With that, the phone clicked and the signal died. Spike stared at the phone of a while in shock and then threw it angrily across the room against the wall, instantly shattering into several small pieces.
"Spike, what's going on?" Jet asked as Spike's eyebrow began to twitch and he hid his face in his hands. Behind them he was biting his lip and fighting back tears. God damn it, he had just asked her to be his wife and this happens. What did it mean? Who did it? Who was that man on the phone? Why did his voice sound so familiar?
"Someone's got her." he said just loud enough to hear some sort of sound. Jet couldn't hear what he was saying since his face was still in his hands and he was talking in low tones.
"What?"
"SOMEONE KIDNAPPED HER!!!" Spike roared. Jet damn near fell back out of his chair. Spike was already trying to twist himself to get out of the bed and had thrown the covers off. "I'm going after him Jet. Whoever did this is going to pay. And I'm going to kill that no good son of a bitch Blade McGowan while I'm at it!" he roared as he swung his feet around.
"Spike!" Jet yelled as Spike began to pull all the electrodes off of his body and the tubes and needles from his arms. The machines beeped furiously at him, which angered him even more as he gingerly stood on his bare feet. the door burst open and Dr. Giasoda rushed in panting and shocked at the sight of her near-death patient to be standing and pulling everything off of himself.
"Mr. Spiegel!" she said alarmed at the sight. He wobbled over to the dresser across from his bed and pulled out a fresh pair of clothes that were being saved for the day he was allowed to leave, not the day he forced himself to go searching for his fiancée.
"What doc?" he grumbled angrily as he ripped off the hospital gown and stood naked facing away from her trying to pull on his clothes without losing balance.
"You just barely survived the night and you're out of bed! What is wrong with you?!" she practically screamed. A few of the nurses were peeking through the doorway to see what was going on.
"Dr. Giasoda, I just got a phone call from a kidnapper telling me he's holding my fiancée hostage. I think I'll be checking out today." He said as he got his boxers and pants on.
"But your treatment! It's not complete!" she argued.
"It's not going to change his mind how much you try to compromise with him doc, he's going and that's that. Once he makes up his mind, ain't nothin gonna change it." Jet told her as he crossed his arms and waited for him to dress. After Spike had pulled the shirt on and the coat, he went through the drawers to make sure he didn't forget anything and grabbed the key to the Swordfish II that, luckily, Alex hadn't taken with her.
"G' bye doc, we'll be in touch I suppose." He said as he walked out the doorway and towards the staircase to the roof. Jet began to follow when the doctor stopped him.
"Mr. Black, if anything happens to Mr. Spiegel, here's my number. Available 24/7 alright?" she said as she handed him a small business card.
"Sure, I'll probably call after everything settles down to get him a follow-up appointment or something I guess." He said as he began to walk out the door. The doctor stopped him again.
"Maybe we could uh…go out for coffee or dinner sometime?" she stuttered nervously. He cheeks flushed a rosy pink. The same shade overcame Jet's face in a matter of split seconds.
"Why sure. I guess that would be an idea." He said with a smile.
"Great, I'll uh… I'll be hearing from you then?"
"Yeah, sure!" Jet said with a smile and a wave as he ran off after Spike. The doctor sighed contentedly and blushed some more as Jet disappeared up the staircase.
Spike was waiting on the roof beside the door when Jet finally arrived. Spike grinned as he presented Jet with an open palm. Jet grumbled as he quickly shoved ten 100-woolong bills into his waiting open hand.
"What'd I tell you?" he said as he stuffed them in his pocked and headed to the Swordfish.
"Yea, yea, yea, get your ass back to the Bebop." He grumbled as he ran for the Hammerhead. In a few moments, both ships were airborne and racing back to the larger ship.
"SOMEONE HELP! GET ME OUTTA HERE!!!" Alex was screaming from the back of the van that was racing through the city streets.
"For god's sake, shut up girl! I'm the one keeping you alive!" Gren roared back to her as he made a sharp turn. She was thrown against a wall of the van with a grunt.
"What do you mean you're keeping me alive? You're the one who kidnapped me!" she yelled angrily. Another sharp turn and oof.
"I was sent to kidnap you, not the mastermind behind it!" he said as he rolled to a stop slowly and he killed the engine.
"By who then?" she growled. Her blond hair was strewn about on the floor all around her head.
