The Promise part4: Meeting Your Maker

The pilot looked at the controls on the panel. Flying the little shuttle around hills and through ravines was no easy task but it wasn’t beyond her capabilities. River had planned to fly the craft under the radar and stay undetected for a while. Time enough for the crew of Serenity to find the message she’d left planted for them. The “Capture” the crew of Serenity would find on the galley table would explain some of what she had planned to do. It did leave enough holes in the details so that if things didn’t go according to plan or the recording fell into unfriendly hands her mission would not be compromised. She headed the little craft to the unpopulated side of Dellitar and there intended to take ease for a couple of days. Time to map out the rest of her strategies and time to give Serenity a chance to get free of the violence about to erupt. She brought the ship into a hover then eased down on the thrust to bring the little boat to a soft landing.

“ That should do it.” she said pleased with things so far.

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Back aboard Serenity the “Capture” River had spoken of had definitely been found . The ships crew had gathered around the galley table to listen to what the young fugitive had to say. They stared at the screen seeing the image of the young girl come into focus.

“ Captain Mal,” She cleared her throat, “I’ve asked you once before to trust me. Now I’m asking you again to do the same. A short time ago you asked if I were concerned about the safety of Serenity and her crew well, I’m here to say that I am. In four days I am requesting that you meet me on the moon nearest Jayne’s home planet. If I don’t show then it can be assumed that my plans didn’t go so well. If you aren’t there to meet me then I’ll take it that you may have fell prey yourselves. Either way I just want you to know that I do care about Serenity and everyone onboard. Sorry if I’ve caused harm or put anyone into dan