Ok here we go with the major climax, from the end of this chapter on will be the falling actions. Hope you've enjoyed.
Silence and darkness surrounded 009. 'Well at least nothing has changed much' he thought. The others filed in behind him. 009 continued through the seemingly empty space.
"Dr. Gilmore, are you here?" A muffled cry cut through the noiseless room. 009 accelerated towards it and reached out in front of him to touch the doctor's shoulders. He felt awkwardly for the prisoner's mouth and when located, removed the cloth gag. Gilmore coughed a little.
"Thank you my boy." 009 struggled to remove the cuffs around Gilmore but much to his despair they were inflated bindings.
"007 go see of one of the guards down that hallway has a syringe," he directed his comrade. 007 hurried to check the unconscious soldiers while the others stood by for directions, or instincts to direct them.
"You'd best hurry 009. Never mind my hands, find something to get my feet loose." Dr. Gilmore advised. 009 accelerated, knelt down in his slow-motioned world, and began to punch the accursed inflated trap. Gilmore stood as still as he could, not wanting to cause the rapid blows to hit him instead. There was a loud burst and his feet were free. 009 reappeared and sighed.
"Aren't those things supposed to get stronger when you struggle?" 004 asked as he approached the sound of his friend's commotion. 009 shrugged.
"I figured it'd only apply to the one wearing it. Looks like I was right." Both of them took one of Dr. Gilmore's arms and began to lead him towards the thin light shining through the doorway. Suddenly the light was gone as the passage closed with a dull thud. 004 cursed under his breath.
"Why now? Why not just trap us to begin with?"
"Because my naive Cyborg it's always more amusing when the look of hope in the victim's eyes fades away." 004 stumbled back as he was struck in the face by an unseen hand. 009 lifted Dr. Gilmore and jumped a ways off. 'Damn this darkness, if only I could see.' All at once Dr. Gilmore was gone from his grasp and he too was hit hard. A scream told him that 003 had been taken, or at least gone after. Lights blinked on from the high ceiling, shining down red. The room seemed a crimson gray, but at least they could see, if not like through infrared goggles.
"It would be so easy if you would just give up, traitors." Black Ghost's currently disembodied voice echoed through the chamber.
"You know we could say the same to you." 009 called as he helped 004 up. He looked across the room to see 005 doing the same for 003. He sighed with relief as he watched her stagger to her feet. "Black Ghost where are you, you coward!" he shouted. There was no reply. 009 grumbled and made his way over to the other two.
"Are you guys alright?" 003 just nodded slowly and 005 bowed his head once. 003 seemed odd. Her face was completely emotionless. He opened his mouth to say something but instead was rammed into and disappeared.
"009!" 005 bellowed. 009 found himself struggling with Black Ghost himself.
"Get off of me!" he commanded the evil warlord who snickered at him.
"I'll be the one giving orders around here 009. It seems you have grown too fond of being the one in charge." 009 thrust his foot into his enemy's stomach as hard as he possibly could. Scarl went flying away from him. He skidded to a stop on the hard smooth stone floor. Thin streams of smoke rose upward from his feet. He looked up at 009, who was quite far away from him now, wide eyed.
"It seems you have grown stronger."
"That and upgrades always help." 009 darted at his opponent who hurriedly leaped (quite awkwardly) out of the way. The angry Cyborg sent attack after attack at his archenemy each one being evaded desperately.
"ENOUGH!" Black Ghost moved to slap him across the face but 009 gracefully leaped backwards and landed a comfortable ways away. "I have toyed with you long enough." Scarl snapped his fingers and nothing happened. 009 stood still and snickered. He became aware of something next to him. He looked to his right to see 003 looking at him, still emotionless.
"003?" She pushed him to the floor and pointed her blaster at his head. "What are you doing Françoise?" He almost shouted at her. "This isn't like you at all!" Black Ghost was laughing hysterically.
"Perhaps this would be more like her." He gestured to his left and a robot brought forth another 003 wriggling in her captor's grip.
"009!" she screamed. 009 sprang up avoiding the laser that shot at him immediately.
"Leave her be Scarl!" Black Ghost only cackled all the harder as an army of robots rushed forth. 004, 005 rushed forward to fight. 004 almost tripped over the balding head of 006.
"Where in the world did you come from?" he inquired as 002, 008 and 007 came out of a hole that 006 had dug through the floor.
"We came from outside the door. It's rather rude to have a party and not invite us!" 007 winked at him and leaped out to take on a robot soldier. The others followed suit and soon the Cyborg Soldiers were battling it out once again.
"Amy, kill him." Dr. Keller stepped out of the black gloomy shadows as he directed the blank looking 003. She began to writhe and the figure was deformed as it became smaller and smaller. It stopped as it solidified into the small machine known as Amy. It turned its head to look at 009. For a while they just stood there looking at each other. "Don't absorb emotions little one. You must stay blank. Blank like a white sheet of paper." Keller said to the robot like he was talking to a very young child. The small creation darted at 009. He caught her around the middle. She squirmed and wiggled around in a vain attempt to free herself. He almost laughed. Amy suddenly stopped and stared ahead. Her large eyes began to glow even brighter. Beams of energy emitted from them striking 009 in each shoulder. He grunted and dropped her to the floor.
"Feisty little thing aren't you?" Amy got up and walked calmly towards him she hugged his leg gently and rested her head against it. 009 smiled down at her silver head. Her hold on him became tighter, and tighter until he began to wince in pain. He snatched one of her arms away. The bright eyes looked up into his. She lifted her other arm ever so slowly and opened her slim fingers. Faster than he could blink she thrust the sharp ends of her fingers into his leg. 009 cried out in pain. Amy drew her hand away again and sparks flew out from the injury. She stumbled back and knelt down to inspect what she had done. Nothing that she had ever fought before had released sparks.
