A/N: Allright, I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas! But, with my latest chapter, it seems to have more people confused than amused. Well… heh heh heh… that is a future twist that will soon become clear. So… just hold on until then.

Roll the fanfiction!

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Everyone turned their attention to the apartment door as it burst open. Snowflakes filed into the open room from the wild blizzard undergoing outside. 002 rushed inside with his wild orange hair pushed down by the wetness of the melting snowflakes, and was holding 009 bridal-style. Everyone gasped when they saw 009's features; he was shivering cold, his entire body was encrusted with snow and sleet, and some parts of his face were turning a dark shade of indigo blue.

003 was absolutely shocked. 009's face absolutely terrified her beyond words. She held back a shriek, and took off to find Dr. Gilmore.

"009, what the hell?" 004 shouted in astonishment.

"002, you'd better have one heck of an explanation." 007 said angrily and seriously.

"Are you freaking blind? Do I look like I have time for an explanation? Look at him!" 002 retorted, emphasizing 009's critical condition with frustration. "Get someone in here!"

003 charged down the hallways at top speed with tears leaking through her eyes. She had never been so terrified in her life. She latched her hand onto the door handle, and yanked it open. Dr. Gilmore was studying up on a few things about cyborgs mechanics, but was interrupted when he was 003 standing there with a look of complete dismay on her feminine features.

"003, what on Earth is wrong?" He asked, standing up from his desk. 003 opened her mouth to speak, but all that came out was a sob.

"Dear child, what is it?" The doctor inquired urgently for the second time. 003 managed to speak once more, but in a cracking, shaky voice, she squeaked,

"… it's 009…"

In a flash, Dr. Gilmore shot down the hallway as fast as his elderly body could carry him (which wasn't all that fast… heh.). When the two finally made it to the door, Dr. Gilmore was shocked. He walked briskly to 002 who held the ill cyborgs. The old doctor examined 009 closely, only to discover he was worse than he looked from a few feet away.

"He's going into hypothermia!" Dr. Gilmore announced rashly. "002, lay him on the couch quickly!"

002 did so obediently. If there was anything he could do for 009, then he'd do it without question and as best as he could. God, the guilt was killing him inside. Dr. Gilmore followed 002, then crouched down to the side of the couch. He rested his hand on the skin between 009's lower left jaw and the back of his neck, and was relieved to feel a weak, but steady pulse. The old man let out a huge sigh of relief. 009 really gave him a scare there.

009 looked around nervously and confusedly. What was going on now? Everything seemed so clear back on the road, but at he got colder; the events surrounding him were far too confusing for comfort.

"That's strange… 009 looks almost as though he's… drunk!" 007 observed confusedly.

"It's just a side effect of the hypothermia. Thankfully, it hasn't gotten to a majorly severe level yet. If we carefully treat it now, then we'll be in the safe zone for now." Dr. Gilmore explained. "We don't need to be so urgent now. 006, would you do us a favor and find something warm and sweet for 009 to drink?"

006's face lit up instantly. "Ooh, how fun! I should make some milk tea with just a sweet tang of honey! Or maybe…" The Chinese cyborgs continued to rant on about all of the classic Asian beverages he could prepare with his skilled cooking.

"Yes, well have fun, but try not to take too long." Dr. Gilmore chuckled at 006's antics. 006 nodded and scurried into the kitchen with a giddy look on his face.

"I'll go keep him company and watch over him so he doesn't end up making 25 different teas in one cup." 007 joked as he followed 006.

The doctor's face hardened back as he looked at 002, as did everyone else in the room.

"002, how could you have let something like that happen? Do you realize what you could have done to 009? Do you have any idea as to how badly you hurt him?" 004 fumed. 002 didn't have anything to say in his defense.

"009 could have frozen to death tonight. What you did was horrid, 002. I don't even know if I could forgive you." 008 interposed after 004. "And I think I speak for everyone when I say that."

003 had returned in the main room by then, and was still too choked up to speak.

"002, say something." 004 said coldly. "009 could have died tonight and you're acting like you don't care!"

"S-stop…!" 009 spoke weakly from the couch. Everyone was surprised to hear his voice, and they turned to pay closer attention.

"002… I… I k-know he didn't… mean i-it." 009 continued. "If I were him… I m-might have let the s-same thing happen. It's f-frustrating, and the a-anger… it b-builds up i-inside us like a b-beast that you can't control… un-until it gets to where y-you can't k-keep it in. That's… what 002 went through."

005 decided to contribute to the conversation. "009 has a point. This mess has gotten to us all at one point or another, has it not? For some, we can keep these feelings from affecting us on the outside, but for others, it is more difficult."

"What I did… I hate myself for it. I didn't know what came over me at that moment, but… I deserve to go to hell and burn for the rest of my life." 002 murmured. "I don't know what the hell happened or how it happened, but… I'm really sorry for what I did. I probably could never live with myself after this… even if I am forgiven. But that's something that I doubt will happen."

"002…" 003 started quietly. "I could sense that something wasn't right with you. Those things can build up and… even after what happened… I just want to say… I forgive you."

"You weren't yourself back then. I can't completely forgive you yet, but I just want to say that I know what you were going through, and it's a good thing that we managed to clear things up a bit." 004 said.

008 nodded in agreement. "We may not be out of the frying pan yet, but we're starting to understand now." Dr. Gilmore agreed with the two, as did 005.

There was a seemingly unbreakable silence to follow after that. Nobody spoke for a long time, until a certain somebody burst into the room.

"It's finally finished!" 006 cheered as he carried a warm drink into the room. He looked around at everyone, confused at the odd silence. "Maybe I came in at the wrong time…"

009 shook his head. "We… j-just ran out of things to s-say…" He shivered still, but forced a smile.

"Y'know, it probably wouldn't hurt to get 009 out of those freezing clothes." 002 brought up in attempt to break the silence. "I'll take care of it."

"Oh. We did get off track there, didn't we?" Dr. Gilmore said. "Yes, that would be a big help if you would. I'll get some extra blankets and what-not, and we'll keep a close eye on 009 until he returns to normal temperature."

002 helped 009 up into a standing position, and the two walked down the hallway into a room with some space clothes. Neither could describe it, but they could already feel some of the troubles clearing up.

Not many, but some…