A/N: Like the new movie a perfect system that predicts crimes before they even happen has been invented, the crimes are predicted by people (women) are frozen in pods that are hooked up to like computer mainframes. (I'm just guessing at this parts) So have fun reading my first Cowboy Bebop Fic. 7/10/02 Just saw the movie so I'm gonna change A LOT of stuff okay, no little boy kidnapped or pre cogs actin all funky. But some of the stuff is different from the movie, like the pre cogs aren't baby's that where born from mom's that were on crack. So read and find the differences for your self.
Minority Report
Chapter 1: Agent Spiegel
'Click' 'Click' 'Click' The plastic heels slapping against tiles of the building echoed through the vacant halls. It was now 11:53 pm and everyone had gone home but a midnight dispatch team, which he was a part of. He pulled out a dark pair of sunglasses and slipped them on as he kept walking. In his pocket hung out a pair of handcuffs that in minuets would be around some criminal to be wrists. He arrived in front of a large titanium door and punched in a code and the door slid up and he walked in and was meet by the rest of the dispatch team. He walked in casually and sat down next to a balding black haired man with a mechanical arm and a scar on his face.
"Dispatch team ready to depart in 5 minuets." A recorded female voice sounded over an intercom.
"So Spike who's the crook this time?" Asked a young red haired woman, the only way she got in was because Spike had recommended her and because she looked like a man and had a name to match, Ed.
"Todd Holt, he's a bank teller but he's been having an affair with the new bank teller, Ange Gold, and is going to kill her tomorrow morning to keep her silent." The green haired man wearing sunglasses said as he slouched on the cold metal bench next to Jet. The other men in the room were suited up ready to go as was Jet, Ed and Spike. "Ready." Spike said as he got up and punched a code to another door that opened into the loading zone. The men, and Ed, got in to a night dispatch ship and flew off to the Holt household
Once they got there Jet and Ed bust open the door as the rest of the team went in. Spike ran up stairs whit 4 other men and found the bedroom. Before opening the door he reached back and grabbed the handcuffs from his pocket and opened the laser lock on them. Then the other men kicked down the door as Spike ran in and grabbed the startled figure of Mr. Holt and cuffed him.
"You are under arrest for the future murder of Ange Gold." The team having achieved their mission walked out of the house and took Mr. Holt in for sentencing. As he brought Mr. Holt in his mind was elsewhere, on Julia, his secret lover, secret because she was married to Vicious the head of his entire organization. Lucky for Spike, Vicious hadn't figured it out yet. He was going to meet her that night at his apartment. He couldn't wait. He celled Mr. Holt for sentencing in the morning.
Spike's Apartment
Spike opened his door and was greeted by a warm kiss from Julia. He thought that this must be heaven having this angel in his arms. "So honey how was work?" Julia asked in a loving voice smiling and pulling him inside the apartment. Spike told her shortly about his day after lighting a cigarette. Then he picked her up off the sofa and walked in to his bedroom.
"Oh," Julia said in a small voice blushing slightly as Spike placed her on the bed.
Next Morning
Spike woke up and found Julia had already left. He pulled on his boxers and got out of bed and went to the bathroom. He looked in the mirror and picked up his razor and shaving cream and shaved the stubble that was forming on his chin. He then washed his face and walked back to his room and got dressed in blue pants and a yellow shirt with a black tie and finally a blue jacket. He grabbed his keys and walked out the door.
"Mr. Spiegel? Mr. Vicious would like to speak with you." A tall man told Spike as he walked in the door of the top offices after receiving a page over the intercom system. Spike was panicking, what if Vicious knew? What would happen? His mind was racing as he casually walked in the huge menacing office of Vicious.
"Ah Spike Spiegel so nice to finally meet you. I've heard all about your wonderful leadership." Vicious said his voice dripping with hidden meaning.
"Thanks." Spike said as he sat down in a huge oversized chair in front of Vicious' desk.
Now Vicious was one of those men who like to have the perfect revenge. 'What if his job, something that he loved dearly, turned against him?' Vicious thought smiling as he talked to Spike about getting a promotion from the midnight dispatch team to mainstream dispatches. As Spike talked to Vicious he could tell something was wrong with the way he was acting, but he didn't do anything because there was nothing to do.
"I would be delighted if you were to take the job Mr. Spiegel." Vicious once again spoke in the same voice hidden with meaning.
"Okay then I'll take it." Spike said in his casual nonchalant tone.
"Great." Vicious said as he extended his hand to shake Spike's.
"Thanks." Spike said grasping Vicious' hand a little hard and shaking.
"Well now that you have been promoted you should see how things really work in the mainframe room." Vicious said taking his slightly crumpled hand back.
