Jet felt bad for Alex. He didn't know if she loved him in return, but there was definitely some sort of emotion there. After all, she went as far as to tell him she was a bounty hunter and she acted as if everything in her world was going to hell in a hand basket.
"Come and have something to drink. There's soda and one of those stupid little water filter thingies in the refrigerator if you want purified water. Faye bought it and said it was healthy, so we kept it here." he said. Alex walked over and grabbed a glass out of the cabinet by the stove where Jet was cooking his sauce. She opened the cupboard and realized he was looking at her. "Are you alright?" he asked. He seemed concerned.
"I could be better." She said. Jet left his sauce cooking on the stove and gave Alex a hug. She could feel her eyes filling with tears.
"Alex, it's alright, he loves you but if you don't love him, that's alright too." He said. She couldn't help but smile.
"Thanks Jet, you're great." She said as they let go and he went back to cooking his sauce for dinner. "Oh yea I almost forgot!" she said as she put her glass down on the counter, jumped over the couch and ran into her room. Jet was surprised when she did this. He saw her return clutching a photo. She jumped the couch again and ran up to him and handed him the picture.
"Nice racer! Who's is it?" he asked taking a quick glance.
"A friend of my dad's but look closely at the picture. Particularly at the bottom left." She said Jet looked closer and then his eyes went wide.
"That's Spike!" he exclaimed. Alex smiled and nodded. "Where did you get this?!"
"The guy who owns that racer gave me the picture. Get this; he told me that this picture was taken this past weekend. You said Spike was killed two weeks ago! SPIKE IS ALIVE!" She said happily.
"The crazy bastard is alive and he hasn't come back yet. He'd better be back soon…" He said as he scratched his head and smiled. Just then, there was a loud crash from outside. It sounded like something had splashed into the water.
"What the hell was that?!" Alex asked in surprise. The noise caught her off guard and made her jump. Jet turned the stove off and left his sauce on the stove.
"Good question. I think right about now would be a good time to teach you about how to aim and fire a gun." He said as he grabbed his and headed for the door. Alex pulled hers from her belt loop and cocked it. Jet looked at her. "How did you know to do that?" he asked.
"I dunno, I saw it in a bunch of movies and TV shows when I was younger. I think all I need is practice since all I watched were the shows about gun slinging. All the boys watched it constantly." She said as she grasped the gun with both of her hands, extended her arms holding the gun in front of her ready to shoot. Jet was impressed.
"Alright, just keep quiet." He said as he readied his gun to shoot. They quietly walked to the door and stood on either side of it so that they could both get clear shots when they opened it. Jet slowly counted to three and on three, the door opened with a whoosh and they pointed their guns out the door.
"WAAAH!!!!" Screamed a woman who looked about Alex's age with short purple hair, a yellow half-top and matching booty shorts, and a red sweater tied around her shoulders.
"God damn you Faye! What did I tell you about dropping in without a warning?" Jet scolded as he lowered his gun. Alex was slightly confused.
"What? My communications were damaged and I couldn't get a hold of you! Who the hell is the girl and why is she wearing my clothes?!" she asked becoming angry.
"Oh, Faye, this is my new partner Alex. Alex, this is Faye Valentine, one of my previous partners and a former bounty head." He introduced. Alex put her gun down and extended her right hand to shake Faye's as she smiled.
"Nice to meet you, I've heard a lot about you." She said trying to be nice. Faye didn't look too pleased but shook her hand anyway.
"Yea, alright, but why are you wearing my clothes?" she asked rather annoyed.
"Oh, Jet said it was alright until I was able to go out and get my own clothes. I'm sorry if wasn't supposed to wear them." She said attempting to apologize for Jet's actions. Faye smiled at her.
"Oh, if Jet said so that's alright because he's just boneheaded like that to go and say it's alright for you to use my clothes. But I don't suppose it's that big of a deal so whatever." She said as she let herself into the ship. As she continued walking into the living area, Jet looked at her.
"What do you want Faye? I told you when you left you weren't coming back unless you were coming to get your things to leave for good. What do you want?" he asked.
"Well, I thought it'd be a nice goodbye if I came and you fixed my ship one last time. In return I'd give you your dog back." she said as she picked up a magazine and flounced down on the couch.
"What do you mean you'd give my dog back? Ein took off with Ed and who knows where they are by now?" he said. Faye smiled and looked at him. Suddenly the door opened again and a child walked through holding a dog.
