The Kid (Episode 4.2)

Anome is frustrated at all the problems Zion is dealing with.

Anome: We’re at war with the Merovingian, who we still need to pay back for his assassination of Morpheus. We’ve got the Cypherites interfering with our recruitment operations. We’ve got the Machines, who would just as soon see us whipped naked through the streets, only they’re stuck in the Truce that Neo got them to agree to. Let’s not forget the General; pretending to help us, but—hell, he’s still a Machine; can’t trust ‘em to do anything except turn on you and squish your skull into jelly.

Anome: And now we’ve got these E Pluribus Neo jokers, who think they’re gonna save the world by stealing our hovercraft and ruping everyone out of their pods, tubes and all. But you can’t wash the stink of treason off with pretty speeches about birds and flowers. We’re going to find out what’s really behind this group of pretty little terrorists. Fortunately, one of them has had second thoughts.

Anome sends an operative to the Pluribus Neo deserter.

E Pluribus Neo Deserter: You’re from Zion, right? Okay... Look, I believe in Neo, and in what we were supposed to be doing...but frankly, our leadership is a joke! Not Shimada—she can handle it—but the guy in charge of the whole thing: The Kid. He’s got plenty of mileage out of being the first known self-substantiated human, and personally rescued by Neo, and a hero of the dock battle at the end of the war...but I don’t see how any of that could have happened, except by accident! He’s got no clue how to direct our operations, and he’s going to get a lot of well-meaning operatives killed! Find the Kid, and you get rid of a lot of problems for everyone.

The Zionite operative leaves the area and reports what was said to Anome.

Anome: The Kid? The mewling, kiss-ass “can I carry your bags for you please Neo: Kid?! I hate that punk! I knew I should have pushed him into a crevasse when I ran into him and his moron friends at the last cave party. Well, better late than never. I say we take the Kid out. I’m talking execution-style, three shots to the back of the head: pop, pop, pop. Nice and tidy. First we gotta find him. You’re lucky you got me here to help you with this. I know where one of his little buddies,Kid's Friend, like to hang out in the City. Betcha he’s there right now. Let’s go see.

Sure enough, Anome was correct. The Zion operative enters the area, but is discovered straight away and forced into a fight.

Kid’s Friend: Look, like Michael said, we’ve got to find out where the Cypherites are getting their information. They sure—Hey! Who’s that?

The Pluribus Neo operatives are defeated, and without further ado the Zionite leaves the mission area. During the fighting, Anome thought up a plan to get to the Kid.

Anome: I got a great plan here, so don’t screw this up. I know another little snot-nosed friend of the Kid’s. I snooped her on a hunch, and sure enough, she’s turned into a traitorous Trinity look-alike. So head to her location fast, and tell her the other friend sent you, and that he had urgent info about a Zion counterattack, that the Kid needs to hear, which he passed on to you right before a bunch of Zionites jumped him. He chose you because he knew the Zionites wouldn’t suspect you. Tell her this info is for the Kid’s ears only. Betcha she takes you straight to that loser. Got all that? So get moving already.

Arriving at the second friend’s location, the plan goes ahead.

Kid’s Second Friend: You’re right. The Kid needs to know about this right away. I’ll tell you where to find him. Actually, scratch that, I will come with you. Let’s go.

The Kid’s friend, along with one of her crewmates, leads the Zionite to the Kid’s location. Anome warns the operative that the Kid’s friend’s crewmate is the only threat to the plan, but the subduing itself should be rather easy. Arriving at the Kid’s location, the operator reports that there are signal jammers at work within.

Entering the Kid’s room, the Zionite is faced with a huge amount of E Pluribus Neo Crusaders.

E Pluribus Neo Crusader: ...and here they are.

Anome: What?! Where did he get all those people? They can’t be following him... He’s just a whiny little brat!

