A/N: I decided that I am going to divert away from the original
movie plot. I am just working with the concept of the matrix and its
characters. So this will center mainly around my Theo. It makes
for a good read. I hope you are enjoying it so far.
Disclaimer: I claim no ownership of the Matrix or any of its
characters. This story has no official affiliation with the Matrix
trilogy. It's just for fun. Geez.
Shadows of things that she had seen before were all around her. The voices whispered their familiarities; remnants of the binding force that drove her forward. But something wasn't right. Now they were distant and cold things. They surrounded her mind like a dark and murky sea. She sank into them, half waking and half dreaming. As the voices grew louder, she stirred little by little. Until finally she was thrashing her way to the surface, desperate to keep her sanity. Desperate to stay alive...
Theo's eyes flew open as she gasped dramatically. She was laying on her side and a bright light shone above her. She barely knew where she was or what just happened...nothing made sense anymore. She sat up quickly and attempted to get away from the bed, but strong hands restrained her. She tried to move away, but she found that she could not move her legs, and her arms were weak. Frustrated, she began to cry and scream until her energy was spent. She reluctantly sank back down to the bed, now well aware of the horrible pain in the back of her head and back. She moaned as tears continued to stream down her face. Each sob brought a new wave of pain over the back of her body. But her recollection of the Oracle's advice had a numbing effect on her physical pain. The stabbing loss hurt her even more. "Easy, Theo," came a familiar voice. The same hand that restrained her now stroked her shoulder. "Everything's going to be alright." Morpheus said this over and over as Theo's pain washed down her face in torrents. She felt another hand holding her foot. Tank bit his lip and bowed his head. No matter many times he had seen it or how many forms he had seen it in, the pain that was only brought on by the matrix's deception never failed to prick him. And now another victim. An innocent girl who had been such a joy to him...it made him so sick.
Morpheus, Trinity and Tank stayed with Theo until she had cried herself to sleep. "We've done all we can for now," said Trinity. "The concussion will heal in time. She won't be able to walk for a few weeks at least. But she should be back on her feet eventually." Morpheus took one last glance at Theo on her tear-soaked pillow and sighed. "We should let her rest then," he said as he rose. Trinity followed, but Tank lingered a bit. Trinity looked back and forth between the two men. "I'll be around," she said. "I'll see you two later." She left the room, and Morpheus again joined Tank. "So what are you thinking?" Morpheus asked. Tank shook his head, sat back in his chair and sighed. "We should've left her alone." He had been that much more hardened by this whole ordeal, and it could be heard in his voice. "She had so much going for her. She was happy." Morpheus nodded. "I'm beginning to think the same. There were others."
"So why did we choose her?"
Morpheus was quiet as he watched Theo sleeping. "Somehow I feel that she is here for a reason."
"We all are, Morpheus."
"Yes. We are. I wasn't always the man that I am today. She won't always be the Theo that we know now. She'll become stronger. She has to. And when she does, it will be clear why she is here."
"She's here because we brought her here."
Morpheus chuckled and shook his head. "I think that this goes deeper than what you're telling me."
Tank was a bit caught off guard. "What do you mean?"
"I think you know what I mean." Morpheus looked at Tank with a sly smile. He was having too much fun with this.
"Oh, come on, Morpheus. You don't really think that—"
You don't have to explain anything to me, Tank. It's entirely your matter. I was just making an observation."
"But there's nothing to observe! This is ridiculous."
All too quickly he stood from he seat and walked toward the door. "I'm going to the construct." he murmured, and then he was gone. Morpheus smiled and glanced at the sleeping Theo. "Young lady, you've caused quite a stir around here."