It's a Long Way Back From Hell (Tag: Lucifer/Trinity/Open)

[_call_me_snake_]

Snake leaned heavily on his bike looking up the tall building toward the 13th floor. He was up there somewhere and ten to one already knew they were coming. Snake tossed his cigarette away looking down the street. The building made him uncomfortable. When he stood near it his hair always prickled on his neck like someone was watching him and he

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[trinity_matrix3]

Trinity cursed silently as she drove closer to the address Snake had given her. Her bike had a few extra dents in it due to the goddamn Agent which plowed into her side with a police car. She had managed to move out of the way quick enough and the bike sustained most of the damage but hell, how do you do that to a Ducati and live with yourself?

It took her some time to loose the Agent. She saw Snake's outline in the distance. Pulling up, he would see a deep scowl on her face, but there was something else...nervousness mixed in with a good measure of determination. Neo came back and her eyes were alive with some sort of hope again.

"Sorry, Agents", she explained.

[_call_me_snake_]

Snake smiled at her and then chuckled. I know a good bike mechanic.

He looked up at the building and then over at Trinity with just a measure of fear in his expression.

You ready to do this?

He asked it almost rhetorically because he was already walking toward the door to the lobby. Hopefully Lucifer was in a good mood but with the recent demon attack that probably would not be the case.

[trinity_matrix3]

What was she going to say? That it took her five minutes just to buckle a bootstrap? She was nervous, unconcerned about herself, but nevous about what she might see, what she might learn. If there really was another reality she would have to question everything. Suddenly, she wished that she didn't keep this from Neo. However, as always, she had determination which pushed her forward even when all hell broke loose.

Forcing a tight smile, she nodded following Snake without saying a word.

[_call_me_snake_]

Snake headed to the lobby elevators waiting for them nervously. When they opened he stepped in waiting for Trinity before pressing the "13". Taking a deep breathe when the elevator stops, he watches the doors slide open. He stepped into the hall determined not to let this burn out his nerves but it already was. He gave Trinity a concerned but defiant look before walking down to suite "1313". He always wondered why it wasn't suite "666". Perhaps to ironic or cliche.

He raised his fist to knock and then let it fall. Lucifer had broke into his apartment and harassed his girl why should he offer any courtesy? Snake raised his boot and kicked the door in. The anxiety had turned to anger as he stepped in.

Hey dad, I'm home. He called out sarcastically. It was time for the erbal fencing to start.

[_call_me_snake_]

Snake had been screaming so long he had made his own ear begin to ring. Long before Trinity even showed up he had crumpled on the ground near the crashed glider. The twisted aircraft still smoldered before him but he had collapsed next to the body of a white haired woman. Her throat had been slit and her clothes ripped. Every time he came to this place he saw her dead and it never got any easier. He still lost control when he found himself on the battlefield. The burning buildings and the crashed gliders. It was one of his biggest regrets and every time he returned from this place he imagined Lucifer did this to him on purpose in efforts to drive him crazy. Who else would be cruel enough to make him relive Leningrad and all of the pain for eternity

[trinity_matrix3]

Her eyes flew open when she heard what she thought were Snake’s screams. She gasped lightly at the images in front of her, already startled enough to be in hell, almost as if she had expected this whole thing to be a ruse. Trinity was feeling the shock that one might experience when they learned that a loved one has suddenly died. Something inside of her was dying, but not without a fight.

‘Bullshit.’ She muttered. ‘This isn’t real.’ Trying to convince herself she looked around reading the code of her surroundings. When it read almost like the Matrix her stomach twisted and churned as if she were going to be sick.Maybe it’s a trick. Maybe it’s Lucifer. Maybe it’s just like one of our training programs you can be downloaded into. But did that mean that it was any less of a reality?Walking towards the screams it looked like she had stumbled into the middle of a war zone. Climbing over debris she looked at the burnt out shell of buildings and the crumpled glider on the ground. Walking further she saw Snake sitting next to a women’s body

[_call_me_snake_]

He refused to look at her again to see that torn body. All he could think was maybe he could have stopped it, maybe things would have been different. Snake heard her voice through the ringing his own voice had caused but he couldn't open his eye.

I don't want to see it anymore.

[trinity_matrix3]

'This is your hell', she said softly suddenly realising what she was looking at. Who was this women which was causing him to relive this pain? Thinking it was best not to ask now she kneeled down placing a hand on his shoulder and another on his arm, gripping it tightly to pull them up.

'Okay, let's keep moving.' She had no idea whether they would be able to get away from image of the women. Trinity was so confused, was this a projection of Snake's fear's, guilt and regret or was this all really here?