Chapter 3

"So all them people live on a spaceship? Where are their mommies and daddies?" asked the little girl

"Well, sweetheart, everyone on the ship is grownup. Although, they might not always act that way. Serenity is their home, just like this house is our home. Some of them don’t have parents any more, for one reason or another."

"Aren’t they sad without their mommies and daddies?"

"Yes, I guess they might all be a little sad about that, but there’s one thing you have to remember... they have each other.

"I ‘member their a family from accident, right?"

"Yes, they are a family formed by accident, an inexplicable, lucky accident. Now you go on and get some sleep. We can talk more about Serenity and her charges tomorrow."

"I wish I could ride in a real spaceship." the little girl said eyes already closed in half sleep. "You could come too Momma."

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"Everyone sit down and hold on!" Wash yelled, grimacing in concentration. The entire ship trembled slightly as it began to touch down. "We are about to land ... in a cornfield?" he said confused, but more calmly as the shaking started to subside.

By now the entire crew had assembled on the bridge. For a moment everyone was silent, as they gazed at the site before them. Serenity had in fact looked to be landed right on top of some unlucky farmers' rising crops.

"I hate to break it to you son, but I think you might have miscalculated the position of the landing dock." Book stated.

"That’s what I was trying to explain to Mal, before that not-so-graceful landing. There is no landing dock. There is no planet. Well, there is a planet just not the one we were expecting. Though, I swear the nav computers guiding system is still holding true to our plans. It just don’t’ make any sense..."

"Well it couldn'a just disappeared. You dumb ass, must be losin’ your sense of direction, landin’ us all on some back water planet with no recevin’ docks.I say we hightail it outta here." Jayne rattled off.

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