I am SO SORRY it took me so long to update but I have at long last. Sorry but I had to bring this to an end. I couldn't think of anything else. Thank you so much for the reviews and suggestions! I hope you will continue to read and review my stories. -Randall Flagg2

Ein stretched and yawned in the dim hallway of the bebop. It had been a good nap, but not as good as it could have been. But nevertheless, it had been satisfying. The corgi slowly got to his feet and surveyed the hallway. Nothing new here it seemed. Oh well. Nothing much happened here anyway.

Then out of the corner of his eye, Ein caught a flicker of movement. It was so brief that Ein barely even saw it. But it was there nonetheless. Ein tensed, but did not growl. He wanted to be sure that he wasn't just seeing things. Nothing happened. Ein yawned and laid back down, deciding that whatever was there was not worth his time.

That was when he saw it. Something amorphous and jelly like in the dim light. In a flash Ein was standing up, teeth bared, growling. There was no doubt about what was there. It was the thing that had bitten Faye in the first place. Ein could sense it.

The thing paused for a moment, then rushed at Ein. Ein jumped to one side and snapped at it with his sharp teeth but the gooey substance slid between his teeth and back onto the floor. Ein pounced at it but missed. The blob quickly rushed off into the darkness from whence it came. Ein stopped growling and began to bark, hoping the others would hear him.

"Ein? Is that you? What's going on?" Jet called from further down the hallway. Ein barked a few more times and the burly man rushed in. "What is it boy?" Jet asked. Ein responded by pointing his nose in the direction that the blob had gone and barking.

"Was it that thing that bit Faye Ein?" Jet asked. Ein barked as a way of saying yes. Jet sighed. The time had finally come to hunt for the creature that had started it all in the first place. He walked off back towards the living room to tell the others.

Upstairs...

"So you're saying you saw it Jet?" Spike asked.

"Yup. That thing that bit Faye was in the lower area of the ship Spike. Ein says he saw it there."

"What thing that bit me?" Faye asked.

"Not now Faye. This doesn't concern you." Jet said with a wave of his hand.

"But daddy I want to know what you're talking about!" Faye whined.

"Faye I want you to do something. Go to your room and don't come out until I tell you too."

Faye pouted. "But what did I do? I haven't done anything!"

"Faye we're going to look for something dangerous and I don't want you getting hurt. You'll be safer in your room. Now go."

"But-"

"Do as I say!!" Jet snarled. Not wanting to entice Jet's wrath any further, Faye stormed off to her room and locked the door. Jet turned back to Ed and Spike.

"It's time for us to end this madness. I don't know how much longer I can put up with Faye as a kid Spike."

"And how will catching a mutated lobster solve our problem?" Spike asked.

"I figure that if that thing turned her into a kid, then it can cure it as well. But we have to hurry. You know as well as I do that that thing doesn't stay in one place for very long." Spike nodded in agreement.

"Okay then. Let's get going." Spike said. He was more then ready for Faye to go back to normal.

Later in the basement, Spike, Ed and Jet were busily looking for the creature which had caused Faye to revert back to a child. So far they had had no luck. Hopefully that would change.

"See anything Jet?"

"Nope. Nothing yet."

"Well hopefully it will turn up sooner or-" and that was all Spike got out before a black blob leapt out of the darkness towards him. Spike yelped in surprise and jumped out of the way. Jet saw it coming too and dodged to the side. The blob stayed in it's current position for no more then a few seconds before it sped away again. Ed chased after using all her speed, but even she couldn't keep up with it. The blob stopped in front of a wall and waited. Ed grinned.

"Ed has you now!" she screamed and pounced. At the last second, the blob moved away and Ed found herself crashing into the wall. The blob zoomed along the ground for a few minutes and then stopped yet again in between Spike and Jet.

It all seemed to happen in slow motion. Both bounty hunters jumped at the same time, seeming to hang suspended in mid air. Then the blob moved again and they both came crashing into each other. Both of them screamed.

"Watch it Jet!" Spike yelled, covering his face.

"You watch it yourself!" Jet yelled back. As the two of them got up, the blob sped off again. Spike and Ed tore after it.

They thought the stairs would stop it, but to no avail. The blob simply seeped between the cracks in the walls and went up that way. Spike and Ed dashes up the stairs after it, Jet following close behind. When they got to the top, the blob reformed itself and sped off again as quickly as before.

"Damn it, how long will this take?" Spike thought to himself. With luck, it wouldn't take much longer. So he continued his chase after the creature along with his comrades.

