Disclaimer: Don't own it, if i did i woulda kicked Fox's ass until they didn't cancel Serenity.

A/N: Okay, so it's probably pretty bad. it's unedited, as i wrote it about ten minutes ago. the late night ramblings of a person who can't be bothered going to bed. i also know that the storyline has been done before. alot. i did get my inspiration from a story i read on here a little while ago, by Jane0904, but i swear i didn't mean to actually steal the storyline (btw- it's entitled 'Adventures' and everyone should read it. it's really good!!)

anyway, i apologize for any spelling or grammar issues there could be. like i said- late night ramblings.

Please review. i like nice reviews but if it really sux then that's good to know too!!

and now on with it!!!

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Finding Serenity

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I always knew I’d die in Serenity.

It was my destiny. It was how I had to die. Anywhere else wouldn’t have been right. This was the way I was meant to go. Here, where my heart was. The place that took life away, and gave it back.

Truth be told, I should have died in the Valley. Back in those days, when I actually believed in the goodness of mankind. I believed in that which I was fighting for- freedom. The chance to be the man I wanted to be without the gorramm government looking over my shoulder all the time. The minute I stopped believing in the cause, my heart stopped. Somehow my body kept going. It continued to function without a heartbeat. For so many years I was running on empty, and yet kept running. To this day I’ll know how I managed that.

Couple years later, and I felt like maybe my fuel tank was slowly being filled up. I had myself a crew, a boat, someone to love (although she never knew it). Instead of functioning, I started living. Maybe it was the presence of Kaylee- anyone whose ever been in the same room as that girlie knows that she had enough energy to light an entire ship, if they could figure out a way to plug her in. Maybe it was the