This is my first ever fan fiction. I am not a great writer, and have no illusions of being so. I just want to try and tell this story which takes place after Serenity. I hope you like it. After chapter one, I will be writing it character by character, and the chapters will probably be a lot longer.
Chapter One.
Mal sat in the pilot's chair, guiding the Firefly class ship towards their next destination. River sat quietly beside him, watching every move he made. She already had a talent for anticipating the ship, sometimes it reminded Mal of his good friend Wash. It had not been long since his death, the crew were still grieving, but they had no choice but to continue trying to find jobs to support themselves. It felt like only months ago the ginger, moustached man had interviewed and Zoe had voiced her dislike. A smile played on Mal's lips as he remembered watching them fall in love.
Zoe woke up and immediately threw up into a bucket by her bed. She had been feeling horrible for days. She had expected the vomiting to go away after a few days, but by now she had made the decision to go and see Simon about it. She had been well enough to hide it from the crew, but she wanted to make sure it wasn't anything more serious.
She approached the medical bay with trepidation, hoping it wasn't serious but still anxious that it may be. Wash always used to be there when she was feeling unwell, she felt so alone without him. However, she didn't let it distract her from her duties on ship. They couldn't afford to be another man down, and she had seen other soldiers recover from worse, or at least learn to live with it.
Simon turned round to greet her. After she told him she had some kind of bug, he asked her to lie down on the examination bed. He ran a few tests before turning round to put his instruments back in place.
"You're fine. Both of you are," he said as he arranged them.
Zoe sat up quickly, "Both?"
"You're pregnant, didn't you realise?" Simon asked as he turned back around to face her.
"NO!" shouted Zoe before going quiet again.
"I'm sorry, but I thought you'd have figured it out. You've described all the symptoms you would expect in early pregnancy."
"How long?" she asked quietly as she placed her hands on her abdomen.
"Not long before Wash…" Simon trailed off.
Well, Zoe thought, it seems the decision has been made for us Wash.