Chapter 2! This is just kinda an introduction to setting chapter, I probably should have just made it longer but it may be a while before i write more so here it is!


Fingers flew across the keyboard, which brought a series of smiles flashing across a screen. And, she was in.

"Did you do it?" Jet stared at Ed as she typed. He often tried to follow what she was doing in some small hopes that he might be able to do some minor hacking some day. He used to be proud of his decryption abilities but it was nothing compared to Ed's work.

"Yes! Ed will be undetected!"

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The ship was amazing. The S.S. Anne Skyward, named after the wife of the woman who built the ship. The ship was so big it didn't land on a planet because there was no place for it to land except in the ocean, and even then the splash would be enormous. Ships took you to a global docking station that was set up for huge ships like this and that was basically a satellite that didn't do anything but house people before they got on this ship. The ship dwarfed the satellite, which meant that if everyone were to get off at one stop that they wouldn't be able to get off all at one docking station, all at once. Who knows if the ship even filled up that many people.

At the docking station Spike and Faye enjoyed first class. Everything was luxurious, everything was expensive, and everyone was complaining about how long it was taking to get on the ship. Spike felt so out of place because he was enjoying every minute of it, almost to much. People must have thought he was new money. He tried not to enjoy it to much, but he definitely was a little perkier than usual. Faye too, except after the initial awe of all the luxury she fit right in the snootiness of the other people. Spike also felt weird in the tux. Faye did not share this sentiment, she was wearing a beautiful red dress and expensive looking jewelry. She looked nice, but Spike probably wouldn't tell her.

After about an hour of waiting, which was nice except for some of the snootiest of people complaining, they got on the ship. The ship made the docking station look like the poor house. There were two levels. The outer level was for staff of the ship, security, and the highest class of the passengers only. These passengers probably owned parts of the company running the ship, so they were entitled to see how it worked. The inner level was absolutely divine. It was made to be like an cruise ship on water, with the finest in digital T.V. screens that separated the outer and inner level. These screen's displayed the ocean air, the water, as if it were an actual cruise ship on the water. You felt the breeze, you also felt the sun. It rotated from night to day just like the real world, birds seemed to fly across even though you knew they weren't there. Spike could only put it in one way, a waste of money. Well, he had to be here so might as well live it up.

Spike and Faye went to their rooms, which was like a hotel suite. There was a large bed room with one bed and many other small and large pieces of furniture, a large bathroom with a shower and a hot tub, and a small lounge area if you wanted to keep company you met out of the bedroom. Cigars in the lounge room, lots of alcohol in the large fridge, T.V.s in all the rooms, and the worst part was it was the lowest class the ship had to offer. The cruise was for the richest of the rich in all the galaxy. At least that was the impression Spike got.

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"Hey there beautiful." Faye could barely believe what she just heard. Was that a pick up line? on a cruise ship meant for romantic couples?

"Uh...?" Faye turned her head to the side and lifted up her sun glasses to see the large muscular man staring down at her with a grin on her face. She had been laying nicely next to the pool, in the 'sun,' but obviously sitting around in a bathing suit was just to much for the men on this ship.

"I'm Joe Mclain." He sat down in the pool chair next to her. God damn they were nice pool chairs. "What's your name?"

"I'm married, buzz off." This guy must have been a complete idiot or something. He looked it too.

"Well hey come on I'm just saying hi!"

"You said, hey there beautiful."

"Well it's a compliment!"

"Do I have to get my husband?" Pretending to have a husband, and pretending to be rich was very fun.

"Jeez fine, sorry." The man held up his hands and stood up, walking away from the pool. "Fucking stuck up rich women."

Faye could have puzzled his comment some more, but instead tipped her sunglasses back down and closed her eyes basking in the 'sun,' which by the way felt great.

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Spike found himself at the casino. He was playing some blackjack to pass the time. Well the real reason was he already spotted his targets, at least one of them. The husband was playing a slot machine. His face resembled a statue that got made without any emotion. This guy obviously knew his time being an outlaw was up. Spike rarely felt bad for a bounty, maybe he did just a little bit. Who would be stupid enough to come on this cruise if they were wanted bounties? Regardless Spike just didn't care, he just wanted the money.

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Spike watched the man play for an hour. When he left, he followed him to his room and got the number. He didn't stick around because of security. He spent the rest of the night eating nice food, and then hanging out in his room. Faye came back and whined a but before leaving again. Spike was asleep by the time she came back. When he woke up Faye was asleep next to him. Actually his nose was right next to the back of he head. Faye annoyed the crap out of him, but she was a sight to see in her underwear.

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"Oh my god my head hurts."

Spike handed her an ice pack and some aspirin. "Don't party so hard next time."

"Did we...?" Faye looked up a little scared at him.

"No."

"Thank god."


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