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I took some time in the afternoon to whip up a picture of 000. Not one of my greatest works, but it was my first time. Just copy the link below and paste.

Disclaimer: …Ah, we all know what I'm going to type anyway.

It was nearing night. The sun was half-hidden in the red and orange-stained ocean. The Dolphin rested on an isolated beach not far, but concealed, from the city of Tokyo. It was a great day: plenty of sun, no clouds, and a nice breeze. But, there was a slight problem occurring inside the Dolphin.

Tap, tap, tap, tap, tap…

"002, you've been tapping your foot for the past half hour. Is something bothering you?" 009 asked.

002 stopped his tapping. "What's bothering me is that Black Ghost hasn't attacked us for God-who-knows-how-long, and because of that, there's practically nothing to do!"

"You make it sound like no attacks is a bad thing," 004 joked. The others, all except 006 because he was in the kitchen, laughed lightly at this joke. 002 just frowned and 'hmphed'.

All of the sudden, 003 let out a gasp. "There's an aircraft heading our way!"

"Is it Black Ghost?" 008 asked the blonde Cyborg.

"I'm…not sure," 003 replied, "It sounds different from all of the other aircrafts of Black Ghost. This one sounds a bit…old."

"Where is it coming from?" 007 asked.

"It landed half a mile down the beach we're on."

"All right, 009, we'll go and check that aircraft," 004 stated, and turned to 002, "And I presume you'll be coming along?"

002 stood up, "What do you think?" and followed 004 and 009.

The three 00 Cyborgs trudged down the beach cautiously.

"According to 003, the aircraft should be over this sand dune," 009 said. Before he could set foot on the sand dune, 004 put a hand on his shoulder, stopping him.

"I don't think we should let them know we're here yet. Let's just keep low for now."

009 nodded. The three Cyborgs crawled onto the sand dune and peered over the top, catching a glimpse of the aircraft…and a girl standing in front of it, back facing towards them.

This girl had long, soft-looking dark brown hair tied into a low ponytail with a pink ribbon. She wore a Cyborg uniform similar to theirs, and to top it all off, she had a pair of black metal cat ears and a long, metal gray tail with a sharp point at the end swishing around. They also noted that her shoulder was bandaged up, and a large sky blue backpack was by her side.

"…Are you two seeing what I'm seeing?" 002 whispered.

"Mrreoow!!" A sudden yowl came from the girl, startling the three. The unknown half-cat Cyborg turned around and jumped onto the aircraft, crouching and hissing. Her tail was also sticking up in the air, and her ears were flattened down.

Now the three were able to get a clear view of the new Cyborg's front view. She looked like she was around the age 17 or 18. Her face shone with an extremely cute innocence that belonged to a 6 year old, but it was her eyes that captured them. Her gold cat-like eyes glimmered with a strong determination. But 009 sensed that there was a hint of fear in them, just like the time when he found out that he was converted into a Cyborg.

"Who's there?! Show yourself!" the girl demanded, baring fangs.

002 reached for his blaster, but 009 stopped him. The American looked at 009, questioning why he stopped him. 009 just shook his head at him, and before either of his two teammates could stop him, he stood up.

The female Cyborg blinked, and stopped hissing, "Who are you?"

"My name is Joe Shimamura, or 009," he answered as he slowly walked towards her, ignoring 004 and 002's whispered warnings. Somehow, in his heart, he knew that this new Cyborg wasn't on Black Ghost's side.

"0…0…9?" The half-cat's tail slowly dropped, going back to its routine of moving around, "Are you a Cyborg?"

009 smiled and nodded, now confident that she wasn't one of his enemies. "Yes, I am. You are one, too, aren't you?"

The girl Cyborg looked at him, the fear absent from her eyes, and she smiled as she sat down on the aircraft, crossing her legs. "The cat ears and tail gives it away, doesn't it?" He chuckled lightly at this small joke. "Yes, I'm a Cyborg also."

"What's your name?"

She put a finger on her chin, as if thinking about something. "How about…I tell you once your two friends there decide to stop hiding?"

009 blinked, then remembered that 002 and 004 were still here. "Oh, right." He turned around, facing where his teammates are.

"How did she know we were here?" 002 whispered to 004.

"Uh, if you can't tell, fellow Cyborgs, it's because of my cat ears," she said as she tapped one of her cat ears, "its hearing has been increased."

Silence. But 004 and 002 slowly stood up and walked to where 009 is. The female Cyborg looked at 002 and then at 004, studying the two. 002 didn't look happy about being found out so easily, but 004 watched over the new Cyborg in the same manner she did to them.

