TITLE: "ENEMIES A-PLENTY"

AUTHOR: Alison M. DOBELL

FANDOM: "FIREFLY"

PAIRING: None.

RATING: PG-13.

STATUS: Sequel to "WARNING".

ARCHIVE: Yes. Just let me know where.

FEEDBACK: Welcomed.

EMAIL: AlisonMDobell@aol.com

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

SUMMARY: "Mal, Zoe and Jayne bring the rest of the crew up

to speed leaving them all none the wiser. River gives obscure

hints and the Captain can feel the time running out with no clue

as to from where the danger will come."

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.

"ENEMIES A-PLENTY"

"Firefly" story

Written by Alison M. DOBELL

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The discussion was quiet, subdued. St Helens far behind them, Wash laid a course for Cheverell. Inara said nothing even though it would take them further from the Core worlds where her most monied clients lived. Jayne had calmed down and was nursing a mug of coffee as black as oil topped off with the bitter whiskey residue of bad home brew. It wasn't Kaylee's inter engine mix but a cheap brand he had bought too many bottles of to waste. Alcohol was alcohol and he inhaled it like an addict.

"Did the man say why he was warning you, Captain?"

Mal blinked at Simon Tam as if he were stupid. The doctor was a little dishevelled from sitting for hours hunched up over a cortex screen in the infirmary reviewing River's meds and scanning every medical text to see if there was anything new out there that would help. He looked worried and Mal knew any threat to him or his crew was immediately viewed as a threat to River. It was all manner of sad to him that Simon never factored himself in that doomsday scenario, as if his own life held no worth next to that of his gifted but whimsical sister.

"*Bu qu*."

Shepherd Book had been listening quietly while Mal, Zoe and Ja