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Cowboy Bebop: Ed, Faye, Spike, Ein and Jet.

Another old bit of fan art. Tweaking my style to be somewhat anime-ish.

"C'mon, Faye-Faye! Chugga chugga chugga choo choo!" Ed galloped around the living room making train noises and yelling "Wahoo!" whenever she made the leap from the back of the couch to the floor.

"You know that's not how trains operate, right Ed? They're on tracks but they aren't roller coasters." Faye explained in a bored tone. She had been considering laying out in the sun working on her tan and had no interest in taking a train trip with Ed. Besides, it didn't seem like Io had much to offer in terms of scenery.

"If you think you're just gonna be lazing around here while I do all the repair work to get the Bebop space-worthy again…" Jet spoke up then, letting his sentence trickle off into an unspoken promise of 'not gonna let that happen' while Faye gestured in disbelief at Spike's sprawled out form on the couch.

"What about him?!" She demanded when Jet merely stared at her with an intentionally blank expression designed to infuriate her.

"Oh he'll be helping me once he wakes up. I figure it's best to let him sleep off that trip though. Never seen him as out of sorts as when those cops showed up. We're damn lucky Ed brought back normal mushrooms and not the hallucinogenic ones."

They both turned to look at Ed, who paused in her current lap around the living room to grin sheepishly.

"Anyway, you might as well go with her. No doubt I'll need more parts than this town has to offer - maybe you can bring some things back. It'll do you both some good to get some fresh out and get out from under foot." Jet nodded to himself as if the matter was decided. Ed began shouting with joy, an exuberant celebration that prompted Spike to grumble wordlessly and turn on his side to face the back cushion of the couch.

"Ughhhh. Fine. But this train better have a smoking car!" Faye irritably acquiesced. The things she did for the people on this ship, sheesh.

***

"So where is the ticket station, Ed?" Faye asked as they walked along the tracks. She had her gun, her comm, her smokes, and a bottle of tequila she'd haggled from a toothless bum who had set himself up in the shade of the Bebop. That was an issue for Jet to sort out, Faye wasn't about to kick someone out into the blazing sun. If he didn't get the repairs done soon though there'd be no shortage of folks skulking around hoping for some free housing to utilize. Vagabonds, much like Faye herself, wasted no time in taking advantage of whatever opportunities arose in their vicinity.

Anyway, not her problem.

Ed, taking monstrously long strides, fed a mushroom to Ein as she walked. The little dog was sitting contentedly in a backpack along with some squirt guns and a thin blanket Faye had seen Ed use as a cape countless times. Aside from that, Ed seemed to have both pockets almost overflowing with mushrooms, which Faye decided would be a good thing in the dining car was too pricey or didn't have anything delectable to offer.

The hacker glanced over her shoulder at Faye and then looked both ways up and down the track before laying flat on her stomach on the ground and resting her head on one of the rails. Faye frowned at her abrupt movement.

"Ed… you said you caught the train before. Where did you go for your ticket?"

There came a cry of a train whistle in the distance and then, slowly at first but progressing quickly, the unmistakable rumble and sounds of an approaching train. Faye could see the dust on the tracks vibrating as the rails shook.

Ed jumped to her feet and gave Faye a reassuring smile.

"Don't worry, Faye-Faye! Ed has a plan! Be ready to follow, okay?"

"What? No no, not okay. What are you talking about?" Faye suspected she knew the answer but she couldn't quite believe it.

In less time than she expected, a train was soon bearing down towards them at a fairly decent clip. It blew its whistle again as it approached, possibly to alert them - as if they could have somehow not noticed - and Ed gave a hearty wave when the engine passed.

Faye was starting to relax - clearly Ed hadn't been suggesting what Faye had thought she was - when all of a sudden the hacker broke into a flat out sprint alongside the train.

"C'mon, Faye-Faye! Alllllllll aboard!" With a show of nimble dexterity she leapt into the air at full speed and tumbled into a train car whose door had been open.

Gaping in disbelief, Faye was dashing to catch up before she knew what was happening. Ed, with Ein peeking out over her shoulder, was leaning out the door and shouting encouragements at her.

"Yay Faye-Faye! Run run fast as you can! You can do it! Just believe in yourself! I think I can I think I can I think I can…" Ed chanted the mantra repeatedly and Ein even gave a short howl as if to add his vote of confidence in Faye's untested train hopping abilities.

This was insane! But she couldn't just leave the damn kid alone. Who knew where the train was going? Or who else might be already on board, catching a sneaky ride like Ed was herself?

"Ed!!! Why are we doing this?!" Faye shrieked, panting as she drew closer to the car. Privately she was impressed with herself for not just keeping up with a speeding train but for managing to catch up to Ed's car in particular. If it kept on at this speed, they would probably survive a jump off the train later as well. Faye was nearly positive Ed hadn't thought that far ahead yet.

Ed was laughing delightedly. "Because we can!" She crowed in reply.

Well, there was nothing for it now but to take a leap of faith.