"Blade McGowan sent me to kidnap you. He wanted me to bring you back to him so he could make you his wife and dare I say bare a child for him." He said as he opened his door and got out. This Gren had to be lying; Blade wouldn't do something like that! But then again, he was the leader of the Red Dragon now and there were all sorts of crazy rules. Was Gren lying or telling the truth? The side door to the van slid open swiftly and she saw him standing there holding her phone in one hand and his other hand resting on the door. He had a serious expression on his face at first, but then it turned to a grin. "What I wouldn't give to have a woman as beautiful as you… or a man as handsome as Spike." He smiled.
"You're sick, you really are." She scowled. He shook his head and picked her up like he was her new groom and was carrying her through the door of their house. He pulled her out of the van and started to carry her towards a large, dilapidated building. It was like one of those old plantation houses from the southern United States back in the 1800's. The old white paint was almost totally chipped away, the shudders were hanging off and the grounds were overgrown badly. The brick walk was about a foot wide before the growth covered it. Alex could easily knock him out, but she wanted to know more about what he was saying…if it was true or not about what he said about Blade. He walked straight up to the large doors and pushed himself through after unlocking the one door. the first room she saw was a drab gray color. It was small and dusty and felt like on one had been there in years.
"Welcome to my home. Pardon the appearance." Gren said as he pushed through to another room, this one much more elaborate and decorated. The furniture was beautiful and looked extremely comfortable. Gren put Alex down and took the ropes off of her wrists. "If you promise not to run off, I'll take the ropes off your feet." all Alex could do was look around the great room. She nodded as she caught sight of a huge chandelier in the next room.
"How did you get all of this? From the outside it looks so rundown and trashy!" she said meaning it as a compliment. Gren wrinkled his nose.
"Remind me the next time I see where you live to make likewise comments." He grunted.
"Oh no, I meant it in a good way, really." She said as he knelt down and cut the ropes away from her ankles. He tossed them away and stood beside her.
"You're not running, I'm impressed." He said as he walked towards a large couch and flopped down. He picked up a remote control and pushed a button, which made a slit open in the ceiling, and a screen begin to drop.
"You said Blade was after me, I want to hear what you have to say." She said as she walked over and took a seat near him. He glanced over at her. Gren's eyes reminded Alex of Spike's, but blue. Gren looked at her for a minute, it was like a staring contest between the two. After about a minute of silence and staring each other dead in the eyes, Gren pushed a button on the remote and the screen rose back into the ceiling again.
"Sit down, get comfortable, and where do I begin?"
"Spike, what's going on?" Jet asked as Spike's eyebrow began to twitch and he hid his face in his hands. Behind them he was biting his lip and fighting back tears. God damn it, he had just asked her to be his wife and this happens. What did it mean? Who did it? Who was that man on the phone? Why did his voice sound so familiar?
"Someone's got her." he said just loud enough to hear some sort of sound. Jet couldn't hear what he was saying since his face was still in his hands and he was talking in low tones.
"What?"
"SOMEONE KIDNAPPED HER!!!" Spike roared. Jet damn near fell back out of his chair. Spike was already trying to twist himself to get out of the bed and had thrown the covers off. "I'm going after him Jet. Whoever did this is going to pay. And I'm going to kill that no good son of a bitch Blade McGowan while I'm at it!" he roared as he swung his feet around.
"Spike!" Jet yelled as Spike began to pull all the electrodes off of his body and the tubes and needles from his arms. The machines beeped furiously at him, which angered him even more as he gingerly stood on his bare feet. the door burst open and Dr. Giasoda rushed in panting and shocked at the sight of her near-death patient to be standing and pulling everything off of himself.
"Mr. Spiegel!" she said alarmed at the sight. He wobbled over to the dresser across from his bed and pulled out a fresh pair of clothes that were being saved for the day he was allowed to leave, not the day he forced himself to go searching for his fiancée.
"What doc?" he grumbled angrily as he ripped off the hospital gown and stood naked facing away from her trying to pull on his clothes without losing balance.
"You just barely survived the night and you're out of bed! What is wrong with you?!" she practically screamed. A few of the nurses were peeking through the doorway to see what was going on.
"Dr. Giasoda, I just got a phone call from a kidnapper telling me he's holding my fiancée hostage. I think I'll be checking out today." He said as he got his boxers and pants on.
"But your treatment! It's not complete!" she argued.
"It's not going to change his mind how much you try to compromise with him doc, he's going and that's that. Once he makes up his mind, ain't nothin gonna change it." Jet told her as he crossed his arms and waited for him to dress. After Spike had pulled the shirt on and the coat, he went through the drawers to make sure he didn't forget anything and grabbed the key to the Swordfish II that, luckily, Alex hadn't taken with her.
