Hi! This is the first fanfiction I'm putting up here so...enjoy! Note: Only one pairing might be involved and that is 003X009. ^_^
Any advice or comments you have are welcome!
It's been a long time-
since I last had this dream....
In it-
I'm a machine...
And I'm hurting my friends......
But I don't mind....
It's ok because...
It's just a dream...
........Right?
*~*~*
He moaned and opened his eyes, rapidly closing them again as the light blinded him. 004 was not the best morning person- the fact was that practically no one on earth truly liked getting up in the morning. He often envied 001- the 6-month-old- because being so young he was allowed to sleep half the day away.
He yawned and stretched and shuffled his way to the bridge of the Dolphin which was on this morning as it had on several others, been acting as a makeshift dining room since the kitchen was too crowded with dirtied pots and pans from 006's cooking to have any room. Truth be told he was supposed to have cleaned them, but he'd asked 002 who then told 007 to do it, who then asked 009 who then asked 008 who asked Gilmore who then asked 003 to take care of it only to have her shout and proclaim and rant about the "ineptitude of the male species," leaving 005 to quietly go and work at it. This "pass the bucket" of sorts had taken several days and so the task was not only daunting, but it would take quite a while to finish, hence the makeshift dining room.
"Morning." 004 moaned, reaching for the pot of fresh, heavenly smelling coffee. Jet snatched it up in a heartbeat just to spite the German and waved it in front of his face.
This, however, did not phase Albert for he was too used to the monkey-like behavior of the baboon which was his comrade. He instead, sat down in one of the chairs and began poking at the white-'n-fluffy stuff on his plate, quietly muttering "Dummkopf.".
"Bon appetite!" Chang, aka 006, aka the chef of their gang said as he stared wide-eyed down at it.
"No offense 006, but um...what exactly is this stuff?" He asked after finding it jiggled when poked with a fork.
"It's my new specialty! Cauliflower ala powdered sugar ala spinach puffs topped with a pickled sour cream and banana sauce then baked at 400 degrees for forty minuets!"
Albert gently pushed the plate away. "I think I'll pass on this." He said gently. "I realized that I'm not too hungry this morning..." And to himself he muttered, "Whatever happened to fresh crisp, baked bread and cool cheeses with a small glass of wine for that subtle taste of Germany on the side?" He sighed heavily. "I miss my good old style normal breakfasts-"
"I heard that!" Chang said rapping the poor cyborg on the head with his spatula. "If you want your so called 'normal' breakfasts and your fancy cheeses etcetera, etcetera! You can make them your self!" He humphed.
"But good luck hacking your way through the kitchen though-" 007 piped up. Even as a dog he refused to eat the 'delicacy'. For once Chang's cooking had turned them away. "From what 005 has told me there is no way on earth you'll be able to get in their- I tried as a cockroach and failed!"
"Eew!" 003 shuddered. "That's disgusting!"
"Yes it is." 007 said. "But not at all as bad as sewer rat or a flea...those little blood-suckers give even me the creeps!"
009 laughed. "I should probably go and help him in there-" He said. "007 did ask me-"
"You might want to wear a mask like the one I gave 005." Gilmore added.
"You forget Dr. Gilmore." He replied with a wink. "Acceleration powers do come in handy. By noon the kitchen will look great!" And with a click, the ringing had sounded and 009 had disappeared.
"I envy him that sometimes." 004 said. "He can travel faster than various odors.'
"Pfft? acceleration isn't all that special." Jet said shrugging. He was in total denial.
"Maybe-" 004 said suddenly swiping the half empty coffeepot from Jet as he walked by distractedly. "But it would make drinking coffee a lot easier." This made 003, 8, 7 and Gilmore laugh. (Chang was still busy mourning over the untouched loss that was his creation).
Jet's gaze turned to look outside. The wind rushed past as they traveled- the clouds looked so inviting and he yearned to take flight even if briefly. The feeling of cold wind in his parrot-hair felt good ya know?
Suddenly he leaned forward, is eyes widening. "Smoke!" He said. The others turned.
"Hmm? What was that 002?" Gilmore asked.
"Down there! There's a huge fire! The freaking city's being attacked!" Jet shouted. He was DYING to get out of the cramped ship at any cost. "See?! Smoke as high as the eyes can see!"
"That doesn't necessarily mean it's being attacked 002-" Dr. Gilmore began. "There could be a perfectly logical explanation for the smoke which doesn't involve it being attacked-"
"No Dr.-" 003 said, concentrating as she held 001 and gently rocked the small figure. "I can see it- there is a giant robot attacking the city!"
"006- go get 005 and 009- I want all of you to take care of this robot." Dr. Gilmore ordered.
"You got it." 008 said. And 002 practically leaped for joy. "Be careful out there!" Gilmore called and 004 smiled and gave him a metallic thumbs up.
"Don't worry." He said. "we will." And he paused at the door to wink. "I'll make sure he doesn't fly into a wall ok? Well-...maybe a wall. Might knock some sense on that inflated ego of his."
