Chapter Six

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AN:

Em: I'm glad that you are enjoying this fic so far and thank you for your sweet compliments. Do read the rest of the story when you have the time!

Lil Rose Angel: Wow, you sure love fluff! Really, there is nothing to be envious about! I actually admire your writing which is far better then my own stories and you always get tons of reviews while I pretty much lost all my old reviewers, sadly. It's annoying when you're the reader and then you come across a cliffhanger but I personally LOVE writing them. I'm evil ( I think you know that from talking to me so much online. I love doodling with you)! Don't worry, you don't have to pick up anything. You're all ready a wonderful, talented writer so it doesn't even matter! Hope to talk to you soon!

Wolfwood11: Actually, I am going to kill someone in this story too. *smiles* But that's my little secret and you'll find out who in the last chapter! And you'll find out who will win in the last chapter too! Thank you for the compliment and enjoy this chapter!

GoldAngel2: I am so happy to hear that you are planning to write a new C009 story, GoldAngel2! It's been so boring in ff.net lately without your writing on the C 009 section. It's a good thing that the C 009 section has authors like you and Wicked to make the C009 section worth the read! I thank you for your compliments and Feliz Navidad to you too! I hope you enjoy this chapter and I also want to ask you if you will give me some tips on how to write a good battle. Thank you and enjoy!

CheetorX: Thank you for your compliments and I'll give you some info on the marathon below, okay? Woops, I didn't think anyone liked those old quotes. Thanks anyway and I hope you enjoy this chapter!

Even though I got ONLY five reviews for the last chapter, I still thank all of my loyal fans for always being there and complementing me!

I was so angry to find out that the day after I posted Thoughtful Rain I mistakenly posted Let the Fight Begin! Rrgh, I was expecting extra reviews since I posted two chapters and then boom! I find out I posted Let the Fight Begin! Oh well! Well, hope you all enjoy this chapter!

--SDA 009

FOR C009 FANS EVERYWHERE:

I have found out that there will be a C009 Marathon on Cartoon Network on SVES, which is basically all those shows they give on Saturday nights. You can find more info ( Date, Time, etc.) in the following site:

www.tvtome.com

Go there and then click on something like All Shows on the left side and then look for Cyborg 009. I think that on the bottom is where it talks about it and then if you still want more info click on link they have on there. I just thought you might want to know!

Disclaimer:

I do not own Cyborg 009, for the millionth time. This fic is based on Caroline B. Cooney's book Fog.

Um, if it isn't too late.FELIZ NAVIDAD!

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Françoise let her head fall on Joe's shoulder. Her eyelids were so heavy that they kept on closing. It was so early in the morning and unfortunately, it was still raining. Like her team mates, she couldn't fall back to sleep. They had decided to just sit in the living room and talk about anything that popped up in their heads. Mostly Black Ghost. It was too early for breakfast, to Chang's dismay. Chang often cooked when he was bored. So now he just sat, impatiently, looking at the time every second to see if it was time for breakfast.

Too bad, Françoise thought. We all usually eat at eight or nine and it's only four in the morning.

Françoise did not participate in the conversation. She would rather hear what everyone else had to say and give an occasional nod. Joe had suggested many times for her to go to her room and at least take a short nap but she was stubborn and said she wasn't tired. Of course, she was lying, a thing she didn't do very often.

I never do, Françoise corrected herself.

She never remembered once in her life being so tired as she was now. Even after a ballet performance, she wasn't this tired. Actually, when it came to dancing, she never was tired afterwards. On the contrary, she wanted to dance more and more. It was obsessive, yes, but it was something she loved to do.

Not anymore, she thought.

Things like dancing were all in the past. They were distant memories and thoughts like France. She missed her old apartment. The same apartment that Jean Paul worked so hard to get for them. Of course, their apartment was not luxurious but it was always neat and warm. They used to live in a house before their parents died. They just couldn't afford it anymore. Jean Paul had a small job and so did she but not even that could save their old home. It sure was a blessing that they were able to rent an apartment. After months of living in the same apartment, it was no longer called an apartment but their home.

Home, Françoise thought.

Everyone who lived in the small building were very friendly and nice. Usually, one of them would always bring a home made pie or chocolate pudding. Jean Paul always loved home made pies because their Mother would always make them. Françoise had learn very young on how to make a pie and usually baked one for him. But she had to admit that the pies that their neighbors brought them were more tasty and good then her own pies. She smiled.

" Why are you smiling?" Joe whispered, amused.

" It's nothing," Françoise whispered back, smiling.

