003 looked out her window deep in thought. She couldn't get the little robot that she had seen that morning out of her mind. She heard a knock at her door and Dr. Gilmore stepped in.

"How are you dear?" he asked kindly.

"I'm fine Dr. Gilmore." He walked across the room to stand beside her at the window.

"What's on your mind?" 003 looked at him and sighed.

"That little creation that showed up in disguise to our volley ball game. It looked so frightened when 009 knelt to examine it. I can't tell why. His actions were not hostile in anyway. If anything he was friendly."

"Perhaps it can sense things you cannot." Dr. Gilmore replied. 003 looked at him skeptically. "If I knew anything about Keller, it was that he was all about giving his creations, human instincts. I whole heartily agree, but he tends to magnify them." 003 turned back to the view of the ocean as Gilmore's words sunk in. "You can tell that 009 is strong yes?" She nodded. "Well so could the robot." 003 nodded again, and then smiled.

"Poor thing must have panicked."

"Oh I don't think it was frightened, merely nervous." Dr. Gilmore left her alone to her thoughts, and made his way to his study. He closed his door, and sat down behind his desk and sighed heavily. 'What have you done this time my friend?'

"IT WHAT?" 008's mouth hung open as 002 told him the odd story of that morning. 008 had just returned from running 006's exhausting errands. 009 and 004 turned around from where they sat on the couch and snickered at the look oh their friend's face. "That's just messed up man!" 002 joined in the laughter.

"Don't worry it wasn't anything serious."

"Tell that to 003," 004 said suddenly serious.

"I don't get why she's so worked up about this. It was just some dinky little machine."

"Don't go assuming that 002," 009 warned, "It's probably more advanced that it looks."

"You know they say curiosity killed the cat, but I think that thing is the new suspect." 004 said. "It's like a child that likes to get into everything." 008, realizing his mouth was still open, closed it quickly. He started off towards the kitchen.

"Where are you goin'?" 002 inquired.

"To give el master chef in here is 'garlic'" 008 replied irritably.

"There's like a whole thing of garlic in the cabinet!" 009 explained, "I ran and got some for him last week!"

"Well according to 006 it 'isn't fresh enough.'" 009 leaned his head back on the couch and groaned.

"006…"

Amy began to test out her newly acquired cooking abilities. She had to make something with garlic, that's all she remembered. The one she recognized as 008 stomped into the kitchen.

"006 I still don't understand why you needed this, but here." he handed her a small container of garlic, then hastily left. Amy (being in the form of 006) just shrugged and opened the fresh product. She sprinkled some garlic onto the food sizzling in the skillet in front of her and then grabbed a small vile that she had put in her apron pocket. She poured the clear liquid into the mixture and continued the recipe like normal. After a few more hours of cooking, she marched out into the living room.

"Come on gang, the meal's getting cold!" 006 called. Soon all of the team were seated at the dinner table and began eating.

"AHH!" 007 grabbed his glass of water and gulped half of it down. "I thought you said it was getting cold." Everyone started laughing.

"Dude, wouldn't the steam coming from it give away the temperature?" 002 said. 007 glared at him.

"I…suppose." They laughed all the harder. Amy laughed along. She felt…comfort, yes comfort. After a while 003 stood up from her seat.

"I'm a bit tired I think. I'm going to go to bed." 009 eyed her suspiciously. She usually didn't go to bed this early. She left calmly and steadily. But, in reality felt like she was going to fall from fatigue. It gradually got worse with every step, like she would collapse if she took another step. She grasped the knob tightly and entered her room. The time it took to reach her bed seemed like an eternity. Her eyelids felt heavy and she barely missed the bed as she finally crumpled to the floor.

009 got up from the table too.

"Something's not right. I just know it." He dashed to 003's room. The door was wide open. His eyes widened as he saw her lying on the floor. "DR. GILMORE!" He knelt down next to her, and lifted her head to rest in his lap. He grasped her wrist and sighed with relief as she had a steady pulse. He looked up to see everyone crowding around the door. Dr. Gilmore hurried in and shook his head.