"Jet! Both Ed and Ein have missed you so they came back to the Bebop to stay!" Said the child. It sounded like a little girl, but looked like a boy
"Ed! Ein!" he said surprised. The dog barked and leapt out of the girl's arms. It ran right for Jet and then up into his waiting arms.
"Jet? Who's the pretty girl?" Ed asked as she tilted her head to the side. Her red, puffy hair reminded her of the picture of Spike. She was definitely cute.
"Oh, Alex! This is Ed, our computer expert. Ed, this is Alex, she's my new partner." Jet said introducing the two girls. Ed walked up to Alex, who still held the gun in her hand but it was down at her side by now. Ed smiled up at her and then bowed.
"Welcome aboard the great red rooster!" She said with a toothy grin. Alex giggled.
"Thank you, and welcome home to you!" Alex said as she too bowed and smiled. Ein barked at her. "Aww, you must be Jet's dog! So cute!" Alex reached down and scratched behind the dog's ears.
"That he is; that's Ein!" Ed said as she sat on the floor beside the dog.
"Well hello there, Ein. Welcome home!" Alex smiled. She could see Faye looking at her dissatisfied with her presence.
"Jet, how long is she going to stay here? There isn't enough room for all of us you know." Faye said trying to find a way to avoid a confrontation with Alex.
"She's here for good. She's my new partner since Spike is gone at the moment." He said with a smile. "So I'd be sure to make nice with her and be friendly or you'll be living in hell here until you decide to leave." She looked at him evilly.
"Fine, but she can't wear my clothes! They're mine!" she said as she stomped off to her room and slammed the door behind her.
"Ah, it's going to be difficult living with three girls, what do you think Ein?" Jet said as he looked down at the little dog. It looked up at him and barked twice. Ed, Alex, and Jet got a laugh out of the action.
"Well, I take it that Faye doesn't like me very much." Alex said as she stood up beside Jet. He nodded.
"Yea, I think so. In that case, we'd better head out and get you some clothes before she has another conniption. You up for a shopping trip Ed?" Jet asked the young girl. Ed looked up and smiled.
"Yes-sir-oni cap'n spumoni!" she said as she sprang to her feet and saluted him with her right hand. Alex chuckled silently.
"Alright then." He said as he reached into his back pocket and counted to see how much money he had on him. "FAYE! Do you need anything?" He yelled. There was no response.
"I guess she's mad?" Alex asked.
"Probably. Well, we'll need to make a quick stop at the bank and then we can get you some clothes. Just remind me we need food too." He said as he pocketed his wallet. The two girls followed Jet out the door and onto the docks. By now, Alex had put her gun back on her belt loop and pulled Spike's trench coat on again. Ed had grasped her hand and was swinging it as she walked at Alex's side smiling happily.
"Purty Alex?" Ed asked as she looked up at her. Alex looked down at her smiling.
"Silly Ed?" Alex asked. Ed smiled.
"Are you Jet's girlfriend?" Alex couldn't help but laugh at the question.
"No, she's not. She's my new partner Ed, so just leave it there." Jet quickly snapped.
"Aww, Jet honey, I thought you loved me!" Alex said as she leaned onto Jet's shoulder. He looked at her somewhat blushed. Both Alex and Ed erupted into a fit of laughter as they came off the docks and began to walk through the city. They walked past a newspaper stand with magazines for sale.
"Ooh! Blade McGowan!" Ed said as she ran up to the stand and snatched a magazine. This surprised Alex.
"Ed, you like Blade?" Alex asked. Ed looked at Alex as she clutched the magazine.
"What girl in her right mind wouldn't?! He's so cute and adorable and muscle-y!" she said as she rubbed her cheek on the magazine cover. Alex took a look at the cover and saw it was a picture of Blade shirtless running a hand through his silver locks and his other resting on his hip. He wore a sultry smile across his lips and his eyes were halfway closed, as if narrowed in mystery. Alex could feel tears gathering in the corners of her eyes.
"Ed, we have to keep on going. Buy it if you'd like." She said as she turned away and tried to keep walking. Someone caught her arm.
"Alex, are you alright?" Jet asked as she looked to him. It was he who grabbed her arm.
"Yea, I'm good. I just want to get some clothes and get back to the ship." She said wiping the tears away.
"Alex, are you okay?" Ed asked still clutching the magazine. Alex smiled at the girl and nodded.
"Yea, can we get going though?" she asked. Ed nodded and put the magazine down and followed Alex and Jet.
"Do you like Blade, Alex?" Ed asked her. Alex smiled and looked down at her.
