AN: Originally I was going to wait to post this, but than I decided since it's already written I might as well. Here's the conclusion to the 'Scars' episode that I was dying to write about :) And thanks to everyone who reviewed! They make my day!

EDIT: Made a few changes towards the end of the chapter to make it run with the episode.

Chapter Twenty

Mira groaned when she finally came back to reality. A headache pounded in the back of her head, and she suddenly remembered what had happened. Her fists clenched as she remembered the way Tron had knocked her unconscious. She saw that Tron had taken the disk that changed Beck's suit from black to white.

Beck was just recovering as well when she looked out the window. Tron was already on the move as he sped through the Outlands. Somehow knowing where he was headed didn't make things better for Mira.

"Of all the idiot bit-brained things to do!" she exclaimed when Beck reached for his disk.

"Calm down, we can still catch up and stop him," he said reassuringly.

There was doubt in his voice though. Mira knew that it would take more than just the two of them to stop Tron. He knew every move that they would make, and knew how to stop them. What made things worse was that he had lied to her.

So much for fighting for the Users, she told herself.

She followed Beck out of the safehouse and rezzed her light cycle. Tron wasn't going to get very far with her upgraded light cycle. Using her speed boost she sped forward and caught up in a matter of nanocycles. Tron doubled back and glared when he realized that he was being followed.

"Enough!" Beck's shout nearly made Mira jump in surprise. She had almost forgotten that he stole one of Zed's upgraded cycles. He sped forward and rammed into the side of Tron's light cycle. "You need to stop this, now!"

Tron's only response was a rev of the engine as he pushed forward. Beck sighed in frustration before speeding forward with his own light trail. Mira simply pulled back and watched them duke it out on their light cycles. There was no point in joining, not when it involved life or death out here.

Mira blinked in surprise when she realized that Tron was leading Beck towards the remains of what looked like an abandoned ship. Her heart nearly skipped a beat when Tron swerved to the right, avoiding the small tunnel underneath while Beck slid through. Her teeth ground together as she moved forward. Maybe guilt would put an end to this pointless chase.

"So I guess you've been lying this whole time," she shouted as the engines roared over her voice. Tron wavered slightly, but he didn't stop. "Fine, don't come crying to me when you become the next Rinzler."

Without warning she pulled the breaks and spun around. She didn't bother looking over her shoulder to see if he had stopped. Beck's eyes widened in surprise when she sped past him. By now Mira didn't care where the light cycle took her. All that mattered was getting away from it all.

She didn't stop until something forced her to. Mira pulled on the breaks when she was halfway to the safehouse. Some part of her refused to believe that this had all happened. If she had never left her hiding place, maybe none of it would have happened. But there was no turning back, not after everything she and Beck had gone through.

It felt like cycles had passed before she reached the gorge. Sure enough Beck was leaning forward, while Tron had already disappeared from view.

"Need a hand?" she asked when she reached Beck. He looked up at her in surprise, than folded his arms when he stood up.

"Where did you go?" he demanded.

"Look, you and I both know that Tron can't be caught by Clu or Dyson," she sighed. "There's no telling what they'll do once they find him." She already knew what would happen, but it was better not to scare Beck. He was already confused enough with Tron's strange behavior. "Anyways I already know what it's like to want revenge. I want revenge on Clu in the worse way, but this isn't the way to get it."

"Then we need to find Tron and stop him," Beck said after pulling out the map he had used in the tunnels.

Mira stared at the map in surprise and realized that Beck had put a tracking device on Tron's light cycle.

"Very sneaky," she murmured while trying to hide a grin.

Tron was heading for the energy plant Paige had mentioned a few millicycles ago. With Tessler's commanders watching Dyson's every moves, the odds of getting to him were slim. If one weren't Tron.

She followed Beck closely as he led the way towards the energy plant. They had to find a gap narrow enough for Beck to jump over the gorge before making their way to the city. After that it was a surprisingly smooth ride. There were a few guards posted here and there throughout the city, but it seemed most of them were lounging out near the edge of a large structure.

Beck didn't waste time in following the trail that Tron had left. Mira eyed the map curiously as the light blinked. With a sigh she followed him, but not before putting back on her Renegade disguise. She had to remember that she stood out, especially with programs like Dyson in the area.

They moved carefully throughout the energy plant, avoiding the searching gazes of Tessler's guards. If Tron could get past them, so could they. It seemed like cycles had passed before they finally reached where Tron was hiding. Mira ducked behind one of the metal barrels when Beck got ready to jump down to meet Tron.

"You found me," Tron said in an icy tone. "I suppose I should congratulate you."

"I was trained by the best," Beck replied after jumping down to meet him. It took every ounce of willpower not to join them as Mira listened.

"Being here doesn't change anything. Neither you or Mira will stop me." Tron spoke in a matter-of-fact voice that made Mira's skin crawl with anger. When she peered around the corner she saw that the haunted look had returned in Tron's eyes.

"Please, you don't have to do this," Beck insisted as he placed a hand on Tron's shoulder. There was so much hope in his voice, but Mira knew that it was a lost cause. "We can find Dyson's disk without derezzing him."

Mira stiffened when Tron turned to face Beck. She grimaced when Beck looked at his mentor hopefully. Tron looked as though he was about to agree when he suddenly grabbed Beck by the shoulders, throwing the surprised mechanic into the rail. Beck tried fighting back by swinging a fist towards Tron's face, but he caught Beck by the fist. Within the blink of an eye Tron managed to bind Beck to the rail with a handcuff and grabbed his disk at the same time.