Her smile vanished when she noticed that Dr. Gilmore walked in with a serious look on his face. Everyone stopped what they were doing and stared at Dr. Gilmore.

" I just got a letter," Dr. Gilmore said, in serious tone.

" So?" Jet said, impatiently. Albert kicked Jet hard on the leg and Jet let out a quiet 'ow' before Dr. Gilmore continued.

" It's from 0019," Dr. Gilmore said.

" WHAT?" They all said at the same time. Françoise sat up and took her head off Joe's shoulder.

" What does it say?" Albert asked, urgently.

" I'll read it to you," Dr. Gilmore said. " Dear Cyborgs, this might be a surprise to you all that I actually send you a letter but I just wanted to ask you all if you are all interested in having a battle tomorrow. I know this may be a quick notice but I don't want to wait. You see, this will definitely be the final battle. There will be only one winner. And we all know who that'll be. Well, please tell me what you think. Till next time, 0019."

" There has to be a catch," Jet said.

" This is 0019 we're talking about anyway," Pyunma said.

" He's really sneaky and quick. He may cheat," Geronimo said, wisely.

" What a dirty lad," G.B said.

" Duh," Chang said.

" 009, what do you think?" Albert asked. There was a pause and all eyes fell on the courageous young leader. He took a deep breath and nodded, grimly.

" I think we should fight," He said.

" Joe, do you think it's wise?" She asked. Joe held her hand tighter.

" It's risky but I'm not just going to sit here all day waiting for him to attack, Françoise. This may be the only chance we have to bring 0019 down," Joe said. Everyone except for Françoise nodded in agreement.

Oh Joe, Françoise thought, resting her head again on his shoulder. But what happens if we die trying to bring down our foe?

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" What's new?" Scarl asked, quite bored. He laid his head on top of his hand.

" Well, we just received a message from 009," Charles said. Scarl sat up, interested.

" What did he say?" He asked.

" He agreed," Charles said.

" To the battle?" Scarl said, almost in disbelief.

" Yes."

" Excellent. Those fools. There is a reason we called it the final battle," Scarl said, smirking.

***

Instead of breakfast, everyone had decided to go over tactics and 0019's weaknesses, much to Chang's dismay. But Françoise decided to go outside and get some fresh air. This sudden news was too much for her.

" Don't you dare get close to the water, Françoise," Jet had said. Françoise rolled her eyes and made no promises.

I can take care of myself, she thought.

It had stoped raining but the weather was still horrid. The sky was gray and the sea had calmed itself. It seemed too calm to her. She stood on the porch and leaned on the wooden rail. She sighed deeply and stared at the sea. The sea made her calm and happy. But not in a moment like this.

A battle, Françoise thought. Just what we need.

She wanted to cry. She didn't want to fight. She didn't want to see her team mates hurt. She didn't want Joe to get hurt. Anything but that. She buried her face in her hands.

" Don't cry, Françoise. Please don't cry," A gentle voice said. " I don't want to see you crying."

" I wasn't-"

" Françoise, I know you better then anyone," Joe said. Françoise sighed.

" Well, I guess," Françoise said, smiling weakly. She looked down at her feet.

" Françoise," Joe said, holding her chin so he could stare deeply in her eyes.

" Yes?" She said.

" What do you want?" He asked, caressing her rosy cheek with the back of his hand.

" What do you mean?" She asked, confused.

" Everyone agrees on the fight but you," He said. " If you don't want to fight, then I'll call it off. I don't want you to be unhappy."

Françoise's eyes went wide. How could he do that? For her? It didn't make sense to her. Why would he call off such an important fight for him just for her?

He loves you, a voice said in her head. Françoise turned red in embarrassment.

" No," Françoise said. She put a hand on his waist and the other on top of his broad chest and laid her head on his shoulder. " I'll fight. I don't want 0019 to control me anymore. I don't want him to bother me anymore, 009. I'm tired of him intruding my heart."

She really wanted to cry badly. It pained her to think of all the things 0019 had caused her. She didn't want him to do this to her. She wanted everything to go back to normal. Before the poster. Before the cliff. Before Black Ghost. A tear rolled down her cheek and Joe wiped it away.

" Shh, it's okay," Joe said, softly. His arm went around her waist while his other hand rubbed her back. " I won't let him do that to you anymore, 003. I promise. I'll fight as much as I can to destroy him so he won't hurt you anymore. Shh, don't cry, Françoise. It'll be okay. We'll all fight. I won't let 0019 take my Françoise away from me."

Françoise blushed and immediately stoped crying. He does care for me, Françoise thought. They all care for me. She smiled.

