Angel of the Morning

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based on the world of Firefly by Joss Whedon

'Ski seemed to just stare at the young girl before them, almost waiting for her to ask for more. She had been well taken care of, but he could not get past the fear in her eyes. Amazingly, she did not fear him or the monster he had become, but instead something that haunted the walls around.

"How can you help? Simon asked, voicing everyone's concerns. She was probably no more than eleven, but even now you could see the resemblance between Cat and she.

"I can help her body heal faster." Her voice whispered as Batha walked up and let the young one pet her, the girl's laugh almost infectious. "I knew you hadn't gone far."

'She made me promise. Even though, she does not remember." The giant cat purred, 'Ski shaking his head to clear it.

"My name is Kitty. And before you ask, I am a project, but not the one you think I am." She turned to 'Ski. "She is not my mother, but we share DNA as I do with Falcon. My parents were a mix of both of their parents."

"Now there's a good talk show for ya." Jayne whispered, thinking back when programs like that use to flood the airways before the Alliance took the reigns.

“So, if you don't mind us asking,” Mal began, feeling a bit odd talking to an eleven year old that seemed more in tune with life than most adults he had met. “What exactly are you...”

“You are stumbling with words.” She smiled. “I know who you are. You are her Sargent. The one she came here to protect. Mal is your name. She cried and screamed it sometimes when Falcon would...” Suddenly, the eleven year old was just that and buried her head in the large panther's fur. She sobbed for a minute, but before anyone could get to her, she stopped and composed herself.

“I was created at first as just another experiment to duplicate what they had done with Projects Cat and Falcon, but it failed. Instead, the Academy learned I could heal. Not like some magical p