Hello, I know it's been a long time since I updated. I'm sorry! Between a bad computer and writers block, sometimes these things take a while.

The story is finally starting to come to an end. All the pieces are falling into place...atleast, I hope they are for you guys! The rest of this is mapped out, just has to be written.

If it's cool, it ain't mine!

"Holy shit, did you see the look on his face! I thought the old man was going to have a heart attack!" Spike almost walked into a light post he was laughing so hard. He and Faye were strolling down the street to the local pawn shop to see what the retail value of the book was. Not that either of them were hurting for money anymore, but old habits die hard.

"Right, all the blood rushing to his head must have made him go temproarily insane. As he was running out I heard him mumbling about damn kids and naked trees." Mirth danced in Faye's eyes as she remembered the scene. Jet had just walked in on Faye and Spike getting dressed in the bathroom after an obviously non-platonic encounter. The poor guy had grabbed her mutilated bonsai tree and ran for the hills.

"Shh! People are staring. Remember what happened last time someone recognized you in a public place Spike!" She winced as her shoulder wound gave a pang.

"Oops. You ok?" For a moment they glanced at eachother from the corners of their eyes.When their eyes met they both burst out laughing.

"C'mon, lets go." Spike tugged her hand pulling her into the tiny five and dime store.

A small tin bell chimed their presence to the man behind the counter. He looked up from the magazine he was reading and quickly stashed it when he saw Faye, but not before she could see Hustler blazoned across the cover. Dirty old man.

Putting on his best shopkeeper face he smiled. "How can I help such a lovely couple today?" Two missing teeth were visible when he grinned wider.

Having dealt with such people before, Faye tossed the book on the counter and cut to the chase. "What will you pay me for this?" Spike was poking around on the cluttered shelves. A small tinkling sound announced that he had broken something. Quickly he backed away.

Faye was still haggling. "Thirty wulongs? That's crazy. Look buddy, this book is an antique. Check out the leather on it. Soft as butter."

The shop keeper smiled. "Forty, thats my final offer." Faye smiled. She had only wanted thirty, but had decided to see how high he would go. They shook on it, both parties satisfied with the deal. The old man handed Faye forty wulongs and she went to hand him the book. As the old mans fingers neared, Faye felt the book begin to vibrate. "What the hell-" The medallion lit up a firey red. The old mans fingers grasped the cover and an electric jolt flew from the medallion to the old man.

Spike was immediatly in front of Faye, shielding her with his body. "What just happened?" She looked shaken.

"I don't know, I was just handing him the book and that spark thingey shot out!"

"Maybe it was just static electricity. Give him the book and let's go."

Faye went to hand him the book again and he backed away with his hands in front of him."No thank you. I can tell when something is possessed and when it doesn't want to leave it's owner. You can keep the book and give me back my money."

Seeing that the old man wasn't going to waver on this, Faye sighed and handed over the money.

Spike slung an arm around her neck. "I'd rather not take a book with a self-defense system to the dragon headquarters. Maybe Jet can find something out about that thing. Wait till you see how he keeps busy these days."

Neither of them noticed a tall figure who was very interested in their actions. As he dodged the crowd, a lock of silver hair slipped from his hood.

The three kids were sitting around the common room on the Bebop bored out of their minds. Lately lessons with Jet had been few and far between. Right now he was locked in the bonsai room. He had ran through the ship holding a small bare tree mumbling about emergency surgery.

Due to their probation, they were not to leave the ship without supervision. Basically, they were stuck on the ship. When you have three bored teenagers on one ship and no supervision, bad things happened.

"Hey Demekin, how fast do you think we can get this rotating room to spin?" Ryumin was looking at the controls with a calculating look on his face.

"I'm not sure. If I use an extra fuel cell, how far do you think I can get this flame shooter to shoot?" Demekin was looking for an extra cell.

Sarassa glared at both boys. "Don't touch anything. Can't you find anything productive to do? Read, work out, even watch tv-"

Ryukin interjected,"Or dream about Spike Spiegel? Sorry Sara, he's not my type.Besides, I think you're too young for him." He quickly dodged the flame spewing from the torch she had snatched from Demekin.

"One more crack Ry, and you'll be as burnt as that dinner I tried making." She looked like she meant it.

A knock on the hangar door stopped them from finding out if she would have fried Ryukin for real. Ryukin and Sarassa immediatly began squabbling about who should answer it.

"I'm the woman. The woman always answers the door. It's only polite!"

"Well I'm a man. What if its someone dangerous? I'm the better choice!"

Sarassa gave an indignant shriek. "How DARE you imply that I am inferrior because I'm a female-"By now Sarassa had Ryukin in a head lock and was showing him just how inferrior she was.

Calmly Demekin walked to the door and lifted the latch.Ryukin and Sarassa ceased wrestling to look up. On the deck stood the oldest man any of them had ever seen.

The old man wore traditional indian shaman clothes. Buckskin and feathers covered his body from head to toe. Long gray hair fell over his shoulders. He carried a large sachtel on his back. He had the look of one who was finally at the end of a great journey. Next to him stood a young boy. His ten year old face shone with innocence.

Sarassa was the first to speak. "Can we help you sir? Are you lost?"

"Tell the Black Dog that a friend of Swimming Bird is here."

Vicious stood infront of a large ornate framed mirror talking to his demon within.

"They have found each other."

I know. We must stop them from discovering their purpose. If the dragons ever arise again, I will never succeed.

"I want my pound of flesh. I want Spike dead."

You will have it.

"I followed them to a pawn shop today. They had a book they were trying to sell."

The book contains the spells that the dragons used against me the first time they defeated me. If they learn the contents power, they will be almost unbeatable. There is only one left alive who knows how to read Shojoku. She is who must not find them.

"Shojoku?"

Only the preistesses of Dononko knows the saced language of Shojoku. Through the years each successor is taught the language. Nine years ago I killed the last priestess. There was a daughter who soon dissapeared. The knowledge of the book runs in her veins. Find her and destroy her.

"What does she look like?" Vicious fingered the hilt of his katana.

Her name was Francine, but now she goes by the name of Edward.

The gangly red headed child rolled down the street followed by a small brown dog. Passerby's noticed, but didn't say anything. On Mars it was better to mind your own business. Otherwise one got shot.

"Ooo, Ein-doggy, we are almost to the Bebop-bebop! Won't Jet-person be surprised to see us! Vrooom!" Ed made her arms into plane wings and "flew" herself to the next block. On the outside, Edward Wong Hau Pepleusky was her normal psychotic self. Crazy and full of energy, she zoomed along talking to her doggy and best friend Ein. Only one who had known her well would have noticed that there was a serious light in her eye that had been missing before. Or that she was not as easily side tracked as before. This was an Edward with a mission. The fate of the universe depended on finding her old comrads in time.

"Vroom!"

Ein yipped as he tried to keep up with his whirling dervish of a mistress.

Well, here's chapter 15. It's been a while since I have written, And I think Spike and Faye are abit out of character....will change next chapter. I would appreciate any input anyone can give me...I'm not really sure I like this chapter...I think I have too many twists going on...

Anywho, review and let me know!