The Kid: Hi, I’m Michael. You didn’t honestly think we would fall for that, did you? Look, we know what Zion is up to. But you’re wrong if you think that this group is all about me, or is lacking in organization and dedication. Zion has also underestimated how many of us there are; it isn’t just Zionites who’ve joined us. It’s Merovingians, Machines, Cypherites: anyone who believes—really believes—in Neo, and what he was doing. There are more of us every single day. You go tell that to Commander Lock. Maybe you’ve got a better idea of things now. Think about what Neo meant to Zion—to humanity. I have a feeling we’ll meet again. Take care.

Anome: This is intolerable! Get out of there! I’m going to have us bomb that building to hell! Where’s my... Hey! Yeah, you! Get me Commander Lock!

The Zionite leaves the area, the plan had failed.

Anome: Commander Lock still hasn't got back to me, but you can bet we aren’t going to take this kind of thing from traitors, especially not wet-behind-the-ears brats like Mikey there! Son of a--! I don’t care how many fools he’s got with him, they’re all going to burn! I’ll teach ‘em to think they’re better than us! Hear me?!

• Episode 4.2: From many, one. E Pluribus Neo

Missions (View)

Name	Zionites	Machinists	Merovingians
Chapter 1
Episode 1.1: "Care for a Cookie?"	Redpill Rescue Recruit with Machines Mechanical Harmony	Interference Redpill Redux Scheduled for Deletion	Digital Device Securing the Signal Signature Manipulation
Episode 1.2: "Why Won't They Give Up His Remains?"	Sympathy From a Friend The Power of Propaganda Confiscation Unexpected Alliances Protection Racket Redpill Rescue Revisited Pack Grab (Episode 1.2) Hardlined Learning (Episode 1.2) Hardline Hunter (Episode 1.2) Interview With a Bluepill (Episode 1.2) Witness Rescue (Episode 1.2) Monkey Wrench Roundup (Episode 1.2) It's Hard To Find Good Help (Episode 1.2) Lost Fragments (Episode 1.2) Revenge (Episode 1.2)	Disturbing Trends Poster Hunt Hard Time No Allies Here Under Warranty Gathering Evidence ... ... ... Witness Protection ... ... ... ... ...	The Search for Morpheus Propaganda Turf of Vengeance Opportunity Knocks Renegade Roundup Electromagnetic A Special Case Necessary Action New Concerns Into the Hive The Black Box Researching the Black Arts The Damage Done ... Unbearable Burden Bombs and Betrayal
Episode 1.3: The Death of Morpheus (?)	Lord of Flies Miracle Man Untouchable (Hardline Hunter)? Exodus	Trace Route The Zero One A Matter of Faith The Bitter Pill Downtime Bugged Line	The Murder of Morpheus Network Connections (Episode 1.3) Data Encryption (Episode 1.3) Medical Records (Episode 1.3) Love and Loathing (Episode 1.3)
Chapter 2
Episode 2.1: A Swarm of Flies	Better Killing Through Chemistry (Episode 2.1) Chemical Fear (Episode 2.1) Chemical reaction It's the Small Poison for a parasite	The Device Silence Speaks Louder The Return Sum of its Parts Reprisal	Defender of the Fifth Unfaithful Existence ? The Misinformation Age (Episode 2.1)? The Art of Piracy Meat for the Maggots (Episode 2.1)?
Episode 2.2: Experimental Tests	In Exile Schemes and Schematics The Flit Gun (Episode 2.2) Industrial Sabotage Rotten Fruit	One Step Ahead Strange Bedfellows Reconnaissance Catching Up Down the Wire	With Friends Like These Honor Among Thieves Burning Both Ends The Lighter Side of Slaughter Perfect Enemy
Episode 2.3: Whoever "needs us"	Your info or Your RSI Party Crash Incommunicado Free Your Mind The Heights	Recruit This Rule of Thumb Damage Control Investigations Misdirections	Enter Desayd Dissension Military Action A Little Research Killing Blow
