~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~

C H A P T E R 2

~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~

Port Payan had been an error, pure and simple. There had been errors when the planet had been chosen for Terraforming. If nothing else, Port Payan was a huge green spot on an else desert covered Planet. The close proximity to the sun had made every attempt at greenery an impossible task. For all explanation Scientists had there had been some natural waterbubble underneath the Terraform Generator X15-Y137, the local generator around which Port Payan had been built.

The Serenity had gotten an out-of-way Landing Pad. They had not paid nearly enough money to get a centerpiece place. Instead they had gotten a Pad on the Docks, fifteen Clicks from the Business and Activities centres.

Inside Serenity Jayne, Mal and Simon finished straping the last box upon the handcart Kaylee had made from the old mule. Zoe opened the freighter baydoors and all of them had to blink at the glaring brilliancy of Payan's Sun.

When their eyes had adjusted to the brightness Simon, about to move out as first, almost tripped when trying to get back inside in a hurry.

-"Did you do that on purpose?" he asked Mal, his face pale and his frame shaking like a leaf. The captain raised a brow and looked out.

-"Sun of a ..." he cursed. A huge white warehouse with a blue logo was their immediate neighbour, complete with chainfence and some patroling guards inside the security perimeter, as well as some Alliance Soldiers patroling outside.

He whirled around and gunned his orders.

"Doctor, you take that sister of yours and you don't approach the cargo bay. Make her sleep, lock her in her room, tape her up in the infirmary for all I care. I don't want to see one of your faces for as long as we are here. Jayne, you and Wash will remain here. Wash will have to do some upgrades to the ship. I leave..." his eyes bored into Jayne's "..the security of this ship and of the crewmates into your hands.