"002, what on Earth is going on here?" Dr. Gilmore shouted confusedly as 002 grasped his arm, running at full speed. Anybody would be confused if you had somebody dragging you frantically to a guestroom. 004, 007, and 008 were following in curiosity.

"It's 009! He's flipping out and so are all the lights! Something's wrong here, and it's an emergency!" 002 responded rashly. Dr. Gilmore stopped at the doorway entrance, and was shocked beyond belief at the sight.

009 was on the floor, clutching his head in the utmost pain and screaming in agony, while every appliance that required electricity was emitting a static zapping noise with sparks flying every which way, and the lamps were exploding one by one.

"It's his internal receiver! Dear Lord, it's gone haywire!" Dr. Gilmore exclaimed as he crouched next to 009.

"What's wrong? Is it Joe?" 003 followed close behind everyone else that had joined. She glanced into the guestroom, only to see the horrid sight.

"009, what is it?" Dr. Gilmore said, grasping 009 by the shoulders. "Is your head hurting you?"

009 barely managed a nod before the atrocious waves of pain practically destroyed his mind. The lights soon went completely out in the room.

Dr. Gilmore, in a sudden move, pushed his middle finger and index finger into the back of 009's head with force, hitting a key pressure point. The cyborg soon fell limp, like a rag doll. Dr. Gilmore began to give out orders as quickly as he could.

"Someone carry him out to the Dolphin, and make haste! We need to get his reactor and every pressure point in his body under control or else he may obliterate every electrical appliance nationwide through the radiation of his mind!"

005 wordlessly ran into the room, picked up 009, and raced out to the Dolphin, followed closely by 004, 002, Dr. Gilmore, and 008. The rest decided that it would be best to stay behind and wait it out.

"Dr. Gilmore, is he going to be all right?" 004 asked as he ran alongside the others.

"I can't be for sure… I fear for his well-being." Dr. Gilmore replied.

"Whaddya mean you can't be for sure? He can make it through this; I believe in him!" 002 barked.

"I wish I could say the same." Dr. Gilmore replied. "005! How is he faring?"

"He's still out cold." 005 replied.

After the mad-dash to the Dolphin's main sick bay, Dr. Gilmore had 005 place 009 on the table.



"Strip him quickly; the sooner we get him under control, the better." Dr. Gilmore instructed as he went to a security-locked compartment of the room. He punched in a 7 digit code, and the door opened, revealing all of the necessary equipment. He pulled out assorted plugs and tubes, and an odd mask-like object. When he returned, 009 was stripped down bare and was surrounded by the other cyborgs, who were awaiting orders.

"He needs to be hooked up to a ventilator and brainwave radar. Use these tubes and plugs to cover each and every pressure point, and connect them all to the same radar machine. This is also very crucial." Dr. Gilmore connected the odd mask-like piece to an old machine, and then secured it around 009's eyes and forehead. He strapped the buckle behind it tightly, to where it was secure. He turned on the old machine, which responded with an electric zap. 009's body jolted, and the heart rate increased on the machine that had recorded the vital signs.

"What the hell are you doing to him!?" 004 shouted fearfully. "He's gonna die before you finish hooking all this up!"

"His body needs to stabilize from the jolt. Now help me connect everything else, or else he will die." Dr. Gilmore said gravely. They instantly got to work at connecting everyone else.

00

An hour had passed since 009 was rushed to the Dolphin. Everyone was waiting uneasily in the living room of the apartment. The atmosphere of silence and anxiety that loomed over them seemed to wreak havoc at 003's already worried mind.

"Joe's been through too much." 003 said softly and sadly.

"Way too much." 007 agreed solemnly. "It's hard to believe that all of this came on in such little time."

006 sighed. "We can only hope for the best of his condition…" He said.

Everyone remained silent after that. Nobody knew what would happen next. All they knew was that 009's life was on the line, and this time, odds were against him.