"G' bye doc, we'll be in touch I suppose." He said as he walked out the doorway and towards the staircase to the roof. Jet began to follow when the doctor stopped him.
"Mr. Black, if anything happens to Mr. Spiegel, here's my number. Available 24/7 alright?" she said as she handed him a small business card.
"Sure, I'll probably call after everything settles down to get him a follow-up appointment or something I guess." He said as he began to walk out the door. The doctor stopped him again.
"Maybe we could uh…go out for coffee or dinner sometime?" she stuttered nervously. He cheeks flushed a rosy pink. The same shade overcame Jet's face in a matter of split seconds.
"Why sure. I guess that would be an idea." He said with a smile.
"Great, I'll uh… I'll be hearing from you then?"
"Yeah, sure!" Jet said with a smile and a wave as he ran off after Spike. The doctor sighed contentedly and blushed some more as Jet disappeared up the staircase.
Spike was waiting on the roof beside the door when Jet finally arrived. Spike grinned as he presented Jet with an open palm. Jet grumbled as he quickly shoved ten 100-woolong bills into his waiting open hand.
"What'd I tell you?" he said as he stuffed them in his pocked and headed to the Swordfish.
"Yea, yea, yea, get your ass back to the Bebop." He grumbled as he ran for the Hammerhead. In a few moments, both ships were airborne and racing back to the larger ship.
"SOMEONE HELP! GET ME OUTTA HERE!!!" Alex was screaming from the back of the van that was racing through the city streets.
"For god's sake, shut up girl! I'm the one keeping you alive!" Gren roared back to her as he made a sharp turn. She was thrown against a wall of the van with a grunt.
"What do you mean you're keeping me alive? You're the one who kidnapped me!" she yelled angrily. Another sharp turn and oof.
"I was sent to kidnap you, not the mastermind behind it!" he said as he rolled to a stop slowly and he killed the engine.
"By who then?" she growled. Her blond hair was strewn about on the floor all around her head.
"Blade McGowan sent me to kidnap you. He wanted me to bring you back to him so he could make you his wife and dare I say bare a child for him." He said as he opened his door and got out. This Gren had to be lying; Blade wouldn't do something like that! But then again, he was the leader of the Red Dragon now and there were all sorts of crazy rules. Was Gren lying or telling the truth? The side door to the van slid open swiftly and she saw him standing there holding her phone in one hand and his other hand resting on the door. He had a serious expression on his face at first, but then it turned to a grin. "What I wouldn't give to have a woman as beautiful as you… or a man as handsome as Spike." He smiled.
"You're sick, you really are." She scowled. He shook his head and picked her up like he was her new groom and was carrying her through the door of their house. He pulled her out of the van and started to carry her towards a large, dilapidated building. It was like one of those old plantation houses from the southern United States back in the 1800's. The old white paint was almost totally chipped away, the shudders were hanging off and the grounds were overgrown badly. The brick walk was about a foot wide before the growth covered it. Alex could easily knock him out, but she wanted to know more about what he was saying…if it was true or not about what he said about Blade. He walked straight up to the large doors and pushed himself through after unlocking the one door. the first room she saw was a drab gray color. It was small and dusty and felt like on one had been there in years.
"Welcome to my home. Pardon the appearance." Gren said as he pushed through to another room, this one much more elaborate and decorated. The furniture was beautiful and looked extremely comfortable. Gren put Alex down and took the ropes off of her wrists. "If you promise not to run off, I'll take the ropes off your feet." all Alex could do was look around the great room. She nodded as she caught sight of a huge chandelier in the next room.
"How did you get all of this? From the outside it looks so rundown and trashy!" she said meaning it as a compliment. Gren wrinkled his nose.
"Remind me the next time I see where you live to make likewise comments." He grunted.
"Oh no, I meant it in a good way, really." She said as he knelt down and cut the ropes away from her ankles. He tossed them away and stood beside her.
"You're not running, I'm impressed." He said as he walked towards a large couch and flopped down. He picked up a remote control and pushed a button, which made a slit open in the ceiling, and a screen begin to drop.
"You said Blade was after me, I want to hear what you have to say." She said as she walked over and took a seat near him. He glanced over at her. Gren's eyes reminded Alex of Spike's, but blue. Gren looked at her for a minute, it was like a staring contest between the two. After about a minute of silence and staring each other dead in the eyes, Gren pushed a button on the remote and the screen rose back into the ceiling again.
"Sit down, get comfortable, and where do I begin?"