COWBOY BEBOP# 25 and 26
Mars. Julia walks into an apartment. A recorded message from her informant, Shin plays.
SHIN: The elders are going to be on the move. It is dangerous over there as well. Please hurry.
Julia looked scared and upset too.
JULIA: Oh, Amber…
Sessions #25 and 26
THE REAL FOLK BLUES (PARTS 1 and 2)
Red Dragon Headquarters. Vicious and a group of thugs enter the dark main chamber. The thugs fire machine guns. Suddenly the lights turn on.
WANG LONG: What a foolish act you have done. The fortune-teller told us thus. "The night of the red moon, the snake will slither horribly quickly to make use of its venomous fangs." As well as hurting one of our members of once the Red Dragon like Ms. Rose was is still unforgivable.
PING LONG: You look so pitiful, Vicious. It does serve you right though.
SOU LONG: We have informed you of our decision that you cannot be our successor. In order this action will never happen to anyone else of Amber ever again, we're glad she told us about this mess.
VICIOUS: The syndicate does not need corpses who cannot even fight. And so what? I hate the two I knew and that woman will be mine one way or another.
WANG LONG: That arrogance of yours will ruin everything in the end. Take him to the punishment chamber.
VICIOUS: Kill me. Right now.
WANG LONG: You cannot choose how you will die. After we let you have a good taste of humiliation we will send you into the underworld. Never to hurt our clan or Ms. Rose ever again.
Vicious is taken away.
VICIOUS: Don't forget a snake's venom poisons slowly after the bite. I will strike again.
Loser Bar, somewhere on Mars. Jet, Amber, and Spike sit at the counter, depressed. With Amber just drinking her fruit with alcohol flavor other than the two drinking their drinks.
JET: Sheesh, which was the first time we screwed up so badly. We never had anything like that before when we were all alone. All told, they screwed up our plans right to the end. They really were like troublesome babies. I completely understand why you hate women and kids now.
Amber elbows Jet.
AMBER: Excuse me?
JET: Sorry, Amber, I know you're the only one doing well working for us.
AMBER: Thank you.
Jet, Amber, and Spike sense danger from outside. They duck and gunfire enters from outside, killing the unsuspecting bartender. Spike grabs his drink from the bartender and takes a sip.
SPIKE: Too much vermouth.
AMBER: Spike! Now's not the time!
SPIKE: Sorry, I'm thirsty!
Spike and Amber fire back and guns down a thug.
JET: Who are they?
Jet is shot in the thigh.
AMBER: Jet! Oh, no Jet!
Amber tries to stop the bleeding for Jet.
Shin enters.
SPIKE: Lin?!
SHIN: I'm Shin, his younger brother.
Amber hides Jet after that and goes to aid Spike.
AMBER: Spike! Jet's been hit! I heal him though…? Shin!
SHIN: Hey, Amber, long time no see.
AMBER: Glad to see you're doing well.
SHIN: I thought you were killed by Vicious.
AMBER: No. I escaped from his gang in time to train to become stronger to get back at him and find my sister.
Shin smiles.
SHIN: Glad to hear that.
SPIKE: Shin... That's right, you two were –
AMBER: Behind you!
Shin shoots a thug.
AMBER: Nice one!
SPIKE: If you change sides, you won't be able to return to the syndicate. What happened?
SHIN: Vicious is to be executed. He failed to pull off the coup, and has been put under restraints by the elders. Also for Amber to rat him out on his crimes against her what I heard about. You two are in danger you too as well. And Miss Julia...
SPIKE: Julia is?
AMBER: Wait! Where is she!?
SHIN: They're in the city of Tharsis. I'll hold them off here. Please go!
SPIKE: I'll owe you one, Shin!
AMBER: Thank you, Shin, and be careful!
Spike, Amber, and Jet escape.
Outside the place Amber runs up to her Heavy Winged.
SPIKE: Amber?
AMBER: Spike, go heal up Jet. I'll go find Faye and do something else. I promise to be back.
SPIKE: Please do. Things are about to get worse for us.
AMBER: I know.
At the doctor's office. The doctor fixes up Jet's wound. Spike is in deep thought.
