---Chapter 1---
The morning begins like many others aboard the ship named Bebop. Jet Black is awake, tending his bonsai, and scrounging breakfast. Spike Spiegel is finishing his morning workout, trying to remove the last of the fuzziness from his mind. Faye Valentine is still sleeping after being out too late again. Radical Edward is saying how hungry she is and working on her computer she calls "Tomato". Ein the dog is watching Ed from a safe distance.
As Jet finishes in the kitchen and brings food out to the living area, Spike walks in and sits down to partake of their meager breakfast. Ed smells the food and quickly grabs a share as well. Ein looks at Ed for his share. "Think we should save Faye some?" Jet asks.
"Nah," replies Spike, "If she can't be up in time to eat it's her problem. Besides, I'll bet she won't be up until lunch time anyway."
"Hmph. Well there won't be any lunch, or dinner, or breakfast anymore if we don't get some income. Not to mention all the maintenance the Bebop and the other ships need. At this rate we might not need to worry about starving because we'll be out of a ship before then! Hey Ed! Haven't you found any bounties yet??" he says as he looks over to Ed. Ed swallows quickly and replies, "Ed is trying Jet-person! But there haven't been any more yet! Ed, Ein & Tomato keep looking!" Spike sighs heavily. Another day with no leads.at least until Big Shot comes on. Maybe then there will be something worth going after. Still, he wished Ed would find something first so they might have a better edge.
---2 weeks ago---
Feeling strangely slow and VERY cold, the man opens his eyes. Well he tries to open his eyes at least. Seems they don't want to open. He lies still for the time being, trying to sort out any clues he can gather about where he is and what is going on. He realizes he is lying in a bed, but doesn't know where. Where was he last? The last thing he remembers is. is. As he casts his mind back, the images come at him in a rush. The chase after their last heist, twisting and turning through the city. Seeing the open road ahead as they lose the last of their pursuers. The blinding flash of light, the sensation of burning & freezing at the same time. The terrible noise of something exploding or falling nearby. The crushing weight collapsing on the car and blotting out the light. The realization that everyone was alive, but only barely. Fujiko's soft hands & sweet voice trying to help them as best she could while they were trapped, switching ID's, making sure they'd be OK if they were all unconscious when they were found. Fujiko. FUJIKO!!!
Lupin's eyes fly open at the memory. He tries to sit up, but is quickly overcome by vertigo. Laying on the bed he quickly sees he's in some sort of hospital. Scanning the room he sees all three of his friends in similar beds. Sighing in relief that they are still all together, he draws some attention from an unseen corner of the room. A woman walks over to the bed and says "Mr. Walters? Are you awake Mr. Walters? Can you hear me?" "I can hear you" Lupin says. "Where am I? What happened to us?"
The woman looks down at him and smiles "I'm quite sure you have many questions Mr. Walters, but I'm afraid they will have to wait a little longer. The doctor will want to explain things to you herself & we want you to have some time awake before we get into details as well."
"When will the doctor be in?" Lupin asks
"Sometime soon. Your friends should be coming around soon as well. Have you tried sitting up yet?" asks the nurse.
"Yes. But I was dizzy. I haven't tried again."
"Try sitting up slowly to avoid getting dizzy. I'll have the orderly bring you something to drink and maybe a snack. That should also help. If you still feel dizzy after eating let someone know."
"Is it serious?"
"It shouldn't be unless the vertigo continues. Then it could be a number of things. Most likely fluid in the ear, but in some rare cases it's more serious."
Lupin starts to ask more questions but is interrupted by the soft moan & rustling of sheets from one of the other beds. Spotting the source of the sound, Lupin sees that Goemon is waking up. Unlike Lupin he opens his eyes, but doesn't try to sit up right away. Goemon's eyes take in the room and fall to rest on Lupin. He tries to speak, but it comes out a coarse whisper. Clearing his throat and licking his dry lips he tries again, "Lupin. What has happened? Where are we?"
