Time: 5:04:56am

Location: ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha (Earth)

In the unfashionable western spiral arm of the galaxy lies a small little blue green planet. On this planet out of the 7 billion lies 3 teens who will unexpectedly travel farther than the astronaut on the moon.

The first being a 17 year old guy named Sheppard Winchester. He lives alone because his family died in a house fire and it has been so long since he remember what he was called so he picked the name Winchester. He now goes to school only to see his friends. He doesn't really care about his grades. But finds that his friends do. he likes to compare himself to Captain Mal Reynolds from Firefly.

His friends are first Sky Hatashi who was born in japan but is really American like Sheppard. She however does have both her parents but they seem to be dealing with some complicated issues in their life. So she tries to go inside her mind when her parents are fighting. She day dreams about star wars a lot and imagines herself fighting along Obi wan.

Finally there is Henry Barlow. The soldier go who was unwilling enlisted into the schools ROTC program by his father. He doesn't like this and hopes one day to escape. He and Sheppard talk a lot about HHGTTG and love to confuse sky.

Everyday they all meet up in the center of the school. And hang out.

On weekends they like to meet at sky's garage where they play as a band called "Not Going Down". With Sky on Guitar. Sheppard playing Harmonica, and Barlow on drums.

One day, which is today, they all are going to somewhere very very adventurous, dangerous, and full of mystery.

(Sheppard's POV)

"BEEEPP BEEEPP BEEEPP BEEEPP" I smacked the alarm clock as hard as I could just to make it stop with the beeping. That beeping echoed throughout my empty apartment. I had gotten up from my bed which was flat on the carpet and looked like I was in the house of a crackhead. But at least I had power and water, I needed a shower but first i had To make a call. I had grabbed my black long sleeve shirt and put it over my shoulder as I grabbed my iPhone and went through my contacts. I hit Sky and Barlow's number and had a conference with them.

"hello? Hey?" said the voices on the other end of the line. "hey rise and shine." I said and a ended the call. Time for that shower.

I turned on the shower and stepped in after I disrobed. I could feel the hot water running down my back and the warm comfort was interrupted by a sharp pain in my head. I could see these images of an explosion at school. And explosions of different earths. The pain stopped when I woke up. I was down on the floor. And I heard my phone ring I had stepped out nearly slipping and picked up the phone. "hello!" I shouted. "Sheppard! I need to get to the hospital!" shouted sky "why what happened I asked abruptly. "I think I had an aneurism. My head hurts!" she said. "call Barlow tell him to meet you at school now!" I shouted. I dried off after quickly washing my hair. I grabbed my long sleeve black shirt I put on my undergarments, blue jeans, grabbed my black overshirt and grabbed my brown boots and black socks.

I grabbed my phone and car keys. I had saw my face in the rearview mirror. I forgot to shave. I place the keys in the ignition and closed the door. As soon as I had my black socks on I had floored my dark grey 1979 Camaro down the highway.

I had speed down near the school, and quickly parked. I got out put on my boots and left them untied. I put on my black overshirt and opened the trunk to grab my bag but I realized in my efforts to get to my friends I forgot it at the apartment. But I didnt care. I closed the trunk and ran inside the school. I found my friends in the mixed crowd of the courtyard.

"sky! Barlow!" I shouted. They came to me. Barlow in his DC shirt and brown leather jacket and blue jeans. He had on his ROTC boots on. Sky came over wearing her harry potter jacket and blue jeans. She was wearing converse.

"what happened?" I asked. "I don't know! I was getting ready but my head started to hurt bad and these images of spaceships destroying each other. And then I saw you two dead!" she said. "you had a vision Barlow?" I asked. "no I found this though in my bag." he said as he pulled out a small package. I took it and unwrapped it. It looked like a cell phone from the 80's except more bulky. It had a dial and a clock on it. It was counting down . 00:00:35 on it.

I had looked at it funny. "Sheppard what do you mean visions?" sky asked. "I had a pain in my head too. It was about an explosion here and apparently in about 30 seconds.

"wait Sheppard! What if it's not a bomb?" Barlow asked. "what do you mean?" I asked as I had taken off the back. It was hand made. "what you have never seen Sliders?" he said. It read 00:00:05. "what if it is?" I asked.

