WEEEE! I'm soooo glad people actually READ my last chapter. Oh that's right, I forgot, NO ONE DID! –heavy sigh- The good news being I got a new CD today. Even more bad news being: School for me is coming up and I got enrolled today. Here is my next attempt at completing this story. Have fun.

"009 I just don't see how you could possibly treat this so lightly!" 004 exclaimed. He stood face to face with 009 in the middle of the living room, locked in an argument. 003 sat quietly to one side looking very sullen as she gently rocked a very much asleep 001.

"I'm not treating it lightly 004! A random guy came in, attacked me, I fought back, and he disappeared. End of story! There's nothing we can do so how do you expect me to act?"

"At least act a bit more concerned, interested, ANYTHING!" 009 sighed and slumped down on the couch next to 003, crossing his arms in irritation. "Or perhaps the problem is, is that you really don't care." 004 said as he glared at 009 and left the room. 003 sighed and rested her head back on the couch.

"You ok?" 009 asked gently.

"Why did you fight like that with 004?" she asked, "He's right you know. You don't seem to really care, and this is serious." 009 groaned and stood up walking a little away from the sofa and turning to face her.

"Not you too!" he walked a little ways from the sofa and turned to face her. "Look I really do care but I can't do anything about it. I have no information and there aren't any clues to lead us back to the assassin. So please, please tell me how you think I should act." 003 closed her eyes and said nothing.

"Please don't yell at me 009, I'm on your side and so is everyone else." 009 strode back over to her and lowered to both of his knees, taking her hand.

"Part of my frustration, is that I really don't know what to do and everyone expects me to. Everyone looks to me for a plan but I don't have one." 009 rested his head in her lap. She laid 001 down on a pillow to her right, and then leaned over to her left to look at 009's sideways face as she delicately stroked his unruly hair.

"You had that dream again didn't you?"

"No, but I still think about it all the time, reliving it actually." 003 saw how much that dream had worn him down. This wasn't the 009 she knew.

"You are having this dream for a reason Joe. It might have something to do with the assassin."

"What?" 009 lifted his head to look at her normally.

"I know it sounds weird but I think I'm right here. The connection may not be to the assassin himself but to the purpose he was needed for."

"Killing me?" She sat there for a moment.

"No…I don't think so. If he had wanted to kill you he could have shot you first."

"I think you're on to something here Françoise." 009 leaped up from the ground, a new fire in his crimson eyes. She smiled as the Joe she knew came back. He suddenly turned and quickly walked towards the bedroom hallway.

"Where are you going Joe?" 003 called after him.

"I'm going to apologize to 004."

"Awww aren't they cute together boss?" A large man in a black spy suit said rather loudly.

"Shut up you!" Another man who was much thinner exclaimed in a horse whisper as he thwacked the other on the head.

"Sorry! I was just sayin'"

"Randy?"

"Yes boss?"

"You are an idiot!" The skinnier man known as Kyle rolled his eyes as he turned back to the window they were peering through. "Hey where'd they go?"

"I dunno boss."

"Shut up you tub of lard. They should be back any minute." They stood there with their faces pressed against the glass for a long while.

"Are they back yet?" Kyle hit upside the head again.

"NO they aren't back!"

"NOW!" Someone from behind them yelled. They spun around and hit the cloaking buttons on their belts, completely disappearing. 009, 004, 007 and 005 froze in mid-attack.

"Now where'd they trump off to?" 007 asked as he scratched his head in confusion. 009 stood still and listened for a minute and then trust his hand out to his right. The skinnier man thrashed about in 009's grip around his throat.

"One of them is right here." 005 laughed out loud as he stood as solid as a rock while a body slammed against him again and again. 005 lifted him off the ground by the shoulders and the fat man also became visible. His eyes were crossed from the many self-inflicted blows against 005.

"I found the other." 005 said through a chuckle.

"These two don't seem very bright." 004 observed.

"Thas for sure." 007 snickered. 009 grasped the skinny man by both arms and pushed him up the deck stairs and into the beach house, 005 doing the same with the other.

"So," 004 asked after the intruders were seated and securely tied to kitchen chairs. "What were you doing outside of our window?"

"Well we were just-"

"Shut up you great lummox!" Kyle hissed.

"Why are you being mean to me boss? I wasn't gonna tell them anything about Black Ghost!" Kyle groaned and hung his head. "Uh…whoops?" 009 smirked at the stupid fat man.

"Yeah… 'whoops'" 003 stepped forward out of the ring of curious Cyborgs.

"So, where's Black Ghost hiding this time?" she asked. Kyle lifted his head upon hearing a female voice. He grinned nastily at her.

"Randy won't know anything about that you pretty little thing. I might for a certain price…" he licked his lips and winked at her. 009 riled and kicked the chair over, prisoner and all. Kyle groaned in pain. 009's eyes blazed with anger as he put his foot up on top of Kyle's forehead.

"How about this: I won't crush your skull if you tell me where Black Ghost is." Kyle's eyes grew wide as he looked up at 009's malicious face.

"Alright…that works for me."

"Good, I'm glad." He withdrew his foot and grabbed Kyle by the neck of his shirt, pulling back erect. "Spill it."

"What are you going to do with us after I tell you?" Kyle asked nervously.

"Send you back." 004 answered. Kyle's eye's darted from him and back to 009.

"Wh…Why?" He asked, clearly surprised.

"Because," 009 answered, "We figured Black Ghost getting a hold of you after you screwed up would be a fitting punishment." Randy began to whimper like a child and Kyle just stared out into space as he contemplated every gruesome detail of what could happen when they arrived back at Black Ghost's hideout.

"I don't have to tell you!" he suddenly shouted as his imagination ran wild. 002 stepped forward face to face with the first prisoner.

"Black Ghost may be worse than us, but trust me. Me, and my buddies 009 and 004 here are the next step down." Kyle's thoughts went through the possible scenarios again and decided that it was in his best interest to tell them…only when 004 thrust his machine gun hand forward, and 009 cracked his knuckles.

"Alright, alright. I'll talk." Randy sat there quiet for once, as Kyle gushed out every aspect of where Black Ghost was hiding.

"Thank you for the info guy." 002 gave him a whack on the shoulder.

"Yeah thanks, now we'll just have to pay old Scarl a visit now won't we guys?" 009 said bitterly. "And while were at it we'll just drop you off and leave them to take out the trash." With that 009 turned to face his team. "Alright everyone. Let's get the Dolphin ready for yet another ride to put it 'lightly'" He grinned at 004 and then hurried out of the room, calling to 007 to keep watch over the two intruders.

"With pleasure mate!" 007 stood in-between Kyle and Randy and put his arms around their shoulders. "Don't worry, I'll take real good care of ye." Both Kyle and Randy gulped in unison as the kitchen door swung shut.