Tianshi

Warnings: AU Supernatural Story of Firefly what if, Zoe's niece who was an Angel with centuries of experience in a 12 year old body was there guiding through throughout the Series and BDM. Warning there will be Corporal Punishment but it will be used sparingly. Wash will not die. I like him too damn much. All other Cannon plot points are subject to change. But I do like happy endings so keep that in mind. And the other shows are not technically crossovers they are just her previous lives none of the characters have interactions with the Firefly characters.

Stars Hollow, Connecticut Gilmore Girls. (WB, CW 2000-2007) (Netflix 2016)

Fort Marshall, Charleston, South Carolina Army Wives (lifetime, 2007-2013)

Mount Horizon, Agnes, Washington, USA Higher Ground (Family channel 2000)

Pasadena, Los Angeles, and CalSci, NUMB3RS (CBS 2005-2010) Dr. Charlie Epps and Dr. Amata Ramanujan were FBI consultants on NUMB3RS but while she did have faith he was an atheist. They also worked at the fictional CalSci. They married in the final episode.

Ponderosa, Virginia City, Western Nevada Territory Bonanza (NBC 1959-1973)

Starship Serenity, 26th century Andromeda Galaxy, Firefly Fox 2003-2003, Serenity 2005.

In my first life, my name was Elizabeth Star "Beth" Barrington but I was called Beth and I was born in 1984 in the small town of Star Hollow, Connecticut went joined the army was stationed at Fort Marshall, became a paramedic then a nurse. And continued training left after six years, became a Wilderness school teacher nurse, and Councilor called Mount Horizon in Washington State and died in 2019, in a Rockslide incident protecting two of students.

My Second life or my first as being reborn guide, human born with angelic powers to help those around them, and change things for the better. You don't think the idea of Quantum leap came out of nowhere do you? Guides or Angels lives that matter, weren't exactly linear. In my first life with angelic powers I was Lizette Rousseau the daughter of New Orleans Southern Gentleman Theodore Rousseau, I went into World War II, and Joined OSS, as I spoke fluent French, Italian, Spanish and German thanks to my tutors. I met an Army Air Corps Captain named Charles "Bear" Barrington, from Stars Hollow Connecticut. Who was Homosexual, being an Angel, I didn't necessary need sex the way humans did, and told him the truth, he proposed on the spot, I agreed as long as we adopted. We adopted an American GI's war Baby, we named Babette Louisa Barrington, and in 1950, we adopted a son we named Theodore "Theo" Charles Barrington. Beth's father. I ascended after a car crash in 1972.

My third life, Elicipet Margaret Eppes, Licy, I was born in October of 2010 I learned a lot about engineering, computers, astronomy, the universe, mathematics, as a child of Amata Ramanujan and Charlie Eppes. Not that I could share my True nature with my dad, I could with my Mom, My Uncles Donnie, Larry, and My Papa Alan. During an incident with a bus, and some small children I died pushing them out of the way. She learned Tamil, Hebrew, and Mandarin, to go with her French, Italian, German, and Latin. And died in 2045, at the age 35. After getting her masters she chose to teach public school, in one of the worst neighborhoods in LA, and died in a moment of street violence. Her students past and present were devastated she'd been teaching middle school science for ten years. And made it not only fun, but they learned and got interested. She also helped her students and former students study for any subject. She was devoted, although she had no children related by blood, she had a daughter from the same area of India as her mother's family. Anika.

My fourth life, I was Elizabeth Sarah Cartwright, Lizzy the daughter of Adam and Sarah Cartwright born in Boston in 1850, and raised on the Ponderosa, after my mother's death by my father, uncles' and grandfather, and cook Hop Sing, and finally by my stepmother. I changed a lot about the Cartwright's lives, my father remarried and had children he didn't join the Navy, and became a famous architect, in the west, Uncle Hoss married and had children, and Uncle Joe married sooner and had children. I couldn't stop the Virginia City, fire though. In this life, I married a very kind widower but who cared for me, but who was still devoted to his first wife, and only needed me to help raise his young children but was uninterested in me sexually, Matthew Reynolds. He had five children. Matthew Jr. Michael, Mary, Micah, and Margaret. He knew I couldn't have children, but we eventually adopted a boy we named Malcolm who was ours, when he was only a few weeks old named Malcolm Adam Reynolds, who would be the ancestor, of a father figure of mine in my Fifth life.

