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~^~ time passed

Last time…

Meanwhile, Faye ran to join Jet who was searching the building for Lola, and maybe even Daisy if she was still alive. "I can't believe Spike kept this from me!" Jet exclaimed in a hushed voice. "You would have gone off after Vicious yourself if he showed you. And we all know that you can't handle him." Faye replied. Jet sighed deeply. "I just wish there was something I could do. It's my fault they're dead." He stated.

Faye put a comforting hand on his shoulder. "We can find them, Jet. And give them a proper burial. That's all we can do now, save rescuing the little girl." She said, before they started off again. There were patrollers around the entire building, armed and ready to kill on sight—Vicious' orders of course. Despite not wanting to kill those only doing their jobs, Faye sunk a bullet into the skulls of two patrollers. There was a door at the end of a dead-end hall. "Let's check it out." Jet said, running over to the door.

"Wait…let me listen." Faye whispered, putting her ear to the door.

"Mommy…mommy, wake up…mommy..?"

And now…

"It's gotta be them! Bust the door in, Faye!" Jet said frantically. "Dammit, Jet, this is why Spike never told you! You'd get caught up in wanting to rescue them, that you wouldn't even realize the consequences of your actions!" Faye retorted, pulling a lock pick from her hair. "What are you, my mother?" Jet snorted. Ignoring the comment, Faye picked the lock and pulled her gun out. Silently, they entered the room. It was dark, except for a window nearly twenty feet up. Dull sunlight was cast through a dark stained-glass window, illuminating the dank room only enough to make out simple objects.

Once their eyes adjusted, they saw two people on the wall, shackled and obviously dead. "Those are her parents.." Jet remarked, still finding the room too dark. Finding a small lamp, Faye turned it on. "Oh my god…" She whispered. Lola sat on the floor, holding Daisy's limp and bloody body. Dropping his gun, Jet ran over to them. "Hang on Lola, are you okay?" He said, looking at the young girl who in turn shook her head. "What happened?" Jet asked. Faye grabbed Jet's gun from the floor and handed it back to him. "Don't let your guard down, Jet. This room might be being observed." She warned.

"We gotta get out of here." Jet said, picking up Daisy's body. Faye walked over to the elderly people and looked them over. "Shit…Jet, we have to move!" She said, running away from the wall. "What's the matter?" Jet asked worridly, putting Daisy over his shoulder, and taking Lola's hand. "There's a bomb. This building is going to be up in ashes whenever someone decides to flip the switch!" Faye exclaimed. Jet frowned grimly. "Vicious…it's gotta be him, or Julia..but she doesn't seem like the suicidal type." He remarked, following Faye into the hall.

Faye played the role of securing the hallways, while Jet had his hands full. "You never know. That bitch is back with Vicious, and God knows what she'd do for him." She said, trying to make it outside. While turning a corner, someone ran into them. Aiming at the man's chest, Faye was about to shoot. "Wait, I'm not going to hurt you!" The man exclaimed. Faye lowered her gun. "I know the fastest way to get out of here, but it won't be easy." The man said. Shaking her head slightly, Faye asked, "Who are you? And how the hell can we trust you?"

"I'm Shin. I used to work under Vicious. I came to help Spike, and he told me to help you." Shin said. Jet shook his head in disbelief. "Help them to get out of here. I'm not leaving Spike." Faye said, with a tone in her voice that said she wasn't going to change her mind. Shin smiled warmly. "He had a feeling you'd say that so he made me promise that I'd have you out of here. Sorry to have to do this.." He said, before tasering Faye so she fell to the floor. "Hey!" Jet exclaimed, pointing his gun at Shin, who picked Faye up. "You ashhole! What da hell di' you do da' fo'!? Ah'm nah leavin Spike!" Faye screamed.

Jet shook his head. "At least her mouth still works somewhat." He said sarcastically, lowering his gun.

"Don't worry, it's just a short term effect." Shin assured him as they began to make their way out. "Jet, don't leave Spike here to die! He's your friend for Godssakes! You'll never forgive yourself if he dies!" Faye said, her voice clearing up, trying to convince Jet to go back. "Faye, this is his fight. I'm not one to tell anyone what to do, and this needs to happen. You see how Spike kills himself over that damn woman, and his past, don't you?" Jet replied. Unable to nod her head, Faye answered, "Yeah…but—"

"But nothing. If you have faith in him, he'll be okay." Jet cut in.

The two followed Shin through hallways and rooms and even air vents before they were outside behind the syndicate building. "We made it." Jet said, looking at the looming building behind them. "We have to get as far away from here as possible. Vicious has that detonator, and we don't know when he'll use it." Shin said as Jet stared at the building. "Huh? Oh..yeah, right." Jet said, following after Shin.

Meanwhile, inside the building, the fight had ended after Vicious had accidentily injured Julia. He took her in his arms and had turned to Spike. "This isn't over yet. You won't get out of this building alive Spike. Rest in peace.." he sneered, before disappearing into the shadows. Bloody and mangled, Spike crawled up from the floor and tried to find the nearest way out.

Back outside, the three turned upon hearing glass shattering and screams.

I don't hear a sound

Silent faces in the ground

The quiet screams, but I refuse to listen

Floods of people ran from the building, some bleeding, some screaming and some of them even falling down dead. As the building went up in flames, the three stood in disbelief.

If there is a hell

I'm sure this is how it smells

Wish this were a dream, but no, it isn't

Faye took a step forward shakily, recovering from her tasering, hesitating only because of the smoke that billowed from the rooftop. "Faye, don't. He…he's probably already gone." Jet said warningly. "No…he can't be. I refuse to believe that. I won't believe it." Faye stammered, before running towards the building. "Faye! Dammit!" Jet called after her, placing Daisy's body on the floor. He ran after the woman, who had reached the front doors of the building. "It's too late, Faye. Don't throw your life away.." Jet said, placing his hand on the woman's shoulder. "It's not too late. Spike's alive, I can feel it Jet. He…just has a way about him, and I can tell that he's still alive. I don't know about you, but I'm not about to risk losing him." Faye replied, before running into the building.

Jet could only watch, and hope that somehow, someway, they would both turn out okay.

Walk in the rain, in the rain, in the rain

I walk in the rain, in the rain

Am I right or am I wrong

and is it here that I belong?…

SEE YOU SPACE COWBOY…?