Lost Memories chapter 2: A Man With Green Hair
"What's this?" a man on the other side of the room asked himself, he was a skinny guy with green poofy hair and brown eyes, "I spy with my little eye a bounty head. If I know my bounty heads than that must be Hikim, yep it's him all right I can tell by his lack of brains." "Hey Jet," he called his partner on his radio.
"Yeah what is it?" Jet asked over the radio.
"I think I've found our guy," he said with a smirk in his voice.
"Ok go get him I'll have the Bebop there in about an hour."
"Alright," he said and walked calmly to where the fight was going on. "Yo," he said to the men, "Didn't your mother ever teach you any manners?"
"Huh what the hell are you talking about boy?" Hikim the leader of the group replied angrily but also annoyed.
"You know what I asked or where you absent when they handed out the brains," he replied.
"I have a brain and I know what you asked," Hikim said, "You want us to let her go, well it's not going to happen so why don't you go back to the crib you crawled out of boy."
"Nah sorry but I'm a little to big for the crib, long legs it's a curse I'm afraid," he said with a smile.
"I've had enough of your smart mouthed remarks get him boys!" Hikim yelled as his men charged at him.
"Oh you want to play already, what's wrong couldn't think of anything else to say that might make me cry," the green hared man replied as the men charged at him, "Alright have it your way as for you guys let's begin the game," he said as two of the guys ran toward him. "Ha ha to slow," he said as he dodged both of the men's punches, "You missed me again come on guys you can do better than that can't you?" he asked playfully.
"Why you little brat hold still and fight like a man," one of the men who was becoming very angry said.
"Oh so I'm a man now I thought you said I was just a boy."
"I'm gonna turn you inside out," the other man said.
"Well you'll have to get me first and it doesn't look like that will be happening anytime soon," he replied still dodging punches and kicks.
"I will get you!" the big man said as he ran toward him ready to kill.
"Oh so close," he said as the big man was just about to hit him when suddenly he jumped in the air over the big man and turned his body so he was facing the big guy's back. "Bye bye it's been fun but I've got better things to do then play with you all day," he said and hit him in the back of the head knocking him out.
"How dare you!" yelled the other man you could see the fury and anger in his face, "I'm gonna finish you off now!" he yelled and raced toward him ready to strike, he didn't even get close before the green haired man had him on the ground knocked out.
"What? How could you?" yelled Hikim.
"Easy," the green haired man replied.
"Why you little. What's your name boy?" Hikim asked still very angry.
"My name is Spike, Spike Spiegel."
"Spiegel?" Hikim replied, "You... You are a bounty hunter!"
"Surprise," Spike said with a grin on his face, "Well now let's see you can come with me quietly or you can end up like your friends over there either way is fine with me."
"You will have to catch me first," Hikim said and took off running.
"Man," Spike said with a sigh, "Why do they always run?" he asked looking at Faye, the other two men still holding her. "Let her go," Spike said to them.
"What Hikim is running and you are letting him? What kind of a bounty hunter are you?" Faye asked in an angry and confused voice, "Do you know how much he is worth?"
"Huh, so you're a bounty hunter too?" Spike asked.
"Yes I am and I believe they don't call us bounty hunters any more they call us cowboys," she replied, "And right now your letting him get away!"
"Well I was just trying to help you, I am a gentleman you know," Spike replied.
"I don't care who or what you are just get him!" she yelled, "Will you get off me!" she yelled at the men still holding her arms. "Fine then if you won't let go I'll make you let go," she said and pulled her arms together as hard as she could making the two men knock their heads together as Spike took care of the rest and knocked them out. "Now I'm going after my bounty," Faye said and ran after Hikim.
"Hey wait this one is mine," Spike shouted after her "Damn she is going to get him, well not if I can help it," Spike said with another smile on his face as he turned and ran to his ship the Swordfish, "There she is," he said as he saw Faye was taking off in her ship the Redtail.
"Hey Spike what is taking so long I thought you would be back by now," Jet said over the radio.
"He got away Jet, I'm going after him."
"Well you better get him fast there is another ship on his tail," Jet replied.
"Oh that damn girl," Spike said taking off, "This is the last time I be a gentlemen."
"Hey, you there?" Jet's voice came through on Faye's radio, "Who are you and what are you doing?"
"My name is Faye Valentine and I'm doing the same thing as you only 10 times better."
"Well that's fine but that guy your chasing is ours," Jet replied, "And who said you where doing better than us?"
"Well I'm in the lead and if I need help I'll stop and ask for directions instead of flying around like your pal Spike will probably end up doing."
"Spike," Jet said as he switched back to Spike's radio.
"Yeah what do you want Jet I'm kind of busy right now," Spike said trying to catch up with Faye and Hikim.
