Hey people of Fanfiction.net! You might think that this is one of my stories, but it isn't. I'm writing this story with a well-known writer whose penname is Sorrowful. We are going to alternate with each other, writing chapters. This first one is mine, the second one hers, the third one mine again, and so on. I got this idea from an Animorphs book. I read it when I was in third grade. I hope you like this!

Disclaimer: We don't own Cyborg 009, the people in Japan do. Also, we don't own Animorphs, K.A Applegate owns it (I think. I'm not sure about the author.)

Chapter 1:

Beaten

The 00 cyborg crew were sitting in the living room of the Dolphin, resting after a particularly tough attack from Black Ghost, their nemesis. They had been thoroughly thrashed by Black Ghost's latest cyborg. Everyone was injured in some way but thankfully, not fatally. Each was immersed in their own thoughts on their latest battle. They had barely escaped with their lives. 002 banged his fists on the wall for the umpteenth time and cried with frustration, "I still don't get how we lost!"

"I've told you time and again, 0025 was just too powerful for us. He knew our every move before we made it and found a way to reflect our attacks." 004 sighed.

"We just have to find a weak spot and make a new plan of attack. Maybe we could beat him." 002 said hopefully.

"002, stop whining! You're unbearable. Just face it. We lost and he won. There's nothing more to it. Get that into that thick head of yours." 004 snapped, his patience wearing thin.

"There is a way to defeat him I know it, we just have to figure it out! So don't surrender that easily! You're just giving up. He's counting on that, to intimidate weak minds like yours."

"Oh yeah? Whose mind are you calling weak, you hot-headed little punk?" 004 retorted, the color rising in his face.

"Stop squabbling, you aren't helping at all! We should work together, not start arguing with each other! We're a team, remember?" 009 stepped between the quarreling cyborgs. "Doctor Gilmore? What do you think?"

"I'm not really sure at this moment. I agree with 002, we have to think of a plan to defeat 0025, he can't be invincible." At this 002 threw an infuriating look of triumph at 004. "However, we can't be complacent. 0025 is very strong, and knows all our fighting styles. We need to think a bit more before we act." 004 returned the same look.

003, who had been quiet all this time suggested, "What if we each thought up our own plans and met back here in about, lets say, 3 hours to form an ultimate plan of attack?"

"Wonderful, 003. It's just the thing to give everyone time to think in peace." Dr. Gilmore looked at 004 and 002, who both hung their heads in shame.

"Yes, then I'll make some supper while you guys do that. Food is the cure for everything. It should make everyone happy. I'm sure all of you are hungry." 006 said in an attempt to lighten up the mood.

"Sure, I'll go with you, My superb cooking skills will make sure that the meal will be one to remember." 007 got up, after making this proclamation and headed to the kitchen, following 006.

"I'm going for a walk. Taking a stroll in the park always calms me. Is that ok?" 009 inquired.

"Of course, 009. Just make sure that you come back in time for the meeting, alright?"

"No problem, Doctor."009 walked out the door of the Dolphin and into the busy streets of Tokyo. 'I wonder when this will end. I'm getting tired of all this battle planning, and all this fighting. Why can't this all stop? I wish Black Ghost never existed and we were never turned into cyborgs.' He had reached his favorite park right in the heart of Tokyo. He saw children running and playing in the freshly mowed grass, their laughter ringing throughout the whole park. Along his path, 009 saw a white marble fountain that he didn't remember seeing before. Upon closer inspection, he saw that pennies were being thrown in, and the owners wishing for whatever they wanted. 009 smiled, for he had always wanted to make a wish like this when he was a boy, but the Father had said that he should pray to God for his wishes to come true. 'I guess I should try it.' With that, he fished a coin out of his pocket and, holding it thought, 'I wish that my teammates and I were never turned into cyborgs.' And threw the coin into the fountain.

009 smiled, finally having done what he had wanted to do since his childhood. 'Now to get down to business'. He sat down on a patch of clean grass near the river and started forming a plan of attack. ________________________________________________________________________

It was nearly dark when 009 had finally perfected his plan. He wasn't worried, though. It was late when he had first arrived in the park so he knew he wasn't going to be late for the meeting. When he was reaching the entrance, he found that it was deserted, much to his surprise. 'Usually little kids are still here, even though it's dark. Oh well, it's nothing to worry about, they probably just went home for dinner at the same time.' How wrong he was.

