Piloted

A Firefly Series

Episode 2

Good Luck

By Stuart Broughton

The firefly zoomed through the darkness of space at the hands of Jack Cunningham. The worn out engines of Serenity normally made eerie creaking sounds when anyone flew the boat but Jack seemed to have some sort of magic touch that made it’s journeys like joy rides.

“I’m telling you he’s nothing but a friggin phoney,” Complained Mal.

“Okay well he is a very good flyer but wasn’t Wash and you never complained about him,” asked Mal.

“He wore Gorram Hawaiian shirts, anyone who wears Hawaiian shirts is either a fat party freak or an excellent pilot.”

“So you want me to get him to wear Hawaiian shirts.”

“No, I want him off this Boat, he is too good to be a pilot.”

“Now you’re not making any sense.”

“When he shoots you in the back you’ll know what I’m talking about.” Jayne then turned and walked out of the cockpit in which Mal and Jack where sitting.

“God, he could of complained somewhere else than right in front of my face.” Thought Jack aloud.

Mal had heard that there was a big job with a gigantic payoff for the crew on a small moon in the middle of nowhere. So they plotted a course and they were there in no time ready to sign up for the job. There was no sand, no grass and no water in sight when they landed it seemed to be littered with pebbles. Jayne, Mal and Zoe were soon suited up and ready to depart from serenity fully equipped with weapons. It took some wandering on the lonely surface until the team finally came to a small town with no more than seven buildings in it. The round began knocking on the doors looking for a “Mr Sloan.” They should have expected that he was living in the biggest and most Hi-Tec House around. Pressing the button to the next door, Zoe patiently waited.

“Who is it,” sounded the muscular voice of a man from behind the door.

“This is first mate Zoe of transporting ship Serenity, we heard you wanted us to transfer goods for you.”

“Excellent come in,” said the voice again. The do