Word of warning: this is my very first post in fanfiction and my first to write about Cowboy Bebop. I don't own them; I just want to write about them because I'm feeling bored.

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Chapter 1

Spike woke up, sat up on the couch and looked around. Still feeling sleepy, all he could remember was Jet's infamous bell peppers and beef but without the beef. Funny, it still tastes good without the beef or it was probably just hunger.

"Where in the hell's everybody?," Spike grumbled while stepping on something hard and round. It was also kind of mushy. Ein looked up to him and Spike found out what it was.

"Dammit Ein you could've at least used the bathroom or something!" Spike yelled. "And it stinks too!"

Spike took off the shoes and carried them outside. The sun was shining and the sky still looks red and rusty. They're back on Mars. As he opened the door he sees Faye sunbathing and Ed painting Faye's fingernails. Meanwhile, Jet was hanging up some laundry.

"You're finally awake! I'm glad you could join us," Faye cheerfully said.

"Did you see what that mutt did? He crapped beside the sofa and I stepped on it! That also means I'm gonna have to clean up after him," Spike complained.

Jet was finished hanging up some laundry. "You just missed Bigshot this morning. I found a couple of bounties that might interest you. I warn you though, they're pros with a bounty for 200 million woolongs each."

Still carrying the pair of shoes, Spike carelessly threw it down the bay. The shoes were getting old and worn out anyway. "If the money's that big I'm going for it. Besides, they're probably just a couple of small fries."

Jet paused and smiled. "Who said there's only two of them? There's a total of four of them."

"The more the merrier. Besides I have to go out for a new pair of shoes", Spike replied.

"I'm all part of this you know. You call it sharing," Faye answered. "Ed, be careful you don't break my nails."

"Sure Faye-Faye!" Ed said.

Looking down on his feet, Spike realized he just threw away his last and final pair of shoes.

"Jet, what size do you wear? Do you have any shoes I can borrow for a while?" Spike asked.

"I don't know, I do have a pair of sandals lying around," Jet said.