AN: So here's the next chapter! I actually had this finished yesterday, but I took the day off for Thanksgiving ;) So thanks to 2theSky, PrincessKai317 and Sunofaia for reviewing! You guys are awesome!

Chapter Nine

The Warning

It was still early when Mira started looking through the music on the computer in the living space. After searching through the rooms for a pair of headphones, she finally found a pair inside her dresser under a pile of clothes. If there was one thing she remembered from her User past, it was that she loved music.

She sifted through the files until she found a song that looked interesting. Glancing over her shoulders to make sure that Beck was still asleep, she put the headphones on and clicked on the file.

"When I was a kid, I used to buy and sell gravity, I knew how to fly, And I would teach you for a fee, Broke every window, In my hotel heart, When I was only 5 years old but 12 years scarred, And I'd hear, the same voice, Echo in my mind, Said, "Son you got an angel, To chase the devil at night." Yeah...

When I was a kid, My grandfather was a preacher, He'd talk about God, Yeah he was something like a teacher, He said, "God only helps those, Who learn to help themselves.", He was a million miles from a million dollars, But you could never spend his wealth..."

Mira found her finger tapping on the desk to the beat. Surprisingly the lyrics were fitting for the kind of life she had. On the Grid she was forced to grow up quickly. And she had to learn quickly to help herself. Relying on others was something she hadn't done since Quorra rescued her.

She jumped when she felt a nose poking at her leg. Rinzler looked up at her with large red eyes. She couldn't help but grin before rubbing the back of his ear.

"Must be nice to have such a carefree life," she whispered after taking the headphones off. Rinzler seemed to purr in agreement before jumping onto her lap. "You really are more trouble than you're worth." She grinned when he started licking the back of his paw.

How he managed to find his way out of her room was beyond her. But she was thankful for his company. Rinzler made a good companion when there was no one else around.

Beck was just beginning to wake up when Rinzler jumped off of her lap. He let out a groan of annoyance when Rinzler pounced on his back. Mira had to laugh before she picked Rinzler up.

"What time is it?" Beck's voice was still groggy.

"It's still pretty early," she replied after turning the computer off. "Everyone else is probably asleep."

Once again Mira was proven wrong when she heard footsteps echoing throughout the halls. She rolled her eyes when Tony peered inside the room to see if they were awake.

"You guys might want to see this." Mira glanced at Beck when he finally shook off his sleep.

Before they could ask what was happening, the lights behind Tony flickered on and off. Mira blinked in surprise. The last time that had happened on the Grid, Tesler was drilling for energy. Tony frowned and turned back towards the hall, to where the lab was.

The lights flickered on and off again when they reached the lab. Clint and Natasha were already inside, looking rather worried as Tony approached them.

"From what it seems like someone has hacked into my security system," Tony explained after typing in a few codes on his super computer. "They were quick and precise."

"You're just peeved that someone found all of your files," Clint retorted.

"Files that could be dangerous in the hands of enemies." Clint only rolled his eyes at Tony's remark.

One thought had crossed Mira's mind. She glanced at Beck, who had also been thinking the same thing.

"Only one program is capable of doing that," Beck said warily.

"The only way he could've done that was by getting inside the building," Tony said in an accusing tone.

Cyrus has other means of getting inside his system, Mira thought. He was able to hack into Tron's security without any trouble.

Suddenly, a garbled voice echoed throughout the building. Mira jumped when she recognized the strange, almost static-like voice. Beck's eyes widened in horror when he realized who was speaking. In a split second the screen in front of them suddenly flashed on. Natasha raised a gun at the screen, only to drop it when an eerily familiar face appeared.

"I'm going to make this simple for you all," Cyrus began in that same messed up voice. "Give yourselves up, and I'll leave quietly. But put up a fight, and the bombs I've planted throughout the city will go off."

"What makes you think we'd trust you?" Mira's hands were trembling when Cyrus narrowed his eyes.

"I suppose you have a point." His chuckle only made Mira's blood run cold. "You of all Users should know that I stay true to my word."

As quickly as Cyrus's face had appeared on the screen, it disappeared. The lights flickered back on, leaving everyone a bit jumpy after what had just happened. Tony started working immediately to reset the codes he had modified for his security system.

"So what now?" Mira frowned as she thought of what could possibly be done. Even if they did give themselves up, Cyrus would still threaten the world. It was in his nature to destroy everything in his path.

"We give ourselves up," she suddenly whispered. Beck stared at her in disbelief before she continued, "Look, Cyrus is a creature of habit, right?" She glanced at Beck, who nodded in agreement. "So we distract him while you find the bombs."

"That's... actually not a bad idea," Clint said after giving the idea some thought.

"It's a risky move," Natasha muttered. "If he is as dangerous as you claim, than he might already see this coming."

Mira folded her arms and looked at them defiantly. Beck suddenly saw where this was going and raised an eyebrow in surprise.

"We can do this," he said reassuringly. "Two is better than one, right?"

"Actually three is better than one," Tony replied. "I managed to reach the Capsicle and Banner. They're on their way."

Natasha and Clint exchanged looks before accepting the challenge. "We'll keep watch from above while you attack from below," Natasha explained after Clint walked out of the room. "If this goes south than there's no telling what could happen."

AN: So yeah... they'll be meeting the rest of the team (aside from Thor of course), and that will make for an interesting chapter :P Looking forward to typing up the next one. I have way too many ideas for this story ^^"

Oh, and I do not own the song Preacher in any way. It's owned by OneRepublic :)

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