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Disclaimer: As usual, I don't own Cyborg 009, but I do own Josephine aka 0017.

"..." ~ the way the cyborgs talk.

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You know the rest.

On to the show...

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002 woke up from the oh-so-pleasant sleep talk of 009. "Does this guy ever snore instead of sleep talk?" 002 wondered. He sighed and rubbed his eyes. "Oh well, couldn't sleep anyway." 002 got up and went to break fast, ignoring the fact that he was still wearing a white sleeveless tee and ...um...his "special" pajama pants. He yawned. "Well, at least I didn't have that freakishly real nightmare, again. Strange, ever since last week when I toll the gang about Josephine, my nightmares seem to seize. It's as if the whole point of it was to tell my friends about her. * sigh * Oh great, I'm talking to myself, again." 002 mumbled to himself, "M-Morning, 006." 002 tried to stiffly a yawn, but failed miserably. "Morning, sleepy- head. Help yourself to some coffee on the counter. I'm almost done making breakfast. 002 smiled gratefully. "Thanks, 006. I'll be needing that." "No problem. By the way, 002, you might want to change out of your...um... 'special' hearts pajamas. If I didn't know, 007, he'd be barging into kitchen to annoy me in ten minutes. You better hurry, don't want to get embarrassed, do you?" 006 stated. 002 looked at himself in the hallway mirror. He blushed and smiled. "Yeah, I better get changing. Thanks again, 006. You saved me a lot of humiliation," 002 said as he walked down the rest of the hallway and into the room he shared with 009.

"People, I mean, Cyborgs! Breakfast is officially served!" 006 hollered. At the split moment, everyone came dashing out of their rooms and into the kitchen. 006 just nearly missed getting trampled over. Unfortunately, 007 groaned a bit too loud in protest of Chinese food for breakfast....again. 006 glared at the shape-shifter. "I dare you. Make fun of my cooking, and I'll guarantee you that you won't even have a voice to protest with," 006 threatened him. 007 gulped and chuckled weakly, as he grabbed a plate to pile his "well-earned" food. 006 grinned victoriously, as he placed his fist on his waist in triumph. As everyone sat down around the table, it was immediately filled with chatter. 002 smiled, as he saw his entire friend talk away without a care in the world. 003 turned her head to talk to 002 in a low enough whisper. Unfortunately, it wasn't low enough. "Did you get enough sleep last night? Any dreams?" Everyone stopped talking at once to hear the American's response. Usually, 002 would blush and feel uncomfortable talking about his nightmare fantasy. Today, 002 felt all right. 002 smiled. "Hope, not this time," he replied cheerfully. He glanced over at 009 who was blushing, knowing where this was going. "I've gotten plenty of sleep. Although, there was one thing that kept me up. "What?!" everyone shouted eagerly. 009 blushed a deep crimson as 002 let out a small chuckle. "009 sleep talks." 009 blushed a deeper red, if that was even possible. Everyone laughed heartily.

Suddenly, 008 came rushing into the kitchen. 005 was close behind. "008! 005! I thought you guys were at breakfast already. When I got up, you guys weren't in bed. I supposed that you were at breakfast. Then, when you weren't here, I simply guessed that you guys went back to the room. I wasn't worried. Apparently, my calculations were wrong," 004 said. "That's why you leave the calculating job to 003. She's the brains of this operation." "007, save you jokes for someone else. Where were you? You look like you've just run 10,000 laps around Japan," 009 said. 008 panted from exhaustion. 005 was breathing deeply, also. "Was.at.the.control.room." 008 managed to say between breaths. He took a deep breath, trying to calm his racing heart. The African turned to Dr. Gilmore. "Dr. Gilmore, 005 and I were at the control room. But, I can explain," he said, noticing the disturbing emotion on the doctor's face. "005 sensed a disturbance, so he woke me up . in the morning.at 5:00! The point is we're under attack by cyborg troops. Hundreds! We have been for the last 3 hours! We were "tied up" at the point. That's why we couldn't get to you earlier," 008 said, glaring at 005. The Native American stared at the cyborg with wide eyes. "What? I said I was sorry. I apologized," 005 said in defense. "Now's not a good time to be arguing," 004 said.

