Chapter 1

It was dark and it was raining. The two operatives ran down a long tunnel and the agents were not too far behind, Smith was leading the pack. The two humans were their prey in what seemed to be a hunt. As they were running, gun shots were fired and the bullets whizzed past their heads. The man of the two got on his cell,

"Get us the fuck out of here now!" He yelled.

The voice on the other end replied, "You should be coming up on a telephone booth just make a left!"

They made that sharp left and reached the ringing payphone, as he was about to pick up the receiver on the ringing phone he was met with a gun in his face. Both the man and the woman stood there looking at the agents as their guns were drawn on them.

Smith emerged from the sea of agents looking at them. First at her, and then at her male companion.

"I'm feeling quite generous today," He said as he took off his glasses "but there is ... a catch."

"What's that?" The man asked.

"Well, since you asked," He smirked "one of you must stay here in the matrix with me. And the other must go back to the real world. Any attempts to unplug the hostage will result in a direct attack on Zion itself. I am not fucking around here."

"I'll stay." The woman said.

"Sis! Are you crazy?" He was in shock

"Please Onyx, you're needed more than me." She said.

"Goddamn it Indigo, I'm not leaving you! You could get killed!" He shook as tears filled his eyes.

"I'll be fine you know I can handle myself."

"How touching." Smith replied as he raised a single eyebrow "I think you better take your big sister's advice."

The agents grabbed Onyx, one of them grabbed the receiver and held it to his ear, he kept struggling trying to break free but in a flash of blue light he was gone and back in the real world.

Onyx opened his eyes and was saddened by the sight of his older sister lying there, lifeless knowing she was still with the agents. What were they doing to her? Most of all why did Smith spare them when he could have easily killed them both? And why did he threaten Zion if she were to be

unplugged?

"Why is your sister not out the matrix?" The operator asked.

"Smith has her." He said.

The operator looked at him and attempted to pull the plug that connected his sister, he quickly put his hand and blocked it from unplugging her.

"Onyx! You know this has to happen!"

"No, Smith said any attempts to unplug her will result in a direct attack on Zion, he's not fucking around!"

"Are you shitting me?"

"No, I'm not, he was very serious."

"It's not like an agent to take a hostage and make a demand like that."

"I know. The only thing we can do now is pray that she makes it out alive."

They both just stood there looking at her and hoped everything would work out for the best.

Back in the matrix, Indigo stood before Smith ready to fight him. She threw a right hook, he blocked, she threw a left, he also blocked that with ease. It was as if he knew what she was about to do next. He then twisted her arm behind her back.

"We would really like to make your stay here as pleasant as possible, the rest is up to you." Smith said.

"Fuck you asshole!" Indigo screamed.

"Okay have it your way!"

Smith grabbed her around her waist and flung her over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes. She screamed and pounded on his back but he just ignored it. They walked with him still carrying her until they reached a black car with government plates. He threw her in the backseat and slammed the door. He got in the front seat and she tried to get up front to attack him, he back handed her resulting in her hitting her head to where she was knocked out.