"Am I not... The One?"
    "So soon after you gain confidence in yourself, you're ready to
throw it all away for this..."  She paused for a moment.  "This boy?"
    Neo took a bite of his cookie, trying not to look as stupid as he
currently felt.  He glanced down at the vase next to him, noting only that
it had been fixed.
    "Neo, there is the One Who Prepares the Way, and the One Who Comes
After.  But sometimes things don't go as planned, and the one who was
meant to prepare the way shows up late."
    "Late?"
    The oracle grinned at him.  "It's not his fault.  He got held up
in transit."

   Morpheus gazed solemnly at him.  "Accept it, Ranma," he said gently.
"You are ... The Other One."

              * * * * *

   Morpheus gazed solemnly at him.  "Accept it, Keiichi," he said gently.
"You are ... The Next One."

              * * * * *

   Morpheus gazed solemnly at her.  "Accept it, Alielle," he said gently.
"You are ... the Next One After The Other Other One."

              * * * * *

   Morpheus gazed solemnly at him.  "Accept it, Ataru," he said gently.
"You are ... a complete pervert.  Take the red pill and go home."



...

Sorry,  Couldn't resist.

Cheers,
Angus

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