Summery – Sometimes bad things happen to good people.

Disclaimer – They all belong to Joss, I just enjoy hanging out in their midst.

Pairings - Its all fairly cannon.

Setting – During the series, in between Trash and Heart of Gold

This story is a hundred times better because of all the wonderful betatype advice given to me by Mal4prez. I throw many thankyous in her direction.

My story line indicates nine segments: prologue, chapters 1-7 and an epilogue. I have included more about the storyline and my motivation for writing in my blog.

If you haven’t read the beginning, I’d suggest starting at the

Thanks so much to all of you who have taken the time to leave me such shiny comments. It just makes my heart go pitter pat to read them.

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Underground Chapter 4

“Back so soon, Captain?” Kaylee said as she heard the hoof beats slow to a stop outside the engine where she was working. She assumed it was the captain and that beautiful client he had got himself, although it seemed like they were back awfully early. It’d only been a few hours since they left.

She began to crawl out of the engine, but stopped when she got a look at the horses - something was wrong. They were the wrong color. From her vantage point inside the engine block she could tell that one was roan and the other was black with white socks. Katra’s horses had both been the color of golden hay. Slowly, Kaylee slid back into the engine casing, but she was too late. She had already been seen and heard.

“Well, looky here, Vetch. It seems we found ourselves just what we need. A pretty little mechanic girl.”

Kaylee felt someone grab her ankles and try to pull her from the engine. She grabbed desperately for the compressor coil but couldn’t get a good hold; the man pulling her ankles was too strong. She screamed, but there was no one outside the ship to hear. Kicking as hard as she could, she attempted to get free and cr