Disclaimer: Go ahead sue me. I'm a college student. If you think I have any money, you clearly never went to college. I don't own these characters, I just find it fun to use them.

Authors Notes: I would like to send another shout out to Reginaroadie. As always, he has been a great wall to bounce ideas off of. He was also the voice behind Travis Walken in this piece. So I'd just like to say thanks. =o)

The Unexpected

By KaySky

Part Two

“Cap’n…” Any other time Kaylee would have been delighted to see her captain. She’d been so hopeful those footsteps belonged to Simon and River. Now she was devastated. Simon and River were really gone. She tried telling Mal, but her emotions got the best of her. The only thing she could do was run into his arms and sob.

“Guess this means the doc got snatched.” Jayne said ever so insensitively.

Mal turned his head slightly. His eyes fell upon Wash. Had he not been holding Kaylee, he would have begun beating his pilot into a bloody pulp.

Zoe saw the look in Mal’s eyes. It was rage, undeniable, justifiable rage. She was angry, too. At the moment she couldn’t think of a single time she was ever angrier at her husband. He fucked up. That’s all there was to it. She took him by the arm and led him up the stairs. He needed to sleep now. In the morning when he wakes up, he will be dealt with. An apology wasn’t going to cut it. Wash really fucked up.

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Simon awoke to find himself lying in an empty, cold, concrete room. His head was trembling with pain. As he rubbed his hand across the massive welt on the back of his head, he remembered. He quickly jumped to his feet, yelling out his sister’s name.

The door to his cell slowly opened. An Alliance official carrying a briefcase stepped into the room. His footsteps sounded like hammers pounding against the cold concrete. Simon immediately yelled, “Where is my sister?”

“She’s being tended to, Mr. Tam. But that is of little importance. What is of major importance is what you’ve done.” Tra