Fan fiction. Done for fun, not profit. I own none of these characters.... I just play with them a little.

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Crossover between Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and Firefly. A continuation of my previous Fanfic, Rebirth.

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AN: Just to remind people... This is totally AU for T:TSCC and post BDM for Firefly. It also totally ignores the events of the latest Terminator movie because I haven't seen it.

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AN2: Sorry for the delay. My muse abandoned me and left no forwarding address.

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Discovery

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Chapter Seven

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“No... thank you, John Connor...”

John stared at John Henry. The words making an impact, “I appreciate that.”

An uncomfortable silence fell across the galley. Mal and Zoë shared a look and Mal nodded. They both knew the look that haunted John's eyes. The look of a soldier who had seen too much. It was familiar to them both because they had seen it in each others eyes after Serenity Valley.

“John?” Mal began.

The younger man looked up, “Yes?”

“Seems that you been to hell an back, I reckon. Somethin like that is bound to cause more'n a little stress,” Mal paused and looked at Cameron who sat placidly next to John, “I'm thinkin you need a little time to sort things out.”

John nodded, “You're not wrong.”

Mal grinned slightly, “Tell you what. After supper. Me and Zoë'll take you into town, find a bar and toast fallen comrades.”

“I think I'd like to join you, Mal” John Henry added.

“Moren' welcome, Hank. I reckon we'll bring Cam along to drag our sorry pi-gu's back to the boat after.”

“Sounds like a plan, Sir,” Zoë smiled.

Cameron nodded and smiled at John, “I'll take care of you.”

John smiled at her, “You always have.”

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“Mr. Henry... why am I here?” Susan Mao asked her superior. She had drawn the AI aside while Cameron and Reagan prepared supper.

The Cyborg looked at the young woman, “You are here because you are more useful to us alive than dead.”

“Shenme?” she asked, nervously.

“You have knowledge of bo