It is eerily quiet in The Collectives headquarters. No new reports have come in on the comm line. No disturbances reported inside The Matrix. Captain Sattakan sits in his office looking for something to do to keep busy. Keeping busy is the only way to make the pain stop. It is the only way to keep his mind from remembering the past.
Captain Sugaree walks into the office and notices Satta fidgeting with paperwork. "Satta you really should get some rest," encouraged Sugaree. Rest was the last thing that Sattakan wanted to do. He can never take his mind off of that day. He can never forget his Bluepill friends. "Satta!" Snapped Sugaree. "Please my dear come with me and rest. You are obsessed. You cannot take on the chores of the world on your shoulders." Sugaree has seen Sattakan like this before. He was holding onto something that he would not share.
Sugaree walked over to Sattakan and grabbed his hands. "Baby share that pain with me. You are not alone. Even your sister worries about you," whispered Sugaree. "My sister?" "My sister does not even believe in our cause. She is one of them. If she were not my sister I would kick her out of here," growled Sattakan. Sugaree sighed, "Cammy loves you and would never betray you or us. You must let it go," pleaded Sugaree.
Sattakan got up from the desk and walked away from Sugaree. He couldn't let it go. He will never forget. He lost too many people that he cared about because of Zionite terrorists, because of Morpheus, because of Neo. "Sugaree I do not know if I can do this anymore. I am honoring a man who is a murderer. How can I let that go?" Asked Sattakan. "Satta please tell me what are you talking about? What did Morpheus do to you?" Satta looked at Sugaree, "Not Morpheus, but Neo."
Sattakan slumped to the floor and put his face in his hands. Sugaree walked over and locked the door. Nobody needed to see Satta in this condition. She walked over to Satta and straddled him wrapping her arms around his head and resting his head under her chin. "Please Satta tell me what troubles you?" Satta was quiet for a few minutes and just listened to the heart beat of Sugaree. It was steady and soothing.
"You knew my occupation. I was a Government officer, an assassin. I spent my entire life trying to find the people who killed my Father and kidnapped my sister. An agent showed me proof that my sister was still alive. It was a photo of a Tokyo district of Morpheus. In the background one of his companions was Cammy. I could not believe it. My sister was walking with the leader of the Zionite terrorists. The people who killed our Father.
After all these years she was still alive. She never tried to come and get me or contact me. So I went to my Fathers grave. I needed to think and reflect on that night when she was kidnapped. Well as you know Cammy was following me. Before I left she approached me and gave me the redpill. She told me all my questions would be answered if I took this pill and that nothing is as it seems. Sugaree do you realize what happened on that day?" Sugaree shook her head. "It was was the day Neo broke Morpheus out of the headquarters building were I worked downtown. By the time I got back to the building it was disaster all over the place. A helicopter was scattered all over the street. Multiple windows were broken out for blocks around. The building was barely erect and looked as if it would collapse at any moment. There were bodies everywhere. My best friend Tom was blown out of his 5th story office and lay mangled across the street."
Sugaree gasped. "Tom had a family babygirl. He had a seven year old son. What did he do to deserve a death like that? He served his country with distinction. He was a hero Sugaree and he was tossed aside as if his life didn't matter. After I was awakened I was told that none of it was real. That those people are just a simulation. I was told that Morpheus was the real hero, and that he found "The One!" "They told me that I was awakened too late and that my mind will not let go of my false past. Who are they to tell me what is real or not? Those were real people. It could have easily been me and not Tom. Our lives are not expendable."
Sugaree wipes a tear from her eye. "Why is this still so troublesome for you baby?"
To be continued......