My fifth like was actually far in the future, the afterlife wasn't quite linear as I said before, and I would live this life and we'll see if it earns me my wings and I get to stay in the 25th century when I die or I get sent some when and somewhere else. Izabella Lynn Carmichael Born September 19th, 2505, to Zabéta Lynn Alleyne and PFC Iain Carmichael, Independent Army Medic, 45th the Warrior Crows. Zabéta was one quarter Black, while her half-sister Zoe, was the product of two Half Black people, making her half herself, Me, I was only 1/16th Black, I had pale porcelain skin, my father's emerald eyes, and My mother's thick raven black hair, that My mother, and then Aunt Zoe has to braid for me. In twin braids. My father died in the war. He was a medic for the Independents and died bandaging a soldier's wounds. My Mother owned a travel station on Persephone, and sold it upon her death, giving me, and Aunt Zoe the Proceeds, and providing the funds for Cap'n Mal for an Engine upgrade, security upgrades, Mess Hall, and infirmary upgrade. Kaylee is doing it all herself, except the Infirmary Upgrade, they had the Infirmary upgrade they had people do that for them. Aunt Zoe and Mama were close but if I wasn't left in her care I doubt Mama would have left money to Cap'n Mal, only Zoe and Wash. My father grew up on Scottish Settlement on Dyton Colony. Unfortunately while I'm in a 12, well almost 12 year old's body, despite my knowledge and skills I really am that age.

I still have family on Dyton, the Laird, My Granddad, Cormac, and My grandmother Isbeal, I was named after her and my Mom since they're the same name just Greek, and Scottish. And Uncles and Aunts and Cousins but My Mom wanted Aunt Zoe to have custody. She knew my secret, and she knew the crew needed me. That's why she left so much to one Malcolm Reynolds, and put the stipulation that he use the money for specific things or he couldn't have it. And what's left over, be used to make over the kitchen, bathrooms, and passenger dorms, so they'd be prettier. And get Uncle Ace a nicer chair.

Kaylie and the Professionals are almost done with all the big remodels, the Engine, the plumbing the security, the infirmary the kitchen appliances, now, we have to go shopping for the rest.

"Ya done?" Cap'n Mal looked at Kaylee, as she escorted the last of the Workman off the ship. I was playing with my Remote controlled Shuttle, it was actually a drone, with a camera it went as high as Atmo, but wasn't space worthy like the expensive ones were, Mine was a Moderately priced one Mama got on sale, at a great Bargain, she was usually pretty frugal It was how she ended up with so much to leave me, Âyi, Uncle Ace, And Captain Mal when she died. Like all my previous lives, Izzie Carmichael was always going to exist, if my soul wasn't placed in her she would have gone to Cormac and Isbeal, on Dyton and lived with them, and Zoe would barely know her Niece. And she certainly wouldn't have gotten much of an inheritance or gotten to know her sister as an adult, as insisted over the last few years. Uncle Ace was sitting next to me and watching me play, Jayne was doing weights. With Âyi Spotting.

Kaylee. "Shi, Captain."

I bounced up and down. "Now we get to redecorate…."

Aunt Zoe Laughed. "Sounds like she has a touch of her grandmother's shopping gene in her, Her grandmother Bettina was a marathon shopper, and got everything at a deep discount, she was a hard bargainer, she taught My sister everything she knew. Bettie was very good at getting what she wanted a price that made the merchant cry."

I smiled like a shark. "She taught me how to that do." I began to bounce, my shuttle began mirroring my movements.

Uncle Ace Spoke. "Careful Zhinu you're going to make all your passengers dizzy…..or crash your shuttle….."

I handed him the controls. "Why don't you take over Shūshu, you're a much better pilot than me."

He laughed and put his arm around my shoulder, landing the shuttle, safely. Âyi broke in. "Izabella, go put your toys away, wash up and put on clothes to go out in we're going to get some things for the kitchen, bath rooms, and passenger dorms, and we're buying a second mule since we're allowed to buy one."

