Two Times Saved
Joss is Boss!!! He owns everything, except this story... but he owns everything else ٿ
Rated T, some course language
Total Rayne Flick!!! Set 6 months after BDM
"Gorram it Mal you got any brilliant ideas?" bellowed Jayne, slamming the metal door shut. It wouldn't hold them for long, and Jayne defiantly hand no intention of dyin' today.
"I'm thinkin', I'm thinkin'" retorted Mal, pacing around the small storage cupboard. No way out and only one way in weren't good odds with those Fang pi Reavers outside. He suddenly cursed Jayne for suggesting a harmless drink at the local pub whilst the others took to the market. Than the gorramn Reavers showed up out of no where.
Ever since Miranda he cursed the day he would see them again. Quiet frankly all he wanted to do was settle down on a little moon with what was left of his family, that's right his family, even that big hairy 'ape' as Simon like to call him was like a younger brother. He would never openly admit it of course, no need for pleasantries.
"Mal!" Jayne screamed, watching as his captain eyes became vacant.
Mal snapped out of his thoughts and turned to see a frantic Jayne. "What's wrong... besides the obvious?" he asked.
Jayne shook in aggression, not at Mal but at those things outside. "I never thought I'd hear me self say this, but I really wish girlie was here right now." he said, loading his gun.
Mal nodded. "Yeah me too." he said distantly.
Jayne cursed, muttering to himself. "Just great, Captain took a nice time to go a-wall." He said, watching him angrily. He didn't have no plan on going out like this. Not after Miranda. He thought that part of his life was over. He even felt a change in him, a sense of responsibility. He thought he might even stick with this crew for a bit longer. Girlie and he were getting along just fine, she was great on jobs, and she was even a bit coherent now. Made good conversation. Not to mention she saved his life, which earned her some respect in his eyes.
Another bang could be hear don the metal door and than they stopped. However it was replaced with hideous Reavers screams. And they weren't the screams of unimaginable warriors rage, but screams of pain.
Jayne looked to Mal who had the same confused expression as he did. "You don't think...?" Jayne said, leaving his sentence unfinished. If what he and Mal were thinking was correct, than he was going to have some very, very special words with a little girl he liked to call River when no one, not even her was looking.
The Reavers screams were still evident and Jayne could have sworn he heard a scream mixed into that, that didn't sound the same as the others. He felt his breath catch and his heart thunder in his chest. There was no use just standing there when the she was out, possibly dying. Jayne grabbed Ernie, not his favorite gun, he would have killed to have Vera with him, but he had to make do. "You just gonna stand there?" he asked Mal. "or are you gonna help that lil' girl out there who is tryin' to save our lives?" he asked, taking charge.
Mal was about to load his gun when he heard all screaming outside stop. He looked up at Jayne who was at the door throwing all the objects in front of it away.
He opened the door and stopped dead in his tracks. There surrounded by dead Reavers was River Tam, she was still standing, holding one very long samurai sword. She was breathing hard, her eyes closed. A nasty gash was evident on her forehead, and on her light blue summer dress Inara had bought was a nice big pool of blood. She opened her eyes slowly and looked at Jayne, pain evident in her eyes. "Jayne." was the last thing she whispered before falling to the ground.
FANG PI - Asshole