Neo wondered around the ship moping and moaning, he rubbed his nose after having a humongous nosebleed from Morpheus giving him a punch in the nose. Morpheus was playing his usual game of Morpheus chess, Trinity was having a hissy fit in her bedroom because Neo used the wrong conditioner. Tank was reading his issue of the Xion times and drinking his cup of tea peacefully before Neo knocked his tea on his lap. Tank got mad.

"Go have your tantrum somewhere else." Groaned tank

"shut up newspaper boy." Muttered Neo

"I'll pretend I did not hear that." Gruffed Tank

"Oh yeah and what you gonna do?"Asked Neo

"Just wait till you get back into that matrix." Replied Tank

Neo shrugged his shoulders and carried on muttering and moping around, Trinity popped her head out of her room and hurled a pair of knickers with a rock in it at Neo, Neo fell to the ground unconscious.

"WHAT HAVE I TOLD YOU ABOUT USING THE WRONG CONDIOTIONER? Yelled Trinity

"WILL YOU SHUT UP WOMAN I'M TRYING TO CONCENTRATE." Yelled Morpheus

"SCREW YOU BALDY." Replied Trinity

"WILL YOU BOTH SHUT THE HELL UP OR I'LL TURN YOU BOTH INTO HIPPY DRESSED HOBO'S WHEN YOU NEXT GO IN THE MATRIX." Screamed Tank

Morpheus and Trinity fell quiet and quickly got back to what they were doing, Tank put his feet on the table and shook his head.

"That's better." Said Tank

Snake was still cleaning up Adders wounds, she kept dodging out of the way every time he tried to put disinfectant on the cuts.

"Look this will help." Gruffed Snake

"Yeah but it will bloody sting." Replied Adder

"That shows it's working." Said Snake

"You put that near me I'll split your lip." Growled Adder

Snake just grinned.

"Come on it ain't that bad." Replied Snake

"Well you cut yourself and then you put it on the cut and you see."Said Adder Sarcasticly

"No because I'm not that stupid." Replied Snake

Adder laughed, Snake just shrugged his shoulders and then looked over to his left like something had caught his eye.

"What's up?"Asked Adder

Snake raised an eyebrow.

"Can you see that?" Asked Snake

"What?" Replied Adder

Snake pointed to where the pots and pans were kept.

"Over there between the saucepan and the mug with Neo's name on it." Said Snake

Adder looked over taking a long hard look at where Snake pointed.

"I don't see anything." Replied Adder

"Keep looking." Gruffed Snake

Adder shrugged her shoulders and kept looking while Snake grabbed a piece of cotton wool and put disinfectant on it and then quickly placed it on one of Adders wounds.

"OOOW you cheeky git."Groaned Adder

Snake laughed and then placed a plaster over the wound above Adder's left eye. Adder pushed herself off the table and punched Snake in the gut. Snake grabbed Adder's fist and pulled her close to him, he wrapped his spare arm around Adder's back and looked into her eyes.

"You may have beaten smith but you are not going to beat me."Gruffed Snake

Adder smiled.

"We'll see." Replied Adder

Neo came into the kitchen to make himself a sandwich but caught himself on the blunt knife he was using.

"MEDIC." Yelled Neo

Tank slapped his forehead and walked over to the kitchen.

"How the hell do you do that?" Asked Snake

"Knives have something against me, They are plotting a conspiracy." Whined Neo

"Ah just admit it Neo, you're a wimp." Gruffed Tank

"Well At least I don't sit looking at a computer screen all day." Replied Neo

"Well at least I don't get my ass whipped by furbies." Replied Tank.

Snake picked up Adder and chucked her over his shoulder, Adder tried to wriggle free but gave up as Snake tightened his grip, Morpheus chucked his chess pieces on the floor and stamped angrily away from the table and sat in the corner, crossing his arms and legs and muttering.

"He bloody cheated, I saw it with my own eyes." Muttered Morpheus

A leaflet came through under the ships door, Neo wondered over and picked it up, he looked at it briefly and started to dance around, Morpheus looked at Neo oddly.

"What are you so happy about?" Asked Morpheus

"It's the Xion festival." Said Neo with delight

Morpheus got up off the floor and started dancing around with Neo, Snake looked at the pair oddly as Adder(still being placed on Snake's shoulder) played around with Snake's t-shirt.

