Session 1

Government Blues

(I wrote this story TO ENTERTAIN YOU, in which I admit that some of the character are OOC, but I don't care because this is to entertain, not to be perfect (especially chapter 4 where Sazuka uses a gun, because Batman used a gun when he was in trouble and I don't see anyone crying about that so Sazuka should too). In which I have seen the episodes, and Spike does talk a lot more than you say he does, he speaks a lot unless he's fully pissed. In addition if you've read the pre-chapter listed under Cowboy Bebop, you'd see that he is still alive [in which this story takes place about a year or two after the death of vicious]. Oh yeah, one more thing... Chinese prover: A smile will gain you ten more years of life. For short, it means all those bad reviews don't mean a thing in the end, because the bad reviews are outnumbered by good. Those anonymous reviews seem to be the only bad ones... I wonder why? So as of today, I'm also blocking the Anonymous posters so that I don't get anymore bad reviews from 2 or 3 idiots that just want to post a bad review on a great story. Sorry for all those Anonymous people that don't give bad reviews just to give one.)

"Ha," a shadowed man said with his back turned. "You think by threatening me you'll own me? Ha! Don't make me laugh."

"What?" another voice replied. "Ural, who said we're threatening you? We're just negotiating."

"The government can't scare me." Ural replied. "You'll need to do a lot better than that."

"You've got no clue how much we really can do." the government official replied reaching into his coat. "Gene and Jim will both be dead for their sins."

"I'm no fool you know," Ural said reaching for a knife on the table in front of him. "I quit the military for a reason. You'll be leaving now or else."

"What?" the government official replied. "What do you mean?"

"You know exactly what I mean." he said.

Ural grabbed the knife and quickly spun around. The official pulled a gun out of his jacket and quickly fired, but his best attempts to survive fell short. Ural dodged the bullet and sliced through the official. A scream of horror came out of no where as he fell to the ground.

Ural looked back at the official's coat. He reached down checking the pockets for the bounty post. He found it, but continued searching for other clues. The official carried nothing else as if they had been prepared for this outcome.



"Gene!" an angry voice shouted from the front door.

"Rent?" Jim said surprised. "What are you doing here?"

"Shut up, half-pint," Rent replied. "You know exactly why I'm here."

"It took long enough to post the bounty," Gene laughed. "Oh well, what do you want?"

Rent remained silent and stared into Gene's eyes.

"Ok," Gene stated. "So you want a bounty on me, right? Too bad there isn't one on me."

"Your wrong," Rent replied. "Your very wrong."

"What?" Gene said surprised. He walked over to a table and opened the door revealing a computer. "Hey Jim, check the bounty posts for me. Tell me if I'm on it."

"Don't bother," Rene warned. "Your bounty won't be posted for another week."

"What?" Gene was shocked. How could anyone know about a bounty that hasn't been posted yet, especially Rent? "How do you know?"

"I've got my ways." he stated. "You've been warned. I'll come after you when it is posted, so try to be ready."



"Yo!" Ural said trying to get Spike's attention. "I've got some info on a bounty."

"Huh?" Spike said. "Yeah, right. Are you after me too?

"No, no" Ural said becoming nervous. "I'm not with the government anymore, I'm not here to kill you."

"What's this you said about a bounty?" Jet said. "Spike, we're not in the position to argue for a bounty."

"Arg," Spike was pissed off now. Spike hasn't trusted Ural or any other government official (or ex-government official or worker) since the incident on Earth. "Damn it, why the hell would you care." Spike walked away into the docking bay.

"Uhh," Ural tried catching up on what's going on. "Is this a good time?"

"Spike's a little angry since the little government incident three months ago." Jet answered.

"Oh well," Ural said. "It's a bounty on Gene Starwind. The thing is, he broke the law two years ago by stealing a military space shuttle called the XPG-1. Really strange for a bounty to be posted at this point."

"What?" Jet said sitting down to think. "It doesn't make sense to me either. Maybe you should go see if Spike will help you. I'll do what I can back here to find out what the government's up to. I don't have a good feeling about this though."

Ural ran after Spike, but none of the ships were missing. Ural figured that Spike must have gone for a walk and chased after him down the road. Ural finally caught up and they began talking about the bounty post.



"Jim!" Gene yelled into his radio running down the ally way trying to lose the android. "I don't think this is the real rent. It's an imposter. What do I do?"

"Gene, this isn't a good time for bad jokes." Jim replied. "That android must be a diversion for the government. As soon as possible use blaster shell number nine on him. Got it?"

"Yeah, sure, whatever."

Gene grabbed a blaster shell from his belt and loaded the gun. At the road he turned around then shot the android. A black light filled the area and sucked the android into the darkness. Gene turned around only to find two guns pointing at his face.