Mainframe Room/Temple
"Holy shit…" Spike murmured under his breath, amazed as he glanced around the room. In the center was a large, pool full of a milky liquid suspension in which the pre cogs lived, if you call that living.
"This is the mainframe room, or as we nicknamed it the Temple. Mr. Spiegel." A woman in a white coat said. "See predicting future murders and crimes takes a certain amount of will power and brain power, so we wait till people that we monitor reach their peak of will and brain power and then we take them here and hook them up to the computer mainframe." She continued as they walked around the pool. One woman caught Spike's eye because she was so young and beautiful, especially compared to the other two old dried up men in the solution pool. He kneeled down and looked in to her face. Her eyes where open but where staring off into space and glazed over. There was something strange yet comforting about her eyes thought. A beautiful emerald color. Of course Spike being Spike waved his hand over her face seeing if she was real.
"Don't Shoot! Please. Don't. Kill. Me!" A screamed echoed the room as the woman Spike was taunting, grabbing him and wrapped her arms about his neck, nearly pulling him in the pool.
"What's happening?" Spike yelled as the woman pulled her face up to is ear.
" She's alive." She whispered before the woman who was showing him around pulled him away and the pre cog drifted back in to the pool.
"Are you alright Mr. Spiegel? That's never happened before. I'm sorry." Spike was still in a daze. He tried to wipe her out of his mind as he continued his tour.
"And you see Mr. Spiegel the people that meet the criteria are hooked up to the main frame and their visions are seen on the monitor and are recorded. So we know who will be murdered and by who. Their names are carved on to a wooden ball and painted a color to show the crime and if it's premeditated or not." She told Spike as they walked into a room over the pods. "I hope you now know more about the mainframe and how it works thanks for coming to visit Mr. Spiegel." She said as he walked out of one of the exits and waved.
"Strange." Spike told himself as he walked down the stairs to meet with Jet and Ed for lunch.
Lunch, Cafeteria
"Spike! You got promoted!" Ed cried as Spike walked in to the cafeteria.
"Shhhh, Ed would ya keep it down." Spike said walking over to the table where a very hyper Ed and an angry Jet sat.
"Jet what's the matter?" Spike asked as he pulled out a chair and put his feet on the table.
"Get your damn feet of the table I'm trying to eat."
"Whoa!" Spike said taking his feet of the table and sitting up.
"Ed has been like this all day." Jet said in an, "it's not my fault I'm cranky" tone of voice pointing to Ed, who was now perched on her chair licking her fork.
"Oh I see." Spike said once again slouching in his chair, but not putting his feet on the table.
"Ed Ed likes the view from up here!" Ed said looking down at Jet.
"Ed we have to go!" Jet said looking at his watch because their group was being briefed in 2 min. and they had to be there this time.
"Bye." Spike said as he got up and headed to the line for food.
Later That Day, Spike's Apartment
Spike's thumb flicked over the lid of his lighter and brought it to his face and lit the cigarette waiting there. He took a long drag and exhaled. He kicked out his leg and hit the T.V. and it turned on. He was watching some strange bounty hunter show laughing his ass off at the stupid ness.
"Damn that is funny." He said trying to breath. "Shit, It's 2:57 am." Spike said thinking aloud as he got up and walked to his room. He could sleep though; there were two things that he just couldn't get out of his mind. One was the way that Vicious had talked to him today as if was planning something to get back at him for sleeping with Julia. Second was the woman in the pod he saw today. She was different from all the others, and he just couldn't stop thinking about her, she looked so familiar. "She's alive?" what had she meant by that? He fell asleep thinking about her.
Spike had only been in love once before, before Julia. She was the most beautiful woman he had seen, her violet hair and beautiful emerald eyes. Sure she was a little wild and stubborn but that's what he loved about her, her outgoing spirit and they way she would do whatever she wanted. But something happened that Spike would never forget nor forgive himself for letting it happen, she had been taken from him. Kidnapped right before his eyes. He didn't know if she was alive or dead, could that have been what that woman was talking about?
How could she had known?
Next Day
Spike woke up and yawned. "Oh Shit!" Spike yelled as he looked at the clock by his bed, it read 8:56am and his new job started at 9:00am. "Damn it!" He kept on saying as he grabbed is pants and fell over putting them on but he quickly stood back up and pulled on his shirt and tie. He ran out of his apartment grabbing his jacket and putting it on as he went to the roof. He ran to his ship, Swordfish ll, and jumped in and took off.
He landing on the street and ran up the stairs of the building. "Spike, Red Ball!" Spike's new subordinate yelled as Spike ran up to the control room and pulled on his two fingered and thumb gloves. Red ball means murder non-premeditated. Spike picked up the wooden ball and read the name on it, Danny Moss, then he placed the ball down with the chip and opened it on the screen. Spike looked as if he was conducting a symphony searching for the location.
