Hi! :) It's me again! This is the last chapter for this book. XD I know, it's extremely long, but I wanted to make this the very last chapter, so I crammed all this stuff (The chapter itself, the Epilogue, and the trailer) I also decided to add a trailer for the next book in the end! XD Figured you guys would like that. I probably won't write something this long ever again...It's EXTREMELY LONG! (Which has exactly: 16,421 words!) O_O I don't think I'll be able to make a chapter longer than this so quickly! I'm going to get started on the sequel as soon as possible. XD That's gonna be a thrill ride that you won't want to miss! New Characters! (Some were already introduced) New Cities! (which all of them are always going to be named after the Elements of the Periodic Table) (I noticed that Purgos and Tron City are the only cities that aren't Elements) XP Anyways, here's the last chapter. Enjoy! :)

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Chapter 49

Paige was nerve wracked. She was pretty sure that she'd get busted now. Clu and Dyson will want to look at her disk to find out what she's been preoccupied with.

They'll most likely figure out her secret and she'll either get caught, or she'll escape and become a wanted, Enemy of the State. Things weren't looking too good for her right now. And this may be the very last cycle that she'll be a free, unwanted program.

She walked through a pair of doors into her bedroom. No doubt she probably looks like a mess from the incident last night and might need to look into a mirror, pronto!

She looked into the mirror and sighed with relief. It wasn't as bad as she expected. There were just several strands here and there that were out of place. Easily fixable.

While she was still fixing her hair, her door opened to let another program inside. It was Dyson. "Where have you been?" He asked. He did not seem to be in the mood to be lied to.

Paige turned around after she finished with her hair. She didn't have to lie to have and excuse. "Well, last night I was chasing the Renegade… who got away again." She paused. "He escaped by jumping off the docks and into the Sea of Simulation."

Dyson's eyes widened. Paige nodded. "Yeah, I know. He's crazier than I thought." Paige continued. "As I made my way back to the base, I got kidnapped by a dangerous psychopath."

"Hold on, stop." Dyson ordered, holding up a hand to gesture her to slow down. "Do you know who the program is?" Paige nodded. "Who is it?"

Paige bit her lip. "His name is Cyrus."

Dyson's eyes widened and his jaw dropped open. "How is he alive? I thought he was dead!"

Paige shrugged. "Well I thought I derezzed him eight cycles ago. Looks like we both are confused."

"No, no, no! It's not like that! He was aboard a recognizer that crashed into the outlands. No soldier has ever seen him again. Now he's some crazy nutcase who likes to kidnap other soldiers?"

Paige shook her head. "I don't think that's the case." She paused. "Boarding him on a recognizer and having it crash in the outlands is a great way to kill someone by the way."

Dyson shook his head. "No, we didn't try to kill him! He used to be a sentry that served under me! He was guarding a prisoner on that recognizer that crashed into the outlands!"

Paige's eyes widened. "Cyrus worked for Clu? Wow… I didn't see that coming."

"Alright, we should go to Clu and warn him that one of our best Centries survived that crash and turned into some psychotic lunatic bent on… what's his main goal?"

This isn't good. Paige thought to herself. She looked at Dyson wryly. "Um, destroying the entire grid along with everyone and everything on it…"

Her words shocked Dyson. "Uh, okay, let's go talk to Clu."

…

It felt like forever before Beck reached Tron's hideout. When he got there, he told Tron that he finally met Alpha in person. He asked how that went. Beck said. "Not good…" and he drew his disk to show Tron the memories. He'd rather not explain it himself.

Tron frowned when he finished watching. "It looks to me… that she doesn't like you."

Beck sighed. "Oh really? I guess it does take a genius to figure that out."

"I think you're starting to get her attitude too."

Beck sat down on the stairs. "Sorry. What do you think she's up to?"

Tron shrugged and handed back his disk. "Beats me. You might have to ask her that yourself."

"Well, I doubt she'll tell me anything. Besides, you saw her threat in my memories."

Tron nodded. "True, but have you tried confronting her without the suit?"

Beck shook his head. "Bad idea. After I start asking questions, she'll know it's me."

Tron sat down next to Beck and patted his shoulder. "Then give it time. She might come around eventually. And when that happens, you'll be able to talk with her in a more… civilized and polite manner." Beck chuckled and nodded.

Tron gave him a comforting smile and glanced out the window. "Curfew's about to start. You might want to get back to Able's Garage before you're chased around again."

Beck nodded and stood up, heading out the door. "Oh, Beck!"

He turned around. "Yeah?"

"So, The Librarian's name is Evelyn?"

Beck chuckled. "Goodbye, Tron." The elevator doors closed behind him. He smiled and shook his head. Tron still needs to work on his sense of humor…

The elevator doors opened and let Beck outside. He pulled out his baton and rezzed his bike, heading back to the garage. Curfew was about to start, but he'd make it in time… if he didn't run into any trouble.

…

Ally sighed when she woke and sat up on the bed. She looked around her room with lazy eyes. She had grown used to her bedroom that she could walk all over the place with her eyes closed.

She got up and walked over to the mirror. Taking off her mask, she stared into her glowing, neon green eyes, then looked at her sandy brown hair. It barely grew. It almost touched her shoulders and it's very wavy. Her eyes flickered down to her suit. She was still wearing that stealth outfit.

Ally frowned. She wanted to get out of here, get away from the Resistance Movement. She was just going into hiding and taking cover as an ordinary field medic. She never meant to become the head figure or leader or whatever she's known as! The Alpha.

She just wanted to stay hidden among the crowd but fight against Clu at the same time. Her plan was to overthrow Clu alongside the Resistance Movement while she was in disguise. When the Grid was free and any remaining ISOs can come out into the open again, she could get out of this disguise and go out looking for Beck while looking like her normal self again.

But no. She got more involved than she wanted to. She became a beacon of hope for an entire Resistance Movement. She sighed. Keep it up. This will be over in no time. Clu will be overthrown and I'll will be free to look for Beck… as long as I'm not wearing any recognizable outfits.

Ally remembered when she wore that one outfit that had the bright, innocent white of an ordinary citizen, mixed with neon green. She wore that outfit all the time around Beck.

Back before Clu took over, she wore that outfit with her 'A' emblem on it. When Clu took over, she spliced her outfit into two outfits and got rid of her emblem off the now ordinary citizen outfit's chest. She then transferred the emblem to a normal Medic uniform, which was always on her disk.

She was told by Flynn a couple of times as one of the Grid's masterpiece creations. He kept telling her that, but she didn't know what he meant… until Clu took over. There were ISOs, programs (who used to be called Basics), and there was a new species of programs… Specials.

Specials were a new breed of programs. They had more than one programming in their systems, normally two different programmings. There were few Specials on the grid. They were a major threat to Clu, but not an imperfection.

Like ISOs, they didn't have Users. What made them different from ISOs, were the facts that they weren't marked with light lines on their skin and no ISO marks on their left arm. ISOs had no programmings at all while Specials did, but they had two specific programmings.

Ally was a special, but even more special. Instead of having two programmings, she had three. She was a DJ, a Medic, and a System Monitor. Little did she know that her 'System Monitor' programming was confused with a normal 'fighter' or 'Soldier' programming instead.

Having three programmings instead of one or two made her the most unique Special that Flynn had ever known.

Usually, it's very difficult to identify a Special. The only way you can tell that the program is a Special, you have to examine their programmings on their disk.

Ally was very unique, what really made her stand out was her neon green circuits (no other program on the Grid has neon colors on them and Ally can't get rid of the colors), and she had the ability to change her facial features, and she always wore high heels.

What was very strange about Specials was the fact that they're always first found without a disk. They don't naturally have disks like Programs do. The Specials don't come from the Sea of Simulation, which would consider them an ISO. They rezzed onto the Grid in totally different ways than ISOs and ordinary Basics.

Usually, they'd just randomly rezzed onto the grid the same way an ordinary program would, except it was in the Outlands. But Ally rezzed onto the grid in a very unique way. Like other Specials, she rezzed in the Outlands, but for some reason, she was different from the others.

Ally remembered the very cycle she was found. Of course, it was before Clu seized power from Kevin Flynn. Her dark blue eyes sparkled and glowed all the time, her dirty blonde hair was perfectly straight with choppy tips that were dyed a vibrant red. She was wearing her high heels white primary circuits and her secondary circuits were neon green. Her neon green 'A' emblem stood out on her chest, but she had no disk. All Specials needed disks, but for some reason, Ally never really needed one.

Ally was found wandering the streets of Tron City by one of Tron's security programs. He was very nice. He asked her if she knew her own name. She nodded. "Alpha, my name is Alpha." Dyson led her to a nearby building with a siren inside. He requested for Alpha to get a disk.

When Ally received her Authentic identity Disk, she started working as a DJ in a Club. When she was working though, she had a different appearance. Her hair was shoulder length and sandy brown and it was very wavy. She also changed her eye color to neon green. That appearance was only when she was a DJ. They've always gotta wear strange stuff for a trend.

When a program commented on her neon green circuits, he asked if she was a Special. Ally had no idea what he was talking about. Rumors quickly spread about a special that was working in a random club. She didn't understand what the problem was.

After a few cycles, one of Flynn's security programs walked into the club to see her. "May I pull you aside for a moment?" He asked.

Ally nodded. "Yes, of course."

He led her out of the club to talk. "What are you?"

