A.N.: Have fun with this part... apparently it made my beta cry, so... *holds out a tissue box, just in case*

"Kaylee!!" River sobbed, clinging to Inara as though her life depended on it. The startled Companion tried to hold the distraught girl while trying her best not to let herself panic.

“Shhh, River, its okay, Kaylee’s fine, she’s with Simon, she’ll be okay.” Inara tried to soothe her, but River would have none of it.

“No... a splash into the glow... lifeless... Kaylee...” River sobbed, trying to pry herself from Inara’s grip. The Companion tried her best to calm River down, but the young girl’s words were startling her more and more. Most of the crew had come to trust River’s instincts, if that’s what they were called, or at least know that when she carried on like this that something was definitely wrong. Inara’s heart was pounding in fright, wondering if Kaylee was okay.

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“Simon! I just saw a fish!” Kaylee exclaimed, leaning further over the rail and pointing below her, where a fish had leaped out of the water. The glowing water made fish hard to spot until they were at the surface, but this one had jumped. Simon laughed over by the picnic area, just finishing packing everything up. He turned to see Kaylee leaning with all her body weight against the guard rail, and to his dismay it seemed to be leaning a bit with her.

“Kaylee, maybe you shouldn’t lean on that rail so heavily..” Simon called to her as he began to walk to where she was. She didn’t hear him; she was too busy scanning the water for more fish. “Kayl--” he was cut off when a sudden loud cracking noise shot through the air, and he was horrified to see the guard rail she was leaning on suddenly snap. The sudden absence of support sent Kaylee headfirst into the rocks below with a terrified scream. “KAYLEE!” Simon yelled in panic, racing to the platform and watching with a sickening feeling in his stomach as she bounced off the rocks three times, hitting her head and cutting up her body. Simon’s