After the short pickpocket he hauled Ru up to her feet and plowed out of the bar. Handing her over to Zoe as Zoe was in the wagon, he jumped in, helped pull his gunhand in by the straps of her overalls, and turned to Wash.
"Go, go, go, go, GO!" Mal yelped as bar patrons spilled out into the street, looking for them.
"Don't gotta tell me twice. HA!" getting the mules to take off, the wagon jolted to a start and they left the town as soon as possible. The patrons decided it wasn’t worth chasing them down, and returned to their toppled saloon.
"We gotta git Ru drunk on U-Day." Mal shouted over the thunder of hooves as Ru slumped onto the floor, exhausted, dazed, and near ready to pass out from the alcohol and action.
"Sir." Zoe protested.
"What? It would be interesting."
-- Survival (Chapter 12) by TuJiaoZuo