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Post by TrigunAce on Jul 28, 2004 0:33:50 GMT -5
Oh, and today I am officially teh same age as Kenshin! Yay me!! YEA!!! Happy B-day Snap!! When does teh party start?!
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Post by stampededtyphoon on Jul 28, 2004 1:10:47 GMT -5
NOTE: I just wanna' mention that teh "past" events in this story are based on MY understanding of teh VERY few "clues" given--mostly quick "flashbacks" in about 5 episodes of "BeBop"--and that teh three key characters involved--Spike, Vic and Julia--would ALSO be "interpreting" their "memories" as THEY understood them, so not everything is gonna' "mesh" seamlessly....
But, IF Julia really DID wuv Spike, WHY did she NEVER "find" him, even when he had gained a reputation as a Bounty Hunter, and WHY didn't Vicious go after Spike when he KNEW he was still ALIVE after "Jupiter Jazz"?
Some of this story is trying to "answer" THOSE questions---
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teh FIRST bullet hit Vic in teh right shoulder, shattering bone, teh SECOND went through his left thigh, just above teh knee, causing him to collapse to his knees on teh dusty ground, clutching at his shoulder---as he tried to look up to meet Spike's eyes one last time, teh THIRD bullet TORE into his CHEST.........with a groan, Vic slowly fell face first onto teh sparse grass, his blood soaking into teh dirt around him..............
"THIRD TIME'S teh CHARM, VICIOUS!!!!"
By now, Spike had lost ALL control--screaming incoherantly, he began KICKING teh body on teh ground before him, over and over again.............
In his jangled, feverish mind, Spike remembered what had BROKE teh bond he had once shared with Vicious--they HAD been like Brothers, Vicious training him well in teh "duties" of a "Soldier" of teh Red Dragons, Spike following his orders LOYALLY.....until that day, teh day their "orders" had been to kill a man whose ONLY "crime" had been to REFUSE to "submit" to teh "Rules" of teh Red Dragon Organization--and Spike found that he COULDN'T, couldn't kill a man in Cold Blood for wanting "Out" of teh very same Syndicate that Spike now regretted being a part of--and VICIOUS had killed him ANYWAY, blowing a hole in teh man's head even as he had BEGGED that his family be SPARED! Vicious had said then that there was "No ROOM" in teh Red Dragons for quitters--OR their FAMILIES!--and had walked away in DISGUST, leaving Spike with an "empty" feeling inside him.........
"AND YOU DID KILL THEM, DIDN'T YOU, VICIOUS!!??", he screamed, aiming a kick at Vic's head, "You went and KILLED HIS FAMILY, just like teh BEAST that you ARE!!"
He was STOPPED suddenly by a *groan* from Vic, and a feeble stirring........
"Not DEAD, Yet, Vicious!?"
Spike was now BEYOND ALL "reason", years of Pain and Loneliness, Anger and Hatred--ALL aimed at "Vicious"!--overwhelming him--laughing HYSTERICALLY, he began firing his gun wildly at Vic, missing him ENTIRELY--But one bullet richocheted off a nearby rock, sending shards of stone deep into Vic's left eye........
Vic himself was beyond feeling much of anything anymore, but teh sight of his shattered eye was what brought Spike BACK to HIMSELF with an EMOTIONAL *CRASH!*--Spike dropped his gun arm and his other hand moved towards his right eye, teh artificial one---he remembered how he lost that eye---and how Vicious had saved his life, getting him to a Hospital in time when he might have bled to death...........
Suddenly COMPLETELY LUCID, Spike looked at teh body on teh ground, at teh gun in his hand, at teh empty place where Vic's eye had been--a SKY BLUE one....When had Vicious' eyes "changed"!? He didn't REMEMBER those eyes being ANYTHING but "pale" and snake-like...........
"I...I...I've BECOME "Vicious"....!!"
Feeling suddenly VERY WEAK, Spike dropped his gun and began to stumble away, but didn't get far before he collapsed on teh ground in a sitting position, his face in his hands--
"My GOD! WHAT have I DONE!!??"
