Disclaimer: Joss, Fox, Universal Own em’. (Except for Maxine and the rest of my OC's. they're 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/Maxine

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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.

AN: Last chapter in this Arc. I think my brain is going to explode now...

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New Blood

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Chapter Twenty Seven

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One month... thirty days... seven hundred twenty hours. Many things can happen in that time.

Some good. Some bad. Some... 'Verse shaking.

The battle in the sky over Osiris had been bloody, brutal and quick. Two Alliance Cruisers and several smaller escort vessels had planned to annihilate the two rebel destroyers covering Serenity's rescue mission. Two destroyers, even though they were crewed by well trained officers and men and carried state of the art weaponry were simply out gunned.

But that's what Admiral Harken wanted the Alliance ships to think.

It was a classic ambush. And it had worked.

Osiris has two moons. Epeuv A and Tannhäuser. The smaller and less populated moon, Tannhäuser had been in the proper position to hide the approach of Harken's fleet of mutinied ships.

While Longbow and Eagle acted as the bait in low orbit around Osiris, Harken's ships emerged from behind Tannhäuser and pounced.

The battle had lasted less than two hours from first missiles fired until the last surviving Alliance ship had surrendered.

The Alliance had lost both of the cruisers dispatched, seven destroyers and five frigates. Harken had lost three destroyers, one cruiser and his own flagship, Magellan was heavily damaged.

Still, bet