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Big Damn Rescue - Book 3, Ch 1

Saturday, March 17, 2007

B3,C1: The Infirmary on Serenity has never been so full, and Mal is fast running out of friends. Now, in order to save Inara from her abusive captor, the crew must turn to a former enemy for help. Loyalties split as Book is forced to step into his past and face the most powerful man in the 'verse!
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CATEGORY: FICTION    TIMES READ: 2881    RATING: 9.0 (PG13)    SERIES: FIREFLY

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CHAPTER 1

Book prayed silently as Serenity fell asleep. Despite the quiet of the black, his heart was astir and God was calling him to pray. He had washed the dinner dishes, wiped the dining room table, and scrubbed the stove. The food stock and spices were neatly arranged. If he made it into town this port, he would buy a fresh supply of rosemary. Most of the footsteps echoed in the silence as one crewmember or another wandered occasionally to the toilet. Even Wash, satisfied with their course, had abandoned the cockpit to get a few hours rest. The engine hummed a quiet lullaby.

While meditating and praying against the deep foreboding he felt, Book’s mind fell to Psalm 27… “When my enemies and foes attack me, they will stumble and fall.” Why had God brought this to mind?

As he prayed for clarity yet again, Alegra wandered into the kitchen and set some water boiling for tea. Her long, dark hair fell softly around her face, her grey eyes ever squinted in deep thought. She leaned easily against the counter as she waited on the tea, lost in reflection and hardly noticing him.

“May I have a cup?” Book asked as she poured the hot water over a tea bag. She started, noticing him for the first time.

“Sure, Preacher. Can’t sleep?”

“I felt the need to pray tonight. What keeps you up?”

“Wei. He feels the need to disappear tonight.”

“And you? You seem perplexed.”

“Just trying to keep my mind busy so I won’t be tired.” She brought the two cups to the table, handing one to Book, and then started adding generous teaspoons of sugar to her own cup.

“Still pondering Gideon’s battle strategies?” Book teased. On Osiris, Alegra had tried to garner practical strategies from the Bible and since had engaged the Shepherd in discussions of its ‘counterintuitive life view’. He found her points challenging and it reminded him of the training he had received at the abbey.

“Faith is a pretty flimsy

Comments
Sunday, 18 March 2007 01:05
It's so long since Book 2 I had to go back and skim read to jog my memory. Glad to see you are continuing the tale and hoping our crew catch up with those *tamade hundan*. As for taking the shuttle without telling anyone that was not the smartest thing in the 'verse to do. What if they get into trouble and need the rest of the crew? Oh, and the ship is called Serenity, not 'the' Serenity. Ali D :~)
You can't take the sky from me

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