Title: Round Robin
Author: Omnicat
Unofficially Adapted From: Joseph Kosinksy & co's Tron: Legacy.
Spoilers & Desirable Foreknowledge: All of the above.
Warnings: Brainwashing/mind control, violence.
Characters & Pairings: Alan & Tron & 'Rinzler'
Summary: He touched the strange code. Now look what happened. Follow-up to Art Imitates Life Imitates Art.
Author's Note: For a prompt by noctaval/stalkingbit. Enjoy!
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Round Robin
There was a red worm in Alan's mind and a fractured band of red around Tron's neck, but it wasn't enough, the emblem on his chest was white, blazing up, all his circuits lighting hideously white with life, self-imposed lockdown overridden by – by what?
[alert]
Another error in need of rectification.
[alert]
Threat detected, Tron's eyes open, blue, terrified, cognizant, his hands locking around Alan's wrists, pulling his red-circuited fingers from his throat, rejecting the transfer of red code repairs.
Rinzler was a red tide in Alan's mind, rising every nanosecond, and please, Tron, son, please don't pull that blow.