Dog Tags and Cat Naps

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based on the world of Firefly by Joss Whedon

Cat had been better. Her ribs still ached from the intrusion of 'Ski's blade and even with the Healing current running on full blast, her body was beginning to express its woes. She had always kept it busy with injuries, being with 'Ski had never been dull, but in less than a week, she had been almost dead twice. Maybe her partner had been right about her 'nine' lives.

Kitty walked beside her, the young girl not even gracing her shoulder in height and already acting more like an adult than most adults. She had been only nine when Cat had escaped for the second time, though they never told her she would need to be drugged to do it. After all, her plan had been to take Batha and Kitty with her. Her mind was still too clouded for her to really remember all that had happened. In fact, if it wasn't for instinct, they would already be lost.

A sound to her left made her snap back to reality. 'Ski had switched shoulders, throwing the long shotgun to the other and rolling his sore joint to get the blood to flow again. He winked at her and she smiled before looking toward the other man in her life.

Mal hadn't ask what had happened, even though she knew he was aching to know. Was her partner really safe? Problem was monsters and Cat went hand in hand. They weren't just drawn to her, she was drawn to them. 'Ski was a Reaver because he couldn't bring her in and therefore, she would fight until the day they both died to keep him from surrendering to it. Plain and simple as that....

A shadow off to the south caused her to reach for the long knife at her side. She could tell Falcon was following them as well as a few others to keep the chase and the fight more interesting. Cat, though, wondered why he waited, anyone will a lick of sense would attack in a hallway where the bullets would do more harm than good and hand to hand combat would prevail. Something that they all might be good at, but n