Ally sighed. "If I knew the answer to that, I would've honestly answered all the other programs who asked me that question. I don't know. I'm sorry."

He frowned. "We should go see Flynn. He'll figure out what you are."

Ally's eyes widened. She was very humble and didn't like attracting attention to herself. "Um, I'm not sure if it's wise for me to interrupt or disturb whatever the creator's doing. I'd rather not waste his time."

He smiled reassuringly at her. "Don't worry. Seeing the programs of the Grid is not a waste of time for him."

He led her to a small building with a sign hanging over it reading: Flynn's. The wind blew through her sandy brown hair. She frowned when she realized she forgot to change her appearance back to normal. He stopped next to the door and turned towards her. "We'll wait here. Flynn should be here shortly. Clu and Tron will also be here soon."

Before long, Clu and Tron were walking over to the building. Tron raised a quizzical eyebrow at Ally. "Who's this?" Clu asked.

The soldier looked at them. "Her name is Alpha. We're here to see Flynn. He might be able to figure out what she is."

"I was about to ask that question." Tron commented.

Ally looked at the ground. "Everyone asks that question. Even I'm clueless of what I am."

The soldier glanced at Ally. "Well, I know one thing for sure. No program wears neon green circuits."

Ally looked up and frowned at him. "Well, I can't get rid of them. Believe me, I've tried!"

Suddenly, the entire building lit up. Ally shaded her eyes to keep herself from getting blinded. She heard footsteps. When the light died down, she uncovered her eyes to see Flynn walking over to them.

"Well, Tron and Clu will watch you now. I should go, don't be afraid." The soldier turned and walked away from the building, leaving Ally alone with Clu, Tron, and Flynn.

Ally glanced over at them from the sidelines. They were talking about something that probably wasn't related to her at the moment. Flynn glanced over to her and raised his eyebrows. "Who's that?"

Clu and Tron followed his gaze and immediately remembered her. "Oh, right." Tron remembered. "This is Alpha. Apparently, no one knows what she is. A soldier came by and dropped her off so she could see you."

"Oh." Was all Flynn replied as he slowly approached her. He walked around, examining her from head to foot. Eventually he stopped and looked at her in the eye. "How long have you been on the Grid, Alpha?"

Ally bit her lip. She hadn't been around very long. "About six cycles now." She replied not looking him in the eye out of respect.

Flynn nodded a few times. "So you're new around here." She nodded in response. "Where did you rez onto the Grid?" He inquired, eyeing Ally carefully.

Ally quickly answered. "The Outlands…"

Flynn smiled. "Then you're a Special."

"But Flynn," Tron said. "What about her neon green circuits?"

Clu turned towards him. "Well, Specials sometimes have something unique about them. For her, it might be her neon green colored circuits. Specials are a new species of programs that have different abilities and appearances apart from ISOs or Basics. They typically have two programmings instead of one."

"But…" Ally bit her lip. "I have three programmings, Sir."

Tron's eyes widened, while Clu gave her a half smile. Flynn frowned. "You have three?" He asked. Ally nodded. Flynn turned and reached out for her disk. "May I?"

Ally nodded. "Yes." Flynn took off her disk and activated her hologram. Ally closed her eyes. Flynn is going to know everything about me.

Flynn's eyes widened I amazement. "Well, you do have three programmings!" He sifted through more images. "And you have the ability to change your facial and hair features." He frowned. "I don't know why you have neon green circuits, but even I can't get rid of them." He deactivated her disk and handed it back. "Luckily, nothing is hurting you. I conclude that you're a Special. A very special one."

Flynn wrapped an arm around her shoulders and started walking. "You've been living with the ordinary Basics?" Ally nodded again, still avoiding Flynn's eyes. Flynn patted her on the back and smiled. "Come on, I'll show you your new home." Flynn turned around and glanced back at Clu. "Do you think you can help Tron organize a team and strategy to apprehend those gangs in Neon?"

Clu nodded and started walking towards Tron's HQ to plan. Ally looked at Flynn quizzically. He glanced at her. "Oh, there's a really bad gang in Neon City that needs to be brought under control. Tron and Clu were just talking to me about that. They call themselves 'The Crims' or something like that." He shook his head in disappointment. "Apparently, they like to cause trouble."

"Oh." Ally responded. She frowned. "Um, where, exactly, is my new home?"

Flynn gave her an amused look and explained where she'd be. "Tron City is divided into various districts. One is for Basics, another is for ISOs, and the third is for Specials. That's where you'll be staying."

Ally frowned when she thought of future possibilities. "Will I be observed and studied?" She asked, unable to hide her nervousness. Flynn laughed and shook his head. "No, your disk held all the answers. Don't worry about anything. Your kind, along with the ISOs, were a gift to Basics from the Grid itself! It's radical!"

Ally smiled. Flynn was a very nice and reassuring person. No wonder everyone enjoys being around him. Ally thought. The stopped walking when they reached a cluster of very tall buildings. Ally stared. She couldn't even see the rooftops.

Flynn grinned at her. "Welcome home."

Ally smiled and looked downward. "Thank you, Flynn."

His smile faltered slightly, then came back. "You can give me eye contact, you know. It actually makes me slightly uncomfortable talking to someone who doesn't look me in the eyes." Flynn chuckled and patted her on the back. Ally managed to give him eye contact and smile.

Flynn grinned and squeezed her shoulder in a comforting manner and turned to leave. "I'll see you around, Alpha. I gotta go and get back to work."

Ally smiled after him and waved goodbye. "Nice to actually meet you in person." Ally murmured barely above a whisper. What a nice guy. Ally thought briefly before walking inside the building that Flynn stopped beside. She found a new home.

…

Every time Flynn entered the grid, he came by to see Ally for a few nanocycles or so. She didn't know why she was receiving special treatment from the creator himself, but it was nice to know that he most likely didn't think that she was a freak.

Ally also decided to stick with her white primary circuited suit and secondary neon green circuits, topped off with the 'A' emblem. She always wore the heels. And she kept her hair wavy and sandy brown with the choppy haircut. Her eyes still glowed neon green like her secondary circuits that she was stuck with forever. Flynn had come to recognize her looking like that.

"Tron knows how capable Specials are of fighting, even if it's not in their programming." Flynn told her once. Ally smiled. She was actually glad that he was telling her new things.

Flynn continued. "Clu is also enthralled by their high level of intellect. But what really amazes him is their appearances and abilities! He says that they're a perfect example of a perfect appearance. The way they all look is just… flawless. There's nothing wrong with them."

His eyes focused and put on a more serious face, but excitement still emanated from his eyes. "But I also made a discovery of my own about them…"

Ally leaned in closer. "What?"

Flynn smiled. "They have more human emotions than even ISOs do. In fact, it's possible that they can mentally react the same way that other humans to. Their emotions and feelings are even more… natural than an ISO's emotions."

Ally was fascinated. "You mean, Specials are possibly capable of crying, blushing, and more? Like Users do?"

Flynn nodded. "It takes willpower, and they may go through a lot of mental stress to actually experience these feelings. It may not be as easy to cry or blush like a human does. They may have to feel more than mental pain or suffering to cry. They may need to feel more than embarrassment or anger to blush." These few minor facts completely captured Ally's attention.

He grinned. "Unlike ISOs, Clu seems to be more cozy with the Specials. Their abilities are sometimes so much different from Basics and ISOs. They're so..." Flynn searched for the right word. "Gifted."

He glanced at Ally with a big smile on his face. "He says you're nothing like them." Ally was confused. If I'm not like them, I'm not perfect, I'm not gifted… so why is Flynn smiling at me like it's a good thing?!

Flynn patted her shoulder. "He said that you're the definition for 'perfection' itself, Alpha." The words surprised Ally. Clu thinks I'm that perfect? She was both flattered, but confused why she was considered the 'perfect' program. She wasn't used to all this attention.

"Gee, Flynn… I… I don't know what to say about that. I feel… privileged. Thank you." Flynn smiled and patted her shoulder.

"Clu has his eyes on you. He thinks that you may be the most gifted of them all." Ally smiled back at Flynn.

"Thanks."

Flynn patted her on the back one last time before getting up and leaving. "I'll see you around!" Ally waved goodbye. She had no idea that it would be the vary last time she saw him… before Clu took over.

…

Screams… shouts… bombs and gunfire… it's everywhere! Ally sat up quickly in bed, eyes wide open. What the heck is going on out there?! She jumped out of bed and ran over to her window.

She squinted through the glass to see what all the commotion was all about. She gasped. This has never happened before… I never thought it would… and I hoped it wouldn't… but it did. She covered her mouth to keep her from screaming in shock. The ISO districts are under attack!

Ally shook her head, chanting the same three words in her head.

This isn't happening… This isn't happening… This isn't happening… This isn't happening… This isn't happening!

A bomb dropped from a recognizer and literally shook the entire Grid, telling her that it really was happening.

She turned and bolted out the door of her dormitory. Running into the hallway of the giant building, she started yelling at the top of her lungs. "The ISO Districts are under attack! Hundreds of them are dying! We need to go help them! Everyone get up! The Grid's at war!"

Literally every Special in the hallway filed out of their rooms with sleepy eyes. "Alpha, what's going on here?" Asked a Special named Courtney.

Ally pointed outside a random window. "Have you bothered taking a look outside?! Someone's obviously lost their sanity and decided to take it out on the ISOs!"

