Cowboy Funk

- Chapter Five -

Disclaimer: I do not own Cowboy Bebop or any CB characters. I do, however, own my OC (Kitana Wynne). Credit for the title goes to the creators of CB.

Kitana and Spike walked towards the fountain that sat in front of City Hall. Teddy Bomber freaked out about them being late, of course. This guy was so emotional…

"Are you alone?" Spike asked as he looked around.

"How dare you insult me by showing up late!" T.B. screamed at Kitana as she started to take a seat on the fountain. She clenched her fist, walked right up to him, and slugged him in the face.

"Will you just shut up already? Seriously, all you've done is nag the entire time we've been hunting you. You're by far the most annoying bounty we've ever had! And we're freaking bounty hunters for crying out loud! We're not supposed to deal with this crap!"

A whistling filled the air.

"Wait!" Spike shouted as he spun around, "Ugh, damn. It's the wrong guy."

Kitana jumped Spike's case to, "It's only a citizen, Spike. Stop being so paranoid."

Spike looked down at the ground and kicked a small pebble across the courtyard.

"You know, it has never been my intention to murder anyone, but in your case, I'll make an exception!" T.B. shouted as he pointed a finger at Spike.

Kitana grabbed the collar of his shirt and slugged him in the face again, "I told you to shut up."

Another whistle filled the air, and this time, everyone turned to look.

"He's here," Spike said as he stood up straight.

"Thank you, Captain Obvious," Kitana said dryly as she pushed T.B. away from her.

Andy approached them and ignored T.B. right off the bat.

"Hello there, Miss Kitana," Kitana waved in response, "Hey, Andy."

Spike twitched at the sound of that name passing through Kitana's lips.

"So, you again," Andy said.

"Finally remembered me, huh? You're always-"

Andy cut Spike off, "You're always, always butting in! Stay out of my way!"

Spike was taken aback. "What? You're always the one who's in the way!"

Kitana's head twitched to the side. These two grown men were beginning to act like children.

"Now that I have both of you gentlemen here together, I will explain my reason for blowing up things. The reason is…" Kitana ignored T.B. as Andy got off his horse. He and Spike were about to go round and round.

"Let's settle this once and for all!" Andy shouted.

"Dammit, you stole my line!"

Kitana sighed and slumped her shoulders forward. This was never going to end.

'They really are alike. Damn,' Kitana thought to herself as Andy and Spike traded insults.

"Why won't you listen to me?" T.B. cried out.

In unison, Spike and Andy shouted at him to shut up. Of course, they then glared at each other.

"What do you want? Who are you?" Kitana slapped a hand to her forehead.

"Why can't you take me seriously?" T.B. called out as he ran off inside the building.

"Why?! I'll tell you why! Becayse you're called the Teddy Bomber and you dress up as a teddy bear! I mean, come on?! Who the hell does that?! A teddy bear? Seriously?" Kitana screamed at the top of her lungs.

The fountain exploded, sending Kitana and the two cowboys to the ground. Kitana was the first one on her feet, sprinting after the bomber like this was a race. She left Spike and Andy in her dust.

"Damn, we've got to catch him first!" Spike called out to Kitana as he got to his feet and chased after her. Andy quickly shot up and ran in hot pursuit of Spike. Teddy Bomber got in the first elevator as Kitana skidded to a stop in front of the now closing doors.

"Dammit, you guys!" She shouted at Spike and Andy as they skidded in behind her while she continued to punch the button to the second elevator. They all scrambled inside when the doors open. Kitana turned to face the glass and saw T.B. with a wide grin on his face.

He pulled out a walkie-talkie and started yapping away.

"You fellows, and lady, have grossly underestimated me. The elevator door is never going to open again! Soon the car will start moving, and that will be the end! It won't stop until it arrives at the top floor; there my adorable little teddy bears are waiting to greet you. The very moment the elevator reaches them, BOOM! Ha ha ha! Let me leave you with a word of advice; enjoy the rest of your lives without regret. Goodbye!"

The elevator lifted off and Kitana instantly looked at Spike.

"Now don't panic. I'm one step ahead of old Teddy Bomber," Andy boasted as Spike threw open the emergency compartment under the floor buttons.

"Rest assured. I know exactly how his mind works," Andy continued.

Kitana saw Spike type in a code, but nothing happened.

"I knew he would alter the secret emergency access code, so I reverted it this afternoon."

Spike kept typing something in, "But I reverted it this afternoon!"

They both looked at each other.

"If I did…" Spike said pointing to himself, "and you did…" he said pointing to Andy, "Then that means it's back to what it was!"

Kitana pulled Spike down to the floor and the huddled together as Andy started firing his gun. Bullets ricocheted off the bullet-proof glass and metal floor panels.

"Stop it, you moron! You'll kill us all!"

Andy started freaking out, "Oh, no! What are we supposed to do?"

Their chances of surviving were slim, and Kitana wanted Spike to know everything before the elevator reached the top.