TITLE: "WHY?"

AUTHOR: Alison M. DOBELL

FANDOM: "FIREFLY"

PAIRING: Jayne reflects.

RATING: First in the "HELLBOUND" series.

STATUS: G.

ARCHIVE: Yes. Just let me know where.

FEEDBACK: Welcomed.

EMAIL: AlisonMDobell@aol.com

WEBSITE: http://unilelu.net/Alison/Ali00.html

SUMMARY: "Jayne and Mal go to an Alliance friendly bar

to meet a contact and the inevitable happens."

The usual disclaimers apply. The characters and 'Firefly'

are the property and gift of Joss Whedon and Mutant Enemy.

No infringement of copyright is intended.

"WHY?"

"Firefly" story

Written by Alison M. DOBELL

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Gorram *goushi*. Like they say it's only the depth that varies but why did I have to be standing up to my ruttin' neck in it? 'Cause of the *chunren* Cap, that's why. I tried not to glare too much but anger did a thing to a man's insides that no amount of brain power stopped from showing on his face. They knew I was crazy mad but for some reason took little notice of me after that. No. they were saving their Alliance smarts for our fine and gloriously drunk and raging Captain. I closed my eyes for a moment. Recalled how the quiet drink had turned so quickly into a ruttin' free for all. Might have known it was Uni Day. Explained why the Cap had been so determined to go into the bar in the first place. Just me an' him supposedly looking to meet a contact. We found contact all right, a whole bar of 'em. Fists, feet, elbows, gun barrels, pool cues, you name it they used 'em on us.

Have to admit it was a shiny fight while it lasted. Blood splashing from mouths turned to pulp. Little white bits of teeth decorating the gorram floor like bits of sawdust. Yeah, wonderful time we was having. Then the gorram feds had to turn up and before I could yell a warning to the Cap some kind of Alliance military brass strode in and demanded to know what had happened and who had started it. I squinted through two black eyes