I thought I'd write for you guys today...so here's chapter 4! :)
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Disclaimer: I don't own Transformers Prime or Tron: Legacy
Chapter 4
Flynn's Arcade
"This place is awesome!" Miko cheered, running around the apartment excitedly.
"Got to admit, Raf, your Dad has a nice place," Jack agreed.
"This is only his normal apartment," Alan corrected, "Sam has a penthouse suite in a hotel…but he rarely uses it. He and Quorra prefer to stay here. I could show you the suite sometime,"
"Thanks Mr. Bradley," Raf smiled.
"Call me Alan, Raf. I'm just a friend of the family,"
"Ok…Alan,"
"Dude!" Miko yelled, "Could we call for pizza and have them deliver?"
"I'm sure you could," Alan chuckled, "I remember Quorra did the same when she first arrived here,"
There was a low beeping sound and Alan looked at a device clipped to his belt.
"Is that a pager?" Raf asked.
"Call me old school. Your grandfather once told me I had to sleep with it…and I still do," Alan chuckled, "Ah…I have to get back to ENCOM, I'll come by later…maybe show you where your parents spent most of their time?"
"I'd like that," Raf smiled as Alan closed the door.
Jack flopped onto the couch, letting his long limbs stretch out to their full length. Raf walked over to a chair and sat down.
"So what do you think?" Miko asked.
"It's a nice place," Raf shrugged, "But I'm used to my old home,"
"You think you could find them?" Jack asked.
"I might not have a bond connecting the members of my family empathetically and mentally…" Raf started, "But I think I can find them with their electronic foot print. With the Flynns being who they are…I'm sure they've got at least a credit card on them,"
Jack suddenly flinched.
"Speaking of family bonds…" Miko snickered.
Jack remained silent for a few minutes before groaning and putting his head in his hands.
"What happened?" Raf asked.
"Parents found out I wasn't at Base anymore," he muttered, "'Bee says that they threw a fit,"
"The great Prime threw a hissy fit?!" Miko choked, "glad I wasn't there for that one,"
"They tore Ratchet and 'Bee both a new one," Jack continued, "And then they both demanded to know where I was…I told them where and why I was here…"
"They're letting you stay…right?"
"Yes…but let's just say I am severely grounded when I come back,"
"You might just stay here then," Miko suggested.
"I might just do that,"
"But for right now…let's listen to some tunes!" Miko grinned, flicking on the radio with a remote.
"Thanks for tunin' into CSWJ radio number 198.9 FM, where the tunes are hot and the DJ cool!"
"Your Dad listens to this?" Miko demanded, glaring at Raf, "Its…its…a crime against music!"
Raf opened his mouth to protest…
"We interrupt this program with a very serious message. As most of you know, computer mogul Samuel Flynn and his wife Quorra went missing earlier this week...BUT! There have been rumors…that the couple's son is now in Center City! So, if any of you shutterbugs are in Center City…there is BIG money comin' in for a single snap of the prodigal son!"
Jack placed a hand on the radio, listening…when a single electric blue spark snapped from his fingertips…shorting out the radio.
"JACK!" Miko yelled.
"Oops," he shrugged, "My bad. I forgot that sometimes happens,"
Somehow, Raf didn't think he was sorry for doing it.
"Great," Raf sighed, "Now I'm paparazzi bait,"
"Yeah, but they won't know its you!" Miko said helpfully, "Hate to say it but you look almost nothing like your parents,"
"Well, his structure does," Jack hummed, "He's got his dad's jaw, but the rest of his face resembles his mom's,"
"Yeah but I doubt that he's got his mom's birthmarks," Miko retorted.
"Wait, what!?" Raf asked.
"Yeah, weren't you listening to Alan?" Miko demanded, "On the plane? He said that your mom has bright white lines and circles and a hexagon mark on her. Your dad said it was birthmarks,"
"And you don't think I have them?" Raf asked.
"Yeah…" she started and then frowned, "You don't…do you?"
"Well…"
"The only mark I've seen is the one on your upper arm," Jack said.
"Both arms actually," Raf admitted, rolling up his sleeve to show Miko, who's eyes went wide, "And I've got lines and circles running down my chest and legs and a really big circle in between my shoulder blades,"
"How'd you get 'em?" Miko asked.
