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And now the fan fic you’ve all been waiting for

S.T. phone home – Episode III Two executions and a baby.

Mal looked at the gun that was pointed at his face, and then he looked around. He was in the cargo bay and he was naked. Not remembering how he got there, why he is naked he or even why there is a gun pointed at his face he thought he may as well ask.

Lifting up four fingers he said “three things (then realizing he had four fingers up he quickly put one down). Firstly what am I doing in the cargo bay?

Thomas answered “You fell down the stairs captain Reynolds.”

“And why am I naked? Your not … sly …are you?” looking for something to cover himself up with at the thought of being naked near a queer. Then spying the bottle in Jayne’s hand he said “errr…. I think I know why I’m naked.”

Mal continued to look at his surroundings… then noticing the gun pointed at his forehead he asked “What is this?”

John answered this time “This Captain Reynolds is Mutiny”

“But I don’t want to be mutantised!” Mal exclaimed.

Just then Jayne woke up and got up on one elbow and looked at his captain. “We didn’t do it, did we?” he asked concerned.

Ignoring Jayne Mal continued “You’re not gonna probe me are you?” also concerned.

“Captain Reynolds… do you know the meaning of mutiny?”

“Sure I do, Its where you turn me into a mutant…”

During most of this Inara was silently creeping down the staircase to get the better of the two gunmen.

“Hey ‘Nara guess what. I’m being mutinied”

At this Thomas pulled out a second gun and pointed it at Inara’s head and motioned for her to go next to Mal. She put her over jacket over a rather exposed Mal. At this John gave a nod of thanks towards Inara.

* * *

Meanwhile in Kaylee’s bedroom oblivious to Mal’s Predicament Simon and Kaylee were sleeping together.

River had learned not to disturb them while they were together like that so she moved to the one person who actually had the key to the gun locker. Zoë, so she descended down the ladder to find that she wasn’t there. So when she felt that Mal was in dire need of help and soon she ran out to the catwalk above the cargo bay as she was running silently along the catwalk to the staircase she observed this scene.

Jayne and a semi-naked Mal were lying on the floor with Inara standing behind them.

John spoke pulling back the hammer on his gun “Goodbye Sergeant Reynolds…”

Inara whispered to no-one in particular “This isn’t mutiny… it’s an execution”

John aimed the gun square at Mal’s forehead. Inara looked away because she couldn’t bear to look. And then it happened.

BOOM. The shot echoed around the cargo bay… it was followed by a sickening snap. Inara looked to face the killer of her lover in the face. And she was faced with a very different scene than she expected.

* * *

Just as Inara had turned around and closed her eyes Zoë appeared in the doorway to the infirmary with a gun in hand. One expert shot hit John straight in the gut and he flew backwards he looked at his partner to see River arrive behind him and snap his spine. He was dead before he hit the ground.

He also got up on one elbow as it seemed like the thing to do. Just to find Mal’s gun pointed at his face… Intrigued he asked “where did you keep that gun”

Mal who was a little more sober now said “I learnt that you always have to be on your guard even when you’re naked. My wife taught me that.”

”I’ll take it that you’re feds?” Mal continued

John just nodded. “You can’t escape us Sergeant Reynolds you have something of ours and we want it back.” Motioning to River “besides this ship is set on an irreversible autopilot to our space station.”

Mal just looked at River she looked in the direction of the cockpit then said “We won’t be able to fix it by the time that we get there”

“Dammit, Why does this always happen to me?” he said shooting John in the head “Dump these bodies, we don’t want to have stolen alliance cargo on board when we arrive.”

“Cap’n where we goin’?” Kaylee asked half dressed, only roused by the gunshot.

“Back” River said “Can’t go back, they hurt me. Not home, Found home. Home with Simon, Kaylee like sister I never had. But they take me away again. They take me from home… two by two… hands of blue…. Two … By … Two … Hands … Of …. Blue.” River crumples in a corner protecting her face with her hands. Simon who was nibbling on Kaylee’s neck runs over to River.

