Battle Scars
Chapter 4.2- Face-Off
The Setup
Malcolm Reynolds, with his loyal first mate Zoe, and his second mate Jayne have just taken a load of Alliance verse officials under their control. Is this a good thing? Well, hope the captain knows what he’s doin!
Anyway, things are to become a little clearer soon. Has Mal gone bonkers???? (Zoe and Jayne are still entertaining those thoughts)….still, he is their captain and they’ll follow his orders even if it cost them their very lives. That is the trust they have in the captain….
Read on to find out it the crew of Serenity live…..or if they parish in the blackness of space?
BATTLE SCARS - Face-Off 4.2
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Mal Reynolds had just taken the captain of the Alliance vessel, Stephen J. Hawking hostage. If he were right then, he, and his crew may have just dodged a bullet to the brainpan….. If he were wrong, then he would be sure to hear about it if they finished the trip to Jiangyin alive.
“ Let me repeat my last request gentlemen! Lay down yours arms or your captain acquires an unfortunate amount of lead to his thinking parts.” Mal repeated his request rather calmly.
Two of the three troopers that had accompanied their captain inside Serenity’s cargo hold did as they were told by the captain of Serenity. The other trooper was off searching the upper levels of the transport vessel. Mal would deal with him at a later appropriation, he thought. Right now he had to control what was in front of him.
“ That’s better!” He said. Relaxing his situation a bit.
“Do you have any idea of what you’re doing captain?” Commander Baggard asked the Serenity leader.
“ Oh, I have a pretty good idea.” Mal answered back. “ You see, normal protocol for an Alliance patrol ship making a stop like this is to inform the nearest Alliance port, or another Alliance vessel that they are in the process of making an inspection stop, “ He paused then continued, “This way the port, or other vessel has the name, captain of com