008 turned his gaze to 002. "There's more. 002, I think you should get out there and see whose controlling the cyborg troop. She might look.familiar." 005 nodded "Agreed. There's someone that wants to meet you. She's been 'anxious' to 'talk' to you," 005 added.

003 zoned out for a moment. "They've surrounded the Dolphin!" 003 shouted with surprised. 009 glared. "How could they find us so easily? The Dolphin's up in the air. I'm absolutely positive we're out of designation range. The cyborg troop leader would have to control wind itself to find us," 009 reasoned. "Bull's eye!" 005 said. Apparently, no one heard him. 002 got up from where he was sitting and went to open the cargo shift door. A forceful blast of wind blew into the Dolphin with incredible force. "I'll call in for back-up when it gets too rough out there. Meanwhile, keep your eyes and ears open for the distress signal," 002 said behind his back. He activated his jet boots and blasted out.

Thousands upon billions of cyborg troops fired lasers upon lasers at 002. "Hey. No fair, I'm not ready yet," he said. In a split second, he twisted and turned to narrowly dodge the on-coming lasers. While managing to fight off ten cyborgs, a thousand more lasers were fired. Soon, 002 was panting and out of breath. "I can't keep this up for long. I better call in for backup," he thought. "Alright, guys. You can come out now!" 002 shouted desperately.

"Roger,"009 yelled back at him. He turned his head so that he could face the group while he talked. "We need a plan," 006 said. 009 nodded. "I do." He turned his gaze to 007.
"007, can you turn yourself into an aircraft, large enough to fit four
cyborgs? You won't have any weapons to defend yourself, but you'll be
our transportation. An you handle that?" 007 nodded at 009. "I could manage that," he said simply. 009 turned to talk to 005. "005, you'll stay here with001, 003, and Dr. Gilmore. If any cyborg troops get into the Dolphin, you'll be our only hope.our only defense. Got it?" 009 said. 005 nodded his head, also. "Agreed?" he said. 004, 006, and 008, you guys are coming with me. 002 needs our help. We'll jump onto the aircraft that 007 has morphed into. Prepare for battle. Be careful and try to talk some sense in them. Yet, I wouldn't be surprised if you end up destroying them. Stay close. Is that okay with you, Dr. Gilmore?" 009 said, asking for permission to move out. Dr. Gilmore nodded. "Just be careful," he said. 009 nodded. "Agreed," all the cyborgs said. 009 smiled.
"We'll show the Black Ghost Corporation that we aren't a force to be
messed with." "Yeah!"

"Glad you came. What took you so long? I was beginning to think you were going to leave me out to die," 002 said, as he defended himself from another cyborg troop. "Well, we couldn't let you take all the glory for defeating the cyborgs all by yourself, now can we?" 007 said. 002 smiled wickedly. "If I hadn't known that sooner, I would've called in for back-up for another two hours," 002 said joking. 007 glared at him, while the others rolled their eyes. "Ha, ha, ha. VERY amusing, 002," 007 retorted.

002 laughed heartily, unaware that a cyborg was approaching at him from both sides.fast. "002, watch out! Behind you!" 008 managed to say, as he was defending off another cyborg. "Acceleration Mode!" 009 jumped off the aircraft-007 and landed on one of the attacking cyborg's head, blinding him for a moment. 002 took the chance to notice that he was being attacked from both sides and flew out of the way. 009 also jumped from the cyborg's head, landing back on 007's back. The two Black Ghost cyborgs crashed into each other as they were both obliterated. 002 was just in time to catch the blinding explosion of the two cyborgs, wiping out another ten cyborgs that were close around them. 002's eyes widened, as large as saucers, with shock. He turned his head to thank 009. "Thanks, 009, I would've been short-circuited, if wasn't for you. I owe you one." 009 smiled, "No problem, 002. Just keep your guard up, okay?" 009 said, suggestively. 002 smiled weakly. "Sorry 'bout that," he said.

