Fandom: Firefly/Doctor Who crossover.

Spoilers: Up to and including Objects in Space for Firefly. In Doctor Who terms this is Tenth Doctor and Martha.

Summary: River meets the Doctor and Martha while the ship is dirtside on Persephone to refuel and arrange a new job. Craziness and drama ensue.

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Fireflies in the Storm

Prologue

"Captain, there's a wave coming in." Wash's voice sounded over the intercom." Mal reached for the comm unit in his cabin, pressing the 'talk' button.

"Who from, Wash?"

"It's coming from Persephone. Looks like Badger wants something."

"Accept the wave, I'm on my way." He made his way to the bridge. "So, Badger, what can I do for you?"

"Captain Reynolds. I trust everything's going well on that ship of yours?"

"Well enough, but I do have things to be doing and you're using up my valuable time here."

"All right, I was just making conversation."

"Get to the point."

"I've got a job you might be interested in. I know someone who needs some goods transported, and who wants it done quiet-like, asked if I knew a reliable ship that could take the job. You were the first person I thought of. Interested?"

"Might be. I'd like to know some more details, though. Such as how much I'd be paid."

"You'll be fully compensated for your time. The client's based here on 'Sephone, if you want ta meet them."

"Seems like that would be satisfactory. I think we can do business."

"How soon can you be here? I'll sort out a meeting."

Mal looked over at Wash. "How soon can we get to Persephone?"

"A couple of days, if we go full burn. We'll need to refuel when we get there."

"Okay, Badger, we ought to be dirtside in three days. Set up a meeting with this client, and we'll see about taking the job."

"I certainly will, Captain. I'll be expecting you in three days."

As the wave ended, Mal headed back to his cabin.

"Captain?"

"What, Wash?"

"Are you sure we should be dealing with Badger? Things don't exactly go smooth when we do."

"Things never go as smooth as I'd like. We didn't agree to anything, and we need to refuel on 'Sephone anyway, so it can't do any harm to find out what this job is."

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"So, where do you want to go next?"

Martha shrugged. "I… don't know. Where's good?"

"Oh, I've got an idea. How would you like to see some of the first planets to be colonised after you lot leave Earth?"

"Yeah… that sounds good."

"Okay then." The Doctor bounded over to the Tardis' control panel. "Um… what year… if we say the middle of the third millennium…. And, ooh, that's a good planet." He pressed a few buttons to set the coordinates, and a few minutes later he was heading for the door.

"So… where are we?"

He opened the door with a flourish. "This, Martha, is the year 2520, on the planet Persephone. This here is one of the first planets that got settled in this galaxy."

"Wow…" She stepped out, looking around and finding herself in the middle of a bustling dock, with people selling things or carrying bags, and ships docking in the marked-out berths at the edges. "So, this is where we end up…"

"Oh, there are fancier places than this. Huge, beautiful cities. But this is so much better than that, there's so much… humanity here. Come on, let's explore."

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"It's coming."

River lay on the old, squishy sofa in the living area, watching Kaylee and Shepherd Book prepare dinner for the crew. Kaylee looked up. "What is, River?"

"The storm."

"River, we're still in space. There's no storms out here, don't be silly."

"But it is. I feel the storm coming. The oncoming storm. Should be careful, there are some would be afraid of the storm, but we don't need to fear."

"Uh… that's good, River." Kaylee and Book looked at each other. Book whispered "I think she should rest… it seems to help when she's like this."

"Yeah. I'll get her back to her room." She looked up. "River? Maybe you should have a little nap now. You look tired."

"Okay. I'll rest." When Kaylee moved to take her back to her room in the passenger dorm, she shook her head. "Kaylee. I can walk, you know. You stay, finish cooking." She walked away, leaving a confused Kaylee in the kitchen.

When she was back in her room, River lay on her bed and smiled. She knew why they didn't have to fear the storm. She knew who the storm was, and she knew he wouldn't be a threat to them.

She'd be seeing him soon, just as soon as they got to Persephone. She was looking forward to it.