Defining Traitor

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

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Part Two of Four

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http://www.fireflyfans.net/bluesun.aspx?bid=4290>Part One

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

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

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Serenity landed on the planet listed on the coordinates of the letter, the hatch of the ship opening before the dust on the planet had even settled back to the earth. Jo walked out of the hatch alone, eyes rooted firmly to the ground of the planet. “Hey, Jo, wait up!” Mal called as the captain jogged to catch up with the girl. “Yeah, I admire this whole ‘I-can-do-things-by-myself’ attitude of yours, but when you’re on my ship, you have a crew to back you up, and you are to wait for them.”

Clearly, as one could tell by the look that Jo gave Mal, this statement slightly offended the young thief. She certainly didn’t appreciate Mal giving her an order, but to Jo’s surprise, the words that came out of her mouth were, “Okay. Thanks again for coming with me.” Whoa. Where did that come from?

The two stopped as they stepped onto the planet’s surface, Mal looked at Jo before nodding. They both looked up as Jayne and Zoe walked out of the ship to join them. Jayne looked around. “So . . . where exactly are we supposed to meet this guy?”

Jo looked around. “Well, Jayne, my hunch is that we should start with that building over there,” Jo said, pointing over toward a building that looked like a barn.

Jayne grumbled something unintelligible.

“Okay, so let’s go get this guy,” Mal said, Jo ignoring the death glare Jayne was throwing at her. The four set off toward the building.

The man was just minding his own business, sitting in a chair in the middle of the dark, musty barn and thinking about how much money he had gotten for this encounter. He heard a ship landing somewhere outside. Soon after, the doors flew open, four