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THE DEVIL'S CRADLE: 69. "Inside Out"

Monday, November 24, 2014

Now they had that girl out of the escape pod everything had changed and not for the better neither. Who knew how long he had before his gorram cover was blown?

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TITLE: "INSIDE OUT"

SERIES: THE DEVIL'S CRADLE

CHAPTER: 69. Sequel to "A BETTER WORLD"

FANDOM: "FIREFLY"

AUTHOR: Alison M. DOBELL

PAIRING: Zoe/Wash Kaylee/Simon Mal/Inara

SUMMARY "Nothing is quite as it seems. Having

left Lilac behind the Captain has to decide how far

he can trust Rosalie."

"INSIDE OUT"

A "Firefly" Story

Written by Alison M. DOBELL

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It was weird but he could not shake the feeling he was being watched. If Jayne noticed he showed no sign of it. Quickly they squared the supplies on board so Wash could take off. The Shepherd watched Jayne leave the cargo bay and waited until the mercenary had climbed the metal staircase and was gone from view. Why in the nine hells was he so jumpy? There was no reason for it except he was used to acting on instinct and right now every fibre of his being was thrumming with a subtle but irresistible warning. Gradually he was aware that others were on the periphery of his senses and was not surprised when Donnie appeared with one of the other Browncoats. Jimmy Howard he thought the man's name was but it was hard to keep track of which names fit which faces when Donnie seemed to be the one who interacted with them the most. Or rather, with the Captain. Yet he had noticed what a cohesive force the men were, how tight a group and no doubt loyal unto death. It would not do to put himself on the wrong side of their radar. Book allowed an easy smile to settle into place.

"Come to help with the supplies?"

Donnie seemed to tilt his head slightly without actually moving. Neat trick. "Do you need help, Preacher?"

Something cold settled in his back brain as if they were having an entirely different conversation. Book patted a boxed crate. It was one he had freed from the rest which were still lashed down, good and secure. "Thought Jayne would help but I guess he&#

Comments
Monday, 24 November 2014 10:27
That sneaky Badger! What's in his gorram pocket this time? Thanks the suspense keeps building.
Monday, 24 November 2014 21:42
You can always rely on Badger to be up to some kind of no good, Buckshotpilot. Sneaky is as sneaky does. Thanks for the shiny feedback. Ali D :~)
"You can't take the sky from me!"
MALSDOXY
Tuesday, 25 November 2014 05:55
oh this is just so captivating, I always let a little stream of the old rancid escape my lips when I get to the end...very entertaining, as ever, you weave such tales, the likes of which have never been seen in the Black AliD, xie xie [um, more please, soon:D]
Tuesday, 25 November 2014 14:42
So happy you are captivated, Malsdoxy. Thanks for the shiny comments, very much appreciated. Ali D :~)
"You can't take the sky from me!"
BYTEMITE
Tuesday, 25 November 2014 22:02
Only time I've ever seen Jayne be smarter and more genre savvy than the rest of the crew put together. If the question is if your enemies will go after you for what you're about to do, and the obvious response is how, you ASSUME they're going to go after you anyway.
Wednesday, 26 November 2014 01:08
Hello Bytemite, good to see you. Jayne has his own kind of smarts and occasionally he will surprise us. It always pays to keep your eyes peeled on the gorram bad guys. Thanks for the shiny comment, Ali D :~)
"You can't take the sky from me!"

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