TITLE: "CHAMELEON"

AUTHOR: Alison M. DOBELL

FANDOM: "FIREFLY"

PAIRING: No specific pairing.

RATING: PG-13.

STATUS: New. SEQUEL to "NIGHTMARES OUT OF DREAMS".

ARCHIVE: Yes. Just let me know where.

FEEDBACK: Welcomed.

EMAIL: AlisonMDobell@aol.com

WEBSITE: http://carlajane.50megs.com/Ali00.html

SUMMARY: "Zoe, Wash and Jayne find themselves faced with an

unexpected decision. Mal is not happy to find out the details of his

brother's plan. Kaylee wonders what else in the 'verse can possibly

go wrong."

The usual disclaimers apply. The characters and 'Firefly'

are the property and gift of Joss Whedon and Mutant Enemy.

No infringement of copyright is intended.

"CHAMELEON"

A "Firefly" story

Written by Alison M. DOBELL

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Zoe could not believe the evidence of her gorram eyes. Watching her, Max knew exactly what was going through her mind even before her words confirmed it. "This is all...yours?"

"Not mine, exactly."

He caught the little glint that flashed in her eyes, a measure of annoyance at his seeming deflection. Her look said so clearly that this was not an answer.

"It's ours."

Wash was slowly looking round, eyes wide, trying to take in the sheer scale of the treasure house.

"Ours?" Said Jayne, his eyes taking on a glittering calculating look. "As in yours an' mine?"

Max began to take more notice of Zoe's companions. "Who are you again?"

Zoe quickly reintroduced the mercenary not wanting Jayne to cause Max to clam up before he had told her everything she wanted to know. "His name is Jayne Cobb."

"An' you do what exactly?"

The mercenary was quickly beginning to not like Max. Man was asking questions he didn't want to answer. Plus he had all this wealth and all. It rankled. Like something had crawled in from some deep dark place and died in here. "I'm the one who takes out all the trash. What of it?"

Before Max could respond to the unmistakable challenge in his voi