(Cowboy Bebop) Like The Guy From That One Movie?

Part 3:And So It Begins

Tony looks the man right in his sunglasses. He was used to looking every man he's ever spoken to directly in the eyes. Something wasn't right. He had a feeling that didn't seem to sit well with him and he couldn't seem to understand it.

"Hello Mr. Rodriguez." The large man said in a booming voice. "I am Salvatore Sundaco and I am very glad to meet you. I look forward to doing business with you."

Tony knew something was off about this man.

"Take those glasses off and look me in my eyes when you speak to me." Tony said in an annoyed tone. There wasn't anything he hated more than a man that couldn't look him in his eyes when he spoke to them. He took it as a sign of disrespect.

The man smiled and removed his glasses. He had a larger scar that ran right from the top of his right eyebrow, through his eye and down his cheek.

"I'm very sorry Mr. Rodriguez. I didn't mean to offend you in any way. I sincerely apologize."

"Hey, it's cool man. I guess I shouldn't be so serious about it." Tony said with an awkward laugh. "Soooo, are you ready to get down to business or what?"

Tony opened up the briefcase he had in his grasp to reveal a very large amount of woolongs. About five hundred thousand to be exact. After he opened his briefcase, each one of the three other men he brought with him began to open theirs, one after the other.

"Beautiful. Absolutely fantastic." Salvatore said with a rather large smile on his face. "It's very nice when I come across a man that knows how to do business. I believe we had a deal involving a larger sum of money for a lot of advanced weaponry. So please, have a look at what you've invested in." Salvatore motioned towards one of him men who motioned to another man that was sitting in a crane with a larger metal container hanging from it. The man began to lower the container onto the ground to the right of Salvatore and Tony. As the container began to descend towards the ground, Tony began to get an eerie feeling. He began to reach into his coat towards his .45 which rested in his shoulder holster under his left arm. When the container touched the ground Salvatore looked at him and grinned.

"What's wrong Mr. Rodriguez? You seem a bit cautious. Is everything alright?"

Salvatore walked towards the container and waves his hand at one of his men. They both pull open the doors and as they do Tony raises his hand to signal his men to be ready for whatever may happen. His men raise their weapons up as if ready to fire. The doors to the container open and inside are boxes full of the illegal advanced weapons he had paid for. He signals his men to lower their weapons.

"Sorry about that." He says with another awkward laugh "You can never be too careful. You know?"

"Of course Mr. Rodriguez. You have every right not to trust me. I mean why would you trust a man you barely know?"

"Well, I'm glad you understand Sal. I hope I didn't offend you or anything."

"Of course you didn't. There's going to be a problem though Mr. Rodriguez. I'm sorry for the inconvenience."

"Oh yeah? What sort of problem would that be Sally boy?"

"Well, the thing is, my men went through a lot of trouble acquiring these very advanced weapons for you and unfortunately, the price for the product has gone up. Again, I'm very sorry for the inconvenience."

"I don't like last minute changes Sal. They make me sort of angry. You see, we had a deal and if you're not going to stick to your word them I'm going to have to take what you owe me by force. After that, I'm going to have to take back my currency as well. You understand don't you?" Tony raised his hand to ready his men again. "So, are you going to give me what's mine or are we going to have to do this my favorite way? You know, the one that involves me putting a hole in the middle of your head and the having my men turn your little group of cronies into a bloody mess."

Salvatore looked at Tony and smiled.

"Well Mr. Rodriguez, me and you are very similar I suppose. In the fact that you're favorite way is also my favorite way. The only thing is, I had a bit of a feeling you wouldn't want to do this the easy way so I went ahead and I brought a few more of my "Little Cronies" with me." Suddenly a large group of men come out of the run down warehouse armed to the teeth. The thing is, I figured we should be the first ones to try out these new weapons that you asked us for. Unfortunately, you and your men are looking like the perfect test subjects." Salvatore puts his hand up and closes it as if to signal his men to fire.