Destiny Lies in the Syndicate (aka the Prophecy of Faye Valentine)

By Fantasy Cat

Disclaimer: I own nothing, but Sam cuz Sam rocks!!!!!

Prologue

Faye,

I spent last night finishing repairs on the Redtail. I figure you may want to get away for a while. I know it's not worth sticking around here stranded in the middle of Mars after all that's happened. Now I can put my focus into getting the Bebop flying again. I hope that's possible. Anyway, sorry about the way I've been acting, but both you and I should accept what Spike decided to do. So now, do whatever you want, but don't expect to take any money off this ship, cuz there ain't any.

Jet

Faye managed to read the note despite the numerous bags hanging under her reddened eyes. Her world became screwed over and everything that was left decided to walk away. Spike was gone. The past night became silent with the exception of breaking hearts on the ship. It was her hope to secretly go after him. Her Redtail was too damaged and convincing Jet to fix it was like a death wish. She was getting too much crap from him. Perhaps it's because no one's noticed how different she's become since she went looking for her past. It didn't seem that Spike or Jet still believed her story.

Now she wonders why she even came on the Bebop in the first place.

She sat staring down the hall where Spike was seen for the last time. Could it be that Spike was still fighting down at the syndicate? Faye wondered how many hours have passed since he left. How long did it took her to finally cry herself to sleep against that wall?

Faye walked around to look for something to tell her the time. As she entered the garage, she was blinded by the rays of sunlight over the Red Horizon. It was morning. Faye inspected her Redtail. The damages were fixed just like Jet said, but strangely enough she hadn't seen him around since she got up.

The temptation was too strong and powerful. Should Faye give it a chance? No, she thought at first. Spike should be dead by now or on the verge of it anyway. On the verge…then maybe there was hope. Fighting with Vicious hardly had its end. What if Spike was seriously hurt? How would he get back to the Bebop?

She would do it. Although she wouldn't know whether or not it was gonna be worth it. She was planning on getting away anyway just for the hell of it.

The Red Dragon Syndicate would be her first stop. Just to see. Just to hope.

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"Help him"

The men's faces were scattered with looks of shock and confusion. They looked up to the stairs where the wounded voice was coming from.

"Well, help him! I am still in charge."

The men what they were told as the two who were destined to fall were to rise, but only one of them would still be dreaming….