Upstairs...

Faye didn't know how long she had been waiting in her room, nor did she care. She was bored and she wanted out. "How long do I have to wait in here?" she thought to herself. "I bet their off doing something fun and they just don't want me to be a part of it!" Faye decided that her time in her room was over. It was time to go. So she opened the door and stepped outside.

It was then that the blob got her. Faye was only aware of something slimy wrapping around her arm, followed by a sharp pain. She uttered a cry and jerked back, causing the creature to let go of her and speed off to parts unknown. And ugly mark was already forming on her arm. The bebop crew rounded the corner.

"Faye what happened?" Jet asked. Faye didn't respond. For some reason she felt very dizzy. With a groan, she collapsed to the ground. Jet saw the mark on her arm and almost screamed.

"Oh no!! It bit her again!" Jet moaned.

"So? What's wrong with that?" Spike asked.

"I'll tell you what's wrong with this Spike! The last time it bit her she reverted back to a younger age! What if she reverts back even further?!!"

Spike felt like banging his head against the wall. Jet was right. What if Faye reverted back even further? Spike dreaded the thought of taking care of an infant above all other things. Worse, what if Faye vanished completely? Heck he didn't mind that. It might even be-

"Look Spike person! Faye Faye is getting bigger!" Ed remarked. Spike was snapped out of his stupor at Ed's comment. He looked down and saw the most amazing sight before him. Faye was indeed growing bigger! Her legs were getting longer and wider as was the rest of her body. She seemed to be unconscious.

"Jet am I seeing what I think I'm seeing?" Spike asked. The black dog of the ISSP did not respond.

There was a loud ripping sound as Faye's clothes tore in half. Still she continued to grow. Spike saw that there were still blisters on her butt from the bath incident. Still she continued growing. Within a few minutes, Faye was back to her normal size, height and weight.

The shrew woman opened her eyes and surveyed her surroundings. The first thing she saw was her teammates standing over her. With a groan she got to her feet.

"Hey guys. What's going on?" Faye asked. It was then she saw that she was naked. With a shriek, Faye covered herself as best as she could and shot the most menacing glare that she could at everybody.

"What the heck happened to my clothes Spike?!! You'd better have a good excuse this time!" Faye yelled. Spike only smiled.

"It's good to have you back to normal Faye." Spike remarked. Jet nodded in agreement.

Faye looked puzzled. "What do you mean "back to normal"?" she asked. "Has something happened that I should know about?"

"Well Faye, it's a long story." Jet said. It was time to explain what had happened. Jet got Faye some clothes and told her everything he could (leaving out the part about Spike spanking her of course). Faye was quite astounded to learn that she had become a little kid from a single bite from a mutant lobster. She was even more surprised to find out that a second bite could reverse the effects. By the end of it, Faye looked even more confused then before.

"So you mean to tell me I was a little kid? Just unbelievable." Faye remarked.

"I know. Stranger things have happened."

"I'm just surprised that I don't remember it. I kind of figured I would have."

"Well it's all behind us now. Why don't you go take a shower or something?" Faye walked off to do just that. Jet sat down in a chair and let out a sigh of relief. Now things could go back to normal. Everything was gonna be-

"AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Oh no.

"WHY THE HECK ARE THERE BLISTERS ON MY ASS?!!!!!" Faye charged out of the bathroom wearing nothing but a towel. Her eyes were glaring, her teeth were bared in a bitter snarl, and she was pissed off.

"What the heck happened to my ass Jet?!!" Faye snarled.

"Um... well Faye..."

"Yes?"

"When you were a kid you kind of... how shall I put this... misbehaved and..."

"And what?!"

"Spike kind of got mad and... you know, disciplined you..."

"SPIKE SPIEGAL!!!!! WHEN I FIND YOU, YOU ARE SO DEAD!!!!!" Faye roared to the entire ship and charged out the door.

Jet sighed again. "Maybe things are too normal." he muttered. And that was when a male scream echoed through the hallway. Jet got up and walked out to see how badly Faye had-

The sight before him was inconceivable.

Spike Spiegal was clutching his arm. He seemed to be in pain. But that was not what worried Jet.

What worried him was the grayish blue mark on Spike's arm.

Ed smiled warmly. "Here we go again!!" Ed crowed. Jet spoke only one word.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

THE END

And there you have it ladies and germs!! That's my story! Hope ya liked it! Thank you so much for all the reviews!! Buh bye!! -Randall Flagg2