Disclaimer – Everything either does belong to Joss or it should. I’m just borrowing his shiny ‘verse for a while.

The idea for this came from STICKS who posted the idea on February 16th 2004. I said I’d give it a go and I’ve been waiting until I finished Wolf Pack. Needless to say this is a stand alone story. It is also my first, and likely last, Firefly/Buffy Crossover.

Mal Versus Caleb. You know you want it!

UPDATE : The Story has been heavily re-edited and expanded since originally posted in 2004 (an earlier version can still be found on FanFiction.net) The latest version is below, posted June 2006.

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Transport Ship Serenity – In Transit – 2517AD

Mal was pacing the bay trying to think how he could get Inara to stay without having to blurt out his feelings when his stomach lurched.

He was reaching for the intercom when his arm suddenly got too heavy to hold up and he nearly collapsed to the floor before finding himself practically floating.

Mal punched the intercom button ‘Kaylee what the heck is up with the gravity on this boat?’

The mechanic voice responded quickly ‘It’s not us Captain. The AG Generator is throwing a fit trying to compensate, it’s like transition interference when we enter a Gravity Well but there’s nothing out there and the field is pulsing up and down.’

‘If we don’t get this sorted the whole crew are going to lose their lunch’ Mal stated as he found himself twice his normal weight again and nearly fell once more.

‘Mal this is Wash’ interrupted another voice on the intercom.

‘Go ahead.’

‘I just got to the bridge. The Inertial Suppressor is going haywire too. Something is really going nuts out here.’

‘Can someone tell me what’s going on?’ Mal asked as the internal gravity dropped to one-quarter gee and his internal organs felt like they were suddenly springing up into his throat. The entire experience was downright nauseating.

River bounced into the cargo bay she seemed totally unfazed by the shifting g