Battle Scars

Chapter 4.4- Face-Off

The Setup

Mal Reynolds and the crew of Serenity had just dodged a bullet, literally. With Captain Baggard and his crew of the Stephen J. Hawking secure and bound, Mal felt that he, and his team of Serenity were in a pretty good position. Still, there was the issue of the SJHs’ sister ship. They still had to deal with the brigands on that vessel.

Knowing how Baggard was likely to be, Mal was sure that , that pirate vessel would also be armed with weapons that could be used against Serenity.

He needed a plan……

Chapter 4.4- Face-Off

Mal, Zoe, Jayne and Shepherd Book took stock of their position. With commander Baggard’s team being bound and tied they needed a plan to deal with the remaining pirate vessel that was blocking their path.

Jayne looked over to the captain of Serenity. Blood dripping down his chin where the whiskey keg had cut him when it fell. Jayne was behind one of the pirates making the final knot as he looked over at the captain.

Mal and Zoe were discussing what to do next.

“ I’ll give ya a solution!” Jayne paused as the two looked over at him, “ We use the Alliance vessel over there! She’s got guns on her don’t she? We blast their hides right into the next universe!” He voiced.

It was a suggestion that Mal had no intention of thinking twice about.

“ That would be murder……” Book stated, “………and would make us no better than they are!”

“ So!!” Jayne noted , “ Do unto others before they do unto you…….ain’t that what the Good Book recommends? I say we blast the living Fen Fei outta them!”

Mal resigned to think that Jayne might have made a good addition to the Stephen J. Hawking crew.

“ No Jayne! That ain’t our way!” Mal began applying the finishing touches to the bonds on Baggard’s wrists. The opposing pirate commander spoke up.

“ I don’t know what your plans are Captain Reynolds but I would like to explain that my men and I served in the browncoat army. Served with the volunteers coming from Shadow.” He stopped, then cont