What many people today are ignorant to is that the chain of events did not begin with the desecration of Thor. Truth be told, I do not have the slightest idea as to when or where the conspiracy began, as the crew of Serenity – a small ragtag band of eclectic individuals, of which Kaylee and I were part of – may only have opened that book at the very end, but the recollection of events I present to you now starts from when we first became involved, so to speak.

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We first became involved nearly fifteen months after the infamous Miranda broadwave. Those who remember the aftermath will not remember it with fondness. The Union of Allied Planets was in uproar. Most of Parliament resigned, apparently having not been privy to the information which was currently being shown across the system. Riots on over half the Central Planets resulted in a massive economy crash, leaving millions unemployed. For two months, travel between the Major Planets, Londinium and Sihnon, and the rest of the system was prohibited until the planets could be deemed safe. I feel it relevant to note that two of Serenity ’s crew, and very dear friends of mine, were killed because of the broadwave.

Fifteen months later, I was sitting next to Serenity ’s Captain, the late Malcolm Reynolds, and his First Mate, Zoë Washburne, opposite a criminal who went by the name of Badger*, to discuss Serenity ’s latest exploit.

I should really explain. You see, Serenity is a Firefly Class cargo ship, which is primarily used for smuggling goods. The Captain, in his infinite wisdom, saw that he could make money using his ship to transports goods. Unlike many a law-abiding citizen, he did not deter from taking up less-than-legal jobs. If the job paid well, then the crew of Serenity did not ponder much over the legality of it. Of course, if the job was actually legal, that was an added bonus.

That was how I came to be sitting opposite this man, Badger. I had met him several times previously, each time wi