A few hours had passed since Snake crashed landed into Xion, the Xion people were still celebrating the fact that he had arrived and parties were being held all over Xion well apart from the Nevercanesser, the group on board were trying to figure out how to get Snake into the Matrix since he had no plugs on his body to connect him up the traditional way. Morpheus demonstrated how they go into the matrix traditionally.
" You mean to say you let all those spiky things enter your body?" Asked Snake
" Yes what's the matter with that?" Asked Morpheus
" Well I don't know about you but I'm not keen on the idea of having a huge spike up my arse" Replied Snake
Morpheus laughed at Snakes comment.
" Anyway because you have none of these plugs it's kinda hard for us to get you into the matrix but Before we entered Xion Neo and I tracked down a device made by a guy called Hal emmerich, it was made to fit round the wrist, we tried it out and amazingly Neo entered the Matrix without the use of the Machine." Said Morpheus
" Hal Emmerich? Otacon? Otacon made this? What happened to him?" Asked Snake
" Hal so far as we know was caught by the machines and put into one of the battery chambers, he has helped us out a few times but we've never been able to track him down in order to get him out" Replied Morpheus
Snake smiled, the Idea of a friend being alive, even if it is Otacon made him happy.
" What are we waiting for lets get in there and find him." Replied Snake
" Whoa there we gotta teach you how to use this thing, plus we need to get you some clothes." Replied Morpheus
" And where do we get these clothes from?" Asked Snake
Morpheus Smiled
" Why don't I like this?" Asked Snake
Morpheus Had taken Snake to the room where all the dead " the ones" belongings were kept, it was lit with candles and an orange glow emitted around the room, Morpheus was searching around the locker looking for clothes to suit Snake.
" So you are going to put me in dead men's clothes?" Asked Snake
" Well it's either that or you wear the same clothes day in day out until we have to peel them off you and make you walk around nude. Hows does that sound Mr Snake?" Asked Morpheus
"Okay on second thoughts I'll stop complaining." Replied Snake
" I thought you would" Said Morpheus
Snake looked around the many lockers with the name "the one" above the door he looked in dismay as not just 100's of these men were killed but 1000's were killed a thousand men killed believing they were the supposed one to rescue mankind. Morpheus stopped rummaging around one of the lockers and pulled out some clothes for Snake, There was a long Black Coat, Black t-shirt , Black half cut leather gloves and some blue jeans. Oh yeah and obviously some underwear
" Here Snake wear these, don't worry they are clean." Said Morpheus
Snake took the clothes and then looked At Morpheus questionably
" Only one set of clothes?" Asked Snake
"No don't worry I've got some more." Replied Morpheus as he continued to rummage through the lockers.
" So one thousand men died believing they were the one. I wonder who fed them that bullcrap?" Asked Snake
Morpheus slammed the locker door and gave Snake some more clothes.
" they were good men." Growled Morpheus
Snake edged away from Morpheus a little, he could tell he was a bit upset.
" Hey I did not mean anything you know." Said Snake
" I know I just liked to point out in over the top dramatics that they were good men." Replied Morpheus
He smiled at Snake cheekily before walking away.
" Right okay." Replied Snake
" Come on back to ship and I'll show you how to work the device." shouted Morpheus
Snake shuddered
" Oh man that sounded wrong." Muttered Snake
" I heard that."Replied Morpheus
"Baldy" Gruffed Snake
" I heard that too one more peep out of you and I'll kick your ass." Growled Morpheus
Snake smiled evilly
"Sure thing Boss" Replied Snake
Morpheus stormed back into the room but Snake had disappeared. Snake was hanging on the ceiling as Morpheus looked around for him.
" Fine be like that, I'll just leave you here with all the dead people." Replied Morpheus
Snake's grin started to drop as Morpheus left the room and closed the door behind him.