Then I had closed it and BOOOOMMM!

There was a piercing white light. And all I had heard was ringing in my ears. I could still cold January Air on my back was replaced by cold metal on my back. And gravity had changed. I was on my back. I could feel that bomb thing that came from barlow's bag.

I could see sorta. It changed from white light to four lamp lights that were suspended. I could see a dark figure and could feel a cold circle on my nose. It was a barrel of a gun and I started to hear again. I could hear people talking. "so captain what should we do with him. We arnt keeping this rutting kid are we?" the man asked to air. I could see now.

I was in a big area. I looked around as I got up. "stay right there" said the guy. It was unbelievably Jayne from Firefly. I looked around and could see a big door that was next to a console of switches and buttons I looked around more and saw boxes and crates. And the stairs. I was in the Cargo hold of a ship.

I could hear on the PA system. "Captain. There is another ship. In front of us. It's Serenity" I heard from wash. Wash? Jayne? Serenity? I was in the tv show Firefly. But how is that possible?

"good news Jayne. Since there is a bulletin on the Cortex about Serenity. Let's give the alliance Serenity." said a familiar face. It was Mal who had helped me up. I tried to utter a word but was then struck on the head.

I woke up right where I was. In Serenity's cargo hold. But no one was there. "hello?" I asked. I looked and I saw I still had the dimension thing in my hand. It was not counting down. But it now had a button on it. It said press to jump. I didn't want press till I needed to. Besides I'm in Serenity! Ha! I had ran up the stairs and up through the kitchen and up to the bridge.I sat down in the right chair, or wash's chair. Everything was beautiful and looked workable. It seemed simple to pilot. I had turned on the controls and gripped the steering controls.

I found a rectangular slot and a lot of pegs inside. It looked like it could fit the dimension thing. I pulled it out and placed it in the slot and to my amazement it fit perfectly. I could see my console now. Steering in front and sea of switches in front of the steering. And the dimension thing on my left hand side. Every thing looked good. I was just about ready to go until i heard on my pa system. "FIREFLY CLASS SHIP SERENITY! YOUR SHIP WILL BE DOCKED IN WITH ALLIANCE CRUSIER DORTMUNDER! YOUR VESSEL WILL BE BOARDED DONNOT CHANGE COURSE!

"the hell I won't" and I had gunned it. With engines going full speed, I could feel the vibrations of the engines as they roared. I was moving very fast. And just as I thought the alliance sent out gun ships to shoot me down.

Boom! Crash! The bullets being fired were Swiss cheesiness my boat. "oh no you don't!" I had buckled in and then hit the dimension button and immediatly. The ship started to gleam and shine a bright white light. White light escaped through the cracks of my ship and suddenly with a big blast I was propelled forward.

I went very very fast. The gun ships couldn't find me anymore I was out of there. I looked at the dimension jump thing carefully as the speed was like Mission Space at Epcot. The clock dial had 00:00:03, 88:88:88, 00:00:02, 88:88:88, 00:00:01, 88:88:88, 00:00:00 and it beeped loudly like a bomb. Suddenly I was propelled forward and found myself in empty space. Everything started to slow down and I and Serenity were drifting.

I had taken a breath and walked out to a hall that connected from the bridge to the kitchen. I had stopped at a ladder on my left side just near the kitchen door controls. I pushed it forward and dropped Down into what looked like a copy of Mal's room. There were chinese posters and trinkets and stolen goods and such. I had looked around to find a golden gun.

Golden barrel and mid frame but brown handle. It was mal's gun. I took It in its holster and clipped it in. I rolled up my sleeves and walked up to find jayne's room. His room was different. It was small ish. Nothing much in here except for a bed and a blanket that was posted on the wall next to the bed. I remembered there was something important about that wall. I was about to rip the blanket off until I heard an alarm.

"beep beep beep beep beep" I had rushed up to the bridge and sat down in the right chair. I looked at the radar and there was an oblong ship big, and it was just above my boat. I looked up through the windshield and saw it. It was defiantly oblong and big. As it was white too. It was the starship heart of gold.