Old Warriors - Part Four: Resolution
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Set long after the Rebellion triggered by events in the BDM. In the aftermath of their U-Day brawl, Mal makes Jayne an offer and ghosts appear.
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Title: Old Warriors – 4 of 4
Chapter Title: Resolution
Author: hisgoodgirl
Disclaimer: All belong to Joss. They just come play in my head.
Paring: References to Jayne/Kaylee.
Warning: PG-15 for profanity. Some characters are deceased
Setting: Long after the Rebellion triggered by events in the BDM.
Word Count: 1,366
A/N: This little tale started out as a one-shot look at reunion between a couple of BDHs, but took on a life of it’s own. Herein be some answers about what might have happened to whom… Please let me know what you think
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Old Warriors
Part Four: Resolution
Mal stretched gingerly and leaned back against the bricks. “I guess that brings things back around to the two of us, don’t it?”
“I guess it does.”
“Let’s try to get some shut-eye.”
“Fair ‘nuff.”
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Jayne had finally fallen asleep curled on his side, while Mal had propped himself with his back braced against the cell wall and an elbow resting on the merc’s hip. The cell was chilly by morning and Mal dozed fitfully, grateful for Jayne’s warmth.
He’d just finished taking a leak in the cell’s urinal when the deputy made his way down the corridor to their cell, bearing a couple of mugs of steaming coffee.
“Rise and shine, boys. Sheriff Hicks is gonna cut ya lose after breakfast.” He passed the dark beverage to Mal through the cell bars and announced, “I’ll be back with some food in a minute.”
Mal glanced back at Jayne. The big man was dead to the world, his loud snores rhythmically punctuating the gray light of dawn. Mal nudged him gently. “Hey, Sleepin’ Beauty -- gotcha some coffee.”
The old mercenary opened blurry eyes and yawned, swaying as he sat up. “Whoa… Guess my gyro’s are down,” he muttered as Mal handed him a mug.
Mal tipped his head to look at Jayne’s wound. “Don’t suppose that mightta had anything to do with that crack to the head you took yesterday? Had us
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Our fellas had been musing over what might have happened to River, and I found it interesting that she might have gone underground, only to surface in a Companion-like role and systematically go about assasinating any surviving members of the old Parliment.
In other words, their "Human Weapon" came back to bite 'em in the pigu.
The voice of Kaylee's ghost telling him to go, priceless.
River killing off members of Parliment. Appropriate.
Please, please say you'll continue this. I loved it!
Amazing work here, HGG! Definitely am overjoyed at both the decision to have Mal and Jayne team back up AND to have River take up the mantle of avenging angel for the White Hats. Only thing I could ask for is this mini-storyverse gets continued, that River meet up with the remaining BDHs still with the good ship Serenity for a mission;)
BEB
P.S. Any thoughts on addressing what happened to Inara? Because, while it's been a little while since the last Jaylee tale before this one, I am pretty sure Inara was alive in your other works;)
“You hear from ‘Nara lately?”
Mal looked startled, fresh pain behind his eyes. “Then you ain’t heard?”
Jayne’s brows knotted and he shook his head. “Uh-uh. What the hell happened, Mal?”
“I got a wave from Sheydra about six couple months back. Cancer. Musta been pretty far gone before they caught it. Said she went real fast.”
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