Another Chapter! I couldn't bring myself to leave you without knowing what happened to 002 and 006.

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Disclaimer: same as chapter 1, don't own cyborg 009 story or its characters.

"Cyborg" – talking

Cyborg – thoughts

- change from outside to inside and vice versa

On with the story!

The sound echoed all around the island. A cloud of smoke and dust covered the path where the beam had passed by. 003, 004, 007 and 008 couldn't see anything, the TV just showed a screen of smoke and dust.

"002! 006! Do you copy?!" asked 008 desperately through the intercom. "006! Buddy! This ain't time for jokes! You better answer right now!" said 007 with a shaking voice through the intercom too. "Are you there? 002! 006! Answer god dammit!" said 004 too, trying to get any response from his friends.

003 was at the brink of tears that she couldn't utter a single word; she couldn't believe it, two of her best friends, two of her brothers were… gone. 007 and 008 stopped trying to get any response from their friends and just lowered their heads as if accepting defeat.

"Answer me!" continue 004 shouting through the intercom. He couldn't give up; they could be alive, there was no way to prove they… they… When there was no answer he felt devastated. He could feel his heart shattering as he remembered how he lost Hilda and Bina. The pain had been unbearable, but his new family helped him to cope with it. Now, two of his friends, two of his brothers were not responsive.

"Please, just say you're still there…" said Albert sadly. He didn't wanted to give up hope, but despair was crawling inside him, filling his heart and mind with fear.

There was a long pause in the intercom, no one dared to say anything.

Even when 003's eyes threatened to release a cascade of tears, she didn't take her eyes off the screen. If there was any sign of them, she would be able to see it, right? That was her power, to see and hear almost anything… but what happens when there is nothing to see or hear? What happens when the figures you're looking for are not there and their voices are quiet? That's what scared her the most...

Dr. Souta's laugh could be heard loudly in the control room. "I told you that you shouldn't have betrayed Black Ghost! That way, your friends might still be alive. Hahahaha!" laughed Dr. Souta evilly.

"You bastard!" said 004 angrily against Souta. If it wasn't for the handcuffs, he would have already shot Souta all the bullets he had. 007 and 008 also looked at the doctor angrily and thought of all the ways they would kill the bastard who had break their family.

"Wait!" 003 interrupted the cyborg's thoughts and Dr. Souta's laugh.

"Huh?" the cyborgs and the doctor looked up to the screen and saw that the cloud of dust was dissipating. There was something there…. Or wasn't there? Honestly the cyborgs believed that their minds were playing tricks on them.

"There is…" said 003 carefully and then gasped at what she saw. It was true, her powers helped her to see things her teammates couldn't, but was it real? She was able to distinguish a figure… and it was standing where the beam had hit. She knew what it was, but didn't dare to say it, because it might be an illusion.

"What is it 003?" asked 004 to the girl "What do you see?" asked again with a hint of desperation in his voice.

Then, they heard an incoming message through the intercom.

"002 and 006 here. We are alright pals. Don't know how, but we are." answered 002. "For a moment I thought we were done for good!" 006's trembling voice rang through the intercom.

003, 004, 007 and 008 were so happy to hear their voices, but they were still confused as what had happened. The only one who could see what caused them to survive was 003. She knew now that it wasn't an illusion but she couldn't utter a single word.

Then, the image got clearer and now 004, 007 and 008 could see what 003 had seen.

It was 009; he was standing in front of 002 and 006 facing directly to the cannon. He had shielded them with his entire body.

"009!" said the cyborgs. He seemed to be in really bad shape. He had bruises, cuts and burns all over his body; smoke was coming from his shoulders and legs. One of the scientists zoomed in the image on the screen and they saw 002 and 006 unharmed laying on the ground behind 009.

Even with his injuries, 009 was standing firmly, slightly leaning forward and with his arms crossed in front of his face. Then, he put down his arms slowly and straightened his posture.

"No! How could this happen? Nothing can withstand the power of the Lighting Cannon!" said Dr. Souta angrily.

002 and 006 couldn't believe that they had been saved by 009 shielding them. Everything outside 009's shadow range was burned to crisp, but the ground where they were lying seemed to be intact, as well as themselves. As 009 straightened his posture he turned around to face his two friends.

005 just arrived to where they were and saw the cyborg leader state. He had seen him really injured just moments ago, at such state that he couldn't even stand up, how was he able to reach there in mere seconds and protect his friends with his body?

"Are you alright?" asked 009 with concern in his voice. "Ye-ee-es." said 006 in a shaky voice as he checked his arms and legs to see if everything was still there and sighed in relief when he realized he was unharmed. 002 just nodded while examining with his eyes 009's body, in an attempt to understand how could he be so calmed with those injuries and how was he able to reach them in just milliseconds.

Then, 002, 006 and 005 noticed 009's eyes. They were narrower than usual, with a dead serious expression and their color… a brighter red. His gaze wasn't as gentle as it usually was; this time his eyes resembled that of a soldier who was ready to face death. They didn't showed fear, doubt or mercy; they just showed determination and courage.