Everyone turned their heads to glance out the windows and gasped. "Oh my GOSH! What are we going to do?!" Courtney asked.

Alpha turned and started walking slowly towards the elevator. "I'm going to go out there and stop this madness! Is some of you have noticed the facts, we practically are what keeps ISOs and Basics connected and united. We need to help our friendly neighbors before the Grid is destabilized and unbalanced."

"HOLD ON!" Another Special shouted. Her name was Tris. "How do you know that the ISOs are good? What if they're really bad and that Flynn's just been delusional about them?"

Ally stopped and turned directly towards her. "Excuse me?! Have you gone mad like the program out there who decided to attack all those ISOs? I can already feel the Grid destabilizing because of all those deaths! Whether or not that ISOs are good or bad, they're all connected to the Grid and if they die, we'll all feel it!"

Tris scowled at Ally. "You're just as delusional as Flynn!" She accused. She turned to face the rest of the crowd. "Those of you who believe that the Grid would be better without ISOs, come with me!" She turned and headed for another elevator, with almost half of the programs following her.

Ally groaned in frustration and turned to face the Specials that chose to not follow the girl. "Any of you who wish to not get involved should go back to their Dorms. No hard feelings, no questions asked."

She continued. "Anyone who wishes to stand up for the ISOs, can follow me to that elevator and round up other Specials who wish to do the same." Ally walked into the elevator with almost all of the remaining crowd following her. Only two programs decided to stay in their Dorms and not get involved.

They went on every floor of the building to round up ISO sympathizers, which didn't take long at all and then they headed for the main floor. When they got to the bottom, they filed out of the elevator and ran outside with their lightcycle batons.

They quickly rezzed their bikes and headed straight for the ISO District. When they arrived, it was a living nightmare. All they heard around was screams of fright and pain. Gunfire was everywhere. Ally looked over to see a black guard in orange circuits derez an ISO right off the street.

She turned her bike back into a baton and ran towards the buildings that were being shot by recognizers and other aerial vehicles. A steady flow of ISOs were stumbling outside the doors, coughing. Some were injured. More orange circuited black guards were walking towards them, activating their disks.

Ally started running and jumped, twisting and performing a flip over the line of guards. She landed in between the crowd of ISOs and the army of black guards. She drew her disk, preparing for the fight of not just her life, but for the ISOs as well.

Some of the ISOs that weren't in too much shock from the incident drew and activated their disks to defend themselves. The Specials that Ally rounded up to defend the ISOs also stood in front of the black guard to fight.

The army of black guards suddenly stopped when they realized that they weren't only up against ISOs, but Specials as well. One guard spoke up. "By orders of System Administrator, Clu, we're hereby authorized to cleanse the Grid of imperfection. Stand aside so we may rid the world of the ISOs."

Ally simply scowled at them and activated her disk. "Over my derezzed body!" Her allies followed her lead and stood their ground. One thing completely caught Ally off guard though. Clu? Clu ordered this?! I thought he was better than that!

The black guard turned toward a sentry and whispered something that no one else could hear. "Tell the rest of the army that the Specials are resisting and defending the ISOs. Be sure to give orders not to harm them. Clu suspected that this would happen. We can't kill them. Capture the resisting Specials and take them to a safe location where they can't get involved in this."

The Sentry nodded and whispered the new orders to the rest of the soldiers. They then reactivated their disks and confronted the crowd to fight. Ally raised her disk and was the first program to charge. The other Specials eventually did what she did.

The Specials were very close with the ISOs. In fact, the two breeds of programs got along famously. But a handful of other Specials were uneasy with the ISOs because rumors from the Basics got to them. Now there's a major conflict was happening… just because of simple rumors.

Ally threw her disk at a soldier and derezzed his arm without killing him. She kicked another guard to the ground and threw a punch at one to her right. She reached out and caught her disk, slashing a guard in the leg.

A guard snuck up and grabbed her from behind. She lifted her right arm and elbowed him hard in the stomach. He gasped and let go of her.

She looked at her fellow comrades and grinned. They were actually beating the black guards! Maybe the ISOs will stand a chance. By the time the last soldier fell, the ISOs and Specials who fought for them cheered. They had won!

A realization hit Ally like a punch in the stomach. The battle isn't over just yet. Clu will send reinforcements when he realizes that the Specials have beaten his black guard and let the ISOs escape.

"Alpha, what's wrong?" A Special named Liz, Ally's best friend, walked over and gently touched her shoulder. She must've noticed that something was troubling her. Ally looked at her with sad eyes.

"This isn't over yet. If Clu's the one who ordered this, the ISOs will always be in danger." Ally walked past Liz and stood on top of a crate. "Everyone listen up!" They stopped and looked at Ally. "We're not done yet! Clu is going to send reinforcements to wipe out what's left of the ISO survivors. We need to get the ISOs to safety before Clu can carry out that plan."

"Um, we might be too late…" Liz said. She was looking out at the distance with a pair of binoculars. "Look."

Liz handed Ally the binoculars and peeked into the far distance. The sight shocked her. The reinforcements were already heading their way. Ally lowered the binoculars and pinched the bridge of her nose. "Uh, we… we need to grab as many supplies from the wreckage as we can and leave before those goons get here."

They all nodded in understanding. "But what if we don't have time?" Liz asked.

Ally looked at her. "Then I, along with a few other brave programs will fight to buy the ISOs more time." Ally raised the binoculars back up to her eyes and looked at the larger army that was advancing on them every moment. "And it looks like I'm going to have to do that."

Ally handed Liz back the binoculars and grabbed a lightsword from a crate. She turned back to the crowd. "I'm going to fight against the reinforcements. Anyone who's willing to risk their lives and safety for the ISOs may feel free to follow." She eyes the crowd carefully. "If none of you wish to join me, you don't have to. No hard feelings…"

Liz walked over and stood beside Ally. "No questions asked." She finished for Ally.

Ally looked over at Liz and smiled. "Thank you."

Liz smiled back. "I fight to do what's right."

To both Ally and Liz's surprise, a female ISO also joined in to buy the evacuates more time. "Are you sure you want to potentially sacrifice yourself?" She inquired. "You don't have to do that."

The ISO looked at Ally and smiled. "I will fight for what remains of my kind." She smiled. "No matter the consequences."

Ally stared at the brave ISO. She had short, dark brown hair that was about jaw length, and angled the same way her jaw was. She had light brown eyes and curved eyebrows with a small button nose. What caught Ally's attention was that she wore a suit that completely covered her body like a Basic's suit. She wasn't wearing gloves, and only part of her upper arms was bare to show off her ISO symbol with pride. She was pretty, like ISOs usually were.

Ally turned and addressed the crowd. "All right! You all have to grab what you can and get to safety. Go into hiding, do something to camouflage yourselves from Clu and his forces!" Ally, Liz, and the female ISO rezzed their lightbikes and headed for the army.

Ally looked at Liz with sad eyes. "Liz, this may be the very last time we're together. I want to say that I've enjoyed being your friend and that I'm honored to fight alongside you for the ISOs."

Liz looked over at Ally with a kind smile. "And I'll greatly appreciate saving hundreds of lives fighting with you and the ISO."

"I have a name, you know." The ISO said.

Liz shot her an embarrassed look. "Sorry, we don't know it." Ally noticed a red hue on Liz's cheeks. Liz is actually feeling human emotions. Flynn told me that Specials are capable of crying and blushing.

Ally gave Liz a 'congratulations' look and looked at the ISO. "Evelyn, my name is Evelyn."

Ally drove next to Evelyn and held out her hand to shake. "Nice to meet you, Evelyn. I'll cherish fighting with you until I drop."

Evelyn shot Ally and Liz weird looks, while shaking Ally's hand. "You two are talking like there's no hope of either of you surviving. You need to have more confidence!"

Ally frowned. "Well think about it. Only three of us-two Specials and one ISO-are confronting an entire army of hundreds of black guards. This is pretty much a suicide mission."

Evelyn sighed. "You guys are acting like there's no hope. Maybe we'll get lucky… somehow. After all, I'm the one they want to kill, not you guys. Clu likes your species. You'll most likely be spared."

They turned their bikes back into batons when they neared the army of black guards. Ally drew and activated her disk, taking out her lightsword as well. Liz and Evelyn did the same. Without warning, the three programs charged toward the blackguards, throwing their disks.

The fight started out strong for Ally and her friends, throwing their disks, hitting the guards with their swords, punching and kicking, but they were starting to get tired, not to mention that they're still seriously outnumbered.

Ally blocked a blow from a black guard's disk with her sword and ran as fast as she could over to Evelyn and Liz. They tried splitting up and taking on a portion of guards, but it's not working. "Back to back!" Ally shouted at her comrades. They nodded and rejoined Ally.

Now they were all back to back, fighting from different angles. They were all tired and they wouldn't last much longer. Evelyn got cut on her upper arm and Liz was actually sweating! Ally knew that Liz must be feeling a lot of strong emotions right now.

A guard punched Ally in the side of her head to daze her and then hit her in the stomach. Ally dropped to her knees, her disk and sword fell out of her hands. The guard cuffed her wrists behind her back and held her in place on her knees.

Ally glanced over at Liz, who also took a wicked punch to the stomach and doubled over. It took several guards to hold her down on the ground. Evelyn was already being pushed down. The guards firmly held her by the shoulders while one other guard held his disk high above her head, ready to strike.

