My body starts to melt
it was waiting for this miracle
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009
You've got the chance to express you
Here comes the imagination
Time, place
Truth and lies
Joy and sorrow
Kindness, hateness
Happiness, sadness
Smile, tears, friendship
Alone, together, birth
Death, sleep, fight
Space and oneself
In that promised place
I feel it once again
The spreading of a dream that's come true
I start running today too
008...
Yomi, The Underground Empire Arc Part 2
Yomi, The Underground Empire Arc Part 2 Episode 44: Van Vogt
Why did this happen to you guys?
I swear I'll save you, 008.
004, 005?!
009.
Why are you guys sitting out here?
008 was hit by one of those monsters.
He's badly hurt?
Yeah.
What happened?
Right now Dr. Gilmore is performing surgery.
Who's she?
We've been through a lot, too.
We'll explain later.
009, she's not the enemy?
We don't think 50. That's why we brought her here.
So this is the mansion of the president of Mitsutomo...
Swanky, huh?
Pretty tasteless, building a house with money made by using tools of murder.
If he's tied up with Black Ghost, being tasteless is the least of his worries.
Yeah. Shall we find out for sure?
How's this? Fits this place, doesn't it?
Whatever works.
No time for niceties, huh?
Being!
Are you tired?
No. Not yet.
Even your old friends?
That's something Black Ghost would do.
What I don't understand is why, after being through all that,
you brought her back here.
Black Ghost is targeting us, no two ways about it.
You know what'll happen if they find out we're here, don't you?
Are you suggesting she's a plant?
Considering the circumstances in which you found her,
it's only normal to be suspicious.
002, didn't you have second thoughts about it?
Look, we checked her out.
003 confirmed she's human and the girl says she's being pursued by Black Ghost.
We couldn't just leave her there, right?
I would've.
004!
What's your name?
Helen.
Why is Black Ghost chasing you?
004, all she remembers is her name and the fact that Black Ghost is after her.
That doesn't help me.
009, you more than anyone know just how low Black Ghost will stoop.
That's exactly why I don't want to be suspicious of her.
Losing trust in people because of them is the same thing as losing to them!
009...
I agree with him.
Okay. Majority rules.
But you're not going to leave our line of sight.
No going off on your own.
Okay.
003, you stay with her.
Always keep your gun at your side.
All right.
004...
I'm done talking about it.
I want to show you what we learned about the monsters.
Come with me.
You too. Let's go together.
I'm sorry. It's my fault that you're...
Don't worry about it.
You should relax here until your memories return.
009...
Come on, this way.
Hey, what is this garden?
Doesn't he have people take care of it?
A garden shows you what kind of person the owner is.
The fact that it's so dense tells us he's hiding something here.
Hey, what was that just now?
Something suspicious!
Yeah, I got that!
This is too suspicious.
What's that?!
One of the types of monsters that have been making attacks around the world.
And it isn't a cyborg or robot.
What?!
But what about the ultrasonic waves?!
003, confirm it.
That's right.
There's no sign it's had any kind of surgery.
Unbelievable as it is, it can only be an organic creature.
Oh, come on. On what world is there a creature that spits ultrasonic waves?
I don't know, but it's not a surface creature.
Then where did it come from?
And if it is a creature, what's the connection to Black Ghost?
Are you okay?
Yes. I just feel a little dizzy.
003, take Helen to a bedroom.
I'm fine.
You should get some rest.
T-Thank you.
He's right. Sorry.
Let's go, Helen.
009 is nice, isn't he?
Yes.
He's kind to everyone.
I can tell he's a good person.
Here, you can use this room.
Go ahead and change clothes with anything in the closet.
I'll wait out here, so call me when you're done changing.
Urn...
Idiot...
Excuse me. Let me know if you need anything.
Thank you.
I thought maybe stray dogs had found their way in here.
Well, well. Mr. Van Vogt, I presume?
I have no obligation to introduce myself to thieves.
Whoa, we're not thieves.
We're interested in the weapons that you manufacture.
We can't afford to move about in public much, though,
so I'm afraid we came to visit under the cover of darkness.
My home does have a front door.
Did you notice it?
Why, no.
You've got some nerve. But if you run along now,
I'll do you a favor and pretend this never happened.
I don't think any of us want to involve the police, do we?
Fine with me.
We'll take our leave.
Oh yeah, you keep a weird pet, don't you?
I can't imagine something like that is found in nature.
It's like someone created it.
No, it's definitely the genuine article.
No way! A creature like that doesn't exist on this planet.
There's a world that humans don't know about yet.
Now go!
I didn't think he'd suddenly start shooting.
What happened?
Nothing.
More importantly, did you get it?
Yes. I have the exact address.
It seems the end has come for those cyborgs, too.
Yes.
Guilty as sin!
Between the weird creature and the shady lady!
