The one thing 9 couldn't get wrapped around his mechanical brain was how did 0 have a hand in each of their designs? Did she make the blueprints and the Scientist followed them? He doubted it. What part of him did 0 have a say in? The material created? Was it the zipper? Or maybe it was the placement of his number. What about the Twins? Why was she fonder of them then she was of him or 7 if she supposedly had a hand in creating all of them? He had been thinking about the entry he read while at the Scientists' house since they started their journey.

"9," 7 sounded a little bit worried.

He didn't want to worry her about nothing so he smiled. "I'm fine."

"Wait! 3! 4! Don't go on ahead!" 0's voice echoed from the bottom of a hill of rubble. Beyond the city they knew so well, and the place where their friends died, was a sea of green vegetation.

0 caught up with the Twins at the bottom of the hill. "That's grass." She explained as they catalogued the green fuzz. "It helps hide some bugs from things that'll hurt it." Soon after the explanation 3's eyes caught something else and he pulled 4 along to investigate it. 0 followed them to give them more of an explanation of each plant.

7 laughed.

"What are you laughing at?" They reached the bottom of the hill and followed the sound of the clicks.

"The three of them are kind of similar." She explained. "0 is able to keep up with their energy better than any of us did."

"How is that funny?" Now 9 was laughing but not because of her explanation. He laughed because 7's laughter was contagious.

She started to think about why exactly she was laughing. Finally she answered, "It's kind of cute."

0's laughter echoed from the forest of sprouts. Some of them were already developing leaves to indicate what kind of tree it is. 7 gently grabbed the leaf of a sprouting mesquite. It was the same height as her and still had a lot of growing to do. How tall would it grow?

"Hey! Careful you two! You don't want to damage the plants!"

9 moved aside a sprout to check on the three stitchpunks. 3 and 4 were trying to figure out who would hold the one leaf of a plant when 0 stepped in before they could tear the plant apart.

Something else caught the Twins' eyes and they moved to see what it was. 0 followed, laughter trailed behind her.

"They all act like children." 9 didn't have to turn around to know 7 was smiling.

"You seem to be more okay with 0 now than you were before." He noted, following the sounds of 0, 3, and 4.

"We talked things out. I still don't really trust her but I trust her enough now."

0 came out of nowhere, suddenly in front of them, and startled 9. He jumped back and nearly knocked over 7. "Sorry but come here! We found something!" She grabbed both of their hands and led them through the forest until they came across an abandoned recorder, much like the one they found in the city before the final battle.

She climbed up to the Twins and moved the needle on the black disk. After a few weird sounds that weren't apart of the music a song started to play.

"Claire de Lune." 0 told them.

"What?" Both 9 and 7 were confused at the name.

0 jumped down to 7. "Claire de Lune. It's a song played on the piano. The Scientist used to play the song all the time. It calmed him."

The Twins looked at each other and snuck up behind 0. 9 didn't bother warning 0 and he guessed by the way 7's face transformed she tried her best to hide that she was watching them. When they were close enough they grabbed one of her arms and half dragged her close to the recorder.

3 pushed 4 and tried grabbing 0's free hand but 4 pushed back before that happened. After a few more times of this repeating 0 finally grabbed their hands. They both wanted a dance with her but instead of an individual dance the three of them spun around faster than the rhythm was actually going.

9 turned to 7 and held his hand out to her. "How about we join them?"

She smiled and took his hand. He enjoyed spinning with her underneath the open sky and surrounded by more peaceful scenery than the rubble of the city. The only thing that would make this better was if the two of them were alone.

When the song ended 0 squealed and laughed. All 9 could see were the Twins half on top of her. She must have slipped and pulled the two down with her. The Twins didn't seem to mind the fall.

9 and 7 stopped dancing when they felt the rain droplets on their heads. They hadn't seen too much rain for months. It was refreshing to see it again. The sound was calming and it sounded different from when they released the souls of their friends. This rain didn't feel like it had the spirit of 2, it didn't feel like it had life in it, it felt like it had wisdom and knowledge of what needed to be done. It felt like the rain had fallen a thousand times before them.

0 took shelter under a pile of rocks and rubble. She ran so quickly under it that it almost looked like she disappeared and reappeared. Was she afraid of the water?

3 and 4 didn't seem to take notice of their new companion's leave. They held each other's hands and danced in the rain. 7 followed 0 into the shelter and the two girls started talking quietly.

The small hands of the Twins gently grabbed his and they urged him to dance with them. Just as he was beginning to a roll of thunder in the distance forced them to stop and take cover with the others. 9 slowly followed them.

"…I guess I'm just a little more careful of the rain because I'm afraid of the damage it could cause." 0 explained, her arms around the Twins as if to protect them from the thunder.

9 sat next to 7. "What's going on?" He asked although he had a suspicion that they were talking about why 0 ran away so quickly.

"0 is scared of water." 7 explained.

When the Twins thought it was safe enough they started to play in the rain again. 3 chased 4 around and around the recorder, splashing in the mud puddles that started to form.

"I'm not scared, 7, I'm cautious!" 0 corrected.

"It's the same thing with you." 7 laughed. 0 was less amused by her comment.

4 eventually ran around to hide behind 0. No matter which side he took 3 would be there to tackle him. After several moments of not running 3 finally tackled the both of them, getting 0 wet.

"Hey, be careful!" She scolded and pushed off 3 quickly.

"See?" 7 inquired. "Scared."

0 glared and turned so her back was to 7 in the most childish manner possible.

The Twins' eyes clicked and flashed at each other mesmerizing 9 for a few moments. Finally 3 and 4 took 0's hands and dragged her out in the rain.

"What are you two doing? Stop!" She yelled at them with an underlying tone of fear but for once they didn't listen to the scolding. They took her as far away from the shelter as they could and even dragged her through water. 9 suspected they did that purposely.

"She was told by the Scientist that our wiring can get damaged by water easily and if it happens we could shut down or die. She's fearful of the water because she doesn't trust the material she's made from." 7 explained.

While she explained they watched 0 get up from the puddle and look at her arms and body, watching the water drip. The newly red stains started to wash away from their hold in the knots. When she realized she was okay she chased the Twins, scolding them as she did. The Twins smiled as they ran away from her.

"I guess that makes sense." He mused.

0 ran over, breathing heavily from running too hard for too long. The Twins mocked her from behind but even they were tired from the running. The rain stopped but the thunder and lightening didn't which scared the Twins back inside and behind 9 and 7 when it sounded like an alarm.

"We should wait until the lightening clears." 0 explained to them. "That's one more thing I don't trust."