My attempt at a Firefly Fic.

"That spare room isn't doing us any good sittin' empty." Mal said to Zoe as he walked past her to the dining room table.

"Another passenger, Captain?" Zoe asked, sounding graver by the minute.

"Why not?" Mal said, and pursed his lips. "We could use the extra funding..."

"Because the last time we took on boarders it didn't exactly go well." Zoe said reminding the captian of the time Kaylee got shot.

"Well this passenger comes with a high recommendation...and she wont have no guns."

"She? Captain?" Zoe asked, her eyebrow raised.

"Yeah...she's a she." Mal said and with a shrug added. "So?"

"A girl-on her own in space? Not saying its not heard of Captain ..it's just..."

"She's hardly a girl, Zo. I reckon she be able to handle herself."

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The cargo bay hatch opened and in walked a woman...approximatly 5'2" and a bit curvy. Her hair hung down in two braids, and though she was dressed somewhat rugged she looked as though she had been wealthy.

"It's a girl." Jayne said in a tone that implied no one else had noticed but him.

"Thank you for that astute assessment." Mal said as he walked up to the girl with the braids. "Im Captain Malcom Reynolds. Welcome to Serenity."

"Myra Graves." She slung her bag off her shoulder and held her hand out to the captain. "Serenity, huh?" Myra scanned the faces of the crew.

"That's right." Mal said as he shook her hand. "Hate to be rude, but I believe theres a fee to be paid, 'fore we get off the ground and all."

"Oh Right!" Myra knelt down and began rummaging thru her bag. "Half now and half upon the destination.....fair enough?"

She held out a bag to Mal.

"That depends on the destination." Mal said, but took the bag. "You never specified in your letter."

"Right." Myra seemed to smile. "Well...How about Yukanis?"

"Yukanis?" Mal asked his voice not seeming too happy about it.

"No?" Myra shook her head..."Youre right Yukanis is a bad place...um...Helliana?"

"Lemme get this straight, you dont know where you're wanting to go?" Malcom asked, then added. "I'm starting to get a bad feeling about this."

"It's more like... Where I'm going aint as important as gettin there." She shrugged. "As long as it's getting away from here."

"Don't tell me-youre wanted by the Alliance?" Zoe said stepping forward.

"No...not alliance." Myra refuted.

"But you are wanted by someone?" The captain read into her words.

"If you must know Its my father. He's wanting me to stay put round these parts and well Im not willing to do that..so..."

"....so you want us to help you get lost?" Zoe finished for her.

"Hell...." Jayne spoke up. "I'll hide you from your father--and I wont charge you half what Mal here will."

"Thank you Jayne." Mal deadpanned, he starred at Myra then back at the bag of money. "Alright the other half on destination. Wash, get us in the air. Jay..- No, Sheppard...take Myra here to her room...its the one next to yours."

"Of course Captain." Sheppard Book stepped forward and offered Myra his arm. "If you will, Miss Graves."

"Damn, you sure know how to pick 'em Captain." Jayne said once Myra was out of earshot.

"Yeah, I know... this ones got trouble written all over her." Mal agreed dismally.

"I weren't talkin 'bout trouble, Cap'n." Jayne grinned wickedly.

"I'm going to pretend I didn't hear that." The Captain turned to Zoe. "Zoe, see if you can't find out some more information on our guest...oh and put a call into Inara....we're off this rock."

"Yes, Captain." Zoe turned and left.

"And you..." the Captain turned back to Jayne-whom he was now alone with. "I dont wanna be hearing "

"You aint gotta worry bout me Cap'n." Jayne said then headed off in the direction of the guest cabins.

"Definatly a bad feeling......"

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