Life Onboard Serenity: #43 – Moving Back As You’re Moving On
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UPDATED: Monday, January 11, 2010 22:06
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As she was kissing him, she suddenly started to feel uncomfortable. No... it was more like pain. A large amount of pain. She paused and pulled back, leaning the gun on Jayne's chest.
"I don't feel well," she whispered. "I hurt. Pain? Why do I hurt?"
She was looking at Jayne with scared, pleading eyes. Jayne looked back at her. Did she not remember getting riddled with bullets only a couple of days back?
Ivy suddenly felt very, very tired.
"Maybe a little nap? Do you mind if I take a little nap?" she asked him. "I promise I will sex you up like no other woman has ever done before when I am feeling better. M'kay?"
Jayne thought she might lay down on the bed, which would free him up a little so he might scoot off the bed and call for help. Unfortunately, Ivy had other thoughts. She turned sideways in his lap, leaned her head against his chest and fell asleep. Except the gun was now deeply entrenched in his gut with the wrong end facing the wrong way. One twitch from her and he'd be in a world of hurt.
He hoped Pain would get back soon, but then again...
How was he gonna explain the fact that Ivy, aka Pain's woman, was sitting very naked on his lap and his shirt was effectively off.
So he could get a bullet from Ivy OR he could get one from Pain.
He just hoped she wasn't wearing lipstick or anything like that. It wouldn't help his cause.
At least she hadn't gotten his pants off.
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OoC: John? Wolf? Where are you guys? Also I apologize if I'm stepping on anyone's toes by moving us ahead.
Aboard Serenity
After Knives had arrived with the goods, the crew headed back to the ship. As the hover mule landed in the cargo bay, they were greeted by Kaylee. She told Pain what had happened as he hopped out and immediately headed to his bunk.
His feet felt like they were filled with lead with each step up the stairs leading into the fore deck. He wondered what he was going to find once he reached his bunk. All of the scenarios that ran through his head were very unsettling for Pain. Once he reached the hatch to his bunk, Pain took a deep breath and quietly opened it.
He stepped foot into his bunk and his eyes immediately drawn to a naked Ivy sleeping on top of Jayne. He didn't like this one bit. She was on her side and fortunately for Pain, her woman parts were covered. What he didn't like even more was the fact that Jayne had his shirt off. Jayne saw Pain enter and tried his best to talk to Pain without waking Ivy.
"Pain? It ain't what you think man." he whispered. "She went crazy and got the best of me when I wasn't lookin'. She took my gun and cuffed my hands behind my back."
"I know that. Kaylee told the captain over the comm and he in turn told me." replied Pain, keeping his voice low. "Doesn't explain why your shirt's off and she's naked."
"She thought I was you, Pain." Jayne whispered, a hint of fear in his voice as he felt Ivy stir and poke his gun deeper into his side. He looked at Pain with a wide eyed look and whispered even lower, "She then started to kiss on me, Pain. I didn't know what to do other than kiss her back. She had my gun trained on me for God's sake. I tried gettin' her to free me, but she wound up takin' her shirt off, straddlin' me, and kissin' on me again. She's a very good kisser you know."
"Yeah, I know that." whispered Pain, shooting Jayne a look as he figured out how to get Ivy off of him without waking her.
First he had to get the keys for the cuffs from the desk drawer and free Jayne. That was definitely going to be tricky. He opened the desk drawer as quietly as possible and withdrew the keys from it before sliding the drawer closed. He then cautiously walked over to the pair on the bed.
"Can you get her to lie on her side without wakin' up?" Pain asked Jayne.
"I can try." whispered Jayne. He looked at Pain and asked, "You ain't mad at me for playin' along and havin' her think I was you are ya?"
"She had you restrained against your will and a gun pointed at you. I'm a little ticked off, but I can understand your predicament." whispered Pain as he looked at Ivy and Jayne. "Do what you can to get her on the bed so I can uncuff you and get the gun out of her grasp, but keep it in your pants and don't wake her up."
Pain hoped she didn't wake up. If she was having a meltdown and thought Jayne was him, he didn't want to know what she'd do if she saw the real him inside the room with her and Jayne.
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Move on... there is nothing to see here...
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Pain looked down, hoping to find something to cover Ivy's naked body with.
"Where is that-" he started to grumble to himself, but he was interrupted when he saw Ivy stirring. He froze, waiting to see what she was going to do.
Her eyes fluttered open, looking slightly confused. She looked at Jayne, then at Pain, but she didn't see either of them for who they were. She shoved the gun deep into Jayne's gut.
"If I were you," she snarled. "I would get rid of those weapons you have or your partner here will have an extra hole in him."
"Ivy-" Pain started but she cut him off.
"I MEAN IT!" she yelled.
She looked at Jayne with disgust. She slowly slid off of Jayne, keeping both the men in front of her. Not trusting Jayne's close proximity while Pain still had a gun, she neutralized Jayne for the moment by making a fist and hitting him hard in the family jewels. His eyes bugged out and a strangled cry was heard as he rolled over on his side, ending up in a pseudo-fetal position.
