He Never Left Serenity

The warm summer sun invited my brother and me outside to play. It had been a long and harsh winter on Haven and we had been climbing the walls in boredom. After grabbing our water bottles and promising not to go far, we ran into the thick vegetation surrounded the settlement.

We arrived on Haven last summer, but there was too much work to be done before winter to really explore. So today, we were determined to make the most of the warm weather. We tripped along, not really speaking much. Occasionally, one of us would find a scrap of metal or a broken bucket, the only signs of the last settlement. Rumor was that the former Alliance command ordered the settlement destroyed in retaliation for harboring known fugitives.

Further into the brush, I stumbled over what looked like the remains of a book.

“Hey Charlie! Come look at this.” We both studied the book and determined that it was a Bible. “It must have been out here forever.” I said. “Look how many of the pages are missing.” I put the book back where I found it and we kept going.

Charlie plowed on ahead of me, while I lingered back, wondering about the Bible. It had looked like only certain passages had been removed and there were faint blood stains on the cover.

“Cindy!” Charlie loud exclamation broke through my thoughts. I ran the few paces toward his voice and crashed through a wall of vines. The sight that met me took my breath away.

“A ship, an old ship. From the look of it, I’d say its an old Firefly. They stopped making these like a hundred years ago!” Charlie could barely contain himself as he raced towards the ship.

“Charlie! Stop! It might not be safe!” I called out as I followed suit.

“The hull looks intact. Look, you can even still make out the name sort of. It says Serendipity or something.” He said pointing to the design on the side of the ship.

“That says Serenity.” I corrected him, rolling my eyes. “We should start heading home.”

“Oh come on Cindy. It won’t hurt anythin