"Noooo!" Ally cried. She tried to get up, but the guard above her had a tight grip. Liz was struggling as well. Just before the guards could execute Evelyn, a disk flew out of nowhere and derezzed the guard that was going to kill Evelyn.

A hand caught the disk and the dark-skinned program ran toward the army of black guards, followed by hundreds of other programs. Ally gasped. These programs are Basics! And they're fighting for the ISOs… or at least against the black guards.

The guards drew and activated their disks again for another fight. The program threw his disk and derezzed more guards. He punched the guard that was holding Ally down and knelt behind her, using his disk to cut her bonds.

"Thank you" Ally said, rubbing her sore wrists and standing up.

He looked at Ally, then glanced at her friends, then looked at her as if she was insane. "What were you guys thinking?! You don't just round up a couple of programs and then decide to take on an entire army of black guards!"

Liz glared at him. Ally frowned. "We were the only programs who were willing to delay these soldiers to allow the surviving ISOs to escape."

He looked at Evelyn, who was back to fighting the black guards. Since the Basics were here to fight as well, they all stood a chance. "Did you notice that you're sacrificing an ISO's life right now?"

Ally threw her hands up in the air. "I knew that! We couldn't stop her from accompanying us! She said she's willing to give her life if it meant saving the rest of her kind."

He rolled his eyes and reactivated his disk. "Well, I guess we could always use three extra programs. Come on, we need to get rid of these soldiers so Clu will at least lack one of his resources."

Liz nodded and reactivated her disk too. "You got it, chief!"

Ally rolled her eyes and picked her disk and lightsword back up. "What's your name? I'm pretty sure you'll get sick of being called 'chief' after a while."

He chuckled as he threw his disk, derezzing another black guard. "My name's Cutler." He turned towards her and grinned as he dodged a punch. Ally injured the guard's leg with her sword and Cutler kicked him.

After they defeated the black guards, the survivors retreated. Ally sat down next to Liz and Evelyn, trying to recover from all that's happened tonight. Evelyn still had that nasty cut from the fight earlier.

"Can I have a look?" Ally asked. Evelyn nodded and handed over her disk. Ally opened up its coding to display the digital DNA. "Whoa…" Though it was very complex, it was still easily fixable.

"Cutler!" A Basic called him over. They looked at a radar screen frowning. "Clu's sending more reinforcements."

Ally groaned and rested her head in her hands. "Looks like it's the start of a war."

Liz nodded in agreement. "The ISO War… it's a great name for something like this but… this didn't have to happen!"

Ally shook her head in disappointment. "How could Clu do this? Hating a species is one thing, but genocide is another!"

Evelyn started shaking and making sobbing noises. "I lost so many friends tonight… my home was destroyed… all that I know, is about to come to an end."

Liz patted Evelyn's back in a comforting manner. "Evelyn, it ended a millicycle ago, not just a few nanos."

Evelyn looked up and glared at Liz. Ally stood up. Time to get involved before someone gets hurt. Evelyn kept staring at Liz with a deep, threatening gaze. "Well, at least Clu didn't decide to attempt to wipe out your breed of programs! Have you felt the pain of losing hundreds of your own friends?!"

Liz lifted an eyebrow. "Wow, I didn't realize that you were that popular." Evelyn stood up and drew her disk to strike Liz.

Ally thought quickly and rushed over, grabbing Evelyn's arm. "Don't do it." Evelyn was about to go through the 'but-she-insulted-my-kind' scenario. Ally lifted a hand to keep her from talking. "I'm aware that Liz insulted both you and the ISO species but I'm sure that deep down, she really didn't mean it."

Evelyn simply shot Liz a dirty look and sat back down. Ally changed the subject. "Liz, what do you think Tris is doing with the other Specials that aren't supporting the ISOs?"

Liz sighed and leaned back, bracing her hands on the ground behind her. "She's probably getting her supporters to join Clu's forces as extra help to purge the ISOs." She shrugged like it really wasn't a surprise. "Tris never really liked the ISOs."

Liz smirked at Ally. "She likes to be on Clu's good side." She leaned closer. "And you know what?"

Ally leaned closer too. "What?" She asked.

Liz started giggling. "When Clu gave you his special attention and made you the example of perfection…" She started laughing. "Tris was so angry! She was literally flushed!" Ally couldn't help but laugh too. Evelyn smirked.

Liz was quiet for a while. "How do you think Zoe's doing?" It was a good question. No one had any idea what she was doing outside Tron City a few cycles before the war… except Ally.

Ally stared at the ground. "I don't know how Zoe's doing. I'm not even sure where she is right now."

Zoe was another one of Ally's best friends. She's also a Special. But she worked under Tron as one of his secret agents. He sent her to another City to work undercover to get a first-person perspective on another gang situation. It's likely that she was forced to flee and go into hiding until receiving instructions after hearing what was going on in her home City.

Ally really didn't know where Zoe was sent. She told her that it was Classified and that she wasn't allowed to tell. But she hoped that Zoe was safe.

Cutler caught Ally's eye and beckoned her. "What is it?" Ally asked as she made her way over.

He gave her a look of concern. "Clu wants you and your friend back." He pointed at Liz. He looked back at Ally. "But he seems to want you especially."

Ally narrowed her eyes. "What do you mean he wants us back? We never belonged to him."

Cutler frowned at her. "According to the message he gave us, you and Liz are Specials. He says that if we don't give you guys up, he'll kill the Basics-our allies- that he captured."

Ally hesitated before asking. "So you're going to give us up?"

He shook his head. "What's strange is that he didn't ask for Evelyn, just you and her." He pointed at Liz again. "I guess he's just confident that she'll eventually end up dead. But he's probably looking at you Specials as a threat. We need to make sure that Clu doesn't get near you."

Ally remembered what Flynn told her. Tron knows how capable Specials are of fighting, even if it's not in their programming. Clu is also enthralled by their high level of intellect. But what really amazes him is their abilities!

Ally rolled her eyes. No wonder Clu thinks we're a threat. Liz and I are both very strong and agile, not to mention our very high level of intelligence. Cutler said that the Basics weren't going to give up the Specials.

Either they're not going to be given up because of their incredible combat abilities or that they're planning on using Ally and Liz as objects to try and get Clu to do what they want. Neither possibility seemed good for their case. I think we should leave.

Ally walked back over to Liz and Evelyn. Some of the Basics were eyeing Ally very carefully. They probably know what she's thinking. I should try to throw them off.

She plastered a big smile on her face and clasped her hands together in front of her body. "Wow! You two actually amazed me!" Liz and Evelyn looked at her in confusion. "I left for two nanocycles and you two weren't even close to trying to kill each other!"

They both smirked and tried not to laugh because it was true. Ally glanced around again. No one seemed to be looking. Good. Now I should really start talking… and make it quick!

Ally wiped her grin off her face and got close to them. "Okay, guys, you have to listen very carefully."

Liz raised an eyebrow. "Alpha, what's happening?"

"Shhhh!" Ally raised a finger. "Clu wants Liz and me back." She looked at Evelyn. "And he wants you dead. I might seem to be jumping to conclusions, but I think some of the Basics are plotting on turning us in."

Liz frowned. "Is that what Cutler was telling you?"

Ally nodded. "Well, he told me that they weren't going to give us up. But I don't trust some of the looks they're giving us. I think we should just leave and reunite with the surviving ISOs."

Cutler started walking over. Ally looked at him and lifted an eyebrow. He knelt down beside them and quietly whispered. "You were right, Alpha. The Basics are planning on giving you up. You have to run away while most of them are sleeping."

He stood up and saluted the three programs. "It's been great to fight alongside you programs." He looked at Ally and Liz. "You two did something very brave tonight. Stupid, but brave. You can say in the future that you fought in the ISO War, defended the ISOs, and lived to tell the tale." He looked at Evelyn. "Be careful out there. Good luck."

He then turned around and walked back over to the radar screen. "Alright everyone! I have our next move planned out. Gather around so I can distribute it effectively." Once everyone was crowded around Cutler, he glanced over at Ally and nodded, giving her the 'all clear' signal.

Ally turned to Evelyn and Liz. "Okay, let's get going." They started walking away and staying hidden behind rocks. Once they were out of ear shot, they pulled out their batons and rezzed their bikes.

It didn't take long to find out where the ISOs went. Apparently, Evelyn has some sort of Sixth sense that somehow tells her where other ISOs are. Ally and Liz smiled when they found that the Specials were still with the ISOs as well.

"Alpha! You made it! We were all starting to worry!" Courtney exclaimed and hugged her. Ally let out a yelp of surprise before embracing her as well.

"Yeah, it's good to be back." Ally let go of Courtney and looked at the other Specials and ISOs. "Um, we have a bit of a problem." Ally frowned and looked at the ISOs. "It's obvious that Clu wants all of you dead."

She looked at the other Specials. "But Clu wants us… alive."

The crowd of Specials started murmuring to one another. "Why?" Courtney asked.

Ally frowned. "Apparently we all pose as a huge threat against Clu." She repeated what Flynn had told her. "We're all capable of performing exceptional fighting techniques, even if it's not in our programming. And," She looked at the crowd. "We all have a very high level of intellect. With both of those abilities combined, while we're all together, we are capable of standing strong against Clu's forces."

What the Specials and ISOs did, was not what she expected. They all started applauding; as if she gave some sort of inspiring speech meant to give everyone hope. It did sort of inspire hope. Ally smiled and stepped backward, telling them that she was done with the speech.

