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320 lines
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SESSION #7 - HEAVY METAL QUEEN
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Written By Michiko Yokote
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Dialogue Translation By Bandai Entertainment, INC.
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Transcript By RFBlues
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OPENING CREDITS
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A space truck flies into a rotating truck stop. Heavy metal blasts from the truck.
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Session #7 - HEAVY METAL QUEEN
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The truck stop. A fat black cat named Zeros and a trucker named VT, check in. VT's friend, Otto, calls her from above.
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OTTO: VT! Your shift's up?
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Otto floats down.
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VT: Finally. How about you?
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OTTO: I'm off to Europa now.
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VT: That's got pretty good pay.
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OTTO: It's nothing compared to yours. I heard you made a round-trip from here to Venus in 4 days?
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VT: Three days.
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OTTO: See what I mean? Anyway, take it easy.
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VT: Thanks.
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Otto floats away.
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OTTO: Oh, yeah, I forgot. VT!
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Otto floats down and puts down two 1000-Woolong bills.
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VT: You're still not giving up?
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OTTO: Of course not! How much do ya think I lent ya?
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VT: Suit yourself...
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VT puts down a large stack of bills.
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VT: All right. You only get one shot, and you get no clues.
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OTTO: Yeah! VT, your name is... Vivian Tillana.
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VT smiles.
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VT: Nope!
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OTTO: Oh, man... This is a bad omen...
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VT: You be careful now. The sidewalk outside Mac's Diner. VT walks by an old bounty hunter and three upstart punks sitting to the side.
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OLD BOUNTY HUNTER: Yeah, you know that cock-eye guy that was worth 8 million the other day? Believe it or not, I was the one who caught him!
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PUNK A: What do you mean "the other day?" That was 10 years ago you old geezer!
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OLD BOUNTY HUNTER: What are you saying, you young'uns! I was the one that taught Telpsicorei!
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PUNK B: You mean the legendary bounty hunter?
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OLD BOUNTY HUNTER: Every bounty cowered in fear just at the mention of his name...
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PUNK A: Oh, everyone knows THAT.
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VT, Zeros on her shoulder, enters Mac's Diner. The diner is full of bounty hunters. VT sits on a stool at the counter. Zeros meows at the owner, a man named Macho.
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MACHO: Hey, Zeros. Welcome, VT. The usual?
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VT: Yeah. What's going on today? The place is usually empty.
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MACHO: Oh, this? Apparently a bounty named Decker is gonna pass by around here. They're all bounty hunters.
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VT: No wonder they all look so cheap.
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The men's room. Spike sits on the can talking to Faye through a radio transmitter.
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SPIKE: What was that about "top secret" information? This place is full of our kind. And I got a hangover today, too... Besides, we don't know the face. The only clue is a dragon-shaped tattoo... Faye? Like that place is gonna be any better.
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A children's ice cream parlor called "Woody's" featuring cartoons characters "Mackey" and "Mannie" as waiters and waitresses.
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INTERCOM: Welcome to Woody's! Right now, all of our friends who are celebrating their birthdays can get their pictures taken with Mackey and Mannie! Moms and dads, please tell your server!
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Faye spots a brawny man walk in with a tattoo on his half-revealed chest. She approaches him.
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FAYE: Hi.
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TATTOO MAN: Whadduya want? Ya wanna get some?
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FAYE: I'd rather be the one that gives some.
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TATTOO MAN: I'm fine with that.
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Faye points a gun at the tattoo man.
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FAYE: Hands in the air, Decker!
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Decker, a scrawny man sitting directly behind Faye and the tattoo man, spits his drink.
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Back at Mac's. A waitress named Murial is harassed by the "Memphis Brothers," three perverted bounty hunter.
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MURIAL: Don't be so difficult!
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MEMPHIS BROTHER A: Just get the hell over here.
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MURIAL: But I have work!
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MEMPHIS BROTHER B: Just make yourself comfortable!
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MEMPHIS BROTHER A: Git!
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The pervert grabs Murial.
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MURIAL: P-Please, stop.
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MEMPHIS BROTHER A: I'll give you a good time.
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MURIAL: Stop! Someone...!
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VT punches one of them out.
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MEMPHIS BROTHER C: What the hell are ya...?
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MURIAL: VT!
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VT: So it's a bounty hunter's job to chase a woman's ass instead of a bounty?
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Woody's.
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FAYE: Sorry, but this is my job.
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TATTOO MAN: W-What...?
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FAYE: Don't play dumb with me. That dragon-shaped tattoo is unmistakable proof.