"If you get lost stop and ask for directions," Jet said.
"What, what the hell are you talking about Jet?" Spike asked.
"Oh just do it if you get lost."
"Oh ok I don't care I just want to get this guy," Spike replied.
"Faye are you there?" Jet asked as he switched back to Faye's radio.
"Yeah what do you want now?" Faye asked and what did you mean by this guy is ours?" Faye asked still trying to catch Hikim.
"Mine and my partner's he is ours."
"And just who the hell are you and your partner?" "I am Jet Black and my partner's name is Spike Spiegel," he replied.
"Spike," Faye thought, "The same Spike from the Casino?" she asked.
"Oh so you know him?" Jet asked.
"Yes it's to bad I think he's the only person I've met who has an IQ lower than a monkey's. If you are counting on him to catch Hikim before I do your gonna be disappointed I left him in the dust," Faye said.
"Oh really," Jet replied, "Well look behind you."
"What who is that?" Faye asked.
"Ha ha the Swordfish and do you know who is piloting it?" Jet asked with a laugh.
"No way it can't that green haired idiot there's no way," Faye replied with disbelief.
"Hi Faye miss me?" Spike asked with a grin on his face as he pulled up next to the Redtail.
"No, don't you ever quit?"
"Nope, not as long as I' still alive," Spike said.
"Your not getting him Spike he's mine," Faye replied.
"Not if I can help it," he said as they both gained on Hikim.
"Only a few hundred feet away," Jet said.
"Got ya," Faye said.
"Hey he was talking to me," Spike replied.
"Your crazy," Jet said as Faye Slammed into Hikim.
"Hey lady what do you think you are doing?" Hikim yelled through the radio.
"Why catching you of course. What is going on?" Faye yelled as her ship was being pulled away from Hikim.
"I told you he's mine," Spike said.
"Stop it Spike or he'll get away," Faye yelled.
"From you maybe but not from me," Spike replied he had used his grappler hooks on his ship to catch and hold Faye.
"Come on Spike let me go," Faye said in a cool calm sweet voice.
"No why should I?" Spike replied.
"Because this guy only has a small bounty on him a big strong guy like you should go after a big fish not a tadpole like this guy," Faye replied trying to sweet talk Spike into letting her have Hikim. "Please let me go Spike you know deep down that you want to," Faye said.
"I don't think so," Spike replied knowing what she was trying to do as he was getting his grapplers ready to throw her backwards and out of the way.
"Wait Spike!" Faye yelled knowing what he was planning to do. "How about I make a deal with you?"
"What kind of deal?" Spike asked.
"How about if you let me have him, I'll find you an even better bounty."
"Yeah right," Spike replied getting ready to throw her.
"Wait a second Spike," Jet said over the radio.
"What?" Spike replied.
"I did a little research on our friend here and she is worth more than Hikim is."
"Really?" Spike asked, "This weak excess for a cowboy is a big bounty head?"
"Hey just what is that supposed to mean?" Faye asked angrily.
"Maybe I will keep you around," Spike replied, "Jet what should I do with Hikim?"
"Just let him go she is worth a lot more than he is. Compared to her Hikim is chump change. Bring her back and we'll turn her in."
"What no," Faye said, "You can't turn me in."
"And why not? I've had enough women for one day all I want to turn you in, get my bounty, and take a nap," Spike replied.
"No you can't. You. you can't," Faye said.
"Why?" Jet asked.
"Because you just can't," Faye replied.
"Watch me," Spike replied as he took her back to the Bebop.
"Let me go you can't leave me here," Faye said angrily as they locked her in a room in their ship the Bebop.
"Don't worry the police will be here soon Jet is calling them now," Spike said as started to leave the room.
"What no way that's crazy," Jet yelled angrily.
"What's wrong Jet?" Spike asked.
"Man I can't believe this they canceled the bounty on her."
"What your kidding right," Spike asked.
"It's true," Jet replied.
"Oh and Jet," the policeman on the phone said.
"Yeah what?" Jet asked.
"You better let her go or you'll be arrested for kidnapping."
"Well that's just great," Jet replied.
"Oh don't worry boys I'm sure we will get them next time," Faye said as she walked toward them.
"How did you get out?" Jet asked.
"Oh I have my ways," Faye replied.
"Did she just say we and next time?" Spike asked Jet.
"I think she did," Jet replied sitting down on the couch.
"You're just going to let her stay here?" Spike yelled.
"Well what can I do? I don't think we can make her leave, who knows maybe she will be helpful she is an impressive pilot," Jet said.
"Yeah that's true. But she will probably take up all our water you know women and their showers," Spike said taking a seat next to Jet as they heard the water turn on.
"This whole thing it's nuts but I can't really do anything let's just hope for the best," Jet said.