"No Ruttin' Sense spending the Gorram money on this GoShi!" Jayne said as soon as I left the room not that I couldn't still hear him being an angel has his advantages.

Cap'n spoke. "Jayne you swear like that in front of the girl, you'll be on septic duty for a month I ain't kidding, and no talking about whores or killin' in front of her neither. She's just a little girl. She don't need to be hearin' about that….."

Jayne grunted and looked offended. "I ain't a savage, Mal. I wanted until she left the room. My Mama raised me right. Just cause I ain't have no reason to have kids of my own and settle down, don't mean I don't know how to act 'round a little girl…..'sides, I like Izzie, but I still don't see why we spending this money on fixin' up this old heap."

"Jayne you were never going to get a cut of this, none of were. This Money was left to me on Zoe's sister's will. It was left for this purpose and no other. I could spend it on this, or I could get nothing. Zoe decided she wanted her daughter to live with Zoe, and didn't like the condition of Serenity last time we visited, so she decided to fix that." Honestly Mal was a little touched, Bettie had thought of him, and designated money for purposes he would never use it for. It was as frustrating as it was touching. But it was nice to know she liked him and the crew enough to at least offer instead of just sending the kid to the Laird and Lady Carmichael. I learned all this from my room with my Angelic Radar on. I put my toys away, washed and dressed in Spacer gear. Brown slacks, Boots, a Green long sleeve Shirt, since Green is my favorite color, a light jacket, well light at the moment it had multi-layers that clicked in, and it could become a spring, fall, winter, or Subzero Coat. With the layers that clicked in. it also could grow with the wearer by doing something. I'd had it since I was 10, and it was only supposed to last until the beginning of puberty, Lots of kids had coats like this on boarder and rim plants and passed them on. We always sold the clothes to the second hand shot, except some outfits went to the church, so did some of the food from Mama's restaurant and 10% of her earnings. I went to the Cargo Bay, and everyone was ready. My room was pretty much done, it had my Captures of my family. My Tartan Blanket My Nana made me, the Barclay, and Carmichael Clan Crests, and the 45th Warrior Crow Unit Patch. Which was named after the Celtic God Morrigan's animal form the Crow. And one of three units from Dyton. Including the 32nd Fighting Irish, and the 15th Sky-skippers Independent Space Corps Unit. I had cousins and Uncles in the sky-skippers, unit, but the fighting Irish was another part of Dyton.

"Good girl, let's be going. Now we already have everything remodeled, we just need supplies, and we need to get the new towels, and paint for the bathrooms, and kitchen, and the new table, and other such things." Kaylee said.

"Why are we getting so much?" Captain said.

"You don't get to keep any of the money Captain it goes back to Izzie if it ain't spent, why wouldn't you want to get things we need for this ship If'n we can?" Kaylee said.

He smiled. "I suppose you're right, Kaylee girl. Making the ship more inviting to passengers, and less suspicious to law enforcement is 'xactly what we need."

"We fixed up the outer bit of the ship as well Captain, it didn't much more money, but repaired it, and washed and waxed up, sealing it up. Looks brand new. And will for about ten years until the coat of seal wears off." Kaylee said. "It cost nothin' I bargained the workman down….."

"That's what I like to hear." I knew they weren't going to run out of money. My Mama left them more than they'd need for what she wanted them to do. This is what she was supposed to do. Then she told them they had to spend it on the improvements to the ship. They're doing exactly what we hoped they'd do. I washed up, and dressed in My Black boots, Tan trousers, Green Long Sleeve but light weight top, and Brown leather jacket, Leather was cheap, on the core it was more expensive so Belts, shoes, purses, back packs, seating, brief cases, belts, for the wealthy, After getting dressed and getting my money purse, and I ident cards. I stuffed both in my pockets and went to the cargo bay. Inara was there, and so was Kaylie Âyi, Jayne Cap'n Mal, and Shūshu. They seemed to be arguing. I did the two fingers in the mouth shrill whistle, and got everyone's attention.

"What seems to be the problem?" I asked.

"We were just arguing about who would do what task."