"I'm not sure," Lupin replies, "Other than a medical facility I don't have a clue where we are. As for what happened, all I remember was a lot of things at once. Like maybe a bomb went off or something. The last thing I have a clear memory of is all of us stuck under that wall that fell on the car. The nurse here," pointing to the nurse, "won't answer much besides job related questions. Says the doctor will want to explain everything in person. Also says the doctor will be in 'soon'.whatever that means."
As Goemon sits up slowly and then begins to contemplate all he has been told, the nurse comes over to check on him. She goes through a few questions, which Goemon politely yet quickly brushes aside. As she is speaking to him the others begin to awaken as well. The nurse moves quickly to Jigen, and then finally to Fujiko. After she is satisfied that their health is in no danger she leaves while telling them all that some food and drinks will be coming shortly and the doctor will be along a little while after that. When she is safely out of earshot, the four friends begin with Lupin telling them what he knows so far of their situation and then the conversation moves on to each telling the others what they last remember before waking up here.
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Aboard the Bebop, Ed & Tomato have continued searching most of the morning for new bounties. Ed is about to give up and play a game for a while when the colorful "fish" that swim in her view of cyberspace suddenly get excited and start swimming towards a system on Mars. Tapping a few keys and entering a couple of commands, Ed easily bypasses any encryption and goes looking for what caught the interest of the search program. After a brief minute Ed jumps up from her place on the floor and shouts "Ed found one!!" breaking the silence that had permeated the room all morning. Ein begins barking along with Ed's chanting, increasing the noise. She then jumps around the room looking for the attention of one of the other members of the crew. Spike is the first one to respond to the noise. "Ed would you please be quiet!"
"Spike-person!! Ed found one!" she wails, "Ed found a bounty for Spike- person & Jet-person & Faye-Faye to catch so we can have food!!"
"You found one? Then quit jumping around and show is so we can get to work!" says Spike irritably.
"OK Spike-person!!" shouts Ed as goes to hook Tomato to the monitor. After a moment, the screen jumps to like showing the pictures of four people. Three men & a woman.
"Is this it Ed?" asks Spike, "Don't look like they'd be worth much even all together. How much does it list them for?"
"Hmm. It's coming in now. Look on the screen!"
"700,000 woolongs. Not bad but not great. Maybe Jet or Faye will want to do it. Hey Ed! What are they wanted for?"
"Stealing. They're all sneaky and stuff," Ed says as she imitates sneaking around the room. "It says they stole something really important."
"Thieves eh?" Jet grumbles as he walks in. "How much did you say they were worth?"
"Only 700,000," sighs Spike. "Better than anything else we've had lately but I still don't know if it's worth it."
While Spike and Jet were talking Faye had walked in and began reading the screen. "If you guys don't want it I'll take it. Who in their right mind would turn this down?" Ein barks his agreement with Faye. "See? Even the dog knows this one is hot."
Jet replies, "What are you talking about Faye? It's only 700,000."
"Did you read this, or did Lunkhead just tell you what HE saw?"
"Huh?" Jet looks closer at the screen "Hey Spike, I don't think you read this right."
"What do you mean Jet?" Spike asks.
"I mean this says it's 700,000 EACH for three of them. The leader of this little group is worth 1.5 million all by himself! If all four of them are brought in together it's 4 million total!" Jet exclaims.
Spike looks surprised for a moment then wonders aloud, "What did they steal that's big enough to post that kind of money? Ed you said that they stole something "important". Did it say exactly what they took?"
Ed jumped back in front of Tomato and began punching buttons and waving her hands. "One moment. Ed will find out!" After several moments Ed exclaimed "Found it!! It says they took a private gem collection from someone on Mars. Someone named Guthermann. He runs a big investment company."
"I've heard of the Guthermann gems. It's a good sized collection, including a diamond that's supposed to be as big as your fist. How much of it did they get?" Asks Faye.
Ed raises her goggles, looks at Faye and grins widely. "All of it Faye- Faye!"
So that's Chapter 1. Hope you enjoyed. Please R/R & I'll be back with Chapter 2 soon!
Disclaimer: I don't own Lupin or Cowboy Bebop. By a fan for fans.
