"Oh. That is something. I wonder what happened to the girl…" said 008.
"Ya. Me too. I hope they are alive…" said 004.
"who would have thought. He was one of the last people I expected to actually have a wife and kids." Said 006.
"She sure was pretty." Said 007.
"we shouldn't ask him about this. Ok?" said 009.
"Ya. I know how he must feel if things are as I think they are." Said 004.
"what do you think?" asked 007.
"I think that his family was killed somewhere along the way." Said 004.
"that or divorce, but 002 doesn't seem like the type to do that. Plus, the girl was in all of his memories. He promised to protect her forever. He would not break a promise like that." Said 004.
"Yes. That is very likely a painful memory for him to have." Said 006.
"so, we don't know what happened. 007, you weren't there." Said 009.
"Agreed." Everyone said.
That night, 009 came in to check on 002. He was looking at a picture in his wallet and smiling.
"what do you have there, 002?" asked 009.
"Oh, its, just…just a…um, a picture of a girl I use to know." Said 002.
"I guess you miss her." Said 009.
"yes. I do." Said 002.
"What was her name?" asked 009.
"Her name was Melody. Melody Clearwater." Said 002.
"sounds like a nice girl." Said 009.
"Ya. She was my only friend." Said 002.
"oh. She must be special to you then." Said 009.
"ya. I was asked when I was little if she was my sister. She might as well have been." Said 002 with a far away look in his eyes and a smile.
"How are you feeling?" asked 009.
"ready to kick some black ghost ass, but, my ankle disagrees." Said 002.
"well, I hope you get better soon. You never know when Black ghost will want a nice big ass whooping." Said 009.
"True. Ankle or not, when they come, they will have a taste of my Knuckle sandwich." Said 002.
"I hope they are good and hungry, because all of us have one for each of them. There will be plenty of leftovers for the next time they decide to mess with us too." Said 009.
"009, come over here and help me with this!" 003 yelled from the door.
"Coming!" said 009. He left the room and 002 fell asleep.
"ah, 009. There you are. I need all of you here. But not 002. Listen up, everyone. We need to take shifts watching 002 closely. Someone may be after him. That is all I can say. Any volunteers for first shift?" asked Dr. Gillmore.
"I will." Said 005.
"Good. If anyone spots something unusual, come get me." Said Dr. Gillmore.
"Yes sir." Everyone said.
"Well, then, bed everyone! Black Ghost will be attacking soon. He knows we are not as strong, so he will strike while we are still down." Said Dr. Gillmore.
"ok." Said everyone.
"goodnight." Said Dr. Gillmore.
"Goodnight." Everyone chimed.
"WAKE UP EVERYONE!" Dr. Gillmore yelled. It was two o'clock in the morning.
"What is it, Doc?" asked 007.
"we are surrounded. They have the advantage. They knocked 005 out and took 002. He cant move!" said Dr. Gillmore.
"Ok, lets go." Said 009.
"Ok. Three two, one, ATTACK!" yelled 006. They all ran outside and began knocking the robots out.
"Not so fast!" yelled one of them.
"One more step, and your friend meets his end in a most unsightly manor." Said the man.
"He's a cyborg!" said 003.
"Indeed. And look what I have." Said the cyborg. 002 was tied up on the ground. But, there was something different about him. He stared blankly ahead of him without moving.
"What have you done to him?" asked 004.
"nothing." Said the cyborg.
"Hold on. 00 cyborgs, take a good look at 002s' eyes." Said 001.
"Oh, my!" said 003. His eyes were glowing blue.
"I'm going to ask you again. What have you done to 002?" asked 004.
"He is fighting my virus. If he looses, he will be overwhelmed with his worst nightmares and the things he is most afraid of. He will be scared to death. With some help from the electric pulses he feels while fighting the images." Laughed the cyborg.
"you monster! Leave 002 alone! You have done enough to him! Why don't you come after us?" asked 009.
"Because 002 is more easy to kill now that I know his weaknesses." Said the cyborg.
"Not if we can help him!" said 007.
"the virus is impossible to override or reverse. You cant win." Said the cyborg.
"We'll see about that." Said 008.
"009. Get 002 and bring him here. Hurry." Said 001 through telepathic.
"got ya." Said 009. He went to accelerator mode went to 002. When 009 tried to pick him up, he flinched at his touch. 009 picked him up and accelerated back to Dr. Gillmore. 001 put his hinds on 002s' arm and his eyes began to glow as well.
"002, calm down. I wont hurt you." Said 001.
"001?" said 002.
"Yes. Its 001. Whatever you are seeing, it is just a hologram. It is not real. You have to fight it. remember. It is all just images. It is fake. Fight it 002. I know you can." Said 001.
