Big Blue Chapter 8

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Disclaimer: Joss, Fox, Universal Own em’. (Except for Allan. He's mine) I’m just playing. No money being made.

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This story takes place almost three years after Serenity (BDM) and has the established couples of Simon/Kaylee, Mal/Inara, Zoë/Allan and Jayne/River. Follows immediately after Out to the Blue.

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A/N: This chapter's a bit short. But I gotta leave ya with a cliffy.

Thanks again Chris for the Beta.

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Big Blue

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Chapter Eight – Dogfight

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Zoë and Allan were out of their bunk in seconds, Allan tugging on his shoes and Zoë still buttoning her shirt. Mal vacated the pilots chair as Allan entered. Zoë made her way to the co pilots chair.

“What'd we got Capn'?” Allan asked as he settled in the chair.

Mal pointed to a blip on the sensor display, “Right there, bout' eight thousand miles behind us.”

Allan looked at the dot on the screen, “No transponder or pulse beacon. Getting a hit off the hull only,” he commented.

“What I figured as well,” Mal replied.

“How long has it been there, sir?” Zoë asked.

“Noticed it just before I called. Caught my eye when it followed our course change.”

“Not closing the distance,” Allan mused, “Probably figuring on hitting us deep in the night cycle. They must be assuming that we synchronized our cycle with New London. Most likely hit us after midnight.”

“My reckonin as well,” Mal replied.

“They probably figure we haven't detected them.,” Allan said, thinking out loud, “They're outside normal firefly sensor range. If we go full burn, they'll know somethings up. Best to watch em'. Once they start to close, we get ready. Probably want to disable us. Most likely with a missile carrying an EMP warhead.”

Mall nodded, “Got an idea?”

“Start o' one,” Allan replied, “Better have Alisha lay on the coffee... Gonna be a long night.”

“Captain Reynolds?”

“Come on in, Major,” Mal replied to the Alliance officer.

“What do we have?”

Allan filled him in on the situation.

“I concur,” Reggie