Into the Blue Chapter 22

Disclaimer: Joss, Fox, Universal Own em’. I’m just playing. No money being made.

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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.

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A/N: Thanks again Chris for the Beta.

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Into the Blue

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Chapter Twenty Two – Endings... and a beginning.

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“Hmmn?” Allan muttered as he suddenly awoke. Startled to wakefulness at the sensation of Serenity moving.

“River's just movin the ship topside Baby,” Zoë said soothingly, “You can go back to sleep.”

“What time is it?” Allan yawned.

“Little after eight.”

“Now that I'm awake, guess I'll get up,” Allan said as he pulled off the covers. Glancing at his Fiancé, he smiled.

“What?” Zoë asked as she fastened her bra.

“Nothing sexier than watching the woman you love get dressed... unless it's her getting undressed. That's a might sexier.”

“Flattery will get you everywhere... but not till tonight.”

I can wait... Maybe.”

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Allan made his way to the galley in search of coffee. Finding the pot empty, he grumbled a bit and started to make a pot. As the brown liquid began to drip. Allan thought back on the event's of the previous night.

Allan's mind was still reeling from the fact that the enigmatic CEO of Blue Sun was in fact John Lassiter. The former Alliance Minister of Defense. Who like Allan, had been born on Earth that was. John Lassiter had been placed into cryo sleep on the ships that left from Earth seeking a new home here in the 'verse.

Before Zoë had been forced to kill Lassiter, the man had admitted to being woken from cryo and then placed back in. It was obvious Lassiter had been out of cryo for some time as it appeared that he was in his late sixties. When Lassiter had left Earth in cryo on the exodus ships, he had been in his late forties. Even younger than Allan.

Allan shook his head at the thought. Were there more like him? Men and women from Earth either still in cry