JET: I don't know what happened to Red Dragon but it's not really your problem now, right? Vicious, Julia... To me, both those names sound nothing but ominous. Just like a magic spell that opens a door that shouldn't be opened. You're –
The doctor takes the bullet out of Jet's thigh. Jet writhes in pain.
DOCTOR: Hold still.
JET: You are no longer a member of the syndicate... Same goes for Amber too.
SPIKE: I know. We both know.
Jet looks at the doctor.
JET: You too... Forget everything, including the fact that we came here.
DOCTOR: What are you talking about? I'm just treating stray cats that wandered into the office. Stray cats that I can't ever get rid of...
Spike recalls a moment in Julia's apartment three years ago.
SPIKE: When this is over, I'm leaving the syndicate.
JULIA: You'll be killed.
SPIKE: I'll let them say I'm dead. I'll be waiting at the graveyard. Of course, I will be alive.
JULIA: I... can't come with you.
SPIKE: Come with me. We'll leave here... We'll escape from this world.
JULIA: And then what are we going to do?
SPIKE: We'll just live a life of freedom somewhere. Just like watching a dream...
On the road in a red convertible, Julia recalls another moment.
VICIOUS: Are you going to betray me? Are you going to leave this world...?
JULIA: Vicious.
VICIOUS: Even if it's a dream, that's impossibility.
JULIA: Are you going to kill him?
VICIOUS: Yeah... with your hands. You stay alive... or you both die. You can choose.
The chamber. Vicious is chained to the wall.
VICIOUS: Amber… I will have you. Julia an Spike will die by my hands…
At a spaceport on Mars. Faye overhears an old woman talking to herself.
WOMAN: So there is no place for me after all. I won't go no matter who comes to pick me up. Never. I don't want to live a life where I'm always in someone's way.
A familiar-looking man runs to the woman.
MAN: Mom! I've been looking for you!
WOMAN: A-Alfred...
MAN: I told you to wait in front of the curry restaurant!
WOMAN: Sorry.
MAN: It's all right. I'm glad you came.
WOMAN: It sounds too good to be true that you can take care of me now.
MAN: Mom, I want to live with you.
WOMAN: You found a job?
MAN: Don't worry about that.
WOMAN: What about your female co-host?
MAN: I heard she's getting married.
The two walk away.
FAYE: Something about this...
The garage at the spaceport. Faye sees Amber standing in front of her.
AMBER: Hi, Faye.
FAYE: What are you doing here?
AMBER: Came to pick you up but also looking for someone for Spike and me.
FAYE: You mean your sister and Vicious?
AMBER: Yes, no luck yet here. I see you found your past and all… Nicely done.
FAYE: Thanks I guess.
Faye walks to Red Tail and receives a call.
AMBER: Hi, Spike, found her.
SPIKE: Thanks, princess. And, Faye, where are you now?
FAYE: What is it?
SPIKE: I'm heading out to the city of Tharsis. You should head that way, too. And Amber, you do too if no luck on your end.
AMBER: I know.
FAYE: Why should I?
SPIKE: It's hard for Jet to get around on his own. Especially after getting shot in the leg. I'm telling ya to stop wandering around so much, and just come back.
FAYE: Don't just assume that I'm coming back! You've got to be kidding! I have a place to go back to!
AMBER: She'll be back, Spike, just go. I'll report back to you later. I love you.
SPIKE: I know. Me too.
FAYE: God!
Faye hangs up.
FAYE: What's with that attitude? Like he's all high-and-mighty. What does he mean, Jet's by himself? He's there... Ed and Ein too...
AMBER: Ed and Ein left. They'll be back and still a member of Bebop, but she found her Father now so things are a bit different now.
FAYE What? Really?
AMBER: Yes… Julia!?
FAYE: Julia!? Where!?
AMBER: She's in trouble by the Red Dragon! They're chasing her!
Suddenly, Julia's convertible speeds down the street. A syndicate car chases her, firing. Faye and Amber shoot one of the cars' tires flat. With Amber fires many rounds at the men and then beating them up hard. Julia gives them a lift. Another car continues chasing the convertible. Faye shoots the hubcap off the car with Amber too. The car spins out of control and flips over.
AMBER and FAYE: Perfect shot!
The two hi-five each other.
