Cain's Revenge

by ShivaVixen

[AU] As Cain was shoved through time in his fight against Lina, he jumped to a time where just a simple push would have terrible effects on the lives of the 00 Cyborgs. After all, they'd been pretty desperate to escape, even if it meant leaving some innocent stranger to Black Ghost because they couldn't wake him in time. [A/N: Cain vs Kane, I'm using the spelling I 1st found.]

4. Running

Running

004 hit the ground and rolled, they were just barely surviving the assassins sent out after them.

It hadn't escaped anyone's notice that the assassins had started at 0011, there was a possibility that 009 had been severely damaged or even killed in their escape, something that had left 003 slightly distressed. (And a small bit of curiosity of what happened to 0010, surely they would have sent them out first?)

0011 had been relatively easy to take down, 004 had managed to do it himself after the others had fallen to the cyborg's poison, but then came this 0012- what was next, a giant?

"004, are you alright?" 003 ran over, 007 just behind her.

"Fine, 003, do you see where her center is?" 004 ignored the flash of hurt, they didn't have time.

"This way," 003 said after a moment, and by some miracle, they actually made it.

"You're to be commended for making it this far, but by now your Professor is in Tokyo with 009." 0012 said, before laughing.

Then the noise started. 004 was driven to his knees before it stopped. Glancing up to check the cause, he saw a broken mirror and 003 looking dazed while still holding her weapon, before fainting away. 004 scooped her up, noticing as he did that 007 had approached 0012.

"007, we've got to go." 004 saw the body of the woman in the photos, before 0012's machinery caught fire.

003 finally woke up as the house vanished under the ground, burying itself.

"So, she really was there, after all." 003 murmured. "I thought so."

"And the professor is with 009 in Tokyo." 004 reminded them. "Seems 009 survived after all."

"Maybe we can talk to him?" 007 offered as they headed back to the car.

004's mouth fell into a grim line. "Unlikely, we don't know anything about 009, save that he was the combination of our designs."

"001 thought he could be reasoned with." 003 noted, she finally got to her feet.

"After this long in Black Ghost clutches? I have my doubts." 004 opened the door.

003 actually slammed it shut, narrowly missing his hand. "He was there because we left him, 004, we have a duty to try and get through to him." She glared at him, and 004 saw over her shoulder that 007 was in an army uniform waving a white flag.

"Alright, we'll try, but you need to be careful, 003." 004 decided against what he was originally going to say in favor of pointing at the door. "I don't want to have to pay for fixing the car if you slam my hand in it."

003 flushed, and 004 smiled as 007 finally joined in the conversation. "Yes, consideration for others 003, we don't want to give Professor Kozumi a damaged car when we get him back, it's bad enough 0011 damaged his house."

004 let 007 distract 003 on the drive back. He was worried, 009 had not been sent after them until now, so why the sudden change? As far as he was concerned, it could only be because Black Ghost was sure he wouldn't turn on them.