I was freed when I was younger, cant remember, really... Maybe 17, 18 at best. I knew something wasn't right and my hunch was more than just that; its the crux of what's been bothering me. The world isn't real and Morpheus freed my mind and showed me reality, he showed me truth. I'm content and happy to be let out of the monotony that has become the people plugged into The Matrix. I'm now with my new family and I am entrusted to find others like me. I have to, I want to free others like me. Morpheus tells me that there is a prophecy and that we are aiding to bring this prophecy to fruition. I am happy to become a soldier of the human race. I will fight until my last breath to bring the truth out and free more minds.

Time has passed and im satisfied to say that I spent most of my free life finding potentials and connecting with them. Showing them around, making long lasting impressions and friendships. Morpheus and the rest of us find a truly unique potential. I cant wait to free them and we do. Morpheus convinces them that they are THE ONE and I knew this to be true because Morpheus freed me. How can he be wrong if he's the bringer of truth, the communicator of messages from the powers that be to mere mortals? Morpheus is right, they are the one.

Then, they face an agent and I wait in anticipation to see if this ONE can bring an end to the hiding, to the anxiety that I carry with me, to the mental instability that is living in the shadows because if we make too much noise, we will be slaughtered. Then something happened... Something that I knew couldn't happen but it happened anyways; that truly unique potential "ONE" falls. The Agent won and it killed this person I made a connection with. That person that Morpheus told me was the one, the reason why I stuck my neck out and risked my life, our lives. The reason why I let go of everything I knew in the matrix and now this person, this ONE, has fallen. I will never get to hug them the same, never get to have breakfast with them and joke around. No more drunken nights playing within the construct program, just...gone... empty.

Maybe he was incorrect, maybe he got it wrong but I still trust him, Morpheus wouldn't deceive me. He has a firm grasp of the situation as commander of our ship. I still trust him.

And then another potential is unplugged. THIS ONE FOR SURE is The One. Morpheus is sure of it. The Oracle guided him to this potential and this must be it. The Oracle lives peacefully within The Matrix still, she must know more than most.

I reluctantly make a connection with this new One and I found myself in a place of hope, once more. We make lasting memories again and we both go on with the rest of the crew to unplug and free more minds. They're spectacular. They can do more things than the last One within The Matrix...

Then, an Agent appears and this one is also convinced they can overtake an Agent. Like the previous One, they also fell, they also succumbed to the programming of The Agents powers within The Matrix. Once again, I'm left asking questions... How could Morpheus get it so wrong? Twice? Three, four times?

Something isn't right. How has this man been so correct and now so incorrect. What am I missing...

I need to think... I need time to think for myself, I need truth once more and the man that I trusted to give me that truth isn't reliable anymore. I need to start unplugging myself and start piecing together some form of an explanation because Morpheus has none other than "Whoops, this wasn't The one, actually... Lets try again".

If I cant trust Morpheus to get this right, how can I trust him with my life? I've given EVERYTHING to this cause and its only brought me pain. More pain than living in a mental prison.

Another One is freed and they fall.

And another... dead

and another... murdered

over and over again... I'm not even gonna bother with making a connection anymore because I KNOW they will fall, just like the rest.

"... I found another potential, set the ship to broadcast level, we have to start the freeing process, Trinity, are you ready?"

I cant do this. This is irresponsible. We are killing more than we are freeing at this point. I can no longer feed into the hubris of Morpheus. Not anymore. I cant take it. This next potential "ONE" is my escape plan. But what about Trinity? She still believes this bullshit. I cant just leave behind the woman I have fallen in love with. I've spent my waking days within an inch away from death every time because this... false idol. I need to free her too. Free her from the prison of freedom.

The next One comes in. Neo? Neo what? Neo death? Neo way to brain wash another human life just so they can die? I can no longer trust Morpheus, he's been wrong so many times, he's lied to these potentials and got them all killed.

I'm out. I'm not doing this anymore. We cant win, you see? He's following the direction of The Oracle, of someone who peacefully lives within The Matrix... How? How does she do it? Why don't they kill her? She must have sold us out just to stay alive. I cant trust anyone because as far as I can see, we are just being sent on a wild goose chase to keep us busy while they continue to thrive.

No more deaths. No more running. Im gonna tell this NEO the truth. He cant win, he wont survive fighting an Agent. I need to warn him.

I need to speak to the machines... I need to find a way to make a deal...

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(just some fan fiction)