed. He had been told Agents would still be needed to police the Matrix because there would still be the few who refused to accept the Matrix. Smith and his fellow Agents would still very much be needed. Smith thought of Agent Brown and shook his head. He had always thought there was more to Agent Brown than met the eye and he was not entirely pleased that he was right. He thought once this situation was over, he would deal with Agent Brown.
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Mia woke up to someone shaking her shoulder. Hannah woke her saying, "Mia are you ever going to get up? You've slept 12 hours straight." Mia slowly came awake and sat up. She looked around and asked, "Is everything okay? What's going on?" Hannah laughed and said, "Nothing, we're heading back to Zion. The Captain's been waiting for you to wake up. I'd shower and head straight off to see him if I were you." Mia nodded and watched her room mate leave. She took her advice and an hour later was knocking on the Captain Jackson's door.
Captain Jackson told her to come in and sit down. Mia tried to quell the knot in her stomach and waited for her Captain to speak. He set some papers down on his desk and said, "Mia, we're returning to Zion and once again the counsel wants to meet with you. And I'm sure you know what it's about." Mia only nodded and didn't say anything. Captain Jackson turned and faced her and said, "Mia, I'm going to say this as your friend and not as your Captain. I don't know the full story with you and this damn Agent and to be honest with you, I don't want to know. I hope you've not gotten yourself into something that's in over your head. Mia, this is not a man you're dealing with - he has never been one and never will be one. He's a program created for one single purpose and that's to destroy people like us. He's a cold machine that only looks like a man and I don't care if he's saved your life a hundred times - he wouldn't think twice about killing anyone of us. Do you think if he caught you outside *your* neural area, he wouldn't hesitate to kill you? Or do you now think your special?"
Mia was too stunned to speak and jumped when Captain Jackson yelled, "ANSWER ME GOD DAMN IT!" Mia answered back, "No. I know what I'm doing! I know this isn't some game! If anything, we know things about the machines we never knew before and all because this Agent or who ever decided they wanted to know more about us. I have no regrets about doing this! Whether you believe me or not, I know what I'm doing!"
Jackson only shook his head and said, "I think the counsel is going to let you reopen talks with him again. In fact, I think they've been chomping at the bit for something like this to happen. Now that it has, they're all eager to start talks up again. Mia, I just don't want you to forget who or what you're dealing with it."
Mia left her Captain quarters and went to her favourite hide away to sit and think. The counsel was going to send her back into the Matrix. Part of her was glad but there was this nagging feeling in the pit of her stomach. It was true, she had stopped looking at Smith for what he really was and that frightened her. It was all too easy in his company to get caught up in the moment. At least until it was time to leave and Smith slipped back into Agent mode. Mia closed her eyes and she wished could change the way she felt - she was already in love with him. The very sad part was she now realized that maybe that's what he wanted all along. Mia now had to figure out what she was going to do about it.
Smith hung the receiver up and turned to face Agent Brown. The two Agents stood staring at each other for several minutes before Brown said, "You let her go. I do not understand." Smith covered the distance between the Agents in a matter of seconds. He was now standing face to face with Agent Brown and said, "Mia - the Human belongs to me. She is mine. "Agent Brown never blinked and answered right back, "Is the act of physical contact making you react like this? I believe the word is 'possessive'?" Agent Brown watched as Smith clenched his fists and looked like he was ready to draw his weapon. He began to wonder if perhaps he had pushed him too far but only said, "I only wish to understand."
Smith stared at Agent Brown and said, "There is more going on than you are aware of. A plan is being formulated for the destruction of Zion and Mia is the key - my key. She is not aware of the role she plays in the destruction of her city and nor do I wish her to know of it. She is only a pawn but one that I will keep after the game is finished. Agent Brown, if you jeopardize this situation, I will personally see that your program is recompiled and defragmented. Do you understand - that?"
Agent Brown blinked and then nodded his head. He watched as Smith walked towards the door and just as he was about to reach for the door handle he said, "Do you plan to reinsert her body back into the Matrix once Zion is destroyed? I am curious as to what the Mainframe has to say about this?" Smith stopped and stood in the doorway. Agent Brown watched as Smith cracked his neck and then his knuckles. Smith then slowly turned towards the Agent and just looked at him. Agent Brown found that he involuntary took a step backwards. He had seen Smith do this very tactic when he was ready to kill someone. Smith said in a very calm but oh so deadly voice, "Agent Brown, our conversation is finished. What I do with *Mia* when the time comes is none of your concern and I would hope that it never becomes your concern ever again. Again, do you understand?"
Agent Brown could only nod. He had the distinct feeling if he opened his mouth and said anything, Agent Smith would attack him.
