More October Challenge
Firefly more bits of new fic
pre-Rayne
...ain't never seen River."
"Send the girl out," River said, nodding seriously. "Reconnaissance."
"Well... yeah," Mal said. "Was thinkin' that - "
"That what?" Simon asked angrily. "That you would send my still mentally handicapped sister out onto an unfamiliar planet and ask her to spy on some hun dan just to perpetrate some insignificant heist?"
"Ain't too insignificant if it means the diff'rence 'tween eatin' and not," Mal replied sternly, his jaw tight. "An' I know your sister ain't exactly a whole cuppa brains there, but that's why I wasn't sendin' her out alone. Don't be gettin' any ideas about runnin' this ship, doc. That's my duty an' I take it pretty seriously."
"No fighting," River said. "Danger is minimal. The girl may be damaged, but she is capable and willing." She looked at her brother seriously, her eyes not pleading but telling. "I will be fine, Simon."
For a moment the doctor hesitated, but then he sighed. "Fine. That's fine. But I'm going with her."
"Oh, real good idea," Jayne scoffed. "So we'll lose the doctor 's well as the crazy girl when things don't go smooth."
"Not losin' anyone, Jayne," Mal told him. "But doc, he's got a point. You think you can take care o' things if somethin' happens?"
"Simon is very brave," River said, patting her brother's head. "But he is useless in a fight."
"Hey. I'm not useless, mei mei," he chided, grinning all the while. "Just... not as adept as say Zoe or Jayne."
"I could go with her," Wash said suddenly. "Act like the benevolent uncle or something, taking her out for a day on the town. I may not have arms the size of small children..." He gestured at Jayne, who did not detect the sardonic note in Wash's voice and looked rather proud. "But I think I can figure out how to pull a trigger if I need to."
"Need you to stay with the ship, watch her in case we need to get out quick." Mal sighed and looked to Jayne. "An' me and Zoe gotta pull the job off..."
Jayne looked confused. "So you're sendin' 'er with Kaylee?"
Zoe rolled her eyes. "No, not quite," Mal told him. "She's goin' with you."
"What?!" Jayne and Simon both yelped, looking at the captain as though his brainpan had been fried.
--TBC--
(I will finish SOON.)
pre-Rayne
...ain't never seen River."
"Send the girl out," River said, nodding seriously. "Reconnaissance."
"Well... yeah," Mal said. "Was thinkin' that - "
"That what?" Simon asked angrily. "That you would send my still mentally handicapped sister out onto an unfamiliar planet and ask her to spy on some hun dan just to perpetrate some insignificant heist?"
"Ain't too insignificant if it means the diff'rence 'tween eatin' and not," Mal replied sternly, his jaw tight. "An' I know your sister ain't exactly a whole cuppa brains there, but that's why I wasn't sendin' her out alone. Don't be gettin' any ideas about runnin' this ship, doc. That's my duty an' I take it pretty seriously."
"No fighting," River said. "Danger is minimal. The girl may be damaged, but she is capable and willing." She looked at her brother seriously, her eyes not pleading but telling. "I will be fine, Simon."
For a moment the doctor hesitated, but then he sighed. "Fine. That's fine. But I'm going with her."
"Oh, real good idea," Jayne scoffed. "So we'll lose the doctor 's well as the crazy girl when things don't go smooth."
"Not losin' anyone, Jayne," Mal told him. "But doc, he's got a point. You think you can take care o' things if somethin' happens?"
"Simon is very brave," River said, patting her brother's head. "But he is useless in a fight."
"Hey. I'm not useless, mei mei," he chided, grinning all the while. "Just... not as adept as say Zoe or Jayne."
"I could go with her," Wash said suddenly. "Act like the benevolent uncle or something, taking her out for a day on the town. I may not have arms the size of small children..." He gestured at Jayne, who did not detect the sardonic note in Wash's voice and looked rather proud. "But I think I can figure out how to pull a trigger if I need to."
"Need you to stay with the ship, watch her in case we need to get out quick." Mal sighed and looked to Jayne. "An' me and Zoe gotta pull the job off..."
Jayne looked confused. "So you're sendin' 'er with Kaylee?"
Zoe rolled her eyes. "No, not quite," Mal told him. "She's goin' with you."
"What?!" Jayne and Simon both yelped, looking at the captain as though his brainpan had been fried.
--TBC--
(I will finish SOON.)