Liz walked over to Ally. "So what do we do?"

Ally frowned. "I guess we don't have much choice except to go into hiding… unless we want to eventually get caught by Clu's forces or stay in the Outlands with only Grid Bugs for company."

"Uh, yeah. I think we should all go into hiding. It sounds like the best option." Liz kicked the ground with her boot. She looked tired.

Ally turned to address the crowd of ISOs and Specials again. "Liz and I decided it would be best for the sake of our lives and safety that we all split up and divide. We're all going into hiding until we can find a way to resolve this."

Ally looked at the ISOs. "You guys will have to change your attire to fit in with Basics." She bit her lip. "And you're definitely going to have to cover up the light lines on your skin, including the ISO marks."

Ally looked at the Specials. "Usually, it's very difficult to determine if a program is a Special, so it might be easier for us to blend in with Basics."

Liz frowned at Ally. "But you might have trouble with the neon green circuits thing."

Ally gave her a half smile and shook her head. "Don't worry about me. I can take care of myself." She pulled Liz into a comforting hug. "I have to go out and live on my own for a while. I promise to contact you when I know it's time to reunite with everyone else."

Evelyn walked over to Liz and Ally. "I think I'm going to keep in touch with the rest of the ISOs, of course we'll spread out across the Grid, but we'll be sure to keep in touch and communicate often. You know, we'll send messages."

Ally nodded. "Good idea. A communication system."

Liz looked at Ally. "But… where will you go, Alpha?"

Ally bit her lip. "I'm not sure yet. I promise that this isn't the last time you'll see me though."

They both nodded. "Okay." Liz said.

Evelyn drew her disk and opened the outfits slot. She pressed a few buttons and docked her disk again. Her black suit now completely covered her body, along with gloves that completely covered her hands. Her circuits were completely white. There weren't many on her suit just enough to show something other than black. It looked awesome… and mysterious.

Ally smiled reassuringly at them and embraced them both in a hug. Evelyn gasped and giggled a little. Liz smiled. Ally closed her eyes. "Goodbye." Then she turned away and rezzed her bike, heading into the distant Outlands, still unsure of where to go.

An idea came to her. Flynn once mentioned that there was gang trouble to take care of in Neon. Hopefully, the troublesome gangers were taken care of. Ally thought about it. Neon… it sounds like a nice City. I'm sure everyone there is very friendly. What's the worst that could happen?

When she arrived in the city, she took off her disk and opened up her outfit options. First, she decided to remove her 'A' emblem from her white and neon green suit and placed it on a medic uniform, which was also saved in her outfits slot.

She also decided to change back into her natural appearance. Dark blue sparkly eyes, perfectly straight dirty blonde hair with choppy tips that are dyed red. Then she docked her disk and watched the magnificent neon green 'A' disappear.

Where should I go? Ally wondered. She decided to scour the streets and look for a home and a place to work. It didn't take long to get both.

Unfortunately, on the way to the first day of her job, two guys tried to rape her in an alley. She was lucky enough to be saved by some other program. He had gang circuitry designs on his suit, so she was wary of him at first, but since he seemed to be kind and respectful of women, he walked her to the club where she worked safely, she decided that she could trust him.

When she needed to say her name, she didn't want to lie since she was in his debt for saving her from those two programs and he seemed like a nice, honest program so she told him to call her Ally. It's a nickname that she decided to be called while she's in hiding. He told her that his name was Beck.

They spent only about twenty cycles of getting to know each other better, pranking other programs, exploring, and simply having fun. It was all great… until she discovered that Beck was part of the Crims. Apparently, it's the most feared gang in Neon. It looks like they weren't dealt with like Flynn wanted.

When Beck decided to leave the gang and run away with her, which she agreed with. The Crims decided to get back at him for leaving by kidnapping her and tying her up. The next thing she saw was Beck on his lightcycle heading to an abandoned warehouse for some reason.

Just a few moments later, the building exploded. Flames engulfing the old warehouse was all Ally could see for a while. Gage, the leader of the Crims smirked at her. "That's what happens when you mess around with the Crims." His smirk turned into a scowl. "Get out of this City… and don't come back!"

Without question, she obeyed. There was no point in not listening. Ally decided to head to Bismuth next. If she couldn't be with Beck, then she shouldn't be with any other program at all.

Not long after, she heard about this organization against Clu called: The Resistance Movement. Deciding it would be a great way to work against Clu, she disguised her appearance with glowing neon green colored eyes, wavy sandy brown hair. Not that it was necessary; she was going to wear a mask. If she was ever seen, she'd rather be recognized as 'Alpha' and not 'Ally'.

Then she also changed into a medical uniform with neon green circuitry and her 'A' emblem with her usual high heels. In order to join, they had to test your physical output, intelligence, and then they interrogate the program. Her intelligence and physical output was over the top, making her a very potential help for the Resistance Movement.

She just wanted to blend in with the medics but one thing led to the next and the next thing she knew; Chad decided to make her the head figure of the entire Resistance. Not long after becoming the leader of the Resistance Movement, they were transferred to Gallium, where Clu found their hideout. When Ally and Clu saw each other, she was pretty sure that Clu recognized her.

Sky and Ally got separated from the rest of their fellow resistors after the raid and were forced to go into hiding in Argon. At first, it was boring and Ally felt like she needed to do something, but she eventually warmed up to Sky and they learned to get along better. At times they have their differences but they're still really good friends now.

Ally kept staring into the mirror at her neon green eyes. She couldn't help but wonder why Clu kept giving her so much of his valuable attention. Was it because I had three programmings instead of one? Is it because I can change my physical features and no one else can?

She had so many questions and so little answers and she was pretty sure that most of them will still remain a mystery to her. Ally sighed and walked towards the door. She wanted to get these crazy, delusional thoughts out of her head. There's no reason that Clu would acknowledge me in such a way. I'm not that much different from other Specials.

She wasn't surprised either when Evelyn told her that she'd be communicating with the other ISOs like she said she would. She just didn't expect Evelyn and the rest of the ISOs to form a communication system not only for ISOs and Specials, but for everyone. It was a very risky move on their part.

Even Occupation soldiers would be allowed to use the communication system. The soldiers work for Clu, and if he found out that Evelyn and the rest of her messengers were ISOs, then he'd attack them. Then things would get really complicated for everyone.

Ally walked out of her bedroom door and into the hallway. Sky was sleeping peacefully in his own room so Ally had the opportunity to go outside for a walk. She had some thinking to do.

…

It felt like forever before Curfew ended!

Alpha isn't the only thing on Beck's mind that's causing trouble. This stupid lightcycle won't let me repair it! Beck actually thought working in the garage would help take his mind off of things, but he can't shake the thought that there's something familiar about Alpha… and that the lightbike won't even let Beck plug his stupid recoder in the stupid bike!

Beck rolled his eyes and pinched the bridge of his nose. After calming down, he tried plugging in hid recoder again. It wouldn't plug in. Beck growled and pounded the lightcycle with his fist several times. Able walked by and stopped staring at Beck like he totally lost his mind.

Beck glanced at Able and shrugged. "I can't fix this lightcycle."

Able looked like he was trying not to laugh as he walked over to Beck and grabbed the recoder. "Um, you're trying to fix the bike while the recoder's still deactivated?"

Beck felt really embarrassed for not noticing that. He was really distracted this cycle. Able lifted and eyebrow. "See what I meant when I said that you're unfocused?" Beck nodded.

Able grinned and patted Beck's shoulder. "Remember; feel free to talk to me if you need to." Beck nodded again and turned back to the bike.

This time, with his recoder activated, he easily plugged it back into the vehicle. Beck grumbled when he realized that he now has dents on the bike to repair as well. "Next time, Beck, take your anger out during the simulations! This wasn't the bike's fault!"

"Now you're talking to yourself? Should I be the one worried this time?" Beck looked up to Zed smirking at him.

Beck grinned. "Yep, I've totally lost it."

Zed patted Beck on the back. "Don't worry about it. I won't tell." Beck chuckled. "Anyways, Mara and I are going to hang out at the club later. Are you going to join us?"

Beck nodded. "Of course I will."

Zed started walking away. "Later! I'll let you get back to work!"

Beck waved to Zed. "Yeah, I wouldn't want to get distracted with another topic."

…

Paige stood next to Dyson, looking at Clu to know his decision. To be honest, Clu was surprised. This might've been the last thing he expected to be reported. "Wait, you're telling me that Cyrus is somehow still alive and he's a crazy nutcase who's trying to destroy the Grid?"

Dyson nodded. "Well that pretty much sums it up."

Clu pinched the bridge of his nose. "We need to keep this quiet from the Citizens or things will go chaotic."

Dyson nodded. "Right, should we send out some search parties to look for Cyrus?"

Clu nodded. "Yes, do it."

Dyson bowed and walked out of the room. Paige turned to leave as well but Clu stopped her. "Paige, wait."

Paige turned around to face Clu and clasped her hands behind her back. "Yes Sir?"

Clu frowned at her. "Where have you been and what have you been doing lately?"

Panic rose up in Paige's chest. She knew that Clu was suspicious of her disappearances. "I've been out chasing the Renegade, I got kidnapped by the psychopath twice, and sometimes I just go out for a walk to clear my head."

Clu frowned. "Every time you're gone, the Loner is out vandalizing. That raises my suspicions… a lot."

Paige kept a straight face. "There's nothing to worry about, Sir."

