I do not own any of the following characters in the story except for the ones I made up. All characters are owned by their respective owners. The following sequence takes off after Spike had allegedyly 'beaten' Pierrot Le Fou.
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Prologue
"Man, I hate theme parks," said Spike.
Spike light up one of his cigarettes and he walked to where he saw Pierrot meet his demise. There were small drops of blood, but no sign of his internal organs or an indent in the ground. Spike shrugged and just guessed that he became engulfed within the robots foot. Walking away towards Faye's ship, he felt a slight tug on his cigarette followed by the report of a high caliber firearm. Looking at his cigarette, he noticed that half of it was missing. Suddenly, from the corner of his eye, he saw a glint of metal. Jumping forward, he barely missed a swarm of knives, which now covered the spot where he once stood.
"What the hell is going on?"
"Yes, Mr. Spiegel," replied a voice. "That is the exact question you should ask. Well, to help enlighten you on the subject, we'll introduce ourselves."
A young lady, about 24, stepped from out of a small alleyway between one of the buildings. Her hair was long and black, and her eyes were an icy blue. She wore a red kimono, which came down to about her knees. On her back was a long katana and on across her waist was a belt loaded with small throwing knives. She smiled as she came toward him. Bending over she picked up her knives and put them back in their spots. Walking over to Spike she wrapped her arms around him. Stroking his side she looked up at him with her eyes.
"It's a pleasure to meet the Spike Spiegel," she whispered into his ears. "You don't know how long I've been waiting to meet you. My name is Rei Akashita."
Rei slowly gave him a kiss on the neck, and walked back. Then from out the gift shop appeared a man carrying what appeared to be a subdued Pierrot on his shoulder. He wore a long brown trench coat. Underneath he wore grayish-tan shirt with a white undershirt. Holding up his jean pants was a large leather belt. On both his sides he wore a .50 Desert Eagle.
"Hello, Spike. My name is Griffin Keher. As with Rei, it is a pleasure to meet you. Though I imagined you to be a bit taller."
"Well, I'm sorry to disappoint you. Now can you tell me why you attacked me?"
Griffin looked at Rei who had begun to walk over to him. Whispering in her ear, he handed the body of Pierrot over to Rei. Rei gratefully took the body of Pierrot and smiled. Looking up at the roof of the gift shop, she squatted down, and then leapt up to the top. Spike watched, amazed by the agility of the young female. She had jumped thirteen feet vertically into the air.
"Great kid ain't she?" he said taking a long drag. "Well, I bet you're wondering who the hell we are and why we are here."
Spike didn't answer, he was stilled amazed by the agility of Rei. Shifting his weight from side to side, Griffin answered with out letting him respond.
"The woman you met, is known as Lotus throughout the universe. She is a master of the katana and throwing knives. I met her one-day while I was carrying out one of my missions. I was looking for people to join my group, and she immediately volunteered."
"Well, I've heard of Lotus before, but I've never heard of you."
"That's because I haven't told you my nickname."
"What is it?" Spike asked.
Griffin frowned, "I don't have one. I'm what you could call a newbie. I just started about a few months ago. Though I am new, you mustn't deny my talents as a marksmen."
"Okay. Well how do you know me?"
"That's easy," replied Griffin, "we know you because you use to work for the Chinese Mafia. You were a great fighter and I am here now to ask for you assistance."
"Yeah, what?"
"Rei and I are, together, forming a alliance between the universe's greatest assassins. Now, weren't not planning to take over the world or something but joining together so we can further increase our pay."
Spike pulled out a new cigarette and light it up. Walking over to the side of the gift shop, he leaned on to one of the walls.
"I'm listening," replied Spike.
"Don't you think that big companies or crime lords would love to have the universes best assassins as their hit men or bodyguards?"
"So where do I come in?"
"Spike," began Griffin, "we want you to join us. You have some of the best luck I have ever seen. I mean you just beat Pierrot Le Fou for god's sake."
"Hold on a second, now that you mention it, why did you take him. He's dead, isn't he?"