Meanwhile, no one noticed as a blue figure as quick and sly as a fox, snatched 004 away from the aircraft-007, gagging him so that his cry was muffled. No one heard him. No one even noticed he was gone. (Sorry 004 fans. -)

006 was spewing out flame after flame, melting the opponent cyborgs to liquid. 008 was also battling furiously, blasting five cyborgs at once. 009 was using his Acceleration Mode, while 002 was dodging attacks, letting the cyborgs attack each other instead. Apparently, no one even bothered to reason with the stubborn cyborgs. 007 was on stand-by. Since both 006 and 008 can't fly, 007 was helpless and couldn't fight. But he was helpful just the same, pointing out the attacking cyborgs that 006 and 008 were too busy to see. 004 was.well."tied up" at the moment.

Soon enough, not a single cyborg troop was left. The five sorrowful cyborgs starred at the robotic remains of the corrupted cyborgs. They sighed, wishing there was something they could do. "Every time I think that I could change their minds, I end up destroying them. I'm wondering if there is such a world for peace,"009 said sadly. 002 put both his hands on 009's shoulders. He shook him hard.
"You can't think like that. Of course there's such a world for peace.
That's whole point we're fighting, right? It's the whole point that we
were made into cyborgs. Well, not entirely, but you get my drift." 002 stopped shaking 009 and sighed. "The process is slow, but it's getting there," 002 assured him. 009 nodded. "I sure hope your right, and I'm wrong."

Little did the cyborgs know, a figure shrouded in navy blue was observing their every move. The female smiled. "Not bad for your first task, Jet. Not bad at all. But, you'll have to do better than that to beat me.and to get your friend back," she said, laughing ever so evilly. She sat down on the tip of the Dolphin's airplane wing. "Now, all I have to do is watch how long it takes him to figure out that 004 is missing, not to mention noticing me, too." She made herself comfortable and continued observing the clueless cyborgs.

002 looked around, feeling as if he's forgotten something. "I feel like we're missing something. Hey! Where's 004?" 002 wondered aloud. 008's eyes widened as large as tomatoes. He turned his face towards the American. "Well, I don't know where 004 is, but I do know what you're missing. You're missing someone that's dear to you, someone that is forever close to your heart. As for 004, I haven't a clue. He was with us when we got on 007. Isn't that right, 007?" 008 referred to the British. The shape-shifter thought for a moment. "Now that I think about it, I don't recall seeing him after009 used his Acceleration Mode," 007 said. 008 turned back to 002. "Stick your hand into your pocket and you will mind out who you are missing, besides 004, that is," he said. 002 did as he was told and burrowed his right hand into his cyborg uniform pocket. His fingers brushed against the engagement ring and bandana that rightfully belonged to Josephine. His eyes shone with realization and sadness, "Josephine?" 008 nodded. That's who 005 and I saw from the windows of the control room. She's the one who tied us up and left us in the control room. Luckily, 005 was able to break free of the ropes and we managed to get to you guys in time. 002, Josephine was really pretty. I can see why you miss her so much. She was as beautiful as you described in you dr- uh.nightmare,"008 said, catching himself at the moment. 002 closed his eyes and pictured where Josephine would be. He smiled.
"You don't have to watch me anymore. I know where you are. Come on out
and introduce yourself.Josephine." "What are you talking about, 002?" 007 wondered in confusion. 006 whirled around and laughed as he spotted the half Chinese. "Just take a look up there, 007. You'll know exactly what 002 is talking about," 006 commented as he pointed to the figure sitting on the tip of the Dolphin's wing.

The carefully balance figure stood up delicately. She jumped gracefully and landed softly on 007. The aircraft dipped a few feet downwards, unable to carry another person. "Madame, I'm terribly sorry for your inconvenience, but this ship is specially designed to carry four cyborgs, let alone five. Besides, a gentleman like myself could only hold so many. Please forgive my rudeness, ma' lady," 007 said in his "gentleman" way. The female quickly jumped off the plane, noticing her mistake. "I'm terribly sorry for your trouble," the girl said as she leaned back towards the edge of the plane. "Yo! I don't think you should do that...Hey! What are you doing?!"