Yeah, Black Ghost must be behind this after all!
Doctor!
Doctor! How is 008?!
He'll be okay.
Thank goodness.
You're a genius, Doctor.
Aren't you hungry?
I'll make something...
008!
008...
My body...
008's surface tissue was mostly irreparable.
So instead I used a high-level coating agent that I'd experimented with before.
Those scales have minimal water resistance, so when 008 is underwater,
nothing will be able to catch up to him now.
His epidermis is also five times tougher than before.
Along with that, 008 is five times stronger..
Doctor!
That's enough, Doctor.
008, your body...
008!
Doctor, why did you do that to 008?
I did it to save him.
And make him stronger than before...
Yeah, except now he doesn't look human.
But...
You think that body is wonderful, Doctor,
because you only look at us through the eyes of a scientist!
I was just...
Did I make a mistake?
I wanted to make 008 stronger.
I mean, I want to make all of you stronger.
Doctor...
009, with your permission, I could make you stronger right now!
I could make you so strong...
Black Ghost could never threaten your life
because your body would be like steel.
I'm a scientist. That's all I can do for you.
Doctor...
Hi.
Our next battle is gonna be really tough.
That's what my gut tells me.
We have to crush Black Ghost.
We're the only ones who can fight.
I know.
And I know why Dr. Gilmore made my body stronger.
The doctor's feelings are secondary.
If you could've chosen to become stronger or not, what would you have decided?
I have one thought about that.
Like it or not, this body was given to me, so I don't wanna die in vain.
Walking around by yourself is a rule infraction.
Sorry. It's just so quiet here that I got nervous...
We're back!
We're home!
I'm beat, 004!
You?!
Hey, you know her?!
What are you doing here?!
I...
004, do you know who this woman is?!
What's going on?! 007, what are you doing?!
That's my line!
This woman was with Vogt, the president of Mitsutomo!
That hurts!
007, don't be rough with her!
Tell us what this is about.
I don't know anything.
She's been here since this evening.
I've kept an eye on her. The whole time.
It can't be!
This was definitely the woman!
Unless you've got a twin?
Either way, there's a strong chance we let a wolf in sheep's clothing in here.
People are coming!
They're very close.
Cyborgs... They're cyborgs.
It's Vogt.
He's a cyborg too.
20 cyborgs have the house surrounded.
There are about ten in the sea.
Did you tell him we were here?!
I...
002!
Hey!
002, that's enough.
This isn't the time to be interrogating her.
But you'd better not do anything to make this situation worse.
Here they come!
006, let's use the Porpoise to take out the ones in the sea!
Roger that!
003, keep 001 and the doctor safe!
Right!
I really don't know anything about...
We'll talk later. Stay here.
Well, well...
Here they are!
Great...
008!
Incredible, 008! That's amazing!
Since when can 008 move like that?!
So you're 009, eh?
You seem fairly capable.
Acceleration Mode?!
Helen, stay by me!
Okay!
Doctor! Dr. Gilmore!
Helen! Helen, answer me!
003!
Doctor, Helen's gone!
Hurry! We'll evacuate underground!
But what about Helen?!
Helen!
We can't stay here! Look out!
009...
Acceleration Mode!
Where is he?! I don't see him!
Where is he?!
You can absorb energy?!
You're not as stupid as I thought, but it ends here!
What?!
The Porpoise!
009, are you okay?!
That was a close call, huh?!
007, 006, thank you!
That's all right.
I'll let you live today.
We'll have another opportunity to finish this.
I'm looking forward to it.
What is he?
Hey, you all right?!
G-Get a hold of yourself!
He's a formidable enemy.
002, 004, are you guys okay?
Yeah, as you can see.
But the house is as you can see...
005! You're not hurt?!
What happened to the enemy?
He left.
I see. Good.
009, I'm sorry.
I lost sight of Helen.
It was all I could do to help 001 and the doctor.
I see.
008, we owe you one.
008!
I...
You were worried about me.
Doctor, thank you for this wonderful body.
008...
Doctor, we actually do understand.
We understand.
You guys...
Doctor...
If you guys could just live without fighting...
So the preemptive strike failed...
They're giving me more trouble than I thought.
The Pwa Wurkers and the Zathanians.
Black Ghost rules over a subterranean empire.
What a pain in the ass!
And isn't it suspicious? Our every move is being leaked to them.
Helen and Vena found out the true identity of Black Ghost and came to us for help.
What happens after that is a warrior's fate.
I see. Yeah, you're right. Okay.
Next time on Cyborg 009:
Episode 45: Goodbye, Dolphin.
Yomi, The Underground Empire Arc Part 3 Episode 45: Goodbye, Dolphin Episode 45: Goodbye, Dolphin.
Yomi, The Underground Empire Arc Part 3 Episode 45: Goodbye, Dolphin Hey, wait, what does "goodbye" mean?!