Ladies and gentlemen please take your seats for the opening night of 'Once More With Feelin' '. Please do not talk or you will be going to the special hell.

Here it is - the Firefly Musical. I own no FF stuff and all the music / lyrics / songs are by The Eagles.

Anything in italics is sung. The songs may not seem completely in character but it was a case of making them fit. Spacing is also sometimes a bit erratic due to the somg lines.

Its a bit of angst, a bit of action but lots of fluff and lots of song.

I have no hope of this ever happening because, well I've heard Nathan Fillion and Alan Tudyk try and sing the theme song and well...

Please enjoy and review. I apologise for huge number of chapters but thats mostly so it makes sense.

The Opening Number: Take It Easy

The cargo bay. Mal is centre stage on the catwalk. Jayne is pumping iron down below, with Book spotting him and with River watching Jayne intently. Simon has just entered at the bottom of the cargo bay, a pad of medical notes in his hand. Inara is on the top catwalk looking down, observing everything. Kaylee is sitting on the stairs polishing an engine part. Zoë is on the stairs near Mal, and Wash has just entered from the bridge.

Mal starts to sing as he surveys his crew.

"Well, I'm a runnin' down the road, tryin' to loosen my load,
I've got seven women on my mind:
four that wanna own me, two that wanna stone me,
one says she's a friend of mine.
Take it easy, take it easy,
don't let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy."

River sways a little and sings at Jayne. "Lighten up while you still can, don't even try to understand,
just find a place to make your stand and take it easy."

Jayne continues to pump iron and sings as though it's a normal occurrence.

"Well, I'm a standin' on a corner in Winslow, Arizona
and such a fine sight to see:
it's a girl, my Lord, in a flat bed Ford
slowin' down to take a look at me.
Come on, baby, don't say maybe.
I gotta know if your sweet love is gonna save me."

"We may lose and we may win though we will never be here again." Wash sings up to Mal as though it's a command.

"So open up, I'm climbin' in, so take it easy." Jayne finishes his verse, managing to sound as crude as possible.

"Well, I'm a runnin' down the road, tryin' to loosen my load, got a world of trouble on my mind.
Lookin' for a lover who won't blow my cover,
she's so hard to find." Simon sings as he crosses the cargo bay, still pretending to read the report in his hand but eying Kaylee.

"Take it easy, take it easy, don't let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy." Zoë sings to Mal, who gives her a stare.

Kaylee looks at Simon just as he has looked away and sings, "Come on, baby, don't say maybe.
I gotta know if your sweet love is gonna save me."

The entire crew, including Inara and Book sing together for the end of the opening number. "Oh, we got it easy,
we oughta take it easy."

Then as if the song never happened they continue the daily life of Serenity.