i do not own cowboy bebop, nor any of the characters affiliated with it.

Prologue

"Come on baby, breathe!"

"Don't fucking tell me to breathe! I'm doing the best I can!"

"How close are the contractions?"

"Don't ask me! I'm the one who's having a baby here!"

Spike rolled his eyes and positioned himself better in backseat of the car which Jet was driving. Faye was laid down across the seat and breathing very heavily as she would give birth soon.

Spike leaned forward to Jet and asked him, "How soon till we're there?"

Jet was driving fast through the streets of Tharsis, Mars and seemed to be barely avoiding cars. The horn was going every few seconds and now Spike had a headache. Well, it was also from Faye screaming at him or Jet.

"Should be there in a minute," Jet replied and steered around a slow moving taxi.

"AHHHH!" Faye shrieked again, clutching her stomach. "GODDAMN! Even when there's no contraction, one of them in there's kicking so hard, I swear they'll rip through!"

Spike raised an eyebrow. "Really? He asked curiously and leaned closer.

Faye scowled. "What the hell are you doing! You're supposed to be helping me out here! Hold my hand or SOMETHING!" The last part came out as a scream as another contraction rippled through her.

"Alright," he agreed and she latched one hand in each of his with a bone crushing grip.

They stayed like that through another contraction and finally they were at the hospital. Fortunately Jet had called en route to the hospital, telling them Faye was coming. Two nurses and a doctor were at the emergency entrance waiting with a wheelchair. With Spike's help they lifted Faye into the chair and wheeled it off. Spike followed closely and Jet left with the car.

Faye was wheeling into a birthing room and placed on the bed. The doctor immediately began checking her. "Dilation: nine centimeters," he called out to the nurses. He then turned to Spike. "How close together are her contractions?"

Spike shrugged. "Around one minute."

The doctor was shocked. "You're lucky you got her here now. Another few minutes and she would have given birth in the car."

"Damn-AHHH-it Spike! I told you we needed to leave as soon as my water broke!" Faye yelled during a contraction.

He smirked at her. "Excuse me Miss 'go get this', 'go get that', 'I forgot this', 'I forgot that'. It's your own fault we were later than we should be."

"That's Mrs. to you," she retorted.

The doctor smiled at the exchange and looked at Faye again. "Alright Mrs. Spiegel, you're fully dilated. On your next contraction, I want you to push and keep pushing till its over."

Faye nodded and got herself ready. Spike stepped closer and grabbed her hand. He noticed how her limp hair laid flat across her sweaty forehead. A nurse must have noticed too and placed a damp cloth across Faye's forehead.

Within a minute, another contraction came.

"Alright, push!" the doctor instructed.

Spike gripped her hand harder. "C'mon Faye, baby. Push!"

Using all her strength, Faye pushed throughout the whole contraction. When she stopped, she gasped for breath.

The doctor checked her out again. "Almost there, I see the head. Another push and we should have it."

Spike kissed her cheek. "You're doing fine. Just one more."

Soon another came and Faye pushed with all her might. She was squeezing Spike's hand so hard, he thought some bones had cracked.

With a final effort, suddenly it was over. Spike and Faye then heard the crying of the infant.

"Congratulations," the doctor said grinning. "It's a girl."

A nurse collected the child and dried her off and wrapped her up. She then brought her over to Spike and Faye.

Delighted, they poured over her delicate features and the fine wisp of violet hair on her head, calling her "Starr Casey Spiegel".

"Okay," the doctor said bringing their attention to him. "Let's get ready for the next one."

Troy Alexander Spiegel was borne faster and soon the couple had the babies in their arms.

The doctor and nurses had been sent away. Jet had been called in, along with Ed, who he had gone back to the Bebop to get when he had dropped off Faye and Spike.

They all talked in soft voices so that they wouldn't upset the twins. Even Edward was calm; she was acting that way more recently. She rarely had any more crazy-random moments though her personality had not changed much. She was always full of spirit and endlessly cheerful, but more responsible.

Both Spike and Faye had noticed this and now decided to ask her something important.

It was Spike who spoke. "Hey Ed."

"Yeah Spike?" she asked, the silly nicknames also had faded.

Faye and Spike both looked at each other and smiled. Faye now spoke. "Well, Spike and I both have seen how you've grown up so much since we've known you. And since we consider you pretty much our family, we want you to be the twin's godmother."

They then grinned because Ed's face was just pure joy and she seemed like she would explode. Instead of yelling she went over to Spike and Faye and gave them both the biggest hugs she could muster with out disturbing the twins.

The others were watching her display with dropped jaws. She blushed and excused herself from the room saying she had to the bathroom.

Jet watched her go with a smile. "She's growing up," he said to the others. They nodded and out of nowhere Jet got a call on his cell.

"Hello?" he said into the phone. He blushed slightly and turned his back somewhat to Spike and Faye. "Hi Stella. Yeah, I'm at the hospital with Spike and Faye. No problems, two healthy kids." He paused a second. "No I can still go. No they won't mind." Another pause. "If you're so worried I'll ask them." He looked at Spike and Faye. "You two all right for the rest of the night? I'm taking Stella to dinner."

Spike and Faye looked at each other and smirked. Jet had been seeing Stella for the past four months, since Spike and Faye's wedding. He'd been acting the happiest they'd ever seen him, and they were the glad the old man had found love again. They nodded to him and he spoke again into the phone.

The rest of the day went by fast. Jet and Ed had returned to the Bebop after a few hours. The twins had been wheeled off to the nursery and Faye and Spike were finally getting to sleep after the exhausting day.

Faye's last thought before drifting off was how lucky she was. She had a loving husband, loving 'family', and now after much wait and anticipation, she had her twins and the life of dreams.

A/N: FINALLY! This is the the first of many chapters for this sequal.