Chapter 7- Hikaru mono no subete ga.

Bebop Flip flop Ed and Ein Ya know what I mean Coming back Clap clickety clack

Spike woke up finding himself not in his room. He recalled the memories from the night before. 'Oh yeah' Luckily Faye had already gotten up and wasn't there to see him blush.

Unexpectedly he heard a "HEEEEEEELLLUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU! Faye-faye? Jet-person? Spike-person?!!!!!!!!!" 'What the....? I'm dreaming, sounds just like.....shit!' Sure enough Ed had arrived home back aboard the Bebop with the small pup trotting along side her. 'Well time to get up,' Spike thought.

The next day Ein woke up feeling happy, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. He seemed to have got up early in the morning because there was no light on Venus and the sun was about to rise. Just then Ein spotted a glint in the direction he was looking. 'What is that? Oooo glittery....'

Just then a loud squeal came from where Ein was currently situated. It was so loud that all of the crew came rushing out to see what all the commotion was about. Unfortunately, all they saw was a welsh corgi looking like it was sleeping.

"What the-" "Jet what the HELL is goin' on!!" "That's what I want to know," said a certain purple-haired woman that had just arrived from washing her hair. "I think the answer to your questions is there," as Jet said this he pointed onwards looking dumbfounded. What they saw wasn't exactly an answer but it was an explanation of what happened. In the darkest corner of the ship was a lump of brown fur slumped on what looked like a shiny golden substance. Even in the dark it seemed to glitter mercilessly almost blinding the Bebop crew minus 2 of course.

"What on Mars is that?" Spike questioned. "Wow it's so pretty..." "Um...Faye you okay?" Faye reached out to touch the mysterious powder but was stopped as Jet slapped her hand away. "No touching! Not until we know what that is....it could be dangerous!"

Faye grumbled a few 'inappropriate' words while rubbing her sore hand. She walked or more so stalked off.

Jet sighed, "I don't know what's been up with her lately..." "Something was up with her?" "Yeah...she threw up this morning and yesterday she couldn't sleep an-" "And the day before she didn't get up and claimed she felt ill, that Monday she had a temperature...oh I get what you mean now..." "You stupid idiot..." "HEY!" "Anyways we have to study that stuff, looks like it could be worth something, I'll take care of Ein you keep Ed away." "I always get the hard job," Spike muttered to himself.

Hours later.....

"ARGH! JET I'M TIRED OF WAITING!!!!!" "Hold your damn bloody horses Spike!" "I've been holding god knows what for the last 5 hours!" "That sounds very dodgy you know....," a figure from the doorway stated. "Not everyone is as dirty as you Faye!" "What's THAT supposed to mean?!" she shouted. "Exactly how it sounds!" Spike shouted back.

"I DID IT! Whoa...." "WHAT?!" Spike and Faye both asked...or rather yelled. "This stuff's worth somethin' alright...," Jet replied nodding his head vigorously, "Baby's gottas be worth a few million, there damn drugs!" Turning round Jet jerked his hand as a bag of the shimmering drug hung in front of Spike and Faye's faces, "Alright! This is a highly addictive and dangerous drug and SOMEONE HERE IS USING IT!!! NOT TO MENTION THEY HAVE STOCKED UP THE SHIP WITH THIS SHIT!!! IT ISN'T ME BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE DAMN STUFF WAS!!!!!! SPILL!" He bellowed completely flushed from anger. "Heck, don't look at me, I didn't know what it was either plus I feel perfectly fine." Spike said. They both looked towards Faye. "Wait you guys don't think I- " she started but was interrupted by Jet. "Ed's too young to even acknowledge this stuff and symptoms of the drug are stomach pains, sickness, high temperature, tiredness and to put it lightly...pain. YOU HAVE ALL THESE SYMTOMS!!!!" Jet yelled the last part so loud it echoed throughout the ship. Even Ed could hear it and she was taking care of Ein in the medic room 6 doors away. Jet was even more angry now, yes Spike was his best friend, but he'd rather it were Spike then Faye, she was like a daughter to him and they had grown close the few months Spike was 'dead'. "JET I AM NOT A DRUG ADDICT!" "YOU CLEARLY ARE AND IF YOU DON'T CONSIDER 'SHINING STARS' A DRUG THEN YOU'LL BE SERIOUSLY MISTAKEN!!!!" "JET I DO NOT TAKE THESE, THESE AREN'T MINE!" "OH YEAH?! EXPLAIN THE TIREDNESS, SICKNESS AND PAIN THEN HUH? EXPLAIN THAT!" "I'VE BEEN ON MY DAMN PERIOD. IT HAPPENS A LOT YOU NEVER NOTICED BEFORE!" "WILL YOU TO SHUT THE HELL UP!!!!" It was clear to hear that Spike had a louder voice then the two put together since they had both stopped arguing. Spike's face was flushed with embarrassment and anger as well as Jet's. They didn't expect Faye to share that minor detail with them. "I think I hear something...." A large explosion was heard coming from the left wing of the ship, they were being attacked.

".... This is the Black Phoenixes calling unknown ship...respond immediately!" "Oh damn! Black Phoenixes, a whole ship of 'em!" Jet exclaimed. "Well duh!" Faye retorted. "Shut up woman and get into your ship!" "Heh heh heh I'm gonna get in my Swordfish too now so uh....*BANG!* whoooooooaaa!! Stupid F^(*ING SHIP!!!" "SPIKE, FAYE GET INTO YOUR SHIPS NOW AND FIRE AT THOSE SONS OF A B1^(43$!!!!!" "Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa woooooooooooooooo, we are gonna die bang bang bang!"Ed sang while wobbling about the moving Bebop. "ED, be QUIET and hack into their systems for me! Then maybe we won't die!!!" "Yessir captain Jet-person, Ed is on to it!" Jet sighed, another missile hit the Bebop, "AH F^(%!!!! THESE GUYS JUST DON'T GIVE UP!!! Bebop calling Black Phoenixes what the HELL do you want?!" "Ah Bebop....hand over the goods, you have something that belongs to us." "What the f-ooooooo" Jet recalled the drugs on board the ship....'so it wasn't Faye then.....how did it get on here?' then it clicked, 'Venus, they must have been shipping it to other places, he he he he that means big bounty and BIG money!' "Hey Ed can you get info on the Black Phoenixes" "Uh huh yup yup yup! Ed done dat already! Big bounty, whole gang worth $250,000,000,000 for drugs, murder and stealing." "Alright then, you hear that Spike? Faye?" "Yup loud 'n' clear" Spike replied, "Who couldn't?" Faye said.

The battle played out to have the outcome as Spike and Faye victorious, but the two one-pilot ships were pretty damaged. Okay, so that maybe was an understatement.

Later that day... "Well that wasn't bad now was it?" "Yeah, but it will be when Jet fries our asses cos of the damage we did to our ships" "Oh he won't mind, once he sees the zeros on our reward" "Faye you never change..." "And I would want to why....?" "I dunno"

There's this old saying that, Everyone can say so bold: All that glitters is not gold... But some things are......