Spike spotted the town on the horizon. It looked to be deserted. He could even see what old man Doohan described as tumbleweed floating across the road.

"Do you mind explaining why we docked the ships so far away from town," asked Spike as he wiped his brow.

"Still as lunkheaded as ever I see," Faye replied.

"You called me lunkhead? You really do care don't you," he said jokingly remembering what Faye used to call him."

Faye didn't find that amusing in the least.

"Yeah sure I care, and then maybe a colony of green aliens are building an advanced civilization in my nose."

"Thanks for the image Faye. You're such a kid you know that?"

Faye stopped walking and lit a cigarette. Then she walked over to him and snubbed it out on his shirt. Spike's face twisted with anger.

"WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU DO THAT FOR?!"

"I was just checking to see if you were alive," she said, "Isn't that what you were always trying to figure out?"

Faye started walking again. Spike calmed himself and jogged up behind her.

"I suppose I deserved that," he thought.

"You did bring a gun didn't you," Faye asked, tearing Spike away from his thoughts.

"Yeah, why?"

"I heard there were a bunch of crazies on in this area, that's all."

"Okay, now could you answer the question I asked before?'

"We docked near Doohan's place because that town isn't totally deserted. I don't want the ships to be stripped down for parts. It's happened before. The old man's assistant told me he'd keep an eye on them."

"That moron?"

"If you're so concerned then you can always go back and baby sit. I'm sure you'd be more welcome there anyway."

"Nope, it's seems my new purpose in life is to annoy you."

Faye didn't say anything. She knew he was just trying to piss her off like he used to do. Unfortunately for him, she was wise to him. Meanwhile back on the Bebop Jet checked the computer for new bounty heads. He figured that it would pass the time until everyone came back. He also flipped on the Big Shot Bounty Hunter Show. It was supposed to be cancelled, but the network decided to hang on to it considering the fuss that other bounty hunters were causing over it. Jet tuned out Big Shot to look through the new and improved bounty head database until he heard the mention of a city on Earth on tv.

"So where's this Pedro Sanchez headed," asked the blonde in a skimpy cowgirl outfit.

"Well `The Hagning Kid' as he is normally called seems to be headed to the deserted city of St. Augustine in what used to be known as the United States before the gate explosion."

"Well good luck all you cowboys."

Jet switched the show off. Why did that town sound so familiar? Then he realized something.

"Isn't that close to where Doohan's place is?"

Jet hurried to get a line of communication to Faye, but couldn't get through.

"What the hell? Don't tell me you turned your communicator off. Shit! A bounty head right under her nose and she'll never know."

Jet gave up after a while and decided instead to try and get some information on this Pedro Sanchez guy. He ran a search in the database and the results flashed up on the screen.

"Hmm, priors...kidnapping, assault with a deadly weapon, robbery...sounds like a small fry to me. What did he do to get a bounty on his head? Ah-ha! Here it is. Oh man, not another bloody eye smuggler. But why so much money?...That many murders? Crap. So why's he called The Hanging Kid?...oh never mind."

While Jet gathered information, Faye was still being annoyed by her pesky companion. They finally made it into St. Augustine and headed to the Black Jack to wait for Ed. Faye walked over to a heap of debris and sat down on a cement block. Spike sat next to her making her uncomfortable.

"I thought you were coming here to get drunk."

"I'm not thirsty," said Faye flatly.

"So when's Ed supposed to get here?"

"You ask too many questions you know that? I think I liked you better when you did things first and asked questions later."

"Funny, I didn't think you liked me at all."

"Not anymore anyway...She'll be here in another hour."

"So what are we supposed to do until then?"

"Sit in absolute silence. How does that strike you?"

"It doesn't. So answer me this. What made you change?"

"That's not a question I feel like answering."

"I'm not gonna stop asking until you tell me."

"What difference does it make to you? You never gave a damn about me before. Why the hell do you care now?"

"And who said I never gave a damn? Just because I didn't say it doesn't mean that I didn't care."

"The only person you ever cared about was you Spike. You never showed any concern for anyone unless...unless it was Julia."

"Oh and you were the warmest, most caring person I ever met," Spike shot back sarcastically.

"Did I say I was? I know my faults and I know I'm selfish, but then I've been burned in the past. It's not exactly easy for me to open up and care about someone. Every time I do, I end up regretting it."

"So you regret caring about me before, huh?"

"What? Who said anything about that? Don't think that what Jet said is true, because it isn't."

"You didn't distance yourself from Jet or Ed. Just me. So I must be the root of the problem."

"Think what you want."

Back at the Bebop Jet tried to get in contact with Ed on her Tomato. Maybe then she could relay a message to Faye and Spike. After a while he finally established a connection with Ed. All he saw was Ein's face. When Ein saw Jet he started barking.

"Who are you talking to now Ein? Oh, look Ein it's Jet Jet. Hellooooooo Jet Jet. Did you hear that Ed is coming back to the Bebop Jet person?"

"Yes Ed I heard all about it. Listen I need you to do me a favor."

"A favor for Jet Jet? What does Jet person want Edward to do?"

"When you see Faye, tell her to contact me okay?"

"Faye Faye has to contact Jet Jet."

She flipped over and stood upside down on her head, still watching the computer screen.

"Do you think you can remember to tell her that?"

"Yup yup."

"Okay Ed, I'll let you go now. Remember Faye and Spike will be waiting outside of the Black Jack Bar in St. Augustine."

"Lunkhead? Edward heard that Spike person was dead."

"Nope he's alive."

"Goddie goodie, Edward misses watching Spike person and Faye Faye fight."

"You'll get plenty of that, just hurry up and find them."

"Roger dodger."

Ed signed off and Jet leaned back on the couch. All he could do was wait now.

"They could be in a lot of trouble with this one. I hope they don't run into that freak before I can talk to them."