Blue Sun Room FICTION - GENERAL

Back Stories II: Chapter 14

Friday, January 18, 2008

Kaylee meets a much altered Mal, then does some explaining as to what she’s been up to on Highgate. (She doesn't quite tell all...)

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Many thanks: fireflyfans.net members: and for beta-reading and for the artwork.

Links: Prequels: The Fish Job () (), Easy Tickets () (), and Book I () (). Timing, pairings, and canon blurbs are in my .

Added link: You may need a refresher. This chapter takes up Kaylee and Simon's situation as of the end of .

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Highgate’s second moon

“Who are you people?”

Kaylee stood dumb-founded. The moment of heart-warming greeting, of Zoë and Wash kissing like they didn’t need air, had passed. Now the couple only stood as still as Kaylee herself, all three of them frozen and near to gaping at the captain’s question.

“I’ve never seen this place,” Mal said as he stepped away from them and looked the dull hillside over. He shook his head and muttered to himself, “It shouldn’t be this cold. It can’t be so cold, not at high summer…”

“You ain’t on Shadow,” Zoë said firmly, finding her voice at last. “You’ve… you’ve

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Friday, 18 January 2008 16:49
So, life brings many changes lately. Mainly, I got recruited into a dance group that'll be performing in New Zealand in March - yes, New Zealand! I'm sooo stoked! I'm also rehearsing 4 nights a week now. Yikes! Lots of time, lots of energy - physical and mental. It's not easy stuff! (If anyone knows modern dance - I'm learning pieces by choreographers Laura Dean and Twyla Tharp. Fantastic, but demanding as hell.)

So, I hope to get Book 2 out in a somewhat timely fashion, but Book 3 will likely be long in coming.

And may I say that the length of this fic is just ridiculous LOL! Thanks for following as long as you have. And be assured - I do have an ending planned. Things will be resolved eventually! It's just this damned crew keeps doing stuff, inserting more little subplots. They won't behave and stick to the outline! :)
Friday, 18 January 2008 20:44
Ah, I have already told you at length how emotionally gratifying this latest installment is. So here I'll congratulate you on your dance success! We'll try to get on without Book 3. As for the amazing lengthening fic, I know what you mean, and I only have about 1/8th the number of your work. :) We're always happy to see more.
Saturday, 19 January 2008 15:19
Why would you want to go to New Zealand-aka paradise on Earth-when you could stay in the frozen North and write fic for us? I don't understand...

Hava a wonderful time being creative and inspired and artistic and all. Just be sure to publish your completed chapter outline before you go so we know exactly what's going to happen next AND NOT BE LEFT HANGING!

I loved this chapter and loved how far back you took Mal in his memories. I always wanted to see this part of him, before the war changed him so much. And in light of so many Iraqi vets coming home now so altered, it is very bittersweet. Sigh.

As far as the length of the fic, I don't think it's nearly long enough for all the cans of worms you've opened up along the way and that I'm hoping for resolution. So hurry up and get your creative juices recharged - you have more fic to write!
Sunday, 20 January 2008 09:24
Congrats on your dancing, what a great experience and opportunity and you get to go to beautiful New Zealand, I guess you'll be writing Tolkien Fanfiction now!

A few questions before you go; Is Mal’s memory loss due to a virus, a drug, an implant, or did having sex with Inara simply blow his mind (no pun intended)?

Is Simon going to fix him, and will Inara ever get to see him alive again?

We’re addicted, please post more!

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