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Adrift Part Three

Thursday, September 4, 2003

The conclusion to the Adrift series.

CATEGORY: FICTION    TIMES READ: 3901    RATING: 8.0 (PG)    SERIES: FIREFLY

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“Adrift”

Part Three

Dramatis Personae

Captain Elsa Schroeder

Malcolm Reynolds

Tash

Ramos

Silas

Pilot William

Jayne Cobb

Zoe Warren

Wash Warren

Inara

Tom

Captain Elsa Schroeder: Captain Reynolds, kindly drop your weapon and your gunbelt to the floor, please.

(sound of a gun and a gunbelt hitting a metal floor)

Captain: Danke.

Mal: You’re going to have a tougher time stealing my boat than you think, lady. I have twelve good men…and women…waiting for you to make a mistake.

Captain: Your twelve people can wait until they are old and gray. We have what we came for. Tash and Ramos, please escort Captain Reynolds to the cargo bay. We will lock him there until we have returned to Ezra. Silas, seal the hatch.

Tash, Ramos, and Silas together: Yes, Captain.

Mal: You…huh?

(20-30 seconds of boots on metal floor followed by a metal door opening)

Captain: William, Reynolds is secured. Reverse the polarity and send the crippled garbage scow into the atmo. We have no use for it.

Pilot: C-Captain?

Captain: (shouting) You’re days of questioning my orders are numbered! Do as I say. NOW!

Pilot: Yes, Captain.

(two hollow metallic clanking noises and the whine of engines)

Captain: Was Geschieht?

Pilot: What the hump?

Captain: Why did we just lurch?

Pilot: I don’t know. The harder I push on their aft, the more our aft comes around. It’s like…oh.

Captain: What? What is it?

Pilot: The firefly just latched onto us with a magnetic grapple. If we push, they pull. We’ll just keep going around in circles like this.

Captain: Do something!

Pilot: I’m trying.

Captain: Idiot!

*

(hiss and slide of a door opening)

Jayne: I’ve got a real uncomfortableness, so let’s not hang around here all day.

Zoe: I wasn’t fixing to. I’ll go disable their engines, you find the Captain. Inara, wait here until we return and, ah, lock the door.

(footsteps on metal floor followed by gun cocking)

Zoe

Comments
Thursday, 04 September 2003 14:43
what's with Badger and Niska? I think I didn't get this...

and if this goes into production - and I really hope it does - someone should streighten out the german. it's almost perfect but not really. I can do it if you like.

apart from that it's a great story. maybe the last third seems a bit rushed and it's the first plan going right for this crew. needs to be mentioned I think *smile*.

Idefix
Thursday, 04 September 2003 16:19
Lots and lots of fun, I really like this skewered story and can't wait to see what happens next. Thank you for a great story, looking forward to more! Ali D :~)
You can't take the sky from me!
Thursday, 04 September 2003 23:25
Shiny. I like how they kidnapped Mal instead of the ship. Then they all worked to get him back. 30 seconds of boots walking is a bit long though. Have you watched a clock for 30 seconds and imagined footsteps that long?

To Idefix: Niska wants Mal but we know that. Badger does a lot with the selling of slaves, if you recall Serenity.
Monday, 15 September 2003 03:10
VEry very good. I likle the little comments you throw in, very Weldonesque (if I can use that as a word).
One question though. How did Mal know Badger was involved? I'd have kept it just Niska.

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