Author Notes: This is chapter 3!! does a dance But seriously, read it.

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Lost and Found

Chapter 3: Theodore Viper

The next few weeks on the Bebop were both interesting and chaotic. Faye had certainly changed for the better, having followed her end of the deal unusually well, but Jet discovered quickly that Faye was still her usual self. She no longer ran off, stole, or lied to Jet about everything, but Faye was still loud, sarcastic, and brutally honest. This part of Faye (her personality, not her actions) was the part that Jet was having trouble adjusting to. There was just no dealing with that woman sometimes.

"Faye! I told you to flip the pancakes! Now they're all burned to the pan!"

"You did? Sorry, I wasn't listening."

"But you said you would do it! I heard you!"

"I did? Oh, sorry. I forgot."

"Didn't you see the smoke, Faye?! At least you could have smelled it!"

"Sorry, I didn't."

"Well, I hope you're happy! Now we have no breakfast!"

"What?! No food?! Why?!"

"BECAUSE YOU BURNT THE PANCAKES!"

"I did?"

"Oh, for the love of…"

Jet waved his arms in the air as he attempted to fan the fumes away from his face. He emerged from the smoke filled kitchen, coughing up a lung as he did, and stormed into the living area where Faye was watching T.V.

"Hey, Jet. They got a new bounty show…" Faye told him casually. "It's just about to start… maybe there's something worth going after…"

Jet rolled his eyes, still wondering if Faye had heard a word he said, and sat down on the couch to watch the new "Bounty Hunter Hour" that Faye had recently discovered.

"Hello all you bounty hunters out there! Welcome to the brand new 'Bounty Hunter Hour'; featuring all the new bounties that you want to find! I bet all you cowboys out there are wonderin' what we have for you today! Well, since you're wonderin' , we might as well tell you!"

"This is dumber then the old show." mumbled Faye.

"Quiet." said Jet.

"Today we have a man named 'Theodore Viper'. For reasons unknown to authorities, Teddy burst into an orphanage on Mars last night, killed every last child in the building, and quickly vanished without a trace!"

The profile of a man, with black hair and gray eyes, popped onto the screen. He looked skinny, and pail, and had a scar across the left side of his face.

"That's sick." Jet hissed.

"Bastard." growled Faye.

"Because of this outrageous slaughter, the government of Mars is offering a whopping 100 million wholongs for his capture!"

"WHAT?! WOW!" said Jet and Faye.

"Theodore may have vanished from the orphanage, but authorities believe that he is still hiding in the Mars ginza district. If not for the money cowboys, do it for the children."

"That's definitely worth our time." said Jet, turning off the T.V with his foot. "Besides, I can't let some sicko like that run free."

"That's a pretty big reward, though." sighed Faye. "It'll be a miracle if we reach him first."

"Might as well try." Jet shrugged. "If we get him, we could take a break for a while."

Jet stood up and stretched his arms. After a quick butt scratch ("Jet! That's gross!" yelled Faye), Jet dragged his recently shot leg into the Bebop's control room. After setting the Bebop on autopilot, Jet flung himself in front of his computer and began pin pointing the location of the so called "ginza district". Jet also decided to check his police buddies for any untold information. When they didn't have any relevant info to give, Jet decided that visiting the orphanage before the ginza wasn't a half bad idea.

Meanwhile, Faye was readying a large pile of weaponry for them to use. Jet was amazed at how many guns Faye had managed to find. When Jet asked her why she had decided to prepare so many, she laughed out loud and threw him a dud grenade.

"Jet, this guy busted into an orphanage and killed a bunch of kids. If he can do that with a straight face, I highly doubt he'll have a problem killing us." she explained.

Jet was forced to agree.

With all the plans made out, and with all the weapons prepared, Mars' looming image was a very welcomed sight. Even though they had just come from Mars (due to the whole ordeal with Spike), they found it very hard to reminisce when there was a 100 million wholong bounty head running around the planet. Infact, ever since Spike had been released into space, Jet and Faye had barely breathed a word about him. Jet didn't mind this, though. He knew Spike wouldn't have wanted him to dwell on his memory. Why should he stop living just because Spike did? It was better just to move on quickly and get on with his life. He would never forget him, of course, but at least he could leave him in the past without regretting anything.

The ship finally landed and the pair exited the ship. Jet took a deep breath of the polluted air, pulling out a map so they could find their way to the orphanage, and slowly walked forward as Faye followed him into the streets. The air was bitter cold, and some kids were running around the alleys kicking a can at one another. After about ten minutes of walking, Jet and Faye turned a corner and came face to face with the orphanage in question.

It was an older building, with pieces of its roof falling off and graffiti written on its side, but the building was cast into shadow due to the ridiculous amount of police cars that were parked out in front of it. Jet and Faye knew immediately that they could never get inside it, so they walked further down the street and drilled the locals for some details as to what exactly happened. After getting a few bleak descriptions, Jet and Faye decided to return to the orphanage and find a talkative cop.

"Honestly, we haven't got a clue about what the hell happened here." said one officer to Jet. "All we know is the security camera inside got a good shot of his face, and we matched his face to someone we already had in the computers. Aside from this incident, the biggest crime this guy ever did was rob a bank on Venus. That's all we know about him at the moment."

Jet and Faye sighed heavily. After a quick glance at one another, they silently agreed to return to the Bebop and try another tactic. As they were leaving, a loud yell came from the inside of the orphanage. Jet and Faye turned around, wondering what had happened, and watched in shock as a cop came running from the building with his arms waving franticly in the air.

"Captain! Captain! We found a kid! He's alive! He was hiding in the closet!" he yelled.

"Alive?!" said Jet and Faye together. They looked at each other with victorious expressions.

"Lets find out what this kid has got to say." Jet smirked. "Coming here wasn't a total waste, after all."

Well, that's the end of Chapter 3. Leave reviews!