Guys, time to be AMAZADAZZELED! Chapter one coming now! The last chapter was just a prologue, FYI. LOVE YOU ALL! Oh, and also, anything in italics is Chinese.

Lillian POV

I was a surprise to all. Nobody even assumed Zoe was pregnant, until about 6 months after the war started. My mother made sure that I knew the tricks to life. By the time I was 1, I could pull the pin on a grenade and run like nobody's business. I could shoot a gun by 2. I could pilot a ship by 3, and by the time I was 4, I could kick solid butt and not blink an eye at the sight of a dead body. When I was 6, the war ended, but my mom was too land locked to leave the dirt, so we made home on Jiangyin. When I was about 8, my momma died, and uncle Mal took me in.
Now, here I am. 15, unlicensed pilot of Serenity, as well as second mate and J.R.'s little sister. Serenity is my home, the crew is my family, and anyone who tries to take it away from me, is dead. That's my life story in a nutshell. Oh, and one more miracle, which nobody can place: I'm the 2nd oldest offspring on the ship.

"But Uncle Mal, really? Do we have to take up some yuben passengers, just because we're low on fuel cells?" I ask, even though I know I sound whiny. "You KNOW I'm not good with people!"
"Nonsense!" he stated, "why, I was thinking of making you out public relations officer!"
"Queshi? And then, what job would Jayne have? Peace negotiator?"
"Maybe! Now, these passengers are getting on, and paying their shares, and getting off. Understand?"
"But… Xing, cap'n." I say, walking away defeated. Never once in all my living with him have I ever won an argument against uncle Mal.

I walk to the bridge, where Ginget was pretending to be pilot, while actually touching the controls. MY controls.
"And what do YOU think you're doing, meimei?"
"Oh! Um… I was… Nothing…"
"Calm down! You're not in trouble, just, they're MY controls. My DAD'S controls, really. They're special, so yeah."
" I hear we're gettin' passengers today!" she says excitedly. She likes new people.
"Yup! A bunch of yuchun de passengers to gum up our honest work!"
"You're so anti social! Loosen up a bit!" she says jogging back to the engine room. I love my meimei.

As we descend, I start thinking. Just about how it could even be POSSIBLE that J.R. is older than me. Just then, he walks in.
"Speak of the devil!" I say, looking over my shoulder.
"Hey you, how's the air today?"
"Nice or good as it could be, seeing as it's not Earth."
"Ok, well, let me know when we land. Or burn to death. Possibly both."
"Yeah, real trust factor J.R. Love you too!" J.R. walks out, and both Nikki and Jayne are standing in the doorway, giving me the 'really… hmmm…' look.
"He's basically my brother! I can say that! Move along now!" I say, glaring at them.

We land, expecting to crash and burn. Surprisingly, we don't, though everyone took extra precautions, with seatbelts and the like. It was time to start using my people skills; or lack thereof.
"And just WHAT do you think you're doing?" I hear a high pitched and bell like voice ask behind me.
"Well, Kaylee, I do believe I'm on the hiring crew this time, so I'm gettin' in my people-meetin' mood."
"Oh, no you ain't, cap'n told me you was goin' on the job with J.R. and theself!"
"Wait, what? Me? On a job! AWESOME!"At this news, I start skipping and gloating. My first job! YAY YAY YAY!

"Heck, Mal, why can't I come? It's not like that girl's gonna be any help!" Jayne shouted at Mal. Eavesdropping can be quite interesting when your name is involved.
"You better watch your tongue, boy! That's my niece you're talkin' 'bout!" Mal retaliated.
"Wangji ni, wo you geng zhongyao de shiqing danxin!" Jayne mumbled as he stormed off in rage.
I stride out, revealing myself to my Uncle Mal.
"So I hear I'm going on the job today?" I ask smugly, already knowing the answer.
"Kaylee tell you? She's always been bad at keeping secrets. You could always tell when she was pregnant with Ginget, always asking for strawberries every five minutes."

I laughed out loud, and then jumped from the balcony onto a pile of crates thinking they were sturdy. The pile accidentally topples right onto Nikki. I started to laugh uncontrollably when I saw who was under me.

"I-I'm sorry!" I apologized, still laughing.
"Shuo zhen de, Lillian?!" My friend yelled from beneath. I watched as he wiggled like a worm to get out of his predicament. Heh, predicament. Finally free of his boxy prison, he grabs the bottom crate causing me to tumble to the ground, still laughing. "What is wrong with you?"
"Do you want my list, or the one Simon gave me?" I say as J.R. walks in.
"Will y'all cut that out? Gotta get ready for the job now."
"Darn J.R.! You're no fun!" Nikki says, in tickle position. It's weird, I've known these people for seven years, and I keep finding new places to tickle them.

