Up in Gunsmoke

Braids

Blah Blah Blah I don't own Trigun or Cowboy Bebop so don't sue me they belong to other people I just use em and twist em how I see fit. Braids

Chapter 7: Faye's Chase

       

The next morning Faye got up early, she had annoyed all the information out of Spike that she could and was hoping that she could find Feena up, but Feena had decided to sleep in for a change. Deciding not to wait till Feena decided to get up, she her self went off and down to the planet in search of the sixty-billion double dollar man alone. She landed out side of the first town, and taking Spike's advice she hid her ship well before she went into town, and found nothing but dead ends. She was thankful she had worn something light although it wasn't her normal yellow shorts and top, she still stuck out like a soar thumb. Taking Feena's advice she looked over some of the smaller people who might be in town to get her self some money. She found no one and nothing at the first town so she headed off to the next town where she found her self a small one-million double dollar bounty and spent most of it on clothes.

By the time she was done it was way past lunch time so she checked in with the Bebop and surprisingly found a small Ice-cream shop where she treated her self to a small Sundae. Thankfully no one on the Bebop asked where the food came from or how it was made, the thought would probably make anyone not from there sick. By the time Faye was done she found no leads, nothing on Vash to help her, so she returned up to the Bebop where Feena had started to clean, Ed was zoned out in front of her computer, Spike was lounging on the couch like usual and Jet was tending to his Bonsai trees. This was what life was like normally on the Bebop when there was no one for them to go after, boring.

The next few days were the same, with the exception of Ed getting frustrated and leaving the computer after a day, she had to find something else to do. Feena was going threw all the junk they had on the ship, she figured she'd be able to pawn some of it off if they needed the money. Faye ended up with one dead end after the next, but she managed to bring in quite a bit of money when she came across bounties. Sitting down on the couch after a long day she sighed and looked to Feena who seemed to be thinking about something.

"Have you ever noticed how easily we've been catching these big bounty heads?" Faye said casually.

"Yeah, I think real bounty hunters are rare around here, their technology seems to be so far behind but some points further ahead." Feena said as she came out of her thoughtful state.

"We could live here easily, retire young and be rich still."

"No kidding, but I'd still miss Mars."

"I'm not sure I would, I mean I'd have no debt I have to worry about out here."

"But the only gambling I've seen is house cards and they find you cheating it's not going to be pretty, almost everyone carries a gun."

"True and I haven't seen any races, though somewhere I bet they race those big bird creatures..." Faye said.

"Isn't that how you get into debt?"

"No! ... ... ... Well, I guess you can... but what are those things called?"

"Your asking me? I don't have a clue."

"You're the one who's been down there more often then I have."

"Not really I mean sure I went down there today just to get some exercise but I haven't heard any one call those birds any thing."

"Their called Thomas'" Spike said. The two turned in the direction of his voice and found him hanging upside down by the door dangling by his legs. "Now can one of you please cut me down?" He asked the both of them. They looked at each other and laughed. "Come on!" Spike begged of them.

"You want to? Or should I?" Feena asked.

"Be my guest I just want to see his face when he falls." Faye told her.

Feena smiled and stood up and followed the rope to where it ended and walked over and took her time untying it. "Can't you just do a sit up and untie your self?" Feena asked.

"Just shut up and get me down." Spike muttered.

"OK one Spike coming down." Feena said getting the knot undone and letting him drop to the ground. Faye laughed watching Spike crash head first into the floor.

"Oww damn it couldn't you have been a bit more gentle?" Spike said rubbing his head as he laid there on the floor. Jet poked his head out of the door, looked at them and then shook his head before he went back to tending his Bonsai.

"Next time I will." Feena said walking back over to where she was before. "So any luck on finding Vash?" Feena asked. "It's been what three days now."

"Just two more days... that's all I need to do just live two more days." Spike muttered, Feena laughed softly hearing him.

"Yes, well I haven't seen him where ever I go down there... it seems I just missed him." Faye told her with a bit of a sigh. "But I'm not giving up if I get that bounty I'll be super rich! I could probably buy a place that has grass and trees." Faye said.

"Dreaming big are we Faye?" Spike said now leaning over the couch next to her.

"I will catch him with or without your help." Faye said standing up. "Matter of fact I'm going down there right now." Faye said as she walked out.

Twenty minutes later Faye was walking along the streets of a new town she hadn't been to before, looking into the window of the bar she finally spotted what she had wanted. He was tall with spiked blond hair and wearing a red trench coat and carrying a large silver gun, he was Vash the Stampede no doubt about it. With a grin Faye walked inside and sat down at the bar and ordered a drink as she watched Vash who was eating as he sat at the bar.