"Same way Jack got his birthmarks," Raf shrugged, "I was born with them,"
Suddenly Raf's phone rang. The boy answered it, and started talking to the caller.
"Uh huh…okaaay…I guess," Raf started, "What time?...ok thanks,"
He hung up.
"Who was it?" Jack asked.
"Alan," Raf said, "He wants us to go to ENCOM Tower, meet the staff and stuff,"
"When?" Jack asked.
"Sometime this afternoon…he said he's coming to get us, so we need to be ready,"
"Ok, so I thought some of the buildings in Tokyo were big…" Miko started, "But this? This is huge!"
"Not as big as some of those on Cybertron," Jack added, craning his neck to see the top of the Tower, "Still impressive though,"
"And your father jumped off the top of it," Alan sighed as he herded the three children in.
"He did what now?" Raf asked.
"He had a parachute…its just, every year, on the anniversary of your grandfather's disappearance, your father would pull a prank on the company,"
"Sounds like something Dusk would do," Jack chuckled.
"She would," Miko agreed.
"Shall we go in?" Alan asked.
A few hours later, the foursome had made it to the top and had met almost everyone.
"And here is the last person you'll have to meet today," Alan announced as a man with glasses and what Raf deemed as a permanent scowl on his face walked in, "Ed Dillinger, the second,"
"And who might this be?" Mr. Dillinger asked as he bent down to be level with Raf.
Raf's eyes hardened slightly...and the older man gave a slow nod.
"He's Sam and that girl's son," Mr. Dillinger stated with slight distaste, "He looks slightly like Sam…especially with his expression,"
"Her name is Quorra," Raf corrected, "My mom's name is Quorra. Not girl,"
"Yep, he is Sam's son," the older man nodded.
Mr. Dillinger turned to Alan.
"Not that I wouldn't like to stay and chat…but I have duties to attend to," Mr. Dillinger said.
And with that, he turned on his heels and left.
"I don't like him," Raf stated as the doors closed.
"Your parents didn't either…if I remember right, Quorra flipped Ed on his back when he came up to Sam and started yelling to him...and your grandfather hated Ed's father," Alan said, "And for good reason. Ed Dillinger senior stole your grandfather's ideas for videogames and claimed they were his…your grandfather somehow managed to get them back…how…well, that's a story for another time,"
"So…why are we here at ENCOM, Mr. Bradley?" Jack asked.
"I was paged this afternoon," Alan started, "Page came from your grandfather's office at his arcade,"
"So…what's that got to do with my parents?" Raf asked.
"Flynn's Arcade is where your parents were last seen, Rafael," Alan said, "So…that number's been disconnected for 33 years,"
He put his pager back on his belt clip.
"Raf, you remember when I told you your grandfather disappeared?"
"Yeah…?"
"I was in this spot, nearly thirteen years ago, talking to your father about the same thing I'm telling you," Alan continued, "Your father, like you, was a little afraid of going. He didn't believe me when I told him about the arcade number…but he went. Your father wouldn't have left you, neither would your mother,"
Raf looked at him and Alan dug in his pocket, handing over a set of keys.
"Here," he said, "These are the keys to the Arcade…I haven't gone over there yet, I thought you should be the one,"
He tossed the keys over to Raf who juggled them until he finally caught it.
"So Alan thinks your parents might be here?" Jack asked as they stepped out of the taxi.
"Who knows?" Raf shrugged as he went up to the door and unlocked it, "C'mon, maybe they left a clue as to where they might have gone?"
The threesome went into the darkened arcade.
"Anybody got a light?" Miko asked.
"I don't know if we'll need one," Jack answered, "I found the fuse box,"
"Well start it up!" Miko cried, "Use your electric shock thingy and let's get some light in here!"
Jack flipped the switch, much to Miko's disappointment.
"You could have shocked it," she pouted.
"I could have shocked you, but I didn't," Jack retorted as the lights flickered on and the games whirred to life.
All three kids jumped as the jukebox started to play.
"I know this song," Jack laughed.
"You like oldies music?" Miko asked in horror.
"Nothin' wrong with a classic,"
"Aren't you supposed to be part of an advanced civilization?"