Julia, Amber, and Faye take a break on the side of the road. With both Amber and Julia look at each other finally meeting again after three years have passed.
AMBER: Hi, Julia.
JULIA: Oh, God… Amber?
AMBER: Hi… It's been a while, huh? Oh and this is my friend Faye Valentine. Say hi already. It's the sister I was talking about.
FAYE: Hi there.
JULIA: You saved me.
FAYE: Same here.
AMBER: We both did really.
JULIA: You're a good shot. Amber here took a while for her to shoot well with her gun I gave her.
AMBER: Julia, please. You made me to protect myself in case.
JULIA: It did help.
AMBER: Yes I did. I still have it with me since then.
JULIA: Good to know.
FAYE: I was getting bounties with it.
Julia looks at Faye.
JULIA: A bounty hunter...?
AMBER: Yep, we both are. The Bebop.
FAYE: What she said. Although now I'm kind off on a break 'cause there's something going on. You look like you have something going on, too. It might be good to pair up with another woman. How about it? Wanna be my partner?
JULIA: Thanks but I have... something to do.
FAYE: Oh. Too bad.
AMBER: Julia…
JULIA: Do you know any bounty hunter hangouts?
FAYE: I can help if you want to put a bounty on someone.
JULIA: I'm looking for a bounty hunter. I'll drive you back. Amber, you don't mind staying with me until Spike comes? We need to talk sister to sister.
FAYE: But Amber…
Amber pretends to act nice to Julia and puts on a smile.
AMBER: Sure why not? Faye, tell my man to hurry to us soon when you get back. Thanks. See you and Jet later on.
FAYE: Well, I…
On the road.
JULIA: What's your name?
FAYE: Faye...
Julia looks up.
JULIA: Faye...?!
FAYE: Faye Valentine. A common name. What's yours?
JULIA: Julia.
Faye looks up.
FAYE: Julia...?!
AMBER: Yes, Faye, her name is Julia alright.
JULIA: It's a common name.
Julia stops at the spaceport garage.
JULIA: I'm glad I met you. Thanks for taking care of Amber here too.
FAYE: Me too. Um, have I seen you somewhere...?
JULIA: If... you see Spike again... Tell him that I will be waiting there. He'll know what I mean. Tell him that I'll keep waiting...
FAYE: Why...?
JULIA: Good-bye, Faye Valentine.
Julia drives off.
AMBER: Be back soon, Faye. Bye!
FAYE: Why? Why do you know?!
Hours later out of the city on a hug grass field, Julia and Amber were finally alone staring at each other quietly. Amber draws her gun out first until Julia shoots it out of her hands really fast. She was ready; they were both ready to hurt each other and hating for so much that has happened.
JULIA: So it all comes down to this, huh?
AMBER: I had to do something or you kill me down first, sister. Or rather you whore.
JULIA: Look I know what I did cheating on Vicious was wrong. I could say the same thing to you and Spike.
AMBER: So you know? You use him both you and Vicious for you two loved each other more and betrayal so much, I saved Spike from a bad nightmare you put him through so much. I want to kill Vicious by hand. And settle the score with you in person.
JULIA: I can't let you do that. I will kill Spike, as for Vicious I'll decide on that one myself.
AMBER: And you think killing me will do any good for you and not me?
Julia shoots again but Amber dodges, and runs up to Julia whacking her on the head with her nun-chucks weakening her hard. The two got angry as they began to have a beat down from many punches and kicks they were both good non-stop, releasing their anger out on one another.
AMBER: I hate you!
JULIA: I hate you more!
AMBER: I wish yo weren't a slut to begin with! Because of you, you both ruin your lives forever!
JULIA: I thought you were dead because of me! Because of Vicious was my entire fault! You had me scared to death!
AMBER: Well, at least I'm not a coward! But you were when Vicious threaten you not to follow Spike! Because of that, you make me sick! But I still love you either way I wanted to do this if it really killed me! Don't you see that now!?
JULIA: But I…?
Julia stops letting go of Amber allowing her to kick her in the gut hard to fall and she gets up.
JULIA: You're right. And here I thought…
AMBER: No, its fine. I did too, we both did. Sorry about that. It felt good for the both of us; we're finally a family again.
Amber gives Julia a hand to get back on her feet.
JULIA: I'm so sorry.