To be Continued----
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Post by stampededtyphoon on Jul 28, 2004 4:14:35 GMT -5
Spot WAS a smarter than "average" dog--when he got to teh Front door of teh Hotel, he began frantically clawing at it, barking and howling to get attention--when Zel came to investigate teh ruckus, Spot tore past him into teh Hotel, but it WASN'T to teh "Home" upstairs that he went to--Instead, teh little black dog ran STRAIGHT to GREN, who was playing a "gig" with Midvalley in teh Lounge!
As soon as Gren recognized Spot, he knew something was WRONG with Vic! [teh dog had been a constant companion, like Rin, and Vic had remarked once that he now had TWO "little shadows" following him everywhere...] Realizing that Spot wanted to be followed, Gren yelled to Midvalley to get a doctor and come after him--when he saw Spot running towards teh Park, he told Zel where they were headed , then ran after teh fast disappearing black dog as QUICKLY as possible!
"Oh, PLEASE DON'T LET ME BE "TOO LATE" THIS TIME!!!!" thought Gren, remembering what he had found that LAST time.........
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Spike was STILL sitting with his hands over his face, tears leaking thru' his fingers, when he HEARD HER VOICE!
"Julia?" he said hopefully, in spite of himself, wondering if he was TRULY losing his mind......
"Spike, what did you do?"
Spike slowly lifted his head from his hands, a little afraid of "what" he MIGHT see......
"I FINALLY killed "Vicious", Julia--TWICE! But......I THINK he's STILL "alive", living INSIDE of ME, now!"
"Spike--LOOK at me...."
Spike looked up then---and THERE she was! standing a short distance away, looking SOLID and REAL.....and ALIVE!!
He started to go to her, TRIED to stand up, but he felt too WEAK, as if ALL his strength had been drained.........like Vicious' blood soaking into teh dirt....
"JULIA!" he cried, but she shook her head at him.
"Spike--WHY won't you LET ME GO!? WHY do you KEEP me "trapped" HERE beween Life and Death, NOT able to be EITHER!? WHY CAN'T YOU "FREE" ME, SPIKE--WHY!!??"
Spike, now VERY CONFUSED, stopped worrying about his mental state and stared at Julia, teh woman he LOVED, teh woman he had BELIEVED to wuv HIM!
"I...I..DON'T UNDERSTAND, Julia! HOW am I "Hurting" YOU!? I wuv YOU!!"
She sighed then, and came up to him, touching first Spike's face, then kneeling down to kiss him lightly and hold him for a moment in her arms--Spike noticed that she FELT solid enough, but there was STILL something "strange" about her, as if she didn't "belong" somehow---and he KNEW she was DEAD, or HAD been.....!
"Spike," she began, smiling sadly at him, "Vic's RIGHT about me--I NEVER have REALLY been capable of REAL wuv--I was HURT TOO MUCH and TOO OFTEN by teh very people who said they would "protect" ME--even YOU, Spike, did me harm, whether that was your intention or not.....Even while I was telling you that we COULD run away, COULD make a life together, I KNEW it was ONLY a dream, wishful thinking, because I would HURT YOU, Spike, eventually.....I couldn't seem to help it!"
"But," he started, NOT wanting to hear these words from her....
"No, Spike--PLEASE stop TRYING to "Make" it HAPPEN--it was never MEANT to be! And until you LET me GO, I CAN'T "move on", CAN'T find teh "rest" I seek!"
"BUT WHAT ABOUT THOSE PEOPLE HERE WHO WERE DEAD and "CAME BACK"!? WHY CAN'T THAT HAPPEN FOR US, Julia, WHY!!!??"
"Because THOSE people WANTED to "Come Back", WANTED a Second Chance---I DON'T, Spike.....I just want to REST......"
"But....but...I wuv You, Julia......!" he said plaintively
"I know, Spike", she said sympathetically, "But you were AFRAID that you had "become" Vicious just a moment ago, remember? Prove to me that you ARE my Spike, teh man who TRIED to "rescue" me, by giving me up, FOREVER, so that I can FINALLY have what I want...."