Unbeknownst to her, Mal was silently climbing down the ladder behind her. Ivy looked at Jayne and smirked.
"That's what you get for putting your tool where it ain't welcome," she growled. She trained her gun on Pain solely now. "And don't you be getting any ideas. Now PUT. DOWN. YOUR. GUNS!"
She kept a good eye on him as she yelled loud enough like she was talking to someone up on the foredeck.
"Serena?" she called out. "Serena honey? I'm gonna be up to get you in just a sec, OK?"
Now Mal had moved up behind her, close enough to touch her and luckily she had not seen him yet.
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OoC: guys, I am so sorry for disappearing like that. I was taking part in NaNoWriMo and between that and real life I ended up neglecting this.
He didn't talk to Knives as they rode back to the ship. The boxes screamed to him to know what was inside, but he held this back. He would prefer if he could have as little contact as possible with his brother.
When he heard what was happening with the ship he was both worried and annoyed. This girl was trouble of a crazy variety and he didn't trust her even a little bit. He helped unload the mule, figuring Pain could handle it. Knives discussed where they were going with the captain,and John tried to ignore it. He couldn't stand hearing Knives order Mal around as though he owned the place. Oh would it be fun when Knives saw Doc again.
He felt it when Ivy snapped again. He toyed with the notion of going to try and help. He was worried that Pain would try and reason with her, when really they should just sedate her. Perhaps he should take matters into his own hands. He headed toward Pain's bunk and quietly entered. Unfortunately, quiet was a mite difficult when dealing with bunks. He was sure that if she was paying attention, Ivy would notice him.
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Pain and Ivy's Bunk
What was going on with her? Pain wondered as she woke up and didn't recognize him or Jayne, who she had previously thought was Pain. She must've had a major meltdown, one that Pain had never seen before. He didn't know why she was acting like this. Did she forget what he told her about calling someone on the comm if she needed something? If he had just stayed with her and let Jayne go on the job, would this have been prevented? Pain felt both guilty and angry with himself for leaving her alone in their bunk while going out on a job. He had his gun trained on his girlfriend who may or may not have done something with a fellow crew mate who she mistook for him. Pain was definitely not having a good day right now.
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Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
"That's what you get for putting your tool where it ain't welcome," she growled. She trained her gun on Pain solely now. "And don't you be getting any ideas. Now PUT. DOWN. YOUR. GUNS!"
She had just punched Jayne in the nads, and the mercenary couldn't do anything about it as he still had his hands cuffed behind his back. Then Ivy mentioned something about Jayne putting his toll where it didn't belong. Did they have sex and did Jayne lie about it? Pain was very unnerved and angered at that possibility. Both at Jayne and Ivy. Was Tommy aware of Ivy's situation and if she was, why didn't she stop Ivy? Now Ivy had Jayne's gun trained on him now and she was backing up towards the ladder. Pain still had his gun trained on her. He didn't want to shoot her, but he didn't want her to shoot him.
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Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
"Serena?" she called out. "Serena honey? I'm gonna be up to get you in just a sec, OK?"
Pain wondered who this Serena was and why Ivy was calling out to her. Was she someone Ivy knew from her past? He wanted to know, but he knew she wouldn't tell him. Especially not now with a gun pointed at him. He could see Mal silently coming up from behind her with a jet injector. Pain hoped it was filled with something that'd knock Ivy out. Perhaps he would have time for answers after she was brought into the infirmary. Pain was definitely in need of some.
Just then John had entered Pain and Ivy's bunk. That was just what Pain needed. Someone else to see Ivy going on a crazy streak while in the nude. John wasn't as quiet as Mal had been and Ivy started to turn towards him. Mal took that chance and jabbed the injector into the side of Ivy's neck. With a soft 'THUNK', the jet injector dispersed its contents into Ivy's bloodstream. The tranquilizer was fast acting and before Ivy could fire a shot or turn around to see Mal, she fell limp to the floor, the gun slipping from her hand as she did so. Pain immediately went to the desk drawer and grabbed the cuff keys. He then went over to Jayne and uncuffed him, but not before punching the man in the nads again.
"That's for sleepin' with my woman." he growled. He ignored Jayne's pained pleas that he didn't sex up Ivy and holstered his gun as he leaned down and picked her up. He laid her on the desk and picked up the shirt she had previously worn, putting it back on her. As he picked her up again, Pain looked at Mal and John and with an apologetic look in his eyes, he said, "I'm sorry. I'll get to the bottom of this, I swear. I'll take her to the infirmary now. If I knew this was goin' to happen, I would've stayed behind. I just.. I just don't know what to say or think now. Anyways, I'll just take her to the infirmary now and have Simon look over her. I'll stay with her as he does."
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Mal helped Pain get Ivy out of the bunk and down to the infirmary where Simon was doing a complete medical examination. John followed them down to learn more about what had happened. He needed to know more of what had went on.
Simon finally reported that everything seemed fine. Nothing to account for her behavior. No blood clots had broken free to cause a restriction of oxygen to her brain, no metabolic imbalance, just nothing.
"She might have been having a flashback," Simon offered. "That's what it seemed to me when I saw her earlier."
