Disclaimer: Joss, Fox, Universal Own em’. I’m just playing. No money being made.

This story is set fifteen years into the future from the story I have written called “Big Blue”

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AN: You may have noticed that some of the kids and adults ages have changed in my cast of characters list. This story arc takes place over nearly a year so a few people have had birthdays besides Sara

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Thanks to my Beta, Chris

Cast of characters:

Parents:

Malcolm Reynolds 52

Inara Serra-Reynolds 45

Allan Bryant 68

Zoë Bryant 48

Simon Tam 44

Kaylee Tam 41

Jayne Cobb 52

River Cobb 36

Kids:

Jefferson (Jeff) Reynolds 16

Emma Reynolds 11

Sara Bryant 15

Rebecca Tam 16

John (Jack) Tam 11

Rachel Cobb 9

Jesse Cobb 6

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Heritage-Chapter Twenty One

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Jeff Reynolds hit the remote to open the gate to Serenity acres. Sara snuggled next to him asleep in the front seat of Inara's ground car. The teen grinned. He and Sara had spent half the night dancing at the concert at the fairgrounds. Sara was better but she hadn't recovered the endurance that she used to have before the crash. Hence her current state of unconsciousness.

After the gate closed behind them, Jeff drove down the access road and pulled up in front of Sara's house. Zoë stepped out onto the porch with a firm but not unfriendly expression on her face. The kids had beat curfew by less than five minutes.

“Come on sleepyhead, we're home,” Jeff said to his date.

“Mmm sleepin,” Sara muttered, batting absently at Jeff's hand as it shook her shoulder.

Jeff shrugged and stepped out of the car. He looked around as if trying to figure out how he was going to get Sara into the house.

“There a problem Jeff?” Zoë asked as she approached the car.

“Umm, sort of. Sara fell asleep on the way home...” The young man trailed off.

Zoë chuckled, “I got it Jeff.”

Quietly, Zoë made her way to the passenger door and pulled it open, “SARA JANE BRYANT! GET YOUR PI-GU OUTTA THAT CAR!” Zoë yelled in h