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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Continuing on the storyline I started with “New Blood” Read that first so you will know who is who and what has happened in the 'Verse.

Warning: This storyline includes 'gasp' fem slash. 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: First chapter in this arc... Hang on, might get bumpy. Takes place three months after New Blood.

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Guardians

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Chapter One

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“Take in a breath. Let it out slow and squeeze.”

BANG!

Xue opened her other eye and looked at the target. It was dead center. A grin crept across her face.

Zoë matched her step daughters grin, “Nice job.”

“Thanks, Mom.”

“Think you can do that with the rest of the magazine?”

“Yep,” The teenager replied.

“Show me.”

Xue smiled and took aim with her pistol again. Smoothly she pulled the trigger twelve more times until the slide locked open. With practiced ease, Xue ejected the spent magazine and reloaded. Then she dropped the pistol back into her holster.

Zoë smiled and hit the button to retract the target back to the firing line. She pulled the silhouette off its holder, “Had a little muzzle creep the last few rounds but nearly every one o' them would've been a kill shot.”

Xue smiled.

“Come on, Ni-zi. We gotta get back to Serenity.”

Xue nodded and rolled up the paper target. She followed her Stepmother up the stairs from the basement shooting range of the Capital City, central police station.

“How'd she do?” asked the Desk Sargent as they passed by.

Xue stopped and unrolled her target. The Sargent smiled, “Nice job.”

“Thanks,” Xue replied, a slight blush coloring her cheeks.

“Careful Sarge. Her head won't fit through the door, you keep that up,” Zoë grinned

The older man chuckled, “I think the Rim will be well taken care of with Rang