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-Cowboy Bebop-

Ep: 27 Erratic Space , ErRAtIC sPAcE

It became another uneventful day in space, as the Bebop drifted

past another universe-polluting asteroid; or what Spike thought of them as.

Suddenly, Jet, the mechanic of the crew, came running down the iron halls

of the sparcely occupied spaceship. "Spike....SPIKE!!! get your lazy ass out

of bed! Jet slowly trudged to the bounty-hunter's room, and turned the

handle to his locked door, as Spike suddenly opened it. Spike, the man

ripped apart by his lost love, Julia, stared solemnly at the man.

"What it is Jet, Faye run off again? "Spike said as he flung a towel over his

shoulder, stepped out into the hall, and yawned. Jet's gaze was as hard as

stone. "No, that's not it, we have another problem." "Do I want to know

what it is?" Spike replied half-awake, putting a white t-shirt over his head

with much effort. Jet then took the time to put a hand on his chin in

thought. He then began the long list that would undoubtedly change each

members planned agenda for the day. "Our first problem is, our food's

running low again. A sultry female voice suddenly echoed through halls of

the Bebop. "Say it isn't so." Faye, the gambling member of the Bebop,

walked down the hall, ready to question Jet's statement.. "Low on food

again!?" Jet then stared at Faye, not wanting to say it, but gave her the

answer she didn't want. "Yes, and no new bounties have come up over the

past two days." He had lied about that one. Spike, not wanting to hear it,

quickly past by Faye, heading to the ships, bathroom. Sighing deeply, Faye

strolled past Jet, giving her so long wave. She didn't want to think about

the situation, yet. Jet idly stared at the door to Spike's room, then to Faye

turning a corner, shifting his eyes. He then pondered a bigger question to

himself, the question of whether or not to tell the crew. It was life

threatening. He stroked his beard. Should He tell them?



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After two hours are so, Spike, Faye, and Jet managed to make it to

the quiet furniture filled common room of the Bebop. Spike's voice seemed

dull and tired. " I don't want to borrow food from a passing ship again, Jet."

He picked up his heavy booted feet, resting them on the coffee table.

"We don't have much chance of that this time," Jet replied in a low tone.

"There are few planets we can get to on our diminishing fuel levels, and to

top it all off we're..." Jet hastily cut himself off, almost revealing what he

had so long tried to hide. "We're what?" Faye asked, thoughtful of the

chance they had gotten a break and won some woolong. " What do you

know, Jet?" " I don't have time for guess and tell," Spike retorted. "All

right, All right, I've hidden it from you both long enough." Early this

morning they announced three more bounties." Faye started eating one of

their last Earth donuts, listening intently. "Is that it? That sounds

great. I thought it was going to be something more urgent. She leaned

against the ship's wall, glad of the chance to get some woolong.

Spike dumbly stared at the ceiling fan, watching and counting it slowly

rotate again and again. " It is," Jet replied. "you see, the three Bounties are,"

Jet's words were abruptly interrupted as a thumping noise came from the

storage units of the Bebop. " Uh oh, seems like there's a little problem

below, "Faye replied, already voicing their thoughts. " Or a big one," Jet

thought, about to go check out the disturbance. "I'll go see what it is," Spike

said, staring at Jet. Spike leaned over and picked up his mech pistol from the

coffee table, began walking into the distance. Jet sat down on a ramshackle

chair, watching Spike leave the common room. Faye walked in his direction

a ways, uttering the words, "Don't get killed." Spike , choosing not to reply

to Faye's comment, took a left to a musty part of the ship, where a ladder

stood. He grasped the handle to the rusty iron ladder, climbing down

to the location of the storage holds. He remembered smelling Jet's food the

last time he came down since the kitchen was right above the storage holds.

He also remembered the rotten smell of Venusian lobster, that rotting

morsel having a killer instinct of it's own. It was a good thing Humans had a

temporary paralysis to it's bite. After climbing down the ladder, Spike

walked to the to the metallic door with the incrested sign " Bebop Storage

Units A1-A7" half faded. After unlocking the door with a swipe of his key

card , he cautiously stepped inside. He also noticed the lock was a bit slow.

Maybe the ol' ship was losing her figure. Gripping his mech pistol tightly

with both hands, Spike moved to the center of the dimly

lit storage units. He also noticed a familiar overturned refrigerator, slime

hardened from something hatching. Slowly looking around the huge area

Spike saw a what he thought was a feather. A smooth black crow's feather.