AMBER: So am I. So you love Vicious more than Spike? Can we still be together and us as a family again?
JULIA: I do love him. And you better protect Spike from dying or else I will kill you for real. As for Vicious, boy was I wrong. But we can try to stop him all three of us. Can we please?
AMBER: Yes we can, sister.
Julia cries hard, runs up to Amber, and hugs her as she hugs back too.
JULIA: Oh, Amber! I'm so glad you're alright! I almost lost my sister!
AMBER: I know! I do too. Julia, I love you so much. So glad I found you.
JULIA: And now for Spike…
AMBER: Yes, we wait for him.
The Bebop. Jet wakes up in an empty living room. Walking on a crutch, he finds Spike in the control room.
SPIKE: Does it still hurt?
JET: Do you know a story that goes like this? A man injured his leg during a hunt. In the middle of the savanna with no means to treat the wound, the leg rots, and death approaches. The man got onto the airplane that finally arrived and there he sees a land of pure white below him. The place glistening in the light was the summit of a snow-covered mountain. The name of the mountain was Kilimanjaro. The man thinks "That was where he was headed..."
SPIKE: And?
JET: I hate this story. Men only think about the past right before their death, as if they were searching frantically for proof that they were alive. Turn back. You told me when we first met that you were a man who had already died once. Just forget the past, okay?
They look down at the surface of Mars.
SPIKE: There was a woman. For the first time in my life I saw a woman that was truly alive. That's what I believed. She was a piece of me I had lost. She is my other half that I had longed for. Though, Amber, she's a real woman my woman really.
Jet stares at Spike.
SPIKE: She's back.
JET: Hmm? Who...? Oh, man... We're not a repair shop. Don't come back just when you broke something –
FAYE: Where is he?
JET: He?
FAYE: The one with the fluffy hair.
JET: What, can't you just say you're looking for Spike?
FAYE: Where is he?
JET: He's in the workshop. What are you trying to hide? You came back here just to see Spike?
FAYE: I was asked to relay a message from Julia. Amber's with her right now too.
JET: Hey, wait! Amber too? What now?
Jet receives a call.
BOB: Jet, it's me.
JET: What, I don't have any information now. We're not really able to –
BOB: I'm glad you're all right. I was worried. It's getting to be pretty bad, you know...
JET: About Red Dragon?
BOB: Yeah... There was apparently a coup two days ago concerning who was going to be the syndicate's successor. In the end the elders won, and they're now out to annihilate anyone who was involved in the coup. Your partners were also –
JET: Been there. But why are they trying to get rid of those that already left the syndicate?
BOB: Anything against them will be annihilated, down to the very last seed. That's how they do it.
JET: That's the worst logic I've ever heard.
BOB: Just run. The police can't handle all of it. Leave Mars.
JET: Too late for that.
The workshop. Faye stands at the doorway. She tries to speak to Spike but no words would come out. Spike notices her.
SPIKE: You have something? You look like you have some information.
FAYE: How much will you pay for it?
SPIKE: I don't have any money.
Syndicate ships from outside shoot at the Bebop. The entire ship shakes.
SPIKE: You sure came back at the worst time...
FAYE: Weren't you the one who called me here?
SPIKE: Or... maybe they followed you here? Oh, well. It was gonna happen sooner or later.
FAYE: Wait!
Faye chases Spike into the hanger. Spike hops on board Swordfish.
FAYE: Wait a minute!
SPIKE: I don't have any money. Amber, I got to go find her. She needs me.
FAYE: She said she'll be waiting there. She said you'd understand. Amber's waiting for you too with her.
SPIKE: I don't get it.
FAYE: It was from a woman named Julia. Someone was after her... They were chasing her...
SPIKE: Jet, I can go at any time.
Spike takes off.
SPIKE: Julia… Amber… Wait for me…
The Chamber. The elders and a firing squad stand before Vicious.
WANG LONG: You who caused a disturbance in our clan's affairs. By the will of the clan, you shall be executed.
Spike struggles to defend the Bebop from the syndicate ships.
FAYE: Let me out too!
JET: Wait! Your right thruster isn't working yet!
FAYE: The end is the same if we go down ship and all!
SOU LONG: Will you leave words?