"What the hell?" Asked Snake

"XION FESTIVAL PARTY TONIGHT"Yelled Neo in excitement.

"A chance for me to wear my kinky laundry." Giggled Morpheus

Snake cringed along with Adder, Tank and Trinity

"What have I told you about giving me nasty thoughts?" Asked Snake

"Snake can you put me down, the blood is rushing to my head." Said Adder

"Later, you make a great scarf." Replied Snake

"You could have said something like I make a great decoration."Gruffed Adder

"Maybe I was thinking about saying it but in a different situation." Replied Snake

Trinity walked in from her hissy fit in her bedroom and saw Neo and Morpheus dancing around like a couple of girls and Snake carrying Adder around on her shoulder.

"Neo why can't you be more like him." Asked Trinity

"I really would not want a girlfriend who has mood swings at a drop of a hat."Gruffed Snake

"Snake seriously put me down, I've lost feeling in my arms." Groaned Adder

It was 7:30pm and everyone in Xion were getting ready for the festival, Morpheus walked out of his bedroom wearing lacey underwear (including a bra) and a policeman's hat, Snake was drinking his tea, he bumped into Morpheus and looked up and then spat out his tea.

"I'm seriously wondering about your sexuality." Gruffed Snake

"My girlfriend is going as an Indian." Replied Morpheus with a smile

Snake looked at Morpheus shocked, Adder walked out of Trinity's room cringing and then looked at Morpheus and cringed some more.

"What the hell?" Asked Adder

"Don't ask, just don't ask." Groaned Snake

"What's wrong with a man dressing up in a kinky fashion?" Asked Morpheus

"It makes this festival looks like a swingers party."Replied Snake

Trinity walked out in tight black leather cat suit holding a whip with Neo wearing a collar and black leather trousers and trinity holding a lead.

"SIT!!" Yelled Trinity

Neo sat down on the floor

"This is just an excuse for a sex orgy." Gruffed Snake

"And how." Replied Morpheus

"SHUT UP!!" Yelled Snake

"Why the hell do you think I stay at the ship when all this is going on?" Asked Tank

Snake cringed.

"Anyway you and Adder have to go, you two are seen as hero's" Said Trinity

"I was a hero once." Grumbled Neo

"Quiet dog." Gruffed Trinity

"Can't we just be there in spirit?" Asked Adder

"Don't you like the idea of potential sexual hyped people coming up to you and saying hi?" Asked Morpheus

"Well seeing you dressed like that has put me off a bit." Replied Snake

"Yeah and me." Said Adder

Morpheus tapped Adder on the shoulder and ushered Snake and Adder out of the ship. Tank sat at his table drinking tea, he waited for the door to close and then got up and whacked on some heavy rock music.

"I'll have my own Xion festival. TIME TO GET NAKED." Yelled Tank

The people of Xion filled the holy caves and stood up looking at the huge hole in one of the caves where Morpheus stood along with the Xion committee, They were quiet and dressed in well let's say sexual orientated clothing. Morpheus walked up to the edge of the hole and looked down to the people below him.

"PEOPLE OF XION I INTRODUCE YOU SNAKE AND ADDER." Yelled Morpheus

He stepped aside and let Adder and Snake walk to the edge to look at the people roaring their names and celebrating their appearance, Snake sighed and saluted the crowd, Adder waved and then looked at Snake who seemed a bit defeated.

"I'll see you later." Said Snake

He rested his hand on Adder's shoulder and walked away, Adder looked over and watched him walk away, she looked at Morpheus and Morpheus smiled back.

"TIME TO PARTY." Shouted Morpheus

The music started up and the people started to dance, Morpheus grabbed his girlfriend and started to dance raunchily alongside her. Adder wondered off, she walked through the crowds of people trying to find Snake but all she could see was a sea of bodies dancing and being generally sexually hyped up. Adder sighed she stopped walking and bowed her head.

"Where are you?" Muttered Adder

Trinity walked up behind Adder and tapped her on the shoulder, Adder turned around.

"You see that room over there?" Asked Trinity

She pointed to a secluded room in the cave that had a yellow glow to it.

"Yeah what about it?" Asked Adder

"It's the only room in this place that people go to when they just want to unwind." Said Trinity

"Oh great loads of people making out." Groaned Adder

"Nope, it's the opposite." Said Trinity

"So your saying he'll be in there?" Asked Adder

"You can only try." Replied Trinity

She smiled at Adder and then walked away into the crowd.