002 yelled frantically as the feminine figure plunged over the side of 007. "That's it. I'm going after her," 002 said immediately. He put one foot over the side and got ready to jump. He heard a familiar giggle. "Hmm! Oh, I don't think that would be necessary, Jet." "Ahh!" 002 was startled as he saw his wife to-be suspending in mid-air.not strings attached. He jumped back at the sight of his companion "floating" a few feet away from him. That was his mistake. The American's foot slipped and he fell over the side of the ship. Luckily, he was still holding on with his hands. 002 looked frantic. "Somebody, help!" he yelled.

A few minutes later, 006, 008, and 009 managed to pull 002 up out of danger. They all lay sitting in a heap on the floor, panting from exhaustion. "Eesh.002.what.did.you.eat.You.really.need.to.cut.back.on.the.pie.That's.it. I'm.putting.you.on.a.DIET!" 006 managed to say between breaths. Josephine, who was still drifting behind him, laughed heartily at the jumbled cyborgs. Everyone except 002 also joined in with the laughter. 002 huffed. "I don't see what's so funny. I almost got KILLED out there!" 002 said drastically. The womanly figure, shrouded in navy blue, seemed to sigh. "Jet, you've always been overweight," she said jokingly. 002 steamed with anger. "I am NOT overweight!" 002 said hotly. The laughter grew louder. After a while, the laughing seized to calm down.a bit. 002 blushed at the humiliation. He stood up and brushed himself out. The orange haired cyborg smiled widely as he spoke.

"It's good to see you.Josephine," 002 said. Josephine lifted off her navy blue cloak from her body, showing her true appearance. 002's eyes widened as he saw the first time in 40 years, the girl he loved so much. "You've.changed," he said. The American turned his head towards the confused 008. "008, when you said, 'she looked exactly the way I described', what did you mean by that?" 002 asked questionly. 008's filled with deep confusion. "She was.She was EXACTLY like you described. But, somehow, she looks different," 008 said. 002 rolled his eyes. "You bet she looks different!" Josephine's appearance was.surprising. Her hair was no longer mid-night black, but instead it was a firey red.crimson. Black eyes? Yeah, right! Her eyes were a deep scarlet. Josephine's favorite color, light blue, was replaced with a darker navy color. All her clothing were navy. Innocent, white sneakers were black.dark. The once pure girl that loved everyone and everything was suddenly gone. In place was this.foreigner. The stranger glared at 002, making it seem that she was different, inside and out. "Jet, I'm not Josephine. She 's long gone. I'm referred to as 0017. It's been a wonderful time. Prepare to die, cyborgs!

009 looked around at the other cyborgs. His gaze rested on 0017. "You can't make us fight you," 009 replied, hoping he could talk her out of it. 0017 smirked deviously. "Oh, no? I think your little friend here begs to differ." With a quick flick of her cloak, an unconscious 004 was hovering right next to her. "004?! How'd he get in your possession? He was with us the whole time," 006 said. 0017's smirk widened. "Key word: was. He was in your possession. Now, he's in mind. I was devastated to know that you weren't missing him at all," 0017 said, voice dripping with sarcasm. 009 grunted with fury. "I can't believe I didn't know this sooner." Everyone turned to look at him. "What do you mean, 009?" 008 wondered. 009 shot 0017 a dangerous glare. "The cyborg troops were only a diversion. They were merely used as pawns. The real plot was to capture one of the cyborgs, mainly 004, and held him hostage until we agree to a fight. Disgusting," 009 said, disgusted in both 0017 for kidnapping 004 and himself for not noticing it sooner. 0017 chuckled, making it clear that she was amused. "Impressing. You aren't as dumb as you look, cyborg, figuring all that by yourself. My, My," 0017 taunted. "You can have your friend back.if you fight me, that is. Is that a deal?" "On my conditions." The four cyborgs looked surprisingly to see 002 speak so boldly. 0017 raised her eyebrows. "As you wish."
"We battle on ground. Flying, although, is not prohibited. But, you
may only fly up to as high as 10 feet, no higher. Lasers, blasters,
and other weapons are allowed. Winner takes all, mainly 004 and the
loser's free will." "Agreed." 002 smirked. "Prepare to lose, cyborg." "Oh, can I have just have one incey-wincey condition, too?" 0017 said, speaking too innocent for any idiot to believe. "What," 002 said harshly. She smirked. "I take you all on." "002, be careful what your agreeing to. You're risking a lot on this battle. Are you sure you want to go through with this? She's defiantly got something up her sleeve," 009 whispered to 002. 002 nodded back. "I know what I'm doing. After all, a man can't always run from his problems. Besides, what else can I do?" 002 mumbled back.

