Once again i thank you for your patience and apoplogize for the huge gap between chapters. This time my writers block was coupled by a small mistake with our internet connection, which rendered our internet useless.

Final installment in the series, but i will hopefully come up with an epilogue.

Rated PG for strong violence

Sorry it's so short.

Disclaimer- As much as I wish, I am not connected in any way to Joss Whedon or Mutant Enemy, who owns Firefly.

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If Only They Knew

He had known.

The crew of Serenity could taste the danger in the air. They were confronted by their worst nightmare- the people that hated them the most had joined together to make a very deadly team- workng together find and hurt the crew. Mal understood why Niska, Early and even YoSaffBridge hated them, but he was slightly confused as to Badgers grudge. They had only ever had a strictly business-like relationship.

But Mal didn’t have time to dwell on his thoughts.

There was no speech exchanged. Just action. Once the door had closed fully, Early walked forward and grabbed Kaylee by the hair, pulling her forward so that the whole crew could see the fear and pain displayed on her face. She whimpered, and Mal saw the horror in her eyes as he held a knife to her neck.

“Cap’n?”

“It’ll be ok li’l Kaylee” Mal tried to sound reassuring, and copped a back hander from one of the goons.

“Say goodbye to everything you ever knew” Early said it to both Kaylee and to the crew

Tears rolled down Kaylee’s cheeks as she looked longingly at each of the crew, eyes lingering a little longer on Simon. She knew what was going to happen

“Goodbye”

The word had barely left her mouth before Early ran the blade along her throat. Arterial spatter covered the floor and railings. Early placed a kiss on a dead Kaylee’s forehead, before he let her limp body fall to the ground.

“Damn waste of a perfectly good body, you ask me.”

“It was necessary. Now our debts are partly repaid.” Niska said

“Hey, I just