"Of course, who could resist him?" she said as they walked down the sidewalk.
"Come and have something to drink. There's soda and one of those stupid little water filter thingies in the refrigerator if you want purified water. Faye bought it and said it was healthy, so we kept it here." he said. Alex walked over and grabbed a glass out of the cabinet by the stove where Jet was cooking his sauce. She opened the cupboard and realized he was looking at her. "Are you alright?" he asked. He seemed concerned.
"I could be better." She said. Jet left his sauce cooking on the stove and gave Alex a hug. She could feel her eyes filling with tears.
"Alex, it's alright, he loves you but if you don't love him, that's alright too." He said. She couldn't help but smile.
"Thanks Jet, you're great." She said as they let go and he went back to cooking his sauce for dinner. "Oh yea I almost forgot!" she said as she put her glass down on the counter, jumped over the couch and ran into her room. Jet was surprised when she did this. He saw her return clutching a photo. She jumped the couch again and ran up to him and handed him the picture.
"Nice racer! Who's is it?" he asked taking a quick glance.
"A friend of my dad's but look closely at the picture. Particularly at the bottom left." She said Jet looked closer and then his eyes went wide.
"That's Spike!" he exclaimed. Alex smiled and nodded. "Where did you get this?!"
"The guy who owns that racer gave me the picture. Get this; he told me that this picture was taken this past weekend. You said Spike was killed two weeks ago! SPIKE IS ALIVE!" She said happily.
"The crazy bastard is alive and he hasn't come back yet. He'd better be back soon…" He said as he scratched his head and smiled. Just then, there was a loud crash from outside. It sounded like something had splashed into the water.
"What the hell was that?!" Alex asked in surprise. The noise caught her off guard and made her jump. Jet turned the stove off and left his sauce on the stove.
"Good question. I think right about now would be a good time to teach you about how to aim and fire a gun." He said as he grabbed his and headed for the door. Alex pulled hers from her belt loop and cocked it. Jet looked at her. "How did you know to do that?" he asked.
"I dunno, I saw it in a bunch of movies and TV shows when I was younger. I think all I need is practice since all I watched were the shows about gun slinging. All the boys watched it constantly." She said as she grasped the gun with both of her hands, extended her arms holding the gun in front of her ready to shoot. Jet was impressed.
"Alright, just keep quiet." He said as he readied his gun to shoot. They quietly walked to the door and stood on either side of it so that they could both get clear shots when they opened it. Jet slowly counted to three and on three, the door opened with a whoosh and they pointed their guns out the door.
"WAAAH!!!!" Screamed a woman who looked about Alex's age with short purple hair, a yellow half-top and matching booty shorts, and a red sweater tied around her shoulders.
"God damn you Faye! What did I tell you about dropping in without a warning?" Jet scolded as he lowered his gun. Alex was slightly confused.
"What? My communications were damaged and I couldn't get a hold of you! Who the hell is the girl and why is she wearing my clothes?!" she asked becoming angry.
"Oh, Faye, this is my new partner Alex. Alex, this is Faye Valentine, one of my previous partners and a former bounty head." He introduced. Alex put her gun down and extended her right hand to shake Faye's as she smiled.
"Nice to meet you, I've heard a lot about you." She said trying to be nice. Faye didn't look too pleased but shook her hand anyway.
"Yea, alright, but why are you wearing my clothes?" she asked rather annoyed.
"Oh, Jet said it was alright until I was able to go out and get my own clothes. I'm sorry if wasn't supposed to wear them." She said attempting to apologize for Jet's actions. Faye smiled at her.
"Oh, if Jet said so that's alright because he's just boneheaded like that to go and say it's alright for you to use my clothes. But I don't suppose it's that big of a deal so whatever." She said as she let herself into the ship. As she continued walking into the living area, Jet looked at her.
"What do you want Faye? I told you when you left you weren't coming back unless you were coming to get your things to leave for good. What do you want?" he asked.
"Well, I thought it'd be a nice goodbye if I came and you fixed my ship one last time. In return I'd give you your dog back." she said as she picked up a magazine and flounced down on the couch.
"What do you mean you'd give my dog back? Ein took off with Ed and who knows where they are by now?" he said. Faye smiled and looked at him. Suddenly the door opened again and a child walked through holding a dog.
"Jet! Both Ed and Ein have missed you so they came back to the Bebop to stay!" Said the child. It sounded like a little girl, but looked like a boy
"Ed! Ein!" he said surprised. The dog barked and leapt out of the girl's arms. It ran right for Jet and then up into his waiting arms.