"It couldn't be," his subconscious said to himself. Vicious is dead. As he

stepped closer, examining it ,he saw it was a piece of his old black t- shirt,

torn on a nail. His fears were alleviated , and he decided a box had just

fallen. He left the noise to rest. He turned around to head back up, as he

he suddenly heard a scream from upstairs. " Shit,

someone's up above!" Spike yelled the words throughout the doorway. Not

wasting anytime, he dashed up the ladder,

hoping he's wasn't too late. A sinister voice echoed through the ship. "I've

finally found you both." It looked like the end for them, Faye thought, as

she readied to fight their cut throat advisary, Vicious. Jet backed up from his

position near the hallway, as he waited for the enemy hiding in the shadows.

A foot came out..a furry one. " What is this?" "Has Vicious acquired a new

pet?" Faye's words seemed to ring in her head. Stealthily, a dog appeared, a

familiar one. " Is that? " Jet looked shocked. " It is!" Faye glared

dumbfoundly at....Ein? Ein then looked up at Jet, panting, full of energy

and life. Ein shook himself wildly of dirt, then changed his voice, to Jet's.

"But where is Spike, the lazy Bum?" Jet growled at his mockery. Ein's

voice suddenly changed to an unfamiliar one. "Show me Spike!" He fed me

so well! Ein then walked to Faye, as she hesitantly petted him behind the

ear. Ed and I are back!" Ein spoke with an energetic, Corgy face. Faye was

unsure of why she screamed, it was just..a talking dog. Spike angrily rushed

in from the hall aiming his pistol infront of him. He was certain. It had been

Vicious's voice .He heard something behind him, but before he could turn

around, green goggles were suddenly slung over his eyes. Not taking any

chances he shot furiously infront of him, mech bullets framing the wall.

Jet and Faye quickly took cover, lieing on the ground. Out of bullets, Spike

looked around, seeing a combed clump of red hair right in his face, along

with a big, happy grin. "Hi Spike!!!" Was Ed's ecstatic reply. Not sure of

what to make of it, Spike took the goggles off his eyes, staring at Ed.

"Ed..how in the heck did you get back on the ship?" "Med's name is

Med!! Jet smiled, seeing Ed, or Med's father had finally given her a

name. It had been almost a year since Med left the Bebop, and the almost

fatal incident with Spike. Med still looked at Spike, grinning. She was

little taller, had her hair combed, and wore jean overalls with a short green

shirt .Everyone noticed she was still hyper. "Go on, Med, tell us,"

Faye was wondering why the girl was taking so long. Med looked down

at the ground, voice low. "After Med's father person died, Med

wanted to come back to the Bebop! Med followed you with

Med's father's friend, and Med snuck in with Ein on a crate! "So that's

what the noise was," Jet realised. She had probably hacked through the lock

too. Faye then looked sadly at Ed, remembering everything that

happened between Julia, Vicious, And Spike." Sorry to hear that Ed," Spike

replied, giving the goggles back to the girl. I lost someone too. Jet then

walked to Ed, asking her an equally important question. " Ed, we're almost

out of fuel, and the only place you can stay is on the Bebop. Spike smiled

then sat on the nearby couch, really not wanting to have to babysit again. He

did feel sorry for her though. Faye put a hand on the girl's shoulder, then

gave her the last of her donut. Med's morose attitude quickly changed. She

greedily ate the donut, and almost Faye's arm. Jet's words quickly broke the

mood of the room. " How in the

heck can Ein talk!!? Faye kneeled down to once again , seeing a

device on it's neck. "Well, when Med went back to father person that day,

father person made Ein a mechanical voice box. It's linked to his brain

waves, and it can also mimic any voice heard before. Med pointed at Ein's

external neck attachment, while the rest of the crew still stared in

bewilderment. "Med wanted Ein to help Med with hacking!!!" She then

walked off, going to get her laptop. Ein quickly followed,

wondering if Ed was going to make him do any foolish stunts, again. Spike

got up from the couch and headed to the small Tv on the nearby coffee

table. Giving it a rough shake, it slowly turned on, as Jet's unanswered

question was about to be revealed. " I guess you'll find out who the bounty's

are," Jet told them. A hint of fear bore down on his face. Faye took a seat on

the couch close to the Tv, when Spike sat back down. Spike got close to

Faye, seeing as they reached an agreement, a while back, so to speak. "I

hope they're worth a lot of woolong," Faye eagerly replied, back pressed on

the couch. She was glad Spike revealed some things, after time.

