Believe me, angelkeiko, I tried. But it's still comes out the same.

*throws chocolate chip, sugar, and many other variety of cookies* Enjoy the cookies, and here's chapter 7!

The next morning, it was bright yet quiet. All of the 00 Cyborgs, minus 001, had already woken up and enjoying a cup of tea or coffee. Well, all except for 000. The old, yet still young Cyborg hadn't waken up yet.

"What time is it?" 009 asked, a concerned tone in his voice.

"It's eleven o'clock," 007 answered simply.

"That's weird," 008 put a hand on his chin, "She doesn't seem to be the type that'll sleep in."

003 stood up. "I'll go check on her."

Before she even moved from her spot, the door opened, revealing a cheerful 000 in her casual getup.

"Good morning, fellow Cyborgs!"

"Ah, 000," Dr. Gilmore held up his pipe. "How do you feel this morning?"

"Like a million bucks!"  She smiled brightly. "Anyway, I'm going to go out for a while into the city."

"Why?" asked 009.

"Because I have some stuff I want to buy," 000 replied while looking at him.

"I'll come with you," 003 offered.

The half-cat shook her head. "I would prefer to go alone, just today."

"Oh, OK," 003 said while blinking.

"By the way, what date is it today?"

"April 17, Friday," Dr. Gilmore answered.

"Thanks!" Before anyone knew it, 000 was gone. "Don't worry! I'll be back before you know it!" They heard her distant yell.

"Wonder what she's buying without telling the rest of us?" 004 wondered out loud. The others shrugged. Then, 006 remembered something.

"Wait, 000! You forgot to eat breakfast!" But that fell upon deaf ears.

"Thank you, come again!"

000 left a store with two bags, filled, one included a flyer of some sort.

"Well, that was easy. Now I just have to do this without any of them knowing," she said to herself as she made her way back to the Dolphin.

"Now then," she pulled the flyer out from the bag, "What is this that the lady gave me?" The half-cat started reading the piece of paper. "New amusement park opening on April 19… Cool! Maybe if the others agree, we'll go have some fun!"

While she walked back to the ship, she suddenly stopped. 'Strange, I thought I felt something… Something of malevolence.' She turned around, scanning through the numerous people walking. But she didn't sense the same feeling from any of them.

"Huh, must've been my imagination," she said before making her way to the Dolphin again.

However, she didn't notice a dark figure watching her, from atop a building.

Once 000 came back to the Dolphin, they had lunch. The others asked her what she bought over and over again.

"I already told you guys, I'm not telling!"

"How about just a hint about what it is?"

"No, 006, I'm not saying a word. And if that hand is going anywhere near the bags, 007, then I will be forced to claw you."

The Brit let out an 'eep' before snatching his hand back. The prototype grinned and nodded, telling him that he's done the right thing.

"Seriously, 000, why aren't you telling us?" 008 asked.

"You guys REALLY want to know?" she asked in an overly sweet voice.

"YES!" It seems the half-cat had annoyed the other 00 Cyborgs.

She held up her hands and said, "Nope! Sorry, can't tell you!"

If this were a normal Anime, then they would've fallen down.

"Sorry, but it's my little secret. Now then," she took the two bags and made her way to the exit, "I'll be in my room. And if ANY of you decide to spy on me, I won't talk to you ever again. Is that clear?"

The Cyborgs made out a resounding 'yes'.

"Good." With that, 000 left the dining room. The others heard her hum softly as she made for her new room.

"Quite a convincing young girl, isn't she?" Dr. Gilmore said. The others nodded.

Soon each of them returned to their daily lives, but some couldn't help but wonder what their new addition to the family would hide from them.

Hours later, on a cliff, a lone female gazed down at the Dolphin with piercing violet eyes. Her short white hair and scarf followed the breeze's flow as she stood still atop the ridge.

"So that's where you've been hiding…" she said, her voice hinted with hate, "Soon, you shall suffer for what you have done him…"

She placed her foot near a rock. "Now, to set the trap…" She kicked the rock down, causing a crash once it came in contact with the rocks below. "That should catch the blonde girl's attention…"

A crash rang through 003's ears, causing her to stop in her conversation with 009.

