Chapter 1: The Bounty
Disclaimer: I don't own Outlaw Star
" What the hell do you think your doing?" yelled a 17-year-old Jim Hawking
" Saving your ass kid." Replied the voice of their bounty.
Okay, this is messed up, why is our bounty saving me. This day just couldn't get any weirder. It had started out normally though.
Flashback to Earlier in the day, at Starwind and Hawking enterprises.
"GENE, get your lazy ass up, we've got a new bounty to go after!" yelled Jim Hawking at his partner from downstairs.
" Don't sweat it Jimmy, he'll be down in a second." replied the somewhat high voice of the C'tarl C'tarl Aisha as she lied on the couch playing her video games.
" I know but this one is a huge bounty: One Billion Wong." Said Jim
That got the C'tarl C'tarl up. She threw her game system on the other couch and then jumped over the armrest.
" Well why didn't you say so in the first place!" yelled Aisha as she went to forcibly wake up Gene Starwind.
" She sure hasn't changed much since the five years that we met."
Yes, it had been five years since their run in with the Anten Seven and the Galactic Leyline. After that incident Gene and Melfina began dating and about 3 years ago they were married (Gene still had a few things to do before he decided to propose to her). They were a very happy couple. Suzuka still lived with them and had given up her former title of ' Twilight Suzuka' as well as her former quest to assassinate Gene and Fred Lowe.
Jim had changed as well. Since the five years since he hit puberty he now had had a few growth spurts and was now standing roughly 6ft. 5, about 2 inches smaller than Gene. He had been working out with Gene as well, but still wasn't as muscular as his adopted brother. He had let his hair grow out a bit and it now went down to about his neck.
Aisha was still the same as ever, but had calmed down a bit and had given up on her plans to kill Gene. So, apart from Jim, there wasn't really much change to the crew of the Outlaw Star.
The day had started out normal until Fred Lou called saying that there was a new bounty that read up on and somehow managed to spot at the local bar downtown; he was calling on his cell phone.
" So, what has this guy done to get a billion Wong put on his head?" asked Gene once he got down. Aisha had awoken him by hitting him rather hard in the head; Melfina had gone out grocery shopping earlier and had just gotten back.
" Yes, I'm also curious to know what someone had to do to get that kind of bounty on them." Said Suzuka, who had been filled in since she had gotten there a few moments after Gene had gotten downstairs.
" He didn't break any laws if that's what you're talking about. This was a proposed bounty; someone is paying for this and it isn't the Space Force." Said Jim
" Alright, but who is paying for it?"
" I don't know Mel." Replied Jim.
" Who cares? If this guy is worth that much then let's do it." Said Aisha.
" Alright, but let's make sure were ready. This guy could be a hassle if someone wants bounty hunters to come after him for that much. So let's make a plan and be careful." Said Jim
" Who cares about a plan? There's no way that this guy can stop us." Said Aisha
" No, I think Jim is right on this one." This surprisingly being said by Gene, " If this guy is that much of a hassle then we need some sort of a plan, and we do need to be a little bit more careful."
" Fine, fine. We can make one up on our way to find this guy."
" Alright, we'll head over to the bar. Hey Jim, what's this guys name?" asked Gene.
" Jak Sereano."
Bar (no idea of the usual bar's name)
They had formed this plan on the way over: Gene and Mel would enter the bar and they would sit in one of the normal seats. Gene would go over to the target and " spook" him out of the bar or fight him. Aisha would wait on the roof of the bar if he used the roof access and Suzuka would wait outside of he used the door. Jim would keep track of his position if he somehow managed to escape and chase him in his car (can't remember that name either) if he somehow managed to get a vehicle.
Gene and Mel walked into the bar and pulled up one of their normal seats. They looked over at the bar and saw their target. He was wearing a pair of black " hiking boots", a pair of black and blue camouflage pants. He had on a pair of fingerless gloves and a very loose black tank top tucked into his pants, his dark blue trench coat in the chair next to him. Just like the profile he was almost 6 ft 7, as tall as Gene, had soft white hair, was muscular, and should have had a pair of amber colored eyes, but he currently had a pair of sunglasses on.
" Alright, I've spotted him, is everyone ready?" asked Gene, they all replied, "Yes" into their communicators.
Gene waked over to their target and sat down next to them.
" Give me the usual Ned."
