"Nara...."

"Mal stay with me." As soon as they touched the ground, lying on the grates, she rushed over.

"Niska really worked him over." Hershel told her as he hung from the chain. "Keys are in his pocket."

Inara didn't question why his father was there as she rushed over and searched the body for the keys. Finding them, she went back to Mal and Zoe and unchained them.

"Whole lotta hurt went on in here." Jayne noted as he lumbered in. "Sorry it took so long, had to go back and clean up the mess Moonbrain left on accounta she didn't wanna kill no one."

"I don't need a progress report, get everyone out." She threw him the keys as River walked in. "River..."

"On my way." River went over and opened the cargo bay door, heading off to fetch her brother.

As the others went about their orders, Inara helped Zoe to her feet, and leaned over Mal.

"That's... whole lotta blood...." He said as he lifted up a hand to touch her, but saw the palm and fingers a thick crimson red. "Huh."

"Simon's going to treat you as soon as he gets here." She reassured, ripping the hem of her shirt and taking it to his leg as a tourniquet.

"But, Virgil.... they've been under his heel longer." The battered Reynolds swallowed thickly as the piece of fabric was lashed tight on his leg. "Somone's missin' a leg... 'smorethana.... few toes..." He winced as she helped him elevate his foot. "Meilin.... what..."

"She's fine, she's with Kaylee and Shan-shan..."

"Good... be some... terriblepain... if someone... hurt....." He met her eyes and smiled. "You sure are purty."

"Don't 'ave toloseblood... figur that out," Virgil slurred as Jayne helped him.

"Virgil.... shuddup..."

"Alright, we're here." Simon announced as he and the woman few knew came in with a stretcher. They quickly set it down as he turned to Jayne. "Jayne I need you and someone else to man the stretcher,"

"On it doc." He picked up one side as Hershel, who had been freed came over and picked up the other side. The merc looked at the older gentle