Defining Traitor

Sequel to http://www.fireflyfans.net/bluesun.aspx?bid=3995>Relativity.

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http://www.fireflyfans.net/bluesun.aspx?bid=4316>Part Two

http://www.fireflyfans.net/bluesun.aspx?bid=4345>Part Three

http://www.fireflyfans.net/bluesun.aspx?bid=4360>Part Four

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Acknowledgements and Scapegoats

Thank you to Joss Whedon for creating the magnificent stroke of creative genius that is Firefly, and thank you to the cast and crew for making it come alive for all of us Browncoats. Next, thank you to my cousin, Katrina, for all her support and proofreading. Her creative input and edits were invaluable. This story is also her fault. She was the one that made me put my ideas onto an actual typed document. This is not my fault, I only supplied the ideas and wrote the gorram thing. But actually, I couldn’t have written this without my cousin. A big thank you to my cousin, my favorite Browncoat, for helping me with every line of this story. She helped me perfect the story, caught my stupid typos, and gave me more encouragement than anyone could ever know what to do with. Thank you, Trina. (Wow, how lazy am I? Using the Acknowledgements from our last story? That’s low.)

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Mal sighed as he walked into the cargo bay with Zoe and Jayne following him. The hatch to the ship closed, the ship lifting off as Mal, Zoe, and Jayne walked up the stairs.

“Sir, do you really think we should?” persisted Zoe. When the three made the delivery, they had heard talk that Badger needed some people to do jobs. It was true, the Serenity crew needed money, but they certainly didn’t jump for joy at the prospect of working for Badger.

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In Persephone, Jo walked through the streets. She stopped as she passed the window of a deserted house, some boards on the window broken loose. A piece of clothing caught her eye, and she glanced around to see if anyone was watching her. No one looking her way. She smil