I'M NOT DEAD! Sorry, had to get that out of my system. It's been a while since I've wrote, blame college and a boyfriend who's challenged me to do a story in a fandom I don't know very well and that he got to pick (It's on Fanfic right now if you guys are interested, it's called Soul). But I'm here to finish up the last chapter of Serenity.
Oh, and if you guys wanted to see those sketches, I've got one up at the moment. You'll have to check my DA page to see it though! :)
Anyway, here's the end of Serenity.
Chapter 20
Serenity and Chaos
Quorra sat on the couch next to Sam and across from Yori and Alan. Kevin was on a five month long trip with his school for a community service expedition, Jet was with his wife, and Lora was out shopping.
"Where's Tron?" Quorra asked.
"Out with Beck," Yori replied, "Beck conned his father into going on a motorcycle ride with him,"
"Not a race?" Sam asked, only for Quorra to nudge him hard, "What? It's not like Beck's gonna win! I mean, he's good but not that good,"
"Tron doesn't like getting on the motorcycles, remember?" Yori reminded him, "I mean he does, but his competitiveness comes out and he goes into that 'live or die' mode that he always had in the Games,"
"In other words, he might accidently make Beck or anyone else wreck," Alan clarified for Sam, "He even said himself that it's hard keeping a lid on Rinzler when he's riding. Hence why he only rides when it's him and even then late at night when no one else is around,"
Suddenly, Alan's phone rang. The older man dug the silver device out of his pocket and looked at the caller ID.
"Speaking of my Program…" he murmured, unlocking the phone and putting it on speaker, "Tron…is everything ok?"
What they heard, nearly stopped Quorra's heart.
"B-Beck…hurt…h-help…A-Arcade…A-Alan-One, p-please!"
"We'll be right there, don't move," Alan ordered, turning towards the others, "Sam, Yori let's go!"
"I'll come too," Quorra started.
"No," Sam said firmly, "If Tron snaps, and he might seeing as how Beck's hurt, Rinzler would kill you. I let you face him on your own once before…I'm not doing it again,"
"He might kill you too," Quorra returned angrily.
"I need him," Alan told her, "Sam's the strongest here. If Rinzler comes at us, Sam will at least buy us some time,"
Quorra gave a sigh and shook her head.
"Fine," she growled, "Just, be careful! I don't want Kevin to find out his cousin and his father were hurt the same day,"
"I will be, I promise," Sam told her, kissing her forehead before jogging out the door after Alan and Yori.
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Sam came in later…different. It was like he'd seen something awful and heartbreaking.
"Sam?" Quorra asked, "What's wrong? Everything ok?"
"With me…yes,"
"How are Beck and Tron?"
Sam closed his eyes, taking a deep breath.
"You weren't too late were you!?" Quorra gasped.
"No," Sam shook his head, "Not exactly. When we got there…it was a mess. Blood everywhere. Most of it on Tron but I think that's because he was holding Beck,"
"What happened?"
"They were ambushed by one of those stupid gangs," Sam growled, clenching his fists as he sat down on the couch, "They fought back…Beck fell, hit his head on the sidewalk and cracked his skull open on the curb,"
Quorra's hands shot to her mouth and Sam continued.
"We took him into the Grid and Alan fixed the damage…or at least, that's what we thought," Sam sighed, looking up at his wife, "When Beck came to…he…he didn't remember anything. He's a blank slate, doesn't even recognize us. He only recognized Tron as…well…the hero he was. He didn't remember that Tron was his dad,"
Sam wiped his face with his hand.
"And the worst part? Tron's scars opened up again," Sam muttered, "He can't come back out into our world or he'll bleed out. Beck might die if he comes out so they're both stuck there until they heal,"
"How are we going to know that?" Quorra asked, sitting down next to him, "The I/O towers were destroyed by Clu,"
"Tron thought of that," Sam told her, "Every year on Beck's birthday, two of us…Yori being one…come to the Grid and find them. The only problem…is that Tron didn't tell us where he was taking Beck, only that he had a place in mind,"
He shook his head.
"I wasn't planning on setting foot back in that place," he admitted, "Not after Dad died,"
"It's part of your heritage," Quorra reminded him, "I know your first time was a little dark, but the Grid is yours, Sam. Your father's legacy passed to you. And not only you,"
Sam looked up at his wife again, a faint, dead smile on his face.
