RPG The Matrix: There is no Spoon, There is no Escape

[Eternal]

[i] Earth, Year: 2199

A single ship zooms past the scorched desert of the real. It's only been 4 months since Neo discovered his "abilities."
As of late, he was being transfered to another ship in order to learn more of basic operation in the real world. Little did he know, that the other freed minds are potential chosen ones...
He was shocked when Morpheus gave him the first news of this ship.

Neo sits quietly at the counsel and stares at the Matrix code...
[/i]

"Ka is 9...," whispers Neo, "and reverse ka is .9"

He struggles to keep up with the quantum miasmic code flowing across the screen.

[Progressive]

[B]Gamma:[/B] They are up to something!

[I]She said to herself... It was a shift in the real world. A shift that no one exept her was complicated enough to sense. This was her domain, her 'Matrix' She had to investigate. It was time to get the forces together, to overcome these 'people'
These normal beings who could bend her rules...[/I]

[B]Gamma:[/B] It is time...

[Raquel]

Siren lounges aginst the walls of thw ship, glaring at various people... She muttered about being hungry and stomped off to the mess room... Some of the crew was still there, having just waken up... Siren slid into a seat as far away from the others as she could manage withoug falling off the bench... She played with the ugly white slop in front of her for a bit before deciding that it was better than nothing... The others chatted among themselves, pointedly ignoreing Siren's moody presence... She stared into space, remembering her life in the matrix, deciding that this life was deffinately preferable and finishing off her "food"... She stood and made her way to her room which she shared with another female member.. She swung herself up onto the top bunk, reminding herself sleepily that it was someone elses turn for night watch today..

[Talon]

[color=teal][i]Locke stood up from his seat, having just finished his eighteenth hour of combat training. His best friend on the ship, whom everyone called Caterpillar, simply looked at him in amazement.[/i]

[b]Morpheus:[/b]Before I leave, I want to be sure you can handle everything until I send Tank over from the Nebuchadnezzar.

[b]Caterpillar:[/b]Yeah, we'll be fine. I'm just worried about Locke here getting through all of the programs and getting bored. He's more of a machine than Neo was.

[b]Morpheus:[/b]Yes...that's.....it should be normal. Good bye, Caterpillar. See you later.

[i]Locke wondered at the exchange, but walked back in, his understanding of computers more exponential than anything else, aside from his treasure-hunting skills. He walked over to Neo in the Matrix Room, laughing to himself as Neo struggles with the code.[/i]

[b]Neo:[/b]So this group of numbers here must be a guy on the toilet, and this one here a rainstorm in Atlanta.....I'm confused. how can a single number mean so much?

[b]Locke:[/b]Beats the Hell outta me, but it does. That's pretty much all I need to know. Oh, by the way, it's not Atlanta. It's Chicago.

[b]Neo:[/b]Argh!

[i]Locke again laughed, grabbing his plate of gruel and sitting a little ways off from Siren, shoveling it into his mouth fast. He swallowed, smiled, and went to get more.[/i]

[b]Siren:[/b]How the Hell do you eat this stuff?

[b]Locke:[/b]It's simple, I just really like grits.

[b]Siren:[/b]It's...grits? How do you know?

[b]Locke:[/b]I made it.

[b]Siren:[/b]Oh....

[i]Locke again laughed as Siren began to eat less resignedly as she set off for bed. Locke's good mood was unable to be brought down by anything....until Caterpillar rang out the alarm.[/i]

[b]Neo:[/b]Christ, Squiddies![/color]

[Eternal]

"****!" Neo shouted

All the crew went to the control deck of the ship. Morpheus was nowhere to be seen....

Neo had to take this one. Trying to sound confident, he told the operator:

"Turn off all power, and charge EMP"

After dozens of times doing this, it's positive Neo could do it again....

"Oh, and get that [i]other[/i] fighting machine off the loading program....squiddies heading in fast..."

