Okay, here we go with part three! Quickie update, ne? Hope your ready because it's bath time for Ed and Faye and boy oh boy are things gonna get crazy! Enjoy! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! -Randall Flagg2

Spike dragged a wriggling Faye down the hallway to the bathroom. Faye was screaming and thrashing wildly in his grasp, determined to get away from the fate that awaited her. "Uncle Spike I don't wanna take a bath!" Faye whined.

"Quiet! You're getting a bath if I have to bathe you myself!" Spike growled. He pushed open the bathroom door and stepped inside. He went to the bathtub and turned the nozzles on the side. The warm water began to flow from the faucet immediately. Faye struggled even more.

"I don't wanna take a bath!!"

"Too bad!" Faye finally resorted to drastic measures and bit Spike on the arm. With a grunt of pain, Spike let go and Faye darted down the hallway. Spike got to his feet and chased after her. Faye scrambled across the floor and into the kitchen. She before Spike entered, she quickly hid one of the cupboards. "He'll never find me here." she thought. It was then that her hand fell on a plastic bottle of something. Faye looked at it and in the dim light, she saw it read "vinegar". Holding her breath, Faye unscrewed the cap. This was going to be sweet.

"Alright Faye, where are you? I know you're in here!" Spike called. He checked under the table. No sign of shrew girl. He looked in the first cupboard. Nobody in there either. Then he came to the next cupboard and saw the door was slightly open. Spike smiled and opened the door and found himself face to face with the shrew girl. "Alright, you come out and-"

SQUIRT!! Spike suddenly screamed as a stinky, clear liquid flew out of the bottle Faye was holding and right into his eyes. The burning sensation started almost immediately. Spike screamed and staggered back, rubbing at his eyes. Faye giggled and squeezed the bottle again. It struck Spike in his crotch. The third blast caught him in his chest. Faye chuckled insanely and ran out of the room. When Spike's eyes stopped burning, he looked around. Drat, she had gotten away. Spike started to go after her when he saw his shipmates looking at him.

"Uh, Spike?" Jet asked, pointing at the vinegar stain on Spike's pants. "Did you just... uh..."

Ed doubled over with laughter. "Spike person made lemonade! Hahahahaha!!!"

"Hey shut up!!" Spike roared. "She squirted me with vinegar and she got me in some other places besides my face alright?!"

"Suuurrrree." Ed said sarcastically. Spike gave her the scariest glare that he could and resumed his search for Faye.

Upstairs, Faye was laughing wildly over her latest escapade. She could not believe she had managed to pull it off! "Oh that was great!" Faye giggled, still clutching the vinegar bottle in one hand. "Maybe next time I'll use soap!"

"Speaking of soap, you're still getting a bath." said a voice from behind her. Faye whirled around to see a very angry Spike standing in the doorway. She gulped. From the look on his face, he was going to do a lot more then just bathe her. Faye aimed the bottle at him again, but in a flash he descended on her. Faye was picked up by the seat of her pants and hoisted off of the ground. Spike grabbed the vinegar bottle out of her hands and threw it away. He began to walk downstairs.

When he got to the bathroom, the bathtub was full. Spike shut off the water and closed the door. Faye made a grab for the doorknob, but he grabbed her. "I'm not taking a bath!" Faye screeched.

"Tough beans!" Faye flung herself at the doorway. Spike grabbed her and pinned her to the ground like a spoiled child, which technically she was. After a long battle, Spike managed to undress her and toss her unceremoniously into the bathtub. Faye struggled and kicked water at him, but to no avail. Spike grabbed her and began to scrub her with a bar of soap. Faye wailed loudly and snapped at him with her teeth. When that didn't work, she took in a mouthful of soapy water and spat it in his eyes. Spike howled and rubbed vigorously at them. Faye got out of the bathtub, unlocked the door, and rushed out of the room. Spike groaned and went after her again.

In the other bathroom, Jet was having similar problems with Ed. He hadn't taken her clothes off, he had just thrown her into the shower clothes and all. Ed was shrieking and floundering in the shower as Jet sprayed her with the shower nozzle. "Ed, come on! Act your age! This is immature, even for you!"

"Ed no want shower! Ed wants to watch TV!!" Ed raised her fist and clocked Jet on his head. It was a surprisingly strong blow, sending Jet tumbling backwards. Ed leapt out of the shower and charged out of the room. Jet heard smaller footsteps approaching the room and saw a completely naked Faye run past him, a snarling Spike at her heels. Ein took one look at Faye and groaned, letting his ears droop. If he could have spoken, he would have said "Its hopeless." about now.

"Faye you brat!! Come back here right now and take your bath or I'll-" Spike was cut off as he slipped on a puddle of soapy water left by Faye and Ed. He went flying through the air, spinning slightly, and crashed down on his back with an audible "THUD!!" Ed and Faye ran onwards towards the TV room.

"What does Faye Faye want to watch with Edward?" Ed asked, still soaking wet from her shower.

"How about a cartoon?" she asked. Ed smiled, her way of saying yes. She turned on the TV but nothing came up. Ed clicked tried the remote, and that didn't work either.

"Naughty TV!" Ed growled.

"No silly, it's just unplugged!" Faye said as she saw the cord to the TV laying on the ground. She picked it up and plugged it in. Unfortunately she was also wet and when she touched the cord...