009 glared at the hanging 0017, as 002, 006, 007, and 008 look forlornly at the lifeless 004. "Just be careful, 002." The sure-headed American nodded cautiously. "We agree to your oh-so-tiny condition," 002 said sarcastically.

0017's voice turned softer, at least to 002, that is. For a split moment, 002 thought he heard the sweet girl he cherished, again.
"Alright, Jet. Go on and tell the others about the battle, back in the
ship, that is. I'll be waiting for you down there. Please don't keep
me waiting." She pointed to a clearing in the forest below her. With the change of the wind, 0017 shot to the earth like a fallen angel from heaven, taking the injured 004 along with her.

The aircraft 007 flew the remaining four cyborgs back to the Dolphin. As everyone boarded the ship, 007 transformed back into his normal body. He rubbed the backside of his neck with a hand as he, too, hopped in. "Gee, you guys, I never knew how heavy you guys were. How much do you eat? I think all of you need to go on a diet," 007 said, jokingly. Usually, everyone would've cracked up at the moment, but this time, no one took notice to the practical joker, since they were all focused at the confusion 002. 007 sighed. "I always thought that girl was sweet. But, I don't know what to believe, now," 007 said to no one in particular. 002 focused his glance at 007 and glared at him. "Don't you dare talk about her like that, ya hear? I know that the real Josephine is in there, somewhere. This must be Black Ghost's doing. Josephine would never do something as wicked as this. That girl out there is a.stranger to me. But, I know that the sweet girl I've loved for forty years is trapped inside. Couldn't you see it? Her eyes. For a split moment, I could hear her melodious voice speaking through. I know that she's fighting to break free of Black Ghost's spell. Josephine's in there.I can feel it." 002 said, clenching a fist to his heart. Everyone was shocked at 002's sudden outburst. 007 glared right back at 002. "There ain't enough room for two poets in this ship. I'm the one who's suppose to speak poetry. Besides, since when did you become a master at free verse?" 007 shot at him. "Josephine wasn't always sweet and kind. Before I got to know her, she was cold and cruel. But, all that was just a façade. Those words that I just said were the exact same things I said to Josephine herself," 002 said as-a-matter-of-factly.

Recovered from 002's stunning words, 009 turned to speak to 005, who was driving the Dolphin. "005, land here, please. Alright team, we're all going to battle, whether we like it or not. She's got 004 hostage. If we don't do what she says, I doubt 004 will make it alive. I believe she wants 003 and 001 as well. But, Dr. Gilmore can stay here. Besides, 0017 said she wanted all cyborgs. You aren't a cyborg. We can't afford to lose you," 009 said, averting his gaze to Dr. Gilmore. (Agreed. I will go along with you, this time. But, 003... DON'T YOU DARE LET GO OF ME!) 001 said, (Though, I'd doubt you'd let anything hurt me.) "Prepare to land," 005 said to the group. 009 looked at every member of the 00 cyborg team. "I don't know what this battle will end like. Dr. Gilmore, please stay here. That is, if it's alright with you?" 009 said, asking for permission of the battle. Dr. Gilmore nodded. "Agreed. I'll stay here. This is a battle I cannot interfere with. This is between you and 0017. I'm afraid I won't be much help to you. I have never heard of this particular cyborg before. Remember: Black Ghost may be dead, but his corporation is quite alive. I'll leave the fate of the world in your hands. Be careful, everyone. This just may be the toughest battle you all have faced."

