TITLE: "MILLION SQUARE JOB"

AUTHOR: Alison M. DOBELL

FANDOM: "FIREFLY"

PAIRING: Mal. Jayne. Crew.

RATING: PG-13.

STATUS: Sequel to "MAKE AND MEND"

ARCHIVE: Yes. Just let me know where.

FEEDBACK: Welcomed.

EMAIL: AlisonMDobell@aol.com

WEBSITE: None. All Firefly stories archived at Fireflyfans.net

SUMMARY: "With Serenity's injured crew members recovering

and everybody back together again the crew take a little time to

take in everything that has transpired. Meanwhile, Saffron has a painful

epiphany of her own."

The usual disclaimers apply. The characters and 'Firefly'

are the property and gift of Joss Whedon and Mutant Enemy.

No infringement of copyright is intended.

"MILLION SQUARE JOB"

"Firefly" story

Written by Alison M. DOBELL

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They sat around the big oak table and discussed everything that had happened to not only bring Inara up to speed but to sort out their own emotions. It had been a harrowing time and it wasn't over yet.

"Are we sure Niska is dead?" Asked Inara. She did not want to raise the point but it needed clarifying. If only so she could sleep at night.

Shepherd Book gave a firm nod. "Oh, I'm quite sure. We caught him in a cross fire and I followed him to make sure. We can't afford to have someone like that hunting us down again."

Kaylee didn't say anything, her mind still stuck on the image of Jayne Cobb when she and Simon had found him. They had both been shocked and worried about his condition. Then when they finally got the Captain back he had been even worse. She still couldn't grasp that one evil old man had been responsible for so much suffering. For someone to carry that much hatred inside made her shudder. Inara noticed and touched her hand, a kindly look of concern on her face. "Kaylee, are you alright?"

The mechanic nodded. "*Qu*, just shook me up a bit is all."

Book poured everyone a mug of tea and began to hand them round auto