"Blue Planet Overture"
Written by TheSilverFox06
Proofread by Cyberwraith9
Author's Forward
This story takes place in-between episode 10: Ganymede Elegy, and episode 11: Toys in the Attic. I'm not real big into fanfics, but I decided to write this because I'm a huge Bebop fan. Needless to say, this is my first fic, so go easy! :P Enjoy!
Chapter 1: "Jet flies solo... again"
The mood onboard the Bebop, now in hyperspace headed for Earth, was one of tranquility. Ed, Ein, and Spike were all asleep, Jet was tending to his bonsai trees, and Faye was nowhere to be found (probably applying countless beauty products). Everybody was relaxed. It seems collecting the bounty on Rhint the day before instilled a sense of relief in everyone.
Spike awoke from his deep slumber, only to realize that Big Shot was almost over. He didn't much care, since he actually had money for a change. "Guess I'll see if they have any pocket change at the end of the show" he thought to himself.
Spike flipped on the screen with his shoe, as he normally does, and began to watch with his eyes still droopy from his nap.
Punch's familiar voice filled the quiet room, "That's all we have for you today, cowboys, catch us nest ti... Oh, I have just been handed this notice!"
"Oh, my! What's it say, sugar?" said Judy with anticipation.
"Well, let's see here" Punch said quietly as he fumbled with the paper. "The ISSP has just posted a forty million wulong reward on the Queen of Diamonds for the assassination of a prestigious ISSP investigator. This is big news!"
"Wow! That's a lot of dough, bounty hunters!" added Judy.
Spike, who wasn't paying much attention before, now had his eyes fixated solely on the screen.
"For those of you who don't know, the Queen of Diamonds is a notorious and mysterious assassin for the Syndicate!"
Judy cut in, "You better watch yourselves out there, guys!"
Punch continued, "You got it, Judy. Well, barring any other surprise notices, the show is finally over! See you next time on Big Shot!"
Spike turned his head toward Ed, who was just waking up due to the noise from the show. "Hey, Ed!"
"Nyah?"
"See what specifics you can get on the bounty just posted on the Queen of Diamonds. Real name unknown."
"Okaaaaaaay."
As Ed started typing away, Jet walked in the room. He had heard Spike mention the bounty to Ed.
"After another bounty already, Spike?" Jet inquired.
Ed popped out of nowhere before Spike could answer. "Here she is! Diamond of Queens, Queen of Diamonds. Verrrrrrry bad girl."
"Well" started Jet, "who are you gonna hit up for clues on this one?"
"I think you'll be interested in taking this one yourself, Jet" Spike answered seriously.
With a puzzled look on his face, Jet walked over to Ed's computer to take a look at the details. The first thing he saw was the amount. "Forty million wulongs! What's up Spike? Why don't you want in on this one?"
"Keep reading."
Jet hesitated for a moment, then continued to peruse the screen. When he got to the crime committed, his face turned from puzzlement to anger. "You're absolutely right, Spike" Jet said with a serious tone. "This bitch is mine."
* * *
Almost immediately, Jet went to his private quarters to call his good buddy Bob. Quite to his surprise, Bob was doing some actual work instead of looking at magazines when he answered the call.
"Hey Jet, what's up."
"I think you know what I want, Bob" Jet answered with a smirk.
"Sorry Jet, no can do. I wanna catch her just as much as you do, so no inside information this time."
Jet was a little thrown back by the rejection at first, but quickly thought of a good response. "Bob. Tell me honestly: you want someone to beat the crap out of that woman, right?"
"You bet I do, Jet."
"So, with that considered, who would you rather have her captured by? The ISSP or me?"
Bob stopped his work, thought for a few seconds, then let out a small chuckle. "All right, Black Dog, you got me again. Here's the scoop, but you better be quick 'cause the ISSP is busting its tail off on this one."
"I'm listening" said Jet, as he leaned closer to the screen.
"About four hours after the assassination, which took place on Mars, some officers reported a double murder near the docks. Seems the Queen of Diamonds murdered two guys and hijacked their ship, but hid them well enough to have already arrived on Earth before the bodies were discovered. We know she went to Earth because we pulled the ship's hyperspace gate logs."
"Sure, but how do you know it was her?" interrupted Jet.
"She left her trademark on the two guys she killed."
"Her trademark?" inquired Jet.
"Geez Jet, you don't even know about her trademark? All right. The Queen of Diamonds doesn't use conventional weapons, she throws these razor sharp plates of metal, painted to look like ordinary playing cards. Anyway, after she kills her victim, she uses a queen of diamonds to cut a diamond shape out of their forehead, and places the card on top."
"How... psychotic" Jet said with a disgusted look on his face.
"Yeah, tell me about it." laughed Bob. "Anyway, good luck with your hunt."
"You too Bob, see you later."
* * *
Jet stood up and headed for the hanger to make some final repairs the Hammerhead, since the Bebop was due to land on earth in a few hours. As he began to walk, Jet noticed Faye standing in the doorway. She had obviously heard Jet getting some info on a new bounty-head, but didn't know the details.
"So, when are we going to pick up our new bounty?" said Faye, as she smiled at Jet.
Jet stopped dead in his tracks, stared at Faye and barked in a deep tone, "Stay out of this."
To Faye, this comment came completely out of left field. For once, she was at a loss for words. She looked down the hall at Spike for some help, but Spike just shook his head and said, "You better do as he says, Faye. This one's all his."
Faye got an angry look on her face, and started to stomp back to her quarters, muttering to herself, "This is twice in a row that guy gets all the action. Who does he think he is anyway?"
Spike and Jet looked at each other. Spike broke the silence, "Just ignore her, Jet."