"Jiayou kidlings! Time to get us work!" Uncle mal shouted. I turned to J.R. and Nikki, "Did he just call us kidlings?" Without another word, we leave to meet Hare.

"Who exactly IS this Hare dude?" I ask, very confuzzled at who we were meeting on this interesting Monday afternoon. I hate Mondays.

We met this Hare in an alley behind a busy central market area and I was pleasantly surprised. I imagined Hare to look a deformed, ugly rabbit, but he didn't. He was young and handsome with his bright green eyes and messy black hair. It was Hare's hair! I love homophones…
"You Malcolm Reynolds?" He asks with a slight Australian accent.
"Depends, you Hare?" My Uncle asks, cautiously.
"Indeed I am." Hare says, placing a hand out and Mal shakes it. "Canis Lupus Familiaris. That's the cargo. You handle it?" Dang! I think I may have been falling in love with his accent. "You can find them at this location." He says handing me the paper and winked. There goes my heart. It's definitely melting. Does stone melt?
"Where we gonna rendezvous?" Mal asks the handsome and utterly adorable Aussie.
"That's on the paper, too. Good luck, they bite." We headed off with me skipping. I never skip.

We hurried through town, bumping into many people on the way. No one was too happy about that. Eventually, the location that was on the paper and now in front of us was filled with beagles. I mean dozens! The barking was enough to drive anyone crazy, but it didn't affect me. I don't know why.
"Alright. Radio in Serenity. Hopefully, we've picked up the right cargo and some passengers richer and saner than I am." With all that said and done, Serenity landed at the entrance to the beagle… Headquarters? The cargo bay door opened and revealed a sour looking Jayne in front of four new passengers, letting the dogs run free inside. We boarded and made the routine route to the kitchen. The crew of Serenity stood behind Mal as he gave the usual passenger speech to the four of them.
"Ginget, introductions?" Mal asked. Ginget stepped forward in her usual bubbly way.
"'Course cap'n. This is Cap'n Reynolds, his son and first mate J.R. or Jake. Or Jay. Or Jacob. His niece, Lillian. Can't call her anything else or she'll kill you! Nikki, our second in command weapons master. Jayne, I don't really know what he's good for. River, our… ship's weapon. Simon, our doctor and ship's pessimist. Inara is somewhere on the ship and is married to our dear cap'n. Kaylee is our mechanic and ship's optimist. And I am Ginget, I help mom with mechanics. Enjoy your stay!" Then Mal steps forward.
"Now, we need to know who you are." A preppy, Asian with green eyes introduces herself as Fresca. Jonah didn't need any introduction for he was well known here. A dark haired boy with silvery blue eyes introduced himself as Marius.
"This is my friend Riley!" Ginget shouts proudly, referring to the auburn haired and shifty blue-eyed girl next to her. The only thing I liked about her was that she wore a long brown coat like the one Uncle Mal wears. She shifted back and forth on her bare feet.
"It would be nice to meet you, Riley, but I can make it very uncomfortable for you if you don't return the stuff you stole. Like the bag of cash, Uncle Mal's gun, and Ginget's earrings." I say, watching her face go from poker face, to confusion, then to startled. Ginget put her hand up to her ears searching for the hoop and stud she always wears.
"So that's where they went."
"How did you—"
"You were sloppy. Your tactics were so first- timer. You gave Ginget a hug, and you don't look like a hugger. It's almost as if a 6 year old was the thief!"
"Wait, she took my gun?" Mal asked, confused. Riley smiled sheepishly and tossed it to him.
"Wouldn't be the first time cap'n." Kaylee smirked.
"Don't bring up Saffron now. I'm married to Inara! Wait, she also took my money?" Riley's face turned confused.
"Did you say Saffron?" She asked, dropping the money on the floor and giving Ginget her earrings."That's my mother's name." Riley's voice now steely.
"Wait, what?" Mal says, surprised.
"Drop the subject! Let's get on with this because I don't like her. Now let's get to the destination and kick her out!"
"Don't like you very much either, butterfly." Riley muttered, heading to her room.
"DID SHE CALL ME A BUTTERFLY!?" Ginget, J.R., and Uncle Mal had to restrain me from killing her. A butterfly? Can you believe her?
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The next morning I wake up to a shouting Nikki, banging on my bedroom door.
I open it groggily. "What?" I ask.
"Jayne, Simon, and Inara are gone!"

This is BFOM and LTDA signing off. Who watched the Aggie/OU game? WE DID AND AGGIES KICKED BUTT! So happy! GO JOHNNY GO! Gig 'Em! Love you all!