“Spike, we have a bounty to go after...one problem.” Jet said with a bit of disappointment at the end.

“Now what would that be?” Said Spike while he was throwing punches and kicks at an invisible opponent.

“It’s more of a job for Faye. See, there’s this serial rapist/killer on the loose. I’m sort of under the impression a guy wouldn’t want to rape you...”

“Are you questioning my seductiveness to the same sex?”

“Spike...you get weirder and weirder every time I take time to talk to you...” Jet gave a sigh, shook his head and the continued, “He was last seen in Mars, District 436. Ed’ll stay in the ship while me, you, and Faye search the 400 block. All of his attacks seem to be in that area. Just keep on a look out for a man...man-handling a woman.” “Yeah, yeah. How much is this bounty worth anyway?”

“1,000,000 Woolong. That could easily carry us for about 2-3 months.” “Yeah, as long as Faye doesn’t get him. You know she won’t split the bounty with the rest of the crew.”

“She’ll have to call us if she wants help. We’ll communicate through these.” Jet handed Spike a gunmetal walkie-talkie. “We’ll make sure she doesn’t turn him in without us.”

“All right. I’ll tell her about it.” Spike headed toward the stairs when Ed and Ein bolted down them

“Ed has hair, Ein has hair, Spike has hair, Faye has hair, Jet has no hair!”

Jet jumped up and looked like he was fixing to strangle Ed. Spike just shook his head and headed up the steel staircase to Faye’s quarters. He barely knocked once when the door opened and Faye appeared leaning on the edge of the wall.

“Ya needed me?”

“We need you to try and track down serial rapist. It’s a million woolong. I think a smart, sensible woman like yourself would be more than happy to help.”

“Hm, of course I would.” She gave a sly smile. “Why should I? I’d be the one who would be working my ass off for the bounty. Every man or woman for themselves I say.”

“Look, this is a team effort! Whenever one of us catches a bounty we buy food for the whole freakin’ crew!”

“Oh, watch that temper now. I think I’ll go freshen up.”

The door then slid shut and Spike yelled at the top of his lungs, “I HATE WOMEN!!” Spike jumped down from the top of the staircase to the metal floor with a clank! sound. Spike sat down on the couch in the living quarters. Ed was meddling on the computer, Ein next to her.

Jet said in a mild tone, “I heard it didn’t go so well.” “How did you figure out?”

“The whole I hate women thing was a tip off...”

The Bebop docked on the Mars Station and Spike, Jet, and Faye(dressed rather provocatively) stepped out all wielding their walkie-talkies and guns. Jet, taking controlled said, “All right, Faye take the east, I’ll take the west, and Spike take the south of the 400 block. Any sign of the rapist, report. And remember, do not kill him. We need him alive for the bounty.”

They all nodded in agreement and headed off. The all occasionally talked on the walkie-talkies but didn’t try to make it noticeable. It was at least an hour before they heard a shriek on the walkie-talkie, a thud, and static.

Spike yelled, “What was that?”

Jet replied, “Faye! Last she reported she was in the 460’s.”

Spike didn’t waste anytime and pocketed his walkie-talkie and sprinted down to the 460’s section. He was bumping in to people and occasionally knocking people down. He always apologized by yelling “I’m sorry!” as he passed them by. People were eyeing him weirdly as he did his best to dodge them. Everything seemed a blur to him until he made it to the 460 district. Spike was utterly surprised to find Faye, not even a scratch on her, and a rather large, fat man tied up and bleeding from the legs.

Faye smirked and said, “Finally, you’ve arrived, where’s the other one?”

Spike returned the smile, “Couldn’t you have at least called us?” “It doesn’t make it as dramatic.”

Jet appeared a minute later and out of breath.

“Great, you caught him. A million woolong is ours.”

Faye replied, “Of course.”

Back at the ship, Jet and Spike were banging on the door. of Faye’s room.

“FAYE! RETURNED THE MONEY!” yelled Spike in a perturbed way.

“Jet, why did you even give her the money?”

“Hey...I thought she could be trusted. And plus she had a purse. It’d be easier to carry 1,000,000 woolong.”

“Ugh...you idiot!”

And Ed started to sing, “Faye-Faye got the money, and Spike-Spike looks like the Easer bunny, Jet-Jet has no hair, and Faye-Faye’s a millionaire.

Angel Without Mercy
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