[Talon]

[color=teal][b]Locke:[/b]Crap! Just when Mortal Kombat was getting good!

[i]Locke practically yelled. He'd forgotten about the EMP as he was pulled off the program, back to the real world. He'd only been on it for three minutes, but he acknowledged the command as Neo prepared to hit the EMP if the Squiddies got too knowledgeable about their location. Everyone held their breath. One minute, ten minutes, an hour it seemed like. Finally, the danger passed, the Squiddies left. Locke sighed as the electronics systems came back on. Locke walked over to Caterpillar, who was rebooting the mainframe computers.[/i]

[b]Locke:[/b]What's the EMP for?

[b]Caterpillar:[/b]Only weapon we have, well, HAD, against the Squiddies. Tank's old F-16 Operating Data gave me an idea. I just need one more part, and we'll have F-16s ready for manufacture in Zion. We have a prototype on board, with hover modules, but we don't know if it'll work. Only a psycho would go out in that thing without testing it.

[b]Locke:[/b]A psycho, eh?

[b]Caterpillar:[/b]Don't even think about it, mano! If anybody gets first dibs, I do!

[b]Locke:[/b]Need a copilot?

[b]Caterpillar:[/b]Okay, [i]barboso[/i], so we're both loco! Let's go!

[i]Caterpillar led Locke to the cargo bay, which held the first F-16 Locke'd ever seen. Caterpillar smiled broadly.[/i]

[b]Caterpillar:[/b]Yep, that's my creation. Needs a name, but the pilot has to name her. So what's it gonna be, bro?

[b]Locke:[/b]Me? Whaddaya mean, me?

[b]Caterpillar:[/b]Well, I ran you through the pilot course, you know how to fly everything from a B-62 chopper to a B-2 Bomber. Bro, this baby is yours!

[i]Locke pondered over as Neo swaggered in, his head hurting from all of the numbers and code. He gasped as he saw the fighter, the sleek wings and the eagle splashed on the side.[/i]

[b]Locke:[/b]How about.....the Pheonix?

[b]Caterpillar:[/b]Pheonix? Mano, that is awesome!

[b]Neo:[/b]I assume it's because, in a world of ruin, in a world where no more exist, this baby can fly.

[b]Locke:[/b]Actually, you got the Ruin part. The Pheonix is named after a Phantom Beast from the World of Ruin in Final Fantasy 6, the game also of my namesake.

[i]Neo just stared at the ma as if he'd played one too many video games, then realized he probably had.[/i]

[b]Neo:[/b]So....when are you gonna try this baby out?

[b]Locke:[/b]When we get to Zion for our refueling. I want to try out our new weapon under safe measures. I might even be able to pickpocket the part Caterpillar needs for the assembly line. We'd have an army, then.....[/color]

[Guest cloricus]

The lights went out...
Trio got up out of his bunk and thought to himself "what now" and walked out the door.
He got to the control deck just as the power came back on and seems to have missed all the fun.
After that he went down and watched the matr|x code stream past.

[Corey]

My body walked around the city. Slowly the Matrix extracted the remenants of my caches. Soon they would all be gone. But for now, my body just wandered. I saw a man walk by me and eye me with suspision. I turned and followed him. He walked into a building and closed the door. I snapped it off it's hinges with ease and followed the now running man inside. He cried out and begged me to stop. I grabbed him and raised him off of the ground. I drew back my fist.

A voice spoke up in my mind.
[b]Matrix-[/b] "Cache dispersasal complete. Program returned to vessel." I blinked and put the man down. He cowered away. I walked out of the building and frowned to myself. I hated the down time. I disliked not having control. But now was different. Programming code flickered into my sensors and I was given a small dose of the future.

[b]Dissphoria-[/b] "Neo..."

[Jesus Chicken]

[I]JC was used to this, actually it was getting kind of tedious. Stupid squiddies, all the crew knew they were going to be fine, it was a waste of time even thinking about trying to get to them. The EMP fired as Neo snapped back into life. Exhaling loudly, he looked around the ship as thr rod was withdrawn from his skull. Squiddies collapsed outside the ship as the wave of magnetic pulse reached them.[/I]

JC: Hey Neo, hows doin?