" No wait don't leave me here with the dead people" Wailed Snake
Morpheus stood outside the door as Snake banged on the door shouting to let him out, he laughed a bit before finally opening the door to let out Snake
" So have we learnt our lesson?" Asked Morpheus
"What lesson?" Asked Snake
"The lesson of lets not get too cocky or Morpheus will shut me up very harshly lesson?" Replied Morpheus
Snake frowned at Morpheus
" Yeah okay whatever. Baldy" Replied Snake
Morpheus Curled his lip and clenched his fists and let out a slight little "merp" before turning his back on Snake, Snake laughed at the fact he frustrates Morpheus
" Okay back to the ship before I do something I may regret." Muttered Morpheus
Morpheus and Snake headed back to the ship where Trinity was outside smoking a fag her hair ruffled and her clothes messed up, Neo stumbled down the steps, his hair too messed up and ruffled clothes, Snakes jaw just dropped, Morpheus however slapped Neo's arse which made Snake just stand there really shocked. Trinity Laughed.
" Did he just slap his arse?" Asked Snake
" Yes he did." Replied Trinity
" So does that make Neo bi-sexual or gay?" Asked Snake with a puzzled look
" It makes Neo none of those, he has a numb ass so he don't feel Morpheus slapping it but don't tell him otherwise he creeps out." Replied Trinity
Neo popped his head round the door.
" Did you mention some man arse slapping me?" Asked Neo
"No Neo we mentioned Glass cracking, go back to your laundry." replied Trinity
Neo Smiled and went back to doing the laundry, Snake entered the ship and put on his new clothes and put his old clothes into the laundry room where neg was waiting.
" Ah ha nows my chance" Hissed Neo
Snake looked at him oddly
" You've been sniffing too much of that washing powder." replied Snake
He left the laundry room and went to the matrix room where Morpheus and Tank were standing with the device Otacon made.
"Hold out your hand Snake." Said Morpheus
" You are not holding my hand." Replied Snake sternly
" I'm not going to hold your bloody hand I'm gonna place this on your wrist." Replied Morpheus
Snake grinned and held out his Hand, Morpheus placed the device on Snake's wrist and turned it on, Snake looked at it in awe.
" Dude I never knew otty had that much brain power." Said Snake
" Yeah well anyway to enter the matrix you have to press this button here, the one that looks like the play button." Said Morpheus
"Is that the same when I want to get out?" Asked Snake
" No you have to wait for a phone call." Replied Morpheus
" Is it from a woman?" Asked Snake
" No you dumb ass It's from us in order to get you out." Replied Morpheus
"Do we travel down phone wires?" Asked Snake
Morpheus Slapped his forehead
" No snake it's a digital code to get you rejected and out of the matrix." Said Tank
"Oh right now I get you, A digital code enters the Matrix in order to make it reject our digital codes in order for us to escape, like an escape key." Said Snake
"Yeah that's the one." Said Tank
Morpheus looked shocked.
" Okay you don't understand my words but you understand his." Said Morpheus
"You're words are mumble jumble." Replied Snake
Morpheus shook his head and sat down on the matrix chair,Snake looked at his wrist device and noticed all these codes travelling down his LCD screen
" What the fuck is all that about?" Asked Snake
Tank looked at Snake's screen
" Oh that is just the matrix." Replied Tank
Snake raised his eyebrow
Morpheus Sat in the chair as Tank connected him all up.
" You ready Boss?" Asked Tank
" Yes" Replied Morpheus
Tank sat at his desk of computer screens and entered Morpheus into the matrix.
"Your turn dude." Said Tank
" Whats gonna happen to me?" Asked Snake
"Oh that device will turn you into a digital code and you'll just disappear but once I have your life signs on the screen I can bring you right back to this spot." Replied Tank
"What happens if the matrix has a virus?" Asked Snake
"Don't worry That thing has the toughest anti virus system going." Replied Tank
Snake looked edgy as sweat poured down his face, Neo walked by and laughed at Snake.
" Send me in." Said Snake
He pressed the button on his wrist device and he disappeared from the ship, Snake ended up in a white room with Morpheus sitting on a leather chair wearing shades, long leather jacket and smart clothes underneath, Snake looked at himself, he was wearing black jeans, a red T-shirt and a long Black coat with Black half cut gloves and Black slim sunglasses.
" God I look sexy." muttered Snake
" Indeed you do." Replied Morpheus
"Ah shit why do I always end up with the gay ones.?" Grumbled Snake.