"I'll let him enjoy his last meal before I take him in." Faye said to her self as she slowly sipped her drink. As soon as Vash seemed to be finished Faye strutted her way over to him and smiled as she rubbed up against him. "Hello tall and handsome." She said in a sweet voice.

"Umm hello." Vash said a little intimidated by her.

"What are you doing here all alone?" Faye said coming on a bit to strong.

"Well, umm, gee lady I don't even know your name." Vash said backing off a bit.

"My name is Faye, why don't I buy you a drink, you must be thirsty." Faye offered as she ordered him a drink and sat down next to him, backing off some.

"Well, umm sure..." Vash said, a bit worried Faye was another bounty hunter, worst of all one that was friends with Feena and Spike. Looking out the window and around the room he didn't see any sign of Spike or Feena, besides Faye seemed nice and she was pretty. A moment later a beer was set down in front of him, and rather then to be rude he smiled and took the drink and gulped half of it down in the first gulp.

"Mmn you seem to really know how to handle your self there." Faye said with a playful wink. Vash now felt nervous for him it wasn't normal for such a pretty girl to hit on him unless she wanted something, and usually that something was the bounty on his head.

"Yeah well I really should be going." Vash said finishing off the beer. "Thanks for the drink though miss." Vash said shouldering his bag and heading for the door. Faye put her gun to his chin and he froze up.

"Why don't you sit and stay Mr. Vash the Stampede." Faye said so only he could hear.

"So you are one of them..." Vash said with a slight laugh. He then made a run for it and Faye opened fire at him but Vash dodged her bullets.

"Hey! Get back here!" Faye called out a bit stunned. Reloading, she threw money on the table and ran out after Vash. She chased him down the street and into a dead end where Vash did his 'vanishing' act. "Damn it where did he go?" Faye said kicking a garbage can over. Vash was inside and holding his hand over his mouth as well as holding onto his leg as the garbage can rolled facing away from Faye. "He must have jumped that wall." Faye said running out of the ally Vash waited a moment and then crawled out of the garbage can.

"That really hurt." He said rubbing his leg. He walked out of the ally only to see Faye was running back towards him. "AW MAN!" He cried as he started running again.

"Damn it he must have been hiding in that garbage can!" Faye said as she saw him running out of the ally, it was a good thing she had doubled back.

Faye chased Vash throughout the entire town only to lose him some where in the center of the town. She started to check all of the garbage cans and any public building he might have gone into. Walking out of the last place she sighed heavily, she was exhausted after all that running. Looking up as a bus went by she noticed the spiky blond hair in one of the seats. Vash was sitting on that bus ducking down but not enough as it headed off to the next town.

"There's no way I'm going to chase that bus down... I'm exhausted." Faye said dropping to the ground. "I was so close... and now I lost him again, this is not fair!" She said weeping in the agony of defeat. "I'm going home and I'm going to take a nice hot bath and forget all about him." Faye almost cried to no one. Slowly dragging her feet she made her way back to her ship and headed back up to the Bebop.

"So how did it go?" Spike asked her.

"I don't want to talk about it..." Faye said heading to the bathroom. "I'm going to take a nice hot bath and I don't want any one to bother me."

"That bad huh?"

"I said I don't want to talk about it! You can go catch him your self!" Faye snapped at Spike. Spike grinned.

"Well, I was getting bored just sitting up here I might as well try it again." Spike said. "Mind telling me where you were and if you know where he was going?"

"He caught a bus from the town I was at... Ugh! I said I don't want to talk about it any more!" She shouted at him. Faye slammed the bathroom door and turned on the hot water as she stripped off her clothes and then when the bath was ready she slipped down into the hot water. She tried to relax in the hot water and forget all about Vash the Stampede.

Meanwhile down below on Gunsmoke Vash had arrived in a new city after about 4 hours and was now resting him self in a hotel. It had been a while since he had to run so much from bounty hunters and it seemed every time he turned around there were more of them after him. He kept asking him self how he got into so much trouble so easily, even after what had happened 100 years ago. With a sigh he rolled over and tried to fall asleep, but as fate would have it someone else was closing in on his current location.

Braids: Well that's it... A new chapter finally done!

Vash: Someone else is after me?!

Braids: Yes... and no...

Vash: Well as long as you wrote something!

Braids: Thank Jet!

Vash: who's Jet?

Braids: the owner of the Bebop... you'll meet him at some point... But he's my muse... he's a little figure sitting on my computer looking at me mocking me... OK not mocking me but just saying 'I know you got idea's in that head of yours.'

Vash: Oh... hey where's Spike?

Braids: oh 'hanging' around some where, See you next time space cowboys!

Kuroneko-sama: Mow!

Braids: Yes a new chapter and let me thank Jon for going over this before I posted it...