Title: The Young Man's Game
Author: Omnicat
Unofficially Adapted From: Charlie Bean & co's Tron: Uprising and Joseph Kosinksy & co's Tron: Legacy.
Spoilers & Desirable Foreknowledge: All of the above.
Warnings: Past character death.
Characters & Pairings: Tron & mention of Sam & Beck
Summary: If Tron knew what ghosts are, Sam would be one to him.
Author's Note: For a prompt by Grey Liliy. Enjoy!
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The Young Man's Game
Tron sees double when he reboots, memories colliding across a 1084-cycle Rinzler-red gap.
Their respective kinds show age in different ways, but it's obvious SamFlynn is young. Something in his eyes and bearing says 'beta' – says Beck.
Is this how it's going to be forevermore? Children stepping in to do his job for him? Protecting the once-protector?
Tron should be on his knees begging SamFlynn for forgiveness-judgement-punishment, but there's an [error] flashing in his head.
Beck's death is logged in Rinzler's databanks. But he can't remember how.
When he struggles to his knees, it's not the User he's begging.