"Damn Spike, you must be stupid or something. The second before the robot would've smashed him, Rei ran out and saved his ass. Now as for why we took him, it's simple. A long time ago when the I.S.S.P. created Pierrot, they added certain drugs to him, which caused his mind to regress. Now, today's technology allows us to fix this and we plan to restore him to full mental capacity. Now enough with Pierrot, do you want to join or not?"
Spike shook his head, "No way, I'm through with doing that stuff. I'm a bounty hunter now."
Spike turned his back to Griffin and began to walk away towards his ship. Griffin, watched as he did this. Unholstering his handgun, he aimed it at Spike's back. Suddenly, a hand came down and lowered it.
"No Griffin let him live. He'll pay for it later. He's making enough enemies and when someone hires us, it'll be all over for him," Rei pleaded.
"Hm, I guess. So, whose next on our list of assassins to recruit?"
Rei pulled out a list of names and began to look down it. So far only Pierrot had been recruited. Spike had refused, just like the other four. Sadly they had to die.
"Well," she started, "there's Ulrich Steinert, Valeria Caballero, and finally Nikoli Koslov."
"Whose, next?"
"I believe Valeria. She's located on Earth in Old Madrid. I believe we can find her working for a small resistance. I'll go take care of her."
"I guess I'll go for Ulrich Steinert. He's somewhere here on Mars. When, or if, you get Valeria meet me here."
"What about Pierrot? Who's going to..."
"Don't worry about it Rei," replied Griffin. "I got someone who can do the job for us. He's pretty good at what he does."
Griffin watched as Spike's ship, 'the Swordfish II' left Space Land along with Faye's. Walking back toward his ship, he began to wonder if his plan was going to work. What if, for some reason they couldn't get Pierrot back to normal mentality or if somebody killed him or Rei? There were too many different things that could happen.
"Hey Rei, promise me you'll come back, okay."
Rei stopped and smiled, "Sure."
Griffin threw down his cigarette and walked over to Rei and grabbed her by the arms. Looking into her eyes, he gave her a tight squeeze. Reaching into his wallet he pulled out some money and handed it to her. Taking it gratefully, she walked off towards her ship.
"Now to where to start?"
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Prologue
"Man, I hate theme parks," said Spike.
Spike light up one of his cigarettes and he walked to where he saw Pierrot meet his demise. There were small drops of blood, but no sign of his internal organs or an indent in the ground. Spike shrugged and just guessed that he became engulfed within the robots foot. Walking away towards Faye's ship, he felt a slight tug on his cigarette followed by the report of a high caliber firearm. Looking at his cigarette, he noticed that half of it was missing. Suddenly, from the corner of his eye, he saw a glint of metal. Jumping forward, he barely missed a swarm of knives, which now covered the spot where he once stood.
"What the hell is going on?"
"Yes, Mr. Spiegel," replied a voice. "That is the exact question you should ask. Well, to help enlighten you on the subject, we'll introduce ourselves."
A young lady, about 24, stepped from out of a small alleyway between one of the buildings. Her hair was long and black, and her eyes were an icy blue. She wore a red kimono, which came down to about her knees. On her back was a long katana and on across her waist was a belt loaded with small throwing knives. She smiled as she came toward him. Bending over she picked up her knives and put them back in their spots. Walking over to Spike she wrapped her arms around him. Stroking his side she looked up at him with her eyes.
"It's a pleasure to meet the Spike Spiegel," she whispered into his ears. "You don't know how long I've been waiting to meet you. My name is Rei Akashita."
Rei slowly gave him a kiss on the neck, and walked back. Then from out the gift shop appeared a man carrying what appeared to be a subdued Pierrot on his shoulder. He wore a long brown trench coat. Underneath he wore grayish-tan shirt with a white undershirt. Holding up his jean pants was a large leather belt. On both his sides he wore a .50 Desert Eagle.
"Hello, Spike. My name is Griffin Keher. As with Rei, it is a pleasure to meet you. Though I imagined you to be a bit taller."
"Well, I'm sorry to disappoint you. Now can you tell me why you attacked me?"