"So, what are your names?" she asked, finally.

"Oh, right," 004 started, "I'm Albert, better known as 004, and that's Jet Link, but he prefers 002." 002 just crossed his arms and looked at the other way.

The girl just tilted her head, "Not a very talkative one, is he?"

"You could say that. By the way, what's your name?"

She pushed herself off the aircraft and landed three feet away from them. Her height only reached 009's chest. "Kit, AKA prototype Cyborg 000, at your service." 000 did a little bow at her introduction.

009 blinked, "000?"

"Yup."

"Prototype Cyborg?" 002 questioned. Obviously, that part caught his interest.

"Uh-huh."

004 rubbed his chin, "But why didn't we know about this…?"

"Uh…" 000 put her hands behind her and started switching her weight from one foot to the other, "Maybe it'll be better if we went someplace else to talk. Preferably somewhere more private."

The three male Cyborgs looked at each other, and nodded, agreeing that it would be better to be in a more secret place.

"OK, we'll talk on the Dolphin," 009 said.

"The Dolphin?"

"Our ship," 002 answered simply, then grumbled something like, 'Ridiculous name…'.

000, however, caught that last bit. "I think it's cute." That caused 002 to mumble more.

"Biiiiig…" 000 said as she looked up at the Dolphin, impressed by its massive size.

"I take it you never seen a ship this big," 004 said while smirking. 000 just shook her head dumbly as she followed 009. 009 looked over his shoulder at the half-cat. He knew that she was nervous, but she covered it up with her surprise and amazement at the interior of the Dolphin. He smiled. In a strange way, she reminded him of himself. He turned back to the front before she would notice him looking at her, and opened the door to the main room.

"Oh, you're back," Professor Gilmore said.

"Anything on that unknown aircraft?" 008 asked.

"Actually, we found something, or rather…" 009 side-stepped, "Someone by that aircraft. Everyone, meet 000."

"Hi," 000 greeted with a bright smile.

"000, I'd like you to meet Professor Gilmore, holding Baby Ivan, or 001. This is Francoise, better known as 003. Over there by the pilot seats is Pyunma, 008, and over here is G. Junior, but we call him 005. That's G.B., other known as 007, and our chef Chang-Changku, 006, is at the kitchen fixing dinner."

"It's a pleasure to meet each of you."

003 smiled at the younger female, "The pleasure's all ours."

"Nice to meet you, 000," 008 said. 005 nodded her way with a warm welcoming smile.

"000," 007 said as he suddenly appeared besides her, making her jump a little, "May I say that it's a pleasure to meet a beautiful young lady such as yourself." The Britain took 000's hand and kissed the back of it. Needless to say, 000's cheeks flushed red.

"Quite the gentleman, aren't we?" 000 joked while giggling. She glanced over at Professor Gilmore, who was staring at her. 'He's been staring at me like that ever since I was introduced to him…'

Pulling her hand back and clearing her throat, she asked, "Is something the matter, Professor?" Upon hearing this, the professor snapped back to reality.

"Huh? Oh, it's nothing. It's just that I believe I heard your name before. You see, I used to work for Black Ghost…" At this, all the Cyborgs in the room looked at 000, causing her to become more nervous than before.

But she just shrugged and crossed her arms. "Maybe this will clear it up: I was changed into a Cyborg 40 years ago, and attempted to kill one of the scientists responsible for my change."

"Ah, yes, I remember now. I heard about you from the man that was attacked. He had quite a nasty scar on his face."

000 chuckled nervously as she scratched her head sheepishly. The other Cyborgs just stared at her, as if that it was hard that such a polite and cheerful Cyborg could just jump and attack someone.

"Dinner! Come and get it!"

"…Was that 006?" 000 asked to no one in particular.

"Yes," 003 answered.

000 clapped her hands together. "Well then, how about I tell you guys my story after dinner? I'm starving!"

Everyone agreed that it was a good idea. As 002 reached for the door's open switch, 007 cuts him off.

"Ah, ah, ah! Ladies first!" he said before opening the door, "Here you are!" He bowed before gesturing the door to 000 and 003.

"And I repeat, quite the gentleman," 000 said before following 003, who giggled softly at her statement.

002 rolled his eyes. "You really need to give it a rest."

"Hey!"

Laughter. 000 smiled. 'What a nice bunch of people.'

There ya go, chapter two! Oh yeah, I'm gonna go somewhere for vacation, so there won't be any new chapters for the next 6 days. Please leave a review, and flames shall be used to toast marshmallows! S'mores, anyone?