Prologue:
"Spike, Spike!" Jet cried out as he carried his bloodied partner with Faye following close by. Spike's mind was in a haze memories and the current situation fade in and out
"This is all a dream; this is all a dream Julia" he murmured.
"Doctor now" Jet barked as he entered the Emergency Room. Nurses and a lady doctor came rushing in, scrambling to save Spike. Faye followed them to the Trauma Room but a nurse stopped her.
"Please save him" Faye pleaded in tears
"We will dear, just stay here and wait" the nurse assured her.
She peered through the windows of the room; she saw a lot blood, and hands everywhere trying to piece Spike together again. She couldn't bear the sight, all those incidents that Spike gets injured this was the first time Faye feared for his life.
After hours of waiting, no witty banter between them just silence and nerve wracking anticipation the lady doctor emerged from the Trauma room scrubs drenched, eyes tired
"Good news, your friend is out of the woods now." She greeted to the tired twosome
Faye and Jet jumped for joy, they hugged the doctor in relief
"Thank you, doctor" Faye exclaimed as she wiped her tears and shook the doctor's hand
"I'm just doing my job; you two should be getting some sleep it's almost three in the morning. Come back later, hopefully your friend will be awake by then."
She said smiling at the two.
"We will doc." Jet replied
"Okay, see you later then" she replied and then left.
Hours later…..
Jet and Faye arrived in room 214, a sleeping and bandaged Spike greeted them as they entered. Faye immediately arranged the flowers she brought as Jet plopped down in a nearby couch and brought out a deck of cards. After several poker matches
"Faye" Jet breaking the silence and his losing streak
"I was thinking this morning, maybe it is best if we leave Spike here" he added dryly
"What are you serious? He's your partner for crying out loud" Faye replied getting ballistic
"I know Faye, believe me I have put a lot of thought on it. I have known him much longer than you, after this incident he wouldn't be the same Spike" Jet reasoning out
"So, it's okay to leave him alone not knowing what he will do next" Faye already on tears
"Tell me Jet is that the most rational thing to do?" she added
"Trust me Faye; this is rational when it comes to Spike. He needs time to heal, to think figure things out as his friends we should give it to him rather than watch him close by as he destroys himself" Jet replied convincing Faye crying in his arms.
Faye could only weep she couldn't argue anymore she knows Jet is right; more tears fell as she reminisced those times she spent with Spike aboard the Bebop
A knock interrupted them, the lady doctor came in
"Sorry, did I come at a bad time I'll come back later" she said after seeing Faye's condition
"No doc, please come in" Jet replied as Faye dried her tears and forced a smile.
The doctor immediately walked towards Spike's sleeping form and checked on him.
"He's looking great; he'll be out of here in two to six weeks. Your friend is lucky "she said as she writes on her chart
"Thank you, doctor…." Jet replied while offering a handshake to the doctor
"Dr. Lydia Parish" she replied and shook hands with Jet
"The name is Jet and this is Faye Valentine"
"Nice to meet you" she said while shaking hands with Faye
"You don't look like you're from around here, travelers" she asked and continued to write
"Actually, we're bounty hunters doc." Jet replied
"I see, well you have to stay here for a while. You're friend is not in good condition to travel he needs plenty of bed rest" she declared
"By the way, I replaced his left eye with a better one a newer model. The old one was damaged he'll be seeing more clearly from now on."
"I see the past with my left eye and the present with my right."
Those words came ringing into Faye's head as soon as she heard the doctor.
"Why did you do that?" Faye sounding impertinent
"As I've said earlier his false eye got damaged, it wouldn't be much help to him if I left it as it is." The doctor explained giving Faye a puzzled look
"Faye, stop it" Jet jumped into the conversation
Faye started to cry as she caressed Spike's patched up eye, she broke down as the thought of leaving Spike was unbearable.
She held his hand up to her wet cheek. Jet ushered the doctor to sit down in the couch nearby.
"Listen doc, we have a favor to ask a big favor."
"Okay" she looked intently at Spike
"I don't know where to begin doc, a bounty hunter's life too complicated to explain. The thing is doc; we can't run around bringing Spike along. You said it yourself he needs bed rest, he'll be in more danger than he is in right now if we take him with us. We need you to take care of him, don't worry we'll pay for the bills and stay here up to two weeks to set things straight." Jet getting nervous of what will the lady doctor's reply would be.
Lydia was shocked and hesitant upon hearing Jet's words, she looked at Spike and pity overwhelmed her.
"All right Mr. Jet you have my word I will look after your friend" she looked at Jet and shook his hand. She smiled as she saw Jet sighed in relief