"I'm not gay I'm bi." Replied Morpheus
" So you stare at trinity in the same way then?" Asked Snake
" Who wouldn't?" Replied Morpheus
Snake raised an eyebrow and grinned.
" So this is the matrix, not a lot of cop really is it?" Said Snake
" No this is a screen tank has put up. I'm here to tell you all about it." Replied Morpheus
"Oh right." Replied Snake
Morpheus went on to explain the matrix to Snake, he made his famous speech about "the matrix is everywhere" but it was interrupted by Snake's questions.
"Wait if your saying this thing is everywhere does that mean that when i go to the loo the bloody Matrix is watching me pee?" Asked Snake
"Only in the digital world yes." Replied Morpheus
" Well I'm going to the loo before I come in here." Replied Snake
Morpheus clicked his fingers and the screen around them went and they were in the middle of a busy Manhattan with Morpheus sitting on a chair.
" You look so out of place on that chair." Gruffed Snake
Morpheus got up out of the chair and walked up to Snake
" This is the matrix, the people in here are hooked up to a computer system making them believe this world is real but as you and I know this is not what it is on the outside."
Snake nodded his head in agreement
"Yeah last time I remember this place was getting blitzed by those machines and I was knocked halfway up Broadway." Gruffed Snake
"Exactly so this place would not be like this then." Said Morpheus
" Nope." Replied Snake
Morpheus ordered Snake to move on from where they stood in order for Snake to explore the Matrix a bit more but as Snake moved away he heard a woman's voice call out to him.
" Help me Snake, get me out of here." Said the voice
Snake turned his head round and saw a woman in her 20's looking at him, she wore tattered clothes, Black Jacket, White t-shirt, black half cut gloves, Camo New York Yankees hat and crème ¾ length trousers. She was holding out her left hand for Snake to get her hand.
" Snake come on we gotta get you to the oricale." Said Morpheus
Snake looked back at Morpheus and then back at the woman he placed his right hand on his heart and saluted her as a way of saying "I'll come back for you." A black car pulled up in front of Morpheus and Snake, Trinity stepped out of the car wearing her usual get up she opened the door for Snake to get in while Morpheus went round the other side, the car pulled away and the Woman Snake saw was standing on the curb waving.
The car stopped outside a bunch of run down flats, Morpheus, Trinity and Snake got out of the car, Morpheus headed into the flats while Trinity and Snake followed behind, they climbed several flights of stairs before Morpheus found the door he wanted and opened it.
" Hey shouldn't you knock first?" Asked Snake
" No since she knows we are coming anyway." Replied Morpheus
" Yeah but you should still knock in case she's knocking someone off." Said Snake
Morpheus and Trinity looked at him oddly.
" Ah go back to laundry boy." Replied Snake
Morpheus entered the room to an old African-American lady sitting at a table with tea and biscuits laid out. She was the oricale
" So you've bought him here then." Asked the Oricale
" Yes he's..." Said Morpheus before being interrupted
" ... Eating my biscuits? Yes I know. I knew before he even done it." Replied the Oricale
Snake stopped eating a biscuit and looked at the Oricale in awe
"How did she know that?" Asked Snake
" I know everything about this Matrix." Replied the Oricale
" So what's..." Said Snake
" It's 4, 2+2 is indeed four ask me another." Said The Oricale
" I'm not gonna bother." Replied Snake
" I knew you would say that." Said The Oricale
" Stop doing that." Gruffed Snake
The Oricale Ordered Snake to sit down at her table with tea and biscuits
" Help yourself." Said the Oricale
Snake took a couple of biscuits and a cup of tea.
" My god he has no manners." muttered Trinity
"Look we asked for the one and we have got him, we did not ask for him to be polite or well mannered." Replied Morpheus
The Oricale looked at Trinity and Morpheus and shook her head in disgust.
" You know the rules about back stabbing, any more of it and I'll chuck my cookies at you." Said The oricale
"Please not the overcooked cookies." Said Morpheus
The oricale nodded her head.
" Okay we'll behave." Replied Morpheus
the oricale looked back at Snake who was quite happy filling his face with biscuits the oricale made
and drinking her tea from the tea pot instead of the cup.
