Title: The Alliance Spins, Part 2

Author: CharlieBZ

Summary: Serenity lands on Persephone for repairs.

Rating: PG for language

Characters: Crew

Pairing: Canon, if any

Spoilers/Timeline: post BDM

Disclaimer: No money is being made from by me and I certainly don’t own Firefly/Serenity.

Author's Note: This fic takes place within my FicVerse. If you’re a little lost see my blog entry

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The Alliance Spins, Part 2

“Reynolds!”

Sitting in Wash’s seat staring out the cockpit window, Mal didn’t look up. He couldn’t bring himself to respond to the increasingly persistent shouting of his name but he heard it alright. “Reynolds! Reeyyynolllldddsss!” No, Mal couldn’t look away from the black; his eyes focused on the deep, blank expanse in front of him tuning out the sounds around him. Someone was calling him to let him know that Serenity was close to Persephone which meant it was time to face the reality of their situation. Broken ship. Little money. No pilot…

“Captain O’Riley’s calling you,” River said, rousing him from his musings.

Surprised to hear her, Mal started; he had forgotten she was sitting on the bridge with him. Rubbing his hands over his eyes he spared a last glance at the window.

“Can’t the man use a com like everyone else,” Mal muttered getting up.

Not meeting River’s gaze, he headed down the steps and walked through the corridor. Turning left, he walked to the overhead airlock and looked up to see O’Riley’s smiling face peering down from the Magdalena. In his continual efforts to avoid his crew, Mal had spent some time aboard the Magdalena talking shop with Baba. The first couple of days Mal told himself he was there to ensure that O’Riley and his bunch didn’t have nefarious intentions. Serenity was vulnerable being