Head Trauma
Monday, June 11, 2007
River's been kidnapped and is being held for ransom, and the crew of Serenity are not amused. First of an arc, but the story stands alone. Moderate violence.
CATEGORY: FICTION TIMES READ: 2144 RATING: 9.0 (PG13) SERIES: FIREFLY
Read: Head Trauma, , , All of them were frantic. Zoe was piloting the mule while Jayne watched their rear for pursuit and Mal held River to him, upright in his lap like a small child, her blood running out onto the beige cloth of his shirt. His own face was spattered with it, from the spray of impact. Jayne was bloody to the wrists from bludgeoning her captors with the butt of Vera, and then with his fists. Zoe and Mal’s commands hadn’t pulled him from the last twitching figure – only River’s keening had accomplished that. With icy dispatch he had delivered one final blow, shattering the man’s entire orbital structure and plunging shards of bone into his brain. Then he had turned, scooped River from Mal’s arms, and dashed for the mule. “Wash, baby, get ready for…” Zoe cut herself off, wincing. “Kaylee. Open ‘er up. Warn Simon we got an incoming gunshot wound. Head trauma. Get Serenity prepped for takeoff. Rendezvous in five.” “Gotcha.” Kaylee’s voice on the comm was strained, and she sounded out of breath. Mal scowled. If she and that hundan doctor had been rutting while they were on the job, he’d… No. Not with River gone. Stupid gou cao de thugs seeing their ship, all shiny from the recent overhaul, and thinking they were flush. Kidnapping River, just when things were getting’ all normal-like. Holding her for ransom – one-hundred platinum, when the Alliance reward was still at least ten times that. No matter what that gorram Operative said, they hadn’t just wanted River for her secrets. Simon and Kaylee had been the ones to find Jayne, unconscious, between two bodies halfway between town and the ship. One bore the marks of strangling – his work – and the other had been kicked in the temple so hard the bone had shattered – River
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I particularly liked your portrayal of Simon. Not many fanfic writers remember just who is is and what he's capable of.
Amazing work. I felt the crew's anger, pain, fear, everything they were going through. I can't wait to see what you come up with next!
But regardless, this was very intense and well written. Can't wait to see the next parts!
Gotta say, i3ernadette....when I read the words indicating that Mal, Zoe and Jayne thought that River's eye had been taken, I was shocked to all hell. Wonder if the attempted damage to River's eye was because they knew or found out she was a Reader - eyes of Seers being an object of importance in Joss's mystical mythology - or it was just a sadistic torture method...
Utter brilliance, this work was and I can't wait to see what you got up your sleeve next:D
BEB
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