Damaged Goods chap 3: No Rhyme nor Reason

Prologue:

Mal Reynolds and the crew of Serenity are in trouble, or better to say, they’ve acquired it. Is bringing another academy fugitive aboard ship a good thing? Maybe the big mercenary’s opinions are in line with the fate of the stars this time? Read on to find out……

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Damaged Goods part 3

Mal Reynolds, Captain of the small transport Serenity moved quickly up the steps to the ship’s bridge to join his pilot who was extremely busy at the moment.

“ Wash! Get us outta here fast!”

“ Working on it Captain!” The Serenity pilot said never taking his attention away the ship’s console.

“ Did you delete the descriptive data link-up to the Felix Ray?”

“ Already done! Now will you let me work?” Wash seemed a bit agitated at the disruptions. He was the pilot, he knew what he was doing!

Mal made an exit and found himself, along with Jayne, Zoe, Book, River, and Simon…..along with an unknown passenger in the cargo hold.

“I want details!” He looked at his crew.

“Zoe! Report!” The military training that was so ingrained within the first mate came through in a snap.

“ Hatch link-up has been disconnected sir! We are free to make a run for it!”

Mal looked at the ship’s big mercenary.

“ Jayne?”

“ I unlocked Corporal Doriday’s bunk Mal, he can get out any time.”

He looked over at the preacher.

“ Shepherd! How about take the doc his sis……and……..” He did not yet know the name of the young girl who‘d just come aboard his ship. He made a gesture with his hand to include her.

“Take them all up to the galley for now. I’ll be there as soon as we‘re clear of danger!” He finished.

The group disbanded. Each following orders from the captain, and each preparing for whatever might come next.

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Twenty minutes later:

Malcolm Reynolds joined most of his crew in the ship’s galley. He was NOT a happy man.

He had just come from Serenity’