He looked into her eyes for a VERY LONG TIME, seeing his reflection in them, teh way he had when she had......died
"All right", he said then, REAL sorrow welling up in him, teh grief he had NEVER quite "allowed" himself to feel finally making itself manifest in his Soul.....
"Good!" Julia said, smiling that beautiful, but seldom seen, smile at Spike one last time--then she kissed him, a lingering kiss that he so very much remembered, stood up and began to walk away.....she paused once before she was gone, this time TRULY "Forever" from his Life, to tell Spike--
"Take GOOD CARE of Faye, Spike! Do for HER all teh things you wanted to do for ME, and she will be a BETTER WOMAN for you than I EVER COULD BE! AND, a Great Mother!"
And then Julia was gone........
Spike began to rock back and forth in agitation--and when Gren and teh others GOT there, Spike Speigel, "tough guy" and "Mr. Cool", was SOBBING like an abandoned child.......................
To be Continued-----
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Post by snapdragon76 on Jul 28, 2004 8:43:47 GMT -5
Really? It still says you're 27 in your profile. Where does teh error lie there exactly? Despite what my profile said, I'm 28 now. I guess it hadn't changed over yet.
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Post by snapdragon76 on Jul 28, 2004 8:45:57 GMT -5
Happy happy berfday! *gives snap a cake* Make a wish! Hey my b-day's coming up! (21 on teh 21st, woo hoo big party!) *stuffs self with cake* Yummmm... Hey, that's your Jubilee berfday! When you turn teh same age as teh day you were born, it's called a Jubilee berfday. Mine was last year.
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Post by snapdragon76 on Jul 28, 2004 8:47:00 GMT -5
I believe that was Joshua Seth, but this is just off teh top of my head. I could be dead wrong. He did young Knives. He also does teh voice of Hige on WR. I don't know who does adult Knives.
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Post by snapdragon76 on Jul 28, 2004 8:55:37 GMT -5
YEA!!! Happy B-day Snap!! When does teh party start?! Party? With this group? Ah, what teh hell...
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Post by snapdragon76 on Jul 28, 2004 9:00:18 GMT -5
Spot WAS a smarter than "average" dog--when he got to teh Front door of teh Hotel, he began frantically clawing at it, barking and howling to get attention--when Zel came to investigate teh ruckus, Spot tore past him into teh Hotel, but it WASN'T to teh "Home" upstairs that he went to--Instead, teh little black dog ran STRAIGHT to GREN, who was playing a "gig" with Midvalley in teh Lounge! As soon as Gren recognized Spot, he knew something was WRONG with Vic! [teh dog had been a constant companion, like Rin, and Vic had remarked once that he now had TWO "little shadows" following him everywhere...] Realizing that Spot wanted to be followed, Gren yelled to Midvalley to get a doctor and come after him--when he saw Spot running towards teh Park, he told Zel where they were headed , then ran after teh fast disappearing black dog as QUICKLY as possible! "Oh, PLEASE DON'T LET ME BE "TOO LATE" THIS TIME!!!!" thought Gren, remembering what he had found that LAST time......... ______________ Spike was STILL sitting with his hands over his face, tears leaking thru' his fingers, when he HEARD HER VOICE! "Julia?" he said hopefully, in spite of himself, wondering if he was TRULY losing his mind...... "Spike, what did you do?" Spike slowly lifted his head from his hands, a little afraid of "what" he MIGHT see...... "I FINALLY killed "Vicious", Julia--TWICE! But......I THINK he's STILL "alive", living INSIDE of ME, now!" "Spike--LOOK at me...." Spike looked up then---and THERE she was! standing a short distance away, looking SOLID and REAL.....and ALIVE!! He started to go to her, TRIED to stand up, but he felt too WEAK, as if ALL his strength had been drained.........like Vicious' blood soaking into teh dirt.... "JULIA!" he cried, but she shook her head at him. "Spike--WHY