TITLE: "TRUST"

AUTHOR: Alison M. DOBELL

FANDOM: "FIREFLY"

PAIRING: No specific pairing.

RATING: PG-13.

STATUS: SEQUEL to "HOMING INSTINCT"

ARCHIVE: Yes. Just let me know where.

FEEDBACK: Welcomed.

EMAIL: AlisonMDobell@aol.com

WEBSITE: http://carlajane.50megs.com/Ali00.html

SUMMARY: "River shows the Captain more than the way

home. Zoe, Jayne and the Shepherd go after Badger while

Inara tries to make sense of her findings."

The usual disclaimers apply. The characters and 'Firefly'

are the property and gift of Joss Whedon and Mutant Enemy.

No infringement of copyright is intended.

"TRUST"

"Firefly" story

Written by Alison M. DOBELL

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The deal was sold and Badger smirked before giving Munro a nod. If the man's boast was even half as good as he said it would enable Badger to turn a hefty little profit. And no risk neither. These were the type of jobs he relished plus there was another unexpected upside. The damaged and abandoned junker was not only an A-list salvage prospect but word was that it had an onboard database second to none along with specialised equipment that incorporated all kinds of unusual do-dads like spy equipment and signal wiping. Cutting edge technology if he was any judge but what it was doing in a nondescript junker he would give good money to find out. The recovery was the type he would normally have farmed out to someone like Captain Reynolds and his crew only that was no longer an option. Besides, it was better to have his own people handle it. Didn't want no one putting two and two together and making four.

'Verse was full of all types and this needed to be handled quiet and discreet-like. No fuss. Chances were that whoever had bankrolled the ship and its' illegal operations would be busting a gut to find and retrieve the gear. Badger handed Munro a purse. Munro began to frown as he weighed the bag of coin in his hand. "Seems a mite light."

Badger