"Amy no, you must continue." Keller said. Amy actually ignored him for once and continued to look at 009's wound. Black Ghost who had watched silently now intervened. He took out his own blaster and shot Amy away. Keller became outraged.
"WHY DID YOU DO THAT?" he screeched.
"She has served her purpose, she lured them here. I will take care of the rest." Black Ghost aimed the gun at Amy once more. Keller tackled him and pulled a remote out of his pocket. A single button was wired on it which he pressed quickly. Amy did not move. Scarl angrily threw Keller off of him and kicked the defenseless doctor aside. "STAY OUT OF MY WAY!" he bellowed. He glanced around and rested his gaze on 003. He grinned evilly and walked over to her. She gasped as he seized her by the hair. The robot that had held her before backed away and entered the fray of the fighting going on around them.
"You think you were taking revenge on me for what I turned you into all those years ago. Soon you will know what revenge really is!" He struck her on her head and she crumpled to the ground unconscious.
"003!" 009 tried to run to her but his gashed leg prevented quick movement. He too collapsed and started to crawl to her. "Françoise," he whispered. Keller moaned as he clutched his stomach and got to his knees.
"Let her alone." He croaked. Black Ghost spun around and laughed at him. "You can't be serious doctor! What a pitiful sight you are." He spat at the ground. "I'm tired of all this meddling from everyone around me. This ends NOW!"
Amy lifted her head and saw a pair of feet. She followed the legs up to see a man with a black skull for a head. She recoiled and gazed back at the feet. She felt less afraid watching them. One of the feet rose in the air and kicked a man lying on the floor. 'Why would someone be on the floor.' She thought, 'that's just silly.' As the figure's feet moved a way from the man, Amy jumped a little in surprise. She felt that she knew him. Another pair of feet came but they were at an odd angle. Diagonal, she decided. She followed the legs again, and one of them crackled and sizzled as it moved towards yet another person. 'Where did all of these people come from?' Amy looked at the new person's face. He had brown hair and eyes that burned with anger and shone with sadness or could it be desperation. She decided it was both. His eyes looked across at a blonde woman who didn't move at all. They softened as they gazed at her. Love flooded into every part of Amy. That was all she felt, love that never wavered, love and everything that goes with it. The man on the floor began to yell as the evil looking figure held out a weapon towards the pretty blonde woman. Amy began to get upset as a new emotion was absorbed from the crawling one. Malice, hate, anger all she grasped her head as she began to become afraid of him. She blocked the emotions and observed calmly. The man on the floor tried to rise again but was thrust back down. As he fell Amy was able to see his face more clearly. 'GRANDPA!" The anger returned but this time it was not from the brown headed one, it was her own. She pounced upon the skull headed humanoid ripping, clawing, punching, and kicking so rapidly she was a blur.
"Amy…" Keller gasped as she scurried back to see what she had accomplished. Black Ghost was hardly distinguishable. Every part of him seemed shredded like he was put into a blender. The ruined body teetered back and forth. It did not go down without on last assault. It raised its gun and pulled the trigger. The beam of energy plummeted into Amy's chest. The smoking carcass hit the ground with a heavy thud.
"NOOOOO!" Keller screamed. His heart felt like it had been torn in two as the small machine staggered towards him. He reached out and took her in his arms. As he gazed at the silver girl in his grasp all he saw was his little granddaughter. It suddenly hit him.
"How could I have been so foolish? He killed my granddaughter and used her to make some of the parts for this device. This is my Amy…" He sobbed to no one in particular. He brought the remains of Amy close and cried even harder. Amy opened her emotion cells. Love poured in again. Love mixed with agony. She reached up and tried to whip away Keller's tears. He looked at her simple face as she shook her head back and forth as if to say "Don't be sad." Amy took in all of the love she could hold and projected it out to her grandfather. Keller felt the warm emotions coming from her and smiled. Amy had told him she loved him and she knew who he was, and more importantly, who she was. She had let him know in the only way she could. The glow of her eyes began to fade and she went limp. 009 finally reached 003 who was coming to.
"Joe? Where's Dr. Gilmore? What's going on? What happened to Black Ghost?" Joe placed a finger on her lips to quiet her.
"It will be alright. We'll get Dr. Gilmore, and Dr. Keller and leave as quickly as we can." She just nodded as he sat down next to her and leaned over to embrace her.
"JOE!" She began to shake violently as she watched Keller lift Black Ghost's laser gun to his head. 009 released her and stood up despite his leg.
"Doctor please!" He dashed to take the weapon away but it was too late. Keller looked up at him and smiled.
"I killed my Amy. Look what I did to her. I turned her into what I've dreamed of creating all my life. You see, I loved my dream more, and I can't go on living with that knowledge." He pulled the trigger and 003 screamed, burying her face in her hands. 009 breathed in sharply and closed his eyes.
The battle around them ceased as 005 crushed the last robot's head. It was silent in the room except for the soft crackling of electricity from the machines, and the heartbreaking weeping of 003. 009 held her tight trying to comfort her. In all actuality he felt like crying himself. No one said a word as 005 gently pried the two apart and picked up 009. They slowly made their way across the carnage and out the door which was now unlocked. 003 found that Dr. Gilmore had been taken to a prison cell. 002 and 007 went to free him while the rest continued to travel back to the Dolphin. Even though the battle was over, it did not feel much like a victory.
I hope there wasn't too much falling on the floor, but you know that's what happens I guess. There will be one more chapter after this. Thanks for reading!
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