Last set. Hope you all have enjoyed this, especially those that have favorited, followed and reviewed.
081. Emblem
Black Ghost does not have an emblem, it's existence is so secretive that such a thing would be dangerous.
082. Elephant
"That's an elephant." Jet points out, staring at the now crowded living room.
"I know, I meant to be a rhino." G.B. the elephant mutters, glaring at the nature documentary. "I'm trying to expand my repertoire."
083. Monopoly
Shockingly, Black Ghost doesn't have the monopoly on arms dealing, because they are far too selective in their clients and what weapons they'll sell.
084. Reality
004 has an atomic bomb (small, but still deadly) in his chest. Albert knows that someday, he might have to use it.
085. Serenity
Ixquic closes her eyes as she is once again trapped in her palace of gold, but the memory of kind ruby eyes gives her a feeling of serenity she has long desired.
086. Bone
005 grabs the scientist's arm gently to pull him out of the way of 004's targets- and still hears the crunch of bone. It is just another reminder that he is no longer human.
087. Chalk dust
Jet remembers going to school as a kid- he wasn't a very good student, he'll admit- and the memory that stands out the most was clapping the erasers and watching the chalk dust fly into the air.
088. Manuscript
G.B. is nervous for days after sending in the manuscript to the publishing house, having decided to try his hand at writing a book.
089. Ink
Dr. Gilmore walks in to his study to see Chang covered in Ink and Pyuuma smeared with white-out, and decides it's better to not ask.
090. Perfection
They only took the best of their previous designs, and there was no doubt that 009 would be the perfect prototype.
091. Ring
Hilda's ring remain around his neck, and some days it seems that it is the only proof that Albert Heinrich ever existed.
092. Drive
The first few days at Prof. Kazumi's they learn that 009 drives 'like a bloody speeding maniac' to quote 007. It takes a while for them to realize that 009's perception of speed has been altered by his accelerator.
093. Missing
Ivan meets his father, and wonders, not for the first time, what happened to his mother.
094. Full moon
"It's pretty." 003 offers, a little confused as to why there is a festival dedicated to the full moon in Japan. Prof. Kazumi chuckles, and gives her a tourists guide book on festivals and their history.
095. New direction
"We could take the fight to them, you know." 002 reminds them, wanting to try a new tactic against the forces of Black Ghost.
096. Writer's Choice- Heart
005's mechanical heart is an inferior model, but his true heart is far superior.
097. Writer's Choice- Home
"I'm home!" Joe calls out as he kicks off his shoes, and the cries of "Welcome Home/Back" make him smile.
098. Writer's Choice- Ghost
While Joe is asleep due to the strain of re-entry, the others take a trip to the old burned-out church that once was his home. They meet a priest who remembers little Shimamura Joe well, and it's when they are interrupted by a passing policeman asking who they are talking to, that the priest vanishes.
099. Writer's Choice- Allies
They keep each other at arms-length, wary of letting in anyone when any day might be their last. As 002 points out, they call each other by numbers, they're not friends, but strangers forced into being allies.
100. Writer's Choice- Family
At some point (and it was a slow, slow process that they don't even remember when it began) they begin to erase the boundaries they put up; It started when saying the code numbers, once meant to dehumanize them, with fondness, exasperation, gladness, and fear; It continued as they began to (infrequently) use their names outside of combat; and one day, they realized that they weren't strangers that became allies, they were friends that became family.
And no one would ever be able to tear them apart.
Prompt list done. Going to try to get up some more on Pandora's Box, I think I have some inspiration back.
(In part, it's is thanks to AnimeMangaAngel and Ironi Numar's stories. Go check them out.)