He covered Ivy with a warm blanket after Mal ordered for her to be restrained to the bed. Mal wasn't sure of her state of mind when she awoke and was not looking for a repeat performance of the situation with Jayne. But that didn't set real well with Pain.
"I'm sorry I couldn't help earlier," Simon added. "But River picked up on Ivy's predictament and it triggered an episode. I had to drug her. She's resting in her room."
That grabbed Mal's attention as well.
"River flipped out too?"
Simon nodded as Mal swore under his breath. His suspicions were being confirmed more and more. He looked over at Pain, who was standing in the corner with a troubled look on his face. Mal could tell that the events that took place between Ivy and Jayne were weighing heavily on him.
"Ivy's gonna be out for a few hours," Mal told him. "Let's go outside and let her rest. I want to talk to you about Jayne."
"I don't want to talk about that hun dan," Pain growled.
"Wasn't a request, Pain. It was an order."
Pain glowered at Mal, but followed him out of the Infirmary.
"Jayne didn't sleep with her. That comment about him putting his tool where it wasn't welcome was not directed at Jayne specifically."
"What do you mean?" Pain asked him, jaw still clenched.
"I agree with Simon. I think she was having some kind of flashback too. Whatever happened in your bunk happened a while ago."
"Maybe."
"Think about it Pain..." Mal said, trying to bring Pain to the conclusion he had without blurting it out bluntly. "She did damage to Jayne's man parts stating the reason for it was because he had put his tool where it wasn't welcome. She then told you not to get any ideas either."
Pain looked at Mal, the situation not dawning on him yet.
"Think about it, Pain," Mal urged him. "Horrible things happen to folks who get sold into slavery. Especially for a woman."
Mal hoped that he was getting through to Pain. He just didn't know how the big man would react once he got the gist of what he was talking about.
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Outside the Infirmary
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Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
"Think about it, Pain," Mal urged him. "Horrible things happen to folks who get sold into slavery. Especially for a woman."
Pain mulled about what Mal said in his head for a few moments. Then it hit him like a ton of bricks dropped from the lower cargo hold of a ship forty feet off the ground. She had punched Jayne in the family jewels and told him that it was for sticking his tool where it didn't belong. From what he got from Mal, that could mean only one thing. It meant that she had been raped as a slave. Being alone in their bunk and not being able to get out due to her injuries, must've triggered something in her mind. Something that Tommy must've not seen. He let out a sigh and hung his head low as he slumped into the couch outside in the common area. He buried his face in his hands and then looked at Mal, the worry showing in his face.
"God that poor woman." replied Pain. "How could I've been so dense not to see it." He looked at the infirmary and continued, "I suppose I'll have to apologize to Jayne for hittin' him. And I definitely shouldn't be angry with her. I guess I'll have a talk with Tommy on this. See what she can tell me, if she'll even tell me. This definitely won't be an easy thing to get through, but I'm hopin' we can try."
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It was a welcome release when Mal drugged Ivy, for the muddle and mess that Ivy was projecting, which had only grown louder as he approached, was almost too much. He had followed the group to the infirmary, and let Simon do his work. When Mal took Pain out of the infirmary, John approached the girl.
She was trouble. Unstable little ladies proved to get people killed. Who would it be this time? At the same time, lying there asleep, he felt for the girl. She had been through hell, and she was trying. He wished River was more herself. This is the kind of thing her ability could help.
"Simon," John said turning away from the girl, "I need to warn you about something."
"Oh?" Simon replied, "what is it?"
"My brother is onboard the ship, and will be for a while. He's bad news. He's horribly charming, and will attempt to use as many people on this ship as possible to get what he wants, which is very different from what he says he wants. You'll be a target of his, cause you look rich and connected. Don't mention River, that'll be too appealing to him. He knows Kaylee too, so we need to watch her back."
"So you brought a sociopath onto our boat?"
"You brought all kinds of crazy onboard too. The things we do for family."
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Originally posted by DRPAIN:
Outside the Infirmary
"How could I've been so dense not to see it? I suppose I'll have to apologize to Jayne for hittin' him. And I definitely shouldn't be angry with her. I guess I'll have a talk with Tommy on this. See what she can tell me, if she'll even tell me. This definitely won't be an easy thing to get through, but I'm hopin' we can try."
"Damn straight you need to 'pologize," Jayne growled as he came down the stairs gingerly. He was obviously still hurting from the punches he received from Ivy and Pain. "I told you I didn't rutt your gorram fong luh chāng fù girlfriend."
"Jayne..." Mal warned as he turned towards the man. "Watch your mouth."
"I'm tired of it Mal!" he exclaimed. "Everyone's always thinkin' the worst of me. She came on to me. She got naked all on her own. She had a gun on me! I just went along with it so the kuang zhe de xiǎo tí zi didn't blow my head off!"
Mal saw Pain rise from where he was sitting and knew that something had to be done before Pain took Jayne's head off his body and mounted it to the front of the ship. He looked up at John for some assistance.
Translation:
fong luh = loopy in the head
chāng fù = slut, harlot
kuang zhe de = crazy
xiǎo tí zi = little wench
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