"Kevin," he stated.
Quorra nodded.
"The Grid belongs to him just as much as you or me or Tron or Yori or Beck," Quorra told him, "It's in his blood, his code. One day he'll visit it…I just have a feeling that he won't be the same when he comes out,"
"If," Sam reminded her, "He's got a lot to growing up to do,"
"What are we going to tell him?" Quorra asked, "He'll be devastated,"
"Wait until he gets back from his trip," Sam told her, "The story we're going with is that Tron took Beck on a flight to the 'country' where you, him and Yori were from as a graduation present…the plane went down over the ocean and we haven't heard anything from anyone,"
"You're going to kill him," Quorra told him.
"What would you have me do?" Sam asked, "Tell him the truth? That his mother, aunt, uncle and cousin aren't human? And that he's half human and half computer program? He'd either have us committed or he'd laugh at us,"
"Kevin wouldn't do that,"
"He's just as unpredictable as you. With him, it's always a surprise," Sam deadpanned, "Kevin can be hilariously funny one second and then deadly serious the next,"
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Five Months Later
"Hey! I'm home!" came Kevin's voice from downstairs as he opened the door, "Anyone want to give the prodigal son a hug?"
"It's so good to see you!" Quorra smiled, embracing her son and kissing his cheek, "Five months…too long for you to be away,"
"Yeah, I thought so too," Kevin smiled, returning the embrace before looking up, "Hey Dad,"
"Hey kiddo," Sam grinned, ruffling Kevin's blond waves and making the young hybrid scowl, "You're not too old for me to do that,"
Kevin rolled his eyes as his mother finally released him and he looked up at his parents.
"So, anything happen while I was gone? Oh! Hey! Is Tron still with Uncle Trevor and Aunt Yori? How is he? I mean, I haven't heard anything from him…I was thinking of going and visiting…"
He stopped, noticing the looks on his parents' faces.
"What?" he asked, closing an eye in suspicion, "What's going on? What haven't you told me?"
"Kev," Sam started, "Trevor took Beck on a flight to the country where he, Yori and your mother grew up…five months ago, the plane went down over the ocean…we haven't heard anything of survivors…"
Kevin seemed like he had glitched…or was made of ice, body frozen in disbelief. Finally he shook his head.
"Kevin…" Quorra started, reaching for him.
"No," he said firmly, batting her hand away, "Tron's at his parents'. He's ok…he has to be…it's not…"
The half-ISO trembled, shaking his head before his eyes flashed angrily and his jawline firmed.
"Kevin," Sam tried.
"NO!" Kevin yelled, eyes and light-lines flashing brightly before he dashed out the door, "I'll show you…he's not dead…he can't be!"
"Kevin!" Quorra cried, started out the door, only for Sam to catch her.
"Let him go," he told her, "I needed time when Dad disappeared…he needs it too,"
"But how long would that take?" Quorra thought.
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Epilogue
Four years later, Quorra and Sam found out that Kevin had taken himself to the Grid. Less than a year later, Tron, Rinzler and Beck came out with him. Beck still did not remember who he was to the families until he and Kevin returned back to the Grid where they met Kevin Flynn I, Kevin's grandfather and Beck sustained injury once more on his head. The boys successfully led the Uprising through many upsets. Both boys had been Repurposed, Kevin following in his grandfather Jalen's footsteps and becoming the Grid's second Virus along with being the host of the Abraxas Virus for an extended amount of time. It was discovered that Kevin had indeed inherited Radia's gift of Seeing as Quorra had feared and Radia had foreseen. He discovered that the Grid was purging Herself of the virus that Clu had put in the ocean to deter the formation of new ISOs. With the help of his family, he was able to try and correct the problem while the assault on Tron City occurred. Quorra was reunited with her parents and openly declared herself as daughter of Radia and Jalen before the Uprising.
I'm not giving spoilers, pfft! In all honesty, I'm a little stuck on Son of Tron. I know what I want to do...I just don't know how to do it. :P I'm not telling what's gonna happen after that, you'll have to sit tight and see! Anyway, one down, two to go! And then I can start on those AUs you guys have been asking about.
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.