Clu narrowed his eyes. "May I see your disk?"

Paige wished she could derez right there and then. Because she was knew that she was dead now anyways. It would be better for her to just get it over with. Paige drew her disk and walked over to Clu, handing it over. She knew she had no choice but to give it to him.

Clu accessed her memory files and sifted through them. Paige bit the inside of her cheek when he viewed a memory of her vandalizing a building with the words: Clu Lies. It's all Clu needed to see when he closed the memory file and turn towards her. "I thought you were better than this, Paige."

She brought up the nerve to scowl at him. "Well I thought that you'd actually tell me the truth!" Clu was caught off guard when she said that. "Yeah, I know what Tesler did to me."

Paige ran over and snatched her disk back and turned just in time to block a blow from Clu's fist. He frowned and drew his disk. "You just made a big mistake, Paige."

Paige bared her teeth and activated her disk, getting into a fighting stance. Clu struck out with his disk, which was blocked with Paige's, then he took an opening and punched her in the stomach. Paige doubled over and Clu slashed her left arm with his disk.

Paige cried out and her reflexes kicked in. Paige lifted her leg and planted her foot on Clu's chest. All she had to do was extend her leg briefly to send him flying across the room.

Paige took the opportunity to run out the door. It wouldn't be long before Clu sent soldiers after her. Paige ran into the hangar and rezzed her bike. She exited the Base just before the guards were ordered to seal the ship.

She let out a sigh of relief, but it was short-lived when she already saw wanted posters of herself. Paige groaned and rested her head on the front of her bike. It's happening already…

Paige looked backwards to see someone tailing her bike. Well that's just great! Paige turned on her light wall and cut the program off. His bike derezzed immediately but leaving the program alive. Paige didn't hate the soldiers that worked for Clu, she pitied them. They really have no idea what's going on.

Paige kept riding down the street. She wracked her head with thoughts for the future. A paranoia that Cyrus would jump out and attack her, Clu coming after her himself, the Renegade bothering her about joining him (which she's still not interested in), and what she was going to do now that she's officially an Enemy of the State.

Maybe I could go back to Gallium. I can cut my hair the way it used to be and be a medic all over again. Gallium sounded like a good idea. She heard that they were short of medics in the hospitals anyway. It's also the City where Tesler found her. It'd be the last place Clu would expect to find her.

Paige pushed her bike to go faster. She needed to get out of this City and start fresh. She wanted nothing to do with Clu, she didn't want to join the Renegade, and she wished that she never met Quorra in the first place. At least then she wouldn't be stuck in this mess now. She'd be working with her friends, she wouldn't be wanted by Clu's forces. She'd still be happy.

Paige headed for the lone road in the Outlands that headed straight to Gallium. At least there's a chance of not running into as much trouble as I would in Argon. Paige's arm was sore. Top priority when I reach Gallium: Fix my arm.

Paige also realized that she'd have to change out of her military attire and get back into a medical uniform. She smiled to herself. Leaving is the first step of starting fresh. Gallium is a nice, quiet, and peaceful City. The odds of running into trouble are very slim. Her new start was going to be good. Everything will be perfect. She could feel it.

…

Ally walked down the streets, thinking about the future possibilities. She kept getting the same conclusion. Evelyn and the rest of the ISOs are doing something very risky. They're putting themselves too close to Clu's forces and other Basics. The only good thing about this is that it's something that Clu would least expect. Ally knew that Clu would eventually find out that Evelyn and her messengers are all ISOs.

Ally stopped walking when a thought occurred. Why didn't I think about this before?! Was I preoccupied? Ally shrugged and kept walking. There wasn't much that she could do for Evelyn's situation. There was no turning back.

She looked around at her surroundings. She was very close to Argon Square. Close enough to see a yellow sign on most of the boards saying: Perfection is Freedom.

Ally gagged and rolled her eyes. Just those three words were enough to make her angry and want to throw her disk through Clu… even though she never killed a program before and doesn't have plans to.

Ally drew her disk and switched her stealth outfit with her medic uniform with her 'A' emblem. She then turned and climbed up to the sign that said those yellow words that told nothing but lies.

She looked down at the controls and knelt in front of them. Ally pushed a few buttons and opened up a hologram of its coding. Ally switched the words and added a few tweaks before saving and closing the hologram.

For a few moments, the screens flickered and showed static. Ally kicked the device and the signs lit up in neon green with the words: Freedom is Perfection. Ally smirked and climbed back down.

Like Clu, Ally loved and wanted perfection, but their ideas of it differed a lot. Clu thought absolute control was perfection. But Ally believed that freedom with a government made up from a group and a system of jobs was perfection. She thought the Grid was perfect when Flynn was still around. There was no dictator and no absolute power. Everyone was happy. Ally wanted that back. The Citizens deserved it.

Ally turned to see orange in the direction she was going. She sighed. The other direction would head directly into Argon Square itself. She had no other choice but to run the other way though.

…

Beck was finally able to clear his head and relax thanks to Zed and Mara. They sat at a booth in the club and talked about fun and random stuff like they used to before Tesler took over Argon and Bodhi got derezzed.

He was glad to actually have fun again. But his time was cut short when an alarm of some sort went off. Beck and his friends stood up immediately and ran outside to see a magnificent sight.

The yellow words: 'Perfection is Freedom' that traveled across the screens and boards flickered and turned neon green. "What's happening?" Mara asked. Zed shrugged. Beck just stared. The neon green letters scrambled and switched around and now spelled: Freedom is Perfection.

Beck smirked. "That's genius! I wonder why the Renegade didn't come up with that sooner." Zed and Mara giggled at Beck's comment.

Zed narrowed his eyes to focus in on something. "Hold on! I see someone!"

Beck raised an eyebrow. "What?" He looked in the direction Zed looked to see a program in high heels, gloves, a mask, and neon green circuits with an 'A' emblem jump off one of the signs. "That's… Alpha."

Mara grinned. "She's awesome!"

Beck looked around to see other programs actually chanting the three green letters passing over the screen. "Freedom is Perfection! Freedom is Perfection! Freedom is Perfection! Freedom is Perfection! Freedom is Perfection!"

Zed and Mara eventually joined in. Beck kept studying the words on the screen and smiling. That crazy, smart girl… she's good at vandalism, but she's probably going to get herself killed…

"Excuse me!" A girl shoved past Beck and his friends and she was really in a hurry. Beck recognized her circuitry colors immediately. It's Alpha… again.

Beck grinned and decided to add humor. "Is she back so soon?" Zed and Mara started laughing again at his small joke.

Dyson and four other soldiers pushed past Zed, Mara, and Beck and chased after Alpha. Beck smirked. Good luck catching her. I'd actually be impressed if they managed to. She's feisty!

Apparently, while Alpha was running away, several programs saw her and decided to chant her name together. "Alpha! Alpha! Alpha! Alpha! Alpha! Alpha!" After about five chants of her name, just about every program in Argon Square was chanting her name.

Beck was impressed with Alpha. The Renegade's been around Argon much longer than she was, and she already has programs chanting her name. He never managed to do that with other programs.

Beck watched Alpha keep running until she left the square and disappeared into the streets. Dyson and the four soldiers followed close behind.

It was amazing how quickly Clu's forces discovered the incident because they were clearing everyone out of Argon Square. Programs were pushing and shoving. Beck got separated from Zed and Mara. He took the opportunity to disappear into an alley.

Beck drew his disk and altered his outfit. When he docked his disk, his outfit changed to his black Renegade suit. Beck's mask slid over his face as he rezzed his bike and headed in the direction he saw Alpha going.

…

Ally wasn't faltering, she kept running. She glanced behind several times while running to check and see if Dyson and those four other black guards were still chasing her. Sure enough, they were.

She stared straight ahead and kept running. She was surprised how quickly Dyson and those soldiers responded to her little message to the Citizens of Argon. Sky was probably going to get mad at her if he ever finds out that she once again, drew attention to herself.

Her mask was for some reason, getting foggy. Alpha took the risk and removed her mask to find out the problem. It wasn't hard to notice. Her breath was getting warm. She frowned as she kept running. She was running faster than she was used to and was doing it for a longer period of time than recommended. She wasn't tired; she was just getting a physical reaction from her body's actions. It

She turned sharply into another alley and looked backwards to see if she was still being followed. No one was behind her. Ally stopped running. She still didn't know the streets of Argon very well.

She was confused when she saw that again, she wasn't being followed. Dyson was probably taking another route so he could corner her again later.

Ally rolled her eyes and started walking back the way she came. But when she rounded the corner, something slammed against her back and she was pushed into another dark alley. A mysterious figure pinned her on the ground with her back against the wall.

She struggled against the weight, but was held fast against the wall. Ally groaned. She was pretty sure she got caught. She couldn't get a good look at her captor. Her wrists were pinned down to her sides by the program's knees and she was unable to move. She sighed in defeat. "Alright, you got me."

"Shhhh!" The program whispered sharply. This time, Ally managed to twist enough to catch a glimpse of a 'T' on his chest. Oh great, it's the Renegade.

She grumbled and rolled her glowing neon green eyes. "Oh, you again. What are you doing?! I thought I made it clear not to-"

The Renegade covered her now unmasked mouth with one of his hands. "Shhhh…" His tone was more quiet and gentle. Ally squinted into the darkness to see what was going on. She saw nothing, all she heard was running. Dyson and the soldiers were still chasing and looking for her. She smirked at the fact that she actually outran them.