[Eternal]

[i]Neo sat and pondered at the control deck. He was in deep focused and decided it was time[/i]

Thinking to himself...

"How do I go about destroying the Matrix? I can't believe Morpheus would believe me to be the one, and yet there are more..."

He looked down at the hovership, and the strangest thing appeared...
He thought he saw a big hole in the ship, but at second glance was gone. He shook off the feeling of being disoriented, and over the intercom he spoke:

"People, we're going into the loading program. Caterpillar, be prepared to load us up."

Neo saw that the Agents were trying to edit the Matrix code in order to keep Neo out. He needed to act quickly, and the first step to success was training.

[Talon]

[color=teal][i]Locke and Caterpillar grinned broadly, racing back to the Matrix Room. Everyone else was already strapped in as Caterpillar hooked Locke up into the system.[/i]

[b]Caterpillar:[/b]Okay, everyone. Let's go!

[i]Locke appeared in the loading program, his holes gone, a large sword on his back, and a decent Mag. 60 at his hip. his blue jean vest was in place, and his earring was where it should be only one thing was wrong. His arms felt empty.[/i]

[b]Locke:[/b]I swear to God, I'll kill those agents. They killed Ami, and vengeance will be mine!

[i]He stopped and wiped the tears from his eyes as Siren stepped into his cone of vision, looking, to him, like a Godsent angel. He knew he was nuts, and that if he tried anything, he'd probably be shot. He sighed and sat down, going to his private sector and asking Caterpillar for an F-16 refresher course.[/i][/color]

[The Unholy Newt]

[i]Asmodeus opened his eyes and he was in the loading program. He stood steadfast as the weapon racks flew out millimetres from his face and stopped at exactly his choice. A pair of Zig 9mms and a pair of silver Dostovei pistols. He holstered the weapon inside his leather jacket and stood waiting for the loading program to finish.[/i]

~TUN

[Guest cloricus]

OOC: I'm not sure what?s going on and it's called the "construct", and don't tell me I'm wrong I watched the matr|x three times to day and four yesterday.

IC:
Trio, as always, entered the construct lying down and did his favorite move to stand up. This involved changing the code of the programs gravity perimeters so he didn't have to move a muscle.
He then started to run and then jumped and continued to run up the wall that wasn't there. Stopping he looked down at the others who weren't paying much attention and probably just thinking he was a show off, again. Then jumping down to the non existent white ground where he loaded all of his usual stuff, clothing, weapons, cool music collection and headphones.
He then spoke, some thing he did not do much of.
Trio: What we up to today kiddies?

[Corey]

I held a finger against my ear and brought up a small grey sphere. I pressed the button on the sphere.

[b]Dissphoria-[/b] "Gamma. They're coming in. They have new ones." I put the communicator back into my pocket. I transferred my body to another host directly outside of an old department store. It had been abandoned for years. This is where they would come. The Matrix reported my old body hitting the ground and the bottle of whisky that my new body was clutching fell to the ground. It shattered with a dull thud. "Soon..."

[Eternal]

OOC: Yeah, loading program, construct, same thing. I've watched it like 20 times now. So when I say loading program, it's just a synonym

Neo entered an old Japanese tea house. His eyes opened and his head lifted from the table. A wall of katanas and swords decorated the left side. Neo was wearing his trademark black trenchcoat and nice oakely shades.

Before him stood Agent Smith.

[Guest cloricus]

Trio fades in to the matr|x right behind the two agents, pulling out an Styer Uzi 9mm wipes them out...
Changing the input of all the people around so they didn't see it happening.
(OOC: Changing the code of the matr|x, my char can do that.)

