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Repairs

Zoë had managed to gather enough strength to lead them from the shuttle with her weapon raised and her keen senses alert. She walked stealthily, anticipating an ambush, but River suddenly bolted ahead of them.

Simon and Zoë yelled after her. "River!"

"Empty but us. Need to help him. Now!" River reported as she continued to run in her bare feet towards the bridge.

Wash put a supportive arm around his wife as Simon ran after River, carrying his medical bag with him. He found Mal, lying unconscious, on the floor of the bridge, and River perched in Wash's seat. He quickly went to work, taking Mal's vitals and checking for wounds.

"What happened? Is Mal going to be okay?" Wash asked as he and Zoë made it to the bridge.

"Belly wound. He's lost a lot of blood and is barely breathing," Simon answered truthfully, his mind flashing back to when he first boarded Serenity and Kaylee suffered a gunshot wound to her stomach. He had been an ass that day but quickly made the captain and crew understand that his sister's safety was all that mattered to him. Now, only mere months later, every single person on Serenity mattered to him. Even Jayne. "Wash, help me move him to the infirmary."

The two men carried Mal to the infirmary, and River slipped a slender hand into Zoë's to help her back down the steps. "He'll be okay now. Simon will make him all better."

Zoë was surprised at the strength radiating from the seemingly fragile girl beside her. They made their way slowly and cautiously down the steps and towards the infirmary.

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Kaylee's face was beaming as the mechanic could see the glow coming from Serenity's engines. "She's okay. She's gonna be okay."

Inara smiled at her friend and docked the shuttle. "The others are already here."

Jayne unlatched the door. "Me first. I wanna make sure this a