"What's wrong, 003?" he asked.

"I heard something, or someone, outside the Dolphin…" The others tensed at this.

"How many are there?" 004 asked.

003 closed her eyes and concentrated. "I think…there's only one."

"We better investigate it, just in case," 008 said, "How close is it?"

"Very close. In fact, we should be able to see once we leave the Dolphin," the French girl explained.

"Then it's best we check it out," 004 stated as he looked around, and noticed that a certain tailed Cyborg wasn't around. "Someone has to go tell 000 what's going on."

"I'll go," Dr. Gilmore offered, "Meanwhile, all of you go see what made that noise."

The Cyborgs nodded in agreement, and rushed off, while the professor hurried to 000's room.

Once the 00 Cyborgs were outside, they searched around the area for anything out of the ordinary, blasters ready.

"There's no use hiding!" 002 yelled, "Why don't you show yourself?" It seems the hotheaded American was eager for some action.

"Why don't you look up, 002?" a low voice said from above. All of them snapped their heads up to the direction where the voice came from. There, standing on the ridge, was a lovely female with short white hair covering her left eye. She had black lipstick and eyeliner, and wore a black version of their uniform, except she had a black miniskirt over a matching pair of tights. A white scarf trailed behind her, and around her head was a thick, silver band with a bright blue jewel. Her sharp dark purple eyes glared at the Cyborgs.

"Who are you?" 009 demanded, "Are you a Cyborg?"

"Yes, I am Cyborg 0022," she said and examined each Cyborg. "…Where is Cyborg 000?"

"Why do you want to know?"

The female stared at the Japanese teen fiercely, making him flinch a little. "Low-lives such as yourself does not have the honor to know why."

That remark had gotten 002 angry. "Low-lives?! I'll show you who's the low-life!" With that, he set his gun to Sting, and shot at 0022.

She scoffed. "Pointless…" she muttered before the gem embedded in her headband started glowing. Suddenly, a boulder shot up and blocked his attack, causing it to break into smaller rocks, almost smashing the other Cyborgs.

"What??" None of the Cyborgs could believe their eyes. The new enemy Cyborg had deflected 002's attack like it was nothing!

"Now then…" 0022 looked down at them with a maniacal grin. "Let's all have a little fun before I go see 000…" More boulders started floating, and shot out at the Cyborgs.

Inside the Dolphin, 000 ran through the halls and to the exit, clad in her uniform and without her hologram.

"Jeez, why didn't they get me before they moved?" she pondered out loud as she passed by numerous doors. She skidded to a halt at a particular door and looked at it.

"I may need some stuff before I go," she said before slipping in. 'For all I know, it could be another one of those Cyborgs Black Ghost sent after me.'

The 00 Cyborgs continued to dodge and blast the boulders that 0022 used to attack them. Some were lucky enough to get a shot at taking her down, but she simply used the boulders to repel the strikes. 003 barely dodged one, but out of unluckiness, she tripped.

"Ugh!" she grunted as she fell onto the ground. Before she could pick herself up, another boulder headed towards her. 'Oh no!' she thought before closing her eyes, awaiting the painful contact.

Fortunately, none came. Gradually, she opened her eyes, only to find herself looking at the kind eyes of 009.

"Are you OK?" he asked her. He had used his Acceleration Mode and saved her just in time.

Blushing lightly, she nodded, unable to say anything. 'He saved me again…'

Abruptly, the boulders stopped coming, and they faced a scoffing 0022.

"All of you are starting to bore me," the jewel started glowing again, "Too bad I saw you Cyborgs before Cyborg 000. It could've extended your lives." A sudden high-pitch noise rang through each of the red-uniformed Cyborgs' minds, making all of them cover their ears scream loudly in pain.

"Urgh…" 004 held up his blaster, trying to steady it, but can't due to the piercing sound. He could hear 0022 simply relishing his and his friends' pain.

Then a yellow blast was fired at the floating Cyborg. Not expecting this, she dodged it rather than deflecting it. Fortunately, she lost concentration, and the noise stopped.

"Yo, lady! Why don't you play that tune someplace else?"

