She needs this, I need this, it's the only way I can do my job as a big brother lately I have been failing miserably at this, but if I succeed then maybe I can truly help her. Simon thought trying to convince himself to tell River of his plan.

He took a deep breath and without any more hesitation knocked on her bunk door.

River said knowingly "Nǐ kěnéng huì zài, Simon."

Simon slid open the door and entered the room.

She was sitting in the middle of the small room her legs curled underneath her a soft pensive expression on her face.

River held out her right hand to him he took it and they sat down on her bed.

Simon put his right arm around her and sighed again.

She defiantly isn't going to take this well I truly hope she doesn't get too upset. Simon thought worriedly.

River looked at her brother inquisitively.

Leaning into his embrace she said knowingly "Tell me."

Simon squeezed her gently once.

He replied tentatively "River, I have a plan to help you."

She nodded and whispered quietly "Jìxù."

Simon squeezed her once more and explained delicately "We're going to St. Lucy's it's a hospital here, but we'll need to be asleep Captain Reynolds and the others will have to pretend we are dead to get us into the hospital but once we are inside we'll wake up and everything will be okay, do you understand?"

River shook her head up and down once.

She took a breath and replied logically " The sedative you are going to give me will undoubtedly suspend cerebral, cardiac, and pulmonary activity in order to induce a semi-comatose state."

Simon nodded and said a bit taken aback "Yes.. that's right."

Her eyes became wide and she shook her head.

River whispered terrified "Simon, please I don't want too ."

I dreaded she would act his way I need to convince her that this will work that this going to be worth it. He thought resolutely.

Simon said assuredly "I know you don't, but it's going to be worthwhile, I promise."

Her head continued to shake slowly, her eyes dilated with terror.

River wailed frighteningly " I don't wanna go to that place I don't wanna die, there is only death in that place Simon only death!"

Simon gathered her to his chest and replied coaxingly " River listen to me, now no one is going to die it's going to be all right, the Captain and the others will take very good care of us while we are asleep and when we wake up we'll-"

He was cut off by his sister's horrified moaning.

By that point River had disentangled herself from his grip and was curled up her hands wrapped tightly around her knees in the far right corner of the bed rocking softly.

She cried terrified "No, no, no, please no, not that place Simon, please not there , we won't come back from that place we won't, please Simon!"

Simon gently reached for his sister.

River continued to rock but after a few seconds her dilated eyes began to clear and, she relented to her brother's offer of comfort and slid over to him.

Once again Simon gathered her to his chest.

He took a breath and replied soothingly "Shh, shh mèi-mei , it's okay, it's going to be okay, this, this, could be what we've been hoping for, when all of this is over and done with, I'll finally be able to help you, I'll be able to make the nightmares go away. Okay?"

She nodded slowly and said quietly defeated "All right, I trust you."

Simon sighed and hugged her gently once.

He smoothed her hair and thought relieved She finally sees that this is safe, thank god!

Simon stroked her face tenderly and said softly "Okay, now please lie back."

She nodded and did what he said without complaint.

Simon took the hypo needle from his breast pocket along with the alcohol swab.

He swabbed her right forearm Simon took her right hand and squeezed it reassuringly.

Simon tapped the hypo needle and began to inject the sedative.

He said warmly "It's time to go to sleep now, don't worry mèi-mei everything will be fine."

Simon watched her quickly fall into unconsciousness and waited until she was fully under before he let go of her hand.

This is going to work I don't think I've ever come up with a better plan since I broke her out of the Academy. I just hope I'm able to figure out what was done to her once we get into the 3-D neuro imaging suite. Simon thought concernedly.

With his sister finally albeit eerily still Simon took a breath and quickly injected himself with the same sedative.

He let unconsciousness and his worries drift over him.

Mandarin translations

Nǐ kěnéng huì zài -Please come in

Jìxù- Go on