Like instinct, the crew of Serenity run to their designated specialties. Kaylee sprints up to the engine room. Wash gets up to the Bridge, to answer any calls. Mal, with Zoe and Jayne, get some guns and wait in the cargo bay. Simon and Book raise the unconscious River onto the operating table, having Traves move. Without any orders, Book leads Traves to a side room to get some clothes.

"Uh... Mal." Wash says over the intercom. "It's an Alliance ship."

"Cap'n." Kaylee groans over the intercom. "That sudden stop blew out our propulsion lines. The tubes are shot. I can't fix them in this condition with what we got."

"One problem at a time. Please!" said Mal. "Wash, what did they say?"

"Nothing."

"We can handle'em." Jayne states, holding his rifle up. "We kicked Ally butt before."

"They could be armed, sir." Zoe points out.

"Mal." Wash interjects, in the middle of Mal's train of thought. "They wish to speak to the Captain of the ship."

"Yeah." Mal says with a forced grin. "A stow away, an unconscious crew member, no movement, and Alliance on my ass. What else could go wrong!?" He grudges as he goes up to the bridge with Zoe and Jayne bringing up the rear.

...

The yellow panel door opens and out walks Traves. Book is surprised to see what he did in that two minute period. Traves stands tall in the clothes Book gave him form Simon's room. Book stared for a moment, with his mouth hanging to see Traves' hair. His hair no longer is touching his shoulders, but is now nicely cut to make him seem a bit more presentable, even with the bruised face.

"Shepherd." Traves whispers, as if it were Book's name. "We met before?" he asks.

Book doesn't answer him. He just looks at him with a grave face.

"Because if so, I'm no longer that man." Traves reassures. "It's like you hear whispers in your head. They're the bad memories trying to get to you. I may have lost my memories some how, but it feels like I did something wrong to you."

Book just looks at him with the same grave face, that a prea