"24 min till murder Spike hurry!"
"I am! How many old brick apartments are left on mars?" Spike asked freezing the picture of a brick apartment building.
"Uh 14 on mars, but only 2 in this district."
"It must be in this district because you see the Carnival in the background, that carnival is only in this district. Get the team ready!" Spike said as he picked up the retinal scanner to verify the criminal. "4,6,3 what?" Spike murmured as he saw the three numbers flash on the screen.
"20 min. till murder. Come on Spike!" Spike took off down the stairs and quickly suited up and ran to the launch shoots and jumped into the company's ship with a dispatch team ready and waiting in it.
"Morning Mr. Spiegel." The whole crew said as Spike jumped and looked over his shoulder with a classic shocked expression.
"Hehe Hi." He said before turning back around and speeding off to the district where the carnival was taking place.
"Get out!" Spike yelled jumping out of the ship. He looked around and saw the two brick apartment building. "Damn it!" Spike mumbled as he ran to the sidewalk in front of the two apartments. He placed his hand on his ear and pushed the earpiece in and yelled into the mouthpiece, "Which one is it, right or left?" He glanced down at his watch, 10 min till murder. The person on at the other end of the communicator
"Ummm, right."
"You sure?" Spike yelled back running towards the right building and signaling for the rest of the dispatch team to follow.
"Yes!" Spike ran in and kicked down the door and looked at the room listing, "Danny Moss…6. Shit! The rest of the numbers are rubbed off." Spike said then he closed his eyes remembering the numbers, 6,3,4. "You four go to apartment 634 and the rest come with me to 643."
The two groups ran up the stairs to the sixth level and ran down the same hall. Spike kicked down the door to 643 and the rest went to 634. Inside he found a man standing in front of a window in his boxers. ( 5 min till murder, not the guy)
"Sorry." Spike said backing out of the room and catching up with the other group. Right before he was about to kick the door down he heard a scream, "Don't Shoot! Please. Don't. Kill. Me." The same words that the pre cog had screamed, "3 min. till murder hurry Spiegel!" one of the man in his dispatch team yelled as Spike kicked the door down and ran in. A man was standing over a woman who looked very frightened but relieved to see the pre cops.
"Danny Moss your under arrest for the future murder of Kelly Moss." Spike said as he grabbed the man and twisted his arm around his back so he dropped his gun. Another member of the team scanned Danny's retina to verify it was him.
"Yup it's him." Then Spike hauled him out of the apartment building.
Back at Pre Cop Central Building
Spike walked into the building and walked up the stairs to the room looking over the temple/mainframe room. He sat down at the computer across from the main screen.
"Hey!" Spike jumped hearing Ed's voice through the computer. "Ed don't do that!"
"Hehe! Ed's just having fun." Ed's trademark yellow grinning smile icon zoomed around the screen.
"Wait a sec you hacked into the pre cog mainframe?" Spike asked looking at the screen.
"Yup, pretty easy! Eh?" Ed said.
"Nice." Spike said standing up and walking over to the window looking over the temple. All the sudden the woman Spike had been so taken with started to shake. He panicked.
"Ed I gotta go bye!" Spike yelled as he ran out the door and down the stairs until he came to a metal door. A retina scanner was there, he didn't know what to do because every since his accident he only had one real eye, so retina scanners did not work on him. He quickly looked around and saw a computer screen.
"Ed can you hack into the temple and give me access to it!" He yelled at the little icon on the screen.
"Sure no problema." Ed said as the metal door flew open and Spike ran in. He ran around to the pool, for some odd reason no one was in the mainframe room. He saw the young woman still shaking and he kneeled down and touched her shoulder, it was as cold as ice. Spike wasn't sure if it was safe to jump into the pool but he seemed as if she was going through hypothermia or something so he jumped in. He pulled off his blue jacked and wrapped the woman in it carefully, as not to wake her up. She stirred and then her eyes shot open and she stopped shaking and simply gazed up into Spike's eyes.
"S-s-spike." She whispered in an eerie wispy voice. Strangely Spike felt no swelling bubble of apprehension, it seemed as if she should know him. All the sudden the woman pointed up at the ceiling to an over head screen that show a seen that Spike never wanted to see again since it happened. The day his life ended, the day his love was lost to places unknown, the day she was taken away from him.
The day Faye was kidnapped.
Okay yeah this is a S/F I don't got nothing against Julia but Faye is just so cool and you don't really get to know Julia so what's a gal ta do but write a Spike and Julia fic.