PING LONG: Or leave something material?
VICIOUS: Nothing.
The firing squad members raise their guns.
The Bebop. Spike continues defending the ship. Red Tail takes off.
The Chamber. Vicious bird enters emerges from the darkness and explodes, launching smoke bombs. Vicious is freed.
The Bebop. Spike and Faye continue defending the Bebop.
The Chamber. Sou Long and Ping Long are killed by gunfire. Vicious receives his sword, approaches Wang Long and puts his blade to Wang Long's eyes. The thugs pause.
VICIOUS: You shall shed red tears. Amber will be fine for good this time. Just you wait, my dear.
Vicious stashes.
The Bebop. Spike destroys the last of the syndicate fighters.
JET: Spike, can you still fly? Don't worry about us. Just go! Go grasp that thing you had lost. GO!
Spike flies away.
The Chamber.
VICIOUS: As of now, the leadership has changed hands. From now on, I will dictate all authority and symbolism of this syndicate.
A graveyard. Spike finds Julia and Amber waiting for him. She points a gun at him.
JULIA: I go this, Amber, trust me. We need to talk.
SPIKE: I know… At last we meet.
AMBER: Oh, Spike…. Julia…
TO BE CONTINUED… (Hey, it's almost over here getting to the good part. So the hell with it and let's finish it already. ^_^)
The cemetery. Julia is pointing her gun at Spike. Amber can only watch allowing them to settle to score now since she already did. Old lovers, now allies for Amber to be with Spike now and Julia to stop her real love Vicious hopefully soon.
JULIA: It was raining that day as well...
SPIKE: You didn't come because of the rain?
JULIA: I was supposed to kill you. That day if I had killed you I would have been free. Because I made a wrong move on you, I shouldn't done that after breaking Vicious' heart. And I thought Amber was killed, happy to get my anger out on her.
SPIKE: So why didn't you? Why did you choose to be pursued? Why leave Amber all alone?
JULIA: Why did you love me? You shouldn't have… Amber though saved you at least.
Julia puts down the gun and embraces Spike.
AMBER: Looks like all is forgiven now.
JULIA: Let's just run away somewhere. Truly escape from this world and go where no one else is... Just the three of us...
AMBER: Please Spike.
Amber hugs both Julia and Spike too.
SPIKE: Then let us.
The chamber. Lin enters to see the remains of the carnage. Vicious approaches Lin.
VICIOUS: What about him and Amber?
SHIN: He got away. Same with Amber. All our men were defeated; we ran out of weapons and lost all means to –
VICIOUS: Why did you come back? Where is Julia?
Shin hesitates.
SHIN: I don't know...
VICIOUS: Shin. Don't follow in Lin's footsteps.
SIN: I don't think I will, not like he did.
The rainy streets of Mars. Julia, Amber, and Spike ride in her red convertible.
SPIKE: Keep going, and pass the place.
JULIA: What?
AMBER: Where are we going anyways?
SPIKE: Someone might have gotten here already.
AMBER: At Annie's? Wow. Haven't seen her in a while.
They pass Annie's store and stop a block away from it.
SPIKE: Julia, wait here.
Annie's store. Spike and Amber enter.
SPIKE: Annie...?
AMBER: No, she's been shot.
Annie is sitting on a bench, holding a bleeding wound, dying. She struggles to speak.
ANNIE: I told them that you weren't here. That you were already dead. I told them –
SPIKE: Don't talk.
ANNIE: Vicious killed off the elders, they said. Everyone has lost sense of where they want to be... Just like kites with no strings. It was good to see you two again. Amber, its been a while.
AMBER: Yeah, it has. Glad to see you too.
Julia enters.
ANNIE: I see... you were able to meet Julia... I'm glad...
JULIA: Annie!
ANNIE: It's... rather chilly... today...
Annie slips away. Julia covers her with her coat.
AMBER: Rest in peace, Annie. We'll miss you.
Spike retrieves artillery from the back shelf.
JULIA: You don't need weapons like that just to run away...
AMBER: Julia, they're after us. We have to.
Spike is silent.
JULIA: You're going to go... I'll go with you. Until the very end, I'll be with you. And Amber, do we have to.
AMBER: We're in this together after all, right?