" Joe, what would I do without you? You always find a way to make me feel better. Thank you Joe," Françoise said and gave him a peck on the cheek. Now it was his turn to blush.

" Anything for you, Françoise," Joe said.

" Okay, stop acting all flirty you two. We get the point that you two fancy each other but come in and help us with our 'secret' plan," G.B said, smirking. Françoise blushed and drew back from the embrace. Joe turned red and sighed in annoyance.

" C'mon," Françoise said, smiling at Joe.

" Uh-huh," Joe said and followed Françoise inside the house.

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I wish it would be more challenging.

I just snap my fingers and I can bring those cyborgs down.

As easy as that.

It's not even worth it.

It shouldn't even be called a battle.

In a battle you must put lots of effort to beat your enemy.

Who knew that if you had mechanical parts in your body you could automatically bring down anything or anyone that dares to face you?

And too bad for those cyborgs who have mechanical parts in them but cannot bring him down.

They aren't even supposed to be called cyborgs.

Cyborgs are strong.

Cyborgs obey orders.

Cyborgs take control.

None of which the 00 Cyborgs have or have done.

Sad really with all that time and effort put in them to make them what they are today and they don't even wish to use it.

They would rather TRY to bring down a strong and large organization like the Black Ghost Organization.

They might as well give up.

It'll never happen.

Black Ghost is everywhere.

Black Ghost never has an end.

And if they think they could bring Black Ghost down, then they are wrong.

Very wrong.

0019 was just leaning his back on the wall thinking of the upcoming battle he will have with those rebel cyborgs.

How simple it was.

Like stealing candy from a baby.

No sweat.

No effort.

No nothing.

Yet those cyborgs knew this but still thought that there was hope.

Hope? He thought. WHAT hope?

There was no hope.

No hope if they thought that they could bring HIM down.

Out of all people.

HIM.

Why are they so persistent? He thought.

Why?

Do they really think the justice, love, and good could bring down him?

Did they think they could use justice, love, and good to bring down Black Ghost?

The hippies thought that love could conquer all and look where THEY are now.

Where was the love that was spoken of so much in 1960s?

A bunch of frauds, he thought.

Those hippies were just there for publicity and to call attention and in the end a lot of them went to jail.

Look what LOVE, TRUTH, JUSTICE, and GOOD got them into.

What good did that do?

So what did those Cyborgs think?

Love was over.

Those old hippie times are over and thankfully, will never come back.

Love was no different from hate.

Justice was evil and didn't matter anymore.

Good rarely ever conquered evil.

Why?

Because evil is everywhere.

There is more evil then love, justice, and good in the world.

Those cyborgs might as well face the only truth.

That love, good, justice, and truth will only get them into more trouble the evil would.

That love, good, and justice are their downfall.

For having such things will not change the world.

Poor fools.

Poor cyborgs.

If you had only served your purpose.

If you only had done what you were told.

But no.

It's too late now.

All of you, except for my beloved, will come to your end soon, he thought with a smirk.

Victory was his..

TO BE CONTINUED..

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AN:

What did you guys think? Good, bad, or what? Did you think I was a little harsh on the hippie thing? It was 0019 talking and thinking of all those things so don't blame me. I just thought of the hippie thing all of sudden because they were all about peace and love ( Vash). I know that there wasn't too much fluff but I promise that the last chapter will be FILLED with fluff. You might think that that's a long time from now but you're actually wrong. I'm only going to write two more chapters for this story and FIN. End. The next chapter is the battle and the last one is the fluff. I'm pretty sad that this story will come to an end because I enjoyed writing this story so much.

I love the feeling of mystery in this story and suspense. I simply love the sea. It's mysterious and exotic. But don't worry. There is going to be a sequel very soon. Don't think that I named it A Painful Past Fanfiction One: The Sea for nothing. I did call it FANFICTION ONE. It's going to be like a trilogy, like Caroline B. Cooney did with the Losing Christina Trilogy. The next one will be called A Painful Past Fanfiction Two: Ice ( Like Snow). I want to make that one longer and more detailed then this one. I hope you all enjoyed this chapter!

--SDA 009

P.S If you haven't read my new story Once Upon A Romance ( Based on another book by Mrs. Cooney called Both Sides of Time), then please do read it. It's kind of a twisted story and the reviews I have got all said it's interesting. Do read it.

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NEXT CHAPTER- THE FINAL BATTLE- The day has come for the Final Battle and our heroes are overwhelmed by tension and confusion. As the battle is getting harder and 0019 is getting stronger, they wonder if they could bring him down without dying...

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