"Blue Planet Overture"
Written by TheSilverFox06
Proofread by Cyberwraith9
Chapter 2: "The Black Dog bites a poisonous snake"
Jet took off in the Hammerhead as soon as the Bebop touched down off the eastern shore of North America. He had no idea where the Queen of Diamonds was hiding, so he thought he would fly from city to city, seeking out information. But, before Jet arrived at his first stop, he got a call on his ship's communicator. Spike's face appeared in the display.
Jet talked first, "I was just about to arrive at my first stop Spike. What's goin' on?"
"I just got a call from Bob. It seems he has some more info for you."
Jet became more interested. "Oh? And what would that be?"
"He says the ISSP just found the hijacked ship abandoned off the coast of New York City. They think the Queen of Diamonds is hiding somewhere around there."
Jet's face immediately turned from excitement to disappointment. "Great. Finding a person in New York is like finding a needle in a thousand haystacks. Well, I guess all I can do is head up there and look around for anything suspicious."
"Okie dokie" replied Spike, right before he turned off the communicator.
Following the tip from Bob, Jet turned the Hammerhead north, and soon arrived at New York City. He started to search the tops of buildings, looking for a spot to park his ship, when he noticed two figures standing motionless on top of one of the taller structures. Jet magnified their images with the ship's camera, to see if he could find out what was going on. One of the figures was completely covered in robes, and the other was a woman wearing a black dress with a big red diamond on the front and back. "What luck!" Jet thought to himself. He knew the woman was the Queen of Diamonds, and he figured the other person was another bounty hunter trying to nab her. "I better get there quick and try to get her before that other bounty hunter does."
As Jet approached the top of the building, both figures turned to look at him. The one in robes said something to the Queen of Diamonds, but Jet couldn't make out what it was. Then, to Jet's surprise, the robed person ran into the stairwell, fleeing from the scene. The Queen of Diamonds took one step in chase, then stopped and faced the Hammerhead.
Jet turned on his intercom, "Queen of Diamonds: put your hands in the air and surrender yourself now."
The Queen of Diamonds let out a laugh and said, "I have a better idea." She reached into her pocket and pulled out an ace of spades. Before Jet could do anything, she threw the card at the Hammerhead, and stuck it into the side of the hull. At first, Jet didn't think it did anything, but he was very wrong. The card exploded, taking out a sizable chunk from Jet's beloved ship.
"Shit!" yelled Jet as he gripped the controls, and managed to steer the damaged ship to a skidding halt on top of the building before the engine cut out. He immediately drew his gun and leaped out of the cockpit, expecting to engage in combat with the Queen of Diamonds. After looking around, however, Jet found that she was long gone, and he had missed his bounty.
* * *
After spending a good chunk of change getting the Hammerhead airlifted back to the Bebop, Jet and Ed went to work to try and find any clues from the video taken by the camera onboard Jet's trashed ship. At first, they looked to see if they could find out how the Queen of Diamonds escaped, but the ship was shaking around too much after the explosion to make anything out.
"Well" said Jet, "maybe if we can find out who that other bounty hunter was, I can follow him around and try to pick up any bits of info. Ed, see if we can get a clear shot of his face."
"Man in shadows, reveal yourself!" Ed spouted in a spooky yet silly way as she started clicking away at her keyboard. "Here's the best I can do, Jet Jet. Can you tell who the spooky man is?"
Jet got a discouraged look on his face. "No, I can't tell anything from that. All we can see clearly is one of his eyes."
Spike interrupted from the doorway, "You can tell a lot from somebody's eyes."
"Oh?" replied Jet. "Then why don't you tell me who this is?"
Spike strolled over to the screen and stared at the mystery figure. His face suddenly got very serious. "Where is he? Did he say anything?" blurted Spike.
Jet stuttered with his response, "Uh, well, I think he did say something, but I couldn't hear it. Maybe we can make it out if we amplify the audio on the tape. Ed?"
Ed immediately went to work. After about ten seconds of typing furiously, Ed yelled out "All done!" and pushed a button. All six ears leaned in to try and make some sense out of the noise.
After the tape played for two seconds, the hooded figure faintly said, "We'll meet again in the sky, when the Sun is high."
Right away, Spike left the room and secluded himself, preparing for the next day.
"What's up with him?" asked Faye, who had been watching from the corner.
Jet shook his head. "I don't know. All I know is that when he gets this way, get out of his way. If he wants to deal with that psycho, he can go ahead."
