TITLE: "ALL FALL DOWN"

AUTHOR: Alison M. DOBELL

FANDOM: "FIREFLY"

PAIRING: Zoe/Wash. Kaylee/Simon. Mal/Inara.

RATING: G.

STATUS: Sequel to "EVERYONE'S A HERO".

ARCHIVE: Yes. Just let me know where.

FEEDBACK: Welcomed.

EMAIL: AlisonMDobell@aol.com

WEBSITE: None. All Firefly stories archived at Fireflyfans.net

SUMMARY: "Gabriel unveils his plan to General Franks. River

and Natalie discover that liberating Serenity is the easy part as

Simon fights to save the Captain's life. Meanwhile Minister

Rosenbaum's ambition runs into an unexpected hitch."

The usual disclaimers apply. The characters and 'Firefly'

are the property and gift of Joss Whedon and Mutant Enemy.

No infringement of copyright is intended.

"ALL FALL DOWN"

"Firefly" story

Written by Alison M. DOBELL

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Even though she was with Wash, Kaylee couldn't stop trembling. She was frightened. Anxiously waiting to hear from the Captain, for him to tell them the coast was clear, but there was no sign just the occasional echo of movement as if the ship was being searched. Wash clutched her arm. Kaylee stared into his faceplate. "*Shenme*?"

"*Fang xin*, Kaylee. Mal has a plan, *jide*?"

Kaylee wasn't comforted. Not that she didn't have full faith in her Captain it was just that things rarely worked out the way they ought to. Not his fault that the 'verse was tweaked that way but it did make their lives more interesting than she liked. "Why ain't we heard nothin', Wash? Should'a heard gunfire or an explosion or somesuch..."

The pilot put a hand up, stopping her mid-sentence. His eyes widened and Kaylee held her breath the better to hear any extraneous sounds beyond her EVA suit. It sounded like a dull clanging, a distant hatch perhaps? A slow smile spread across her face then the emergency lights flickered and went out. Panic crowded in her belly, rose up and trapped air in her lungs, bile gathering in the back of he