"I can." Said 002.
"now I need you to tell me. Where is the electricity coming from?" asked 001.
"my wrist." Said 002.
"Good. " said 001.
"009, can you help me remove this?" asked Dr. Gillmore.
"ya. What do I need to do?" asked 009.
"I am going to cut a few wires and you just have to pull it off of his wrist." Said Dr. Gillmore.
"Ok." Said 009. Dr. Gillmore just touched the device and was sent flying into the wall.
"DR. GILLMORE!" said 009.
"He was telling the truth. Only 002 can fight the virus off." Said Dr. Gillmore.
"001, keep talking to him." Said 009.
"Yes. That should help." Said 001.
"002, its 001 again. It's up to you to overcome this. Just rise above you fears. You can do it." said 001.
"I-I got it." said 002. The blue light in his eyes grew brighter and brighter as 002 fought the images. 001 could see what 002 was seeing. He saw the girl with black hair being killed. He saw terrifying creatures, he saw the other cyborgs being killed, he saw Dr. Gillmore being shot, he saw the scientists that had turned him into a cyborg, the images went by faster and faster until all it was was a blur, then everything went black. His eyes closed and his body went limp.
"Is he… he isn't…" asked 003.
"I don't know." Said 001. The other cyborgs had gathered around 002.
"Please don't be…" whimpered 007.
"He can't be…" whispered 009.
"002, please, wake up…" said 008. 002 groaned and stirred. He opened his eyes and saw his friends all around him.
"If I am dead, I'm in hell. 007's here." Said 002.
"He's ok!" said 007.
"Yep. I'm in hell all right. The whole freaken' crazy lot of them is here." Laughed 002.
"You scared us, 002." Said 001.
"Ok, now I'm just pissed off. Where is that black ghost slime." Said 002.
"Good question." Said 003.
"They must have retreated." Said 004.
"they are lucky. 002 looks ready to kill." Said 006.
"that's right." Said 002.
"Dr. Gillmore. I'm ready. We should explain it to them now." Said 002.
"are you sure?" asked 003.
"Yes. They should be informed of it all." Said 002.
"your positive? You don't want to get some rest first?" asked Dr. Gillmore.
"I'm fine. I'll feel even better once I get this off of my chest." Said 002.
"I suppose so." Said Dr. Gillmore.
"everyone inside. We need to talk." Said 001.
"Ya. Me too. I hope they are alive…" said 004.
"who would have thought. He was one of the last people I expected to actually have a wife and kids." Said 006.
"She sure was pretty." Said 007.
"we shouldn't ask him about this. Ok?" said 009.
"Ya. I know how he must feel if things are as I think they are." Said 004.
"what do you think?" asked 007.
"I think that his family was killed somewhere along the way." Said 004.
"that or divorce, but 002 doesn't seem like the type to do that. Plus, the girl was in all of his memories. He promised to protect her forever. He would not break a promise like that." Said 004.
"Yes. That is very likely a painful memory for him to have." Said 006.
"so, we don't know what happened. 007, you weren't there." Said 009.
"Agreed." Everyone said.
That night, 009 came in to check on 002. He was looking at a picture in his wallet and smiling.
"what do you have there, 002?" asked 009.
"Oh, its, just…just a…um, a picture of a girl I use to know." Said 002.
"I guess you miss her." Said 009.
"yes. I do." Said 002.
"What was her name?" asked 009.
"Her name was Melody. Melody Clearwater." Said 002.
"sounds like a nice girl." Said 009.
"Ya. She was my only friend." Said 002.
"oh. She must be special to you then." Said 009.
"ya. I was asked when I was little if she was my sister. She might as well have been." Said 002 with a far away look in his eyes and a smile.
"How are you feeling?" asked 009.
"ready to kick some black ghost ass, but, my ankle disagrees." Said 002.
"well, I hope you get better soon. You never know when Black ghost will want a nice big ass whooping." Said 009.
"True. Ankle or not, when they come, they will have a taste of my Knuckle sandwich." Said 002.
"I hope they are good and hungry, because all of us have one for each of them. There will be plenty of leftovers for the next time they decide to mess with us too." Said 009.
"009, come over here and help me with this!" 003 yelled from the door.
"Coming!" said 009. He left the room and 002 fell asleep.
"ah, 009. There you are. I need all of you here. But not 002. Listen up, everyone. We need to take shifts watching 002 closely. Someone may be after him. That is all I can say. Any volunteers for first shift?" asked Dr. Gillmore.
"I will." Said 005.
"Good. If anyone spots something unusual, come get me." Said Dr. Gillmore.
"Yes sir." Everyone said.
