i don't own these characters. i just used them for my own amusement. :)

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White lights. That was the first thing he saw. His head was throbbing with an out-of-this-world pain, but the first thing he thought about was…”Zoë.”

He looked to his right and saw a younger man.

“I’m Atticus. We need to hurry and get you out of here.”

“Where am I? How did I get here?”

“That’s not important right now, we’re going to get you back to that lovely lady of yours. Are you familiar with byphodine? It suspends cerebral, cardiac and pulmonary activity in order to induce a proto-comatose state.”

He had heard of it. On two separate occasions only he hadn’t remembered the name. “So, you’re going to make me dead? How long?”

“About a week.”

It was about then that the man on bed noticed himself. “Oh my God! My middle made of metal!”

“You should be dead. Do you remember anything that happened?”

“I remember Zoë.”

“Yeah, well, you were killed by Reavers. That’s right, killed. The Alliance had some plans for your body, hence you being metal and all, but seeing as how the Reavers were the Alliance’s fault to begin with, I don’t think it’s fair that you use your new life to help them. I’m going to get you back to your girl and your old life.”

Wash‘s head was spinning not really sure as to what was going on. He didn‘t remember what exactly had happened before he died. But the Reaver thing sounded familiar. However, he didn‘t want to give away that fact out.

“I’m very grateful and all, but why are you helping me, what’s in it for you?”

“The Alliance screwed up. They wanted to be the perfect government with perfect citizens in a perfect ’verse. It didn’t work. You don’t deserve to have to serve the people who killed you. You have someone who loved you, who still loves you. You deserve that.”

“But you don’t even know me.”

“I know enough. Tell me the name of your girl and where I should take you.”

Wash figured on Persephone because Serenity stopped there u