Once upon a time......

There was Wash..... and Zoe

BUCKY AND BOB - Not yet!!....................

Year 2512

Fall

New Cannan

(Written by Blake and Jena)

Zoe growled internally as she smashed the butt end of her shotgun into the face of the man in front of her. Blood spurted from his nose, running down his chin, a few drops ending up on her clothing, not that she much noticed considering everything. She could sense as much as hear Mal holding off four in the next room, and picked up the pace, kicking the man over as he clutched his broken nose. Idiot. This planet was annoying her. It had annoyed her since they first set down and the officials had tried to levy a fine due to Serenity's color, and it annoyed her more since they had 'borrowed' Serenity's pilot. The man might be overly talkative and have a tendency towards inane humor at the most inappropriate moments, but dammit, he was theirs!

A second man rose up in front of Zoe, a large knife clutched in his hand. She brought the 'mare's leg' up, peering down the sight at him. "You really want ta do that?"

There was a heartbeat that split between them as he considered his options, and then wordlessly turned and ran, which Zoe was just as glad of. Ammo was expensive. She came up to a door, resting her head against it just long enough to hear the murmur of voices, Wash's distinctive among them, and then took a step back and fired at the lock, shattering the metal before she kicked the door open. Within four pairs of eyes turned to look at her, each man holding a hand of cards, Wash among them and looking rather triumphant as he laid his hand down.

"Lao Tyen Yeh!" Wash near jumped out of his seat, blinking in more then simple surprise. His cards flew half way across the table for his fingers flung them