Into the Blue Chapter 7

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This fic takes place just over two years after Serenity (BDM) and has the established couples of Simon/Kaylee, Mal/Inara, Zoë/OC and Jayne/River.

A/N: Here comes the action folks... And a bit of that hanging over a cliff feeling.

Thanks again Chris for the beta…

Into the Blue

Chapter Seven –

Serenity broke atmo over Whitefall a little rougher than usual… Mal was flying. The reason being that his two usual pilots were currently sitting in the second shuttle ready to set up a surprise for anyone who wanted to muck up his cargo delivery.

At the com call from Inara that Serenity was subsonic, Zoë launched the port side shuttle, curving away from the larger ship with easy grace. Dropping low to the terrain, Zoë flew following the contours of the land. After about twenty minutes of flying, she approached the drop off point for her passengers.

In a cloud of dust, the shuttle settled to the ground. Engines still running, two figures exited the craft. As soon as they were away from the door, the shuttle rose into the air again, having been on the ground a few moments.

Shielding his eyes from the dust kicked up by the shuttle’s departure, Allan looked at his smaller companion, “All set to move out River?”

“Yes, we will need to move quickly. The sun will be fully up soon and it is still almost a mile to the overwatch positions.”

“Well, lets be off then Kiddo,” Allan replied.

As the pair approached their destination, they both stopped. Silently they began to put on the strange looking suits they had brought in their packs. Each one was made from an old flight suit, Olive drab for Allan’s and tan for River’s. Each suit had strips of old cloth and canvas torn into strips glued along the body and limbs. Shreds of an old cargo net filled in the gaps, further hiding their shape. They also had a matching pair of floppy hats with cloth strips attached as well. Dressing