Summary: The remaining crew of Serenity is still flying, and life seems to be getting back to normal. That is, of course, until another fugitive manages to get onboard… Things are about to get a whole lot more interesting. (Riddick/Firefly Crossover)
Spoilers: The entire Firefly series, Serenity (the movie), and both Pitch Black and The Chronicles of Riddick.
Disclaimer: Firefly and Serenity both belong to Joss Whedon, Pitch Black and The Chronicles of Riddick belong to Universal Studios and are produced by Vin Diesel. I own absolutely nothing. I swear. Nor am I making any kind of money off of this piece of writing. It's merely an idea I had, that wouldn't leave me alone.
Rating: MA (For language, violence, and sexual references)
Genre: Action/Sci-Fi/Romance
Pairings: River/Riddick (a little odd, I know), Simon/Kaylee, and hints of Mal/Inara.
"" -Dialogue, Bold Italics -Thought, Italics- Chinese
Translations:
Mei-mei- little sister
Feng-le- Crazy
Chapter 1: Something Wicked This Way Comes
Black, visions clouded by darkness… the world spins around, and flashes of another life play in my mind; a man, a boy, a woman, death, cages…hell, and then nothing. A flash of silver in the liquid darkness, and then a voice, gravely, strong…
"You keep what you kill"
Another voice suddenly invades my mind, a familiar voice, one that brings safety and love. I try to follow it, and feel arms around me…
"River! River, can you hear me? Shhhh Mei-mei, it's alright, I'm here."
Simon, my brother, my protector. I'm safe, safe here on Serenity, but not for long. I open my mouth, expecting coherent sentences to form, as they have since Miranda, but once more I am trapped within my own mind. Alone.
"I thought she was doing better?"
Captain Daddy is worried about me, his little albatross, his Co-Pilot. He shouldn't be, it's not me he has to worry about.
"She was…is. I'm sure of it."
Simon, he always gets defensive. I'm alright, I'm alright…
"I'm… al…right Simon, I'm alright."
My words are shaky, but I'm not babbling inconsequential nonsense, a good sign.
"Mei-mei? What happened? Are you…"
Suddenly a noise outside my room, a shape in the doorway...
"The girl feng le again?"
The ape man always interrupts. The man with a girl's name. Jayne, he seems cold but he cares about all of us. He cares about me. Or rather he respects me, respects what I am. A weapon.
"Jayne."
Suddenly I'm afraid, no not me…Jayne. He knows a warning when he hears one, and a warning from Captain Daddy must always be taken seriously.
"Sorry Mal."
"Don't apologize to me, its River here you insulted."
I can hear his mind protest, the words forming into a retort, but he squelches them. He knows when to retreat.
"Sorry. Now if there ain't nothin endangering us, I'm goin back to sleep."
He leaves quickly. Dejected and embarrassed, he doesn't like being reprimanded in front of Simon. It makes him feel inadequate. I stop reading his mind, it's not my place.
Mal sits on my bed, he turns and looks at me questioningly. He wants to know what happened.
"A bad dream, no not a dream, a…"
"It's okay little albatross, take your time."
How do I describe it to those who did not see the darkness, the people, the places. How do I make them understand what I heard; the voice in the dark.
"A vision; a vision of things that have already been, and things that have not yet come to pass."
"A…vision? Mei-mei are you sure you're alright?"
Mal doesn't say a word, he just looks at me. He isn't like Simon. He knows there are some things that cannot be explained away. I once believed everything had to be logical, had to follow a pattern. I know differently now. My own abilities forced me to see the truth. There are some things in life that you just don't question, visions of the future fall into that category. I gaze into my brother's eyes, I see the worry etched there, and I realize he has to know…
"He is coming Simon."
"Who?"
Simon looks at me curiously. I shift my gaze over, Mal watches me carefully, his eyes betraying his suspicion. He has every reason to be wary too…
"My equal."
To Be Continued…
Next Chapter: We find out what been going on with Riddick.