SPIKE: I'm sorry. I'm gonna make a bit of a scene.
JULIA: I know… Believe me I do.
The Bebop. Downed somewhere barren on Mars.
JET: You sure are a lucky woman.
FAYE: Really. I came back just at the right time, and got involved in just the right way. I really am lucky.
JET: The Red Tail won't be mobile for a while.
FAYE: You're doing pretty well yourself... Getting the short end of the stick and all. He's probably not coming back, you know that? He might have been off somewhere already.
JET: Maybe so. But, so what? Do you want me to go looking for him? You've got to be kidding! He went off to do away with his past!
FAYE: You made him go.
Jet grabs Faye by the collar of her outfit.
JET: My leg was shot, my ship is busted! Hell, yeah! He was nothing but trouble! Like I care!
Jet lets go. They turn away from each other. Both are silent for a moment.
JET: So what kind of a woman was Julia?
FAYE: A normal woman... A beautiful, dangerous but normal woman that you can't leave alone...
JET: I see.
FAYE: Like a devilish angel... or maybe an angelic devil...
The street. Julia's convertible explodes.
Annie's store. Gunfire enters from the outside. Spike and Amber shoot some thugs and runs up the stairs to the roof.
SPIKE: This way!
AMBER: Go, Julia! Come on!
JULIA: Right!
Julia follows, turns and guns down another thug same with Amber working well together.
On the roof, Spike spots a thug on the roof of the neighboring building.
SPIKE: Get down!
Julia ducks. Spike kills the thug. Julia stands up. Amber sees one about to fire from behind her.
AMBER: Julia! Get down!
Another thug shoots her a split-second before Spike kills him. Julia falls.
AMBER: No!
SPIKE: Julia!
Spike and Amber run up to Julia and holds her in his arms.
SPIKE: Hey!
Julia speaks her final words to Spike. She then turns her head towards Amber for they both cry.
JULIA: Amber, it up to you and Spike now. Stop Vicious and tell him I love him so much still. You were the best sister I ever had.
AMBER: You too, Julia, you really were.
Spike turns his head up, looking deep into the rainy sky. Amber cries hard for Spike to hold her lose to him to let the sadness out of her.
SPIKE: I know, Amber, I miss her too…
Laughing Bull's tent, somewhere on Mars.
JET: Where is Spike now?
BULL: All organisms... All beings with life all have their own stars. The moment a new life is born a new star is born and becomes the guardian star. This star we stand on is someone's guardian star as well. That red star, that blue star... When a life ends, the star falls, and disappears.
JET: Please don't say that.
BULL: Running Rock.
JET: Don't call me by such a name!
BULL: His star is about to fall.
JET: This is stupid. I can't believe it.
BULL: Do not fear death. Death is always at your side. When you show fear, it will spring at you faster than light. If you do not show fear, it will only gently look over you...
Annie's store. A thug presents Julia's coat to Vicious.
THUG: Sir Vicious, I found this. The woman's passport is inside it as well. Surely she cannot escape from this planet easily.
VICIOUS: So she's gone, huh? A beast that has lost a place to go... He has nowhere to return to now. He will come. And so will my girl. We will finish this, be ready.
The Bebop. Jet awakes from a nap on the couch and sees Spike and Amber.
AMBER: Spike, do we have to do this?
SPIKE: Let's do this before we do, we have to you and I. Remember? For Julia's sake too.
JET: Spike, you... Amber?
AMBER: Hi, Jet.
Spike smiles.
SPIKE: Do you have anything to eat? I'm starving.
AMBER: Same here.
Amber smiles too.
Jet serves up two plates of bell peppers.
SPIKE: The food you cook tastes horrible, as usual.
JET: For that, you sure are eating a lot.
AMBER: I think it's good when you cook, Jet.
JET: But you cook better than I do.
AMBER: True, you taught me.
SPIKE: Hunger is the best spice, they say.
AMBER: I don't have it in mine which is good.
Spike finishes the meal.
SPIKE: Do you know a story that goes like this? There once was a tiger- striped cat. This cat died a million deaths and was reborn a million times and was owned by various people who he didn't care for. The cat wasn't afraid to die... One day, the cat was a free cat, a stray cat. He met a white female cat, and the two cats spent their days happily together. Years passed, and the white cat died of old age. The tiger-striped cat cried a million times, and then died. It never came back to life...
