TITLE: "THE DEVIL YOU KNOW"

AUTHOR: Alison M. DOBELL

FANDOM: "FIREFLY"

PAIRING: Canon pairings

RATING: G.

STATUS: SEQUEL to "DOUBLE EDGED SWORD"

ARCHIVE: Yes. Just let me know where.

FEEDBACK: Welcomed.

EMAIL: AlisonMDobell@aol.com

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

SUMMARY: "The Captain, Zoe and Jayne meet with Badger

to get details of the job. Meanwhile Casey is beginning to

get worried the nearer she comes to giving birth."

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.

"THE DEVIL YOU KNOW"

"Firefly" story

Written by Alison M. DOBELL

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By the time they landed at Eavesdown Docks the crew were a lot more sombre. The information from Casey all manner of intriguing and mystifying. Shepherd Book had listened to everything that was said in silence, heard the crew debating back and forth on the best way to proceed, but he was using his eyes more than his ears. There was something about the woman that bothered him. A sharpness to her that was not born of intellect. He had no doubt that Casey had told them the truth, he just didn't think she had told them all of it. And with the devil being in the details he was determined to keep his own counsel and watch her like a hawk. Sooner or later she would slip and when she did, he intended to be there to witness it.

Wary as always when it came to Badger, the Captain ordered Jayne to get the mule ready as he would be going with him and Zoe to see about the job. "Everyone else remains on board, *dong ma*? Especially I don't want no one steppin' outta the ship or havin' the gorram ramp down while we're gone."

Kaylee pulled a sour face, definitely not impressed with what she saw as an over abundance of unnecessary caution. "Aw but Cap'n, this is 'sephone. Ain't nothin' gonna happen here an' if we got the ramp up we can