"Now this family was loyal to a fault. . . mostly. They took turns teasing one another and laughing together. Sometimes the teasing turned to petty bickering, sometimes it was a bit more serious. Living in such close quarters and working together created a bond of sorts between each and everyone of them. The captain of Serenity, Mal Reynolds was a tough, but soft- on- the- inside, not so mean ex- soldier. He liked to believe he was in control. He was finally living his dream of flying free in the black and heading up this formidable, if somewhat eclectic crew. Although he would never admit it, this crew and his beloved boat had come to mean more to him than anything ever would."

"He had a flying boat?! But, how did it work without airplane wings?"asked the little girl curiously. "Mama, if it didn’t have any sails, how do they stay floating in the water?"

"Well you see baby, in the future people travel in spaceships instead of cars like we do. Many, many years before our daring Captain and his crew ever came to be, earth as we know it was devastated beyond repair. It was no longer inhabitable so the people had to seek out new homes on different planets and moons throughout the entire galaxy."

"Then what did all the people do?" The child yawned taking in every word of the fairy tale with wide, unbelieving eyes. "Who else lived on Serenity with the captain?" she asked.

"Maybe we ought to continue the rest of the story tomorrow? It looks like your getting awfully tired, little one.

"No, no, please mama, tell just a little more. I’m not sleepy. Please I want to know what happened to Mal and his family?"

"Oh all right. I suppose a few more minutes wouldn't hurt, but then its time for you to close your eyes and rest that sweet little head. No arguments, okay?"

" ‘k. I promise."

"On the ship was also Mal’s best friend, Zoe, they had fought in a war together several years before. Zoe was a beautiful woman, smarter and stronger than any other warrior Mal had ever met in his whole life. They were