"Well, that's easy, since all the actual upgrades are done. Âyi, Inara and Me will go get the bedroom, Bathroom and Kitchen stuff, Jei-Jei and Cap'n Mal will go get the extra Mule, Shūshu and go get the food and every day supplies, and Jayne will stay and guard the ship."

Mal Nodded. "Good thinking, Angel let's get going." I went with Aunt Zoe, and Inara went to the Home Goods store."

"Alright Zhinu, we need bed sets for all the Passenger dorms, body towels, hair towels, dish towels, body scrubbers, shampoo, Conditioner, Body Lotion, dish soap, Tooth Paste, Extra tooth brushes, I case passengers forget them, cleaning brushes, and cleaning supplies. Anything else."

"Look Âyi, someone is giving away Xiao Mao's" Tiny Cats.

She sighed. "Ni Háo, I'm Zoe, and this is my Niece, Izzie, we live on one of the boats down on the Eavesdown docks, can they handle life in the black?"

"Rae, and yes, they can they can even be caged, or boxed instead of living free, if you want to go that route, when fully grown, they're about the size, of a 5 week old Kitten, but the shape of an adult cat. Most people don't bother buying Kibble, they just cut on Protein they buy themselves real fine, that's what I do, but you can buy Kibble that's what my brother does with his. And you can set up a little box, or use PiánPián Pet pads." Poo Poo Pet Pads, "the litter is less expensive, but the pads, can be washed in the washer machine and reused, they use the same material as diapers."

"Can you hold one for us, I need to speak to my Captain?"

"Of course, I'll be here all week, what one do you want me to hold?"

I looked at the little blonde tabby, with Green eyes. "Is this one a male?"

She laughs. "Yes, his name is Jack."

"Can you hold him?"

"Yes."

"Can we get the things for Jack?" I asked once we got into the store.

"We have to ask the Captain and discuss it with your Shūshu first, Izzie you need to learn patience." I sighed because adult me had plenty of patience. But being in a 12 year old body had some drawbacks. We got all the linens and towels mostly in Neutral colors. We got the soap products as well. I negotiated a deep discount, We even got a new dish set and cups, and silver wear set because we saves so much money, and a new Tupperware set. Yes they were still around in the 26th century. They also made storage units, of all kinds, and Cryo units. But flexible pricing is what I liked about the Rim, and Border planets, the price listed wasn't necessarily the price you paid, on the core planets you usually paid what was listed, except when buying homes and vehicles, just like in the 21st century. Then we got back to the Ship, the New Mule, they had thrown in a two person ATV Mule. And the old Mule was perfectly good, but it was just slower than and not as good on gas as the new one. So they traded it in for the new well new used four person, and two person ATV mules, and the trailers for both of them. Getting a good price. Then they went back out, and traded the Old Kitchen table for a larger and less scratched and scuffed dining room table. With more chairs. They threw in delivery set, up, and haul away, and it was pretty much and even trade. They only ended up paying about 80 credits. I was making dinner with Kaylee, while Uncle Ace was setting the table. We were making a protein casserole, basically it was casserole of different flavored protein topped with fake cheese, and bread crumbs, and put in the oven, until its crispy brown it was one of Âyi's Mama's recipes. Both Grandma Bettina, and Grandma Lily were spacers who married a Spacer so they knew how to make Protein meals.

At dinner we discussed the Xiao Mao and it was agreed I could have one. But it would stay in my room. And I would pay for the reusable PiánPián pads myself, I would be to wash them, and the Xiao Mao's bed, I would Buy the kibble myself so we wouldn't be spending money using our protein on the cat, and I would buy everything else, with my money. I set the table, like I was supposed to. When dinner was ready we all sat down. Cap'n Mal spoke.

"We Gotta Meeting with Badger tommorra, so Kaylee, if ya could get the credits from Zoe, and take Izzie ta get the Xiao Mao, and the things it needs, and help set it up, the meeting is at 'leven in the mornin', so if you take her right after breakfast, it'd probably be best…..so you two all be done by the time we're all done with Badger."

"Cap'n Mal, can we get. Bing Shuî." water Ice, it was like a cross between Sorbet and Italian Ice. There was no Ice Cream on the Rim and Border worlds. It only came in fruit flavors. Lemon, strawberry, Mixed Berry, etc. it also came in green tea, coffee, and chocodrink. I liked Mango, or peach. But they weren't available all the time You Could get Lemon, green tea, Chocodrink year round. Even on the space stations.