She could hear Dyson stop running. He was panting… and he wasn't very far away from the alley that she was in. Ally immediately started struggling again. She didn't like being so close to the enemy and feeling so immobilized. The Renegade tightened his grip on her and held firm.

"Split up and find her!" Dyson shouted.

The soldiers sounded tired too. "But… Sir, she outran us. She must be on the other side of the City by now, perhaps at the Docks."

She could hear Dyson curse under his breath and turned back to his soldiers, still tired and panting. "Then let's go search the Docks!" Ally heard them run off in the direction of the Docks. Idiots. Ally thought to herself with another roll of her eyes.

She tried getting up, but the Renegade continued holding her down. She narrowed her glowing green eyes at him. "They're gone… now let me up!" She said, muffled by his hand.

The Renegade removed his hand and sighed. "Why are you like this?"

Ally frowned. "What do you mean?"

"You constantly push others away and avoid being helped, why?"

Ally glared at him. "That's none of your concern. Now get off of me!"

"No, not until I receive answers." Ally groaned. The Renegade had the upper hand, literally. He's not going to release her until he gets answers. Ally was a little impressed how patient he was, waiting for the right moment when the odds would be in his favor.

She frowned. "You're really not going to let me go until I start talking, are you?" The Renegade didn't respond right away. "Your methods of patience are impressive, but you can't really expect me to-" Without warning, the Renegade covered her mouth again.

"Shhhh…" He obviously heard something.

Ally lifted an eyebrow. "What is it?" Her voice was muffled again by his hand.

"I'm trying to figure that out. Just stay quiet." He whispered. Ally listened in. There were footsteps…a lot of them. More soldiers were scanning the area for her. Ally was starting to see a dim, dark glow of orange on the walls. They were very close.

The Renegade saw the lights too and got up. As Ally got up too, the Renegade pulled out his baton. "Did you bring a lightbike?"

Ally shook her head and pulled her mask back on. "I can run."

"Past them?!" He spoke to her as if she wasn't thinking everything through, and she really didn't.

Ally shrugged. "Sure, why not?" She crept up to the exit and peeked around the corner. The black guards must've known that she was here because there were a lot of them. She doubted that she'd be able to make it past them without getting captured.

She leaned back and shook her head. "Well, I guess making a run for it is ruled out of my options. I'd never make it." She looked around and studied the rooftops. "Give me a boost. I can help you up once I get up there."

The Renegade looked at her with what she guessed was uncertainty. "I will help you up once I get up there. Besides, you want to get out of this alive too, don't you?"

"It's not that I don't trust you but…" He looked at the high wall. "You think you can scale that?"

Ally waved away his question like it wasn't important. "I've scaled much taller buildings than that, it's nothing."

The Renegade shrugged. "Okay, I'm trusting you." He laced his fingers together and bent over, crouching slightly. Ally took a running start and stepped into the little cradle made from his hands. He extended his legs and straightened up. When the momentum reached full capacity, Ally jumped and ricocheted off the wall and then the other. She reached the top in no time.

She turned around and looked down. "Okay, take a running start like I did and then ricochet off the walls like I did. You won't be able to reach the top on your own so I'm going to catch you."

He took a running start and did what Ally instructed him to do. He made the last jump and reached out to grip the edge of the building. He knew he wouldn't make it, now he knew why she said she'd catch him.

Ally reached out and grabbed Beck's hand. She then lifted him onto the building effortlessly. "Gee, I thought the guards would see us by now." Just after Ally finished her comment, an orange disk came flying towards her. Ally ducked just before it took her head off.

She looked off the edge of the building to see a black guard catch his disk. Another one smacked the back of his helmet. "Idiot! Clu wants her alive! Get her!"

Ally frowned under her mask. "I'm so busted." She turned and took Beck's hand. She started running. "Let's go or we're dead…" She jumped onto another rooftop. Beck followed.

They jumped rooftop after rooftop until they were sure that they lost the guards. Ally sighed and sat down, taking off her mask. It kept clouding up inside. Now she wished that she wasn't so gifted. First thing she'll do when she gets back is taking a look at her disk to disable this stupid, useless ability.

She glanced off the edge of the roof to see if anyone was around. The coast was clear. She sat down and sighed. "Well that went well." She said sarcastically. She glanced up at Beck. "Are they always this persistent with you?"

Beck shrugged. "Well, not really. Paige and Pavel are pretty much the only programs who've actually tried their hardest."

Ally chuckled. "I think Paige has a thing for you."

"Yeah, I doubt it."

Ally stood up and patted Beck's shoulder. "You did well tonight… but you could've avoided that method of saying 'hi' to me."

Beck folded his arms. "I knew it!"

Ally raised an eyebrow. "What?"

"I knew that you were more than just a jerk!"

Ally laughed and playfully punched his shoulder. "Don't get used to it! Because it doesn't mean that we're a team… or friends."

"Right, I get the point."

"And-"

"Don't go out looking for you…unless I have a death wish!"

Ally giggled. "Right." She turned around and put her mask back on. "See you around…" She jumped off the building and landed neatly on her feet at the bottom. She straightened up and started running. She rounded a corner and disappeared.

Beck sighed. Well that went much better than last time. He climbed down from the building and rezzed his bike. He needed to get to the garage before Zed and Mara got suspicious. Who was he kidding? They already are suspicious! It's only a matter of time before they really do figure out where Beck's really been sneaking off to.

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Ally quietly entered the apartment. Hopefully, Sky didn't know that she was gone. A light switched on to reveal Sky. Ally let out a startled cry. "Oh! Don't do that to me! You scared me half to death!"

Sky smirked playfully. "And that's how I felt when I discovered you missing."

Ally groaned. "Right…"

"And," Sky started, walking over to her. She couldn't help but notice his big smile. "We're going back."

Ally raised her eyebrows under her mask. "Wait…what?! You mean…we're going to rendezvous with the rest of the Resistance Movement?!" Sky nodded. "FINALLY! I thought we'd never be able to return! I'm so happy!"

Ally was hyperventilating so much that she was starting to fog up her mask again. She had to remove it and then hugged Sky. "Yay! We're going back! Wait!" She let go and looked up at Sky. "When are we going back?"

Sky looked surprised to see her face but kept his pleasant smile. "After curfew is over."

Ally grinned and hugged him again. "Yay!"

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Okay, here's my Epilogue, Enjoy! XD

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Epilogue

Paige finally reached Gallium. And it looked just the same as it did last time Paige was here. The Medical Center that she worked in was torn down by Tesler's orders and every Medic in the Hospital was derezzed. Now there was just empty space where the Hospital used to be.

Paige turned her bike back into a baton and looked around. Paige ducked into an alley and looked at the reflective walls. She drew her disk and changed her outfit from the orange and red military outfit into a medical uniform.

Then she fixed the wound on her arm. It really stung now. Clu is a vicious fighter, no doubt about that. Now she knew why so many programs feared him. She shook her head to clear the thoughts from her head. She didn't want to think about the occupation now that she's starting fresh.

The next thing Paige did was activate her disk. She stared into her reflection on the walls very carefully. She let down her bun and let her hair hang loose. Then she started cutting it. She didn't have second thoughts of her haircut.

She knew she couldn't walk around with the same hair style so she decided to cut it so it would look like it used to before she joined the army. She wanted to have bangs again, with her hair a little bit shorter like it used to be so she could wear it down again.

When she was finished, she looked unchanged; as if she was never found by Tesler and never joined the army. Now she just had to find a Medical Center to work in and she'll be the same program she used to be.

Paige walked out of the alley and looked around. There has to be a Medical Center somewhere! She saw a building with jade green lights. She smiled. She had a good feeling that this was a Medical Center.

She found the entrance and walked inside to the front desk. "Excuse me; is it possible I can get a job in this Hospital?"

The receptionist looked up at Paige and nodded. She handed Paige a data pad. "Fill out these documents and you can work as a field medic."

Paige raised her eyebrows. She was never a field medic before, she only ever worked in the hospitals. Good thing she was a field commander in the army. For once right now, Paige was actually glad that she had experience out on the field because it might come in handy later.

Paige filled out the document and handed it back to the receptionist. She took the data pad and put it away. "What's your name, program?"

"My name is Paige."

The receptionist smiled at Paige. "Welcome to Gallium's Medical Center, Paige."

Another Medic ran over to the counter. "Dallas, the patient in room 13HB didn't make it, he derezzed before I could finish repairing his coding. I'm sorry." The Medic placed the patient's disk onto the counter while the receptionist changed the program's status from 'critical condition' to 'derezzed'.

The Receptionist looked up and Paige. "It's very rare for our patients to derez like that. And it would be nice to have another helping hand. My name is Dallas and I'm the one who will work behind the counter most of the time." She turned and looked at the medic beside Paige. "Emily over here will help you know your way around the building and will be your accompanist for the next three cycles, just to help you if you need it. this is a big Medical Center and a lot of our new Medics get lost easily."

Paige smiled. "Thank you."

Dallas smiled back and looked at Emi. "Would you please show Paige where she'll be staying?"

Emi nodded. "Of course!" She narrowed her eyes at Dallas. "And don't call me that! Around here, I'm known as Emi!" She said dramatically. Paige couldn't help but giggle. She looked at Paige. "Right this way. And if you have any belongings, then-"

"No, I'm starting fresh." Paige smiled.

