Ww11- Now everyone wants to kill me for making another cliffie. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I know I said I would try to cut down on the cliffies, but I didn't. This chapter will end straight, I promise. But it may leave a few unanswered questions. (That's not a cliffie, right?)'
Read on to quench your anger and find out what happened.
Disclaimer- I don't own Cyborg 009. (If I could turn the death threats I received into money, maybe I could buy it.)
For a list of who's who see chapter 2.
"Cyborg 009"- talking
'Cyborg 009'- thinking
::Cyborg 009::- 001 talking
The world around him was quiet and dark. He felt a great weight in his back and didn't feel anything where his arm should have been. He painfully lifted himself out from under the chunks of concrete and twisted steel and tried to remember what happened. He closed his eyes and could see the images of their fall. Wait a minute, their fall.
'Where is she? Where could she be?' he thought.
Frantically he searched around in the dimly lit room. Scanning the pile of rubble, he saw a black boot sticking out from under a slab of jagged concrete.
"Oh no," he whispered and just about threw himself at the pile and tried to clear away the jumble.
He strained his battered body, all the while tears mixed with blood on his soiled face. After removing the last piece, 0016's mangled figure lay in front of him. He leaned over her face and gently brushed away a strand of dusty, turquoise hair, revealing a bloody gash that stretched the length of her once flawless face from her left eye down to her chin.
"0016, wake up please," he sobbed. "Please you can't be dead. You were all right last time. Come on, stop playing and wake up."
Even as he said this, he knew she was not fooling around. She did not respond to his voice. Her chest did not rise and fall. Her body did not move. 004 sank to his knees and broke down in grief.
"You can't be gone!" he shouted and took her hand in his and brought it to his face and cried.
Back on the Dolphin.
"001, how soon can we go back? Can we go now?"
::No 002, we can't go now. I already told you we have to go back to Kazumi's house and regain our strength. Then we can go back.::
"But you said if they were in trouble we'd go back right away," 002 whined.
::Yes, I did say that. But right now, I haven't even established a telepathic link with her yet.::
"Well what are you waiting for? Since you can't find her she must be in trouble, let's go back."
::I'm tired from having to bring the Dolphin here and shield all of us from Black Ghost, that's why I haven't linked with her yet. And if you ask me one more time to go back I will have 003 beat the crap out of you,:: the toddler finished and promptly went to sleep.
"Sheesh," 002 muttered. 'Please be okay 0016. I don't know what I'd do if anything horrible happened to you.'
"Hey 002, have you seen 009?" asked 008.
"What, no I haven't. He's probably somewhere else with 003," 002 grumbled.
"I heard that you sicko. And I'm right here," 003 snapped. "But, I haven't seen 009 at all since we left," she said in a softer tone. "Oh no, could we have left him behind too?" she cried.
"Well, why don't you scan the ship and find him. He's probably in the bathroom or something," 002 said.
"Good idea. Hmmm. I don't see him anywhere. We did leave him behind." 003 started to panic.
"That's it. We're turning around. And if anybody has a problem with it then they can get out now," 002 said.
He started giving instruction and since no one really objected to his decision so the Dolphin turned around and shot back towards the Black Ghost base.
Back at the base
004 slowly stood to his feet. He looked up at the hole in the ceiling from which they fell.
"There's no way I can get up there even by myself, let alone carrying 0016." he said.
"You won't need to carry her anywhere. We'll be taking her and you back to Lord Black Ghost."
004 spun around and looked down the corridor. As far as he could see, troops loyal to the evil organization filled the hall. At the head of the legions stood the commander and at his side was the all too familiar Tezzla.
"Come with us peacefully or we'll use Tezzla," the officer commanded. "And I know you don't like Tezzla."
"I'm going nowhere," said 004.
"Then we'll just take your friend over there," and some of the robot soldiers stepped forward to claim 0016's unmoving body.
"Stop! To get her you'll have to deal with me," 004 warned.
"Ha ha ha. I don't think you're exactly in the condition to defend anyone. You can't even defend yourself," smirked the commander and he pulled a laser from his belt and shot at 004 hitting him through his left shoulder. 004 flew backwards from the blast and could not rise.
"Aww. Look at that," said the commander. "Now both of your arms are broken. Too bad you can't save you friend. Tezzla! Activate and then bring them to Lord Black Ghost."
004 looked up from his position on the ground. Tezzla had almost reached its top speed. His mind raced.
'What can I do now? I can't get up or draw my laser. I know,'
He rolled on his side and pulled his leg back. With a swift kick he unhinged his knee joint. As he made ready to aim the missile he heard "Acceleration Mode!" but it sounded like two people said it.
'What the heck? I thought 009 left with the others. But who else can accelerate? I must have landed pretty hard. Now I'm hearing things.'