won't you LET ME GO!? WHY do you KEEP me "trapped" HERE beween Life and Death, NOT able to be EITHER!? WHY CAN'T YOU "FREE" ME, SPIKE-- WHY!!??" Spike, now VERY CONFUSED, stopped worrying about his mental state and stared at Julia, teh woman he LOVED, teh woman he had BELIEVED to wuv HIM! "I...I..DON'T UNDERSTAND, Julia! HOW am I "Hurting" YOU!? I wuv YOU!!" She sighed then, and came up to him, touching first Spike's face, then kneeling down to kiss him lightly and hold him for a moment in her arms--Spike noticed that she FELT solid enough, but there was STILL something "strange" about her, as if she didn't "belong" somehow---and he KNEW she was DEAD, or HAD been.....! "Spike," she began, smiling sadly at him, "Vic's RIGHT about me--I NEVER have REALLY been capable of REAL wuv--I was HURT TOO MUCH and TOO OFTEN by teh very people who said they would "protect" ME--even YOU, Spike, did me harm, whether that was your intention or not.....Even while I was telling you that we COULD run away, COULD make a life together, I KNEW it was ONLY a dream, wishful thinking, because I would HURT YOU, Spike, eventually.....I couldn't seem to help it!" "But," he started, NOT wanting to hear these words from her.... "No, Spike--PLEASE stop TRYING to "Make" it HAPPEN--it was never MEANT to be! And until you LET me GO, I CAN'T "move on", CAN'T find teh "rest" I seek!" "BUT WHAT ABOUT THOSE PEOPLE HERE WHO WERE DEAD and "CAME BACK"!? WHY CAN'T THAT HAPPEN FOR US, Julia, WHY!!!??" "Because THOSE people WANTED to "Come Back", WANTED a Second Chance---I DON'T, Spike.....I just want to REST......" "But....but...I wuv You, Julia......!" he said plaintively "I know, Spike", she said sympathetically, "But you were AFRAID that you had "become" Vicious just a moment ago, remember? Prove to me that you ARE my Spike, teh man who TRIED to "rescue" me, by giving me up, FOREVER, so that I can FINALLY have what I want...." He looked into her eyes for a VERY LONG TIME, seeing his reflection in them, teh way he had when she had......died "All right", he said then, REAL sorrow welling up in him, teh grief he had NEVER quite "allowed" himself to feel finally making itself manifest in his Soul..... "Good!" Julia said, smiling that beautiful, but seldom seen, smile at Spike one last time--then she kissed him, a lingering kiss that he so very much remembered, stood up and began to walk away.....she paused once before she was gone, this time TRULY "Forever" from his Life, to tell Spike-- "Take GOOD CARE of Faye, Spike! Do for HER all teh things you wanted to do for ME, and she will be a BETTER WOMAN for you than I EVER COULD BE! AND, a Great Mother!" And then Julia was gone........ Spike began to rock back and forth in agitation--and when Gren and teh others GOT there, Spike Speigel, "tough guy" and "Mr. Cool", was SOBBING like an abandoned child....................... To be Continued----- Oooh! Very gripping, Stampers. Maybe after all this, Vic won't be so depressed anymore. And go Gren!!
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Post by snapdragon76 on Jul 28, 2004 9:45:42 GMT -5
I had come to a decision. I was gonna tell Amon everything my parents told me. I thought he deserved to know. I invited him over for tea. Gren was at teh hotel, working and Alucard was who knows where, so I had teh place to myself.
I set teh tea tray on teh counter, preparing it when teh doorbell rang. I smoothed out my hair and my skirt and answered teh door. There stood Amon. He looked a bit concerned. I could understand why. I only told him I needed to see him, I didn't explain why.
"Hi. Come on in. I'm glad you could make it."
I took his coat as he came in, thinking to myself, 'I wonder if he wears it even in teh summertime?'
"You said you needed to see me. Is everything all right?" he asked.
I led him to teh table. "Everything is fine. I just wanted to talk to you."
He seemed to relax a little. As he sat, I dissapeared in teh kitchen to finish getting teh tea ready.
"What did you wanna talk about?"