Turning to the entrance of the Dolphin, they saw 000 standing there, her blaster in her hand. The half-cat had a serious face on.

"Ah, 000, just the Cyborg I wanted to meet," 0022 said as she tilted her head. "If you don't mind, I'd like to talk to you, alone."

Pushing his upper body up, 002 managed to murmur out, "Don't listen to her, it's a trap!"

Ignoring him, she shrugged. "Fine, long as you don't hurt my friends anymore. Other than that, lead the way."

That's when both used Acceleration Mode, and dashed off to the nearby forest.

"000!" she heard her friends say before disappearing into the dense trees.

Before long, 000 and 0022 stopped in the forest, 10 feet away from each other and staring each other. They stayed silent for what seemed to be an eternity.

"Tell me, 000," 0022 started, "Did you fight a Cyborg yesterday with long hair and black makeup?"

Immediately, 0021 came into her mind. "You mean Cyborg 0021? What about him?"

As though she had pressed a button, the hatred in the white-haired Cyborg deepened. "So Black Ghost was right. You were the one that killed him…" she whispered before looking down, her fists clenched tightly.

000 watched her opponent warily. "Is there something you'd like to tell me about him?"

But her question was overlooked. "You…killed…my…BOYFRIEND!!" 0022 charged at the prototype.

"Whoa!" 000 dodged and struck her head, causing the other to stumble. 'So he's her boyfriend. No wonder I thought they looked about the same!' She then slapped herself mentally. 'Now's not the time to be thinking about this!'

"You'll pay for what you did to him!"  The gem on her headband glowed again, and rocks started shooting at 000. This caught the half-cat off-guard, and the rocks made a direct hit, bruising her.

"Ow…" she muttered before dodging and shooting at another array of rocks.

Her defensive moves were aggravating 0022. "Stop running away and fight!" the violet-eyed woman shouted and charged again.

'Her rage is blinding her common sense,' the tailed Cyborg sidestepped a little so that she moved out of 0022's way, and then kneed her in the stomach, making her opponent stagger backwards, 'I think this could be used to my advantage.'

"Hold on, 0022," 000 interrupted their fight, holding her hands up.

"What?!"

"I don't think I'm fighting fairly with you, so here's what I'll do," the half-cat threw her gun down, "I won't use any weapons," she then drew her hands back, "And I won't use my fists. All I'm going use are my feet."

0022 gazed at her as if she was insane, but then laughed inhumanly. "Foolish girl. You just bought yourself a one-way ticket to hell," she hissed before her headband's gem started glowing again.

Only this time, the band exploded, heavily damaging her skull.

"Aaaaaaaaaaaahhh!" she cried in pain as she fell back on the ground, blood oozing from her severe wound. 000 could only watch as tears of pain slid out from her eyes.

Gasping, the white-haired woman asked, "H-how did you do that?"

"Simple, really," the half-cat started explaining as she put her blaster back into the holster, "Remember when I struck your head? I just took that time to one of my tail spikes into your headband. You see, I knew from the start that your powers resided within that band, rather than in you. That is why the gem set in your band glowed every time you used it."

"I, see, that you're, quite the observant one…" 0022 managed to say as she shifted her eyes to the sky. Roars of thunder can be heard.

"I'll…be able…to see…him again…" she said softly before closing her eyes, death falling upon the Cyborg.

Rain started pouring. 000 closed her eyes and raised her head up at the rain, letting it hit her body.

'Until then, others like 0021 will continue to pursue you!' Black Ghost's voice rang through her mind again.

'Will this keep going on if I stay? Will my friends suffer from the Cyborgs that are sent to get me?' she thought as the rain brought comfort to her body.

"000!"

Opening her eyes again, she turned, facing her injured friends.

"Are you all right?" 004 asked.

After staring at them for a few minutes, the golden-eyed Cyborg smiled with her eyes closed.

"Just fine, 004. Just fine…"

How's that for chapter 7?

Wow, 0021 and 0022 inspired me to actually draw a picture of them! How weird is that? Oh, and the spike at the end of 000's tail can be used to shoot out and attack enemies.

So, please leave a review, and flames shall be fired at Black Ghost himself!