Griffin looked at Rei who had begun to walk over to him. Whispering in her ear, he handed the body of Pierrot over to Rei. Rei gratefully took the body of Pierrot and smiled. Looking up at the roof of the gift shop, she squatted down, and then leapt up to the top. Spike watched, amazed by the agility of the young female. She had jumped thirteen feet vertically into the air.
"Great kid ain't she?" he said taking a long drag. "Well, I bet you're wondering who the hell we are and why we are here."
Spike didn't answer, he was stilled amazed by the agility of Rei. Shifting his weight from side to side, Griffin answered with out letting him respond.
"The woman you met, is known as Lotus throughout the universe. She is a master of the katana and throwing knives. I met her one-day while I was carrying out one of my missions. I was looking for people to join my group, and she immediately volunteered."
"Well, I've heard of Lotus before, but I've never heard of you."
"That's because I haven't told you my nickname."
"What is it?" Spike asked.
Griffin frowned, "I don't have one. I'm what you could call a newbie. I just started about a few months ago. Though I am new, you mustn't deny my talents as a marksmen."
"Okay. Well how do you know me?"
"That's easy," replied Griffin, "we know you because you use to work for the Chinese Mafia. You were a great fighter and I am here now to ask for you assistance."
"Yeah, what?"
"Rei and I are, together, forming a alliance between the universe's greatest assassins. Now, weren't not planning to take over the world or something but joining together so we can further increase our pay."
Spike pulled out a new cigarette and light it up. Walking over to the side of the gift shop, he leaned on to one of the walls.
"I'm listening," replied Spike.
"Don't you think that big companies or crime lords would love to have the universes best assassins as their hit men or bodyguards?"
"So where do I come in?"
"Spike," began Griffin, "we want you to join us. You have some of the best luck I have ever seen. I mean you just beat Pierrot Le Fou for god's sake."
"Hold on a second, now that you mention it, why did you take him. He's dead, isn't he?"
"Damn Spike, you must be stupid or something. The second before the robot would've smashed him, Rei ran out and saved his ass. Now as for why we took him, it's simple. A long time ago when the I.S.S.P. created Pierrot, they added certain drugs to him, which caused his mind to regress. Now, today's technology allows us to fix this and we plan to restore him to full mental capacity. Now enough with Pierrot, do you want to join or not?"
Spike shook his head, "No way, I'm through with doing that stuff. I'm a bounty hunter now."
Spike turned his back to Griffin and began to walk away towards his ship. Griffin, watched as he did this. Unholstering his handgun, he aimed it at Spike's back. Suddenly, a hand came down and lowered it.
"No Griffin let him live. He'll pay for it later. He's making enough enemies and when someone hires us, it'll be all over for him," Rei pleaded.
"Hm, I guess. So, whose next on our list of assassins to recruit?"
Rei pulled out a list of names and began to look down it. So far only Pierrot had been recruited. Spike had refused, just like the other four. Sadly they had to die.
"Well," she started, "there's Ulrich Steinert, Valeria Caballero, and finally Nikoli Koslov."
"Whose, next?"
"I believe Valeria. She's located on Earth in Old Madrid. I believe we can find her working for a small resistance. I'll go take care of her."
"I guess I'll go for Ulrich Steinert. He's somewhere here on Mars. When, or if, you get Valeria meet me here."
"What about Pierrot? Who's going to..."
"Don't worry about it Rei," replied Griffin. "I got someone who can do the job for us. He's pretty good at what he does."
Griffin watched as Spike's ship, 'the Swordfish II' left Space Land along with Faye's. Walking back toward his ship, he began to wonder if his plan was going to work. What if, for some reason they couldn't get Pierrot back to normal mentality or if somebody killed him or Rei? There were too many different things that could happen.
"Hey Rei, promise me you'll come back, okay."
Rei stopped and smiled, "Sure."
Griffin threw down his cigarette and walked over to Rei and grabbed her by the arms. Looking into her eyes, he gave her a tight squeeze. Reaching into his wallet he pulled out some money and handed it to her. Taking it gratefully, she walked off towards her ship.
"Now to where to start?"
