Beck woke up, threw the sheets off his bed, and decided to climb out the window. Hey, he had to avoid an angry Mara. I guess it was a good thing that their apartment was on the second floor, not the top floor.

He took off and rezzed his lightcycle, hoping to get to the garage before anyone. If he wanted his plan to work, he had to personalize his suit (he'd deal with that the nano before he left), upgrade his lightcycle (hopefully customize it, too), and talk to Able all before he left.

Beck was winding through the streets of Argon when he saw Pavel with a small army of Black Guards hidden in an alley leading into Argon Square. He couldn't help but wonder what Pavel was doing. For precautions, Beck switched his suit to an all-black suit with minimum circuitry and a receding mask. He stayed up against the wall leading into the alley, wanting to learn what Pavel was doing.

"Listen every one of you. Clu is too busy trying to track down the Renegade, so I'll take matters into my hands to protect the streets of Argon. The plan I have better work, and none of you better mess it up! You all know what to do. So go! Make sure you don't get caught by Clu, or we'll have problems." Pavel gave them a sneer as he told them to not get caught.

Beck ran before the guards could see him. Like always, Pavel was up to no good. He had to tell Tron about this. All of the upgrades will have to wait 'til later.

"Tron, I'm telling you! Pavel's up to something! Knowing him, it's not going to protect the city like he says. We know that. Why don't you want to do anything about it? Help me understand that!"

"He's always trying to change Clu's rule over the city. There's nothing different about this. We need to continue your training. That's much more important right now."

Tron wasn't going to listen to Beck. He just didn't understand. Pavel's been wanting to have rule over Argon since forever. So how is it more important now than then?

"Tron, I have a really bad feeling about this. He's using Clu's top-ranked soldiers, too."

"Clu's top-ranked soldiers have always been on patrol. Beck, there's nothing new about this. Until Pavel acts on whatever his plan is, we are still going to train.

"No! I'm the leader of this revolution, so I get to call the shots! And I say that we should figure out what he's planning before it's too late."

Tron turned to face the screen again with his arms crossed. Why was Beck so interested in whatever Pavel was doing? This is always what he's been trying to do. Rule over Argon, get Tesler thrown into the games, become Clu's greatest successor. Basic Pavel.

"Fine, Beck. But, I'm not responsible for any of this. You want to call the shots? So, fine. Call the shots. I'm not helping you though. That's what it takes to be the leader. To be able to make your own decisions for the better of this city."

"Fine. I don't need your help. I can do this by myself." Beck stormed out of the hideout.

Of course Tron wasn't going to let him do this all by himself. He knew Beck wasn't ready, especially since the last time he decided he needed to make decisions on his own.

Beck was getting very popular being "Tron." He even had a fan club. His fan club consisted of three programs, who were spreading free code that read "Tron Lives." Beck had decided to bring them in and hope to recruit them as soldiers, claiming "the revolution was close, and we need soldiers now." Tron said no, but told him that since he wanted to be a leader, he could decide what he thought was best for the revolution. Beck then decided to do as he wanted. He brought them in and gave them a mission. Two of them disobeyed what they were told, got caught by Pavel, and were tortured. One of them almost lost their arm. They then decided that being a soldier was not for them and left.

Tron just needed to watch from the background first. He was only going to interfere when Beck screwed up. Tron sighed deeply. When will Beck ever learn?

Since Tron actually gave Beck the chance to go on his own mission, he decided he decided that maybe he could work on his own plan as well. Beck was at Able's Garage, about to walk into Able's office. He needed the time off to work on everything, and hopefully Able will give it to him.

"Able?"

Able looked up from the data he was scrolling through to see Beck stroll in with a curious look on his face.

"Ah, Beck. I was hoping you would come in today." Able put down the tablet he was working with.

"Yeah, about that…" Beck suddenly looked a little worried.

"Beck, you have a lot of work to do. missed so much in the past couple of HiloCycles. You need to make it up hopefully in the next cycles."

"Actually, I was hoping I could ask you something."

Able sighed. He knew Beck wanted more time off, and he knew because Tron was going to throw him into some ridiculous mission. Tron was going to have to deal with it. Beck needed all this work done. Even with Zed and Mara pulling off all his shifts to try to get it done, it still wasn't enough.

"I'm sorry, Beck. I can't give you more time off. Not until you're all caught up, that is. Tron can wait."

"This isn't about Tron or being the Renegade." Beck's gaze was much more intense now.

"I… I can't tell you. But trust me, It's not for or about Tron."

Able was staring back suspiciously now. Why does Beck need time off? Especially if it's not for a mission? Beck was up to something, but he wasn't going to make Beck tell him.

"Fine, Beck. But if you have something you need to tell me, then tell me. I'm not going to force you. But you need to promise me you'll make up all that work." Able knew Beck wasn't probably ever going to make it all up, but he needed him to promise. It at least made him feel better to know that maybe he would try.

"I promise I'll get it done!" Beck shouted as he ran out of Able's office in a hurry to get to work on his ideas.

First things first: he needed all the materials. He was going to start with customizing his bike. It needed to be faster and stealthier. Beck waited until Zed and Mara were on their break and ran to his station. He grabbed the tools he needed, grabbed his baton, and headed to somewhere he knew no one would find him.

Beck was heading for the Argon tunnels. There, signals were, for the most part, jammed. He would just have to jam the signals from his disk just in case. Beck knew of a secret door in the tunnels that led to a small room with shelves that came out from the walls when a button was pushed and a workbench. He would end up there until he could set up his own place in an abandoned warehouse.

"Able, have you seen Beck around?" Mara's voice was seething with anger as she entered his office.

"Should I have?" Able felt that Mara was very angry with Beck, and he probably shouldn't tell her of his encounter earlier with him.

"No, but if I see him, I'll let him know that you're looking for him." Mara huffed and started to walk out.

"Mara, is there something wrong?"

Mara then stopped dead in her tracks. Her expression showed her struggle whether she should tell him. Able was always able to help in situations like this. He was able to help calm programs down.

"It's ok, Mara. You can tell me." Able said patiently. He genuinely wanted to know what was going on. With Beck on time off without Tron knowing, and Mara getting very angry at Beck, it had to be related. If not, then Mara was mad for the usual reason. Beck obviously didn't tell his friends he was leaving, or it was because Beck hasn't shown up for work, and they've been taking all his shifts.

"It's just… Beck. He keeps blowing us off! Then, he doesn't tell us why!" Mara was facing Able now with shaking her fists angrily.

"Able, I'm just done with this. Zed and I have been pulling our own weight making enough to pay for the apartment, and Beck isn't doing anything. I just don't understand, Able. Where does Beck go? Why doesn't he tell us anything anymore?" Mara looked like she was going to cry. She obviously cared for her friend, and she did deserve the answers, but they aren't for Able to tell. If Beck wanted them to know he would've told them.

Able sighed deeply. "Mara, I think you should just be patient with Beck."

"Able, I…" Mara couldn't believe Able was on Beck's side! It was making her extremely frustrated. That meant that Able knew something and didn't plan on sharing.

"Mara, listen. Beck's going through a lot right now, and he needs your support."

"Then why doesn't he just tell me himself that he needs help!" This was becoming too hard for her to understand.

"It's because he can't. He doesn't want to burden you with his own problems. Please, Mara, be easygoing with him? For me?" Able knew Mara was hot-headed, but she also knew reason.

Mara rolled her eyes. "I'll try. But I'm not making any promises."

Able smiled slightly. "Thank you, Mara."