The Real Reason
Chapter 2.
The sentinel came towards the Neb, and it seemed that for a few seconds everyone in the cockpit stopped breathing. All you could hear was the pounding of a heart. Trinity closed her eyes as the sentinel came as close as it possibly could. The next thing that happened came in a blur, for Trinity anyway. A tenticle came flying through the window of the cockpit and came straight for her lover, there was nothing anyone could do to stop the tenticle from going straight through her lovers body. He collapsed to the floor as the sentinel started to make it's way into the cockpit. Trinity fell down on her knees beside him. She felt around for his hand in the darkness that was the Neb, she found it and gripped onto it tightly. "Dagger?" It was the name of the person who was always on her mind, who was always there for her when she needed him most, the name of the man that showed her how much she could love someone and the name of the man she loved more than anyone else in the universe, the Matrix and the Real World.
"Trin?" Dagger called, although it came out as barely a whisper.
"I'm here Dagger, I'm... I'm never letting go." She whispered in the same hoarse tone, but tears were making clear pathways down her cheeks and landed with a drip on the cold metal floor that Trinity was knealing on. Dagger smiled weakily and tried to squeeze her hand.
"Trin, can you promise me something?" Dagger asked hoarsley.
"Yes, Dagger, I'll promise you anything." Trinity said looking down at her lover.
"Promise me that when I'm gone you'll love another, and if you love that man even half as much as you've loved me, they will be the luckiest man alive." Trinity shivered at the thought of loving anyone else but Dagger. But she agreed. She kissed him gently for a few seconds, but both knew they had to pull away.
"I love you, Trin." Dagger told he weakily.
"I love you too, Dagger." She said, but all to soon the hand, she was gripping so tightly, fell limp, and she collapsed onto his chest sobbing and she heard his heart beat fade away into nothingness.
Trinity didn't know how long it was before she came to her senses and got up from the cold hard floor. She lifted herself up and bent down and picked up Dagger's limp, lifeless body. Trinity wondered through the corridors of the Neb and after what seemed like an eternity reached the Medical Bay were she placed Dagger's body on a bed, carefully. She got a warm blanket out of a cupboard that kept all the medical supplys and unfolded it and carefully covered Dagger's body.
Trinity then left the Medical Bay after giving her Dagger one last goodbye kiss. Trinity wandered through the corridors of the Neb and eventually found her way back to her small cold cabin, the cabin that only an hour ago, she was sleeping in with Dagger. Trinity walked slowly over to the bed and collapsed onto it and started sobbing into Dagger's pillow.
That night Trinity had a restless sleep, over and over and over her head was replaying Dagger's last minutes. At some early hour of the morning Trinity decided to have a walk down to the Mess Hall, so she could at least stop replaying Dagger's words. She walked into the hall to find Switch sitting at one of the tables. Trinity got a cup of water and sat down next to her best friend and crew member.
"Hey, how are you doing?" Switch asked as she turned to face Trinity.
"I'm doing ok, I'm just having a little trouble sleeping, thats all. What about you?" Trinity asked playing with the rim of her cup.
"I'm about to start my shift of watching the Matrix, Morpheous is convinced he's found The One, again." Switch said, it wasn't the first time Morpheous had claimed he'd found The One, most of the crew had been keeping count, they were on at least the sixth supposed 'One'.
"Again? When is Morpheous going to accept that the prophecy is lying and there is no such thing as The One?" Trinity asked, still playing with the rim of her cup.
"Why don't you believe in the prophecy?" Switch asked curiously.
"I don't really know, it all just seems a bit too hopeful." Trinity answered. She wasn't really sure whether she was telling the truth or not.
"Yeah, I suppose you're right." Switch said quietly.
"Who is the latest 'One' anyway?" Trinity asked, for some reason she was really interested.
"His name is Thomas Anderson, hishacker name isNeo."