"Morpheus, the engine is shot, there is no way we can start her up." Neo informed the captain on break in the mess hall. It had been six days since, well, since everything. The remaining four crewmembers were all up and about. The two recovering men were doing less work than Trinity and Morpheus were- much to Neo's disappointment- but he was just happy to be out of his room.
"Are you sure?" Morpheus asked, a look of frustration on his face.
"We used the EMP when the ship was on, thus no working engine. The only things that do work around here are the computers if we use the back up power. If we use it, then maybe we could make a drop inside the Matrix. Someone would be bound to find it." Tank added.
"Do we have enough power for that? Going into the Matrix, I mean." Neo inquired, turning to face Tank.
"We should. The back up power wasn't on when we used the EMP." Trinity answered from her position on the countertop.
"Then let's do it. We can't waste anymore time- not when we don't have any protection from an attack." Morpheus stood to leave, the others quickly following.
"Okay, so what do you guys want?" Tank asked once both Neo and Trinity were loaded into the Construct.
"Guns, a black Ducati for both of us, a motorcycle program for Neo and a small package to put the information in for the drop." Trinity replied before Neo even had a chance to open his mouth.
Looking at Trinity for a moment, Neo took a step backwards as the motorcycle program uploaded into his brain. Blinking a few times when it finished, Neo slowly refocused his eyes on Trinity.
"Thanks." He commented sarcastically.
"Where's the drop?" Trinity asked into her cell phone upon arriving in an abandoned gas station.
"Two blocks south, southwest, on the corner of Decker and Main. Oh and try not to gain too much attention along the way. We do not need trouble right now." Tank answered punching a few buttons.
"I'll keep that in mind." Trinity shut the phone and put it in her coat pocket before kick starting the motorcycle. "You ready?"
Neo looked at her through his dark shades before starting his motorcycle also. "Yeah. Let's go."
Driving slowly out of the back of the station, Trinity slowed down for Neo to catch up to her before changing gears and flooring it out of the parking lot. They wove as one in and out of traffic, avoiding cops and accidents before arriving at the drop point. Trinity put the kickstand down and got off while Neo waited patiently for her. Walking over to the mailbox, Trinity waited for an older man to put his letters into the slot before dropping her box. As she returned to where Neo was waiting, she allowed herself a small breath of relief. Help will come soon.
"That was painless, why can't all-" Neo's comment was cut off when he saw the look in Trinity's eyes as she looked over his head. "What is it?"
"Two agents. I'm not sure if they've seen us, but if we drive out of here now, they definitely will. If we just sit here, we most likely won't escape a confrontation." Trinity answered, eyes still on the men across the street.
"Well, maybe that'd be good, then I'd be able to test my abilities." Neo shrugged his shoulders.
"Neo," Trinity shifted her gaze to his glasses. "We have no clue what you can do. For all we know, that could've been a one-time deal. I don't want to risk your life again anytime soon."
"We won't know what I can do until I try. You of all people should understand that."
If Neo could see behind Trinity's glasses, he would see a pair of smoldering eyes. "Do not use my choices to tell you how I felt as an example. Different circumstances."
"No, Goddammit! It's the same fucking circumstances!" Neo's voice had risen slightly, anger boiling beneath the surface. "Them, you here, and my abilities. How can I fulfill a prophecy if I'm not even allowed to find out what I'm capable of?"
Trinity opened her mouth to speak, but shut it abruptly when she noticed that the agents were coming towards them. "Neo, drive. Go!" Screaming the words into his ear as she jumped on behind him and snaked her arms around his midsection, Neo changed gears and gunned it, doing a 180 before flooring.
Pulling a gun out, Trinity aimed it at one of the pursuing agents- missing every shot, but it slowed him down. Neo cut sharply to the right, almost throwing Trinity off as one of the agents lunged himself at the pair.
"Neo!" Trinity yelled as she was ripped off of the bike. Neo squealed to a stop before turning and seeing Trinity hauled into a black car- the same as the one he had been put in before his unplugging. Flipping open his cell phone, Neo speed dialed Tank.
"You better have an exit ready when I call next time!" Neo didn't wait for an answer before speeding up to follow the car.
Weaving through traffic, Neo had several close calls before he was close enough to train a gun on the wheels of the agents' car. One shot blew out the back right tire; another blew out the front right. A third shot, taken once Neo had moved over to the left side of the car, missed as Agent Brown swung the car to hit him. Swerving into oncoming traffic, Neo speed up and weaved back next to the black car. Firing again, he shattered the driver's side window and kept shooting until he saw the green electricity of a dead host. The car swerved around before it slammed into a parked van. The left side door opened to reveal Agent Jones holding Trinity, a gun at her temple.
"Follow me Mr. Anderson if you would like her to live." Jones backed up into the closest building, sending passersby scattering.
"Let her go." Neo clenched his fists, anger seeping into his voice.
"No." Agent Brown answered, coming in behind Neo. Neo spun around only to have a fist collide with his face.
"Neo!" Trinity yelled, struggling to free herself from the iron grasp.
Recovering, Neo shook his head before advancing. Almost every punch he made connected, and as Brown attacked back, the fight seemed almost like child's play. Slamming a fist into Brown's face, shattering his glasses, Neo dropped to the floor and swung his foot out, tripping up Brown. Flipping up and over his sprawled body, Neo landed and stuck a foot underneath the agent before lifting it with ease, flipping the agent into the far wall. Moving forward, Neo slammed two fists into Brown's stomach before an upper cut into his jaw- causing a sickening crunch of bone shattering to be heard. Pulling a gun out from his jacket, Neo fired it once into the agent's head before turning.
Jones took the gun from Trinity's head and leveled it at Neo, firing off the entire clip. Neo stuck his hand out in front of him and stopped the clip before allowing the bullets to drop to the floor. Taking a step forward, Neo lifted his gun and fired it once, hitting the wall. The shot wasn't for nothing however, since the movement Jones had to make to dodge the bullet allowed Trinity to back flip over him and slam a foot into his back. Jones stumbled forward to meet a roundhouse kick into his face from Neo, knocking him unconscious.
"Can we go now?" Trinity asked, taking a deep breath.
Neo flipped open his phone. "Tank?"
"Cuisine building across the street."
"Got it." Neo shut the phone and grasped Trinity's hand. "Come on."