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Decker covers the dragon tattoo on his forearm and tries to get away.
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TATTOO MAN: Y-You got the wrong man...
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Faye notices Decker but doesn't know who he is.
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FAYE: Hey, you over there! Call the police! Tell them I caught Decker the bounty!
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Decker nods and scrambles out the door. Faye sees Decker's tattoo. She rips open the tattoo man's shirt and sees a gaudy eel tattoo.
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FAYE: This is...?
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TATOO MAN: "Yakkun," the eight-eyed eel...
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FAYE: Don't be so mistakable!
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Mac's Diner. A fight breaks out. Spike tries to make a "prairie oyster," separating egg yoke from white. VT punches one of the Memphis Brothers and he bumps into Spike.
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MEMPHIS BROTHER A: Why, you!
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Spike notices the yoke dropped onto his crotch.
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Faye chases after Decker in Red Tail.
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Mac's Diner. The Memphis Brothers take out switchblades.
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MEMPHIS BROTHER A: You...!
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MURIAL: VT!
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MEMPHIS BROTHER C: You're wearing my patience thin...
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The bounty hunter rushes toward VT. Spike knocks him out.
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MEMPHIS BROTHER C: W-What the hell are ya?
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SPIKE: Grudges over lost food aren't a pretty sight.
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MEMPHIS BROTHER C: Shit, let's get this guy too!
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They rush toward Spike and he beats them up with VT.
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A parking lot. Faye spots Decker.
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FAYE: Found him!
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Decker tosses a vile of nitro at Red Tail.
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Spike kicks out the Memphis Brothers and begins walking back into the diner.
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MEMPHIS BROTHER A: Shit, I'll get you back for this!
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Spike turns around.
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MEMPHIS BROTHER A: Uh, just kidding.
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MEMPHIS BROTHER B: Forget about us!
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The parking lot. Decker flies away in his truck. Faye floats outside moping, Red Tail in shambles.
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FAYE: My 12 million...
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Mac's Diner.
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VT: Really. Bounty hunters are all stupid scum.
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SPIKE: You think so? VT: Yeah! As far as I know, they're all living their lives by gambling.
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SPIKE: Well, maybe so.
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VT: Come over here. I'll treat you to a drink.
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The Bebop. Ein stares down at a bowl of bean spouts and whines.
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JET: What? Bean sprouts are good for you! Give me a break. That's all we have.
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Jet's communicator rings.
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JET: Oh! Here it comes!
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Jet receives the call.
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JET: Oh, it's you, Faye. That was quick... WHAT?!
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Mac's Diner. Spike makes a "prairie oyster," mixing gin, egg yolk, hot sauce, and pepper.
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VT: But that sure is a disgusting drink.
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SPIKE: It's a "prairie oyster." It's good for hangovers.
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Spike drinks it down.
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VT: You're the second person I've met that drinks that stuff.
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SPIKE: And the first one?
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VT: My husband. Antonio, Carlos and Jobin enter the diner and approach VT and Spike.
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ANTONIO: VT!
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CARLOS: We'll get it this time.
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ANTONIO: The money!
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Antonio pulls out a 1000-Woolong bill.
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VT: Once for the three of you?
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ANTONIO: Yeah!
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VT: Suit yourself.
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VT takes out the stack of bills.
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ANTONIO: All right! Here we go! VT, your name is...
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JOBIN: I think Adrienne is good...
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VT: That doesn't start with a "V."
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CARLOS: That's why I said we should stick with Leticia!
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JOBIN: You think so?
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VT adds the bill to her stack of money.
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SPIKE: I can have that money if I can guess your name?
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VT: Yeah. I don't remember who started it but it kept piling up and here we are now.
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SPIKE: Can I try too?
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Spike takes out a bill. All of a sudden he receives a call from Jet.
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JET: Spike! It's me. Faye let Decker get away. Go after him now...
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VT smiles. Spike smiles back goofily. VT tosses the tab in his face.
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MURIAL: Spike!
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VT: Get lost! Idiotic lying scum. I ain't treating YOU.
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Spike puts down the bill and exits.
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MURIAL: No, Spike!
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JOBIN: Oh, my. Outside the diner. To Spike's horror, Swordfish II is wrecked. MURIAL: Oh, this, those whachamacallit brothers did this before they took off.
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SPIKE: And you were watching?
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MURIAL: Uh-huh.
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SPIKE: Why didn't you tell me?
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MURIAL: What? I just told you right now!
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Mac's diner. Zeros stares at VT.
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VT: What?
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VT gets up and begins to leave.
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MAC: Hey, VT... going home?