“Why go there cap’n, she obviously doesn’t want to be taken away again. She likes it here. We like them here.” Kaylee said.

“Two by two hands of blue”

“No Kaylee you just like the doctor in your pants” Jayne piped in.

“Two by two hands of blue”

After Kaylee attacked Jayne and he got her in an armlock. Mal continued “we are going there not to give River back and to claim a reward. But just to get some revenge really, this is a covert operation so they shouldn’t have a platoon or two of guards.

“Two by two hands of blue”

“How do we know who we gotta kill?” Jayne asked

“Easy… Blue hands” Mal answered

* * *

The hatch between Serenity and the fed space station opened and twelve guards entered. They were quickly dispatched from various places around the cargo bay.

The crew stepped into the ships link tube. They emerged on the inside of the level one space station. It consisted of only 2 levels, Unlike the level 7 space station owned by Nisca. Mal led the assault with Jayne right behind him. Zoë and Inara formed the second team. River, Simon and Kaylee completed the assault as the third team. No one had to be left back at the ship this time because there was only one path. They entered the main area. The trap was sprung. Another twelve guards circled around them. River looked up at a balcony. Pointed at it and said “They’re here”. Jayne looked up at the balcony… “Looks like we know who to kill” motioning to the two guys with blue gloves standing on the balcony.

“Take her” the tall one ordered.

One of the guards grabbed River and pulled her out of the group. The others closed the circle around them. Once River was safely out of the way the shorter one said “Now Sergeant Reynolds, it is time for you to die.” Pulling a cylinder object from his blazer and pointing it at the crowd assembled in the middle. Just as he was about to press the button many things happened.

River hit her guard in the face and then elbowed him in the groin. Mal, Jayne and Zoë immediately started to attack the guards closest to them and picking up their formally surrendered guns and then they started firing at the two men on the balcony. They ducked for cover. Kaylee copped a bullet in the shoulder from on of the guards just before he suddenly unexplainably dropped dead. Then the one next to him also died and then the others all died in a similar fashion. River gave Jayne a knowing look, and he took a step away. A grown man who faces death on a daily basis is afraid of a 17 year old girl, he would never let that down. And he knew it so he picked up Vera from the ground loaded it and said in the least frightened voice he could muster “Lets go get these blues brothers”. Simon and River took Kaylee to the infirmary.

They walked up to the balcony without any other troubles. Just to find the blue hands gone. They saw the light for the shuttle was out so they walked back to the ship. After scavenging anything they could first. They left on Serenity and were in deep, deep space by the time they looked at what they had.

The navigation freed itself up just before they arrived. So now they were on a trip towards an old home, one that didn’t exist but it still was home to them.

Epilogue:

Simon had mended the bullet wound in Kaylee’s right shoulder. “you will have to restrain from hard work with that arm for at least two weeks” Simon advised. “Good, cause you ain’t hard Dr. Tam” she replied playfully. She grabbed him with her good arm and said “I don’t like it in here could you take me to my room.” Winking while saying it.

River piloted the course to Haven with ease and she kept her distance from every known planet she could.

Mal less drunk, and more clothed than the last time knocked on Inara’s door. But he didn’t wait for an answer he just opened the door and walked in. “Now where were we?” asked Mal referring to the last time he was in her shuttle.

“I think you were a little less clothed. Shall I do the honors this time?” she asked as she stepped towards him. Locking the door on the way.

Zoë sat in the common room with Jayne both of them playing with their guns laughing at tales of action and adventure that they had in their lives before Serenity. Both of them were having a good time, for a moment Zoë almost forgot that Wash was dead. She could remember all those quirky things that he used to do. But most of all she remembered how much he didn’t want a kid. She looked at her stomach and thought to herself, looks like I won that argument. And for the first time in 3 months she smiled. A genuine smile not because she was laughing, not because good things were happening to her but that she was finally letting go.

~~~~Finé~~~

That was the end folks. Hope you’ve enjoyed.

Might get back to you with another series. Probably called “Rebuilding Haven.”