[Eternal]

OOC: Not to be offensive, but what the hell are you guys talking about? We're in the Construct right now, not the Matrix...That's why there is a Smith. TRAINING. By the way, don't take those Matrix editing codes too far. No one can really "edit" the Matrix code, unless they were integrated into the code itself.

Neo rose before the Agent program. Smith sends a hard roundhouse to Neo's side....
But Neo is already a good 8 feet in the air, he comes back down with a drill kick to Smith. The kick connects and sends a blur of red and broken glass everywhere.
As Neo lands back on the table in the teahouse, Smith comes at him with 3 consecutive kicks in the air. But Neo IS faster. He came up in the air and blocked all three just as quickly.

"Jeet Kune Do," whispers Neo.

Neo begins relaxing his body. He flips around to the wall and grabs a "Way of the Dragon" model of nunchuka. Neo swings it violently with trademark Bruce Lee grunts to back.
The Agent has somehow managed to get himself a broad sword.

"SCWWCTH!"
The sword swings and Neo was almost severed. The program just became much harder...
Neo threw his nunchucks knowing they were not enough. He grabs 2 katanas, and like a tornado of death spins. Smith, reaching his hands out sees that the tips of his fingers are no longer there. And now, so is his hand........
Smith looked down at his hand in awe, seeing nothing. And as he looked up, a kick going straight to the throat made him cough blood. The program was over and the white construct appeared.

"Everybody, grab your gear. I just had my warmup. Get ready, WE'RE GOING IN."

[Raquel]

Siren had watched Locke as he turned away... She ran her hands over her arms, her holes were gone and her favored attire of a black tank top and black baggy pants had appeared... As an after thought she added a black leather jacket... She selected her favored weapons... Warm up huh... She shook her head before securing the black ninja sword into it's sheath on her back (think blade)... She spared another look for Locke and made a mental reminder to talk to him when they got back... She checked her weapons out of habit, before glancing at Neo and nodding slightly, signaling that she was ready...

[Progressive]

[i]Agent Gamma and Agent Delta Both felt a flicker as neo and co. entered the Maxtrix.[/i]

[b]Agent Gamma:[/b] There has been a breach in the main frame, it could be Neo..

[b]Agent Delta:[/b] Yes, let us go...

[Jesus Chicken]

[I]JC looked around, the Matrix. The most advanced system ever designed, for any purpose. Skyscrapers, the blue sky, it was all so real to all of them. Yet each of of the group, sensed that there was something missing, an element of reality that only a few realised. They all knew that the agents would be on the way, always picking up any breach made. JC, wasn't quite sure why they were in, but he didn't worry too much. He, like all of the rest, loved a good fight[/I]

[Talon]

[color=teal][i]Locke dropped the F-16 program as he fell into the Matrix, his blue jean jacket replaced by a black one, his gold earring becoming silver. His entire outfit modeled into his favorite form of gothicism, black on black in a country-edition outfit. Black t-shirt, black jeans, black-jean jacket, no shades. He smiled, feeling his favorite weapon along his back. His longsword was sheathed on his back, under the jacket. He smiled again when he felt the SigSauer in his holster, reaching around and frowning when he felt that his Browning High Power was in his back pocket. He placed it in his jacket pocket, watching as Neo waved them into the Matrix...[/i][/color]

[Flash]

OOC: Here's a pic of Delta, Gamma, And Epsilon, from Left to Right.

[IMG]http://www.boomspeed.com/flashartwork/Agents.jpg[/IMG]

_____________

[B]Agent Delta:[/B] They're here all right.

[B]Agent Gamma:[/B] Shall we go?

[B]Agent Delta:[/B] Yeah.

[B]Agent Gamma:[/B] Have you heard about Epsilon?

[B]Agent Delta:[/B] Yeah... Sounds like they're planning the next one off of his designs. They could make an army of these things.

[B]Agent Gamma:[/B] Is that such a bad thing? We'd probably be in charge, you know.

[B]Agent Delta:[/B] I'd rather do it myself.