He laughed. "If you have time, ya can…..but that's up to Kaylee, you have to be back here by 11:30. They dishes me a smaller portion then the others they learned the first few days, that they dishing me the same portion as everyone else, left part of uneaten. Well not uneaten Jayne would eat it, but it was hassle when Jayne could just take more for himself, and we could skip the argument.

The rest of the night went quickly, we played Go Fish for my benefit, before I was sent to bed. Uncle Ace, and Âyi tucked me in, the next morning we had scrambled egg product with cheese, and protein breakfast products all fried up, I had chocodrink and there was toast, and then Kaylee and I went to get Jack. We got a travel cage, a bed, a collar, with a tracking thing that had his name on it, and his ship, and a remote, so I could find him if he got lost on his ship. Food bowls, kibble, PiánPián pads, toys, treats, and a bin to put everything in my room. We put him in the travel cage and carried the rest with me. I got Mango, and Kaylee got Strawberry, and then we made our way back to the ship, we got to my room. I set up his bed, and his toys, and bowls, water and food, the pad, the collar gave him a small shock if he was naughty too, it was set for Xiao Mao. But I put him in the traveling cage for now, which was big enough, and it had a pad and food dishes in it. He was still a kitten which meant he was tiny. We got kitten sized bowls too. And they were inside the cage. The collar had different sizes, in the box, and we put on the kitten size. And put it on the kitten setting. We put everything else in the Bin. And I went to see Shūshu.

"Hi, Uncle Ace. What are you doing?"

"Waiting for everyone to come back."

"You wanna here a story about Dinosaurs….."

"Sure."

"It all Started when this Hwu Dun…." He smacked my leg….." What?"

"What your Mouth, Dizzy, if your Aunt catches you swearing she'll wash your mouth out with soap."

"I learned most of my swear words from her and Mama, why she obsessed with it now?"

"She's taking this guardianship real serious, please."

"Okay, Okay, anyway, this rich guy, had this idea to populate this moon with dinosaurs, since they had the DNA from the fossils and such they smuggled from a museum, that was brought from earth that was." As I told him the bare bones story of Jurassic Park's first Movie. I had several more movies to get through, and I had several TV shows and Movies with dinosaurs I could tell him. Including Beth's favorite cartoon as a kid Denver the Last Dinosaur, or Licy's Favorite as a child Dinosaur train. Everyone came back, and Badger had set us on a job, I had homework to do. So I sat at the kitchen table to do it. When I went back to my room for something Rosa appeared.

"Ro what is it?"

"This job isn't going to turn out the way they want it to, and you're going to have to let it happen. Badger isn't going to take their merchandise because they get noticed by the alliance, an unnamed Firefly, Don't stop that, but as soon as the passenger's get on the Serenity and they break Atmo, tell them Dobson is a Fed. That he's after Simon Tam, that you need to help Simon. His sister is a Budding Psychic, who was exploited by the alliance, he rescued her. He's a candidate."

"Really?"

"But he won't be chosen unless he lives on Serenity, and marries Kaylee, Kaylee will give his soul the boost it needs for him to become one of us. Without her love, he'll just be another rich doctor with a troubled past."

I nod. "And the Girl?"

"I'll tell you when the time comes but she needs your help to heal. That much is clear. She won't get help anywhere else, but from you and this crew. Here are the ID's they'll need." She hands them to her.

"Dr. Tamhas Barclay educated at Persephone MedAcad, Abhainn Barclay, 26, and 18 years old." Both grew up here on Persephone, 3rd maternal cousins of my dad, Abhainn Means River, Tamhas means Thomas, children of Ailis and Wallace Barclay. Deceased taken care of my Mom. "And it won't catch on anything…."

"No….."

"Good." The job went as Rosa said it would. Simon came on, with a large piece of luggage I assumed was River in Cryo, a Man of the Cloth came on, Book, Who was kind, but I knew there was something lurking in his past, and Dobson, the second we left Atmo. I told the Cap'n who knew about my gift.

"Cap'n Mal, Cap'n Mal…" I tugged on his shirt.

