THE MATRIX V 3.03
EPSIODE 12 RECONCILIATION
BY ROBERT ‘CHOI’ BOEHM
ARBITER (V.O.)
I don’t know what do believe
in any more. Even if all that has been said
by the angles Seraph and Cherub and the demon Mara is a lie, there mere
existence and actions prove that humanity is still under control. I feel as if I am wakening up from the false
reality of the matrix for a second time, and finding my self asking questions
that I though I already had the answers to; Realizing that humanity is still
imprisoned even when we are unbound from the matrix. I am left to wonder that with my recent enlightenment; am I truly
free, or am I still under control?
FADE IN TO:
EXT. SUBURBAN CITY STREETS
It is overcast and rainy; Arbiter is effortlessly running at an
incredible pace. A blue and black
custom body crotch-rocket speeds up beside him and matches his pace. Aquanis is riding, she is wearing a matching
leather suit which hugs her every curve; she is wearing no helmet. She is dry as the rain seems to avoid her
position.
AQUANIS
Isn’t this rain a little
unnecessary?
ARBITER
That’s my bike.
AQUANIS
Awe, you don’t mind if I ride
yours do you Arbie?
Arbiter smiles and shakes his head.
AQUANIS
You know – Even I know that
you’re not getting any stronger.
ARBITER
Strength is only a matter of
willpower. – When I was still bound inside of the matrix I found peace in
running, It helped me deal with my problems.
AQUANIS
Running away from them I see.
Arbiter smiles.
ARBITER
Not quite. It helps me focus and think about them.
AQUANIS
Well I just wanted you to know
that you’ve been thinking for five hours.
We’ve received a message from the Delphi, they’ve scheduled a meeting.
Arbiter nods
FADE TO.
EXT. CITY STREETS (NIGHT)
A 1962 Sunbeam Le Mans pull up next to a large office building. The streets are deserted except for Somnus,
Snype, and Omni of the Delphi. The car
stops, Arbiter, Tachyon, and Aquanis step out of the vehicle.
SOMNUS
Good evening.
Before anybody else speaks, the revolving door to the office building
turns and Cherub walks out.
CHERUB
Welcome, the Oracle is
waiting.
Cherub stands to the side of the door and motions for the others to
enter.
ARBITER
Is this why you summoned us
here?
SOMNUS
She has answers that we all
need to hear.
They all walk up to the revolving door. The window panes are fogged over with a white intricate design;
preventing you from seeing inside. They
each walk in one by one.
INT. ORACLE’S KITCHEN
Arbiter enters into the Oracles kitchen by way of an oddly placed
revolving door. Nobody else is there
except for the Oracle. Arbiter turns
around and looks at the door, then at the Oracle. The Oracle is mixing a flask of iced tea.
ARBITER
Where is everybody else?
The Oracle smiles and turns around.
ORACLE
Don’t worry, I’m taking good
care of them.
ARBITER
So you’re The Oracle?
The Oracle smiles brighter.
ORACLE
The one and only.
ARBITER
You’re a machine?
The Oracle nods.
ARBITER
But your not the one and
only. Your talking to the rest of us at
the same time.
ORACLE
Well, your all talking to the
same person, The same mind. Let’s just
say I can do a lot all at once.
ARBITER
So what answers do you have to
give to me?
ORACLE
That’s what I like about you
Arbiter. You get right to the important
stuff. But you know as well as I do,
that I can not give you any answers.
Only you can determine what is the truth.
ARBITER
Then why are you here?
ORACLE
I know you are lost in your
thoughts. I’m here to help you find
your way.
ARBITER
Why help me?
ORACLE
It is my purpose to ensure the
survival of humanity.
ARBITER
Or is it to control those who
can’t be controlled?
ORACLE
I don’t like to see anybody
suffer. You are suffering now because
you witnessed something that you would have rather not seen. Neither you or I can end this suffering for
you. The only one who can is Somnus.
ARBITER
Why Somnus.
ORACLE
Because she is The One. –
Listen to me Arbiter. It’s going to
take a while for Somnus to realize what she must do to end all of our
suffering, but she is going to need your help.
She is going to need all of our help.
ARBITER
What if I don’t believe you,
and what about Mara and Faust?
ORACLE
I can not make you believe me
or not, all I can do is tell you what you need to hear. Mara wants to bring an age of disorder and
anarchy to us all. She is the first
trial that Somnus will have to face.
Mara is a very dangerous program and I wish I could tell you for certain
that Somnus will overcome her, but I can tell you that she can’t do it
alone. As for Faust, he is a vigilant
who is a danger even to those who oppose you.
I would let the agents handle him so you don’t have to.
The Oracle smiles again.
ORACLE
You look thirsty, would you
like some tea?
The Oracle pours Arbiter a glass and hands it to him.
ORACLE
Have a drink, by the time you
walk through that door, your mind will be at ease.
Arbiter takes the glass and walks through the revolving door and back
out infront of the office building.
Aquanis and Tachyon are sitting on the steps. They look back at Arbiter as he comes through the revolving
doors.
ARBITER
We ready to go?
They stand up.
TACHYON
Yeah.
As they walk down the steps to get in the Sunbeam, Arbiter places his
glass on the steps. Once they get in
the car and drive away, the camera zooms in on the glass; it is full.
ARBITER
So what did the fortune teller
tell you?
FADE TO:
INT SUNBEAM
TACHYON
She told me about Satin, and
said that she is fine; however her body will forever be paralyzed in the
matrix. But, she said that Satin will
find greater purpose at Zion so her being paralyzed in the matrix won’t be much
of an issue. What about you?
ARBITER
She said that we need to help
Somnus in order for her to do what she needs to do, but I’m not sure how much I
can trust a machine.
AQUANIS
A machine?
ARBITER
Isn’t it obvious? There is not way a human could have done what
she just did.
AQUANIS
…I guess so. Never thought of it that way.
TACHYON
So what did she tell you?
AQUANIS
Oh… Nothing. – Nothing that
hasn’t already been said.
FADE TO BLACK:
To Be Continued