I brought teh tea tray out. I set it on teh table and sat across from him.
"I went to see my parents teh other day to talk to them about my hertitage. Apparently, what Arion had said is true... I really am teh last of teh Royal White Dragons. teh Phoenix Clan had attacked not long after my birth. My parents fled along with two of their most trusted servants. My parents, teh King and Queen, handed me off to teh servants to make sure I was taken to safety. teh servants then fled here, changed my apperance and raised me as thier own."
Amon sipped his tea calmly. "It seems to me, they did a fine job of taking care of you," he said.
I looked at him. "So... you're OK with this? I mean, you're not surprised?" I said, adding silently to myself, '...like I was.'
"Living here, I've learned not to be surprised by much of anything anymore. At any rate, my initial surprise wore of teh other evening after teh raiding party attacked. I do have one question, however."
I poured another cup of tea, "What would that be?"
"Do you plan on remaining here or returning to your Clan?"
I shrugged, "I honestly don't know. As far as I know, I plan on remaining here as long as I'm able. I've kind of accepted teh fact that I might hafta return someday. But that's not gonna be for a while, though."
I barely caught a look of relief on his face. I smiled.
"Oh, by teh way, I do have something else I'd like to talk to you about."
"Yes."
"Since you don't really 'hunt' anymore, I was thinking maybe you could teach those who are just coming into thier powers, how to use them properly. Like a school of some sort. I know Michael and Haruto could probably use some instruction. Haruto seemed excited about teh idea. What do you think?"
Amon set down his teacup, "It doesn't sound like a bad idea. I was thinking along similar lines myself."
I smiled again, "Good. I'll talk to Wolfwood and see if he'll rent some more space."
We sit and chat teh rest of teh afternoon as we finish our tea. It was quite pleasant.
What do you guys think of my idea? I figured with all teh powers awakening lately, a 'school' might not be a bad idea. It probably won't be anything along teh lines of "Harry Potter," though.
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Post by lizardali on Jul 28, 2004 10:09:27 GMT -5
*stuffs self with cake* Yummmm... Hey, that's your Jubilee berfday! When you turn teh same age as teh day you were born, it's called a Jubilee berfday. Mine was last year. My mom calls it my "Golden berfday." Whatever, its teh same thing, right?. Either way I'm gonna have a big party!
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Post by lizardali on Jul 28, 2004 13:47:06 GMT -5
He did young Knives. He also does teh voice of Hige on WR. I don't know who does adult Knives. Ah. That makes much more sense.
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Post by Peanutcat on Jul 28, 2004 14:31:29 GMT -5
YEA!!! Happy B-day Snap!! When does teh party start?! NO! NO MORE PARTIES!!!!!!!!!!! At least for a little while.
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Post by XerBlade on Jul 28, 2004 14:43:10 GMT -5
NO! NO MORE PARTIES!!!!!!!!!!! At least for a little while. Oh yeah, keep forgetting to telly ou, wuv your sig, I was gonna set it myself when I got on that day and saw you had beaten me to it. P.S. To Liz: I was cracking up at teh line in your sig last night. That had to be teh funniest line I heard in teh entire episode easy.
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Post by Peanutcat on Jul 28, 2004 14:50:24 GMT -5
Oh yeah, keep forgetting to telly ou, wuv your sig, I was gonna set it myself when I got on that day and saw you had beaten me to it. P.S. To Liz: I was cracking up at teh line in your sig last night. That had to be teh funniest line I heard in teh entire episode easy. Thanks! I meant to change it sooner but kept forgetting. Sorry I beat you to it(no, not really!*grin*). I just loved that line from Miroku, and teh way he looked when he said it.
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Post by isa2525 on Jul 28, 2004 15:03:15 GMT -5
He did young Knives. He also does teh voice of Hige on WR. I don't know who does adult Knives. Yea, I can never remember who does adult knives... hmmmm sounds like its time I go seiyuu hunting. Anywho, did anyone else know that Joshua Seth is a Comedy Hypnotist? Isnt that hilarious?
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