Chapter 3
Episode 3.1: Morpheus is avenged	Back Door Dire Connection Cause and Effect A Feast for Wolves Meltdown	Whats in the Box? Operation Myrmidon Decapitation Defuse the Situation Final Reckoning	To the Dogs Pack Management The Worm Turns Bon Voyage The Gatekeeper
Episode 3.2: Propoganda	Strange Rumours Opening Boxes Swallow Your Pride Run the Fox to Ground Urgent News	Always Watching... A Veiled Communique Rising Tensions Behind The Curtain Denial	Seek the Veil ... Temptation? ... ...
Episode 3.3: Guns, lots of guns	House Call Like Candy Trauma Strange Epiphany Simulating the Simulation	The Missing Case Pound the Pavement Death and Demons Revelations Miscommunication	The General Situation Stay Focused (?) ... ... ...
Chapter 4
Episode 4.1: I think we can do business	Demonstration of Force Scanning the Enemy Firepower Agent of Change Combat Run	Laying the Groundwork Laying the Trap Tightening the Circle Springing the Jaws Interrogation	Cover All Your Bases String Pulling Nothing Ever Goes As Planned The Gathering Storm A Chance for Redemption
Episode 4.2: From many, one. E Pluribus Neo	Between Waking and Sleeping Merchandise Shimada The Kid Groundwork	Scene of the Crime Appropriate Steps Continuing Aggression Machines and Mammon Distractions	Relocation Program A little R & D No Animals Were Harmed Tamper Proof Reclamation
Episode 4.3: "Racing to grab the General's items	The Van The Project Shakedown Disrupted Connection Hot Potato	Cross-Analysis Bells and Bullets The Most Likely Path Cracking the Egg Praeparet Bellum	For Every Lock... There Is A Key Highly Polished Weigh the Options Repercussions
Chapter 5
Episode 5.1: Saving Captain Niobe (Part 1)	Perplexity Desperate Measures Flood's Errand Deal with the Devil Buying Time	Mysteries Revealed Following the Trail Smoke Signals No Stone Unturned Emergency Response	Poor Winners Those Less Fortunate The Device Irresistible Into the Crosshairs
Episode 5.2: "Saving Captain Niobe Part 2	Network Trouble Know Your Enemy Repairman Double Betrayal Safe and Sound	Deviation Genev Corrupt Readings Weit Free Radicals	Spoofed Location Data Viral Insertion Point to Point The Vial
Episode 5.3: "Anome's Unlimit"	Warehouse C Death by Tastee Wheat Sweet Tastee Wheat Aqua Gulp Paging Ms. Utley	Return to Sender Obsession Blackout Over the Edge The Quarry	Side Effects May Include I Come in Peace Persuasion The Moth Precious Bodily Fluids
Chapter 6
Episode 6.1: "Four-armed Frenzy	The Corporate Ladder Corporate Restructuring Corporate Security Corporate Sabotage Corporate Takeover	Messages in the Void The Price of Betrayal Kill Code UI.024 Rogue Agent Destiny	Miracle Drug Mixer Legwork All the King's Men Catching Up
Episode 6.2: "A Clever Ruse	Storage Details Subtext For Every Man, Woman, and Child Baggage Cold Sheets	A Simple Request Counter-Demand Whispers of Ones and Zeroes Code Pulse Authority	Silver Tongue Invention Red and Yellow Killjoy Pound of Flesh
Episode 6.3	Boots on the Carpet Whirlybird Bogeyman Steely Embrace Red Eye	Remote Control Outside the System Unauthorized Access Access Denied Strata	Fallen Angel (Episode 6.3) They Can Only Be Given (Episode 6.3) Good Manners Beret Love Note
Chapter 7
Episode 7.1: "The Search"	Leave of his Senses Amnesia Trauma Lucidity Beacon	Projection (Episode 7.1) Secured Channels Detection Veils Transit	Logistics Lab Work Dockside Coven Charon