"I was raised human, remember?" Jack asked.
"Guys!" Raf groaned, "Please stop fighting,"
The two shrugged as Raf made his way towards the back.
"Hey!" Jack announced, "I remember these games! Space Paranoids! Disk Wars! Light Runners!"
"The only game you were able to beat me in was Space Paranoids," Raf commented, "Jack…these were the games my grandfather designed!"
"What about this one?" Miko asked, pointing to a game in the back.
The threesome came over to the game and pulled off the dust cover.
"Tron," Jack said, "I think I remember Dr. Williams talking about this game once…"
"Let's play it!" Miko grinned, "Anyone got a quarter?"
"I do," Raf said, taking the coin out and putting it in the slot…
It went straight through and clattered on the concrete floor.
"Oops!" Raf started, bending down to get the coin…when he froze.
"What is it?" Jack asked.
"There's grooves in the floor…like the game is supposed to move…" Raf hummed, "Here, help me!"
Jack put his hands on the game and pushed, easily shoving the game on its tracks.
"There's a door behind the game!" Miko gasped.
"Let's go see what's inside," Jack suggested, waiting for Miko and Raf to go in before he followed.
The trio went down the hallway behind the game and down a short stair case.
"This place is creepy," Miko shuddered, "How much longer do we have to stay here?"
"As soon as I get some answers," Raf answered as they came to another door.
He opened it and the three of them went inside.
"Whoa…" all three breathed as they say the secret lab before them.
"Check it out!" Miko whispered, "A sci-fi laser!"
Jack shook his head as Raf walked towards the lone chair at the desk.
"The dust has been recently cleaned," Raf announced, "I think…I think my parents were here before they disappeared!"
"Really?" Jack asked, "Well…it's a starting point at least!"
"At least," Raf agreed, sitting down and turning the computer on.
"Wonder what they were looking for…" Miko started, "Raf? You ok?"
Raf wasn't paying attention to her…he was focused on the drawing above the desk…it was titled "The Grid".
Just like the Grid the crazy chat-room stalker talked about.
"Hey Raf…there's numbers on the screen," Jack said.
The younger boy looked down, noticing a string of numbers on the blackened glass.
"Hmm…" Raf hummed, touching the glass…
And it turned a lighter shade of black, a keyboard, a chat box, and another window appeared on the screen.
Raf typed on the keyboard.
$Who am I?
flynn: came the reply.
"Flynn," Raf said, shaking his head.
"Well, it's true," Miko shrugged, "You are Raf Flynn,"
Raf ignored her and kept typing.
$uname- a
Solar OS 4.0.1 Generic _ 50203 - 02 sun4m i386
Unknown. Unknown.
$login –n root
Login incorrect
login:
Raf paused.
"Huh," he muttered, typing again, "Let's try the back door…"
It didn't like that very well.
No home directory specified in password file!
Logging in with home=/
#
Raf gave a soft growl of impatience.
"What were you working on?" he whispered as Jack and Miko leaned in closer.
#bin/history
488 cd/ opt/ LLL/ controller/ laser/
489 vi LLLSDLaserControl.c
490 make
491 make install
492 ./sanity_check
493 ./configure-o
494 vi
495 vi ~/last_will_and_
And the list went on…until something caught Raf's eye.
502 LLLSDLaserControl- ok 2
"LaserControl," Raf hummed.
"See if that does anything!" Miko suggested, "I mean…lasers are awesome!"
Raf rolled his eyes and typed again.
# bin/LLLSDLaserControl- ok 3
A box popped up.
Aperture Clear? Yes No
Raf heard something powering up…but he waved it off as the Arcade's heating system starting up.
He hit enter.
There was a soft whirring sound.
Jack turned around and saw the laser powering up.
"Guys!" he yelled.
Raf and Miko turned around…right as the laser fired.
And everything went black.
And I bet you all know where this is going next. :) Remember, I take ideas from you guys!
Anyway, hope you liked it. If you did, please R&R! :)
Qui vállë tóquetë, ván tecë (If no review comes from y'all; no story comes from me)
Máriessë ar mára tecië
Farewell and fair writing
Elhini Prime signing off.