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VT: Got a problem with that? Come on, Zeros.
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VT exits.
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Outside the diner. VT spots spike giving the hitchhiker's thumb.
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VT: And what are YOU doing?
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SPIKE: Hitchhiking. My machine was vandalized.
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VT: You're really a stupid...
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SPIKE: ...lying shameless scum of a bounty hunter?
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VT: If you don't stop with all this-!
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Zeros hops on Spike's hair and meows. VT gives in.
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VT: Follow me.
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SPIKE: Can I bring someone with me?
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VT frowns.
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Space. VT's truck. Swordfish and Red Tail are parked on top of the haul. Heavy metal blasts from the speakers. FAYE: MAN! HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO SAY THE SAME THING?! HE WAS SHORT, BALD, WEARING GLASSES, AND A SARASVATI-
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SPIKE: HUH?! WHAT?!
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FAYE: I JUST SAID... REALLY! CAN YOU TURN THAT SHIT-LOUD NOISE OFF?!
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VT: They say: "When in Rome, do as the Romans do." And it's not shit-loud noise. It's called heavy metal!
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EYECATCH
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The Bebop. The hanger. Swordfish and Red Tail a floating mess in front of Jet.
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JET: Really, both of you together... Who do you think is going to repair these?
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The living room.
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SPIKE: What the hell am I supposed to do with that little bit of information? How many bald people with glasses do you think there are in this universe?
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FAYE: So I said, bald, short, with glasses and driving a gaudy truck with Sarasvati painted on it!
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The Asteroid Belt. VT's truck. VT receives a call from Otto.
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VT: Yeah?
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OTTO: That you, VT?
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VT: Oh, Otto. What's up?
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OTTO: I got into a hit-and-run. The guy cut in line at the gate entrance, rammed me, and took off!. Shit, I gotta make him pay for repairs! Tell me if you see him!
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VT: Anything specific?
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OTTO: Let's see... There was some oriental goddess drawn on...
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VT: Wait a minute! Was it Sarasvati?
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OTTO: Oh yeah, her. How'd you know?
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VT smiles at Zeros.
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VT: Zeros.
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VT speaks into her radio transmitter.
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VT: Breaker one nine, breaker one nine. To all truckers in the asteroid belt. This is Heavy Metal Queen. Ring me up if you see a gaudy truck with Sarasvati painted on it. Thanks.
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Truckers respond.
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LOVE MACHINE: VT, this is Love Machine. What's up with it? Some guy you were chasing ran away?
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VT: Something like that.
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LOVE MACHINE: I haven't seen the guy, but I'll be on the lookout.
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VT: Thanks. It'll help.
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SNEAKY SNAKE: This is Sneaky Snake. Did you say it was a painting of a clown?
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VT: Nope.
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SPIDER MIKE: This is Spider Mike, Black Panther of Jupiter. VT, I've nevermet you but I hear lots of rumors about the Heavy Metal Queen.
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VT: Thanks for the compliment. So, any info?
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SPIDER MIKE: I passed by someone like the one you're looking for about 10 minutes ago. It was around the Linus Mines. That help?
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VT: Thanks, I'll owe you one.
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The Bebop. Hanger. Jet rips out a broken part from a Swordfish.
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JET: I gotta exchange this too...
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The Asteroid Belt. VT spots Decker's truck.
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VT: There he is!
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VT chases after Decker. Decker makes a tricky turn.
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VT: Trying to throw me off his trail... Maybe in the next century!
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VT chases Decker into the Linus Mines. She calls Spike.
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VT: Hey, is the stupid, lying, shameless scum of a bounty hunter around?
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The Bebop. Spike receives the call.
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SPIKE: What?! The Linus Mines?! You're being reckless!
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VT: What did you say?
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SPIKE: Stay away from Decker! His cargo is dangerous! HEY!
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Spike rushes out for Swordfish.
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FAYE: Wait! I called first dibs on Decker!
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The mines. The chase continues.
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The Bebop. Hanger. The Red Tail's missile launchers are replaced with
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clamps.
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FAYE: What is this? Really? Do I have to put this silly thing on?
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JET: I would have preferred that it was your loud mouth that broke.
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FAYE: I heard that.
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Faye goes to Red Tail.
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SPIKE: I'm going out, Jet!
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JET: Spike, the main gun on that thing isn't fixed yet!
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The mines. Decker sends a vile of nitro at VT. VT emerges undamaged. It
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causes a multitude of explosions.
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VT: Nice try, buddy...
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A chain of explosions. Decker breaks, VT accelerates.
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Swordfish and Red Tail enter the mines.
