The Teaser Pony

By Mikelesq

Concept: The crew of Serenity provides passage for horse with an unusual talent, and a woman from Simon’s past.

Rating: R

Feedback: Please. E-mail Mikelesq@aol.com

Spoilers: For all episodes, including the three unaired episodes. Do NOT read if you’re remaining spoiler free until the DVDs. Takes place approximately three weeks after “Objects in Space,” and presumes that “OiS” was the final episode chronologically.

Legal disclaimers: "Firefly” characters and situations are owned by Joss Whedon and the producers of the show. The story is entirely fiction. Distribute if you like.

Part II

At first, Kaylee thought that the woman approaching on the loading ramp could not have been the same Dr. Brakestone she’d seen at the clinic. Simon had described her accurately. With her hair loose, it did fall to her shoulders, and her skin was quite fair with the grime of the dirt floor clinic washed from her face. She wore a simple white cotton dress, belted with a bright blue silk sash.

“Damn,” Jayne muttered to Kaylee, who stood between him and Wash, as Zoe, Mal, and Inara waited closer to the entrance. “Way you described her, I expected her to be some lou bi. But lookin’ at her...damn!”

“She was all messed up before,” Kaylee sighed. “She must’ve cleaned up for travelling. I guess there are some women who can do a day’s work, then just fluff up and be beautiful.”

“She’s a fine thing if ever there was one,” Jayne said. “And with the doctor stowed below decks, I guess that means any one of us is fair game to get a piece.”

Kaylee’s eyes dropped.

“Hey, Jayne,” Wash said. “Why don’t you go tell the lady doctor that, in just those words? I’ll bet she’ll melt like butter, at such a poetical expression of your admiration.”

“Ain’t you funny,” Jayne mumbled. “Still, someone should carry her bags.”

Jayne trotted over to wait with the Captain.

“Don’t mind him,” Wash told Kaylee. “When he says stupid things, it’s just beca