Silence surrounds the forest as the 00 cyborgs found 0017 waiting for them on top of a 10 foot high stone. Just like they agreed, Dr. Gilmore was left to guard the Dolphin. "Are you ready to battle for your lives, cyborgs?" 0017 said tauntingly. " As ready as we'll ever be. Where's 004?" 006 demanded. 0017 smirked pointed a few feet behind him. There, sitting up and leaning on the trunk of a tree, was 004, finally back and conscious. "004! Oh, 004! You look terrible. Are you alright?" 003 asked, while holding 001. "Hi, guys," 004 said weakly. The entire team rushed over to see their friend in pain. 002 looked at the navy blue cloth that was tightly wrapped around 004's chest. "Who bandaged you?" 002 asked him. 004 smiled.
"002, please don't hurt 0017 too badly. She's good inside. I had a
deep wound across my chest from a robot cyborg. 0017 'carried me off'
so that she can be able to bandage me. Notice her clothes?" 005 turned to look at 0017. "Yes. She's not wearing her navy blue skirt, anymore. She's wearing jeans," 005 noticed from this morning. 004 nodded.
"It was incredible. She took a simple pine needle and cut her skirt
into a single slit of cloth. Pounding some herbs and plants, she
rubbed the concoction on my wound. It stung at first, but the stuff
she put on was a miracle. Amazing what forest plants could do, huh?" "Where'd she get the jeans, though?" 008 wondered.
"There's a store that sells jeans only just a few miles from here. She
said that wearing jeans was more comfortable to her anyway." 004's face turned serious. "I'll have to warn you, though. She controls the power of wind with just her hands. I don't know how Black Ghost does it. But, they do. Watch out and be careful! She can make wind and air itself a weapon." Don't worry. WE can handle 0017, 004," 009 replied, "I just hope she didn't treat you harshly. "Harshly?" 004 said confusingly, "Harshly? That girl saved my life. I owe her more than I owe all of you put together." 002 smiled. "I knew there was some good in her," 002 thought to himself.

"I'm sorry to interrupt your conversation. Are you ready to battle, yet? As you see, you're friend is out of harm," 0017 interrupted. The 00 cyborgs nodded, stating that they were ready to battle. 0017 studied the cyborgs and was shocked to see 001. "Prototype 001 is a baby?" she muttered quietly. "I can't fight 001. He's a mere child. It's against my honor and pride to hurt children," 0017 yelled gruffly. She turned her gaze to 003, noticing for the first time that she was a girl. "I can't fight 003 either; I don't kill women or children. I think that's sickening." 003 smiled at 0017 "She has a kind heart," 003 though. She hugged 001 tighter and ran back to the ship. (0017, you aren't what you act to be,) 001 said.0017 glared at the baby cyborg. She sighed. "I know. It's my honor and pride," she whispered.

As soon as the remaining cyborgs watched 003 and 001 get back into the safety of the Dolphin, 007 took this chance to turn into a giant kangaroo with red boxing gloves. "You're going down," 007 said as he started wielding bombs and throwing them at 0017. The female cyborg laughed. "Ha! Is that the best you can do, cyborg? I was hoping for a challenge," she said, as she swiftly dodged each and every blow that was aimed at her. "She's quick," 009 said. "You might as well give up," she said.

A violent swirl of wind suddenly blew around her. Her high ponytail swished back and forth against the wind. The 00 cyborgs were surprised to see the wind itself being sucked up into two tiny diamond shaped holes at the palms of her hands. She held both of her hands in front of her, letting the two diamond shape gaps facing its target. In other words, 007 was in deep trouble. "Twister!" 0017 yelled. A gray swirling cyclone ejected from both her palms and blasted 007 thirty feet into a tree. 007 fell unconscious. 0017 crossed her arms.

