TEMPTATION SERIES: 6. "Healing"
Friday, July 8, 2005
"It comes as something of a surprise to realise that the Captain isn't the only one who needs to heal."
CATEGORY: FICTION TIMES READ: 4697 RATING: 9.0 (G) SERIES: FIREFLY
TITLE: "HEALING"
AUTHOR: Alison M. DOBELL
FANDOM: "FIREFLY"
PAIRING: Zoe. Mal. Jayne.
RATING: G.
STATUS: SEQUEL to "CONFESSING"
ARCHIVE: Yes. Just let me know where.
FEEDBACK: Welcomed.
EMAIL: AlisonMDobell@aol.com
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SUMMARY: "It comes as something of a surprise to
realise that the Captain isn't the only one who needs to
heal."
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.
"HEALING"
"Firefly" story
Written by Alison M. DOBELL
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The Captain woke slowly, the light sluggishly pulling him up from the darkness. Everything felt kind of stretched and yawing, his focus wandering before he could get a grip of it. The warping of the infirmary around his Iris's slowing then coming to a stop. He blinked a couple of times to wash the grit and almost concussive effect of induced sleep from his eyes. The infirmary. Right. That meant... the *tamade baichi* had shot him! *Wode ma* when he got his hands on that lying, cheating, back stabbing *heisheoudang liumang*...
"Good to see you awake, sir."
He blinked again. Zoe. "Where's Jayne?"
Her expression darkened, a murderous rage barely concealed behind a dark wall of control now showing dangerous cracks around the edges. The only thing that held that wall in place was the fact that he hadn't died. When she didn't answer immediately Mal frowned.
"You kill him already?"
She shook her head. The flash of regret in her eyes real enough to cool him down a little. "No, sir. Figured that was your job."
Right. Fine. Just what he needed. More decisions to make. "I wanna see him."
"I don't think..."
"Not askin'. Wanna see him here, now. *Dong ma*?"
Zoe nodded and left. Simon remained silent, watching the Captain as he fussed around him. River got up from a
I had a moment's alarm at Jayne saying the money wasn't enough but it was swiftly quelled with "Then I got thinkin' it wouldn't ever be enough".
And Mal's "Who says you're gettin' off that lightly?" was a perfect invitation to stay. It salvaged some of Jayne's self-respect by turning what was pure generous forgiveness on Mal's part into a chance for Jayne to redeem himself further.
A real shocker about Jayne turning on Mal, but the repentance was so well written. And the explanation about it being a split second decision made it seem so much more likely.
I really could picture Nathan lying there and Adam by his side 'fessing up.
I'm guessing this isn't the end, as this all started with a chapter about River and her feeling for Mal....
I know EXACTLY what she means.
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