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FAYE: What is this? Isn't this a little risky?
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SPIKE: This way!
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Faye spots Decker, windshield smashed, dead.
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FAYE: My 12 million...
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Spike finds VT.
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SPIKE: Hey! Are you alive? If you hear me, answer!
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VT: I'm fine. It takes more than that to kill me. SPIKE: We gotta run. Now! Decker was a master of explosives. He's currently
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hauling the solid nitro he was making deals with.
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VT: All of it? That's enough to blow up this entire asteroid!
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SPIKE: On top of it, this place was an excel mine. The reactors have been
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randomly exploding for a while now...
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Another chain of explosions.
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VT: We gotta get this truck outta here.
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VT attaches Decker's haul to the end of her truck. The Swordfish leads
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VT's truck and Red Tail to find an exit.
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FAYE: How much further is the exit?
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SPIKE: A little further. 20 degrees to the left.
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Spike spots a pinhole of light.
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SPIKE: There, the exit.
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Another explosion. The exit is closed in.
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SPIKE: No good. Behind us!
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Another explosion from behind Red Tail.
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FAYE: No! In front.
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Spike shoots at the blocked up passage.
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FAYE: What's with that? That's nowhere near enough!
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SPIKE: My main gun is busted! That's all I got!
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Faye demonstrates the clamps.
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FAYE: And THIS is all I have! What are we gonna do? Isn't there another
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way?
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VT: Yeah, there is. There's a ton of it in the truck behind us!
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Faye tries to open Decker's haul but only dents the cover.
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FAYE: I don't like this. I'm not one for delicate operations like this!
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VT: Quit whining. Let's hit it big!
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VT turns up the volume the heavy metal in her truck.
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Faye rams the clamp into the cover and rips it open. SPIKE: Yeah, now grab one.
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FAYE: That's easy for you to say.
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The Red Tail grabs for a stick of nitro. The clamp pierces the stick, gas
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leaks out.
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FAYE: Something is leaking...
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SPIKE: That's probably the stabilizer.
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FAYE: That means...
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SPIKE: Touch-sensitive.
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FAYE: Wait a sec...!
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VT: At worst, you screw up and die.
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The Red Tail successfully gets a hold of the nitro stick.
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FAYE: I got one. What do you want to do with it?
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Spike taps buttons on Swordfish's control panel.
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SPIKE: This pod will shoot towards the exit and self-destruct in 40
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seconds. So get that thing in this pod within 40 seconds.
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FAYE: What are YOU going to do?!
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SPIKE: I'm gonna do "this."
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Spike plugs his ears, takes a large breath of air and holds it. He ejects
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from the MONO pod. A countdown is initiated. Spike approaches VT's truck.
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VT: Zeros, we're opening the hatch!
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VT opens the door to her truck. VT and Spike reach for each other's hands.
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Spike slips. He draws his gun and fires three rounds, creating enough
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inertia to make his way to VT. Faye places the stick of nitro into Spike's
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MONO pod. FAYE: Bingo! VT catches Spike's hand. The MONO pod jets off to the collapsed exit. The
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exit is open.
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FAYE: It's clear!
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VT's truck and the Red Tail clamping onto the Swordfish exit the mines.
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Faye is flipped upside-down.
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FAYE: This sucks.
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VT's truck. A pocket watch with a picture of a younger VT, Zeros as a
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kitten and a man with a goofy smile floats by Spike.
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VT: Really...
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SPIKE: Thanks for the help, Victoria Telpsicorei.
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VT is startled.
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SPIKE: And give your husband my thanks. I figured out your name because of
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this.
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Spike tosses the pocket watch to VT.
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SPIKE: Unless you're a hermit, everyone knows about him, about the
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legendary bounty hunter, Telpsicorei.
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VT: It will be a while. My husband's working in Heaven right now.
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SPIKE: I see...
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VT hands Spike the stack of bills. To VT's surprise, Spike only takes one
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bill.
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SPIKE: Give the rest to your husband. I'm sure he's suffering from a
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hangover so I'll treat him to a prairie oyster.
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SEE YOU SPACE COWBOY...
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CLOSING CREDITS
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COMING EPISODE
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JET: Once in a while, I'll do the preview by myself. I'm Jet Black, 36
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years old. I'm often told that I don't look 36 but you shouldn't judge
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people by their looks or how much hair they have. Things are never
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what they seem to be. The next episode is like that, too. A fairy tale
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that seems very unlike "Bebop." Next episode: "Waltz for Venus." Stuff
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like this is good once in a while...
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Next Session
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WALTZ FOR VENUS
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