As the doors of serenity closed, mal made once last leap through the doors and just made it. “ah” he said” it feels good to be in the business I love.” The ship took off with a jolt and in minutes they were out of atmo. “captain” Zoë stared at the ragged man” don’t you think we should stop?” “Waddaya mean stop?” “ its been years since the others died captain, years since I had my husband and daughters taken away, years since inara and your son left, and poor kaylee, never even got a chance to say goodbye.” Zoë wipes the tears away from her 48 year old sleeve. “Oh Zoë don’t cry! We can’t stop, I mean look at us! Were getting tons o’ cash, why would we stop?” “Don’t you see mal? I don’t care about the money, I just don’t care anymore! those people were what made my life worth living! And they’ve been taken away by you! YOU DON’T DESERVE TO LIVE YOU MONSTER!!!” As she broke down crying, mal walked up to her and said “If you want to leave then leave.” “Where would I go? What would I do?” “I DON’T KNOW! MAYBE YOU GO JOIN THAT WHORE OF A WIFE OF MINE, HUH!” “Sir don’t.” “OR MAYBE YOU’DE RATHER GO STAND ON YOUR CHILDRENS GRAVES WALLOWWING IN YOUR OWN DESPAIR!” Zoë cried once more. Mal had clearly gone insane. “OR MAYBE, JUST MAYBE YOU SHOULD GO BURY YERSELF LIKE YOUR STUPID HOTSHOT PILOT MANWHORE!!!” The last words rang out through the empty ship, the tears dried from here eyes as Zoë stood up, her expression stony, she drew her shotgun and aimed it at mal. “Don’t you ever!” BANG “Insult my husband” BANG “Again” BANG! “Im sorry captain” As he looked up at her, she closed her eyes, put the barrel to his head and pulled the trigger. BANG Blood pooled around the body of a once great man, Malcolm Reynolds, death took him in the belly of his own ship, the silence of the grave only broken by the shot to the head of a grieving mother with nothing left to live for, the ship floated though space, its final mission unfinished, empty of life and emotion floating into the black.