JET: That's a good story...
AMBER: Wow, Spike.
SPIKE: I hate that story. I hate cats.
AMBER: Oh, come on!
SPIKE: What? I do.
JET: That's what I thought.
The two laugh for a good while with Amber smiling. Spike gets up and begins to walk away.
SPIKE: Ready, Amber?
AMBER: All set to go.
Amber gets up to join with Spike too.
JET: Spike, Can I ask you one thing?
Spike stops.
SPIKE: What?
JET: Is it for the woman?
AMBER: You could say that.
JET: Really?
SPIKE: There is nothing I can do for a dead woman.
Spike continues into the hallway. Faye points a gun at his head.
AMBER: Hi, Faye.
FAYE: Hi, Amber. Where are you going? Why are you going? And with Amber too… You told me once... that the past didn't matter... You're the one who's tied to their past!
Spike leans close to Faye and stares straight into her eyes.
SPIKE: Look at these eyes. One of them is a fake, because I lost it in an accident. Since then, I have been seeing the past in one eye, and the present in the other. I had believed that what I saw was not all of reality...
AMBER: Took me a while to see the different color eyes there.
FAYE: Don't tell me things like that... You never told me anything about yourself! Don't tell me stuff like that now!
SPIKE: I thought I was watching a dream that I would never awaken from. Before I knew it, the dream was all over.
Spike continues to walk away.
FAYE: My... memory came back.
Spike stops.
FAYE: But... nothing good came out of it. There was no place for me to return to... This was the only place I could go back to! But now... Where are you going?! Why do you have to go?! Are you telling me you're going to just throw your life away?!
AMBER: It's true.
SPIKE: I'm not going there to die. I'm going there to see if I really am alive.
AMBER: Sorry, Faye. Jet, I promise you guys I will save Spike!
Spike walks away with Amber following him. Faye fires all of her rounds into the air.
Mars. Red Dragon Headquarters.
AMBER: Okay, let's do this.
Spike knocks Amber out by hitting her neck to make her go to sleep, gently placing her body on the floor.
AMBER: Spike…
SPIKE: Sorry, Amber, I don't want to end up losing you too. Stay put. I love you so much.
Spike kisses Amber and leave to fight.
Spike enters and kills thugs left and right. He rides the elevator as far as he could. Facing off against one thug, he is shot in the gut. An elevator door opens and he spots Shin.
SPIKE: Shin! Where's Vicious?
SHIN: On the top floor. This way. And Amber?
SPIKE: She's alright. Let's hurry.
SHIN: Alright then.
Shin leads him up. They turn a corner and Shin is shot by a thug.
SPIKE: Shin!
Spike kills the thug and goes to Shin.
SPIKE: Shin!
SHIN: Please defeat... Vicious... Actually... I wanted you to come back... Amber… Stay alive for her…
Shin dies.
Spike runs into the main chamber. He opens the door and the room explodes, revealing the night sky. Vicious steps down from a large stairway.
Amber dreams of Spike being killed with Vicious for they both died by their own hands, she wakes up with tears coming out knowing that Spike is in danger.
AMBER: Spike…? No, Spike! I got to save him before Vicious… Spike!
Amber rushes to aid Spike in time while fighting her way through the Red Dragon members herself.
Back with Spike and Vicious about to face each other off.
VICIOUS: So you are finally awake. I told you before, Spike... that I am the only one who can kill you. I will have Amber too after this.
SPIKE: I'll return those words back to you, Vicious. I lost Julia, Annie, and Shin. I won't lose Amber from the likes of you, not seeing her crying again.
VICIOUS: Either way, we were destined to end up like this.
Spike runs up the stairway and the two clash weapons. Vicious cuts Spike twice and Spike shoots his katana out of his hand. Spike puts his hand on the katana and Vicious puts his hand on the gun.
SPIKE: Julia passed away... Let's end it all. For Amber's sake.
VICIOUS: Fine, for their sake. If that's your wish.
They exchange weapons. At the same time Spike shoots Vicious in the chest and Vicious slashes Spike in the gut. Vicious falls. Blood spills from Spike's gut. He looks up into the brightening and recalls. Julia's final words.