Adder walked over to the room, she noticed the door was ajar and peeked through the gap. Snake was sitting on a stone table, the candle lights flickered across his face. Adder opened the door and looked at Snake sitting there looking sorry for himself.

"Don't wanna join in the party?"Asked Adder

Snake shook his head and laid back on the table he let out a sigh and looked at the ceiling.

"To be honest I'm not in the mood for dancing around with sweaty people." Replied Snake

Adder laughed

"Nah I'm not keen." Said Adder

She walked over to where Snake laid and sat on the stone table next to him, Snake crossed his arms and continued to look up at the ceiling.

"I hate getting peoples hopes up." Gruffed Snake

"Injuries playing on your mind again?" Asked Adder

Snake shook his head.

"Nope. I'm saying what if I can't live up to their expectations?" Muttered Snake

Adder laid back and looked at Snake

"Does it really matter?" Asked Adder

Snake turned and looked at Adder who was staring at him smiling.

"What are you saying?" Asked Snake

"I'm just saying so long as you give it your best shot. Does it matter if you save Xion or not? You never know, your strength could put belief into everyone in Xion." Replied Adder

Snake shrugged his shoulders and smiled back at adder

"You're not just a pretty face." Gruffed Snake

Adder laughed and looked at the ceiling.

"I try not to be." Laughed Adder

"Yeah you do I can see the cogs working in your head." Replied Snake

Adder grinned and slapped Snake round the face playfully, Snake pulled off her hat and ruffled her hair. Adder covered her face and then started poking snake in the chest, Snake blocked her attacks and then grabbed her flailing arm and dragged her along the table close to him, she went to tickle him but he grabbed her hands and smiled.

"Come on you can do better." gruffed Snake

"Well let go of my hands." Replied Adder

"No." Said Snake

Adder grinned and put her feet on Snake's chest and pulled her hands out of his grasp, Snake got on his knees and pinned her feet down.

"What you gonna do now Adder?" Asked Snake playfully

"Wait and see." Replied Adder.

She pushed herself up and grabbed Snake's coat bringing him close to her, Snake smiled and let of her feet and instead grabbed her coat.

"I've still got my feet free." Said Adder

"Who cares?" Gruffed Snake

He gave Adder a coy smile, Adder ruffled Snake's hair, he shook it out of his eyes and then stared at Adder, Adder looked back concerned.

"You all right?" Asked Adder

Snake smiled

"Yeah I'm fine"Replied Snake

Snake pulled her close and then kissed Adder on the lips, Adder slipped her hands into his coat and wrapped her arms around his back. Neo ran into the room and slammed the door behind him, He looked at Adder and Snake in a passionate clinch.

"God's sake I come in here to escape trinity and her sexual urges and I find you two doing that." Whined Neo

Snake pulled Adder off him and looked at Neo curled up on the floor and then looked back at Adder

"We got company." Said Snake

Adder cuddled Snake, he took off his coat and wrapped his arms around Adder and then looked at Neo.

"Look Neo just try and blend in with the rest of them and maybe she won't find you." Gruffed Snake

"What and then bump into Morpheus and his girlfriend flaunting their naked bodies and gyrating around like sex crazed lunatics."Replied Neo

Snake laughed, he kissed Adder on the forehead and then stopped cuddling Adder and walked over to Neo.

"Come on we'll get you out of here." Gruffed Snake

Snake Helped Neo onto his feet, Adder grabbed Snake's coat and then walked over to Neo and handed him Snake's Coat.

"It ain't much but it should hide you." Replied Adder

"If I bump into them on your head be it." Growled Neo

"Ah shut your whining and keep behind me and Adder. Try to move amongst the crowd." Gruffed Snake

Neo cringed at the thought of all the sweaty bodies slipping around touching him and Morpheus dancing in a bra.

"Yeah not a pretty site." Said Snake

He opened the door and walked out into the sea of naked bodies, he grabbed Adder's hand and Neo followed behind them avoiding Morpheus and Trinity, they battled their way through and eventually got to the end of the cave and back at the ship, Snake opened the door to the ship and saw Tank parading around Naked to Rock music and was only wearing a pair of boots. Tank turned around, saw Snake and the gang and grabbed a paper and placed it over his uncovered area's

"Ah shit that's put an end to my naked party." Muttered Tank