The morning begins like many others aboard the ship named Bebop. Jet Black is awake, tending his bonsai, and scrounging breakfast. Spike Spiegel is finishing his morning workout, trying to remove the last of the fuzziness from his mind. Faye Valentine is still sleeping after being out too late again. Radical Edward is saying how hungry she is and working on her computer she calls "Tomato". Ein the dog is watching Ed from a safe distance.
As Jet finishes in the kitchen and brings food out to the living area, Spike walks in and sits down to partake of their meager breakfast. Ed smells the food and quickly grabs a share as well. Ein looks at Ed for his share. "Think we should save Faye some?" Jet asks.
"Nah," replies Spike, "If she can't be up in time to eat it's her problem. Besides, I'll bet she won't be up until lunch time anyway."
"Hmph. Well there won't be any lunch, or dinner, or breakfast anymore if we don't get some income. Not to mention all the maintenance the Bebop and the other ships need. At this rate we might not need to worry about starving because we'll be out of a ship before then! Hey Ed! Haven't you found any bounties yet??" he says as he looks over to Ed. Ed swallows quickly and replies, "Ed is trying Jet-person! But there haven't been any more yet! Ed, Ein & Tomato keep looking!" Spike sighs heavily. Another day with no leads.at least until Big Shot comes on. Maybe then there will be something worth going after. Still, he wished Ed would find something first so they might have a better edge.
---2 weeks ago---
Feeling strangely slow and VERY cold, the man opens his eyes. Well he tries to open his eyes at least. Seems they don't want to open. He lies still for the time being, trying to sort out any clues he can gather about where he is and what is going on. He realizes he is lying in a bed, but doesn't know where. Where was he last? The last thing he remembers is. is. As he casts his mind back, the images come at him in a rush. The chase after their last heist, twisting and turning through the city. Seeing the open road ahead as they lose the last of their pursuers. The blinding flash of light, the sensation of burning & freezing at the same time. The terrible noise of something exploding or falling nearby. The crushing weight collapsing on the car and blotting out the light. The realization that everyone was alive, but only barely. Fujiko's soft hands & sweet voice trying to help them as best she could while they were trapped, switching ID's, making sure they'd be OK if they were all unconscious when they were found. Fujiko. FUJIKO!!!
Lupin's eyes fly open at the memory. He tries to sit up, but is quickly overcome by vertigo. Laying on the bed he quickly sees he's in some sort of hospital. Scanning the room he sees all three of his friends in similar beds. Sighing in relief that they are still all together, he draws some attention from an unseen corner of the room. A woman walks over to the bed and says "Mr. Walters? Are you awake Mr. Walters? Can you hear me?" "I can hear you" Lupin says. "Where am I? What happened to us?"
The woman looks down at him and smiles "I'm quite sure you have many questions Mr. Walters, but I'm afraid they will have to wait a little longer. The doctor will want to explain things to you herself & we want you to have some time awake before we get into details as well."
"When will the doctor be in?" Lupin asks
"Sometime soon. Your friends should be coming around soon as well. Have you tried sitting up yet?" asks the nurse.
"Yes. But I was dizzy. I haven't tried again."
"Try sitting up slowly to avoid getting dizzy. I'll have the orderly bring you something to drink and maybe a snack. That should also help. If you still feel dizzy after eating let someone know."
"Is it serious?"
"It shouldn't be unless the vertigo continues. Then it could be a number of things. Most likely fluid in the ear, but in some rare cases it's more serious."
Lupin starts to ask more questions but is interrupted by the soft moan & rustling of sheets from one of the other beds. Spotting the source of the sound, Lupin sees that Goemon is waking up. Unlike Lupin he opens his eyes, but doesn't try to sit up right away. Goemon's eyes take in the room and fall to rest on Lupin. He tries to speak, but it comes out a coarse whisper. Clearing his throat and licking his dry lips he tries again, "Lupin. What has happened? Where are we?"
