Matrix Online: Chapter 6.1: Investigations
Matrix Online: Chapter 6.3: Kidnapping
Agents arrive at the Creston Heights location where Anome is hiding. One of the Agents uses a disguise and takes on the appearance of Anome's mother. They exit onto the balcony area, and Anome is shocked to see his mother. A fellow Unlimit is holding the case with the cheat codes and, seeing the Agents, takes off into the air to escape. However, she is too late, as Agents gun her down and the case falls to the floor. Anome is unable to move from the shock, not believing his eyes, and the Agent disguised as his mother turns slightly, revealing the gun behind its back with Anome's killcode inside. The Agent shoots Anome, who falls off the roof to his death. The Agents retrieve the cheat codes, finding only 65% are still in the case. They then enigmatically proclaim that they can now proceed to “Phase 2.”
Without access to the cheat codes, the remaining Unlimit begin to grow weak, and will eventually die due to the corruption in their RSIs. They begin one last rampage across the city, but are subdued by Machine operatives. Unlimit's threat is ended.
The Machines call a conference with Zion representatives. Due to recent threats to the Matrix such as Anome/Unlimit and E Pluribus Neo (who all came from Zion's camp), the Machine feel it would be able to detect and stop threats faster and more efficiently if granted access to Zion's mainframe. Zion subsequently counterdemands with greater access to the Machine's databases and systems within the Matrix. Both sides come an impasse.
E Pluribus Neo contacts Zion operatives, offering information from the Machines that they have accessed in return for safe passage through Zion's tunnelspace for their hovercraft. Shimada, EPN's controller, gives Zion operatives the access codes to a Machine system as proof of their goodwill and the veracity of their claims. Zion operatives sneak in to a Machine facility and use the access code, gathering information from the computer. What they find is surprising: the Machines have a strike force standing by of over 524,000 Sentinels, aimed at Zion in case the Truce fails. This sobering information does prove that EPN is able to gain access to critical Machine information, but casts a pall over Zion operatives.
Cypherites contact the Machines, and operatives are sent to meet with them. The Cypherites claim to have access to Zionist information, and these claims are proven true when Machine operatives are shown simulacrum of Morpheus and Niobe from the Zion mainframe. E Pluribus Neo crusaders attack the meeting but are subdued. Although cautious of the Cypherites, the Machine decided to further pursue information brokering with the Cypherites. The Machines are further impressed when the Cypherites confiscate a code pulse device used by EPN operatives, which sends out a pulse of customized code that permeates to certain receivers and captures specific data out of the simulation. The Machines decided to make more effective use of the Cypherites...
Merovingian operatives are sent to the Slums discover why revenue is falling for their master. They discover it has to do with the Exiles known as the Elements. Fingers are pointed between each other, as Silver admits to holding back some earnings but immediately dimes out Mercury. The trail leads from Mercury to Thallia, to Raini, to the Blackwoods gang.
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