At the end of The Matrix Revolutions, and after the defeat of Smith, the Sentinels do what they can to heal the injured Neo and Trinity. Deus Ex Machina follows through on their promise and leaves Zion in peace. Deus Ex Machina knew that if he killed The One it would make him a martyr. Instead, it was calculated that it would be better to allow him to live again in a weakened state. No longer mortally injured, Neo and Trinity await a rescue team. As they await rescue, Neo feels compelled to steal away one of the fetuses developing in the fetus fields. Despite, everyone's reluctance, they free the baby (that looks be about 1 year old) and escape away with her back to Zion. Although the Architect accepts defeat, and people are free to leave the Matrix, many, if not most do not and Zion does not have the resources to free everyone. Knowing this, the Sentinels and the Architect quietly making the Matrix harder for people to leave as Zion struggles to rebuild and struggles to acquire the necessary resources to free people from the Matrix. (click link to read more: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cmTg-1Qv-GeDMe3bDX2AiH3SJ0GO8E4ri3HCnzaBfQ0/edit?usp=sharing)