"I'm not sure," Lupin replies, "Other than a medical facility I don't have a clue where we are. As for what happened, all I remember was a lot of things at once. Like maybe a bomb went off or something. The last thing I have a clear memory of is all of us stuck under that wall that fell on the car. The nurse here," pointing to the nurse, "won't answer much besides job related questions. Says the doctor will want to explain everything in person. Also says the doctor will be in 'soon'.whatever that means."
As Goemon sits up slowly and then begins to contemplate all he has been told, the nurse comes over to check on him. She goes through a few questions, which Goemon politely yet quickly brushes aside. As she is speaking to him the others begin to awaken as well. The nurse moves quickly to Jigen, and then finally to Fujiko. After she is satisfied that their health is in no danger she leaves while telling them all that some food and drinks will be coming shortly and the doctor will be along a little while after that. When she is safely out of earshot, the four friends begin with Lupin telling them what he knows so far of their situation and then the conversation moves on to each telling the others what they last remember before waking up here.
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Aboard the Bebop, Ed & Tomato have continued searching most of the morning for new bounties. Ed is about to give up and play a game for a while when the colorful "fish" that swim in her view of cyberspace suddenly get excited and start swimming towards a system on Mars. Tapping a few keys and entering a couple of commands, Ed easily bypasses any encryption and goes looking for what caught the interest of the search program. After a brief minute Ed jumps up from her place on the floor and shouts "Ed found one!!" breaking the silence that had permeated the room all morning. Ein begins barking along with Ed's chanting, increasing the noise. She then jumps around the room looking for the attention of one of the other members of the crew. Spike is the first one to respond to the noise. "Ed would you please be quiet!"
"Spike-person!! Ed found one!" she wails, "Ed found a bounty for Spike- person & Jet-person & Faye-Faye to catch so we can have food!!"
"You found one? Then quit jumping around and show is so we can get to work!" says Spike irritably.
"OK Spike-person!!" shouts Ed as goes to hook Tomato to the monitor. After a moment, the screen jumps to like showing the pictures of four people. Three men & a woman.
"Is this it Ed?" asks Spike, "Don't look like they'd be worth much even all together. How much does it list them for?"
"Hmm. It's coming in now. Look on the screen!"
"700,000 woolongs. Not bad but not great. Maybe Jet or Faye will want to do it. Hey Ed! What are they wanted for?"
"Stealing. They're all sneaky and stuff," Ed says as she imitates sneaking around the room. "It says they stole something really important."
"Thieves eh?" Jet grumbles as he walks in. "How much did you say they were worth?"
"Only 700,000," sighs Spike. "Better than anything else we've had lately but I still don't know if it's worth it."
While Spike and Jet were talking Faye had walked in and began reading the screen. "If you guys don't want it I'll take it. Who in their right mind would turn this down?" Ein barks his agreement with Faye. "See? Even the dog knows this one is hot."
Jet replies, "What are you talking about Faye? It's only 700,000."
"Did you read this, or did Lunkhead just tell you what HE saw?"
"Huh?" Jet looks closer at the screen "Hey Spike, I don't think you read this right."
"What do you mean Jet?" Spike asks.
"I mean this says it's 700,000 EACH for three of them. The leader of this little group is worth 1.5 million all by himself! If all four of them are brought in together it's 4 million total!" Jet exclaims.
Spike looks surprised for a moment then wonders aloud, "What did they steal that's big enough to post that kind of money? Ed you said that they stole something "important". Did it say exactly what they took?"
Ed jumped back in front of Tomato and began punching buttons and waving her hands. "One moment. Ed will find out!" After several moments Ed exclaimed "Found it!! It says they took a private gem collection from someone on Mars. Someone named Guthermann. He runs a big investment company."
"I've heard of the Guthermann gems. It's a good sized collection, including a diamond that's supposed to be as big as your fist. How much of it did they get?" Asks Faye.
Ed raises her goggles, looks at Faye and grins widely. "All of it Faye- Faye!"
So that's Chapter 1. Hope you enjoyed. Please R/R & I'll be back with Chapter 2 soon!
Disclaimer: I don't own Lupin or Cowboy Bebop. By a fan for fans.