"My disk!" Beck reached out for it, but Tron pulled away.

"The cuffs work on a timer. By the time they're undone, Dyson will be dead." Tron threw Beck's disk into one of the containers before jumping down.

"Tron, don't end the revolution before it has a chance to start!" Beck cried. There was no point in stopping Tron now.

Mira realized that she had to get Beck's disk before it was too late. She jumped down and was about to grab it when mist began swirling around the floor of the energy plant.

"Energy levels overload," a voice announced when alarms buzzed around them.

"Forget my disk, stop Tron," Beck ordered when Mira was about to reach out. She glared at him and was about to argue that it was pointless. Suddenly an explosion shook the area, sending jolts of surprise through Mira. She staggered to the side as the bridge Beck was bound to snapped in half.

She gasped when she rolled down the side of the bridge. Mira did the only thing she could think of and grabbed Beck by the boot before falling.

"Great, now we're both trapped!" she grumbled.

If they weren't in danger of falling Mira would have laughed at the situation. Beck really looked like a child struggling for a piece of candy as she held on for dear life. He was still reaching out for his disk when he stopped and groaned in frustration.

"I'm going to swing you up," he suddenly told her. "Grab my disk if you can."

She looked at the other half of the bridge fearfully. It was so high up, but once Beck swung her up she realized that she could reach his disk. She managed to pull the disk out before falling onto the bridge. Almost as soon as she had grabbed the disk she nearly smacked herself in the forehead.

Duh, I could've used my own disk to free him! she realized. She didn't have time to think about it as she cut the handcuff in half. Beck managed to jump back onto the bridge, but not before staggering once more. The bridge was beginning to collapse even more.

"We need to get to the other side," she shouted as the sound of metal screeching echoed around. The noise made her skin crawl as she jumped onto the other side of the bridge. Beck followed her soon after before they made jumped from container to container. Mira gasped when she nearly slid off of one of the containers. Beck grabbed her before she could fall. "At this rate we'll never get there in time!" she exclaimed after shaking off the shock that had coursed through her.

"Looks like we don't need to." Beck's words caught her off guard.

She stood behind him and stared in disbelief when her eyes caught something in the mist. Tron had found Dyson. The two programs were fighting, black versus white. It didn't seem real as Mira watched Dyson knock Tron to the ground.

"Show yourself renegade! Tron would have put up a better fight than you!" Dyson shouted as he threw his disk across Tron's neck.

Tron caught Dyson by surprise by throwing the program off with his legs. Mira watched the scene unfold with wide eyes as Dyson swung his disk. It was attached to what looked like an energy string that made a whirring noise. Tron managed to catch the disk by putting his wrist in the middle. He cut the energy string with his own disk. Dyson's eyes widened in alarm when Tron gained the upper advantage.

Tron suddenly unveiled his mask. Dyson stared at Tron in horror and tried backing into one of the containers.

"No, I watched you die!" Dyson cried as Tron blocked a blow from his disk.

"You watched me die? Now I will watch you die!" Tron sounded more ferocious than ever as he glared coldly at Dyson.

"You may have survived, but it's not much of a life is it? Let me guess, you're living in a cave with a healing chamber?" Mira watched in horror as Tron had pinned Dyson to the container. "You need to feed off of energy in order to survive, don't you? That was my gift to you. Clu can make you perfect again, but only if you are willing to join us!" Now Dyson sounded desperate as he tried to avoid Tron's glare.

"I'd rather die than become a puppet of that tyrant!" Dyson tried to fight back, but Tron was faster.

Within a nanocycle Tron had knocked Dyson aside and grabbed the program by the chest. Beck's eyes widened in horror when Tron held Dyson. He'd placed a disk beside Dyson's neck, just barely avoiding the skin. But there was something other than revenge in Tron's eyes. Mira tilted her head to one side when Tron dropped his opponent to the ground.

"You're only alive for one reason," Tron hissed in a scathing tone. "To deliver a message."

He tossed Dyson's disk aside carelessly before disappearing into the building mist. Beck sighed in relief before backing away. Mira followed soon after watching Dyson's panicked expression. She was amused that the program was so terrified. It served him right for what he had done.

"We should get back," Beck whispered.

Mira rolled her eyes and wondered if it was worth going back. After the way Tron had treated her, she wasn't about to forgive him so easily. But she knew that Beck was right. She followed him out of the energy plant as he led the way back to the safehouse. Tron would have returned by now, so at least they wouldn't get to the safehouse alone.

Sure enough when they returned Tron was in the healing chamber. Mira remained icily silent as Beck leaned against the wall while waiting for him to finish.

"It was never about getting Dyson's disk, was it?" he asked after the silence became uncomfortable.

"No, we both knew what I was after," Tron replied after stepping out of the healing chamber. "But you helped make me realize it." He glanced at Mira, who was still glaring. "I owe you a thanks, and an apology."

"You're not welcome," she muttered under her breath. Tron raised an eyebrow at the comment. "I know that you wanted revenge on Dyson. Maybe I would've wanted revenge on Clu or Rinzler. But there are better ways of getting it," she added. She wanted to throw in a few colorful curses she remembered from the User world, but decided against it. She doubted Tron would even know what they meant.

"So does this mean we get a break from training?" Beck asked hopefully.

"What do you think?" Tron countered his question while smirking slightly.

He actually has a sense of humor, Mira thought.

"We'll continue your training in the next cycle," Tron suddenly said. "For now, you both need rest."

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