Waltz for Venus

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COWBOY BEBOP #8

Venus space. An incoming commercial space shuttle in a hyperspace gate.

FLIGHT ATTENDANT: Soon, this flight, 210, will arrive on Venus. Some people may have an allergic reaction to the floating plants used in the terraforming of Venus. It has a chance of degenerating into Venus-sickness so if symptoms appear, please consult a doctor immediately.

The shuttle exits the gate. Hijackers, Huey, Dewy and Louie, suddenly attack.

HUEY: Quiet down, everyone! Both hands behind your heads! All of you!

RICH MAN: I-I'll give you money! I don't care about the others, let me off...

Louie hits the rich man in the head with the bit of her machine gun.

LOUIE: Anyone who makes a ruckus ends up like him!

A man named Roco, carrying a container wrapped in cloth, cowers in his seat.

ROCO: Damn it... why did this have to be the day?

DEWY: You over there! HEY!

Dewy approaches Spike, apparently fast asleep.

DEWY: You listening to me?! You! Get up!

Spike opens his eyes.

DEWY: All right. Quietly put both hands behind your head...

Spike closes his eyes.

DEWY: Hey! Don't fall asleep! Who the hell do you think we are?!

Spike gets of stretching, pushing Dewy aside allowing Amber to double kick at him.

DEWY: YOU!

Dewy swings the barrel of his gun at Spike. Spike ducks and head butts him. Huey charges at Spike from behind. Spike flips him onto Dewy.

SPIKE: Whoops, sorry.

AMBER: Now that's teamwork.

LOUIE: That's enough!

Faye sprays Louie with a container of sedatives. Louie passes out.

FAYE: Enough of YOU, Ms. Bounty.

The Bebop drifts next to the shuttle.

Session #8

WALTZ FOR VENUS

The spaceport. A postal service desk.

ROCO: Don't be silly! This is 5000?!

POSTAL WORKER: Special price.

ROCO: That's not written anywhere up there!

POSTAL WORKER: But it's not to normal residential quarters.

ROCO: I'm asking ya for a favor here...

POSTAL WORKER: All the way out there to the middle of the desert...

Roco grabs him.

ROCO: Hey! Don't rip me off here!

POSTAL WORKER: W-Wait a minute...

Roco spots Spike. He leaves a package and money on the desk.

ROCO: Make sure it gets there! Got that?!

Roco runs after Spike.

POSTAL WORKER: Hey, wait!

Spike collects the bounty for the hijackers from a machine for himself and Amber.

SPIKE: Thanks for the business. Here you go, Amber.

AMBER: Thanks. Wow, this saves up a lot of trouble for today.

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