Emi giggled. "No kidding. Well then, see ya later Dallas!" Dallas smirked and rolled her eyes. Emi lead Paige over to an elevator and walked inside. The elevator landed on level 7. Emi lead Paige through a long, wide hallway. Eventually, they stopped by a door.

Emi glanced over at Paige. "Dallas already cleared the door's combination. Type in your personal code and that'll be your combination to get inside your dormitory. And…" Emi giggled. "Don't forget your combination, or you'll have to go to the front desk and ask Dallas and trust me, she gets really annoyed when that happens."

Paige smiled and giggled. "Right." She reached over and typed in a series of numbers and the pad made a beeping noise.

"It accepted your code, now type it in again to unlock the door." Paige typed in the code again and the door slid open. "I should also give you a heads up. After you unlock the door, it remains unlocked. There's a button on the inside of your apartment that can lock the door if you press it. Press the button a second time to unlock it. Whether it's locked or not, the door opens automatically from the inside. And to lock the door from the outside while it's unlocked, just type in your code."

Paige nodded. "Got it."

Emi smiled at Paige. "I think you have a lot of potential as a Medic. You're working on the field, right?" Paige nodded. "Good, me too. Like Dallas said, I'm basically your guide around the Medical Center until you memorize the whole place." Emi turned to leave but stopped. "And I look forward to working with you, Paige."

Paige smiled. "Me too."

"There's one more thing." Emi pulled out a walkie-talkie. "You can communicate with this. Number 1 on the channels list is communicating with everyone, Number 2 is for the front desk, and Number 3 is for me. There are more channels on the talkie for the other Medics, but you'll learn them later. Right now, you should rest. We start working next cycle. I'll come to get you when it's time to go downstairs."

Paige nodded. "Thank you."

Emi grinned. "No problem." She turned and started walking away. "Words of advice…lock your door at night. Some of our perverted coworkers like to sneak around the hallways at night."

Paige frowned. "Why would they do that?"

Emi shrugged and threw her hands in the air. "I don't know! They're just creepy and perverted! Basic way to know them. Be careful around the guys. Not all the guys here are like that; just the stereotyped guys are creepy. You can tell whether someone is good or bad around here." Emi walked out of Paige's dorm, the door opening and closing behind her automatically.

Paige listened to Emi's words of advice and locked her door by pressing the button. The words: 'Locked' now glowed jade green to let Paige know that her door was locked.

Paige walked over to the bed and layed down, closing her eyes. I think I already made a new friend this cycle. Paige thought. Things were already going well for her this cycle. It felt good to be a medic again and not working in the army.

Paige felt drowsy. She felt sleep getting closer. She has a new home, a new job, new coworkers, and a new appearance. Life is pretty good. And right now, it could only get better. Paige knew next cycle would be busy, and she had a feeling that she wouldn't have any trouble for a very long time.

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It didn't take long for Beck to reach the garage. Curfew was about to start. Beck ducked into an alley nearby and drew his disk, changing his outfit back to normal before anyone saw him. He removed his mask and casually walked back into the garage.

Zed and Mara waved at Beck. "Over here!" Mara yelled. Beck grinned and jogged over. "Oh man, that was a mean crowd. They kept pushing and shoving. I'm sorry we all got separated."

Beck smiled. "Don't worry; it was just a bunch of rude programs." Beck walked over to the elevator. "I'm feeling a little tired. I'm gonna go into sleep mode for a while."

"Okay, bye Beck!" Mara sighed and looked at Zed. "So, do you think Alpha got away?"

Zed smirked. "Of course! She's Alpha! No one can dominate her!" They both laughed.

Beck walked out of the elevator once it reached the top and immediately headed straight for his dorm. He didn't lie to Zed and Mara, thankfully. He honestly was feeling tired. He layed down on his bed and closed his eyes.

Hero's aren't created… they're made. Beck smiled. It was true. Beck got upset over a loss and decided to do something about it. He was later trained by Tron himself, the greatest warrior the Grid has ever known. And now, he's starting a Revolution.

He wasn't made for this…he became this. There was no way that Cyrus was right and that he was actually programmed for this…was there? Beck didn't think of an answer before his system went offline. He really needed rest…pronto. He had a feeling that he was going to need it later on. Because the next several cycles were going to be rough.

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Ally walked next to Sky, both of them were still disguised and wearing their masks. Ally was so excited that she thought she'd go supernova with excitement. Luckily, she didn't explode yet…good.

They turned into a dark alley and waited. After a few nanocycles, they were approached. The programs were wearing black guard uniforms with white circuits. Two of them held out their hands to shake. "Welcome back to the Resistance Movement, Alpha and Skipper."

Alpha smiled under her mask. Though she didn't want to admit it, she even missed being constantly bothered by Chad. She could barely wait for that. Sky and Alpha shook the programs' hands and walked with them through a hidden door.

Alpha was lead to her new room. When she walked in, she grinned and removed her mask immediately. Like the rest of the HQ's, her room looked exactly the same as the others. First thing she did was strip her bed of its pillows and blankets and folded them, placing them neatly in her closet. Then she plopped down on the bed and closed her eyes. It's good to be back…

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Now here's my Trailer. (It's my very first time that I EVER wrote a trailer. Sorry if it sucks. I did my best. The scenes are basically sneak peeks to my sequel: Tron: The Revolution Begins-Book Two: Rise of the Resistance Movement. I know, long title like the one this book has, but I couldn't resist! XD I just love the titles! Anyways, enjoy! :D

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Trailer

Zed, Mara, and Beck walked down the street together, heading for Argon Square. Gage, Perl, and the rest of their gang stepped out from the shadows. Gage looked at Beck and smirked. "What's up, Beck? Did you miss me?"

…

Paige walked out of the Medical Center that she works and lives in and stared at the ground. It was so quiet that she could hear disk fighting going on. Paige ran towards the noise. A male program with white-blue primary circuits and dark green secondary circuits being attacked by a black guard. It was Sky, though Paige didn't know him or his name. The victim was kind of cute. He had light brown choppy hair that went down just below his eyebrows and was swept to the right side of his head. His hazel eyes widened with fear as he was knocked to the ground. Paige drew her disk and attacked the black guard. When she knocked him out, she rushed over to the attack victim to look at his injuries. Sky was in critical condition. Paige leaned him up against a wall and took his disk to fix the damages. When he recovered, he looked up at Paige and smiled a little. "Hi…"

Paige looked at him and smiled. "Hi."

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Dyson put on a stern expression in front of the Citizens as he continued his speech. "Defiance will not be tolerated! Anyone who thinks that they're the exception will be derezzed! Anyone who knows any remaining ISOs will report them immediately! Anyone who knows of any Specials… will report them! Anyone who does not follow the rules that Clu set up when he first arrived, will be derezzed immediately!"

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Ally, with her mask off, walked next to Sky down the road. "You know, I think I should admit that you're the first program in the Resistance Movement that I actually think is fun and well behaved at the same time. You're a great friend."

Sky smiled at her. "Thank you, Alpha. That… really means a lot to me."

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Beck and Ally, both undisguised stared at each other with wide, surprised eyes. "Beck…" Ally began. She crumpled to her knees. "I can't believe you're here…you're alive…" She smiled at him and her eyes sparkled.

Beck knelt down beside her and pulled her in his arms. "I thought you were dead…" Beck squeezed his eyes shut and smiled. "I'm so glad that you're not."

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Ally, in her Alpha uniform, gloves, and mask started running. The ground was breaking up behind her and was catching up to her very quickly. Eventually, she couldn't stay ahead of it, and she started falling into abyss, screaming.

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Tron, in the white suit, removed his mask and stared defiantly at Clu. The colorful, neat words: 'Tron Lives' was written all over the walls that surrounded him. All he could hear was gasps coming from the Citizens of Argon when they saw his face and realized that he really was alive. Clu smirked deviously. "Tron! Long time, no see! Where have you been, old friend?"

Tron frowned. "Anywhere but around you." He scowled. He heard some snickers from the crowd from his taunting.

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Beck, dressed as the Renegade, ran over to a window and stared at the unbelievable sight. "Tron! Noooo!" He drew his disk and broke the glass. He put his disk back and pulled out a bomb.

Beck threw the bomb, which attached itself to the repurposing pod that Tron was in. But it was too late; the repurposing code was already entering Tron and was still steadily flowing inside of him. The circuits of his outfit already orange.

The bomb exploded and Tron fell over. Beck ran over. "Tron…are you alright?" He couldn't ignore the electronic purring noised that was coming from Tron. Tron opened his eyes and focused on Beck. He immediately got up, put on his mask, and drew his disk.

Beck stood up and walked backwards. "Tron…it's me, Beck! Don't you remember?" Tron didn't respond, he kept attacking Beck until he was on the ground. Tron jumped on top of Beck and held his disk close to Beck's throat.

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Several Occupation black guards grabbed Ally's arms and cuffed them behind her back. Ally struggled. "How could you do this?! I trusted you! And you betrayed me!" She yelled as they dragged her away.

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I've really enjoyed writing this book for you all. :) I'll get started on the Sequel soon. I just wanna say: "It's gonna be EPIC!" XD Thank you all you kind readers for looking at my book, all my chapters, and sticking with the first book all the way through. This is the first book I've EVER written and you've all been a supportive audience. XD If anyone has any questions, or comments, leave it in the Reviews box. :) TRON LIVES! Toodles!