AN: Definitely not my best writing, but I finally got this uploaded. And Scars is my favorite episode, so of course I needed to include it :P I skipped a couple of parts mostly by accident, so maybe in the near future they will be edited. Anyways thanks golden eyes and Sunofaia for reviewing!

Chapter Nineteen

She was becoming more confident with her fighting skills as she threw a disk across the room. Tron easily dodged the disk though as it flew back to her hand.

It was the same as usual every cycle. Tron wanted to see how much her skills had improved since the previous cycle. Mira knew that there was more to this training than he'd let on. But since Beck wasn't around to entertain her or watch, she didn't have much of a say in the matter.

"So how much longer am I gonna have to keep this up?" Mira demanded when she blocked his disk.

"I've already told you that you need more training," Tron insisted after catching the disk.

Mira rolled her eyes and was ready for another round when an alarm sounded. She whirled around to see a light flickering on the panel that overlooked the Outlands. Tron had stiffened when the alarm sounded.

A strange look haunted his expression when he walked over to the screen. Mira stayed where she was, unsure of what was happening. Images and codes flickered back and forth as he sifted through them at a fast pace.

Tron's eyes widened in disbelief when a new image surfaced from a collection of codes and images. Mira couldn't help but flinch when his fists clenched.

"Dyson." The name sent chills down her spine.

I remember that name, she thought as she recalled her times spent alone.

Dyson had been one of Tron's closest friends. But in the end Dyson started working for Clu and betrayed Tron. Mira remembered hearing rumors of the top general taking over Tron City. That was around the same time she had been captured by Rinzler.

"Do I even want to know?" she asked.

Tron didn't reply. He was still glaring at the screen, his expression cold. Mira thought that something had happened to him when the she saw a light cycle moving towards the safe house.

Just in time Beck had returned. Tron was so focused on the screen that he barely noticed Beck entering the room.

"Did I miss something?" he asked when the screen went blank.

"Just the usual," Mira replied with a roll of her eyes.

She was still uneasy with how Tron had reacted to Dyson's image. Something was clearly off. If it had been Rinzler or any other program she wasn't sure how he would have reacted. Of course she would have went into panic mode and run out of the room if Rinzler had returned to Argon.

"Beck, I need you to come with me and do some observing," Tron rasped after turning around to face him. Mira raised an eyebrow and glared at Tron. "You can come too, but keep hidden." His remark made Mira thankful she didn't say anything.

Mira folded her arms in confusion as Tron left them standing there. Okay, so he was definitely hiding something. Beck glanced at her in confusion, but she simply shrugged in response. There was no point in arguing, especially if Tron was willing to let her go with them.

Together they followed Tron across the Outlands and towards the city. Mira was surprised that he had led them to the outskirts of the city, closer to Tessler's ship. Tron was waiting for them as usual near a pile of rocks that banked over the streets.

"Your target," Tron hissed in a scathing voice. "Take a good long look."

Mira followed Beck's gaze and saw Dyson for the first time in person. Four guards were posted around him while Paige and Pavel kissed up to him.

Dyson was menacing in person. He looked eerily calm as he gazed at the city that loomed before him. The soldiers on the other hand were glancing around nervously, as if they expected an attack at that moment.

"We could've done this on our own," Beck said as he watched through a pair of binoculars. "You didn't have to come."

Tron was leaning forward, almost as if he was watching his prey. Mira swallowed nervously and almost wished he had stayed at the safehouse. She had an ominous feeling that Tron wanted more from Dyson than a friendly visit.

"He must be pretty important for you to come out here," Mira said as she found her voice.

"The only thing you need to know about him is that he's Clu's top general," Tron snapped. "I want you to bring him to the safehouse, where I'll interrogate him."

Mira stiffened in surprise while Beck looked back at Tron warily. "Won't that be dangerous?" he asked. "He'd know about our operation... we'd have to derezz him."

"There's a reason I want Dyson and you don't have to know about it. Just bring him to the safehouse!" Tron was getting more irritated by the nano.

"Your scar... you've been away from the healing chamber!" Mira had barely noticed the scars along his neck getting bigger.

