The Hot Place, Act I
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Mal's taking Zoe, Jayne and Kaylee in Shuttle II to meet a paying passenger, despite Jayne's misgivings. Unfortunately, those misgivings prove to be well-founded, as Niska's skyplex is currently under attack by police (who aren't particularly good shots) and the passenger's ON the skyplex!
CATEGORY: FICTION TIMES READ: 3653 RATING: 10.0 (G) SERIES: FIREFLY
ACT I
OPEN ON EXT. SERENITY , cruising smoothly through the black towards - at the moment - nowhere in particular.
CUT TO: INT. BRIDGE; Mal’s answering a ’wave from a seedy-looking, nondescript fella. Oddly, we can’t see any background details, and the guy has a slight sheen of sweat.
Mal : Our standard rate is -
Seedy guy : It’s rather urgent, Captain. I’ve - well, let’s say I have unfriendly acquaintances. As long as you can provide transport, I don’t really mind what it costs. You should be receiving my deposit now...
Mal glances across the Bridge at Zoe, who’s at the other station; she nods.
Zoe : All clear here, sir. We’re homin’ in on his signal.
Seedy guy : I appreciate it, Serenity. I’ll be waiting for your arrival. (He signs off)
Mal : Hmm. Somethin’ a little off here, you reckon?
Zoe (equally doubting, but pragmatic) : Least his credit’s good, sir.
Mal : Lock it in, just in case. Better yet, send it to Inara’s account - we know that’s secure.
Zoe (looking askance at him) : Won’t she charge us for that?
Mal : Faith, woman. Inara wouldn’t do that to me.
Zoe shrugs and complies.
CUT TO: REAR OF BRIDGE; Jayne’s coming up the stairs.
Jayne : Hey, cap, Zoe. Whatta we got?
Mal : Payin’ passenger - gonna go pick ‘im up in Shuttle II; vicinity of Ezra, near as we can make out.
Kaylee (overhearing as she enters) : Can I come? I love meetin’ new folk! Plus the shuttle’s attitude thrusters were actin’ up last time we flew it, I wanna check ’em out in flight. I fixed ’em, sure, but those shuttles got somethin’ against me, I swear - they don’t always stay fixed.
Mal : Uh, sure, why not? River, you take the Bridge.
Zoe (frowning) : Sir, River isn’t - (suddenly she’s there , smiling impishly) - oh, yeah. (She realises Mal expected River to appear like that
Don't laugh. For me and my utterly disorganised writing style, this is a major achievement! :)
Act II - the crashlanding, Kaylee's injury and an explanation of the attack on the skyplex - to follow. Comments welcome as always. :)
I've found myself starting ANOTHER fic! This one's titled "Wash Day" - basically, Inara notices Zoe's reserve is starting to crack, as it's coming up to Wash's birthday, so she hatches a cunning plan to help her through the day: a Girls' Night Out on Beaumonde!
(No, they're NOT going to the Maidenhead. The guys are, though...!)
It's True Confessions time - the girls' first experience of alcohol, sex etc.!
I've also come up with an idea about the pink drink Inara had in "Shindig" - in a fit of lack of imagination on the part of its creator (not me, the bloke who created the drink!), its trade name is, in fact, the Pink Drink, and every bartender in the 'verse knows about it. It's a liqueur with certain interesting properties, and there's a reason it's served in such small glasses - as River will soon discover...
Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. I now have THREE fics on the go, with ideas about at least three more percolating away. What is UP with my muse lately? She won't leave me alone!
Act II of "The Hot Place" is NEARLY ready, but I went for a job interview yesterday and may be losing my free time soon, so it might be a while...
Oh well, it ain't all bad - at least I've still got my copious free time...
Kaylee (wryly) : Cap’n, down’s never a problem -
^^^this made me laugh, so true!!
Also, "Wash Day" sounds amazing!(: off to read the second part of this fic!
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