JULIA: This is... a dream...
SPIKE: Yeah... Just a bad dream...
Amber arrives seeing Spike's body on the ground bleeding with Vicious up to give him a beat down still moving.
AMBER: No, Spike! Vicious…
Vicious grabs his sword to cut his head off for good.
VICIOUS: Well, Spike, you lost. Nice try though. Tell Julia I said hi and no worries, I'll care for Amber for you.
Before Vicious could cut Spike, there was a gunshot hitting Vicious in the chest, he turns around seeing Amber in tears standing her ground hard.
VICIOUS: Amber…? Why?
Amber fires once more to shoot him dead.
AMBER: Julia wanted me to tell you, that she loves you still.
Vicious smiles at Amber seeing that he loved Julia all along and dies with a smile on his face. Amber shuts Vicious' eyes as she carries Spike outside for the other members to lowers their guns seeing Spike in pain for Amber to help her out. Amber lies Spike down to wake him up hoping he isn't dead.
AMBER: Spike! Spike! Please wake up! Let's go back to the Bebop together! Please! I'll sleep with you all night! I'll cook meals for you! I'll do anything you say to get more bounties! Just don't die on me; I made a promise to Julia! I love you Spike! I want us to grow old together in love forever! Wake up, wake up!
Amber gave up as she cries on Spike's chest, until she stopped hearing Spike's heart beating normally again, she looks at him with his eyes opening up.
AMBER: Spike…?
Spike moves his arm up to the sky.
SPIKE: Bang...
AMBER: Oh, Spike!
Amber hugs Spike and kisses him non-stop, he hugs her back embracing the woman who woke him up this time to the real world feeling alive again and remembering those he lost to rest in peace now.
SPIKE: Amber, I'm covered in blood.
AMBER: I don't care. I won't let go of you this time.
SPIKE: I love you.
AMBER: I love you too; please don't do that to me again.
SPIKE: Sorry, I got worried that time. You did save my ass.
AMBER: I did. We made both Vicious and Julia proud at the end.
SPIKE: We did. It's all over we both woke up together. Never leave me again.
AMBER: I promise I won't.
The two hold on each other until Jet and Faye arrive to pick them up for Spike to recover and Amber to report back to Bob on what happen that the Red Dragon was no more, for some were dead and the others went away for good, but was to happen months later…? Faye worked hard being the best bounty hunter and herself again only to bet on many things again. Jet help out Bob time to time on tips while doing his line of work as a bounty hunter too and leader. Ed and Ein are going to so many planets to help her father and his partner out in many discoveries while the two help out the Bebop once in a while from hacking and calling up. As for Spike and Amber, they live together at the old place they both grew up on Mars while still being bounty hunters for Amber Rose to do great as Spike recovers still wasn't easy for this is their life in love.
SPIKE: How was the bounty hunting?
AMBER: Those losers didn't stand a chance against my skills. We got more money than ever.
SPIKE: I want in the action too.
Spike tries getting up, though hurt when moving Amber aids him.
AMBER: Ah, no. Not after you completely healed. I'm not letting you die on me again, mister.
Spike lies back down in bed.
SPIKE: Sorry, it sucks though.
AMBER: The Doctor said you'll be back within two more months, be grateful for that.
SPIKE: Okay, so what are you making me this time tonight?
AMBER: Your favorite, chicken soup.
SPIKE: Again?
AMBER: I'll go shopping for more food tomorrow. I promise.
SPIKE: Well, for you I guess so.
AMBER: Now we're talking, cowboy. Also we'll go visit the graves the ones we knew and lost too.
SPIKE: Sounds like a plan then.
Spike pulls Amber close to him kissing each other with Amber doing all the hugging.
SPIKE: Stay this way for me. Until I fall asleep again. You smell nice.
AMBER: Okay, I love you so much, Spike.
SPIKE: Love you too, Amber.
The two kept holding each other sleeping for a while.
YOU'RE GONNA CARRY THAT WEIGHT.
The end….
And that's the best ending to me for Spike not dying but moving on for Amber Rose living together and stills a Bebop member with Ed, Ein, Jet, and Faye too. Good, huh? Glad you all like it and all. ^_^ Bye, now. Read it as much as you guys like many times.