DOGGIE DISCLAIMER: I OWE MY EXISTENCE TO COWBOY BEBOP.

Hello reader! My name is Ein, and I am a Pembroke Welsh Corgi. However, I am not just any Corgi. My owner, Keiko Nobumoto, made me by the manipulation of genetics. I am what is known as a data dog, and I am very smart. This is a story about my adventures with my best friend Ed. I am writing this story because the show "Cowboy Bebop" ended my story with me leaving The Bebop, so I will continue it. Sorry if it takes a while for me to tell you the story, I can't type very fast.

After the Hyperspace Gate Accident of 2021, the moon was destroyed. The resulting explosion not only wiped out the majority of the population on Earth, but rendered the surface of the planet uninhabitable due to rock showers caused by the destruction of the moon. The repercussions of the Gate Accident are still present to this day, fifty years later. Most of the survivors had moved away to populate other planets such as Venus and Mars, while the ones who stayed lived in underground cities, sheltered from the rock showers.

Death Valley was such a city. Before the Gate Accident, Death Valley had been an awful place to live. Hot, dry, and dusty. Less than 1000 people lived there, but during the Gate Accident, a large chunk of debris struck Death Valley in the dead center. Death Valley was already the lowest point below sea level on land, and although the impact wiped out Death Valley's feeble population, it caused a water spring to form. Travelers disorientated by what happened to planet wandered here and settled due to the abundant water source. Eventually a dome was built around the center of the spring, and it became one of the largest cities on earth.

"Hey aren't you a little young to be travelling alone kid?"

A group of about five individuals were camping outside the gates of Death Valley. They were gathered around a campfire, and turned when they heard us walking towards the entrance of Death Valley.

"If you want to go any further, then you're going to have to pay up kid," demanded one of the men as he brushed his trench coat to reveal the faint glint of his pistol.

"But Ed has no money."

"Listen, I've heard that before, and everyone has to pay, so how about you hand over your computer. Better yet, hand over that dog. I've forgotten how long it has been since I've had a good roast dog."

I growled and glanced at Ed. She wasn't angry or scared; in fact she looked a little confused. She wasn't even looking at the men; she was looking beyond them, because propped over their fireplace was one last chicken thigh. All she could see was that they were between her and her food. Ed wasted no time. She sat down right where she was, about twenty meters from the men, and booted up her computer.

"MPU, I need a favor."

For those of you that don't know Ed's backstory, here's an important fact about Ed. Ever since she was a little girl, she excelled at hacking. Anything with a current running through it, she could probably hack. Of course she's not as good as me, but we'll talk about that later. A while back, Ed managed to illegally communicate with the artificial intelligence of an old weather satellite, and became pretty good friends with this satellite. Ed even gave this satellite a name, and that is who MPU is. Anyways, MPU controls the network of decommissioned military satellites in the upper exosphere of earth, and you will soon see the capabilities of these satellites.

"Hello Ed, it has been 115 days since your last login. It is nice to talk to you again. Set definition for favor."

"I need you to zap some bad guys for me."

"I have located six life forms in your proximity. One is right next to you, and five are twenty three point six-seven-five meters north of your position."

"Those five are the bad guys, zapping one should be enough!"

"Affirmative. I advise you to look away from the target."

Meanwhile, the bandit leader got impatient and started to walk towards us, with his gun drawn. Ed didn't look up. She turned her back to him and sat cross-legged. I jumped in her lap.

The bandit leader with his ego clearly hurt shouted, "Ya dumb kid. If you th-."

A bright light, a low hum, and then silence. I poked my head out to see what happened. Where the bandit was standing, the ground was glowing. I saw that the grown was molten from where the laser had hit its target. There were no clues on where the bandit leader had gone. The other four members didn't know to look away, so they were blinded by the laser. The image of their leader being vaporized was seared into their vision, much like how there is a lingering spot of blindness from the flash of a camera. They screamed and ran in all directions, knocking over their tents making a mess. Amidst all of this chaos, Ed walked up to the fireplace and I followed closely behind. We both had one thing on our mind. The chicken thigh was still warm. She split me half and wolfed down her portion. She booted her computer with her feet and logged onto MPU's interface using her toes.

"Hello Ed, it has been 32 seconds since your last login. Did I fulfill your favor?"

Author's note: This is an edited version because I made the mistake of uploading a preliminary draft. This version should help clear up some confusion for people unfamiliar with Cowboy Bebop.