"I guess so.." Spike replied.
"What's this?" a man on the other side of the room asked himself, he was a skinny guy with green poofy hair and brown eyes, "I spy with my little eye a bounty head. If I know my bounty heads than that must be Hikim, yep it's him all right I can tell by his lack of brains." "Hey Jet," he called his partner on his radio.
"Yeah what is it?" Jet asked over the radio.
"I think I've found our guy," he said with a smirk in his voice.
"Ok go get him I'll have the Bebop there in about an hour."
"Alright," he said and walked calmly to where the fight was going on. "Yo," he said to the men, "Didn't your mother ever teach you any manners?"
"Huh what the hell are you talking about boy?" Hikim the leader of the group replied angrily but also annoyed.
"You know what I asked or where you absent when they handed out the brains," he replied.
"I have a brain and I know what you asked," Hikim said, "You want us to let her go, well it's not going to happen so why don't you go back to the crib you crawled out of boy."
"Nah sorry but I'm a little to big for the crib, long legs it's a curse I'm afraid," he said with a smile.
"I've had enough of your smart mouthed remarks get him boys!" Hikim yelled as his men charged at him.
"Oh you want to play already, what's wrong couldn't think of anything else to say that might make me cry," the green hared man replied as the men charged at him, "Alright have it your way as for you guys let's begin the game," he said as two of the guys ran toward him. "Ha ha to slow," he said as he dodged both of the men's punches, "You missed me again come on guys you can do better than that can't you?" he asked playfully.
"Why you little brat hold still and fight like a man," one of the men who was becoming very angry said.
"Oh so I'm a man now I thought you said I was just a boy."
"I'm gonna turn you inside out," the other man said.
"Well you'll have to get me first and it doesn't look like that will be happening anytime soon," he replied still dodging punches and kicks.
"I will get you!" the big man said as he ran toward him ready to kill.
"Oh so close," he said as the big man was just about to hit him when suddenly he jumped in the air over the big man and turned his body so he was facing the big guy's back. "Bye bye it's been fun but I've got better things to do then play with you all day," he said and hit him in the back of the head knocking him out.
"How dare you!" yelled the other man you could see the fury and anger in his face, "I'm gonna finish you off now!" he yelled and raced toward him ready to strike, he didn't even get close before the green haired man had him on the ground knocked out.
"What? How could you?" yelled Hikim.
"Easy," the green haired man replied.
"Why you little. What's your name boy?" Hikim asked still very angry.
"My name is Spike, Spike Spiegel."
"Spiegel?" Hikim replied, "You... You are a bounty hunter!"
"Surprise," Spike said with a grin on his face, "Well now let's see you can come with me quietly or you can end up like your friends over there either way is fine with me."
"You will have to catch me first," Hikim said and took off running.
"Man," Spike said with a sigh, "Why do they always run?" he asked looking at Faye, the other two men still holding her. "Let her go," Spike said to them.
"What Hikim is running and you are letting him? What kind of a bounty hunter are you?" Faye asked in an angry and confused voice, "Do you know how much he is worth?"
"Huh, so you're a bounty hunter too?" Spike asked.
"Yes I am and I believe they don't call us bounty hunters any more they call us cowboys," she replied, "And right now your letting him get away!"
"Well I was just trying to help you, I am a gentleman you know," Spike replied.
"I don't care who or what you are just get him!" she yelled, "Will you get off me!" she yelled at the men still holding her arms. "Fine then if you won't let go I'll make you let go," she said and pulled her arms together as hard as she could making the two men knock their heads together as Spike took care of the rest and knocked them out. "Now I'm going after my bounty," Faye said and ran after Hikim.
"Hey wait this one is mine," Spike shouted after her "Damn she is going to get him, well not if I can help it," Spike said with another smile on his face as he turned and ran to his ship the Swordfish, "There she is," he said as he saw Faye was taking off in her ship the Redtail.
"Hey Spike what is taking so long I thought you would be back by now," Jet said over the radio.
"He got away Jet, I'm going after him."
"Well you better get him fast there is another ship on his tail," Jet replied.
"Oh that damn girl," Spike said taking off, "This is the last time I be a gentlemen."
"Hey, you there?" Jet's voice came through on Faye's radio, "Who are you and what are you doing?"
"My name is Faye Valentine and I'm doing the same thing as you only 10 times better."
"Well that's fine but that guy your chasing is ours," Jet replied, "And who said you where doing better than us?"
"Well I'm in the lead and if I need help I'll stop and ask for directions instead of flying around like your pal Spike will probably end up doing."
"Spike," Jet said as he switched back to Spike's radio.
"Yeah what do you want Jet I'm kind of busy right now," Spike said trying to catch up with Faye and Hikim.
"If you get lost stop and ask for directions," Jet said.
