Having safely reached Beaumonde, Zirondelle and Serenity both dock at the Trahan Orbiter. While Serenity is engaged in carrying refugees from the town of Sayabec down to the planet's surface, her captain, Malcolm Reynolds, scouts out a new employment opportunity for his ship and crew. He also happens across a pretty ugly remnant of the war that he didn't expect.

Author's Note: For those of you who may have read this before, it has been tweaked. For those of you who haven't, enjoy. Keep in mind that this does follow Heartbroken, so it might help to go back and read what I call "The Original Nine."

Heartbroken - Part 1

This is not meant by any means to infringe on anybody at any time. All Firefly characters belong to Joss Whedon et al. All Zirondelle Crew and Sayabec refugees are the result of my own overactive imagination.

CHINESE

Mei guanxi – It's Okay

da jia huo - Big Guy – Chinese

gan ni niang - motherfucker

Jiu – Let’s Move

shen jing bing - lunatic

CAJUN – Directly from the Cajun dictionary

Ralentir – Slow down

making the misere – being a troublesome nuisance

Vraiment - truly

Je suis une la barbe du bon dieu - I am a good and honest person

Je t'aime gros, boo. Joue - I love you very much, darling. Go Play

FRENCH

Oui, c'est vrai – Yes, it’s true

C'est bien l'enfant. N'ayez pas peur - It's all right child. Don't be afraid

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HEARTBROKEN: Meili Long - Part 1

2510 – Serenity Valley, Planet Hera

The night before the battle was quiet, eerily so. In hindsight, some said the Feds liked biding their sweet time, gaining some devious enjoyment out of making the Independents sweat. Others said they needn't have bothered; that considering the odds of the day, there was no way the Independent forces could prevail.

The 57th Overlander Platoon was forced to have its meal cold in order to keep from giving awa