[I]Delta shot upwards, grabbing the ledge of a rooftop. With one arm, he flipped himself up onto the roof, and began an all-out sprint. This was his curse. He was an independant being in the Matrix. He couldn't transfer himself into other bodies, unlike the others. This was a price he payed for enhanced speed and strength. But he didn't regret it at all.[/I]

[Eternal]

"This is a mission not attempted before. We are going to have to destroy a place in the Matrix, probably very crucial. Knowing you guys, you'd think I would be able to make in implode or some ****, but I need your full support.." Neo said.

Neo then motioned to the team a bag filled with explosives and high powered fire arms.

A voice came from the team:
"What are we destroying?"

Neo closed his eyes and a flash back of one moment...
[i]"You believe that the rules do not apply to you. Obviously you are mistaken"[/i]

"The Metacortex building," replied Neo, "is not a place where some of us wrote data. We wrote code for the Matrix. Destroying this place will set some things back, giving us enough time to do bigger things. Now remember, stay off the highway at all times. It's suicide; a playground for agents. Be on the look out for any new typed Agents. You encounter an Agent, call me. If you feel you can handle it, then do so. Remember, the Matrix is a computer. The rules CAN be bent. Some broken."

Neo put on his sunglasses. He looked straight up into the air, and motioned the team to go. And away he flew...

[Talon]

[color=teal][i]Locke was the first off after Neo. He kicked a manhole lid, flipped it high into the air, flipped himself backwards into the sewer, and the lid followed, landing neatly in place.[/i]

[b]JC:[/b]Show-off.

[b]Siren:[/b]Well, that rule wasn't broken, it was shattered....

[i]They seperated and went their way as Locke ran through the sewers, three pounds of explosives in his jacket. Neo's detonator, in the bag, was the only reason Locke wasn't decorating the Matrix with Locke-brand fertilizer. As the thief ran through the undercourse towards a building fifteen blocks away from the Metacortex building, he drew out his SigSauer and blew a hole through the manhole lid, the location Caterpillar had given him was completely accurate. The alley was completely deserted when Locke blasted the manhole lid, crawling from the refuse-filled reservoir. He breathed in the "fresh air" of the Matrix, shaking his head as he commed Neo.[/i]

[b]Locke:[/b]Neo, Locke in position. Explosives to be placed on outer structure in zero point five hours. Repeat, bombs ready to blow in half an hour.

[b]Neo:[/b]Got it. Stay out of trouble.

[i]Locke ran through the alley the whole fifteen blocks to the Metacortex, planting his bombs on the outer structure, the last bombs to go off. He walked back through the alleys towards the manhole, sighing, hoping for some reason that Siren made it back in one piece. Locke began to doubt if HE would when a black-suited shape dropped before him.[/i]

[b]Delta:[/b]Hello, Mr. Schock. I'm afraid you aren't returning to your friends, unless you give me their location.

[b]Locke:[/b]Go to hell!

[b]Delta:[/b]Hmm. An interesting location, but incorrect. Now, I'll have to dissect you for the information.

[i]Locke drew ot his longsword, sending a silent prayer skyward to let Siren live through the problems of the Matrix, through the mission. He stood ready for Delta's attack.[/i]

[b]Locke:[/b]Get out of my way, or I'll get you out of it for you![/color]

[Progressive]

[i]Seemingly out of nowhere Agent Gamma came Bursting in followed closely by Agent Epsilon.[/i]

[b]Agent Epsilon:[/b] It seems that you are out numbered.
[b]Agent Delta:[/b] And out classed...

[i]Locke thought on his feet and before another snide comment could be said he rolled over and fired madly at Agent Gamma... This did not have the desired effect because Agent Delta rushed there and plucked the bullets out of mid air.[/i]

[b]Agent Epsilon:[/b] Normal weaponry is no use here!
[b]Agent Gamma:[/b] It seems we may have underestimated Neo?s minions.
[b]Agent Delta:[/b]Now I will ask you one more time... Where are your companions?