"I usually do."
Written by TheSilverFox06
Proofread by Cyberwraith9
Author's Forward
This story takes place in-between episode 10: Ganymede Elegy, and episode 11: Toys in the Attic. I'm not real big into fanfics, but I decided to write this because I'm a huge Bebop fan. Needless to say, this is my first fic, so go easy! :P Enjoy!
Chapter 1: "Jet flies solo... again"
The mood onboard the Bebop, now in hyperspace headed for Earth, was one of tranquility. Ed, Ein, and Spike were all asleep, Jet was tending to his bonsai trees, and Faye was nowhere to be found (probably applying countless beauty products). Everybody was relaxed. It seems collecting the bounty on Rhint the day before instilled a sense of relief in everyone.
Spike awoke from his deep slumber, only to realize that Big Shot was almost over. He didn't much care, since he actually had money for a change. "Guess I'll see if they have any pocket change at the end of the show" he thought to himself.
Spike flipped on the screen with his shoe, as he normally does, and began to watch with his eyes still droopy from his nap.
Punch's familiar voice filled the quiet room, "That's all we have for you today, cowboys, catch us nest ti... Oh, I have just been handed this notice!"
"Oh, my! What's it say, sugar?" said Judy with anticipation.
"Well, let's see here" Punch said quietly as he fumbled with the paper. "The ISSP has just posted a forty million wulong reward on the Queen of Diamonds for the assassination of a prestigious ISSP investigator. This is big news!"
"Wow! That's a lot of dough, bounty hunters!" added Judy.
Spike, who wasn't paying much attention before, now had his eyes fixated solely on the screen.
"For those of you who don't know, the Queen of Diamonds is a notorious and mysterious assassin for the Syndicate!"
Judy cut in, "You better watch yourselves out there, guys!"
Punch continued, "You got it, Judy. Well, barring any other surprise notices, the show is finally over! See you next time on Big Shot!"
Spike turned his head toward Ed, who was just waking up due to the noise from the show. "Hey, Ed!"
"Nyah?"
"See what specifics you can get on the bounty just posted on the Queen of Diamonds. Real name unknown."
"Okaaaaaaay."
As Ed started typing away, Jet walked in the room. He had heard Spike mention the bounty to Ed.
"After another bounty already, Spike?" Jet inquired.
Ed popped out of nowhere before Spike could answer. "Here she is! Diamond of Queens, Queen of Diamonds. Verrrrrrry bad girl."
"Well" started Jet, "who are you gonna hit up for clues on this one?"
"I think you'll be interested in taking this one yourself, Jet" Spike answered seriously.
With a puzzled look on his face, Jet walked over to Ed's computer to take a look at the details. The first thing he saw was the amount. "Forty million wulongs! What's up Spike? Why don't you want in on this one?"
"Keep reading."
Jet hesitated for a moment, then continued to peruse the screen. When he got to the crime committed, his face turned from puzzlement to anger. "You're absolutely right, Spike" Jet said with a serious tone. "This bitch is mine."
* * *
Almost immediately, Jet went to his private quarters to call his good buddy Bob. Quite to his surprise, Bob was doing some actual work instead of looking at magazines when he answered the call.
"Hey Jet, what's up."
"I think you know what I want, Bob" Jet answered with a smirk.
"Sorry Jet, no can do. I wanna catch her just as much as you do, so no inside information this time."
Jet was a little thrown back by the rejection at first, but quickly thought of a good response. "Bob. Tell me honestly: you want someone to beat the crap out of that woman, right?"
"You bet I do, Jet."
"So, with that considered, who would you rather have her captured by? The ISSP or me?"
Bob stopped his work, thought for a few seconds, then let out a small chuckle. "All right, Black Dog, you got me again. Here's the scoop, but you better be quick 'cause the ISSP is busting its tail off on this one."
"I'm listening" said Jet, as he leaned closer to the screen.
"About four hours after the assassination, which took place on Mars, some officers reported a double murder near the docks. Seems the Queen of Diamonds murdered two guys and hijacked their ship, but hid them well enough to have already arrived on Earth before the bodies were discovered. We know she went to Earth because we pulled the ship's hyperspace gate logs."
"Sure, but how do you know it was her?" interrupted Jet.
"She left her trademark on the two guys she killed."
"Her trademark?" inquired Jet.
"Geez Jet, you don't even know about her trademark? All right. The Queen of Diamonds doesn't use conventional weapons, she throws these razor sharp plates of metal, painted to look like ordinary playing cards. Anyway, after she kills her victim, she uses a queen of diamonds to cut a diamond shape out of their forehead, and places the card on top."
"How... psychotic" Jet said with a disgusted look on his face.
"Yeah, tell me about it." laughed Bob. "Anyway, good luck with your hunt."
"You too Bob, see you later."
* * *
Jet stood up and headed for the hanger to make some final repairs the Hammerhead, since the Bebop was due to land on earth in a few hours. As he began to walk, Jet noticed Faye standing in the doorway. She had obviously heard Jet getting some info on a new bounty-head, but didn't know the details.
"So, when are we going to pick up our new bounty?" said Faye, as she smiled at Jet.
Jet stopped dead in his tracks, stared at Faye and barked in a deep tone, "Stay out of this."
To Faye, this comment came completely out of left field. For once, she was at a loss for words. She looked down the hall at Spike for some help, but Spike just shook his head and said, "You better do as he says, Faye. This one's all his."
Faye got an angry look on her face, and started to stomp back to her quarters, muttering to herself, "This is twice in a row that guy gets all the action. Who does he think he is anyway?"
Spike and Jet looked at each other. Spike broke the silence, "Just ignore her, Jet."
"I usually do."