Disclaimer: I don't own The Matrix or any one of the other assorted movies featured in this fic. I do however own this fic and the music that accompanies this chapter. Please don't steal either one, thank you very much.
I also own the wrong notes in the first line of the second last chorus. Fingers slipped on the piano. :(
Link to the music is in my bio. For some reason, the MP3 format version is a bigger file (2+ MB) than the wav format version (700+ KB) - no idea why. It's not supposed to be that way. But it's also of much, much better quality, so if you've got a fast and good Internet connection, take that one.
MATRIX REVOLUTIONS - THE MUSICAL VERSION
The same rain-spattered city scene of the previous chapters greet our eyes as Neo and Smith start walking towards each other.
A music beat starts up in the background.
On closer inspection, we see the Smith clones moving in tandem with the beat and snapping their fingers as they start to line dance.
Smith opens his mouth and he starts to sing.
Neo vs Smith
Verse 1:
(SMITH) Good evening, Mr. Anderson, it's great to have you here
It would be nice if in your eyes you show a little fear
You know that in the end I'll win; there's no reason to fight-
(NEO) I'm sorry, Smith, but this all ends tonight
CHORUS:
The Virus and The One are doing battle in the street
It's really quite astounding
A wondrous visual treat
The fate of all the humans will be sealed for good tonight
Depending on the outcome of this fight
INSTRUMENTAL for several bars. The first word of the following bridge starts on the high drawn-out note.
Bridge 1:
(SMITH) Why, Mr. Anderson
Why do you persist
I've seen it all; I know I'll win
There's no point in resisting me
Verse 2:
(NEO) The future's always changing, Smith; you can't be sure I'll lose
And so I'll keep on fighting you, because that's what I choose
No matter what, the end is here; I only stand to gain
So give in now, it'll spare you lots of pain.
CHORUS
Bridge 2:
(SMITH) Why get up, why keep fighting?
Do you believe that you're fighting for something?
Love or truth, freedom or justice?
Illusions!
(CLONES) Illusions, illusions, vagaries of perception
They stand in the way of perfection
CHORUS
Change key
FINAL CHORUS
end
Music and lyrics copyright December 2006
xxx
The Kenselton Hotel
"We're underground," John Constantine announced in the doorway of the supply room.
His words went largely unheard. The cornflakes guy blinked at him, recognised him as the mean person who'd done nasty things to his cornflakes, and pulled his bowl a little closer to himself.
His-name-isn't-really-Tim was busy drinking gin.
Alex Wyler was too engrossed with watching The Return of the King to pay any attention to anything anyone said if they weren't a hobbit or elf or wizard or dirt-encrusted man. Ted joined him on the sofa with a bowl of freshly-popped popcorn.
"How's it goin', dude?" Ted asked by way of greeting.
A remote part of Alex's brain registered the fact that Ted Logan was neither a hobbit nor elf nor wizard nor dirt-encrusted man, and told him not to listen.
"Want some popcorn?" Ted offered.
...Although popcorn was another matter entirely, Alex decided. He glanced briefly at Ted. "Hi," he said, and reached into the popcorn bowl. He scooped some up, realised they were hot, winced, and dropped them back into the bowl.
Ted thought that the movie's music was most excellent.
The as-yet-unidentified guy sitting on the couch next to them was fast asleep and drooling a little.
"That's nice," not-Tim eventually said in answer to John's by-now ancient question. "Want some gin?"
John swore and left the room. He was on his own now; Neo had given up tagging along because his lungs hadn't been able to take John's smoking. He was now back in his fresh-air-filled room, happily hacking away at various Matrix fansites to make them display the message: 'Neo was here' whenever someone logged in.
To be continued...
DracoJames figured out the serial number code thing! Luke Skywalker - 434/977/SKY. To the rest of you - Go to the Internet Movie Database (IMDB dotcom) and mess around until you get it. ;)
ANNOUNCEMENT
I've finally finished and got online my fan fiction novel, Real World, which is where the whole Kenselton Hotel thing originated from. In the novel, several movie characters - Neo and Ted inclusive - get zapped into the real world and have to deal with each other and the discovery that they are fictional.
Fandoms - Back to the Future, The Matrix, Star Wars, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, The Frighteners, and to some extent The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Please read! I've had only 38 downloads since I uploaded it six days ago, and the hit count has been dropping due to lack of publicity. If you read and like it, I'd really really appreciate it if you help me to advertise. Really. Or at least leave a review in the site's guestbook (click on 'send feedback') or e-mail me, because there are a lot of people who read and don't review... I've been writing this for three years and would really like to know what people think of it. Every review counts, especially when there are only two at present. Thanks!
The link to the novel is in my bio.