Her eyes widened when she realized that Beck was right. Tron had been spending less time in the healing chamber the past few cycles. He must have known that Dyson was coming to Argon. Maybe that was why he was constantly pushing her during their practice fights.

"Funny... I barely noticed," Tron muttered.

Unease washed over Mira as they made their way back to the safehouse. Now she knew what Tron was really after, but she didn't want to admit it. Beck seemed to notice her unease, but he was focused on the path ahead.

"Okay, so from what I've gathered Tron is after more than just a reunion with an old friend," Mira said when the security program sped ahead.

"You don't think he's out for revenge, do you?" Beck stared at her accusingly, but Mira barely noticed.

Once they reached the safehouse Tron was already preparing for the training he had promised earlier. Mira sighed in frustration as she walked over to his side. Sure enough he had prepared a simulation just for fighting Dyson.

"You need to train until you are ready to fight Dyson," Tron explained when Beck had asked what the simulation was for. "You'll be joining him. Dyson is the most dangerous and ruthless program in Clu's army. You need to remember that he'll do anything to gain an advantage over you."

Mira nodded in response and joined Beck in the simulation room. She glanced around nervously as four guards appeared in front of them.

"Loading simulation," a female voice echoed from nowhere.

"I still wonder where that comes from," Mira said as she tried to break the nerves that crept over her.

Beck grinned at her before swinging a leg at one of the guards. The guard caught him by the foot and tossed him across the room. Mira ran after two of the guards that were just standing there. She threw her disk into one of the guards and derezzed them before they could fight back. The second guard however was ready for her. He caught her by the wrist and threw her on her back. Mira cried out in surprise at the sudden impact before she kicked the guard in the chest with her legs.

"Loading Dyson level," the female voice suddenly announced.

Mira stiffened when the room suddenly changed around her. Buildings and alleyways replaced the floor and she jumped to her feet before she could fall again. She forced back a groan of annoyance when a single black guard stood in front of her.

Beck was the first to strike as he threw a fist at his opponent. The make-believe Dyson was faster and stronger than Mira had originally thought. Her eyes widened when the simulation program dodged each blow and caught Beck's wrist. She used Dyson's attack as a distraction and jumped between them before kicking him in the chest. She threw her disk at his neck but resisted the urge to derezz him.

"Finish him!" Mira froze when Tron snapped the order. She glanced nervously at Beck, whose eyes widened in shock.

"Sorry, but that's not my thing," she replied with a shrug. She glared at Tron before stepping off of the simulation program. Something was definitely off. His eyes were hard and cold as he glared at the screen in front of him.

"You need to go again," Tron finally muttered after an uneasy silence fell upon them.

Mira sighed in frustration as he continued training them relentlessly. Each test gradually became easier for Mira as she was usually the one who pinned Dyson to the ground. Beck was still reluctant to join in after the way Tron had reacted. After the fifth time Mira was getting tired of the tests.

"I think we've trained enough," Beck said when he noticed her growing frustration.

Silence followed his words. Mira rolled her eyes when Tron stubbornly turned around and refused to look at them.

"Guess this means we're off to do the real thing," she sighed.

"Just remember to bring him back," Tron said in a scathing tone.

The awkward silence continued until Mira followed Beck out of the safehouse. Clearly there was more to this than Tron was letting on. He was acting different, more menacing than ever. And this had started since Dyson's arrival.

Once their light cycles were rezzed Mira had begun to realize that Tron wanted more than a friendly reunion with Dyson. That was why he wanted them to bring the program to the safehouse. It wasn't just for interrogation, it was to derezz him.

"We should think about what we're doing before we get there," she suddenly announced when they reached the edge of the city. Beck looked at her in confusion before she explained what she had concluded in her thoughts.

"That would explain why he's acting so strange," he said before looking ahead. "But it still doesn't explain why he's letting you come with me."

Because two's better than one, Mira thought. No, there was more to it than that. Tron wouldn't have normally sent her on such a dangerous mission without thinking of the consequences. Even if she had been living on her own she would have known better. Dyson was stronger and faster than them. He would know that his life was in danger the moment he'd arrived.

She didn't have time to think about it as Beck placed a smoke grenade under a grate. She had climbed to the top of a building with the sign Argon glowing bright orange. It didn't take Beck long to join her as a group of guards made their way towards the building.

