Disclaimer: Cyborg 009 is not mine. I am not making money out of this.

= : Thoughts.

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Chapter nine: The crouching shower and the hidden octopus.

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=No way!=

"Come on 003, just for a second, I will never find it! And you knees are hurting me from kneeling so much!"

= Joe Shimamura, you will not open those eyes for nothing in the world! Tout, mais pas Ça! Now keep on looking for that soap.=

The third day of sharing one body had started, and 009 had awakened having the control of 003's body one more time. Of course, they couldn't avoid a shower again, and that was the cause of their present predicament.

"I'll never find it 003!" Repeated 009 as he kept touching the wet floor looking for the soap, water dripping from the wet blonde head, which had been already washed. To make matters worse, 003 complained constantly about 009's use of the right amount of shampoo and his inexperience with the care of long hair.

=But I don't want you to see my naked body like this for a first time,= she thought without thinking, her tone a sheepish one. 009 raised the head in shocked surprise.

"Eh? What did you say?"

=Nothing!= Responded 003 a little too quickly.

009 was about to ask further but his hand found a slippery thing and he clutched it in triumph between his/her fingers.

"I got it!"

=Good, now hurry, the hot water is running low.=

"What did you mean by--"

=Won't answer. =

"But--"

=Laaa lalalalalaaaa lalaaa lalaaa lalala lalalaaa.=

" Alright alright…"

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After breakfast, they all headed back to the warehouse except for Dr. Gilmore and 001. 009/003 had decided to join them this time, and by the noon they had already finished placing the bombs. After being sure that there was not a single person around, they returned to the Dolphin and got away from the beach. Everyone stayed on the deck.

Dr. Gilmore then pushed the red button.

004 was right. It was a big explosion. The sound traveled through the air and filled their ears. Thousands of tropical birds took off from the thickness of the jungle and a column of smoke started to come out from between the trees.

"Well, our job here is done. Now we should get away from here," suggested Dr. Gilmore.

They all started to go inside the ship, but 009 froze, he felt the hair rise at the back of his neck. 003 spoke to him.

=009... Feel that? Concentrate hard! Fix your mind in the point where it is coming from.=

He analyzed the sensation further according to 003 instructions and what he found out alarmed him. He called after the others.

"Everyone! Get back! A cyborg is approaching! It is giant octopus and it will reach us in about 15 seconds!"

All the cyborgs turned around at the call of 003's voice and prepared for battle. They didn't question the fact that actually, it had been 009 the one warning them, they were way too used to the accuracy of 003's powers.

009 immediately took his leader role, no matter he was not in his own body. "Dr. Gilmore! Go inside with 001 and protect yourself! All the others prepare for the enemy in 5 seconds! ...3... 2... !"

In that moment, the Dolphin was hit by something and all of them fell to the deck floor. A Giant purple tentacle came out of the water and wrapped itself around the Dolphin, starting to crush it.

007 jumped to the sea.

"What is that! Surely Black Ghost left this cyborg here to protect the warehouse."

008 supposed. Immediately the tentacle let go of the Dolphin and some seconds latter the animal cyborg came out of the water, held tightly by 007, who had transformed into another giant octopus, only that he was red colored.

004 started shooting at the octopus head with his hand and aimed a warhead from his knee, but the shots exploded on its surface causing not a single scratch. All the team shot at it but nothing appeared to affect it.

008 jumped to the water as well to try an underwater attack, but after some seconds, he reappeared, clutched in one of the free tentacles of the beast.

009 clicked on his back tooth by instinct, but then remembered 003 didn't possess his acceleration and all the sudden he felt totally unprotected and defenseless.

The octopus managed to liberate himself from 007's grip and smashed him against the Dolphin, sprawling everybody to the floor again, or the sea. 007 returned to his original shape, a little dazed. 009/003 was sent almost to the other side of the ship and their head hit hard against the floor. 009 felt dizzy for a second, his vision blurred, nevertheless he tried to stand up immediately, but the body wouldn't respond, then, all by itself, it stood up.

"009, I am back in control! The hit must have provoked it, somehow."

= Right... we have the worst timing.=

"Not at all, now relax. It's time for me to do my job."

003 used her vision and started studying the components of the cyborg as every one kept of fighting it. 006 was trying to set the tentacles on fire and 008 kept struggling in one of them while 005 and 004 were trying to liberate him. 002 flew over the animal's head, aiming randomly, while the beast tried to grab the Dolphin again.

003 shouted, "I've got it! Listen every one! We have to shoot it in the mouth, right in the middle where its tentacles are coming from! It is its weak spot!"

The cyborgs listened to 003's instructions. Now they had an strategy. 007 jumped into the water and transformed once again into the giant red octopus. He held the tentacles of the cyborg animal, setting 008 free.

008 fell into the sea, and from then he started shooting at the spot 003 had indicated, the octopus twitched in what could be called pain.

007 used the moment of weakness and held the animal up so its core was exposed. At that very moment all the team aimed to the center of the beast.

The shots went straight to it. The octopus started glowing and glowing with every passing second. 003 screamed.

"007! Let go of it! It will explode in any second!"

The morphing man released the octopus and got as far as he could. In those moments, the purple cyborg exploded, sending every one into the sea with the force of the blow.

One by one, all of them emerged. 008 spoke to the blonde girl next to him: "Good job 009."

She corrected the African cyborg. "Oh. It's me again, 003."

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A/N: Tout, mais pas Ça means Everything but that.

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