Introduction:

Welcome to Big Damn Heroes: As it should have been. My first fanfic, Big Damn Heroes, has been deleted and discontinued due to a horrific lack of proper planning and writing sense on my part. In the months since the discontinuation of my original story I have attempted to improve my writing style. I have also been able to see all of the Firefly episodes, and thus, I believe I now have a better understanding of the characters I'm dealing with.

The original idea of the story is the same, as are some of the scenes and plot twists, but most (if not all) of the writing will be new. I hope you enjoy it, and please do continue to give me constructive criticism.

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Prologue

Jayne was the last one to reach the lounge, and it was obvious that he wasn't happy about being there. His complaints could be heard, though not understood, just above his breath.

"Thank you for fitting us into your schedule, Jayne." Mal scoffed, and then continued. "Alright everyone, we're gonna be landing on Beaumonde within in the hour. Jayne, Zoe, and I are going to look for a job. Kaylee, you can take Simon shopping for parts and food. Inara, you can do whatever you like, long as you're back on the boat by sunset. And River, get on the Cortex. Send word out that we're hiring."

The room had been relatively relaxed up until that point. Now the tension could have been cut with a knife.

Jayne, who had hardly been paying attention straightened up, "Say what?"

Zoe stared hard at the captain, "Sir, I believe that, for once, Jayne speaks for us all."

Mal cleared his throat. "We're short handed. You're all doin' a fine job right now, but we're gonna need at least one more man 'round here when things get rough again."

"You think they will?" asked Kaylee, "Get rough again, I mean."

Simon put her arm around her.

Zoe snorted, "That's pretty much guaranteed. Only question is, how rough?"

Simon spoke his peace, "Well, I can see things being at least somewhat calmer for now, since the warrants for all