Truthsome, Part III: Confessions
Saturday, March 27, 2004
Part III: A battle, an escape, and things said and done lead to a night of confessions.
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Truthsome, Part III: Confessions
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Zoe watched from the shadows as Kaylee led the sheriff to the place she'd instructed. Zoe, of course, wasn't in the spot she'd told Kaylee she'd be, but near enough to suss out the situation before stepping into anything. Jayne covered her, and he would burst in shooting if anything went awry, regardless of the delicacies involved with dead citizens, sheriffs, or Feds.
Kaylee had quite gotten over her fear, it seemed, still holding to the sheriff's arm, a bounce in her walk as she chatted on about some gadget or other. The town dynamo, maybe, something about how to modify it to produce more power.
“Well, this is it,” Kaylee said, stepping away from the sheriff, looking around for Zoe. The sheriff warily scanned the area. After watching a moment more, Zoe stepped out from the shadows.
“Sheriff,” she said quietly. He turned toward her. His hand hung near his gun, but he made no move for it. Zoe held her carbine in hand at her side. “I'm hoping to have a word.”
They faced with measured wariness. He flicked a glance skyward at the faint, dancing shimmers in the sky. “Nice aurora. Rare here. Your doing?” Zoe gave a half-smile of acknowledgment.
“You got my captain. I want him back.”
“Feds got your captain. What do you think I can do about it?”
Zoe took a deep breath and stepped closer to the sheriff. “I gotta get the captain out. Now. Tonight. I can not--will not--let the Alliance take him. Not if I have to bleed the life out of every Fed on this world. And I direly don't want to do that. I need your help.”
“Your captain broke the law I'm sworn to uphold. You expect me to ignore my oath of office?”
“And the Alliance stepped all over your law and your office. The captain's lost enough to them. I ain't gonna let
You can't take the sky from me
Eagerly awaiting the next chapter!
Really intense and readable stuff here--makes me want to keep going.
You could use a good proofreader, though, and not just spellcheck, which won't pick up a lot of things.
Love the little bits of humor to lighten the tension - Wash shook his head. “Always a treat to hear my wife compare prison terms with you, Jayne.”
I could so see this as one of Nathans lines in an episode!
“And captain…” the sheriff said. Mal paused. “Tell that lil gal geese juggling is a felony here.”
LOL!!!!!!
Wash and Kaylee were bantering about those stupid geese again. Zoe just rolled her eyes and tuned them out.
Gotta Love the geese!!!XD
Wash shook his head. “Always a treat to hear my wife compare prison terms with you, Jayne.”
I LOVE Wash<3
Coughing, Mal said, “They don’t like it when you hit ‘em.”
Zoe relaxed a touch. If he could make jokes… “Worked that out your own self, didja?” She helped ease him over on his side, his head resting on her leg.
Very good! Just like the rest of the story;)
Evenly, steadily, unemotionally. “Weren’t no home to go to. Shadow was gone.”
Totally heartbreaking!!! Very good!!! Off to read the next chapter!
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