ZAP!! KABOOM!! The TV was bathed in electricity, and then it exploded. As if on cue, Spike entered the room with Jet following close behind him.

Spike saw what was left of the TV and his vision slowly turned red. That was it. Faye had gone too far, even if it was an accident. With an angry snarl, Spike grabbed her by the wrist and began to drag her away.

"Spike if you touch her I'll-"

"Stay out of it Jet! If you know what's good for you, you'll let me do this my way!" Something in Spike's voice made him back off. This was not the usual anger that Spike usually expressed. This was a rage so great that words would not have been able to describe it. And he knew what was going to happen.

Jet sighed in defeat. "Alright. Just don't overdo it." Spike seemed not to hear him as he dragged Faye to his bedroom. Ed looked very worried. Ein whimpered and let his ears droop. They all knew what was coming next and were powerless to stop it.

In his room at last, Spike sat down on his bed and grabbed Faye firmly by the shoulders. "You listen to me Faye! Do you know what you just did?!"

"It was just a TV! Can't we just get a new one?!"

"That's not the point!" Spike snarled. "That was the only TV we have and without it we can't see what the latest bounties are! Even more, we barely have the money to buy a new one! In other words, we're financially screwed thanks to you!" Faye was on the verge of tears. Spike glared darkly at her. "You think you're crying now? Wait until I'm finished with you!" He grabbed the still naked Faye and laid her across his lap. Faye must have known what was going to happen because she began to scream her head off. Spike leveled his hand so it was at equal level with Faye's bottom and brought it whickering down. There was a loud SMACK as it connected with Faye's bottom. Faye started crying immediately. Spike raised his hand again and brought it crashing down again.

"Faye I hope *SMACK SMACK SMACK* that you learn *SMACK SMACK SMACK* a lesson from this!! Or I'll *SMACK SMACK SMACK* gladly reeducate you again!" *SMACK SMACK SMACK* Faye's buttocks had turned bright pink by now, but Spike was not satisfied. He was not stopping until it was rose red. Faye was sobbing like a baby and begging Spike to let her off.

"Please stop uncle Spike! It hurts!!" Faye bawled.

"Quiet! I'm not *SMACK SMACK SMACK* stopping until I *SMACK SMACK SMACK* feel you've been punished enough!" Faye broke down completely and began to wail. The pain had become too great to describe. She thrashed madly but she was nowhere near as strong as Spike was in her current state.

After twenty minutes of spanking, Faye's bottom had turned red enough to make a rose look black by comparison. But Spike decided that again he was not satisfied. So he continued spanking Faye for another twenty minutes. After twenty more minutes, Faye's once lovely butt was now not only blazing red, but it also had nine oozing blisters on each cheek. Satisfied, Spikes stopped.

Spike looked down at Faye. She was bawling uncontrollably and her eyes were leaking tears like a waterfall. Spike rubbed her back to calm her. After a few minutes, Faye came down to moans and hiccups and she hugged Spike. Spike rocked her back and forth gently.

"I'm sorry!" Faye sobbed. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!!"

"It's alright. I'm glad you learned your lesson." Spike said in a much gentler tone. He set Faye on her feet. "Now are you going to take your bath without a fight?" Faye nodded. Spike led her to the bathroom and finished what they had started. This time, Faye took her bath without a fuss and allowed Spike to bathe her.

Down the hall, Ed took her shower in silence, this time without Jet. She had heard what had been going on inside and had no intention of getting the same fate. Ed sighed. It didn't seem right to her at all that Spike should have to do that to get her to take a bath. On the other hand, she had also heard what Faye had done beforehand and had a feeling that she wouldn't have been able to help herself either. "Poor Faye Faye." Ed muttered. She finished her shower, got into her nightgown and headed off for bed.

Meanwhile, Spike had managed to dry Faye off and get her back into her clothes. He could tell she was in pain by the way she winced when he got her into her yellow pants. Not wanting her to start crying, Spike gave her a small towel to tuck into her pants. Faye smiled and put it in. Spike smiled back. He would never admit it, but he deeply regretted what he had done. He had never spanked a child in his entire life, nor could he recall receiving such a punishment in his youth. Oh well. Faye had needed to be punished anyway. As long as he could remember, Faye had been as spoiled as spoiled could get. Spike was willing to bet money that she had not received much discipline when she was growing up. Oh well. Sometimes that was just the way things worked out. He led Faye off to her room and put her to bed. He walked out of the room when a hand fell on his shoulder.

"If you're going to kick me out Jet, then just do it. I'm sorry for what I did, but I didn't know what else I could do." he said glumly.

"No Spike, I'm not going to kick you out. I just wanted to tell you to try not to do it again. And don't worry about the TV. We can get another." Spike sighed in relief. He had been expecting Jet to toss him out of the bebop for good for hitting Faye. Why was he forgiving him anyway? Because he was feeling sorry for Faye and didn't want to make her cry by throwing him out? What? He didn't know. Spike let out a lazy chuckle. It was funny the way things worked out in life. Just as he and Jet left the room, there came a loud yell.

"I want a story!!"

And there is part four! I hope you liked it! Now please click the little button in the bottom left corner and write your thoughts or opinions on it. See you again! -Randall Flagg2