Hello, I am new to fanfic and this is my first published story. Shout outs to the best beta reader ever, homeric, who not only gave me wonderful advice, but also walked me through the fanfic process. Enjoy and review please :)
Prologue: Mal sat on the bridge hoping that Zoe would be all right. He just couldn't think about life without her. He punched the intercom button a little harder than usual and said,
"Hey Doc, status please."
Behind the intercom status came the surly voice of Simon. "Zoe is critical. I would use the autodoc, but the intensive care cavity of the 'doc' doesn't have any organic matter which is essential to rebuilding the mass that she lost."
Gorramit! Mal thought, then why the Niao Se Duh Du Gwai did he buy it then? He knew he was being unreasonable, Simon had just purchased it, but he wasn't thinking straight.
"OK Doc, we are 4 hours out from Volgarin Moon, they have the best medical facilities in this quadrant. Hopefully they have what you need there. But, if they don't what is Plan B?"
A few moments passed and Mal had started thinking the worst when Simon said,
"One of three things, they have an autodoc with enough mass to aid her, we find a compatible donor, or she dies."
Mal's guts twisted inside when Simon said 'dies'." No, please God, No! he thought. I can't lose a crew member, and especially not Zoe. Simon had already tested everyone in the crew so Mal knew that no one aboard was a genetic match to his second in command. Wash was trying kill himself by giving his wife as much blood as he could, and once again, Mal damned himself for the brawl that led to this. It was a well known fact amongst the crew that Mal always managed to find himself in a bar on Unification Day, with at least a few Alliance leanin' people in it. The 'Alliance leanin' element was critical because Mal was usually looking for a fight on this day, and, he usually got it. Only this time things went south and someone carved a big hole outta Zoe's side with a Pulse Rifle that was not only rare, but highly illegal.
Wong Ba Duhn! How could I have been so stupid? Mal thought. Oh Zoe, Zoe, I'm so sorry...
