What if Flynn had succeeded?
What if in there... really was their destiny?
What if the perfect world was a plausible concept, and was just within Flynn's reach?
What if, suddenly, the portal was opened, and not just Flynn came?
What if, without warning, the Users came, seeking refuge from boredom and monotony?
What if their numbers grew, first at a reasonable rate, then exponentially?
What if the Users were not benevolent, but selfish, as Flynn was?
What if they reveled in the perfection, but at the same time saw it as imperfect?
What if the Users demanded more?
What if the Programs were seen as resources as well, and not humble servants?
What if the Users treated the Programs like what they really were: willing, obedient slaves?
What if a Program was not seen as sentient if he was merely compiled of data and Energy?
What if using the Programs would be taken significantly too far?
What if they were not only servants, but punching bags, scapegoats, and objects of sexual desire?
What if the only Program who had a voice would not speak, but would happily serve his master?
What if they were not loved by their deities and Creators, but hated and only used as slaves and playthings?
What if the Users demanded more?
What if the Programs were not capable of satisfying the ever increasing demand?
What if they had done all that was possible for them, and were forced to produce more than this?
What if they were tormented or slaughtered out of anger for only doing what they were supposed to do to their maximum capability?
What if the Programs saw this and averted their eyes and faith?
What if they disobeyed?
What if this would spell their demise?
What if those who were remained were fearful, knowing their doom was going to be eminent as well?
What if, instead of being slaughtered, the Programs were simply discarded, left on the outskirts of civilization to fend for themselves?
What if they were seen as useless by others, and therefore were brutally demolished by the more sadistic of perfect beings?
What if all of this was merely for sport?
What if new, better Programs were made to replace the flawed slaves, ones stronger and faster and with less free will?
What if these Programs, too, were abused; by the same sadistic and selfish deeds as before?
What if they said nothing, but turned the other cheek?
What if, long after the portal closed and no one cared, the Digital Frontier had reached its maximum capacity as well?
What if there was nothing left that could be created by simply a wave of the hand?
What if the only way to obtain resources was to kill Programs and each other?
What if killing Programs and sending Energy back into the system could only do so much?
What if both civilizations collapsed at the hands of the perfect world?
What if the man who had risen to become their ruler had only realized too late that he and they were doomed from the start?
What if all of this could have been prevented?
What if someone could have prevented this?
What if someone had foreseen this, and had decided to prevent this from happening?
What if that 'someone' ... was CLU?
"Flynn!"