" You want to know about the woman you saw in the crowd." Asked the Oricale
" Yeah she called out for help." Replied Snake
" I know she did." Said The Oricale
Snake looked at her and stopped eating the biscuits provided, he let out a sigh before resting his arms on the table
" So what should I do?" Asked Snake
" Do exactly like she said and liked you promised her." Replied The Oricale
Morpheus looked concerned
" Wait you mean to say you promised to get someone out and you never met her before." Said Morpheus
" I know what you are thinking Morpheus and don't worry she's safe." Replied The Oricale
"Plus she looked defeated." muttered Snake
The Oricale put her hand on Snakes and smiled at him sweetly
" Give it time." Said the oricale
Snake smiled back before getting up from the table and heading over to Morpheus and Trinity the Oricale followed them to the door and Grabbed Snake's arm.
" But hurry Snake they are coming for her." Said the Oricale
" The agents?" Asked Snake
The Oricale Nodded, Morpheus lead Snake and Trinity away from the room he looked at his watch and contacted Tank.
"Tank where is the girl in question?" Asked Morpheus
"She ain't far from your location dude, don't worry I'll send you the directions." Said Tank over the intercom
Morpheus stopped walking and started twitching as the data came through to him, Snake looked concerned.
"Ain't you going to do anything, he's having a fit." gruffed Snake
" No because it's the data being transferred over to him from tank." Replied Trinity
" Well I'm glad that don't have to happen to me." Said Snake
Morpheus stopped twitching and carried on walking
" Follow me." Said Morpheus
Morpheus lead Snake and Trinity out of the flats and down the street. They walked 500 yards and then turned left down an alleyway with a house at the end, The area was quiet and surreal, Snake looked around to check the area but there was nobody about.
"I think we should go in." Said Snake
" But we don't know if it's safe." Replied Morpheus
" Well we will find out." Replied Snake
He walked into the house alone, Morpheus and Trinity were about to follow but a gang of furbies appeared in front of them and blocked their path
" The one, dead, he soon will be." Muttered one of the furbys
" Girl can't be taken out, destroy you we will." Said Another
" I love you." Said a third furby
Morpheus and Trinity looked at each other
" Has anyone told them that they sound like Yoda" Muttered Morpheus
Snake entered the house, inside it was tatty and wet, a cat walked by but it froze like a computer glitch.
" That can't be good" Muttered Snake
" SNAKE HELP ME." Yelled the woman from above him
Snake looked up and saw the woman being dragged away by a man dressed in a suit with sunglasses he ran up the stairs after the man, he noticed the woman trying to wriggle free but to no luck, the man had a tight lock on the woman.
" Let her go scumbag" Yelled Snake
The man stopped he turned around and looked at Snake, he put the girl down on the floor and held a gun to her head.
" Come any closer and I'll blow her brains away." hissed the man
Snake stopped moving but looked at the man harshly
" I'll introduce myself shall I mister Snake, The name's Agent Smith and I'm going to be your worst nightmare." Replied Agent smith
" Wait I thought all you guys were furbys." said Snake
" Only the drones are furbys, my henchmen however are fully grown furbies." Replied Agent smith
Two Furby men came up alongside Agent smith and folded their arms as agent smith took the girl away.
" Now if you want the girl you've got to get through these two and then me." Gruffed Agent smith
" No sweat." Replied Snake
The two furby men came up to Snake and ganged up on Snake, One grabbed Snake from behind while the other piled punches into Snakes stomach, Snake groaned in pain as the man from behind him dropped him to the ground, Snake clutched his stomach he looked up to see the other furby man kick him in the face, Snake fell to the ground blood dripping down his face from the wound he received. Snake pulled himself up back onto his feet, he turned to look at agent smith who was laughing at Snake getting beaten up, One of the furby men punched Snake in the face and the other grabbed Snakes hair and head butted him Snake fell to the ground his face bleeding badly but Snake kept getting up no matter how many times he was knocked down.
" Don't learn when to stop do we?" Asked Agent Smith
Snake spat blood out on the ground and wiped his face with his sleeve but blood quickly took it's place agent smith laughed and ordered his men to kill Snake off but Snake had other plans, he was full of rage and nothing was going to stop him now.