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The Poseidon Misadventure: Part 2

Sunday, January 2, 2005

Our Big Damn Heroes learn the dark secret of Mansfield.

CATEGORY: FICTION    TIMES READ: 3659    RATING: 8.0 (PG13)    SERIES: FIREFLY

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Thanks to Guildsister and Apollo for beta reading. Feedback will of course be appreciated.

Sorry this took so long. It was nearly Christmas by the time I was able to send it to my betas. Also ended up having to rewrite certain sections.

Note: This fic will be making the assumption that Mal and Zoe were acquainted with each other previous to the War.

Previous works:

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Zoe pulled her duster around herself tighter to ward off the chill. Clarke hadn't been kidding about how cold it got. Once the sun had gone down all the way, the temperature had dropped like a brick.

Getting to the Millstone House proved to be something of a trial for the crew of Serenity. Possibly due to a sadistic zoning board, Mansfield's sole operating hotel was located on the opposite side of town from the docks. If it weren't for the full moon that was out, finding it would have been impossible with most of the streetlights not working. Though hardly crowded, there were noticably more people in the streets then there had been earlier. All of them possessed what Zoe thought of as the Mansfield Look. The gaunt, tattoo-studded features and the feral glint in their eyes were even more creepifying in the moonlight. It made them appear not quite human. Until they reached the Millstone House, Zoe's hand never strayed far from her sidearm. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw that Mal did the same.

Once inside, Mal walked up to the desk and rang the bell. As they waited for someone to respond, Zoe scanned the lobby. The decor could be described best as decayed finery, the once nice-looking furniture and carpeting now in a bad state of repair. Not

Comments
Sunday, 02 January 2005 19:51
Not sure how this is all going to play out with Mal's ma having Reaver connections and the Captain appearing to come under influences not altogether healthy. Miss Jayne and the others too. Ali D :~)
You can't take the sky from me
Sunday, 02 January 2005 22:50
Sorry about not having Jayne, but as I stated at the end of the previous installment, it would have been too awkward to have more than four. I just can't see Inara stealthily creeping through Mansfield (I'm one of those who believe that Jayne joined after Inara).

I may be wrong, but I get the impression that you think this particular story has more installments in it. This is The End. However, I do intend to touch on Mal's family tree rot in future fics.
Monday, 03 January 2005 09:35
Creepy, creepy. I adore the way you have the characters *act* rather than just react to the situation--they take immediate, no hesitation preemptive action. Felt right. I miss Jayne, too, but it's interesting seeing them in action at this point, too.

Mal's family history, and his bits of latent reaver-ness (reaver-ness??) want more story.
Thursday, 06 July 2006 08:29
Mal's a little too creepy for my taste. But I still enjoyed the story.

Although it does explain a lot about what mal knows of reavers.

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