Disclaimer- As before, I don't own Firefly, but alot of the stuff here is mine.

Dedicated to IdiotChild- the inspiration behing Cas.

All By Myself

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Chapter 3

Six Weeks Earlier

Kaylee had been down to the planet for supplies. Brego was one of those planets that put little emphasis on personal hygiene, so Inara didn’t even bother looking for clientele. Although Mal and Simon were both worried about Kaylee being down there by herself, they eventually caved under her sweet smile and let her go down. Mals only proviso was that she take a gun, to protect herself from the ruffians down there.

She had so much fun down on Brego. Two days of shopping for new parts for Serenity, as well as buying a few small pressies for the crew with some left over money from their last job. Finally she had all she needed, including a brand new compression coil, sorely needed. She took the shuttle back up to Serenity, and was vaguely confused when she approached the ship. The power appeared to be out inside. By the looks of it, auxiliary life support was still working, no lights were on inside. Kaylee was intrigued by this mystery, and hurried to get parked back home. As she opened the doors of Shuttle 2 a disgusting odour met her nose, causing her to cough and wretch. She covered her nose with her shirt and commenced a search of the ship. The power was down, so she grabbed a flashlight from the table in the galley and turned it on. No sign of anyone in the galley, the bridge, any of the bunks and the engine room. Kaylee descended the stairs and explored the passenger dorms. She found the infirmary in disarray, syringes and bandages strewn across the floor. Kaylee felt so scared. The missing crew, Serenity abandoned and that revolting smell all pointed towards… Kaylee didn’t even know what. She felt lost; she didn’t know what to do. She wandered into the cargo bay and swayed as a fresh wave of nausea hit her. At first she was speechless; there were no words to describe what she saw. Then