" Don't keep shaking it Spike. You almost broke the central satellite link

last time." Jet stared at Spike, wondering if his words got through at all. He

then sighed, heading to the kitchen to make lunch out of what they had left

to eat. Watching Jet go he dryly replied," It's a piece of shit anyway." "And

you can have that to eat too, if that thing ever breaks," Jet angrily replied.

Jet then continued his scrounging, wondering if he should hold back on

Spike's rations.



Space Adventure will be known aS -Cowboy Bebop-





Spike leaned forward and watched tentatively as the repeat of Bigshots

came on. An enthusiastic western like duo appeared on the screen of

channel 239, as the tiltle came together with a cash register's ring.

"YEEEEHH HOWDY!" "Have we got a show fer you today!!" The

Mexican, mustache weilding male member began to say. " You bet

Carle," as his scarcely clothed, Caucasian, female assistant turned to him.

"And the thing is, they're bounty hunters themselves, isn't that right June?"

Carle then moved his hand near the fake revolver strapped to his belt. "Yes!

And they're are three of them!" June replied happily." Spike leaned close

to the Tv, eager to hear who they were, as Jet shook his head." " One of

them is named Spike Speigel, born from a colony in Mars!!" " He's a

dangerous one, so be careful," June replied, her eyes shifting off the camera

for some reason. . Spike's ID momentarily shows on the screen. Faye turned

her head to Spike, then looked at Jet, then back to Spike, a smirk appearing

on her face. Well, well. I knew you'd have a bounty someday, Spike. " And

you think you can get it?" Spike smirked back at Faye, waiting for her

response. Faye then remembered how she and Jet tracked his location,

blasting into a building and saving him from near death on the floor of ..she

couldn't remember the place. " Ofcourse. And this time no one will be there

to see you don't get hu..." Faye's words were halted as Bigshots revealed

another Bounty. "The second is an elusive casino dealer, previously posted,

known as Faye Valentine! Carle smiles at the camera, as Faye's ID shows.

Spike chuckled under his breath as he sees her get up and kick the tv. Jet

walked out of the kitchen, looking pale. Faye moved to Jet, seeing the

worry in his eyes. "Is the food done yet, Jet?" He slapped a hand on his

forehead, grunting. Faye softly laughed. "It's no big deal. They'll never

catch us. Jet stroked his beard and walked to the Tv, picking it up. "And as

you can guess, I'm the third bounty." But the real question is, why are there

bounties on our heads?" All became silent as they heard more surprising

news from the Tv on the floor. "And a new bounty has come up!" An old,

heavy computer was then wheeled in, it falls off it's stand, and right on

Carle's foot. A curse is bleeped out, as June laughed. " He's back again, it's

the hacker , radical Edward!" " Med's a bounty?" Med said , her head

peaking from the hallway. Med then put her face right up to the Tv on the

floor, a big card grin showing. " No no no!! Med's file has been tampered."

"Seems like more danger, " Ein looked to Med. Time to hack into the

Bounty system file!!! Med grinned, putting on her goggles, typing away at

her laptop. "But that's not all ya'll," Carle added, talking oddly, his hands

shaking. What they are wanted for can not be said at this moment, but the

sum total of thirty million woolong can only be obtained, if they are all

brought dead." Shere silence. For five minutes. Spike slowly put his hands

behind his head, taking in what was said. Faye walked to Jet, looking into

his eyes.. " That's what it was, wasn't it, Jet?" Jet then sighed, looking back

at Faye. Spike made a sideward glance catching Med

freeze, like her face was stuck to the screen. Jet then spoke something they

wish he hadn't. " I wonder who tampered with our files." Med suddenly

lowered her head, shut her laptop and walked up infront of a glass window.

It brought her the horizons of space, as they drifted on. Faye shook

her head, remembering that Jet put them on an automatic course for the

closest planet. Med saw a sign near the planet. A huge, neon one, turning

around the planet like a broken top. Adventure Point: planet of recreation

and relaxation. The sign showed it was an old

one, but they could atleast barter supplies. Faye looked

at Med, sensing danger. Some sort of horrible danger. "This can't be good."

Faye began walking to Med, but was stopped by Ein. " No, leave her be for

now. She knows something." Ein then trotted to the couch, and rolled up,

by it, falling fast asleep. Spike stared at the

reflection on the clean wooden coffee table. It was his, his face full of

sorrow and pain. He stared one last time at the rotating

ceiling fan. Knowing they would be in for something over their heads soon,

he reclined on the couch and proceeded to go to sleep; leaving his cares

behind.



See You, SpaCE CowboY

- Revised- Second half to come!!.. R&R