In utter truth, 005 was so relieved to be out of that hell-hall that was the kitchen that he was the first one out of the Dolphin.
003 looked to 009. "Was it really that bad?" She asked. Joe shivered.
"Trust me Francoise, you don't want to know..." He replied most horrified.
They landed on a deserted street, the people gone -presumably evacuated- and flames burned everywhere filling the air with thick, heavy smoke.
"Where is it?" Asked 006. "I can't see it!"
"It's here-" 003 said. "There!" She pointed where a large grotesque looking robot stood mostly shrouded in smoke, eyes glowing menacingly, and standing completely motionless.
"That's odd-" 007 said. "Usually giant robots surrounded in flames and smoke are the ones who caused them. So why keep still?" He sighed and motioned dramatically. "Oh! How doth our little band of renegades succumb to the torture of irony! How fleeting our minds we do not see the whole picture berating upon us as the fires spread like weeds and smoke choke our lugs with it's foul stench!" He droned on for quite a while, though most of the others simply toned him out.
"I have a bad feeling about this-" 009 said taking his battle stance. It was far too quiet. 002 shot into the air and scanned the area.
"That's strange-" He said to himself. "Why aren't there any people here- unless-" Then it hit him like a blast from a thermonuclear bomb! "Oh SHIT! It's a trap!" he said, the sound of firepower sounding the instant he had finished. He took out his laser and set it to maximum.
"Evasive maneuvers!" 009 shouted and heaved 003 aside before she was hit. "Go and hide behind something and keep low!"
"I won't leave!" She protested.
"GO!" he ordered again and she obeyed. (Curse your uselessness Franny)
"Oh the pain, the misery! Such SUFFERING! These fools hath deemed us to despair! Woe! WOE!!!" 007 moaned.
"Oh can it you fool and throw some rocks or maybe your own fat head if you aren't going to use your laser!" 006 whacked him.
They were surrounding the area they had landed on, the robot had been a decoy so the ambushers were not detected through the smoke until it was too late. As it was, Francoise could not detect their minds, for somehow they were shielded.
Several blasters and bullets came careening his way and he dodged several. Only one of the blasts hit 004 in the shoulder but it sent him knocking into a stone wall.
"Oh perfect!" he muttered and fired back, the cry of the wounded man confirming his hit. "At least I'm faster than I thought-" But in an instant, Albert's vision began to blur and he could feel himself swaying on his feet. "Oh great-" He knew he'd hit his head pretty hard. He clutched his arm. "this is....just my luck-"
"004?!" 009 shouted. He had seen the man's shoulder get hit and it looked like he'd hit the wall, the man who had shot him be hit himself in the return fire, when suddenly 004 had collapsed!
"Dangit he's out cold and- ah! Dr. Gilmore!" 009 shouted suddenly hearing the loud shooming noise as the Dolphin flew overhead and landed inside a barrier which was now forming, Ivan's small eyes glowing bright blue.
"Everyone into the Dolphin!" Ivan shouted. "Hurry!"
"You heard the kid!" 008 said, and looked up. "That means you 002!" He yelled and Jet sighed deliberately louder than usual. 005 lifted Albert and carried him inside.
*~*~*
"What happened to him?" asked 003 after Dr. Gilmore had examined 004.
he sighed.
"The blast hit 004 in a place which should not have cause him to pass out like that, even though he'd hit his head he should have stayed conscious." He said worriedly. "I can't detect anything unusual about the blast! No poison, no toxins, it was just a simple bullet as far as I could tell!"
"Was there anything else unusual about him?" she inquired. He shook his head. "My knowledge of cyborg workings and my scanning instruments show no abnormalities. If something had happened I would have known." He said. "I am diagnosing his reaction to all of this as due to lack of sleep and/ or of caffeine. If anything odd resurfaces I'll let you know. She nodded in thanks and left the infirmary.
"Is he all right?" 009 asked, leaning on the wall.
"I think so mon amie. Dr. Gilmore believes it is due to lack of sleep. Apparently Albert's been having nightmares recently."
"I don't blame him with all of this Black Ghost stuff resurfacing even after his defeat." He frowned. "Anyways- we'd better go and see if 005 needs-"
"You are off the subject of me already?" Came a voice from behind. "Oh I feel so loved now, ärmlich Albert." They turned to see the lopsided grin of 004 and Francoise smiled and hugged him.
"Thank heavens, we were all very worried!" she said.
"Not Jet, he shrugged and said that 'the old geezer'll make it just so he can yell at me again'." 009 laughed.
"Well then I shall have to do so the next time I see him just to spite him and make his ears steam." He laughed as well. "Now come on- I don't know about you but surprise ambushes always stir up my appetite." And they nodded, aiming to scout out Chang and beg for lunch.
Have you ever imagined it so dark
that the world seems in an endless slumber...?
As if the world has died
and only spirits wander
through burning flames forever...?