Chapter 30 Suspicious Thoughts
Mia met with the counsel and just as she thought, they wanted to continue the meetings with the machines. She looked over at Captain Jackson but his face was impassive as he listened to the news and had nothing to add when asked. As they left the counsel chambers, he looked at her and said, "Well, here we go again." They both caught the elevator and parted on their prospective floors. Mia watched her Captain walk away and as the doors closed, she leaned back against the wall and sighed. As she rode the elevator to her floor, she thought about Smith. She wondered if he actually felt anything for her besides his obvious enjoyment of the sex. As she thought about it, Smith never really claimed to have any feelings for her at all. She recalled his whole 'you are mine and I am yours' thing but as Lewis so blatantly stated, what exactly did that mean?
It still surprised Mia on how possessive he actually was. Smith always asked her if she had been with anyone while she was back in Zion and when she always told him no, she wondered what he would do if she would tell she had been – what his reaction would be? Mia had an idea but she really didn't want to find out. She reached the lower deck where her quarters were loacted and found it nearly deserted. The area was not that far up from the deck that kept the machinery of Zion running. She sat down, dangling her legs through the railing and sighed. Mia decided that she would see just how long this thing that she had with Smith played out. When the time came for her to call it quits, she would. She had to. Something about Smith just didn't feel right.
The next day, the Prometheus was ready to head out. As Mia walked on to the deck, she waited to see if the crew would say anything. Lewis saw her and called out, "Look! It's Mia, the tamer of Agents!" Mia grinned and shook her head and headed to her station. As she checked everything, Captain Jackson shouted out to everyone to be quite, he had an announcement. He looked at Mia and then to the crew, "The counsel has decided that we're going to reopen talks with the machines. Mia is once again going to be meeting with the machines's representative. Any questions? "Mia watched as everyone just shrugged, they all figured it was going to happen any way so it really didn't surprise anyone.
They left the dock and once again headed out. Mia watched as Zion retreated in the distance on the monitors and smiled. She glanced over at Lewis but he was absorbed in his monitor readings and wasn't paying attention to anything else. She listened as Lewis made the final announcements with Zion control and then cut the feed. They were once again on their own.
Smith listened to the reports from the mainframe and was satisfied that everything was working out as planned. He stood looking out his office windows when he heard someone open the door and enter the office – he knew it was Agent Brown. He said without turning, "There is nothing new to report. Agent Jones and yourself are free to amuse yourselves how ever you both see fit. Leave me." Agent Brown didn't bother to answer and simply left. He was very curious about Smith's human and he had done his own research on her. He was beginning to understand why Smith was attracted to the human Mia. She was only a human but if what he was able to gather from the databases, they were quite interesting creatures. They were also known for their sexual activities. The images that Agent Brown had downloaded had both surprised and intrigued him. That may have been what Smith discovered and made him react to her like he has. Agent Brown had never considered having a human touch him or he himself, touch a human. He had only ever had contact with humans in combat situations. It was the only way he knew to react to them. After some thought, he made a mental note to seek further data on human interaction. He had at one point come into Smith's office to leave reports on his desk when he had noticed a cell phone. He knew it to be the type that the rebels favoured. He wondered why Smith had not had the item destroyed and thought perhaps Smith had been overly occupied with thoughts of the female, 'with a slight quirk of his mouth' perhaps Smith had simply not gotten around to having it destroyed. When he picked up the cell phone, he flipped it open and looked at the details. He selected the most recent call list and his eyes widened when he realized who the cell phone belonged to. It belonged to Mia. Agent Brown looked around and slipped him hand into the code, absorbing the details and then placed the cell phone back on the desk just as it was before. As Agent Brown left the building that housed the Agency's head-quarters, he paid more attention the females around him. As he observed them, he found his thoughts turning towards the human Mia. Smith was now not the only one who would know when Mia entered the Matrix. The Prometheus settled into its normal routine. Mia was a little nervous about returning to the Matrix but shrugged it off. Smith would know when she would be there, everything would be alright.
A few days later, Captain Jackson announced they were going to broadcast level and everyone should get ready. Mia nodded and set her station. She chanced a quick look over at Lewis. They were still friends but she knew there would always be a wall between them. He would never let her truly in and she regretted that.