Written by TheSilverFox06
Proofread by Cyberwraith9
Chapter 2: "The Black Dog bites a poisonous snake"
Jet took off in the Hammerhead as soon as the Bebop touched down off the eastern shore of North America. He had no idea where the Queen of Diamonds was hiding, so he thought he would fly from city to city, seeking out information. But, before Jet arrived at his first stop, he got a call on his ship's communicator. Spike's face appeared in the display.
Jet talked first, "I was just about to arrive at my first stop Spike. What's goin' on?"
"I just got a call from Bob. It seems he has some more info for you."
Jet became more interested. "Oh? And what would that be?"
"He says the ISSP just found the hijacked ship abandoned off the coast of New York City. They think the Queen of Diamonds is hiding somewhere around there."
Jet's face immediately turned from excitement to disappointment. "Great. Finding a person in New York is like finding a needle in a thousand haystacks. Well, I guess all I can do is head up there and look around for anything suspicious."
"Okie dokie" replied Spike, right before he turned off the communicator.
Following the tip from Bob, Jet turned the Hammerhead north, and soon arrived at New York City. He started to search the tops of buildings, looking for a spot to park his ship, when he noticed two figures standing motionless on top of one of the taller structures. Jet magnified their images with the ship's camera, to see if he could find out what was going on. One of the figures was completely covered in robes, and the other was a woman wearing a black dress with a big red diamond on the front and back. "What luck!" Jet thought to himself. He knew the woman was the Queen of Diamonds, and he figured the other person was another bounty hunter trying to nab her. "I better get there quick and try to get her before that other bounty hunter does."
As Jet approached the top of the building, both figures turned to look at him. The one in robes said something to the Queen of Diamonds, but Jet couldn't make out what it was. Then, to Jet's surprise, the robed person ran into the stairwell, fleeing from the scene. The Queen of Diamonds took one step in chase, then stopped and faced the Hammerhead.
Jet turned on his intercom, "Queen of Diamonds: put your hands in the air and surrender yourself now."
The Queen of Diamonds let out a laugh and said, "I have a better idea." She reached into her pocket and pulled out an ace of spades. Before Jet could do anything, she threw the card at the Hammerhead, and stuck it into the side of the hull. At first, Jet didn't think it did anything, but he was very wrong. The card exploded, taking out a sizable chunk from Jet's beloved ship.
"Shit!" yelled Jet as he gripped the controls, and managed to steer the damaged ship to a skidding halt on top of the building before the engine cut out. He immediately drew his gun and leaped out of the cockpit, expecting to engage in combat with the Queen of Diamonds. After looking around, however, Jet found that she was long gone, and he had missed his bounty.
* * *
After spending a good chunk of change getting the Hammerhead airlifted back to the Bebop, Jet and Ed went to work to try and find any clues from the video taken by the camera onboard Jet's trashed ship. At first, they looked to see if they could find out how the Queen of Diamonds escaped, but the ship was shaking around too much after the explosion to make anything out.
"Well" said Jet, "maybe if we can find out who that other bounty hunter was, I can follow him around and try to pick up any bits of info. Ed, see if we can get a clear shot of his face."
"Man in shadows, reveal yourself!" Ed spouted in a spooky yet silly way as she started clicking away at her keyboard. "Here's the best I can do, Jet Jet. Can you tell who the spooky man is?"
Jet got a discouraged look on his face. "No, I can't tell anything from that. All we can see clearly is one of his eyes."
Spike interrupted from the doorway, "You can tell a lot from somebody's eyes."
"Oh?" replied Jet. "Then why don't you tell me who this is?"
Spike strolled over to the screen and stared at the mystery figure. His face suddenly got very serious. "Where is he? Did he say anything?" blurted Spike.
Jet stuttered with his response, "Uh, well, I think he did say something, but I couldn't hear it. Maybe we can make it out if we amplify the audio on the tape. Ed?"
Ed immediately went to work. After about ten seconds of typing furiously, Ed yelled out "All done!" and pushed a button. All six ears leaned in to try and make some sense out of the noise.
After the tape played for two seconds, the hooded figure faintly said, "We'll meet again in the sky, when the Sun is high."
Right away, Spike left the room and secluded himself, preparing for the next day.
"What's up with him?" asked Faye, who had been watching from the corner.
Jet shook his head. "I don't know. All I know is that when he gets this way, get out of his way. If he wants to deal with that psycho, he can go ahead."