Out to the black Chapter 3

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This is my first Fan Fic ever. Constructive reviews are shiny.

This fic takes place two years after Serenity (BDM) and has the established couples of Simon/Kaylee and Mal/Inara along with a Jayne/River friendship.

A/N Sorry for the delay in postings, I work weekends so time for writing is at a premium. Also this chapter is a bit long and slightly fluffy but I needed to get Allan established in the ‘verse. Some action is forthcoming, I promise.

Out to the black

Chapter three – New Beginnings

Allan stiffly made his way into Free Bird’s pilots seat. He felt like he had just sat in this seat hours ago, but in reality, he had been in cryo- stasis for four hundred years. “Wow, Four hundred years” Allan thought. He was still trying to get his mind around that number. He wondered what cultural changes, politics, scientific progress or any other myriad changes had happened to human society.

With practiced ease, Allan began placing Free Bird in a form of stasis itself. Flipping switches and entering commands into the computer using the small keyboard to the left of the chair. Systems were powered down and placed in standby mode. Last to be shut down was life support. But he needed to warn the crewmembers of Serenity that were on his ship before he did that.

Easing himself back to his feet, Allan stiffly made his way aft to the small cargo bay where he found Mal, Zoë and Simon.

“All shut down except for life support and gravity. I still need to grab my clothing and personal items.”

“Good enough Allan”, Mal replied. “Any idea what you want ta’ grab from in here”

“The crates are color coded. Blue is survival supplies or food. Green is farming supplies. Red are… well munitions, guns and ammunition and purple are things that can have monetary value. Some precious metals and gems.”

“You’ve got guns?” Zoë asked.

“Yeah, I grew up on a farm, learned to shoot, hunt and fish fro