Once Mia's station was readied, she programmed in what she was going to take into the Matrix with her. She decided on a black lace up tank, black satin pants, the usual boots and a waist length leather jacket – she needed something to hide her guns. She hesitated on adding the scent but went with it anyways. Once she was all done, she looked up and announced she was ready. She slid into the chair and cast one quick glance at Lewis who nodded that everything was ready. She smiled and leaned back, closing her eyes. She felt Hannah adjust the jack and then the next thing she knew, she was in.
Mia opened her eyes to a room she had never been in before. After her last encounter with Agent Brown, the old location was scratched from the list. She now stood in some office in an old warehouse. The office looked like it hadn't been used in years but at least the phone line still worked. Mia went over to a dirty window and wiped some of the grime off the window. She could see she was at the edge of the city and hoped she wasn't too far from her safe zone where she met Smith.
She hesitated only briefly and flipped open the cell phone, "I'm in."
In two different locations of the matrix, two Agents simultaneously raised their fingers to their ear piece. Agent Smith smirked, quickly leaving his office and heading towards their meeting place. Agent Brown looked determined and set out with his own meeting place in mind.
Mia hurried down the street paying close attention to those around her. It was mid afternoon and she chose one of the smaller less busier streets to get to the apartment. So far, so good she thought. As she passed a closed shop window, she caught her reflection in the window glass and couldn't help but stop for a moment and stare. This was her RSI. She smiled at her reflection remembering the girl she used to be. Did she really used to look like this? She stepped closer and looked into her eyes. Everything looked almost the same except for her eyes; it was almost like they belonged to someone else. She quickly stepped away from the glass and glanced around before she hurried down the street.
She never noticed Agent Brown standing in a shop door way watching her through the glass as she approached where he was waiting. He reached up and removed his ear piece and stepped further back into the shadow of the door. She would come to him. Mia glanced up and down the street, sure it was one of the least busy streets but it also had the most closed shops in the neighbourhood. Mia hurried her pace and watched the street for any signs of Agents. She never saw Agent Brown in the doorway as she past and in one fluid motion, he seized her arms and dragged her into the waiting open door way.
Mia met with the counsel and just as she thought, they wanted to continue the meetings with the machines. She looked over at Captain Jackson but his face was impassive as he listened to the news and had nothing to add when asked. As they left the counsel chambers, he looked at her and said, "Well, here we go again." They both caught the elevator and parted on their prospective floors. Mia watched her Captain walk away and as the doors closed, she leaned back against the wall and sighed. As she rode the elevator to her floor, she thought about Smith. She wondered if he actually felt anything for her besides his obvious enjoyment of the sex. As she thought about it, Smith never really claimed to have any feelings for her at all. She recalled his whole 'you are mine and I am yours' thing but as Lewis so blatantly stated, what exactly did that mean?
It still surprised Mia on how possessive he actually was. Smith always asked her if she had been with anyone while she was back in Zion and when she always told him no, she wondered what he would do if she would tell she had been – what his reaction would be? Mia had an idea but she really didn't want to find out. She reached the lower deck where her quarters were loacted and found it nearly deserted. The area was not that far up from the deck that kept the machinery of Zion running. She sat down, dangling her legs through the railing and sighed. Mia decided that she would see just how long this thing that she had with Smith played out. When the time came for her to call it quits, she would. She had to. Something about Smith just didn't feel right.
The next day, the Prometheus was ready to head out. As Mia walked on to the deck, she waited to see if the crew would say anything. Lewis saw her and called out, "Look! It's Mia, the tamer of Agents!" Mia grinned and shook her head and headed to her station. As she checked everything, Captain Jackson shouted out to everyone to be quite, he had an announcement. He looked at Mia and then to the crew, "The counsel has decided that we're going to reopen talks with the machines. Mia is once again going to be meeting with the machines's representative. Any questions? "Mia watched as everyone just shrugged, they all figured it was going to happen any way so it really didn't surprise anyone.
They left the dock and once again headed out. Mia watched as Zion retreated in the distance on the monitors and smiled. She glanced over at Lewis but he was absorbed in his monitor readings and wasn't paying attention to anything else. She listened as Lewis made the final announcements with Zion control and then cut the feed. They were once again on their own.
