The traditional obligatory offering to Boss Joss. Love the work, got bored, and decided to to run with it!

This is a story co-written with a very good friend of mine, aka DeanWinchester here at FF.net. Action, adventure, drama, sweet Kaylee/Simon stuff, and BIG DAMN hints of Mal/Inara.

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Several minutes later, on board the Moriarty, Draedon stood in front of the view screen, grinning with veiled satisfaction at Simon’s answer.

“I know this must have been a difficult decision for you, but I knew you would see reason, Dr. Tam.” Draedon gave a nod to several guards, who stepped out of view.

Simon sat quietly in front of the com screen. He had fixed himself up since the first conversation with this monster. He changed shirts and vests. His hair was nicely combed and pushed back. He wanted to show this guy that he wasn't turning him into some mess when on the inside Simon was dying slowly. His hands were folded in his lap and head held up high.

"Reason?" He asked somewhat confused by what this man saw as reason.

“I will send you the coordinates that you will arrive at.” Several moments later, a set of coordinates, located on one of the outer moons in the system, was sent to Serenity’s computer. “I trust you can find your way there without further delay.”

This was blackmail. He cleared his throat and nodded. "That won't be a problem." He said his gaze holding that monsters in the screen.

“Well, that’s very civil of you, Doctor,” Draedon offered with an appreciative nod. The boy was surprisingly calm, considering he was about to give his sister over to what he thought was the Alliance. The commander had to respect Simon for that, at least.

"Just make sure Kaylee is unharmed. My sister will have to be put under. There is no way your men could handle her alert and well. I'm sure you've heard of her run in with those Reavers. I trust you don't want that happening." He reached out slowly ready to sign off when he was ready. "I’ll bring her. The both of