"What, what the hell are you talking about Jet?" Spike asked.
"Oh just do it if you get lost."
"Oh ok I don't care I just want to get this guy," Spike replied.
"Faye are you there?" Jet asked as he switched back to Faye's radio.
"Yeah what do you want now?" Faye asked and what did you mean by this guy is ours?" Faye asked still trying to catch Hikim.
"Mine and my partner's he is ours."
"And just who the hell are you and your partner?" "I am Jet Black and my partner's name is Spike Spiegel," he replied.
"Spike," Faye thought, "The same Spike from the Casino?" she asked.
"Oh so you know him?" Jet asked.
"Yes it's to bad I think he's the only person I've met who has an IQ lower than a monkey's. If you are counting on him to catch Hikim before I do your gonna be disappointed I left him in the dust," Faye said.
"Oh really," Jet replied, "Well look behind you."
"What who is that?" Faye asked.
"Ha ha the Swordfish and do you know who is piloting it?" Jet asked with a laugh.
"No way it can't that green haired idiot there's no way," Faye replied with disbelief.
"Hi Faye miss me?" Spike asked with a grin on his face as he pulled up next to the Redtail.
"No, don't you ever quit?"
"Nope, not as long as I' still alive," Spike said.
"Your not getting him Spike he's mine," Faye replied.
"Not if I can help it," he said as they both gained on Hikim.
"Only a few hundred feet away," Jet said.
"Got ya," Faye said.
"Hey he was talking to me," Spike replied.
"Your crazy," Jet said as Faye Slammed into Hikim.
"Hey lady what do you think you are doing?" Hikim yelled through the radio.
"Why catching you of course. What is going on?" Faye yelled as her ship was being pulled away from Hikim.
"I told you he's mine," Spike said.
"Stop it Spike or he'll get away," Faye yelled.
"From you maybe but not from me," Spike replied he had used his grappler hooks on his ship to catch and hold Faye.
"Come on Spike let me go," Faye said in a cool calm sweet voice.
"No why should I?" Spike replied.
"Because this guy only has a small bounty on him a big strong guy like you should go after a big fish not a tadpole like this guy," Faye replied trying to sweet talk Spike into letting her have Hikim. "Please let me go Spike you know deep down that you want to," Faye said.
"I don't think so," Spike replied knowing what she was trying to do as he was getting his grapplers ready to throw her backwards and out of the way.
"Wait Spike!" Faye yelled knowing what he was planning to do. "How about I make a deal with you?"
"What kind of deal?" Spike asked.
"How about if you let me have him, I'll find you an even better bounty."
"Yeah right," Spike replied getting ready to throw her.
"Wait a second Spike," Jet said over the radio.
"What?" Spike replied.
"I did a little research on our friend here and she is worth more than Hikim is."
"Really?" Spike asked, "This weak excess for a cowboy is a big bounty head?"
"Hey just what is that supposed to mean?" Faye asked angrily.
"Maybe I will keep you around," Spike replied, "Jet what should I do with Hikim?"
"Just let him go she is worth a lot more than he is. Compared to her Hikim is chump change. Bring her back and we'll turn her in."
"What no," Faye said, "You can't turn me in."
"And why not? I've had enough women for one day all I want to turn you in, get my bounty, and take a nap," Spike replied.
"No you can't. You. you can't," Faye said.
"Why?" Jet asked.
"Because you just can't," Faye replied.
"Watch me," Spike replied as he took her back to the Bebop.
"Let me go you can't leave me here," Faye said angrily as they locked her in a room in their ship the Bebop.
"Don't worry the police will be here soon Jet is calling them now," Spike said as started to leave the room.
"What no way that's crazy," Jet yelled angrily.
"What's wrong Jet?" Spike asked.
"Man I can't believe this they canceled the bounty on her."
"What your kidding right," Spike asked.
"It's true," Jet replied.
"Oh and Jet," the policeman on the phone said.
"Yeah what?" Jet asked.
"You better let her go or you'll be arrested for kidnapping."
"Well that's just great," Jet replied.
"Oh don't worry boys I'm sure we will get them next time," Faye said as she walked toward them.
"How did you get out?" Jet asked.
"Oh I have my ways," Faye replied.
"Did she just say we and next time?" Spike asked Jet.
"I think she did," Jet replied sitting down on the couch.
"You're just going to let her stay here?" Spike yelled.
"Well what can I do? I don't think we can make her leave, who knows maybe she will be helpful she is an impressive pilot," Jet said.
"Yeah that's true. But she will probably take up all our water you know women and their showers," Spike said taking a seat next to Jet as they heard the water turn on.
"This whole thing it's nuts but I can't really do anything let's just hope for the best," Jet said.
"I guess so.." Spike replied.