Mira recognized Paige and Pavel, Tessler's closest commanders. They were kissing up to Dyson as he made his way towards the building.

"Sir, I know you're eager to see our energy plant," Paige said as she stood on the right side of Dyson. Pavel was on the other side, grinning like an idiot would as if they'd one the greatest prize of all.

"In due time," Dyson replied with a wave of his hand. "I want to get a feel of Argon and meet the programs... maybe even fight the renegades I keep hearing about."

Mira restrained a smirk when she heard that line. So rumors of the infamous renegades had spread to Clu. That was either a good thing or a bad thing. Only time would tell.

"The renegade is nothing but a petty vandal," Paige said before Dyson silenced her.

Both commanders looked alarmed as he leaned down and touched the ground. Mira stared in disbelief as images of Beck's bootprints glowed bright blue. She glanced at Beck before he pulled the trigger. Within nanos Dyson had kicked up the grenade and tossed it into the air above the Argon sign. Beck held her back as she tried to see what was happening down below.

"Smoke bomb," Dyson announced. "Harmless up there, but down here it would have left us vulnerable. For what I wonder?"

"Search the area!" Paige ordered. "Whoever did this must still be around the area." Mira's heartbeat quickened when she peered over the edge. Guards were running off in different directions as Paige stood beside Dyson. "There's only two programs who could have done this," she added in a softer voice.

"Let me guess, your petty renegades?" Dyson's voice held a scathing tone to it that sounded similar to Tron.

"Sir, my fellow commander is being modest," Pavel explained in his usual annoying voice. "Some say the leader of the pair is actually Tron."

This time Mira smirked and glanced at Beck. He was still recovering from the fact that Dyson had known about the smoke grenade.

"I know that Tron would have been capable of pulling off such a stunt," Dyson muttered.

"You knew Tron?" Paige asked in surprise.

"Knew him? I watched him die."

Mira's eyes widened in disbelief when the programs left their station. She exchanged a startled look with Beck before jumping down.

"Guess that explains his motives," she sighed after looking into the distance.

She understood what it was like to feel such pain. Tron wanted revenge because Dyson had betrayed him. And on top of it, Dyson thought that Tron had been killed. Mira's fists clenched as she thought of how she had wanted revenge on Rinzler or Clu.

"We need to stop this before it gets out of hand," Beck suddenly said.

She nodded in agreement and followed him as he led the way back to the safehouse. There was no point in stopping now. Tron would know what had happened and blame them for letting Dyson get away.

"I thought I told you not to come back without Dyson!" Tron snapped when they got back.

Mira tried to recall when Tron had told them that. "You never said that," she said innocently. Tron glared at her before Beck stepped in.

"Let me get this straight, you want more than a friendly reunion with Dyson, right?" Beck folded his arms and glared at Tron accusingly.

"I have my reasons and you wouldn't understand."

"Except that I would," Mira muttered with a roll of her eyes. "You keep forgetting that you aren't the only program with a painful past."

This time Tron flinched as she tried to meet his gaze. She didn't want to bring up more memories of Rinzler. It didn't help that she had told Beck everything about her past, and in turn Tron had discovered after looking at his disk.

"I'm not going to let you derezz Dyson for revenge," Beck said after looking at Tron hopefully. "I can get his disk without having to bring him here."

Tron suddenly reached out and placed a hand on Beck's shoulder. Hope flared within Mira before the program suddenly threw Beck onto the ground. Her blood pulsed with energy as she tried to break up the fight, but Tron was fast. He suddenly threw an energy grenade into Beck's chest.

Mira held her breath when a surge of energy coursed through the program. Beck fell to the ground unconscious. Her fists clenched as she struggled with the rage that boiled within her.

"Enough!" she snapped before trying to knock the security program out.

A haunted look shadowed Tron's face before he kicked her aside. Mira gasped at the sudden impact and staggered aside. Before she could make sense of what was happening she felt something heavy slam at the back of her head. Black spots clotted her vision before she fell to the ground.

"I didn't ask for your permission." Those were the last words she heard before blacking out.

AN: And my favorite line in the episode has been typed up XD

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