Episode 7.2: "Desperation"	Feeling the Way Hear Me Seeing Red Inner Child They Grow Up So Fast (?)	Get to the Choppers If You Are Unable to Speak An Intuitive Program Death in Many Forms Down the Wire	Favors Something Wicked Boil, Bubble Hell-Broth Pernicious Hour
Episode 7.3	To Fade Away Dead Systems Check Your Comms She Insists Et Sapientiae Tuae Non Est Numerus	A Key with No Lock Subways What Is Humanity Misinformation Aliqua Portio Creaturae Tuae	Furlough Timetable Inside Job Transfer Quia Superbis Resistis
Chapter 8
Episode 8.1: "War"	War Firewall Uplink Broadcast Depth ...	War Vulnerability Spiral Potential Extraction	War Sea of Serenity The Lesser Evil Eyes Battery
Episode 8.2: "Intrusion"	Danielle Prototype A Free Berth Distribution Kamikaze	Process of Elimination (Episode 8.2) War of Attrition Caplet Scramble Execute	The Fields (Episode 8.2) Hotline The Price The Pods Long Distance
Episode 8.3:	Contact Lost Old Ties Samples Evacuation Life and Death	Dream Compilation Of Two Minds The Hook The Hunt Terminate (Bonus mission): White Hallway Data Retrieval	Among the Missing Humble Beginnings The Disputed Death of Mary MacHenry Seance Unplugged
Chapter 9
Episode 9.1:	The Accelerated Man Incompatability Phreak Questions Ignorance	Intruder Override Best Interests Denial of Service Only Human	Apparition Induction Maneuvers High Life Misanthropy
Episode 9.2:	Snoop 1313 Trigger Muzzle Building 27	Slowdown (Episode 9.2) Puncture Overload Killer Confession	Muckraker Down to a Sunless Sea Parvati Heart's Desire Behold a Pale Horse
Episode 9.3:	Mistrust Senseless Namuci Redline Unsaid	Cooperation Fabrication Giving Up Gotama The Sheeted Dead Acceptable Levels	Duality Why She Swallowed the Fly? World of Hungry Shades A Man of One Dimension Less Obvious Signs of the Apocalypse
Chapter 10
Episode 10.1:	Unfulfilled Dead Man at the Wheel (Episode 10.1) Unibody Ping Don't Let the Door Hit You	Persistence Jurisdiction Licence Cut Both Ways End of the Abstract	The Cookie Jar Thataway No Fly Disconnect Foreign Protocol
Episode 10.2	Cache (Episode 10.2) Splice ... ... Blip (Episode 10.2)	Situation Normal • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5	Handshake The Rain Fell in Torrents Incoming Smoke Packet Rider
Episode 10.3:	Thou Madest Man • They Know We Know • The Personal Touch • Body Modification • The Perfidy of Space and Time	Cities and Storms Help Desk Alarm Served Out of Touch	Office Party • A Plethora of Passwords • Burnt Toast • The Chasm Between Two Contradictions • Theophany
Chapter 11
Episode 11.1:	Keep the Money Team Spirit Atypical Actually in LA The Spider	Curled Upper Lip Copper Wire Redundancy Waveform Regulator	Tasseomancy Alchemy Adamancy Zoochemy Necromancy
Episode 11.2	Out of the Ordinary The Simulation Mara Ring 149 101	A Mistake (Episode 11.2) ... ... ... ...	The Chateau (Episode 11.2) The Useful Man (Episode 11.2) Clipped (Episode 11.2) The Caretaker (Episode 11.2) The Apartment (Episode 11.2)
Episode 11.3:	Promises Resistance Gut Check	Dead Suits Measure and Countermeasure Severance	Mismanagement (Episode 11.3) The Mechanical Man Empty Vessel
Chapter 12
Episode 12.1:	Self Image Angel Impersonal	Representative Bootstrap Sneaky	Hothouse Deep Cover Courtship
Episode 12.2	1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5	1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5	1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5
Episode 12.3:	1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5	1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5	1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5