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Pieces

Part 1/1

By Philomel

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PLEASE do not archive, print, or post anywhere else without permission. Please e-mail me and ask first. (I just like to know).

Disclaimer: These characters and this universe are not mine, I didn't create them, and their owners still own them. I'm just borrowing.

Rating & Spoilers: This is rated, um, I guess R, for somewhat strong language, but otherwise is fairly mild. However, it is post WS, which was plenty violent, and that's the spoiler warning too.

Summary: Post WS, the intrepid crew of the Serenity must face their worst fears as crazed space dinosaurs go rampaging through ... oh, fine! There is no plot. Insist on a real summary. Go ahead, *be* like that.

Summary Take 2: This is really just a quick plotless little post-ep, to add to the growing collection--I realize it's all been done before, but I hadn't written one yet, and was feeling left out. (There's also a very slim possibility I wrote this to avoid working on the fic I'm supposed to be working on--except that I would *never* do that.) And yes, just like everything, it's All. About. Wash.

Muchos gracias, Merci beaucoup, and infinite thanks to Sarahetc., for brilliantly shiny beta quicker than you can blink, kind encouragement, and being generally wonderful :-).

Feedback Supplication: If you have any comments, positive or negative, or just wouldn't mind saying, "I read that, and you made a typo in paragraph 3!" I'd be more than grateful to hear it. Also, if anyone remembers the original script working title for War Stories, I'd love to hear it. I remember reading about it somewhere, and it's driving me nuts. And yes, I realize I'm babbling on way too long in the notes ... going now ...)

Thanks for reading.

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There is a silence in the black, a thick, rich silence that engulfs everything and surrounds and embraces it. Usually, I welcome it, find peac