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The Fall Of Zuse

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"What happened to the Zuse we used to know…?"
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That's something Gem pondered on a lot. She knew exactly what had happened, what made the great Zuse change.

She watched him from her spot at the bar, the white haired man giggling and flirting among all the programs.

The End Of Line Club was just a way for him to escape the past. He didn't want to be known as the betrayer he was. Gem never saw it that way. Any program that knew why would understand why he did what he did.

Gem knew his data inside and out and had shared it with him many times. She could only imagine how much it must hurt him.
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It was the beginning of Clu2's reign. Back when Castor was Zuse. The white knight everyone looked up to; A sign of hope for all the ISOs.

"RUN!! Go on go! Get to the safe house!!" Zuse shouted at the other ISOs he had been escorting. He reached back and removed his disc from his back, turning to face the onslaught of black guard.

But he wasn't alone; a few programs had stayed with him to give the others a chance. Discs whizzed through the air, recognizers above; it was hopeless and Zuse knew it.

He threw his own disc, taking out one guard after another, though they just seemed to keep coming. There were four for more for every one that he derezzed. A red disc barely grazed his ear. 'Damn, they're getting close…!'

He felt a sharp pain to the back of his head, and fell to the ground, watching as the last few programs that were with him derezz.

His saving grace, or his bad luck, each program would have their take, you pick, was the Clu wanted him alive. He had information. He could tell him where the ISOs were… He could end the resistance with his knowledge.

"Get up!" An angry voice pulled Zuse from his sleep cycle.

Zuse blinked a few times, quickly moving to run, but he couldn't, he was restrained to a cold black table. He looked to see Clu standing over him.

"Tell me where the safe house is… and I might let you live…"

"I wont tell you…!" Zuse hissed, then screamed as he felt an electric jab to his side. Gaining a cold smile from Clu.

"I'm sure you will."  Clu's fingers rest over a console, shooting an electric current through the program.

Zuse could feel his code starting to fall apart with each volt. He could swear he could see through himself at one point. He growled and shook. "I WONT TELL YOU... A DAMN THING!"

"Have it your way..." Clu turned up the current until Zuse was hardly visible. Zuse shrieks becoming more metallic, sounding like it could break, like he could break, like every code in his being was going to just fall apart.

Too many cycles had passed. Zuse was worse for wear, his circuits showing in his face, his skin turning grey. His hair was a mess and discolored like the rest of him.

He knew he was too close to derezzing, one more wave and he was done for. "W-wait…" Zuse stammered, his voice crackling.

"Ready to talk…?"

"Th-they're…. in the outlands…. Flynn…. There's a safe house… by the cliff…." What had he just done?! He closed his eyes and looked away from Clu.

"You're not that bad of a program at all… I think I'll keep you alive… for now…."

Zuse could feel his coding had changed… When did that happen? He betrayed his own kind… How could he face anyone?

He hadn't even noticed two guards had thrown him out into the streets until he hit the ground.

From then on, he couldn't let anyone know who he was. He would call himself something different.

Castor. That would be it. He'd make a new life for himself, one without a care in the world. No one would depend on him… he couldn't betray anyone, and everyone would love him.

He stood up and stumbled through the streets of Tron city, ignoring every look he got. He only stopped when he looked to the highest building around. That's where he would restart.
This is my interpretation of why Castor is the way he is now.

Characters © Disney
Tron © Disney
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ShatteredTearz's avatar
WHOA.
WAIT.
I RECOGNIZE THIS.
I THINK I READ THIS A WHILE BACK.
WHICH LED TO MY CONSTANT ZUSE INDUCED DAY DREAMS.
WHICH SPAWNED MY WHITE KNIGHT STORY.
FFFFFFF
YOU ARE THE TRUE SOURCE OF INSPIRATION FOR THAT FIC, MISSY.