Cowboy Bebop The Next Generation
Chapter One
Young Samantha Spiegel sat in the dreary dark basement of her grandmother's old home. Would she ever find out about her parents? She hummed a small tune, not much of one, but it was the only noise the kept her away from dead silence. She stopped. She heard another noise, apart from her own humming. A small box in the corner. A beautiful tune was coming from it. Samantha got up and walked to the box. She slowly opened it. It revealed a box of old photos and other things, such as letters, and a small music box. She picked it up. It was so small! She rummaged through photos. She saw one of a man…he had poofy green hair, and there was a woman with long blonde hair like her own. She had the man's eyes. There was another man, he had long silver hair. He appeared to be a very discrete man. He was hidden in the shadows away from the others. There was a red bandana under the photo. It had a dragon on it. The symbol seemed so familiar, but she didn't know where. A car pulled up in the driveway. There was talking, and the sound of shoes crunching against the gravel. She walked up the stairs to the door. The door was already open…and there were three men in black suits, with machine guns. She blinked. "What do you want?" she demanded, her voice shaking slightly. "Miss Spiegel?" a man asked. His eyes were covered by dark glasses. She nodded, but kept a straight face. She was grabbed from behind, and knocked out.
When she woke up, she was in the back of car, her wrists bound together. "What do you people want?!" she demanded struggling with the ropes. "Let's just say your mother and father had some unfinished business with us" the man next to her said. He kept his eyes straight. The man on her other said was quite attractive. He had brown hair gelled back, two strands of hair hung in his face. He had dark mysterious eyes. He said nothing, but kept his eye on the driver. He turned to her and gave her a small smile. It was warm, friendly, but brief. She continued fussing with the ropes, until they pulled out to a large brick building. The men all got out. The man with the dark brown hair motioned for her to get out. She got out, still shaking. She was lead into the building, and into a small office. There was the symbol again behind the desk. She sat down in a chair. There was an old man, around somewhere in his 60s. "So you're Spike and Julia's daughter?" he asked looking at her. "I don't know, I don't know who my parents are" she said her voice shaking like crazy. "You see your parents were with us, the Red Dragon Syndicate a long time ago". Samantha saw the woman in the picture…she must be Julia, her mother. But which man was Spike, her father? "Your father and a man named Vicious were real good friends. Vicious was dating your mother for a long time until your father came into the picture. He knew he couldn't leave the Syndicate so like a fool he faked his death. Him and your mother ran away, but she was caught. She had a choice; her life or your fathers. She ran. She was never seen again, until she died. One of our men shot her when she was running. She died in your father's arms. Your father went to fight Vicious. They killed each other. You're the only remaining Spiegel, so you'll pay for your parent's mistakes". "But what do you mean, I'll pay for their mistakes?" she asked. "You're going to pay with your life" the man said.
Samantha was taken to a small chamber. She was shackled to the wall and had machine guns aimed at her. She trembled. She managed to look up. There was the man that was in the car stood there, his eyes were fixed on the shackles that bound her to the wall. Suddenly there was a gunshot, and she squeezed her eyes tight. She was still alive. The man from the car…he shot then men with the guns…He ran to her and unlocked the shackles. "What?" she asked puzzled. "I'll explain on the way, come on" he said grabbing her wrist. They ran down about 3 flights of stairs before they were outside and in the car. He ignited the car and drove off. Samantha, still breathing heavily, finally got her question out "Who are you, and why did you save me?" The man looked at her and said "My name is Shin, I was a friend of your father and mother. Before your father died, he asked me to take care of you, and I promised I would" Samantha looked down at her hands folded carefully in her lap. "You knew my parents? What were they like?" she asked out of curiosity. "They were very nice people. Your father was pretty cocky, but he was real funny" Shin said, smiling as he gripped the steering wheel. Samantha smiled. She never really knew about her parents. All she knew was that they were in love. "So where are you taking me?" she asked after a few minutes of thinking. "Somewhere where you shall be safe of harm…" he said his voice trailing off. Samantha bit her nail. Never in her wildest dreams could she imagine the trials her parents had left her with, Without even one damn explanation! The picture she had seen before, the two men and the woman. It all became clearer now. She realized what she must do, she realized she would have to avenge her parent's death!