Smith listened to the reports from the mainframe and was satisfied that everything was working out as planned. He stood looking out his office windows when he heard someone open the door and enter the office – he knew it was Agent Brown. He said without turning, "There is nothing new to report. Agent Jones and yourself are free to amuse yourselves how ever you both see fit. Leave me." Agent Brown didn't bother to answer and simply left. He was very curious about Smith's human and he had done his own research on her. He was beginning to understand why Smith was attracted to the human Mia. She was only a human but if what he was able to gather from the databases, they were quite interesting creatures. They were also known for their sexual activities. The images that Agent Brown had downloaded had both surprised and intrigued him. That may have been what Smith discovered and made him react to her like he has. Agent Brown had never considered having a human touch him or he himself, touch a human. He had only ever had contact with humans in combat situations. It was the only way he knew to react to them. After some thought, he made a mental note to seek further data on human interaction. He had at one point come into Smith's office to leave reports on his desk when he had noticed a cell phone. He knew it to be the type that the rebels favoured. He wondered why Smith had not had the item destroyed and thought perhaps Smith had been overly occupied with thoughts of the female, 'with a slight quirk of his mouth' perhaps Smith had simply not gotten around to having it destroyed. When he picked up the cell phone, he flipped it open and looked at the details. He selected the most recent call list and his eyes widened when he realized who the cell phone belonged to. It belonged to Mia. Agent Brown looked around and slipped him hand into the code, absorbing the details and then placed the cell phone back on the desk just as it was before. As Agent Brown left the building that housed the Agency's head-quarters, he paid more attention the females around him. As he observed them, he found his thoughts turning towards the human Mia. Smith was now not the only one who would know when Mia entered the Matrix. The Prometheus settled into its normal routine. Mia was a little nervous about returning to the Matrix but shrugged it off. Smith would know when she would be there, everything would be alright.
A few days later, Captain Jackson announced they were going to broadcast level and everyone should get ready. Mia nodded and set her station. She chanced a quick look over at Lewis. They were still friends but she knew there would always be a wall between them. He would never let her truly in and she regretted that.
Once Mia's station was readied, she programmed in what she was going to take into the Matrix with her. She decided on a black lace up tank, black satin pants, the usual boots and a waist length leather jacket – she needed something to hide her guns. She hesitated on adding the scent but went with it anyways. Once she was all done, she looked up and announced she was ready. She slid into the chair and cast one quick glance at Lewis who nodded that everything was ready. She smiled and leaned back, closing her eyes. She felt Hannah adjust the jack and then the next thing she knew, she was in.
Mia opened her eyes to a room she had never been in before. After her last encounter with Agent Brown, the old location was scratched from the list. She now stood in some office in an old warehouse. The office looked like it hadn't been used in years but at least the phone line still worked. Mia went over to a dirty window and wiped some of the grime off the window. She could see she was at the edge of the city and hoped she wasn't too far from her safe zone where she met Smith.
She hesitated only briefly and flipped open the cell phone, "I'm in."
In two different locations of the matrix, two Agents simultaneously raised their fingers to their ear piece. Agent Smith smirked, quickly leaving his office and heading towards their meeting place. Agent Brown looked determined and set out with his own meeting place in mind.
Mia hurried down the street paying close attention to those around her. It was mid afternoon and she chose one of the smaller less busier streets to get to the apartment. So far, so good she thought. As she passed a closed shop window, she caught her reflection in the window glass and couldn't help but stop for a moment and stare. This was her RSI. She smiled at her reflection remembering the girl she used to be. Did she really used to look like this? She stepped closer and looked into her eyes. Everything looked almost the same except for her eyes; it was almost like they belonged to someone else. She quickly stepped away from the glass and glanced around before she hurried down the street.
She never noticed Agent Brown standing in a shop door way watching her through the glass as she approached where he was waiting. He reached up and removed his ear piece and stepped further back into the shadow of the door. She would come to him. Mia glanced up and down the street, sure it was one of the least busy streets but it also had the most closed shops in the neighbourhood. Mia hurried her pace and watched the street for any signs of Agents. She never saw Agent Brown in the doorway as she past and in one fluid motion, he seized her arms and dragged her into the waiting open door way.