"Jet? Who's the pretty girl?" Ed asked as she tilted her head to the side. Her red, puffy hair reminded her of the picture of Spike. She was definitely cute.
"Oh, Alex! This is Ed, our computer expert. Ed, this is Alex, she's my new partner." Jet said introducing the two girls. Ed walked up to Alex, who still held the gun in her hand but it was down at her side by now. Ed smiled up at her and then bowed.
"Welcome aboard the great red rooster!" She said with a toothy grin. Alex giggled.
"Thank you, and welcome home to you!" Alex said as she too bowed and smiled. Ein barked at her. "Aww, you must be Jet's dog! So cute!" Alex reached down and scratched behind the dog's ears.
"That he is; that's Ein!" Ed said as she sat on the floor beside the dog.
"Well hello there, Ein. Welcome home!" Alex smiled. She could see Faye looking at her dissatisfied with her presence.
"Jet, how long is she going to stay here? There isn't enough room for all of us you know." Faye said trying to find a way to avoid a confrontation with Alex.
"She's here for good. She's my new partner since Spike is gone at the moment." He said with a smile. "So I'd be sure to make nice with her and be friendly or you'll be living in hell here until you decide to leave." She looked at him evilly.
"Fine, but she can't wear my clothes! They're mine!" she said as she stomped off to her room and slammed the door behind her.
"Ah, it's going to be difficult living with three girls, what do you think Ein?" Jet said as he looked down at the little dog. It looked up at him and barked twice. Ed, Alex, and Jet got a laugh out of the action.
"Well, I take it that Faye doesn't like me very much." Alex said as she stood up beside Jet. He nodded.
"Yea, I think so. In that case, we'd better head out and get you some clothes before she has another conniption. You up for a shopping trip Ed?" Jet asked the young girl. Ed looked up and smiled.
"Yes-sir-oni cap'n spumoni!" she said as she sprang to her feet and saluted him with her right hand. Alex chuckled silently.
"Alright then." He said as he reached into his back pocket and counted to see how much money he had on him. "FAYE! Do you need anything?" He yelled. There was no response.
"I guess she's mad?" Alex asked.
"Probably. Well, we'll need to make a quick stop at the bank and then we can get you some clothes. Just remind me we need food too." He said as he pocketed his wallet. The two girls followed Jet out the door and onto the docks. By now, Alex had put her gun back on her belt loop and pulled Spike's trench coat on again. Ed had grasped her hand and was swinging it as she walked at Alex's side smiling happily.
"Purty Alex?" Ed asked as she looked up at her. Alex looked down at her smiling.
"Silly Ed?" Alex asked. Ed smiled.
"Are you Jet's girlfriend?" Alex couldn't help but laugh at the question.
"No, she's not. She's my new partner Ed, so just leave it there." Jet quickly snapped.
"Aww, Jet honey, I thought you loved me!" Alex said as she leaned onto Jet's shoulder. He looked at her somewhat blushed. Both Alex and Ed erupted into a fit of laughter as they came off the docks and began to walk through the city. They walked past a newspaper stand with magazines for sale.
"Ooh! Blade McGowan!" Ed said as she ran up to the stand and snatched a magazine. This surprised Alex.
"Ed, you like Blade?" Alex asked. Ed looked at Alex as she clutched the magazine.
"What girl in her right mind wouldn't?! He's so cute and adorable and muscle-y!" she said as she rubbed her cheek on the magazine cover. Alex took a look at the cover and saw it was a picture of Blade shirtless running a hand through his silver locks and his other resting on his hip. He wore a sultry smile across his lips and his eyes were halfway closed, as if narrowed in mystery. Alex could feel tears gathering in the corners of her eyes.
"Ed, we have to keep on going. Buy it if you'd like." She said as she turned away and tried to keep walking. Someone caught her arm.
"Alex, are you alright?" Jet asked as she looked to him. It was he who grabbed her arm.
"Yea, I'm good. I just want to get some clothes and get back to the ship." She said wiping the tears away.
"Alex, are you okay?" Ed asked still clutching the magazine. Alex smiled at the girl and nodded.
"Yea, can we get going though?" she asked. Ed nodded and put the magazine down and followed Alex and Jet.
"Do you like Blade, Alex?" Ed asked her. Alex smiled and looked down at her.
"Of course, who could resist him?" she said as they walked down the sidewalk.