Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters. They all belong to their respective creators. I'm just playing with them a bit.

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I've been fighting off this plot bunny for some time now and I finally lost and wrote this. The show I loved the most before I discovered Firefly was Highlander. So, I guess this crossover was inevitable.

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A Crossover between Firefly and Highlander: The Series. Ignores the events of Highlander: The Source. Post BDM in the Firefly 'Verse.

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AN: Sorry for the delay. Between my muse leaving for parts unknown and a wrist injury that prevented me from writing. I wasn't able to do much the last month or so.

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Undying

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Chapter Four

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“I've heard of this, Atherton Wing, fellow,” Methos said over his beer bottle.

“As have I,” Cassandra added as she sipped her tea.

Duncan, Zoë and River had been escorted to Cassandra and Methos' apartment over their antiques store.

It was a homey place. Paintings adorned the walls along with knickknacks from all over the 'Verse and even Earth-that-was.

“He's bad news,” Zoë added,”All fired rich. And we... well the Captain, had a run in with him a couple o' years back. We've been avoiding Persephone best we could but somehow Wing found out were were coming and laid a trap for the Captain.”

“These gorram 'new' Immortals,” Methos grumbled. Then he looked up, “Present company excepted,” he smiled at Zoë .

“What of you, Child?” Cassandra asked, looking at River, “You said you were a reader?”

River nodded, Cassandra's mind was nearly as ancient feeling as Methos'. And nearly as dark. But there was something else there. Almost a kindred spirit. After taking a deep breath, River began her tale.

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Methos swore in Italian, Attic Greek and Latin when River finished her story, “I don't know why we didn't put a atop to the Alliance back when we had a chance,” the ancient immortal grumbled.

“Because people would have caught on,” Duncan observed, “And found out about us. We can't be in