Disclaimer: Joss, Fox, Universal Own em’. (Except for Maxine. She's mine) I’m just playing. No money being made.

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A new story line to recharge my Muse. Set outside my “Allanverse.” Just to see what happens. Set about a year and a half post Serenity. Story line has the standard pairings of Mal/Inara, Simon/Kaylee. Also has River/Jayne. Zoë... well you'll have to read it.

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A/N: Warning This story line from here on out will include 'gasp' fem slash (Like you didn't see it coming). It won't be graphic but I know some are offended by any depiction of homosexuality. If you don't like this kind of thing... Stop reading right now.

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New Blood

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Chapter Seven

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“Maxie girl, what in the gorram hell have you gotten me into?” Jessie asked as he assisted Jayne in pulling the body of one of the Blue Hands out of the mule.

“Well...” the woman replied.

Jayne wiped his hands and glanced around. They were in a deserted part of Long Port, near one of the many abandoned mine shafts. He fixed his gaze on Maxine, “You trust him?”

“With my life, Jayne.”

“Well... Since Riv trust's ya'...” Jayne paused as he stared hard at the slightly larger man. After a moment, he came to a decision, “Here's the deal. My girl, River. She's real smart. Genius. Her folks sent her off ta' some fancy school. Turns out it weren't no school but some kinda lab. Did all kinds o' experiment's on her. She was just fourteen when they's started it.”

“Whu-de-ma,” Jessie whispered.

“Couple a years later,” Jayne continued, “Her brother breaks her out. Fed's marked em' as fugies for a long while. Got the warrants dropped a bit ago but looks like the lab wants her back. These two freaks work fer' that lab.”

Jessie nodded once, “Let's get these two stiffs over to that shaft there. Mines all played out. Shaft goes down near three hundred meters. Ain't no one gonna find the bodies down there.”

“Much obliged, Jessie,” Jayne said as he held out his hand. Behind the two men, Maxine just smiled.

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