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This story is set fifteen years into the future from my current storyline “Big Blue”.

Cast of characters:

Parents:

Malcolm Reynolds 51

Inara Serra-Reynolds 44

Allan Bryant 68

Zoë Bryant 48

Kaylee Tam 40

Simon Tam 43

Jayne Cobb 52

River Cobb 36

Kids:

Jefferson (Jeff) Reynolds 15

Emma Reynolds10

Sara Bryant 14

Rebecca Tam 15

John (Jack) Tam 11

Rachel Cobb 8

Jesse Cobb 6

Heritage-Chapter Three

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Promptly at five thirty, a small shuttle landed next to Serenity. Not knowing who it was, Mal went to investigate. Approaching the small craft, he was surprised to find Monty standing outside the shuttle.

“Monty!” Mal exclaimed, “What are you doing here?”

“Allan done invited me to dinner. I ain't about to pass up on Kaylee's cookin.” the big man replied.

“Nobody tells me nothin anymore,” Mal chuckled as he shook his older cousin's hand.

“How long you in port?”

“Just till the mornin.”

“Well lets get you up to the house. Dinner should almost be ready.”

As the two men walked up the path to the houses, a small device detached from Monty's shuttle. Moving slowly, the small disk flew just above the trees, following the two men at a distance.

Outside the compound on the main road, two men sat in a small ground car pulled over to the side.

“Getting a good picture?” the first man asked the second.

“Clear as day. That was a good idea piggybacking the drone on that shuttle.”

“Soon as I overheard Bryant inviting that captain to dinner I knew it would work. Got the drone inside the security perimeter.”

“Yeah, but this is just a recon mission. We gotta figure out a way to disable the security system in order to snatch the old man's brat.”

“It will take some work but the ransom will be worth it. Hundan's near on the richest man in the 'verse.”

“Yep, he'll pay through the nose to get his little girl back.”