All of a sudden, Tezzla went up in flames and exploded. 009 landed in front of him.
"Are you all right 004?" he asked.
"I'll be fine, but we need to help 0016. She's still unconscious," 004 gasped as he tried to sit up. He didn't want 009 to know how bad she really was.
"You don't look fine," 009 told him. "I'll try to contact the others so they can pick us up."
009 looked up at the commander. The commander obviously knew the cyborg's reputation and turned heel and ran. All of the troops followed suit.
'001. 001. Are you there?' 009 was trying to reach the baby telepathically.
Back on the Dolphin, 001 had woken up.
::Yes, I'm here 009. We're coming back to get you. Did you locate the others yet?::
'Yes. In fact, I was just calling to have you pick us up. They're both okay, but they do need Dr. Gilmore to fix them up a bit,' 009 said.
::That's good news. We had already turned around so we will be there shortly. Just stay there until we arrive.::
'I gotcha,' said 009 and their link ended.
"001 said they would be here in a few minutes," he told 004.
"That's good. I didn't tell you this at first, but 0016 isn't just unconscious, she's not breathing either. I don't know what's wrong," 004 confessed.
"Then I hope the others hurry," said 009.
As 004 looked over at where 0016 lay, he saw another figure over her body.
"Hey you, over there! Get away from her!" he shouted.
The figure looked up, "Who me?"
"Yes you. Leave her alone." 004 said.
"Calm down 004, it's okay. He's a friend and a cyborg like us. I met him while I was trying to find you guys," 009 explained.
"I'm sorry. I should have introduced myself. I'm 0017," the other cyborg said with a smile.
"Are you sure he's trustworthy?" asked 004.
"Of course. He wanted to join our cause and he said he was waiting for the right time to escape. Then he ran into me," 009 continued.
"I want to destroy Black Ghost. My life has been ruined because of him. I was happy, and now I'm a freak," 0017 said and turned his green eyes towards 004.
As 004 looked at him, he noticed his eyes. They seemed cold and emotionless. They did not reflect any feeling at all; it was like something was missing in his soul. They were just empty pools of green.
0017 turned his eyes back towards 0016.
"Your friend does not look well," he commented.
"Yes, I know. We're waiting for the rest of our team to pick us up so we can help her," 004 told him.
"I can be of some assistance," 0017 offered. "I am able to somewhat fly with psychic powers. I could lift her up through that hole up there and out of this horrid place."
"I'll carry 004 on my back and jump out with my accelerator," said 009. "Then we'll meet the Dolphin out front and leave from there."
"If we all agree, then let's go," said 0017 and gently lifted 0016 in his arms and floated up through the hole in the ceiling.
"I'm right behind you," said 009 as he helped 004 onto his back and jumped into acceleration mode.
As the Dolphin touched down in front of the ruined door to the base, 002 saw two figures dash out the opening. He lowered the ramp and raced out to meet the red uniformed cyborgs.
"009, you're okay! You gave us a scare. Why did you run off like that?" scolded 003 as she came down the ramp as well.
"Never mind that 009, how is 0016? Hey, wait a minute. If 004 is with you and that guy over there isn't 0016 and he's holding 0016, oh I'm confused," said 002. He ran over to the newest cyborg and took 0016 in his arms cradling her head. "But never mind that, we need to get 0016 some medical attention right away," and with that he ran back into the Dolphin.
"What was that all about?" asked 0017.
"I'll explain later," said 009. "For now, let's just get away from this accursed place and find Dr. Gilmore to look at 0016 and 004."
After 0016 and 004 were safely in the medical room, 009 ushered 0017 into the control room where everyone else was. It took some persuasion by 003 to get 002 to leave 0016's bedside and let her rest.
"Everyone, I'd like you to meet the newest member of our team, 0017," 009 told them all.
All eyes turned on the brown-haired cyborg. His bottomless green eyes stared back. He sheepishly grinned and waved.
"He has agreed to help our fight against Black Ghost. He is able to use some psychic powers and he can control fire like 006, but with his hands instead." 009 said.
"Hi guys," said 0017 shyly.
"Ah, we don't bite," said 007 as he put his arm around 0017's shoulder.
"We're here guys," said 008. "Let's leave the introductions for later. We need to find Dr. Gilmore to check out 0016 and 004."
"He's right. Let's go," said 002 and he rushed off towards the house to find Gilmore.
"Come on inside 0017," offered 009. "We can talk there. Dr. Gilmore usually likes it to be quiet while he works," and he led 0017 out of the Dolphin behind the others.
This isn't a cliffie right?' It's getting late and my parents are yelling at me so I have to stop it here for now. I'll try to update soon, but I have school tomorrow so the next chapter may be a little late.' I hope you enjoyed this cliffie free chapter, brought to you by, me! R&R pleeeeeeeez.