Smith only hesitated long enough to reinsert the ear piece into his ear and then left the room. He had to figure out a way to get Mia into the Matrix when all the other ships of her fleet would be called back to Zion. He would disrupt their radio transmission so her ship would never get the call to return to home. He would then after Zion was destroyed, have the sentinels take her ship. It didn't matter how many sentinels the crew managed to destroy, there would always be more until they couldn't fight them anymore. Smith would then simply have a sentinel take Mia and reinsert her back into a pod and she would rejoin the Matrix once again. He surmised that she would be angry but once she was already there, she would be able to do very little about it. He thought he would even be generous and offer to have a favourite crew member or two reinserted as well. Smith smiled as he thought he would definitely have Lewis reinserted back into the Matrix if just to watch his face when he realized that Mia was going to belong to him and him alone for as long as he wanted - which was a very long time.
Smith would never let Mia know that Zion had been destroyed. He would only tell her that it was his - he searched for a word. He did not think is was love but he knew he felt *something* when he looked at her. What exactly it was he was uncertain. Agent Brown's use of the word 'possessive' came to mind and he thought that was an accurate description. Mia was his and he was hers - simple as that. He would tell her it was his desire to have her with him that drove him to bring her back into the Matrix. He wanted her be part of his world - even if it was an artificial one. Mia would understand. She would have to - she herself told him she would do anything to make sure she got back into the Matrix to see him. He would now just make her stay permanent.
He would wait until she came back into the Matrix again and then everything would begin. He would have the sentinels set off the alarms around Zion and that would trigger the call for all ships to return to Zion - except the Prometheus would never hear the call. He would disable their ship and then he could just have the sentinels go in when ever he was ready. Zion would be destroyed and they would never know it. Smith had even queried the mainframe about what would happen to the Agents once Zion was destroyed. He had been told Agents would still be needed to police the Matrix because there would still be the few who refused to accept the Matrix. Smith and his fellow Agents would still very much be needed. Smith thought of Agent Brown and shook his head. He had always thought there was more to Agent Brown than met the eye and he was not entirely pleased that he was right. He thought once this situation was over, he would deal with Agent Brown.
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Mia woke up to someone shaking her shoulder. Hannah woke her saying, "Mia are you ever going to get up? You've slept 12 hours straight." Mia slowly came awake and sat up. She looked around and asked, "Is everything okay? What's going on?" Hannah laughed and said, "Nothing, we're heading back to Zion. The Captain's been waiting for you to wake up. I'd shower and head straight off to see him if I were you." Mia nodded and watched her room mate leave. She took her advice and an hour later was knocking on the Captain Jackson's door.
Captain Jackson told her to come in and sit down. Mia tried to quell the knot in her stomach and waited for her Captain to speak. He set some papers down on his desk and said, "Mia, we're returning to Zion and once again the counsel wants to meet with you. And I'm sure you know what it's about." Mia only nodded and didn't say anything. Captain Jackson turned and faced her and said, "Mia, I'm going to say this as your friend and not as your Captain. I don't know the full story with you and this damn Agent and to be honest with you, I don't want to know. I hope you've not gotten yourself into something that's in over your head. Mia, this is not a man you're dealing with - he has never been one and never will be one. He's a program created for one single purpose and that's to destroy people like us. He's a cold machine that only looks like a man and I don't care if he's saved your life a hundred times - he wouldn't think twice about killing anyone of us. Do you think if he caught you outside *your* neural area, he wouldn't hesitate to kill you? Or do you now think your special?"
Mia was too stunned to speak and jumped when Captain Jackson yelled, "ANSWER ME GOD DAMN IT!" Mia answered back, "No. I know what I'm doing! I know this isn't some game! If anything, we know things about the machines we never knew before and all because this Agent or who ever decided they wanted to know more about us. I have no regrets about doing this! Whether you believe me or not, I know what I'm doing!"
Jackson only shook his head and said, "I think the counsel is going to let you reopen talks with him again. In fact, I think they've been chomping at the bit for something like this to happen. Now that it has, they're all eager to start talks up again. Mia, I just don't want you to forget who or what you're dealing with it."
Mia left her Captain quarters and went to her favourite hide away to sit and think. The counsel was going to send her back into the Matrix. Part of her was glad but there was this nagging feeling in the pit of her stomach. It was true, she had stopped looking at Smith for what he really was and that frightened her. It was all too easy in his company to get caught up in the moment. At least until it was time to leave and Smith slipped back into Agent mode. Mia closed her eyes and she wished could change the way she felt - she was already in love with him. The very sad part was she now realized that maybe that's what he wanted all along. Mia now had to figure out what she was going to do about it.