based on the world of Firefly by Joss Whedon

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“Got Kaylee and Kitty safe inside 'Nara's shuttle. Told 'Nara if it got too bad, that she's to head Persephone. Should have enough fuel to get there safely.” Mal spoke to Cat, her body tense as she sensed her enemy getting closer.

“They won't follow the shuttle, at least not until they have finished with us.” Her voice whispered as she turned to face him, eyes glowing green. “We need to kill the lights. Crew knows your boat well enough to manage in the auxiliary. Reavers won't.”

“More advantage.” He walked over and grabbed her hand. “We'll get through this.”

“I'm not worried about what the Reavers will do, Mal. As much as I would love to tell you it's the approaching mob I fear...” She let go of his hand, away from his touch. “You and I both know the truth.”

“The Valley, the Compound, Falcon...” He counted the words on his fingers.

“What?”

“All the gorram shit we've been through and ain't a one of us fallen to your beast. Don't think I didn't know there was a darker you. Went through a war with you, Boa Bei. Watched a man get tore apart by those things while you tried like hell to keep us from fallin' prey,too.” He stopped a minute to allow her to absorb what he had just said before continuing. “Way I see it, we all got dark sides to ourselves. Mine raises its ugly head around U day every year as well as when one of mine is in trouble...don't make me any more me. Just got to learn to control it.”

“Why do you believe in me the way you do, Malcolm Reynolds?”

“Wise man once told me to find something to believe in so I decided to believe in my crew. It wasn't until you came along that I realized. I never stopped believing in something, that something just stopped being around for me to believe in.”

"You always this good with words." It was a touching moment, in spite of the darkness filling Serenity.

"I'm the Captain of this here boat. Fanciful speeches are part of the allure." He