Rating: PG-13 for now
Shipp: None yet, maybee K/J or K/S, on of the two, I'm jus ganna have to keep writing and see which way my inner moppet swings.
Characters: Everybodie on the show
Summary: The crew of Serenity finds themselves just plain outa luck this time around

Kaylee wouldn't look at the cap'n as they boarded Inara's little ship, and by little she meant Little , Jayne was sitting right next to her yelling her ear's out bout' how unfair it was for them to have to leave there one and only ship worth flying' in the middle of space and how it was all the cap'ns fault for giving back there last paycheck.

It wasn't no bodies fault, it just happened that Serenity finally ran out of gas, Mel didn't get a job in time, took back the meds of there last job and returned the money to find that now they had run out of gas.

It was to be expected, not like she would run on water. Kaylee put her head in her hands, feeling that somehow it was her fault, that she had let Serenity down somehow. She looked when she felt a hand on her knee.

"Are you going to be ok?" Simon asked her, River sitting at his feet as he took a seat next to her in the cramped space. Kaylee just shook her head 'yes' and left it as that. When she moved to quickly to place her feet under her in a attempt to get more comfortable, she cried out in sudden pain and her hands flew to her
side as she doubled over. "Let me take a look at that" Simon demanded as she started to move her hands away and pull up her shirt gently.

"Jus' a ploy to cop a feel, ain't nothin' wrong with her and you know it" Jayne spit out in anger, still bitter about being doped up, losing the money, running out of gas in the middle of space and having to take the doctor with them.

Mel glared at Jayne from across the space but didn't say anything to them. Kaylee hissed as Simon pealed the bandage away without the help of water to lessen the pull of the tape, then ran a finger over the blood closed wound.

Kaylee's hand shot up and gripped Jayne's upper arm as Simon continued to clean and prod at her wound. She bit her lip and attempted to stay strong, not show the pain.

"This hurt a lot less when I was initially shot" she bit out, and Jayne just rolled his eyes at her but didn't move away or attempt to remove her hand. Zoe laughed at Kaylee's words, and Mel couldn't suppress a smile.

"You were in shock then, it makes since that you wouldn't feel anything" Simon supplied. Dressing up the wound again. "You'll live" he stated as she finished and pulled down her shirt for her.

"I think she knew that genus" Jayne spit out at the doctor, no longer bitter over having to leave the ship, just that the doctor and his crazy sister had to come with them.

"Inara are we ready to go yet?" Mel shouted in the direction of the "drivers seat", his only reply was the shutting of the seal tight door and the shepherd making a presence in the small bedroom space with Inara behind him.

"took me a bit of convincing to get the good shepherd to come along with us" Inaura said with a sad smile, the shepherd took his place on the only other open space next to Mel.

"The Good Shepherd" Jayne stressed the first part with fake sweetness "didn't believe we could fix the ship or would be rescued did he?" he finished with his classic sarcasm.

"Actually, we are in the Alliances shipping lane, it's likely that we would be found sooner rather then later" the shepherd supplied in defense.

"He is right" Zoe's husband stated a look coming over his face.

"And risk getting found out by the Alliance, I'll take my chances on the planet Uries" Simon stated a little to quickly.

"It's not our fault you brang your freak sister, who just so happens to be alliance property" Jayne spit out at the doctor, Simon clenched his jaw and glared but kept his mouth shut, placing a hand on Rivers shoulder, who had her head resting against his knee.

"Jayne" Zoe said with conviction, getting his attention "Stop".

"Or what" Jayne prompted, shifting in his sitting position.

"I'll kick your ass" She stated more firmly, all of her muscles starting to tense in preparation for a fight.

"Is that so sweet thing" Jayne replied, moving to stand.

Zoe's husband Wash shot up standing in front of his wife. "That is a term for me only, the husband, you will not go around calling my Wife, sweet thing!" He yelled at him.

"If you all don't stop it, I'll put you back on Serenity and you can chance yourself's with the Alliance for all I care" Mel said, finally angry at his crew. Everyone immediately settled down, having no doubt that he would be good on his word.

Just then the engine of Inara's ship stared up and everyone felt the jolt. As Kaylee felt the ship push away from "her girl" she let a single tear fall down her face.

"Don't worry, Were not leaving Serenity here to float about Kaylee" Mel said to her.

"Yeah?" She asked.

"Of course not, I plan to hit the nearest planet, get some extra gas, and come right on back for her" Mel stated, Jayne gave him his signature "we have a job" face.

"But what if we can't find her again, she's just ganna be left floatin in space, or what if Revers get to her first and make her one of dem" She said in a panic, still relieved though that the cap'n at least wasn't ganna leave her girl for dead.

"The chances of Revers findin' her are minimal" Zoe supplied hoping to be encouraging.

"Wasn't minimal when they found us the first time" Jayne Scoffed.

"You're just angry that you got attacked by one that was smaller then you" The Doctor said with a triumphant smirk.

"Say's the dumb ass that put his suit on wrong" Jayne shot back, forcing Simon's smirk to fall to a glare.

"And she wont float away Kaylee, I promis I can find my ship again" Wash told her with a look that he hoped would comfort her

"Your ship?" Mel asked with raised eyebrows

"You might be cap'n" he turned to Mel "and she might be your girl" he turned to Kaylee "But I'm the one that drive's her now aren't I" he said to everyone in the room "thus makes Serenity my ship"

When Mel gave him a odd look, Wash continued. "That is if you want to drive it by yourself" He stressed the words, knowing the cap'n wouldn't know the go from stop button even with the words on them.

"Who else could pull a crazy Ivan when we need one" Kaylee laughed giving a bright smile to Wash. And her laugh seemed to lighten the mood of the room.

"Exactly my point!" Zoe's husband agreed with her readily.

"Were close to Uries" Inara's voice came over the intercom, and everyone visibly relaxed, in a few hours they would be touching land again, getting gas, and heading back to Serenity.

"The first thing I'm doing when I get back on our ship is clean her up good" Kaylee stated.

"did it ever occur to you that you love that ship just a little to much" Jayne said as a statement rather then a question.

"Yeah" she said in agreement, not the least bit offended by his statement. Who rolled his eyes at her answer.

End Chapter One

To Be Continued...