"005, please help 002." said 009 towards 005. "Yes." replied the strong cyborg as he got near the rock and lifted it from 002's leg. "Do you know where the rest of the team is?" asked 009 to the three cyborgs.

"004 said that they had been captured by that jerk Alpha and they took them to the control room." said 002 as he felt the pain in his leg dissipate a little bit, thanks to 005. 006 snapped out of his trembling and got closer to inspect 002's leg. "You need Dr. Gilmore to check on that quickly." said 006 to 002 as the aerial cyborg grunted in relief of having his limb free from under the rock.

"Dr. Gilmore, can you hear me?" said 009 through the intercom. "Yes, 009. What is it?" came the reply from the doctor. "Bring the Dolphin to the northeast side of the island and pick up 002, 006 and 005 at the given coordinates. Then, fly to the north coastline and the rest of the team will meet you there." finished 009. "On it, 009." replied Gilmore.

"Dr. Gilmore should be here soon. Get in the Dolphin and tell him to check 002's leg." said 009 to the three cyborgs that were in front of him. "What about you?" asked 006 with concern in his voice. "I'm going to help group 1. Then we will meet you at the north coast." said 009 as he turned around ready to leave.

"What?" said 005 as he helped 002 to stand up. 005, 006 and 002 stared wide-eyed in surprise at their leader. "Are you crazy? You are in no shape to go inside the laboratory and pick up a fight! And what if that bastard (Alpha) shows up? He will destroy you completely!" said 002 in loud voice as if he was scolding 009 for even thinking on doing something like that. The New Yorker was really concerned for the injuries the cyborg leader had and that he was willing to keep on fighting to protect the rest of the team.

009 looked over his shoulder to give 002 a gentle smile and said calmly "Don't worry, I'll be fine. Besides, Alpha will not be able take me down that easily now." He grinned and then disappeared in acceleration mode. Now? What did he meant with that? thought 002.

They heard the Dolphin getting closer and they knew that they should follow 009's instructions.

Meanwhile, in the control room, Dr. Souta was shouting at all the soldiers and scientists he could "How could this happen? There is no material on Earth that can withstand the Lighting Cannon's power!" said the doctor.

"You underestimated us." said 007 with a smirk. The cyborg had no freaking idea on how 009 had done that but he couldn't let this opportunity to mock their foe to go to waste. Dr. Souta was enraged by this comment. He then calmed down, ordered a scientist to turn off the screen and then looked at the cyborgs with an evil smile.

"Kill them. Cut their heads off and dismantle them." ordered Dr. Souta calmly to the cyborgmen as he was pointing his index finger to 003, 004, 007 and 008. Oh! Great job 007! I should have kept my mouth shut! thought 007 as he got nervous from the order Dr. Souta just gave.

Dr. Souta got confused when the cyborgmen didn't move a muscle. "What are you waiting for?! It is an order!" said Souta in an angrier voice.

Suddenly, all the cyborgmen collapsed dead to the ground and the handcuffs of the cyborgs blew up. Someone just released the cyborgs and killed the cyborgmen before anyone could react. "What?!" said Dr. Souta confused as a figure materialized in front of him. It was 009.

"Get out of here before you blow up with this building and don't EVER mess with my family again." said 009 coldly and menacing. Dr. Souta had his mouth and eyes wide open in shock and started to walked backwards to get away from the red eyed cyborg. He felt as if his gaze could kill him by just wishing for it. When he reached the door he just ran as fast as he could and started screaming. Every scientist in the control room did the same as they ran for their lives.

009 jumped down to the first floor and walked towards the rest of the cyborgs. They were really surprised when they saw the injuries their friend had; even when they saw him through the TV screen, the injuries they could see were far worse than what they expected. They saw the big injury in his left shoulder, cuts and burns on his arms, legs and face, and several bruises and scratches on his back and chest.

"We need to start the detonation sequence and meet with the rest of the team at the north coast. Are all bombs set in place?" said 009. "Now they all are" said 008 as he snapped out of his thoughts and placed the last bomb on one of the computers in the control room. "Good, let's get out of here." said 004.

003 took a little bit longer to recover herself since she noticed the look on 009's face. It wasn't as gentle as it always was, his eyes now similar to those of a soldier. Even though she had seen him in combat before, this time was different, he seemed like he didn't care if he died or if he killed his enemy, the only thing that mattered was to accomplish the mission at hand. This scared her, this wasn't Joe Shimamura, her friend and confident; no, the one standing in front of her was Cyborg 009, the mass destruction weapon created by Black Ghost.

"Let's go." 003 was snapped out of her thoughts as she felt 009's hand on her shoulder. He gave her a gentle smile. It was strange, now she could see that he was the same gentle and kind man, her dear friend, but at the same time he seemed like a brawler willing to fight to death. She couldn't place her finger onto what was going on with 009, but she was glad that he still showed that gentle spirit.

She nodded at him and returned the smile. She would be thinking about what happened to him after they were out of there.

Yay! Another Chapter done! Hope everyone like it and please Read & Review!

The battle isn't over yet! Next chapter Alpha appears again. Will 009 be able to defeat the enemy?

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