EXT. MOUNTAIN TOP, LATE DAY (CONSTRUCT)
TRINITY sits alone on the tip of an impossibly high finger of rock. It looks like it sits on the rooftop of the world. All around her, as far as the eye can see, lie mountains. Their snow-capped peaks are pink in the sunset light.
She looks into the sunset. Heavy thoughts weigh on her mind.
A hand appears on her shoulder. It’s NEO. How he got on the finger of rock is anyone’s guess.
NEO
Boo.
TRINITY grins slightly and pulls on his arm.
There is only enough room for one on the end of the rock, so he sits down behind her.
TRINITY
"Don’t lose your balance."
NEO
It doesn’t matter if I do.
TRINITY
So, you can fly.
NEO
Yes.
TRINITY
Do you think I can?
NEO
I think you can do anything you want, if you believe.
TRINITY
Like you?
NEO
"I don’t know.
I don’t know exactly what I can do."
TRINITY half turns.
TRINITY
"Will you teach me to fly?"
NEO
"I don’t know if I can."
TRINITY
"Free your mind of doubt."
NEO stands, and steps in front of TRINITY. He’s on the very, very edge
of the rock. He extends his hand down to her. She grabs it, and he
hauls her up. Her eyes dart to the ground, thousands of feet below the
finger.
TRINITY
"In this construct program, the ground can kill."
NEO
"I won’t let you fall. Ever."
THEY look into each other’s eyes. Despite the trauma they’ve been
through, and not even truly knowing one another, there’s a connection.
NEO suddenly backs away. He walks on the air with perfect traction, as
though he’s on an invisible plane of glass. He leaves TRINITY standing
precariously on the edge, wobbling a bit as she maintains balance
against nerves. She breathes deep, and looks back up at NEO,
maintaining her cool even as she eyes the spectacle.
NEO stands a few feet away from her, completely at ease as the high
altitude winds ruffle his hair.
NEO extends a hand to her.
NEO
"It’s not real, Trinity. You’re not standing there. Step out. I can do
it. You can, too."
With one last glance at the infinite drop, she steadies herself and
stares straight into his eyes. Blue meet brown. Breathless, she steps
straight out.
She takes one step in the air. For a breathless second, as she steps
off the edge, she is stable. When she takes her foot off the edge,
though, she sways, and her foot slips, as though she’s on a greasy
surface bobbing up and down. She corrects herself, tries another step,
sags further.
TRINITY
"Shit."
SHE glances down, then locks eyes with NEO. Then drops like an anvil.
NEO
"Whoops."
HE dives down, shooting like a missile. TRINITY is calm, falling
backwards, watching NEO come for her. The rocky ground looms behind
her. She makes no effort to reach for NEO as he draws close to her. HE
reaches for her with all his might.
NEO
"Grab me!"
TRINITY makes no effort to save herself, even as collision is seconds
away. She stares at him intently.
NEO
"Grab on to me!"
SEEING she is doing nothing, he goes beneath her and scoops her up,
Superman style. He barely accomplishes this before he slows and
settles onto the rocky ground.
They are in a twilight glade shaded by the mountains.
NEO
"What the hell were you doing?"
TRINITY smiles slightly. Her madness has a purpose.
TRINITY
"Showing you, Neo."
NEO
"Showing me what? You nearly gave me a heart attack."
TRINITY
"I want you to know how much faith I have in you."
NEO
"Oh. And this requires acts of insanity?"
TRINITY smiles. She looks him up and down. She moves intimately close.
"So, you really are Superman."
NEO
"Only when I’m plugged in."
TRINITY steps away. NEO grabs her shoulder and turns her to him. He
attempts a
kiss, but she turns her face, letting it land on her cheek.
NEO
"What?"
TRINITY looks at him, then up at the sky.
TRINITY
"It’s not you. Just, not here."
NEO doesn’t understand. TRINITY rolls her eyes.
TRINITY
They’re watching us, you big dope.
Do you know how horny computer geeks get?
INT. MAIN BRIDGE
CHOI, RAZOR, DUJOUR, and CIRCA are sitting around the operator’s
console, feet up, eating. On the screens are patchy images of TRINITY
and NEO standing together in the GLADE. It’s like they’re watching a
soap opera.
TRINITY and NEO are looking in their direction.
ON THE interface chairs, the bodies of TRINITY and NEO lay supine.
EXT. GLADE (CONSTRUCT)
TRINITY grabs NEO by the arm.
TRINITY
Over here."
SHE leads him into the shadows.
INT. MAIN BRIDGE
THE VOYEURISTIC crewmembers collectively groan as the lovers disappear off the screen and into the darkness.
RAZOR puts his hand on CIRCA’S shoulder and sighs.
RAZOR
So romantic.
CIRCA calmly pats his hand and removes it, holding it in front of him.
CIRCA
I’m sure Mary Palmer will appreciate your mood more than I.
EXT. GLADE (CONSTRUCT)
IN the blue twilight shade, NEO and TRINITY kiss tentatively, slowly, then quicker as they give in to their feelings for one another.
WE move around them slowly, then pan into the shadows, a natural fadeout.
