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Chapter 1: Not Again

Moss green hair fluttered lightly as the wind ran through it as its owner continued to stroll lazily. Clad in his familiar blue suit, yellow shirt, and unkempt tie, Spike Spiegel whistled merrily as he made his way to the Swordfish II. Throwing his jacket in the back he climbed in and started the ship. The ship made a sound as if it were ready to take off before making a depressing sputtering sound and dying.

Spike groaned as he let his head fall forward in defeat. "Oh man, not again!" he groaned as he attempted to start the ship once more. It gave the same sad cough before dying once more. "You stupid ship!" he cried angrily before hopping back out. Somewhat put off by his never ending chain of bad luck he grumbled to himself as he pulled out his cell phone to call a repair shop.

"Han? Yeah it's Spike. I know; it's been a long time. Hey, can you do me a favor? Well, my ship decided to take a vacation on me and not work so I was wondering if you could come by and take a look at it. Thanks, I owe you one. No, I'm by the old Lunar Stars place. All right, see you in a few." Spike hung up his phone, feeling slightly better at the fact that he'd soon be on his way thanks to his old friend.

'I guess I owe Jet for introducing me to Han.' He thought as he made his way to a nearby bar to wait for Han. At the thought of the old Bebop crew his spirits were somewhat dampened. 'I wonder how they're doing? Hmph, I bet Jet's cooking still sucks. God, Ed probably hasn't changed any. And Faye, she's probably is still the same freeloader.' His thoughts stilled at the thought of the green eyed, violet haired woman. 'Faye.'

Sliding into one of the bar stools he ordered a scotch on the rocks (I have no idea what the hell he drinks so work with me here). Sipping the drink his thoughts wandered back to the Bebop crew. 'I wonder what they're up to.' Suddenly the sound of gunshots drew his attention. "Jet! Move!" The sound of a familiar feminine voice had him running to the door.

As he opened it up he saw the very objects of his thoughts having an all out gun battle with a burly looking man. His greasy black hair was slicked back and beady black eyes glared furiously at the young woman as she dodged his bullets, firing as she ran closer to him. As soon as she was close enough she aimed and shot the gun out of the man's hand.

He cried out as he grabbed his hand. He was so busy clutching it he didn't even see Faye's kick. He stumbled back from the force of her kick but was ready for her next blow. He caught her oncoming fist but before he could take advantage of the situation, Faye swept his feet out from underneath him and knocked him to the ground. Before he could recover she was on top of him, hitting his pressure points and knocking him unconscious.

'She's gotten a lot better.' Spike thought absently as Faye got off her bounty. He watched as Jet walked up to her. "Nice job, Faye. Let's get sleeping beauty to the station and collect the bounty before he wakes up." He said as he tied the guy up. Faye nodded curtly and helped him lift the load and take him away.

As she was walking away Faye turned, feeling a pair of eyes on her. She paused at the bar door. Suddenly the sound of Jet's voice jolted her out of her distraction. "Faye! Hurry up!" he called as he dragged the bounty head towards the police station. "Coming." She replied as she ran to catch up with him, glancing back only once.

As soon as he was sure she was gone Spike poked his head out the door to gaze down the street where they had headed. 'That was close' he thought as he went back inside to pay for his drink. He then went to go meet Han by the Swordfish II. As he strolled up to the ship he saw his friend climbing out of a repair truck. As his friend noticed him a big grin broke out onto his face.

"Well I see that your luck hasn't gotten any better since the last time we saw each other, Spike." He said with a chuckle. Spike snorted and said, "No kidding. At this rate I'll end up robbed by the time I leave." Han laughed and began the repairs on the ship. As he worked he and Spike chatted. Spike was laughing when he suddenly felt a presence and a pair of eyes trained on him. He turned and then froze. All he could do was stare at the two figures in front of him.

Faye and Jet were equally stunned. Neither of them moved for what seemed like an eternity. Faye's voice finally broke the silence. "Y-you can't be real." She cried before turning and running away.

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