"Well, then, bed everyone! Black Ghost will be attacking soon. He knows we are not as strong, so he will strike while we are still down." Said Dr. Gillmore.
"ok." Said everyone.
"goodnight." Said Dr. Gillmore.
"Goodnight." Everyone chimed.
"WAKE UP EVERYONE!" Dr. Gillmore yelled. It was two o'clock in the morning.
"What is it, Doc?" asked 007.
"we are surrounded. They have the advantage. They knocked 005 out and took 002. He cant move!" said Dr. Gillmore.
"Ok, lets go." Said 009.
"Ok. Three two, one, ATTACK!" yelled 006. They all ran outside and began knocking the robots out.
"Not so fast!" yelled one of them.
"One more step, and your friend meets his end in a most unsightly manor." Said the man.
"He's a cyborg!" said 003.
"Indeed. And look what I have." Said the cyborg. 002 was tied up on the ground. But, there was something different about him. He stared blankly ahead of him without moving.
"What have you done to him?" asked 004.
"nothing." Said the cyborg.
"Hold on. 00 cyborgs, take a good look at 002s' eyes." Said 001.
"Oh, my!" said 003. His eyes were glowing blue.
"I'm going to ask you again. What have you done to 002?" asked 004.
"He is fighting my virus. If he looses, he will be overwhelmed with his worst nightmares and the things he is most afraid of. He will be scared to death. With some help from the electric pulses he feels while fighting the images." Laughed the cyborg.
"you monster! Leave 002 alone! You have done enough to him! Why don't you come after us?" asked 009.
"Because 002 is more easy to kill now that I know his weaknesses." Said the cyborg.
"Not if we can help him!" said 007.
"the virus is impossible to override or reverse. You cant win." Said the cyborg.
"We'll see about that." Said 008.
"009. Get 002 and bring him here. Hurry." Said 001 through telepathic.
"got ya." Said 009. He went to accelerator mode went to 002. When 009 tried to pick him up, he flinched at his touch. 009 picked him up and accelerated back to Dr. Gillmore. 001 put his hinds on 002s' arm and his eyes began to glow as well.
"002, calm down. I wont hurt you." Said 001.
"001?" said 002.
"Yes. Its 001. Whatever you are seeing, it is just a hologram. It is not real. You have to fight it. remember. It is all just images. It is fake. Fight it 002. I know you can." Said 001.
"I can." Said 002.
"now I need you to tell me. Where is the electricity coming from?" asked 001.
"my wrist." Said 002.
"Good. " said 001.
"009, can you help me remove this?" asked Dr. Gillmore.
"ya. What do I need to do?" asked 009.
"I am going to cut a few wires and you just have to pull it off of his wrist." Said Dr. Gillmore.
"Ok." Said 009. Dr. Gillmore just touched the device and was sent flying into the wall.
"DR. GILLMORE!" said 009.
"He was telling the truth. Only 002 can fight the virus off." Said Dr. Gillmore.
"001, keep talking to him." Said 009.
"Yes. That should help." Said 001.
"002, its 001 again. It's up to you to overcome this. Just rise above you fears. You can do it." said 001.
"I-I got it." said 002. The blue light in his eyes grew brighter and brighter as 002 fought the images. 001 could see what 002 was seeing. He saw the girl with black hair being killed. He saw terrifying creatures, he saw the other cyborgs being killed, he saw Dr. Gillmore being shot, he saw the scientists that had turned him into a cyborg, the images went by faster and faster until all it was was a blur, then everything went black. His eyes closed and his body went limp.
"Is he… he isn't…" asked 003.
"I don't know." Said 001. The other cyborgs had gathered around 002.
"Please don't be…" whimpered 007.
"He can't be…" whispered 009.
"002, please, wake up…" said 008. 002 groaned and stirred. He opened his eyes and saw his friends all around him.
"If I am dead, I'm in hell. 007's here." Said 002.
"He's ok!" said 007.
"Yep. I'm in hell all right. The whole freaken' crazy lot of them is here." Laughed 002.
"You scared us, 002." Said 001.
"Ok, now I'm just pissed off. Where is that black ghost slime." Said 002.
"Good question." Said 003.
"They must have retreated." Said 004.
"they are lucky. 002 looks ready to kill." Said 006.
"that's right." Said 002.
"Dr. Gillmore. I'm ready. We should explain it to them now." Said 002.
"are you sure?" asked 003.
"Yes. They should be informed of it all." Said 002.
"your positive? You don't want to get some rest first?" asked Dr. Gillmore.
"I'm fine. I'll feel even better once I get this off of my chest." Said 002.
"I suppose so." Said Dr. Gillmore.
"everyone inside. We need to talk." Said 001.
