AN: I refuse to put a disclaimer before every chapter; legally it's unnecessary, especially since this is not written for any kind of commercial purpose. None the less, I do not own any of the Avatar characters, nor the idea of Firefly, obviously...so there ya have it. Enjoy!
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I know what you're thinking. Really, I do. She ain't much to look at, I know, but she really is the best ship in the universe. Ask anyone, and they'll tell you the very same thing. Well, not Zuko. Don't ask him.
That? Oh, well, that's just what I like to call "Authentic". You see, this baby's been through some adventures, and each bullet hole acts as reminders of them. They've been sealed, nothing to worry about, I swear! No, no, I promise she's space worthy! Come on inside, let me show you around.
This here is the hull. Pretty standard stuff, but the passenger's quarters are just off of this here area. This is where you'll be staying, and this area will act as your sort of 'recreation' area. As long as we don't have any precious cargo. Or meetings. Or, well, I'll let you know when you can use it.
Heading up these stairs, let me point out the access to the two shuttles; the one here on your left is for emergency use only. Private matters for my crew and evacuations only. Oh, don't worry, we won't need to evacuate! The other one, over there on the right, that's a client's private shuttle. She's pretty rich, so she's got that stuck up kind of persona, ya know? Don't mind her much, she keeps to herself.
Where are you headed again? Oh, yeah, that's lovely.
No, that's not sarcasm, really, it's a nice place, yanno, if you like that sort of thing.
Right in here is the kitchen, stocked with protein bars and supplements. Hope you don't have a picky diet, because that's pretty much all you're going to get to eat for the next week. You get used to not having taste buds. Over there is the rest of my crew's living quarters. Sometimes they're a little…unrefined, but they're a good group. So down that hall is the helm, which is off limits, of course. Our pilot, Katara, is one of the best in the skies, so nothing to worry about there.
Yeah? You've heard of her, eh? That's my baby sister.
Oh, well, yeah, that landing didn't go as planned. Not to worry though, my good man, this ship has been fixed since then!
Yeah, that was kind of unfortunate…but I swear that kid jumped in front of the ship! I assure you we made sure he was alright afterwards. News travels fast on this planet, huh?
Well, at any rate, that's pretty much my ship. That's my Appa. How about it?
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AN: So this is a prelude of sorts. If you haven't seen Firefly...then what are you doing on here? Seriously, go watch it! Though all in all, you don't really have to have seen the series to read this, except for maybe one main thing: in Firefly, they "swear" by speaking Chinese, and I've brought that trend over into this story, which you'll soon witness. Otherwise, it's a futuristic take on Avatar. Same kind of storyline, just...in the future, or something. Yup.