Paige ran through derezzed pieces of old programs, her green stripes glowing furiously. She knew her friends had been killed, but didn't want to believe it. Those murderous Iso's! Paige looked away, tears full of her eyes. She then shouted "Beck, no!" running towards him. Beck put his hands out to grab her own, but before she could reach him, Pavel threw his disc at Beck, slicing him through the middle. As Beck slowly crumbled away, Paige stopped in her tracks. She began to cry a river of tears. "Nooooo!"
Paige awoke, breathing heavily. "Oh, it was just a dream. A nightmare…" She wiped the sweat from her brow and did the same for her eyes. Then went back to sleep.
Pavel walked in and saw his co worker, standing solemnly. "Paige! Just who I wanted to see! I have something to show you." Paige growled under her breath at him. She loathed Pavel to the inner core. It was a shame she had to work beside him.
"What is it Pavel? I'm not in the mood for your comments today."
Pavel laughed "Oh Paige, I'm doing this for your own good. I thought by now you should know the truth about Tesler…"
Paige looked up, raising one eyebrow. "What truth?"
Pavel sneered as he took his disc and presented it to Paige. "I managed to save a memory of a memory in Tesler's Disc when I did my weekly check up on him." Pavel pressed a few small buttons on the disc and a hologram started to play. Paige watched, unimpressed. But when she saw her friends, her face changed. Tesler was talking to them, something about Iso's. And then… she saw it. She saw the truth that Tesler had kept from her all these years. He let the guards just… murder them.
"That's… that's a false memory. Your twisting it around! It was the iso's HE TOLD ME!" Paige shouted, trying to persuade herself Pavel was lying.
"I know how mad and upset you must be… but don't try to take it out on me. Trust me, this is real…"
Pavel knew she would try to kill Tesler. It wouldn't take long for the rage to sink in. He wanted her to attack Tesler, so she would be derezzed and Pavel would be left to claim a higher name. Paige gritted her teeth and stormed off.
Soon after, Beck called Paige to meet him at the docks once again. Paige knew he had something important to tell her, but couldn't put her finger on what would be so urgent. Beck rode down on his light bike and swerved the corner. However, instead of the blue on black suit he usually wore, he had donned the Tron suit. A pure, vibrant white colour covered his body and a helmet covered his identity. Paige didn't hesitate to fight him. She flung her disc at the renegade and punched him in the stomach. Then, Paige flipped Beck over herself by his arm and pinned him down.
"You seriously need to stop thinking you'll beat me when we meet. I will always win. Now, I'm gonna take you to Tesler." Paige panted, using all her force to keep the renegade on the floor.
"I need to tell you something. It's urgent."
'Urgent? That sounded familiar…' Paige thought to herself. "How will I know you won't speed away on a light jet or something when I let you go?"
"Because this is more important." Beck just put it straight. He needed to tell her… tell her everything. Paige sighed. She might regret the decision that she made by allowing the renegade his plea. But, Paige was reasonable and didn't want to become like Pavel, a cold, mindless vermin.
"What is so important then?" She asked, putting her disc back and folding her arms. She tried to look calm but remained as vigilant as possible, in case of an ambush or some kind of attack. Beck looked at her through his visor. She was so beautiful and head strong. As the sky fell into darkness, the programs looked luminous through the black.
"Just don't… freak out…"
Paige stepped back slightly, unsure about what his next move was. The renegade was so mysterious. Beck counted to three and gradually took away his helmet. Paige's mouth dropped open. Her eyes widened and her pupils grew large. Nonetheless, there were no words escaping her tunnel of a mouth. There was just a dead silence, apart from the ripples in the water. Beck smiled weakly and waved.
"It's still me."
"You… you're… no. You can't be, it must be some kind of joke. How did you get the code to look like that, huh?" Paige asked, her voice falling all over the place.
"I'm not joking. I am the renegade."
Those four words pierced Paige's ears like a spear. Her mind was flowing with all kinds of emotions and thoughts. All the time she had tried to kill him… he WAS Beck. He was the one changing the Grid. The one ruining the system with his 'uprising'.
"I trusted you… you told me to trust you!" Paige exclaimed, her hands curled up into fists.
"I know, but you have to believe me. I'm doing good…"
"No! You're doing wrong!"
"Just listen!"
As Beck put his hand out, Paige rejected and stepped back some more. She looked into his eyes. She couldn't look at him the same anymore. Paige shook her head slowly and ran off, derezzing her baton and rode away.
Beck dragged his feet while he walked over to the edge of the docks. He stared at his reflection in disbelief. She was going to tell Tesler. And he would be caught once and for all.
OOOOH! whats gonna happen to Beck?! Stay tuned for more juicy bits! P.S will be ending story soon, but will try to make sequel ;)