" Comin' right up Gene." Said the bartender.
Gene was served his drink and then looked over to his target.
" Your Jak Sereano, right?"
" Right." Replied Jak, " And let me guess, you're after my bounty?"
" Right. So why don't you make it easy on yourself and come quietly?"
" Sorry, I like to give the hunter a chase before being caught, Gene Starwind."
Before Gene could ask anything else Jak had knocked the chair out from under Gene, and grabbed his coat in one smooth move. Gene's jaw his the bar first and then he fell the rest of the way to the ground all the while Jak was making his way up the stairs to the roof of the building.
" Gene, are you alright?" asked Melfina as she helped her husband up.
" Yeah Mel, I'm alright, my jaws hurts like hell though. This guy is fast."
Roof
Jak made his way out of the door and onto the roof only to be confronted by the C'tarl C'tarl, Aisha Clan Clan.
" So, you're the guy with the huge bounty on your head. Well, I'm planning on collecting it." Said Aisha
" Your Aisha Clan Clan, right?" asked Jak
" Yeah, what's it to you?" replied Aisha.
" Nothing, it just means that I'm not fighting you."
" Well, that makes things easier. Believe me, you don't want to mess with a C'tarl C'tarl like myself."
" I said I wasn't fighting you, I never said I wasn't defending myself. If I have to, then I will beat the hell out of you." Said Jak.
" And what makes you think that you can beat-" but before she could continue he cut her off.
" Yeah, yeah. I've heard it all before. So don't give me that cocky speech about your species and all that crap. I've heard from every person who underestimated my abilities before being beaten.
" Why you!"
Aisha rushed Jak with her claws but Jak merely dodged the attack and jumped over her and landing on both feet.
" Alright, if you want to fight then come on."
Aisha once again rushed him, but each time she did he merely dodged her attacks. He used his acrobatic skills to keep from fighting her but was still escaping at the same time.
He continued this until a sword swing came out of nowhere and knocked him back onto the ground. He jumped up to see Suzuka standing next to Aisha, her sword at the ready.
" Well, ' Twilight Suzuka' and Aisha Clan Clan, this should be-" he cut himself off once his sensitive hearing picked up something distinct, a gun ship.
He looked backward to see a hovering gunship coming right toward them.
" Fuck me, Kurkland! That son of a bitch tracked me!"
He looked toward Suzuka and Aisha.
" My apologies ladies, but I am afraid I have to run. I suggest you do the same."
Before either could reply Jak taken to running at his full speed. He jumped over the two women and made a break for it. Aisha and Suzuka stood there confused for a moment until the gunship came toward them, spewing bullets as it came. It was at this point they decided to follow him.
They managed to catch up to him a few moments later.
" Just out of curiosity, WHO THE FUCK IS THAT?" yelled Aisha
" His name's Kurkland. He's a merc that's been tracking me since he saw me a little while back on Blue Moon. He had gotten some inside info and had learned about my bounty before others did. The bastard's been chasing me for about 4 months now. And on top of that I have other mercs and bounty hunters after me, so I haven't really had much of a chance to rest and complete my mission." Said Jak
" And what would that mission be?" asked Suzuka
" I was sent by someone who helped me. He told me to find the crew of the XGP, or Outlaw Star, and join them. But, by luck apparently, you guys came to me."
" Wait. What makes you think were going to let someone with such a huge bounty on their head join us?" asked Aisha.
She didn't have time to hear his reply as Jim came up on the radio transmitter in her ear.
" Aisha, that's an Oniyama class gunship coming at you. I have just the thing to bring it down. I'm coming up."
" Wait JIM DON'T!" but before the warning could be given they saw Jim coming out of the roof access on a building in front of them with some sort of rocket launcher on his shoulder, aiming right for the gunship.
Unfortunately for them, Kurkland noticed too. The spray of bullets stopped as the ship took aim on the ready-to-fire Hawking.
Jak could what was happening and sped up. He somehow managed to reach Jim right when the bullets started firing once again.
End FlashbackOnce he reached Jim he used his arm to wrap it around Jim's waist and pick him up and then he threw him over his shoulder and continued to run.
A\N: This is my first Outlaw Star Fanfic and it has been awhile since I watched the show so could anyone please tell me if I messed up on any of the character personalities. And could someone please tell me a list of the systems and planets for the OS universe.