When he reached the entrance, 009 saw a strange, glowing light. He hurriedly ran to investigate, and found a rather familiar figure standing on the grass, the glow around him illuminating the whole clearing.

"Wha-what are you doing here? I thought you were destroyed, Apollo!"

"What in the name of Zeus are you talking about?" The figure of the Great God Apollo looked down at 009 scornfully, then his face changed from scorn to realization as he examined the perplexed cyborg. "You think I am the cyborg made by Dr. Geya and that I was destroyed in a fire? You have quite the imagination, 009. The cyborg pretending to be me was destroyed, and I am the real Apollo."

009 was very confused. He had seen, with his own two eyes Apollo being destroyed in that horrid fire that lighted the temple, which the Greek God cyborgs had called home. Yet this 'Apollo' before him was also claiming to be the real Greek God Apollo.

"Um.if you really are Apollo, you should know what happened with the Greek God cyborgs. The cyborg Apollo also claimed that he was authentic but he wasn't. How can you prove to me that you are truly a God and not another Black Ghost cyborg, trying to lure me into a trap and kill me?"

"My, my, aren't we suspicious! You have a good point, how do you know that I'm not just another cyborg? Well, you'll just have to trust me on that!" 009's cinnamon eyes narrowed as he inspected 'Apollo'. Somehow, he knew that Apollo was telling the truth; it was like a little voice in the back of his head was calling out to him, telling him that he should believe Apollo. He trusted that little voice, for it had always led him in the right direction.

"What if I do trust you? Why are you here anyway? I thought all you gods live on Mount Olympus." Apollo smiled knowingly at him and began. "You see, 009 there are really Greek Gods. We do exist. The only reason I'm here is to grant your wish. You see, my honorable father, Zeus found out that I was uhh.misbehaving and he decided to punish me. He said that I was to either serve 1 year as a slave on earth, or I could grant one mortal's wish. If you think that granting wishes is an easy task, you are very much mistaken. Granting wishes takes a lot of energy and only the most experienced gods can do it, but I wasn't about to become another slave for another mortal so I chose the granting wishes. You happened to be the one that my father saw at that particular moment so he ordered me to grant your wish. Now that you've heard all this, make your wish, cyborg."

009 was stunned when he heard this come out of Apollo's mouth. He was much politer than the cyborg Apollo, who thought he was better than everyone else, and showed it. As he was thinking, a thought came into his mind. 'What if this is just one big prank or something? Or worse, what if I'm wrong and he is a Black Ghost cyborg?' The little voice in the back of his head came back and reassured him that the Apollo standing before him was telling the truth. Then it was easy. He knew at once what he wanted to wish for.

"Apollo? I've decided what wish I want to make."

"Oh really?" said a sarcastic Apollo "Are you sure? We don't want to be hasty now, do we? Oh yeah, one more thing. I can't turn back time so don't even think of asking me to let you go back in time and have another go at destroying 0025."

"Haha, very funny. I wish that all my friends and I were never turned into cyborgs."

"I hate this part-it's so old and it makes me sound like a common slave." Apollo sighed as he began. Suddenly his voice turned deeper, more commanding. "So it is ordered, so it shall be done. In the name of Zeus, grant this mortal's wish!" Then he uttered 2 words that 009 didn't understand that made the ground tremble, and he blacked out. ________________________________________________________________________

Joe's P.O.V:

I sighed. I was on another plane to another country, where I would attend yet another new school. My father was a businessman and he was always traveling. My mother didn't seem to mind, though. She was good at almost everything and always was able to find a new job wherever my father went. Me? I've developed an ability to learn different languages so I wouldn't feel left out at my new schools. Not that it mattered, anyway. I transferred so fast and so often that whenever I made a new friend, I had to go to another country. My father had hinted that this might be the end of our travels because he had found a great deal here. I hope so. I've had enough traveling for a lifetime. I looked out the window as the plane was landing. Thank god I don't get airsick. As soon as the plane was on the ground, the co-pilot announced, "We have landed. Please wait until the seatbelt sign has been turned off to unfasten your seatbelts. We hope you have enjoyed this flight and welcome to Paris, France. Thank you."

End P.O.V

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