Tough, Part 2
Saturday, November 18, 2006
Yet another Pirate Children story. Set twenty-eight years post-BDM. A not-so-fluffy (but still slightly fluffy) look at the future. Serenity's adjusting to her grown children.
CATEGORY: FICTION TIMES READ: 1515 RATING: 9.0 (PG13) SERIES: FIREFLY
Title: Tough
Rating: PG. For now, but it could bump up. Will bump up.
Characters: the whole crew, plus the Pirate Children and Alistair Caramia (the latter are mine, the rest are Joss's)
Pairings: Canon pairings. I will openly admit that I heavily, heavily favor Mal and Inara and the Reynolds Family. (Trying hard to rectify that without negatively affecting the storyline.)
Summary: Yet another Pirate Children story. Set twenty-eight years post-BDM. A not-so-fluffy (but still slightly fluffy) look at the future. Serenity's adjusting to her grown children.
Author's Note: Thanks for the great feedback! I'm so nervous about this one. It's pretty strange to write about the little ones when they're not so little.
Part 2
“How you feelin’, Daddy?” Serra asks facetiously the next morning, as Mal slumps into his chair at the end of the breakfast table. The only occupants of the table are Serra and Lolly, who seem to be just wrapping up their morning meal.
“How do ya think?”
“Shiny,” Serra grins, balancing mug and breakfast plate in her uninjured hand as she stands. “Can I get ya some coffee?”
“You need ta drink more alcohol.”
“I’ll keep that in mind.”
“We’ll get ya some coffee, Uncle Mal,” Lolly grins with all of her mother’s cheersomeness. Too many women on his boat. Too many happy, cheerful women.
“’Morning, Captain!”
And Washburns. Too many gorramn cheerful Washburns.
“Watch it, Kacey. The captain overdid it a little last night,” Lolly grins as the young man takes a seat beside her.
“Yeah, I noticed. Barely got Monty home. Hey, Uncle Mal, if I promise to speak real quietly, can I talk to you about something?”
Serra plops, unceremoniously, a mug of coffee in front of Mal. Mal winces and then nods at Kacey. “Go ahead, lil’ Washburn.”
“I was talking with Monty and his first mate last night. Blake was sober. Anyway, they want to know if I can sign on for another six months or so.”
Serra and Lolly’s heads pop up to meet their cousin’s, all sorts of abandonment in their eyes. Se
You can't take the sky from me
I have to admit my jaw dropped not once, but twice. First when Kacey mentioned signing on with Monty for 6 months and again when Zoe mentioned she and Wash might disembark for good! Ai ya!
The convo at the beginning with Serra and Lolly being cheerful and Mal's terrible hangover was just great.
I too think Serra is in for trouble, but based on Lolly's observations at the end, she can more than likely handle it for herself ... I hope ...
It's odd, the more I read of everyone, the more I like them, with the notable exception of Serra. Something about her just rubs me a little wrong is all. Still like her, just not as much as the other Pirate Children now.
Gotta say, Zoe and Wash were the two people (apart from Mal) who I could never imagine settling down. Zoe has lived in the black all her life, and Wash has loved the stars all of his.
Love the Pirate Children stories, including this one.
“Like hell. I’d like to live through the day.”
i love that exchange. it's so very mal, and child-of-mal.
i think the most disturbing thing about this story is how realistic a scenario it truly is. one ship, too many pilots, an aging, tired crew. the conflict feels very true to me. can't wait for more~
And while I too was surprised Mal was actually taking shots at Serra like he used to with Inara (probably the same kind of feelings though) about her sex life rather than denying the concept...I am glad to see old age (cuz Mal's like 60 by this point;D) has completely mellowed him:D
BEB
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