"Who's next?" "Me! AH!" 005 came charging at her with the trunk of a tree. "Tsk, tsk, tsk. Brute strength isn't always the answer," 0017 tisked, while jumping over the giant. "Wind Blade." With her left-hand middle and index finger, she made a rapid slash movement in the air. All of a sudden, 005 dropped to the floor with a loud thud. He didn't get back up.

008 came from behind and fired his blaster at 0017. "I see you, "she said and swiftly dodged the on-coming blast. She jumped 10 feet into the air and dove straight at 008.
"Seven slash." Using the similar technique as before, 0017 slashed 008 seven times too fast for the naked eye to see, doing much more damage to 008 than 005. Of course, 008 fell back lifeless.

006 came charging after 0017 with his flamethrower. 0017 dodged all of his attacks by spinning and twirling gracefully. "006, you need a breath mint," she said as she summoned the wind around her. She used the wind against 006 by using it to lift his up and slam him back down a few feet into the ground. 006 was out cold.

"My turn," 009 said, "Acceleration Mode." With that, he was gone. 0017
smiled. "Hm. This may be a challenge. Ultra Acceleration Mode!" 009 eyes furrowed with confusion. "Ultra?" He was surprised when he saw that 0017 was circling around him even faster than the speed of light. "She's too fast. It looks as if she's everywhere. Her powers far surpass my own," 009 thought.
"Ah!" He found himself tripping over her foot and falling face flat on the floor. 0017 returned to her normal speed and picked 009 up by the collar. Crimson eyes met scarlet.

"You're not much of a fighter, are you? You depend on your
Acceleration mode too much. That was your downfall. Speed is nothing
to a warrior. IT can be outrun or outsmarted any day. I hope this goes
for a lesson to you." She hurled 009 into the forest, crashing him into at least ten trees.

She turned to face 002. "Looks like you're the only one left. What a pity that your friends were so weak." "What do you mean? 002's not the only one left. I'm still here. What? Do I not exist for you anymore?" 004 managed to croak. 0017 merely laughed. "Be quiet, you incompetent fool. You're in no condition to fight me. I'm sure Jet wouldn't want you hurt any more than you already are. I didn't give up my favorite skirt just so you could through your life away," 0017 said. 004 smiled. "Ah. So you do care." 0017 crossed her arms. "Hardly," she said emotionlessly. She turned her attention back towards 002. Are you going to fight me, or am I just going to watch you stand there all day?" she said mockingly. "You aren't Josephine," 002 said quietly. He lifted his head so he could gaze at 0017. His brown eyes were blazing with passion and anger.
"Therefore, I won't hold back."
"Ah. A challenge at last."
"No more playing around. We're taking this to the air. The sky's the limit."
"What about the 'ten feet' rule?"
"After what I've seen. The rules don't matter to you, anymore." 002 flew into the air. 0017 followed. "I like your style," she commented.

Both of them were one hundred feet up in the air. 002 drew out his blaster and set it to laser mode. He started shooting.
"Not this again. I was hoping for a challenge." AS soon as 0017 dodged left, she was surprised to be met with 002's fist. She was knocked five feet backwards. "Smart. The lasers were a simple distraction so that you could close in for an on-contact attack," she stated. "I see you catch on quickly," 002 replied.
"Yeah, very quickly." 0017 wiped off the trickle of blood from her mouth. "My turn." She dove straight towards 002, punching at him.
"Ha. You missed." "Got ya!" she said as she kicked him in the back. 002 also flew back a couple feet while rubbing his aching back. "Ow! Hey what'd you do that for? For a girl, you sure can kick hard," 002 said, continuing to rub his spine. 0017 glared at him.
"You'll pay for the incompetent insult." She held out her palm, diamond holes facing 002. "Twister!" "I thought you would do that." He aimed his laser gun and fired it at the heart of the twisters. The lasers went though the hollow funnels and into the mini-vacuums, causing an explosion in 0017's hands. 002 braced himself as he was hit with the twisters. He flew back ten feet, but soon recovered. However, he was all battered and bruised. "Getting injured was a small price to pay for annihilating your mini cyclones," 002 said. 0017 growled as she wiped the blood off her hands, unable to use he twister technique any longer.
"Wind blade!" 002 accelerated, dodging the first attack. "Big mistake! Seven slash!" 0017 said as 002 was hit directly with all seven slashes.
"Ultra Acceleration Mode." 002 could no longer see 0017 anymore. He felt a slight breeze caressing his check.
"That's it." He stayed still and waited until he could feel a breeze behind his neck. He whirled around and punched 0017 square in the cheek, but not before she kicked him in the gut. 0017 retreated a few feet, as did 002. She relocated her jaw. "Uh, how did you find me?" she wondered frustrated. 002 smiled weakly as he held his stomach in pain.

