Chapter 6

“Don’t know why you’re bothering to fix’em up, doc. We’ll most likely have to shoot’em any ways,” Jayne huffed from his crate, pistol in hand.

“More likely you’ll be the ones that end up dead,” one of the captives said from his spot on the cargo bay floor.

“I’m a doctor, Jayne. No matter what it’s my responsibility to treat them. Besides, if we have to make some sort of deal with their…organization, it will be better if they’re in good health,” Simon responded as he finished his work.

“Organization, have you heard of the Tang syndicate?” another man snorted.

“We know you hwoon dahn , not too worried about it,” Jayne said gruffly, “Now y’all stay still.”

Jayne and Simon walked to the other end of the bay, to where Kaylee and Inara were waiting. The big merc kept one eye and his pistol on their three prisoners and trying not to show the concern that he had whirling in his mind.

“The Tang syndicate, that doesn’t sound good,” Inara commented quietly.

“It ain’t,” Jayne huffed.

“They’re a pretty big crime organization, aren’t they?” Kaylee questioned unsure of herself.

“Big enough that they could make us very dead,” Jayne responded still keeping his pistol pointed at the three men.

“So what do we do?” Simon asked. He did not get a response as the group looked at each other for the answer.

“I think we need to wait for the captain, he’ll know what to do,” Kalyee replied.

“And what if he don’t get back? What then?” Jayne questioned harshly.

“Mal will find a way, he always does,” Inara said trying to reassure herself as well as the others.

“The captain has gotten himself into trouble before and needed help out. Plus my sister is still out there,” Simon pointed out.

Jayne stood a little taller, “I say we contact the syndicate and make a deal for these men. Maybe we can get our crew back. They only want the boy I say we let them have ‘em.”

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Mal shut the door to the warehouse with a thud. He quickly grabbed the nearby metal bar and ran