"You are certainly correct that something was abnormal. Take her to the lab room, quickly." 009 did not hesitate as he scooped her up in his arms and did as he was told. Everyone cleared out of his way as he carried his beloved to the said room. Not once did he even make eye contact with anyone. His gaze was fixed straight ahead. 006 stared after him. Curiosity, immense curiosity is what Amy felt. She decided to scan his emotions. They flooded into her mind. She had never felt these before: worry and compassion. She resisted following the brown headed one. She couldn't abort now. 'Father said to concentrate.' she thought. She watched as 002 began to lean against the wall.

"Are you ok buddy?" 004 asked.

"I'm great!" 002 said confidently as he sank to the ground.

"002! Hurry get him to the lab with 003." 004 directed. No sooner had he said that, then 008 fell right next to him. 005 bent and slung one over each shoulder and hauled them to the lab. He kicked open the door. 009 was pulling a blanket over 003 when 005 grunted for him to help.

"You need my help?" 009 was confused as to why the one that could lift a building was asking for him to lend his strength. He began to walk to him right as he too fell to the ground.

"Oh my God! What's going on with everyone?" 009 scurried to his comrades 007 soon arriving to get them on beds. 007 lost his consciousness and collapsed right across 008 after placing him in a cot.

"Dr. Gilmore what is happening?" 009 exclaimed. He hurried back over to the old scientist who was still examining 003.

"I don't know. They might have ta…" The doctor's words slurred together in 009's head.

"What?" His eyelids began to feel heavy, his legs couldn't support him. "003…" Dr. Gilmore rushed over to his most advanced creation.

"Wake up my boy! What is happening to you?" 009 did not stir as patted his face and shook him. Panic surged through the poor man as he ran out of the lab to find the others. They were scattered in different places, as some had made it farther than others in their small trek to the lab. But they too were lying on the ground, in chaotic rest.

"Gilmore, it's so nice to see you again." Gilmore whirled around to see none other than Dr. Keller.

"Keller my old friend, how are you?" Gilmore said with relief.

"Not so good really. Imagine my surprise, when I answer the door after tucking my granddaughter in and a man in a pitch black suit and sunglasses knocks me out. I wake up in an aircraft, and the rest is history." Keller said bitterly. Gilmore lowered his gaze to the floor.

"I'm sorry my friend."

"I want my granddaughter Isaac, and I need you."

"What do you want of me?" Gilmore asked.

"For you to come with me," Keller replied. Gilmore shook his head.

"I can't do that Keller. My…They need me." He turned his head towards the lab.

"They'll wake in an hour or two. Amy, please come here."

"Amy?" Gilmore jumped back in surprise as what he thought to be 006 stepped forward and formed into a small silver creature with glowing eyes.

"Meet Amy, the best machine I have ever built."

"It looks like a child."

"I did not choose the size, it was chosen for me." Gilmore choked back a response. 'Black Ghost what have you done?' he thought. "In any case Gilmore, you can come willingly or we will gladly oblige your stubbornness." Gilmore stared ruefully at the lab entrance.

"Rest easy." he whispered. He felt a tug at his suit jacket. He looked down to see Amy lightly pulling him towards the back door. She looked so naive and innocent. "Keller Black Ghost is a liar. Do you really think that he will give you your real Amy back?" Keller's face darkened and he briskly turned and walked towards the door. "Keller you are working for a lost cause!" Gilmore shouted at his back. Amy began to tug harder, her eyes glowing brighter. Keller stopped walking.

"What other choice do I have? There is always the hope that he was telling the truth. Even if he wasn't, he still has her. I might as well do what I can incase just this once he wasn't lying. Come Amy we have a ways to go. Don't forget our new friend." Amy gave one last tug on Gilmore's jacket as a signal for him to follow. He sighed and trailed behind her, filled with regret.

"Keller you'll never get her back."

Ok minor writers block. I hope this was longer. I tried to make it so. I'm glad everyone likes this story.