Ready for more?

Disclaimer: It's not mine, it's all Joss'. I just play with his toys cause they're posable and they're way better than Barbies.

A/N: Ready for more? I had a hard time writing this chapter, but, I tend to fancy it now. This story was conceived after looking mphillips' drawing of Christmas in the cargo bay. Yes, it's June, but I want Christmas.

As always, Ash (that's me) loves feedback. So tell me what you think.

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“SIIIIMOOON!”

The entire ship was going to hell.

It was tumbling in the black, River was screaming at the top of her lungs, there was apparently a fire in the engine room as Ru and Jayne raced to help put it out because it was too big for Kaylee, while there was talk of shuttles being deployed as an Alliance ship was barreling down on the tiny boat. Destination Paradise Vacation, had been eluded for three entire weeks. Every time they tried to go, an Alliance ship pulled up, and a chase began. Now, Simon was standing in his infirmary, beads of sweat trickling down his face as he was being forced to operate while the ship was tossing him around.

“Yu wo yi fen!” He hollered as Malcolm was in the type of mood that made him feel compelled to duck for cover. Hearing the sounds of the captain’s boots he fumbled with collecting his supplies that had scattered all over the place. "It's not exactly the easiest task to do when you're being thrown about like a rag doll! It involves precision."

“Gorramit you take them out now before this metal hound dog blows a hole in my hull!” The captain barked back. “This ship explodes I’ll strangle you myself!”

Gambit, sitting on the exam table with his shirt off and half a dozen ‘x’ marks painted on his skin, looked to his friend on his hands and knees, grabbing supplies. “Just get it over with.”

“I need to sedate you.” Serenity let out a worrying groan as she pitched to one side, and the sedative he was scrambling to get rolled away after he was just centimeters from snagging it.

“I’ll be fine.”

“I’m performing crude surgical removal of unidentified implants I only can guess are located where they are due to the fact I used a gorram METAL DECTECTOR.” The doctor told the noble savage dryly. “Ni bi rong-yi zhe-duan cong chu he gong-da wo, bu fan-zui.”

The blonde let out a frustrated growl as he reached down, grabbed Simon by the back of the vest and hauled him up to his feet. “DO IT NOW. Won’t the first time I’ve been operated on without sedation.” Gambit grabbed the scalpel off of the tray that had yet to be thrown, and shoved it into his hand.

Simon was hesitant.

“If you don’t do it, I will maul you.” He threatened.

“And I’ll shoot ya.” Mal huffed as he was at the door with a furious scowl. “Gam’s got a tracker somewhere on him and it’s causin’ a heapa trouble. GET IT OUT.”

Swallowing, he placed the blade on one of the x’s he had markered on the other man’s chest as the ship shook.

Gambit gripped the side of the table and pressed his teeth together.

Simon made the incision.

The blonde bared his teeth and let out a low growl as the blood trickled.

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“Zoe!” Mal tossed her something wrapped in a blue paper medical towel. “That’s it, toss it in the airlock and git that husband ‘a yours to blow this space.”

Zoe caught the towel as she jogged, opened it to see several bloodstained round buttons with a green lights faintly blinking, and nodded her head.

Gambit let out a pained howl.

“He ok?” She shouted over her shoulder as she rushed to the airlock.

“Just getting’ his surgical sites all sealed up.” Mal followed her quickly, watching the doors open, her toss the tiny buttons in, close the doors and open the airlock to have the, float out into space. Briskly walking over to the com, he pounded on it to talk. “Care ta flee?”

“I’ll see if we can hit full burn but the engine’s pretty hot.” Wash responded.

“Well I’d prefer to live.” He fired back.

“Ok, Kaylee says she can take it, so we’re hitting full burn, right….”

Mal was suddenly pitched into the wall, slamming his head into the metal. “Sonuva…!”

“Now.” Wash finished.

“Coulda given more warning.” The captain winced as he blinked and gingerly touched his banged up forehead. He looked over to see his first mate still standing, gripping onto the railing to keep herself from suffering the same fate. “Gotta love those ‘flyin’ by the seat of our pants’ moments.” He told her dryly.

“I live for ‘em, Sir.” She deadpanned, walking past him towards the bridge.

“Yep, off the cuff, that’s the way to go.”

“Better’ve gotten ‘um ruttin’ trackers outta that beast ya got n’board.” Jayne huffed as he was dark grey all over with engine smoke and grease at the top of the stairs.

“Doc says Gam’s all natural now, no more implants.” Mal announced. “Shiny?”

“We gonna head ta Sierra ‘n take leave?” The merc rumbled with some eager in his voice.

“Yup, as long as no Alliance is trackin’ we’ll be landin’ as soon as Wash gets us there.”

“Good.” Jayne followed them. “I need ta git sexed up, ‘bout ready ta git stir crazy what with Ru all sorts of pleasurable lookin’ but got the attitude uva nun.”

“Little bit too much information.” Zoe responded.

“Nah, let ‘em speak.” Mal drawled out. “Ru hear’s him jabber she’s likely ta shoot him.”

“She wouldn’t shoot me.”

“She knocked ya out Jayne.. she’ll shoot ya.”

“Don’t care, she’s ain’t interested ‘n nothin’ fun.”

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***** TRANSLATION *Yu wo yi fen: Give me a minute

*Ni bi rong-yi zhe-duan cong chu he gong-da wo, bu fan-zui: You will likely snap from the pain and maul me, no offence

FUN FACT: Sierra is named for Sierra Nevadas, the mountain range between California and Nevada on the earth that was.