"Like you said, running too fast isn't always good. I could feel the slightest breeze behind my back. I knew you were behind me. After all, we're up in the air. There's no wind here," 002 managed to explain. His jets started to give in as he sank a few feet. "Dang! Out of fuel. 0017, let's finish it back on the ground," 002 said. "Sure," 0017 agreed, glad that she didn't have to fly anymore. She could keep up her energy on the ground. Together, they drifted towards the ground, busted and bruised everywhere.

"Ground only, then," 0017 said. She was out of strength and hoped that she didn't have to fly again. Hoped? Since when did she start using the word hope? She casted the problem aside as she began to fight 002. 002 sighed with relief. "Yeah. We'll fight right here." He started to lunge at 0017. She smiled. "Too slow." She jumped over him and whacked him in the back, again. 002 tumbled to the ground. "I'm done for. There's no way I can beat her. Unless." 002 reached deep into his pocket and pulled out a crimson bandana.

He turned his face to look at the girl he loved.
"I know the real Josephine is in there. Fight it, Josephine. You can
break free of Black Ghost's spell." 002 pulled himself up and walked weakly over to 0017. He took the speechless cyborg's hands in his and placed the crimson bandana in her hand. "What's this, Jet?" 0017's voice started to soften. "Untie it," he said. 0017 slowly untied the bandana and found her engagement ring inside. She clutched the ring in her hand, while grasping her head with her fists. 0017 sank to her knees. 002 sat down next to her. "What's.happening.to.me?" 0017 said. 002 held 0017 in his arms. "Josephine, it's Jet. Don't you remember me?" She screamed.
"Yes, I remember now.in kindergarten. It hurts! Make it stop, Jet.
Make it stop! There's someone inside my head. Ah!" She shoved 002 aside. 002 was absolutely shocked to see 0017's hair change from scarlet to black. But, it was unstable. The color kept switching back and forth. Even her clothes were switching from navy to light blue. The pained cyborg gave out one last scream, as she was split into two different cyborgs. At that point, they both fell over.fainted.

002 cradled Josephine, as it started to rain. "Josephine, my love, I've waited for so long. Now, you're here with me." He rocked her back and forth like a fragile baby and brushed her hair away from her face. He kissed her fully on the lips and parted. Soon, he rocked both Josephine and himself asleep.

004 weakly stood up and trudged over to the fallen 0017. He picked her up in his arms as she snuggled closer to the warmth of his body. He smiled, as he looked over at the asleep 002 and Josephine. "What a cute couple," 004 commented. He kissed 0017 on the forehead as he started to blush.

The other cyborgs started getting up as they groaned in uncomfort. "W-what happened?" 009 said, while rubbing the base of his neck. 004 smiled. "Nothing. 002 won her heart. Let's get these two.I mean, three back to the Dolphin," 004 said. He looked around at the confused looks of 005, 006, 007, 008, and 009. 004 sighed. "I suppose I'll explain it to you when we get on board," 004 said. "Right," the others said monotonously, totally clueless of what's going on.

004 sighed once more. "This'll be a long day." *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

So, how do you like it? Okay? Like always, flames are accepted. You people don't have to be so nice! ^.^ As usual, ideas are acknowledged and credit is fully given! Should I continue? I want your honest opinions. Reviews, please! ~.^