They had improved considerably since their first time.

There was now stamina, some basic technique as she found herself below, under the lean sinew of youthful muscle that was her lover. Regardless they were now veterans, for since the days of hiding together they had become accustomed to sneaking off for rendezvous, it still made her feel the same. It cleared her mind, it blocked out the rest of the world, she had the pleasure of feeling singular and normal as her mouth opened and her eyes shut in ecstasy.

They both gasped at the end.

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Kaylee laser cut the lock.

Simon hoisted the rolling door up, so she could scurry inside and hit the button to raise it. Serenity, not too far away, only had the cargo bay alight and nothing else as Kaylee walked over and jumped in the purring hover mule, driving it in and using the headlights to illuminate the largest building on the ranch.

"Oh. My. Goodness." She gawked, as the shop had many pieces of impressive equipment. Putting the mule in park and hopping down, she gaped at all of the pretties, things she had only seen in magazines. "That ain't even on the market yet...." She began gravitating to some shiny piece of steel.

Simon watched her, and sensed she could idle for some time. "Kaylee... don't you think we should start?"

She blinked a few times. "Right, just um.. just follow me k?"

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Jayne had blown the lock off with a grenade.

He grabbed a crate and walked around the saddle shop, finding the traces, yet not stopping there. The merc paused and threw in some reins, soap and oil, tempted with a saddle yet knowing the captain wouldn't have it.

Turning, he left.

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Mal had found what he wanted.

After hanging a light, he and Zoe had found a fork lift, which she hotwired and utilized to haul several flats of cement blocks to Serenity while he took a second forklift and hotwired it as well, zapping himself a few times as his mind was not on