Amanda's Lesson

Jenna brought Amanda to the main hanger of her ship. "This is my ship, The Cypher. And what we do is patrol. Allow me to introduce my crew. You met Cali. This is the people you haven't met yet. Meet Zack, Drake, Bobby, Chelsea and her sister, Megan." Amanda blushed. "Hi." "Welcome to our crew, young lady." Said Zack. "Chelsea, can you escort the girl to her seat?" "Absolutely. Come, sweetie." Amanda sat on a chair and Jenna came up to her. "Try to relax. This might feel a little weird." Jenna placed the headjack on Amanda and Amanda was now with Jenna in the power plant. "This is your first lesson, kid. You are in the power plant. The machines place us humans here to harvest their energy. Human beings are no longer born. We are grown." Amanda gasped then saw her baby self placed in her pod. "This is where you lived. You were liquefied to the dead so they can be fed to the living." "So, I was a battery when I was a baby?" "Yes. Your mind was plugged into the Matrix until you were freed. All humans remain in their pods until their minds are no longer function to the Matrix. The Matrix is a computer generated dream world." Amanda started understanding her teacher. "When I awoke in my pod, I saw the wires plugged into my naked body. I couldn't even talk and was weak even when I was flushed and almost drowned. I'm glad I'm with you." Jenna smiled. "Yes. Next to your pod are two other little girls Melanie Trent and Melody Scott. We are to bring them to us, too. But we must be careful to free a mind. We must do it before it reaches a certain age." "Is that dangerous?" Asked Amanda. "Yes. Luckily we chose to free you on time." Amanda then woke up from her seat. "I'm understanding all this now. I’m a battery to the machines or was." Jenna patted her back. "You learn quickly. Come. Time for a bath." Jenna gave Amanda a bath and she saw the holes on Jenna's body. "When were you freed from the Matrix?" "Well, Amanda, I was freed when I was 8 years old. When I got flushed I nearly drowned like you. If I did, I wouldn’t be here today." Amanda giggled and hugged Jenna. "Jenna, may I call you Mom?" Jenna shedded tears and kissed Amanda's forehead. Meanwhile in the power plant, Melody Scott awakened in her pod gurgling and touching her body. Melody was suffocating and rose up covered in goo then removed the mouthpiece from her mouth causing her to gag and pant heavily. As she panted, Melody grabbed the wires on her belly and gasped weakly and cradled herself. Melody then looked around with her blurry eyes and saw the pods containing naked humans including Melanie Trent. Melody dunked herself into the liquid and placed her hands on her legs, vagina and buttocks. Melody wanted to remove the wires but she couldn't. As she surfaced, Melody gave a weak giggle then a doc bot came up in front of her. Melody started shaking in fear and backed up only to be grabbed by the neck causing her to gag and struggle. Melody tried to get the machine to let go, but it was no use. The headjack disconnected from Melody and the doc bot let go and disappeared leaving Melody alone. The wires started disconnecting from Melody causing her to scream painfully then she sank into the liquid. Melody was then flushed from her pod and slided through a tube to her death. Melody moaned as she was sliding and grabbed on something to keep her from going further. Melody held on as much as she could, but her muscles were useless and let go and continued sliding. As she got to the end, Melody let out a weak scream as she fell into the water. Melody gurgled as she started drowning until Jenna's claw came down and pulled her to safety. Amanda was excited and held Melody as she was losing consciousness. "Hi, Melody. Welcome to the real world." Melody was on the medical bed where Amanda was and looked around and saw Amanda. "W w where am I? Am I naked?" Am I dead?' Amanda giggled. "Naked yes. Dead no. You are far from it." Amanda was nursing Melody back to health with Jenna's help. "This may take a while." "I understand, Mom." Melody moaned. "What is happening?" "We're rebuilding your muscles, Melody." Replied Amanda. "How do you know my name?" "Jenna taught me. You and I were batteries to the machines. I'm Amanda Starling. Rest and I'll tell you everything then." After the rebuilding was successful, Amanda carried Melody and brought her to her room. "Melody, you and me are going to be the best of friends and learn about your birth."