"Spike, what are you saying? Vicious is going out with your dead granny?" Spike puts his head in his hands. "I know it sounds crazy, but yeah, that's what I'm saying." "Spike, I think you need a vacation. I have one due to me anyway. We can go together, and you are more than welcome to bring Julia if you want. It'll be fun." Spike looks up at the video screen. "What did you have in mind?" "Ever hear of a city called Las Vegas?" Spike smiles. "You sure Julia will let me go there?" Jet chuckles. "That's why I'm inviting her along." "OK, when will we meet?" Jet looks at his schedule. "My next off-time is in a week." Spike looks at Jet. "What? Even for a corrupt cop, I still gotta work the hours." Spike laughs. "OK, Jet. See ya next week."
A week later, Jet walks into the Red Dragon Syndicate building. "Is Spike Spiegel here?" The receptionist at the front desk replies, "May I ask who wants to see him?" "Jet Black." The receptionist begins to look nervous. "THE Jet Black? Of the ISSP?" She asks, reaching under her desk for her gun. "Yes, that's right. Can you call him down please?" "In a moment, sir," she replies. "Oh, and I know your standard procedure. You don't wanna kill an unarmed cop, do you?" The receptionist stops reaching for her gun and presses a button. "Mr. Spiegel, a Mr. Black is here to see you." "OK, I'll be right down."
"OK, here's her place," Spike says, stopping the car. Jet and Spike step out. "She has a nice house," Jet says, looking at the mansion. Spike unlocks the door and walks in, with Jet behind him. "Jet, make yourself comfortable. I'll go up and get Julia," Spike says, walking up some stairs. Jet sits down on a couch and looks around. A few minutes later, he hears Spike shout, "Jet!! Get up here!!"
Jet runs up the stairs. "Spike! Where are you?!?" He shouts. "Over here!" Jet runs to the voice. As soon as Spike is visible, Jet freezes where he is. Spike is kneeling over Julia, who is lying on the floor, unconscious. "Stay with Julia. I'll be right back," Spike says, running out of the room. Jet walks closer to Julia. She has bruises all over her face and arms. Spike comes back with a glass of water as Jet removes Julia's shirt. Spike drops the water when he sees what is under her shirt. She has a swollen stomach, and that is also covered with dark bruises. Spike crouches next to Julia, holding her hand. "Julia, please wake up," Spike says, crying. Jet runs down to the kitchenand gets another cup of water, then comes back up and splashes it on Julia's face. Julia coughs, then slowly opens her eyes. Spike hugs Julia tightly, happy to see her awake again. "Julia, what happened?" Jet asks. "A woman in black came in and beat me up. She told me to tell Spike that he shouldn't mess with family. She used Jeet Kun Do, too," Julia says, wincing from pain occasionally. Jet pulls out a picture. "Did she look like this?" Spike looks at it. "Jet, why would Faye do it?" "Because she said not to mess with family." Julia looks at it. "Yeah, that's the bitch." Jet puts the picture away. "Spike you can stay here with Julia. I'm going to Vegas." Spike looks at Jet. "Julia was beaten unconscious, and all you can think about is the damn vacation?!?" "There's a second reason why I chose Vegas. Faye is a blackjack dealer there." Spike looks at Julia. "I'm sorry, but I have to go with Jet."
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A week later, Jet walks into the Red Dragon Syndicate building. "Is Spike Spiegel here?" The receptionist at the front desk replies, "May I ask who wants to see him?" "Jet Black." The receptionist begins to look nervous. "THE Jet Black? Of the ISSP?" She asks, reaching under her desk for her gun. "Yes, that's right. Can you call him down please?" "In a moment, sir," she replies. "Oh, and I know your standard procedure. You don't wanna kill an unarmed cop, do you?" The receptionist stops reaching for her gun and presses a button. "Mr. Spiegel, a Mr. Black is here to see you." "OK, I'll be right down."
"OK, here's her place," Spike says, stopping the car. Jet and Spike step out. "She has a nice house," Jet says, looking at the mansion. Spike unlocks the door and walks in, with Jet behind him. "Jet, make yourself comfortable. I'll go up and get Julia," Spike says, walking up some stairs. Jet sits down on a couch and looks around. A few minutes later, he hears Spike shout, "Jet!! Get up here!!"
Jet runs up the stairs. "Spike! Where are you?!?" He shouts. "Over here!" Jet runs to the voice. As soon as Spike is visible, Jet freezes where he is. Spike is kneeling over Julia, who is lying on the floor, unconscious. "Stay with Julia. I'll be right back," Spike says, running out of the room. Jet walks closer to Julia. She has bruises all over her face and arms. Spike comes back with a glass of water as Jet removes Julia's shirt. Spike drops the water when he sees what is under her shirt. She has a swollen stomach, and that is also covered with dark bruises. Spike crouches next to Julia, holding her hand. "Julia, please wake up," Spike says, crying. Jet runs down to the kitchenand gets another cup of water, then comes back up and splashes it on Julia's face. Julia coughs, then slowly opens her eyes. Spike hugs Julia tightly, happy to see her awake again. "Julia, what happened?" Jet asks. "A woman in black came in and beat me up. She told me to tell Spike that he shouldn't mess with family. She used Jeet Kun Do, too," Julia says, wincing from pain occasionally. Jet pulls out a picture. "Did she look like this?" Spike looks at it. "Jet, why would Faye do it?" "Because she said not to mess with family." Julia looks at it. "Yeah, that's the bitch." Jet puts the picture away. "Spike you can stay here with Julia. I'm going to Vegas." Spike looks at Jet. "Julia was beaten unconscious, and all you can think about is the damn vacation?!?" "There's a second reason why I chose Vegas. Faye is a blackjack dealer there." Spike looks at Julia. "I'm sorry, but I have to go with Jet."
To be continued...