Wolf Pack (Part III)
Wednesday, January 28, 2004
As the relationship develops between Mal and Inara, Serenity returns to Lynx to find all is not well on the Outer Rim
CATEGORY: FICTION TIMES READ: 5651 RATING: 9.0 (PG) SERIES: FIREFLY
Disclaimer – Everything either does belong to Joss or it should. I’m just borrowing his shiny ‘verse for a while.
The 21st Lancers belong to the British Army so I’m borrowing them too. I hope they don’t mind
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Transport Ship Serenity – En-Route to Lynx – 2520AD
‘I find it difficult to believe you and Mal did nothing but talk. You’re positively glowing and that expression on your face is rather reminiscent of a lovesick teenager’
Inara blushed slightly despite herself ‘Honestly we just talked all night. Well we kissed a few times but that’s all’
Jennifer smirked ‘Given my husbands description of how Mal reacted when he emerged from your shuttle this morning I find it hard to believe you somehow. Steven said he jumped out of his skin when he said “Good Morning”’
‘I believe what your husband actually did was sneak up behind him put his hand on his shoulder practically yelled “Good Morning” in his ear then after Mals heart returned to his chest he continued and asked “And was it a good night?”’
‘Not the version I heard but that does sound like my Steven. He can be very cruel’
‘In any case Mal and I really didn’t sleep together but that was at his insistence. He can be very old fashioned and proper. I believe he said he actually wants to court me’ Inara smiled ‘It was so sweet I nearly cried’
‘I’m very happy for you both. I feel I must warn you however that Mal may face some merciless ribbing for a while’
‘How so?’
Jennifer chuckled to herself ‘Well for a start Jayne saw Mal leave your shuttle this morning too and told Wash’
‘Oh dear, has anything been said?’
‘Well there was a line about Mal perhaps being less grouchy if he wasn’t going to be sexually frustrated any more’
‘Certainly sounds like Wash’
‘No that was Zoe’ Jennifer told her smiling.
Inara giggled ‘In that case, to quote my new beau. “Darn”’
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Mal would have rather faced a brigade of Reavers armed with nothing a blunt penknife than the crew that morning. Everywhere he
You can't take the sky from me
What is really impressive is what you've been doing that isn't quite the norm. The other characters fit insanely well, they don't just seem like your standard fic fare. Also the more stable lucid River is a great development for this story, and a powerful direction for her character. The whole chess metaphor from Death and Glory (ESPECIALLY 'checkmate') was excellent for establishing her way.
I'm edge of my seat to see new developments. Keep it up!
(Sorry for going extended review, but I have one more comment. With the children living decently on Serenity it seems Zoe will have all the more leverage over Wash in that respect. Might be interesting.)
To "AMDOBELL" - That quotes one of my favourites too.
As for Mal "Courting Inara" I love that old fashioned romantic stuff and I really like him as a character. Actually in the Spirit of Captain Reynolds I'm due to fight a duel for a girls honour in a few weeks... seriously!
The Cad concerned was rude to a ladyfriend of my aquaintance on-line and I challenged him and asked him to choose weapons (we're all paintballers so he chose a paintball gun) :-p
I was clearly born either centuries too late or too early
To "DrBoris" - Thanks for reading my fics and a special thanks for what you said regarding my other characters. I was hoping people liked my approach
As for Wash, Zoe and children... have you been spying on my plot outlines? Not that you'll see this within "Wolf Pack" I've already sketched another sequence beyond it ;-)
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