The Pain Of Saying Goodbye
By William C.


Faye's Story:
It has been one day since Spike's death, no one knew just yet. Faye had only just seen Ed's message, it wasn't hard to notice. "Jet get over here quick!" She was in a panicked state. "Ed's not here, she left!" Jet ran into the room and saw the writing and picture, "What the heck is going on here Faye?" Faye looked at him a bit calm, but still distressed, "Ed's gone, where could she have gone? When?" "Heck if I know." He shut his eyes and rubbed his forehead, "First Spike disappears yesterday, now Ed today..." He looked at her for a moment, "And lemme guess, your gonna run off somewhere next right?" "What!? How could you say that..? Besides, I can't leave until I've at least said good-bye to Spike first..." He gave her a curious look, "Oh, and why's that?" She stepped back blushing slightly, "W-what do you mean? I only want to say good-bye before I ever leave, and besides I'm not gonna leave your boys just because Ed's gone." She turned around and headed toward the bathroom. "Maybe a shower will calm me down..." Jet just stood there and shook his head, "I'll never understand women..."

...Faye's Story, end

Jet's Story:
Three hours have passed since Spikes death, Jet had just received a message from the police. "I see...Thanks for telling me.....Yeah bring his ship in later, I know where to take it...The funerals in a week right....Then I have plenty of time to tell them....Thanks again, bye." Faye had walked in when he hung up, "Who was that Jet?" He couldn't bear to tell her that Spike was dead. "Oh that was...One of my old buddies, just giving me a call, that's all." "If you say so, well I'm going to sleep, if Spike gets back wake me." She walked off and into her room. He just looked at the floor quietly and walked over to his plant room. He took out his clippers and started to cut the branches off of a small tree. "When would be the best time to tell her.... And what about Ed, I haven't seen her all day....Well, I wont worry about it just yet..." He glanced down at the plant; all of its branches have been cut off while he was thinking. "Oh shoot!"

...Jet's Story, end

Ed's story:
"Ein.....Ed is hungry....We need fooood.." Ed took a look around at the surroundings, "Nothing but sand and prickly green plants.." A jet flew quickly over head and Ed ran at it as fast as she could, "Wait! Come get Ed!" She tripped on a rock and laid on her stomach as Ein ran in front of her. "Ein is hungry to?" Her stomach growled louder and she looked at Ein. "Arf!" Ein began to growl at her stomach and barked once more. "Ed needs foood...." Her whining was cut short by the rumbling of something in the distance. "Huh? Ein do you hear what Ed hears? Maybe it's Bebop!" Ein barked happily at the mention of the Bebop. It had been three days since Ed left to find her father. The rumbling grew louder as a large asteroid flew over her and landed three miles away, but the shockwave sent Ed and Ein back 20 feet. A jeep stopped near Ed with two people riding on board "It landed nearby, let's hurry to add it to the map!" She stood up dizzily and shook the sand out of her hair. "Was that Papa!?

.."Ed's Story, end.
Adios Cowboys...

The Pain of Saying Good-bye, Part Two
Faye and Jet's Story, Continue:
One day has past since Jet received he received news of Spike's death. No matter how he tried he just couldn't help but feel that Spike would casually walk in, smoking a cigarette, and ask about food. "That idiot....I told him he'd get himself killed one of these days, and did he listen..... No." He shook his head and got off of the couch, "I should tell Faye..." "Tell me what Jet?" Faye was standing behind the couch and staring at him. She had finished her shower and was fully clothed. He jumped slightly and turned around, "Oh uh, that we need to get more supplies." He walked off to the kitchen and went through the cabinets. He spoke quietly so she would not hear him, "I can't tell her...Not just yet..."
"So, have you heard from Spike or Ed yet?" "No, not yet." He had forgotten Ed had left. While he was looking through the cabinet a rat bit his hand, "Dammit...I told Spike to put traps up.." He stopped himself and just closed the cabinet. "Well just yell at him later, though I doubt he'll listen to you." "Yeah your right..." He stood up quietly and walked over to his room, "I'm getting some sleep, don't bother me, Ok?" "Whatever." She walked over to her room and laid on her bed. "Something's wrong here..." She held her stomach, "Jet seems like he's hiding something." She glanced at the ceiling for a moment, "I...feel empty inside lately....Could something have happened to Spike? Or is it just hunger...?" She fell asleep slowly, as a tear gently rolled down her cheek.
The next morning, Jet was still asleep, and Faye was still asleep as well. They both spent the days in their rooms quietly, not once leaving them, and gradually went back to sleep. What a waste of a day..... This morning seemed different. Something seemed very wrong today. Faye walked over to the couch and laid on it. "What's wrong with me...I don't seem to have the energy to do anything anymore..." Jet walked right past her and sat on the table. "Alright....I've gotta tell you something, it's only fair you hear about it."
"What the hell are you talking about Jet?"
"Three days ago, I received a call about Spike."
"Spike!? Is he ok!? Where is he?"
"Calm down and let me finish. The call was from the police..." He rubbed his eyes, "This wasn't a warning, favor, or a friendly call. They told me, that...Spike was killed. They say it was due to a stab wound. I'm sorry Faye, but Spike is dead." "W-what...Your kidding right?" "Dammit do you think I would joke about this?" Her eyes filled with tears, "Why didn't you tell me when you got the call!?" "What the hell did you expect me to say? 'I'm Sorry Faye, Spike died, his funeral is in a week'! If I told you at the time, you probably would have ran off somewhere. I waited to tell you so you would go to the funeral." He shook his head, "Now we just have to find Ed and tell her..."
Faye didn't listen to anything he said after hearing about Spikes death. She just cried into her pillow silently.

Faye and Jet's Story, to be continued....