"What is it? Lâoxeiōng" Kiddo.

"Dobson is a Fed,"

"Is he now? How do you know?"

"Sixth sense." He knew I had one. I had proved it. The first night I was here I saved them from Reavers. "Anyway he's not here for you, but he's after Simon, the guy in the suit, but he considers us with him, just because he's on our ship, he won't even consider it a coincidence, and if we don't expose him, and then work together with Simon the Fed is going to shoot Kaylee, and call the feds on us."

His eyes went dark. "Well now we can't have that. Now you go to your bunk and use the special lock Kaylee designed for you, and stay in there, until one of the crew comes to get you." He gave me a quick swat on the butt. And I did what I was told. And used to Angel sight to see what happened. Cap'n Mal informed the crew, they searched Dobson's room then confronted him. They tied him up, then confronted Simon who told him the story of Him and his sister, and the Alliance.

Âyi said. "By the Gods, it could have been Izzie…."

Cap'n Mal nodded. "I suppose so, Doc can we have a full state of the art infirmary and a pharmacy could you find something to knock out his memory of the last 48 to 72 hours."

Doc went to the infirmary and came back with a Syringe and shot up, the knocked out man. Who had been hit my Jayne. "That should erase the last 72 hours or so. It also looks like he has a mild concussion and other bruising, so it might be written off as a mugging, we did get them in ER, so if you want to make it look like one and drop him in a high crime area…."

"Makes sense. We'll drop him on Nurtia, it's next to Whitefall. And it's a bit rougher than most places, even on the rim…." Even I knew that, it was a poor man's Las Vegas which was the gambling Planet on the Core. Yes Las Vegas Survived the destruction of the earth. Nurtia was an Etruscan Goddess of fate, time destiny and chance. They moved him to a nest in the cargo bay with Jayne watching him. Then Cap'n Mal spoke.

So I suppose we gotta help ya, seeing how one of our nearest and dearest could have been in your place. You'll be paid as a tutor for Zoe's niece, and ship's medic. Shepherd ya staying?"

He nodded. "I'd like to if you don't mind…."

"We recently got some money bequeathed to ship, I haven't spent it all, on the next stop, I'll buy the stuff for an onboard garden I'll put in one of the loft passenger dorms where Izzie's room is, and you'll be paid room and board to take care of it, and any other chores you're assigned." I know the money Mal got from My Mom hadn't been completely spent and that would count as something he could spend it on, and he could use it up.

He nodded and smiled. "I'd be delighted."

"Are you sure about this Sir?" Zoe asked.

"We got a Pint Sized Wūpo giving us, directions."

"You know, she ain't a Wūpo, She's a Tiânshí." Uncle Ace said.

"True, enough." They talk as if they know my secret. Maybe they do. Maybe they don't. "Anyway, Doc you and yer sister are welcome to stay, So are you Preacher, so long as You don't go preaching the Good Book, though You might find the little Raven haired girl would be interested in talking shop with you."

There was a knock on my door. I answered it. It was Âyi. "Dinner will be soon, Zhinu."

"Do, Uncle Ace, and Cap'n Mal know about me bein' an Angel?"

"Yes. Kaylee, Jayne, and Inara don't though. Wash is my husband, and Mal is the Captain of this boat. They needed to know."

"I have new ID's, for Simon and his sister and information Packets on their identities, Oh, and if they know My Guardian Angel might visit sometimes, it's Rosa, my Advocate. It's only be when no one else could see us, or when we were on Persephone though."

"They're clean?"

"And Protected from Above." I said. "I mean they can't walk out into the open, on a central planet, but it will work fine on border and rim planets, and most space stations out here, and most cursory scans by passing feds, and it will stop the scan from going further up, and to the people chasing her, but they should try to avoid being scanned by feds. And it won't help if someone actually calls the feds on them."

"Good."

"But they are looking for them, and I can't hide them completely."

"I know, come on."

I warned them about Patience, they saved them. then we had an issue with Reavers we pulled off a Crazy Ivan, and we dropped Dobson on Boros instead where we bought the stuff for the garden which was put in the passenger dorm next to mine. Soon River would wake up. I would do my best to protect her.