Last in this story we found that Jim ran into a bit more trouble than was expect. Upon arriving at Fred Lou's, Gene found his little buddy (not so little anymore) wounded and unconscious. The first thing Gene wants to do is get back at the MacDougalls for injuring Jim. Now let our story unfold (I used to be schizophrenic but we're ok now)

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"Gene! Do you really want to leave Jim like this? You'll go off and get yourself killed," Melfina yells to Gene as he starts to walk out the door. Gene stops and turns to Melfina.

"You know, your right. I shouldn't leave Jim like this. I'll wait 'till he's better before I go," Gene says in a calm voice. He walks back to Jim's room and sits down. He thinks back to the grand times of the Outlaw Star and sinks back into his chair. As his thoughts drift he remembers the hot springs planet and grins to himself. It has been a long time since he's spent more than three or four minutes in the same room as Jim. It's been eight years since the end off their space adventures and Jim had become quite responsible for being 19, unlike the one and only Gene Starwind. Though, Gene has also become more responsible over the years.

Three days later Jim is up and walking around. It had been two days since he woke up and now he seemed to be just as determined as Gene to get back at the MacDougall brothers. In fact, despite his being responsible, he has grown to be much like Gene. Jim still keeps to wearing red long-sleeved t-shirts, with a dark blue jacket, finger gloves, and white pants. Gene's style has changed a bit. He now wears a black t-shirt, a brown leather jacket, his gloves, and long black shorts that hang down to his shins. As for the rest of the crew, they're pretty much the same (unfortunately for Aisha). It seems that Jim has become quite professional with the pistol and has some skill comparable to Gene himself. On the fourth day since Jim woke up Gene went up to him to talk.

"So how have you been and what have you seen? By the way, you're still my LITTLE buddy," Gene says with a smirk. Jim gives Gene a look of incomprehension. Jim rubs his hands over his eyes and looks at Gene. Jim stands there for a moment then plops down into a nearby chair.

"Hhhrrraaaarrrrnnnn... oh, yeah. What have I done, right? Well the crew left and we were sorta low on cash. So, we took a stop by Fred. He gave us some funds and we took off back to the hot springs. We stayed for a while then headed out. We ran into the MacDougall's ship and they sorta followed us here," Jim said, yawning as he started talking.

"That's all?" Gene asked, "Are you going to tell me how in the hell Harry can be back?" Jim stares at Gene for a moment. He leans back and lets out a sigh.

"You see, Harry downloaded his memory into a computer and from there it was downloaded into an android. So, basically it's Harry but it really isn't at all. He's quite the bit of machinery at that. He's fully equipped for just about any battle scenario," Jim explained slowly to Gene, "The only things he can handle is very high voltage and a direct shot at close range with a caster. So, now that you're here, I think we can fix this little problem once and for all."

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Well, looks like we might have a little bit of caster action soon. Jim's personality change has a little to do with his stay at the hot springs planet. If someone knows the name of it, tell me please. Keep reading devoted anime fans and help me help you by fix anything that is wrong with my story. ^_^