On the Wings of Serenity

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based on the World of Firefly by Joss Whedon

Cat awoke to someone gasping as she realized her head was propped up against the cargo bay wall. She was near the entrance with mop still in hand. Her tired and sore body twisted to see Kaylee above her on the catwalk, tears in her eyes.

“She's beautiful.” The mechanic muttered surveying the clean walls and floor of the transport ship. Her feet could be heard as she raced down the steps sidestepping a few puddles and wrapping her arms around a very shocked Cat. “Thank you.”

“Can't go off into space with that smell. Besides, think your captain's been through enough. Seeing Serenity in that way might just kill him.”

“Where the killing?” 'Ski grumbled from the other side of the bay, braced up against some cargo as his tired eyes slowly opened. “What time is it?”

“Around six in the morning, I think. Good news is we're done.” Cat let her eyes roam as she spotted no red. The bulkhead was back to its normal gray color. A sight that made her even a bit teary eyes, but more so from all the cramps she had to work from her body.

“Haven't been this sore since we head up that bank on Dahali V. Didn't think Alliance made that much money?” 'Ski stood rubbing the back of his right calf before giving the same attention to the left.

“Did those people good, though. They're now able to feed their families and get some seed for crop come next spring.” Cat grabbed the last bucket of dirty water and walked outside. She tossed it where they had throw most of it, off where they had burned the bodies making damn sure the fire was completely out. She could see the sun as it was beginning to rise and knew it was time to get moving. The longer she was, the more time they had to fuck up River even more and that was unacceptable.

“Did we get all the supplies we needed?” she yelled as 'Ski stick his head out of the ship.

“Loaded last night while you were sleeping. Plenty of ammo and all th