Ed's Story, Continue:
"Ein, did you see that!? It might be Ed's Papa!" She stood up and began to run after the jeep, yelling for it to stop, "Wait! Stop for Ed!" The jeep finally stopped in front of her, and she ran right into it. "Oww....Ed's head hurts." "Hey kid, are you alright?" Slowly everything became clear again, and she could make his face out.
"Papa!"
"Huh.....If it isn't my little girl....Or was it a boy?"
"Ed is a girl of course."
"What are you doing out here all by yourself?"
"Ed has been looking for you for three days straight with Ein." Ein sat by Ed panting quietly. "Well get in, I need to go map the asteroid." Ed jumped in the car in the front seat and Ein sat in the back. "Why did Papa leave Ed?" "Oh...Well it's because I'm so busy with my work." He gave a nervous chuckle. "You know, it probably would have been better if you'd have stayed with those bounty hunters right?" "You...Don't want Ed?"
"No its not that, it's just that you would have been safer with them. Maybe you should give them a call and let them know your Ok. But for now, I need some rest, I'm going to set up camp." He stopped the jeep and took out a tent. "Where do you want to sleep? In here or in the tent?" "Ed will sleep in the tent." She hopped out of the car and into the tent. "Alright, well sleep well ok?" With that said he moved into the car and leaned back in the drivers seat. As Ed fell asleep, so did her father, and Ein as well. She was happy, but she felt empty.
The next morning, everything was gone except for her stuff and Ein. "Ein, where is Papa!?" Ein just yawned and barked at Tomato. "I guess Papa doesn't want Ed...Maybe the bebop will pick Ed up.." Ed turned tomato on and hacked unto Bebop's system and tried to get their attention. "Yoo-hoo, Jet, Faye-Faye, Spike-person. Answer Ed." Jet ran over to the computer and saw Ed, "Ed is that you?" "Of course it is, who else would Ed be?"
"Ed... I have some bad news. But maybe I should come get you first. Give me your coordinates." "Ok!" Ed happily sent him the coordinate to her location. "Come get Ed Right a..." Before she could finish her sentence the Bebop was right above her. They were waiting around Earth just for her call. She turned her computer off and ran at the Bebop. "Ed is right here, let us in!" She picked Ein up and ran into the ship the moment it landed.
"Ok....Ed, now about the bad news..."
"Oh.....so you know Papa abandoned Ed again...But now that Ed is here, everything will be fine! Where is Faye-Faye and Spike-person?"
He winced at the mention of Spike's name, "Faye is in her room crying about Spike."
"What's wrong with Spike-person?"
"Spike...Died four days ago...And his funeral is in three days..." "No! First Papa abandons Ed, now Spike-person does to! Is Ein going to be next? Or Jet? Or is it Faye-Faye!?" "Ed! this is hard enough already...How do you think we feel about this? We lost a good friend...We can at least show some respect by going to his funeral." He sighed quietly, "We have a lot of time to kill...But please Ed, don't run off again..." Ed just stood there as Ein whined behind her. "Ed will just play chess until then..." She took out the chess piece that allows her to play against Chess Master Hex. She put it on the chessboard and started the game. Jet shook his head and went to his plants and began to clip off some of the branches. This time he did not plan to kill any....

Ed's log. · Three days remain until the funeral. Both Papa and Spike-person have left Ed...Ed fears someone else will abandon her.
· Chess Master Hex's moves have been getting slower...He's still beating Ed though, but Ed will not lose!
· Two days to go and the game is still not done...Lately his moves have been getting worse...Ed fears he is not feeling well...Ed may let him win..
· One day to go....His moves have completely stopped after Ed took his queen....Has he given up.. ? Has Ed won? Or is something wrong with him....
· Today's the day....Ed has been declared the winner to due to time limit...Faye-Faye has come out of her room. Her eyes are red, and yet she is happy to see Ed...

End log.
Ed's Story, End....
Cya Next time Cowboy.

The Pain of Saying good-bye, Final Session
"Spike funeral will be on this ship. He's being delivered here as we speak.." Today is the day. Spikes coffin and ship were sent into the bebop together. "I want you both to control yourselves. Don't stop me from sending him into space, got it?" Both Ed and Faye nodded slowly as a tear rolled down Faye's cheek.
"Faye-Faye what's wrong?"
"Nothing Ed...Don't worry about it.."
Jets turned the gravity off and glided Spike's coffin over to the same place that Spike sent the refrigerator into space. "Well Spike, I'm gonna miss you man."
"Good-bye Spike....I love you." Faye glided over to a wall and grabbed onto the ladder.
"Bye-bye Spike person...Ed will miss you!" Ed glided up to the ceiling and grabbed onto something(I'm not sure what hahah).
"You guys have anything else to say? Cause after this, there won't be another chance." They shook their heads and braced themselves. "Alright...Good bye Spike, it was great working with ya." He pulled both of the levers. Slowly the large door opened and pulled Spike's coffin out of the ship. Jet closed the door again and glided back to his room as a tear floated off his cheek.
"Oh Spike...." Faye busted into tear as she returned to her room.
"Ed has lost two friends....And even her papa..." She let herself float around the ship as the others cried. "Now what should Ed do? Is there anything else to do?" She yawned quietly, "Maybe Ed will sleep on it.."
The next morning Faye and jet began arguing, "We need money, we're out of food!"
"Did you just notice that or are you just pointing it out? We need a bounty head, a big one." Jet looked at Ed, "Think you can find us one?"
"Ed is needed? Yay! Ed will search right away!"
Though Spike is gone, he will live in the hearts of the Bebop crew......God that was cheesy.... How long do I have to narrate this story anyway.....I mean I'm only in it once and they send me into space! They could have buried me but Jet's cheap....Well, I might as well end this.
Later guys...