Title: Trash Bin Heroes
Rating: T
Universe: Legacy
Pairing: None atm
Word Count: 846
The Recognizer would take about an hour to fully form, Flynn had informed him. Still, Jarvis was perfectly content to stand around the slowly forming inner frame of the transport as it built itself from the ground up. Flynn had simply accessed a library of various designs and chosen on, and with his otherworldly User powers, had commanded the Recognizer into existence.
The Bit orbited around one of the forming pillars, but soon grew bored of the lines of light and flew back down to Jarvis, hovering beside him. The aid program watched in silence for a few more seconds before speaking.
"We should've been able to do the same." He said with a touch of bitterness. The Bit didn't give him any response, and Jarvis stood there in a thick silence before scoffing at the lack of agreement. "Well what do you know anyway?" Jarvis added afterwards quietly, turning to walk back inside. The Bit followed behind him, zipping from side to side.
Flynn was in his room, multiple datapads on the floor as he sat cross legged and read over one of them. Jarvis knocked on the door, standing just far enough back from it so that it wouldn't open automatically.
"Yeah?" Flynn called, and Jarvis stepped forward, entering.
"Is there anything I can do to be of greater use, sir?" Jarvis asked, almost unnoticeably tilting his head down.
"No I've got it, but thanks..." Flynn answered back, the majority of his attention on the datapad. "It's a heavy science, man."
Jarvis didn't bother appearing polite if Flynn wasn't looking, and turned to leave, the Bit floating close behind him.
"Jarvis you just gotta relax, it's easy!" Flynn reassured the Program as the Recognizer's platform raised up from the ground. Jarvis looked slightly ill as he stood in front of the controls, looking at the handles before him.
"I'm sure you, as a User, sir, would be much more capable of doing this yourself."
Flynn looked at Jarvis, and the smile on his face that reminded the program of Clu. The User turned to face out of the Recognizer's cockpit, the platform finally at its resting spot at the top of the pylons. He stepped aside so Jarvis could stand before the controls, clearing his throat when the program didn't move at first. Jarvis swallowed, stepping forward, slowly raising both arms and settling his hands on either side of the control rod. He wrapped his fingers around the thin cylindrical control and immediately the Recognizer hummed to life, the interior lights flickering on, the reddish orange glow matching Jarvis' own circuitry.
Flynn looked around, the heavy red lighting making him grimace.
"We can do better than that." he said, walking over to the back wall and pressing his hand to it, activating an interface and swiping through the various command options before tapping on one of the color options. Blue began to overtake the red circuitry glow, spreading through the Recognizer from the interior and then to the exterior. Flynn turned, hearing a surprised shout come from Jarvis. The program had backed away from the controls, which glowed blue now - and Jarvis' own circuitry had changed as well. The blue on the program's lightsuit matched that of the Recognizer.
Jarvis looked absolutely snide as he examined the blue on him, but Flynn ignored it.
"Alright start her up, let's see how she flies." The User spoke as he clasped hands behind his back, walking up to stand beside Jarvis. The program took the controls back in his hands gingerly, and the Recognizer responded with a deep thrumming in its engines. It wasn't that Jarvis didn't know how to pilot one, he had the knowledge already in his programming; he was simply inexperienced.
He pulled up just slightly on the control rod and they immediately began to rise, the Recognizer's vertical engines sending them upwards instantly. Jarvis squirmed as he saw the ground grow further away, but didn't stare at it for too long. His new superior was watching over his shoulder and he couldn't disappoint. The Bit was the most excited, orbiting around Jarvis and the flight controls slowly as they continued to rise up.
"Take us towards the portal." Flynn ordered as he leaned against the nearby wall. Jarvis looked around now that they were above the skyline, and turned the control rod. Both Flynn and Jarvis were thrown to the floor as the Recognizer banked to the left, and Jarvis scrambled back up, tripping forward and grasping the controls once more.
"Nonononono!"
"Then you do it!"
Jarvis took a few seconds in stabilizing the Recognizer and exhaled, his shoulders relaxing after a few seconds of steady flight. Flynn stood up, rubbing his elbow that he had landed on, covering his mouth as he tried to hide his snort with a fake cough. Jarvis eased his grip on the controls, beginning to get a feel for them and soon was able to correct their path, the Recognizer making its way to the Sea of Simulation, leaving the empty city behind.
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