Cowboy Funk
- Chapter Six: The Final Chapter -
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 pulled on Spike's sleeve.
"Spike… Since we may not make it out of here alive… I want you to know something... I love you."
Spike's eyes widened. He didn't speak, and instead just stood there looking shocked.
"This is the part where you say, 'I love you too, Kitana'. Go ahead, say it," Andy said to Spike.
Kitana wanted to laugh, but Spike's silence was beginning to feel a lot like rejection. She turned away and leaned against the glass.
"It's okay. I understand. You don't have to say anything because I already know that you don't feel the same way."
Spike remained silent.
"Um, guys, we are about ninety floors away from the roof," Andy reminded them as they both stood there.
Spike looked around and noticed the roof hatch. He flipped it open and he was half-way through it when Andy got up there as well.
"Get down! It's too tight!" Spike bellowed as he tried to squeeze his way back down into the elevator.
"Let me back! Get out of my way!" Andy shouted at Spike as the two struggled in the opening.
Kitana looked up at the numbers as they continued to climb higher.
"65… 66… 67… 68… 69… 70… 71…" She continued to count the floors until it got to 134.
Kitana gasped loudly as the counter reached a red R.
Ding.
Everything got dark, and the elevator rocked intensely as the bombs started to go off. The glass shattered, and the metal panels twisted. Smoke and fire surrounded Kitana as she flew through the air and landed on a hard slab of debris. She groaned as she tried to clear her blurry vision. After blinking her eyes several times, she was able to see that the piece of roof that she was on was not very stable. Next thing Kitana knew, she was sliding off the concrete slate. She looked down and saw Spike and Andy dangling from a rope. Her smile was momentary, because then she started sliding down again. She screamed and tried to stop herself, but the edges that she grabbed onto kept breaking off in her hands. Kitana looked down again and saw that Spike and Andy had made it onto the roof safely.
"Spike! HELP!" Kitana cried out in desperation.
Spike turned and saw her holding on for dear life. Once he had safely climbed through the debris and up to her, he slowly made his way over to the edge of the slate.
"Grab my hand!" He called out to her.
"That's what I plan on doing!" Kitana retorted as she reached for it.
She grasped only air as she stretched to close that one inch gap. She tried to flop closer, but the concrete shifted from the sudden movement. Panic set it and Kitana's eyes filled with fear. Pieces of the concrete started to crumble under her weight.
"Kitana!" Spike leaned forward as much as he could and grabbed her arm. He pulled her up just as the last piece of the concrete tilted over the edge and dropped through the air.
Kitana embraced Spike, causing them to fall over.
"It's okay, Kitana. It's all right…"
Tears cascaded down her cheeks.
"I never want to be that close to death ever again!" She cried out. They started scaling the building carefully until they managed to make it onto a flat surface. Kitana was rather reluctant to let go of Spike, but he finally persuaded her to give him enough time to fight Andy.
"Spike, I'm so sorry for what I said in the elevator!" Kitana cried out as she clutched Spike's hand.
"It's okay, Kitana. I'm sorry for not saying anything. I had to think about how much of my past I've let go, and I realized that I can't love Julia anymore. She's not the person I thought she was. But you are, and that's what matters. You're here right now, and she's not. She abandoned me a long time ago, and I guess it's time for me to abandon her now. I really care about you, Kitana." She nodded and hugged him tightly.
"Please be careful, Spike. Go get 'em."
He nodded and made his way over to Andy.
"You don't deserve to stand in the shadow of a cowboy!" Andy yelled to Spike.
"You're the one person who I could never forgive." Spike retorted back.
A satellite dish fell off of some debris and they were off to the races. They sprinted as hard as they could to the opposite end of the destroyed rooftop. Both were bound and determined to win this insatiable war that was based on protecting a man's pride and ego. As Andy was running, he pulled his gun from his holster and started firing at Spike. Spike, in turn, dodged behind a concrete slab and returned the gun fire. Both exchanged bullets until they were out of ammo, and that's when they chucked their guns and resorted to fist fighting.
Kitana got up and ran to pick up Spike's gun before it was lost in wreckage of the building. She held the Jericho tightly in her palm and stood back again. Spike and Andy ran at each other again, blocking each other's attacks as well as they could. Spike aimed a kick at Andy, but he dodged and slammed down on a board that was acting as a teeter totter. It hit Spike and Andy slid down, only to run back again and smashed it down on Spike. Spike rolled out of harm's way, but met it again as he back onto a beam. They started to duke it out on the beams. One wrong move and one of them would fall 137 floors to ground. They thrashed at each other, exchanging blows. Spike lost his footing and slipped off, tumbling down a hole.
"Oh my god!" Kitana screamed as she tried to run over to where he had fallen.
"I'm okay, Kitana!" Spike called out to her.
Kitana sighed in relief and wiped the sweat from her forehead as she looked over the edge of the hole. This was too much for a girl too handle when she was trying to keep her lover alive.
"Well?" Andy teased Spike as he jumped down to find him.
Spike picked himself up and clenched his trembling fists. He slammed his fist down onto the desk and suddenly, everything began to quake. A massive piece of debris shifted and toppled off the roof. Kitana's jaw dropped. In a single punch, Spike caused nearly half the roof debris to fall off. Andy lost his footing and plummeted over the edge. Kitana gasped and her and Spike ran to see if he was still there.
A pair of white gloves grasped the edge of the rooftop. Kitana squatted down as Andy pulled himself up onto his elbows.
"You win. That was some punch. I see now that you're the real cowboy," Andy said to Spike.
An unexpected ding of an elevator rang through the atmosphere, and Onyx trotted over to where they were standing. Kitana fell down in shock.
"That's a mighty fine horse you got there, Andy," Kitana said jokily as she picked herself up and dusted herself off.
Andy stood up and took off his hat to reveal his golden hair.
"As of today, I retire from my job. My hats off to you, partner." Andy placed his hat upon Spike's head and then mounted his horse.
With a voice full of shock, Spike asked Andy, "So, what are you going to do now?"
Andy turned his head a bit. "I have no doubt I'll find some other career. See you space cowboy!"
Spike was so shocked that he couldn't even utter a goodbye. His face was twisted with confusion.
Kitana threw up her arm and waved to Andy. "Bye, Andy!" She called out.
He waved a hand over his shoulder and continued to ride into the sunset, just like any cliché cowboy would.
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Back on the Bebop, after Jet had tended to Kitana and Spike's wounds, everyone gathered for dinner. Kitana poured Son-of-a-Gun soup into six bowls and placed five of them on the table.
"It was only a rich boy's hobby. He's on a different level, or should I say, out of his league with me." Spike explained to Jet as he scarfed down the soup.
Kitana placed the last bowl on the floor for Ein.
"Hey, are you listening?" Spike snapped.
"Yeah, yeah." Jet lazily replied.
"Andy wasn't my adversary after all. But, of course, I never really had anything personal against the guy."
Kitana fought back a snicker. Spike certainly was lying through his teeth. Ed distracted her and Faye as she played cowboy and horsy with Ein.
"Hey, are you listening?" Spike asked Jet for a second time.
"Yeah, yeah." Jet replied once again.